Mainstage and other productions by Reston Community Players.

1986-87 Season

  • The Sound of Music, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Produced by Linda Sears and Maxine Shults, directed by Martha Lynch, choreographed by Kim Thornley, musical direction by Carol Hunter. October-November, 1986.
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, by Tom Stoppard. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Mick Tinder. February, 1987.
  • They're Playing Our Song, book by Neil Simon, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. Produced by Mary Jane Quinn-Smith, directed by Steve Morley, choreographed by Penny Cupina, musical direction by Joe Gems. March-April, 1987.
  • Night Watch, by Lucille Fletcher. Produced by Carol Roberts, directed by Jim Ward. May, 1987.
  • Also: A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking, by John Ford Noonan. Reading, directed by Leila El-Bisi. November, 1986. Talking with..., by Jane Martin. Reading, directed by Dee Briganti and Barbara Wilmer. December, 1986. Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon, by James McClure. Reading, directed by Maureen Daly. January, 1987.

1987-88 Season

  • Anything Goes, book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse, music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Produced by Diane Weller and Carole Scott, directed by Martha Lynch, choreographed by Jerry Starks and Barbara Smernoff, musical direction by Riccardo Wright. November, 1987.
  • Ring Round the Moon, by Jean Anouilh, adapted by Christopher Fry. Produced by Mary Jane Quinn-Smith, directed by Don Paul Smith. February, 1988.
  • Painting Churches, by Tina Howe. Produced by Lindsay Peterson, directed by Maureen Daly. March, 1988.
  • Pippin, by Roger O. Hirson, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Produced by Linda Sears, directed by Pam McCoy, choreographed by Linda McCoy, musical direction by Joe Gems. April-May, 1988.
  • Also: The Actor's Nightmare, by Christopher Durang. Presented at NVTA festival, directed by Michael Ondrasik. July, 1987. "Living Literature." Reading, directed by Don Paul Smith. March, 1988. "Evening in the Wooden O," selections from William Shakespeare. Reading, directed by Edgar Glick. April, 1988. Billy's Last Stand, by Barry Hines. Reading, directed by Penny Cupina. May, 1988.

1988-89 Season

  • The Pirates of Penzance, book by William S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan. Produced by Martha Lynch and Eileen Mullee, directed by Maureen Daly, musical direction by Carol Hunter. October-November, 1988.
  • Whose Life Is It Anyway?, by Brian Clark. Produced by Maxine Shults, directed by Jan Belcher. February, 1989.
  • Godspell, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, conceived by John-Michael Tebelak. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Linda Gutesha, choreographed by Terlene Terry-Todd, musical direction by Joe Gems. March-April, 1989.
  • The Foreigner, by Larry Shue. Produced by Dean and Linda Schecter, directed by Don Paul Smith. May, 1989.
  • Also: The Autograph Hound, by James Prideaux. Presented at NVTA festvial, directed by Rosemary Hartman. July, 1988. To Fee or Not To Fee, by Mark Yeager. Presented at NVTA festival, directed by Jim Ward. July, 1988. The White Liars, by Peter Shaffer. Reading, directed by Dee Briganti. October, 1988. Curtains, by Gloria Gonzalez. Reading, directed by Clare Durand. October, 1988. The Au Pair Man, by Hugh Leonard. Reading, directed by Rick Kenny. November, 1988. West Side Waltz, by Ernest Thompson. Reading, directed by Sue Pinkman. November, 1988. On Borrowed Time, by Paul Osborn. Reading, directed by Brooks Tegler. January, 1989. The Dresser, by Ronald Howard. Reading, directed by Edgar Glick. February, 1989. To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, by Michael Brady. Reading, directed by Lisa Shermeyer. March, 1989. Talley's Folly, by Lanford Wilson. Reading, directed by Deborah Fedynak. April, 1989.

1989-90 Season

  • Hello, Dolly!, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart. Produced by Linda Randalow, Eileen Mullee, and Diane Weller, directed by Martha Lynch, choreographed by Barbara Smernoff and Martha Lynch, musical direction by Riccardo Wright. October-November, 1989.
  • The Philadelphia Story, by Philip Barry. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Gae Schmitt. January-February, 1990.
  • The Music Man, book by Meredith Wilson and Franklin Lacey, music and lyrics by Meredith Wilson. Produced by Lisa Shermeyer and Diane Weller, directed by Laura Frantz, choreographed by Penny Cupina, music direction by Riccardo Wright. March-April, 1990.
  • Life with Father, by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Produced by Pat Haas, directed by Clare Durand. May, 1990.
  • Also: The Pushcart Peddlers, by Murray Schisgal. Presented at NVTA festival, directed by Edgar Glick. July, 1989. Talk Radio, by Eric Bogosian. Reading, directed by Joe Gems. October, 1989. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. Reading, directed by Deborah Fedynak. December, 1989. Marcia Otis' Magna Charter, by Dan McElwain. Reading, directed by Dan McElwain. January, 1990. The Octette Bridge Club, by P.J. Barry. Reading, directed by Lisa Shermeyer. February, 1990. The Price, by Arthur Miller. Reading, directed by Edgar Glick. April, 1990. Benefit for the Shelton Hall scholarship fund, produced by Maureen Daly, directed by Lisa Shermeyer, choreographed by Penny Cupina, musical direction by Nancy Ramey. June, 1990.

1990-91 Season

  • Kiss Me, Kate, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack, music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Produced by Mary Jane Quinn-Smith, directed by John F. Duncan, musical direction by Beth Pontiff. October-November, 1990.
  • Noises Off, by Michael Frayn. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Jan Belcher. January-February, 1991.
  • Little Shop of Horrors, based on the film by Roger Corman, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken. Produced by Judy Cook and Kathy Roth, directed by Randall Jones, choreographed by Mary Beth Nutter and Randall Jones, musical direction by Brian Shermeyer. March-April, 1991.
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare. Produced by Jerry and Anne Vandenberg, directed by Linda Gutesha, choreographed by Terlene Terry-Todd. May, 1991. Ruby Griffith Award for All-Round Production Excellence.
  • Also: Approaching Lavendar, by Julie Beckett Crutcher. Presented at NVTA festival, directed by Maureen Daly. July, 1990. Bleacher Bums, conceived by Joe Mantegna, written by The Organic Theatre Company. Reading, directed by Clare Durand. October, 1990. The Perfect Party, by A.R. Gurney, Jr. Reading, directed by Lisa Shermeyer. January, 1991. You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, by Robert Anderson. Reading, directed by Deborah Fedynak. February, 1991. I'm Not Rappaport, by Herb Gardner. Reading, directed by Edgar Glick. April, 1991. The Devil's Disciple, by George Bernard Shaw. Reading, directed by Ted Mosser. June, 1991.

1991-92 Season

  • Barnum, book by Mark Bramble, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Michael Stewart. Produced by Sue Pinkman and Meghan Schreiber, directed by Martha Lynch, choreographed by Barbara Smernoff, musical direction by Riccardo Wright. October-November, 1991.
  • The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Maureen Daly. January-February, 1992.
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, music and lyrics by Carol Hall, book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson. Produced by Zina Bleck, directed by Lisa Shermeyer, choreographed by Troy Miller, Barbara Smernoff, Kim Thornley, musical direction by Joe Gems. March-April, 1992.
  • Brighton Beach Memoirs, by Neil Simon. Produced by Dino Salin, directed by Sue Pinkman. May, 1992.
  • Also: Pizzazz, by Hugh Leonard. Presented at NVTA festival, directed by Sue Pinkman. July, 1991.

1992-93 Season

  • Peter Pan, book by J.M. Barrie, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, music by Mark Charlap. Produced by Ed Richardson, directed by Tony Gudell, choreographed by Shannon Hummel, musical direction by Don Burgess. October-November, 1992.
  • Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Jan Belcher, choreographed by Penny Cupina. January-February, 1993.
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Rupert Holmes. Produced by Zina T. Bleck, directed by Laura Frantz, choreographed by Crystal Martin and Lisa Shermeyer, musical direction by Dean Chiapetto, choral direction by Michael Cooke. March-April, 1993.
  • The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, by John Bishop. Produced by Wendy Held, directed by Scott Cooper. May, 1993.
  • Also: The Author's Voice, by Richard Greenberg. Presented at NVTA Festival. July, 1992. One Perfect Rose: The Story of Dorothy Parker, by Clarke Maylone. Presented at NVTA Festival, directed by Clarke Maylone. July, 1992.

1993-94 Season

  • Once Upon a Mattress, book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller, music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer. Produced by Gerald Vandenberg, directed by Tony Gudell, choreographed by Judy Blackburn, Tony Gudell, Crystal Martin, and Karen Richardson, musical direction by Kathie Erskine. October-November, 1993.
  • Children of a Lesser God, by Mark Medoff. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Lisa Messitt Shermeyer. January-February, 1994.
  • Into the Woods, book by James Lapine, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Produced by Zina T. Bleck, directed by Martha Lynch, musical direction by Mark A. Fletcher. March-April, 1994. Ruby Griffith Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Musical.
  • Birthday Suite. by Robin Hawdon. Produced by Wendy Held, directed by Andrew Regiec. May, 1994.
  • Also: Cat's-Paw, by William Mastrosimone. NVTA Festival Best Production, directed by Adam Konowe. July, 1993. Just a Country Thang. Review, directed by Lisa Messitt Shermeyer. August-September, 1993.

1994-95 Season

  • Annie, book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Produced by Joan Lada and Wendy Held, directed by Martha Lynch, choreographed by Barbara Smernoff, musical direction by Jim and Dana Van Slyke. October-November, 1994.
  • Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Jan Belcher. January-February, 1995.
  • Nunsense, by Dan Goggin. Produced by Zina T. Bleck, directed by Andrew Regiec, choreographed by Christopher Smith, musical direction by Mark A. Fletcher. March-April, 1995.
  • I Hate Hamlet, by Paul Rudnick. Produced by Robin Parker, directed by Sue Pinkman. May, 1995.
  • Also: Daytrips, by Jo Carson. Presented at NVTA Festival, directed by Haley Murphy. July, 1994. Starman, Wish Me Luck, by Nicole J. Burton. Presented at NVTA Festival, directed by Brooks Tegler. July, 1994. Someone Who'll Watch over Me, by Frank McGuiness. Workshop, directed by Lisa Messitt Shermeyer, February, 1995. Fool for Love, by Sam Shepard. Workshop, directed by Zina T. Bleck and Joan A.S. Lada.

1995-96 Season

  • My Fair Lady, book by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Lowe, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, adapted from Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw. Produced by Joan A.S. Lada and Haley A. Murphy, directed by Don Paul Smith, choreographed by Lisa Messitt Shermeyer, musical direction by Steve Ingrassia. October-November, 1995.
  • The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman. Produced by Gerald Vandenberg, directed by Deborah Fedynak. January-February, 1996.
  • Chicago, book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb. Produced by Lee Ann Hoffman, directed by Andy Regiec, choreographed by Maria Watson, musical direction by Jocelyn Jackson. March-April, 1996.
  • Lend Me a Tenor, by Ken Ludwig. Produced by Wendy Held, directed by Terry Monks. May, 1996.
  • Also: Women and Wallace, by Jonathan Marc Sherman. Presented at NVTA Festival, directed by Haley Murphy. July, 1995.