Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre
Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre is celebrating 27 years of community theatre! The program is underwritten by a generous gift from the estate of Mary Murphy and hosted by Harding University. SSDT is open to everyone to audition and attend. The program has sold out all performances for the past several years. A number of talented amateurs and professionals lend their talent and enthusiasm each season. Harding University students may take SSDT for credit and are often involved in major roles on and off stage.
The Evan Ulrey Performing Arts Center is a 15,200-square-foot facility that contains Harding University's theatre program and is the new home for Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre. The facility provides space for offices, tickets sales, dressing rooms, costume storage and set production. The center provides more options for flexible staging, such as theatre in the round. Additionally, each Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre production will now be performed six times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of one weekend and Friday and Saturday of the following weekend.
If you would like more information on how you can be involved in SSDT, or if you would like to be added to our mailing list, please contact Dr. Steven Frye at 501-279-4147, or e-mai sfrye@harding.edu.
2009 Season:
God's Man in Texas- June 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13
"God's Man in Texas" is a funny and touching story depicting the rivalry between a possibly retiring pastor and his charismatic young successor at one of America's largest evangelical churches in Houston, Texas.
Dearly Departed - June 25, 26, 27, 28, July 3, 4
When the patriarch of the Turpin family keels over dead, the struggle to get him buried involves the whole clan, including the not-so-grieving widow who wants to put "Mean and Surly" on the tombstone. "Dearly Departed" is drop dead funny.
Nunsense - July 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25
The Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show. It's a miracle of a musical!
All Seats Reserved. Tickets go on sale May 11th. Season Tickets are $50.00 each. Individual Tickets are $22.00 each. Group discounts are available. For more ticket information, call 279-4445.Tickets sell out early, so make plans now to attend!
SSDT Auditions
Auditions for Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre will be held May 7th at 7 pm in the Ulrey Performing Arts Center. No preparation is required for Dearly Departed. For Nunsense, you will need to prepare one acappella selection of your choice. We will vocalize and read and do some character work that night. We will be auditioning Nunsense and Dearly Departed at the same time.
