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Production History

The Round Valley Community Theater was founded in 1990 and has intermittently staged a series of high quality and very popular productions. No productions however were scheduled from 1994 to 1996, due to a lack of directors. Productions were resumed in 1997 as noted below.All production were staged by volunteers who donated hours of their time and energy to keep theater alive in Round Valley.

Productions in 1990

In 1990 The Round Valley Community Theater produced Oliver Goldsmith's 18th century romantic comedy, "She Stoops to Conquer," directed by Brian Burke. We also produced "Dreams of a Madman," written and directed by Gary Moore, as well as a children's play,

Productions in 1992

In 1992 the RVCT produced "The Foreigner." Directed by Brian Burke.

Productions in 1997

In 1997, the RVCT returned to full productions with a Commedia dell' Arte production of "The Courters" in August during the community's annual Blackberry Festival. Directed by Brian Burke.

A Readers' Theater production, "Encounters," a collection of various short pieces, was staged in October of 1997. Directed by Joan Burke.

In December a multicultural children's Christmas pageant, "Buttons and Patches," concluded the 1997 season. Directed by Gayla Hawkins.

Productions in 1998

In the spring of 1998, the Readers' Theater production began the year with "Seven Not So Easy Pieces," a collection of David Mamet scenes. Directed by Joan Burke.

A mutual high school / community theater production of "The Phantom Rider," an old-fashioned American melodrama, was produced in the summer of 1998 for the Blackberry Festival and the Labor Day Rodeo. Directed by Brian Burke.

Another Readers' Theater collection of scenes entitled "On the Edge" was staged for two weekends in November of 1998. Directed by Joan Burke.

Productions in 1999

"Spreading the News" a very funny one act play was produced in June directed by Joan Burke.

A Blackberry Festival Production in August of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," directed by Brian Burke.

Productions in 2000

Two one act plays by David Ives, "All in the Timing" and "Mere Mortals" were produced in May. Directed by Tony Tucker.

In cooperation with Arts Alive!, a school-wide effort to promote the arts, the Community Theater brought a talented crew of actors from SPACE, the School for Performing Artsand Cultural Education, to perform "Teens Testify" and conduct workshops at both schools.

Productions in 2001

In February the Theater continued its collaboration with community organizations to bring the amazing Brigham Young University performance of "Living Legends" to Round Valley.

The Theater was recently awarded a grant from the county's Community Prevention in Action group and is sponsoring several after school dance groups. A traditional Native American group is led by Shayne McCloud. A HipHop group is lead by Lauren Tiller, and an Irish Clogging group is led by Michelle Lambert.

A Blackberry Festival production is planned for August entitled "Coyote Tales," which will enact with pantomime, music and narration, several local and regional Native American stories about Coyote, the wily trickster.

 

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