Tickets ON SALE: The Odd Couple: The Female Version Click here to purchase tickets HUTCHINSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS March 14th-16th Doors open 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Show March 17th Doors open 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m Show About the show: Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful play, The Odd Couple, sees the lead characters transformed into Olive Madison and Florence Unger. Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment. As the game continues, Florence arrives, fresh from being dumped by her husband. Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate. However, Olive and Florence have VERY different personalities. Where Olive is messy, untidy, and unconcerned about the state of her apartment, Florence is obsessively clean, tidy, and obsessed with hygiene. Olive’s easy-going outlook on life soon clashes with Florence’s highly-strung neurotic tendencies, testing their friendship to the limit. When Olive organizes a double date with the Costazuela brothers, their differences come to a head and sparks fly.
Calling All Actors! The Odd Couple: The Female Version The Hutchinson Community Theatre presents The Odd Couple: The Female Version by Neil Simon on March 14-16th at 7 p.m. and 17th at 2 p.m. matinee, directed by Rhoda Hubbard. Auditions will be held January 21st 2-5 p.m. & Jan. 22nd 4-7 p.m. at New Journey U.C.C., 31 4th Ave SW, Hutchinson Rehearsal starts Jan. 29th 5:30-7:30 p.m. (pending actors schedules) at New Journey Contact the Hutchinson Theatre Company for any questions at info@hutchtheatre.org. We will have paper audition forms available on the day of auditions. If you are interested in being involved in the production in an offstage capacity (costuming, set construction, stage management, choreography, etc.), send us an email at info@hutchtheatre.org or come to auditions to sign up! Cast: 6 women, 2 men, 30s+ (See below for detailed description of the characters.) Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful play, The Odd Couple, sees the lead characters transformed into Olive Madison and Florence Unger. Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment. As the game continues, Florence arrives, fresh from being dumped by her husband. Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate. However, Olive and Florence have VERY different personalities. Where Olive is messy, untidy, and unconcerned about the state of her apartment, Florence is obsessively clean, tidy, and obsessed with hygiene. Olive’s easy-going outlook on life soon clashes with Florence’s highly-strung neurotic tendencies, testing their friendship to the limit. When Olive organizes a double date with the Costazuela brothers, their differences come to a head and sparks fly. Cast: Olive Madison, age 30+ Olive is a successful television producer. She is intelligent, wisecracking, with a good sense of humor – and she’s a complete slob when it comes to her surroundings. She has an encyclopedic understanding of sports, is a good friend and a complete pushover for her ex-husband. Florence Unger, age 30+ Florence is very well groomed, neat and has just broken up with her husband. She takes herself very seriously, likes to clean, decorate and cook and is very good at all three (obsessively so). Flo is also intelligent, warm-hearted (in her own way), and has no sense of humor (at least about herself) – she does NOT make jokes. She can also, without meaning to, make Olive feel guilty. Sylvie, age 30+ Sylvie is desperately trying to stop smoking, and so sucks on lollipops or chews gum. She can get irritated with her friends, but has a good sense of humor, especially about her husband. Mickey, age 30+ Mickey is a police officer, who is down-to-earth, plain talking, and has a good understanding of people. Sometimes she can take the “police bit” too far and she tries very hard to be in control of all situations. Renee, age 30+ Renee is Sylvie’s best friend. She can be very plain-spoken, especially when she points out Olive’s failings as a hostess, and then Flo’s. She is single and dating a doctor. Vera, age 30+ Vera is very sweet, very nice, somewhat spacey, and, although quite smart, is often a step or two behind her friends. She’s very funny but doesn’t realize it. She is married to Harry. Manolo Costazuela, age 30-40 Manolo is handsome, very well groomed, and Spanish. He is every woman’s dream date and showers both Olive and Flo with attention. He must have good comic timing, as he gets VERY emotional. He is sensitive and appreciates Florence’s sensitivity. Jesus Costazuela, age 30-40 Jesus is Manolo’s younger brother, who is also very handsome, well-groomed, excellent posture, very romantic, and he also gets very emotional, and truly appreciates Florence.
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Tickets On Sale Now: It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Tickets now on sale for It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play! The Hutchinson Community Theatre presents “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” by Joe Landry and produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. ( www.playscripts.com ) at the Hutchinson Center For The Arts December 7, 8 & 9, 2023 at 7 p.m. The play is directed by Bill Haas. Purchase your tickets here: https://our.show/htcwonderfullife About the play: It’s a Wonderful Life (A Live Radio Play) is based on the story, The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern. This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. The Cast: George Smith is playing Freddie Filmore, the announcer, Stage Manager, Horace the teller, Uncle Billy, Peter Bailey (the father). Bert, Bridge Keeper, Dr. Campbell and the Sheriff Alex Mowlem is playing Jake Laurents and voicing George Bailey and young George Bailey, and Joseph Kathy Hanneman is playing Sally Applewhite and voicing Mary Hatch and young Mary Hatch Erika Durheim is playing Lana Sherwood and voicing Violet Bick, Rose Bailey, and young Violet Bick David Elling is playing Harry "Jazzbo" Haywood and voicing Stage Manager, Clarence, Mr. Gower, Mr. Potter, Old Man Collins, Nick, Binky, Mr. Martini, Mr. Welch and Man Dakota Miller will voice Peter Bailey (child), Sam Wainwright, Man at Martini’s, Tommy Bailey, Ed, Ernie, Cop, Harry Bailey, young Harry Bailey and Charlie Amber Duncan will voice Mrs. Hatch, Mrs. Thompson, Matilda and Schultz Staci Skoog will voice Ruth Bailey, Janie Bailey, Sadie Vance and woman Valandra Duncan will voice Zuzu Bailey and will be the on-stage sound effects person along with Janet Hall.
Tickets ON SALE: Steel Magnolias Enjoy an evening out with the ladies or your special someone at the Crow River Winery. Ticket includes dinner and the show! Click here to purchase tickets Nov. 9-11 & 17-18th. Doors open 5:30 pm 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Show Nov. 19th (Starting 1 hour earlier) 4:30 am doors open 5 p.m. Dinner 6 p.m Show About the show: The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
Calling All Actors! It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play The Hutchinson Community Theatre presents “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” by Joe Landry and produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. ( www.playscripts.com ) at the Hutchinson Center For The Arts December 7, 8 & 9, 2023, directed by Bill Haas. Auditions will be held Monday October 9th and Tuesday October 10th at The Hutchinson Center for the Arts 6:30-8:30 p.m. About the play: This uplifting Christmas classic is presented as if it were a radio drama in the 1940/50’s time period broadcast live from WBFR radio and promises to be tremendous Holiday experience for residents of Hutchinson and surrounding areas. Although the play can be produced with only 5 cast members, 3 men and two women - all of them voicing several characters of various ages - the cast can be expanded to include several more members. Please join us! You need not prepare anything. Please bring your enthusiasm and a list of possible rehearsal conflicts. Rehearsal is generally Monday - Thursday evenings 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We will have paper audition forms available on the day of auditions. If you are interested in being involved in the production in an offstage capacity (costuming, set construction, stage management, choreography, etc.), send us an email at info@hutchtheatre.org or come to auditions to sign up!