Did you know every theater class that happens at RuminariLive concludes with a full production? The students work towards that performance all season and we sell tickets to families and friends in the months leading up to the shows. It’s part of what makes us stand apart as a school, and it’s one of the most exciting parts of the program for the students.

Check out what’s happening this season!

The Phoenix Theatre Troupe presents “Cinderella”

Beautiful Cinderella, a young woman with a heart of gold, sees her world turn upside down when one parent dies, and her other remarries a wicked person who is cruel and jealous of their own children. As a result, things go from bad to worse, and before long, Cinderella finds herself at their mercy. Now, doomed to serve forever, shabby and neglected Cinderella doesn't stand a chance of attending the King's royal ball. Of course, captivating the handsome Prince is out of the question. As the night advances, will Cinderella ever find her own Prince Charming? With Character work galore, this wonderful story will come to life with laughter and music. Join us for Cinderella!

These productions comprise students ranging in age from 6 to 12 and there are 2 performances (if someone you know is in one of the Cinderella classes, please check the date for that specific class if you would like to see a specific child perform).

Our Friday class performs on April 14th at 5 pm

Our Saturday class performs on April 1st at 11 am

Scene Here! presents “CLUE”

Six blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts. On arrival, each is given a pseudonym before being introduced to the blackmailer. Each is handed a weapon, at which point the lights are switched off and the blackmailer is killed. Can the guests uncover the murderer before they all become victims?

What is the secret they are all trying so hard to hide? Come find out in this exciting program!

This production comprises students aged 8 to 12 who have all had a bit of theater experience in the past. They perform April 1st at 2:30 pm.

Magnetic Theater presents “Murder at the Renaissance Fair”

Stiff competition from the nearby Medieval World threatens to drive the annual Renaissance Faire out of business. Attendance is plunging, especially at the traditional Shakespeare production. Who wants to spend three hours on a wooden bench watching a play they don’t understand? To survive, the fair needs a new vibe that appeals to younger audiences. Enter a new director and her plan to stage a program called, “Great Death Scenes from Shakespeare.” It seems like a killer idea, until the famous Shakespearean actor playing Romeo goes missing, and a brash, young actor of questionable talent replaces him. As a major storm approaches, they find the missing actor murdered most foul. Someone, it seems, believes the pen is not as mighty as the sword. “Great Death Scenes from Shakespeare” is about to get real. Very real.

With its play-within-a-play structure, characters, Renaissance costumes, and improvisational nature of the performance, this is more than just a murder mystery. It’s a wonderful nod to the traditions of Commedia dell’arte.

This production comprises students ages 13 to 18 and is being performed on April 2nd at 11 am.

Ghost Light Theater presents “Heros and Heroines of Ovid”

Two thousand years ago, the Roman poet Ovid gave voice to a group of inspirational people – queens, sorcerers, pioneers, poets, and politicians – in a series of fictional letters.

They were the men and women left in the wake of those swaggering heroes of classical mythology: Theseus, Hercules, Ulysses, Jason, Achilles …

Now, drawing inspiration from Ovid, we are going to dramatize the lives of these everyday heroes and heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century. We are going to look at staging, lighting, and sound to join these monologues together, melding and allowing each voice to be heard, seen, and experienced.

This production comprises students ages 12 to 18 and is being performed twice on April 2nd, both at 4 pm and 7 pm.

The Barnstormer Solidarity presents “Steel Magnolias”

Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Along with her anxious and eager assistant, Annelle, Truvy styles the hair of many of the women about town: wealthy widow and former first lady of Chinquapin, Clairee Belcher, local curmudgeon Ouiser Boudreaux ("I'm not crazy, I've just been in a bad mood for forty years”), intelligent and compassionate career woman M’Lynn, and her daughter Shelby, the prettiest girl in town. Shelby’s engagement is the talk of the town, but the joy and excitement of her wedding quickly turn to concern as she faces a risky pregnancy and a myriad of health complications. Eventually, when Shelby dies from complications related to her diabetes, M’Lynn has to deal with the most difficult of life’s challenges: the loss of one’s only child. As the women of Chinquapin make their way over life’s many hurdles together, they find comfort (and a fair amount of verbal ribbing) in one another. “You have no idea how wonderful you are,” M’Lynn tells the ladies at the end of the play. Truvy responds, with a smile, “Of course we do.”

This production comprises students mostly over the age of 50 and done in our very own “Barnstormer reader theater” style. This is our own version of reader's theater involving the movement and character work of a traditional production, while the cast members keep their scripts in hand.

They perform on April 16th at 2 pm.