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Terrific New Theatre - Show History

SEASON 34: 2019 - 2020, partial

SEASON 33: 2018 - 2019

SEASON 32: 2017 - 2018

SEASON 31: 2016 - 2017

SEASON 30: 2015 - 2016

  • Sordid Lives

  • Del Shores: SINgularly Sordid

  • Clark Gable Slept Here

  • Life In The Theater

  • Bad Jews

  • Matt and Ben

  • Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas

  • SEARCH PARTY - Dolores Hydock (special, Carl retirement show)

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SEASON 29: 2014 - 2015

  • The Fantastiks

  • Farewell To Summer

  • The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged)

  • I'll Eat You Last

  • A...My Name is Alice

  • Becoming Dr Ruth

 

SEASON 28: 2013 - 2014

  • Rumors

  • Suddenly Last Summer

  • A Tuna Christmas

  • Dearly Departed

  • Tony Curtis Speaks Italian and All I Can  Say Is I Love You

  • Pageant: The Musical

 

SEASON 27: 2012 - 2013

  • The 39 Steps

  • Sister Robert Anne's Cabaret Class

  • Mrs. Mannerly

  • Circle Mirror Transformation

  • Standing On Ceremony

  • Greater Tuna

 

SEASON 26: 2011 - 2012

  • Red, White, and Tuna

  • [title of show]

  • The Mystery of Irma Vep

  • Take a Ride on the Reading

  • God of Carnage

  • Some Girls

  • Tuna Does Vegas

 

SEASON 25: 2010 - 2011

  • In Her Own Fashion

  • November

  • The Lying Kind

  • Lend Me a Tenor

  • Chip in the Sugar & Bust

  • Elephant's Graveyard

 

SEASON 24: 2009 - 2010

  • Of Grapes and Nuts

  • China: The Whole Enchilada

  • Jewtopia

  • Kathy and Mo Show

  • In Her Own Fashion

  • Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas

 

SEASON 23: 2008 - 2009

  • My Life on the Pink Carpet (Leslie Jordan)

  • El Grande de Coca Cola

  • Winter Wonderettes

  • Underneath the Lintel

  • Southern Baptist Sissies

  • Del Shores (fundraiser)

  • The Dixie Swim Club

  • Orphans

 

SEASON 22: 2007 - 2008

  • The Glass Mendacity

  • Indoor / Outdoor

  • Christmas Belles

  • Three Viewings

  • Doubt

  • Reefer Madness

 

SEASON 21: 2006 - 2007

  • Die! Mommie! Die!

  • Johnny Guitar: The Musical

  • Boston Marriage

  • Sordid Lives

  • The Big Bang

  • The Lady with All the Answers

 

SEASON 20: 2005 - 2006

  • Dearly Departed

  • A...My Name Will Always be Still Alice

  • Crowns

  • The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

  • Spoon River Anthology

  • Pageant

 

SEASON 19: 2004 - 2005

  • Southern Baptist Sissies

  • Elegies

  • Talking Heads

  • Sand Mountain Saturday Night

  • Shel's Shorts: An Evening with Shel Silverstein

  • Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

 

SEASON 18: 2003 - 2004

  • The Exonerated

  • Daughters of the Lone Star State

  • Moby Dick: The Musical

  • Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas

  • Eula Mae's Bait and Tackle

  • John and Jen

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SEASON 17: 2002 - 2003

  • Blown Sideways Through Life

  • Pete 'n Keely

  • A Sanders' Family Christmas

  • The Big Bang

  • Dirty Blondes

  • Sordid Lives

  • Little Mary Sunshine

  • The Taffettas

 

SEASON 16: 2001 - 2002

  • Lies and Legends (Harry Chapin)

  • When Pigs Fly (Howard Crabtree, Mark Waldrop)

  • Monky Business (Todd Mueller, Hank Boland, Gregg Opelka)

  • Fully Committed (Becky Mode)

  • An Empty Plate in the Cafe Du Grand Boef (Michael Hollinger)

  • Sugar Babies (Ralph G. Allen, Harry Rigby)

 

SEASON 15: 2000 - 2001

  • Sweet and Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen (Julianne Boyd)

  • Wit (Margaret Edson)

  • Dearly Departed (David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones)

  • Smoke on the Mountain (Alan Bailey, Connie Ray)

  • Inside Out (Doug Haverty, Adryan Russ)

  • Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show (Mo Gaffney, Kathy Najimy)

 

SEASON 14: 1999 - 2000

  • Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know

  • Ruthless (Joey Paley)

  • Moon Over Buffalo (Ken Ludwig)

  • Violet (Brian Crawley, Jeanine Tesori)

  • Nothing Sacred (George F. Walker) / The Widow's Mite (C.B. Gilford, Elizabeth Gibson)

  • Six Women With Brain Death (Benge, Brandt, Houston, Wilson, Coppedge, Freese, Johnson, Fagan)

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SEASON 13: 1998 - 1999

  • Howard Crabtree's WHOOP-DE-DOO (Howard Crabtree)

  • Scotland Road (Jeffrey Hatcher)

  • Mere Mortals (David Ives)

  • Radio Days (Shirley McNichols)

  • The Search for Signs of Intelligent Lives in the Universe (Jane Wagner)

  • Pageant (Matthew Wilkas and Mark Setlock)

 

SEASON 12: 1997 - 1998

  • Middle Aged White Guys (Jane Martin)

  • Love and Shrimp (Judith Viorst)

  • Taking Sides (Ronald Harwood)

  • Grace and Glorie (Tom Ziegler)

  • Back to Bacharach and David (Steve Gunderson, Kathy Najimy)

 

SEASON 11: 1996 - 1997

  • Beehive (Larry Gallagher)

  • The Food Chain (Nicky Silver)

  • Schoolhouse Rock Live

  • A Tuna Christmas (Ed Howard, Jaston Williams, and Joe Sears)

  • Death Defying Acts (Elaine May, Woody Allen, David Mamet)

  • Tapestry

 

SEASON 10: 1995 - 1996

  • Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Alan Ball)

  • The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (John Bishop)

  • Four Dogs and A Bone (John Patrick Shanley)

  • Three Viewings (Jeffrey Hatcher)

  • Shakin' The Mess Out of Misery (Shay Youngblood)

  • The Boys Next Door (Tom Griffin)

  • Lonely Planet (Steven Deitz)

 

SEASON 9: 1994 - 1995

  • Wrong Turn at Lungfish (Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz)

  • Keely and Du (Jane Martin)

  • All in the Timing (David Ives)

  • The Journey

  • A...My Name is Alice (Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd)

  • The Diary of Anne Frank (Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman)

  • Jeffrey (Paul Rudnick)

 

SEASON 8: 1993 - 1994

  • El Grande de Coca Cola (Diz White and Ronald E. House)

  • Marvin's Room (Scott McPherson)

  • Suddenly Last Summer (Tennessee Williams)

  • Talking With (Jane Martin)

  • The Decline and Fall of the Entire World...Cole Porter (Ben Bagley)

 

SEASON 7: 1992 - 1993

  • Six Women with Brain Death (Benge, Brandt, Houston, Wilson, Coppedge, Freese, Johnson, Fagan)

  • Dearly Departed (David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones)

  • Lips Together, Teeth Apart (Terrance McNally)

  • Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show (Mo Gaffney & Kathy Najimy)

  • Minor Demons (Bruce Graham)

 

SEASON 6: 1991 - 1992

  • What I Did Last Summer (A.R. Gurney)

  • Carbondale Dreams (Steven Sater)

  • Women Folks

  • The Heidi Chronicles (Wendy Wasserstein)

  • Laughing Wild (Christopher Durang)

  • Lend Me A Tenor (Ken Ludwig)

 

SEASON 5: 1990 - 1991

  • xxx

 

SEASON 4: 1989 - 1990

  • The Octette Bridge Club (P.J. Barry)

  • 1959 Pink Thunderbird Convertible *with* Laundry and Bourbon (James McLure)

  • Reckless (Craig Lucas)

  • xxx

 

SEASON 3: 1988 - 1991

  • The Normal Heart (Larry Kramer)

  • T-Bone 'n Weasel (Jon Klein)

  • Steel Magnolias (Robert Harling)

  • The Boys Next Door (Tom Griffin)

  • Little Footsteps (Ted Tally)

  • The Gifts of the Magi (Mark St. Germain)

 

SEASON 2: 1987 - 1988

  • To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday (Michael Brady)

  • Seascape with Shark and Dancer (Don Nigro)

  • A...My Name is Alice (Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd)

  • Orphans (Lyle Kessler)

  • Greater Tuna (Ed Howard, Jaston Williams, and Joe Sears)

  • Beyond Therapy (Christopher Durang)

 

SEASON 1: 1986 - 1987

  • You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (Stephen Sondheim)

  • Eleemosynary (Lee Blessing)

  • The Drawing School Representative (Wren Rolison)

Terrific New Theatre's Mission Statement

​​The mission of Terrific New Theatre is to promote the presence of non-profit community theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, and the surrounding region, through presentation of a distinctive season of high-quality contemporary programs. In addition, TNT will act as a showcase for local talent and as a workshop/lab where theatre creatives can experience hands-on participation.

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