Horizon Theatre Company

2010 Season

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Skylight, 1997 Chris Kayser and Carolyn Cook	By Steven Dietz February 12 - March 14, 2010 “Stories told this well don’t come around very often. See it if you can.” -WRNI NPR radio REGIONAL PREMIERE! An unexpected meeting in a blizzard bound airport. Reed,a suit-and-tie with Blackberry, and Elana, a bohemian with rain stick, were once idealistic college lovers. Here they reconnect and share stories deep into the night. Humor, heartache, secrets, and snow. When morning comes and all flights are cleared for departure – what’s the final destination for these two? A deliciously bittersweet romantic comedy.

A Musical Journey By Frank Higgins March 26 - April 25, 2010 “Moving, funny and intellectually compelling ...” – Houston Press REGIONAL PREMIERE Susannah travels the country recording lost traditional songs. When she finds Pearl in a Texas prison, she discovers dozens of musical treasures rooted in the African tradition. With a soulful voice, Pearl must decide whether to give away her ancestors’ songs for a chance at her own freedom. Music unites strangers in a powerful, honest, and wryly funny story.	A Cool Drink a Water, 2009 Bernardine Mitchell

This Passion Thing, 1996 Robin Bloodworth, Scott Higgs, Rosemary Newcott	By Brad Fraser May 21 - June 20, 2010 “A snappy, sex-filled family affair…” – The Toronto Globe and Mail NATIONAL PREMIERE! Kane and Carolyn have the typical American family. All the usual trials and tribulations of living with teenage children. But when David, a lover from Kane’s past, unexpectedly appears, their fashionable lifestyle starts to fall around their ears, as we look on, wondering what can possibly go wrong next! This wild and wisecracking (and sometimes shocking) new comedy from the renowned Brad Fraser will have you on the edge of your seat. Mature language and situations.

By Shay Youngblood July 2 - August 22, 2010 “Extraordinary... Stage throbs with humor and drums with sadness.” - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Revival of Horizon’s first ever World Premiere A joyous, exuberant celebration about the coming of age of a young girl and the eight loving Big Mamas who raised her. This circle of diverse Southern women prepare Daughter to go to the river - her rite of passage into womanhood. The stories they share are funny, sad, magical, and touching - tales of survival and healing. A soulfully insightful universal story.	Shakin' the Mess outta Misery, 1988 Georgia Allen, Marguerite Hannah

Cupid's Bones, 1998 Mark Young and Jill Jane Clemens	By Margaret Baldwin September 24 - October 24, 2010 From the author of Her Little House (New South Play Festival 2004) WORLD PREMIERE New South Play Festival Two families – one white and one black – cope with change in Selma in 1965. On the day of the march, the Stafford household laughs, cries, celebrates a bloom, and waits for news when an unexpected freedom fighter appears on their doorstep. A moving story of ordinary people and extraordinary change. Starring LaLa Cochran, Jill Jane Clements, and Tom Thon

by Shay Youngblood Adapted from the book by Mary Hoffman July 14 – August 8 2010 Family Series Young Grace and her friends take center stage, acting out Nana’s stories in games of make-believethat celebrate the diversity and spirit of our youth.	The Good Times are Killing Me, 1993 Cuong Rhodes, Tracey Copeland, Shelby Hofer, Carolyn Cook

Two Holiday Favorites, Back By Popular Demand!


*Madeline's Christmas, 2008*	*Santaland Diaries, 2007*

Santaland Diaries
by David Sedaris

Welcome to this wicked wonderland and exposé of all things elfin. Out of work at age 33, a writer in need of holiday cash decides to employ his gift for insightful observation in the trade of elfdom at Macy's Department Store. Besieged by bratty kids with overzealous parents and donning a humiliating costume, he finds that his cynical self and his elfin alter ego, "Crumpet," are not exactly compatible. His remedy for the saccharine overdose he endures in his never-endingly exuberant job is to tell all-giving us a backstage pass to the secret lives of Santas and elves. Though definitely not your traditional stocking stuffer, this caustic Christmas carol is a laughter-spiked antidote to the holiday blues.
Pictured: Marcie Mallard, Enoch King, Harold Leaver

Madeline’s Christmas
Book & Lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby, Music by Shirley Mier

A dozen young girls help round-out the irresistible cast of professional actors in Horizon’s production of Madeline’s Christmas. Based on one of the most popular children’s book characters of all time, Madeline’s Christmas is a shining jewel from renowned author Ludwig Bemelmans. This charming musical adaptation will be sure to enchant audiences once again.