The Towle Theater is known for producing premiere theater and their 17th Season is no different. Guests will be introduced to an excerpt from the one-woman show Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End performed by cast member, Laura MacGregor (last seen in Good Boys & True-2011) and directed by Suzanne Nyhan (seen in Mama’s Boy & Shirley Valentine).
Excerpts will also include Daddy Long Legs, a musical. This is a heartwarming Cinderella story about a witty and winsome young woman and her mysterious benefactor, based on the treasured novel that inspired the classic 1955 film. Daddy Long Legs is a beloved tale in the spirit of Jane Austen, The Brontë Sisters and “Downton Abbey.” Daddy Long Legs features music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist, Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre), and Tony-winning librettist/director, John Caird (Les Misérables), and is a “rags-to-riches” tale of newfound love.
Night Tide, a new musical inspired by the 1961 mystery-thriller B movie, tells the kitschy and compelling tale of Johnny Drake, a lonely Naval sailor. As he enjoys his first shore leave exploring the boardwalks, tiki bars, and beach parties of a spooky seaside town, Johnny meets Mora, a seductive and mysterious young woman who works in the sideshow as a mermaid. Johnny immediately becomes smitten with Mora, but soon discovers that she may in fact be a real siren of the sea, and she may have lured her previous boyfriends to their watery graves...
The comedy Hope & Gravity rounds out the subscription series. When an elevator falls in a major city, nine lives intersect in surprising ways, both comic and tragic—through love and sex, poetry and dentistry; in offices, homes, and hotel rooms. Jill longs for Steve, who’s engaged to Barb, who hooks up with Peter, who’s already having an affair with Nan, who’s married to Marty, who subscribes to Elevator World. Meanwhile, nine stories off the ground, Douglas meets Tanya—who’s hoping to get pregnant with Hal—and a little miracle changes hands. By turns hilarious and profound, Hope & Gravity traces the barely perceivable threads that connect us all.
In addition to the regular season presentations, the Towle Youth Theater Ensemble’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be highlighted.
The Season Preview features a reception beginning at 7 p.m. and performance at 8 p.m. on Saturday and on Sunday, the reception is at 1 p.m. and performance is at 2 p.m. The event is $5 to anyone who has 2020 Season Tickets. Tickets are only $10 to non-subscribers and they can apply $5 of that toward the purchase of a Season Ticket at the Preview. Any patron who would like to attend must reserve a ticket prior to the show date and tickets are non-refundable. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to curtain as there will be no late seating.
The Towle Theater is located in beautiful downtown Hammond at 5205 Hohman Avenue. Parking is available just off Fayette Street only steps away from our alley entrance at the back of the theater. For more information, please call 219-937-8780 or visit www.towletheater.org.