McFadden Prevails In Close Upstage Award Contest!

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Actor Ric McFadden was the winner of the 2013 Upstage Award.  He won for his performance as “The Superintendent” in the August production of the musical The Drowsy Chaperone.


McFadden as The Superintendent

The Award was presented to McFadden by PCPH Treasurer Mark Hammer at the October 27th Annual Meeting.

Mark Hammer (left) & McFadden at the ceremony.

McFadden has previously won the award for performances in I’ll Be Back Before Midnight and Don’t Drink the Water.



2014 Season Update

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The Tams-Witmark Library which controls the amateur productions rights for My Fair Lady informed us last week they are unable to release the title to us for our 2014 season. A professional touring production of the show is scheduled to be in our area.

For this reason, our 2014 season will open instead with a production of the musical Guys & Dolls.


Guys & Dolls with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows first opened on Broadway on November 24, 1950. It ran for 1200 performances and won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Leading Actor (Robert Alda as Sky Masterson), Best Featured Actress (Isabel Bigley as Sarah Brown), Best Choreography (Michael Kidd) and Best Direction of a Musical (George S. Kaufman).

Popular songs from the score include “Luck Be A Lady Tonight”, “Adelaide’s Lament”, and “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”

“Guys & Dolls” was revived on Broadway in 1976, 1992, and 2009. 

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THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON YOU!!!

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Putnam County Playhouse will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, October 27. at 3 p.m. The event will be in the Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre in Greencastle.
The business to be conducted includes the annual reports from each committee chairperson and a discussion of the 2013 season. President of the PCPH board, Michael McClaine will chair the meeting.  

All board members will be present to hear from the public and PCPH participants about their experience during the year. This is your opportunity to let the board know what you think!!!
The presentation of the 2013 Upstage Award will also take place. Nominated this year are Ivan Glotzbach for You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Ashlee Ann Vitz for Angel Street, Ric McFadden for The Drowsy Chaperone, and Jerica Bean for Harvey.
Nominations for members of the board will be taken. The public is invited. The event is free, and light refreshments will be served.
Officers of the board are McClaine, president; Jack Randall Earles, 1stvice president; Linda Gjesvold, 2ndvice president; Mark Hammer, treasurer; and Kathryn Dory, secretary. PCPH board members include Caroline Good, Brad Sandy, Jim Rambo, Sandi Rossok, Bethany Bax, Drew Brattain, Jim Green, Ric McFadden, Shelly McFadden, Meghan Armitage, Dustin Bond, TJ Tincher, and Andrew Hayes.


ANNUAL MEETING & UPSTAGE AWARDS COMING RIGHT UP!!!

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The 2013 Annual Meeting of Putnam County Playhouse will be on Sunday, October 27. at 3 p.m. It will be held in the Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. The public is invited.

We will recap the season, and the committee chairs will present their annual reports. This is also the time for you to give your suggestions on how to keep PCPH growing as we enter our 53rd season.

The Annual Upstage Award Winner will also be announced. The UA nominees are named by the directors of our shows. The award is presented to that person who is most successful in creating a memorable small role in a production.

This year the nominees are:

Ivan Glotzbach as a featured dancer in “Beethoven Day” in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Ashlee Ann Vitz for her portrayal of the devious maid Nancy in Angel Street.

Ric McFadden as The Superintendent in The Drowsy Chaperone.

Jerica Bean as Myrtle Mae Simmons in Harvey.

The Annual Meeting is a free event and the public is invited. Light refreshments will be served.



SPOTLIGHT ON OUR 2014 SEASON!!!!!

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The 53rd Season of Putnam County Playhouse has been confirmed.  Some of our most popular shows will be returning to the stage.

PLEASE SEE THE ARTICLE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TO READ ABOUT A CHANGE IN OUR SEASON!!!!!

July brings comedy and tears with Steel Magnolias.

This comedy-drama by Robert Harling tells the story of the bond between a group of Southern women who meet regularly in a local beauty shop.  Harling wrote the play based on his real life experience with the death of his sister.  The play ran Off-Broadway for more than 1100 performances after opening on March 28, 1987.
The steel magnolias of the title include Truvy, owner of the shop; M’Lynn and her daughter Shelby; Clairee and Ouiser, two friends; and Annelle, the shop assistant.  There are no men’s roles in the play.
A film version of the play was released in 1989.

Look out, Look out, LOOK OUT! Audrey Two will be loose in August!
Little Shop of Horrors is a musical with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken. It began as a low-budget 1960 film directed by Roger Corman. It first ran Off-Broadway in 1987 and was revived on Broadway in 2003.
The film and musical tell the story of Seymour, who finds an unusual plant that turns out to have a plan for world domination. Other roles in the show include his girlfriend, Audrey; her boyfriend, a dentist, Orin; a trio of girl singers who act as a Greek chorus for the story; and an ensemble of performers who play many roles.
Songs include the title tune,  “Suddenly Seymour” and “Somewhere That’s Green.”
Little Shop of Horrors was also made as a musical film by director Frank Oz in 1986.
An unwanted guest shows up in September.
A classic comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart is about a celebrated writer who has to spend a few weeks with a Midwestern family when he breaks his leg in a fall from their front step. It opened on Broadway on October 16, 1939.  It enjoyed a long run and then played on tour for many seasons. The Man Who Came to Dinner has been revived on Broadway many times. Its latest version starring Nathan Lane was taped for PBS in 2000.
Sheridan Whiteside invades the home of the Stanley family and turns their lives upside down. There are many local characters and a love triangle involving his secretary, Maggie; a local newspaperman, Bert; and a flashy Broadway actress Lorraine.
The Man Who Came to Dinner was made into a film in 1942 starring Monty Wooley and Bette Davis as Whiteside and Maggie.
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Directors and audition dates for all productions will be announced after the first of the year.
If you or your organization are interested in becoming a sponsor for a production in 2014, please contact Drew Brattain at [email protected] for details.
Thanks to all of our 2013 participants and donors for a successful season!  

“Harvey” Will Close the 52nd Season!!!

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Veta Louise (Kathi Elliott) is aghast as Mrs. Chauvanet (Karen Temple) is introduced to
Harvey by Elwood (Michael McClaine).

HARVEY ENDED ITS RUN ON SEPT. 21.

The Putnam County Playhouse 52nd season will close with a production of Harvey by Mary Chase. The comedy won the Pulitzer Prize in its first season on Broadway in 1944. It was made into a popular film starring James Stewart in 1950. Stewart had replaced the original Elwood P. Dowd (Frank Fay) on Broadway during the summers of 1947 and 1948. He also later appeared in a Broadway revival of the play and also starred in a London production. Stewart and Helen Hayes were in a 1972 television production of the show as well. 

The play is being directed by Jim Rambo. He last appeared onstage in The Curious Savage and directed Don’t Drink the Water in 2011. Serving as assistant and technical director is Bryan Schroeder. Schroeder has appeared onstage in Death By Chocolate and also designed the set for Angel Street this season. He is also running the sound board for Harvey.  Set design and painting is by Linda Gjesvold who most recently designed the set for The Drowsy Chaperone.  Production stage manager is Eva Huang who is working at PCPH for the first time.

Harvey and Elwood (Michael McClaine)
Michael McClaine has the leading role of Elwood P. Dowd. He believes he has a best friend in a six-foot tall rabbit he has named Harvey. His friend is visible to him, but invisible to everyone else. His sister Veta Louise Simmons (Kathi Elliott, making her PCPH debut) and her daughter Myrtle Mae (Jerica Bean) are both appalled at Elwood’s insistance that Harvey share their home.

Kathi Elliott plays Veta Louise Simmons.

Veta is convinced by family friend Judge Omar Gaffney (Jim Elliott, making his PCPH debut) that Elwood should be put away. She chooses the sanitarium run by Dr. Chumley (Don Collins), who has his own problems with his assistant Dr. Sanderson (Dustin Bond) and his nurse Miss Kelly (Sarah Bond). Collins has appeared in many productions including The Sunshine Boys, Barefoot in the Park, and Don’t Drink the Water. The Bonds most recently appeared in The Drowsy Chaperone.

Don Collins plays Dr. William B. Chumley

Playing other characters in the play are Karen Temple, David Roberts, Sandi Rossok, Cheyanne Elliott (PCPH debut), and Alan Zerkel (PCPH debut). Shelly McFadden and Marilyn Burdsall are heard as featured performers at a party in the first scene.

Karen Temple plays Mrs. Ethel Chauvanet
Temple has appeared in many productions including Annie, I Remember Mama, and Pippin. Roberts appeared earlier this season in The Drowsy Chaperone. Rossok appeared in The Curious Savage and was assistant director for Angel Street earlier this season.

Sandi Rossok plays Mrs. Chumley
Also working on the production side of Harvey are Brenda McClaine, Diana Van Middlesworth, and Ruth Poor.

Harvey is being sponsored by Duke Energy.

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“HARVEY” UP NEXT AT PCPH!

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The Drowsy Chaperone has ended its run.  

Next up on the mainstage will be the comedy Harvey. It will be presented September 12-14 and 18-21.

Tickets will go on sale at 5 p.m. on Monday, September 9!!

Harvey is sponsored by:

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