Carmel Community Players unveils 2025-26 season

To Kill a Mockingbird
Dramatized by Christopher Sergel from the book by Harper Lee
Directed by Andrea Odle
Sept. 12 to 21, 2025
The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel

Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch, in a sleepy Alabama town amid the Great Depression. The façade of the seemingly peaceful town begins to crack when a young black man is accused of a terrible crime. Driven by an unshakeable moral conviction, local lawyer Atticus defends the man in a trial that sends violent waves through the community. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this hard-hitting work explores prejudice, compassion and the courage to do what is right.

Four Weddings and An Elvis
By Nancy Frick
Directed by Nicole Amsler
Nov. 14 to 23, 2025
The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel

Sandy, the four-times-married-three-times-divorced owner of a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, has certainly seen her fair share of matrimonies. In this side-splitting comedy, we witness four of the most bizarre: a revenge matrimony, a publicity ploy, and an ex-con trying to make it down the aisle before the police arrive! However, the final wedding takes the cake with a hilarious twist!

The Spitfire Grill
Music & Book by James Valcq
Lyrics & Book by Fred Alley
Directed by Kathleen Horrigan
Feb. 27 to March 8, 2026
The Switch Theatre, 10029 E. 126th St., Ste. D, Fishers

A troubled young parolee yearning for a fresh start follows her dreams to Wisconsin, only to find a small town with a gritty heart aching with longing and regret. While working at the Spitfire Grill, Percy reawakens the entire town’s capacity for rebirth, forgiveness, and hope. Set to a melodic folk-inspired score, with music by James Valcq and lyrics by Fred Alley, this musical is a celebration of human kindness and the healing power of community.

Men on Boats
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Samantha Kelly
April 17 to 26, 2026
The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel

Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. In this true(ish) history, one-armed captain John Wesley Powell and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. A gender-bending retelling of the 1869 expedition, this delightful adventure dramedy celebrates the bravery, determination, and true grit of the historical explorers, in addition to the general foolishness of humanity.

Disney’s Descendants: The Musical
(Rising Star Production)
Directed by Tanya Haas & Samantha Kelly
June 12 to 21, 2026
The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel

Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island … until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?

Native Gardens
By Karen Zacarías
Directed by Lori Raffel
Aug. 7 to 16, 2026
The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel

Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream when they purchase a house next door to community stalwarts Virginia and Frank. But a disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out war of taste, class, privilege, and entitlement. The hilarious results guarantee no one comes out smelling like a rose.

What’s new this year?

Each production will include a Saturday evening performance in the first weekend, and a Saturday matinee in the second weekend.

For example, with To Kill a Mockingbird, the Saturday, Sept. 13 performance will begin at 7:30 p.m., but the Saturday, Sept. 20 performance will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Individual tickets and season packages are now available. For every Season Ticket Package or Membership purchased for the upcoming year, pick up your complimentary CCP mug at the next performance.

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