The Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres
Celebrating Sixteen Years of Repertory Theatre
Bringing you the Best of Broadway's Golden
Age of Musical Theatre, The Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres is created from a 1911 round barn that was dismantled and resurrected at the historic farmstead to become a resident repertory professional theatre.
Over one hundred Broadway musicals have been produced over the last 25 years. The professional acting company is assembled from auditions across the country and is housed on the farm. The Round Barn Theatre is a full performing arts venue with its own scenic and costume shop, rehearsal space. It employs a full time technical staff including artistic director, stage manager, sound and set designers.
The National Home of Plain and Fancy
An Amish Acres tradition, Plain
and Fancy, now in its 26th season, fills the proscenium Joseph
Stein Stage each April through October. This gentle but spirited
musical comedy brought the first national attention to the quaint customs,
stern morals and picturesque dress of the Amish. Over 3,000 shows have
been performed, and over 300,000 patrons have marveled at Amish Acres
nationally recruited cast, English Strand theatre lighting, full-scale,
authentic sets and costumes over the last decade.
"Without a doubt, Amish Acres Round
Barn Theatre is becoming the best regional theatre in the Midwest. As
a matter of fact, I've enjoyed some of
your past performances better than some Broadway shows that I've seen."
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State Fair
May 29 - July 8, 2012
Rodgers & Hammerstein's only musical written directly for the screen is now a stage musical that's had critics raving from coast to coast. Set to the magical strains of an Academy Award-winning score More...
Plain and Fancy
May 15 - October 13, 2012
A New Yorker and his sophisticated girlfriend drive down around Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to sell a piece of property. Here they meet the Amish folk, whose convoluted English speech, clothes and habits haven’t changed for centuries. More...
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Bring your ticket stub from any other theatre, from Broadway to community theatres, regional theatres, and church theatres and receive 1/2 off any ticket to a performance in The Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres. You will experience the difference! More...
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The Joseph Stein Stage
The Round Barn Theatre's stage is dedicated to Joseph Stein, who co-wrote the book for Plain and Fancy, his first work for the musical theatre. This light hearted look at the differences between the Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and a young couple from New York City, was the first new musical to hit Broadway in 1955. It ran for 462 performances. Now after twenty-four years, Amish Acres Round Barn Theatre's perennial production has surpassed 3,600 performances and played before over a 355,000 patrons. This stage has become the national home of Plain and Fancy.
Through the Joseph Stein Memorial Fund, children's season subscriptions are free with the purchase of one or more adult subscriptions. A memorial fund has been created in honor of Joseph Stein for whom The Round Barn Theatre's stage is named. Stein is the author of Plain and Fancy, Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba and many other Broadway musicals. He has been the theatre's inspiration and mentor for over twenty years.
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Theme Dinners, twenty six years of Plain and Fancy and the magnificent round barn itself
The 2012 Season
CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES
April 4- May 13, 2012
Theme Dinner: April 27 and May 4, 2012
The church basement kitchen throughout much of America is often the heart and soul of any church. In Church Basement Ladies we meet the pastor, three main kitchen cooks and one daughter who run the kitchen and care for the congregation by preparing and serving the food. Like any great kitchen, problems are solved here as well. We see the four women handle a Lutefisk Dinner, a funeral, an Easter Fund Raiser, and, of course, a wedding. They stave off potential disasters, have fun, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the pastor on due course. More...
PLAIN AND FANCY
May 15- October 13, 2012
Theme Dinner: May 25, 2012
A New Yorker and his sophisticated girlfriend drive down around Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to sell a piece of property. Here they meet the Amish folk, whose convoluted English speech, clothes and habits haven’t changed for centuries. The clash of cultures educates and entertains at the same time in this quaint musical comedy. It was the first Broadway show for both composer Albert Hague and author Joseph Stein who each went on to win Tony awards for Redhead and Fiddler On The Roof, respectively. More…
STATE FAIR
May 29 – July 8
Theme Dinners: June 15 and 22
Rodgers & Hammerstein's only musical written directly for the screen is now a stage musical that's had critics raving from coast to coast. Set against the colorful backdrop of an American heartland tradition, State Fair travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual Iowa State Fair. Mom and Pop have their hearts set on blue ribbons while their daughter and son find romance and heartbreak on the midway. Set to the magical strains of an Academy Award-winning score and augmented by other titles from the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook, State Fair is the kind of warm-hearted family entertainment only Rodgers & Hammerstein could deliver! More...
HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY
July 17 – August 26
Theme Dinners: August 17 and 24
Lost Highway has the exhilarating feeling of Williams on stage in a particular place on a particular night…serves up classic country with the edges raw and the energy hot…By the end of the musical, you've traveled on a profound emotional journey: Lost Highway transports its audience, and communicates the inspiring message of the beauty and richness of Williams' songs…forceful, clear-eyed, moving, impressive. More...
SISTERS OF SWING: THE STORY OF THE ANDREWS SISTERS
September 4 – October 14
Theme Dinners: October 5 and 12, 2012
This book musical follows sisters LaVerne, Maxene and Patty Andrews from their early days on the road through their rise as recording stars to entertaining American GI’s overseas to dissembling over differences. The score intermingles over twenty hit songs like "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon," "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." This show goes beyond the ordinary to offer a unique perspective into these women as human beings, showing how the events of their lives shaped who they became to the rest of the world. More...
DRIVING MISS DAISY
October 17 – November 4
Theme Dinners: October 26, 2012
A timeless American play, which inspired the beloved Academy Award-winning film, Driving Miss Daisy tells the affecting story of the decades-long relationship between a stubborn Southern matriarch and her compassionate chauffeur. Their iconic tale of pride, changing times and the transformative power of friendship has warmed the hearts of millions. More...
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
November 14- December 31, 2012
Theme Dinners: November 30 and December 14, 2012
Meet the Characters Theme Dinner: December 7, 2012
Santa's Breakfast: December 15, 2012
This is a tale that we want to believe in, that creates a world we seem to desperately desire, free of the blatant commercialism that surrounds us, where love and decency and generosity of spirit are their own rewards. What we want Christmas to be all about, really." So writes the Santa Cruz Sentinel of this most heartwarming holiday story. More...
New book on building the successful theatre company features The Round Barn Theatre
Lisa Mulcahy has just published her second edition of "Building the Successful Theatre Company." It is newly revised and updated to address the current financial realities of producing theatre in New York and across the country. This second edition features thirteen profiles of successful theatre companies such as Steppenwolf Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It also includes organizations not featured in the first edition: the Geffen Playhouse, Godspeed Musicals and The Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres, the only commercial theatre among the featured companies.
It concentrates on The Round Barn Theatre's 25 year run of Plain and Fancy and its nontraditional methods of producing regional theatre.
