A REMINDER…..

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Because our current production Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is sold out:

If you have tickets on reserve and find you will not be able to attend, please telephone the box office to release those tickets for sale.

If you have season tickets that you will not be able to use, please let us know so that those tickets can be released for someone who wants to see the show.

We appreciate your helping us.

Remember we are ALL volunteers.  The box office is only open during the posted hours, no one is there during the morning or early afternoon to take your calls.  There are usually many people at the window and with only one person working, it is sometimes difficult to get through, but we are trying to keep up with the calls.

Box Office:

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

765-653-5880

DO NOT LEAVE TICKET REQUESTS OR OTHER TICKET INFORMATION ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES – THESE POSTS ARE NOT MONITORED FOR TICKET PURCHASES, EXCHANGES OR OTHER ACTIVITY.

“..A TALE AS OLD AS TIME…”

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BEAUTY & THE BEAST ENDED ITS RUN ON AUGUST 18.

THANKS TO OUR AUDIENCES FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT!!!

This production is sponsored by:

Click HERE to learn more about our sponsor.
Director for the production is Lee Reberger, who also directed Into the Woods and appeared last season in Curtains – The Musical. Marilyn Rush is the pianist and pit conductor. The orchestra includes Michael McClaine, percussion, Drew Brattain, bass guitar; Marcia Boswell, flute and piccolo; and David Lorimer, clarinet.

L-R: Fawn McFadden, Shelly McFadden, Becca George, Ally Taylor, Ric McFadden

Many families are working together on the production.  They include Ric McFadden, in the leading role of Beast, wife Shelly McFadden as Mrs. Potts, and daughter Fawn McFadden (assistant director) and grand daughters Becca George (ensemble) and Ally Taylor (spotlight operator).

L-R: Jocelyn Gardner, Brad Sandy, Chloe Gardner, Lita Sandy
Other families include Brad Sandy (Prince/Monsieur Dark) and wife Lita Sandy (ensemble), and grand daughters Jocelyn Gardner (Chip) and Chloe Gardner, who assisted with choreography. 

L-R: Hadley McCoy, Lisa McCoy

Lisa McCoy appears as Babette and her daughter Hadley McCoy is working as a backstage assistant.

L-R: Robin Schneider & Matt Schneider
Matt Schneider and wife Robin Schneider are in the ensemble. Ellen McCoullough is playing Madame de la Grande Bouche. Her daughters Clarissa, Ellissa, Kaitlyn, and Hannahlore are in the ensemble. Her son Aengus is running one of the spotlights for the show.

L-R: Hannahlore, Ellissa, Kaitlyn, Aengus, Clarissa, & Ellen McCullough

Amanda Henry and her daughter Ellie Henry – who recently appeared together in Annie are also in the ensemble, daughter Mollie is working backstage.

L-R: Ellie, Amanda, and Mollie Henry

Meghan Armitage is Belle – her father Michael McClaine is the percussionist for the production. Husband Craig Armitage is sound designer for the show.

L-R: Michael McClaine, Craig, Abigail & Meghan Armitage



Performers appearing in other leading roles are Dustin Bond (Lumiere), John Tischer (Gaston), Jay Prewitt (Maurice), Cameron Callan (LeFou), and Joshua Bain (Cogsworth).  


The ensemble also includes Alex Foster, Daniel Purnell, Devin Huff, Alexandra Gandy, Sarah Arnold, and Paige Kaiser.

Production stage manager is Cameron Wunderlich with Anna Harris as assistant stage manager. Noah Pettit is also working on the stage crew. Set design is by Linda Gjesvold.

Sound designer Armitage is assisted by Darvëll Barger.  Lighting designer is Dustin Bond and Grace Elmore is running the light board. 

We hope your family will join our family to see Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

The season of hits continues in September with Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park.

Thanks to Dustin Bond for the photographs.


CTW for 2018 HAPPENING NOW!

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The annual PCPH Children’s Theatre Workshop is in full swing this week. Organized and produced by Caroline Good, the CTW allows students to learn about theatre by participating in games and taking part in a full stage production.

It is being sponsored by:

Click HERE to learn more about our sponsor.
And by a grant from:

Click HERE to learn more about Arts Illiana

The presentations this year are Snow White: A New Narration written by Alexandra Gandy and directed by Gandy and Ohenaba Akua Quarshie. 



Appearing in this episode are Maggie Cooper, Ella Tischer, Alexander Bruggerman, Katie Funk, Emily Hunsinger, Clara Everett, Madison Stahl, and Sarah Nichols.



Also in this cast are Gunner Reach, Maisy Isaacs-Bailey, Lilly Green, Lydia Wells, Jake Hu, Jocelyn Gardner, Josie Tischer, Samuel Welch, Jewelee Butcher, Bentley Pettit, Devin Huff, and Jayden Jackson. 



The second production is Goldilocks and the Bad Idea written by Rebecca Hebb & Isabella Green and directed by Caroline Good & Robin Schneider.



Its cast features Lara Schneider, Addalyn Brinkman, Grayson Linnewebber, Penny Cummings, Reese Query, Catherine Ryan-Schager, Maura Lazar, Lillian Welch, Bryson Worman, Jade Hu, and Elyse Ensley.



Also in the cast are Josie Cox, Parker Helmer, Joey Draper, Aiden Brinkman, Harvey Cummings, Lydia Grove, Quinn Pettit,  and Jasmine Cummings.



Technical crew for both productions are Fiona Good and Quarshie.


Interns for the Workshop this year include Craig Robinson, Devin Huff, Grant Pettit, Fiona Good, Katie Newtown, Rebecca Hebb, Isabella Green, Samantha Funk, Boyd Ensley, and Evan Lazar.


The performance will be Friday, July 27, at 7 p.m. in the Hazel Day Longden Theatre.  Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend!

“Barefoot” Auditions!!

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Original Broadway Playbill

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED AUDITIONS!  OUR CAST LIST WILL BE POSTED LATER THIS WEEK!
The play will be produced September 13-15 and September 19-22. It is being sponsored by:

To read more about our sponsor click HERE.

It is being directed by Jack Randall Earles.  Assistant director is Sandi Rossok. They last collaborated on the play On Golden Pond in 2016.
Characters to be cast include the lead Corie Bratter, a young newlywed with firm opinions about life and marriage, stage age early 20’s; Paul Bratter, her new husband, a brash young lawyer with his own uptight views, stage age mid to late 20’s; Helen Banks, Corie’s mother, who is trying to adjust to life on her own, stage age 50’s+; Mr. Victor Velasco, the upstairs neighbor with a eye for the ladies who may just be interested in Helen, stage age 50’s+.  There are two smaller roles, a telephone installation man who offers Paul and Corie advice on life and marriage, and a non-speaking role of a delivery man.  Ages for these characters are undetermined.

Those auditioning should be at least 18 years of age. There are no roles for children in this production.

All of those attending will be asked to read from the script.

To download an audition form click HERE.
To read the scenes that will be used at auditions click HERE
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ROAD CLOSED!!!!

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A reminder for our patrons: SR240 is closed just west of
 Highway 75.  

You can continue west on U.S. 40 to SR 231. This is the next light after your usual turn off just west of Stilesville.

Come into Greencastle on SR 231. Turn right at the first light, the  Veteran’s Highway. Continue through the 4-way stop at the High School-Middle School.

Turn left at the next turn bubble – this is 10th Street.  Go straight at the light, and you will be on your usual road….look for us on the right!

“THE MOUSETRAP” SPRINGS!!!

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Standing L-R: Jay Prewitt, Anna Harris, David Lorimer, Kathy Helms Arnold, Cameron Wunderlich. Seated L-R: Dustin Boothby, Jack Randall Earles, Cheyenne “Sky” Welch


THE MOUSETRAP HAS ENDED ITS RUN!


The unlikely suspects above are featured in the July production as the Putnam County Playhouse Season of Hits continues. One of these characters is a serial killer, another will become a victim.



The production is sponsored by:

To learn more about our sponsor click HERE.
The play is directed by TJ Tincher, an actor who has been in many plays at PCPH including last season’s The Foreigner. This is his directorial debut here.

Also working on the technical side are Bryan Schroeder as Techical Director and Sound Designer, Noah D. Pettit as Production Stage Manager, DarvËll Barger as sound operator, and Ohenaba Quarshie as light operator.

Anna Harris as Mollie Ralston.   Photo by Jay Prewitt

The show features Anna Harris and David Lorimer as a young couple (Mollie and Giles Ralston) who open a small hotel about 30 miles outside London.  


Their guests include an eccentric young man, Dustin Boothby (Christopher Wren), a demanding older woman, Kathy Helms Arnold (Mrs. Boyle), a retired Army major Jack Randall Earles (Major Metcalf), and a mysterious young woman Cheyenne “Sky” Welch (Miss Casewell).

Last to arrive are Jay Prewitt (Mr. Paravacini) an unexpected guest and Cameron Wunderlich (Sgt. Trotter) a policeman investigating a London murder.

Nothing is quite what it seems, and when one of the guests is murdered, Sgt. Trotter has his hands full investigating the twists and turns of the evening.  See if you can figure it out before he does!





FYI – TICKET SALES!!!

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Tickets for all remaining shows including the current production The Mousetrap, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, and Barefoot in The Park on are sale the next two weeks. You can buy or reserve tickets for any of these shows by calling the box office at 765-653-5880 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.  Volunteers are in the box office ONLY during the posted times.

DO NOT ORDER TICKETS VIA FACEBOOK OR EMAIL OR SNAIL MAIL.

Seating is limited for some nights of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast. Best seats for that musical are available for opening night, August 9; the 3 p.m. Sunday matinee on August 12; Wednesday, August 15; and closing night, August 18.

SHAKESPEARED! COMING YOUR WAY!!

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The annual Youth Theatre Workshop will have its presentation on Saturday, June 30, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available only at the door. Admission is $3 for everyone over the age of 12. This year, two productions of the Bard’s Romeo & Juliet are on the bill.

The production is being sponsored by Shuee’s.

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The Middle School Group is up first with a short traditional version of the story. It is being directed by Eleanor Howard with assistance from Bethany Bax.

The Montagues & Capulets in the streets of old Verona.
Featured in this portion are Isabella Brown and Leo Brown as the title pair. Other featured roles are taken by Grace Long, Aleyce Green, Marie Malinoski, Rose Malinoski, Henry Cox, Bella Green, Alice Howard, Kyle Brentlinger, Paxton O’Brien, Evie Green, and Evan Lazar.

The tragedy ends…..
Narrators for the production are Evangeline Brown and Samantha Funk. Others onstage include Rebecca Hebb, Mya Weddle, Chloe Gardner, Logan Warren, Jocelyn Gardner,  and Aiden Spradlin.



Romeo & Juliet (Craig Robinson & Haley Wilson)

The High School Group will present Romeo & Juliet: The Fateful Voyage, a version of the tale that takes place on the liner Titanic.  It is being directed by Caroline Good & Hannah Gellman. Playing the star-crossed teens in this version are Craig Robinson and Haley Wilson.

The tragedy ends…..again…..
Among those in supporting roles are Susanna Howard, Devin Huff, Ava Maginity, Isabelle Cafoouras, Michael Thede, Ellie Henry, Ruthie Mann, Grant Pettit, and Samuel Gray.Other along for the ride include Anna Norris, Noah D. Pettit (who is also the assistant director), Katie Newton, Fiona Good, Dale Dye Thomas, Ella Dye Thomas, Courtney Huff, Victoria Huff, and Hope Roberts.

YTW Director Caroline Good adapted both productions.  Working on the technical side are Alexander Gandy, Dustin Bond, and Tim Good.

SETTING ‘THE MOUSETRAP’

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Our Season of Hits continues in July with a production of the mystery-thriller The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie. It will be produced July 12-14 and July 18-21. Tickets go on sale July 9. The box office will open at 5 p.m. that day. 

The show is sponsored by Shuee’s.

Click HERE to learn more about our sponsor.
The Mousetrap began its journey as a short radio play. Writer Christie then adapted it for the stage. It opened in London at the Ambassadors Theatre on November 25, 1952, after a short pre-West End tour of English cities. It transferred to the St. Martins Theatre in 1974 where it has been running since. This is its first production by PCPH. 

T.J. Tincher (left) and Cameron Wunderlich (right)
The play is being directed by T.J. Tincher, who is making his PCPH directorial debut with this production.  The show has been in rehearsal since May 9th and recently moved onto the stage in the Hazel Day Longden Theatre.

Jay Prewitt (left) & Tincher
The cast includes Cameron Wunderlich as the mysterious Sgt. Trotter, who shows up at Monkswell Manor looking for an elusive killer. The guest house/inn is run by a young married couple, Mollie and Giles Ralston, who are played by Anna Harris and David Lorimer.

David Lorimer (left) & Anna Harris (right).

Other guests who quickly become suspects for Trotter include Dustin Boothby as Christopher Wren, an eccentric young man who may or may not be an escaped patient from a local asylum, and Cheyenne “Sky” Welch as Miss Casewell who figures prominently in the case.


Dustin Boothby

Also on hand are Kathy Helms Arnold as Mrs. Boyle, a fussy woman with a secret; Jay Prewitt as Mr. Paravacini, the unexpected guest; and Jack Randall Earles as Major Metcalf, a retired military man with a job to do.


L to R: Wunderlich, Kathy Helms Arnold, Jack Randall Earles

Secrets are revealed and everyone is a suspect in the recent murder of a woman in London as Sgt. Trotter closes in on the real killer. The demise of one of the characters makes the situation even more tense as the audience realizes everyone is in danger and ANYONE could be the elusive “Three Blind Mice” killer.


L-R: Cheyenne “Sky” Welch, Lorimer, Harris

Assistant director for The Mousetrap is David Buttram.  Production Stage Manager is Noah D. Pettit. Technical director is Bryan Schroeder.


L-R: Bryan Schroeder, Tincher, David Buttram

Set design is by Linda Gjesvold and costumes are by Shelly Green McFadden.


Production Stage Manager, Noah D. Pettit

We hope to see you when The Mousetrap springs in July. Giles Ralston is saving a seat for YOU!