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Production History
OVER FOUR DECADES. More than 200 productions.
Since our first season in 1977, the Mendocino Theatre Company has played a vital cultural role in the community, offering a creative home for people of all ages and a source of entertainment and enrichment for coastal residents and visitors alike.
2024
THE CHILDREN by Lucy Kirkwood; directed by Ann Woodhead
BORN WITH TEETH by Liz Duffy-Adams; directed by Elizabeth Craven
A THOUSAND CLOWNS by Herb Gardner; directed by Bob Cohen
HURRICANE DIANE by Madeleine George
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa Fast Horse; directed by Betty Abramson
WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICAN SONG–Revival!
2023
HOME, I’M DARLING by Laura Wade; directed by Tori Truss
PARADISE by Laura Maria Censabella; directed by Virginia Reed
WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICAN SONG adapted and compiled by Peter Glazer; directed by Elizabeth Craven
RIPCORD by David Lindsay-Abaire; directed by Alex Rapport
OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder; directed by Lorry Lepaule
THE SEAFARER by Conor McPherson; directed by Betty Abramson
2022
2020 - Season cancelled due to COVID-19
THE CEMETERY CLUB by Ivan Menchell; directed by Bob Cohen
THE CHRISTIANS by Lucas Hnath; directed by Ann Woodhead
EXPOSURE TIME by Kim Merrill; directed by Virginia Reed
THE UBU PROJECT by Alfred Jarry; directed by Katherine Jean Nigh
RIPCORD by David Lindsay-Abaire; directed by Lynn Sotos
THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris; adapted by Joe Mantella; directed by Stephanie C. Cunningham
2019
THEY DON’T PAY? WE WON’T PAY! by by Dario Fo; directed by Katherine Jean Nigh
LUNA GALE by Rebecca Gilman; directed by Lorry Lepaule
IDEATION by Aaron Loeb; directed by Bob Cohen
4000 MILES by Amy Herzog; directed by Betty Abramson
A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 by Lucas Hnath; directed by Alex Rapport
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (ABRIDGED) by Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor; directed by Ricci Dedola
2018
RUMORS by Neil Simon; directed by Bob Cohen
BLACKBIRD by David Harrower; directed by Ann Woodhead
BULL IN A CHINA SHOP by Bryna Turner; directed by Stephanie C. Cunnigham
BECKY’S NEW CAR by Steven Dietz; directed by Virginia Reed
MARJORIE PRIME by Jim Harrison; directed by Debira Branscombe
THE HAPPY JOURNEY by Thornton Wilder; directed by Dan Kozloff
2017 – Our 40th Anniversary Season!
MORNING’S AT SEVEN by Paul Osborn; directed by Bob Cohen
OR, by Liz Duffy Adams; directed by Betty Abramson
THE FLICK by Annie Baker; directed by Stephanie C. Cunningham
THE OPEN HOUSE by Will Eno; Directed by Kerel Rennacker
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by Edward Albee; directed by Willo Hausman
OUTSIDE MULLINGAR by John Patrick Shanley; directed by Lorry Lepaule
2016
Quills – by Doug Wright; Directed by Ann Woodhead
When We Were Young and Unafraid – by Sarah Treem; Directed by Lorry Lepaule
BOB: A Life in Five Acts – by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb; Directed by Ricci Dedola
Buyer & Cellar – by Jonathan Tollins; Directed By Stephanie C. Cunningham AND Becoming Dr. Ruth – by Mark St. Germain; Directed by Elizabeth Craven and Betty Abramson
The Dining Room – by A.R. Gurney; Directed by Bob Cohen
An Inspector Calls – by J.B. Priestly; Directed by Dan Kozloff
2015
Gaslight – By Patrick Hamilton; Directed by Stephen Dedola
Mauritius – By Theresa Rebeck; Directed by Bob Cohen
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – By Christopher Durang; Directed by Stephanie C. Cunningham
The Normal Heart – By Larry Kramer; Directed by Felicia Freitas
Red – By John Logan; Directed by Steven Siler
The Last Five Years – By Jason Robert Brown; Directed by Ann Woodhead
2014
Other Desert Cities – By Jon Robin Baitz; Directed by Bob Cohen
Grace – By Craig Wright; Directed by Carter Sears
The Oldest Profession – By Paula Vogel; Directed by Betty Abramson
The Graduate – By Terry Johnson; Based on the novel by Charles Webb & the Motion Picture Screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry; Directed by Felicia Freitas
Shining City – By Connor McPherson; Directed by Peter Alzado
Circle Mirror Transformation – By Annie Baker; Directed by Ann Woodhead
2013
Boy Gets Girl – By Rebecca Gilman; Directed by Bob Cohen
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – By Rajiv Joseph; Directed by Felicia Freitas
The 39 Steps – By Patrick Barlow; Directed by Ricci Dedola
Doubt: A Parable – By John Patrick Shanley; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) – By Sarah Ruhl; Directed by Ann Woodhead
Time Stands Still – By Donald Margulies; Directed by Betty Abramson
All’s Well That Ends Well – By William Shakespeare; Directed by Dan Kozloff
2010
- Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead – By Bert V. Royal; Directed by Felicia Freitas
- Deathtrap – By Ira Levin; Directed by Bob Cohen
- Trying – By Joanna McClelland-Glass; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Marmalade – By Noah Haidle; Directed by David Simons
- Impossible Marriage – By Beth Henley; Directed by Ann Woodhead
- Old Times – By Harold Pinter; Directed by Fredrick L. Olson
- The Sweetest Swing in Baseball – By Rebecca Gilman; Directed by Betty Abramson
2011
- Crooked – By Catherine Trieschmann; Directed by Felicia Freitas
- Born Yesterday – By Garson Kanin; Directed by Bob Cohen
- The Pillowman – By Martin McDonagh; Directed by Ann Woodhead
- She Stoops to Conquer – By Oliver Goldsmith; Directed by Dan Kozloff
- The Pavilion – By Craig Wright; Directed by Kennedy White
- Same Time Next Year – By Bernard Slade; Directed by Milo Young
- The Trip to Bountiful – By Horton Foote; Directed by Sue Winn
2012
- November – By David Mamet; Directed by Dan Cohen
- Master Class – By Terrence McNally; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Other People’s Money – By Jerry Sterner; Directed by Mervin Gilbert
- A View From the Bridge – By Arthur Miller; Directed by Bob Cohen
- Lettice and Lovage – By Peter Shaffer; Directed by Ahu Smith
- Farragut North – By Beau Willimon; Directed by Brendan McGuigan and Adam David Jones
2000
- A Moon for the Misbegotten – By Eugene O’Neill; Directed by Michelle Draeger
- Picasso at the Lapin Agile – By Steve Martin; Directed by Doug Warner
- Three Days of Rain – By Richard Greenberg; Directed by Kennedy White
- Mere Mortals – By David Ives; Directed by Mervin Gilbert
- Shirley Valentine – By Willy Russel; Directed by Mervin Gilbert
- Eleemosynary – By Lee Blessing; Directed by Alena Deerwater
- The Misanthrope – By Moliere; Directed by Dan Kozloff
2001
- Of Mice and Men – By John Steinbeck; Directed by Bob Cohen
- Private Eyes – By Steven Dietz; Directed by Steve Siler
- Tongue of a Bird – By Ellen McLaughlin; Directed by Kennedy White
- The Complete History of America (Abridged) – By Adam Long, Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor; Directed by Garth Hagerman
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane – By Martin McDonagh; Directed by Kathy O’Grady
- Blithe Spirit – By Noel Coward; Directed by Janis Stevens
2002
- Over the River and Through the Woods – By Joe DiPietro; Directed by Kathy O’Grady
- Art – By Yasmina Reza; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Light up the Sky – By Moss Hart; Directed by Doug Warner
- Dog Logic – By Tom Strelich; Directed by Virginia Abascal
- Wit – By Margaret Edson; Directed by Kennedy White
- Lost in Yonkers – By Neil Simon; Directed by Bob Cohen
2003
- Prisoner of Second Avenue – By Neil Simon; Directed by Jerry Greenberg
- Dimly Perceived Threats to the System – By Jon Klein; Directed by Kathy O’Grady
- Off the Map – By Joan Ackermann; Directed by Catey Simonton
- Glengarry Glen Ross – By David Mamet; Directed by Kennedy White
- Honour – By Joanna Murray-Smith; Directed by Steve Siler
- Side Man – By Warren Leight; Directed by Doug Warner
2004
- The Miracle Worker – By William Gibson; Directed by Doug Warner
- Proof – By David Auburn; Directed by Michelle Draeger
- The Tempest – By William Shakespeare; Directed by Daniel Cohen
- Bell, Book, and Candle – By John Van Druten; Directed by Jerry Greenberg
- The Decorator – By Donald Churchill; Directed by Bob Cohen
- The Laramie Project – By Moisés Kaufman; Directed by Steve Siler
2005
- The Diary of Anne Frank – By Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett; Directed by Bob Cohen
- Henceforward – By Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Kathy O’Grady
- A Delicate Balance – By Edward Albee; Directed by Kennedy White
- Copenhagen – By Michael Frayn; Directed by Betty Abramson
- One Shoe Off – By Tina Howe; Directed by Hugh Dignon
- On Golden Pond – By Ernest Thompson; Directed by Jerry Greenberg
2006
- Moon Over Buffalo – By Ken Ludwig; Directed by Steve Siler
- Collected Stories – By Donald Margulies; Directed by Carter Sears
- The Diaries of Adam and Eve – By Mark Twain; Directed by William Hetherington
- The Glass Slipper (Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be) – By Tracy Burns; Directed by Michele Spears
- The Underpants – By Carl Sternheim & Eric Bentley; Directed by Hugh Dignon
- Stop Kiss – By Diana Son; Directed by Kennedy White
- The Sunshine Boys – By Neil Simon; Directed by Jerry Greenberg
2007
- The Vagina Monologues – By Eve Ensler; Directed by Lorry Lepaule
- Enchanted April – By Matthew Barber; Directed by Steve Siler
- The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds – By Paul Zindel; Directed by Bob Cohen
- Why We Have a Body – By Claire Chafee; Directed by Kennedy White
- Fried Eggs – By Tracy Burns; Directed by Tracy Burns
- The Guys – By Anne Nelson; Directed by David Woolis
- The Gin Game – By D.L. Coburn; Directed by Mervin Gilbert
- Quartet – By Ronald Harwood; Directed by Betty Abramson
2008
- Moonlight and Magnolias – By Ron Hutchinson; Directed by Ian Stigliani
- The Shaker Chair – By Adam Bock; Directed by Carter Sears
- Gross Indecency – By Moisés Kaufman; Directed by Ann Woodhead
- Rabbit Hole – By David Lindsay-Abaire; Directed by Kennedy White
- Autobahn – By Neil Labute; Directed by Various Directors
- The Cripple of Inishmaan – By Martin McDonagh; Directed by Kathy O’Grady
2009
- 1959 Pink Thunderbird – By James McLure; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Tuesdays with Morrie – By Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom; Directed by Betty Abramson
- Leading Ladies – By Ken Ludwig; Directed by Virginia Abascal
- The Circle – By Somerset Maugham; Directed by Ayn Ruymem
- Eurydice – By Sarah Ruhl; Directed by Steve Siler
- Picnic – By William Inge; Directed by Bob Cohen
1990
- Woman in Mind – By Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- The Show Off – By George Kelley; Directed by Sue Winn
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – By Edward Albee; Directed by Lawrence Bullock
- The Reappearing Act – By Anthony Clarvoe; Directed by Jane Hill
- Lydie Breeze – By John Guare; Directed by Donovan Holtz
- Hay Fever – By Noel Coward; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
1991
- Bullshot Crummond – By Ron House, Diz White, Alan Sherman, John Neville Andres, and Derek Cunningham; Directed by Bob Cohen
- I’m Not Rappaport – By Herb Gardner; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Our Lady of the Desert – By Lynne Kaufman; Directed by Lynne Abels
- The Lion in Winter – By James Goldman; Directed by Steve Drewes
- Voice of the Prairie – By John Olive; Directed by David Woolis
- Season’s Greetings – By Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Sue Winn
1992
- The Road to Mecca – By Athol Fugard; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- The Miser – By Moliere; Directed by Sue Winn & Sandra Hawthorne
- And a Nightingale Sang – By C.P. Taylor; Directed by Donovan Holtz
- Private Lives – By Noel Coward; Directed by Lynne Abels
- Shirley Valentine – By Willy Russel; Directed by Kennedy White
- A Life in the Theatre – By David Mamet; Directed by Lawrence Bullock
- All My Sons – By Arthur Miller; Directed by Bob Cohen
1993
- Lend me a Tenor – By Ken Ludwig; Directed by Giovanna Nigro-Chacon
- Speed the Plow – By David Mamet; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Two Rooms – By Lee Blessing; Directed by Kennedy White
- Independence – By Lee Blessing; Directed by Virginia Abascal
- The Cocktail Hour – By A.R. Gurney; Directed by Bob Cohen
- The Dresser – By Ronald Harwood; Directed by Sue Winn
1994
- Clown – By Richard Strand; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Educating Rita – By Willy Russel; Directed by Kennedy White
- Crossing Delancy – By Susan Sandier; Directed by Giovanna Nigro-Chacon
- Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) – By Ann-Marie MacDonald; Directed by Meg Patterson
- At Long Last Leo – By Mark Stein; Directed by Nicole Galland
- Uncle Vanya – By Anton Chekhov; Directed by Sue Winn
- David and Lisa – By James Reach; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
1995
- Plaza Suite – By Neil Simon; Directed by Giovanna Nigro-Chacon
- Reckless – By Craig Lucas; Directed by Paul Bennett Townsend
- Other People’s Money – By Jerry Sterner; Directed by Don Bovingloh
- The Ladies of the Camellias – By Lillian Garrett-Groag; Directed by Scott Avery
- The Fox – By Allan Miller; Directed by Scott Avery
- Inspecting Carol – By Daniel Sullivan and the Seattle Rep; Directed by Donovan Holtz
1996
- Wait Until Dark – By Frederick Knott; Directed by Donovan Holtz
- Prelude to a Kiss – By Craig Lucas; Directed by Paul Bennett Townsend
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – By Tennessee Williams; Directed by Virginia Abascal
- I Hate Hamlet – By Paul Rudnick; Directed by Thorn Benedict
- A Perfect Ganesh – By Terrence McNally; Directed by Ayn Ruymen
- The White Rose – By Lillian Garrett-Groag; Directed by David Woolis
1997
- 6 Rms Riv Vu – By Bob Randall; Directed by J.R. Patterson
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – By Tom Stoppard; Directed by Paul Bennett Townsend
- Alone Together – By Lawrence Roman; Directed by Bob Cohen
- Oleanna – By David Mamet; Directed by Steve Siler
- The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe – By Jane Wagner; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Talk Radio – By Eric Bogosian; Directed by Gerald T. Olsen
- Arsenic and Old Lace – By Joseph Kesselring; Directed by Valerie McMillan
1998
- My Left Breast – By Susan Miller; Directed by Kathy O’Grady
- A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking – By John Ford Noonan; Directed by Alena Deerwater
- Death and the Maiden – By Ariel Dorfman; Directed by Steve Siler
- Sylvia – By A.R. Gurney; Directed by Bob Cohen
- Three Tall Women – By Edward Albee; Directed by Virginia Abascal
- The Compleat Wks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) – By Jeff Borgenson, Adam Long, and Daniel Singer; Directed by Harry Rothman
- The Cherry Orchard – By Anton Chekhov; Directed by Michael Addison
1999
- Lovers and Other Strangers – By Joseph Bologna and Renee Tyler; Directed by Mervin Gilbert
- How I Learned to Drive – By Paula Vogel; Directed by Catey Simonton
- Black Comedy – By Peter Shaffer; Directed by Doug Warner
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – By Dale Wasserman; Directed by Virginia Abascal
- Harvey – By Mary Chase; Directed by Jill Taylor
- Nora – By Ingmar Bergman (Adapted from Ibsen’s A Doll’s House); Directed by Paul Bennett Townsend
1980
- American Buffalo – By David Mamet; Directed by Don Murray
- Blithe Spirit – By Noel Coward; Directed by Ben Benoit
- The Shadow Box – By Michael Christopher; Directed by Paul Bennett Townsend
- Play it Again Sam – By Woody Allen; Directed by Don Murray
- The Rimmers of Eldrich – By Lanford Wilson; Directed by Ben Benoit
- A Streetcar Named Desire – By Tennessee Williams; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
1981
- The Miracle Worker – By William Gibson; Directed by Sue Winn
- The Fantasticks – By Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt; Directed by Ben Benoit
- The Rainmaker – By N. Richard Nash; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- The Typists – By Murray Schisgal; Directed by Don Murray
- The Maids – By Jean Genet; Directed by Don Murray
- Charley’s Aunt – By Brandon Thomas; Directed by Ramelle Irish
- Born Yesterday – By Garson Kanin; Directed by Ben Benoit
1982
- Hot l Baltimore – By Lanford Wilson; Directed by Sheila Kerbow
- Bullshot Crummond – By Ron House, Diz White, Alan Sherman, John Neville Andrews, and Derek Cunningham; Directed by Ben Benoit
- The Doctor in Spite of Himself – By Moliere; Directed by Linda Pack
- Artichoke – By Joanna M. Glass; Directed by Don Murray
- Angel Street – By Patrick Hamilton; Directed by Sylvia Kozak-Budd
- The Crucible – By Arthur Miller; Directed by Sue Winn
1983
- Bedroom Farce – By Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Sylvia Kozak-Budd
- Nuts – By Tom Topor; Directed by Ben Benoit
- The Price – By Arthur Miller; Directed by Don Murray
- The Real Inspector Hound – By Tom Stoppard; Directed by Lee Edmundson
- Deathtrap – By Ira Levin; Directed by Sheila Kerbow
- True West – By Sam Shepard; Directed by Don Murray
- All the Way Home – By Tad Mosel; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
1984
- The Dining Room – By A.R. Gurney; Directed by Barbara Lane
- The Chalk Garden – By Enid Bagnold; Directed by Sylvia Kozak-Budd
- Talking With – By Jane Martin; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- I Ought to be in Pictures – By Neil Simon; Directed by Don Murray
- The Glass Menagerie – By Tennessee Williams; Directed by Dan Kozloff
- Beyond Therapy – By Christopher Durang; Directed by Sue Winn
1985
- The Field – By John Keane; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- La Ronde – By Arthur Schnitzer; Directed by Dan Kozloff
- Bus Stop – By William Inge; Directed by Bob Cohen
- Sea Marks – By Gardner McKay; Directed by Don Murray
- The Merchant of Venice – By William Shakespeare; Directed by Dan Kozloff
- Wings – By Arthur Kopit; Directed by Sue Winn
1986
- Gertrude and Alice – By Margo Farrar; Directed by Don Murray
- Heaven Can Wait – By Harry Segall; Directed by Bob Cohen
- What I did Last Summer – By A.R. Gurney; Directed by Don Murray
- The Odd Couple – By Neil Simon; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Full Circle – By Neil Simon; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Dial “M” for Murder – By Frederick Knott; Directed by James Henderson
- Death of a Salesman – By Arthur Miller; Directed by Sue Winn
1987
- Morning’s at Seven – By Paul Osbourne; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Strange Snow – By Steve Metcalfe; Directed by Lynne Abels
- Painting Churches – By Tina Howe; Directed by Paul Bennett Townsend
- Crimes of the Heart – By Beth Henley; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Gertrude and Alice – By Margo Farrar; Directed by Don Murray
- The Marriage of Bette and Boo – By Christopher Durang; Directed by Sue Winn
- I am a Camera – By John Van Druten; Directed by Don Murray
1988
- The Importance of Being Earnest – By Oscar Wilde; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- The 8000 Names of Pepsi – By Lynne Abels; Directed by Lynne Abels
- Talley’s Folly – By Lanford Wilson; Directed by Virginia Abascal
- Curse of the Starving Class – By Sam Shepard; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Homesteaders – By Nina Shengold; Directed by Don Murray
- Taking Steps – By Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Sue Winn
1989
- Steel Magnolias – By Robert Harling; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Danger: Memory! – By Arthur Miller; Directed by Don Murray
- On the Verge – By Eric Overmyer; Directed by Lynne Abels
- Blue Window – By Craig Lucas; Directed by Jane Hill
- Ghosts – By Henrik Ibsen; Directed by Sue Winn
- The House of Blue Leaves – By John Guare; Directed by Lawrence Bullock
1977
- The Visit – By Freidrich Durrenmatt; Directed by Don Murray
- You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running – By Robert Anderson; Directed by Don Murray
- Candida – By George Bernard Shaw; Directed by Don Murray
1978
- The Sea Horse – By Edward J. Moore; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- The Good Woman of Szechwan – By Bertolt Brecht; Directed by Don Murray
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead – By Tom Stoppard; Directed by Don Murray
- Mendocino Originals – By local playwrights; Directed by Sandra Hawthorne
- Last of the Red Hot Lovers – By Neil Simon; Directed by Ramelle Irish
1979
- P.S. Your Cat is Dead – By James Kirkwood; Directed by Don Murray
- Enter a Free Man – By Tom Stoppard; Directed by Joe Miksak
- Happy Birthday Wanda June – By Kurt Vonnegut Jr.; Directed by Paul Bennet Townsend
- The Birthday Party – By Harold Pinter; Directed by Ben Benoit
- Rain – By John Colton and Clemence Randolph, based on Somerset Maugham’s Miss Thompson; Directed by Don Murray