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Caribbean Community Theatre

Welcome to CCT’s 40th season of live theatre.

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We look forward to seeing you this season.

Ticket prices for musicals:
$23.00 for Seniors
$25.00 for adult non-members
$20.00 for adult CCT members & non-member college students w/ I.D.s
$15.00 for non-member children/students under age 18
$13.00 for children/student members

Ticket prices for plays: dramas & comedies (non-musicals):
$20.00 for adult non-members
$18.00 for senior non-members
$15.00 for adult CCT members & college students w/ I.D.s
$10.00 for children/students under age 18
$8.00 for member children/students under age 18

Books of six (6) tickets: $85.00 (sold to CCT members only) These discounted tickets can only be used for plays (not for musicals)

Open Auditions

Actors / Actresses Needed Be part of the play see all open auditions here.

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40th season schedule
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WAITRESS MUSICAL AT CCT FEBRUARY 7 – 23, 2025

Don’t miss Caribbean Community Theatre’s production of WAITRESS. There will be eight performances of this musical over three weekends: Fridays and Saturdays, February 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22, 2025 at 8 PM, as well as two Sunday matinees at 4 PM: one on February 16 and a final performance on February 23rd.

This uplifting and inspiring musical celebrating friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie features original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles and a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson. Nominated for four Tony Awards (including Best Musical), Waitress is inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film and offers a special recipe for finding happiness in unexpected places. Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop…until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she’s been missing all along — courage.

    “A delicious tale that’s not…about getting Prince Charming but getting its heroine to take action and discover her worth!” — Variety

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WAITRESS is directed by Michael Armendariz and Eileen Bishop Des Jardins, with music direction by Yoav Hayut, and choreography by Claire Goodman. Featured vocalists include Heather McRae (Jenna), Maddy Wilson (Dawn), Kristin McKown (Becky), Tyler Donohoo (Dr. Pomatter), Will Smith (Ogie), Ethan Washburn (Earl), and Keith Moore (Joe). The cast includes many talented dancers, singers, and actors such as Princess Edren O. Busque, Nico Forno D’Adamo, Allegra Ferreras, Amanda Kuczynski, Ava Moorman, Maya Prasad, Solé Rogers, Justin Smith, Daudi “Kalanji” Stout, Kalyani Walter Sundaram, and Annabet Walter. Musicians include Patrick Baron (piano), Mario Thomas (bass), Michael Belgrave (drums), Padraic Coursey (guitar), and Philippa Smith-Tyler (Keyboard).

All performances will be at the Caribbean Community Theatre at #18 Estate Orange Grove in Christiansted. Tickets are sold in advance online at Eventbrite, and at the CCT box office (for cash only) on show dates; CCT box office opens 45 minutes before curtain. Ticket prices are $25 for adults and discounts for seniors (age 65+) and students. For reservations, email eileencct@gmail.com. Please arrive early for best seating and parking.

Due to adult content, this production of Waitress is NOT recommended for children under age 15, so please do not bring young children.

This project is jointly supported by a grant from the Virgin Islands Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. This show is also co-sponsored by J. Benton Construction, Capital Mortgage Services of Texas, Christiansted Apothecary Hall, Ed & Stephanie Fletcher, Marshall + Sterling / Baker Magras, Team Consultants, Kristina VandenBerg, Susan & Crystal Atkins-Weathers, Armrey Industries, Crucian Gold, and Caledonia Communication Corporation (WSTX AM 970).

For more information, visit our website at www.cct.vi.

CCT— bringing live theater to St. Croix for 40 years and counting!

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UPCOMING AUDITIONS AT CCT

THE FACE OF EMMETT TILL – A Play by Mamie Till-Mobley & David Barr III

Audition Dates: Wed. & Thurs. February 26 & 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Directed by Lionel Downer

6 show dates over 2 weekends: May 2 – 11, 2025

This play is a true-to-life dramatization of the death of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a Chicago teenager who, while visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi in August 1955, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by two white men who claimed they wanted to teach him a lesson for “allegedly” whistling at a local white woman.

The horror and brutality of this crime were magnified even more when his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, made the fateful decision to invite the media to the funeral where she had an open casket. The shocking pictures were published by the American black press and later republished around the world. The ramifications of this act are still being felt today. The play chronicles this tragedy, its aftermath, and Mamie Till-Mobley’s heroic crusade for justice. This “hate crime changed America” and sparked the civil rights movement.

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ANNA IN THE TROPICS – A Play by Nilo Cruz

Audition Dates: Tues. & Wed. April 1 & 2, 2025 at 7 PM

Directed by Xiomara Sanchez & Heather McRae

6 show dates over 2 weekends: June 13 – 22, 2025

Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, Anna in the Tropics is a poignant and poetic play set in Florida in 1929 in a Cuban-American cigar factory, where cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are employed to educate and entertain the workers. The arrival of a new lector is a cause for celebration, but when he begins to read aloud from Anna Karenina, he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners, for whom Tolstoy, the tropics and the American dream prove a volatile combination.

    “The words of Nilo Cruz waft from a stage like a scented breeze. They sparkle and prickle and swirl, enveloping those who listen in both a specific place and time – and in timeless passions that touch us all… In Anna in the Tropics, Cruz claims his place as a storyteller of intricate craftsmanship and poetic power…”  The Miami Herald

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CCT welcomes monetary donations as well as:

  • Costume items such as wigs, hats, gloves, suspenders, bow ties, neckties, vests, belts, jackets, suits, shoes, boots, uniforms
  • Sewing notions: fabric, thread, buttons, needles, pins
  • Old newspapers (New York Times, Wall Street Journal)
  • Paint, paint brushes, rollers, roller pans, buckets
  • Outdoor floor tiles and plumbing for the bar
  • Furniture (couches, chairs, stools, tables, trunks, lamps)
  • Playback equipment (television, DVD player, digital notebook/iPad)
  • Gift certificates from Cost-U-Less, K-Mart, Home Depot, Lisa’s Paint Store, Quality Electric, Gallows Bay Hardware, Quality Food.

CCT has been fortunate in having many generous friends and sponsors over the 33 years we have been serving the St. Croix community. Each year we face the possibility that the new season may be our last, so donations from our friends are critical.

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At this time of gift giving, we ask that you add a donation to CCT to your budget. Your financial contribution helps us bring high-quality, affordable productions to our audiences. We are proud of the many wonderful shows that have been performed at CCT since our first season in 1985, and in particular our musical productions, which in recent years have
included 9 to 5 – The Dolly Parton Musical, Cabaret, Crowns, The Color Purple, Dreamgirls, Into the Woods, Smokey Joe’s Café, and RENT.

You may choose to support a particular production, or donate money for our scholarship fund to help pay the tuition for students in our Calico Cat Company – CCT’s after-school children’s theater program. Let us know if you prefer that we use your donation for ongoing costs such as electricity, rent, music director fee, show royalties, printing and advertising, costumes and props.

CCT Theater, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID #66-0535808), d/b/a Caribbean Community Theatre.
Your contributions are tax deductible. To find out more about how you can help, please email eileencct@gmail.com or
call 340-778-1983.

Ways To Help

WE ALWAYS NEED VOLUNTEERS: If you don’t feel comfortable on stage, there are still lots of areas where you could help…set designing, painting, carpentry, costumes, makeup, membership table, box office – and that’s only a few!

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Passionate Directors & Producers

Eileen Bishop Des Jardins

Born, raised & educated on St. Croix, Eileen has worked on CCT productions for more than 28 years – onstage and behind the scenes. She has served on the CCT Board of Directors for over 20 years, and is currently CCT’s Managing Producer

Michael Armendariz

Michael has been an active member of CCT since 1998, both on stage and behind the scenes, serving on the Board, co-directing plays and fundraisers. He has appeared in numerous CCT productions over the years

Debby Babb

Directed The Odd Couple, Cheatin’, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Boys Next Door, Dearly Departed, and The Lone Star Love Potion for CCT. She is the owner of the store “mi tierra” in Christiansted

Annaly Babb-Guerra

Born and raised on St. Croix and first became involved with CCT in 1987, when she was part of the original Calico Cat Company. Annaly has taught and directed plays and musicals at Country Day School

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