Ritz Community Theatre announces 25th anniversary lineup

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It’s a big year for the Ritz Community Theatre, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary season with a host of new productions in 2018-19. 
“This year, it will be 25 years since the Ritz reopened,” Board of Governors President Glenn Burns said. “It was June 23, 1993, when they relit the sign in front of the Ritz. We’re planning a big gala event on July 7 this year to kick off a Help Relight The Ritz campaign to encourage people to keep it going for another 25 years.”
The local theater announced its 2018-19 production lineup last week with a wide variety of shows for the community to enjoy.
Starting off the season will be the third show of a trilogy, Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens, which will show at The Ritz in September.
In October, Deathtrap will hit The Ritz stage. Burns described the show as a comedy and thriller to play into the Halloween season.
Continuing the Christmas show tradition, A Doublewide Texas Christmas will show at the Ritz in December. 
The production will be open for two weekends to give people multiple opportunities to see it.
In February, the Ritz will team up with the Scurry County Museum and Scurry County Senior Citizens Center for the production of Quilters. The show will be a folksy musical that explores the significance of quilts in frontier America.
The production of The Lion in Winter will hit The Ritz stage in April. The show is described as a quick witted comedy that is set in the medieval era.
Closing out the season in June will be Pippi Longstocking, which Burns said is perfect for the whole family.
“This year, we’re really trying to strive for more diversity and reach people that maybe we haven’t reached before with new shows,” Burns said. “We’re looking forward to a great year, and I think it’s going to be enjoyable.”