A Thousand Clowns
by: Herb Gardner
July 16-19, 23-26, & 30-August 2, 2009

Carl Sternheim (Adapted by Steve Martin)
directed by Lee Lowrimore
March 12-15, 19-22, 26-29, 2009

Renowned comedian, actor, and author Steve Martin adapted this wild romantic farce from the classic German satire about Louise and Theo Maske, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louise's bloomers fall down in public. Will the incident cost him his job as a government clerk, or will Louise's momentary display actually prove to be good for business?

This play will be performed at the Hannah Block Historic USO Building (formerly the Community Arts Center) 2nd & Orange Streets, downtown Wilmington NC.



  • Louise.....Julie Horner
  • Theo.....Jeff Boardman
  • Gertrude.....Christy Grantham
  • Versati.....Robb Mann
  • Cohen.....Rylan Morsbach
  • Klinglehoff.....Randall W. Lucas
  • The King.....Martin Petersen

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Various Local and Emerging Playwrights
directed by Various
May 8-10, & 15-17, 2009

Local students are encouraged to write and submit original short plays. We select the best and invite the authors to play writing workshops where they refine and revise their work to get it ready for the stage. Local students perform onstage as well as working as backstage crew and in technical positions.

This play will be performed at the Hannah Block Historic USO Building (formerly the Community Arts Center) 2nd & Orange Streets, downtown Wilmington NC.


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Herb Gardner
directed by Robin Dale Robertson
July 16-19, 23-26, & 30-August 2, 2009

This acclaimed comedy has had three successful Broadway runs and features one of the funniest nonconformists of the stage. Murray, a bachelor uncle is raising his sister's precocious child, but when he finds himself unemployed, social services comes to insure that the child is receiving a proper upbringing. Will Murray swallow his pride and go back to writing for an insipid tv show or risk losing the child he never wanted in the first place?



  • Murray Burns.....Tony Moore
  • Nick Burns.....Garrett Thompson
  • Sandra Markowitz.....Christy Grantham
  • Albert Amundson.....Kevin Wilson
  • Arnold Burns.....Randall Lucas
  • Leo Herman.....Jon Peterson

Diana Son
September 3-6, 10-13 & 17-20, 2009

A poignant drama about the ways, both sudden and slow, that lives can change irrevocably. Two women meet, become friends, and unexpectedly fall in love. Their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their lives in a way they could never imagine. Examines issues of tolerance and intolerance, and challenges attitudes about who and how we love. Contains adult themes and language. "...irresistibly exciting...a sweet, sad, and enchantingly sincere play." -NY Times


Ayn Rand
October - November, 2009

In this Classic courtroom drama, Karen Andre is on trial for the murder of her boss and lover, Bjorn Falkner. The prosecution presents their case, witnesses are called and questioned, the defense responds, and the audience becomes the jury. Did she push Faulkner to his death? Did he fall, or commit suicide? You weigh the evidence and decide her fate.