Director Lee Reberger has announced his full cast for the musical Into the Woods.
Click HERE to read the cast list.
Into the Woods is being sponsored by:
Click HERE to read more about our sponsor.
Sign Up Now for “Stories Onstage” – The Children’s Theatre Workshop!
JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL WORKSHOP!
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The Children’s Theatre Workshop for children grades 2nd-5th will be held daily July 20-24th 9:30-11:30am, with a culminating “work in progress” performance on Friday evening, July 24th at 7:00pm in the Hazel Day Longden Theatre.
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Click HERE to sign up online.
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| Photo from 2014 Workshop |
The workshop is being sponsored by:
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The mission of the Children’s Theatre Workshop is 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.
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In addition to learning basic theatre skills and vocabulary, the performers will be given instruction in basic acting technique, movement and voice for the stage, character development, and how to work with an ensemble. The actors will then apply these skills through theatre games and as they rehearse a short play.
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ROAD CLOSED AHEAD!
If you are coming from the east and usually take U.S. 40 to S.R. 240 into Greencastle to get to us, there is an alternate route. S.R. 240 is currently closed.
The easiest alternate route is to continue on U.S. 40 for about six miles and turn right (north) at the stoplight on S.R. 231.
Coming into Greencastle, turn right at the first light which is U.S. Veterans Highway. After a four-way stop, turn left at the first turn bubble – Warren Drive. Continue straight at the stop light and you will find Putnam County Playhouse on the right.
BAD SEED CAST ANNOUNCED!!!
The cast for the July production of Bad Seed has been chosen. Thanks to everyone who auditioned.
The play will be produced July 9-11 and July 15-18.
Tickets will be on sale at 5 p.m. on July 6.
Click HERE to read the Cast List!
Bad Seed is being sponsored by:
Click HERE to read more about our sponsor.
View From the Sky!
Just in case you ever wondered…..here is a satellite photo of the Hazel Day Longden Theatre with the shop area and Rehearsal Center clearly in view. The small barn and parking areas are also visible. The driveway to Round Barn Road is in the center of the picture. Come and get a closer view this summer!
Step One: You Audition!!!!
So you want to be onstage? The first thing you do is audition for a part in a show! The audition dates for the Mainstage Productions at PCPH have been selected.
The musical 7 Brides for 7 Brothers directed by Shelly McFadden will hold its auditions on Sunday, March 29 at 3 p.m. and Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. It will be produced June 4-6 and June 10-13.
Director Jack Randall Earles will audition performers for Bad Seed on Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. and Monday May 18, at 7 p.m. The suspense play will be produced July 9-11 and July 15-18.
The auditions for the musical Into the Woods directed by Lee Reberger will be on Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m. and Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. It will be produced August 6-8 and August 12-15.
The Game’s Afoot directed by Dustin Bond will have auditions on Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.m. and Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m. It will close our season September 10-12 and September 16-19.
Auditions will be held in the Rehearsal Center or in the Hazel Day Longden Theatre.
More information and notes from the directors will be on the website in the next few weeks! Stay tuned!
DIRECTORS CHOSEN FOR MAIN STAGE 2015!
The directors for the main stage productions of the 2015 PCPH season have been chosen.
The season opens in June with the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. It will be directed by Shelly McFadden. She has directed many productions at PCPH including The Music Man and The Drowsy Chaperone, Shelly has also appeared onstage, most recently in The Man Who Came to Dinner as Harriet Stanley. She has also appeared at PCPH in The Odd Couple, Man of La Mancha, and Clue The Musical.
The season continues in July with the thriller Bad Seed. Helming this production will be Jack Randall Earles. Among his PCPH directing credits are last season’s Guys & Dolls and also The Curious Savage, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, and Angel Street. Jack Randall most recently appeared in The Man Who Came to Dinner as Banjo and also has been in The Drowsy Chaperone, The Sunshine Boys, Arsenic and Old Lace, and The Music Man.
The August musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, will be directed by Lee Reberger. He last appeared on the PCPH stage as Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone. Lee is the President of the Board of Directors of Community Theatre of Clay County. Lee has directed many plays and musicals at the Lark Theatre, home of CCTC in Brazil, Indiana. This will be his first directing assignment at PCPH, and we welcome him!
The 2015 season will close with the mystery-comedy The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays. The director of this production will be Dustin Bond. He has been in many productions at PCPH, most recently appearing as Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors in 2014. Dustin has worked on the technical side of many productions. He has also appeared in Don’t Drink the Water, The Drowsy Chaperone, and The Music Man among other productions. This will be his directorial debut at PCPH. He most recently directed A Christmas Carol at CCTC.
Audition dates and other show information will be available here on the website in early 2015!
2015 Fund Drive Opportunities!
If you haven’t received your Fund Drive Letter, you can find a Donation Form on the page HERE
DORY PREVAILS IN SWEATER COMPETITION!
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| L-R: Michael McClaine, Katherine Dory. Photo by Shelly McFadden |
The December meeting of the Board of Directors of Putnam County Playhouse was held December 7, 2014, at the home of President Michael McClaine and wife Brenda. Members of the board assembled for food and lively conversation.
An ugly Christmas sweater competition was included! Most of those attending participated. By a show of hands, the two winners were chosen. Runner-up was McClaine in a multi-Santa bedecked crew neck sweater with ribbed cuffs and waistband. The winner was Kathryn Dory in deckle edged Christmas cardigan with a miasma of holiday knitted appliques – and shoulder pads.
Business was discussed, but attention was divided between Dory’s garish garb and the wonderful food that was provided.
Something for Everyone in 2015!!
The 2015 season of shows for Putnam County Playhouse promises fun, chills, music, and laughter. Plan to be a part of it – onstage or in the audience!
The 2015 Fund Drive letters will soon be in the mail. Be a part of our new season from the very beginning! Your donations help us put on the best shows and keep improving our facility! The work on the floor in the lobby and the theatre will be finished in time for our June Open House! See your name in every program! Watch for your Fund Drive letter later this month!
Our season opens with the musical 7 Brides for 7 Brothers. Based on the popular MGM musical the show has a book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay. Music is by Gene dePaul, Al Kasha, and Joel Hirschhorn, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Kasha and Hirschhorn. Songs include “Bless Yore Beautiful Hide”, “Sobbin’ Women”, “Wonderful Wonderful Day”, and “Goin’ Courtin'”. After Adam Pontipee finds a bride for himself, his six brothers decide to do the same. Full of bright tunes and lively dancing,
7 Brides for 7 Brothers gives you a fun evening of entertainment.
This show will be produced June 4-6 and June 10-13.
SHAKESPEARED! the annual Youth Theatre Workshop will be held June 15-26, with a performance on June 27.
July brings Maxwell Anderson’s The Bad Seed. Based on the best-selling novel by William March, this thriller is a PCPH premiere. What is most important in raising a child? Can environment overcome heredity? When a mother comes to realize the true nature of her daughter, lives are changed. Is there really such a thing as a bad seed? You can decide for yourself when you see The Bad Seed on July 9-11 and July 15-18.
A Children’s Theatre Workshop will be held July 20-24.
Composer Stephen Sondheim returns to the PCPH stage in August when we present Into the Woods. The Tony-winning musical with a book by James Lapine, is one of his most popular shows. A new Disney film version will be released in December, 2014.
Familiar fairy tales are given a new slant when they collide in unfamiliar ways. We learn that not everything ends “happily ever after”. Join us and go Into the Woods when it hits the stage
August 6-8 and August 12-15.
Our season ends with Ken Ludwig’s mystery-farce The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays.
It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, it’s up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears.
Recently produced to great acclaim at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, you can see The Game’s Afoot at PCPH
September 10-12 and September 16-19.
Plan to join us for all of the fun in 2015! Information about directors and auditions will be available here in January!