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March 3, 2025 · 4:55 pm

Auditions Announced for PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Mason Community Players

Mason Players announce auditions for their Summer show, Pirates of Penzance. This classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical is full of hummable tunes, word play, unexpected encounters, and zombies. That’s right, the Pirates are zombies. Don’t worry, the maidens are still fair, and the Police remain brash, bumbling, Brits.

Auditions will be held

  • Saturday, March 22nd, from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM, 
  • Sunday, March 23rd, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, or
  • Tuesday, March 25th, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

At the Mason Community Playhouse – 5529 Mason Road in Mason.

Teens and adults of all ages are invited to audition! There will be an opportunity to sing, read from a script, and dance. We ask that you prepare a classical or traditional Broadway vocal selection of 16-32 bars. Please bring sheet music or a music track to sing along with. Both an accompanist and bluetooth speakers will be provided.

Those auditioning should fill out an audition form online or at the audition.
The form is available here.
Headshot/resume are welcome but not required. All roles are available.

Pirates of Penzance will be performed July 18, 19, 24, 25, & 26 at 8:00 PM and July 20 at 2:00 PM at the Mason Community Playhouse.

A potential seventh show may be added on Saturday, July 26, at 2:00 PM.

If you would like to be a part of the show and cannot attend auditions, or have any questions or concerns, please contact Director Lara Gonzalez, by e-mailing her here.

A complete list of characters with a description of each and vocal ranges are available on the web site. Just click here!

Come be a part of the summer musical in MCP’s 2025 “Spirited” Season!

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February 5, 2025 · 5:23 pm

Mason Players Sponsoring Scene Study Class

Are there types of roles you never seem to land?
Is there a part you’ve always wanted to play?
Would you like to try your hand at a role to see if you can do it?

Mason Community Players is offering that opportunity. Be a part of the troupe’s Immersive Scene Study Class.

In this class, which will begin May 12, 2025, you will have personal training over 5-weeks in a couple of scenes (of your choosing) to stretch and sharpen your acting prowess. This accelerated class will culminate in 2 performances, for friends and family, so that you can show off all your new skills.

Performances will be June 14 and 15.

Your director for this class will be Mary Beth Benken-Riesenberg. Mary Beth is a CCM grad and a member of SAG-AFTRA. She has also studied professionally under Stella Adler, Nina Foch, and Arthur Mendoza.

The participation fee is $100.

Registration is open and will end on February 28.

Space is limited to 20 individuals, so click here soon to register for this wonderful opportunity!

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February 3, 2025 · 5:12 pm

Cast Announced for BLITHE SPIRIT at Mason Community Players

Director Susan Berger and Producer Eric Grimm are excited to announce the cast of the second show in our “spirited” season.

Filling the roles for April/May’s BLITHE SPIRIT are:

  • Darren Lee as Charles
  • Sonya Neff as Ruth
  • Ashley Herbert as Elvira
  • Anecia Johnson as Madame Arcati
  • Andrew Schiltz as Dr. Bradman
  • Gail Rudolph as Mrs. Bradman
  • Lisa White as Edith

MCP is welcoming three new members to the cast and welcoming back four veterans. ​Their talents will infuse much joy and fun into this comedy classic.

Performances for BLITHE SPIRI are April 25-27 and May 1-3. Tickets are available on our website, www.masonplayers.org.

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January 27, 2025 · 5:25 pm

Mason Players Present THE CEMETERY CLUB

You don’t want to miss the first show of MCP’s 2025 “Spirited” Season.

The Cemetery Club, a story seemingly about death, is in fact about relishing life, and cherishing the loves and the friendships along the way.

Performances are:

  • Friday, February 21 at 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, February 22 at 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, February 23 at 2:00 PM
  • Thursday, February 27 at 8:00 PM
  • Friday, February 28 at 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, March 1 at 8:00 PM

at the Mason Community Playhouse – 5529 Mason Road in Mason.

Tickets are on sale now at MasonPlayers.org.

Three Jewish widows and long-time friends meet once a month for tea, then visit their husbands’ graves. Things are going along swimmingly until the arrival of Sam, a shy butcher whose deceased wife is buried in the same cemetery as their husbands. The friendships become strained when a love triangle develops. The cast includes Bob Brunner, Mary Beth Benken-Riesenberg, Lisa Breithaupt, Bob Brunner, Leslie DeVoe, and Susan Deyo. These skilled performers breathe life into this touching portrait of lives changed by loss.
The show is being directed by Ray Lebowski, produced by Tess Catlin, and stage managed by Dana Davis.

Moving on? Over my dead body!

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January 12, 2025 · 8:08 pm

Auditions Announced for BLITHE SPIRIT at Mason Community Players

Auditions for Blithe Spirit, the second show of Mason Community Players’ 2025 Season, will be on January 25th and 26th, from 2pm to 5pm at the Mason Community Playhouse.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

The show is set in the mid-1930’s in England. Accents are not required for auditions but a willingness to learn for the show is needed. An accent coach will be part of the show’s crew.

A smash comedy hit, this much-revived classic concerns cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine who has remarried but finds himself haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira, who is called up by a visiting medium, the eccentric Madame Arcati. Clever, insistent, and well aware of Charles’ shortcomings, Elvira clashes with Charles’ current wife, Ruth, who is not about to give him up without a fight creating a ghostly affair of the heart

The characters include:
Edith – a maid in training, eager to please, age: 20+
Ruth – Charles’ current wife, practical and sensible, age: 40+
Charles – Writer, husband to Ruth and, before her death, Elvira, egotistical and arrogant, age: 40+
Dr. Bradman – Friend and family doctor, kindly, age: 40+
Mrs. Bradman – Dr. Bradman’s wife, friend, kind but thoughtless, age: 40+
Madame Arcati – Psychic, confident and determined, age: 40+
Elvira – Charles’ deceased first wife, physically attractive and seductive, age: 30+

Blithe Spirit  will be presented April 25th through May 3rd. The show is being directed by Susan Berger, produced by Eric Grimm, and stage managed by Dana Davis.

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