2010-2011 Season

Shelby County Players Announces 2010-2011 Season

Shelbyville, IN, May 26, 2010 – Now in its 22nd year, Shelby County Players is excited to announce its 2010-2011 season. With everything from comedies to dramas, children’s shows to musicals, this season is sure to please!

Shelby County Players’ 23rd season kicks off at Shelbyville’s Strand Theatre and Edinburgh’s Pixy Theatre in October 2010, with the hilarious comedy, Inspecting Carol, directed by Russ Gross. A wannabe actor is mistaken for an inspector for the National Endowment of the Arts by a small theatre troupe, who cast him in their production of A Christmas Carol and cater to his every suggestion. As a result, everything begins to go wrong, culminating in a disastrous final rehearsal in front of the real inspector.

In December 2010, Shelby County Players will continue its popular children’s show tradition by performing Twelve Dancing Princesses at the Strand Theatre, directed by Keeley Payne. Where do the twelve dancing princesses disappear to every night? Ten princes have tried, but failed, to find out. Finally, an ambitious young soldier follows the hypnotized princesses to an underground realm, where he unravels a plot by the evil prime minister to take over the kingdom.

The ever-popular Divas will return to its origins at Indiana Downs in March 2011. This fundraising extravaganza showcases some of the finest singing talents in central Indiana.

The Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Picnic, will hit the Strand Theatre and the Pixy Theatre stages in May 2011, directed by Noell Krughoff. The lives of two middle-aged widows and their female-centric families are upset by the appearance of a troubled young man.

The season will close in July 2011 with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, directed by Lora Norris. This popular musical, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and based on the Bible story of Joseph and his “coat of many colors,” will be performed at Shelbyville Community Church.

For additional information about Shelby County Players and the 2010-2011 season, please visit www.shelbycountyplayers.com.