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Auditions — Anne of Green Gables

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!
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January Meeting

The annual Holiday meeting will be held on Sunday, January 16th at 5:00 p.m. at the home of Diana and Ben Friedell in Oneonta. Please bring a main dish, salad, hors d’oeuvre, or dessert to share. We will be discussing the Spring Play, being directed by Dave Turan — plays still under consideration, yay!  — and reviewing how we did on fall play, as well as other agenda items. Please e-mail Diana with what you are bringing, and if you need directions to her house.

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Upcoming Production: PASSENGERS

PASSENGERS

A Comedy/Drama by Sam Bobrick

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

Passengers Flyer 2010
Passengers Flyer 2010

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Auditions for Catskill Players Fall Comedy- 9-19!!

Hi Everyone-
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. . .
Hope to see you there!
Feel free to call or e-mail if you have questions- 433-2089; dfriedell@stny.rr.com

Catskill Community Players

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).

READ SOME OF PLAY HERE: books.google.com/books?isbn=3D0573662673…

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?

More info about Catskill players on FACEBOOK, and at http://blog.catskillplayers.org

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Change of CCP Meeting Date – Feb 6th, 6:00 p.m.

There is a change in the CCP Annual Meeting date.  Sorry, we didn’t realize Feb. 7th is Superbowl Sunday! CCP Annual meeting will be Sat., February 6th starting with a sharing supperl at 6:00 p.m., at Diana and Ben Friedell’s home, 400 Co. Hwy 58, Oneonta (e-mail Diana if you need directions) Bring your $5 membership fee, and Bring a dish to pass- Diana and Ben will have wine, beer and a few beverages, coffee, tea. Agenda:  election of Officers, planning for June play to be directed by Linda Insetta, wrap up from Fall Play (bring pictures!), any other agenda items, please let Diana know.

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CCP Annual Meeting Sunday, February 7th, 5:00 pm

CCP Annual Meeting Sunday, February 7th, 5:00 pm.


Diana and Ben Friedell welcome you to their home & fireside, 400 Co. Hwy. 58, Oneonta, NY. Please bring a dish to pass, wine, beer, beverages provided.

The agenda will include:

  • Voting in new officers for 2010.
  • New Business: Spring Play- June date? Linda Insetta thinking of directing a show that would be performed at the Wieting Theater in Worcester, NY.
  • Old Business: Wrapping Up & Cleaning up- We had an extremely successful fall show at SKCS and dinner theatre at Wieting and Worcester Inn, “A Nice Family Gathering”. There is still a need for volunteers on January 23rd to help put away sets, so that we can maintain a good working relationship with the Wieting Theater. Work crew asked to arrive at Wieting Theater in Worcester, Jan. 23rd, 2:00 p.m. Please RSVP- we NEED YOU! In Peace, Diana (RSVP to Diana if you need directions!!)

Reminder: Dues for 2010 will be collected at this meeting.