Upcoming theater

The Springer's next play, Big River, is the musical Huckleberry Finn. I doubt they knew it at the time but "Columbus Reads" will also be doing Tom Sawyer so it's particularly appropriate. The library will bring in some lectures on Tom Sawyer and the Center for Christian Studies at First Presbyterian is bringing in Irmgard Schopen-Davis from Americus to give three lectures on the book.

In April, the Springer's Studio theater has Eddie Lee and Larry Larson's Charm School and this is one you'll really want to see. I saw the premiere at the Horizon Theater in Atlanta with Eddie Lee in the Raymond roll and Larry in another role. Of all the plays they've written, this one is probably the most serious but it's still a riot.

Once you see this you'll want more of this duo and there's actually a chance right now if you're willing to drive to Atlanta. The Theatrical Outfit is doing "Tent Meeting" which more like the other plays these guys have done-completely disrespectful of everything. "Tent Meeting" is about an itinerant traveling tent preacher whose unmarried daughter gets pregnant. He can in no way accept this and comes to the conclusion that the baby is the second coming. I saw that one at Spoleto with Eddie Lee in the preacher part with his ex wife as his wife and Larry Larson in a supporting role.

The Outfit is in the old Herren's restaurant building downtown-pretty inconvenient to get to but they've done a nice renovation and this play is worth seeing. It's directed by Tom Key who wrote and acted in the Cotton Patch Gospel. They also do a combination dinner theater for this show on March 26.