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April 10, 2023 · 5:46 am

THE MATCHMAKER Runs May 5-13

BPI_logoTHE MATCHMAKER
Beechmont Players
May 5-13
Anderson Center [Anderson Township]

Directed by Jeff Carter
Produced by Narisa Williams

Cast: Fred Gorney as Horace Vandergelder, Jody Hart as Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Shelby Carter as Irene Molloy, Colette Thomas Flowers as Minnie Faye, Michael Blessing as Cornelius Hackl, Zak Slemmer as Barnaby Tucker, Brittany Hess as Ermengarde, Cathy Alter as Miss Flora Van Husen, Christie Bishop as Malachi Stack, Jake Moore as Ambrose Kemper, Cheri Russell as Gertrude, Stephen Beck as Joe Scanlon/Cabman, Mark Wiesner as Rudolph & Laura Eaton as Cook

A widow who brokers marriages in Yonkers, New York, sets her sights on a local merchant, who hired her to find a wife. A series of slapstick situations involving mistaken identities and separated lovers, ensues.

  • Fri-Sat, May 5-6 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 7 at 3pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 13 at 3pm

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February 23, 2023 · 6:05 am

Cast Announced for THE MATCHMAKER at Beechmont Players

BPI_logoBeechmont Players and director Jeff Carter are excited to announce the cast of their spring production, THE MATCHMAKER.

Cast:

  • Horace Vandergelder: Fred Gorney
  • Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi: Jody Hart
  • Irene Molloy: Shelby Carter
  • Minnie Faye: Colette Thomas Flowers
  • Cornelius Hackl: Michael Blessing
  • Barnaby Tucker: Zak Slemmer
  • Ermengarde: Brittany Hess
  • Miss Flora Van Husen: Cathy Alter
  • Malachi Stack: Christie Bishop
  • Ambrose Kemper: Jake Moore
  • Gertrude: Cheri Russell
  • Joe Scanlon/Cabman: Stephen Beck
  • Rudolph/August: Mark Wiesner
  • Cook: Laura Eaton

Congratulations to the above and thank you to all who auditioned. We can’t wait to get started!

Directed by Jeff Carter
Asst. Directed by Maggie Ingram King
Produced by Narisa Williams

THE MATCHMAKER runS May 5-May 13, 2023.

All performances will be at the Anderson Center Theatre.

It’s not too early to get your tickets so visit www.beechmontplayers.org or call 513-233-2468 to purchase.

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February 15, 2023 · 7:45 pm

$15 Tickets Available for OUR TOWN at Beechmont Players

BPI_Our TownBeechmont Players production of OUR TOWN returns on Thursday and we have a ticket deal for you! All tickets for our Thursday 2/16 performance are now only $15!

To purchase:

  • Online: www.beechmontplayers.org (no promo code required!)
  • In person: at the Box Office up to an hour before the show
  • Phone: 513-233-2468

*NOTE: this offer is valid for the performance on Thursday 2/16 ONLY*

Can’t come Thursday? Other performances this weekend are Friday 2/17 at 8p and 2/18 at 3p. Tickets can be purchased for regular price using any of the methods listed above.

Hope to see you soon!

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February 13, 2023 · 5:35 am

2023-2024 Season Announced by Beechmont Players

BPI_logoBeechmont Players Inc is thrilled to announce their 2023-2024 season

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
By Agatha Christie
Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Jim Waldfogle
July 28 – August 5, 2023

Ken Ludwig’s clever adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic boasts all the glamour, intrigue and suspense of Dame Agatha’s celebrated novel, with a healthy dose of humor to quicken the pace. 

GLADYS NIGHTS
By Becky Kimsey
Directed by Steve Phelan
October 6 – October 14, 2023

Gladys has an imaginary friend that reappears in her adult life to help her facilitate a career change from mild-mannered office worker to an assassin-for-hire. When Gladys advertises her new occupational services on social media, things really spin out of control. It’s a hilarious, fast-paced, action-packed ride that engages the audience and has them laughing from start to finish! 

AMERICAN SON
By Christopher Demos-Brown
Directed by James & Sarah Updike
February 2 – February 10, 2024

An estranged bi-racial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son.

DEATH BY FATAL MURDER
By Peter Gordon
Directed by jef brown
May 3 – May 11, 2024

Inspector Pratt’s record of crime detection at Bagshot House in not enviable. In his two previous visits, chronicled in Murdered to Death and Secondary Cause of Death, the body count mounted disastrously as he looked on, helpless and hopeless! Now he is back and, as usual, chaos reigns supreme. During the course of his latest investigations, Pratt meets the new owner of the house, Nancy Allwright and soon he is embroiled in more mystery, aided and abetted by Miss Maple and Constable Thomkins. Upper-crust Ginny and Italian gigolo Enzo help with enquiries but danger soon looms with an unexpected arrival, and a frightening suggestion by Welsh busybody, Blodwyn Morgan.

*Season ticket information coming soon!*

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February 1, 2023 · 6:42 pm

Auditions Announced for THE MATCHMAKER at Beechmont Players

BPI_logoBeechmont Players and director Jeff Carter will be holding auditions for their spring show, THE MATCHMAKER by Thornton Wilder.

Directed by Jeff Carter
Assistant Directed by Maggie Ingram King
Produced by Narisa Williams

Synopsis:
THE MATCHMAKER is Wilder’s uproarious farce about love and money, stars the irrepressible busybody, Dolly Gallagher Levi, who inspired the Broadway musical, Hello, Dolly!  Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy merchant in 19th Century Yonkers, NY, decides to take a wife and employs a matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Levi.  Dolly subsequently becomes involved with two of Vandergelder’s clerks, several lovely ladies, and the headwaiter at an expensive restaurant where this swift farce runs headlong into hilarious complications. After everyone gets straightened out romantically, Vandergelder finds himself affianced to the astute Dolly Levi herself.

Auditions:
Mon. Feb 13th & Wed. Feb 15th at 6:30pm

Anderson Center Theater
7850 Five Mile Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45255

Please try to arrive at the beginning of auditions. If you will be later, contact producer Narisa Williams at 859-866-8685.

Please bring a resume and conflicts from March 1st – May13th. Headshot is encouraged. Cold readings will be done from the script.

Rehearsals start in the beginning of March and will rehearse 3 days a week. Final schedule will be determined after the show is cast and conflicts have been provided.

Show Dates:
May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 at the Anderson Center Theater
*Possible performance to be added on May 11*

Characters:

  • HORACE VANDERGELDER- a Merchant of Yonkers. Male, stage age 50-70
  • MRS. DOLLY GALLAGHER LEVI- a friend of Vandergelder’s late wife. Female, stage age 40-60
  • IRENE MOLLOY- a Milliner. Female, stage age 25-40
  • MINNIE FAY- Ms. Molloy’s assistant. Female, stage age 18-25
  • CORNELIUS HACKL- a clerk in Vandergelder’s store. Male, stage age 25-40
  • BARNABY TUCKER- an apprentice in Vandergelder’s store. Male, stage age 18-25
  • ERMENGARDE- Mr. Vandergelder’s niece. Female, stage age 18-25
  • MISS FLORA VAN HUSEN- a friend of Vandergelder’s late wife. Female, stage age 55-70
  • MALACHI STACK- jobseeker Vandergelder hires. Male, indeterminate age, active and spry
  • AMBROSE KEMPER- an Artist. Male, stage age 18-25
  • GERTRUDE- Vandergelder’s Housekeeper. Female, indeterminate age but elderly, cranky and spry
  • RUDOLF/AUGUST- a Waiter. Male, stage age 25-45
  • JOE SCANLON- a Barber. Male, indeterminate age

NOTE: For the safety of our patrons, cast and crew, all participants in this show will be required to be vaccinated before the start of rehearsals.

Questions? Contact producer Narisa Williams at 859-866-8685 or narisalc79@gmail.com.

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