Excellent live theatre in your hometown
RCT is something other communities dream of having in their downtown. We are so blessed to have an arts organization that makes art accessible to the entire community through their productions, volunteer roles and activities in the community. They take the talent that already exists in this community and put it center stage for everyone to see AND enjoy! If you haven’t been to a production recently, now is the time to go!
As a board member and a community member, I love how RCT engages with all ages in our community – involving over 500 volunteers each year!
Into the Woods
(Musical)
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by JAMES LAPINE
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Synopsis
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching.
The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
Into the Woods is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
Rated PG-13
Tickets On Sale: Apr. 1, 2026
Show Dates: Apr. 30 – May 3 & May 7 – 10, 2026
1776
The Musical
America’s Prize-Winning Musical
Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Book by Peter Stone
Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards
Original Production Directed by Peter Hunt
Originally Produced on the Broadway Stage by Stuart Ostrow
1776 Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.com
Directed by: Becky Jewison
1776 is a Tony-winning musical dramatizing the intense political struggles within the Second Continental Congress to declare independence from Britain. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson work to persuade reluctant colonies to vote for separation, ultimately forging a new nation despite bitter debate and significant compromises.
Show Dates: Aug: 6-9, 13-16
Annie
Book by THOMAS MEEHAN
Music by CHARLES STROUSE
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Original Broadway Production Directed by MARTIN CHARNIN
Based on “Little Orphan Annie”
By Permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC
Originally Produced at The Goodspeed Opera House,
Michael P. Price, Executive Director
Directed by Ruthanne Munger
Set in 1930’s New York during the Great Depression, Annie follows a plucky, red-headed orphan who escapes the cruel Miss Hannigan’s orphanage to find her parents. She is taken in by billionaire Oliver Warbucks for the holidays, charming him and his staff, eventually thwarting Miss Hannigan’s schemes to find a permanent, loving home.
Show Dates: Dec 10-13, 17-20
The Smell of the Kill
By Michelle Lowe
“Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois”
Directed by Kim Dearing
A dark comedy about three suburban wives, Nicky, Debra and Molly, whose marriages are disastrous. During a dinner party, their arrogant husbands accidentally lock themselves in a basement meat freezer. The women, realizing their lives would be better without them, must decide whether to save their husbands or let them freeze
Show Dates: Feb 4-7, 2027
Almost, Maine
A play by John Cariani
“ALMOST, MAINE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)”
Directed by Kathy Clopper
On one magical winter night beneath the northern lights, the residents of Almost, Maine experience moments of love in all its forms—falling in and out of it, finding it, losing it, and sometimes holding onto it a little too tightly. With humor, charm, and a touch of the surreal, each vignette reveals the vulnerability and wonder of the human connection.
Show Dates: April 8-11, 2027
9 to 5
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009
Orchestrator BRUCE COUGHLIN
Arrangements and Original Orchestrations STEPHEN OREMUS & ALEX LACAMOIRE
“9 to 5” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.com
Directed by Karen Duhai
Based on the hit movie! 9 to 5 is a high energy comedy set in the 70’s, about Violet, Judy, and Doralee, three office workers who unite against their sexist, egotistical boss, Franklin Hart Jr. After mistakenly kidnapping him, they take control of the office, implementing progressive changes.
Show Dates: April 29 – May 2, May 6-9, 2027