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The
Providence Players of Fairfax
The
James Lee Community Center Theater
2855
Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
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2009
- 2010 Season Brochure
Scroll down to see
information on awards, reviews, and seating and ticketing
policies.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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REVIEWS
Rehearsal for Murder
The Washington Post
said: "'Rehearsal
for Murder' becomes completely absorbing, and it's no
mystery why the audience enjoys
it." For the full
Review, click
here.
Steel Magnolias
Wash.
Post Review
The Time of Your Life
Wash.
Post Review
"Providence
Players' 'Time of Your Life' Night to Remember"
Company
The
Washington Post Review
"From Providence Players, 'Company' Worth
Keeping"
I Never Sang for My
Father
The
Washington Post Review
- Susan Devine knows how to let a scene breathe
easily
But she also knows when to let it rip, to
unleash emotion built up and nurtured during quieter
moments. The result is a satisfying production of Robert
Anderson's drama.
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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.
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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
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
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
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