2019-2020 Season Announced

A NICE FAMILY GATHERING
July 26-Aug 3
A comedy by Phil Olson
Directed by Jeff Carter

The last thing this dysfunctional family needs is a regretful ghost!

It’s the first family gathering since Dad died, and he’s come back as a ghost on a mission; to tell his wife he loved her (something he failed to do during their 41 year marriage. The problem is, she can’t hear or see him–and she has a date for dinner!

A NICE FAMILY GATHERING is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

THE BEST MAN
October 18-26
A political drama by Gore Vidal
Directed by Jim Waldfogle

A contentious presidential primary—who could imagine?

It’s a bruising presidential primary battle, full of dark secrets and blackmail, between a man of principle and a young street fighter, egged on by an incumbent bent on playing king-maker. Who will come out on top?

THE BEST MAN is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York

WEEKEND COMEDY
December 12-14
By Jeanne Bobrick and Sam Bobrick
Directed by Steve Phelan

Two couples, two generations, one cabin…

A generational collision between two couples who’ve been double-booked into a weekend vacation rental provides laughter and a perceptive look at aging, marriage, and happiness.

WEEKEND COMEDY is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

HONK!
February 14-22, 2020
Lyric and Book by Anthony Drewe
Directed by Liz Ingram

This family friendly musical will wing its way into your heart!

A family-friendly, musical version of THE UGLY DUCKLING. Winner of the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical,

HONK! is presented by special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI)

WRONG WINDOW
May 1-9, 2020
A comedy by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
Directed by Alan Kootsher

How much Hitchcock can you pack into one comedy?

This parody of Alfred Hitchcock’s REAR WINDOW features mystery, slapstick, and a ton of laughs, as our heroes try to prove their neighbor did away with his wife.

WRONG WINDOW is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Beechmont Players is one of Cincinnati’s oldest community theatre groups, opening its doors in 1959 to provide quality community entertainment to the Anderson area. Beechmont Players is the Arts Organization in Residence at the gorgeous, state-of-the-art Anderson Center, which provides a breathtaking showcase for Beechmont Players’ award-winning productions.

Big News from BPI…

At the quarterly Beechmont Players membership meeting this Wednesday, February 20, we will announce the five shows for the 2019-20 season, and you’ll have a chance to meet the directors and ask them about the shows. In addition, we’ll be breaking an announcement about a scheduling change for the upcoming year. Come on over to the Anderson Center at 7:30, and be the first to hear.

Audition cancelled – Over the Tavern

Tonight’s additional audition opportunity for Beechmont Players production of Over the Tavern has been cancelled.

There will be an additional audition opportunity sometime over the next few weekends. If interested, email the director, Richard, at richardjoseph@gmail.com with your availability for the coming weekends.

Thanks!

Additional night added for Over the Tavern auditions

Due to inclement weather this weekend, an additional audition for Over the Tavern is scheduled for Wednesday, January 16. Auditionees are asked to arrive by 7P.

If you plan to audition on 1/16, please email the director Richard Zenk @ richardjoseph@gmail.com and list the role you are auditioning for. Auditions will be held at Cherry Grove United Methodist Church, 1428 Eight Mile Road.

You can read the play for free after registering with Playscripts.

Rehearsals begin in late March and will be scheduled weekday evenings and weekend afternoons at Cherry Grove United Methodist Church. Performances will be held at the Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45230, from May 3 to 11, 2019.

RUDY: 12 years old. He is a bright, curious young man with an active imagination. He seems to ask all the wrong questions causing everyone loads of trouble. His questions and remarks always come from his innocence, honesty and sometimes, frustration.

SISTER CLARISSA: 50–70 Like any good nun of the era she has a steady (and strong!) hand for disciplining young soldiers for Christ. Reveals her true love for children in the play’s critical moment.

GEORGIE: 13 years old. Though cognitively disabled, he possesses a jubilant spirit and an enthusiasm for each of his family members. Everyone should be careful what they say around him because he’s a little sponge who soaks up everything and sometimes repeats it.

EDDIE: 15 years old. Typical swaggering teenage boy. Loves his family but wouldn’t be caught dead admitting it. Hides his sweet nature under a tough guy demeanor. He is fixated on girls, girlie magazines and any impure thoughts that inevitably come with both.

ANNIE: 16 years old. She may be the oldest child but has no more figured out than her siblings. She’s somewhat shy and insecure and just wants a boy to like her. Though she doesn’t always say much it’s obvious there seems to be a lot stirring beneath her shy exterior.

CHET: The Dad. 40-50 years old. He has a hard time making ends meet and supporting his family. This sometimes makes him very frustrated, putting him at a distance from the family he loves.

ELLEN: The Mom. 35-45 years old. With great humor, energy, patience and love, she holds her family together. Though at times tired and weary, she can still summon the zest to dance a late night polka in the kitchen with her husband. And she’s feisty enough to snap a nun’s ruler in two when her kid is being threatened.

The director highly recommends that you prepare the following excerpts for your audition:

SISTER:
Act I Scene 1: “This is Mother….Baby Ruth.”
Act I Scene 1:SISTER: “Why can’t you learn your catechism…” to SISTER: “..in front of that crucfix.”
Act I Scene 7: SISTER: “Stand up, young man.” to SISTER: “…but it is up to you.” Skip Annie and Rudy lines.
Act II, Scene 3: SISTER: “I even demonstrated…your little bandaged hand.”

RUDY:
Act I Scene 1: SISTER: “Why can’t you learn your catechism…” to SISTER: “..in front of that crucfix.”
Act I, Scene 2: RUDY: “Please, please…Thank you.”
Act I, Scene 3: RUDY: “I know…Georgie sit.” to RUDY: “..When did I say this?”
Act I, Scene 7: EDDIE: “I drew a picture…” to EDDIE: “What?!”

CHET:
Act I, Scene 3: CHET: “So I started telling him…I”d been up on murder charges.”
Act I, Scene 3: ELLEN: Yes, you see, you and I decided…” to CHET: “…we live on beans and baloney.”
Act I, Scene 5: ELLEN: “I’m getting too old for this.” to ELLEN: “…like Rudy. Come here.”
Act I Scene 7: SISTER: “Stand up, young man.” to SISTER: “…but it is up to you.” Skip Annie and Rudy lines.

ELLEN:
Act I, Scene 3: ELLEN: “None of that junk.” to ELLEN: “So be a good boy.”
Act I, Scene 3: ANNIE: “Hi. No, no..” to ANNIE: “I think it looks pretty.” Skip Rudy line.
Act I, Scene 3: ELLEN: Yes, you see, you and I decided…” to CHET: “…we live on beans and baloney.”
Act I, Scene 5: ELLEN: “I’m getting too old for this.” to ELLEN: “…like Rudy. Come here.”
Act I Scene 7: SISTER: “Stand up, young man.” to SISTER: “…but it is up to you.” Skip Annie and Rudy lines.
Act II, Scene 1: ANNIE: “The other day…” to ANNIE: “..”I swear.”

GEORGIE:
Act I, Scene 3: ELLEN: “None of that junk.” to ELLEN: “So be a good boy.”
Act I, Scene 3: RUDY: “I know…Georgie sit.” to RUDY: “..When did I say this?”

EDDIE:
Act I, Scene 7: EDDIE: “I drew a picture…” to EDDIE: “What?!”
Act I, Scene 7: EDDIE: “I’ll clean the stupid….about s-e-x.”

ANNIE:
Act I, Scene 3: ANNIE: “Hi. No, no..” to ANNIE: “I think it looks pretty.” Skip Rudy line.
Act II, Scene 1: ANNIE: “The other day…” to ANNIE: “..”I swear.”

Updated Audition Info: Over the Tavern

Beechmont Players and director Richard Zenk will be holding auditions for Over the Tavern by Tom Dudzik.

Auditions will be held at Cherry Grove United Methodist Church, 1428 Eight Mile Road on Saturday, January 12 from 1-3P and Sunday, January 13 from 1-3P. Call backs will be Saturday, January 19 from 1-3P or Sunday, January 20 from 1-3P at the same location. Auditionees are asked to arrive by the start time of the audition.

The director is looking actors that look and can act the characters’ ages.

RUDY PAZINSKI: 12 years old. He is a bright, curious young man with an active imagination. He seems to ask all the wrong questions causing everyone loads of trouble. His questions and remarks always come from his innocence, honesty and sometimes, frustration.

GEORGIE PAZINSKI: 13 years old. Though cognitively disabled, he possesses a jubilant spirit and an enthusiasm for each of his family members. Everyone should be careful what they say around him because he’s a little sponge who soaks up everything and sometimes repeats it.

EDDIE PAZINSKI: 15 years old. Typical swaggering teenage boy. Loves his family but wouldn’t be caught dead admitting it. Hides his sweet nature under a tough guy demeanor. He is fixated on girls, girlie magazines and any impure thoughts that inevitably come with both.

ANNIE PAZINSKI: 16 years old. She may be the oldest child but has no more figured out than her siblings. She’s somewhat shy and insecure and just wants a boy to like her. Though she doesn’t always say much it’s obvious there seems to be a lot stirring beneath her shy exterior.

CHET PAZINSKI: The Dad. 40-50 years old. He has a hard time making ends meet and supporting his family. This sometimes makes him very frustrated, putting him at a distance from the family he loves.

ELLEN PAZINSKI: The Mom. 35-45 years old. With great humor, energy, patience and love, she holds her family together. Though at times tired and weary, she can still summon the zest to dance a late night polka in the kitchen with her husband. And she’s feisty enough to snap a nun’s ruler in two when her kid is being threatened.

SISTER CLARISSA: 50–60-ish. Like any good nun of the era she has a steady (and strong!) hand for disciplining young soldiers for Christ. Reveals her true love for children in the play’s critical moment.

You can read the play for free after registering at https://www.playscripts.com/play/1070.