Old Creamery Theatre 2016 Season Release
Season tickets are now on sale at The Old Creamery Theatre. See our lineup of all the fun to be had in 2016! Call the box office at 319-622- 6262 or visit our web site at www.oldcreamery.com for more information or to order individual or season tickets. *Season ticket packages cannot be used for special events.

Main Stage
39 38th Avenue, Amana, IA 52203
Main Stage shows are on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
and on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $30 for adults, $18.50 for Students, or $12 Student Rush

Steeple People
April 21 - May 22, 2016
Book by Benjamin L. Jackson; Original music, lyrics, and arrangements by Travis Smith
A brand new Southern Gospel Comedy. Great gospel tunes are performed by the "Steeple People" men's quartet of Stinking Creek, Tennessee as they sponsor a benefit concert and clothing drive. Tight harmonies, terrific music, and lots of laughs! Rated G.

Broadway Hit that is TBA!
June 2 - June 26, 2016
We are keeping our second Main Stage show of 2016 a secret until February 1, 2016! It's a recent Broadway hit that you're sure to love! Stay tuned to our Facebook page and website for clues! Rated PG.

Shear Madness
August 4 - August 28, 2016
Written by Paul Portner. Adapted by Marilyn Abrams and Bruce Jordan.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Voted "Best Comedy of the Year" seven times by the Boston Globe!
This unique comic-whodunit takes place today in the "Shear Madness" hairstyling salon.  During the course of the action, a murder is committed and the audience gets to spot the clues, question the suspects, and solve the funniest mystery seen on stage. The outcome is never the same, which is why many audience members return again and again to the scene of the mayhem. Rated PG.

Grease
September 8 - October 2, 2016
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
The Broadway smash that inspired one of the most popular movie musicals of all time! Danny is torn between his feelings for good-girl Sandy and his image with the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies. Grease is brimming with unforgettable songs: Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin', and We Go Together! Rated PG.

Nana's Naughty Knickers
October 13 - November 6, 2016
By Katherine DiSavino
A young law student moves in with her sweet and innocent grandmother only to learn that Granny is running a lingerie business for sexy seniors out of her New York apartment. It's two hours of non-stop laughs as granny and her pals try to sidestep the law, a greedy landlord, and a shipment of merchandise gone awry! Rated PG.

Winter Wonderettes
November 17 - December 18, 2016
By Roger Bean
This seasonal celebration finds the "Wonderettes," a 1960's girl group, entertaining at the annual Harper's Hardware Holiday Party in 1968. When Santa goes missing, the girls use their talent and creative ingenuity to save the holiday party! Featuring groovy four-part harmony 60's versions of holiday classics such as "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" and "Jingle Bell Rock." This energetic and glittering holiday show is guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages. Rated G.

Studio Stage
3023 220th Trail, Middle Amana, IA 52307
Studio Stage shows are on Thursdays, and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
and on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $30 for adults, $18.50 for Students, or $12 Student Rush

Completely Hollywood Abridged
March 31-April 17, 2016
By Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor; Additional Material by Dominic Conti
Get your clapper boards ready as we rummage through the reels and flick through the films in this riotous carnival of the classics. Giving Hollywood more than just a nip and a tuck, we'll cut through the celluloid to condense 186 of the greatest films in Hollywood's over 100-year history into a complete compilation of classic cinema! Rated PG-13

I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers
June 30-July 17, 2016
By John Logan
Hollywood's first female power agent, Sue Mengers, had a star studded list of clients and threw legendary dinner parties. Entertaining, charming, witty ? this play invites the audience into Menger's Beverly Hills home for gossip, laughs, and insider secrets. Starring Marquetta Senters. Rated R

Buyer and Cellar
July 21-31, 2016
By Jonathan Tolins
The story of an out of work Los Angeles actor who gets hired to serve as the sole attendant of Barbara Streisand's shopping mall? built in her basement! An outrageously hilarious comedy about one very bizarre job! Rated PG-13

Me and Jezebel
October 6-9, 2016 & November 10-13, 2016
By Elizabeth L. Fuller
A New York hotel strike in 1985 forces Bette Davis to take residence in a star-struck fan's home for a "day or two," which extends to a whole month. A comical, side-splitting account of what happened when the Queen of Hollywood got stuck in suburbia! Rated R

Theatre for Young Audiences
Theatre for Young Audiences Shows are on the Main Stage
and take place on Saturdays and select weekdays
Tickets: $10 per person.

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
March 26  - April 9, 2016
Adapted for the stage by Brian Guehring from the book written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond
When a little girl gives her cat a cupcake it turns into a full-fledged adventure all over town? to the beach, the gym, and the museum! This fun fiasco is based on the family favorite picture book! Rated G.


The Emperor's New Clothes
June 18 - July 2, 2016
A delightful retelling of Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale of a vain ruler and two mischievous tricksters who promise the king "special" clothes from "special" fabric! Lots of fun and plenty of laughs! Rated G.


Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
September 17 - October 1, 2016
Book Music and Lyrics by Joan Cushing ; Adapted from the book by Harry Allard
The Smedly Tornadoes have not only never won a football game, they have never scored a single point! Coach Armstrong goes bonkers and Miss Nelson decides to help out. She enlists Coach Viola Swamp to whip the team into shape and save the day! Rated G.


The Elves and the Shoemaker
November 26 - December 17, 2016
By Gene Mackey
Come celebrate the holiday season as a classic tale gets a comic spin. When the kindly old shoemaker can't pay his rent, it's elves to the rescue! Rated G.

Iowan J. Wilson, representing the Iowa Brewers Guild, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee this morning.  The hearing is entitled, "Ensuring Competition Remains on Tap: the AB InBev/SABMiller Merger and the State of Competition in the Beer Industry."  The hearing starts at 9 a.m. (CT), and can be seen LIVE at judiciary.senate.gov.

Here is Grassley's introduction.

Thank you for allowing me to introduce J. Wilson who is a constituent from my state.  Mr. Wilson has come all the way from Prescott, Iowa, to testify before us today.  He represents the Iowa Brewers Guild, which is an organization representing the interests of the Iowa craft brewing industry.  Mr. Wilson is a certified beer judge and an award-winning homebrewer.  He's a published author, and a freelance writer for several print and online publications.  I appreciate the Chairman inviting Mr. Wilson so he can give a small business perspective on the possible impacts of this proposed acquisition on the marketplace and, ultimately, on American consumers.

City Circle Acting Company of Coralville will present the musical, Oliver! December 11-20 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Performances are December 11,12,18,19 at 7:30 pm and December 13 and 20 at 2:00 pm.

A holiday favorite based on the Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, the show features a talented cast of 74 actors ranging in age from 7 to 85 as well as 20 musicians, and a technical and production team of more than 20. With music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, Oliver! is directed by Liz Tracey. The show is sponsored by Hills Bank and Kit Gerken.

During the performances of Oliver!, City Circle will be collecting donations for the Coralville Ecumenical Food Pantry. Anyone who donates will be entered to win tickets to an upcoming City Circle performance with winners drawn at each performance.

Tickets to the show are $12-$27 and can be purchased online at www.coralvillearts.org or by calling 319.248.9370 or in person at the CCPA box office at 1301 5th Street and at the Coralville Recreation Center at 1506 8th Street.

City Circle Acting Company is the community theater program of the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts.  Since 1997, City Circle's mission has been the production of high quality dramatic, musical, and performing art pieces for the enjoyment of the public.  Upcoming City Circle productions include Oliver (December 11-20), Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (February 12-14), and 1776 (April 29-May 8).

Owned and operated by the City of Coralville, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to enriching the community and contributing to the vitality of Coralville by offering an accessible, affordable venue for a variety of performances, presentations, and public and private events.  The 472 seat theater opened August 26, 2011 and has hosted performances from City Circle Acting Company, Orchestra Iowa, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Dan Knight, Lola Astanova, Lorie Line, Judy Carmichael, Jim McDonough, Nolte Academy of Dance, and many others.  Coralville schools are also able to use the Center free of charge up to three times per year. The Center was named 2012 Member of the Year by the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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