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PTP Production History

2018/2019 Season
Steel Magnolias
Sept 21 - Oct 7, 2018  
By Robert Harling
Producer Liz Mildenstein
Director Joselle Gilpin


A Christmas Carol in Washington
Nov 23 - Dec 16, 2018​
Adapted by local author Kim Bessler
Producer William Righter
Director Mike Gahan


Next to Normal
​Jan 18 - Feb 3, 2019
Music by Tom Kitt
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey

Producer Ann Marie Watson
Director and Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
Music Director James D. Watson


Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach
Mar 15 - Apr 7, 2019
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Producer Amy Wathen Cooksey
Director Matt Jameson

Music Director Stephanie Gioia-Ely
Choreographer Brooke L. Howells


Deathtrap
May 17 - June 2, 2019
By Ira Levin
Producer Mike Gahan
Director Bill Graves


Guys and Dolls
​
July 12 - Aug 4, 2019
Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Producer Kathy Mead
Director and Choreographer Benjamin Simpson
Music Director William V. Derr
2017/2018 season
The Hound of the Baskervilles 
Sept 22 - Oct 8, 2017  
By F. Andrew Leslie, from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Producer Debbie Gilley
Director Keith Linville


God of Carnage (Presented at the Indian Head Black Box)
Nov 18 - Dec 10, 2017
By Yasmina Reza
Translation by Christopher Hampton
Producer Larry Daniele
Director Bill Graves

The Christmas Schooner
Nov 24 - Dec 17, 2017​
Book by John Reeger
Music and Lyrics by Julie Shannon

Producers Liz Mildenstein and Bill Righter
Director Tessa N. Silvestro

Music Director Will V. Derr
Choreographer Benjamin Simpson


Boeing, Boeing
​Jan 19 - Feb 4, 2018
By Marc Camoletti
Translation by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans

Producer Mike Gahan
Director Kyle Rappe

Doubt (Presented at the Indian Head Black Box)

Feb 16-24, 2018
By John Patrick Shanley
Producers Kyle Bailey and Mike Gahan
Director Matt Jones

Jesus Christ Superstar
Mar 16 - Apr 8, 2018
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice

Producer Cheryl Reckeweg
Director Amy Wathen Cooksey
Assistant Director Leslie Wanko

Music Director Will V. Derr
Choreographer Brooke L. Howells


Calendar Girls
May 4 - 20, 2018
By Tim Firth
Producer Kathy Mead
Director Benjamin Simpson


Catch Me If You Can The Musical
​
July 13 - Aug 5, 2018
Based on the DreamWorks Motion Picture
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Marc Shaiman

Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Producer Ann Marie Watson
Director and Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
Music Director James D. Watson
2016/2017 SEASON
Blithe Spirit
September 23 - October 9, 2016

By Noel Coward
Producer Rhonda Edwards
Director Donna Wolfram

Irving Berlin's White Christmas
November 25 - December 18,  2016

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film Written For the Screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama and Melvin Frank
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Producer Laurie Mudd
Director Tessa N. Silvestro
Music Director Will V. Derr
Choreographer Ben Simpson

Don’t Dress for Dinner
January 20 - February 5, 2017

By Marc Camoletti
Producer Carol Charnock
Director David Standish

Company
March 10 - April 2, 2017

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth 
Producer Ann Marie Watson
Director and Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
Music Director James D. Watson

The Tempest
May 5 - 21, 2017

by William Shakespeare
Producer Debbie Gilley
Director Rachel Wallace

​Sister Act the Musical
​
July 7-30, 2017

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard
Producer Mike Gahan
Director and Choreographer Benjamin Simpson
2015/2016 SEASON
​The Westing Game
September 25 - October 11, 2015

Producer Kathy Mead
Director David Standish

Art (Presented at the Indian Head Black Box)
November 6-21, 2019
Producer Ann Marie Watson
Director Bill Graves
 
A Christmas Carol
November 27 - December 20, 2015

Producer Brooke L. Howells
Director Amy Wathen Cooksey
 
See How They Run
January 29 - February 14, 2016

Producer Keith Linville
Director Ben Simpson
 
Hairspray
April 1 - April 24, 2016

Producer Laurie Mudd
Director Suzanne Donahue
Music Director William V. Derr
Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
 
​Rabbit Hole
May 20 - June 5, 2016

Producer Kathy Mead
Director Heather Bauer
​
1776
​
July 15 - August 7, 2016

Producer Liz Mildenstein
Director Joselle Gilpin
Music Director Zach Ball
2014/2015 season
Godspell
September 19 - October 12, 2014

Producers Becky Kuhn and Keith Linville
Director Ben Simpson
Music Director Brian Kuhn
 
Annie
November 28 - December 21, 2014

Producer Laurie Mudd
Director Tessa Silvestro
Music Director Will V. Derr
 
The Dixie Swim Club
January 16 - February 1, 2015

Producer Melissa Gilpin Ball
Director Joselle Gilpin
 
Oklahoma!
March 20 - April 12, 2015

Producer Amy Wathen Cooksey
Director Richard Highby 
Music Director William V. Derr
Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
 
Much Ado About Nothing
May 22 -June 7, 2015

Producer Keith Linville
Director James Kleyle
 
Monty Python's Spamalot
​
July 17 - August 9, 2015

Producer Ann Marie Watson
Director Brooke L. Howells
Music Director James D. Watson
2013/2014 season
​Fiddler on the Roof  
September 27 - October 20, 2013
Producer Liz Mildenstein
Director Joselle Gilpin
Music Director Chad Mildenstein
 
The Woman in Black 
October 25 - November 3, 2013
Producer Rick Pitonyak
Director David Bayles
 
A Christmas Carol
November 29 - December 22, 2013
Producer Heather Bauer
Director Bill Graves
 
Death by Chocolate
January 24 - February 9, 2014
Producer Carol Charnock
Director David Standish
 
The Wedding Singer
March 21 - April 6, 2014
Producer Ann Marie Watson
Director Brooke L. Howells
Music Director James D. Watson
 
Cyrano
May 16 - June 1, 2014
Producer Carol Charnock
Director Craig Hower
 
The Music Man 
July 11 - August 3, 2014
Producer Laurie Mudd
Director Amy Cooksey
Music Director William V. Derr
Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
2012/2013 SEASON
​To Kill a Mockingbird 
September 21 - October 7, 2012
Producer Amy Wathen Cooksey 
Assistant Producer Emily Garcia
Director John Kirby
Assistant Director Heather Bauer
 
The Sound of Music
November 23 - December 16, 2012
Producer Keith Linville 
Director Ben Simpson
Music Director Stephanie Gioia
 
Brighton Beach Memoirs
January 25 - February 10, 2013
Producer Liz Mildenstein
Director Melissa Gilpin Ball
Assistant Director Joselle Gilpin
 
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
Producers Cheryl Reckeweg and Rick Pitonyak
Directors Amy Wathen Cooksey and Keith Linville
Music Director David C. Monk
Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
 
Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
Producer Rick Pitonyak
Director Timothy LaBelle
 
The Who’s Tommy
Producer Ann Marie Watson
Director and Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
Music Director James D. Watson
2011/2012 SEASON
​The Trip to Bountiful 
Producers Cheryl Reckeweg and Rick Pitonyak
Director Amy Wathen Cooksey
 
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
Adapted by Craig Hower and Holli Hempel
Producers Carol Charnock and John Reckweg
Directors David Standish
 
Cabaret
Producer Kathy Mead
Director Bill Graves
Music Director Robert Rausch
 
Harvey
Producers Amy Wathen Cooksey and Rick Pitonyak
Director Keith Linville
 
Into the Woods
Producer Ann Marie Watson
Director Brooke L. Howells
Music Director James D. Watson
 
The Wizard of Oz   
Producers Rick Pitonyak and Lynne O'Meara 
Director Joe Stine
Music Director Will V. Derr
Choreographer Brooke L. Howells
2010/2011 SEASON
​The Diary of Anne Frank
October 8 - 24, 2010
Producer Sarah Carlson
Director Mike Gahan
 
It’s a Wonderful Life
November 26 - December 19, 2010
Producer Brooke Howells 
Director Amy Wathen Cooksey
 
Assassins
January 21 - February 6, 2011
Producers Ann Marie Watson and Keith Linville
Director Melissa Gilpin
Music Director James D. Watson
 
Shadowlands
March 11 - 27, 2011
Producer John Kirby
Director Kristen Page-Kirby
 
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
May 6 - 29, 2011
Producers Keith Linville and Amy Wathen Cooksey
Director Brooke L. Howells
Music Director James D. Watson
 
Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka
July 8 - 31, 2011
Producer Cheryl Reckeweg
Director Joe Stine
 
Duck Hunter Shoots Angel
August 19 - Sept. 4, 2011
Producer Kristy Charnock
Director Keith Linville
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​The Port Tobacco Players is supported in part by a grant from the Charles County Arts Alliance ​and the Maryland State Arts Council and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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