HLT Announces their 76th Season (2024-25)

Hanover Little Theatre (HLT) is excited to announce the four shows in the 2023-24 season, the 75th for Hanover’s only all-volunteer community theatre.

Memberships and Season Tickets for the 2023-24 season will go on sale on Monday July 1st! Individual tickets for each performance go on sale approximately one month prior to opening night.

Interactive Murder Mystery: Dead to the Last Drop (Ken Jones)
Directed by: Shane Miller

SHOW DATES: Sept. 13-15, 19-22

A hilarious interactive murder mystery, the action takes place in a coffeehouse and bookstore called Café Caffeine. The crazy cast of characters leads the audience through a maze of funny twists and turns. Opportunities for audience and cast interaction reach a peak when the audience is allowed to vote on the ending with four possible killers and four possible endings. It’ll be a different show every night!

AUDITION DATES: June 9 and 10, 7 p.m.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Since this production includes an improvisational component, improvisation will be a part of the audition process, too. Auditioners will have to fill out an audition form and provide a list of scheduling conflicts. (Rehearsal schedules will be created based on cast availability.)

Musical: A Dog’s Life (Sean Grennan and Leah Okimoto)
Directed by: Jonathan Carbaugh

SHOW DATES: Nov. 15-17, 21-24

Joel doesn’t want a dog — he wants his girlfriend back, and she wants a dog. But when she refuses to get back together, Joel becomes the reluctant owner of Jack. Meanwhile, Big Dog wants to be adopted alone, but his only way out includes yippy Little Dog. For both of these pairs, hesitant relationships blossom into profound friendships. Blending comic and touching moments, this musical is an uplifting tale of companionship, our time on this earth, and simple, unconditional love.

AUDITION DATES: July 14 and 15, 7 p.m. Callbacks, if needed, July 16.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, a vocal selection, and movement (please dress comfortably with appropriate footwear). An accompanist will be provided; bring sheet music of 16–32 bars. Auditioners will have to fill out an audition form and provide a list of scheduling conflicts. (Rehearsal schedules will be created based on cast availability.)

Classic Comedy: Arsenic and Old Lace (Joseph Kesselring)
Directed by: Quinton Laughman

SHOW DATES: March 14-16, 20-23, 2025

Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell his aunts, Abby and Martha, before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him. Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police — not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage — it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding.

AUDITION DATES: Dec. 9 and 10, 7 p.m. Callbacks, if needed, Dec. 11.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script with improvisation. Auditioners will have to fil lout an audition form and provide a list of scheduling conflicts. (Rehearsal schedules will be created based on cast availability.)

Comedy: Mom’s Gift (Phil Olson)
Directed by: Mathew Barninger

SHOW DATES: June 20-22, 26-29, 2025

Mom has been dead for 11 months and shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a mission. Like Clarence in It’s A Wonderful Life, she has to accomplish a task to earn her wings, which is complicated by the fact that the only person who can hear or see Mom is her daughter who has been ordered by the court to spend Dad’s birthday with him as part of her Anger Management Program. One by one the family’s secrets are peeled away revealing a shocking truth that surprises even the ghost.

AUDITION DATES: March 2 and 3, 7 p.m. Callbacks, if needed, March 4.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Auditioners will have to fill out an audition form and provide a list of scheduling conflicts. (Rehearsal schedules will be created based on cast availability.)

As always, for questions or more information email info@hanoverlittletheatre.com or call the box office at 717-637-5297.