The JLT's 2010-2011 season includes:

• Aug. 11-15 - High Society--with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and based on The Philadelphia Story, a book by Arthur Kopit--is a tune-filled romp about a spoiled heiress and never-ending mayhem surrounding the arrangement of her second marriage. Carolyn McGowan, director

• Oct. 27-31 - Dracula by Hamilton Deane & John Balderson is a perfect choice for Halloween week. It is about the strange illness and wounds of Lucy Seward that Dr. Van Helsing attributes to a vampire. Jim Lile, director

• Dec. 15-19 - If It's Sunday, It Must Be Christmas is the fifth play starring Detective Harry Monday who this time has one day to discover who stole Harrigan's Department Store payroll and who kidnapped Santa. Chet Fritz, director

• Feb. 13, 2011 - "Faces of Love - A Valentine Concert" will be presented beginning at 2:30 p.m. Directed by Matthew Holt, the event features 30 songs and showcases an array of local talent. Tickets are $10 per person and may be charged by phoning the box office at (417) 623-3638.

• Mar. 9-14, 2011 - Into the Woods--with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine--introduces the audience to a bewitching crew of classic fairy tale characters as they romp through their kingdom. They learn to answer the question: What happens after "Happily ever after." Jade Leggot, director

• May 4-8 - NOTE: change of performance Father of the Bride, will not be performed. Instead The Miracle Worker directed by Gary Roney will. Original tickets will be honored.

Season tickets are now on sale; subscribers must select a night to attend each performance although tickets may be exchanged in person for another night of the same show. Tickets are non-refundable. The cost of an adult ticket for the season is $60; student and senior citizen, $55; and patron, $75 (with recognition in each playbill). The cost of a life membership is $1,500 per person.

Currently the ticket office is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Phone (417) 623-3638. Further information about life membership and patron designation is available upon request.

Individual ticket prices for musicals are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and students and $5 for children 12 and under. For dramatic or comedic productions tickets are $13 for adults, $11 for seniors and students and $5 for children 12 and under.

Advertise in playbill

Various-sized advertisements may be placed for the 2009-10 season. The running ads will be inserted in the playbills that are distributed at each performance. For more details send an e-mail here.

Two homes for JLT

A group of thespians during the 1930s staged plays at the high school in Joplin, the Paramount Theatre, the Scottish Rite Temple, or anywhere else with space for a stage. The Joplin Little Theatre was incorporated in 1939. Park Playhouse, whose structure originally was an old riding academy, was purchased in November 1946 from investments in victory bonds and a gift from George A. Spiva. On 20 lots just north of Schifferdecker Park, the playhouse has been renovated to what it is today.

Adding to the pot

For a $250 donation a plaque will be attached to the back of an available seat of your choice with the money raised going toward the purchase of new auditorium seating. At that time all the name plaques will be moved to the new seats.

In addition, gift certificates are available for purchase as well as having inscribed a tile for the lobby floor for a $1,000 donation. Phone the box office for details.

Of course, besides new faces for tryouts, volunteers are always needed as set builders, painters, scenic and lighting designers, costumers and backstage crews.

The Joplin Little Theatre is located at 3009 W. First St., west of Schifferdecker Avenue.

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Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre has announced its 20010-2011 show schedule. Season tickets are on sale now for:

• June 17-19, 25-27 - The Importance of Being Earnest is a Victorian melodrama--part satire and part comedy of manners--by celebrated Irish playwright Oscar Wilde.

• Aug. 13-15 - Oklahoma, a dessert only show, thrills the audience with the music of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams.

• Aug. 19-22 and 26-29 - Oklahoma

• Oct. 8-10, 14-16 and 22-24 - Same Time Next Year is a comedy play by Bernard Slade set in 1975. The plot focuses on two people, married to others, who meet for a romantic tryst once a year for two dozen years.

• Dec. 2-5, 9-12 - Miracle on 34th St. is a classic Christmas show about a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus but because of his belief is considered insane.

• Jan. 27-29 and Feb. 4-6, 2011 - Mind Over Matt is the story of illustrator Matthew Lane, his egos, his boss and the love of his life. The cast includes Raven Micale, Brayden Provins, Hannah Marsh, Chris Barnes, Richard Wostal, Kitty Dixon, Joe Kowalski, Mike Smith, Lucretia Baker, Olivia Donnel, and Haven Falkner and is directed by Tom Brown. This production is in cooperation with Heuer Publishing Company.

• Feb. 14 - A special Valentine's Day performance of two related one-act plays will be presented. Dinner with the Hornblatt's and Ruby Plum written by Les Epstein and directed by Shanti Navarre will star Bill Welsh, Betsy Fleischaker and Shayla Navarre. Doors for this performance open at 6 p.m. and seating is limited. Admission is $25 and includes dinner and special Valentine treats.

• Mar. 24-26 & Apr. 1-3 - Doubt is a 2004 Pulitzer-Prize winning play by John Patrick Shanley about a nun who believes that her Parrish priest has committed a wrong. It examines belief and disbelief, trust and distrust.

• April 16 - A Night of Comedy with Marian Kelly features a comedienne who has appeared on "Star Search," "Evening at the Improv" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." She has shared the stage with Tim Allen and Jeff Foxworthy. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. Concessions will be available before the show starts. General seating tickets are $20 each.

• May 12-14, 20-22 - Cemetery Club is an Ivan Menchell play about three Jewish widows trying to cope with single life in Pittsburgh, PA. After visiting their husbands' graves they visit Nader's Deli where all the fun begins as they interact with the garrulous waiter.

For evening performances doors open at 6 p.m., dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and curtain time is 7:30 p.m. For Sunday matinees doors open at 12:30 p.m., dinner is served at 1 p.m. and curtain time is 2 p.m.

Tickets are $22 for ages 19-54; $19 for 55 and over and youth 13-18; $15 for veterans with ID; $10 for youth under 13 and free for 5 and under.

Dinner menus vary and are announced before each performance. All seats must be pre-paid and are concealable up to 24-hours before showtime. A credit card will hold the reservation. Please phone (417) 358-9665 or send an e-mail here.

A brief history

The Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre originated as a group known as the Carthage Music Club. It was formed in 1928 by Mrs. Harry Spradling to perform musical shows in schools, churches and other locations. It was incorporated in September 1984 as the Community Theatre for Southwest Missouri. The land on which the theatre building stands was donated in 1988 by Dr. Foster and Hilda Whitten.

Making further contributions

Stone's Throw Theatre has established the Stone's Throw Theatre Henri Heckert Endowment Fund managed by the Carthage Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Interest income only is used for expenses and capital improvements. Anyone making a donation of $1000 or more is eligible for recognition on a Gallery of Stars plaque in the theatre lobby.

The Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre is located at 796 S. Stone La., Carthage. For a map go here. The theatre's website is here.

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