By Sheri Berger Farce of Nature, Beatrice Community Players, Friday, September 29, 2023 A dedicated cast of nine actors take on this hilarious farce set in a lodge called “Reel ‘Em Inn” located in rural Arkansas, sometimes mistaken for Mississippi by some of the characters in this play. If you like a farce to enjoy…
By Rachele Stoops Space Princess Wars, Community Players, Thursday July 20, 2023 What do you get when you mash storylines from two wildly popular adventure movies together with forty-one or forty-two (I counted twice and got different numbers each time) extremely talented kids? Pretty much the best thing I’ve ever seen. Playwright Don Zolidis has…
By Rachele Stoops The Music Man, Community Players, June 16, 2023 It’s the classic musical plotline: guy meets girl, guy tries to woo girl for his own ulterior motives, girl falls in love with guy (against her better judgment), and KAPOW: guy transforms into an upstanding citizen. Art imitating life, amiright? Fortunately for the sold…
Auditions: Apr. 10, 11 at 7 p.m. Casting: 9 men, 7 women, teenage boy and girl, 2 girls, 1 boy, and a large singing and dancing ensemble-of various ages. Genders are as defined by the playwright. Community Players takes an inclusive stance towards casting. Production dates: June 9-18 What to do: Auditioners will be asked to read from the script and sing…
By Jamie Bullins Puffs, Community Players, Friday, March 24, 2023, 7:30 pm. I used to be on the faculty at The University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance. It was quite some time ago, but I still have friends there. Puffs was on my radar of upcoming works from back in 2016 when it…
by Amber Nore Murder on the Orient Express, Community Players, Thursday February 9, 2023, Final Dress Rehearsal Murder on the Orient Express is a stage adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie novel written and adapted by Ken Ludwig. It premiered in 2017 at the McCarter Center in New Jersey. Community theaters across the country were…
Auditions: Dec. 19, 20 at 7 p.m. Casting: 5 men, 5 womenGenders are as defined by the playwright. Community Players takes an inclusive stance towards casting. Production dates: Feb. 10-12, 17-19, 2023 What to do: Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script Directed by: Rachele Stoops About the show: On the snowbound…
By Jamie Bullins Beatrice Community Players, Friday, December 9, 2022, 7:30 pm. It’s not Christmas, really, until A Christmas Story comes back around, in some form or another. When I took a walk through the neighborhood the other night and saw the “soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window” featured in the upstairs…
By Lisa Steiner Happily Ever Before, Community Players, Saturday November 12, 2022 7:30PM When I heard about the play that’s a mash-up of Into the Woods and Back To The Future, I knew I had to get to Happily Ever Before, the culmination of Community Player’s Acting Up Program for Fall 2022. Heading into my…
Large cast holiday musical Date: Wed. Oct. 19, Thur. Oct. 20 beginning at 7 p.m. Location: CP Theatre (412 Ella St) Casting: 3 men, 2 women, 6 boys, 2 girls, plus ensemble of 6+ men/boys, 6+ women/girls (total cast size approximately 25) What to do: Auditions consist of singing a song of your choice (approximately 1 minute) an accompanist will…
