September 2024: Beowulf (and the Bard), by Vidas Barzdukas and Christopher R. Bartlett. Directed by Seona Zimmermann. A fun, frenetic and freewheeling farce that updates the Old English poem about the warrior Beowulf, who must rescue the mead hall from a hideous ogre (and his even more hideous mother). The comedy’s events unfold much differently than the familiar story passed down through the ages. In reality, Beowulf is an out-of-shape prince hoping to fulfill the heroic code, while the bard is a desperate poet struggling with a nasty case of writer’s block. This retelling also introduces a new female character: the bloodthirsty warrior princess Gunborg. Beowulf (and the Bard) is a comedy about friendship, duty and what it means to be a hero.

November 2024: Love, Loss, and What I Wore by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. Based on the book by Ilene Beckerman. Directed by Terry Beery. Love, Loss, and What I Wore follows the stories of multiple women as they recount pivotal moments in their lives – and the clothes tied to those memories.

January 2025: 8×10’s Snappy Name to Come. The eighth edition of LALT’s short play festival. Featuring eight ten-minute plays written by local playwrights and directed by several first-time directors.

March 2025: Myths and Moonbows. Directed by Mimi Adams. This show for all ages features two one-act vignette plays. In The Myths at the Edge of the World, by Matthew Webster, four campers are not only lost in the wood, they are lost at the edge of the world with no land, water, stars or sun. The only way to bring life back is to ask the right questions that will release stories from the wind. In Moonbow Miraculous by Kirk Shimano, a series of vignettes explores how we can learn to accept diversity of all types and celebrate others and ourselves. This thoughtful, joyful piece features everything from robots to talking donuts.

May 2025: Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn. Directed by Emily Stark. In 1941, German physicist Werner Heisenberg goes to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr. Together they revolutionized atomic science in the 1920s, but now they are on opposite sides of a world war. In this incisive drama by the prominent British playwright, which premiered at the Royal National Theatre in London and opened to rave reviews on Broadway (ultimately winning the 2000 Tony Award for Best Play), the two men meet in a situation fraught with danger in hopes of discovering why we do what we do.