Here’s another chance to be in a musical this season at PCPH! Director Brad Sandy is having two sessions of auditions for the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes.
The first session will be Sunday, June 18 at 3 p.m. The second session will be Monday, June 19 at 7 p.m. Both will be in the Michael McClaine Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre.
One windy day we talked to Brad about the auditions. Turn up your sound and watch him HERE.
The musical will be produced August 17-19 and August 23-26.
The auditions will include reading from the script. Please prepare 16 measures of a Broadway type number to sing. An accompanist will be provided. There will also be a general dance audition and a tap audition – many of the numbers include tap dancing by the leads and members of the ensemble. Brad is looking for cast members at least 16 years of age and older.
Director Lita Sandy’s production of the popular rock and roll musical Grease will be on stage at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre June 8-10 and June 14-17. Curtain time for all performances is 8 p.m. IF you have reserved and not yet paid for your ticket – please pick them up by 7:30 p.m. on the night of the performance.
If you already have your ticket, remember that an onstage sock hop will start at 7:30 p.m. each night for audience members. Be there or BE SQUARE!
L-R: Hallie Rice as Frenchy, Dylan Arnold as Kenickie, Emily Gray as Rizzo.
The play is sponsored by Bittles & Hurt and Hopkins-Rector.
Starring in the production are Clay Glessner as Danny and Bella Green as Sandy – the mismatched teens who have to overcome many obstacles to become a couple. They are joined by their friends Kenickie and Rizzo played by Dylan Arnold and Emily Gray, who find themselves mixed up in a romantic subplot of their own.
L-R: Cyrus Gurnon & Devin Huff
The Pink Ladies – Hallie Rice, Chloe Gardner, and Alice Howard and the T-Birds – John Reach, Devin Huff, and Cyrus Gurnon are along for all the singing and dancing chaos.
Miss Lynch the harassed English teacher/principal is played by Karen K. Temple and Suzanne Funk is Blanche a confused staff member. Others in the adult ensemble are Savanna Mattox, Samantha Funk, and Makayla Long.
L-R: Suzanne Funk, Karen K. Temple, Bella Green
Patty and Eugene are played by Hannah McLaughlin and William Johnston. The dancing rival for Danny’s affections, ChaCha is played by Ashton Kirton. Teen Angel will be a crooning Andrew Ranck. Pete Grajewski is Johnny Casino and Dan Gurnon plays Vince Fontaine.
Doing the Hand Jive at the Big Dance!
The Pony-Tail Girls are Josie Tischer, Josephine Glessner, Raylee O’Connor, Johnna Stampley, Josie Cox, Clara Everett, Charlie Martoglio, and Catherine Ryan-Shager.The Burger Boys are Noah D. Pettit, Trenton Bright, Joey Draper, and Miles Jernagan.
Hannah McLaughlin as Patty sets the other girls straight!
In addition to Sandy, the production staff includes Debby Lambert as Vocal Director, Morgan Asher as Musical Director, and Vickie Parker as Assistant Director. Choreography is by Tara Gardner and costumes are by Shelly McFadden. Percussionist is Dede Shwomeyer.
Set design is by Brad Sandy.Technical director and lighting designer is Dustin Bond. Sound designer and sound board operator is Ben South and Shelby Merrill is running the light board.Stage manager is Brandon Wunderlich. Assistant stage manager is Bart Jones. Jennifer Wunderlich and Zoe Cope are on the stage crew and properties are managed by Jessica Walter.
The 62nd season of Putnam County Playhouse will kickoff with an Open House at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. The event will be Sunday, June 4, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Highlights from the season opener Grease will be onstage.
Season tickets will be on sale at the box office and individual tickets for all four of the main stage shows will also be available. Season tickets are $50 and single tickets are all $15 each.
Board members will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about PCPH. We will also be celebrating our 40th season inside the barn theatre!
Clay Glessner as Danny Zuko and Bella Green as Sandy Dumbrowski
When you visit us this season – you’ll find a new look to our parking lot! We’ve added painted parking lines! So you can park your car yourself! We’ll be having our historical parking attendants for Grease so we can all get familiar with it – but after that…..a new era at PCPH will begin!
Read all about it here. Parking instructions are at the link!
The first row will be reserved for our Handicapped Patrons.
Season tickets will be mailed out on May 22 – so watch for them!
Also remember our Open House at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 4. Tickets for all shows will be on sale then. You can come visit us and see a Grease rehearsal. Grease will run June 8-10 & June 14-17 and tickets go on sale at the Open House!
The July production at Putnam County Playhouse is the comedy The Play That Goes Wrong. Director Dustin Bond will hold two rounds of auditions for the show.
The first round will be conducted Sunday, April 30, at 3 p.m. A second round will be on Monday, May 1, at 7 p.m. They will both be held in the Michael McClaine Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre.
Nice hair, Jack Randall!
Dustin talks to The Man In The Chair, Jack Randall Earles about his audition requirements HERE.
The show will be produced July 13-15 and July 19-22.
It is being sponsored by:
To read about the play and see a list of characters click HERE.
l-r: REMC representative Madison Cooper & PCPH President Shelly McFadden
Putnam County Playhouse is continuing updates to its technical equipment. We are changing from stage incandescent lighting to LED lighting equipment. The new lights are more energy efficient. They also operate at a lower temperature, making the barn more comfortable – onstage and off.
The Parke County REMC presented us recently with a $3000 grant to help us with the project. Madison Cooper, a representative of the company, gave President Shelly McFadden the check.
l-r: Dustin Bond, PCPH Tech Director and McFadden.
Also on hand was PCPH Technical Director, Dustin Bond, who is spearheading the instrument upgrade.
Season ticket brochures have been mailed. Please return them as soon as possible. Single tickets go on sale at the open house Sunday, June 4, at 2 p.m. The box office will not be open until then.
