Stone Arch Players 2024-25 Season
“The Hitchin’ Post” by: Pat Cook
Directed by: Phyllis Johnson/Alicia Hartzler
Synopsis
Everybody knows that whatever you need, you can find it at Hurley Squonk's general store, the Hitchin' Post. Run by Hurley himself, who is always behind the counter, this sort of "everything store" serves as a meeting place for the locals. There's Pinch Burdett, who spends all his time hawking his wife's jams and making up stories; Mrs. Bastrop, a feisty lady who got thrown out of the town's softball tournament; and Gloria, or "Glow Worm," a romantic teen who camps out at Hurley's magazine stand. But the normal, laid-back pace changes when a young couple from out of town enter. Lyge Daugerfield, something of a "mamma's boy," and his fiancee Purdy MacKendrick, have picked today to elope and are in a bit of a hurry. Little does anyone know, his overbearing mother and her meek secretary have put the bumbling Sheriff Bumgarden on their trail to stop the wedding. And if this weren't enough, two brothers, Roy and Earl, burst in to hold up the store! Only their weapon turns out to be à well, it gets a little crazy here. This hilarious slice of life outside a Texas town will keep you in stitches.
Ticket Information: General admission is $15.00.
SHOWTIMES: Friday November 1, 8 and 15
Saturday November 2, 9 and 16
Sunday November 10 and 17
Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 P.M. Sunday shows start at 2:00 P.M.
Ticket requests can be made anytime by calling 717-248-2224 or by email: tickets4sap@gmail.com
“The Tell-Tale Farce” by: Don Zolidis
Directed by: Julie (Long) Fetterman & Katye Long
Synopsis
It's 1848, and Edgar Allan Poe is just coming off the spectacular success of "The Raven." Unfortunately, it's only earned him a grand total of nine dollars. So when a wealthy dowager commissions him to write her a poem for the vast sum of one hundred dollars, he leaps at the chance. Only problem: the man who shows up to write the poem isn't Poe, he's Poe's mailman, and he's on a quest to woo the dowager's spinster niece. Playing Poe is harder than it looks, though, especially when your mustache keeps falling off, the teenage grand-daughter of the house is lusting after you, and Poe's arch-nemesis, Rufus Griswold, just happens to be dropping by to settle old scores. A freewheeling, door-slamming farce with a touch of the macabre.
Ticket Information: General admission is $15.00.
SHOWTIMES: Friday February 28, March 7 and 14
Saturday March 1, 8 and 15
Sunday March 9 and 16
Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 P.M. Sunday shows start at 2:00 P.M.
Ticket requests can be made anytime by calling 717-248-2224 or by email: tickets4sap@gmail.com
“Every Little Crook and Nanny” by: Pat Cook
Directed by: Colette Hartzler
Synopsis
Lillie Scones is a sweet retired nanny who runs a boarding house with one resident and "a cat the size of the Louisiana Purchase." Her two friends, Jocelyn and Carmella, help to pass the time by listening to music and gossiping. Then Stuart, an old charge of hers, rents a room. Lillie is tickled to have him around again, not knowing he is planning on robbing the bank on the corner. Stuart's mind may not be totally on the bank job, however, when he meets Betty. However, when Stuart finds out that Betty is about to graduate from an academy on the very night they plan to rob the bank, the perfect alibi presents itself - why not go to the graduation, be seen there, sneak out and rob the bank. Perfect, thinks Little Pat, Stuart's wise-cracking sidekick. Unfortunately for the two would-be crooks the graduation is at a police academy. Throw in a chief of police, a suspicious fiancé and a half-pint brat with an "Al Capone do-it-yourself tool kit," and nobody knows what will happen next. In the spirit of Frank Capra, this tale of a bank heist and three retired nannies has all the classic comedy twists and surprises fit for any audiences.
Ticket Information: General admission is $15.00.
SHOWTIMES: Friday May 2, 9 and 16
Saturday May 3, 10 and 17
Sunday May 11 and 18
Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 P.M. Sunday shows start at 2:00 P.M.
Ticket requests can be made anytime by calling 717-248-2224 or by email: tickets4sap@gmail.com