Season 75

75-01 | DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP?

Book by John R. Powers | Music & Lyrics by James Quinn & Alaric Jans

Focusing on eight children during their Catholic elementary and high school education in the 1950s, this hilarious musical captures the funniest aspects of youthful growing pains and the trying moments of adolescence. Every number tickles the funny bone of anyone who ever went to school, public or private. It is a delightful show for schools.

Featuring: Matthew Stewart, Joshua L. Schwartz, Ellen Frantz, Andy Isaacs, Duffy Batzer, Marianne Krahulec, Denise Saunders, Sarah DeMarco, Annie Hart, Nigel Warren, Anthony Ariano, Mackenzie Heikel, Toni Carosella, Mary Eckrote, & Link Eckrote-Smith

Director: Steven Filer Munley | Assistant Director: Stephanie Goodling | Music Director: Brandon Rexrode | Stage Manager: Mark Myers | Producer: Robert Zaccano

75-02 | MORIARTY • A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure

By Ken Ludwig

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are back on the case! An investigation into the Bohemian king’s stolen letters cascades into an international mystery filled with spies, blackmail, and intrigue. With world peace at stake, Holmes and Watson join forces with American actress Irene Adler to take down cunning criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty and his network of devious henchmen. Five actors play over 40 roles in this adventure that has danger – and laughter! – around every corner.

Featuring: David Blenderman, Jonathan Crawford, Charles Miller, Ursula Culpepper Ayler, & Fred Prestine

Director: Patrice Whitson | Stage Manager: Lori Haagen | Producer: Marley Warren

75-03 | TINY TIM’S CHRISTMAS CAROL

By Ken Ludwig & Jack Ludwig

Tiny Tim hatches a plan to get his father home for Christmas day. With the help of some kindly sellers at the market and his friend Charlotte, Tiny Tim stages a spectacle filled with ghosts and Christmas cheer to convince Scrooge to give his father the day off. It all seems to be going according to plan until a little bit of real Christmas magic catches everyone by surprise.

Featuring: Patrick Hart, Alex E. Donley, Mackenzie Heikel, Brandon Sterling Goodling, Nigel Warren, Annie Hart, Cory Heikel, & Susan Reutter

Director: Stephanie Goodling | Assistant Director: Susan Reutter | Stage Manager: Kyle Curry | Producer: Vincent W. Dangolovich III

75-04 | DEATH OF A SALESMAN

By Arthur Miller

Traveling salesman Willy Loman cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Several tragic soul-searching revelations – concerning his wife, his sons and his business associates – underscore how his quest for the “American Dream” kept him blind to the people who truly loved him. Arthur Miller’s thrilling play – a work of deep and revealing beauty – remains one of the most profound achievements in the American theatre.

Featuring: Tom Blaisse, Susan Reutter, Matthew Wilson Martin, James Nelson, Brad Hartman, Kevin Hand, Mark Myers, Aiden Storm, Sonia Wise, Catrina Gardner, & Kathryn “Kassie” Shoup

Director: Jeannette Keezel | Assistant Director: Charles Miller | Stage Manager: Lori Haagen | Producer: John Kubasko

75-05 | THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] [AGAIN]

By Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield | New Revisions by Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield

All 37 plays in 97 minutes! Three madcap men in tights weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter. An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) was London’s longest-running comedy.

Featuring: Samuel Eisenhuth, Allysa Olney, & Josh Lebo

Director: Bobby Zaccano | Assistant Director: Kyle Curry | Stage Manager: Mandi L. Hurley | Producer: Vincent W. Dangolovich III

75-06 | TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS

By Nia Vardalos & Cheryl Strayed

Based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS personifies the questions and answers that “Sugar” was publishing online from 2010-2012. When the struggling writer was asked to take over the unpaid, anonymous position of advice columnist, Strayed used empathy and her personal experiences to help those seeking guidance for obstacles both large and small. TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS is a play about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken, and finding the courage to take on the questions that have no answers.

Featuring: Kelli Kauterman, Nicholas Hughes, Denise Saunders, & Maxfield Roach

Director: Patrick Hughes | Stage Manager: Lori Haagen | Producers: James Casey & John Kubasko

Tiny Beautiful Things is a collection of essays compiled from Strayed’s “Dear Sugar” advice column, which she wrote anonymously, on The Rumpus, an online literary magazine. The stories focus as much on her literary memoir as they do on advice and self-help.

Tiny Beautiful Things is about the endangered art of listening to ­— and really hearing and responding to — other people … it works beautifully as a sustained theatrical exercise in empathy. 

CONTENT WARNING: TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS contains explicit language and subject matter intended for mature audiences, including: discussions of sexual assault, child abuse, death/suicide, and drug use. This show is not recommended for children. Audience discretion is advised.

This play is based on real letters from real people with real problems. Some of the content may be triggering for some people, however nothing is depicted or reenacted, only discussed from the perspective of healing. 

The overall message and tone of this show is positive, cathartic, supportive and uplifting — however we do understand that for some people being blindsided by mention of a triggering topic can be extremely upsetting. Please use your discretion when deciding if this play is right for you. 

75-07 | SWEENEY TOOD • The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Book by Hugh Wheeler | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife.  The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up … and the carnage has only just begun!

Director: Tom Blaisse | Assistant Director: Brian Silva | Music Director: Bethany Malykh  | Producer: Marley Warren | Assistant Producer: Steven Filer Munley

AUDITIONS: 03/22 (Sun) & 03/23 (Mon). CLICK HERE to schedule your audition! Walk-ins welcome. Visit our AUDITIONS page for more information.

CONTENT WARNING: SWEENEY TODD • THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET is a dark, intense musical recommended for ages 14+ (or mature teens/adults) due to significant violence, graphic gore, and mature themes. Key content warnings may include theatrical murder, implied sexual assault/rape, cannibalism, intense, high-pitched shrill sounds, and gunshot effects. This show is not recommended for children. Audience discretion is advised.

75-08 | SPECIAL EVENT: The LTM Season 76 Reveal

SAVE-THE-DATE! Our annual reveal is scheduled for May 3, 2026 (Sun) at Buhrig’s Gathering Place in Mechanicsburg. More information coming soon … stay tuned!

SEASON 75 RUNS AUGUST 2025 THROUGH JUNE 2026 • Get your tickets at www.tinyurl.com/ltmseason75