Kelsey Theater in West Windsor presents the “Adventure Diaries” as the theme for the upcoming season. The programs will span history and continents with 19 full-length dramas and musical productions, along with eight shows offered through the Kelsey Kids Series. The theater is located at Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Most of the shows will be performed on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Musicals this fall include “Little Women: The Musical,” Pierrot Productions, September 11 to 20; “The Fantasticks,” PinnWorth Productions, September 25 to October 4; and “Violet: A Musical,” Pennington Players, November 6 to 15.
Spring musicals include “Zombie Prom: The Musical,” Kelsey Players and Tomato Patch Workshops, February 5 to 7; “The Addams Family,” Playful Theater Productions, February 26 to March 6; “Disney’s Mary Poppins,” Yardley Players, April 22 to May 1; “City Of Angels,” Maurer Productions OnStage, May 6 to 15; and “Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical,” Pierrot Productions, June 17 to 26.
Get ready to laugh with “Around the World in 80 Days” by Maurer Productions, October 9 to 18; Neil Simon’s “Rumors” by Yardley Players, October 23 to November 1; and “Room Service” by Theater to Go, February 12 to 21.
Holiday shows include M&M Stage’s “It’s A Wonderful Life,” November 20 to 29, Forte Dramatic Productions’ “A Very Kelsey Christmas,” December 11 to 13, “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” by the Kelsey Players from December 4 to 6; and a fully narrated version of “The Nutcracker” by New Jersey Youth Ballet, December 18 to 20.
Fans of dysfunctional family themes will relish “August: Osage County” by PinnWorth Productions, January 8 to 17; “Arsenic and Old Lace” by M&M Productions, January 22 to 31; and “Hamlet” by Shakespeare ’70, June 3 to 12.
Dramas include “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Pennington Players, March 11 to 20; and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by MCCC Theater, Dance, and Entertainment Technology programs, April 1 to 10. Mercer Dance Ensemble presents “Dancer Diaries,” May 21 and 22.
Saturday family shows are presented by professional traveling troupes in the Kelsey Kids Series. Productions include “Alice In Wonderland” by Kaleidoscope Theater on September 19; “Curious George & The Golden Meatball” by TheatreWorks/USA on October 3; “Hiawatha” by Theatre IV on November 14; “T-Bone’s Camp Muckalucka” by Tom Stankus on March 5; “Little Red Riding Hood” by Kaleidoscope Theater on May 14; and “Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide To School” by TheatreWorks/USA on June 4.
Ticket prices for adults for full-length musicals are $20, non-musicals are $18; and Kelsey Kids are $12. Discounted tickets for children, students, and seniors are available. E-mail kelsey@mccc.edu for information about shows, auditions, and volunteer positions.
Kelsey Theater, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net.
