Auditions for this years Holiday Show, “Scrooged Up” will be held on Tuesday, October 17th from 5:30-6:30pm upstairs in the Walpole Town Hall. Performance date will be Sat December 16th. All proceeds from this show will go to the Fall Mountain Food Shelf and Our Place Drop-In Center. Please send any questions to Jenny at walpoleplayers@gmail.com
It’s Summer and that means time for Readings on the Common! Our next reading is scheduled for Thursday, July 20, then more to follow on August 3 and August 17, starting at 6:30 pm. Bring yourself, bring some friends! This is a great way to stay in touch, try out some new material, expand our community presence and attract new people. All are invited! If you are hesitant about performing, here’s a chance to dip your you toes in the water. Hope to see everyone on July 20!
Tickets are at Galloway Real Estate Office in Walpole or at either the Walpole or Keene Mascoma Bank Branches. You can always buy tickets at the door the night of the show! No Reservations without payment will be allowed and there are no ONLINE purchases for this show.
After many years working in a leadership position with The Players, Lisa Bryan has stepped down as President, though she will continue working with the group. She may even help produce a future show. We want to extend our HUGE thanks for her dedication, hard work, organization and commitment to the Walpole Players.
We have voted in new board members. Juliana Stevens joins us as President, Jenny Plante as Vice-President, Barbara Kasper as Secretary and Tom Winmill will remain on as Treasurer. Judy Epstein, Meg Kupiec, Tom Durnford, Jan Kobeski and Jim Baucom round out the Board.
The Players are looking forward to their Spring production of Grumpy Old Men, The Musical, directed by Barbara Kasper! Save the Dates: May 12th, 13th, 19th, and 20th.
This year’s Cabin Fever Radio Follies won’t be happening in March, but we hope that a Fairweather Follies will happen this summer on the Common, plus another short staged reading on the Common like last year.
We plan to finally bring back our Theater Camp this summer. Camp will be open to any child (5th-8th grades, 10-14 years old) and will be held within the last 3 weeks of July. See next month’s Clarion for more details.
The Players are always looking to add extra hands to each performance, so if you would like to be on our email list please sign up on our website OR send a quick email to us, at walpoleplayers@gmail.com, with your talents or interests: Business Sponsorships, Lights and Sound, Singing, Choreography, Directing, Stage Management, Producing, Intermission Snack Donations, Hair & Makeup, Props, Costumes, Set Building, Ushering, etc. We will add you to our Friends and Volunteers List and you can decide when and how you want to share your talents! Come “play” with us!
The Walpole players would like to welcome three new board members Barbara Kasper, Meg Kupiec, and Juliana Stevens. For a complete list of board members and officers, please click on BOARD OF DIRECTORS at the top of our website.
The Walpole Players are seeking a Director for our annual CABIN FEVER RADIO FOLLIES show scheduled for March 11.
This position could be shared by two people and primarily serves as coordinator for all the short radio scripts chosen for the show.
If interested, please email us at WalpolePlayers@gmail.com for more information.
The Walpole Players will be holding another round of auditions for “Grumpy Old Men – the Musical” by Dan Remmes, music by Neil Berg, on Sunday, January 15, from 2-4 PM in the Parish Hall of Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Walpole. The church is located across from the Town Hall on the corner of Westminster and Elm Streets.
The play is a comedy about an old feud between two neighbors complicated by the arrival of an attractive widow, with a romantic subplot involving the two antagonists’ children. If you have already received a script to read, please bring it with you. Auditions will include singing as well as reading. There are several parts to be cast, including some primary and secondary characters, as well as many smaller parts. Show dates are May 12, 13, 19, and 20, directed by Barbara Kasper with Walt Sayre as musical director. Please email Barbara for more info: barbara.repsak@gmail.com.
Saint John’s is located across the street from the Town Hall at the corner of Westminster and Elm Streets. See you there!
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