It's the 1950's where poodle skirts, hula hoops and soda shops reign! But for the Harding family, things have been a bit tough. Still reeling from the passing of their mom, Judy, Jimmy and Tommy are struggling to find their way, while their dad is trying to keep the family's Soda Shop in business. Add in a bit of teen romance, a TV show offering much needed prize money, and a bumbling angel-in-training sent to help, and you have either a disaster or a miracle in the making. Join us for this fun & heartwarming play, a wonderful start to the holiday season. Dec. 5 and 6 @ 7:30 PM Dec. 7 @ 2:00 pm Please follow directions 1 and 2 below exactly to assure you are able to secure reservations and pay with link. 1. Make seating reservations FIRST by calling the box office at 804-343-6364. You must do this to confirm we have availability. 2. THEN enter the total # of Reservations (and day and time) you made, and pay for your seats using the PayPal link on this page. Enter the total amount USD with no dollar sign. Adults/Seniors $24, Youth/Students/Military $20 * We will match your reservations to payments made before you will be allowed to take your seats. NO payments at the door. * Parking is in front of the building, back of the building, or across near the Food Lion parking lot. * Seating will begin 30 minutes prior to curtain. Doors close at show time and late comers may not be admitted. Reservations by phone are required and seating is limited. If you have additional questions, please email us at info@hattheatre.org * If you have any special seating needs or requests, please let the box office know when making reservations. This includes access limitations (wheelchairs/walkers/ need for being on the floor with no steps, or if you wish to be seated with someone who made a separate reservation). ** Consider grabbing some dinner next door and enjoying it before the show at JaDean's Barbecue or a few doors down check out Empanadas Market. There are also several other restaurants in the area. |
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Performing two Richmond premieres a year as part of our family series of shows, this resident company of youth actors ages 9-19, who take class at the theatre, have the opportunity to work on shows that are new and fresh, with scripts that challenge & explore many themes. We hold open auditions each year to fill available spaces. There are no additional fees attached to auditioning for, or performing with, The HATTBox Players.
Past productions include several U.S premieres, and two world premieres,
- Oliver, Jr. with a steampunk twist bringing this classic to new life
- Romeo & Juliet (Together & Alive) at Last. A fun farce blending classic Shakespeare with "The Play That Goes Wrong".
- Xanadu Jr., just pure fun, a musical based on the 1980's film starring Olivia Newton John
- Les Misérables, a play based on the Victor Hugo novel
- Footloose, youth edition, based on the acclaimed film, with all the songs we all know and love
- Angie! by Don Zolidis, a musical comedy parody of Annie and several other well known musicals
- We Will Rock You, music and lyrics by QUEEN, story and script by Ben Elton, ran in London for 12 years
- Ax of Murder, a suspenseful, fun, murder mystery, written by Pat Cook
- Wipeout! book by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus, Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur, a 1960's surfing musical
- Whispers in the Night, by Paul B. Stevenson, a collection of urban legends, ghostly tales & fun gotcha's
- Murder at Aunt Agatha's, by Teresa & David Hockman, a comedy, a farce, a classic whodunit
- Alice in Wonderland, a musical by Greg Snape that is a bit darker than the usual version
- Girl of La Mancha by Patrick Rainville Dorn, an exciting, contemporary adventure very loosely based on Cervantes' Don Quixote
- A Winter's Gift by Michelle R. Davis and David Ward, a medieval romp with a heartwarming message of love and hope
- Final Vinyl by Kevin Frei, a futuristic Sci-Fi rock musical comedy, set on a distant planet
- 4 am and The Magic Hour, by Jonathan Dorf, exploring those who are awake in the wee hours, told in vignettes
- Masquerade, an award winning musical bringing focus to bullying and its effects and consequences
- Still Life with Iris (winner of the Kennedy Center Fund Award for New American Plays)
- The Atomic Brain by Kevin Frei (a Sci-Fi Fantasy)
- The Dream Makers by Barbara Hockley, a fantasy about dreams
- Home for Christmas, which touched on young people who are homeless and are taken in for Christmas dinner by a local family
- Absolutely! by Greg Snape (an Agatha Christie style mystery where cartoon characters are being erased one by one)
- Baker Street Irregulars by Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus (a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery)
- Rock Toyz by Greg Snape (a rags to riches story, a British rock musical)
- Thursday's Child by Greg Snape (a children's rights musical about a group of children in a war-torn country, searching for a home, and for someone to love them.
- Robyn Hood, outlaw princess by Gary Daverne & John Reynolds (a pop musical fantasy out of New Zealand, set in the 1920's
- Groovy! by Tim Kelly, music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur (a musical comedy tribute to the 1960's and to the military who served in Vietnam).
- A Blast to the Past, a fun time travel romp through the 50's to the 70's.
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