The Catskill Community Players are proud to present Anne of Green Gables, a play by Alice Chadwicke adapted from the novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
The stern Marilla (played by Rebecca Newman) and her warm-hearted brother Matthew (Joe Mungavin) hoped to adopt a boy to work on their farm. But the orphanage sends young, befreckled Anne (played by Rachel Adams & on Sundays by Alyssa Christman) by mistake, and their lives will never be the same. Her warmth and wit affect everyone around her — even, eventually, the cold Marilla! We follow Anne through her rebellious years, her transformation into a young woman, and her romantic pairing with Gilbert. (Joshua Turan).
The play is directed by Dave Turan, with original music written and performed by Lissa Sidoli. This is a family show, appropriate for all ages, including children who are able to sit through a long show.
There is also a raffle for an “Anne of Green Gables” Collector’s Porcelain Doll. Raffle tickets are available at all performances, or by calling 326-7908, and the winner will be drawn at the last performance — no need to be present to win.
The play will run for two weekends and be presented in two different Theaters.
WORCESTER, June 10-12:
Evening performances begin at 7:30PM Friday and Saturday, June 10th and 11th, at the Wieting Theater in Worcester, preceded by dinner at the Worcester Inn at 5:30, with a Matinee performance at 2PM Sunday, June 12th, followed by Dinner at the Worcester Inn. Tickets Prices forDinner AND Theatre in Worcester are $35 for Adults, $30 for Students and Seniors, and Kid’s Menu (ages 10 and under) for $20. For tickets to the Show only: Adults $15; Students: $10. Tickets can be reserved for the Worcester performances & Dinner menu choices made by calling the Worcester Inn (607-397-8500).
STAMFORD, June 17-19:
Anne of Green Gables will be presented for the second weekend in Stamford, at 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday June 17th, 18th, and at 2:00 pm on Sunday, June 19th at the Carriage House at RAG’s 76 MAIN!, Stamford, NY. There will also be a Dinner Special for Theatre Go-ers offered at Gabriella’s before the evening presentations and on Sunday after the matinee. To reserve your tickets for the 76 MAIN! Stamford production and for dinner details call Roxbury Arts Group at 607-326-7908. Tickets to the show only are the same as the Worcester Wieting prices, listed above.
The Catskill Community Players are seeking actors & actresses of all ages for their spring production of “Anne of Green Gables”, an adaptation of the classic L.M Montgomery novel by Alice Chadwicke. There are four potential audition times to choose from: Auditions will be held at the Worcester Inn, Main St. in Worcester on Wednesday, March 16th at 6:30 p.m., and Sunday March 20th at 3:00 p.m. Auditions will also be held at 76 MAIN!, in Stamford, NY on Saturday, March 19th at 2:00 pm and Sunday, March 20th at 12 Noon.
The show’s director, David Turan, is looking for 4 males, and 10 females, from age 12 to Adults and Seniors, but Dave notes that many teenage actors are needed. The plot revolves around Green Gables, which is the home of lovable Matthew Cuthbert and his stern sister, Marilla. They agree to adopt a boy to help with the farm work. But they are dismayed when Anne Shirley, a girl in her teens, is sent by the orphanage by mistake! Anne touches Matthew’s heart with her vivid imagination and her charitable viewpoint, but it takes time to reach the tender heart beneath Marilla’s hard exterior. Then there is young Josie Pye, a boy named Moody Spurgeon and Matthew, Anne’s kindred spirit.
The play will be presented on June 10th, 11th, and 12th as a Dinner plus Theatre at the Worcester Inn and the Wieting Theatre in Worcester. A second weekend of performances will take place on June 17th, 18th and 19th at the Carriage House at 76 MAIN!, Stamford, NY.
Hope to see you there!
For more information about roles & scripts please call or e-mail director David Turan. For more information about Catskill Community Players, visit our website at http://blog.catskillplayers.org, or find us on Facebook!
November 12 & 13 – dinner at 6:00; show at 8:00
November 14th – show at 2:00; dinner to follow
Dinner at the Worcester Inn; show at the Wieting Theater — both in Worcester, NY
I am pleased to announce I will be directing the fall show for Catskill Community Players!!
Passengers by Sam Bobrick, writer from “Get Smart”, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and many other plays after that.
It is a fabulous well-reviewed comedy of 8 one-act kinds of scenes, so it is very flexible with the casting and rehearsing since you can either double cast a couple of them, or not. It will be at the Wieting Theatre in Worcester again, a combination dinner theatre with the Worcester Inn.
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard, while just reading the script, so it should be lots of fun.
We’ll probably rehearse at the Wieting in Worcester or other places, for our convenience, since each play is a small cast. Here is the scoop. . .
Diana Friedell, director, is seeking at least 8 actors, of all ages and types (the youngest needed should be able to play a young bride and groom age) for this hilarious comedy.
AUDITION DATES: Sunday, September 19th from 2-5 pm; Monday, September 19th at 7 pm; at the Wieting Theater on Main street in Worcester.
SHOW DATES: Dinner theater in cooperation with the Worcester Inn!! November 12, 13, 14th, dinner at 6:00; show at 8:00
CASTING: It is very flexible on casting (both number of cast members and age).
PLAY SUMMARY:
Actors play seventeen characters in eight short scenes set in a small mid-western bus station. The scenes, which segue fluidly from one to another without stopping, vary from comedic to poignant. The scenes include: one of life’s eternal losers plans to turn his life around by successfully robbing the bus, with his wife’s encouragement; a successful businessman meets an old high school classmate, now a bag lady, and have a rousing time together recalling the good old days; an innocent bystander, suffers outrageous consequences when he refuses to get involved in a bogus incident set up to reprimand people who refuse to get involved; a recent widow, whose husband was accidentally killed while attending a circus out of town, awaits his ashes while she returns the body of the clown that was sent to her by mistake; the bus driver asks the woman behind the ticket counter to join him in his retirement — does she turn him down?
Harbaugh Hall, South Kortright Central School
Nov. 13, 14 at 8pm
Nov. 15 at 2pm
Adults: $15 Students/Srs: $10
Wieting Theatre, Worcester
(DINNER THEATRE)
Adults: $35; Students/Srs.: $30;
Show Only (no dinner): Adults: $15; Students/Srs: $10
Nov. 20, 21: Dinner at Worcester Inn — arrive between 5-6;
8:00 pm Show at Wieting Theatre across the street
Sun. Nov. 22: 2:00 pm Matinee followed by Dinner at the Inn
Seating limited, reserve Dinner by Nov. 19th
Sue Pearson, Vito D'Erasmo, Ben Friedell
A NICE FAMILY GATHERING, a comedy by Phil Olsen, is a story about a man who loved his wife so much, he almost told her.
It’s Thanksgiving Day and the first family gathering at the Lundeen household since the Patriarch died. At the gathering, Dad comes back as a ghost with a mission; to tell his wife he loved her, something he neglected to tell her while he was alive. After all, they were only married for 41 years. The problem is, she can’t hear or see him.
Directed by Diana Friedell; Sets by Shawn Morse
Ass’t Director- Laurie Wehmeyer, Kyra Wehmeyer
Featuring: Ben Friedell, Sue Pearson, Vito D’Erasmo, Tom
Schimmerling, Becky Maeder Chien; Kristin Sloth, Bob Gaffney
Praise for previous productions:
“Hilarious and touching!” – LA Weekly Pick of the Week.
“Exquisite sense of humor!” -Daily Variety.
“A good heart is behind all this family silliness!” – Los Angeles Times.
Buy your Tickets at Eighth Note Music Store in Oneonta, Delhi Paint & Paper, and the Worcester Inn in Worcester, or via phone 607-433-2089
