Goodnight Irene
2005-09-01 08:00 - 2020-11-30 17:00 UTC
A celebration of the music of the Weavers, the legendary folk quartet that made famous such hits as “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,” “If I Had a Hammer,” and the titular “Goodnight Irene.” One of the most popular folk ensembles in American history, the Weavers wrote and performed songs from around the world, bringing vitality to the American folk scene for decades, despite being blacklisted in the 1950s. Since premiering in the fall of 1994, Goodnight Irene has become one of AFT’s most popular productions, having been performed in a variety of other venues across the country and returning twice to AFT’s own stage, in summer 1996 and fall 2005.

Bone Dance
2010-01-02 08:00 - 2010-12-30 17:00
A funny and frightening musical carnival of mystical ghost stories, gathered from campfires around the world. A magical brew of music, special visual effects, human sound effects, fantastical masks that bring sixteen ghostly and ghoulish tales (back!) to life. Scary, macabre, funny and even touching – sometimes all at once! Directed by Jeffrey Herbst. Ralph Lee, nationally renowned puppeteer and mask-maker extraordinaire has also created several astonishing pieces for the production – hand and stick puppets that vary in size, from the small to the gigantic.

Life on the Mississippi
2010-01-02 08:00 - 2010-12-30 17:00
Young Samuel Clemens leaves home in Hannibal to be a cub pilot on a Mississippi steamboat in 1857 and unexpectedly finds himself learning about life…and death…and love…and writing. All while navigating his way from boy to man and from Samuel Clemens to Mark Twain.
