Previous Seasons
Below is the complete production history of NWCT from 1993 through the current season. Use the bulleted list to skip to a specific season.

• 2006-07 Season
• 2005-06 Season
• 2004-05 Season
• 2003-04 Season
• 2002-03 Season
• 2001-02 Season
• 2000-01 Season
• 1999-2000 Season
• 1998-99 Season
• 1997-98 Season
• 1996-97 Season
• 1995-96 Season
• 1994-95 Season
• 1993-94 Season

2006-07

MAINSTAGE

Moby Dick, the musical
book, music and lyrics by
Robert Longden and Hereward Kaye
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

The Witches
from the book by Roald Dahl,
adapted by David Wood
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
from the book by Linda Woolverton,
music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
directed by Kirk Mouser

Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business
from the book by Barbara Park,
adapted by Joan Cushing
directed by Diane Englert

The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

Swiss Family Robinson
from the book by Johann Wyss
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

TEEN STAGE

Night of the Living Dead
from the George Romero/John Russo classic film
adapted by Lori Allen Ohm
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

Home  •  Top of Page

2005-06

MAINSTAGE

Frankenstein
adapted by Victor Gialanella
directed by John Monteverde

Peter Pan-Or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up
by J.M. Barrie
adapted by John Caird & Trevor Nunn
directed by John Monteverde

A Year with Frog & Toad
based on the books by Arnold Lobel
book & lyrics by Willie Reale
music by Robert Reale
directed by Stephen Alexander

Bugsy Malone
book by Alan Parker
music & lyrics by Paul Williams
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

Redwall: The Legend of Redwall Abbey
from the book by Brian Jacques
book, music & lyrics by Evelyn Swensson
directed by John Monteverde

TEEN STAGE

Footloose - The Musical
stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie,
based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford
music by Tom Snow, lyrics by Dean Pitchford,
additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins & Jim Steinman

Night of the Living Dead
from the George Romero/John Russo film
adapted by Lori Allen Ohm,
directed by John Monteverde

Home  •  Top of Page

2004-05

MAINSTAGE
Bunnicula
from the book by Deborah & James Howe
adapted by Jon Klein, music by Chris Jeffries,
lyrics by Jon Klein
directed by James Moore

Narnia (remount from 1997)
based on The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
book by Jules Tasca, music by Thomas Tierney, lyrics by Ted Drachman
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

Cheaper by the Dozen
from the book by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
adapted by Christopher Sergel
directed by John Monteverde

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
from the novel by Avi
adapted by John Olive
directed by Pamela Sterling

Redwall: The Legend of Redwall Abbey
from the book by Brian Jacques
book, music & lyrics by Evelyn Swensson
directed by John Monteverde

SECOND STAGE
Night of the Living Dead
adapted by Lori Allen Ohm,
from the George Romero/John Russo film
directed by John Monteverde

The Stinky Cheese Man (& Other Fairly Stoopid Tales) (NWCT Intern Production)
by Kent Stephens
from the book by Jon Scieska, music by David Ruben
directed by John Monteverde

Home  •  Top of Page

2003-04

MAINSTAGE
The Arabian Nights (World Premiere)
by Gay Monteverde
directed by John Monteverde

A Christmas Carol (World Premiere)
by Charles Dickens
adapted & directed by John Monteverde

Sideways Stories from Wayside School
from the book by Louis Sachar
adapted by John Olive
directed by James Moore

The Outsiders
from the novel by S.E. Hinton
adapted by Christopher Sergel
directed by John Monteverde

Jack & the Beanstalk(remount from 1998)
by Chad Henry & E. Kennedy Walker
music & lyrics by Chad Henry
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

SUMMER STAGE
Crazy for You
book by Ken Ludwig, music & lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

SECOND STAGE
The Big Bad Wolf (& How He Got That Way) (NWCT Intern Production)
book & lyrics by Greg Palmer, music by John Engerman
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

Home  •  Top of Page

2002-03 - 10th ANNIVERSARY SEASON

MAINSTAGE
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (World Premiere)
from the stories of Washington Irving
adapted by Jeff Sanders & Milo Mowery
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

Peter Pan (or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up)
(remount from 1995)
by J. M. Barrie
in a new version by John Caird & Trevor Nunn
directed by John Monteverde

Miss Nelson is Missing!
from the book by Harry Allard & James Marshall
adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
directed by John Monteverde

Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
directed by John Monteverde

Arthur & Merlyn: The Marvelous Sword in the Stone (World Premiere)
by Kevin Hendrickson & Loren Hoskins
directed by Diane Englert

SUMMER STAGE
Grease
book, music & lyrics by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
directed by Sarah Jane Hardy

SECOND STAGE
The Emperor’s Nightingale (Teens NW production) (World Premiere)
from the story by Hans Christian Andersen
adapted & directed by Carolyn Newsom

Home  •  Top of Page

2001-02

MAINSTAGE
A Wrinkle in Time
from the novel by Madeleine L’Engle
adapted by Moses Goldberg
directed by John Monteverde

A Christmas Story
from the stories of Jean Shepherd
adapted by Philip Grecian
directed by Diane Englert

The Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle(remount from 1997)
from the books by Betty MacDonald
book, music & lyrics by Chad Henry
directed by Stephen Alexander

The Diary of Anne Frank
by Francis Goodrich & Albert Hackett
in a new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman
directed by Pamela Sterling

Pecos Bill
by Linda Daughtery, music by B. Wolf
featuring the art of Steven Kellogg
directed by John Monteverde

SUMMER STAGE
Babes in Arms
music by Richard Rogers, lyrics by Lorens Hart
directed by John Monteverde

TOURING PRODUCTION
Free to Be…You and Me
from the book by Marlo Thomas & Friends
directed by Carolyn Newsom

STORYBOOK THEATER
Puss in Boots (NWCT Intern Production)
book & lyrics by Greg Palmer, music by Cliff Lenz
directed by John Monteverde

The Commedia Pinocchio
from the story by Carlo Collodi
by Lane Riosley
directed by Adrienne Flagg

Free to Be…You and Me
from the book by Marlo Thomas & Friends
directed by Carolyn Newsom

Home  •  Top of Page

2000-01

MAINSTAGE
Sherlock Holmes & the Baker Street Irregulars
from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
adapted by Thomas W. Olsen
directed by John Monteverde

Meet Me In St. Louis
book by Sally Benson, music & lyrics by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
directed by John Monteverde

Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
book & lyrics by Judith Viorst, music by Shelly Markham
directed by Stephen Alexander

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
based on the novel by Mark Twain
adapted by Randal Myler
directed by Tobias Andersen

The Hobbit (remount from 1996)
based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien
adapted by Thomas W. Olsen
directed by John Monteverde

TOURING PRODUCTION
Brer Rabbit & The Most Beautiful Bird in the World(remount from 2000)
from the story by Julius Lester
adapted by Deirdre Atkinson & Carolyn Newsom, music by Stephen Alexander
directed by Carolyn Newsom in collaboration with Julius Lester

SECOND STAGE
Scallywagg, the Pirate Cat (World Premiere)
created by Kevin Hendrickson & Loren Hoskins
starring Captain Bogg & Salty

Brer Rabbit & The Most Beautiful Bird in the World (remount from 2000)
from the story by Julius Lester
adapted by Deirdre Atkinson & Carolyn Newsom, music by Stephen Alexander
directed by Carolyn Newsom in collaboration with Julius Lester

Home  •  Top of Page

1999-2000

MAINSTAGE
Dracula
from the novel by Bram Stoker
adapted by Richard Sharp
directed by John Monteverde

Winnie the Pooh
from the stories of A. A. Milne
adapted by Glyn Robbins
directed by Darrin Murrell

Swiss Family Robinson (World Premiere)
from the book by Johann Wyss
adapted & directed by John Monteverde

Amazing Grace
from the book by Mary Hoffman
adapted by Shay Youngblood
directed by Tony James

Alice in Wonderland
from the novel by Lewis Carroll
adapted by Eva Le Gallienne & Florida Friebus
directed by John Monteverde

TOURING PRODUCTIONS
Harriet Tubman, an American Moses (remount from 1999)
by Gay Monteverde
directed by Bernie Duffy

A Wonderful World Full of Words: From Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss (World Premiere)
developed & directed by Andreas Alcala

SECOND STAGE
Hansel and Gretel
by Max Busch
directed by Stephen Alexander

Brer Rabbit & The Most Beautiful Bird in the World (World Premiere)
from the story by Julius Lester
adapted by Deirdre Atkinson & Carolyn Newsom, music by Stephen Alexander
directed by Carolyn Newsom in collaboration with Julius Lester

Home  •  Top of Page

1998-99

MAINSTAGE
The Hardy Boys & The Secret of Skullbone Island
based on The Secret Warning by Franklin W. Dixon
adapted by Jon Klein
directed by John Monteverde

The Wizard of Oz
based on the book by L. Frank Baum
music & lyrics from the MGM motion picture score
by Harold Arlen & E. Y. Harburg
directed by John Monteverde

Pinocchio
from the book by Carlo Collodi
adapted by Timothy Mason
directed by John Monteverde

How to Eat Like a Child & Other Lessons in Not Being a Grownup
a musical review by Delia Ephron, John Forster & Judith Kahan
directed by Carolyn Newsom & Kathy Philpott

The Three Musketeers
from the novel by Alexandre Dumas
adapted by David Richmond
directed by John Monteverde
in collaboration with the American League of Fight Directors

TOURING PRODUCTIONS
Harriet Tubman, an American Moses (World Premiere)
by Gay Monteverde
directed by Sacha Reich

SECOND STAGE
Little Red Riding Hood
book by Sidney Berger, music by Rob Landes
directed by Darrin Murrell

Sleeping Beauty
book & lyrics by Barbara Fried, music by Norman Sacks
directed by Stephen Alexander

Home  •  Top of Page

1997-98

MAINSTAGE
Nancy Drew, Girl Detective
from the books by Carolyn Keene
adapted by Marisha Chamberlain
directed by Diane Englert

Narnia
based on The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
book by Jules Tasca, lyrics by Ted Drachman, music by Thomas Tierney
directed by John Monteverde

Jack & the Beanstalk
book, music and lyrics by Chad Henry
directed by John Monteverde

A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
directed by John Monteverde

The Wind in the Willows (or Toad of Toad Hall)
from the books by Kenneth Graham
adapted by A. A. Milne
directed by Judith Yeckel

TOURING PRODUCTIONS
Green Eggs and Ham/Gertrude McFuzz(remount FROM 1996)
from the books by Dr. Seuss
by Rober Kapilow
directed by John Monteverde

Home  •  Top of Page

1996-97

MAINSTAGE
To Kill a Mockingbird
from the book by Harper Lee
adapted by Christopher Sergel
directed by Diane Englert

Peter Pan (or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up)
by J. M. Barrie
in a new version by John Caird & Trevor Nunn
directed by John Monteverde

The Secret Garden
from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett
adapted by Pamela Sterling
directed by Cynthia J. McGean

The Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
from the books by Betty MacDonald
book, music & lyrics by Chad Henry
directed by John Monteverde

TOURING PRODUCTIONS
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (remount from 1996)
from the book by C.S. Lewis
adapted by leClanche du Rande

SECOND STAGE
Green Eggs and Ham/Gertrude McFuzz
from the books by Dr. Seuss
by Robert Kapilow
directed by Carmella Lanza-Weil

The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh(remount from 1996)
from the stories by A. A. Milne
adapted by leClanche du Rande
re-staged by Jake Elsas

Schoolhouse Rock Live!
book by Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall & George Keating
music & lyrics by Lynn Aherns, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg,
Kathy Mandry, George Newall & Tom Yohe
directed by Pamela Livingstone

Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Diane Englert

Home  •  Top of Page

1995-96

MAINSTAGE
Ramona of Klickitat Street (World Premiere)
from the books by Beverly Cleary
written & directed by Pamela Livingstone
in collaboration with Mrs. Cleary

Peter Pan (or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up) (American Premiere)
by J.M. Barrie
new version by John Caird & Trevor Nunn
directed by John Monteverde
production design by David Delamare

Little Women (World Premiere)
from the book by Louisa May Alcott
adaptated by Myra Donnelley
directed by Diane Englert

The Hobbit
from the book by J.R.R. Tolkien
adapted by Thomas W. Olsen
directed by John Monteverde
in collaboration with Tears of Joy Puppet Theater

TOURING PRODUCTIONS
The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
from the stories by A. A. Milne
adapted by leClanche du Rande
directed by Cynthia J. McGean

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
from the book by C.S. Lewis
adapted by leClanche du Rande
directed by Cynthia J. McGean

Home  •  Top of Page

1994-95

MAINSTAGE SEASON
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
from the book by Mark Twain
adapted by Timothy Mason
directed by John Monteverde

Winnie the Pooh, A Christmas Tale
from the books by A. A. Milne
book, music & lyrics by James W. Rodgers
directed by Jeanette Harris

Jungalbook
from the book by Rudyard Kipling
adapted by Edward Mast
directed by Robin Lane
with DoJump Movement Theater

The Miracle Worker
by William Gibson
directed by John Monteverde

Home  •  Top of Page

1993-94

MAINSTAGE SEASON
Winnie the Pooh
from the stories by A. A. Milne
adapted by Kristin Sergel
directed by David Sikking

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
directed by Michelle Blackmon
with the Ainsworth Gospel Youth Choir

Bridge to Teribitha
from the book by Katherine Patterson
adapted by Katherine Patterson & Stephanie S. Tolan, music by Steve Liebmam
directed by John Monteverde

Henry Huggins (World Premiere)
from the books by Beverly Cleary
original adaptation by Cynthia J. McGean
directed by John Monteverde
in collaboration with Mrs. Cleary