Buntport Theater

past shows

Three awkward men sit in front of a chainlink fence. On the left is a smiling man with a space t-shirt on he is holding a fish bowl with a goldfish. In the center, a man in a suit and large glasses purses his lips. On the right is an intense man with a buzz cut and black turtleneck.

Something Is Rotten

THE SMELL IS THE SOCK

Join the oddballs George, Julius and Harold as they present their interpretation of Hamlet. (more…)

A minister kneels, reaching skyward, and places his hand on the chest of a man laying on the floor. Behind the two men is a giant wall made of jars filled with sundry objects.

Indiana, Indiana

A NOVEL ADAPTATION

An adaptation of the novel by Laird Hunt.

Nestled on a farm in the heartland, Noah Summers spends his time drifting through memories. (more…)

A man in a pig nose, red long johns, and a vest looks out, while a woman in red long johns, suspenders, and glasses smiles at him. Behind them a pea green window hangs.

The Squabble

THERE WILL BE MUD

Two fast friends cause chaos in a small village by blowing most things way out of proportion. Based on the Gogol short story. (more…)

Close-up of a postal worker with long blond braids leaning on a blue mailbox while smiling. In the background is a brick wall with a curtained window.

Seal. Stamp. Send. Bang.

Using the post office as a central metaphor for mankind’s interconnectedness, Seal. Stamp. Send. Bang. follows four different protagonists through an “ordinary” day. (more…)

A woman dressed as a white cow in a polka dot dress stands, surrounded by darkness.

Anywhere But Rome

ON THE ROAD WITH OVID

Ovid, the Roman poet, is in exile. He has packed a couple of the beings he has written about: Tiresias, the blind prophet, and Io, a woman who has been turned into a cow. (more…)

A man with a mustache and curly blond hair stands regally in a musketeer outfit. In the background there is a silhouette of another musketeer holding a sword, surrounded by projected text.

Musketeer

ALL FOR ONE (LIBRARY BOOK)

In 1844, famed author Alexandre Dumas checked a book out from the Marseilles Public Library, based his novel The Three Musketeers on that book, and then never returned it.

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Closeup of two people dressed in 1940s garb scrunch their faces at the camera.

McGuinn & Murry

GUMSHOE HIJINKS

In the 1940’s, people smoked cigarettes, conducted witty repartee and solved crimes. Or so it sometimes seems, anyway.

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In the foreground, a couple holds each other while smiling in a strained way. She is pregnant and he wears a bow tie. In the background, three other people argue. Strangely, they are all standing in a room that is upside down. Pink carpet covers the ceiling.

Vote for Uncle Marty

TOPSY-TURVY POLITICAL COMEDY

A political satire in an upside-down world about the right man for the job, depending on what the job is. (more…)

Three sailors sit in a small sailboat. A fourth sits on the edge of the boat, wearing bright yellow waders

Moby Dick Unread

THAR SHE BLOWS

Four performers, one boat on wheels and a few buckets of water add up to all 135 chapters of Melville’s classic novel.

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