Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Final weekend for Bergen County Players' 'Boeing Boeing'



The Bergen County Players (BCP) of Oradell will conclude its 80th mainstage season with the final three performances of Marc Camoletti's Tony Award-winning acclaimed non-stop farce Boeing Boeing, directed by Alyson Cohn. The final three shows will take place at the Little Firehouse Theatre on Kinderkamack Road in Oradell on May 31 and June 1 at 8:00 PM and on June 2nd at 2:00 PM. There will be no performances on Memorial Day weekend. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200 or by visiting the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell during regular box office hours.

Set in the swinging '60s, Boeing Boeing is the hilarious tale of Bernard (Larry Kadish of New Milford), a high-flying lothario who deftly juggles a trio of flight attendant fiancĂ©es, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent "layovers." They are the Italian hostess Gabriella (Shiva Kiani of Newark), the German hostess Gretchen (Sky Spiegel of Morristown), and the American hostess Gloria (Allyson Stevenson of Westwood). With a complex system based upon their flight schedules and some assistance from his disapproving housekeeper (Paula  O'Brien of Park Ridge), Bernard's carefully constructed timetable runs like clockwork until a new, faster Boeing jet goes into service.

Bernard's supersonic lifestyle hits turbulence when his friend Robert (Dale Monroe of Morristown) comes to stay and the unexpected schedule changes bring all three women to his apartment at the same time. Bernard's intricate ruse unravels in one wild, door-slamming night of comic mayhem.

TICKET AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION:
· All performances of Boeing Boeing take place at The Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, home to the Bergen County Players since 1949. Performance times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., but there will be no performances on Memorial Day weekend.

· Tickets for Boeing Boeing are $20 for all Friday and Saturday performances, $16 for Sunday performances, and can be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200, or by visiting the box office during regular box office hours. Visa, MasterCard, and American Express cards accepted.

· Those interested in group sales of 20 or more tickets may call 201-262-0515.

· Discount tickets for students age 25 and under with proper ID are available in advance for $14 by phone or walk-up only. A "Student Rush" ticket can be purchased for $5 at the box office window starting 30 minutes before curtain with proper ID; this is a cash-only with a limit of one ticket per student.

· Parking is free at the Park Avenue municipal lot across the street, one half block north of the theater.

The Bergen County Players has grown tremendously from its roots as a small community theater when it was founded in 1932; today, nearly 300 volunteer members, working on and off stage, make possible the nine productions presented each season. BCP's remaining Second Stage production will be "The 'Sing-Along' Sound of Music" (June 21st-23rd, 2013).

Further information can be found at www.bcplayers.org.

Summit Playhouse's Pixie Dust Players summer workshop for ages 5-13


Workshops
 
"This summer, in addition to our full production, Pixie Dust Players will be offering one week workshops which will end with a 30 minute performance featuring some Broadway-styled fairytale fun.  This opportunity will be open to performers ages 5-13. These workshops will run for three hours a day with a performance in the evening on final day of the workshop (Friday). Additionally, there will be a brief meeting a few days before the workshop begins for a mock audition workshop and the distribution of scripts and other materials. These workshops will run during the month of July and will be filled on a first come, first served basis."

The workshop will include:
  1.  18 hours of instruction and rehearsal time
  2.  A 30 minute performance on the final day
  3.  2 complimentary tickets to the show (additional tickets can be purchased for $10 each as supplies last)
  4.  T-shirts
  5.  A DVD of the performance
  6.  A gallery of pictures of the final dress rehearsal
  7.  A full week of fun and theatre!

Total Cost: $250 per child 

See below for information on how to Register!
SESSION 1:

Audition Workshop:
    Wednesday, July 3 9:00-10:30 

Rehearsal Workshop:
    Monday-Friday July 8-12 9:00-12:00 

Performance: 
    Friday, July 12 at 5:30pm (call time 4:30)
SESSION 2:

Audition Workshop:
    Wednesday, July 3 10:30-12:30 

Rehearsal Workshop:
    Monday-Friday July 8-12 1:00-4:00 

Performance: 
    Friday, July 12 at 7:30pm (call time 6:30)
SESSION 3:

Audition Workshop:
    Wednesday, July 3 12:30-2:00 

Rehearsal Workshop:
    Monday-Friday July 15-19 9:00-12:00 

Performance: 
    Friday, July 19 at 5:30pm (call time 4:30)
SESSION 4:

Audition Workshop:
    Wednesday, July 3 2:00-3:30 

Rehearsal Workshop:
    Monday-Friday July 15-19 1:00-4:00 

Performance: 
    Friday, July 19 at 7:30pm (call time 6:30)
Please follow these steps to sign up for your workshop experience this summer:

1. Please follow this link: Workshop Sign-Up to reserve a spot in your desired session(s). Please note that you are welcome to participate in one session each week, but the show and rehearsal process will be similar/the same for each session. However, any child participating in multiple sessions will be given a different role in each show. 

  1. 2.Please print out the Workshop Registration Form and fill it out. Mail the completed form along with your check for $250 made out to the Summit Playhouse to:

Summit Playhouse
10 New England Ave
Summit, NJ 07901 
Attn: Summer Workshop. 

Note: if you are signing more than one child for the workshops, please send a separate form for each child but one check can be written for all participants. 

3. Once we have received the required form and payment, you will receive an email confirming your child's participation in our Summer Workshops.

***NOTE: Please do not sign up for the workshops if your child has a conflict with any of the rehearsal dates. If there is a conflict with the mock audition workshop, you may email us to schedule an alternate time (pixiedustplayers@aol.com).

We look forward to seeing you this summer!
 

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