Past Seasons

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SeasonTitleTypeDirector
2024–25Natural ShocksOtherCarol Holland
Dracula: a feminist revenge fantasy, really.PlayRachel Friden
Cry It OutPlayKaren Thornton
Shakespeare Acting ClassOtherSean Runnette
2023–24Summer ShowcaseOther
24 Hour Theatre ProjectOther
Ms Holmes & Ms Watson - Apt 2BPlayDoug McLaughlin
Dead Man's Cell PhonePlayJoseph Guadara
The AliensPlayEric Craft
Brudermord! A Fratricide Avenged!PlaySean Runnette
2022–23Open Mic NightOther
Word AssociationReadingGeorge LaVigne
Into The WoodsMusicalAlan Van Antwerp
Waiting for HamletOtherKevern Cameron
Pride and PrejudicePlayLily Boyle
RipcordPlayRachel Friden
TRAGEDY: a tragedyPlaySean Runnette
The Book of WillPlayCarol Holland
BentPlayStephen Catron
2021–22Live Music FundraiserOther
WiesenthalOtherMark Liebert
You've Got to be Taught - the songs of Hammerstein & SondheimMusicalRobert Allan
The DresserPlaySarah Henley
Waiting for the Double LinesReadingAmanda Marino
The RevolutionistsPlayJohn A.C. Kennedy
Ebenezer: A Shadow CarolReadingLauri MacMillan
Twelfth NightPlayCarol Holland
2020–21Shook Up ShowtunesOtherRachel Friden
I Do! I Do!MusicalBrendan Lynch-Littlejohn
A Halloween Spooktacular Virtual Open Mic NightOther
2019–20CTG Virtual Open Mic NightOther
Thinner Than WaterPlayJeff Knapp
Every Brilliant ThingOtherKevern Cameron
Holiday Open Mic NightOther
A Doll's House, Part 2PlaySky Monroe
2018–19Open Mic NightOther
The Who's TommyMusical
Durante!Other
Home of the Great PecanPlayGeorge Seylaz
The Bald SopranoPlayRachel Friden
King LearPlayKevern Cameron
Chester's OwnOne-act
Holiday CheerOtherClifford H. Parrish
Sounds and Sweet Airs - An Elizabethan EveningOtherClifford H. Parrish
Disenchanted!MusicalRoseann Ruggiero
2017–18An Evening of Stand-Up ComedyOtherKate Lyn Reiter
CTG 50th Anniversary GalaOther
Titanic, The MusicalMusicalClifford H. Parrish
Venus In FurPlayStephen Catron
SeminarPlayLauri MacMillan
HOLIDAY CHEER - an Evening with the Black River SingersOtherClifford H. Parrish
An Evening of One-Act PlaysOne-act
Our TownPlayKate Lyn Reiter
Shows For DaysPlayRoseann Ruggiero
2016–17A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMusicalKevern Cameron
Stand Up Comedy NightOtherKate Lyn Reiter
5 Lesbians Eating a QuichePlayLauri MacMillan
The Trip to BountifulPlayKevern Cameron
The Lady From DubuqueReadingZita Geoffroy-Heinz
The Killing of Sister GeorgeReadingMichael T. Mooney
A Month in the CountryReadingKevern Cameron
The Other PlacePlayJeff Knapp
2015–16Peter and The StarcatcherPlay
Stand Up ComedyOtherKate Lyn Reiter
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikePlayChase Newhart
RoundelayReadingMichael T. Mooney
When We Are MarriedPlayCindy Alexander
The Secret GardenMusicalClifford H. Parrish
DoubtPlayKevern Cameron
2014–15Songs for a Summer Night 2015OtherClifford H. Parrish
Rounding ThirdPlayJeff Knapp
End DaysPlayStephen Catron
Ruthless!MusicalCindy Alexander
The Tale of The Allergist's WifePlayRoseann Ruggiero
2013–14HairMusical
Comedy NightOtherKate Lyn Reiter
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeMusicalRoseann Ruggiero
Ayckbourn at 75 - A Theatrical Birthday PartyOtherMichael T. Mooney
Good PeoplePlayCindy Alexander
The Elephant ManPlayStephen Catron
Moon Over The BreweryPlayJay Mills
Evening of Stand-Up ComedyOtherKate Lyn Reiter
2012–13Fiddler On The RoofMusicalClifford H. Parrish
Steel MagnoliasPlayClifford H. Parrish
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now ChangeMusicalChris Mortenson
Love, Loss, and What I WoreReadingCindy Alexander
That Championship SeasonPlay
8ReadingEllen Fraker Glasscock
2011–12Scooter Thomas Makes it to the Top of the World / ExchangeOne-act
Carol ChannelingOther
The Beauty Queen of LeenanePlayStephen Catron
By JeevesMusical
The Black River SingersOtherClifford H. Parrish
The Cocktail HourPlayCindy Alexander
2010–11Grey GardensMusical
Evening of Stand Up ComedyOtherKate Lyn Reiter
MauritiusPlayJay Mills
The Ten CommandmentsReadingPerry Kroeger
Nightmare AlleyReading
UrinetownMusicalClifford H. Parrish
Love LettersPlayPenny Hoadley
Carol Channeling CarolsOther
Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksPlay
The WomenReadingCindy Alexander
FictionPlayJeff Knapp
The Actor’s Nightmare/Check, PleaseOne-actStephen Catron
2009–10Songs of a Summer Night MusicalClifford H. Parrish
Triumph of LoveMusical
Shirley ValentinePlayCindy Alexander
The ReceptionistPlayJeff Knapp
Man of the MomentReadingMichael T. Mooney
The Hound of the BaskervillesPlayChris Mortenson
50/50: Ayckbourn & Chester Theatre GroupOtherMichael T. Mooney
2008–09NineMusicalClifford H. Parrish
GamePlanReadingMichael T. Mooney
Improbable FictionPlayMichael T. Mooney
Wildest DreamsReadingMichael T. Mooney
Rabbit HolePlayJay Mills
Sugar DaddiesReadingMichael T. Mooney
Home For The Holidays: A Christmas CabaretOtherMary Saarmann
On Golden PondPlayScott Hart
2007–08Songs for Summer Night (4)OtherClifford H. Parrish
Desdemona: A Play About a HandkerchiefOne-actChris Mortenson
The Baker’s WifeMusicalScott Hart
Molly SweeneyPlayJay Mills
The Sisters RosensweigPlayRoseann Ruggiero
The Clean HousePlayKate Lyn Reiter
TriflesOtherGloria Lamoureux
2006–071776MusicalMark Happel
The Norman ConquestsPlayMichael T. Mooney
IllyriaMusicalClifford H. Parrish
The Real ThingPlayMary Saarmann
Music From A Sparkling PlanetPlayJeff Knapp
How He Lied to Her Husband/Dark Lady of the SonnetsOtherTom Murray
2005–06Blood BrothersMusicalScott Hart
Talking HeadsPlayMichael T. Mooney
I Hate HamletPlayJay Mills
Lifes Curves/Women of ManhattanOne-actRoseann Ruggiero
String of PearlsReadingCindy Alexander
2004–05And The World Goes RoundMusicalRoseann Ruggiero
Snake in the GrassPlayMichael T. Mooney
A Man of No ImportanceMusicalClifford H. Parrish
ProofPlayJay Mills
2003–04Neale Godfrey Is Tap Dancing Through the BoardRoomOther
The Taming of the ShrewPlayLauren Mills
As Bees In Honey DrownPlayJeff Knapp
James Joyce’s The DeadPlayMary Saarmann
Body LanguagePlayMichael T. Mooney
2002–03FolliesMusicalMark Happel
Time Flies and Other Short PlaysPlayJeff Knapp
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Play
Infinite FreedomReadingMichael T. Mooney
Picasso at the Lapin AgilePlayKate Lyn Reiter
ArtPlayJay Mills
2001–02Songs for Summer Night (2)OtherClifford H. Parrish
A Doll's HousePlayPatrick Horan
A Perfect GaneshPlayMichael T. Mooney
ArcadiaPlayKate Lyn Reiter
Collected StoriesPlayRoseann Ruggiero
2000–011776MusicalClifford H. Parrish
The Diary of Anne FrankPlayJay Mills
Time of My LifePlayMichael T. Mooney
All In The TimingPlayJeff Knapp
1999–00A Grand Night for SingingMusicalClifford H. Parrish
Collected Stories (workshop)PlayRoseann Ruggiero
Waiting for GodotPlayPatrick Horan
1999–100TributePlayBarbara Neff
Oh, Coward!MusicalSal Ruggiero
1998–99Songs for Summer NightMusical
Family CirclesPlayMichael T. Mooney
Cloud NinePlayKate Lyn Reiter
Three Tall WomenPlayJay Mills
The Mystery of Edwin DroodMusicalEdward Earle
1997–98Jesus Christ SuperstarMusicalDonna Sousa
The ForeignerPlayVictoria Nardone
Later LifePlayBarbara Neff
The Man Who Came to DinnerPlayEdward Earle
Baby with the BathwaterPlayMichael T. Mooney
1996–97The Belle of AmherstPlayPatrick Horan
Enchanted AprilPlayMichael T. Mooney
Animal CrackersWorkshop
St.Louis WomanOtherKate Lyn Reiter
A Little Night MusicMusicalSal Ruggiero
What the Butler SawPlay
1995–96Children’s Program (J. Horan)PlayJimmy Horan
FootPrintsWorkshop
Relatively SpeakingPlayMichael T. Mooney
Lost In YonkersPlayVictoria Nardone
Twelve Angry PeoplePlayMargaret Langworthy
Dancing At LughnasaPlayMary Saarmann
Lips Together, Teeth ApartPlayDennis J. Parker
1994–95Nunsense IIMusicalEdward Earle
Marvin’s RoomPlay
Sweeney ToddMusicalClifford H. Parrish
Hay FeverPlayBarbara Neff
Jake’s WomenPlaySal Ruggiero
1993–94Joined at the HeadPlayScott M. Jacoby
Lettice and LovagePlaySal Ruggiero
Mornings At SevenPlayPatricia Johnson
That Championship SeasonPlayVictoria Nardone
1992–93NunsenseMusicalDennis J. Parker
The Heidi ChroniclesPlayDennis J. Parker
The Importance of Being EarnestPlayPatrick Horan
AssassinsMusical
Light Up the SkyPlayBarbara Neff
1991–92A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMusicalEdward Earle
The House of Blue LeavesPlayDennis J. Parker
The Dining RoomPlay
Mary MoppinsReadingMichael T. Mooney
The Belle of AmherstPlayPatrick Horan
Ladies of the AlamoPlayVictoria Nardone
Harvest (one act festival)One-act
1990–91Eastern StandardPlayDennis J. Parker
Bedroom FarcePlayMichael T. Mooney
Starting Here-Closer than EverMusicalPatrick Horan
Steel MagnoliasPlayClifford H. Parrish
1989–90Into the WoodsMusicalSal Ruggiero
Woman in MindPlayScott M. Jacoby
Stepping OutPlaySal Ruggiero
It Takes A WomanOtherJimmy Horan
A View from the BridgePlayVictoria Nardone
Painting ChurchesPlayDennis J. Parker
1988–89The Odd CouplePlayPatricia Johnson
Musical ChairsMusicalSal Ruggiero
The Miss Firecracker ContestPlayMichael T. Mooney
As IsPlayDennis J. Parker
1987–88Beyond TherapyPlayScott M. Jacoby
Ways & MeansOne-actMichael T. Mooney
Jerry’s GirlsMusicalSal Ruggiero
A Midsummers Night DreamPlayPerry Kroeger
1986–87Stop the World, I Want To Get OffMusicalEdward Earle
The Miracle WorkerPlayPatricia Johnson
'Night MotherPlayDennis J. Parker
Mass AppealPlayEdward Earle
Is There Life After High School?MusicalEdward Earle
1985–86She Loves MeMusicalPatrick Horan
The Norman ConquestsPlayPatricia Johnson
Agnes of GodPlayDennis J. Parker
Our TownPlayStephen Fredericks
1984–85BabyMusicalSal Ruggiero
Harbinger of Spring (one acts)One-act
The Chalk GardenPlayPatricia Johnson
Fifth of JulyPlayDennis J. Parker
1983–84Side by Side by SondheimMusicalSal Ruggiero
ArtichokePlayScott M. Jacoby
Lion in WinterPlayPatricia Johnson
1982–83The Apple TreeMusicalPerry Kroeger
Separate TablesPlayPatricia Johnson
WorkingMusicalClifford H. Parrish
And Miss Reardon Drinks a LittlePlayClint Betz
1981–82Musical ChairsMusicalEdward Earle
Table MannersPlayPatricia Johnson
Man of LaManchaMusicalVictoria Nardone
The Shadow BoxPlayScott M. Jacoby
1980–81Dames At SeaMusicalPenny Morey
Blithe SpiritPlayPatricia Johnson
Collision CoursePlayKatherine Shepard
The Glass MenageriePlayPenny Hoadley
CompanyMusicalSal Ruggiero
1979–80GodspellMusicalPenny Morey
Absurd Person SingularPlayPatricia Johnson
Come Back, Little ShebaPlayVictoria Nardone
Oh, Coward!MusicalEdward Earle
1978–79How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingMusicalPenny Morey
The RainmakerPlayPatricia Johnson
Mary, MaryPlay
The FantasticksMusicalClifford H. Parrish
PicnicPlayScott M. Jacoby
1977–78Guys and DollsMusicalPenny Morey
Royal FamilyPlayPatricia Johnson
Royal GambitPlayClint Betz
A Little Night MusicMusicalBillie Burr
1976–77CabaretMusicalPenny Morey
The CirclePlayPatricia Johnson
Butterflies are FreePlayRalph Leonard
Carnival!MusicalBillie Burr
1975–76Once Upon A MattressMusicalBarbara Barnard
RashomonPlayPatricia Johnson
HarveyPlayJim DeVol
1974–75The Boy FriendMusicalPenny Morey
Annie Get Your GunMusicalBillie Burr
Abelard and HeloisePlayDolores DelliSanti
The Grass HarpPlay
1973–74Oliver!Musical
Happy Birthday, Wanda JunePlay
MameMusicalBillie Burr
1972–73CarouselMusicalPenny Morey
The Andersonville TrialPlay
CompanyMusical
Little MurdersPlay
1971–72BrigadoonMusicalPenny Morey
Sweet Bird of YouthPlay
Call Me MadamMusicalBillie Burr
Middle of the NightPlay
1970–71Bye Bye BirdieMusical
Viet RockMusical
Blood WeddingPlay
FannyMusicalBillie Burr
IndiansPlay
1969–70West Side StoryMusical
We Bombed in New HavenPlay
GypsyMusicalBillie Burr
A Delicate BalancePlay
1968–69The Little FoxesPlay
Stop the World, I Want To Get OffMusicalEdward Earle
Madwoman of ChaillotPlay
1967–68Summer SoundsOther
Visit to a Small PlanetPlay
Anything GoesMusical
Summer and SmokePlay
1967Summer SoundsOther
All My SonsPlay
A Thurber CarnivalMusical
PRE-BLACK RIVER PLAYHOUSE:
1965–66Born YesterdayPlay
The Lady’s Not for BurningPlay
1964–65Auntie MamePlay
The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialPlay
1963–64The Rope DancersPlay
Life With FatherPlay
1962–63A Midsummer Night’s DreamPlay
Bell, Book and CandlePlay
1961–62Arsenic and Old LacePlay
Come Back, Little ShebaPlay
1960–61Send Me No FlowersPlay
The CruciblePlay
1959–60The Curious SavagePlay
Bus StopPlay
Our TownPlay
February 8 - 22, 2025
April 11 - 27, 2025
June 20 - July 6, 2025