Mainstage and other productions by Reston Community Players.

1996-97 Season

  • Evita, lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Produced by Zina T. Bleck, directed by Lisa Rose Middleton, choreographed by Lisa MeMair, musical direction by Christopher A. Tomasino. October-November, 1996.
  • Extremities, by William Mastrosimone. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Scott Bailey. January-February, 1997. Ruby Griffith award for Outstanding Achievement in a Play.
  • The Secret Garden, book and lyrics by Marsha Norman, music by Lucy Simon, based on the novel by Francis Hodgson Burnett. Produced by Judy Cook, Wendy Held, and Judy Whelihan; directed by Haley Murphy, choreographed by Penny Cupina, musical direction by John Burkhardt. March-April, 1997.
  • Beyond Therapy, by Christopher Durang. Produced by Joan A. S. Lada, directed by Zina T. Bleck. May, 1997.
  • Also: Fool for Love, by Sam Shepard. Presented at NVTA Festival, directed by Zina Bleck, July, 1996. "Soup, Salad, and Song," Shelton Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund benefit, directed by Lisa Messitt-Shermeyer, September, 1996.

1997-98 Season

  • Oliver!, by Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Lisa Shermeyer, choreographed by Lisa Shermeyer and Troy R. Miller, musical direction by Willis Rosenfeld. October-November, 1997.
  • An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen, adaptation by Arthur Miller. Produced by Kimberly M. Fitzgerald and Joan A. S. Lada, directed by Zina T. Bleck. January-February, 1998.
  • Merrily We Roll Along, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth, based on the play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart. Produced by Vanessa Priest, directed by Andy Regiec, choreographed by Lisa Messitt Shermeyer, muscial direction by Elisa Rosman. March-April, 1998.
  • Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Produced by Mary Jane Quinn-Smith, directed by Don Paul Smith. May, 1998.
  • Also: Last Chance, by Theresa and Charles Todd Apple. Presented at NVTA Festival, directed by Zina T. Bleck, July, 1997. "Unexpected Broadway," fundraising cabaret to benefit Loudoun Border Guards Fife & Drum Corps, March, 1998.

1998-99 Season

  • The King and I, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. Produced by Carol Tolford, directed by Sue Pinkman, choreographed by Pam McCoy and Penny Cupina, musical direction by Jennifer Chaudet Meehan. October-November, 1998.
  • Lovers and Executioners, after Montfleury, adapted and translated by John Strand. Produced by Lee Ann Hoffman, directed by Adam Konowe. January-February, 1999.
  • Cabaret, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play I am a Camera by John van Druten, and on stories by Christopher Isherwood. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Lisa Messitt Bailey, choreographed by Terlene Terry-Todd, musical direction by Steve Ingrassia. March-April, 1999.
  • Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard. Produced by Dino Salin, directed by Leslie A. Kobylinski. April-May, 1999.
  • Also: Stages, by Jerome McDonough. Presented at NVTA Festival, directed by John A. Newman, July, 1998.

1999-2000 Season

  • West Side Story, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, based on a conception of Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Martha Lynch, choreographed by Raynor van der Merwe, musical direction by Joe Gems and Willis Rosenfeld. October-November, 1999.
  • Twelve Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, adapted for the stage by Sherman L. Sergel. Produced by Joan A. S. Lada, directed by John Anthony William Sciarretto. January-February, 2000.
  • A Chorus Line, conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban. Produced by Richard Schneider, directed by Christopher Dykton, choreographed by Susan Herndon Brock, musical direction by J. Michael Eric. March-April, 2000. WATCH award for Outstanding Musical.
  • Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling. Produced by Lisa Anne Bailey, directed by Scott Bailey. April-May, 2000.
  • Also: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, by Terrence McNally. Presented at NVTA Festival, produced and directed by Zina T. Bleck, July, 1999. A Normal Miracle, by Robert Sawyer. Presented at NVTA Festival, produced by Adam Konowe, directed by Alan Reichert, July, 1999. Selections from West Side Story, "A Musical Walk at Lake Anne," October, 1999.

2000-01 Season

  • The Wizard of Oz, adapted by John Kane from the screenplay, music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, vocal arrangements by Peter Howard, orchestration by Larry Wilcox. Directed by Martha Lynch. October-November, 2000.
  • Communicating Doors, by Alan Ayckbourn. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Don Paul Smith. January-February, 2001.
  • Man of La Mancha, by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion. Produced by Eileen Mullee, directed by Sue Pinkman, choreographed by Elaine Topodas, musical direction by Steve Ingrassia. March, 2001. Photos from the production.
  • Much Ado about Nothing, by William Shakespeare. Produced by Lee Ann Hoffman, directed by Adam Konowe. May, 2001. Photos from the production.

2001-02 Season

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Produced by Lori Knickerbocker, directed by Lisa Bailey, choreographed by Elaine Topodas, musical direction by Elisa Rosman, vocal direction by Margie Remmers. October-November, 2001. Photos from the production.
  • A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams. Produced by Lindsay Petersen, directed by Andy Regiec. January-February, 2002. Photos from the production.
  • The Fantasticks, book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt. Produced by Eileen Mullee, directed by Terri Carretti, choreographed by Elaine Topodas, musical direction by Joe Gems. March, 2002.
  • The Women, by Clare Boothe Luce. Produced by Bruce Lipin, directed by Scott Bailey. May, 2002.
  • Also: You Belong to Me, by Keith Reddin. Presented at NVTA Festival, produced by Bruce Lipin, directed by Kay Martin, July, 2001. One Dark Night at Will's Place, compiled from the works of William Shakespeare by Craig Hower and Jim Kleyle. Presented at NVTA Festival, produced by Sue Pinkman and Bruce Lipin, directed by Eleanore Tapscott, July, 2001.

2002-03 Season

  • 1776: A Musical Play, book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. Produced by Eileen Mullee, directed by Sue Pinkman, musical direction by Jonathan Bender. October-November, 2002. Photos from the production.
  • Present Laughter, by Noel Coward. Produced by Lee Ann Hoffman, directed by Adam Konowe. January-February, 2003. Photos from the production.
  • Funny Girl, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, book by Isobel Lennart. Produced by Kaiti Parish and Donna Ainger, directed by Martha Lynch. March, 2003. Photos from the production.
  • Proposals, by Neil Simon. Produced by Robin Dorsey, directed by Eleanore Tapscott. May, 2003. Photos from the production.

2003-04 Season

  • City of Angels, book by Larry Gelbart, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel, vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Yaron Gershovsky. Produced and directed by Don Paul Smith and Lisa Anne Bailey, choreographed by Lisa Anne Bailey, musical direction by David Rohde. October-November, 2003.
  • Moon over Buffalo, by Ken Ludwig. Produced by Lee Ann Hoffman, directed by Sue Pinkman. January-February, 2004. Photos from the production.
  • Working, based on the book by Studs Terkel, book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz et al. Produced by Frank Kearns and Nina Almaguer, directed by Rob Batarla, choreographed by Elaine Topodas, musical direction by Katie Mallory. March, 2004.
  • The Laramie Project, by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project. Produced by Eileen Mullee, directed by Andy Regiec. April-May, 2004.
  • Also: You Can't Trust the Male, by Randy Noojin. Presented at NVTA Festival, produced by Frank Kearns, directed by Chuck Dluhy, June, 2003. Bile in the Afterlife, by Dawson Moore. Presented at NVTA Festival, produced and directed by Frank Kearns, June, 2003.

2004-05 Season

  • Mame, book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and the play by Lawrence and Lee. Produced by Sue Pinkman, directed by Joanna Henry, musical direction by Elisa Rosman. October-November, 2004.
  • Proof, by David Auburn. Produced by Melody Fetske and Bruce Lipin, directed by Sue Pinkman. January-February, 2005.
  • Honk!, book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe, music by George Stiles. Produced by Frank Kearns, directed by Andy Regiec, choreographed by Matt Anderson, musical direction by Elisa Rosman. March, 2005. Photos from the production.
  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona, by William Shakespeare. Produced by Eileen Mullee, directed by Adam Konowe. April-May, 2005.
  • Also: I Bring You Flowers, by William Lang. Presented at NVTA Festival, directed by Chuck Dluhy, June, 2004.

2005-06 Season

  • Disney's Beauty and the Beast, music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book by Linda Woolverton. Produced by Rick Schneider, directed by Sue Pinkman, choreographed by Christy Slosky, musical direction by Steve Ingrassia. September-October, 2005. WATCH award for Outstanding Musical. Photos from the production.
  • The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Produced by Eileen Mullee and Laura Baughman, directed by Andrew JM Regiec. January-February, 2006. Photos from the production.
  • Forever Plaid, book by Stuart Ross, arrangements by James Raitt. Produced by Sue Pinkman and Bruce Lipin, directed by Karen Schlumpf, choreographed by Troy Miller, music direction by Brian Victor. March, 2006. Photos from the production.
  • Run for Your Wife, by Ray Cooney. Produced by Lee Ann Hoffman and Karen Schlumpf, directed by Adam Konowe. May, 2006. Photos from the production.