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HABEAS CORPUS GALA OPENING

Created:

April 11, 2024

COME AND SEE OUR IMPRESSIVE OPENING THIS FRIDAY!

HABEAS CORPUS

a saucy farce from a less enlightened age!

Gala Opening Night

Friday April 12th

See the show and stay on for the party!

Trousers will be dropping as fast as the innuendos in Alan Bennett’s clever take on the classic British farce.

Sexual shenanigans and some suicidal references may make this one for more mature audiences

Runs for three weekends from April 12th to 27th

Friday and Saturday evening at 8.00 pm with 2 Sunday matinees at 2.00pm on April 14th and 21st

Tickets are $24 for adults/seniors and $12 for under 13’s and students with ID.

Doors open 30 minutes before curtain.

Concessions will be available during intermission

And don’t forget – AUDITIONS for EVELYN IN PURGATORY 4/14 & 4/15 7-9 pm. Details Here

AUDITION NOTICE – EVELYN IN PURGATORY – by Topher Payne

Created:

April 5, 2024

The Sherman Players, Sherman CT – Auditions for EVELYN IN PURGATORY

By Topher Payne

Directed by Terry Sagedy

Produced by Steve Stott

Auditions:

Sunday April 7^th 2024 – 3.00 – 5.00 pm

Sunday April 14th 2024 – 7.00 – 9.00 pm

Monday April 15th 2024 – 7.00 – 9.00 pm

At The Sherman Playhouse, 5 Route 39 N, Sherman CT, 06784

(located between the firehouse and Mallory Town Hall)

Appointments are not necessary. Come to the Green Room at the rear of the Playhouse to sign in.

Audition sides are available at this link

Performance Dates:

Friday, June 7^th – Saturday, June 29th

Available Roles:

We are looking for 4-5 women and 2-3 men.
Ages specified are guidelines.

The Sherman Players do not discriminate – Actors of all races, ethnicities and gender identifications are encouraged to audition.

Candace Metzger (30s) The person with the most power in the room and the least qualifications for it. From New Jersey, tries to hide the accent but fails when she gets emotional.

Evelyn Reid (30s) Likeable and resourceful. A careful mix of guarded pleasantry – she has a stellar game face. New England native.

Lila Wadkins (50s) Calm, maternal, thoughtful, witty. The voice of reason. The art teacher everyone wishes they had. Upstate New York native, some residual hippie around the edges.

Toby Fleming (20s) A bit of a geek. Quiet, passive-aggressive, perpetually uncertain. Brooklyn native.

Fred Disalvo (50s) Bombastic, funny, a bit of a bully. A gym teacher from Hell’s Kitchen, back when that still meant something.

Roberta Burke (60s) The self-appointed queen of all she surveys. Razor-sharp wit, no patience, and an uncanny ability to spot the weaknesses in those around her. Very Bronx.

Atwood (Unseen) The head of the disciplinary panel. The invisible voice of absolute authority. Written as “Ms. Atwood,” but can be changed to accommodate a gender swap.

Synopsis:

When a complaint is filed against one of the 70,000 teachers in New York’s public schools, they’re sent to a Reassignment Center, one of a series of empty offices in the Department of Education Building. There, they sit and wait for their case to be reviewed. Usually for months. Sometimes for over a year.

A claim of improper behavior by a failing student lands Evelyn Reid in “the rubber room,” where she encounters a group of teachers, some guilty, some not, who have long since lost any hope of returning to a classroom.

Over the course of the school year, these colleagues form an unlikely alliance, reminding each other of forgotten passions, emerging to face life outside in unexpected new directions. They also learn French and workshop a screenplay.

Reviews:

“The Breakfast Club for teachers… an uncommonly smart and restrained commentary on the public education system.” – Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A remarkably well-constructed and very funny dramatic comedy… we’re kept constantly curious about each character.” – ArtsATL

“I love how these characters are introduced, how they change before our eyes (through an unlayering of truth and falsehood rather than through arbitrary plot contrivances.) I love how they surprise, how they make me laugh and move me, how they represent a broad spectrum of teachers and styles and ambitions. I loved every minute of Evelyn in Purgatory.” – Atlanta Theatre Buzz

For further information please contact admin@shermanplayers.org

HABEAS CORPUS OPENING POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK

Created:

April 3, 2024

HABEAS CORPUS OPENING POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK

Due to unforeseen circumstances we need to postpone the opening of HABEAS CORPUS to Friday April 12.

Anyone with tickets for this upcoming weekend should have received an email with information on what to do – either switching to an alternative performance or requesting a refund. If you haven’t received this, check your spam folder, or contact here.

The show will run 3 weekends, April 12 to 27.
Tickets are available at shermanplayers.org/buy-tickets

NOTE: Will still be having our HALF-PRICE PREVIEW NIGHT tomorrow, Thursday April 4 at 8.00pm. Come along for a really big British belly-laugh!

IT’S ROUND 3 OF THE COLD LEMONADE READING SERIES

Created:

March 20, 2024

Our 3rd installment of THE COLD LEMONADE READING SERIES will be this Saturday, March 23rd, at the Sherman Playhouse from 8.00pm

Doors open at 7.30 for audience, and the usual performer arrangements apply – get there at 7.00pm and let Morgana know you wish to read. She’ll organize everything from there. I’m told she’d love to see more younger actors trying their hand – though she just loves the more mature (ahem) types too.

With five more talented authors presenting 10 minute pieces read by a cast of actors, with discussion to follow this session looks to be as much fun as last month!

So, let’s find out who’s who this month

ERIC SUBEN is the author of numerous children’s books and the co-author of three guidebooks for writers. He was a theater critic for The Villager, and he has taught writing classes for Gotham Writers Workshop and The Learning Annex. A frequent performer in community theater, Eric is also a practicing lawyer in Westchester County. The Furtive Sigh is his first play.

MARK LAMBECK is a playwright member of Manhattan’s Emerging Artists Theatre Co (EAT). An occasional actor, he has appeared at Eastbound Theater and Westport Community Theater, among others. His short plays have been published by Smith & Kraus, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, United Stages and Applause Publishing.

BRUCE PERL is a translator and a dramatist of poetry and verse drama whose full length and one-act plays have been produced throughout the Hudson Valley.

LIZZY BOOTH is an actor, playwright, director, and Shakespeare lover based in New York and Connecticut. She is an upcoming graduate of the Professional Conservatory at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. More information about Lizzy can be found on her website: lizzybooth.org!

ZACHARY J. ALLEN is an upcoming playwright in the tri-state area. He’s a candidate for an MFA in Film and Television at Sacred Heart University, having previously earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees at the University of Missouri in Theatre and Film Production in 2022. His screenplay, Ghastly Rain, was a semi-finalist in the International New York Screenplay Awards in Summer 2019.

And, of course, everything will be overseen by the multi-talented Morgana

MORGANA KATE WATSON is a professional writer and performer from Brewster, NY. Her written and performed work has been seen all over New York and Connecticut, including at the Sherman Playhouse. www.morganakatewatson.com

So, what’s The Cold Lemonade Reading Series all about?

Every month the works of 5 local writers, selected in advance by host Morgana Kate Watson, are presented on the Sherman Playhouse stage as 10-minute extracts, read by a team of actors, followed by an opportunity for discussion of the pieces with the authors.

Authors – If you have a piece you’d like to have included in upcoming Cold Lemonade sessions, just contact Morgana at lemonade@shermanplayers.org. Also look out for our website and social media posts with info about submission deadlines.

Actors – if you want to flex your thespian muscles just turn up at 7pm on the night. Morgana will have scripts and will cast the lineup for each reading from who is present – just make sure she knows you are there. Simple as that! And while casting can’t be guaranteed for this session (roles aren’t unlimited, after all), don’t worry there will be more sessions for you to strut your stuff. In the meantime, sit back, relax, and enjoy a great night of theater!

The readings will commence at 8 pm.

If you’d just like to come along to enjoy the readings and support your local writers and actors, we’d love to see you there.

What does it cost?

There’s no fixed amount for attending, though we encourage you to make a small donation at the door to help cover costs. We’ll have our usual range of concessions available too.

For more info see our Facebook event, or email Morgana at lemonade@shermanplayers.org

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HABEAS CORPUS GALA OPENING

Created:

COME AND SEE OUR IMPRESSIVE OPENING THIS FRIDAY!

HABEAS CORPUS

AUDITION NOTICE – EVELYN IN PURGATORY – by Topher Payne

Created:

The Sherman Players, Sherman CT – Auditions for EVELYN IN PURGATORY

Auditions:

Performance Dates:

Available Roles:

Synopsis:

Reviews:

HABEAS CORPUS OPENING POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK

Created:

HABEAS CORPUS OPENING POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK

IT’S ROUND 3 OF THE COLD LEMONADE READING SERIES

Created:

Our 3rd installment of THE COLD LEMONADE READING SERIES will be this Saturday, March 23rd, at the Sherman Playhouse from 8.00pm

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