theatre

Mystery solved at ‘Cafe Murder’
Jeremiah Blankenship, as Chef, performs in the "Cafe Murder" play put on by the Cassville High School drama program on Thursday and Friday at the performing arts center.
Cassville students presenting murder mystery
Get ready to solve a delicious crime paired with a delicious desert!
Craig Burford: Come see ‘Gladys in Wonderland’ this weekend
It’s time for lights, staging, sound and action as the SKITS community theater presents the resoundingly hilarious “Gladys In Wonderland” being presented at the Central Community United Methodist Church in Shell Knob Nov. 13-16.
SKITS putting on ‘Gladys In Wonderland’
The Shell Knob in the Spotlight (SKITS) community theater players are having a ball, rehearsing diligently as they develop their respective characters for the fall comedy “Gladys in Wonderland.”

Arts Council’s ‘The Lightning Thief’ swipes spotlight
Kaito Oliphant, as Mr. D (Dionysus), hits a key note in a number using a crutch as a microphone during the Cassville Arts Council’s “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” on Saturday at the Community Building at Crowder Cassville.

Mythological play pleases in Shell Knob
Prometheus, left, played by Lovella Hayden, rejoices over his gift of a man-figure created from clay, while Narrator 2, played by Anne Gables, plays along, in a vignette from “The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza,” presented by SKITS in Shell Knob April 11-13.

SKITS cast receives surprise after fun-filled musical presentation
Actors and actresses comprising the cast of Shell Knob in the Spotlight (SKITS) were surprised after Friday night’s debut performance of “Scary, Scary Night” to discover that the writer of the play, himself, Michael Lunsford, was in the audience. Lunsford celebrated his Oct.
SKITS performing first musical
Spooky sights and wild frights abound this Halloween season, and nowhere moreso than in Shell Knob. Shell Knob in the Spotlight (SKITS) will put on its fall play, 'Scary, Scary Night,' on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Laugh away the day at new SKITS play ‘Chickenheart’
Come for the laughs, stay for the action, the romance, and alien abduction, and… nuns? A combination like no other will take the stage in Shell Knob April 19-21 with Shell Knob in the Spotlight (SKITS) putting on “Chickenheart.” The production’s wacky cast of characters, including (but not limited to) six of the craziest nuns anyone has ever met; a terribly timid tailor; and a half-man, half-frog, half-nun — or is that too many halves? Regardless, there is a 150% chance of surprises, laughs and good times all around. “Chickenheart” follows the flight of the ravishingly lovely Lady Emma Chalfont as she flees the fiendish advances of the terribly evil Sir Cutbert Cleaver.
Get a part in ‘Chickenheart’
The Shell Knob in the Spotlight (SKITS) community theater group has announced auditions for the spring play, “Chickenheart” — a hysterical melodrama set in the medieval era penned by playwright Craig Sodaro and directed locally by Brent Waugh, of Shell Knob. This funny and engaging melodrama requires 14 actors including parts for 10 women and four men who will be portraying interesting, entertaining and even zany characters in an age of chivalry, bravery, nobility, and of course, romance.



