ED BERNARD POSES FOR ROTARY
Ed
Bernard recently addressed the Concord Rotary Club, in costume, to
demonstrate the kind of costumes The Players create, and describing for
them what goes on backstage in a Player production. He also
described the history of The Players. He later received a very nice
letter from the Rotarians thanking him for his talk and saying how much
they enjoyed it.
CONCORD TRAVELING PLAYERS PERFORM FAR AND WIDE
The
Concord Traveling Players are going strong, with performances in
Concord, Chelmsford, Maynard, and Acton, performances scheduled for
Bedford and Carlisle, and repeat performances in Maynard, Chelmsford,
Littleton and Concord. They have perfected their original program of
selections from Arsenic and Old Lace, Harvey, and I'm Herbert, and have been rehearsing a second program that includes pieces by Chekhov, Dorothy Parker, O. Henry, and a bagatelle called Postcards. Before long, a third program will be required, and the Travelers are looking to, among other sources, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, for inspiration. Rik Pierce has laid prior claim to the role of Toto.
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AUDITIONS FOR THE WINTER SHOW, AMATEURS
Auditions will be held for the Players' February production, Amateurs,
on November 16 and 17, 7-10 p.m., with callbacks if necessary on
November 20th at 7 p.m. Rehearsals will be Wednesday, Thursday and
Sunday evenings, and possibly some Friday evenings. Perform- ance dates
are February 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 2012.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. A perusal-only
copy of the script is available at the Concord Free Public Library.
Please visit the website at www.concordplayers.org under Auditions for character descriptions.
The play will be directed by Ben Delatizky and produced by Anne Bantly
and Corinne Kinsman. For answers to questions, please email the
producers: abantly@live.com or corinne.kinsman@gmail.com
All who are cast in the show will be expected to become a member of The Concord Players ($25).
NEWS FLASH: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE IS NO LUSH
Janet Ferreri, who plays the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone,
is in fact an accomplished actress, as are her co-stars Leah Fine, Andy
Swansburg, David Allen Prescott, and David Bertie. Rehearsals for the
upcoming fall show are coming along well, with 90% of the show already
blocked and run throughs scheduled shortly. With the ensemble providing
fanciful marzipan swirls of delight and more aerial Trix than you can
shake into a martini glass, this season's musical is shaping up to be
quite the sweet snack we'd all hoped for. All the vocal parts are
harmonizing quite well under the expert tutelage of Don Boroson, and the
musical score itself is as snappy and spry as a monkey. This cast of
experienced singers, dancers, and actors are all hard at work recreating
a prohibition-inspired 100-proof spoof of the roaring '20s, guaranteed
to bring a smile, a chuckle and lots of laughs to all in attendance.
COME TO THE HUDDLE
on
Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., 51 Walden St., Concord. Mix with
friends and listen to the 2011-2012 directors Donnie Baillargeon (The Drowsy Chaperone), Ben Delatizky (Amateurs) and Kate Clarke (Little Women)
give you and idea of what you will see. More treats will be a
performance by our Concord Traveling Players, and a quick preview
of the season opener! Refreshments will be served.
IONESCO A HIT!
What
seemed like a standing room only crowd (chairs had to be added!) came
to see the season opening presentation of a staged reading of Improvisation, or the Shepherd's Chameleon,
an absurdist comedy by the Romanian-French playwright Eugene Ionesco,
and starring Gordon Ellis, Tom Large, John Pease, Mark Soucy, and in an
unusual role, Jay Newlon. Everyone seemed to enjoy the performance and
left in a good mood.
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