CAST in Clearfield is Ready to Entertain You in 2025
Start 2025 off right by seeing the Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre’s production of Benefit Your Own Broadway: Villain Edition on Jan. 9 thru the 11th at 7:30 p.m. Their website clearfieldarts.org asks you to “Enjoy all of the fun, edgy, and dark songs from some of your favorite Broadway shows.” (Photo from CAST’s Facebook page)
CLEARFIELD – January can be a cold, dull month. But that is not the case at the Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre!
If you are looking for something fun to do, you can check out their Benefit Your Own Broadway: Villain Edition show being performed at the theatre from Jan. 9 to Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
This musical revue is not part of the regular season schedule with a cost of $15 for the show.
It features Broadway hits sung by some of the most villainous characters to ever appear on stage.
“It feels good to be a little bad!” it says on CAST’s Facebook page. “Come explore your dark side with some of your favorite CAST performers as they treat you to an unforgettable night of the most iconic villain songs in Broadway history.”
The show is being directed by Brandi Billotte, Danielle Rishell, and Noah Webb.
This time of the year is also a great time to look ahead at the new CAST season. 2025 will see productions of:
Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley: Feb. 20-22, 27, 28 and March 1.
Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland, a state of affairs that–due to his painful shyness–suits him well. Rosemary lives right next door, determined to have him, watching the years slip away. With Anthony’s father threatening to disinherit him and a land feud simmering between their families, Rosemary has every reason to fear romantic catastrophe. But then, in this very Irish story with a surprising depth of poetic passion, these yearning, eccentric souls fight their way towards solid ground and some kind of happiness. Their journey is heartbreaking, funny as hell, and ultimately deeply moving. Outside Mullingar is a compassionate, delightful work about how it’s never too late to take a chance on love. This is directed by Matt Hertlein and Noah Webb.
Run For Your Wife! by Ray Cooney: June 5-7 and July 12-14.
This superb example of the British farce had audiences rolling in the aisles in London and New York! This 1982 British comedy centers around John Smith, an “ordinary” London taxi driver who is anything but – he secretly has two wives in two different towns! When John inadvertently blows his own cover, the comic adventures multiply. Complication is piled upon complication as the cabby tries to keep his double life from exploding. Be prepared to laugh! This production will be directed by Noah Webb and Matt Hertlein.
The SpongeBob Musical: July 24-26, 31 and August 1-2.
Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! An exciting new musical featuring irresistible characters and magical music, this deep-sea pearl of a show is set to make a splash with audiences young and old. The directors for this show are Mason Strouse, Brandi Billotte, and Jeremiah Dobo.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, adapted Ken Ludwig: Oct. 9-11 and Oct. 16-18.
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. Dawn Deppe will direct this production.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Charles Ludlam: Dec. 11-13 and Dec. 18-20.
Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghosts of his late partner, Jacob Marley, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come. Faced with his own mortality, and the evil results of his misanthropic, miserly ways, Scrooge is redeemed, reconciled with his nephew and his neighbors, and becomes a second father to his assistant’s son, Tiny Tim. Ludlam finds the humor as well as the pathos in this Victorian melodrama, creating the most Dickensian and stage worthy adaptation yet. This classic will be directed by Lew Duttry.
All shows start at 7:30 p.m. For more information or to order tickets, go to clearfieldarts.org. (All information on the shows courtesy of CAST)