Las Cruces Community Theater is proud to announce the 2008 - 2009 LCCT Season!

Once again we're presenting a full season of the best entertainment in Las Cruces!

Private Lives

August 8 - 24, 2008
by Noel Coward
Directed for LCCT by Saundra Bouchie

Elyot and Sibyl are on their honeymoon at a hotel in France. Victor and Amanda are also on their honeymoon, in the next room. Amanda is Elyot's ex-wife...

What do you do when you discover you're still in love with your ex?

This play is considered one of the finest of Noel Coward's sophisticated comedies.

Anybody for Murder?

October 10 - 26, 2008
by Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner
Directed for LCCT by larrychandler

Max is planning to murder his wife Janet, collect her life insurance, and enjoy life with his girlfriend when Mary and George arrive on their Greek island with news: Mary and Janet are beneficiaries of a huge fortune. Plans and plots hatch, and soon everyone is bent on murder. All that stands in their way is the presence of a neighbor who knows a thing or two about murder, crime writer Edgar Chambers. This thrilling comedy is by the writer of the television series, "The Avengers".
A Dickens' Christmas Carol

December 5 - 21, 2008
by Mark Landon Smith
Directed for LCCT by Les Boyse

The Styckes Upon Thump Repertory Company embarks on their fifteenth annual tour of the Dickens classic. When the company's diva feigns illness, certain the production will be canceled, this merry troupe of over the hill and upstart actors carry on without her. Roles are shuffled and the sweet understudy suddenly finds herself on stage knowing only one line of dialogue. She has written her part in and on almost everything, including the Christmas pudding!
AACT State One Act Competition

January 16 - 18, 2009

A real treat -- the New Mexico state chapter of the American Association of Community Theatres has selected Las Cruces Community Theatre to host their annual one-act competition! We're all excited about this new step forward for LCCT -- more information will be posted as it comes available.

Note: due to the special nature of this event, season tickets cannot be accepted for admission

Phaedra

February 20 - March 8, 2009
by Jean Racine, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur
Directed for LCCT by Josh Telles

Based on Hippolytus by Euripides, this tragedy tells the story of the love triangle between Theseus, his wife Phaedra, and his illegitimage son (by the Amazon Hippolyta) Hippolytus. While Theseus is away on an expedition, Phaedra falls in love with Hippolytus. Meanwhile, Hippolytus has fallen in love with Aricia, the only survivor of the royal family who once ruled Athens...

Love, lust, and intrigue in ancient Greece!

Leading Ladies

April 10 - 26, 2009
by Ken Ludwig
Directed for LCCT by Ceil Herman

Two English Shakespearean actors find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing Scenes from Shakespeare on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there's a wide world out there, but it's not until she meets "Maxine and Stephanie" that she finally gets a taste of it.
Crazy for You

June 12 - 28, 2009

An LCCT Musical Production!
Music by George Gershwin,
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and
Book by Ken Ludwig

Directed for LCCT by Dale Pawley

This is a new Gerswin musical, which premiered in 1992 with songs from Girl Crazy, A Damsel in Distress, Bronco Busters, and more! It's crammed with favorites like Embraceable You, Shall We Dance, I Got Rhythm, Tonight's the Night, and Someone to Watch Over Me.

It tells the story of stagestruck Bobby Child, who wants to dance with the Zangler Follies but instead is sent to Deadrock, Nevada to foreclose on the local theatre. Naturally, he falls in love with the owner's daughter, and the fun begins!

Single Show Prices
Adults  $8  
Students/Seniors  $7  
Groups of ten or more  $6/seat  
Children six and under  $5  
Prices for our musical (Crazy for You) are $1 more
Season Ticket Prices
LCCT Membership  $10  
Regular  $40  
Senior/Student  $35  
Patron (2 memberships + 2 tickets)  $100  
Angel (3 memberships + 3 tickets)  $175  
Benefactor (4 memberships + 4 tickets)  $400  
Lifetime (2 memberships + 2 tickets -- for life!)  $1000