Tag Archives: Brookville Community Theatre

FIRST BAPTIST OF IVY GAP
Presented by Brookville Community Theatre
Sept. 12-22
Brookville

Directed by Scott Coon

Cast: Anne Kirkland as Luby, Kendra Bell as Olene, Jessica Wells as Mae Ellen, Joyce Schick as Edith, Gracie Jimison as Sammy & Kathy DeVoark as Vera

During WWII, six women gather at the church to roll bandages and plan the church’s 75th anniversary. Overseeing things is Edith, the pastor’s wise-cracking wife who dispenses Red Cross smocks and witty repartee to Luby, whose son is fighting in the Pacific; Mae Ellen, the church’s rebellious organist who wants to quit but hasn’t the courage; Olene, who dreams of a career in Hollywood; Sammy, a shy newcomer with a secret; and Vera, an influential Baptist with a secret of her own. When Luby learns her son has been wounded, she confounds the others by blaming the vulnerable Sammy. Twenty-five years later, our “First Baptist Six” reunite. Back to reconcile with Luby – whose son died of his wounds – is Sammy, whose own son is now in Vietnam; and Olene, whose flashy show business career will set the town on its ear. There to welcome them are Vera, her secret still safe; Mae Ellen, still rebellious and still looking for an escape; and Edith, whose biggest challenge isn’t the church’s upcoming centennial but revelations that shake relationships formed over a quarter of a century. With humor and sadness, these six very different women find comfort, forgiveness and redemption in each other.

• Thu-Sat, Sept. 12-14 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 15 at 3pm
• Thu-Sat, Sept. 19-21 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 22 at 3pm

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YOU BETTER WATCH OUT
Presented by Brookville Community Theatre
Nov. 8-18
Brookville

Directed by Debbi Robbins

Cast: Sharon Beck as Jenny, ,Dave Gaylor as Art, Robert Lafferty as Rudy, Shayna Stanley as Marsha, G. Michael Robinson as Mr. Smith & Kathy DeVorak as Andy

It’s Christmas Eve at the Willow Inn. The hosts Jenny and Tom are having Jenny’s father Art , who’s still mourning the passing of his wife, see their bed and breakfast for the first time. There’s a snowstorm raging outside and husband and wife Rudy and Marsha and a mysterious but cheerful man named Mr. Smith who claims to be in the delivery business are forced to lodge at the inn and wait it out. Only the Inn’s handyperson, Andy, sees who Mr. Smith really is: the spirit of Christmas. Andy must help him make Art, who’s been in a dark place for a very long time, see the joy of Christmas and who Mr. Smith really is! This is a heartwarming holiday comedy for all ages!

• Thu-Sat, Nov. 8-10 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 11 at 3pm
• Thu-Sat, Nov. 15-17 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 18 at 3pm

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NOISES OFF
Presented by Brookville Community Theatre
Sept. 6-16
Brookville

Directed by James Nelson

Cast: Sherri Sutter as Dotty Otley, Caleb Schneider as Garry Lejeune, Scott Knisely as Frederick Fellowes, John Ray as Lloyd Dallas, Kelli Locker as Poppy Norton-Taylor, Michael Robinson as as Selsdon Mowbray, Jene Rebbin Shaw, Susan Robert as Belinda Blair & Cory Limbert as Tim Allgood

The story concerns a ragtag theater company trying to rehearse and perform a production of a fictional play called “Nothing On.” Nothing is on with this bumbling bunch of thespians as they fumble over cues, lines, and each other during their final dress rehearsal and two “public” performances. All of the familiar backstage and onstage stereotypes are on hand – the experienced yet forgetful television actress Dotty Otley, the easily angered actor Garry Lejeune, the self-conscious actor Frederick Fellowes, the hapless director Lloyd Dallas, the emotional assistant stage manager Poppy Norton-Taylor – and a few other stereotypes are thrown into the mix for extra spice: the elderly drunk Selsdon Mowbray, the ditzy blonde Brooke Ashton; the sickeningly cheerful peacemaker Belinda Blair and the overwhelmed stage manager/handyman Tim Allgood. All of these personalities collide to create a wonderfully entertaining send-up of theatre and life.

• Thu-Sat, Sept. 6-8 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 9 at 3pm
• Thu-Sat, Sept. 13-15 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 16 at 3pm

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SOUVENIR: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins
Presented by Brookville Community Theatre
July 5-15
Brookville

A two-character fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, an unmarried society matron whose delusions of singing grandeur led her to Carnegie Hall, where she performed her off-pitch operatic trills to the delight of thousands in the 1940s with the help of her pianist Cosme McMoon. The play with music examines their rocky but ultimately affectionate relationship. While it is unknown whether the real-life Foster Jenkins knew that she was not a great soprano, the comedic but compassionate play is based around the premise that she remained ignorant for the majority of her career.

Directed by Saul Caplan

Cast: Renée Franck-Reed as Florence Foster Jenkins & Charles Larkowski as Cosmé McMoon

• Thu-Sat, July 5-7 at 8pm
• Sun, July 8 at 3pm
• Thu-Sat, July 12-14 at 8pm
• Sun, July 15 at 3pm

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A NICE FAMILY GATHERING
Presented by Brookville Community Theatre
Nov. 3-13
Brookville

It’s Thanksgiving Day and the first family gathering at the Lundeen household since Dad died. At the gathering, Dad comes back as a ghost with a mission; to tell his wife of 35 years that he loved her, something he neglected to tell her while he was alive. The problem is, she can’t hear or see him but their son Carl can. Then the trouble begins when Mom invites a date, Jerry for dinner.

• Thu-Sat, Nov. 3-5 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 6 at at 3pm
• Thu-Sat, Nov. 10-12 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 13 at 3pm