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2026 Season Productions
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Showtimes for the Lofte season productions are as follows:
Thursdays through Saturdays @ 7 PM
Sundays @ 2 PM

*Doors and concessions open 1 hour prior to show times

If you ha
ve questions about the content of these productions, please contact the box office.
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You Can't Take It With You

By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman

March 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 

Auditions: December 15 & 16, 2025 at 7 PM

You Can’t Take It With You was one of the most popular plays of its time, winning the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as an Academy Award for its film version in 1939. The family of Martin Vanderhof lives just around the corner from Columbia University. Grandpa, as Martin is more commonly known, is the head of a large and extended family of charming eccentrics. When his granddaughter Alice falls for her boss, Tony, a handsome scion of Wall Street, she fears that their two families – so unlike in manner, politics and finances – will never come together. But why be obsessed by money? After all, you can’t take it with you.

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Making God Laugh

By Sean Grennan

May 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10

Auditions: January 26 & 27 at 7 PM

Making God Laugh follows one typical American family over the course of thirty years' worth of holidays. Starting in 1980, Ruthie and Bill's grown children -- a priest, an aspiring actress, and a former football star -- all return home, where we learn of their plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives. The empty-nester parents contend with their own changes, too, as old family rituals are trotted out and ancient tensions flare up. As time passes, the family discovers that, despite what we may have in mind, we often arrive at unexpected destinations.

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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Music by Richard Rodgers

Book by Oscar Hammerstein II

July 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31; August 1, 2 

Auditions: May 18 & 19 at 7 PM

The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium.

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A Few Good Men

By Aaron Sorkin

September 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13    

Auditions: May 11 & 12 at 7 PM

Aaron Sorkin’s groundbreaking debut tells the story of a group of military lawyers assigned to defend two Marines in Guantanamo Bay. During the course of the trial, they uncover a high-level conspiracy designed to eliminate weaker soldiers in the name of patriotism. Recognizing our nation’s 250th birthday, we celebrate the armed forces with this classic play.  We suggest PG13.

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Arsenic and Old Lace

By Joseph Kesselring

October 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 

Auditions: July 27 & 28 at 7 PM

Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s life is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women are already aware of the dead man in their parlor. Find out how he got there by joining us for this classic comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: Family.

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Christmas at Leon’s

Music By Mick Kovar; Book by Kevin Colbert & Mick Kovar

December 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 19, 20 

Auditions: Sept 6 & 7 at 6:30 PM

To celebrate our 50th season we revive the Lofte’s home grown Christmas musical! It’s Christmas Eve and a busload of troubled passengers seek refuge at Leon’s diner while waiting out a snowstorm.  With a little angelic help the travelers have a chance to reach their destinations with a renewed Christmas spirit.  Last produced on the Lofte stage 5 years ago, join us at Leon’s once again for an evening of laughter and song.

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