Akron Woman's City Club
COACH HOUSE THEATRE
732 W. Exchange Street
Akron, OH 44302
Box Office: 330.434.7741

LITTLE THEATRE PLAYERS

1928 – 1929 / Season 1
The Texas Nightingale written by Zoe Akins

1929 – 1930 / Season 2
Outward Bound written by Sutton Vane
Fanny’s First Play written by George Bernard Shaw
White Collars written by Edith Ellis

1930 – 1931 / Season 3
The Silver Cord written by Sidney Howard
The Racket written by Bartlett Cormack
Midnight written by Claire Sifton, Paul Sifton

1931 – 1932 / Season 4
Death Takes a Holiday written by Alberto Casella
A Bill of Divorcement written by Clemence Dane
Love o’ Mike music by Jerome Kern; book by Thomas Sydney; lyrics by Harry B. Smith
The Tavern written by Cora Dick Gantt

1932 – 1933 / Season 5
Hay Fever written by Noël Coward
Riddle Me This written by Daniel N Rubin
Nothing but the Truth written by James Montgomery
The Devil Passes written by Benn W Levy

1933 – 1934 / Season 6
The Marquise written by Noël Coward
Hide In the Dark
Hedda Gabler written by Henrik Ibsen
Counsellor-At-Law written by Elmer Rice

1934 – 1935 / Season 7
Men in White written by Sidney S Kingsley
The Royal Family written by George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber
The Late Christopher Bean adapted by Sidney Howard; from the French of René Fauchois

1935 – 1936 / Season 8
No More Ladies written by A. E. Thomas
The Dark Tower written by Alexander Woollcott, George S. Kaufman

1936 – 1937 / Season 9
Ladies of the Jury written by Fred Ballard
The Sacred Flame written by W. Somerset Maugham
Street Scene written by Elmer Rice

1937 – 1938 / Season 10
Three Men on a Horse written by George Abbott, John Cecil Holm

1938 – 1939 / Season 11
The Trial of Mary Dugan written by Bayard Veiller
The Enemy written by Canning Pollock
The Donovan Affair written by Owen Davis
Her Master’s Voice written by, music and lyric by Clare Kummer
The Ninth Guest written by Owen Davis

1939 – 1940 / Season 12
The Spider written by Fulton Oursler, Lowell Brentano
Personal Appearance written by Lawrence Riley

1940 – 1941 / Season 13
First Lady written by Katharine Dayton, George S. Kaufman
A Murder Has Been Arranged by Emlyn Williams
Our Town written by Thornton Wilder
Gold in the Hills
Ceiling Zero written by Frank Wead
The Donovan Affair written by Owen Davis
When Ladies Meet written by Rachel Crothers

1941- 1942 / Season 14
Room Service written by Allen Boretz, John Murray

1942 – 1943 / Season 15
The Philadelphia Story written by Phillip Barry
Mr. and Mrs. North dramatized by Owen Davis; dramatized from stories by Richard Lockridge and Frances Lockridge

1943 – 1944 / Season 16
Theatre written by Guy Bolton, W. Somerset Maugham
Watch on the Rhine written by Lillian Hellman
My Sister Eileen written by Joseph A Fields, Jerome Chodorov
The Little Foxes written by Lillian Hellman

1944 – 1945 / Season 17
Hide In the Dark
The Doughgirls written by Joseph Fields
Candida written by George Bernard Shaw

1945 – 1946 / Season 18
Suspect written by Edward Percy, Reginald Denham
The Corn Is Green written by Emlyn Williams
My Dear Children written by Catherine Turney, Jerry Horwin

1946 – 1947 / Season 19
The Late George Apley written by John P. Marquand, George S. Kaufman

1947 – 1948 / Season 20
Claudia written by Rose Franken
Glamour Preferred written by Florence Ryerson, Colin Clements
Portrait in Black written by Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
First Lady written by Katharine Dayton, George S. Kaufman

1948 – 1949 / Season 21
January Thaw written by William Roos
Burlesque written by George Manker Watters, Arthur Hopkins
Chicken Every Sunday written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
Laura written by Vera Caspary, George Sklar
Out of the Frying Pan written by Francis Swann

1949 – 1950 / Season 22
Strange Bedfellows written by Florence Ryerson, Colin Clements
The School for Scandal music by Maurice Nitke; written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Three’s a Family written by Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron

1950-1951 / Season 23
For Love or Money written by F. Hugh Herbert
John Loves Mary written by Norman Krasna

1951 – 1952 / Season 24
The Torch Bearers written by George Kelly
The Barker written by Kenyon Nicholson
Kind Lady written by Edward Chodorov

1952 – 1953 / Season 25
Jenny Kissed Me written by Jean Kerr
Love Me Long written by Doris Frankel
The Vinegar Tree written by Paul Osborn
Summer and Smoke written by Tennessee Williams
Home at Seven written by R.C. Sherriff

COACH HOUSE THEATRE

1953 – 1954 / Season 26
Smilin' Through written by Allan Langdon Martin
Affairs of State written by Louis Verneuil
As Husbands Go written by Rachel Crothers
Be Your Age written by Mary Orr, Reginald Denham
The High Ground written by Charlotte Hastings

1954 – 1955 / Season 27
Time Out for Ginger written by Ronald Alexander
Death of a Salesman written by Arthur Miller
Late Love written by Rosemary Casey
Ladies of the Jury written by Fred Ballard
His and Hers written by Fay Kanin, Michael Kanin

1955 – 1956 / Season 28
The Tender Trap written by Max Shulman, Robert Paul Smith
Bernardine written by Mary Chase
Night Must Fall written by Emlyn Williams
Sabrina Fair written by Samuel Taylor

1956 – 1957 / Season 29
My Sister Eileen written by Joseph A Fields, Jerome Chodorov
Present Laughter written by Noël Coward
The Seven Year Itch written by George Axelrod
The Solid Gold Cadillac written by Howard Teichmann, George S. Kaufman

1957 – 1958 / Season 30
Papa Is All written by Patterson Greene
The Drunkard written by H. S. Smith
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys written by Will Glickman, Joseph Stein
Time Limit! Written by Henry Denker, Ralph Berkey

1958 – 1959 / Season 31
The Fifth Season written by Sylvia Regan
Fly Away Home written by Dorothy Bennett, Irving White
No Time For Sergeants written by Ira Levin
Oh, Susannah! written by Mark Ambient
Accidentally Yours written by Pauline Williams Snapp

1959 – 1960 / Season 32
January Thaw written by William Roos
You Can't Take It With You written by Moss Hart, George S Kaufman
The Winslow Boy written by Terence Rattigan
The Women written by Clare Boothe Luce
Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? written by Norman Krasna

1960 – 1961 / Season 33
The Deadly Game written by James Yaffe
Every Man for Himself written by Milton Lazarus

1961 – 1962 / Season 34
I Remember Mama written by John Van Druten
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
Send Me No Flowers written by Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore
Once More, With Feeling written by Harry Kurnitz

1962 – 1963 / Season 35
Life With Father dramatized by Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse; based on stories by Clarence Day
Oh, Men!  Oh, Women! written by Edward Chadorov
Write Me A Murder written by Frederick Knott
A Cook For Mr. General written by Steven Gethers

1963 – 1964 / Season 36
Born Yesterday written by Garson Kanin
The Pleasure of His Company written by Samuel Taylor
Inherit the Wind written by Jerome Lawrence, Robert E Lee
Take Her, She’s Mine written by Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron

1964 – 1965 / Season 37
Calculated Risk written by Joseph Hayes
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker written by Liam O’Brien
Love and Kisses written by Anita Rowe Block
Third Best Sport written by Eleanor Bayer, Leo Bayer 

1965 – 1966 / Season 38
Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
Never Too Late written by Sumner Arthur Long; lyrics by Jerry Bock
Mary, Mary written by Jean Kerr
A View From The Bridge written by Arthur Miller

1966 – 1967 / Season 39
The Fifth Season written by Sylvia Regan
Haloes And Spotlight
The Tavern written by Cora Dick Gantt
Say, Darling music by Jule Styne; book by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows, Marian Bissell; lyrics by Beth Comden, Adolph Green

1967 – 1968 / Season 40
The Odd Couple written by Neil Simon
The Best Man written by Gore Vidal

Plain and Fancy music by Albert Hague; book by Joseph Stein, Will Glickman; lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt
A Majority of One written by Leonard Spigelgass

1968 – 1969 / Season 41
The Royal Family written by George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber
Catch Me If You Can written by Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert
The Star-Spangled Girl written by Neil Simon
A Case of Libel written by Henry Denker

1969 – 1970 / Season 42
Take Me Along music by Bob Merrill; book by Joseph Stein, Robert Russell; lyrics by Bob Merrill
Spoon River Anthology music by Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn; written by Edgar Lee Masters; lyrics by Charles Aidman
The Public Ear and The Public Eye written by Peter Shaffer
Ready When You Are, C. B.! written by Susan Slade

1970 – 1971 / Season 43
The Gazebo written by Alec Coppel
Angel in the Pawn Shop written by A. B. Sheffrin
Romulus written by Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Where’s Daddy? written by William Inge

1971 – 1972 / Season 44
Separate Rooms written by Joseph Carole, Alan Dinehart
A Shot In The Dark written by Marcel Achard
John Brown’s Body music by Walter Schumann; written by Stephen Vincent Benet
Everybody Loves Opal written by John Patrick

1972 – 1973 / Season 45
What Did We Do Wrong? written by Henry Denker
The Apple Tree music by Jerry Bock; book by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Someone Waiting written by Emlyn Williams
The Happy Time music by John Kander; book by N. Richard Nash; lyrics by Fred Ebb

1973 – 1974 / Season 46
The Only Game in Town music by Don Elliott; written by Frank D. Gilroy
Arsenic and Old Lace written by Joseph Kesselring
Walking Happy music by James Van Heusen; book by Roger O. Hirson, Ketti Frings; lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Paris is Out! written by Richard Seff

1974 – 1975 / Season 47
Private Lives written by Noël Coward
All The Better To Kill You With written by Fred Carmichael
The Man With a Load of Mischief written by Ashley Dukes
Opal is a Diamond written by John Patrick

1975 – 1976 / Season 48
Spofford written by Herman Shumlin
See How They Run written by Philip King
6 Rms Riv Vu written by Bob Randall
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty music by Leon Carr; book by Joe Manchester; lyrics by Earl Shuman

1976 – 1977 / Season 49 

1977 – 1978 / Season 50
The Lady Who Cried Fox!!! written by Edward Clinton
The World of Carl Sandburg written by Norman Corwin
Witness for the Prosecution written by Agatha Christie
Pygmalion written by George Bernard Shaw

1978 – 1979 / Season 51
Second Time Around
Gigi music by Frederick Loewe; book by Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
You Can’t Take It With You written by Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman

1979 – 1980 / Season 52
Mary, Mary written by Jean Kerr
The Star-Spangled Girl written by Neil Simon
Wait Until Dark written by Frederick Knott
The Fantasticks music by Harvey Schmidt; book by Tom Jones; lyrics by Tom Jones

1980 – 1981 / Season 53
Don’t Drink the Water written by Woody Allen
Two for the Seesaw written by William Gibson
Any Wednesday written by Muriel Resnik
California Suite written by Neil Simon

1981 – 1982 / Season 54
The Importance Of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde
The Real Inspector Hound written by Tom Stoppard
God’s Favorite written by Neil Simon
Born Yesterday written by Garson Kanin

1982 – 1983 / Season 55
Blithe Spirit written by Noël Coward
The Hollow written by Agatha Christie
The Good Doctor written by Neil Simon
Kiss Me, Kate music by Cole Porter; book by Bella Spawack, Sam Spawack; lyrics by Cole Porter

1983 – 1984 / Season 56

Equus written by Peter Shaffer
The Seven Year Itch written by George Axelrod
Night Must Fall written by Emlyn Williams
The Lion in Winter written by James Goldman
Desire Under the Elms written by Eugene O’Neill

1984 – 1985 / Season 57
The Madwoman of Chaillot written by Jean Giraudoux

Sparks

Bus Stop written by William Inge
Nuts written by Tom Topor

1985 – 1986 / Season 58
The Desperate Hours written by Joseph Hayes
The Girl in the Freudian Slip written by William F. Brown
Toys in the Attic written by Lillian Hellman
Forty-five Minutes from Broadway music by George M. Cohan; book by George M. Cohan; written by George M. Cohan; kyrics by George M. Cohan

1986 – 1987 / Season 59
Alone Together written by Lawrence Roman
Tribute written by Bernard Slade
Night Watch written by Lucille Fletcher
Butterflies Are Free written by Leonard Gersche

1987 – 1988 / Season 60
Zelda written by Sylvia Regan
Murder On The Nile written by Agatha Christie
Working music by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor; lyrics by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur written by Tennessee Williams

1988 – 1989 / Season 61
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris music by Jacques Brel
The Glass Menagerie written by Tennessee Williams
Beginnings written by Patty Gideon Sloan
Quilters music by Barbara Damashek; book by Molly Newman, Barbara Damashek; lyrics by Barbara Damashek

1989 – 1990 / Season 62
The Odd Couple (female version) written by Neil Simon
Murder In The Cathedral written by T. S. Eliot
The Sea Horse written by Edward J. Moore
Riverwind music by John Jennings; book by John Jennings; lyrics by John Jennings

1990 – 1991 / Season 63
Private Lives written by Noël Coward
I’m Not Rappaport written by Herb Gardner
Gaslight written by Patrick Hamilton
Company music by Stephen Sondheim; book by George Furth; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

1991 – 1992 / Season 64
The Golden Age written by A. R. Gurney, Jr.
The Fourposter written by Jan De Hartog
Anastasia written by Marcelle Maurette
Hamlet written by William Shakespeare

1992 – 1993 / Season 65
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead written by Tom Stoppard
My Sister Eileen written by Joseph A. Fields, Jerome Chodorov
An Inspector Calls written by J. B. Priestley
Pump Boys and Dinettes music by Pump Boys and Dinettes; book by Pump Boys and Dinettes; lyrics by Pump Boys and Dinettes

1993 – 1994 / Season 66
Talley’s Folly written by Lanford Wilson
The Voice of the Turtle written by John Van Druten
I Ought to Be in Pictures written by Neil Simon
Dial “M” for Murder written by Frederick Knott

1994 – 1995 / Season 67
Catch Me if You Can written by Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert
Without Apologies written by Thom Thomas
Present Laughter written by Noël Coward
The Heiress written by Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz

1995 – 1996 / Season 68
Hay Fever written by Noël Coward
A Murder Is Announced written by Leslie Darbon, adapted from Agatha Christie’s novel
Eden End written by J. B. Priestley
Boeing-Boeing written by Marc Camoletti

1996 – 1997 / Season 69
Arsenic and Old Lace written by Joseph Kesselring
Later Life written by A. R. Gurney
Towards Zero written by Agatha Christie
Ghosts written by Henrik Ibsen

1997 – 1998 / Season 70
Dangerous Corner written by J. B. Priestley
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
The Constant Wife written by W. Somerset Maugham
Greetings! Written by Tom Dudzick

1998 – 1999 / Season 71
A Delicate Balance written by Edward Albee
Sunday in New York written by Norman Krasna
6 Rms Riv Vu written by Bob Randall

Witness for the Prosecution written by Agatha Christie

1999 – 2000 / Season 72
The Hollow written by Agatha Christie
Same Time, Next Year written by Bernard Slade
The Lady of the Camellias written by Terrence McNally
Love Letters written by A. R. Gurney

2000 – 2001 / Season 73
The Hollow written by Agatha Christie
Bell, Book and Candle written by John Van Druten
Romantic Comedy written by Bernard Slade
Chapter Two written by Neil Simon

2001 – 2002 / Season 74
Betrayal written by Harold Pinter
A Shot in the Dark written by Marcel Achard
The Last of the Red Hot Lovers written by Neil Simon
The Lion in Winter written by James Goldman

2002 – 2003 / Season 75
The Cocktail Hour written by A. R. Gurney
Educating Rita written by Willy Russell
Play it Again, Sam written by Woody Allen
Collected Stories by Donald Margulies
The Odd Couple written by Neil Simon
A Christmas Carol by Mark Dawidziak

2003 – 2004 / Season 76
Crimes of the Heart written by Beth Henley
Barefoot in the Park written by Neil Simon
A Christmas Carol by Mark Dawidziak
Art written by Yasmina Reza
Ten Little Indians written by Agatha Christie

2004 – 2005 / Season 77
Private Lives written by Noël Coward
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov
California Suite written by Neil Simon
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof written by Tennessee Williams
The Real Thing written by Tom Stoppard

2005 – 2006 / Season 78
Proof written by David Auburn
Broadway Bound written by Neil Simon
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? written by Edward Albee
Picasso at the Lapin Agile written by Steve Martin
Murder On The Nile written by Agatha Christie

2006 – 2007 / Season 79
Don’t Drink the Water written by Woody Allen
Hay Fever written by Noël Coward

A Life in the Theatre written by David Mamet
Custer written by Robert Ingham
A Murder Is Announced written by Leslie Darbon, adapted from Agatha Christie’s novel

2007 – 2008 / Season 80
The Mousetrap written by Agatha Christie
Oh, Coward! music by Noël Coward; devised by Roderick Cook; lyrics by Noël Coward
Drowning Sorrows written by Douglas Post
Driving Miss Daisy written by Alfred Uhry
The Nerd written by Larry Shue