Twin City Players announces the first production of its 2025-2026 93rd Mainstage Season, the musical comedy, Something Rotten!, book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, music and lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick.
It’s the 1590s – welcome to the Renaissance! Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of Shakespeare, that Renaissance rock star known also as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz. This hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway garnered ten Tony Award nominations!
Tickets are $15 – $20 (plus a $1 fee per ticket). Purchase online at twincityplayers.org or through the box office at 269-429-0400. Performance dates are August 29 – September 21, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm, at the TCP Playhouse, 600 W. Glenlord Road, St. Joseph, MI.
The show is directed by Scott Bradford, assisted by Assistant Director Cassidy Vlietstra, Music Director Tim McFeeters, Technical Director Marty Golob, Stage Manager/Set Dresser Wendy Golob, Production Manager Maureen Bradford, Choreographer Belle Schmidt, Costume Designers Reta Trux and Barb Stepka, Dance Captain Elise Bradford, Sound Tech Liam Diefenbach, and Stage Crew Aaron Rennhack.
Cast members are David Ferrell, Em Hallowell, Jacob Holmes, Bill Downey, Juliet Golob, Nicole Kaminski-Phillips, Mel Weber, Kraig Kirkdorfer, Mikaela McLaughlin, Quini McGhee, Will Flaherty, Mike Cooke, Liam Walls, Kaley Schmidt, Allen Pille, Johnna Bither, Anna Pille, Erica Pinto, Avery Saylor, Frankie Wood, Mandy Mileham, Lela Ledford, Elise Bradford, Clara Bryant, and Marie W.
2025-2026 Mainstage Season Sponsors are Bradford Insurance Agency, The Herald Palladium, Lake Michigan Chiropractic, Trilogy Counseling, Glenn & Kathy Ward Charitable Trust, Indiana Michigan Power’s Cook Nuclear Plant, and Five Star Heating & Air Conditioning. Show Sponsor is Glenn & Kathy Ward.
