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September 28, 2015 · 8:12 am

Auditions Announced for REHEARSAL FOR MURDER at Tri-County Players

TCP_logoREHEARSAL FOR MURDER
By Richard Levinson & Link William * Adapted by D.D. Brooks

Directed by Judy Berrens

Sunday, October 25 @ 2:00pm & Tuesday, October 27 @ 7:00pm

Sharonville Cultural Arts Center 11165 Reading Rd.

Cast requirements: 8 men & 5 women

A playwright turns on the stage work lights and prepares for the first reading of his new play. The actors, producer, director and others connected with the show come onto the stage and under their humorous (and utterly real) theatrical talk, tension grows. For you see, on an opening night, exactly a year ago the playwright’s finance and beautiful leading lady was murdered!

Show Dates: January 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30

For more information: goddessofsplendor@yahoo.com or 513-608-3392

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September 14, 2015 · 10:32 am

Local Director Stages BIRDS, His Modern Adaptation of Ancient Greek Play at Tri-County Players

TCP_Birds logoImagine if Benny Hill took a break from running around to “Yakety Sax” to direct an ancient Greek comedy. How absurd — how amazing — would that be? Probably as mind-blowing as BIRDS, Burt McCollom’s hilariously inspired adaptation of Aristophanes’ play The Birds.

Combining the pop culture savvy of Shrek and the manic energy of Hee Haw, this deliciously over-the-top comedy follows two humans (think Abbott and Costello) who flee the world of lawyers, politicians and taxes in search of a simpler life. They concoct a crazy plan to build a city in the clouds, a realm ruled by the Birds, which forces both man below and gods above to do their bidding.

Be there as the Tri-County Players perform this brilliant and energetic re-imagining of one of the theater’s most enduring comedies.

Performance will be at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center 11165 Reading Rd Cincinnati, Oh 45241 on October 9, 10, 17 and 18 at 8:00 PM and Sunday October 11 at 3:00 PM.

Call 513.471.2030 to reserve your ticket.

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September 9, 2015 · 12:07 pm

BIRDS Runs Oct. 9-17

TCP_Birds logoBIRDS
Tri-County Players
Oct. 9-17
Sharonville

Adapted and directed by Burt McCollom

Cast: Joel Lind as Pithaetarus, Bob Buchtman as Euelipides, Dean Pearson as Trochilus (Butler), Wayne Kirsch as Epops, Jim Waldfogle as Bird Leader/Neptune, Dan Nieman as Priest Bird/Hercules, Josh Rhoden as Poet, Lynn Aronson as Oracle, Kent Wrampelmeier as Realtor/Barbarian, Annika M. Baldwin as 1st Messenger, Lee Anne Waldfogle as 2nd Messenger, Julie Poux as Iris, Michael L. Hughes as Harold, Abby Bielski as St. Manager & Tom Keating as Prometheus
Bird Chorus: Angel Kerns, Grace Francomb, Abigail Guilford & Tani Bhatnagar

The play centers around Euelpides and Pisthetarus, two aging Athenian men who have grown tired of living a life in war-torn Athens. The men embark on a journey to not only escape their impoverished surroundings, but also to seek out Epops, the king of the birds who rules his land under a reign of peace. “The Birds” tells the tale of the journey that Euelpides and Pisthetarus make together to seek out king Epops in the hopes that they can live the rest of their lives in peace.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 11 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 16-17 at 8pm

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August 25, 2015 · 1:18 pm

Cast Announced for BIRDS at Tri-County Players

TCP_logoTri-County Players has announced the cast for the season opener, BIRDS

  • Pithaetarus……….Joel Lind
  • Euelipides…………Bob Buchtman
  • Trochilus (Butler)…Dean Pearson
  • Epops……………….Wayne Kirsch
  • Bird Leader/Neptune….Jim Waldvogle
  • Priest Bird/Hercules…..Dan Nieman
  • Poet…………………..Josh Rhoden
  • Oracle………………..Lynn Aronson
  • Realtor/Barbarian…Kent Wrampelmeier
  • 1st Messenger…….Annika M. Baldwin
  • 2nd Messenger……Lee Anne Waldfogle
  • Iris……………………..Julie Poux
  • Harold………………..Michael L. Hughes
  • St. Manager………Abby Bielski
  • Prometheus…Tom Keating
  • Bird Chorus…………Angel Kerns, Grace Francomb, Abigail Guilford & Tani Bhatnagar

Adapted and directed by Burt McCollom, performances run Oct. 9-17.

For more information visit www.tricountyplayers.org

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July 13, 2015 · 1:05 pm

Auditions Announced for BIRDS at Tri-County Players

TCP_logoTri-County Players announces auditions for BIRDS, A Greek comedy by Aristophanes re-imagined by Burt McCollom!

BIRDS is a family-friendly, over-the-top, hilarious  comedy (think Shrek meets Hee-Haw meets Laugh-In…and Benny Hill)  about two humans (think Abbott and Costello) fed up with a world of lawyers, politicians and taxes who flee earth in search of the King of the Birds to find a simpler life. They concoct a crazy plan to build a city in the clouds, ruled by the Birds, which blocks sacrifices and forces both man below and the Olympian gods above to do their bidding.

Auditions are Monday, Aug. 17 and Monday Aug 24th, 7-9pm at the at the Sharonville Library at 10980 Thornview Dr Sharonville, Oh 45241

CHARACTERS:

  • Pithetaerus…(Pith) a conniving human (Bud Abbott-ish)
  • Euelipides…(Euel) a human sidekick (Lou Costello-ish)
  • Trochilus…The Butler/Chef Bird…a “Stuffy” avian
  • Epops…King of the Birds..an “Elvis-like” Hoopoe (Who-Poo)
  • Bird Leader…a French-speaking legionnaire type
  • The Priest Bird…a “heavenly” friar (Irish?)
  • The Poet…”Be Cool…Be Bop”
  • The Oracle…a “gypsy-like” soothsayer
  • The Realtor…a “Million Drachma Club” wheeler-dealer
  • The lst Messenger…a “UPS”-er type
  • The 2nd Messenger…a “Fed-EX”-er type
  • Iris…a small-time, bubblegum-chewing, Goddess
  • Harold…an absent-minded “dim-witter”
  • Stage Manager…the name says it
  • Prometheus…a “disguised” fore-shadower
  • Poseidon…a “sea-weeded”, trident wielding deity
  • Hercules…a “Marvelous” stereotype with sword/shield
  • A Barbarian…”Bam-Bam” incarnate with club
  • Dionysis…a “lover” of the grape with wine sac
  • A Chorus of Birds

Show Dates Oct. 9-10-11-16-17 at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center

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