2020-21 Smith Season | Shea's Performing Arts Center

In Residence With

O'Connell & Company

Nunsensations A-Men! The Nunsense Vegas Revue by Dan Goggin
January 8-17, 2021
After last season’s popular Nunsense A-Men, the Boys are back as Sisters! What happens in Vegas… adds up to a hilarious Nunsense show! Mary Kate O’Connell directs The Little Sisters of Hoboken as they take on Las Vegas in the most feather-filled, sequin-studded, fan dancing Nunsense show ever!

SUDS: The Rocking 60’s Musical Soap Opera
March 5-14, 2021
Directed by Joey Bucheker, SUDS is set in a laundromat, and virtually bubbles over with nostalgia, comedy, and more than thirty songs of the 1960’s, including such favorites as “Please, Mr. Postman,” “Johnny Angel,” “Chapel of Love,” and “It’s My Party.”

Betsy Carmichael’s BINGO PALACE, the original award-winning hit interactive comedy by Joey Bucheker and Mary Kate O’Connell
April 29 – May 2, 2021
Join the fabulous Betsy Carmichael as she hosts an unforgettable night of BINGO. Betsy brings the audience “into the act” with special games, prizes, fun, and surprises! Directed by Mary Kate O’Connell, this is A BINGO Bash Beyond Belief… don’t miss a moment of the hilarity.

Second Generation Theatre

Constellations
October 16-November 1, 2020
Starring SGT Executive Director Kristin Bentley and Ben Michael Moran, this spellbinding romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. What happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know, delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny. This will be Michael Wachowiak’s directorial debut for SGT.

Songs for a New World
February 5-21, 2021
This contemporary song cycle directed by Amy Jakiel is the first musical from Tony award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown. Fueled by a small, yet powerful cast led by Michele Marie Roberts, Songs for a New World transports us throughout the last century with effortless ease and nothing but music to guide us. Full of stories that examine life, love, and the timelessness of self-discovery, this production is a joyful celebration of the stories we weave.

The Secret Garden
May 21-June 6, 2021
Directed by Doug Zschiegner, this vibrant musical follows the journey of Mary Lennox, a child orphaned in India and sent to live with her hermit uncle in England. In a house full of memories, The Secret Garden shows us how life and love can always prevail. Based on the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden is a perfect family show.