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Rocky Horror Picture Show with LIVE Shadow Cast 10/27 & 28 @ Midnight

This movie presentation is produced in conjunction with #rockyhorrorppp, and performed with a LIVE shadow cast at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center at 17303 W. Washington St in Hagerstown.

Dress as your favorite character and join the shadow cast for games before the show. Doors open at 11:30pm both nights. $3 prop bags and concessions are available for CASH only. Tickets are $18 and available HERE or at the door.

This is a mature show. Patrons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

 

Auditions for “Orphans” Sept 11 & 12 at 7PM

“Orphans” by Lyle Kessler, directed by Tom Doty, will be performed Nov 10-19, 2023.

For tickets click HERE.

Two brothers, Phillip, sensitive, reclusive, never venturing out of his North Philly home and Treat, a violent pickpocket and thief who kidnaps a mysteriously wealthy businessman who turn the table on the two brothers and in strange, hilarious and moving way, becomes their long-lost father figure.

The script calls for two males, age 18-30 and one male age 40-60. Individuals of all races, ethnicities and gender identification will be considered.

Auditions will be September 11 & 12 at 7PM and consist of cold readings from the script.

17303 W Washington Street, Hagerstown MD

Neil Simon’s “God’s Favorite” opens September 8th

Directed by Wanda Dittmann

Sept 8-10 & 15-17, 2023

Performed with permission from Concord Theatricals

Tickets are $18. Get tickets HERE

Successful Long Island businessman Joe Benjamin is a modern-day ‘Job’ with a demanding wife, ungrateful children, and wise-cracking household employees. Just when it seems things couldn’t get any worse, he is visited by Sidney Lipton, a.k.a. A Messenger from God (and compulsive film buff) with a mission: test Joe’s faith and report back to “the Boss.” The jokes and Tests of Faith fly fast and furious as Neil Simon spins a contemporary morality tale like no other in this hilarious comedy.

Cast of Characters:

Joe Benjamn (Dave Thompson)

Rose Benjamin (Jane Hufstedler)

Sidney Lipton (Tom Semmes)

David Benjamin (Jeff Wine)

Ben Benjamin (Jim Zuna)

Sarah Benjamin (Tara Fly)

Mady (Susan Kleit)

Morris (Richard Dobson)

Auditions for “Next World Neighbors” June 19 & 20 at 7 PM

The Potomac Playmakers proudly announce auditions for an original play to be performed as part of The Potomac Playmakers’ One-Act Play Festival, the comedy “Next-World Neighbors!” In the play, written by Daniel Detrow and Judah Wilson, new neighbors are always a little strange, especially when they are from another planet. The Mars Family has moved in next door, and Tim Turnip soon finds out his wife Priscilla has invited them over for dinner. Although he is hesitant at first, Tim decides to give the new neighbors a chance. People from Pluto might not be so unusual. Who knows, maybe extraterrestrials are even extra-ordinary?
Produced as part of The Potomac Playmakers’ One-Act Play Festival, “Next-World Neighbors” will be directed by Sarah Trent. Audition dates are scheduled for June 19 and June 20, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., and will be held at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, located at 17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. The script calls for two male performers roughly in their 40’s, one female performer in her 30’s, two female performers in their late-30’s/40’s, and one female performer in her approximate 70’s. The One-Act Play Festival will be performed on July 15 and July 16, 2023.

Auditions for Neil Simon’s “God’s Favorite” will be June 26-27

The Potomac Playmakers proudly announce auditions for the first show of the 2023-2024 Season, the classic Neil Simon comedy “God’s Favorite!”  In the play, successful Long Island businessman Joe Benjamin is a modern-day ‘Job’ with a demanding wife, ungrateful children, and wise-cracking household employees. Just when it seems things couldn’t get any worse, he is visited by Sidney Lipton, a.k.a. a Messenger from God (and compulsive film buff) with a mission: test Joe’s faith and report back to “the Boss.” The jokes and Tests of Faith fly fast and furious as Neil Simon spins a contemporary morality tale like no other! 

 

Produced with kind permission from Concord Theatricals Corp., “God’s Favorite” will be directed by Wanda Dittmann.  Audition dates are scheduled for June 26 and June 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., and will be held at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, located at 17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.  The script calls for five male performers and three female performers, ranging in ages from 20-65.  Individuals of all races, ethnicities, and gender identifications will be considered.  Show dates for “God’s Favorite” will be September 8-10 and September 15-17, 2023. 

Rocky PRIDE June 10th at 8PM

Rocky Horror PPP, in conjunction with the Potomac Playmakers, will be hosting the Rocky Horror Pride Cabaret on Saturday, June 10th @8pm. Tickets will be $10.

The Shadow cast will be performing select numbers with the movie to have you filled with anticipation for future performances in the season.

Local art will be for sale to fundraise for Rocky Horror PPP and Potomac Playmakers. A charity will also be selected and donations will be encouraged.

Get tickets HERE

Photo of showroom.

'Buy a Seat' Plaque Campaign

With the Potomac Playmakers "Buy a Seat"  campaign, you can name a perpetual seat in the Lee Stine Auditorium for only $125. A commemorative 1.5" x 3" brass plate will be placed on the back of one of the seats in the theatre. We cannot ensure the specific placement of each plaque location, but early donors will be placed in the frontmost rows. You are not purchasing the seat for your use during the season, and naming rights do not guarantee that you can sit in that seat when you come to a Playmakers' production. In addition to the permanent plaque you receive a 1-year membership in the Potomac Playmakers, which enables you to vote at the Annual Meeting in our election to the Board.

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