Our 2022 Season
September 2022
Dear Playhouse Members, Supporters and Friends,
As fall approaches, and hopefully cooler weather, we are busy preparing our next production for you. Native Gardens will be presented September 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 7:30. We also have Sunday matinees September 11, 18 and 25 at 3 pm. Make your reservations now as some performances are selling out. This is a comedy about generational differences when new neighbors move in next door, plus there seems to be a question about the property line. Come join us for a fun play!
We have just cast our next, and last, show of our 2022 Season, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which will be presented November 4 – 20. This is our musical for the season, so make plans to see it.
We will be announcing our 2023 Season just as soon as royalties and licensing are completed, which should be very soon.
Another reminder that your membership tickets do not continue to 2023 but will expire at the end of this calendar year. If you have extra tickets, invite a friend to join you at the Playhouse.
Please remember we have added yet another way of accepting donations. The Playhouse is now using Give Lively to accept digital donations. You can visit our link here, or text FMCP to 44-321 to receive a link directly to your phone. Through Give Lively we’ll be able to accept bank transfers and credit/debit cards via a one-time donation, or recurring monthly donations for those who wish to support more regularly. All donations will also receive a tax receipt immediately via email. Sharing the link and spreading the word helps us reach more donors who can now seamlessly donate to support the Playhouse. All donations will go to our fund for a new home for FMCP.
Another way to donate is through Amazon Smile, (smile.amazon.com). Just make the Playhouse your charity of choice. Of course, we still accept checks and cash or any other way you’d like to donate to us. Every donation is very appreciated.
See you at the Playhouse,
Martha Ferguson and the Board of Directors
Location:
Fort Mill Community Playhouse
220 Main Street
P.O. Box 354
Fort Mill, SC 29716
Phone: (803) 548-8102
e-mail: admin@FortMillPlayhouse.org
Web: www.fortmillplayhouse.org
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Upcoming Shows
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Music By: Jimmy Roberts
Directed By: Scott Albert
Book and Lyrics By: Joe DiPietro
August 27 – September 19
Evening Performances @ 7:30 pm and Matinees @ 3 pm
*On 18th September Two Performances @ 3 pm and @ 7:30 pm
This show rated “R”
Presented in the form of a series of vignettes that are connected by the central theme of love and relationships, this play is ” Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit”.
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
Written By: Robert Fulghum
Directed By: Susan L. D. Smith
November 05 – November 21
Evening Performances @ 7:30 pm and On November 20, two Performances at 3 PM and @ 7:30 PM
All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten is a funny insightful and heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life. Conceived and Adapted By Ernest Zulia Music and Lyrics by David Caldwell.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinios.
Native Gardens
Written by Karen Zacarias
Directed by Polly Adkins
September 09 – September 25
Evening Performances @ 7:30 pm and Matinees @ 3 pm
Generational neighbors class over boundary lines, fences and long-held beliefs.
Native Gardens
Written by Karen Zacarias
Directed by Polly Adkins
September 09 – September 25
Evening Performances @ 7:30 pm and Matinees @ 3 pm
Generational neighbors class over boundary lines, fences and long-held beliefs.
The 25th Annual Putnam County
SPELLING BEE
Directed By: Scott Albert
Music and Lyrics By: William Rinn
November 4 – November 20
Evening Performances @ 7:30 pm and Matinees @ 3 pm
An eclectic group of sixth-graders arrives at the spelling bee, each eager to win for different reasons. In hilarious, touching, and catchy songs, each speller reveals his/her hopes, struggles, and passions as they make their way through the competition.
Musical Comedy Music and lyrics by William Rinn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss Produced with special arrangement with Music Theatre International .
Ken Ludwig’s THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY
Directed By: Erica Owens
June 3 – June 19
Evening Performances @ 7:30 pm and Matinees @ 3 pm
A tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, this play takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club.
Proof
Written by David Auburn
Directed by Polly Adkins
March 25 – April 10
Evening Performances @ 7:30 pm and Matinees @ 3 pm
Proof is the story of an enigmatic young woman, Catherine, her manipulative sister, their brilliant father and an un unexpected suitor, her father’s former student. All four are pieces of the puzzle in the search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof. David Auburn was awarded the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama with the “both elegant and simple” writing. The show opened on Broadway in 2000 to raves. Adult situations.
Til Beth Do Us Part
Written By: Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten.
Directed By: Ginger Heath
January 28 – February 13
Evening Performances @ 7:30 pm and Matinees @ 3 pm
This is a comedy about marriage and career driven Suzannah needs a lot more help on the home front than she’s getting from her husband. Lately, nurturing his marriage hasn’t been the highest priority for Gibby, but soon he’ll wish it had been when Suzannah hires a new assistant, Beth, who decides, for efficiency’s sake, Gibby must go!
Exit Laughing
Written by David Stern
Directed by Susan L.D. Smith
January 24 – Feb 09
Fri & Sat 7:30 PM / Sun 3:00 PM
What do you do when, after 30 years together for weekly bridge, one of the “girls” inconveniently dies? You “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game, and the wildest, most exciting night of your lives involves a police ride a stripper and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have you’re truly living.
Christmas Reading:
Written by: Lowell Swortzell
December 04 – December 05
On Christmas Eve, 1822, Clement Clarke Moore’s house is not as quiet as a mouse-in fact, everyone is stirring. This is a comedy about Moore authoring the famous poem and how his children saved it for posterity.
Audition Notice
Fort Mill Community Playhouse hosting auditions for its upcoming show
The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee
Directed by Scott Albert
Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Saturday, August 27th, 10pm to 01 pm and
Sunday, August 28th, 01 pm to 04 pm
at
Fort Mill Community Playhouse
220 Main Street Fort Mill, SC 29715
Production dates: November 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19 @ 7:30 and Directed By: Scott Albert The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn , a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups. Chip Tolentino An athletic, social, boy scout and champion of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. C4 - B5 For more information visit us at www.fortmillplayhouse.org Call 803-548-8102 Or E-Mail:admin@FortMillPlayhouse.org
November 6, 13 and 20 @ 3:00 pmList of Characters needed: (must be in high school or older to audition)
Logainne Schwartzandgrunenierre (Schwartzy) Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is driven by internal and external pressure, but above all by a desire to win to make her two fathers proud. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year. A3 - F5
Leaf Coneybear The second runner-up in his district, Leaf gets into the competition on a lark and finds everything about the bee incredibly amusing. He is home-schooled and comes from a large family of former hippies. He has severe Attention Deficit Disorder and spells words correctly while in a trance. A3 - A5
William Barfee A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. His famous "Magic Foot" method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy, bullying personality. He develops a crush on Olive. E4 - B5
Marcy Park A recent transfer from Virginia, Marcy placed ninth in last year's nationals. She speaks six languages, is a member of all-American hockey, a championship rugby player, plays Chopin and Mozart on multiple instruments, sleeps only three hours a night, hides in the bathroom cabinet, and is getting very tired of always winning. She is the poster child for the Over-Achieving Asian, and attends a Catholic school called "Our Lady of Intermittent Sorrows." She is also not allowed to cry. C4 - E5
Olive Ostrovsky A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the bee. Having found comfort in its words and vastness, Olive made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition. She starts enormously shy, and shyly blossoms. B3 - F5
Rona Lisa Peretti The number-one realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam County Spelling Bee Champion herself, and the returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children, but she can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Vice Principal Panch and his feelings for her. Her interest in the competition is unflagging and drives it forward. B3 - F5
Douglas Panch The Vice Principle. Frustrated with his life, he finds the drive of the young spellers alien to him. After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch returns as judge. There was an "incident" at the Twentieth Annual Bee, but he claims to be in "a better place" now, thanks to a high-fiber diet and Jungian analysis. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections.
Mitch Mahoney The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students. He has no idea how to offer comfort, but does find himself wishing he could find a way to make the kids feel better. E4 - A5
Please come to auditions with a headshot, or recent photo, and your acting experience.
Over The Counter Improv
Presents
The “Back to School”
improv show
Saturday, August 20th, from 8:00pm – 9:30pm
Join us for one of the most popular shows of the year
It’s time to make us relive those cool, weird, and awkward moments such as driver’s ed, getting your braces off, skipping class, or whatever comes to your imagination.
And as an added bonus, the opening act for the night will be our Level 1 graduating improv group.
Here is the link to purchase tickets or use the QR code shown
Tickets: $11.00 Advance $15.00 at Door
Tickets: school2022.eventbrite.com
Scan QR code to purchase
tickets now
Location:
Fort Mill Community Playhouse
220 Main Street
P.O. Box 354
Fort Mill, SC 29716
Phone: (803) 548-8102
e-mail: admin@FortMillPlayhouse.org
Web: www.fortmillplayhouse.org
Audition Notice
Fort Mill Community Playhouse hosting auditions for its upcoming show
EXIT LAUGHING
On Sunday, December 8th , 6:30 pm &
Tuesday, December 10th , 6:30 pm
**(Rehearsals begin December 12 th )
Exit Laughing
Production dates:
January 24, 25, 26, 31, February 1, 2, 7, 8 (2 shows) and 9, 2020
Comedy By : Paul Elliott
Directed By: Susan L.D. Smith
Produced By: Special Arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., of Woodstock, Illinois.
Fort Mill Community Playhouse
220 Main Street Fort Mill, SC 29715
Synopsis:
When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night with the girls, what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? You “borrow” the ashes for one last card game and the wildest, most exciting night of your lives and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you’re truly living.
Three’s A Crowd
Presents
The BACK TO SCHOOL
improv show
Saturday, August 24th 2019, 8 PM – 9:47 PM
The BACK TO SCHOOL
Along with The Canterbury Tales, The Grapes of Wrath, and Wuthering Heights, come three classics written by the greatest authors of our time. Whether your child wants to read about pre-mature aging and playing Santa at thirty-five; how to piss everyone off and never find a mate; or, living with leaking (pictures included), these autobiographical novels are sure-fire page turners for your high school student.
Come see the three authors hit the stage for their annual Back to School show.
Tickets are 8.00 in advance; 10.00 at the door. Click here to purchase your tickets in advance: tacauthors.eventbrite.com
Location
Fort Mill Community Playhouse
220 Main Street
Fort Mill, SC 29715
Tree’s A Crowd
Dec, 14th 8pm – 9:47pm
RECESS
Dec, 21st 8pm – 9:47pm
TAC for the holidays
In 2014 Madison (our daughter) was in the 7th grade and still fully believed in Santa. How could this happen? The kids in school had told her Santa wasn’t real. It seems Madison had equated Jesus and Santa together. To her, you couldn’t see either one of them and that meant complete faith in both. And apparently, Santa may have died for our sins!
So on Christmas night that year, Kelly told her the truth: “Mommy” is Santa.
Madison cried for hours. At times she was almost inconsolable. Around midnight,
she finally calmed down, relaxed, and after we explained everything, she went to bed
with a new understanding of the spirit of Christmas. She was going to be fine.
But at two in the morning Madison came in our room and said in a defeated tone,
“That…that means the Easter Bunny isn’t real”, then she paused for a second, fell
face first on our bed, and said, “Oh god, the tooth fairy is fake too”.
Later that morning she did crack a smile and say, “At least Mermaids are good”.
Fast forward to 2019 and Madison is a well-adjusted teen with no residual effects
from that “scarring” moment in 2014. Although now she hates the
Holidays, scoffs at the mall Santa, and is a devout atheist.
Madison will play her clarinet at both shows in December!! Come a little early
(7:15pm) see the atheist get her groove on!
Location
Fort Mill Community Playhouse
220 Main Street
Fort Mill, SC 29715
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