Studio Players 2023-2024 Season
...at The Carriage House
Ladies of Liberty
Comedy / PG
By Bo List
Directed by Lindsey Carlstedt Sovkoplas
September 14-October 1, 2023
When radio station WHIZ-NY loses the actors of its highest rated adventure drama, The Mighty Men, to the draft in World War II, a new superhero team is created to take their place: The Ladies of Liberty. But these new heroes aren't content to battle petty criminals and cook and clean; they want to help defeat Hitler. When the war concludes and their show is threatened by cancellation, they decide they want to be REAL heroes, and perform one last episode - on their own terms.
A Visit From Scarface
Comedy / PG
by Virginia Cate and Duke Ernbserger
Directed by Timothy Hull
November 9-26, 2023
The year is 1930 and Ben Hecht, the famous Hollywood writer, has just finished his screenplay for a movie produced by Howard Hughes called SCARFACE, loosely based on the real-life story of Al Capone. Hecht considers the script to be the best he’s ever written. It all looks like a Hollywood ending…until the script disappears…only to turn up in the hands of two of Capone’s men who have been sent by Al to have a little “talk” with Ben.
Morning After Grace
Comedy / PG-13 (adult themes)
by Carey Crim
Directed by Anthony R. Haigh
January 11-28, 2024
Angus and Abigail meet at a funeral, have a bit too much to drink, and find themselves waking up the next morning on Angus’ sofa. When neighbor and former major league baseball player, Ollie, suddenly knocks on the door, these three strangers enter each other’s lives in unforeseen and invaluable ways. Nothing is as it seems with this trio and every disclosure reveals a new perspective. Set in a Florida retirement community, this unconventional comedy tackles love, loss, and coming to terms with growing old.
And the Winner Is
Comedy / PG
by Mitch Albom
Directed by Austin Vahle
March 7-24, 2024
The comic story of a self-obsessed movie star who is finally nominated for an Oscar, then dies the night before the awards. Outraged at his bad luck and determined to know if he wins (even though he’s dead), he bargains with a heavenly gatekeeper to return to earth for the big night. Along the way, he drags his agent, his acting rival, his bombshell girlfriend and his ex-wife into the journey, in a wildly twisting tale of Hollywood, the afterlife, and how we are judged.
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
Mystery / PG
Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Gary McCormick
May 9-26, 2024
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.