Theater History

The Zwermann Arts Center Theater has been a staple in the community for nearly 50 years, providing high-quality plays and musicals for audiences to enjoy.

PHIL EVANS, DIRECTOR
A Funny Thing, Spring 1975
See How They Run, Fall 1975
Little Mary Sunshine, Spring 1976    
East Lynne, Fall 1976    
The Telephone The Medium, Spring 1976    
Gypsy, Spring 1977    
Night Must Fall, Fall 1977    
Amahl and the Night Visitors, Fall 1977
The Fantasticks, Spring 1978

YVONNE HILL, DIRECTOR
E.T.C., Spring 1978    

PHIL EVANS, DIRECTOR
Never Too Late, Fall  1978    
My Fair Lady, Spring 1979    
Guys & Dolls, Spring 1980    
A Flea in Her Ear, Fall  1980    
Oliver, Spring 1981    
The Mousetrap, Fall  1981    
Mame, Spring 1982    

KIRK WAHAMAKI, DIRECTOR
Come Blow Your Horn, Fall  1982    
Godspell, Spring 1983    
Ten Little Indians, Fall  1983    
Anything Goes, Spring 1984    
Barefoot in the Park, Fall  1984    
Fiddler on the Roof, Spring 1985    

EARL SMITH, DIRECTOR
Odd Couple, Fall  1985     

PATRICK JONES, DIRECTOR
Oklahoma, Spring 1986    

KENDY SCHROEDER, DIRECTOR
Kiss Me Kate, Spring 1987     

DON RUNYAN, DIRECTOR
Arsenic and Old Lace, Fall  1987    
Annie, Spring 1988    
The Rainmaker, Fall  1988    
The Music Man, Spring 1989    
Scrooge, Fall  1989    
Greater Tuna, Spring 1990    
Sound Of Music, Spring 1990    

JOLIE RUNYAN, DIRECTOR
All My Sons, Fall  1990     

DON RUNYAN, DIRECTOR
The King and I, Spring 1991    
Rumors A Farce, Fall  1991    
Camelot, Spring 1992    
Nunsense, Fall  1992    
Oklahoma, Spring 1993    

KATHLEEN CAROT, DIRECTOR
The Glass Menagerie, Fall  1993    
West Side Story, Spring 1994    
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Fall  1994    
Meet Me In St. Louis, Spring 1995    
Noises Off, Fall  1995    
Carousel, Spring 1996    
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Fall  1996    
The Miracle Worker, Spring 1997    
The Marriage of Figaro, Spring 1997    
Charley’s Aunt, Fall  1997    
Jesus Christ Superstar, Spring 1998    
Pasta & Puccini, Spring 1998    
Lysistrata, Fall  1998    
The Heidi Chronicles, Spring 1999    
Quilters, Spring 1999    

DAN BRUNEAU, DIRECTOR
Fools, Fall  1999    
Godspell, Spring 2000    
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Fall  2000    
South Pacific, Spring 2001    
Our Town, Fall  2001    
Man of LaMancha, Spring 2002    
The Importance of Being Earnest, Fall  2002    
Little Shop of Horrors, Spring 2003    

DAN BRUNEAU & MATHEW GREEN, DIRECTORS
Romeo and Juliet, Fall  2003     

DAN BRUNEAU, DIRECTOR
She Loves Me, Spring 2004    
Smokey Joe’s Café, Fall  2004    
Annie Get Your Gun, Spring 2005    
Forever Plaid, Fall  2005    
Some Enchanted Evening, Spring 2006    
Grease, Fall  2006    

CARY SCHILLER, DIRECTOR
Frog and Toad, Spring 2007     

BARBARA SHIMER, DIRECTOR
Harvey, Fall  2007    
Oliver, Spring 2008    
The Crucible, Fall  2008    
Guys N Dolls, Spring 2009    
Steel Magnolias, Fall  2009    
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Spring 2010    
The Diary of Anne Frank, Fall  2010    
My Fair Lady, Spring 2011    
12 Angry Men, Fall  2011    
Nuncrackers, Fall  2011    
Jekyll & Hyde, Spring 2012    
A Christmas Story, Fall  2012    
Hello Dolly, Spring 2013    
Almost, Maine, Fall  2013    
Les Miserables, Spring 2014    
Lend Me a Tenor, Fall  2014    
Peter Pan, Spring 2015    

RUSTY RUTH, DIRECTOR
The Nerd, Fall  2015    
Godspell, Spring 2016    

BARBARA SHIMER, DIRECTOR
Into the Woods, Fall  2016    
The Music Man, Spring 2017    
Annie, Fall  2017    
Aida, Spring 2018    
You Can’t Take It With You, Fall  2018    
Beauty and the Beast, Spring 2019    

TARA GALLION, DIRECTOR
Clue, Fall  2019    
Matilda – COVID canceled, Spring 2020    
A Delightful Quarantine, Fall  2020    
Love Letters, Fall  2020    
Culture in a Cornfield, Spring 2021        

BRENNAN SETH TRACY, DIRECTOR
All Together Now, Fall  2021    
Cinderella, Spring 2022    

BROOKE OLAIVAR, DIRECTOR
The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong, Fall  2022    

BARBARA SHIMER & CARY SCHILLER, DIRECTORS
South Pacific, Spring 2023