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Romantic Comedy 
by Bernard Slade, Directed by Nick Smith

Arrogant, self centered and sharp tongued Jason Carmichael, successful co-author of Broadway romantic comedies, is facing two momentous events: he is about to marry a society belle and his collaborator is retiring. Enter Phoebe Craddock, Vermont schoolteacher and budding playwright. Quicker than a flash, Jason acquires a talented and adoring collaborator in the mousy Phoebe. Fame and success are theirs for ten years and then Jason's world falls apart. His wife divorces him to go into politics and Phoebe, her love for Jason unrequited, marries a breezy journalist and moves to Paris. Jason goes into professional, financial and physical decline as a newly chic Phoebe returns, solo and successful."A darling of a play...zesty entertainment of cool wit and warm sentiment." - New York Post"An utterly disarming, lighthearted confection about love, friendship and theatrical trauma." -Women's Wear Daily

"It's brilliant comedy. It's also a hit. Funniest comedy on Broadway in years." - WABC-TV

Motherhood Out Loud 

by Leslie Ayvazian, Brooke Berman, David Cale, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Claire LaZebnick, Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marcoe Pennette, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie Weisman, & Cheryl L. West, 
    Directed by Melissa Stanley, Heather Dodd, Gina Gambony, & Rhoda Gary

When entrusting the subject of motherhood to such a dazzling collection of celebrated American writers, what results is a joyous, moving, hilarious, and altogether thrilling theatrical event. Utterly unpredictable, MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD shatters traditional notions about parenthood, unveils its inherent comedy and celebrates the deeply personal truths that span and unite generations. 

Dearly Departed
by David Botrell & Jessie Jones, Directed by Ron Hasson

In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father's funeral, the Turpin's other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion: Firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount; Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car; their spinster sister, Delightful, copes with death as she does life, by devouring junk food; and all the neighbors add more than two cents. As the situation becomes fraught with mishap, Ray-Bud says to his long-suffering wife, "When I die, don't tell nobody. Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you." Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.

The Hermit of Fort Fisher
Written by David Wright, Directed by Steve Vernon

This Southeastern NC premiere of this original work completely SOLD-OUT! 
*Nominated for Best Play, Best Actor (Eben French Mastin - Hermit) & Best Newcomer (Charles Calhoun) in the Wilmington Theatre Awards

"David Wright’s biographical play, “The Hermit of Fort Fisher,” opened at Big Dawg Productions’ Cape Fear Playhouse to a sold-out audience. That alone should indicate the enduring impact that Robert Harrill, known to millions of people and the U.S. Post Office as “The Fort Fisher Hermit,” had on our area."

"Mastin only can be described as a theatre veteran... This leading role may be the capstone of his career." - ENCORE

"The play premiered in Burlington two years ago but is just now getting its Southeastern North Carolina debut thanks to Big Dawg Productions and its artistic director, Steve Vernon, who also directs this charming, emotional and well-written show. Interest appears to be running high, as the entire run of the play at Castle Street's Cape Fear Playhouse has already sold out."

"A compelling performance in the title role is crucial to "The Hermit," and Eben French Mastin delivers"

"Whatever happens to the play, however, Big Dawg Productions should be commended for giving a local legend his due." - StarNews

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Halloween Horror Theatre Festival

WEEK 1 - War of the Worlds
This is a dramatic recreation of the 1938 radio broadcast by Orson Welles. This production will include the original script, along with live sound effects being created by foley artists (foley is the term for sound effects that were created in the broadcast studios using found objects...for example, unscrewing a mason jar slowly while it is being held in a toilet bowl to get the sound of a flying saucer rotating). Multiple actors will provide their voices. The show will also feature commercials done in an old radio style interspersed. Directed by Cole Marquis.

WEEK 2 - A Frightfully Funny Night of Comedy!
For a Frightfully Funny evening The Comically Impaired, Wilmington's longest running comedy improv group, will take suggestions from the audience and incorporate them into Halloween- themed hilarity followed by the Original Comedic One-Acts Die, Zombie, Extra Die!, & Buyers Can Be Bloodthirsty by local playwright Elaine Alexander. An evening of fright and delight! 


WEEK 3 - The Witch, the Troll, & the Hairy Man
The Witch, the Troll, and the Hairy Man (and a few of their friends) come together for this delightful collection of stories you might not have heard before. Featuring puppetry, masks, and storytelling, this production is not too scary…recommended for ages 7+.  Adapted & Directed by Gina Gambony

WEEK 4 - Death Bed: The Play That Bites
The old story of a man, a dream & a struggle to the death with killer furniture. The lost 70's cult classic came to the stage, live in 3-D! 
        In 1973 George Barry wrote, directed and produced Death bed: The Bed That Eats. It would not be officially released until 2003 (then on DVD) but would go on to become a cult classic through a pirated edition in Europe. Wilmington’s own inventor Jock Brandis worked on Death Bed as a Gaffer and made The Bed actually “eat”. Gwenyfar adapted the film to the stage and added a “making of” element to Act One. 

Every Christmas Story Ever Told
and then some...

By Michael Carleton, James FitzGerald, & John K. Alvarez
Directed by David Lee Kent

- Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told - plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season.

Starring Randy Davis, Anthony Lawson, and the irrepressible Steve Vernon!