Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre Searcy, AR

Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre

Celebrating 28 years of community theatre! The program is underwritten by a generous gift from the estate of Mary Murphy and hosted by Harding University. SSDT is open to everyone to audition and attend. The program has sold out all performances for the past several years. A number of talented amateurs and professionals lend their talent and enthusiasm each season. Harding University students may take SSDT for credit and are often involved in major roles on and off stage.

The Evan Ulrey Performing Arts Center is a 15,200-square-foot facility that contains Harding University's theatre program and is the new home for Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre. The facility provides space for offices, tickets sales, dressing rooms, costume storage and set production. The center provides more options for flexible staging, such as theatre in the round. Additionally, each Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre production will now be performed six times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of one weekend and Friday and Saturday of the following weekend.

If you would like more information on how you can be involved in SSDT, or if you would like to be added to our mailing list, please contact Dr. Steven Frye at 501-279-4147, or e-mai sfrye@harding.edu.

Make your plans for our 2010 Season!

Squabbles - June 10-13, 17-19
"Squabbles" will feature the life of a happy and
successful couple, Jerry and Alice Sloan, after they have taken
Alice’s cranky father, Abe Dreyfus, into their home. But that home
becomes a comical madhouse of squabbling when Jerry’s mother, Mildred,
is forced to move in after her house burns down.

Dearly Beloved - July 1-4, 8-10
"Dearly Beloved," from the authors of “Dearly
Departed,” will follow the laughable plans of the Futrelle sisters as
they try to pull off the perfect wedding. But the real fun begins when
the bride and groom go missing.

Nunsense II - July 22-25, 29-31
"Nunsense II," sequel to last summer’s "Nunsense," takes place six weeks after the sisters’ first benefit show. This comical musical follows the nuns as they plan a "thank you" show for all the people who supported them in the past.

TICKETS
Season tickets are $60 each. Individual tickets are $25, and show-only
(no dinner) tickets are $15. Online season ticket sales begin May 10 and continue through May 24. Individual show sales begin May 24 (online and box office) and will continue until the season is sold out. To purchase tickets online, go to www.hardingtickets.com.

Tickets may also be purchased at the box office. Box office season ticket sales begin May 17 and continue until June 10. The box office is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more
information call 501-279-4580. Tickets should be purchased in advance,
considering the shows have sold out for the past 14 years.

Auditions for “Squabbles” and “Dearly Beloved” will be held in the
Ulrey Performing Arts Center May 4 at 7 p.m. No preparation is needed.

Those interested in parts for “Nunsense II” can schedule readings and music auditions at that time for a later date.