Ellie Shepherd.
From Mariemont Players Facebook page:
Longtime Mariemont Players and Village Players member Ellie Shepherd passed away on Sunday, June 3rd. Our love goes to her and her devoted husband Bill Hartnett.
Arrangements haven’t been announced, but we wanted people to know. Please don’t bother Bill, but keep both of them in your heart and prayers.
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Mariemont Players is currently accepting applications for directing for the MPI 2019-2020 Season. To receive an application and additional information please contact Dee Anne Bryll at bryllcohen@gmail.com.
Mareimont Players hope to present theatre that make our audience think and feel about what they see on our stage. We want our patrons to be entertained but just as importantly we want them to feel an emotional connection to the material.
Our season slots are September, November, January, March, May, and July. The committee is looking for comedies that can make an audience laugh, a drama that makes them cry, or best of all a show that can do both. It could be a mystery that keeps them guessing until the end or a musical that has them singing in their seats. It could be a favorite classic with a fresh production or an exciting new show.
In addition, we want to provide opportunities for local actors, designers, and technicians to continue to grow and develop as artists.
Deadline for applications is July 15, 2018.
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Mariemont Players and director Laura Berkemeier are pleased to announce the cast of our November production, MORE FUN THAN BOWLING, by Steven Dietz.
Synopsis
Jake owns the bowling alley in a small Midwestern town. He is sitting on a hilltop where two of his three wives are buried. Lois was zapped by lightning while carrying a bowling trophy in a thunderstorm and Loretta was killed by a ball return machine. In his younger days, he was a promising concert musician but a foul tip baseball broke his fingers which subsequently healed into a perfect bowler’s grip. Jake replays the key frames of his life and is visited by his daughter Molly who has become adept at talking women into marrying her father for love and free lane time. But who is that nattily dressed man with dark glasses and a revolver lurking nearby?
MORE FUN THAN BOWLING runs November 2-18, 2018. To order tickets, call Betsy at 513-684-1236 OR order online at www.mariemontplayers.com. All seats are reserved and $20 each.
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Mariemont Players and director Jerry Wiesenhahn are pleased to announce the cast of our September production, THE CEMETERY CLUB, by Ivan Menchall.
Synopsis
Three Jewish widows in New York City have been friends forever and get together once a month to visit their husbands’ graves. One of them will never get over her husband’s death, the visit to his gravesite is the highlight of her month; another is just beginning to think about putting herself back out there socially and try dating; the third may have actually scheduled a date at her husband’s funeral for later that evening. How they support each other (and occasionally don’t) is a very funny (and sometimes touching) play about life, loss, friendship, and having the courage to turn a page and begin a new chapter for yourself.
THE CEMETERY CLUB runs September 7-23, 2018. To order tickets, call Betsy at 513-684-1236 OR order online at www.mariemontplayers.com. All seats are reserved and $20 each.
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Mariemont Players and director Laura Berkemeier announce auditions for MORE FUN THAN BOWLING by Steven Dietz.
Audition Dates/Times:
Location: 4101 Walton Creek Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45227
Performance Dates: November 2-18, 2018
Synopsis
Jake owns the bowling alley in a small Midwestern town. He is sitting on a hilltop where two of his three wives are buried. Lois was zapped by lightning while carrying a bowling trophy in a thunderstorm and Loretta was killed by a ball return machine. In his younger days, he was a promising concert musician but a foul tip baseball broke his fingers which subsequently healed into a perfect bowler’s grip. Jake replays the key frames of his life and is visited by his daughter Molly who has become adept at talking women into marrying her father for love and free lane time. But who is that nattily dressed man with dark glasses and a revolver lurking nearby?
Characters – 2 M, 3 W
All roles are available.
Auditions will consist of cold readings of the script. For more information, contact the director, Laura Berkemeier at laura.berkemeier@gmail.com.
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