Productions Prior to 1996

The Messiah College Players Circa 1978
1995 - 1996
Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare
Directed By: Dr. James Cramer
Noah's Flood - Benjamin Britten
Directed By: Dr. James Cramer
Musical Direction By: Dr. Richard Roberson and Elaine Henderson
The Good Doctor - Neil Simon
Directed By: Thomas Ryan
No Exit - Jean Paul Sartre
Directed By: Catherine Clough - Senior Showcase
1994 - 1995
Servant of Two Masters - Carlo Goldini and Marvin Kaye

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Steel Magnolias -

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

 
1993 - 1994
Macbeth - William Shakespeare

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Noises Off -

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Forbidden Earth -

Directed By: Earl Genzel

She Stoops To Conquer - Richard Sheridan

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

 
1992 - 1993
Independence - Lee Blessing

Directed By: Earl Genzel

Eleemosynary - Lee Blessing

Directed By: Earl Genzel

Man For All Seasons - Robert Bolt

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Three Sisters - Anton Chekhov

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

 
1991 - 1992
Brigadoon - Music by Alan Lerner, Book by Frederick Loewe

Directed By: Earl Genzel

Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck adapted by Frank Galati

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

 
1990 - 1991
The Wild Duck - Henrik Ibsen

Directed By: Darlene Davis

Royal Hunt of the Sun - Peter Shaffer

Directed By: Earl Genzel

Tartuffe - Moliere

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

1989 - 1990
Saint Joan - George Bernard Shaw

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Playing for Time - Arthur Miller

Directed By: Earl Genzel & Marianne Krahulec

Pippin - Book by Roger Hirson, Music/Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Directed By: Earl Genzel

Blithe Spirit - Noel Coward

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

1988 - 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde

Directed By: Mary Holloway

The Caucasian Chalk Circle - Bertol Brecht

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Little Mary Sunshine -

Directed By: Earl Genzel

Measure for Measure - William Shakespeare

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

 
1987 - 1988
The Lady's Not for Burning - Christopher Fry

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

South Pacific - Rodgers & Hammerstein

Directed By:

 
1986 - 1987
Barefoot In The Park - Neil Simon

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Liberty Lion - Karen Genzel

Directed By: Karen Genzel

Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

The Miracle Worker - William Gibson

Directed By: Edward Genzel

 
1985 - 1986
Madwoman of Chaillot - Jean Giraudox

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

Westside Story -

Directed By: Earl Genzel

The Glass Menagerie - Tennessee Williams

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown -

Produced By: Messiah College Players

 
1984 - 1985
Fiddler on the Roof - Book by Joseph Stein Music By Jerry Hanick
 
A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare
 
Story Theatre - Paul Sils
 
Absurd Person Singular -
 
1983 - 1984
Sleuth - Anthony Shafer
 
JB -
 
Corpus Christi - Wakefield Mystery Cycle

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

The Belle of Amherst -
 
1982 - 1983
The Rivals - Richard Sheridan

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

The Mouse Trap -

Directed By: Dr. James Cramer

 
1981 - 1982
Our Town - Thornton Wilder

Directed By: William Pendergrast

The Secret of the Spyglass - William Pendergrast

Directed By: William Pendergrast

*Archival Records Prior to 1981 are spotty at best. The following list is what we've been able to piece together from available sources, and is in no way meant to be a complete representation of Theatre Messiah's activities.
  • 1978 - 1979
    • Amahl and the Night Visitors
  • 1977 - 1978
    • Firebugs - Max Frish
    • What Did You Say What For?
    • Comedy of Errors - William Shakespeare
  • 1976 - 1977
    • The Death of Sneaky Fitch
    • Steal Away Home
    • Dr. Faustus - Christopher Marlowe
  • 1974 - 1975
    • Fiddler on the Roof - Joseph Stein & Harry Hanick
    • East Lynne
  • 1973 - 1974
    • Man For All Seasons
    • Oliver
  • 1972 - 1973
    • The King and I
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare
  • 1971 - 1972
    • The Peaceful Warrior & It Shall Come To Pass
    • A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen
    • American Dream - Edward Albee
    • House By The Stable - Charles Williams
    • The Misunderstanding - Albert Camus
    • Life with Father
    • No, No, A Million Times, No!
  • 1970 - 1971
    • J.B.
  • 1969 - 1970
    • Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
    • Exit The King
    • No Exit, Jean Paul Sartre
    • Charlie's Aunt
  • 1968 - 1969
    • For Heaven's Sake
  • 1967 - 1968
    • Tartuffe - Molier
  • 1966 - 1967
    • Antigone
  • 1962 - 1963
    • The Prodigal Son
    • The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
  • 1961 - 1962
    • Sign of Jonah
    • The Diary of Anne Frank
  • 1959 - 1960
    • The Big Fisherman
  • 1958 - 1959
    • Our Town
  • 1956 - 1957
    • Mississippi Melody
    • Silas Marner