With our spectacular lineup of summer comedies --one size fits all, when it comes to summer fun!

2012 Summer Schedule:

June 8 - 23 DRACULA BITES! by V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger When a struggling community theatre hires an egotistical director to pump new blood into Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” an epic battle between good and bad acting ensues. As the rehearsals become increasingly frightful...will Dra-koo-lah fly? Or stink...as badly as its props? One bloody funny comedy! “I laughed so hard I was sobbing!” - fb post. Comedy, rated G.

June 26 - July 7 PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE by Steve Martin Steve Martin’s work of comic genius places Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, and a cast of uniquely wired characters inside a 1904 Parisian cafe...where they muse on the century’s greatest achievements and future prospects. A delightful brain tickler! One of (producer) Miss Charlotte’s all-time fav’s! Rated PG.

July 10 - July 21 BOTTOMS UP! By Gregg Kreutz June is a happy-go-lucky Zumba instructor on holiday in a Caribbean Hotel...who accidentally acquires the cash-filled suitcase of two money-launderers from Cleveland! What follows is a series of high-speed elevator-button pushing, hallway running and very disturbing room service...culminating in the silliest, most ridiculous Zumba class ever taught! A high energy farce for beginning and advanced laughers! Rated G.

July 24 - Aug. 4 HIGH STRANGENESS by Elizabeth Orndorff When three women from a small Kentucky town tell authorities about their close encounter aboard a UFO, all anyone really wants to know is: did the aliens probe them? As the women are thrust into a different type of spotlight, they are forced to explore all dimensions that lie between telling the truth...and being believed. A great play to watch outside. Inspired by real events, that happened nearby! Comedy/ Drama, Rated PG.

Aug. 7 - Aug. 18 TUNA DOES VEGAS by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard All the residents of Tuna, Texas tag along, when conservative radio host Arles Struvie announces that he and his wife, Bertha Bumiller, are going to renew their vows...in Sin City! Two men act out all the parts...including Vegas showgirls and Elvis impersonators in this affectionate sendup of small town life. A comedy full of viva, baby! Rated PG

Aug. 24 & 25 Two nights only! STANDUP COMEDY SHOW! Starring Etta May For two nights (only) the reigning Queen of Southern Sass will take you on a redneck ride through the Deep South! Etta May has appeared on Oprah, CBS, MTV, CMT and is the winner of the prestigious "Stand-Up Comic of the Year!" award. Let it all hang out, girlfriends!...Truth happens! Rated PG-13.

FALL / WINTER 2011

- Theatre founder, Col. Eben C. Henson

Founder Col. Eben Henson built Pioneer Playhouse because he wanted to share his passion. His philosophies have become the bedrock upon which all the seasons change. This holiday, we acknowledge and celebrate the past as we look forward to the

future. Through good times and bad, Pioneer Playhouse remains a place where people can lay down their agendas and have an adventure of the mind and heart. We hope that this summer,

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Season’s Greetings and many thanks to our actors, staff, board, volunteers, friends, business partners and patrons, for your amazing friendship and support.

THANK YOU to our sponsors...who pay a little extra in order to keep the ticket prices affordable and make improvements that benefit all. Here’s what we achieved last summer: A 6% increase in attendance!

Two new educational programs: (Free) one-day weekly drama class, for Bluegrass area students! “Voices Inside”- a playwriting workshop held inside a local prison. “Thank you, Pioneer Playhouse...for offering the inspiration to live beyond the limits of what I knew! And for the encouragement to realize that I am more than the sum of my failures!”

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Co-founder/Producer CHARLOTTE HENSON, will appear on national TV!

A segment of Animal Planet's new reality TV show, Call of the Wildman, features

Charlotte and Pioneer Playhouse, airing on Animal Planet, Dec. 4 & 8, at 10pm (EST).

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