“ANGEL STREET” IN SECOND WEEK!!

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ANGEL STREET ENDED ITS RUN ON
SATURDAY, JULY 20!

The Victorian thriller Angel Street (aka Gaslight) is in its second week of performances at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre.

Angel Street is sponsored by Rossok & Co/Pekin Insurance.

Click HERE to learn more about our sponsor.

REMINDER: You can purchase tickets for The Drowsy Chaperone AND Harvey during the run of Angel Street.

“ANGEL STREET” TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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TJ Tincher & Caroline Good

The box office is open 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.  Call 653-5880 to make reservations.  All tickets are $10.  All performances begin at 8 p.m.

We accept cash or check in payment.  We are unable to accept credit cards at this time!

Remember – you can also purchase tickets for “The Drowsy Chaperone” and “Harvey” now!

GET SHAKESPEARED! ON JUNE 29TH!!!

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The Bard will take the stage again at Putnam County Playhouse as the SHAKESPEARED! Workshop presents two versions of Shakespeare’s tale of mistaken identity The Comedy of Errors. The final results will be on view on Saturday, June 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available only at the door. All tickets are general seating and will be $3. Chldren under twelve will be admitted free.
Sponsor for the production is Shuee’s Furniture and Mattress.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SPONSOR!
Program director and creator Caroline Good is at the helm of the older group of performers. They include Ethan Gill, Logan Beck, Lucas Eckrich, and Dylan Bodnarick as the two sets of twins. Libby Brush, Joe Lippard, Chloe Maginity, Samantha Flanelly, Madi Egold, Dominique Lafontant, Alex Briones, and Blayne Lackey are also in the cast.

Others in the show include George Howard, David Maginity, Maxx Kirk, Colin Dombrowski, Jerica Bean, Abbie Harms, and Clara Lippard. Also appearing are Chloe Bodnarick, Corrine Trigg, Gwen Mazur, Madison King, Caleb Guthrie, Lily Spencer, JenJe Stouder, Michaela Semak, Hilary Johnson, Sammy Batchelor, and Michala Cowley.

Working on the technical side for the older group are TJ Tincher, assistant director; Lauren Good, lighting design and operator; Emma Bodnarick and Emma Newton on sound. Good is also assisting Lily Bonwich as costume coordinator.
Bethany Bax is directing the middle school group. Appearing as the two sets of twins are Donovan Asbell and Addison Hughes, and their counterpoints Karl Egold and Ben Parsons. Other major roles are being taken by Michael Thede, Jevor Stouder, Corinne Buchanan, and Susanna Howard.
Joining them will be Rose White, Sal Martoglio, Luke Norris, Savannah Sanders, and Zach Cowley. The cast also includes Paxton Wells, Shianna Alexander, Hannah Williams, Grant Pettit, and Oliver Mackenzie. Rounding our the cast are Charlie Good, Gabby Roberts, Allison Staples, and Hope Roberts.

The backstage crew for this production are Cecily Girton and Ragan Bax. Tincher, Eleanor Howard, and Ashlee Vitz are assistant directors.
Not sure what the plot of the play is? Click HERE to learn about The Comedy of Errors in just about a minute or so.

“ANGEL STREET” OPENS IN JULY!!

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Tickets for the Victorian Thriller Angel Street will go on sale Monday, July 8, at 5 p.m.
Rehearsals continue with the cast that includes Caroline Good, TJ Tincher, Tim Good, Eleanor Howard, and Ashlee Vitz.  Jim Green and Tyson Myrick also appear in the play.
The show is sponsored by Rossok & Co. –  Pekin Insurance.
           
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
Caroline Good, Eleanor Howard, TJ Tincher

Tim Good & Caroline Good
Ashlee Vitz & TJ Tincher

OPEN HOUSE KICKS OFF 2013 SEASON!!

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Board members, guests, and the cast of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown spent two hours on Sunday afternoon, June 2, at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre opening the new season of Putnam County Playhouse.

Michael McClaine & Vickie Parker

Putnam County Foundation Board Member Vickie Parker presented a  Mini-Grant to Michael McClaine.
Linda Gjesvold & guests

PCPH Second Vice President Linda Gjesvold welcomed guests and shared some of the history of the Playhouse.
Kathryn Dory & Sandi Rossok

House Committee Chairperson Kathryn Dory and First Vice President Jack Randall Earles worked in the Box Office, helping patrons with single session and season tickets. Board member Jim Green joined them, and a total of 15 season tickets were sold and more than 150 single tickets for You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown were sold as well.  Tickets are still available for every performance, but reservations are recommended!

Michael McClaine

PCPH President Michael McClaine worked the punch bowl and greeted guests as they arrived. He later presided over the monthly board meeting.

Caroline Good & Shelly McFadden

Board members Caroline Good and Shelly McFadden discussed their plans for the season.  Shelly will direct The Drowsy Chaperone. Caroline plays a leading role in Angel Street and directs SHAKESPEARED, the Youth Theatre Workshop later in June and the Children’s Workshop in July. Applications for both workshops are available here by clicking on the Current Season tab at the top of the page.
Jim Rambo & Ric McFadden

Long time board members Jim Rambo and Ric McFadden enjoyed the festivities and watching the songs from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Jim will direct Harvey, our September show.
Brad Sandy & Sandi Rossok

Charlie Brown director Brad Sandy and Rossok enjoyed a few minutes of rest on the front lawn.

Cast Chosen for “Angel Street”

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Director Jack Randall Earles has announced the cast for the July production of Patrick Hamilton’s Victorian thriller Angel Street.

Playing the roles of Jack and Bella Manningham will be T.J. Tincher and Caroline Good.

Tim Good will play Detective Rough.  The ladies of the household staff will be played by Eleanor Howard and Ashlee Vitz.  Rounding out the cast, stage manager Tyson Myrick will be playing a policeman.

Angel Street is sponsored by Rossok & Co. Insurance and Pekin Insurance.

SHAKESPEARED! APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!!

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Comedy of Errors

Putnam County Playhouse will conduct its 9th annual “Shakespeared!” Youth Theatre Workshop beginning Monday, June 17. 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! 

“Shakespeared!” is sponsored by Shuee’s Furniture & Mattress.


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 Comedy of Errors.  The younger group directed by Beth Bax, and the high school students, directed by Caroline Good, Program Director and creator, 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 29, 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 per se, 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. 

Online applications are available by clicking the Workshops tab at the top of the page. The deadline is Wednesday, June 12. The Workshop usually fills up fast, so apply early!

A workshop for younger children will be held in July. It will be conducted July 22-26, with a mini performance at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 26.  The workshop will be held daily from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Deadline for these applications is July 17.

Season Ticket Brochures In The Mail!

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Watch your mailbox for the 2013 Season Ticket Brochure!
Please return the brochure as soon as possible to guarantee that you keep your assigned seating!  New season subscribers also get the best seats, by returning the brochure early!
We have an exciting season planned for our 52nd year!  
If you haven’t contributed to our fund drive yet this year, you can include that at the same time!
Auditions start in April! See you at the barn!