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Cast Announced for DEATHTRAP at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director Jerry Wiesenhahn are thrilled to announce the cast of our March 2024 production, Deathtrap by Ira Levin:

  • Joe Hornbaker as Sidney Bruhl
  • Peggy Allen as Myra Bruhl
  • Howard Liang as Clifford Anderson
  • Elizabeth Hickerson as Helga ten Dorp
  • Bob Brunner as Porter Milgrim

Deathtrap is directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn and produced by Kristen Vincenty.

Tickets are available now! Get yours at http://www.mariemontplayers.com

Performance dates: March 7 – 24, 2024

Synopsis:
Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting—a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it?

Disclaimer: This play contains moments of violence and gunshots and may not be suitable for some audience members.

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Auditions Announced for DEATHTRAP at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players, Inc. is pleased to announce auditions for Deathtrap by Irva Levin on Monday, October 9th and Tuesday, October 10th. Directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn and Produced by Kristen Vincenty.

Synopsis: Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting—a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it?

Please sign up for a time slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D44AFAB2FA2FE3-deathtrap

Audition Requirements: Please bring a headshot and resume. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. You may be requested to stay past your audition time to read with other auditionees.

Callbacks: Callbacks are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, October 11th from 7-10:00pm. More information will be forthcoming following auditions. If you are not called back it does not mean you are not cast. Each auditionee will be individually contacted by the producer before a cast list is posted.

Rehearsal times: Rehearsals will begin on Monday, January 29th from 7-9:30pm; Our plan is to rehearse 4 nights a week on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (unless there are cast conflicts) until tech week.

Production Dates: Thu. Mar 7th 2024, 7:30 pm, Fri. Mar 8th 2024, 7:30 pm, Sat. Mar 9th 2024, 7:30 pm, Sun. Mar 10th 2024, 2:00 pm, Thu. Mar 14th 2024, 7:30 pm, Fri. Mar 15th 2024, 7:30 pm, Sat. Mar 16th 2024, 2:00 pm, Sat. Mar 16th 2024, 7:30 pm, Sun. Mar 17th 2024, 2:00 pm, Thu. Mar 21st 2024, 7:30 pm, Fri. Mar 22nd 2024, 7:30 pm, Sat. Mar 23rd 2024, 7:30 pm, Sun. Mar 24th 2024, 2:00 pm

Character Breakdown: listed ages are stage ages

SIDNEY BRUHL – (Male. 50s-60s) A highly acclaimed playwright currently experiencing a creative drought. He’s usually the smartest and most charming one in the room and very much enjoys that. Sidney is extremely ambitious and is not accustomed to “creative droughts”

CLIFFORD ANDERSON – (Male. 20s-early 30s) A young, attractive aspiring writer who attended one of Sidney’s playwriting seminars. Very open and eager to please…or is he?

MYRA BRUHL – (Female. (late 40s to 60s) Sidney’s loving and supportive wife. She is a kind and calming presence during some of Sidney’s stormier moods. She’s given to anxiety and has a heart condition.

HELGA TEN DORP – (Female. 50+) Celebrity Psychic who enjoys every minute of her fame. She says what’s on her mind and is not easily intimidated. (Note: This character has a Dutch accent – you may attempt it at the audition, but it is not required. We will be working with a dialect coach)

PORTER MILGRIM –  ( Male. 50+.) Sidney’s friend and attorney. Very sharp and observant of his surroundings, rather protective of Sidney.

Due to the death inducing nature of several scenes, we will be employing the use of a fight coordinator in order to ensure the safety and comfort of the actors. 

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STEEL MAGNOLIAS Runs Sept. 7-24

MPI_Steel MagnoliasSTEEL MAGNOLIAS
Mariemont Players, Inc.
Sept. 7-24
[Walton Creek]

Directed by Megan Horton
Produced by Jennifer Day, Eric Day & Bill Geraghty

Cast: Anna Hazard as Annelle, Debbi Berlon as Truvy, Katie Jensen as Shelby, Stefanie Adams as M’Lynn, Cathy Lutts as Clairee & Tobie Braverman as Ouiser

The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 7-9 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 14-15 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 16 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 17 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 21-23 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 24 at 2pm

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Cast Announced for RUMORS at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director Ed Cohen are thrilled to announce the cast of our January 2024 production, Rumors by Neil Simon:

  • Ryan Bowron as Ken Gorman
  • Katey Blood as Chris Gorman
  • Eric Day as Lenny Ganz
  • Kathie Labanz as Claire Ganz
  • Forrest Fairley as Ernie Cusack
  • Arlene Balczo as Cookie Cusack
  • Aaron Whitehead as Glen Cooper
  • Kate Mock Elliott as Cassie Cooper
  • Arny Stoller as Officer Ben Welch
  • Altha McNeal as Officer Pudney

Rumors is directed by Ed Cohen, produced by Vicki Rafferty and stage managed by Steve Winslow.

Tickets are available now! Get yours at http://www.mariemontplayers.com

Performance dates: January 11 – 28, 2024

Synopsis:
At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it’s only a flesh wound, Charlie Brock’s self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce.​

As their tenth wedding anniversary commences, Charlie lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Myra is nowhere in sight. The first guests, lawyer Ken Gorman and his wife Chris, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.

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Cast Announced for THE BOOK OF WILL at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director jef brown are thrilled to announce the cast of our November 2023 production, The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson:

  • Ryan Bowron
  • Keith Cassidy
  • John Conrard
  • Alicia Friedman
  • Anna Hazard
  • Ema Horvath
  • Michael Ireland
  • Wayne Kirsch
  • Darren Lee
  • Burt McCollom
  • BJ Simpson
  • Susan E. Smith
  • Mary Stone
  • Colette Noel Thomas
  • Collin Wenzell
  • Jasmine Wild
  • Bryce Willson

The Book of Will is directed by jef brown and produced by Amy Stier and Fred Murrll.

Performance dates: November 2-19, 2023

Synopsis:
Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.

Tickets are available now! Get yours at www.mariemontplayers.com/bookofwill

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