Kelsey Theatre Season Kicks Off Sept. 6

Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre’s 2013-14 season kicks off with PinnWorth Productions’ “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” Sept. 6-15.

It is the first of 22 full-length dramas and musicals for the season, which will also see eight Kelsey Kids Series programs. All shows are performed by traveling professional troupes and local companies, according to college officials.

The full schedule reads as follows:

·      “A Flea in Her Ear” Sept. 20-29 (The Yardley Players);

·      “Big River – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Oct. 4-13 (The Pennington Players);

·      “Laramie Project – A Staged Reading” Oct. 6 (The James Tolin Memorial Fund);

·      “Carrie-The Musical” Oct. 18-27 (Pierrot Productions);

·      “Rosmersholm” Oct. 24 (MCCC Academic Theatre Company and Professor Emeritus Mel Leipzig);

·      “Working” Nov. 1-10 (Playful Theatre Productions);

·      “Spamalot” Nov. 15-Dec. 1 (Maurer Productions OnStage);

·      “Annie the Movie Sing-Along” Dec. 13-14;

·      “El Sueno” Dec. 15 (Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre);

·      “Love! Valour! Compassion,” Jan. 10-19 (PinnWorth Productions);

·      “The Actor’s Nightmare and A Night in the Theatre” Jan. 24-26 (M&M Stage);

·      “The 39 Steps” Jan. 31 to Feb. 9 (Pierrot Productions); 

·      “Eric Clapton – Journeyman,” Feb. 15-16 (Reock & Roll Revue);

·      “Master Class” Feb. 21-March 2 (The Pennington Players); 

·      “Peter Pan, the Musical” Mar. 8-14 (The Yardley Players);

·      the acclaimed Broadway musical set in 19th century France – we can’t mention the name in print, but let’s just say that we can “hear the people sing” – Mar. 28-April 13 (Playful Theatre Productions);

·      “Hair” April 25-May 4 (MCCC Theatre and Entertainment Technology students);

·      “Something for Everyone” May 10-11 (Mercer Dance Ensemble);

·      “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” May 16-25 (Pierrot Productions); 

·      “Shrek, the Musical” May 30-June 8 (Maurer Productions); and

·      “Much Ado About Nothing” June 13-22 (Shakespeare ’70).

Children’s shows include:

·      “The Velveteen Rabbit” Oct. 19 (Theatre IV);

·      “Heidi” Nov. 9 (Kaleidoscope Theatre);

·      “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” Dec. 6-8 (The Kelsey Players);

·      “The Nutcracker” Dec. 20-22 (The New Jersey Youth Ballet);

·      “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” Jan. 11 (Theatreworks/USA and Two Beans Productions);

·      “The Monster Who Ate My Peas” Feb. 8 (ArtsPower); 

·      “Stuart Little” April 5 (Theatre IV); and

·      “The Emperor’s New Clothes” May 17 (Kaleidoscope Theatre).

Discounted series packages are now available for Kelsey Theatre, located on Mercer County College’s on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. They are also available for the Kids Series.

Subscribers receive over 45 percent off regular ticket prices.

Current subscribers must renew by Aug. 10 to receive priority seating, and new subscription orders will be filled after Aug. 10. Tickets for all single shows are on sale Aug. 20.