Oh, Miss Tucker!
Sophie Tucker, The Last of the Red Hot Mommas

Conceived and Directed by Benjamin P. Robinson
Starring Meredith L. Reed and Jim Davis

May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 at 8 PM • May 10 & 11 at 2 PM
$24 (seniors & students), $26 (adults) weeknights & matinees, $26 (seniors & students), $28 (adults) Friday & Saturday nights.

What becomes a legend most? For Sophie Tucker, who was born to a Tsarist Russia, it was most definitely the live stage. The stage was her home. She fed off a live audience and it's what made her the sensation she was. Seeing her up close and personal was to get the very best of her. Though she appeared in films such as Broadway Melody of 1938, movies and TV were too restrictive to capture the true essence of Sophie Tucker. For well over five decades, she performed everywhere-- Broadway, vaudeville, cabaret, clubs and burlesque. Her next stop, the SCRC stage!

Playing Sophie Tucker will be Meredith Reed from Greenville, SC.

New in 2008 - A Summer Show!

The Last Five Years

By Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Jim Stark

July 17,18,19,23,24,25,26,29,30,31,
Aug.1,2 @ 8 PM
Matinees July 20, 27, Aug. 2 & 3 @ 2 PM

A fresh and contemporary musical from Tony-Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years chronicles a young couple's romance in a new and exciting way: her story starts at the end of their relationship; his begins on the day they met. The two share the same time only once, in a poignant and touching duet that takes place at their wedding. Funny and uplifting, the show captures some of the most heartbreaking and universally felt moments of modern romance.

Pulses with dangerous, irresistible giddiness... -The New York Times

Previous Shows From This Season

Rabbit Hole

by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Tom Evans
Winner 2007 Pulitzer Prize

Rabbit Hole tells the story of Becca and Howie Corbett, a Westchester couple, who have everything a family could want until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves them drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back to the light of day. David Lindsay-Abaire’s poignantly powerful play gives remarkable insight to the human spirit using sharp dialogue that shifts seamlessly from hilarity to grief while maintaining an avoidance of sappy sentimentality.

October 25, 26, 27, 31, November 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 at 8:00 PM
October 28, November 3, 4, 10, 11 at 2:00 PM

Foxfire

by Susan Cooper & Hume Cronyn
Music composed by Jonathan Holzman
Directed by Tom Evans

Nov. 29,30 Dec. 1,5,6,7,8,11,12,13,14,15 @ 8 PM

Touring country singer, Dillard Nations, wants his aging mother, Annie, to leave Appalachia to live with her grandkids in Florida. In flashback we witness all the beauty, sorrow and hilarity of Annie's life -- being courted by hard headed Hector, the “at home” birth of Dillard, good times and bad -- all set against a deep-rooted and poignant love of the homeplace.

“quivers with laughter and stabs at the heart.” - Time

Broadway the Sizzlin’ 60s
4 Performances Only!!

by Dr. Al Balkin

Jan. 10, 11, 12 @ 8 PM

Sunday Matinees Jan. 13 @ 2 PM

Al Balkin brings his skills as a singer, composer and musician back to the SCRC stage with an original show featuring Broadway in the 1960’s. Al tells us, “ . . . the ‘60s produced their own magic with such blockbusters as Camelot, Hello, Dolly, Funny Girl, Fiddler On The Roof, Hair, Man of La Mancha, Mame, Oliver, Promises, Promises, Cabaret and the Off-Broadway smash, The Fantasticks. Expect to hear many gems from these shows and other favorites in Broadway: The Sizzlin’ ‘60s.”

Doubt, A Parable

by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Tom Evans

Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize Winner

February 14,15,16,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,
March 1,4,5,6,7,8 @ 8 PM
Matinees Feb. 17, 24, March 2, 9 @ 2 PM

Sister Aloysius, a traditionalist nun and principal of a parochial middle school suspects that her superior, Father Flynn, is guilty of inappropriate behavior in his relationship with a vulnerable boy new to the institution. Playwright John Patrick Shanley takes us on a fast paced, gripping, funny and thought provoking ride in search of the always elusive “truth beyond the shadow of a doubt.” The biggest hit Broadway has seen in years is now on stage in the Lowcountry for the first time!

Almost, Maine

by John Cariani
Directed by Chip Egan

March 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 at 8 PM
Matinees March 23, 30, April 5 & 6 at 2 PM

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems to be in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star filled sky, Almost's residents (portrayed by 4 actors playing multiple roles) find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Playwright John Cariani has crafted an original and lyrical contemporary folk tale that is completely beguiling.

"The perfect date play for young and old. Playful, romantic and smart." - AM New York