Tickets

Single Tickets
Adults-$15
Seniors (62+)-$12
Students (w/ID)-$12

Season Tickets
(3 shows/30% off)
Adults-$35
Seniors/Students-$25

To order season tickets in advance, print, complete, and mail the order form in the season brochure as directed.

Season tickets will be mailed to the subscriber's address if ordered at least 10 days before the opening of the first show.

Visa & MasterCard are accepted, but, to keep costs down, checks are preferred.

Group rates are available in advance.

As part of the Theatre Community Inclusion Project, Providence Players provides free tickets to community organizations that serve underserved youth. For more information, e-mail providenceplayers@cox.net or leave a voicemail at 703-425-6782.

PPF's 2009 Washington Area Theater Award Honors (WATCH) Nominations:

Outstanding Performance for Lead Actress in a Play - Jayne Victor in All My Sons
Outstanding Achievement for Set Design in a Play - Patrick David for All My Sons
Outstanding Achievement for Set Design in a Play - John Coscia for Harvey
Outstanding Achievement for Set Construction in a Play - Patrick David for All My Sons
Outstanding Achievement for Set Construction in a Play - John Coscia for Harvey
Outstanding Achievement for Set Decoration in a Play - Ingrid David for All My Sons
Outstanding Achievement for Stage Combat Choreography in a Play - Beth Whitehead, David Whitehead, and Mike Donahue for All My Sons
To go to the WATCH awards website, click on WATCH awards.

Fall Production

Harvey

by Mary Chase

Directed by Chip Gertzog

The classic comedy about the relationship between Elwood P. Dowd, an affable, middle-aged alcoholic, and his best friend, Harvey, a six foot tall invisible white rabbit. Elwood's sister tries to have Elwood committed so that she and her daughter can lead normal lives without the mischievous Harvey, but her plan goes awry in an unexpected way.

Winter Production

The
Laramie
Project

by Moises Kaufman and
the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project

Directed by Tina Thronson

The docu-drama that, through interviews with residents of Laramie, Wyoming, (pop. 26,687), examines the tragic beating death of a young gay man, Matthew Shepard, in 1998 and the Laramie community's reaction.

MATURE SUBJECT MATTER.

Spring Production

Big Tree
Falls

by Bill Vander Clute

Directed by David Whitehead

The first ever performance of an original comedy by a member of the Providence Players.

Ray, recently divorced owner of local radio station WOMG in Vermont, needs a date. WOMG needs money. A local summer camp for deaf children needs protection from a large corporate developer represented by an attractive woman attorney. The developer needs local support.

A funny and charming story about finding a balance in life among competing needs and circumstances.

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 25, 26
Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10

Sunday Matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Sept. 27
Oct. 4

Thurs., Fri., and Sat. at 7:30 p.m.
Apr. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17

Sunday Matinee at 2:00 p.m.
Apr. 11

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
May 28, 29
June 4, 5, 11, 12

Sunday Matinees at 2:00 p.m.
May 30
June 6

Questions, Tickets and Reservations:
To ask questions, buy advance tickets, or make reservations, e-mail providenceplayers@cox.net or leave a voicemail at 703-425-6782.

Box Office:
The Providence Players is a volunteer organization and the box office is not staffed except during performances. The box office at the Jame Lee Center opens 30 minutes before each performance and remains open through intermission - it is not open at any other time.

Reservations:
E-mail providenceplayers@cox.net or leave a voicemail at 703-425-6782. Reservations for Fridays and Saturdays can be made up to noon on the day of the performance. Reservations for Sunday matinees can be made up to noon on saturday.

Seating:
All patrons (including season ticket holders) are encouraged to reserve seats in advance.
Tickets do not have seat numbers and seats not marked "reserved" are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
All reserved seats will bear a sign saying "reserved" and the name of the person holding the reservation.
Reserved tickets picked up at the box office will also have the seat numbers printed on the envelope and an alphabetical list of reserved seats will be posted in the lobby at each performance.
Seating usually begins about 15 minutes before the performance is scheduled to begin.
Reservations will only be honored up to 5 minutes before scheduled curtain time.
Seating after the performance has begun is at the discretion of the House Manager.
Priority is given to season ticket holders.

Canceled Performances:
The James Lee Center is owned and operated by, and under the sole control of, Fairfax County and a performance is cancelled if the County closes the James Lee Center for any reason on the day of the performance.
The Players reserve the right to cancel any performance at any time for any reason. If a performance is cancelled, the Players will refund the purchase price of any single-show tickets for which payment has been received and will contact season ticket holders to offer refunds or make other appropriate arrangements.

Complimentary Tickets:
Complimentary tickets for WATCH and Ruby Griffith Award adjudicators and press reviewers must be reserved in advance. Each adjudicator or reviewer may also request one additional complimentary ticket for a companion.

PREVIOUS SEASONS

Click on underlined years to see season brochure or on underlined play titles to see a photo.

2009-2010
Rough Crossing
Rehearsal for Murder
All My Sons

2007-2008
Saturday Sunday Monday
Moon Over Buffalo
Steel Magnolias

2006-2007
The Time of Your Life
A Christmas Carol
Good Help is Hard to Murder
Twelfth Night

2005-2006
The Women
I Never Sang for My Father
Company

2004-2005
Heaven Can Wait
Twleve Angry Men
Witness for the Prosection

2003-2004
Cash on Delivery
The Good Doctor
The Man Who Came to Dinner

2002-2003
The Skin of Our Teeth
Crimes of the Heart
George Washington Slept Here

2001-2002
Arsenic and Old Lace
Born Yesterday
One Act Festival
Sorry Wrong Number
Mere Mortals
Let Me Sing

2000-2001
The Best Man
Lend Me a Tenor

1999
MacBeth Did It

1998
You Can't Take it With You

2009 Ruby Griffith Award:
The PPF's spring 2009 production of All My Sons won the Ruby Griffith Awards Program's highest award, All-Round Production Excellence. All My Sons was directed by Beth Whitehead. Costuming was conducted by Tina Thronson and Susan Kaplan. Stage design, construction and dressing were conducted by Ingrid and Patrick David. For information about the Ruby Griffith Awards Program click here.

WATCH nominations/awards for 2007:
The Providence Players were nominated for 2 Washington Area Theater Community Honors (WATCH):
Outstanding lead actor in a play - Patrick David as "George/Cyrano"- Moon Over Buffalo
Outstanding stage combat choreography - Beth Whitehead - Moon Over Buffalo
To go to the WATCH awards website, click on WATCH awards.

WATCH nominations/awards for 2007:
The Providence Players were nominated for 6 Washington Area Theater Community Honors (WATCH) in 2007and won 5:
Awards:
Outstanding Properties - Jillen Jobe, Chip Gertzog, Susan Kaplan & John Coscia - Saturday Sunday Monday
Outstanding Set Construction - John Coscia & Patrick David - Saturday Sunday Monday
Outstanding Set Decoration - John Coscia & Chip Gertzog - Saturday Sunday Monday
Outstanding Set Design - Chip Gertzog & John Coscia - Saturday Sunday Monday
Outstanding Set Painting - Craig Geoffrion & Julie Hendrickson - Saturday Sunday Monday
Also nominated:
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Matt Ames as "Malvolio" - Twelfth Night
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Patrick David as "Sir Toby Belch" - Twelfth Night
Outstanding Light Design - Chip Gertzog - Saturday Sunday Monday

WATCH nominations for 2006:
Set Design - John Coscia and Chip Gertzog for The Time of Your Life
Set Construction - John Coscia for The Time of Your Life
Set Decoration - Chip Gertzog and John Coscia for The Time of Your Life
Featured Actress in a Play - Nancy Thompson as Margaret in I Never Sang for My Father
Featured Actor in a Play - John Coscia as Kit Carson in The Time of Your Life

2006 Ruby Griffith Award:
In 2006, the Players' production of The Women received First Runner-up for Outstanding Achievement in a Play from the Ruby Griffith Awards program conducted by the British Players. To go to the awards website, click on Ruby Griffith Awards

WATCH awards for 2005:
Featured Actress in a Play - Beth Whitehead as Romaine Vole in Witness for the Prosecution
Costume Design - Susan Devine and Donna Naybor in The Women.

Certificate of Recognition from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 2005:
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors presented a Certificate of Recognition to the Providence Players in April 2005 for its community-based commitment to the performing arts. Providence District Supervisor Linda Smyth moved approval of the Certificate, which recognizes the Players for providing affordable, quality theater.

WATCH awards for 2004:
In 2004, the Players' production of The Man Who Came to Dinner was nominated for eight WATCH awards and won three.
Awards:
Outstanding Cameo in a Play - Craig Geoffrion as "Beverly Carlton"
Outstanding Set Design - Tina Thronson and John Coscia
Outstanding Set Decoration - Tina Thronson, Sue Winfield and John Coscia
Nominations:
Outstanding Sound - Bud Traynor
Outstanding Set Painting - Graig Geoffrion
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - David Whitehead as "Banjo"
Outstanding Set Construction - John Coscia
Outstanding Properties - Sue Winfield

The Providence Players of Fairfax, Inc., is an open membership organization, a Virginia non-profit corporation, and exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax deductible. The Providence Players is registered as a charitable organization with the Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services and a financial statement is available upon written request from the Dept.'s Office of Consumer Affairs. The Providence Players perform at the James Lee Community Center by agreement with the Fairfax County Dept. of Community and Recreation Services. (This site was updated on Jan. 24, 2010.)

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The Providence Players is a Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) membership organization.
To view the WATCH website, CLICK HERE