You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
By Clark Gesner (Music & Lyrics)
Directed by DeLaney Hardy
Everyone’s favorite 2D gang is coming to life at NOVA! Charlie Brown has fallen for, 'the little red-headed girl,' but can’t seem to muster up the confidence to talk to her. With the help of his friends, both two legged and four legged, Charlie Brown learns that he is a good man!
Performance Dates
July 22-31, 2016
Venue
NOVA Main Stage
In Conflict
By Yvonne Letty, Douglas C. Wager (Adaptation)
Directed by Christopher M. Greensweight
Based on the book In Conflict: Iraq War Veterans Speak Out on Duty, Loss and the Fight to Stay Alive by Yvonne Letty and Adapted by Douglas C. Wager In Conflict is a collection of true accounts from Iraqi war veterans. This moving piece uncovers the hidden world of war and explores what it means to be both human and hero.
Performance Dates
September 2-11, 2016
Venue
NOVA Main Stage
Don Pasquale
By Gaetano Danozetti
Directed by Douglas Nagel
Composed by Gaetano Danozetti, the opera made its debut in Paris in 1843, but the tale of a rich heir falling for the poor girl is a story that could be told today. NOVA Center for the Performing Arts is giving it a 1960s twist, performing it in English and dressing the performers in a mod wardrobe.
Performance Dates
October 7-16, 2016
Venue
NOVA Main Stage
Cinderella: A Children's Opera
By Peter Maxwell Davies
Directed by Janie Sutton
This is not your average fairy tale. In this Cinderella, composed by Peter Maxwell Davies and directed by Janie Sutton, a young Cinderella travels from home to become the au pair for three young women who dream of nothing but marrying rich. This retelling includes a trusty fairy 'cat' mother, a chorus of kittens, and of course a midnight striking clock.
Performance Dates
November 11-20, 2016
Venue
NOVA Main Stage
The Wonderful World of Christmas
By Various
Directed by Brenda Ward
When it opens Friday at NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, the audience will get a glimpse into Christmas hijinks and some of the best voices around spreading holiday cheer.
Performance Dates
December 9-18, 2016
Venue
NOVA Main Stage
The Norwegians
By C. Denby Swanson
Directed by Amanda Megyesi-McCave
This play tells the story of two badly scorned women who hire two hitmen to take care of their boyfriends. Uff-da! — those Norwegian hitmen aren’t exactly what the girls had in mind.
Performance Dates
January 6-15, 2017
Venue
NOVA Black Box
The Magic Flute
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Directed by Daniel Helfgot (Stage), Barbara Day Turner (Conductor)
The Magic Flute is a fairy tale opera by Mozart about Prince Tamino's quest to rescue the princess Pamina from the high priest Sarastro. Saved from a serpent by three ladies of the Queen of the Night, Tamino falls in love with a portrait of Pamina and agrees to rescue her. Accompanied by the comical birdcatcher Papageno, they journey to Sarastro's temple, only to discover the Queen is the true villain and Sarastro is a wise leader guiding them to enlightenment through trials of wisdom and virtue.
Performance Dates
February 25, 2017
Venue
Alberta Bair Theater
James and the Giant Peach
By Roald Dahl, David Wood (Adaptation)
Directed by Kelsey Steffan
James and the Giant Peach is sure to have you amazed! Adapted by David Wood from Roald Dahl’s popular children’s story, James and the Giant Peach tells the story of James Henry Trotter and his incredible escape from his evil aunts.
Performance Dates
March 10-19, 2017
Venue
NOVA Main Stage
Love, Loss and What I Wore
By Nora Ephron and Della Ephron based on the book by Ilene Beckerman
Directed by Mary Ann Connors
This is a play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women.The pieces run the gamut from clothes and memories of mothers, prom dresses, buying bras, hating purses and why some women only wear black.
Performance Dates
March 31-April 9, 2017
Venue
NOVA Black Box
Festival of One-Act Operas: The Scarf / Speed Dating Tonight
By Lee Hoiby (The Scarf) / Michael Ching (Speed Dating Tonight)
Directed by Douglas Nagel & Gary Treglown
The Scarf takes place in an isolated farmhouse during a snowy February night. The story follows Miriam, a young woman, unhappily married to the oppressive Reuel. Miriam invokes witch craft to hypnotize the postman to love her.
Performance Dates
April 28-May 7, 2017
Venue
NOVA Main Stage
Suds the Musical
By Steve Gundersen, Bryan Scott, & Melinda Guild
Directed by Justin Ward
Loaded with good clean fun, bubbling energy and some of th 60’s greatest hits, SUDS is the delightful story of a woman and her guardian angels who come to teach her about finding true love in a laundromat.
Performance Dates
May 12-27, 2017
Venue
NOVA Main Stage
School of Rock the Musical
By Julian Fellows, Glen Slater (Lyrics), Andrew Llyod Weber (Music), Based on the Paramount movie by Mike White
Directed by Caitlin Hart
The musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Completely disinterested in academic work, Dewey decides to create his own curriculum, turning his class into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. With its sensational live kids’ rock band, is a loving testimony to the transforming power of music.
Performance Dates
July 21-30, 2017
Venue
NOVA Main Stage