Friends of the STC

05/10/2022

We are proud to announce AUDITIONS for: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Music by Mary Rodgers
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer
Lyrics by Marshall Barer

CAST:
7 MEN (16 and UP), 4 WOMEN (16 and UP), MIXED CHORUS (14 and Up)

PRE-AUDITION WORKSHOP:
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 2:00 p.m.

AUDITIONS:
Oct. 17-19 at 7:00 p.m.

PERFORMANCES:
Dec. 9, 10, 16 & 17 and Jan. 6, 7, 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 11 & 18 and Jan. 8 & 15 at 3 p.m.

Winnifred the Woebegone is just a simple swamp princess looking to win the heart of Prince Dauntless. But can she pass the impossible test Queen Aggravain has in store for her?
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larkin and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.

PLEASE NOTE:
Hopefully, there will not be any rehearsals over the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend.

23/09/2022

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 @ 7:00 pm.

Free preview performance of “Memory Garden” before it goes to Ansbach for the 2022 US Army IMCOM Europe Entertainment One Act Play Festival and YouthFEST. This is directed by one of our volunteers, Michele Elmore.

The performance is open to the public, however, Non US ID-Card Holders will need to find someone to sign them in to see the performance. Reservations are not required.

Come out and bring your friends and family!! Show runs about an hour.

About the play:

This powerful, award-winning piece will change forever what you think when you drive by a roadside memorial. In Memory Garden, a young widow with two young daughters devotes herself to maintaining the roadside memorial for her husband who died in a tragic hit-and-run car accident. Angie has become such a familiar figure at the site that neighbors beep their horns and wave hello as they pass. When a man claiming to be a reporter stops to get her story, Angie unexpectedly finds the answers to her own questions about what happened on that terrible day.

16/09/2022

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of one of our theater family members and volunteers. RIP Cay Pannen. You will be missed. Thank you for all you did for us.

13/06/2022

Hello Friends!

Another theater season has come to a close and it’s time to enjoy the summer.

As we close the chapter on the season, it’s also time to welcome in a new board for our private organization.

Friends of the Stuttgart Theatre Center 2022-2023 board:

President – Richard Ranum
Vice President – John Manley
Treasurer – Lori Batzell-Holmes
Secretary – Autumn Mann

Members at Large:
Kate Hamilton
Heidi Mathis
Matt Holmes

We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our outgoing board members:

Allison Harrison – Vice President
Tina Ranum – Treasurer
Members at Large:
Stefanie Hörz
Kristen Bailey
Ed Gaietto

More information about upcoming events and activities will follow, but here are a few known upcoming events:

-Volunteer table at Kelley Block Party & Car Show event, Saturday, July 30, Kelley Barracks, building 3320 (the theater itself)
-Volunteer table at Annual C.A.R.E Fair event, Saturday, September 10, Panzer Kaserne, building 2915
-Theater cleanup work call: Date to be determined.

Thank you all for your support,
Richard Ranum
President, Friends of the Stuttgart Theatre Center

04/05/2022

🎭 Congrats to our Stuttgart thespians for once again coming out on top at 'Toppers.' Catch their next show "Hello Girls" at the Kelly Theatre, Friday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Please give a virtual clap (or real, we cant see you at your phone or computer) for our Stuttgart winners and the Xanadu Pegasus, which won a special award!

🏅Outstanding Debut Performance
Grant Coleman as "Hermes" in “Xanadu, Jr.”

🏅Outstanding Supporting Female Role in a Play
Kristen Bailey as "Princess Dragomiroff" in “Murder on the Orient Express”

🏅Outstanding Supporting Male Role in a Play
Martin C. Jelonek as "Col Arbuthnot" in “Murder on the Orient Express”

🏅Outstanding Youth Male Role in a Musical
Caspian Waner as "Danny McGuire" in “Xanadu, Jr.”

🏅Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical
Robert Munson as "Zeus" in “Xanadu, Jr.”

🏆 2022 American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) Spotlight Award
Laurel Cooney, The Stuttgart Theater Center

16/02/2022

06/01/2022

The Stuttgart Theatre Center is looking for volunteers to help move platforms and set pieces for Xanadu Jr. on Saturday, 15 January at Noon. Shouldn't take more than an hour or so depending on how many folks we have to help.

If you are able to help, please send an email to John Strack at [email protected] or Alan Buxkemper at [email protected].

Thank you,
Friends of STC

29/11/2021

Front of House for Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol

Marley opens this weekend!! Hope we'll see you there. If you are interested in volunteering, check out the link. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a4baaae2ca7f49-front2

Thank you for volunteering for at STC! Our volunteers mostly wear black and nametags will be provided. Due to the reduced seating, volunteers may or may not have a seat in the theatre to view the performances. The hours you spend while helping at our Theatre, and the drive time to and from the Theat...

20/11/2021

Come and see a different view of the well known Christmas Carol!

JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL

is coming up soon!!

Reservation for Season Ticket Holder is available now.
Reservation for regular Tickets starts on Tuesday, 23 November!!

We can't wait!! 🎉

Regular tickets go on sale Tuesday, 23 November. Call the theater at 421-3055 or 0711-729-3055 for more information. Hope to see you all there.

05/11/2021

Unfortunately TODAYS PERFORMANCE OF JERRY'S GIRLS HAS TO BE CANCELLED.

If you plan to take your last chance to see or volunteer for the show, please come to the Saturday and/or Sunday performance at the Stuttgart Theatre Center, both days at 7:30 p.m.!

30/10/2021

Let's support the Theatre and either come see the show, or sign up to be one of our friendly Front of House Volunteers 🎭✨

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/8050a4baaae2ca7f49-front1

16/10/2021

Front of House for JERRY'S GIRLS

🎉🎉 It's really happening! 🎉🎉

Our very own JERRY'S GIRLS go back on Stage for everyone to see and they're starting NEXT WEEK!!

So please help the Theatre to bring a wonderful evening to the audience by being one of our friendly volunteers at the Front of House!
All you have to do is Sign up and be there! 🎭

Let's all kick off the 2021/2022 Theatre Season for the STC together and support the Theatre by buying Tickets or volunteering! ✨

Thank you you for volunteering at the Stuttgart Theatre Center!! Please note masks must be worn at all times throughout the theater facility. Masks can be removed only for eating and drinking. Thank you for your understanding and assistance in this matter. Proof of Testing: Everyone will need one of...

23/09/2021

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14/09/2021

Thanks to all who volunteered for the 2021 CARE Fair and stopped by the booth!! We're looking forward to seeing you at the season opener on October 22nd!!

13/09/2021

Our 2021/2022 Season!!

09/09/2021

C.A.R.E. Fair 2021

Hi Friends. We still have some slots open for helping out at the C.A.R.E. Fair this Saturday. Please help us and the theatre out. Go to https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.signupgenius.com%2Fgo%2F8050A4BAAAE2CA7F49-care1%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1ZRYo6XJHoOzFPh4LngDBVvHZhKyUbuKWFFqwaXL4f5PB_LY8ssiiJ3C8&h=AT26Q0inPoJe0lAbd2a5QzezlYydTsjYuWfokm8IKR3c2b4tG3v6WpXXckcMcH89feD52BAJjgFFy3FMPW95h-YD7sGfAhB1oE68fiNw1p9AVdVV7IihswgbA6PrOP1V8w&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3fTw9EB3Uz6Zlk9HxtCu9gNQYBPCXqxKw-98ksi1ZqDHidmIqjLjD6Wp0wKDuipOijaPjwD4son06oAb7mZbtgSVvAc2yMa_fvGZtfEruJjPImlsBNzCAf8Mi7oP68_tl-AjU3do4UGrZWX-FiiUsBeUNweaK9Gg780M7QS95XTeTI5ybwZatzC8NpvVUlYwmqWaE Thank you.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Due to Covid19 regulations we will have 2 representatives per Table at a time only. Please note that masks are required the whole time!! If the event is canceled due to weather conditions, we will inform you via Mail and Fac...

07/09/2021

Hello Friends,
We are working on reorganizing the shoes and are looking for shelves. If you have any shelving units, book shelves or similar that you would like to donate, please PM or email us at [email protected]. Thanks!!

01/09/2021

ACTING AND DIRECTING CLASSES AT STUTTGART THEATRE CENTER!!

We are really excited that the Stuttgart Theatre Center ist holding not only one, not only two, But THREE Workshops starting next week!!

Registration is open NOW!!

EVERYONE who's interested in Theatre is very welcome, since there's also one workshop for Beginning Adult Actors!!

Feel free to share, get the word out and register!!

So here it is:

ACTING WORKSHOP
(Ages 16 & UP)

Workshop Facilitator: Richard Roberts

Cost: $100

A six week Workshop for Beginning Adult Actors, focusing on the basics of Auditioning, Rehearsing, Learning lines, Language, Script Analysis, Emotional Contact and Physicality. Using scenes and monologues from Classical and Contemporary plays, the students will learn how to audition, rehearse and connect with other actors. This will be a Master Class environment: not everyone will work every week, but there’s a lot to learn from watching the work of others.

Tuesdays from 18:30-20:30
Sept. 7-Oct. 12

Registration now open.

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ADVANCED ACTING WORKSHOP
(Ages 16 & UP)

Workshop Facilitator: Richard Roberts

Cost: $100

A six week Workshop for Experienced Adult Actors, focusing on a deeper use of Language, Script Analysis, Emotional Contact and Physicality. Using scenes and monologues from Classical to Contemporary plays, the students will learn how to connect words to emotions and physicality. This will be a Master Class environment: not everyone will work every week, but there’s a lot to learn from watching the work of others.

Wednesdays from 18:30-20:30
Sept. 8-Oct. 13

Registration now open.

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DIRECTING WORKSHOP

For Beginning and Experienced Directors
(Ages16 & UP)

Workshop Facilitator: Richard Roberts

Cost: $100

A six week workshop on directing a production, from the initial research to Opening Night and beyond. Working with a “Director’s Timeline” the Workshop will cover a variety of topics, including:

Script Preparation and Analysis, Production Research, Conceptualizing a Production, Casting, Working a Scene, “Timing” a Production, Collaborating with the Team

Thursdays from 18:30-20:30
Sept. 9 – Oct. 14

Registration now open.

ALL CLASSES HELD AT THE STUTTGART THEATRE CENTER (KELLEY THEATER)
Building 3320, KELLEY BARRACKS

TO REGISTER:
Contact Richard Roberts
Tuesday-Friday 12:30-17 p.m.
DSN 421-3258 or CIV 0711 729-3258
Or
e-mail at: [email protected]

31/08/2021

FOR FRIENDS ONLY, NOT PUBLIC YET!

The new season had to be updated, so here's

THE 2021-2022 SEASON



THEY’RE COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!




JERRY’S GIRLS

The Music and Lyrics of Jerry Herman

Concept by Jerry Herman, Wayne Cilento and Larry Alford

Directed by Richard Roberts; Musical Direction by Alan Buxkemper





PERFORMANCES:

Oct. 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 and Nov. 5, 6 & 7 at 7:30 p.m.

ALL PERFORMANCES AT 7:30 p.m.



There is never an evening when, somewhere in the world, the music and lyrics of Jerry Herman are not being sung by a lady with a bugle and a lady in a red headdress descending a staircase. Mame and Dolly are the most popular, the most often performed, and the most successful musical heroines of all time! Their composer-lyricist believed in trying to make people hum on the way out of theatre with big smiles splashed across their faces.



This Broadway hit features all the best songs for women from such immortal musicals as Mame, Hello Dolly!, Milk and Honey, Mack and Mabel, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine



"A brilliantly lively and scintillating evening of cabaret." - The New York Times



"Warm, witty, lively and terrific!" - Associated Press



"A show of tremendous musicality and great wit." - Variety





Tickets:

Adults: $20

Students $15

Euro Ticket rates are now based on the Monthly FMWR exchange rate!





Season Ticket Reservations begin Oct. 5 at 12:30 p.m.

Individual Tickets go on sale Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m.



Minimum age to attend any performance is 5 years.





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JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL

BY Tom Mula

Directed by Richard Roberts





THIS SHOW IS ALREADY CAST!





PERFORMANCES:

Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 5, 12 & 19 at 3:00 p.m.





“Scrooge? I have to redeem old Scrooge? The one man I knew who was worse than I was? Impossible!”



So begins the real story behind Dickens’ A Christmas Carol - the story of Marley’s heroic behind-the-scenes efforts to save old Scrooge’s soul - and in the process, save his own. Aided by a Bogle, a malicious little hell-sprite with an agenda of his own, their hilarious journey takes them from the jaws of death to the gates of Hell - and beyond! Four actors tell this irreverent, funny, and ultimately, deeply moving story with warmth and infectious zest.





Tickets:

Adults: $18

Students $13

Euro Ticket rates are now based on the Monthly FMWR exchange rate!



Season Ticket Reservations begin Nov. 16 at 12:30 p.m.

Individual Tickets go on sale Nov. 23 at 12:30 p.m.



Minimum age to attend any performance is 5 years.









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A “Youth Theatre” Production-

Not part of the Season Ticket Package



XANADU JUNIOR



CAST:

20-30 Youth (Ages 8-17)



AUDITIONS:

December 6-8 at 6:00 P.M.



PERFORMANCES:

February 5 & 12 at 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.

February 6 & 13 at 3:00 p.m.





A Greek muse inspires love, laughter and the world's first Roller Disco in this 1980s glitter explosion based on the cult film and Broadway musical.



XANADU JR. is inspired by the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical and the Universal Pictures' cult classic movie that starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. XANADU JR. is a moving, electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep audiences in stitches while the original, legendary chart-topping tunes lift them out of their seats.



XANADU JR. follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California, on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first Roller Disco. (Hey, it's 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.





Tickets:

Adults: $10

Students $8

Euro Ticket rates are now based on the Monthly FMWR exchange rate!



Tickets go on sale Jan. 25 at 12:30 p.m.





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Agatha Christie’s

Murder on the Orient Express

Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig

Directed by Richard Roberts





CAST:

4 MEN (Ages 18 and Up), 5 WOMEN (Ages 18 and Up)

2 GENDER FLEXIBLE ROLES (Ages 18 and Up)





PRE-AUDITION WORKSHOP:

Sunday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m.



AUDITIONS:

Jan. 18-19 at 7:00 p.m.





PERFORMANCES:

Mar. 11, 12, 13, 18 & 19 and Apr. 8 & 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Mar. 13 & 20 and Apr. 10 at 3:00 p.m.







Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it has one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again!





Tickets:

Adults: $18

Students $13

Euro Ticket rates are now based on the Monthly FMWR exchange rate!



Season Ticket Reservations begin Feb. 22 at 12:30 p.m.

Individual Tickets go on sale Mar. 1 at 12:30 p.m.



Minimum age to attend any performance is 5 years.







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THE HELLO GIRLS

Music, Lyrics and Book by Peter C, Mills

Book by Cara Reichel

Directed by Richard Roberts

Musical Direction by Alan Buxkemper





CAST:

5 MEN (Ages 18 and Up), 5 WOMEN (Ages 18 and Up)





PRE-AUDITION WORKSHOP:

Sunday, Mar. 13 at 6:00 p.m.



AUDITIONS:

Mar. 14-16 at 7:00 p.m.

Come ready to sing!!! All roles must sing!

There will be no Rehearsals during Spring Break



PERFORMANCES:

May 20 & 21 and June 3, 4, 10 & 11 at 7:30 p.m.

May 22 and June 5 & 12 at 3:00 p.m.

No performances over Memorial Day Weekend





From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz, an ensemble of actors chronicles the story of America’s first women soldiers in a new musical. These intrepid heroines served as bilingual telephone operators on the front lines, helping turn the tide of World War I. They then returned home to fight a decades-long battle for equality and recognition, paving the way for future generations. THE HELLO GIRLS celebrates the centennial of these groundbreaking women.







Tickets:

Adults: $20

Students $15

Euro Ticket rates are now based on the Monthly FMWR exchange rate!



Season Ticket Reservations begin May 3 at 12:30 p.m.

Individual Tickets go on sale May 10 at 12:30 p.m.





Minimum age to attend any performance is 5 years.

16/08/2021

Rags: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording)

A Reminder: The First Auditions of the 2021/2022 Season Are Coming Soon to the Stuttgart Theatre Center on Kelley Barracks!!!

RAGS
Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz,
Revised Book by David Thompson
Directed by Richard Roberts; Musical Direction by Alan Buxkemper

CAST:
7 MEN (16 and UP), 6 WOMEN (16 and UP), 1 YOUNG MAN (to play 12-14)

PRE-AUDITION WORKSHOP:
Sunday, Aug. 22 at 2:00 p.m.

AUDITIONS:
Aug. 24-26 at 7:00 p.m.

PERFORMANCES:
Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 & 24 & 31 at 3 p.m.

Musical theatre masterminds Stephen Schwartz (WICKED), Charles Strouse (ANNIE), and Joseph Stein (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF) join forces in RAGS, a musical about the immigrants who make up "The Fabric of America." Fresh off an acclaimed run in London, RAGS is more relevant than ever.
Rebecca Hershkowitz and her young son arrive on the shores of America in 1910 in search of a better life. What they find is a country that might not be the promised land they expected. Nevertheless, opportunities abound, and a community of immigrants comes together as they look towards a new future on the horizon.
"A story worth remembering and dwelling upon" – BroadwayWorld

Be sure to check out the Original Cast Album available on Ghostlight Records https://www.ghostlightrecords.com/ragsthemusical.html

For more information, please call the theatre at 0711-729-3258.

Rags: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording) Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse Available Now

10/08/2021

Just a reminder, this Saturday is theater day! We will be cleaning the lobby and the house (1000), having pizza (1200), and also having our first general meeting(1400) in quite awhile (bring ideas for the year ahead). If you have already responded, thank you! we've already got you on the list. If you haven't responded yet, please let us know by Thursday if you can make it so we know how much pizza to get. For more information and to sign up, please send an email to [email protected]. Thank you and hope to see you there.

01/08/2021

Theater season is coming soon! And hopefully it really will be a full season this year. In support of the theater and as a way to kick off the new season, Friends of the STC will be having a preseason day at the theater on Saturday, 14 August.

Where: Stuttgart Theatre Center, Kelley Barracks

When: 14 August 2021
1000 – Cleaning and readying the theater for the new season
1200 – Pizza!
1400 – General meeting
Starting at 10am, all are welcome to help out with readying the theater for the upcoming season. We will be cleaning and vacuuming the lobby and seating area, and just generally tidying the place up.

Free Pizza! Around noon pizza will be provided for anyone who wants some, but please RSVP so we have a rough idea on how much we need to pick up. Please bring your own drinks, and if you want to bring something to share you are more than welcome, but if you just want to bring yourself that’s great too!

Around 2pm we will have our first general Friends of the STC meeting in nearly a year! We have lots to talk about and plenty of exciting things coming up, so we would love to see any and all who want to come. Plus we just miss you all, it’s been so long!

We all are busy doing our various summer things, so we understand not all can make it. But if you can, please let us know you will be able to attend by emailing [email protected] by Thursday, 12 August. This is especially important if you will be able to join us for PIZZA! Hope to see you there!

Thanks for your continued support!
Richard Ranum - President FoSTC

31/07/2021

US Army MWR :: Stuttgart Theatre Center

Looking forward to the 2021/2022 Stuttgart Theatre Center Season!!

Live performance theatre.

03/06/2021

Live theater is back! Jerry’s Girls goes curtains up in a few minutes!

03/06/2021

From the Director:

Is there anyone in the Group who would like to become Historian/Archivist for the Theater? They would organize all the Historical media we have and arrange to have shows videotaped and photographed.

Send an email to [email protected] if you have photography, videography, or editing skills - or if you just want to help out and learn from a volunteer. Multiple people welcomed!

01/06/2021

Live theater is back! Opening night for Jerry’s Girls is Thursday, see the image for show times and the number to call for reserving tickets.

Unfortunately, due to COVID mitigation measures the audience is limited to 50 people, and US ID card holders only. STC is looking forward to having everyone back safely as soon as we’re able.

29/05/2021

Thank you to the 24 people who voted in our elections this year. Without further ado, your new board members are:

President: Richard Ranum
Vice President: Allison Harrison
Secretary: Autumn Mann
Treasurer: Tina Ranum
Member at Large: Steffi Hoerz
Member at Large: Kristen Bailey
Member at Large: Ed Gaietto

Hopefully this upcoming year will lend itself to more events. Everyone on this mailing list is a General Member and invited to all General Member Meetings. If you want to volunteer, keep in mind the activities we have done in the past: Opening Night Receptions for shows, Christmas Caroling, Girl Scout and BSA Tours (school tour was postponed this year), CARE Fair participation, Logo Contest, Fundraisers, Theatre Clean-ups, and the Summer Youth Program.

We decided on our official mission statement this year. "The purpose of Friends of the Stuttgart Theatre Center is to support the presentation of live theatre productions for the cultural education, entertainment, and inspiration of the US Military and host nation communities. We conduct promotional, educational, and fundraising activities in support of the Stuttgart Theatre events."

If you have new ideas in support of our mission statement for Friends of STC - email us here.

Congratulations to our new board!
Kyla Sikorski
2020-2021 President

27/05/2021

Front of House for JERRY'S GIRLS

Hey Friends!

Some couldn't see the post, so here it is shared again.

The Theatre is BACK!!

With restrictions, but there are still possibilities to volunteer, so sign up and we hope to see you soon!!

We can't wait for next week!

Thank you you for volunteering at the Stuttgart Theatre Center!! Please note we are following the USAG Stuttgart current mask policy, which is "except for fully vaccinated persons, masks must be worn at all times throughout the theater facility."  Thank you for your understanding and assistance in...

21/05/2021

It’s time to vote for your 2021-2022 club officers! There are lots and great candidates on the ballot, if you have not received a ballot, request one at [email protected]. Voting ends 11:59pm on 27 May.

Good luck to all the candidates!

19/05/2021

Last day to vote for Friends of STC club officers! Email nominations for president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and
members at large to [email protected].

16/05/2021

Dear Friends of STC,

It is that time of year when we need to vote on our next year's board. All positions are open. Those are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Members-At-Large. The Treasurer must be an American on SOFA status. Either the President or Vice President (but not both) needs to be on SOFA status, so our German friends could take one of those positions.

Please nominate anyone - to include yourself - by May 19th at [email protected]. We will verify that the nominees are willing on May 20th. Then online voting will be May 21-27. We will send out a ballot using this email address.

If you know anyone who would like to be a general member of the Friends of STC, if we have their email address, they are eligible to vote and serve on the board.

Thanks,
Kyla Sikorski
President 2020-2021

01/05/2021

Hi Friends of the Stuttgart Theatre Center! It is time to think about election of officers for our next year. If you’ve ever thought about volunteering at the Stuttgart Theatre Center, you can be a member of this Private Organization and an officer! This year was difficult to do more than thinking about volunteering with COVID. Here’s hoping that with more vaccines, and the garrison being designated as our own town will help the show go on! If you are interested in joining the volunteer group who helps the STC run, send an email to [email protected]. That makes you a full fledged member. We will have all officer positions open, so if you want to self nominate, or nominate a friend, think about that. Nominations open May 14th. Either the President or Vice President will need to have SOFA status, but not both, so our German friends could hold one of those positions. Our Treasurer needs to be American and have SOFA status. Our Secretary can be anyone, as well as our 3 members at large. Please consider joining and nominating yourself for a position.

27/03/2021

Happy WORLD THEATRE DAY!! 🎭

We hope to meet you all at STC, soon!
Until then, stay healthy and happy!!

09/01/2021

Richard

Our directors are remaining hopeful that conditions will improve enough for theater this season. Please see below for updated information on planned show schedules, to include potential auditions for Murder on the Orient Express.

Stay safe, wear a mask, and hope and pray we can continue with live theater in the near future!

Dear STC Patrons,

So it looks like the Lockdown has been extended through the end of January…at least. Once again, that changes everything.

We are still hoping to present three shows this season. That is, if we can actually start at the beginning of February. For our Season Ticket Holders this would mean that you would only need to pay for one musical.

Keep your fingers crossed.

We are nothing if not persistent.

Stay well!!!!

JERRY’S GIRLS
The Music and Lyrics of Jerry Herman
Concept by Jerry Herman, Wayne Cilento and Larry Alford
Directed by Richard Roberts; Musical Direction by Alan Buxkemper

PERFORMANCES:
Feb. 25, 26 & 27 and Mar. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 28 and Mar. 7 & 14 at 3 p.m

There is never an evening when, somewhere in the world, the music and lyrics of Jerry Herman are not being sung by a lady with a bugle and a lady in a red headdress descending a staircase. Mame and Dolly are the most popular, the most often performed, and the most successful musical heroines of all time! Their composer-lyricist believed in trying to make people hum on the way out of theatre with big smiles splashed across their faces.

This Broadway hit features all the best songs for women from such immortal musicals as Mame, Hello Dolly!, Milk and Honey, Mack and Mabel, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine

"A brilliantly lively and scintillating evening of cabaret." - The New York Times

"Warm, witty, lively and terrific!" - Associated Press

"A show of tremendous musicality and great wit." - Variety

Tickets:
Adults: $17
Students $15
Euro Ticket rates are now based on the Monthly FMWR exchange rate!

Season Ticket Reservations begin Feb. 9 at 12:30 p.m.
Individual Tickets go on sale Feb.16 at 12:30 p.m.

Minimum age to attend any performance is 5 years.

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Agatha Christie’s
Murder on the Orient Express
Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Richard Roberts

CAST:
4 MEN (Ages 18 and Up), 5 WOMEN (Ages 18 and Up)
2 GENDER FLEXIBLE ROLES (Ages 18 and Up)

PRE-AUDITION WORKSHOP:
Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.

AUDITIONS:
Feb. 2-3 at 7:00 p.m.

PERFORMANCES:
Apr. 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 29 & 30 and May 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Apr. 18 & 25 and May 2 at 3:00 p.m.

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it has one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again!

Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students $13
Euro Ticket rates are now based on the Monthly FMWR exchange rate!

Season Ticket Reservations begin Apr. 20 at 12:30 p.m.
Individual Tickets go on sale Apr. 27 at 12:30 p.m.

Minimum age to attend any performance is 5 years.

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THE HELLO GIRLS
Music, Lyrics and Book by Peter C, Mills
Book by Cara Reichel
Directed by Richard Roberts
Musical Direction by Alan Buxkemper

PERFORMANCES:
May 20, 21 & 22 and June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 & 12 at 7:30 p.m.
May 23 and June 6 & 13 at 3:00 p.m.
No performances over Memorial Day Weekend

From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz, an ensemble of actors chronicles the story of America’s first women soldiers in a new musical. These intrepid heroines served as bilingual telephone operators on the front lines, helping turn the tide of World War I. They then returned home to fight a decades-long battle for equality and recognition, paving the way for future generations. THE HELLO GIRLS celebrates the centennial of these groundbreaking women.

Tickets:
Adults: $17
Students $15
Euro Ticket rates are now based on the Monthly FMWR exchange rate!

Season Ticket Reservations begin May 4 at 12:30 p.m.
Individual Tickets go on sale May 11 at 12:30 p.m.

Minimum age to attend any performance is 5 years.