Philip Seader as Sam Nash
Linda Walsh as Karen Nash
Jenny Sullens as Jean McCormack
Paul Gordon as The Waiter
Mick Huang as The Bell Boy
John Manning as [...]]]> Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls! The cast of our final production of the 64th season, “Plaza Suite” by Neil Simon!

Philip Seader as Sam Nash
Linda Walsh as Karen Nash
Jenny Sullens as Jean McCormack
Paul Gordon as The Waiter
Mick Huang as The Bell Boy
John Manning as Jesse Kiplinger
Michele Scutti as Muriel Tate
Ron Green as Roy Hubley
Kem Breslin as Norma Hubley
Zach Palmer as Borden #1
Tom Settefrati as Borden #2
Angie Schlauch as Mimsey

Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza. A suburban couple take the suite while their house is being painted and it turns out to be the one in which they honeymooned 23 (or was it 24?) years before and was yesterday the anniversary, or is it today? This wry tale of marriage in tatters is followed by the exploits of a Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for fresh fields. He calls a childhood sweetheart, now a suburban housewife, for a little sexual diversion. Over the years she has idolized him from afar and is now more than the match he bargained for. The last couple is a mother and father fighting about the best way to get their daughter out of the bathroom and down to the ballroom where guests await her or as Mother yells, “I want you to come out of that bathroom and get married!”

Show dates are June 8, 9, 15, 16,  22, 23.
Doors open at 7:30pm and showtime is 8pm. Tickets are $12.

There will also be two Sunday matinees on June 10th & 17th.
Doors open at 1:30pm and showtime is at 2pm.  Tickets are $10.

The show is directed by Jacki Green and assistant director Catherine Tomasi.

If you’re not a season ticket holder, we urge you to call ahead and reserve your seats by leaving a message on our reservation line: 215-675-6774.

SEASON TICKETS FOR SEASON 65 (2012-2013) WILL BE SOLD IN OUR LOBBY PRIOR TO SHOWTIME!
We’ll be opening our doors 15 minutes earlier (45 minutes before showtime) for season ticket purchases on Friday and Saturday nights only! 

We will soon be announcing the plays we have chosen for season 65.

It IS 2012, after all!

The Hatboro-Horsham Patch breaks [...]]]> “What a crazy, non-descript name for a play” is one of the first things I probably thought when I heard the title of ‘Early One Evening at The Rainbow Bar & Grille.’ Well, as it turns out, it’s about the end of the world.

It IS 2012, after all!

The Hatboro-Horsham Patch breaks it down for everyone in today’s article about us:

The world is coming to an end. What do you do? The Village Players’ upcoming performance explores just that.

“Early One Evening at The Rainbow Bar & Grille” is an apocalyptic drama with a tinge of comedy set in a small town in “Pennsyltucky” that focuses on a group of six people who interact at a local watering hole.

“No one really knows what’s going on inside or outside of the bar,” director Ron Green explained.

The cause of the impending doom is never clear, but the bar-goers all discuss what they plan to do during their last day on Earth.

Bartender Shep hangs at work and debates taking his life. Roy plans to go to Disneyland, but needs to have a few beers first. Willie goes on a rampage and kills her husband. Shirley starts checking items off her bucket list, and Virginia’s about to travel out west.

Read the entire article including interviews with the cast here: http://horsham.patch.com/articles/village-players-tackle-end-of-world

If you’ve already tried to reserve tickets in the last week or so, you may have found that our answering machine was not picking up, preventing you from being able to leave your information. Eek! Our sincerest [...]]]> (Update:  Our reservation line is up and running again.  Please let us know if you encounter any problems.)

If you’ve already tried to reserve tickets in the last week or so, you may have found that our answering machine was not picking up, preventing you from being able to leave your information. Eek! Our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience!

We’re trying to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but since we’re not sure exactly how quickly we’ll be able to take messages again, we’ve set up a way for you to reserve your seats through the VPH website.

Just go to our Box Office page, fill out the form, and click SEND. You’ll receive an email confirmation if the message was successfully sent to us.

This is only a temporary solution while the line is being repaired… so if you go to that page and there is no form to fill out, it means our reservation line (215-675-6774) is back up and working.

Sunday, March 25th 2012 at 7:30pm

Monday, March 26th 2012 at 7:30pm

Three one-act comedies involving a young couple [...]]]>  Auditions for our June production, “Plaza Suite” by Neil Simon have been scheduled and it’s got a big cast so there’s plenty of opportunities!  They will be held at our theater on the following nights:

Sunday, March 25th 2012 at 7:30pm

Monday, March 26th 2012 at 7:30pm

DETAILS:

Three one-act comedies involving a young couple on the rocks, a couple attempting to relive their youth, and a couple dealing with their daughter who locked herself inside the bathroom on her wedding day… all set in the New York Plaza Hotel.

Needed are 5 females and 6 males ranging from ages 25-55.
The show runs June 8th through the 24th.
Rehearsal schedule TBD, depending on cast availability.
Auditions are cold readings from the script. No experience necessary. All roles are non-paying.
Email any questions to director Jacki Green at j.green033@gmail.com

CREW MEMBERS & NEWBIES:

Audition nights are a perfect time to come out, meet the director, and express your interest in helping out backstage, be it in the role of a stage manager, lights & sound operator, concessions, or whatever else you might like to do.

They’re also GREAT for first-timers to come out and observe how things are done, maybe express interest in being a helper, or read for a part!  Our January show featured someone in the lead role who’d never acted before and came to auditions out of curiosity more than anything else.  You never know what can happen!

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Karen Nash
Forty eight years old and fine with it. A pleasant and affable woman, Karen has allowed herself to look middle aged because she knows she is middle aged. She is witty, and down to earth. She is also secretly hoping the visit at the suite will bring her and her husband closer together. (It is their Anniversary, she thinks)

Sam Nash
Sam is Fifty years old but can not come to terms with it. He is trim, incredibly neat and well tailored. Sam needs to know he looks good, and also that others know he looks good. He goes to great strides to keep the years at bay, with exercise and a meticulous diet. Sam is a workaholic, but not just because he likes to work.

Jean Mc Cormack
Jean is Sam’s secretary and highly efficient. She is well groomed, attractive, and bright and cheerful at 28 years of age. She is also Sam’s mistress.

Bellhop
Younger man, eager to please and will visit as long as he needs to get his tip.

Jesse Kiplinger
A confident Forty year old Hollywood producer who has made his success but still feels his life is missing the kind of relationship he had in his teens with Muriel. He has one purpose in seeing Muriel.

Muriel Tate
In her late thirties, very attractive and still seems somewhat naïve. She is warm, and generous, and very impressed with Jesse. She is unsure of meeting with him, and yet can’t seem to make a decision to stay or go. She claims to be happily married…..

Norma Hubley
Dressed as mother of the bride and trying to appear calm in a crisis with every one EXCEPT her husband. Married to a Type A personality, she sways from trying to keep him in calm and in control while passively and aggressively taking a stand for herself.

Roy Hubley
The father of the bride with the bills to prove it. A competitive business man, out of his league when dealing with emotions and marrying off his daughter.

Borden Eisler
The young confident groom, a man of few words. (Literally)

Mimsey Hubley
A nervous bride, afraid of having her marriage turn out like her parents’ marriage.

Waiters
Two waiters are also needed in the play.  Open to anyone regardless of age/appearance.

We’re looking for lobby/concession and 50/50 helpers for our March show “Early One Evening at The Rainbow Bar & Grille.” Maybe you’ve done it before? Maybe you’d like to try it for the first time! Whatever the case, we’d love to have your helping hands.

The positions of Stage Manager and Lighting/Sound operator are awaiting confirmation but are not yet set in stone, so if you’re interested in those positions… just let us know and we’ll put you on the backup list.

This spreadsheet below will tell you the dates and positions we have.  It updates automatically, so check it at any time to see if your desired date/position has already been taken or not.  If not, send a note to coz@thevillageplayers.com immediately!

>>> CLICK TO SEE THE CURRENT VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE <<<

This is the question tackled by Bruce Graham’s apocalyptic comedy/drama, Early One Evening at The Rainbow Bar & Grille. Forget mass hysteria and anarchy in the streets. If your name is Shep and you tend bar in a small [...]]]> The world is coming to an end. You have one day left. What do you do?

This is the question tackled by Bruce Graham’s apocalyptic comedy/drama, Early One Evening at The Rainbow Bar & Grille. Forget mass hysteria and anarchy in the streets. If your name is Shep and you tend bar in a small Pennsylvanian town, it’s one last day of business and some rather odd decisions.

Graham’s intelligent and humorous script keeps everything low-key. The reason for Armageddon is mostly left ambiguous, other than it appears to be manmade. That’s not the focus of the play. Instead, we zero in on a well defined group of strangely upbeat small town folk as they unceremoniously and humorously come to grips with their impending doom.

The Village Players are pleased to announce the cast of “Early One Evening…” which runs March 9th through the 24th at our historic Hatboro playhouse.  The show is directed by Ron Green who also helmed last season’s “Wait Until Dark.”

L to R: Coz Baldwin, Colleen Mackle, John Weber, Beverly Sharp, Jim Palmer, Jacquelyn Green, Alex Howey

CAST:
Coz Baldwin as Shep
Alex Howey as Roy
Jacquelyn Green as Willie
Jim Palmer as Bullard
Colleen Mackle as Shirley
Beverly Sharp as Virginia
John Weber as Joe

Reserve your seats ahead of time in case of a sell-out.  We had to turn away guests during our last production and we would hate to do that again (despite the accomplishment of doing so).  Call our box office now.  If the outgoing message still is set for our last production, ignore it and leave a message anyway — just make sure you list the correct date you wish to attend!

We had a complete sell-out crowd for last night’s performance of “Four Weddings & An Elvis.”  Sadly, we had to turn away some people at the door who hadn’t reserved seats ahead of time.  There were simply no [...]]]> Folks, we never know when it’s going to happen, but last night… it happened.

We had a complete sell-out crowd for last night’s performance of “Four Weddings & An Elvis.”  Sadly, we had to turn away some people at the door who hadn’t reserved seats ahead of time.  There were simply no seats left for them.

Apparently, word has spread that this show is very good and very funny!

Our Sunday matinee (last one for this production) occurs today at 2pm and it’s first-come, first-served. Seat reservations are not taken for Sunday matinees. So, if you haven’t yet seen the show and were planning on coming on the Friday or Saturday of our final weekend (next weekend), it’s highly recommended you call up and reserve your seats NOW. We would hate to have to turn away more people!

Reservation line: 215-675-6774

But umm, fair warning… even though we don’t over-do it on the Elvis, [...]]]> We’ve had a few local publications put a spotlight on our upcoming “Four Weddings And An Elvis” which opens this Friday, January 6th.  We thought you might like to read their articles before you come out and enjoy the play for yourself.

But umm, fair warning… even though we don’t over-do it on the Elvis, you’ll still probably go home with one (or more) Elvis songs stuck in your head. If you’re prepared for that (It’s worth it. Trust me!) then give us a call and reserve a seat now!  215-675-6774.

Village Players Laugh Their Way To Vegas

via The Hatboro-Horsham Patch

Village Player stage crazy doings in Vegas

via Montgomery Media

Village Players of Hatboro staging Nancy Frick’s ‘Four Weddings and an Elvis’

via PhillyBurbs (AKA The Intelligencer)

As the time draws nearer to opening night for “Four Weddings And An Elvis”, we begin to see where our gaps are for the necessary volunteering we need to help make the show a success.  And, probably due to the chaos of the holiday season distracting many of us, we’ve got a [...]]]> Happy Holidays, folks!

As the time draws nearer to opening night for “Four Weddings And An Elvis”, we begin to see where our gaps are for the necessary volunteering we need to help make the show a success.  And, probably due to the chaos of the holiday season distracting many of us, we’ve got a lot of gaps for this show.

So take a moment and think not about what you’re doing now, but about what you’ll be doing between January 6th and 21st. If you can spare us a few hours, we’ll gladly reward you with a golden ticket to the hottest party outside of Hollywood (not really, but they are a good time):  THE CAST PARTY!

As of today, we’re still seeking a stage manager.  For this show, it’ll be very easy.  Just opening/closing the curtain and calling out time cues.
We’re also seeking people for the booth, which should also be pretty easy for this show.
And of course, we’re looking for help in the lobby and people to run the 50/50.

Please take a look at our volunteer schedule and see what days work for you.  Email coz@thevillageplayers.com with the date/position that works best for you. Thanks!

VIEW VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE