Past Shows

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner, Additional Music by Andrew Lippa Book by John Gordon Based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. May 1 - 4, 2008

DramaFest May 3 - 3, 2008: The Blowing Rock Stage Company hosts its first annual DramaFest, an all-day celebration of theatre

Senator Sam by Steve Bouser March 14 - 14, 2008: It's election year and we need a candidate. The Blowing Rock Stage Company's Flying Solo series would like to suggest Senator Sam Ervin Jr.

Cabin Fever Theatre Get out and Play! March 1 - 1, 2008: And now for something completely different … well, almost. The Blowing Rock Stage Company, the resident professional theatre company at the Hayes Performing Arts Center, announces the launch of a brand new performance program called Cabin Fever Theatre … or “Get out and Play!”

The Christmas Bus by Robert Inman November 28 - December 16, 2007: First a play that debuted at the Blowing Rock Stage Company in 2003, then the hit Children's Book debuted in 2006. Now the musical version comes to Blowing Rock. Join Miss Frump and the kids of the Peaceful Valley Orphanage on a wild ride. Complete with laughs, music, and charm. This holiday musical will delight children and adults alike.

Pump Boys & Dinettes October 24 - November 11, 2007: Along Hwy. 57, somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, four pump boys - Jim, Eddie, Jackson and L.M. - saunter into their gas station and begin tuning their instruments. Across the blacktop, the dinettes, Prudie and Rhetta, prep their diner for opening and chat with the arriving audience. Once everybody is seated, this ode to life by the roadside begins.

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams October 10 - 21, 2007: The Glass Menagerie is one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre - a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty written by the celebrated Tennessee Williams. The Blowing Rock Stage Company brings this classic play that has had an amazing six productions on Broadway. Playwriting doesn't get better.

Jan Karon's Journey to Mitford by Robert Inman & Kenneth Kay September 5 - 23, 2007: Jan Karon's Journey to Mitford is a heartwarming story of a simple Episcopalian priest named Father Timothy Kavanagh. He is a wonderful, witty man in his early sixties. You might think that the life of a priest in the sleepy Blue Ridge Mountain town of Mitford, North Carolina (modeled after the town of Blowing Rock) would not be very exciting but you would be wrong. His life is packed with excitement, tragedy, love, and faith. In addition to Father Tim, there are many characters (loosly based on actual Blowing Rock residents) that weave in and out of his life, and in Mitford, including Cynthia Coppersmith, who eventually marries him in a fairytale wedding at the end of act one. There is also a strong presence of the church in Mitford and some of her fans have even claimed that Jesus Christ, not Father Tim, is the main character.

God's Favorite by Neil Simon August 15 - September 1, 2007: Playwright Neil Simon's God's Favorite, loosely based on the Book of Job, takes place in a Long Island mansion in which resides a pious, God-fearing tycoon named Joe Benjamin, his long-suffering wife, their prodigal son and pair of kooky twins. When a messenger from God appears, Joe faces one challenge after another as the messenger puts Joe through all manner of temptations to get him to renounce God. When Joe stands firm, the messenger admits defeat ... and asks for a letter of recommendation.

Keep on the Sunny Side: The Life & Songs of the Carter Family July 25 - August 12, 2007: Keep on the Sunny Side, a musical about America's First Family of Country Music, explores the origins of the legendary Carter Family. Step back in time to the day in June 1914 when Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter met his future wife, the young Sara Dougherty. From their early days together in the Appalachians, when they gathered in homes and played schools and churches, to their later musical triumphs, Keep on the Sunny Side follows A.P. as he discovers and writes the songs that would secure the family's place in musical history.

Deathtrap by Ira Levin July 11 - 21, 2007: What happens when a washed-up playwright's protégé dreams up a new play that's good enough to kill for? Find out when the Blowing Rock Stage Company presents Deathtrap at the Hayes Performing Arts. One of Broadway's great success stories, and longest running comedy-thriller, this ingeniously constructed play offers a rare and skillful blending of two priceless theatrical ingredients: gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter.

Golf: The Musical June 20 - July 8, 2007: "A good walk spoiled" is how Mark Twain described the game of golf. Exasperating for some, exciting for others, the world of golf is revealed, revered and ridiculed in song and comic sketches in the Blowing Rock Stage Company's musical revue Golf: The Musical, a round of fun in 18 songs celebrating the fun, frustration and elation of this popular sport.