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The Wimberley Players 2018 Season
Players 2018 Season kicks off with a BANG with 'Death by Design', directed by Laura Haygood.
Craig Higdon as Walter, Ashleigh Pedersen as Sorel, and Manuel Duran as Eric.
Manual Duran as Eric, Bobby DiPasquale as Jack, Kelly Martel as Alice and Celeste Coburn as Bridgit.
Ashleigh Pedersen as Sorel and Emma Brian as Victoria
Kelly Martel as Alice, Bobby DiPasquale as Jack, Ashleigh Pedersen as Sorel and Bill Claussen as Edward
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VERY SPECIAL EVENT
Discerning audience cheers Staged Readings
Cast members and playwright Monica Michell (in blue) applaud a patron's comment during The Catfish Prince talkback.
Two one-act plays, The 27 Club by Rita Anderson and The Catfish Prince by Monica Michell, were enthusiastically received by a large Saturday afternoon audience at the Wimberley Playhouse on May 5. Newcomers and longtime patrons also asked questions of the playwrights and made suggestions in the talkback that followed each reading.
Actors in the roles of Amy Winehouse, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton
donned costumes of the period for their reading of The 27 Club,.
Asked if the one-acts would become full-length plays later, Anderson explained that The 27 Club, which takes 37 minutes to perform, is one of a dozen short one-acts she has written. “Rather than expanding it, I would add a couple of others one-acts to make a full length show,” she said.
Michell said she was inspired by audience suggestions to consider lengthening The Catfish Prince, already slightly more than one hour long. Developing the secondary characters with complex relationships would be a logical extension, she said.
Wimberley Players President David thanked patrons for coming out to experience something new. “Reaching out to new audiences with plays like these gives us an opportunity to feature newer work. We are also pleased to recognize the accomplishments of two award-winning female authors who live here in Central Texas,” he said.
Fun and exploration
Discovering theatre at the Playhouse
On Saturday March 26, excited students 10 to 16 spent the day with talented professionals Laura Haygood and Monica Michell, designing an original theatrical piece based on the theme, "I Am/We Are." The story of their amazing day appeared in the Wimberley View on March 29.
Press
By the Water
...Ryla Wolfe, the actor on stage, was not an actor-the person on stage was the person.
-Belinda Givens, Special to the Wimberley View
Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike
Full of hilarious characters and themes...theatre that entertains, amuses and leaves you thinking.
-Frank Benge, BroadwayWorld Austin
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR:
The company was...quite marvelous. Worth the drive.
-Frank Benge, BroadwayWorld Austin