Category Archives: Cast list

April 6, 2021, Fort Thomas, KY—Village Players of Fort Thomas and director Nathan Henegar are excited to announce the cast for their annual summer New Works production! This year’s show is called TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT: A Video Production of 6 New Plays.

The cast:

• Peggy Allen
• Rachel Baker
• Chris Bishop
• C.J. Bossart
• Jen Davis
• Fred Hunt
• Katie Jensen
• Stephanie Klein
• Ben Lacy
• Erin Marie Schwartz
• Alex Walz

TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT… is New Works’ second filmed production, and the third for Village Players, to accommodate Covid-19 safety protocols. Filming will take place in late May and will once again be executed and edited by Camera Behind the Curtain’s Laura Petracco and Jeff Surber. A release date for online viewing will be announced soon. Keep an eye on our website, Facebook, and Instagram for updates!

Village Players of Fort Thomas is a vibrant community theatre, continually producing plays and musicals for almost 60 years. Our productions range across a spectrum of periods and styles, presented in our intimate, three-quarter-thrust performance space in the heart of Fort Thomas, Kentucky. We stage innovative and of-the-moment works alongside beloved classic pieces while serving as an incubator for new talent, ideas, and writing. Each season features four mainstage shows, including a family-friendly winter production, as well as a summer production of original short plays produced by the New Works branch of the group. Village Players is a member of the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT), Association of Community Theatres Cincinnati (ACT), Ohio Community Theatre Association (OCTA), and the Kentucky Theatre Association (KTA).

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March 16, 2021, Fort Thomas, KY—Village Players of Fort Thomas and director Jessie Faye are excited to announce the cast for their outdoor production of A TALE OF TAILS: 2 Short Plays for Young People by Fred Tacon and Eric Thomas

The cast:

• Donkey Donkey and the Ghost Cat by Eric Thomas
• Storyteller – Matt Lovell
• Donkey Donkey – Chris Bishop Jr.
• Blue – Stephanie Klein
• Old Timer (Possum) – Andrew Gephardt
• Slippery Sam – Eva Sarakatsannis
• Ghost Cat – Liza Zengel
• Mayor Von Creamcheese – Fred Tacon
• Holy Crow – Don Campbell
• Weasel Pete – Allie Decima
• Swan Pond by Fred Tacon
• Odette – Elliot Martin
• Odile – Emma Holtz
• Bart – Matt Lovell
• Swanson – Chris Bishop Jr.
• Varna – Peggy Allen
• Ziggy – Luke Randazzo

A TALE OF TAILS is the pairing of two family-friendly short plays, “Swan Pond” and “Donkey Donkey and the Ghost Cat” by local playwrights Fred Tacon and Eric Thomas.

Village Players will produce two FREE performances at the Fort Thomas Tower Park Amphitheater on Sunday May 23rd, 2021—rain or shine! Produced by Angela Klocke Forbes.

Village Players of Fort Thomas, Kentucky is a vibrant community theatre that has produced plays and musicals for more than 50 years. Performing in an intimate space, you will feel like you are part of the action, sitting inches from the actors on three sides of the stage. We strive to appeal to a broad audience, producing three main-stage shows of varying styles and a children’s show each winter. Village Players is a member of the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT), Association of Community Theatres Cincinnati (ACT), Ohio Community Theatre Association (OCTA), and the Kentucky Theatre Association (KTA).

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