The never ending search. I don't think anyone's asked recently. We've already done "Almost Maine" which is a newer play a lot of groups seem to be doing now. Any others I might have missed? Does Dixie Swim Club draw well for everyone?

All of the following had sell-out crowds (or very close to) in the last five years:

Love, Sex, and the IRS

Dearly Departed

Sordid Lives

Dracula

Enchanted April

Over the River and Through the Woods

Somewhere In Between

Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)

Bus Stop

Much Ado About Nothing

No real discernible pattern in any of the above, but they were all very well done productions (IMHO) and the public responded.

   A fella from MTI mentioned a couple years ago at our annual theatre conference what he refered to as the "THREE CASH COWS" of musical theatre.   ANNIE.....SOUND OF MUSIC.....NUNSENSE. 

Love, Sex, and the IRS

Originally posted by Rorgg Love, Sex, and the IRS   Whyyyyy?   It must just be the drag thing, as this really is not a good show.  I was in a small-house professional production of this a couple of years ago, and our cast was very strong, but it still mostly reminded me of the phrase "polishing a turd."

Yeah, I kind of have the same thoughts about it and a lot of the other scripts that appear to be steady money makers.  IMO plays like Love, Sex and the IRS or Dearly Departed (which we made a LOT of money on) aren't even on a level with run of the mill contemporary television writing.  I'll probably get flamed on this but you can say the same thing about a lot of the Neil Simon warhorses. Last summer I got really excited about the excerpts I read from Somewhere in Between but the script in its entirety didn't really seem cohesive to me and I had no idea how to stage it. Leaving Iowa looks interesting.