CPP History

CPP Production History

DateProductionDirector
6/38Three Cornered MoonEleanor Robinson
11/38The Night of Jan 16thEleanor Robinson
1/39Outward BoundEleanor Robinson
5/39CandlelightMrs James C Harris
12/39Perfect AlibiEdgar Capellini
DateProductionDirector
2/40Counterfeit WifeEdgar Capellini
5/40You and IMrs James C Harris
5/40Hay FeverEdgar Capellini
9/40My Sister Eileen?
12/45Blithe SpiritEdgar Capellini
10/48The Late Christopher BeanEd Marshall
12/48Kiss and TellBen Post
3/49Arsenic and Old LaceJack Lewis
4/49The Glass MenagerieWallace Gray
6/49The Dover RoadChandler Clover/Max Ward
10/49Angel StreetMrs James C Harris
12/49You Can’t Take It With YouWH Pollock

 

DateProductionDirector
2/50Cuckoos on the HearthRuth Lennie-Smith
5/50Dear RuthMargaret Griffin
10/50The Show-OffDavid Kent
12/50Goodbye, My FancyBibby Close
3/51ClaudiaMrs Bunny Witter
5/51Room ServiceBibby Close
11/51Light Up The SkyMrs Bunny Witter
12/51My Three AngelsMrs Bunny Witter
2/52Black ChiffonEd Brady
4/52But Not GoodbyeBibby Close
5/52Two Blind MiceEd Brady
7/52The Importance Of Being ErnestWallace Gray
9/52Apple Of His Eye?
11/52Night Must FallEd Marshall
2/53Affairs Of StateDave Chapman
4/53Ring Around ElizabethJack Harrington
9/53Curious SavageEd Marshall
11/53Bell, Book and CandleFrank David Bennett
2/54RebeccaMrs James C Harris
5/54Hayfever?
8/54Three One Act Radio PlaysEd Marshall
10/54Skin Of Our TeethEd Brady
12/54My Three AngelsMrs Bunny Witter
2/55Remains To Be SeenMrs Sam Schwartz
5/55Silver Whistle?
10/55East LynneBibby Close
2/56Ten Little IndiansMrs Bunny Witter
4/56All My SonsMrs James C Harris
5/56Sabrina FairRupert T Barber Jr
10/56The Male AnimalRupert T Barber Jr
12/56The HeiressMrs Bunny Witter
2/57The Remarkable Mr PennypackerRupert T Barber Jr
4/57Solid Gold CadillacBibby Close
10/57Witness For The ProsecutionDr Wm Howard
12/57Loud Red PatrickWm G Lynch
3/58AnastasiaMrs Bunny Witter
5/58The Moon Is BlueDr Wm Howard
10/58Visit To A Small PlanetWm G Lynch
12/58Potting ShedMrs Ed Davis
2/59Our TownGloria Carnahan
4/59JanusWm G Lynch
10/59Happiest MillionaireRita McGrann
12/59Dial M for MurderMrs Bunny Witter
DateProductionDirector
3/60Cheaper By The DozenTim Bloch
4/60Stalag 17Wm G Lynch
10/60Girls In 509Wm G Lynch
11/60The MousetrapMary E Simmon/WJLemoine
2/61Southern ExposureTim Bloch
3/61Summer & SmokeWm G Lynch
3/61Once More With FeelingGloria Carnahan
11/61Death Of A SalesmanWm G Lynch
3/62Mister RobertsDick Brewer
5/62The Boy FriendJacque Caplan
10/62Born Yesterday?
12/62Ways & Means/Love LettersTom Fowler / Frank D. Bennett
2/63RainmakerWm G Lynch
4/63CarouselJacque Caplan
10/63Take Her, She’s MineTom Fowler
12/63Write Me A MurderFrank Howard
2/64Inherit the WindFrancis Fuselier
4/64The Pajama GameJacque Caplan
10/64All The Way HomeSam Elliott
12/64Come Blow Your HornBuster Clement
2/65HarveyBibby Tate
4/65Sound Of MusicJacque Caplan
10/65Golden FleecingSam Elliott
12/65Reluctant DebutanteEdgar Cappellini
3/66A Man For All SeasonsSam Elliott
4/66OklahomaJacque Caplan
11/66Never Too LateDr Aubrey Alexander
1/67A Shot In The DarkMartha Clement
2/67The Best ManChuck & Fritzie Fine
4/67Guys & DollsJacque Caplan
10/67The Odd CoupleWm G Lynch
11/67Barefoot In The ParkT. J. Pitman
2/68All The Kings MenFritzie Fine
5/68The Most Happy FellaJacque Caplan
10/68Mating DanceClaude Melebeck, Jr.
12/68Absence Of A CelloT. J. Pitman
2/69Streetcar Named DesireWm G Lynch
5/69South PacificJacque Caplan
11/69Star Spangled GirlBibby Tate
12/69Don’t Drink the WaterClaude Melebeck, Jr.
DateProductionDirector
3/70PicnicSam Elliott
5/70Man Of La ManchaJacque Caplan
9/70Once Upon A MattressJacque Caplan
11/70Kiss Me KateJacque Caplan
12/70The Devil’s AdvocateSr. Maria Carolina Flores
2/71Cactus FlowerDale Genius
5/71Auntie MameBibby Tate
8/71The VisitFarrell Skelton
11/71OliverFarrell Skelton
2/72Lo And BeholdAileen Birge
5/72Love Rides The RailsBibby Tate
6/72Send Me No FlowersClaude Melebeck, Jr
10/72Hello Dolly!Emma Rae O’Neal
12/72Butterflies Are FreePhil Harris
2/73Wait Until DarkDon Couvillion
4/73CarouselRoger Johns
10/73Funny GirlTommy & Kathy Davis
12/73Plaza SuiteDon Couvillion
2/74LUVDale Genius
4/74Lion In Winter?
5/74Annie Get Your GunCarol Marsh
7/74Half-a-Sixpence (Cenla Jr. Theatre)Don Couvillion
10/74Arsenic & Old Lace?
5/75KismetEmma Rae O’Neal
7/75How To Succeed In Business (Summer Student Theatre)Jacque Caplan
7/761776Emma Rae O’Neal
8/76Ten Little Indians?
10/76SugarStan Lloyd
2/77Veronica’s RoomGil Rolak & Ed Wright
5/77MameJohn Mitchell
10/77ShowboatGil Rolak
12/77Blithe SpiritMartha Duncan
3/78One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest?
6/78My Fair LadyEmma Rae O’Neal
10/78Once Upon a MattressJohn Mitchell
11/78Cat on a Hot Tin RoofFarrell Skelton
3/79Beginners LuckWilliam Lynch
5/79BrigadoonEmma Rae O’Neal
10/79IreneLoryn Frey
12/79Write Me A MurderJeanelle Alexander
DateProductionDirector
3/80You Can’t Take It With YouWinn Johnson
5/80The Unsinkable Molly BrownEmma Rae O’Neal
10/80Anything GoesTom Petrus
12/80Barefoot In The Park?
3/81The Oldest Living GraduateFrank Davis
5/81OklahomaEmma Rae O’Neal
10/81South PacificTom Petrus
12/81Same Time, Next YearJeanelle Alexander
2/82SleuthFrank Davis
5/82The Music ManEmma Rae O’Neal
10/82GypsyGail Roach
12/82The Prisoner of Second AvenueRandy Nichols & Vikki Scaraffioti
3/83DraculaGreg Rambin
5/83Can-CanEmma Rae Petrus
10/83Promises PromisesFrances Turregano
12/83Summer & SmokeGreg Rambin
3/84Forty CaratsMelissa Shaffer
5/84Hello DollyEmma Rae Petrus
7/84AnnieJoe Benedict
8/84Chapter TwoFritzie Fine & M. Vidrine
10/84Side By Side By SondheimEmma Rae Petrus
11/84Man of La ManchaJ.R. Rudd
2/85How The Other Half LivesMichael Vidrine
4/85Who’s On First?Michael Vidrine
5/85CabaretEmma Rae Petrus
10/85OliverMichael Vidrine
12/85Lovers & Other StrangersWayland Griffith
2/86Blithe Spirit?
5/86Sweet CharityEmma Rae Petrus
10/86PippinGale Roach
11/86Glass MenagerieRichard Gwartney
2/87See How They RunFritzie Fine
3/87A Coupla White Chicks Sittin Around…Richard Gwartney
3/87Greater TunaJana Tift
5/87Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatTom Tift
8/87The Wizard of OzRichard Gwartney
12/87A Christmas Carol?
2/88Brighton Beach MemoirsRichard Gwartney
3/88Hot L Baltimore
Duet For One
(Cabaret Season)
5/88Little Shop Of HorrorsRichard Gwartney
7/88CinderellaRichard Gwartney
9/88Arsenic & Old LaceRichard Gwartney
11/88Frankenstein 2000Richard Gwartney
1/89Agnes Of GodRichard Gwartney
3/89Greater TunaRichard Gwartney
4/89Steel MagnoliasRichard Gwartney
6/89Guys & DollsRichard Gwartney
9/89Mystery Of Edwin DroodRichard Gwartney
11/89Of Mice & MenRichard Gwartney
DateProductionDirector
2/90Musical Comedy Murders of 1940Richard Gwartney
4/90Front PageRichard Gwartney
6/90FantasticksRichard Gwartney
7/90Mikado (with Red River Opera)Bob Harper
9/90CarnivalRichard Gwartney
11/90Streetcar Named DesireRichard Gwartney
2/91Fences
The Gin Game
Richard Gwartney
4/91Best Little Whorehouse In TexasRichard Gwartney
6/91Noises Off!Richard Gwartney
7/91NunsenseRichard Gwartney
10/91Peter PanRichard Gwartney
2/92Our TownRichard Gwartney
4/92Jerry’s GirlsRichard Gwartney
5/92Come Back to the 5 & 10 Jimmy DeanRichard Gwartney
7/92A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The ForumRichard Gwartney
8/92Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?Richard Gwartney
9/92Pinocchio’s JourneyRichard Gwartney
10/92A Prince, His Princess…Richard Gwartney
11/92Cat On A Hot Tin RoofRichard Gwartney
2/93A…My Name Is AliceRichard Gwartney
3/93The CrucibleRichard Gwartney
4/93Les Liasons DangereusesRichard Gwartney
6/93Sweeney ToddRichard Gwartney
8/93Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?Richard Gwartney
9/93Greater TunaRichard Gwartney
11/93A Christmas CarolRichard Gwartney
2/94Lettice and LovageRichard Gwartney
4/94For Colored Girls….Richard Gwartney
6/94The Boys Next DoorRichard Gwartney
7/94Into The WoodsRichard Gwartney
8/94A Midsummer Night’s DreamRichard Gwartney
9/94The Sound Of MusicRichard Gwartney
12/94Medieval Christmas FeastRichard Gwartney
3/95Night Of The IguanaRichard Gwartney
5/95A Bright Room Called DayRichard Gwartney
8/95Jesus Christ SuperstarRichard Gwartney
12/95A Grand Night For SingingRichard Gwartney
4/96The Miracle WorkerRichard Gwartney
7/96AnnieRichard Gwartney
8/96Much Ado About NothingRichard Gwartney
9/96CabaretRichard Gwartney
11/96AmadeusRichard Gwartney
2/97Mother Courage And Her ChildrenRichard Gwartney
4/97Dancing At LughnasaRichard Gwartney
6/97RumorsRichard Gwartney
8/97Grease!Richard Gwartney
9/97The MousetrapRichard Gwartney
12/97CamelotRichard Gwartney
3/98Little Shop Of HorrorsMeredith Morales
5/98Same Time, Next YearFrith Harwood
7/98South PacificEmma Rae Petrus
9/98The Glass MenagerieCary Riggs
11/98HarveyTammy Killian-Bush
3/99The Miss Firecracker ContestCary Riggs
4/99To Kill A MockingbirdSkip Lundby
7/99Damn YankeesKen Bolinsky
9/99The Owl & The PussycatSkip Lundby
11/99GigiCary Riggs
DateProductionDirector
2/00Barefoot In The ParkSkip Lundby
4/00The King & IJacque Caplan
5/00The ForeignerSkip Lundby
7/00Man Of LaManchaRichard Rudd
8/00Talking With..Diane Falcone
10/00The Passion Of DraculaRandy Bernard
02/01Having Our Say, the Delaney Sisters First 100 YearsJudi Ann Mason
05/01The Odd Couple-female versionFrith Harwood
07/01Li’l AbnerRichard Rudd
09/01I Hate HamletAndrea Swartz
12/01Pump-boys and DinettesRandy Bernhard
02/02Indigo Blues, a lovesongJudi Ann Mason
03/02Fiddler On The RoofJacque Caplan
07/02Big RiverRichard Rudd
10/02Ten Little IndiansFrith Harwood
12/02A Christmas CarolRandy Bernhard
02/03A Lesson Before DyingTammy Killian
04/03The Cemetery ClubSteve Barton
07/03Once Upon a MattressRandy Bernhard
09/03Grande TerreMatt Henry
11/03Lend Me a TenorFrith Harwood
12/03A Christmas CarolRandy Bernard
02/04Wedding BandTammy Killian
05/04A Few Good MenJim Stacy
07/04SylviaSteve Barton
09/04My Fair LadyRichard Gwartney
11/04The FantasticksJanae Bernhard
02/05Raisin in the SunRosa Metoyer
05/05NunsenseTina Smith
07/05Show BoatRichard Gwartney
09/05ProofTricia St. Romain
11/05Moon Over BuffaloFrith Harwood
12/05A Christmas Carol (non-traditional)Richard Gwartney
02/06Over the River and Through the WoodsTim Saucier
05/06Inherit the WindF. Rae Swent & Michael Davis
06/06Village on the RedTammy Killian
07/06The Wizard of OzRichard Rudd
09/06A Love Song for Miss LydiaFrith Harwood
11/06Monky BusinessRichard Gwartney
03/07Cocktails with MimiRhonda Shook
04/07Rozencrantz & Guildenstern are DeadRichard Gwartney
07/07CrownsRosa Metoyer
10/07Village on the RedDiane Falcone
11/07The Butler Did ItTerri Febuary
02/08Steel MagnoliasDiane Falcone
04/08Fences?
06/08On Golden Pond?
08/08The BoyfriendTina Smith
10/08The Dinner PartyEd Reed
04/09Driving Miss DaisyDiane Falcone
06/09Social SecurityFrith Harwood
08/09Flyin’ WestDiane Falcone
10/09The Black Jack: Thief of PossessionDan Forest
11/09To Kill a Mockingbird (Rapides Reads)Belle Rollins
DateProductionDirector
4/10Steal AwayRosa Metoyer
6/10God’s FavoriteJim Leggett & Kim Patton
8/10PippinTy Cedars
10/10The Woman in BlackFrith Harwood
11/10All the King’s Men (Rapides Reads)Jim Leggett
2/2011The Lion in WinterDiane Falcone
5/2011The Subject Was RosesEd Reed
7/2011Ain’t Misbehavin’Laine Berry Miller
10/2011Blithe SpiritFrith Harwood
2/2012Almost, MaineDiane Falcone
5/201212 Angry JurorsJim Leggett & Theresa Louviere
7/2012Forever PlaidTina Smith
9/2012Grandmothers, Incorporated?
3/2013Dixie Swim Club?
5/2013Catfish Moon?
7/2013Smokey Joe’s Café?
9/2013The Dining Room?
2/2014The MousetrapEdgar Reed
3/2014CrownsRosa Metoyer
5/2014Sentimental JourneyWanda Schenk
7/2014Second SamuelTheresa Louviere & Jim Leggett
9/2014Red Velvet Cake WarAllen Rowlen
3/2015The Sunshine BoysTheresa Louviere
5/2015Love LettersWanda Schenk
5/2015Jenny’s House of JoyJim Leggett
7/2015Clybourne ParkTy Cedars
9/2015The 39 StepsTheresa Louviere
2/2016Bedtime StoriesTheresa Louviere
4/2016Rex’s ExesAllen Rowlen
6/2016Good PeopleTy Cedars
8/2016Seeing Stars in DixieJim Leggett
9/2016Moonlight and MagnoliasKathleen Pharis
2/2017Laundry and Bourbon / Lone StarKathy Parker / Wanda Schenk
3/2017Mrs. Parliament’s Night OutJim Weinzettle & Casey Palombo
6/2017Leading LadiesJared Guillory
8/2017TribesDiane Falcone
10/2017Witness for the ProsecutionTheresa Louviere
2/2018Kiss the Sun, Kiss the MoonElizabeth Hilgerson & Halli Watson
4/2018Barefoot in the ParkJim Leggett & Michael Dalme
6/2018An Audition for a MurderAlana Pate
8/2018ProofJared Guillory
10/2018I Hate HamletJim Weinzettle
2/2019Jeeves in BloomMike White & Alana Pate
4/2019The Laramie ProjectJared Guillory
6/2019Daddy’s Dyin, Who’s Got the Will?Jim Leggett & Michael Dalme
8/2019Bill W. and Dr. BobTy Cedars
10/2019Baskerville: Sherlock Holmes MysteryKathy Richey
10/2019Rocky Horror Picture Show (movie screening)Shadow cast directed by Jared Guillory
DateProductionDirector
1/2020Talking With…Theresa Louviere & Michael Dalme
 
Kress Theatre shut down due to COVID-19 pandemic from mid March 2020 – May 30, 2021
 
7/2021Unnecessary FarceJim Weinzettle & Maura Herboldsheimer
10/2021Cat on a Hot Tin RoofAlana Pate
2/2022Perfect WeddingJill Dupont & Jim Weinzettle
4/2022PsychMaura Herboldsheimer
6/2022The Melville BoysAlana Pate
8/2022Becky ShawJared Guillory
10/2022Dial ‘M’ for MurderDiane Falcone
1/2023Over the River and Through the WoodsAllen Rowlen
3/2023Escaping the LabyrinthJill Dupont & Jim Weinzettle
6/2023OndineDiane Falcone
7/2023Jeeves at SeaJill Dupont
9/2023Noises OffJared Guillory
11/2023August: Osage CountyAlana Pate
1/2024First NightMike White
4/2024The Odd CoupleAllen Rowlen
6/2024A Star on the DoorSamantha O’Banion & Mike White
8/2024Four Old BroadsMichael Dalme & Jim Leggett
10/2024Terms of EndearmentJill Dupont