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…
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 looking forward to…
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…
By Barb Dorn Four Old Broads, Community Players, Friday October 14, 2022 7:30PM When I saw the ad for Four Old Broads auditions, I almost tried out (being, ahem, the right “vintage.”) Wow, good thing I tossed that idea. This cast was spot on. What a hoot! The teaser describing the show as four women…
Community Players will produce laughs with “Four Old Broads.” This hilarious comedyruns on Oct. 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m. and on Oct. 16, 23 at 2 p.m. The box office, located at 412 Ella St., Beatrice, is open weekdays from noon to 5 p.m.and two hours prior to performances. Reservations can also be…
It was late summer of 1997. Community Players was about 17 years old and was experiencing some serious angst. Sudden personnel changes and unexpected financial challenges had sent the Board of Directors and other volunteers reeling into survival mode. A search committee was tasked with finding a new artistic director and at the October board…
By Andy Dillehay Ordinary Days, Community Players, Friday September 9, 2022 7:30PM. The Beatrice Community Players kicked off their 2022-2023 mainstage season with a charming, heartfelt, and hilarious musical, Ordinary Days, written by Adam Gwon. Ordinary Days takes place over the course of a few ordinary days, following four characters as their lives intertwine. Swift and sweet,…
