SNEAK PEEK at Moon Over Buffalo
Kicking off PPF’s 20th season, Jayne Victor directs Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. On stage October 6 thru October 21 at the James Lee Community Center Theater. This outrageously funny cast is simply attacking this play. This early collection of rehearsal photos from Moon Over Buffalo shows the passion, the energy and the humor this great cast put into even the earliest of rehearsals.
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AT MOON OVER BUFFALO***
Ken Ludwig’s hilarious comedy Moon Over Buffalo opens the Providence Players 20th Anniversary Season on October 6th at the James Lee Community Center Theater in Falls Church. This fast-paced comedy is set in the Erlanger Theatre in Buffalo in 1953. Charlotte and George Hay are on tour with a repertory consisting of Cyrano de Bergerac and Noel Coward’s Private Lives, when they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee. Mistaken identities, outrageous plot twists, slapstick comedy and a slew of self-obsessed performers desperately try to keep things from (hilariously) falling apart.
The Providence Players of Fairfax (PPF), is an award winning, all volunteer, non-profit community theater troupe serving Northern Virginia and the DC Metropolitan area. The production runs from October 6 through October 21 at the James Lee Community Center Theater at 2855 Annandale Road in Falls Church.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
October 6-21
Sunday Matinees 2:00pm
October 8 & 15
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Location: James Lee Community Center Theater, 2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
Ticket Information:
Adults $20 Seniors (62+)/Students $17
All Seating is Reserved
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Moon Over Buffalo Cast
Michael Donahue as George Hay, a traveling actor.
Maria Watson* as Charlotte Hay, George’s wife and actress in his company.
Jenny Madorsky as Rosalind, The Hay’s daughter, who left the stage to lead a “normal” life.
Scott Stofko* as Howard, a TV weatherman and Rosalind’s fiancé.
Chuck O’Toole* as Paul, stage manager for George’s company, and Rosalind’s ex-fiancé.
Robey Manno as Ethel, Charlotte’s nearly-deaf mother.
Eric Trumbull* as Richard, a love-sick lawyer who is courting Charlotte.
Jaclyn Robertson* as Eileen, an actress in George’s company who was George’s “one-night stand.”
*Providence Players debut
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Become a season ticket holder for significant savings off the single show ticket price. Season tickets are convenient and flexible. Choose which performance you wish to attend from any of 10 performances, including two Sunday matinees or Thursday evening performances. Choose early for the best seat selection or choose when you know when you want to go. Need to change the performance date later? We will help you make changes if you need to attend a different performance even after you have made your reservation. Holiday show tickets for The Phantom Tollbooth, based on the children’s classic and terrific for the entire family, are available as an additional item. The season runs from October 2017 to June 2018.
Moon Over Buffalo
By Ken Ludwig
Directed by Jayne L. Victor
From the master of period-perfect farce, Ken Ludwig, this fast-paced comedy is set in the Erlanger Theatre in Buffalo in 1953. Charlotte and George Hay are on tour with a repertory consisting of Cyrano de Bergerac and Noel
Coward’s Private Lives, when they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee. Mistaken identities, outrageous plot twists, slapstick comedy and a slew of self-obsessed performers desperately try to keep things from (hilariously) falling apart.
Performance Dates And Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
October 6-21
Sunday Matinees 2:00pm
October 8 & 15
The Phantom Tollbooth
By Susan Nanus
Directed by Chip Gertzog
Based on the Book by Norton Juster Norton Juster’s acclaimed fantasy adventure comes to life onstage! Milo is bored and the Demons of Ignorance keep telling him “If you get the urge to do anything — don’t. It could be dangerous.” To the rescue comes the Phantom Tollbooth! Aided by a trusty timekeeping dog Tock, they meet many memorable characters in the Land of Wisdom on their quest to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason. Based on the classic young adult novel, The Phantom Tollbooth is outstanding entertainment for the whole family.
Co-Produced by Providence Players and The Young Hearts
This special production of a holiday treat will benefit the work of The Young Hearts, a group of amazing teens who raise funds to battle blood cancers and other diseases. Half of all net proceeds from this production will be donated to Young Hearts Foundation in pursuit of their important mission. For the past five years, over $40,000 was generated to support this important cause, and PPF hopes to increase its support in 2017.
Performance Dates And Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
December 8 – 16
Saturday & Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m.
December 9, 10, 16, & 17
The Front Page
By Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Directed by Mike Donahue
The classic comedy set in a 1920s Chicago Criminal Courts press room. Reporter Hildy Johnson wants to break away from journalism and get married, but all that changes when there is a jailbreak and an escaped convict, Earl Williams, falls into the reporter’s hands. Hildy’s daunting challenge now is to get Williams out of the building to a safe place for an interview before rival reporters or trigger-happy policemen discover him. Fast paced, and filled with crisp dialog and sharp humor, this irresistible comedy of both stage and screen fame packs a wallop of nostalgic Americana.
Performance Dates And Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
April 6 – 21
Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m.
April 8 & 15
California Suite
By Neil Simon
Directed by Beth Gilles-Whitehead
Neil Simon’s humorous confection in four separate comedy play-lets with one common thread. Four couples from different cities travel to California over the course of a year and stay in the same Beverly Hills Hotel suite, bringing their problems, anxieties and comic marital dilemmas with them. Simon is at his most humane and compassionate best yet the banter flies fast and furious in this popular comedy. The New York Times said “Mr. Simon is writing at his ebullient best…[He] makes us laugh so effortlessly.”
Performance Dates And Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
June 1 – 16
Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m.
June 3 & 10