Community Players announces Summer 2013 show!
For the first time, a non-musical production will be featured, as CP presents Arthur Miller’s classic American drama The Crucible.
The story is set in the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 . A group of young girls is caught dancing in the forest by Reverend Parris, who is shocked to see that his own daughter is a member of the group. Rumors about the occurrence flood the town and become accusations that drag many into trials on charges of practicing witchcraft.
Performance dates for The Crucible are July 26-28 and August 2-3 at the Richland Center High School Auditorium.
Auditions will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 31-June 1, at the Richland County Performing Arts Center (City Auditorium) in downtown Richland Center. Audition details will be announced as the dates get closer.
Donald C. Hart, a Community Players alumnus, is the director of The Crucible. Don appeared in CP’s productions of Peter Pan and Annie as well as several UW-Richland Theatre shows. He is graduating from UW-La Crosse with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts. Don was the Assistant Director for UW-L’s presentation of These Shining Lives in December of 2012.
If you have questions about The Crucible, feel free to contact Community Players of Southwestern Wisconsin at community-players@live.com. 2013 Corey Bobb Scholarship Applications Being Accepted Now
Community Players of Southwest Wisconsin is now accepting applications for the 2013 Corey Bobb Memorial Scholarship. The $500 scholarship is to be used for education-related expenses at an accredited two-year or four-year college. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and be passionate about music and/or the theatre. Special consideration is given to continuing students but all students are eligible to apply.
The deadline for applications to be submitted is May 25.
The annual scholarship is given in memory of Corey Bobb, a Community Players member who was pursuing his education in Music and Theatre at the UW-Richland when he passed away in 2009.
You can download the application form from the "Scholarship" tab on our website. If you have questions, e-mail us at community-players@live.com.
Where are they now (or where were they in January anyway)?
4 alumni of Community Players of Southwest Wisconsin were recently participating in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Region III Festival in Saginaw Valley University in Saginaw Michigan. Pictured left to right are Michael Dalberg (now at UW-Parkside), Mona Maclay (now at UW-Stevens Point), Colt McBain Watson (now at UW-La Crosse) and Don Hart (also at UW-La Crosse).
In addition to participating in the festival, Michael, Mona and Don were all nominated for the prestigious Irene Ryan Award.
We are so proud of all of you! It is great to see young people's interest in the theatre bloom during their college careers. Congratualtions to all of you!!!!