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Starting with the musical comedy in September, “Nunsense II: the Second Coming” is hilarious. Following in October is “Rocky Horror Picture Show with LIVE Shadow Cast”, again for the Halloween season. In November, the classic drama by Arthur Miller is “A View from the Bridge”.  In January we turn to Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. Our winter program, “The Cemetery Club” by Ivan Menchell is a comedy not unlike the golden girls we all love, and there will be two matinees  plus an evening per weekend for that show. The final show in June will be a rip-roaring Jones Hope Wooten comedy, “Honky Tonk Hissy Fit”, also including two matinees. For more info and tickets, click HERE.

Nunsense II: The Second Coming (musical comedy)

Book, Music & Lyrics by Dan Goggin

Performance dates September 14-15 & 20-22, 2024 (The Sept 13 show was cancelled)

SEPT 22 PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT

The Little Sisters of Hoboken, those humble nuns with a touch of show biz flair, return in style with Nunsense II: The Second Coming.  The sisters sing and dance their way across the Mount St. Helen’s stage, which is already dressed for the Hoboken Music Society’s upcoming production of The Mikado. 

Nunsense II: The Second Coming takes place six weeks after the sisters have staged their first benefit. The sisters are back presenting a “ thank-you” show for all the people who supported them in the past. But now they’re a bit slicker, having been “bitten by the theater bug”.

Direction by Janet Palmer

Musical Direction by David Loy

Cast includes: Allison Banzhoff, Caitlin Cutright, Kelli Cooper, Debra Danner, Heather Hughes, and Susan Kleit.

Tickets are $20/$15 Seniors and are available HERE

Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, 17303 W. Washington St, Hagerstown MD

“2024 One-Act Play Festival! Featuring three original plays submitted as part of the 2023-2024 One-Act Playwriting Competition, will include the following –

• “The Indigent” by F. J. Hartland, Directed by Angel Mullen –This play tells the stories of six impoverished people, their lives, and the circumstances that lead each of them to their deaths and burials in the “pauper’s field” cemetery for the poor and unknown. Cast includes Jesse Green, Chris Leatherman, and Tiffany Martin.
• “From Birth” by Don Narkevic, Directed by Jim Zuna – In this comedy with a heart, two babies in the womb discover they are twin brother and sister, but their discoveries about each other and life go beyond the obvious as they head toward their due date. Cast includes Tannen Smith and Anna Ressler.
• “Mick and Ernie Go To Therapy” by Mike Byham, Directed by Rory Dunn – This hilarious British-style comedy tells the story of two thieves who had just completed a job in North London. Trying to hide from the police, the two thieves run into an office and are confronted by a therapist who believes the two are there for couple’s counseling. What follows is a hilarious examination of the relationship between the two thieves under the specter of arrest! Cast includes Richard Dobson, Sr., Tom Doty, and Amy Fox.

Tickets are by donation and seating is open.

Performances are Friday July 26 @ 8 PM & Saturday July 27 @ 3 PM at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center. 17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown MD 21740

By Frederick Knott

Directed by Janet Palmer

Performed at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center 17303 W Washington St, Hagerstown MD 21740.

Show dates are June 7-9 & 14-16, 2024  Tickets are $18, $15 for seniors (65+)

Tony Wendice, who married his wife Margot for her money, now plans to murder her for the same reason. Tony arranges the perfect murder: He hires a scoundrel he once knew into strangling Margot, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. The night of the planned attack, in a thrilling surprise twist, the plan goes awry.

Cast of Characters:

Tony Wendice: Richie Dobson

Margot Wendice: Sandra DeRocha

Max Halliday: Tom Semmes

Captain Lesgate: Tom Doty

Inspector Hubbard:  Richard Dobson, Sr.

By Frederick Knott

Directed by Janet Palmer

Auditions on March 11 &12 at 7pm at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center 17303 W Washington St, Hagerstown MD 21740.

Show dates are June 7-9 & 14-16, 2024  Tickets are $18, $15 for seniors (65+)

Tony Wendice, who married his wife Margot for her money, now plans to murder her for the same reason. Tony arranges the perfect murder: He hires a scoundrel he once knew into strangling Margot, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. The night of the planned attack, in a thrilling surprise twist, the plan goes awry and Margot manages to kill her attacker.

Momentarily ruffled, Tony soon sees the hitman’s death as an opportunity to have his wife convicted of murder. Working with an inspector from Scotland Yard, Tony plants the idea that Margot had planned the murder. Fortunately, the inspector and a friend of Margot’s eventually discover the truth. In a scene of almost unbearable suspense, they trick Tony into revealing his guilt, freeing Margot.

Margot Wendice: The charming, naïve, and wealthy wife of Tony, Margot has no idea that Tony knows of her past affair with Max, nor does she suspect that Tony is planning to murder her. F, 30s – 40s, any ethnicity.

Max Halliday: An American murder mystery writer, Max had an affair with Margot during the time Tony was playing professional tennis tournaments in America. He is still in love with Margot and comes to visit the couple in London. M, 30s – 50s, any ethnicity.

Tony Wendice: Margot’s husband, Tony is a former professional tennis player who married Margot for her money. He is selfish and arrogant and has an elaborate scheme to murder Margot because of jealousy over a past affair between Margot and Max. M, 30s – 40s, any ethnicity.

Captain Lesgate: An old schoolmate of Tony’s and a convicted criminal, Lesgate is now being blackmailed by Tony into murdering Margot. He seems willing to do anything for money. M, 30s – 40s, any ethnicity.

Inspector Hubbard: A British Inspector of Police, head of the investigation after murder attempt against Margot. Hubbard is a bit eccentric, but thoughtful and thorough. M, 40s – 60s, any ethnicity.

Thompson: A police officer. Any age, any ethnicity.