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SHAKESPEARED! on SATURDAY!!

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The Shakepeared! production of The Tempest will be Saturday, June 30, at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available only at the door.  Admission is $3 for those 12 years old and up.  Admission is free to those under 12 years old.  Tickets are general admission.

First up will be the middle school group directed by Alisa Isaacs-Bailey. Featured in this version of The Tempest are Hannah Williams, Chloe Bodnarick, Djasi Falcon, Addison Hughes, Joe Hettinger, and Ben Gellman.

Appearing in other roles are Simon Foss, David Maginity, Emma Newton, Lindsey Bridgewater, Jon DeHaan, Corinne Buchanan, and Liam Guinee.

Rounding out the cast in the middle school group are Jakob Foss, Zander Williams, Emma Huber, Shianna Alexander, Zoe Wilson, Tyler Hopper, Mackenzie Wilson, and Madi Woodall.

Assistant Director for this group is Bethany Bax.  Working on the technical side are Lauren Good, Jacob Bax, and Cecily Bax.

After a fifteen-minute intermission, the high school group directed by Caroline Good (who adapted both scripts from Shakespeare’s text) will take the stage with Tempest in Paradise. Actors in this group include Ethan Gill, Dominique Lafontant, Hannah Gellman, Logan Beck, Cody Warren, Joe Pejril, Lukas Eckrich, and Dylan Bodnarick.

Appearing with them will be Joe Lippard, Abby Cheek, Madi Egold, Mary Pearl Ivy, Chloe Maginity, Abbie Harms, Sammy Batchelor, and Libby Brush.

Completing the cast are Mary Allen, Ciara Lippard, Caleb Guthrie, Elise Merrell, Corrinne Trigg, and Fiona Good.

Assistant Director for the second group is TJ Tincher. Choreography is by Heather Owens. Technical assistance is by Lauren Good and Jessica Maginity. Island Jewelry is by Jessica Masner.

Sponsored by Duke Energy Foundation.

SHAKESPEARED! in rehearsal!

CLUE: THE MUSICAL OPENS THURSDAY, JUNE 7!!

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The 51st season of Putnam County Playhouse will open on June 7 with Clue: The Musical! It will be presented June 7-9 and again June 13-16. All performances are at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 each, and reservations can be made by calling the Box Office between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday – Saturday beginning June 4!
Clue: The Musical is based on the popular Parker Brothers board game. You as an audience member will get to play along. The suspect, weapon, and location of the crime are chosen by audience members and then placed in an envelope. How the cast performs the songs and enacts the scenes depends on the cards chosen. Every performance will be different. There are a total of 216 possible conclusions!
Ric McFadden is stage and musical director for the show. Marilyn Burdsall is pit conductor and pianist. Also in the pit are Michael McClaine on percussion and Lynne Tweedie on keyboard.
All of the familiar board game characters – and a couple of new ones – are portrayed in the show. We first meet Mr. Boddy (Dustin Bond) in his mansion and learn that he fears for his life. Among the suspects are Mrs. White (Jodi Green Wingler), Mr. Green (Pshemo Grajewski), Mrs. Peacock (Shelly Green McFadden), Colonel Mustard (Dan Stockton), Miss Scarlett (Meghan Armitage), and Professor Plum (T.J. Tincher).
Mr. Boddy is joined in his search for the killer by The Detective (Caroline Good).
Songs in the show include “The Game”, “Deduction Seduction”, “Don’t Blame Me”. and “Everyday Devices.” Clue: The Musical has a book by Peter DePietro and lyrics by Tom Chiodo. Music is by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker, and Vinnie Martucci. The show ran Off-Broadway at the Players Theatre after its world premiere in Baltimore and a run in Chicago.
The corporate sponsor for Clue: The Musical is Duke Energy Foundation.
Click HERE to read more about our sponsor!
Special set painting is by Linda Gjesvold. Production stage manager is Jessica Masner. Costumer for the show is Sarah Bond.
The soundboard is handled by Jim Green, and Melissa Green is running the lightboard.
Enjoy this coming attraction preview of Clue: The Musical.

“Clue: The Musical” Tickets On Sale June 3!!!

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Tickets for Clue: The Musical, the first show of our 51st season will go on sale at the PCPH Open House.
The Open House will be at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre on Sunday, June 3, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.  The public is invited to this free event.
Single session tickets for all four shows of the season will first be available at that time.  Season tickets can also be purchased during the Open House.  Single tickets are $10, and Season Tickets are $35.
Mainstage productions for our season are:
Clue: The Musical – June 7-9 & June 13-16
Shakespeared! Youth Theatre Workshop Performance June 30 – 7 p.m.
 (Not a Season Ticket Event)
The Curious Savage – July 12-14 & July 18-21
Children’s Theatre Workshop Date TBA (Not a Season Ticket Event)
Thoroughly Modern Millie – August 9-11 & August 15-18
See How They Run – Sept. 13-15 & Sept. 19-22

CAST FOR “THE CURIOUS SAVAGE” SET

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The cast for the July PCPH production of the John Patrick comedy The Curious Savage has been selected.

Playing the leading role of Mrs. Ethel Savage is Beth  Bax.

Joining her as her stage family are Don Collins as Titus, Kathryn Dory as Lilly Belle, and Clarence Long as Samuel.

When Mrs. Savage is placed in The Cloisters by her grown children, she meets others who share her disregard for the average life.

Playing the other residents are Alixandra Green as Fairy May, Tammy Hunter as Florence, Don Wilson as Hannibal, Kenneth Buchanan as Jeffrey, and Sandi Rossok as Mrs. Paddy.

Those in charge of The Cloisters include Jim Rambo as Dr. Emmett and Shalynn Branscum as Miss Willie.

The production is sponsored by Rossok & Co. Insurance and Pekin Insurance.

Click HERE to learn more about our sponsor.

2012 FUND DRIVE STILL OPEN!!!

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled website to remind you that you still have time to be part of our 2012 Putnam County Playhouse Fund Drive.

You can have your name (or the name of your business) listed in every program for our mainstage productions. Last year, nearly 4000 people attended our shows.

By becoming a Member of Putnam County Playhouse, you can add your name to those of your friends in the community already supporting the arts!

Memberships start as low as $25!  To download a Fund Drive Form, click on the “Contact Us” tab above.

Become a part of our 51st Season as we open in June with Clue The Musical! And thank you!

Welcome To Our Updated Website!!!

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You don’t have to change a thing! Your old bookmark will bring you here!

It has everything you are used to seeing but in a new format! This new version is especially friendly for widescreen monitors and is easy to see on tablets, cellphones, and other mobile devices!

Check it out.  Click on the link on the right side of the page to like our NEW FACEBOOK PAGE.  And click on the Twitter link to get notices of updates via Twitter.

Also – please remember to return your Fund Drive Letter, and watch for your Season Ticket Brochure!!

Auditions for Clue The Musical are this weekend – and if you want to participate in the Youth Theatre Workshop Shakespeared!, you can fill out an online application here on the site – check the story below for the link!!

The 2012 Season is HERE!  Be a part of it!


YOUTH THEATRE WORKSHOP 2012

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Putnam County  Playhouse will conduct its 8th annual Youth Theatre Workshop beginning Monday, June 18.

 Interested students should be enrolled or entering middle school, be  high school age, or just beyond.  No audition is required and the workshop is free!  
Bringing to  young people a love of Shakespeare’s beautiful and lively language, providing  them a venue to explore their own creativity and talents in which they can perhaps  find their own niche, and allowing them to express themselves while connecting  to a brilliant mind that lived 400 years ago is the passionate mission for the  Youth Theatre “Shakespeared!” Workshop.
This year, each  group will render into manifestation a version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.  The younger group directed by Alisa Isaacs-Bailey, and the high school  students, directed by Caroline Good, will creatively collaborate on their own versions of the play with the obligatory soundtrack of  popular music, chase scenes, and cultural references bringing the play’s  essence to life.
The entire “Shakespeared!” experience is designed to challenge the young player and to  demystify the bard’s lively text in a fun and engaging way, empowering them  with ownership of it.   In addition to interacting  with Shakespeare’s text and learning the play, students will have the  opportunity to directly apply instruction in acting technique, movement, voice, improvisation, timing, character development, and subtext. 
The groups will  meet daily for two weeks in the afternoons.  
 The middle school group meets 12:30-2:30pm and the high school group  3:00-5:30pm Monday-Friday for both weeks with the final performance on  Saturday, June 30, at 7 p.m. at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. Tickets for the  performance will be available at the door.
We  welcome all participants; there will be parts for everyone.  We do not hold auditions, but we do  cast the roles according to interest, experience, and vocal abilities.  Therefore, it would be extremely beneficial  to have some familiarity with the play’s story and characters coming into the  workshop.   Check the drop down menu at the top of the page under Current Season – YTW.
Fill out the online application HERE.  
Deadline for enrollment in June 10.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE WORKSHOP FOR YOUNGER PARTICIPANTS!!!

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The Children’s Theatre Workshop is back!  The workshop for children ages 8-12 will be held daily July 23rd-27th 10:00-11:30am, with a  “work in progress” performance on Saturday, July 28th at  the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. Bringing to young people the love of theatre, providing them  a venue to explore their creativity, and allowing them to collaborate and  express themselves on stage is the mission of the Children’s Theatre Workshop.
In addition to learning basic  theatre vocabulary, the participants will be given instruction in basic acting  technique, movement and voice for the stage, character development, and how to  work with an ensemble.
The participants will  then apply these skills through theatre games and as they rehearse a short  play. Please watch the website for more information this  summer.  Applications will be available online July 1.   

Screencap of the Week: March 18, 2012

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From the June 17, 1988, performance of Picnic by William Inge. The show was directed by Jack Randall Earles.
The drama starred Brian Williams as Hal and Beth Lasley as Madge (seen in the screen cap).  
Also appearing in featured roles were Evelyn Robbins, Adeline Knoy, Carroll Burdsall, Hillary Heavin, Martha Coffey, Bunny Carrel, Mark Frisbie, Jason Frisbie, and Ruby Barnett. 
Click HERE to see a program from this production.