by By Jacqueline Goldfinger
Directed by Michael J. Frohnhoefer
Sat Matinee 2pm | Sat 12/7
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
Quirky characters, quippy dialogue, and the startling collision between the goofy and the deadly serious.The Philadelphia Inquirer
CP2 Readers Theatre is an exciting series at County Players which offers an opportunity for actors, directors, and audience members to experience theater in a fresh way: selected plays with full dramatic readings, 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.
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WHO’S WHO:
CAST (in alphabetical order)
is excited to be working once again with County Players. She is a middle school math teacher whose hobbies are hiking at the Mohonk Preserve and solving puzzles. Two of her favorite high school acting credits include Grease (MISS LYNCH) and Catch Me if You Can (CATHERINE). After a 25-year hiatus, she returned to acting in the 90 Miles Off Broadway production of Jane Eyre: The Musical (MARY/ENSEMBLE). Since then, she has performed with 90 Miles Theatre Company in The Witches (MRS. JENKINS/TREEHOUSE WITCH), Annie Warbucks (MRS. CLARK), and Misery (ANNIE WILKES) and with County Players in Incorruptible (AGATHA). Heather is grateful for her family and friends for their continuous support and encouragement.
is grateful for the opportunity to help bring this production of Babel to life. His selected previous performance credits include, for County Players: Photograph 51 and An Ideal Husband; for 90 Miles Theatre Co.: Gypsy and Annie Warbucks; for Oswego Opera Theatre: The Mikado; for Hudson Valley Conservatory: Grease, The Wizard of Oz, The Odd Couple, Romeo & Juliet, and Much Ado About Nothing; for Wallkill Panther Players: The Addams Family. Keller has studied theatre and music for a majority of his life, and has always found great joy in it. He earned his B.A. in Theatre History and Criticism from the State University of New York at Oswego in 2020, and is affiliated with Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA). Aside from his dramaturgical work, he currently works in education, and continues to support the Panther Players Drama Club, now as an Assistant Director.
is delighted to be back at County Players to share this moving story. She is a Hudson Valley transplant from Texas where she studied performance. Her County Players credits include An Ideal Husband (MABEL CHILTERN). Some of her favorite roles include The Importance of Being Earnest (GWENDOLYN FAIRFAX) at Cornerstone Theatre, A Murder is Announced (JULIA SIMMONS) at Creative Theater – Muddy Water Players, Pride and Prejudice (LYDIA BENNET) at Stolen Shakespeare Guild, Avenue Q (BAD IDEA BEAR), The Hostage (MISS GILCHRIST), Smokefall (BEAUTY), and Tartuffe (ELMIRE) at Theatre Wesleyan. She would like to thank her parents and William for their love and support, and Michael, Keller, Carli, Heather, and Julie for all of their hard work and for making the show a fun and amazing experience.
is a local Hudson Valley actor making her way back on stage after a few years hiatus. She has worked on many new works, including with her former company, Hit the Lights! Theatre Co., PEP Productions in Newburgh, and at Fringe festivals around the world. Other career highlights include: Living Dead in Denmark (JULIET), Macbeth (LADY MACDUFF), Pup Play (LITTLE SISTER), Obligatory Scene (VIVEY), Execution of Justice (MILK’S FRIEND), Anatomy of Gray (JUNE), and The Shapes We Make with Our Bodies (HONEY). Carli is an alum of the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music Acting program and has trained at The O’Neill Center, the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, as well as with Per Brahe and Slava Kokorin in Bali, Indonesia. “Huge thanks to Cate for the enthusiastic encouragement (and flexibility) in this time of readjustment.” County Player debut!
is thrilled to return to the County Players stage, where she previously appeared in The Half-Life of Marie Curie (MARIE) and The Book of Will (BOY HAMLET/ELIZABETH CONDELL/MARCUS/MARCELLUS). Other credits include Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (TYBALT) at The Brewster Theater Company. She would like to thank her fellow cast members, director Michael, and the entire production team for their extraordinary dedication and talent!
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(Jamie)
(Ann)
(Renee)
(Narrator)
CREW
DYLAN PARKIN [he/him/his] (Production Manager) is so excited to be a part of this great production team! He started volunteering at County Players in 2017 and has since been involved in over a dozen productions. Local credits also include productions at The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, New Deal Creative Arts Center, Howl Playwrights, and ArtsWestchester. Dylan holds a bachelor’s degree in Food Science from the Culinary Institute of America and works as a Food Scientist for a baked goods manufacturer in Yonkers, NY. He also serves on the County Players Board of Governors.
JEFFERY BATTERSBY (Stage Manager) has worked in several County Players productions both on-stage and off-stage, including stints as stage manager for Prelude to a Kiss, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Our Town, and You Can’t Take It with You, as well as sound design for Seven Keys to Baldpate, Uncanny Valley, and Grand Concourse. As always, love and thanks go to his family and friends. “I am grateful for you all.”
MARK WEGLINSKI (Sound & Light Designer) is an Emmy Award winning Hudson Valley native and audio engineer professionally credited with the live television musicals Annie, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hairspray, The WIZ, Peter Pan, and Sound of Music LIVE! (NBC), and A Christmas Story LIVE! (FOX). Additional shows include Great Performances for WNET-PBS and BroadwayHD.com, Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series (ABC), CMT Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, The 77th Tony Awards (CBS), plus live coverage of the State of the Union and this year’s political conventions and debates for ABC and NewsNation. Local credits include numerous productions at County Players, The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, and Marist College. Mark is a member of the County Players Board of Governors and would like to thank the patrons, performers, and personnel for choosing to make time and space in their lives for the collaborative art of theatre. verylimitedproductions.com
CREATIVE TEAM & PRODUCTION CREW
- Publicity/Marketing/Ads
- Thomas G. Byrne, Christine Crawfis, Stacy Greenspan, Joe Pettignano, David J. Ringwood
- Production and Publicity Photography
- Louisa Vilardi
- Postcards/Programs/Brochure
- Thomas G. Byrne, Christine Crawfis, Stacy Greenspan, Louisa Vilardi, Joe Pettignano
- Box Office
- Julie Eads Woolley, Laurie Brown, Jody Coleman, Dylan Parkin
- House Manager.
- Jenn Propfe
Information in “Who’s Who” is provided by those listed. Any opinions expressed are of the players and not necessarily of County Players.
Just for Testing
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by By Jacqueline Goldfinger
This show is a Play
This show is a Comedy
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CAST (in alphabetical order)
is excited to be working once again with County Players. She is a middle school math teacher whose hobbies are hiking at the Mohonk Preserve and solving puzzles. Two of her favorite high school acting credits include Grease (MISS LYNCH) and Catch Me if You Can (CATHERINE). After a 25-year hiatus, she returned to acting in the 90 Miles Off Broadway production of Jane Eyre: The Musical (MARY/ENSEMBLE). Since then, she has performed with 90 Miles Theatre Company in The Witches (MRS. JENKINS/TREEHOUSE WITCH), Annie Warbucks (MRS. CLARK), and Misery (ANNIE WILKES) and with County Players in Incorruptible (AGATHA). Heather is grateful for her family and friends for their continuous support and encouragement.
is grateful for the opportunity to help bring this production of Babel to life. His selected previous performance credits include, for County Players: Photograph 51 and An Ideal Husband; for 90 Miles Theatre Co.: Gypsy and Annie Warbucks; for Oswego Opera Theatre: The Mikado; for Hudson Valley Conservatory: Grease, The Wizard of Oz, The Odd Couple, Romeo & Juliet, and Much Ado About Nothing; for Wallkill Panther Players: The Addams Family. Keller has studied theatre and music for a majority of his life, and has always found great joy in it. He earned his B.A. in Theatre History and Criticism from the State University of New York at Oswego in 2020, and is affiliated with Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA). Aside from his dramaturgical work, he currently works in education, and continues to support the Panther Players Drama Club, now as an Assistant Director.
is delighted to be back at County Players to share this moving story. She is a Hudson Valley transplant from Texas where she studied performance. Her County Players credits include An Ideal Husband (MABEL CHILTERN). Some of her favorite roles include The Importance of Being Earnest (GWENDOLYN FAIRFAX) at Cornerstone Theatre, A Murder is Announced (JULIA SIMMONS) at Creative Theater – Muddy Water Players, Pride and Prejudice (LYDIA BENNET) at Stolen Shakespeare Guild, Avenue Q (BAD IDEA BEAR), The Hostage (MISS GILCHRIST), Smokefall (BEAUTY), and Tartuffe (ELMIRE) at Theatre Wesleyan. She would like to thank her parents and William for their love and support, and Michael, Keller, Carli, Heather, and Julie for all of their hard work and for making the show a fun and amazing experience.
is a local Hudson Valley actor making her way back on stage after a few years hiatus. She has worked on many new works, including with her former company, Hit the Lights! Theatre Co., PEP Productions in Newburgh, and at Fringe festivals around the world. Other career highlights include: Living Dead in Denmark (JULIET), Macbeth (LADY MACDUFF), Pup Play (LITTLE SISTER), Obligatory Scene (VIVEY), Execution of Justice (MILK’S FRIEND), Anatomy of Gray (JUNE), and The Shapes We Make with Our Bodies (HONEY). Carli is an alum of the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music Acting program and has trained at The O’Neill Center, the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, as well as with Per Brahe and Slava Kokorin in Bali, Indonesia. “Huge thanks to Cate for the enthusiastic encouragement (and flexibility) in this time of readjustment.” County Player debut!
is thrilled to return to the County Players stage, where she previously appeared in The Half-Life of Marie Curie (MARIE) and The Book of Will (BOY HAMLET/ELIZABETH CONDELL/MARCUS/MARCELLUS). Other credits include Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (TYBALT) at The Brewster Theater Company. She would like to thank her fellow cast members, director Michael, and the entire production team for their extraordinary dedication and talent!