Past Shows
Grimm 2011 Video
 
Sawdust 2010

Sawdust takes the audience back in time to the Golden Age of Circus, when young Tony and Willie  have run away to join the glitz and glamour of the big top – only to find that there’s also drama and danger in life in the sawdust. Joining a crew of rowdy roustabouts, Tony and Willie quickly learn who really runs the show: the mighty, Musclemen Daredevils and the uppity, Divas of Danger, but most of all the dastardly, manipulative, power-crazed Ringmaster, who runs the center ring with showmanship and charisma—but the rest of the circus with an iron fist.

 

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YuLong: The Jade Dragon 2009

Summer production performed in 2009

A story of triumph and deception, courage and love, YuLong: The Jade Dragon begins as the ancient Chinese kingdom of Emperor Tianzi is under attack, forcing the benevolent, peace-loving ruler to draft a massive army to protect his people. In a tiny rural village, Hua Mulan, a brave, boisterous and ingenious young woman defies tradition and disguises herself as a soldier to take the place of her elderly father in the ranks.

 

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Ravensmanor, Summer 2008
 
RavensManor 2008

Summer show performed in 2008
New Orleans has a reputation as being the most-haunted city in America, with dark surprises lying in wait behind the elegant wrought iron that shields gardens and courtyards, and particularly within the walls of the magnificent cemeteries known as the "Cities of the Dead." It seems that almost every New Orleans location has a tale behind it, often laced with intrigue, legends, voodoo and mystery; taking inspiration from a myriad of tales, myths, local lore and historical fact, RavensManor came to life as a collage of a city that never fails to fascinate, frighten and delight every one of us.

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Atlanticus 2007

Summer Show performed in 2007
The legend of Atlantis has fascinated historians and scholars for thousands of years. The first recorded accounts of the mythical civilization appear in Plato's dialogues, describing the island as a naval superpower of 9400 BC. According to Plato, Atlantis attempted to invade Athens; when the battle was lost, the island nation was swallowed by the ocean.

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Pazzanni 2006

Summer Show performed in 2006
As the decadent Carnevale revelries reach full steam, an enthralling love story unfolds, accompanied by stunning acrobatic and aerial performances, wry commedia and flirtatious asides, with the ultimate
revelation that masks can expose as much as they conceal.

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Dyrnwich 2005

Summer Show performed in 2005

Our title, Dyrnwych, is derived from the mythical Treasures of the Isle of Britain, one of which is the Cauldron of Dyrnwych. Legend has it that that cauldron could divine a brave man from a coward, as only meat for a man of courage would come to a boil therein.

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Swash 2004

Summer Show performed in 2004

Welcome to SWASH! a rollicking yarn of dastardly pirates and fiendish piratesses on a perilous quest for a legendary treasure. When a vain mermaid summons the tragic spirits of three lost maidens, they bestow upon her a valuable map, and our tale begins.

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