This post is one in a series that will introduce you to the Art of Huntsville, more specifically the performing arts of Huntsville. In this series, we will highlight the 2013-14 seasons of our many talented local performing arts groups from Fantasy Playhouse to Huntsville Community Chorus to our local high schools. You can read more posts in our Art of Huntsville series by visiting our performing arts page.

About Theatre Huntsville

Theatre Huntsville is a non-Equity, non-profit community theatre dedicated to presenting quality productions for the enrichment of the Tennessee Valley community. All shows use local talent for the actors, directors, and crew, who all volunteer their time to work on the shows. Theatre Huntsville is a member of the Alabama Conference of Theatre and the American Association of Community Theatres.

The Shows: A mix of classic plays and musicals as well as new and upcoming plays
The Space: All shows are performed at the Von Braun Center Playhouse
Tickets: $15-22, depending on the show. Discounts available for students, seniors (65+), active military, and groups. Call the box office for details.
Seating: All seats are reserved.
Purchase tickets: By calling the box office 256-536-0807 or online through their website

Theatre Huntsville 2013-14 Season

The Theatre Huntsville 2013-14 season includes everything from courtroom drama to bowling alley antics by a group of nuns.

Southern Hospitality

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten

Show Dates:

September 13-14 & 19-21, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
September 15 & 21, 2013 @ 2:00 pm

Tickets: $18 Adults. $15 Students, Seniors (65+), Active Military
Recommended for: Teens & Adults

About: The Futrelle Sisters are in trouble again. Fayro, Texas, is in danger of disappearing and folks have been leaving in droves. To woo a salsa factory to town, Honey Raye creates “Fayro Days”, which includes a craft show, a pet costume parade, a beauty pageant and a huge Civil War battle reenactment (with only 15 participants).

So now it’s up to the citizens of Fayro to pull together and save their town. A testament to Southern strength and ingenuity—and a recipe for total hilarity. A laugh-out-loud farce and a stand-alone play in its own right, Southern Hospitality is the third play in the trilogy that begins with Dearly Beloved and continues with Christmas Belles.

Arsenic & Old Lace

By Joseph Kesselring

Show Dates:

November 15-16, & 21-23, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
November 17 & 23, 2013 @ 2:00 pm

Tickets: $18 Adults. $15 Students, Seniors (65+), Active Military
Recommended for: Teens & Adults

About: Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage – and he just got married. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer’s two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts’ hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. Add the antics of their nephew who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt and a mysterious visit from another brother, and you have a classic story that will leave you laughing out loud.

The 39 Steps

Adapted by Patrick Barlow, From the novel by John Buchan, From the movie of Alfred Hitchcock, Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited, Original concept by Nobby Dimon and Simon Corble

Show Dates:

January 10-11 & 16-18, 2014 @ 7:30 pm
January 12 & 18, 2014 @ 2:00 pm

Tickets: $18 Adults. $15 Students, Seniors (65+), Active Military
Recommended for: Teens & Adults

About: Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced comedy whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!

12 Angry Men

Adapted by Sherman L. Sergel, From the television show by Reginald Rose French

Show Dates:

March 14-15 & 20-22, 2014 @ 7:30 pm
March 16 & 22, 2014 @ 2:00 pm

Tickets: $18 Adults. $15 Students, Seniors (65+), Active Military
Recommended for: Teens & Adults

About: A 19-year-old man stands trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. “He doesn’t stand a chance,” mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others’ eyes to the facts. Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become 12 angry men. The final verdict and how they reach it culminates in tense scenes that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The Fox on the Fairway

By Ken Ludwig

Show Dates:

May 9-10 & 15-17, 2014 @ 7:30 pm
May 11 & 17, 2014, @ 2:00 pm

Tickets: $18 Adults. $15 Students, Seniors (65+), Active Military
Recommended for: Teens & Adults

About: A tribute from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox On the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man’s eternal love affair with… golf.

Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show

By Dan Goggin

Show Dates:

July 11-12 & 17-19, 2014 @ 7:30 pm
July 13 & 19, 2014 @ 2:00 pm

Tickets: $22 Adults. $20 Students, Seniors (65+), Active Military
Recommended for: All Audiences

About: The Little Sisters of Hoboken have been invited to sing at the Hollywood Bowl – until they arrive and realize that they are booked into the Hollywood Bowl-A-Rama—a bowling alley with a cabaret lounge. The sisters bravely go on with the show, but as always, things go awry. Midway through the first act someone gets wind that the famed movie producer, James Todd, is across the street auditioning for roles in his new movie musical, “NUNSET BOULEVARD: A Song from the Hart, about the life of Dolores Hart, the famous movie star who became a nun. The Sisters, thinking they are naturals for parts, race off to audition during their show’s intermission. Will they be discovered find new careers in Hollywood? Join us to find out what the future holds for our favorite singing Nuns.