Little City Players will present Luigi Jannuzzi’s artful and raucous Exhibit This! The Museum Comedies on March 22-24 & 30-31 at 8:00pm and April 1 at 2:00pm at the Vergennes Opera House.

Exhibit This! The Museum Comedies is a wonderful collection of short plays and monologues based on works of art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. See what happens when paintings have conversations with their artists and with each other, or when characters try to escape the frames they have been hanging in for years. Sometimes the museum’s guards and curators are aware of what’s happening and sometimes they aren’t. Come take a tour of the museum with a guide who has her own unique perspectives on what the various paintings mean. See what happens when exuberant art patrons try to enter into their favorite works of art. Find out who really drew that sketch attributed to Michelangelo!

This play has won 4 Samuel French Finalist Awards, 1 Off Off Broadway Award (OOBR.com) & The 2006 Perry Award for Best Original Play production in New Jersey Theater (NJTheater.com)

Directed by Dora Greven, the play features a cast of over 20 local actors. Works by local artists will be on display or for sale in the lobby during this production.

For tickets and more information contact (802) 877-6737 or visit www.vergennesoperahouse.org.

All ticket sales are final. Little City Players does not issue refunds or exchanges unless otherwise advertised. Please contact the production team at the number above or info@littlecityplayers.org for show information.

Below are audition sides for “Exhibit This: The Museum Comedies”. Auditions are January 10 & 11 at 7pm at the Vergennes Opera House. Sides will also be available for review at auditions. Memorization is not expected.

“Love Among the Impressionists”: 4 Actors (2M, 2F) exhbiit-this-love-among

“The Curator”: 1 Actor (male or female) exhibit-this-curator

“Framed”: 2 Actors (male or female) exhibit-this-framed

What happens when paintings, sculpture, antiquities, and fertility gods emerge from their mounts and frames? Mix in artists, guards, critics, lovers, and curators and you have…Exhibit This! The Museum Comedies by Luigi Jannuzzi. This fast-paced series of comedic vignettes and monologues based on more than 50 works of art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art brings art and comedy together as never before.

Auditions are at 7 p.m. on January 10 and 11, 2012 at the Vergennes Opera House. We have roles for as few as 6 or as many as 36 adults. Non-speaking roles for children are possible.

Performances will be March 22-April 1, 2012 at the Vergennes Opera House. Email director@littlecityplayers.org or call (802) 870-6677 for more information.

8 p.m., October 13-15 and 21-22
2 p.m., October 23
Vergennes Opera House
Directed by Melonie Bone

Tickets: Vergennes Opera House, Classic Stitching (in Vergennes), and online at www.vergennesoperahouse.org

A comedy in two acts, Neil Simon’s RUMORS will have you rolling with laughter! Find out what becomes of four high society couples during a dinner party gone wrong.

Four couples arrive at the townhouse of New York City’s deputy mayor and his wife to attend a party celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary. However, the guests soon discover that there are no servants, the hostess is missing, and the deputy mayor has shot himself in the head (it’s just a flesh wound). Comic complications arise when the guests decide to do everything possible to conceal the evening’s events from the local police.

The cast features: Chris Evans, Paige Feeser, Dora Greven, Mike Lynch, John Montgomery, Richard Reed, Jay Stetzel, Brian Torstenson, Melinda Umezaki, and Hannah Weisman.

This production contains adult language that may not be suitable for young audiences.

Join us for open audition for our fall production of Rumors by Neil Simon.

Where: Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St, Vergennes, VT
When: 7-9 p.m. on August 8 & 9

Production Dates: October 13-15 and 20-23

Four couples arrive at the townhouse of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife to attend a party celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary. However, the four couples soon discover that there are no servants, the hostess is missing, and the deputy mayor has shot himself in the head (it’s only a flesh wound). Comic complications arise when, given everyone’s upper-class status, they decide they need to do everything possible to conceal the evening’s events from the local police and the media.

Characters:

Chris Gorman: Female; Upper middle class and high strung
Ken Gorman: Male; Professional, well groomed and high strung
Claire Ganz: Female; Yuppy-ish Westchester housewife type
Lenny Ganz: Male; not the smartest, but very likable
Cookie Cusack: Female; Gaudy dresser, very dramatic, physical comedy
Ernie Cusack: Male; Brow-beaten business man
Cassie Cooper: Female; Very dry, caustic sense of humor
Glen Cooper: Male; Just wants everyone to be happy
Officer Welch: Male; Imposing burly type
Office Pudney: Female; No-nonsense type

If you would rather work behind the scenes than on stage, we would love your help with sound or with props. Come talk to us at auditions or contact Melinda at info@littlecityplayers.org.

By Matthew Burnett, based on the novel by Thornton Wilder
8 p.m., April 7-9 and 15-16
2 p.m., April 16
$12 General Admission/$10 Students and Seniors
Tickets are available at the Vergennes Opera House, Classic Stitching, and online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/165810.

It is the spring of 1926. Thirty-year old Theophilus North quits his teaching post in New Jersey and embarks on a quest for fun, adventure, and his place in the world. His used car breaks down in Newport, Rhode Island, and he is stranded in this city of renowned wealth. Theophilus becomes involved in the lives and troubles of Newport’s residents and is changed by the lessons he learns from them.

Jeffrey Fox directs the cast that features Jay Stetzel as Theophilus North. The ensemble also includes includes Eileen Corcoran, Rob Demic, Josie Fox, Morgan Ingethron, Tom Noble, Mack Roark, Blythe Usher, and Hannah Weisman.

Join us for auditions at the Vergennes Opera House from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19 and Thursday, January 20. Find information about our production and selected readings for auditions at https://sites.google.com/site/lcptheophilusnorth/home/cast-of-characters.

Performance dates: April 7-9 and 14-16.
Please email info@littlecityplayers.org or call (802) 870-6677 for more information.

Little City Players will host a party at the Vergennes Opera House from 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, January 15. We will have a cash bar, snacks, door prizes, and a silent auction. Come join us for a casual, family-friendly evening, get information about our upcoming production of Theophilus North, and find out how you can be involved with Little City Players.

Email info@littlecityplayers.org or call (802) 870-6677 for more information.

Join us for the Little City Players’ production of Matthew Burnett’s Theophilus North, based on the novel by Thornton Wilder! We need actors and folks to help out behind the scenes.

It is the spring of 1926. Thirty year old Theophilus North quits his teaching post in New Jersey and embarks on a quest for fun, adventure and his place in the world. His used car breaks down in Newport, Rhode Island, and he is stranded in this city of renowned wealth. Theophilus becomes involved in the lives and troubles of Newport’s residents and is changed by the lessons he learns through them.

Performance dates: April 7-9 and 14-16.
Please email info@littlecityplayers.org or call (802) 870-6677 for more information.

The Little City Players proudly present our fall production of The Wind in the Willows based on the Kenneth Grahame’s beloved, whimsical novel. This original, non-musical adaptation follows the adventures of friends Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad along the River, through the Wild Wood and beyond.

Performances at 8 p.m., October 14-16 & 22-23, 2010 and at 2 p.m., October 17 & 24, 2010. Tickets are $12 general admission, $6 children 8 & under and are available at Classic Stitching in Vergennes or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.