County Players at the Falls Theatre

AN IDEAL HUSBAND – FINAL PERFORMANCES 2/23 & 2/24

AN IDEAL HUSBAND
By OSCAR WILDE
Directed by MICHAEL J. FROHNHOEFER

FEBRUARY 2024
Fri & Sat 8pm | Feb 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24
Sun Matinee 2pm | Feb 18
Sat Matinee 2pm | Feb 24

This witty and still topical play brings an act of political sin into the heart of the English home. An ambitious government minister, Sir Robert Chiltern’s smooth ascent to the top seems assured until Mrs. Cheveley appears in London with damning proof of his previous financial chicanery.

 

 

 

 

“Every man of ambition has to fight his century with its own weapons.”
CHILTERN, AN IDEAL HUSBAND

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July 2024
Fri & Sat 8pm | July 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20
Sun Matinee 2pm | July 14
Sat Matinee 2pm | July 20

Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
By Kate Hamill
Adapted from the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed by Parker Reed

Madcap Modern Mystery | Main Stage
Cheerfully desecrating the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Think you know your Sherlock Holmes? Kate Hamill’s fast-moving, madcap, modern reboot is a fast-paced romp that re-examines the classic adventure stories you love with a bold new female lens. Join the world’s greatest iconic crime-fighting duo as they investigate nefarious scandals and interrogate sexy villains. So much fun, it’s criminal!

Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2B is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com

September 2024
Fri & Sat 8pm | Sept 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21
Sun Matinee 2pm | Sept 15
Sat Matinee 2pm | Sept 21

Incorruptible
By Michael Hollinger
Directed by Kit Colbourn

DARK Comedy | Main Stage
A dark comedy about the dark ages.

Welcome to Priseaux, France, c. 1250 A.D.

The river flooded again. The chandler’s shop just burned to the ground. Nobody’s heard of the wheelbarrow yet. And St. Foy, the patron of the local monastery, hasn’t worked a miracle in thirteen years. In other words, the Dark Ages still look dark. All eyes turn to the Pope, whose promised visit will surely encourage other pilgrims to make the trek and restore the abbey to its former glory. That is, until a rival church claims to possess the relics of St. Foy—and their bones are working miracles. All seems lost until the destitute monks take a lesson from a larcenous one-eyed minstrel, who teaches them an outrageous new way to pay old debts.

Incorruptible is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. dramatists.com

 

OCTOBER 4 & 5, 2024
Fri 8pm & Sat 2pm

Eleanor
By Mark St. Germain
Directed by Jeffery Battersby

One-woman biographical drama | CP2 Mini Festival
An absorbing, thoughtful portrait.

This one-woman show brings to life Eleanor Roosevelt, the most influential First Lady the world has ever seen. From her “Ugly Duckling” upbringing to her unorthodox marriage to Franklin, Eleanor puts her controversial life, loves and passions on the stage.

Eleanor is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com

OCTOBER 5 & 6, 2024
Sat 8pm & Sun 2pm

Underneath the Lintel
By Glen Gerber
Directed by Christine Crawfis

One-person mysterious adventure | CP2 Mini Festival
An impressive presentation of lovely evidences.

When a reclusive librarian discovers a 113-year overdue book in the night slot, curiosity compels him to pursue the borrower. His search for answers leads to a worldwide, whirlwind journey, where he discovers instead the great mysteries of humanity.

Underneath The Lintel is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc. broadwayplaypublishing.com

 

November 2024
Fri & Sat 8pm | Nov 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23
Sun Matinee 2pm | Nov 17
Sat Matinee 2pm | Nov 23

Perfect Arrangement
By Topher Payne
Directed by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga

A comic tale of closeted lives.
Contemporary Comedy | Main Stage

It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. There’s just one problem: both Bob and Norma are involved in a carefully constructed cover-up.

Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the gay rights movement, Perfect Arrangement merges madcap sitcom-style laughs with provocative drama as two U.S. State Department employees struggle to maintain their cover – and their sanity – in mid-century America.

Perfect Arrangement is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals, on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

 

DECEMBER 6 & 7, 2024
Fri 8pm & Sat 2pm

Babel
By Jacqueline Goldfinger
Directed by Michael J. Frohnhoefer

Dark Comedy | CP2 Mini Festival
A funny, and at times terrifying vision of a future.

Set in the near future, two couples are having trouble getting pregnant and the lengths they go to in order to have a baby raises the specter of eugenics, explores the societal value of a baby, and asks us what we are willing to risk for love.

Babel is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com

DECEMBER 7 & 8, 2024
Sat 8pm & Sun 2pm

Marjorie Prime
By Jordan Harrison
Directed by Cynthia Topps

A science fiction thriller | CP2 Mini Festival
Clever in concept, alive with humor, and terribly haunting.

It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance? In this richly spare play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity.

Marjorie Prime is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

 

February 2025
Fri & Sat 8pm | Feb 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22
Sun Matinee 2pm | Feb 16
Sat Matinee 2pm | Feb 22

Into the Breeches
By George Brant
Directed by Christine Crawfis

A laugh out loud comedy | Main Stage
Delicious celebration of love, art, and community.

That time-honored adage, “The Show Must Go On,” takes on new meaning in this endearing and moving comedy set at a small theater in Wappingers Falls, NY in 1942. With the actors and director off at war, a group of passionate women face the daunting challenge of preserving the theatre’s reputation for mounting outstanding Shakespearean productions. Crammed with laughs and an abundance of visual humor, their fierce determination and unbridled enthusiasm will have audiences cheering as they prove that art and community triumph, even in times of peril.

Into The Breeches is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

 

MARCH 7 & 8, 2025
Fri 8pm & Sat 2pm

WITCH
By Jen Silverman
Directed by Kit Colbourn

A fable for our times | CP2 Mini Festival
Utterly spellbinding.

A charming devil arrives in a quiet village to bargain for the souls of its residents.Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a “witch,” but her soul is not so easily bought. Unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed. An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.

Witch is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

MARCH 8 & 9, 2025
Sat 8pm & Sun 2pm

THE BURDENS
By Matt Schatz
Directed by Matt Andrews

Dark, family comedy | CP2 Mini Festival
A contemporary play with multi-generational themes and a wicked sense of humor.

Adult siblings Mordy and Jane have a problem. Their centenarian grandfather is an emotional and financial burden on the family, and he just won’t die. Scheming almost entirely via text messages, the siblings hatch an outrageous plan to relieve themselves of their family’s burdens and their own.

The Burdens is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com

May 2025
Fri & Sat 8pm | May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17
Sun Matinee 2pm | May 11, 18
Sat Matinee 2pm | May 17

BIG FISH
Book by John August
Music and Lyrics by Andrew LIPPA
Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace
Columbia Motion Picture written by John August
Directed by Michael J. Frohnhoefer

A Larger-than-life MusicaL | Main Stage
Dream Bigger! A Father’s Story. A Son’s Journey. Life’s Epic Adventure.

A fantastical musical adventure inspired by a father’s incredible stories. Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish tells the story of Edward Bloom, a charming traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest, and then some. Overflowing with heart and humor, Big Fish is the extraordinary story that reminds us why we love going to the theatre.

Big Fish is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com

A buoyant feel-good show for the whole family.

 

SEASON 67 is sponsored by Hudson Valley Credit Union

 

 

 

 

 

CP2 Readers Theatre Auditions – January 21 at 1pm & 3pm

CP2 Auditions

CP2 Mini–Festival Auditions

CP2 Readers Theatre offers an exciting opportunity for actors, directors, and audience members to experience theater in a fresh way, with full dramatic readings of selected plays. No costumes, no sets, no props, and the actors perform with scripts in hand. These shows are an incredible opportunity to experience great theater stripped to its essence: the playwright’s words.

CP2 is sponsored by Powerhouse Theater and Stewarts Shops. 

 

 

 

 

 

CP2-AUDITION-FORM

 

AUDITION DATE: January 21, 2024 at 1pm

MARCH 8 & 9, 2024
Fri 8pm & Sat 2pm

PHOTOGRAPH 51
By ANNA ZIEGLER
Directed by KIT COLBOURN

Rosalind Franklin was a gifted research scientist who was part of the race to uncover the secrets of DNA in the 1950s. Her more famous contemporaries Watson and Crick took all the kudos for the discovery of the molecule’s double helix structure, yet it was Franklin’s skill with X-ray diffraction that first uncovered what’s called “the secret of life.”

SIDES:

Rosalind Monologue

Rosalind – Wilkins

Rosalind – Gosling

Rosalind – Caspar

Crick – Watson – Wilkins

Caspar Monologue

Photograph 51 is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. dramatists.com

Character Breakdown:

Rosalind Franklin – 30’s, a Jewish British scientist. Straightforward and matter-of-fact. Is fully aware of her gifts and intelligence. A woman in a man’s world.

Maurice Wilkins – 30’s-40’s, a British scientist. A bit stiff and formal. Challenges Rosalind. Admires her, but within the constraints of current societal norms.

Ray Gosling – 20’s, a British scientist. Honest and “green.” Earnest and awkward.

Don Caspar – 20’s-30’s, a Jewish American scientist. Open and affable.

James Watson – Early 20’s. Self confident, ambitious, presumptuous. Is never wrong.

Francis Crick – 30’s-40’s, a British scientist, a bit stiff and formal, yet caring, philosophical.

The play takes place in Britain with British characters, so accents are strongly encouraged. But some sort of “mid Atlantic” compromise may work as well if it becomes necessary.

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AUDITION DATE: January 21, 2024 at 3pm

MARCH 9 & 10, 2024
Sat 8pm & Sun 2pm

SILENT SKY
By LAUREN GUNDERSON
Directed by CHRISTINE CRAWFIS

A decade before women gained the right to vote, Henrietta Leavitt and her fellow women “computers” transformed the science of astronomy. While at the Harvard Observatory, Leavitt found 2,400 new variable stars and made important discoveries about their fluctuating brightness, enabling fellow scientists to map the Milky Way and beyond.

Silent Sky, the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

All roles are available:

HENRIETTA LEAVITT (F, 30-40): Brilliant, determined, a dreamer, hard of hearing (wears a period hearing aid), has never much cared for the “status quo.”

MARGARET LEAVITT (F, 25 – 35): A homebody, genuine, sweet-natured, realist. (Ability to sing a plus.).

PETER SHAW (M, 30 – 40): The head astronomer’s apprentice, reserved, his views have never really been challenged prior to the events of the play. He is in love with Henrietta, as she is with him.

ANNIE CANNON (F, 40 – 50): A leader, tough, sure, grows into a firebrand for the suffrage movement;

WILLIAMINA FLEMING (F, 45 – 60): Scottish, intelligent, witty, warm and outgoing, the first of her kind, smart as a whip and fun. (Role requires a Scottish Accent)

Ages given are playable ages, actors need not specifically fit the given age to audition

Silent Sky is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists PlayService collection. dramatists.com