Mustard Seed Theatre Programs
A collection of programs from many of the productions of the Mustard Seed Theatre company.
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Feminine Energy
2022-2023
Feminine Energy tells a story of three women and their struggles with life, faith, and health as they each embrace hope and joy at the possibilities of what could come.
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Dancing at Lughnasa
2016-2017
Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1990 play set in County Donegal in Ulster in the north of Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the ... Read More
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As It Is In Heaven
2017-2018
To escape religious persecution in England, nine Shakers came to America in 1774. Led by Mother Ann Lee, their worship was filled with ecstatic dancing and spiritual visions.
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Yasmina's Necklace
2016-2017
Fresh from its sold-out world premiere in Chicago, Yasmina's Necklace is an unlikely romance between Yasmina, a recent immigrant from Iraq and Abdul Samee, who wants to change his name to Sam and turn his back on his Iraqi and ... Read More
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All Is Calm
2016-2017
Mustard Seed Theatre will reprise its award-winning production of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 written by Peter Rothstein with musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach. This acapella musical that won five St. Louis Theatre ... Read More
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Kindertransport
2016-2017
The Nazi gaining of power in the 1930'S signaled a huge escalation in anti-semitic activity in Germany. The first organized attack on the Jews was in April 1933 - a boycott 00 ewish businesses was instigated and triggered much violence. ... Read More
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The Dance for American Bosnian Life
2015-2016
Bosnian/American: The Dance of Life beautifully refelects the spirit of Bosnia and the Bosnian diaspora. It is a testament to both community and theatre to transcend hatred and death and find life and love in new places.
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Eleemosynary
2015-2016
Eleemosynary follows the relationships between three generations. The word "eleemosynary" plays a role in the plot.
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All Is Calm
2015-2016
Join us in celebrating the power of peace in this acapella musical based on the true story of soldiers during World War I who for one night, put down their arms and played soccer instead of exchanging bullets.
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The Amish Project
2015-2016
The Amish Project is a fictional exploration of a true event, the Nickel Mines shooting in 2006.
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An Invitation Out
Shualee Cook
2014-2015
“Think Oscar Wilde meets ‘The Matrix’,” says director Deanna Jent about this drawing room comedy set in virtual reality. In this world, most people live out their lives online through their avatars. A sixty-year-old woman can be a voluptuous 20-year-old ... Read More
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White to Gray
Rob Maesaka
2014-2015
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
SS Lurline
The SS Lurline, christened in July, 1932, was one of four cruise ships operated by Matson Lines between the west coast of the United States and Hawaii in the first half of the Twentieth ... Read More
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All Is Calm
Peter Rothstein
2014-2015
Mustard Seed Theatre will reprise its award-winning production of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 written by Peter Rothstein with musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach. This acapella musical that won five St. Louis Theatre ... Read More
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The Human Terrain
Jennifer Blackmer
2014-2015
This world-premiere explores the treasonous relationship between a US Cultural Advisor and an Iraqi woman during the Iraq War.
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Falling
Deanna Jent
2013-2014
Both funny and frightening, this play explores the life of a family caring for an aggressive teen-aged boy with severe autism.
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An Evening with Julia Murney
Julia Murney
2013-2014
An evening of music to benefit the Mustard Seed Theatre Autism Education Project.
Julia Murney last appeared on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked after playing the role on the national tour for which she received an Acclaim Award. Other New ... Read More
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Gee's Bend
Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
2013-2014
Gee’s Bend is the story of the Pettway women, quilters from the isolated community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Beginning in 1939, the play follows Alice, her daughters Sadie and Nella, and Sadie’s husband, Macon, through segregation, family strife and the ... Read More
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All Is Calm
Peter Rothstein
2013-2014
Join us in celebrating the power of peace in this acapella musical based on the true story of soldiers during World War I who for one night, put down their arms and played soccer instead of exchanging bullets.
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The Purpose Project: Thao's Library
Elizabeth van Meter
2013-2014
Elizabeth comes upon a photograph of Thao, a Vietnamese woman born with life-threatening birth defects as a result of Agent Orange. Video and live performance combine to tell the story of these two unlikely friends and their remarkable collaboration. This ... Read More
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë and Julie Beckman
2012-2013
Join Jane on her journey from poor orphan child to independent woman.
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Mrs. Sorken/The Duck Variations
Christopher Durang and David Mamet
2012-2013
Mrs. Sorken written by Christopher Durang
The Duck Variations written by David MametThese two one-act plays are comic explorations of the meaning of theatre, the challenges of aging, and the importance of friendship.
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Imaginary Jesus
Matt Mikalatos
2012-2013
A hilarious, fast-paced, not-quite-fictional story that centers around Matt’s encounters with hundreds of Imaginary Jesuses on his way to finding the real deal.
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Going To See The Elephant
Karen Hensel and Elana Kent
2012-2013
Four pioneer women deal with the harsh realities of life on the American frontier.
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The Geography of Nowhere
Joshua Cook
2011-2012
It is a continual struggle to balance our private world with our community. What individual sacrifices do we make moment to moment in order to connect with others and maintain that connection? What parts of us do we cling to ... Read More
