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DCBS archives

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DCBS Seasons:

2007-2008 - season 15 (shows played to SOLD OUT audiences)

    Greater Tuna
        by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, Ed Howard
        directed by Chad McDonald
    Zara Spook and Other Lures
        by Joan Ackermann
        directed by Elizabeth Ayres
    Camping with Henry and Tom
        by Mark St. Germain
        directed by Brandon Walls
    An Experiment with an Air Pump
        by Shelagh Stephenson
        directed by Kim Frick-Welker

2006-07 - season 14 (shows played to SOLD OUT audiences)

    The Speed of Darkness
        by Steven Tesich
        directed by Michael Birdwell
    Escanaba in da Moonlight
        by Jeff Daniels
        directed by David R. Johnson
            (1st place in Tennessee Theatre Association/American Association of
            Commmunity Theatre Festival, October 2006, Johnson City, TN;
            "Best Production", "Award for Technical Excellence", David Johnson
            awarded "Best Director", Steven Gwilt awarded "Best Actor", production
            advanced to South Eastern Theatre Conference, Atlanta, Georgia,
            March 2007 where it was awarded "Best Production"; "Best Actor for
            Steve Gwilt; "Outstanding Actor" for William Haas; "Outstanding Set
            Design"; and "Outstanding Sound Design". The production advanced
            to the National AACTFest in Charlotte in June 2007 where it was
            awarded "Best Sound Design)
    The Smell of the Kill
        by Michele Lowe
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    Foxfire
        by Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn-(a DCBS/Mainstage production)
        directed by Kim Frick-Welker

2005-06 - season 13 (shows played to SOLD OUT audiences)

    The Underpants
        by Carl Sternheim
        adaptation by Steve Martin
        directed by Michael Birdwell
    Escanaba in da Moonlight
        by Jeff Daniels
        directed by David R. Johnson
    Noises Off
        by Michael Frayn
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    The Memory of Water
        by Shelagh Stephenson
        directed by Kim Frick-Welker

2004-05 - season 12

    Stones in His Pockets
        by Marie Jone
        directed by Michael Birdwell
            (1st place in Tennessee Theatre Association/American Association of
            Community Theatre Festival, October 2004, Jackson, TN; "Best
            Production", "Award for Technical Excellence", "Mass Congeniality
            Award", Patrick Mannle awarded "Best Actor", production advanced to
            South Eastern Theatre Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina,
            March 2005.)
    Nights at the Round Table
        by Lou Ann Wright and William Missouri Downs
        directed by David R. Johnson
    The Gin Game
        by D.L. Coburn
        directed by Marcia Reel
    Cowgirls
        music and lyrics by Mary Murfitt, book by Betsy Howe
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt

2003-04 - season 11

    Catfish Moon
        by Laddy Sartin
        directed by Kirby Hamilton
    Bartleby the Scrivener
        by Herman Melville
        adapted and directed by David R. Johnson
            **An original Drama Center Backstage production, original score for
            Cello composed and performed live by Brendan Townsend
    Fuddy Meers
        by David Lindsay-Abaire
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    Parallel Lives
        by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy
        directed by Kathleen Gilpatrick

2002-03 - season 10

    Sordid Lives
        by Del Shores
        directed by Cindy Putman
    Talk Radio
        by Eric Bogosian
        directed by Jerry Young
    The Beauty Queen of Leenane
        by Martin McDonagh
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    The Odd Couple (female version)
        by Neil Simon
        directed by Cameron West Martin

2001-02 - season 9

    Headset, A View from the Light Booth
        by William "Missouri" Downs
        directed by Kirby Hamilton
    Lonely Planet
        by Steven Dietz
        directed by Charles Long
    Cabin Fever
        by Joan Schenkar
        directed by Dave Johnson
    Art
        by Yasmina Reza
        translated by Christopher Hampton
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt

2000-01 - season 8

    The Complete History of America (Abridged)
        by Adam Long, Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor
        directed by S.W. Gwilt
    Jack and Jill
        by Jane Martin
        directed by Kathy Gilpatrick
    Queen of Bingo
        by Jeanne Michels and Phyllis Murphy
        directed by Charles Long
    Private Wars
        by James McClure
        directed by Patrick Mannle

1999-2000 - season 7

    The Harry & Sam Dialogues
        by Karen Ellison
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
            (1st place in Tennessee Theatre Association/American Association
            of Community Theatre Festival, Knoxville, October, 1989, "Best
            Production", Scott Strahan awarded "Best Actor", production advanced
            to South Eastern Theatre Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, March 2000,
            Eric Strahan awarded "Best Actor", Steven W. Gwilt awarded
            "Best Director")
    Daddy’s Dyin’, Whose Got the Will?
        by Del Shores
        directed by Cindy Putman
    Grace & Glory
        by Tom Ziegler
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    The Border Land, by Jim Grimsley
        directed by Michael Birdwell

1998-99 - season 6

     Sylvia
        by A.R. Gurney
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    Private Eyes
        by Steven Dietz
        directed by Cheryl Saylor
    Three Viewings
        by Jeffrey Hatcher
        directed by Rick Woods
    Patio Porch
        by Jack Heifner
        directed by Kathy Gilpatrick

1997-98 - season 5

    The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
        by Jess Borgeson, Adam Long, Daniel Singer, J.M. Winfield
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt & Mark H. Creter
    Night Mother
        by Marsha Norman
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    Marvin's Room
        by Scott McPherson
        directed by Amy Carpenter
    Picasso at the Lapin Agile
        by Steve Martin
        directed by Michael Birdwell

1996-97 - season 4

    All in the Timing
        by David Ives
        directed by Michael Birdwell
            (entered in Tennessee Theatre Association Festival,
            Steven W. Gwilt awarded "Best Actor")
    Snow Leopards
        by Martin Jones
        directed by Amy Carpenter
    First Night
        by Jack Neary
        directed by Rick Woods
    Belles
        by Mark Dunn
        directed by Amy Carpenter

1995-96 - season 3

    Greater Tuna
        by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, Ed Howard
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt & Mark H. Creter
    Down the Road
        by Lee Blessing
        directed by Michael Gilpatrick
    Oleanna
        by David Mamet
        directed by Mark H. Creter
    Mama Drama
        by Rita Nachtmann, Leslie Avazian, et. al.
        directed by Amy Carpenter

1994-95 - season 2

    The Dining Room
        by A.R. Gurney
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    Patient A
        by Lee Blessing
        directed by Amy Carpenter
    Strange Snow
        by Steve Metcalfe
        directed by Mark H. Creter
    Tennessee & Sand Mountain Matchmaking
        by Romulus Linney
        directed by Michael Birdwell

1993-94 - season 1

    Graceland & Asleep on the Wind
        by Ellen Byron
        directed by Steven W. Gwilt
    Special Ocassions
        by Bernard Slade
        directed by Kathy Gilpatrick
    Heidi Chronicles
        by Wendy Wasserstein
        directed by Kathy Gilpatrick
    Love Letters
        by A.R. Gurney
        directed by Rick Woods