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…
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…
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…
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,…
Community Players will explore the concept of finding one’s place in the world withOrdinary Days. This beautiful musical opens the 2022-2023 season, running Sept. 9, 10, 16, 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 11, 18 at 2 p.m. The box office, located at 412 Ella St., Beatrice, is open weekdays from noon to 5 p.m….
Sassy comedy for those young at heart Date: Aug. 29, 30 beginning at 7 p.m.Location: CP Theatre (412 Ella St)Casting: 1 man, 6 womenProduction dates: Oct. 14-16, 21-23; rehearsals begin Sept.12What do to: Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script Directed by: Jamie UlmerAbout the show: Fans of The Golden Girls will fall for this comedy about a colorful group…
Community Players, in Beatrice, will hold auditions for the humorous musical, “Ordinary Days” on July 26 and 27 beginning at 7 p.m. Auditions will be held at the Players Theater, 412 Ella Street, Beatrice. The show requires a cast of two men and two women. Auditions consist of singing a song of your choice (approximately two minutes) an accompanist will be provided. This show is sung…
By Jamie Bullins Community Players, Friday, June 10, 2022, 7:30 pm. Melodrama is a tried-and-true genre of the theatre which has been around since the 19th century and paints with big strokes that include big characters with big problems, and always comes around in the good guy’s favor. Something that’s particularly comforting today. This one…
