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- [Home](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/) - Joplin Little Theatre is currently celebrating it's 82nd season! Tickets onsale now. Season tickets available too. Reserve your seat in advanced!
- [2022-2023 Season](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/shows/2022-2023-season/) - Our 2021-2022 season is a go! Tickets available now. We have a wide variety of comedies, dramas, and musicals to fit any patron's tastes, adult or child.
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## Shows

- [Monty Python's Spamalot](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/monty-pythons-spamalot/) - Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ this musical comedy retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and features show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people. Playwright, lyricist and composer is Eric Idle with additional composers John DuPrez and Neil Innes. The 2005 Broadway production won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Directed for JLT by Becky Arnall.
- [Leading Ladies](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/leading-ladies/) - In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there's a wide world out there, but it's not until she meets "Maxine and Stephanie" that she finally gets a taste of it.
- [Proof](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/proof/) - Proof is an intriguing story about family, truth and mental health set in the context of academic mathematics. In Proof, the young but guarded Catherine has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician who has become a legend at the local university for solving complicated proofs. Proof combines elements of mystery and surprise that unfold as Catherine engages her manipulative sister, who has left the family home and made a life for herself in New York City, and an unexpected suitor in Hal, a former Ph. D student of her father’s, who hopes to find valuable work in her father’s notebooks. They are all pieces of the puzzle in the search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof that draws Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness – or genius – will she inherit?
- [Funny Girl](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/funny-girl/) - Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Bob Merrill Book by Isobel Lennart Directed by Marilyn Bouldin In the Ziegfeld Follies, in Hollywood films, and on the radio, Fanny Brice was one of the most celebrated entertainers of her time. With humor, talent and chutzpah, young Fanny, an awkward Jewish girl who "isn’t pretty," defies the
- [The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/the-bold-the-young-and-the-murdered/) - The long-running soap opera The Bold and the Young is in its last days: its hunky hero has self-esteem issues, its villainous old man is more interested in soup, and its heroines are slightly psychopathic. The executive producer gives the squabbling cast an ultimatum: Complete one episode overnight or the show dies. But when the director ends up murdered, and other cast members start dropping like flies, it seems like his threat might actually come true. Can these misfits discover the murderer before the show is literally killed off?
- [Moon Over Buffalo](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/moon-over-buffalo/) - In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.
- [Driving Miss Daisy](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/driving-miss-daisy/) - Directed by Greg Green. Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize, Driving Miss Daisy chronicles 25 years in the life of Daisy Werthan, a rich Jewish widow and her proud, soft-spoken Black chauffeur, Hoke Coburn, in post-war Atlanta. Driving Miss Daisy is a warm-hearted, humorous, and affecting study of an unlikely relationship between two seemingly opposite personalities.
- [Man of La Mancha](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/man-of-lamancha/) - The funny musical story of a mad, but kind and chivalrous, elderly nobelman, Don Quixote who, aided by his squire Sancho Panza, fight windmills that are seen as dragons to save his fair lady, Dulcinea. Book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion. The original 1965 Broadway production ran for 2,328 performances, won five Tony Awards and has been revived 4 times on Broadway, becoming one of the most enduring works of musical theatre. Directed for JLT by Gary Roney and Shannon Wendt.
- [Six Who Were There](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/six-who-were-there/) - Six different people are represented, each giving his or her own version of what happened on that starry and eventful night in Bethlehem. The monologues are accompanied by choral singing. A meaningful, warm play for the season. Directed by Greg Green.
- [Clue: On Stage](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/clue-on-stage/) - The classic board game comes to life onstage and all the usual suspects are present. Join us for a madcap evening of murder, mystery and laughs as the characters seek to puzzle out the culprit amongst the criminals. Cast:Wadsworth - Sam HydarYvette - Ashley Trotnic Miss Scarlet - Diane Martinous Mrs. White - Kylee
- [Clark Gable Slept Here](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/clark-gable-slept-here/) - By Michael McKeever Directed by Hope Bethel Adult Language and Content- Rated R May 14 – 16, 2026 at 7:30 pm; May 17, 2026 at 2:30 pm. Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global representing Playscripts, INC. www.broadwaylicensing.com/www.playscripts.com Hollywood's hiding a lot more in the closet than Tom Ford tuxedos, and megastar agent Jarrod
- [Alice @ Wonderland](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/alice-wonderland/) - By Jonathan Yukich Directed by Bethany Newsom For All Ages March 12 – 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm; March 15, 2026 at 2:30 pm All Ages Presented by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service. www.pioneerdrama.com Alice synopsis: What would happen if a 21st century Alice collided with Lewis Carroll’s legendary Wonderland? This modern retelling of
- [Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/come-back-to-the-5-dime-jimmy-dean-jimmy-dean/) - By Ed Graczyk Rated R for adult audiences Directed by Preston Hamilton January 8 – 10, 2026 at 7:30 pm; January 11, 2026 at 2:30 pm Presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com In a small-town dime store in West Texas, the “Disciples of James Dean” gather for
- [The Crucible](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/the-crucible/) - By Arthur Miller Rated PG13 Directed by Shelly Dunn November 13 – 15, 2025 at 7:30 pm; November 16, 2025 at 2:30 pm Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, explores the Salem witch trials of 1692, where a group
- [Grease](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/grease/) - Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Directed by Marilyn Bouldin Mild Adult Themes September 25 – 27, 2025 at 7:30 pm; September 28, 2025 at 2:30 pm Rated PG-13 Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company. www.concordtheatricals.com Grease is the word! Welcome back to Rydell High’s
- [Absurd Person Singular](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/absurd-person-singular/) - By Alan Ayckbourn Absurd Person Singular is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Directed by Chelsie Bennett Absurd Person Singular is a laugh-out-loud comedy and satirical look at how three couples deal with their relationships, social standings, and the pressures of three successive holiday gatherings.
- [The Odd Couple, Female Version](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/the-odd-couple-female-version/) - By Neil Simon The Odd Couple, Female Version is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Directed by Shelly Dunn Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of
- [Little Women](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/little-women/) - By Kate Hamill Adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott Little Women is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) Directed by Marilyn Bouldin Jo March isn’t your typical Victorian lady. She’s indecorous and headstrong, and one day she’s going to be a great American novelist.
- [Elf the Musical](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/elf-the-musical/) - Book by Thomas Meehan, Bob Martin Music by Matthew Sklar Lyrics by: Chad Beguelin Based on the New Line Cinema film by David Berenbaum Elf - The Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com Directed by Lisa Green Buddy, a young
- [Billy Elliott The Musical](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/billy-elliott-the-musical/) - Music by Elton John Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall Based on the Universal Pictures/Studio Canal Film Rated PG 13 for adult content Billy Elliot is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com Directed by Carolyn McGowan Set in a northern English mining
- [All Quiet on the Western Front](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/all-quiet-on-the-western-front/) - By Robert Waterhouse (based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque) Adult Language, For Mature Audiences Only In October 1918, a month before the end of World War I, Paul Bäumer is shot and killed by a sniper on the western front. He is the last of his classmates to fall in a war that
- [Promises, Promises](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/promises-promises/) - Book by Neil Simon Music by Burt Bacharach Lyrics by Hal David In New York City in the 1960s, an ambitious accountant named Chuck Baxter lends out his apartment to his supervisors, who need a discreet place for illicit afternoon rendezvous. Miserable and exploited, Chuck finds a beacon of hope in coworker Fran, who is
- [Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/vanya-sonia-masha-spike/) - By Christopher Durang Directed by Hope Bethel For Mature Audiences Only Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy,
- [It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/its-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-play/) - By Joe Landry The beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.
- [The Glass Menagerie](https://joplinlittletheatre.org/show/the-glass-menagerie/) - By Tennessee Williams Amanda Wingfield is a faded remnant of Southern gentility who now lives in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and her daughter, Laura, who has a physical handicap and debilitating shyness. The father has left home; Tom supports his mother and sister with a shoe-factory job he finds unbearable.

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