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The Savannah Sipping Society
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Staged Reading
South Bend Civic Theatre presents a staged reading of The Savannah Sipping Society, a hilarious comedy about four middle-aged women trying to re-define themselves, meeting by chance in an unlikely friendship formed over cocktails. As they gather on a porch in Savannah, Georgia, they share their stories and struggles, providing support and laughter for each other.
Each character has their own unique personality and story, making the play relatable and entertaining for audiences of all ages.
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WARNER STUDIO
SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 1
Playwright Heidi Schreck’s Tony-nominated hit play breathes new life into the U.S. Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.
LEIGHTON AUDITORIUM
ST. JOE PUBLIC LIBRARY
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
OCTOBER 13-29
Regional Premiere! Take a magical journey into Willy Wonka’s scrumptious and fanciful candy factory. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a new musical based on the 1964 children’s novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. Includes the classic songs “The Candy Man” and “Pure Imagination” along with delicious new musical numbers from Marc Shaiman, the Tony-winning genius behind Hairspray.
WILSON AUDITORIUM
SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE
BETTER HOMES
NOVEMBER 10-19
World Premiere! Based on Gabrielle Robinson’s “Better Homes of South Bend: An American Story of Courage,” playwright Caleen Jennings has woven together a “great work of black joy!” In 1950, a group of African American workers at the Studebaker factory in South Bend met in secret. Their mission: to build homes away from the factories and slums where they were forced to live. Witness this triumphant true story come to life on stage as these courageous families rise against the entrenched racism of the time.
WARNER STUDIO THEATRE
SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE
HOLIDAY INN
DECEMBER 8-17
A new family-friendly holiday tradition. Presented in hybrid concert/performance style and based on the iconic film, this joyous musical features laugh-out-loud comedy and a parade of hit Irving Berlin songs, including Blue Skies, Easter Parade, Steppin’ Out With My Baby, Heat Wave, Be Careful, It’s My Heart, Cheek to Cheek, Shaking the Blues Away, White Christmas and many more!
WARNER STUDIO
SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE
A Double Wide, Texas Christmas
DECEMBER 12, 2023
A Staged Reading
WARNER STUDIO
SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE
PAST SHOWS
Guys And Dolls
CLASSICS IN THE COURTYARD:
Pride and Prejudice: AUGUST 11-27
This year’s Classics in the Courtyard pairing features Pride and Prejudice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
RICHARD PFEIL FAMILY COURTYARD
ST. JOE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
CLASSICS IN THE COURTYARD:
Pride and Prejudice: AUGUST 11-27
This year’s Classics in the Courtyard pairing features Pride and Prejudice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
RICHARD PFEIL FAMILY COURTYARD
ST. JOE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Guys And Dolls
JUNE 16 – JULY 2
Guest performer Maestro Alastair Willis, of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, in the role of high roller Sky Masterson takes a bet on making missionary Sarah Brown fall for him, but he never gambled on falling in love himself.
Enjoy such musical classics as “Luck Be a Lady, “A Bushel & A Peck”, and “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat”.
WILSON AUDITORIUM
SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE
tiny beautiful things
(Reading)
JUNE 1st at 7:30pm
Based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, Tiny Beautiful Things follows the relationships between an anonymous advice columnist named Sugar and the many real-life readers who pour out their hearts to her. Tiny Beautiful Things is a play about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken, and finding the courage to take on the questions that have no answers.
Contains strong language and adult content.
WARNER STUDIO
SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE
BACKSTAGE ACCESS
Congratulations!
The Sweet Delilah Swim Club
THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB
Follow the close friendship of five unforgettable southern women over the span of thirty-three years. As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, illness, aging) that life flings at them. A hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever.
Better Homes The Play
BETTER HOMES: THE PLAY
PRESENTED IN THE WARNER STUDIO THEATRE AND THE HISTORY MUSEUM
WRITTEN BY: Caleen Jennings
PRESENTED IN: The Warner Studio Theatre
DIRECTORS: Laurisa LeSure and Bo Peterson
Synopsis:
Based on Gabrielle Robinson’s “Better Homes of South Bend: An American Story of Courage,” Better Homes tells the story of a group of African American workers at the Studebaker factory who met secretly in 1950. Their mission? Build homes away from the factories and the slums where they were forced to live.
This triumphant true story explores the Great Migration, redlining, and the role systemic racial injustice has played in the development of South Bend’s Black community.
WORLD PREMIERE
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