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2024-2025 Orchid Awards for Fairfield Footlighters

BLITHE SPIRIT

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Katherine Anderson
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Maggie Winsted
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Tony Johnson
  • Excellence in Program Art – Noah Moore
  • Excellence in Special Effects – Stacey Catron
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Valerie Jane Klaene
  • Excellence in Dialect Coaching – Kate Brauer-Bell
  • Excellence in Direction – Kate Brauer-Bell & Justin Huddilston
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Blithe Spirit’
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – D&G Designs
  • Excellence in Producing – Noah Moore & Dan Schindler
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Stacey Catron

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Darien Hewett
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Bree Paxton
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Gail Rudolph
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Jacob Brown
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Jacob Brown
  • Excellence in Producing – Abby Engel
  • Excellence in Program Art – Darlene Feldmann
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Stacey Catron & Crew
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Stacey Catron
  • Excellence in Set Design – Stacey Catron
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Drew Kissel
  • Excellence in Sound Execution – Drew Kissel
  • Excellence in Overall Technical Quality – The Crew of ‘The Haunting of Hill House’

GODSPELL

  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Godspell’
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Jacob Brown
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Jacob Brown
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Josiah Miller
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Mary Kate Caserta
  • Excellence in Overall Technical Quality – The Crew of ‘Godspell’
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Stacey Catron, Hannah Cook, Frank Ujvary, & Ann Weekley
  • Excellence in Choreography – Emma Kollstedt
  • Excellence in Direction – Anna Brown
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – D&G Designs
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – John Boyd
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Madeline Stern
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Nicholas Brown
  • Excellence in Orchestral Performance – The Godspell Orchestra
  • Excellence in Photography – Sam Feldmann
  • Excellence in Producing – Abby Engel
  • Excellence in Program – Geoff Werbin & Darlene Feldmann
  • Excellence in Properties – Kathy Brown
  • Excellence in Set Design – Stacey Catron
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Briana Czatt
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Mark Lunsford
  • Excellence in Vocal Direction – Alisha McFarlane

ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Becky Cole
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Melissa Trinidad
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Debbie Johnson
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Jacob Brown
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – D&G Designs
  • Excellence in Program – Geoff Werbin & Darlene Feldmann
  • Excellence in Properties – Dan Schindler
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Peggy Allen
  • Excellence in Direction – Ginny Johnson
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Always A Bridesmaid’
  • Excellence in Overall Performance Quality – The Cast of ‘Always A Bridesmaid’
  • Excellence in Producing – Nicholas Brown
  • Excellence in Program Art – Darlene Feldmann
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Stacey Catron
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Hannah Cook & Ann Weekley
  • Excellence in Set Design – Stacey Catron

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Submissions Open for BROADWAY NIGHTS: A Broadway Revue at Fairfield Footlighters

Fairfield Footlighters is pleased to announce auditions for BROADWAY NIGHTS: A Broadway Revue

Director: Kate Brauer-Bell
Music Director: Elizabeth Hickerson
Choreographer: Genevieve Perrino

The show includes four performances September 26-28. Rehearsals will be Monday-Thursday starting August 4. Not all performers will be called to all rehearsals. Rehearsals and shows will take place at the Fairfield Community Arts Center (411 Wessel Dr, Fairfield, OH 45014.) Soloists will be expected to work independently to prepare their pieces for the production. No conflicts will be accepted in the final two weeks.

Your songs should be from well-known shows and/or well-known musical theatre composers. This is your chance to sing the well-known Broadway favorites from the infamous “do not sing” lists! The more well known and beloved, the better. Submit 2 one-minute cuts (approximately 32 bars each) of two pieces you would potentially like to perform in the show. Ideally songs should be from roles that you might be cast to play (age, gender, etc.) Please choose one piece before 1990 and one piece 1990 or later. Duets are welcome! If submitting a duet, both performers should submit the same duet recording as part of their own audition package.

Please submit headshot, resume, and dance reel or video demonstration of your dance abilities. (If you don’t have any of the aforementioned items, you are still welcome to submit your audition!)

Email your materials no later than 4pm on July 21 to kbbauditions@gmail.com. Callbacks by invitation will take place July 28. Please answer the following for each song you submit:

Title of Song
Title of Musical
Composer of Musical
Year First Produced on Broadway
Total Length of Full Song (Minutes and Seconds)

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2025-2026 Season Announced by Fairfield Footlighters

Magic is in the air for Fairfield Footlighters 2025-2026 Season! All performances will be held at the Fairfield Community Arts Center. Stay tuned to fairfieldfootlighters.org for audition information and ticket sales.

Broadway Nights: A Musical Revue
book by Kate Brauer-Bell & Elizabeth Hickerson
September 26-28, 2025

Directed by Kate Brauer-Bell
Music Directed by Elizabeth Hickerson
Produced by Dan Schindler

Shakespeare in Love
by Lee Hall
November 14-16, 2025

Directed by Shelby Carter-Collins
Produced by Kate Brauer-Bell

The Nerd
by Larry Shue
February 13-15, 2026

Directed by Mark Lunsford
Produced by Anna Brown and Nicholas Brown

Harvey
by Mary Chase
May 15-17, 2026

Directed by Nicholas Brown
Produced by Kathy Brown and Abby Engel

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ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID Runs May 23-25

ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID
Fairfield Footlighters
May 23-25
Fairfield Community Arts Center

Directed by Ginny Johnson

Cast: Natalie Johnson as Nari, Cathy Woodruff as Sedalia, Peggy Allen as Charlie, Carmen Art as Deedra, Melissa Trinidad as Libby Ruth & Becky Cole as Monette

Always A Bridesmaid is the rollicking tale of four loyal and determined women who definitively answer the question, “Just how far are you willing to go to keep a promise to a friend?” If you’ve ever elbowed a stranger out of the way to catch a bride’s bouquet, seriously questioned the mental stability of the duo saying “I do”, or been forced to wear the world’s ugliest bridesmaid dress, this deliriously funny Jones Hope Wooten comedy is definitely for you…and your dearly beloved!

  • Fri, May 23 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, May 24 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, May 25 at 2pm

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Cast Announced for ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID at Fairfield Footlighters

Fairfield Footlighters is thrilled to reveal the cast of its forthcoming spring production of ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID:

  • Kari – Natalie Johnson
  • Sedalia – Cathy Woodruff
  • Charlie – Peggy Allen
  • Deedra – Carmen Art
  • Libby Ruth – Melissa Trinidad
  • Monette – Becky Cole

Performances run May 23-25.

Thank you to all that attended auditions and please stay tuned for our upcoming announcement regarding our 2025-26 season!

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