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2024-2025 Orchid Awards for Beechmont Players Inc.

MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Keith Cassidy
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Ron Mason
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Dee Anne Bryll & Ed Cohen
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – Carolyn Ketchum
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Katherine Anderson & Peyton Bowen
  • Excellence in Set Design – Dan Cohen
  • Excellence in Stage Combat – Keith Cassidy
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Mark Metzner
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Lisa White
  • Excellence in Direction – Laura Berkemeier
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Moonlight and Magnolias’
  • Excellence in Program – Maggie Ingram King
  • Excellence in Properties – Katherine Anderson & Connie Berkemeier
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Don Phillips, Ken Kollsmith, Kay Kollsmith, and Pat Leibreich
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Laura Berkemeier, Connie Berkemeier, and Eric Bardes
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Jay Gossett & Siena Jackson

FUN HOME

  • Excellence in Dance Execution – Giselle Aagaard, Sam Level, and Pearl Gipson
  • Excellence in Direction – Arlene Balczo
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Fun Home’
  • Excellence in Hair/Wigs – Helen Chandler-Meyer
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Nor White
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Betsy Bossart
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Dan Cohen
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Giselle Aagaard
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Rachel Scardina
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Sarah Cohen
  • Excellence in Other – Audrey Gorman for Set Illustrations
  • Excellence in Overall Performance Quality – The Cast of ‘Fun Home’
  • Excellence in Producing – Kiya Fix & Michael Yarick
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Don Phillips & Crew
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Kiya Fix & Doug Bruening
  • Excellence in Set Design – Dan Dermody
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Eric Bardes
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Nor White
  • Excellence in Vocal Direction – Amy Prestridge

ELEEMOSYNARY

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Alaska Stoughton
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Alejandra Decima
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Elizabeth Hickerson
  • Excellence in Direction – Kate Brauer-Bell
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Brady Dunn
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Brady Dunn
  • Excellence in Overall Performance Quality – The Cast of ‘Eleemosynary’
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Michael Yarick
  • Excellence in Sound Execution – CJ Bell
  • Excellence in Video Production Design – Kent Meloy & Joyce Bentle

WORKING – A Musical

  • Excellence in Costume Design – Adria Bentley & Jan Fisher
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Hannah Barton
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – Sarah Cohen
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Amy Grace Curtis
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Emily Kelly
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Justin Killeen
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Kate Collins
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Sheccid Donatt
  • Excellence in Program – Maggie Ingram King
  • Excellence in Vocal Direction – Chelsea Harris
  • Excellence in Direction – Maggie Ingram King
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Working – A Musical’
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Alissa Paasch
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Chuck Ingram
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Erica Beimesche
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Jess Green
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – John Warf
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Shelby Carter Collins
  • Excellence in Orchestral Performance – Kristiana Hiner, Scott Vennemeyer, and Greg Botos
  • Excellence in Overall Performance Quality – The Cast of ‘Working – A Musical’
  • Excellence in Producing – Dan Cohen, Maggie Ingram King, and Narisa Williams
  • Excellence in Properties – Dan Cohen
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Gerald King, Regina Stack, Zach Van Fleet, Michael White, and Brian Batuik

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Virtual Auditions Announced for MISCAST CABARET at Beechmont Players

Beechmont Players is pleased to announce virtual auditions for our MISCAST CABARET directed by Michael Yarick!

Have you ever wanted to sing *that* song from a role you’d never be cast in? Well now’s your chance! Video submissions are officially open for our Miscast Cabaret, a show where performers flip the script and perform songs they’d never traditionally do.

What to include:

  • A video of at least 60 seconds of your miscast performance (doesn’t need to be the entire song but we’ll gladly accept those too!)
  • Please sing along with a track for your video, but note that performances will have live accompaniment.
  • All conflicts during the month of September and the first week of October.
  • The second song you’d like to sing (each vocalist will perform two songs each) – duets will also be considered!

Please upload and submit your audition video to beechmontplayers.org/auditions by June 30th at 9pm!

Rehearsals begin in September and will be very minimal (2-3 total) and they’ll be scheduled as one-hour individual sessions for each singer.

Performances run October 3-5th at Epiphany United Methodist Church, with a mandatory dress rehearsal on October 2nd.

We can’t wait to see your submissions!

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Casts Announced for ALL THINGS CONSIDERED and A STEADY RAIN at Beechmont Players

Beechmont Players is proud to announce the casts for our upcoming productions of ALL THINGS CONSIDERED and  A STEADY RAIN.

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED: A Historical Farce by Michael Yarick
  • LESLIE: Mary Jo Bissmeyer
  • JORDAN: Shelby Carter Collins
  • AVERY: Gabi Homonoff
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED runs August 15-23, 2025.
A STEADY RAIN by Keith Huff
  • DENNY: Dan Cohen
  • JOEY: Rick Grant
A STEADY RAIN runs October 31-November 8, 2025.

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, ticket info, and more!

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2025-2026 Season Announced by Beechmont Players Inc.

Beechmont Players is proud to announce its 2025/2026 mainstage season

This season features compelling shows inspired by true events, biographies, and historical moments that are so incredible, they feel almost unbelievable. From groundbreaking figures and pivotal events to stories of resilience and hope, these productions invite audiences to explore the remarkable narratives that have shaped history and continue to resonate today.

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED: A Historical Farce by Michael Yarick
August 15-23, 2025
Directed by Kiya Fix

A STEADY RAIN by Keith Huff
October 31-November 8, 2025
Directed by Ed Cohen

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A Live Radio Play adapted by Joe Landry
December 11-14, 2025
Directed by Dan Cohen

LOVE LETTERS by A.R. Gurney
February 5-16, 2026
Directed by Steve Phelan

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN adapted by Christopher Sergel
May 15-24, 2026
Directed by Arlene Balczo

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Auditions Announced for ALL THINGS CONSIDERED and A STEADY RAIN at Beechmont Players

Beechmont Players is proud to announce auditions for the first two shows of its 2025/2026 season — ALL THINGS CONSIDERED: A Historical Farce by Michael Yarick and A STEADY RAIN by Keith Huff.

May 13 & 14 from 6:30-9PM
Cherry Grove United Methodist Church

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

To sign up, please visit these links:
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED:
www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084AA5AB22ABFB6-56352891-allthings#

A STEADY RAIN:
www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084AA5AB22ABFB6-56353028-asteady#

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, directed by Kiya Fix and produced by Dan Cohen, runs August 15-23, 2025
A STEADY RAIN, directed by Ed Cohen, runs October 31-November 8, 2025.

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED synopsis:
All Things Considered is a satirical historical face that critiques the fallacy of justifying missteps by pointing to worse incidents from the past. The play follows three frantic White House consultants as they attempt to defend a ficitonal president’s behavior by presenting a “history lesson” filled with presidential blunders — from Andrew Jackson’s foul mouthed parrot to Taft’s infamous bathtub mishap. Through absurd humor and sharp dialogue, the show exposes the flawed logic of excusing current problems simply because history has seen worse, ultimately challenging audiences to rethink the standards by which we judge our leaders.

A STEADY RAIN synopsis:
A dark duologue filled with sharp storytelling and biting repartee, A Steady Rain explores the complexities of a lifelong bond tainted by domestic affairs, violence, and the rough streets of Chicago. Joey and Denny have been best friends since kindergarten, and after working together for several years as policemen in Chicago, they are practically family: Joey helps out with Denny’s wife and kids; Denny keeps Joey away from the bottle. But when a domestic disturbance call takes a turn for the worse, their friendship is put on the line. The result is a harrowing journey into a moral gray area where trust and loyalty struggle for survival against a sobering backdrop of pimps, prostitutes, and criminal lowlifes.

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