Past & Present Productions
For over 50 years, Mill Race Theatre Company has provided quality theatre experiences to Columbus, Indiana. Our longstanding track record began in 1969 with productions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (July) & Bye Bye Birdie (August) at the Historical (and now demolished) Mill Race Playhouse and continues to this day. This page is currently under construction so excuse the mess! It is our goal to document all MRTC productions here on our site and you can help us do that. If you have photos, stories, memories, scripts, costume pieces, etc from past shows, we’d love to hear from you. Please fill out our Contact Us form to share more!
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Damn Yankees
July 18th - 21st, 2024
Directed By: Nick Hogan
Music Directed By: David MaureyBased on the book “The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant”, Damn Yanrkees is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set in the 1950's with the Washington Senators Baseball Team.
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In Praise of Sparrows - Staged Reading
March 22nd,
May 3rd & 4th, 2024
Original Work by: Nicole CunninghamIt’s 1926 and a wedding meant to light a path to the future for a struggling immigrant farming family kicks off a harrowing series of events.
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Inherit The Wind
February 23rd - 25th, 2024
Directed by: Julie HultThis drama dives into the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, where a Tennessee teacher was tried for teaching the theory of evolution. Two persuasive attorneys argue the case in an effort to determine the balance of church and state.
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I and You
November 17th - 19th, 2023
Directed by: Josh HoganTwo teenagers get together to work on a project about Walt Whitman that is due the next day. The show explores human connection, vulnerability, and life's purpose - and you won’t see the twist coming.
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The Marriage Counselor
Sept. 29th, 30th, & Oct. 1st, 2023
Directed by: David MaureyAn adult comedy about a traveling vacuum salesman who wanders into a marriage counselor's office and is mistaken for the marriage counselor by an upset couple. Hilarity ensues from there.
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Seussical
July 14th - 16th, 2023
Directed by: Mikki Maurey
Music Directed by: Ciaran HillEnter the wacky world of Dr. Seuss with familiar friends like The Cat in the Hat, Horton, The Grinch, and Things 1 & 2. This family friendly musical is pure magic!
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Dog Sees God
March 2nd - March 5th, 2023
Directed by: Josh HoganThe Peanuts characters are reimagined all grown up as high school students who are struggling to answer life’s big questions after tragedy strikes.
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And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little
November 4th - 6th, 2022
Directed By: Juli JohnsonA dark comedy about the three Reardon sisters after their mother's death. Think "God of Carnage" but with sibling rivalry and cocktails.
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Twelfth Night
July 12th - 14th, 2023
Directed by: John JohnsonA rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery.
Mill Race Theatre Company
Productions Through The Years
2016 - 2022
July 2021, Shrek The Musical, Directed by: Matthew Frick
January 2020, Charming Princes, Directed by: Caitlin Smith
December 2019, A Christmas Carol, Directed. by: Allison DeBolt
September 2019, Leading Ladies, Directed by: Nick Hogan
July 2019, Mamma Mia, Directed by: John Johnson
June 2019, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Directed by: Matthew Frick
February 2019, Cabaret, Directed by: Janie Gordon
January 2019, The Magical Mind of Billy Shakespeare, Directed by: Caitlin Smith
December 2018, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Directed by: Stephen Planalp & James Kinsella
September 2018, Crimes of the Heart, Directed by: Sharon Andrews
July 2018, The Little Mermaid, Directed by: Luke Major & Sarah Harpring
December 2017, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Directed by: Caitlin Smith
October 2017, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Directed by: Alycyn Pratt
July 2017, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Directed by: John Johnson
April 2017, Proof, Directed by: Magen Pillar
December 2016, Santa’s Frosty Follies, Directed by: Dana Calfee
October 2016, God of Carnage, Directed by: John Johnson
July 2016, Oliver!, Directed by: Julie Hult
March 2016, The Odd Couple, Directed by: Alycyn Pratt
Mill Race Players
Productions Through The Years
2010 - 2015
October 2015, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] Directed by: Caitlin Smith
July 2015, Willy Wonka, Directed by: Caleb Blackerby
July 2014, Wind in the Willows, Directed by: Caitlin Smith
July 2013, The Sound of Music, Directed by: John Johnson
July 2012, Peter Pan, Directed by: Caleb Blackerby
August 2011, Cinderella (The Enchanted Version), Directed by: Alycyn Pratt
July 2011, Merry Wives of Windsor, Directed by: John Johnson
July 2010, The King and I, Directedby: Mark Owens
2000 - 2009
July 2009, Annie, Directed by: Mary Claire King
July 2008, High School Musical, Directed by: John Johnson
July 2007, Gypsy, Directed by: Corbin Blackerby
July 2006, Oklahoma!, Directed by: Mark Owens
July 2005, Beauty and the Beast, Directed by: Suzanne Godby
July 2004, Annie Get Your Gun, Directed by: Corbin Blackerby
November 2003, Putting It Together, Directed by: Mark Owens
September 2003, I Do! I Do!, Directed by: Mark Owens
July 2003, Oliver!, Directed by: Sue Elliott
September 2002, The Miracle Worker, Directed by: Mark Owens
July 2002, Camelot, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
April 2002, Dearly Departed, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
December 2001, Little Women, Directed by: Sue Elliott
October 2001, Little Shop Of Horrors, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
July 2001, South Pacific, Directed by: Mark Owens
February 2001, The Fantasticks, Directed by: Andrew Ranck
December 2000, Littlest Angel, Directed by: Sue Elliott
November 2000, Arsenic and Old Lace, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
August 2000, Grease, Directed by: Sue Elliott
July 2000, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Directed by: John Johnson
March 2000, Sylvia, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
February 2000, Baby, Directed by: Mark Owens
1990 - 1999
December 1999, Present For Santa
November 1999, Wait Until Dark, Directed by: Sue Elliott
July 1999, Brigadoon, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
February 1999, Some Enchanted Evening, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph and Paul Guyer
December 1998, Santa’s Frosty Follies, Directed by: Shelli Loheide, Sue Elliott, Janie Gordon, and Sheryl Nulph
November 1998, Let’s Go to the Movies, Directed by: Sue Elliott
July 1998, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Directed by: Julie Calfee
February 1998, Our Town, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
December 1997, The Velveteen Rabbit, Directed by: Shelli Loheide
August 1997, When Dreams Come True, Directed by: Sue Elliott
July 1997, Secret Garden, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
April 1997, Bad Children and Improv
February 1997, Once Upon A Mattress, Directed by: Clark Foster
December 1996, WXMS: A Cable…
July 1996, Wizard of Oz, Directed by: John Johnson
April 1996, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
January 1996, Give My Regards To Broadway, Directed by: Sue Elliott
December 1995, Christmas Around the…
July 1995, Carousel, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
June 1995, Godspell, Directed by: John Johnson
December 1994, Santa’s Frosty Follies
July 1994, Into the Woods, Directed by: John Johnson
April 1994, Stuart Little
December 1993, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Directed by: Shelli Loheide
July 1993, Music Man, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
April 1993, Short by Shorts
February 1993, Nunsense, Directed by: John Johnson
December 1992, The Wizard of Oz
July 1992, Annie, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
December 1991, Babes in Toyland
July 1991, Gypsy, Directed by: John Johnson
April 1991, Alice in Wonderland
February 1991, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Directed by: Sheryl Nulph
December 1990, The Velveteen Rabbit
July 1990, The King and I, Directed by: Shelli Loheide
1980 - 1989
December 1989, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
July 1989, Bye Bye Birdie, Directed by: Shelli Loheide
April 1989, Winnie the Pooh
December 1988, Scrooge!
July 1988, Quilters, Directed by: Charlotte Battin
July 1987, Peter Pan
December 1986, Short Plays
July 1986, West Side Story
July 1985, The Sound of Music, Directed by: Charlotte Battin
July 1984, Cinderella, Directed by: Charlotte Battin
July 1983, Annie, Directed by: Charlotte Battin
July 1982, Kismet, Directed by: Ray LeBlanc
July 1981, South Pacific, Directed by: Ray LeBlanc
July 1980, Lil’ Abner, Directed by: Jeff Franke
1969 - 1979
July 1979, Oliver!, Directed by: Pam Olson
August 1978, The Ransom of Red Chief, Directed by: Pam Olson
July 1978, The Music Man, Directed by: Nan Macy
August 1977, Toad of Toad Hall, Directed by: Pam Olson
July 1977, Kiss Me Kate, Directed by: Ray LeBlanc
August 1976, The Hobbit, Directed by: Pam Olson
July 1976, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Directed by: Ray LeBlanc
July 1975, Oklahoma!, Directed by: Steve McKinley
August 1974, Carousel, Directed by: Marsha Morgan
July 1974, In One Basket, Directed by: Various Mill Race Players Student Directors
July 1974, Androcles and the Lion, Directed by: Marsha Morgan
August 1973, West Side Story, Directed by: Sandi Huge
July 1973, The Wizard of Oz, Directed by: Marsha Morgan
August 1972, Twelfth Night, Directed by: Jim Crawford or Sandi Huge
August 1972, Deadwood Dick, Directed by: Jim Crawford or Gary Valenza
July 1972, Lil’ Abner, Directed by: Sandi Huge
August 1971, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Directed by: Gary Valenza
August 1971, Huckleberry Finn, Directed by: Thom Huge
July 1971, Peter Pan, Directed by: Gary Valenza
August 1970, Oliver!, Directed by: Marsha Morgan
August 1970, The Thwarting of Baron Bollingrew, Directed by: Marsha Morgan
July 1970, The Sandbox
July 1970, The American Dream, Directed by: Gary Valenza
August 1969, Getting Pinned, Directed by: Tony Conjo
August 1969, The Steadfast Tin Soldier
August 1969, Bye Bye Birdie
July 1969, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Directed by Arlene Kimberly