St. Croix’s Caribbean Community Theatre presents 6 productions each year plus A&E@CCT and Rocky Horror Picture Show. Another new addition to their theater group is the Calico Cat Company for school children.

The production of The Graduate scheduled for the end of March is being replaced by the dramatic comedy Grace & Glorie by Tom Ziegler April 11 – 20, 2008. There will be six performances of this play: April 11, 12, 18 & 19 (Fridays and Saturdays) at 8 PM, and Sunday matinees on April 13 & 20 at 4 PM.

Grace & Glorie is a heartwarming story of a feisty 90-year-old woman who has checked herself out of the hospital and returned to her cottage in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Her volunteer hospice worker is a transplanted New York sophisticate, and from this unlikely pairing comes a comedy with great tenderness. The play had a successful Broadway run, has been translated into numerous languages, and performed on stages in Europe, Canada, all over the United States, and as a Hallmark Hall of Fame television film.

Grace & Glorie is directed by Eileen Bishop Des Jardins and features Melody Harris as Grace and Lorraine Durand as Glorie. The author, Tom Ziegler, is a native of Chicago who taught writing and scenic design at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, West Virginia for many years. Having recently moved to St. Croix, Mr. Ziegler will be on hand to design the set, and to give the cast and crew a unique perspective into his vision of the play that is not always available to those who interpret a writer’s work. 

Upcoming shows include: The Last of the Red Hot Lovers- A Comedy by Neil Simon, Director: Christine Thomas, Auditions: April 1, 2, 2008 at 7 PM. Show dates: May 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 & 24, 2008 Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM. May 18, 2008 Sunday Matinee at 4 PM.

Pump Boys and Dinettes – a Musical Revue by Jim Wann, Cass Morgan, Debra Monk, John Foley, John Schimmel, and Mark Hardwick; Director: Eileen Bishop Des Jardins; Music Director: Patrick Baron. Auditions: May 6 & 7, 2008 at 7 PM. Show dates: June 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28, 2008 Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM, June 22, 2008 Sunday Matinee at 4 PM.

The Lone Star Love Potion – an American Farce by Michael Parker, Director: Debby Babb. Auditions June 17 & 18, 2008 at 7 PM. Show dates: July 25, 26, August 1, 2, 8 & 9, 2008 Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM, August 3, 2008 Sunday Matinee at 4 PM.

Call the Caribbean Community Theatre for more information at 778-1983 or email eileen@cct.vi