Elden Street Players

Let’s Take It Outside: The Expansive Musical World of ‘The Most Happy Fella’ by David Rohde

You can set a musical just about anywhere, and Frank Loesser certainly did that. In Guys and Dolls, Nathan Detroit fails to secure a spot for the craps game, and the gamblers head down to the New York...

‘Lucky Stiff’ at Montgomery College by Joel Markowitz

If you are a fan of Ragtime, Anastasia (the film), Seussical, and Once on This Island, you may not know that writing team Lynn Ahrens (Book and Lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (Music) wrote a 1988...

‘Snow White and Rose Red’ at Elden Street Players by Julia L. Exline

Elden Street Players for Young Audiences presents Carter Bunch’s Snow White and Rose Red, a stage adaptation of the classic story’s roots – before a bold and daring sister was traded out for seven...

‘Something Different 2013’ at Elden Street Players by Julia L. Exline

Elden Street Players Theatre for Young Audiences presents Something Different 2013, an annual production of fables and folklore for children. This year’s choices were Hans Christian Anderson’s The...

‘The Seafarer’ at Elden Street Players by Julia L. Exline

Elden Street Players presents The Seafarer, a black comedy written by Conor McPherson. Just in time to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, this hauntingly genuine Irish tale explores deep themes like...

‘Robin Hood’ at Elden Street Players’ Theatre for Young Audiences by Julia L. Exline

Elden Street Players’ Theatre for Young Audiences presents Robin Hood, a childhood favorite about a lively outlaw and his gang of followers, whose life of adventure and merriment is threatened by the...

‘Tomfoolery’ at Elden Street Players by Andrew Baughman

Let’s get one thing out of the way. Tomfoolery, Cameron Mackintosh and Robin Ray’s 1980 revue of “words and music of Tom Lehrer,” is nerdy. Some might even consider it dated, but Lehrer’s patently dry...

‘A Christmas Chaos’ at Elden Street Players Theatre for Young Audiences by Kim Moeller

I asked Santa for a really good, affordable, theater production that is appropriate for younger audiences and, at the same time, fun for adults too. Thankfully, Santa granted me my wish and brought me...

Elden Street Players’ Theater for Young Audiences Presents ‘A Christmas Chaos’ by Melissa York-Tilley

A Christmas Chaos at Elden Street Players “A satire of theatrical backstage mayhem and Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol.” Written by Michael Wehrli. What’s the Elden Street Players Theater for Young...

‘Aesop’s Foibles’ at Elden Street Players by Colleen Sproull

Walking into the spiffy black-box theater for the opening performance of Aesop’s Foibles, part of Elden Street’s Players’ Theater for Young Audiences, I was cheerfully greeted by the sound of some of...

‘The Clean House’ at The Elden Street Players by Julia L. Exline

The Elden Street Players presents The Clean House, a thought-provoking comedy by Sarah Ruhl. Director Susan Devine has a tall order with this play, as it covers a broad spectrum of emotions, from...

‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ at Elden Street Players by Julia L. Exline

Elden Street Players presents Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, a decadent and hilarious musical with a bouncy score by David Yazbek and a laugh-filled book by Jeffrey Lane. The fun-filled production is...

‘The Fairy Tale Courtroom’ at The Elden Street Players by Julia L. Exline

The Elden Street Players Theatre for Young Audiences presents The Fairy Tale Courtroom, a humorous twist on the classic fairy tales written by Dana Proulx, where two of the most infamous villains –...

‘Flowers for Algernon’ at The Elden Street Players by Amanda Gunther

What if ignorance really is bliss? The heart-warming, inspiring tale of Charlie Gordon comes to life at The Elden Street Players production of Flowers for Algernon. Directed by Gloria DuGan, this...

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at Elden Street Players by Don Michael Mendoza

David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross is a look into the lives of four real estate agents looking to do what it takes – whether it be lying, cheating, and what would eventually become a burglary – to come...

‘Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp’ at Elden Street Players

Elden Street Players present Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, a re-imagining of the classic tale that draws inspiration from The Arabian Nights. Directors Laura Fontaine and Meredith Walker shed a...