Tag Archives: Mariemont Players

February 23, 2024 · 8:33 am

Cast Announced for YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director Angelo Cerniglia are thrilled to announce the cast of our July 2024 production, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz; book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner; additional dialogue by Michael Mayer; additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa:

  • Hunter Gee as Charlie Brown
  • Sydney Friend as Lucy Van Pelt
  • Parker Culp as Linus Van Pelt
  • Matthew O’Brien as Schroeder
  • Aimée Ward as Snoopy
  • Mia D’Ascenzo as Sally Brown
  • Deanna Berryhill as Woodstock/Little Red-Haired Girl
  • Gabi Homonoff as Woodstock/Blanket

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown is directed by Angelo Cerniglia and produced by Vicki Rafferty.​

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

Performance dates: July 11 – 28, 2024

Synopsis:
Happiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit, and heart, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. Musical numbers include “My Blanket and Me,” “The Kite,” “The Baseball Game,” “Little Known Facts,” “Suppertime,” and “Happiness.” Guaranteed to please audiences of all ages!

Leave a comment

Filed under Cast list

Tagged as

February 7, 2024 · 6:23 pm

DEATHTRAP Runs March 7-24

MPI_DeathtrapDEATHTRAP
Mariemont Players
March 7-24
[Walton Creek]

Directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn
Produced by Kristen Vincenty

Cast: 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

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?

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

Official page |

Leave a comment

Filed under On Stage

Tagged as

January 30, 2024 · 8:45 am

The Passing of John Keehnen

From Legacy.com

MPI_John KeehnenJohn J. Keehnen, Jr. passed away unexpectedly at the age of 71 on Thursday, January 18, 2024. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 21, 1952, to John James Keehnen and Elizabeth (Paddock) Keehnen. He is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and many aunts and uncles.

John was blessed with a multifaceted life. He was a DJ at a radio station in Florida, hosted The Tall Twelve Television Company’s Show – Expo and the John Keehnen Variety Show, shared his artistic talents as a freelance artist across multiple mediums, and performed in a multitude of community theater productions for Mariemont Players, Footlighters and others. He was a medical sculptor at Shriners Hospitals for Children where he truly cared for the children he served for 31+ years.

John never met a stranger. His great sense of humor and gentle nature put people at ease. He was a loving, devoted, and supportive husband and father who always let it be known how proud he was of “his girls”. He was also a caring brother and uncle to many nieces and nephews and always a great friend. He is survived by his wife, Victoria (Beeler) Keehnen; daughters, Sarah and Erin Keehnen; sisters, Linda Connor and Sr. Judi Keehnen.

The family will receive friends at John H. Evans Funeral Home, 1944 State Route 28, Goshen, Ohio 45122, Thursday, February 1, 2024, from 5:50 PM until 7;30 PM.

All are welcome to attend a Memorial Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 5890 Buckwheat Road, Milford, Ohio 45150, Friday, February 2, 2024at 12 PM.
Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Shriners Children’s Ohio at One Children’s Plaza – 2 West, Dayton, Ohio 45404, or the American Lung Association, 4050 Executive Park Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45241.

Leave a comment

Filed under In Other News

Tagged as ,

January 25, 2024 · 6:43 pm

Auditions Announced for YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players, Inc. is pleased to announce auditions for our July 2024 production of YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz; book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner; additional dialogue by Michael Mayer; additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa; directed by Angelo Cerniglia.

Audition Dates/Times: Please arrive at the audition start time and be prepared to stay the entire time, if needed.

  • Friday, February 16 from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, February 18 from 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Mariemont Players – 4101 Walton Creek Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

Audition Requirements:

  • Please prepare to sing, acapella, 16-32 bars of any musical theatre song about being happy!
  • Dress in comfortable attire for learning and performing a short section of choreography that will be taught to you during your audition time.
  • Auditionees must be 18 years of age or older at the start of the rehearsal process.

Callbacks: Callbacks, if needed, will happen on the day you audition. You’ll be asked to sing a section of music from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and sheet music will be provided at that time. This also applies to any readings we might ask for too.

Production Dates: July 11 – 28, 2024

A general outline of the rehearsal schedule can be found below.

Synopsis: Happiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit, and heart, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. Musical numbers include “My Blanket and Me,” “The Kite,” “The Baseball Game,” “Little Known Facts,” “Suppertime,” and “Happiness.” Guaranteed to please audiences of all ages!

Casting (ages 18 and up)

  • Charlie Brown – male identifying, baritone
  • Lucy Van Pelt – female identifying, mezzo-soprano
  • Linus Van Pelt – male identifying, baritone
  • Schroeder – male identifying, tenor
  • Snoopy – tenor, male or female identifying
  • Sally Brown – female identifying, soprano

Along with the named characters, we are looking for actors who will play:

  •  Linus’ blanket (in the form of a dancer)
  • Woodstock (multiple, to be dancers with Snoopy)
  • Actors who will fill out additional Peanuts roles such as: Little Red-Haired Girl, Pig Pen, Marcie, and Peppermint Patty.

Rehearsal Schedule:
Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning on May 13, 2024, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Beginning on June 1, 2024, Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. will be added to rehearsal schedule.

May 2024

  • May 13 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • May 15 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • May 20 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • May 22 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • May 29 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)

June 2024

  • June 1 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • June 3 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 5 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 8 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • June 10 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 12 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 15 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • June 17 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 19 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 22 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • June 24 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 26 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 29 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

July 2024

  • July 1 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • July 6 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Tech:
July 7 – 10, 2024

Performances:  July 11 – 28, 2024

Leave a comment

Filed under Auditions

Tagged as

December 19, 2023 · 5:11 pm

Cast Announced for BOEING BOEING at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director Mark Femia are thrilled to announce the cast of our May 2024 production, Boeing Boeing by Marc Camoletti, translated by Beverley Cross & Francis Evans:

  • Michael Sanchez as Bernard
  • Jeff Weinkam as Robert
  • Bethany Eckstein as Gloria
  • Katherine Anderson as Gabriella
  • Colette Thomas as Gretchen
  • Rebecca Bryant as Berthe

Boeing Boeing is directed by Mark Femia and produced by Darren Lee & Forrest Fairley.

​Boeing Boeing is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

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

Performance dates: May 2 – 19, 2024

Synopsis:

This 1960’s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down, and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and Bernard’s apartment, at the same time.

Leave a comment

Filed under Cast list

Tagged as