2025 Workshop Registrations Open
Registrations are now open for SHAKESPEARED! and the Children’s Theatre Workshop! If you are interested in the YTW for students in Middle School and High School, click HERE for information and a link to the sign up form.
If you are interested in the Children’s Theatre Workshop for those entering Grade 2 – Grade 5, click HERE for information and a link to the sign up form.
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SEASON TICKET BROCHURES ARE IN THE MAIL!!
The season ticket brochures have been mailed. Please give the postal service a few days to get them to you. If you do not receive your brochure, or if you are not on our mailing list, you can download a copy of the brochure and order form below! See you at the barn!
See a copy of the brochure HERE.
Download an order form HERE.
AUDITIONS COMING UP FOR “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”
Director Dustin Bond will have two sessions of auditions for the first production of our 2026 season, the musical A Christmas Carol. The production will onstage June 5-7 & June 11-14.
It is being sponsored by:
The auditions will be Sunday, April 6, at 3 p.m. and Monday, April 7, at 7 p.m. Those who wish to audition should prepare 16 bars of a musical selection (an accompanist will be provided).
There will be readings from the script and a dance audition. Some tap experience is preferred.
Also working on the production are Kathi Elliot as vocal director and Cameron Wunderlich as assistant director. Choreography is by Josh Bain and assistant Sarah Vawter.
All those auditioning should be at least nine years old. To read more information about roles available click HERE. To read the director’s note click HERE.
Bah! Humbug! At least that’s what Scrooge would say!
THE SOUND OF SOUND
The Michael McClaine Rehearsal Center is an important part of Putnam County Playhouse. It is an open space that has many uses. Auditions are held here. And rehearsals for the upcoming show are held here while the current show is rehearsing and performing on the Mainstage.
The space is also used as a “green room” for actors during performances. The dressing rooms are also located here. For awhile we have been aware that the acoustics in the MMRC are not perfect for singing and dancing rehearsals – and even speaking voices tend to bounce off the walls. Now we have improved the space.
Working with Dustin Bond as the liaison – we have added sound absorbing panels! This will make working here much more pleasant.
We are excited to begin seeing the results with our first show of the season A Christmas Carol!
Bring it on, 2025!!!
2025 SEASON MAINSTAGE DETAILS
The program and the directors are set. Now we need YOU! Here is the information you need if you want to be a part of our 2025 Mainstage Season.
First up is the musical version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It will be on the mainstage June 5-7 & June 11-14. Auditions will be Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. and Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m. The director is Dustin Bond. You can read about the additional staff here….some positions are TBA. You can read Dustin’s Director’s Note here, And you can read more about the show here. A Christmas Carol is being sponsored by:
The July production will be the comedy The Cemetery Club.
The comedy will be directed by Jack Randall Earles. Assistant director is Sandi Rossok. It will be produced July 10-12 & July 16-19. Auditions are May 11 at 3 p.m. and May 12 at 7 p.m. Complete staff and other information will be available here. You can read Jack Randall’s Director’s Note here. More information about the show itself is here.
August on the Mainstage will bring Cinderella – The Enchanted Version. It will be directed by Lee Reberger. Auditions are Sunday, June 15 at 3 p.m. & Monday June 16 at 7 p.m. It will be produced August 14-16 and August 20-23. Staff information as it becomes available can be found here. You can read Lee’s Director’s Note here. More information about the show itself can be found here. The musical is being sponsored by:
Our season will come to a close with a production of the comedy Father of the Bride. It will be onstage September 11-13 and September 17-20. Director for the show is Fawn Helmer. Read details about it here. Read Fawn’s Director’s Note here. More details about the show are available here.
More details on all the shows will be added as they become available, so bookmark this page! We hope to see you this summer!!
NEXT STOP: HOLLYWOOD!
Putnam County Playhouse is proud to have been involved with the production of a PBS presentation, A Generation At War. Filming began in the late fall of 2023. PCPH President Shelly Green McFadden was the production manager. Many locations in Putnam County were used. A premiere of the finished film will be Wednesday, January 22, at 7 p.m. at the Ashley Square Cinema in Greencastle. The public is invited.
The book is a history of the Civil War in our own Putnam County.
Filming was done at locations around the county and at the home of the Putnam County Playhouse – inside the barn and out.
Some scenes were filmed at DePauw University.
You’ll see many familiar faces from PCPH onscreen! Join us.
Help us get the message out!
DECEMBER BOARD MEETING – DIRECTORS CHOSEN!
The final PCPH Board Meeting of 2024 was recently held at Almost Home in downtown Greencastle.
The Directors for the 2025 season were chosen.
Dustin Bond will direct A Christmas Carol in June. This version has music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Lynn Flaherty. The book was written by Ahrens and Michael Ockrent. It will be produced June 5-7 and June 11-14. Auditions will be April 6 & 7.
The June production is the comedy The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell. It will be directed by Jack Randall Earles. Auditions will be May 11 & 12. The play will be on the mainstage July 10-12 & July 16-19.
The August musical will be Cinderella – The Enchanted Version. The music is by Richard Rodgers and the book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was adapted for the stage by Tom Briggs. The director for this show is Lee Reberger. It will be presented August 14-16 & August 20-23. Auditions on June 15 & 16.
The season will close with a production of the popular comedy Father of the Bride. It will be on stage September 11-13 and September 17-20. Auditions are July 20 & 21. Director is Fawn Helmer.
More information about the productions will be on the website in January, 2025!
‘TIS THE SEASON!!!
Members of the board and friends spent Saturday night, November 30, caroling the herald to start of the Yule Season.
ANNUAL MEETING HIJINKS
The annual meeting of the Putnam County Playhouse was held on Sunday, October 13, in the Michael McClaine Rehearsal Center. Board members and guests enjoyed refreshments and fun conversations during the afternoon.
Committee chairpersons gave reports on their activities during the season.
Treasurer Mark Hammer brought the Upstage Award that would be given out at the end of the meeting.
Board members present include Vickie Parker, Linda Gjesvold, Sandra Rossok, Dustin Bond, Anna Harris, Cameron Wunderlich, Brandon Wunderlich, Jack Randall Earles, Ric McFadden, Shelly McFadden, Kathryn Dory, Caroline Good, Brad Sandy, and Mark Hammer.
Three of the four Upstage Award nominees were present. The winner was Karen K. Temple for her roles in Flowers For Algernon.
Seventeen guests also attended the event.
ANNUAL MEETING &HAMMY AWARDS COMING UP!
The 63rd Season of the Putnam County Playhouse came to an end a few weeks ago. The last event of the season will be the Annual Meeting which will be held on Sunday, October 13, at 2 p.m. It will be conducted in the Michael McClaine Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. Light refreshments will be served. The public is invited.
Committee chairs will give their annual reports and the officers will present a round up of the season’s activities. New board members will also be elected.
As always the highlight of the event will be the presentation of the Upstage Award – the annual recognition of the performance by an actor in a non-leading role that stood out because of its audience appeal and skill of the performer.
This year’s nominees are:
From Oklahoma!, director Joshua Saul Bain has nominated Kate Baughman in her role as Gertie Cummins. He said, “I cannot say enough about how great Kate was to work with in Oklahoma! She took her role as ‘Gertie’ to a fun new level! Her comedic timing was perfect! She was always prepared and not afraid to try new things. Every time Kate came on stage, she brought laughter not only to the audience but to all of those involved on stage with her. She was an absolute delight to work with and I can not wait to see what she does next!”
From The Pink Panther Strikes Again, director Shelly McFadden has nominated Tara Smith in her role of the Little German Girl, who tried to dispatch Jacques Clouseau with a poisoned pretzel. McFadden said: “Tara Smith is the Hammy nominee for The Pink Panther Strikes Again for her portrayal of ‘The Little German Girl,’ an assassin who attempted to kill Inspector Clouseau with a poison pretzel. She was foiled because pretzels gave the Inspector ‘petrol,’ so he passed it along to the unfortunate messenger. Tara had just a few lines in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, but she definitely made the most of her stage time and made us laugh! “
For Something Rotten, the nominee is John Reach in his role as Robin, a member of the acting troupe. Director Vickie Parker said: ” John Reach delighted our audience with his unexpected character portrayal of the queen. His acting was only topped by his wig!”
The final nominee of the season is from Flowers For Algernon. Director Jack Randall Earles said: “Karen K. Temple in her dual role of Mrs Donner and Mrs. Mooney added some much needed humor to the show. My cousin’s husband asked me why Mrs. Donner didn’t come out in the bows, and I had to tell him that the same actress played both parts – he was astonished! Thanks, Karen!”
