Playmakers

The Playmakers stimulate interest in the dramatic arts and provide a theatre experience for the community. They are also considered the official producing body for the Lenoir-Rhyne theatre program.

2024-2025 Season Schedule

What the Constitution Means to Me
Sept. 20-21, 2024 at 7:30pm
Sept. 22, 2024 at 2:30pm
Belk Centrum
Tickets: $10 General Admission; Free with an LR ID

  • By Heidi Schreck
  • Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
  • This project was supported by Arts Culture Catawba through the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Addams Family
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 and Nov. 8-9, 2024 at 7:30pm
Nov. 3 and 10, 2024 at 2:30pm
Belk Centrum
Tickets: $15 General Admission; Free with an LR ID

  • Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
  • Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
  • Presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide. 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com

Student Showcase: Almost, Maine
Dec. 3-4, 2024 at 7:30pm
Belk Centrum
Tickets: $10 General Admission; Free with an LR ID

  • By John Cariani
  • Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com

Radium Girls
Feb. 20-22, 2025 at 7:30pm
Feb. 23, 2025 at 2:30pm
Belk Centrum
Tickets: $12 General Admission; Free with an LR ID

  • By D.W. Gregory
  • Presented by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois

La Guitarrista
April 9, 2025 at 7:30pm
April 12, 2025 at 10am
P.E. Monroe Auditorium
Free Admission

  • By Lucky Diaz
  • Adapted for the Stage by Paul Sapp
  • In collaboration with The Visiting Writers Series, The Little Read
     

Past Performances

2023-2024
Fun Home
Noises Off
The Little Read: We Are Water Protectors

2022-2023
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Student Showcase
Ada and the Engine
The Little Read: The Turtle of Michigan

2021-2022
Next to Normal
Comedy Shorts
The Little Read: The Old Truck

2020-2021
The Tempest
Big Work
The Little Read: A Map of the World

2019-2020
Chicago
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Little Read: Clementine

2018-2019
The Comedy of Errors
Student Showcase
26 Pebbles
The Little Read: The Turtle of Oman