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Directors Sought for 2024-25 Season at Village Players

VP_new logoVillage Players of Fort Thomas is now accepting directing applications for our 2024-25 season!

For nearly 60 years, Village Players has produced plays and musicals in the heart of Fort Thomas. Our theater is an intimate three-quarter thrust stage, immersing audiences in the magic of community theatre

In keeping with our mission of striving to appeal to a broad audience, Village Players will be producing a Fall Show, a Holiday Show, a Winter Show, and a Spring Show. Exact production dates for this 2024-25 season to be determined at a later date.

Please see below for a list of plays that are under consideration by Village Players for the 2024-25 season. There are comedies, dramas, and plays for the holidays, with roles to be found for all ages. We encourage you to read any or all the plays under consideration, however it is not necessary to read all the plays to apply.

To apply, please submit a directing resume and application which are available here.

Applications should be submitted to info@villageplayers.org by Saturday December 9, 2023. Interviews will be held in person on December 15 and 16, 2023 at 8 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Kentucky 41075.

Village Players Proposed Plays for 2024-25

Play

Playwright

Toil and Trouble

Lauren Gunderson

The Second Time Around

Henry Denker

Isn’t it Romantic?

Wendy Wasserstein

Doublewide Christmas

Jones Hope Wooten

True West

Sam Shepard

Abigail 1702

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

These Shining Lives

Melanie Manich

The Nerd

Larry Shue

Fools

Neil Simon

Holidazed 2 (A New Works production)

Various New Works playwrights

The Diviners

Jim Leonard

Three Days of Rain

Richard Greenberg

Middle of Yesterday

Ken Jones

Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone

Dean O’Carroll

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MONSTERMANIA Runs Oct. 27-29

FT_Monster ManiaMONSTERMANIA
Falcon Theatre
Oct. 27-29
[Newport]

Directed by Gina Kleesattel
Music directed by Sherry McCamley

Monstermania, our Halloween show for kids, is back for a second year! A children’s theatre musical comedy with a cast of characters including three witches who hate to clean, two vampires who like to bake, Little Red Riding Hood all grown up, her Granny (a high-powered real estate broker),a teenage werewolf pizza delivery guy, and a Frankenstein-like monster who wants to be a famous rap star. Lively songs and action sure to please kids and adults alike! Bring the family and feel free to wear your costume!

  • Fri, Oct. 27 at 7pm
  • Sat, Oct. 28 at 4pm & 7pm
  • Sun, Oct. 29 at 2pm & 4pm

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GENDER BENDER 5.0 Runs Oct. 27-Nov. 4

MCP_Gender Bender 5GENDER BENDER 5.0
Mason Community Players
Oct. 27-Nov. 4
Mason Community Playhouse

Directed & produced by Peyton Hahn
Music direction by Jon Scheiding

Cast: Shell Bellamy, Brendan Blackburn, Evan Blanton, Eva Bower, Tim Breithaupt, Mollie Bryson, Kimary Carlson, Alisha Flaherty, Nicole Forbus, Paula Gerhardt, Tosha Gibson, Lara Gonzalez, Eric Grimm, Paul Henkler, Darien Hewitt, Spencer Jones, Holly Kothe, Lacey Knauer, Bri Landrum, Krista Lynn, Amanda Marasch, Lolo Pateras, Mike Pateras, Sadie Petry, Genna Pisano, Giulia Pisano, Charlie Rader, Ria Rader, Niki Rasmussen, Justin Reilmann, Riley Ritze, Gail Rudolph, Gaylene May Schumacher, Chris Toney & Maddie Wilkerson

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 27-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 29 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 3-4 at 8pm

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ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS Runs Oct. 26-Nov. 12

HRTC_Angry Raucous and Shamelessly GorgeousANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS
Human Race Theatre Company
Oct. 26-Nov. 12
The Loft [Dayton]

Directed by Torie Wiggins

Cast: Bryana Bentley as Precious “Pete” Watson, Kyndra Dyanne Jefferies as Betty Samson, Keisha Kemper as Anna Campbell & Marva M.B Williams-Parker as Kate Hughes

After decades of self-imposed exile in Amsterdam, actress Anna Campbell and her manager Betty Sampson receives an invitation to remount their controversial performance piece “Naked Wilson.” Uncertain of her reception, Anna auditions her possible replacement, an ambitious young performer whose experience is limited to the adult entertainment industry. These two women confront their differing world views with humor and grace–and still manage to find common ground.

  • Thu-Sat, Oct. 26-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 29 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Nov. 2-4 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 5 at 2pm
  • Wed, Nov. 8 at 7pm
  • Thu-Fri, Nov. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 11 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 12 at 2pm

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MISERY Runs Oct. 26-Nov. 4

TLD_MiseryMISERY
TheatreLab Dayton
Nov. 2-4
PNC Arts Annex [Dayton]

Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

  • Thu, Nov. 2 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Nov. 3 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 4 at 2pm & 8pm

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