West Virginia: 2008

THE ARACOMA STORY
Thomas M. Patterson, playwright; Faser Hardin and Dana Dorsey, composers

This is the tale of the Indian princess Aracoma and her ill-fated love for the British soldier captured by her father in 1780 in the West Virginia hills.
June 17 - July 5 (Tuesday - Saturday)

ALSO: Annie, Thomas Meehan, playwright; Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, composers
June 29 - August 16 (Tuesday - Sunday)

For specific production dates, please call the box office.
The Aracoma Story, Inc., PO Box 2016, Logan, WV 25601
(304) 752-0253 (administration) , (304) 752-8222 (season only)
For more information on area lodging, restaurants and attractions, visit Logan County Chamber of Commerce or call (304) 752-1324

BIG DREAMS...RESTLESS SPIRIT
Robert E. Tuckwiller, playwright

Set in Greenbrier County, WV, in the late 1800's, toward the end of the mighty logging drives down the nearby Greenbrier River, local residents begin to dream big and explore bold new opportunities to fulfill their restless spirits.
September 4 - 6; 11 - 13 (Thursday - Saturday)

Riders of the Flood Company, 601 Clay St, Ronceverte, WV, 24970
(304) 645-2070 (box office), (540) 544-7386 (administration)
For more information on area lodging, restaurants and attractions visit Greenbrier Convention and Visitors Bureau or call 800-833-2068

12.

HATFIELDS AND McCOYS
Billy Edd Wheeler, playwright; Ewel Cornett, composer

This musical dramatizes the fierce mountain pride that fueled the world-famous conflict between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky.

HONEY IN THE ROCK
Kermit Hunter, playwright; Jack Kilpatrick, Ewel Cornett, composers

This musical drama is a historical epic which tells how West Virginia was born out of the anguish of the Civil War. Through a combination of dance and imagery, it dramatizes what Indians encountered when they first settled the land and discovered its strange natural gas wells, which they called "honey in the rock."
June 10 - August 24 (Tuesday - Sunday)

ALSO: Cinderella, Oscar Hammerstein II, playwright; Richard Rodgers,composer
July 15 - August 23 (Tuesday - Sunday)
Disney's High School Musical, David Simpatico, playwright; Bryan Louiselle, composer
July 29 - August 10 (five performances only)

For specific production dates, please call the box office.
Theatre West Virginia, Inc., PO Box 1205, Beckley, WV 25802
(800) 666-9142 (box office), (304) 256-6800 (administration)
For more information on area lodging, restaurants and attractions visit Southern West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau or call (800) 847-4898

13.

HONEY IN THE ROCK
Kermit Hunter, playwright; Jack Kilpatrick, Ewel Cornett, composers

This musical dramatizes the fierce mountain pride that fueled the world-famous conflict between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky.
June 12 - August 26 (Tuesday - Sunday)

ALSO: Cinderella, Oscar Hammerstein II, playwright; Richard Rodgers,composer
July 15 - August 23 (Tuesday - Sunday)
Disney's High School Musical, David Simpatico, playwright; Bryan Louiselle, composer
July 29 - August 10 (Five performances only)

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TERROR OF THE TUG
Jean Battlo, playwright

Terror of the Tug recaptures the turbulent times during the organization of the United Mine Workers. The drama tells the story of two events of the mining war - the May 19, 1920, massacre and the August 1, 1921, murder at the Welch Courthouse - when Sid Hatfield, Sheriff of Matewan, earned the nickname "Terror of the Tug."
July 25 - August 2 (Friday - Saturday)

McArts Players, Box 415, Kimball, WV, 24853
(304) 294-0671 (box office and administration)
For more information on area lodging, restaurants and attractions visit Southern WV Convention and Visitor Bureau or call (800) 847-4898