Strauss Theatre

Smoke on the Mountain

This hilarious Gospel musical comedy is back for one weekend! 

Set in North Carolina in 1938, Smoke on the Mountain follows the Sanders Family Singers as they perform at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church’s Saturday Night Gospel Sing! Meet a talented family… quirky, flawed and uniquely entertaining! Become the congregation and enjoy over 30 classic gospel tunes that bring us all back to a much simpler time. Laugh at their crazy antics, sing along and witness a heartwarming conclusion that reminds us all what it means to be a family.

This command performance of SMOKE also includes Dinner!  Chef Pat Nolan will cater this event which will be held in the theatre lobby.
These last 2 performances will sell-out.  Get your tickets today!

Mamma Mia!

On a small Greek island, Sophie dreams of a perfect wedding — one which includes her father giving her away. The problem? Sophie doesn’t know who he is! Her mother Donna, the former lead singer of the 1970s pop group Donna and the Dynamos, refuses to talk about the past, so Sophie decides to take matters into her own hands. Sneaking a peek in her mother’s old diaries, she discovers three possible fathers: Sam, Bill, and Harry. She secretly invites all three to the wedding, convinced that she’ll know her father when she sees him. But when all three turn up, it may not be as clear as she thought! Told through the legendary music of ABBA, Mamma Mia! has become a worldwide sensation that has audiences everywhere dancing.

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Who’s in Bed with the Butler

Curtis is going to introduce her to a big producer, but is upset when he tells her she is not ready. Hurt and rejected, Deloris decides to break up with him, but when she goes to find him she accidentally sees him kill one of his cronies. Deloris runs to the police, who place her in hiding at a convent until Curtis is brought to trial. At first, Deloris feels as though it will be the worst thing in the world, chafing against the constraints of convent life and an immovable Reverend Mother, but once she is introduced to the struggling choir at the convent, everything changes. She finds that many of the nuns at the convent are not that different from her, and that they are quite fun to be around. They help give her a bigger purpose in her life, showing her a genuine love and affection that was missing prior to her arrival at the convent.

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Sister Act

Curtis is going to introduce her to a big producer, but is upset when he tells her she is not ready. Hurt and rejected, Deloris decides to break up with him, but when she goes to find him she accidentally sees him kill one of his cronies. Deloris runs to the police, who place her in hiding at a convent until Curtis is brought to trial. At first, Deloris feels as though it will be the worst thing in the world, chafing against the constraints of convent life and an immovable Reverend Mother, but once she is introduced to the struggling choir at the convent, everything changes. She finds that many of the nuns at the convent are not that different from her, and that they are quite fun to be around. They help give her a bigger purpose in her life, showing her a genuine love and affection that was missing prior to her arrival at the convent.

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The Cover of Life

Three young women in Sterlington, LA, all married to brothers who have gone to war, move in with their husbands’ mother. Their story ends up “on the cover of Life” magazine.  Written by Bastrop native, Ronn Robinson, a former performer on the Strauss and ULM stages, the play had a recent successful off-Broadway revival

Tickets are $30 (+tax) for adults and $10 (+tax) for students and can be purchased by calling the box office at (318) 323-6681 or by following this link.

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Young Frankenstein

Frederick Frankenstein finds when he inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania, he also gets a hunchback
sidekick – Igor, as well as the instant desire to bring to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity abounds.
A monstrously good entertainment!

Tickets are $30 (+tax) for adults and $10 (+tax) for students and can be purchased by calling the box office at (318) 323-6681 or by following this link.

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