Coming November 7—8

Broomstick

by John Biguenet

“Tell me a story. Please…tell me a story.”

That’s a request we’ve all made since we learned to talk — and listen. And we still love a story — TV, movies, books, theatre – all stories to entertain, enrich, inspire, amuse.

At The Storefront Theatre, we tell stories through the faces and voices of actors but your imagination supplies the rest – set, props, costumes, everything.

We are reader’s theatre.

Broomstick by John Biguenet

“An arresting blend of evocative humor and eerie gravitas permeates ‘Broomstick,’ New Orleans playwright John Biguenet's ripely poetic tale of an Appalachian crone who may or may not be a witch. . . the merger of pathos, insight and horror is hair-raising. . . . Biguenet's text [has] an undulating rhythm that ebbs and flows like a rain-swelled river—[but] there's always another hairpin turn to Biguenet's narrative. Tightly woven, richly detailed and fully enjoyable.” –Los Angeles Times (An LA Times Critics’ Pick)‍ ‍

SHOW DETAILS:

November 7 | 2:30pm

November 7 | 7:30pm

November 8 | 2:30pm

The Aurelia Ladies at Home and Abroad: A Double Feature by Judy Simpson Cook

In After A Fashion we take a peek at the women in the backstage dressing room at a civic fashion show where faces, figures, fashion and food are the main topics of conversation. These ladies are raucous, risque, and hilarious. But they always, always have each other’s backs.

La Leçon de Francais takes the Aurelia ladies to Paris where they cook macarons, drink Chateauneuf-de-Pape, tour the Louvre, and learn a little bit about French as well as a lot about friendship.

SHOW DETAILS:

January 23 | 2:30pm

January 22 | 7:30pm

January 24 | 2:30pm

We Like Short-Shorts: A Festival of 10-Minute Plays

It’s back! Our 14th annual 10-minute play festival with new plays, new playwrights, and the fun of competition. It’s a fast-paced event with comedies and dramas, romances and mysteries. You’ll be laughing and crying – maybe at the same time. Once again, we say: Love it or hate it – it won’t last long.

SHOW DETAILS:

March 6 | 2:30pm

March 6 | 7:30pm

March 7 | 2:30pm

The Savannah Sipping Society by Jones Hope Wooten

In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by fate – and an impromptu happy hour – and decide it’s high time to reclaim their former enthusiasm for life. Over the course of six months – filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures, and the occasional liquid refreshment – these middle-aged women successfully bond and find the confidence to jump start their new lives.

SHOW DETAILS:

April 17 | 2:30pm

April 17 | 7:30pm

April 18 | 2:30pm

This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

TESTIMONIALS

Don’t just take our word, read from those who enjoyed our performances.

  • “It amazes me how engaging a work can still be without props, sets, and costumes. Audiences wind up really listening. And they find something worthy of that skill every time.”

    Roger Durrett, actor and audience member

  • "I’m now living in Los Angeles and am in the process of starting my own readers theatre patterned off of [this] very successful company."

    Shon Wilson, Los Angeles, CA

  • "The Storefront Theatre is one of “Waxhaw’s Best Kept Secrets” but our mission is to spread the word so everyone knows."

    Devoted Storefront Theatre Fans, Aliene and Franklin Sparkman