Written by Connie Ray, Conceived by Alan Bailey, Music by Gary Fagin and John Foley, Directed by Janet Bouman Peterson
November 17 - December 2, 2018
“Director Erin Nicole Eggers put[s] her own spin on the play while keeping true to the essentials of the text…a fiddler (Therese Goode) and a pianist (Derrick Hahn) [coax] the mood with each note…The entire ensemble pulls together beautifully…Cara Johnston, as lead Phoebe Throssel, [is] flawless [and] mesmerizing…[Ben] Parman [hits] each line with perfect wit […]
July 17, 2018
“It’s important to remember that loving people exist, that everyone has an idea of love…and that those different ideas of love often result in conflict. While this show once played—and still does—as a sharp satire of ‘polite’ society, I think it plays more strongly now as a lesson about not only how to love others, […]
Acacia Theatre Company is an independent, non-profit, interdenominational Christian theatre company. It was founded in 1980 by several theatre artists who shared the common desire to integrate art and faith by presenting theatre that would express the experiences and positive values important to members of the Christian faith.
Through uplifting, quality entertainment, Acacia provides occasion for thanksgiving, growth and enjoyment, and the opportunity for Christians and non- Christians to consider their lives in relation to God.