Current Season
Upcoming Productions
October 23 - November 8The Dance on Widow’s Row
Four wealthy widows in the fictional North Carolina coastal community of Port Town invite the area’s four most eligible bachelors to an intimate soiree for eight. Having already buried nine husbands altogether, they know that the neighbors’ tongues will wag like the tail of a starving dog with the key to the butcher shop; but they are willing to defy small-town mores and endure vicious gossip if there is a chance that they will meet Mr. Right tonight. The Dance on Widow’s Row is a comedy by Samm-Art Williams, who wrote the critically acclaimed Home and was a Co-Executive Producer of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
December 4 - 27
Home for the Holidays
When a group of travelers get stranded in the airport over the holidays, each one has their own story to tell about where they are headed and from where they have come. Among the group is a soldier eager to return home to his family and the hero’s welcome that awaits him. Will they let the stress that comes with the holidays take over or will they stay joyous by remembering the reason for the season? With heart-wrenching and uplifting stories, this original musical includes holiday music from hip-hop to gospel.
February 5 - 28
From the Mississippi Delta
The journey begins in Greenwood, Mississippi—the Delta. Born in a rundown, drafty shotgun house to a poor but resourceful black woman, no one could have predicted the odyssey that would become Ida Mae Holland’s life. Curious, smart and precocious, young Ida learned from her mother how to dream big dreams, for herself and others, in their impoverished Delta community. From the Mississippi Delta has earned critical acclaim and has been nationally and internationally celebrated as an inspiring dramatic portrayal of the human experience, as viewed through the eyes of an African-American woman.
April 2 - 25
One Mo’ Time - An Evening at the Lyric Theatre 1926
This long running Off Broadway show revived, to acclaim in the 2002 Broadway season, has audiences rockin’ the rafters and dancin’ in the aisles, thrilling to this artful recreation of old time, 1920’s Black vaudeville. This show’s powerful mix of music, including the Charleston, the black bottom, and the cakewalk, had one reviewer proclaiming “the mercury leaves the thermometer. One Mo’ Time is a hot, wild, ribald and rousing delight."-- Time Magazine.
May 28 - June 20
Gem of the Ocean
Set in 1904, this is the haunting tale of a spiritually tormented young man who pays a visit to Aunt Ester, a former slave, on the eve of her 287th birthday. When Citizen Barlow comes to her home seeking asylum, she sets him off on a spiritual journey to find a city in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. On his way to the mythic city, he makes startling discoveries about guilt, duty, and redemption. Gem of the Ocean is the ninth work in Wilson’s ten-play cycle that has recorded the American Black experience and helped to define generations.
July 23 - August 15
Blues in the Night
The universal language of the blues wails out full and strong in this dynamite “dramatic revue” of twenty-six hot numbers that tell of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful experiences three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong. With little spoken text, the interweaving stories are defined through glorious songs which cover the range of this indigenous American art form, from Bessie Smith to Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Alberta Hunter, Jimmy Cox, Ida Cox and more, telling of the pain and misery of life and love and also of the dogged determination to get through it all that is the essence of the blues.
Season Information
Ticket Information
The following information is valid for Jubilee Theatre’s 2007-2008 Season. For more information regarding dates, pricing, and ticketing policies, please call the Jubilee Theatre Box Office at 817.338.4411. The Jubilee Theatre Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and 45 minutes before curtain time.
Past Productions
Following is an alphabetical list of just some of the works produced at Jubilee Theatre over its long history: