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SPECIAL REQUESTS from

SULLIVAN COUNTY DRAMATIC WORKSHOP

 

Percussion - H E L P ?

 

The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop is staging "Little Shop of Horrors" for six performances in August (Aug 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15) at the Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg, NY. We had HAD our pit band lined up and unfortunately did not get follow thru. (We do have our piano, flute/clarinet and alto sax). We are now in need of a percussionist who can read - and is available on those dates - plus for rehearsal with the cast the week prior, as well as getting together with the Musical Director asap... Music is available now!

While the gig is a non-paid one, for talented students, Community Theatre involvement looks great on a resume and counts for school-required community service! And, for talented adults, while you won't be getting paid, you'll make TWICE what the Director and Musical Director get - combined!! :)


Please contact Musical Director, Annie Hat at ahat@hvc.rr.com 
or Director, Lori Schneider-Wendt at MLori1962@aol.com

 

'Nother ODD request here... Looking to borrow a motorcycle for Orin Scrivello, DDS to ride in "Little Shop of Horrors" - this would be ridden by the actor playing the Dentist - DOWN the aisle of the Rivoli and back up - with Audrey on back... Looking for a small, light bike - preferably without a ton of fumes, as it will be ridden indoors. The actor has some experience with dirt bikes, but doesn't have a motorcycle license - but this is only for indoor use for the show... It would be ridden inside the Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg.

WHAT WE NEED:
An older-LOOKING bike (black or silver, preferably) that looks like it might've been around in the late 50s, early 60s

HARLEY SPORTSTER
TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE
YAMAHA V-STAR
HONDA 600 SHADOW

WHEN DO WE NEED IT?
Minimally, for a few rehearsals and the show dates - which are - AUGUST 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15

YOU GET FREE TICKETS TO THE SHOW and a Special Thanks in the Program!

Please contact Director, Lori Schneider-Wendt asap if you have something you think might work!! MLori1962@aol.com (845) 701-0142

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
 

 

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THEATRICAL SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

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Scranton, PA

 

2010 - 2011 Season

 

 

A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody
by Ron Barnas
directed by Marilyn Rau

SEP 24, 25, 26, OCT 1, 2, 3, 2010

The zany comedy in which Matthew Perry resolves to murder his wife, Julia, before the next new year and tells her so. She vows to stay alive and so the game begins - a hilarious year long match of wits and witless. While Julia dodges Matthew's attempts, friends and staff start mysteriously dying all around them. Have the tables been turned? What about the Butler? Will Donald and Bunny get together? Is this a Murder Most Foul or a Murder Most Fouled Up?

An Inspector Calls
by JB Priestley
directed by John McInerney

NOV 12 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2010

A Mystery. Inspector Goole calls on a prosperous, upper middle class English family; he's investigating the suicide of a young working class woman, and in the course of the evening, the family's surprising connections to her are revealed. However, the revelations only deepen the mystery surrounding the young woman and the investigation.

The 39 Steps
adapted by Patrick Barlow
from the novel by John Buchan
and movie by Alfred Hitchcock
directed by Lou Bisignani

JAN 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30,
FEB 4, 5, 6, 2011

The hilarious, yet suspenseful, Broadway hit, in which a small cast plays over 150 roles, re-creating the classic tale of an ordinary man caught up in a remarkable spy story. This fast-paced and zany show won two Tony Awards.

Dial M for Murder
by Frederic Knott
directed by Art Walsh

MAR 25, 26, 27, APR 1, 2, 3, 2011

With the help of an old college buddy, a washed-up tennis player hopes to murder his wealthy, adulterous wife and walk away with her estate. But when the planned victim becomes the murderer, will her husband be able to cover his tracks? Or will a suspicious detective nab the right man or woman?

Heaven Can Wait
by Ken Ludwig
directed by Cathy Rist Strauch

MAY 13, 14, 15, 20, 21,22, 2011

The 1938 classic and basis for four films, is a sweet, silly comedy, the unlikely story of Joe Pendleton, a 23-year-old New Jersey palooka "collected" by heaven 60 years before his allotted time, and therefore allowed to reanimate a recently murdered, crooked banker. His host body’s wife and secretary are still bent on finishing him off; he falls in love with a young woman, (whose father was railroaded into jail by the financier), while still hoping to resume his boxing career.

Times for shows are as follows:
Preview (Thursday before opening), Fridays, Saturdays at 8PM Sundays at 2PM
Other Thursday nights (if added) will be at 8PM

 

 

 

 

Syracuse, NY

 

Announces it's 18th Season
2010 - 2011
 

Appleseed Productions is entering its 18th season. This season will cover genres from musicals, comedies, dramas, and more. Announcing Appleseed's 2010-11 season mainstage productions:

PARADE. Book by Alfred Uhry, Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.
Directed by Deborah Pearson and Meghan Pearson; Music Directed by Dan Williams
September 10-25, 2010

In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-born Jew living in Georgia, is put on trial for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor's false testimony seal Leo's fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience, and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion. Based on a true story.


LUTHER. By John Osborne.
Directed by Jon Wilson
October 22-November 6, 2010

What moves a man like Martin Luther - the man who initiated the Protestant Reformation? This exciting play reveals the man beneath the cowl and the mind behind the dramatic split in Christianity. Through all Luther's self-doubts, bodily ailments and brilliant intellectual achievements, he is helped by the kind and rational superiors of his order. Here, then, is Luther the man, monk and mind in all its doubts, honesty and clarity of purpose. Luther, before the assembled dignitaries, lifts his book in his hand and says, "Here I stand!"


THE BUTTERFINGERS ANGEL, MARY & JOSEPH, HEROD THE NUT & THE SLAUGHTER OF 12 HIT CAROLS IN A PEAR TREE.

By William Gibson.
Directed by Sharee Lemos
December 3-18, 2010

Dealing with the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus from a fresh and richly creative point of view, the author combines a series of deftly constructed short scenes, traditional Christmas music, and often antic characterizations into a wholly original theatre piece. The flow of the action follows the Biblical recounting, but is enhanced by a tree, a sheep and a donkey who talk (and most amusingly); a beguiling Mary who had heretofore decided that men and marriage were not for her; a suddenly cautious Joseph who now contends that he is too old for his intended (having earlier scoffed at Mary for expressing the same thought); and a flustered boy-angel who directs the action from a promptbook and manages to get only the most strangled, bleating sounds from his trumpet. But, through all the lively and resourceful happenings, the true significance of the occasion is never lost, and the underlying mood and spirit of reverence is, if anything, enhanced and made new by the distinctive approach of this joyful and unique retelling.


MUSIC FROM A SPARKLING PLANET. By Douglas Carter Beane.
Directed by William Edward White
January 14-29, 2011

Whatever became of Tamara Tomorrow? In the early seventies, this local television host, in her antennae and space suit, made cheery predictions of how exciting the future was going to be. Her sudden disappearance from the public eye was one of the great mysteries of the Philadelphia area. Three fans of Tamara, all grown up and disenchanted with the "future" as she predicted, decide to go in search of this "Delaware Valley Greta Garbo." What they find along the way teaches them more about themselves than they really thought they could know.


TONIGHT AT 8:30 (The Red Peppers, Ways and Means, and Hands Across the Sea). By Noel Coward.
Directed by Dan Stevens
March 4-19, 2011

The Red Peppers: Doing a song and dance act in a vaudeville theatre are George Pepper and his wife, Lily. They also have a genius for picking quarrels and insulting co workers. When the house musical director, Bert, comes to the dressing room to bum a cigarette and a beer, they chide him for accompanying them in the wrong tempo, call him a drunk, and oust him. Mr. Edwards, house manager, comes to defend Bert, and he is insulted. At the following show Bert had his revenge when he plays the accompaniment so fast the Peppers get frantic and finally fall down. Lily stalks off the stage after heaving her hat at Bert.

Ways and Means: In a bedroom in Mrs. Lloyd Ransome's fabulous villa on the Cote d'Azur are heiress Stella Cartwright and her husband, a gambler. They are plagued by debts and their prolonged stay at the villa is becoming embarrassing when a scandalous chauffeur attempts to rob them and ends up saving their honor.

Hands Across the Sea: Lady Gilpin (Piggie) is so busy with social duties and gossip that she has no time for coherent thinking. She is set aflutter when her drawing room is suddenly filled with her husband's naval conferees, blueprint delivery boys and dumpy Mr. and Mrs. Wadhurst from the Far East, who flighty Piggie mistakes for the Rawlingsons. The Wadhursts overhear intimate phone conversations, are stumbled over, spilled upon and completely ignored before Piggie finally gets it straight.


A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. Book & Lyrics by Willie Reale, Music by Robert Reale.
Based on the books by Arnold Lobel.
Directed & Music Directed by Colin Keating
April 29-May 14, 2011

A Year With Frog And Toad remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.


ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. By Joseph Kesselring.
Directed by Daniel Rowlands
June 17-July 2, 2011

We meet the charming and innocent Brewster sisters, who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously "acceptable" roomers; the antics of their brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the activities of their other brother - these require no further description or amplification here.


A copy of this information is attached as a PDF file. For more information on any of these shows or anything about our 2010-11 season, please contact Appleseed's artistic director, Jon Wilson, at 492-9766 or by email at jonwilson@appleseedproductions.org


SPECIAL EVENT!
GREATER TUNA
Performed by Brian Pringle & Gerrit Vanderwerff Jr.
Directed by Greg J. Hipius
May 21-23, 2010

The Syracuse-area premiere of a
Broadway musical hit!
Watch this space for our official announcement on 3/18/2010
Directed by Dustin M. Czarny
Music Directed by Colin Keating
Choreographed by Rachelle Clavin
June 18 - July 3, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays at 2pm


 

Greene, NY


July 23rd - October 24th


Last of the Boys
July 23 – August 15

The Marvelous Wonderettes
August 19 – September 12
with a special Thursday night opening!

Of Mice and Men
October 1 - 24
 

An explosive new season, including one of the first productions in the country of the wildly popular new musical The Marvelous Wonderettes, will run from June 4 – October 24 at Chenango River Theatre’s intimate, air-conditioned 99 seat theatre 15 minutes north of Binghamton at 991 State Highway 12.

To fill ticket demand (season tickets increased over 50% in 2009) the 2010 Season will feature more than 70 performances, a jump of more than 20% from the 2009 season. CRT offers numerous opportunities for discounted (and even free) tickets to ensure that everyone in the Binghamton area can afford to see the region’s only professional non-profit theatre company under annual contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Every play features members of AEA, the national union for professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

From July 23 – August 15, the napalm blast of a play, Last of the Boys, from one of America’s most produced playwrights, Steven Dietz, will light up the stage. Pick up a Time Magazine from the late Sixties and read the debate between “stay the course” or “cut and run”. That debate still rages in today’s world, and there are no easy answers. Set in 1999, this is a moving, sometimes funny, and always explosive play about the life-long friendship of two Vietnam vets who share beer, whiskey and a secret neither wants to discuss.

“The most important, must see play of the season…Last of the Boys may well prove to be a major new American play.” NJ Magazine

It’s a play about friendship, about how a woman honors her missing father, about how a man deals with the loss of his own father, about a hidden conversation that won’t go away. Ben and Jeeter meet every summer at the beat up mobile home where Ben lives in the middle of a toxic dump in California. Jeeter, still using memories of meeting Bob Dylan to pick up chicks, now teaches a college course on the 60’s. Ben, whose father was once an aide to Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the buildup in Vietnam, is now a carpenter, still trying to rebuild his own life.

After a record setting 19 month run in LA, followed by nearly 600 performances off-Broadway, our production of The Marvelous Wonderettes will be one of the first productions in the country of this irresistible new musical. It’s a cotton candy, non-stop pop musical blast from the past, running from August 19 – September 12, with a special Thursday night opening!

“Don’t buy a ticket – buy two! A laugh a minute songfest! It’s a show you’ll want to see twice!” Back Stage

Join us at the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet the Wonderettes (Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy), four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts, and voices to match. As we learn about their lives and loves, the Wonderettes treat us to such classic ’50s and ’60s songs as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “It’s My Party,” “It’s in His Kiss,” and so many more. You’ve never had this much fun at a prom, and you will never forget this must-take musical trip down memory lane. And you definitely want to be there for Act 2, 10 years later at their high school reunion, where the gloves come off!

2007 Multiple Ovation Award Winner (LA’s Theatre Awards), plus 2009 Drama League Award Nominee (NY) and 2009 Drama Desk Award Winner (NY).

Closing the season, from October 1 - 24 will be a classic beauty from the heart of American literature – Of Mice and Men. Written by John Steinbeck as both a novel and a play, until you’ve seen it on stage, you haven’t really experienced it.

It’s the American dream - owning some land, some place to call your own, to be your own boss. From the pen of the Nobel prize winner and one of America’s most celebrated authors, comes this powerful story set during the Great Depression exploring the ultimate bond of friendship. It’s a tale of two drifters . . . men whose dreams are always just beyond the horizon, a story that talks about the real hopes and dreams of working class America.

"A must see for all audiences...the heart and soul of this masterpiece sent the audience from the theatre in appreciative silence." Tampa Tribune

Steinbeck, more perhaps than any other American playwright, makes a hero of the common man and speaks their language with a simple, unmatched eloquence. Originally premiering in 1937, this is a tremendously moving study of two roving farmhands, a true theatre experience you won’t want to miss. This production will also be available to area school systems for on school time performances – for information, call 656-8778.

Season tickets start as low as $55 for all 4 shows for First Time Subscribers and go on sale April 5. Individual tickets for each show go on sale May 10. To request a season brochure, please call 656-8499 and leave your name, address and phone number. For more information: www.chenangorivertheatre.org.

 

Cortland, NY

 

 

CRT ANNOUNCES 2010 SEASON AND LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

 

Timed to coincide with the launching of a newly designed website at www.cortlandrep.org, Cortland Repertory Theatre is announcing their 39th season for the summer of 2010. In a perfect blend of music, laughs and mystery, all six productions will make their CRT debut.

 

July 28 - August 14
Brigadoon” with book and lyric by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.
 

August 18 – 28
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks” by Richard Alfieri
 

 

Belvidere, NJ

 




RENT (Musical)

July 10, 17, & 24, at 8:00 p.m. and July 25, at 2:00 p.m.
 

JEKYLL AND HYDE (Musical Thriller)

September 25, October 2 & 9, at 8:00 p.m. and October 10, at 2:00 p.m.



BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Family Musical)

December 4, 11, & 18 at 8:00 p.m. and December 19, at 2:00 p.m.

All seats reserved at $17.
Seniors and children under 12- $15
Season Tickets: $75.

 

Endicott, NY


2010 Season Announcement

Shakespeare In the Park
King Lear
August 5th - 8th

EPAC Summer Theatre Workshop
August 12th - 22nd

Rock & Roll Project
September 24th - 26th

EPAC Lyric Performers
October 15th - 17th

Oliver
November 12th - 21st

An EPAC Christmas
December 3rd - 5th

The Nutcracker
December 10th - 12th

 

 

 

Franklin, NY


2010 Season
 

Mettawee River Theatre Company
"The Woman Who Fell From The Sky"
An Iroquois creation story vividly told with puppetry, masks and live music,
performed by this renowned company on the Franklin Central School playing field
Audiences invited to bring their own picnic from 5pm
Rain location: Chapel Hall
Friday July 23 at 8pm

TS Eliot's "The Cocktail Party"
A rehearsed reading of this extraordinary comedy,
directed by Patricia Buckley,
featuring Johana Arnold, Camilla Enders, Peter Gaitens,
Charlie Kevin, Carmela Marner, Hugh Timoney and Ed Vassallo
Sunday August 1 at 4pm

Chuck D'Imperio
"Sidney Stories: My Town is a Cathedral"
FSC welcomes back hilarious and poignant story-telling
from WDOS radio's "Big Chuck"
Sunday August 22 at 5pm

Pooh Kaye
An evening of dance and multi-disciplinary arts
curated by and featuring
the much lauded choreographer, dancer and video artist
Saturday August 28 at 8pm

Mosaic Winds
Come inside Chapel Hall during the Franklin Farmers' Market and
hear the rich strains ofthis classical woodwind quintet:
Heather Kriesel on flute, Kathy Karlsen on oboe,
Jeff Barker on french horn, Melinda Lewis on bassoon, and
Franklin Central School's beloved band conductor and music teacher
Carol Smith on clarinet
Sunday August 29 at 12:30pm & 1:30pm

Julian Fleisher
Jazz singer, songwriter, actor Julian Fleisher
returns to Chapel Hall for a sensational musical evening with his band
"A New York nightclub supernova." - LA Times
"Exemplary, sterling and delightful." - Billboard
Saturday September 4 at 8pm

Tom Morgan
"More Tales from the Empire"
a sequel to Morgan's dynamic and touching 2009 debut solo play
Saturday September 18 at 8pm & Sunday September 19 at 2pm
 

All events are
Admission Free (donations gratefully accepted)
reservations recommended: email reserve@franklinstagecompany.org or call (607) 829-3700
 

 

 

 

Cooperstown, NY

 

ANNOUNCES 2010 FESTIVAL ARTISTS

 

Glimmerglass Opera has finalized the principal singers, conductors and directors who will join the company for its 2010 Festival.The productions will run in rotation in the Alice Busch Opera Theater in Cooperstown from July 9th through August 24th, 2010.

The operas will be presented in new productions, with sets designed by Donald Eastman.

TOSCA
Will be directed by Ned Canty and conducted by David Angus, Glimmerglass Opera’s Music Director. Soprano Lise Lindstrom will sing Tosca, tenor Adam Diegel will sing the role of Cavaradossi, and baritone Lester Lynch will sing the role of Scarpia.

THE TENDER LAND
An opera written for young singers, will be cast entirely with members of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2010 Young American Artists Program, the company’s training program for young singers. Music Director Emeritus Stewart Robertson, who helped found the Young American Artists Program in 1988, will return to conduct. Tazewell Thompson will direct.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Will be directed by Leon Major, whose work was most recently seen at Glimmerglass in the company’s 2006 production of The Barber of Seville. Angus will conduct. Bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi will sing Figaro. Soprano Lyubov Petrova, last seen at Glimmerglass as Cleopatra in the company’s 2008 production of Giulio Cesare in Egitto, will return to sing the role of Susanna. Soprano Caitlin Lynch will sing The Countess, with bass-baritone Mark Schnaible as The Count. Mezzo-soprano Aurhelia Varak will sing the role of Cherubino.

TOLOMEO
Will be directed by Chas Rader-Shieber and conducted by Christian Curnyn. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will sing the role of Tolomeo. Mezzo-soprano Julie Boulianne, Angelina in the company’s recent production of La Cenerentola, will sing Elisa. Soprano Joélle Harvey will sing the role of Seleuce.

For additional information, call (607) 547-2255 or visit www.glimmerglass.org.

The Alice Busch Opera Theater, home of Glimmerglass Opera, is located on Route 80, eight miles north of Cooperstown, New York.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ithaca, NY
 

2010 SEASON

 

MAINSTAGE:

Penelope of Ithaca
July 28-August 7

The Piano Lesson
July 11-21

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
August 26-Sept 11


KIDDSTUFF:

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Lyle the Crocodile
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Schoolhouse Rock
Family Musical TBA


 

 

The Hangar Theatre is a nationally respected professional theatre deeply rooted in the community that reaches people of all ages through a breadth of productions and education programs. In June 2008 A Hangar for All Seasons capital campaign to raise $4.6 million for renovation and endowment was launched. The capital project has resulted in a premier theatre facility opening summer, 2010. The Hangar for All Seasons will provide a year-round home for the theatre’s renowned education program and an extended production season.

The theatre is located 2 miles outside of Downtown Ithaca, New York, at the Treman Marina entrance of Cass Park.

 

 

Ithaca, NY

 

PRODUCTIONS FOR THE 2010-2011

20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
 


Private Lives
by Noel Coward
A classic comedy. Frothy, with a delightfully unexpected finish, Private Lives has kept audiences laughing for 80 years. Originally scheduled to close our 2009-10 season, we have rescheduled it to open our 20th Anniversary Season, our first season in the new theater space. Margarett Perry will direct. Sept. 1-19, 2010

Dancing in the Kitchen with the CCO
Experience the thrill of live music and dance at the Kitchen Theatre in this exciting collaboration between two of Ithaca’s cultural stalwarts. Cayuga Chamber Orchestra musicians join dancers for a mixture of music, dance and text designed by Rachel Lampert. If you enjoyed Scoot, Sizzle and Slide, you will love this. Sept. 22-26, 2010 (General Audience)

The Brothers Size
by Tarell Alvin McCraney
An extraordinary story about two African American brothers whose hopes and dreams are pinned on the actions of the other. Set in contemporary small-town rural Louisiana and infused with Yoruba mythology, the play explodes with familial secrets. Strong language and situations. Oct. 27 - Nov. 7, 2010

The Santaland Diaries
by David Sedaris –
An irreverent holiday tour de force for one actor. Chronicling David Sedaris’s experiences as an elf at Macy’s famous Santaland, this much-loved, hilarious memoir has delighted audiences across the country for a decade. Its deliciously sharp humor offers a look at the commercialization of Christmas. Jesse Bush will direct. Adult language and situations. Nov. 27 - Dec. 19, 2010


Subscriptions are now available; call 607-272-0403 weekdays. New subscription options include a Thursday matinee package and a special 20th Anniversary low-cost special for the full 10-play season. For more information about the Kitchen Theatre Company, please visit www.kitchentheatre.org.

 

 

Hancock, NY


2010 Season


“PIONEER WOMEN"
 

"WIGDICULOUS"


“RULES”

 

 

 

 

NOT ANOTHER THEATRE COMPANY

Syracuse, NY

A Summer Musical
"Ladies, Ladies"

July/August 2010

Twelve Angry Men
"Life is in their hands.
Death is on their minds"
by Reginald Rose
Directed by Dustin M. Czarny
Running September 24th - October 2, 2010
 

We are committed to keeping this an affordable adventure as well. Prices for the dinner theater will be $27 Adults, $50 Couples, and $175 for tables of 8. This is comparable to what many regular theater companies charge and you will get a great dinner as well. $18 show only tickets will be available online in a limited amount and on the day of show if available.

In addition, as previews, we will be holding frequent staged readings at Art Rage Galleries as a fundraiser for this unique institution in Syracuse. For only $10 you can get a sneak peek at our full show and help a great institution.

 

You can check out our new venture at www.notanothertheatercompany.com
 

 

Hazelton, PA

 

2010

 

PENNSYLVANIA CENTER for the PERFORMING ARTS
Hazelton, PA

2010


ANNIE
Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
August 13 - 28

THE DIARY of ANNE FRANK
By Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
September 17 - 25

LITTLE SHOP of HORRORS
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics and Book by Howard Ashman
October 29 - November 7

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Based on the Frank Capra Film
December 10 - 19

 

 

 

 

Shawnee On Delaware, PA



I DO I DO
June 4 – September 3, 2010
Charming nostalgic musical follows the trials and tribulations of 50 years of marriage. Classic favorite songs including My Cup Runneth Over, A Well Known Fact, Love Isn’t Everything, Someone Needs Me, and more.
I DO I DO tickets are $28 for adults and $15 for children.
2:00 pm Jul 8, 9, 14, 25, 29, Aug 1, 6, 11, 19, 26, Sep 3.
8:00 pm Jul 9, 14, 24, Aug 6, 11, Sep 3.
If this show was a movie it would likely be rated PG.


THE MUSIC MAN
June 18 – August 28, 2010
All time favorite musical comedy! A con man trying to swindle a small town is foiled by a brainy librarian and a surprising romance. Full of popular classic songs including Trouble, Seventy Six Trombones, the Wells Fargo Wagon, Goodnight Ladies, and more.
MUSIC MAN tickets are $28 for adults and $15 for children.
2:00 pm Jul 1, 11, 21, 30, Aug 8, 12, 18, 27.
8:00 pm Jul 10, 21, 30, Aug 7, 18, 27, 28.
If this show was a movie it would likely be rated PG.

LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS
July 2 – September 5, 2010.
Plentiful laughs in a Neil Simon comedy about a basically decent guy who wants to join the sexual revolution but just can’t succeed in sinning.
LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS

tickets are $28 for adults and $15 for children.
2:00 pm Jul 2, 7, 15, 23, Aug 4, 15, 20, Sep 1, 2, 5.
8:00 pm Jul 2, 3, 7, 23, 31, Aug 4, 14, 20, Sep 4.
If this show was a movie it would likely be rated PG-13.

WILLY WONKA JUNIOR
July 8 – August 28, 2010.
Children’s Theater. Delightful children’s version of the famous musical, featuring favorite tunes The Candy Man, Pure Imagination, Oompa Loompa, and more.
WILLY WONKA tickets are just $8 for all seats.
10:00 am Jul 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, Aug 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28.

THE SECRET GARDEN
July 16 – August 29. 2010.
Wildly successful Broadway musical! A forbidden romance, a haunted house, a magic garden, and the healing power of love bring new life to a shattered family. Unforgettable music includes Winters on the Wing, Lily’s Eyes, Disappear, and Where in the World.
SECRET GARDEN tickets are $28 for adults and $15 for children.
2:00 pm Jul 16, 18, 22, 28, Aug 5, 13, 22, 25, 29.
8:00 pm Jul 16, 17, 28, Aug 13, 21, 25.
If this show was a movie it would likely be rated PG.

For tickets, show times, and more information please contact the Shawnee Playhouse Box Office at 570-421-5093 or visit www.TheShawneePlayhouse.com.

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DIRECTIONS:
PA route I-80 to exit 310. Turn past the Welcome Center onto River Road. Follow 2 miles to the Shawnee Playhouse on Right. Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania.
 

 

South Fallsburg, NY


ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (July 2010)
Dale Wasserman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel (later made into an award-winning film) - where a state mental hospital stands in for everyday society in a comically sharp indictment of the
Establishment's urge to conform.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (August 2010)
Off-Broadway, on Broadway and on the big screen, this affectionate spoof of 1950's
sci-fi movies has become a real audience favorite, with music by Alan Menken
and Howard Ashman, this charming, tuneful, hilarious show never fails to please!

"DIRECTOR'S SHOWCASE" (September 2010)
Three one-act plays, where YOU, the audience get the opportunity to"˜talk back" to the
actors, directors and tech folk, see some fine short works and share your feedback!

BATHROOM HUMOR (October 2010)
This fantastically funny farce by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore takes place
(where else?) in a bathroom of a home during a party! You'll laugh so hard you'll cry!

SEASON TICKETS: $75 ADULTS, $60 SENIORS, $35 STUDENTS

Season Tickets offer you the freedom to choose any one of the
six performances of each show you'd like to see, all shows run two weekends,
Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 PM and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM

TO PURCHASE YOUR SEASON TICKET, SEND A CHECK TO:
SCDW, PO BOX 353, MONTICELLO, NY 12701
OR IF YOU HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT, SEND AMOUNT TO 'SCDWEMAIL'
ALSO ON EBAY
 

 

Nuangola, PA


2010 Season
 

Our 2010 Season is our fourth year and we're really excited to bring the following productions to our stage nestled in the Grove at Lake Nuangola.
 

The Odd Couple
July 23, 24th, 30th, 31st
8 PM &
June 25th and August 1st
3 PM

On Golden Pond
August 27th, 28th, September 3rd, 4th
8 PM &
Aug 29th and Sept 5th
3pm

Shout - a 60's musical
Sept 24th, 25th Oct 1st, 2nd
8 PM
Sept 26th and Oct 3rd
3 PM

 

 

Owego, NY
 

The line-up represents the groups 51st season of bringing quality community theater to the Southern Tier. The group’s 50th anniversary season will conclude with Oklahoma! which opens on May 29, 2009 for 9 performances. All performances are held at their 156 seat cabaret style theater located at 42 Delphine Street in Owego. Season brochures for 2009-2010 will be available shortly and ticket information for both Oklahoma! and next year can be obtained by calling the theater at (607) 687-2130.


2010 - 2011


One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,
by Dale Wasserman,
based on the Novel by Ken Kesey, to be presented
October 1, 2, 3, and 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17, 2010.

Art,

a comedy by Yasmina Reza to be presented
February 11, 12, 13 and 18, 19, 20, 2011.

Master Class,

the story of diva Maria Callas, by Terrence McNally,

with incidental music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Vincenzo Bellini, to be presented

April 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17, 2011.

Little Shop of Horrors,

with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, to be presented

May 27, 28, 29 and June 3, 4, 5 and 10, 11, 12, 2011.

And for the ninth consecutive season, the popular holiday classic A Christmas Story will be presented on December 4, 5 and 10, 11, 12, 2010.

 

 

 

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This website is a non-profit, community project. It is completely owned and created by my efforts, and is under no obligation to any theater group, foundation or advertisers. I pay my own fees to create, host and maintain this website. If you feel you would like to donate any funds to further this project, all such gifts will be gratefully appreciated.

 

Please help and send your support. Until recently, I received not one dollar towards the upkeep of this site, and I would very much appreciate your help.

 

I have created a page to show any and all donations sent to Stagewhispers.

 

You can verify your donation by going to www.stagewhispers.net/contributions.asp

Send any donations via check or money order payable to: Mickey Ray or Michael Pfleger

Mail to:

Mickey Ray or Michael Pfleger

21-23 Exchange St.

Apartment 4 G

Binghamton, NY 13901

In your notation line, put "Stagewhispers donation."

I do not have a not-for-profit tax exemption, I'm sorry to say, therefore, donations

To see a list of contributors, click on the logo below!

 

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If you can use any of these pages, be sure to send your information to me with as much detail as you can at least 2 weeks before the premier performance date!

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The shows, dates, times and locations of auditions sent to me by the theatre companies within a 2 1/2 hour radius of Binghamton, NY.

 

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Upcoming shows, dates, ticket prices, synopsis etc.

 

http://www.stagewhispers.net/education.asp

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This page may be used to announce performance fundraisers for various theatrical and charitable events.

 

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My personal theatrical resume plus sub links to photos of shows I performed from 1970 ~200--

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As of (10-28-09) 91 theatre companies are listed at StagewhisperS©! They are located in North Central PA, Central NY and one is NJ. (Still within the 2 1/2 hour radius limitation)

 

If your theatre group is not listed here, write to me and let me know you wish to be listed among these fine theatrical companies!

 

ACTORS CIRCLE

ANDERSON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

APPLAUSE THEATRE

APPLESEED PRODUCTIONS

AUBURN PLAYERS COMMUNITY  THEATRE

BALDWINSVILLE THEATRE GUILD

BCC LITTLE THEATRE

BINGHAMTON THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY THEATRE

BLACKFRIARS THEATRE

BLACKSHEEP THEATRE COALITION

BLOOMSBURG THEATRE ENSEMBLE

BRACKEN THEATRE COMPANY

BRIGHT STAR PRODUCTIONZ

BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE

CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE

CAPITOL THEATRE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

CENTER STAGE PLAYERS

CHENANGO RIVER THEATRE

CIDER MILL PLAYHOUSE

CONKLIN PRESBYTERIAN THEATRE GROUP (No hyperlink)

CORNER BISTRO DINNER THEATRE (No hyperlink)

CORNERSTONE PLAYERS (No hyperlink)

CORTLAND REPERTORY THEATRE

COUNTRY GATE PLAYERS, INC

DOWNSTAIRS CABARET THEATRE COMPANY

ELECTRIC THEATRE COMPANY

ELMIRA LITTLE THEATRE

ENCHANTED PLAYERS, INC.

ENDLESS MOUNTAIN THEATRE

ENDICOTT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

FIREHOUSE STAGE

FORUM THEATRE

FRANKLIN STAGE COMPANY

GASLIGHT THEATRE

GLIMMERGLASS OPERA

GOODWILL THEATRE

GREATER ROCHESTER REPERTORY COMPANIES, INC

GRETNA THEATRE

HANGAR THEATRE

HUNGRY EAR PERFORMANCE COMPANY

ITHACA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

ITHACA THEATRE PROJECT

KISS THEATRE COMPANY

KITCHEN THEATRE COMPANY

KITCHEN SINK, THE

KNOW THEATRE

JAN DeANGELO & COMPANY (No hyperlink)

LAKESIDE PLAYERS

LA VOCE

LIFT YOUR SPIRITS PERFORMING ARTS

LITTLE THEATRE of WILKES-BARRE

LITTLE VICTORY PLAYERS

MUSE OF FIRE THEATRE

MUSIC BOX DINNER PLAYHOUSE

THE NEW AMERICAN VIC REPERTORY COMPANY

NEW ROSE THEATRE

NORTHEAST THEATRE

NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

NUREMBERG COMMUNITY PLAYERS

ONE LAUGH AT LEAST

ORPHEUS THEATRE

OVER THE EDGE PRODUCTIONS (No hyperlink)

PENNSYLVANIA LYRIC OPERA THEATRE

PENNSYLVANIA REP COMPANY (No hyperlink)

PENNSYLVANIA THEATRE OF PERFORMING ARTS

PHOENIX PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

PUZZLED PLAYERS

RARELY DONE PRODUCTIONS

ROCK BOTTOM THEATRE COMPANY (No hyperlink)

SCHWARTZ CENTER for the PERFORMING ARTS

SCOTT'S OQUAGA LAKEHOUSE PLAYHOUSE STAGE

SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE

SHERBURNE MUSIC THEATRE SOCIETY

SRO THEATRE

SULLIVAN COUNTY DRAMATIC WORKSHOP

SUMMER SAVOYARDS

SYRACUSE STAGE

THEATRE AT THE GROVE

THEATRE BY NIGHT PRODUCTIONS

THE TALENT COMPANY

TI-AHWAGA COMMUNITY PLAYERS

THEATRICKS BY STARLIGHT

TRI-CITIES OPERA

TRI-STATE ACTORS THEATRE

TRI-TOWN THEATRE

WALKING THE DOG THEATRE

WAVERLY STOREFRONT THEATRE

WAVERLY OPERA HOUSE

WHITE KNUCKLE PRODUCTIONS (No hyperlink)

WINGSPACE THEATRE

 

 

 

Most of these professional and community theaters are are also listed with their personal logos as well! Click on the text below to go to...

 

THEATRE COMPANIES

 

If your theatre is not represented in this listing, and assuming you wish it to be, please write to me and let me know. Preferably you will have a website, (Although not a requirement) and a representative email address that will accept the Stagewhispers Newsletter. (Required)