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

Group rates are available in advance.

The Providence Players, nominated for eight Washington Area Theater Community Honors (WATCH) in 2007, won five awards.
See list and link below for more information.

Fall Production

Saturday
Sunday
Monday

(Oct 12 - 27)
CLOSED

Written by Eduardo de Filippo
Directed by Chip Gertzog

Winter Production

Moon
Over
Buffalo

(Feb 22 - Mar 8)
CLOSED

Written by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Beth Hughes-Brown

Spring Production

Steel
Magnolias

(May 2 - 17)

Written by Robert Harling
Directed by Tina Thronson

Eduardo de Filippo captures the essence of family in a tale that "boils over" with passion, nostalgia and laughs. Saturday Sunday Monday is a heartwarming comedy about the life of a large extended Italian family who are preparing for the Sunday meal. Relationships are somewhat strained on Saturday, as the play opens, and meal preparations are underway. The kitchen and dining table are the heart of this household and serve to remind us that food, its preparation and enjoyment, equals love. However, during the traditional Sunday dinner, the simmering tensions boil over! On Monday morning, all will be forgiven. Because above all else, there is the love that this family has for each other. And, of course, there is always next Sunday's "ragu" to enjoy together!

A raucous favorite, Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo captures the comedy and hilarity of two leading actors of the 50's, George and Charlotte Hay. On tour in Buffalo, New York, their repertoire consists of Cyrano de Bergerac (revised one-nostril version) and Noël Coward's Private Lives. Fate gives these back-water thespians one more shot at starring roles in an epic film of The Scarlet Pimpernel directed by Frank Capra himself, who is en route to Buffalo to catch their matinee performance. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does, abetted by a visit from their daughter's clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they're actually performing, caused by Charlotte's deaf old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George's body. What follows is a mad-cap comedy that all will enjoy!

The quintessential comedy of friendship, Steel Magnolias is a warm and winning play that was also made into a popular and critically acclaimed movie. Steel Magnolias serves up a slice of life in Louisiana that's as warm and comforting as sweet potato pie. In the haven of Truvy's beauty salon, six very different women come together to share their secrets and bare their souls, throwing in a little neighborly gossip for good measure. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle, the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town's elite. From weddings to divorces, babies to funerals, new beginnings to happy endings, they weather every event in their lives with grace, determination, and perfectly coifed hair. From shedding tears of laughter to tears of loss, this alternately hilarious and touching play is "the funniest show to ever make you cry."

Fridays and Saturdays
at 7:30 p.m. on
Oct. 12 & 13
Oct. 19 & 20
Oct. 26 & 27

Sunday Matinees
at 2:00 p.m. on
Oct. 14
Oct. 21

Fridays and Saturdays
at 7:30 p.m. on
Feb. 22 & 23
Feb. 29, Mar. 1
March 7 & 8

Sunday Matinees
at 2:00 p.m. on
Feb. 24
Mar. 2

Fridays and Saturdays
at 7:30 p.m. on
May 2 & 3
May 9 & 10
May 16 & 17

Sunday Matinees
at 2:00 p.m. on
May 4
May 11

PREVIOUS SEASONS

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

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

2000-2001
The Best Man
Lend Me a Tenor

1999
MacBeth Did It

1998
You Can't Take it With You

Questions, Tickets and Reservations:
To ask questions, buy tickets in advance, 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.

REVIEWS

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.”

Providence Players 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

To go to the WATCH awards website, click on WATCH awards.

Providence Players 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 Providence 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

Providence Players 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.

Providence Players WATCH awards for 2004:

The Providence Players' 2004 production of The Man Who Came to Dinner was nominated for eight WATCH awards and won three.
The Man Who Came to Dinner won Outstanding Cameo in a Play (Craig Geoffrion as "Beverly Carlton"), Outstanding Set Design (Tina Thronson and John Coscia), and Outstanding Set Decoration (Tina Thronson, Sue Winfield and John Coscia).
The other five nominations were for Outstanding Sound (Bud Traynor), Outstanding Set Painting (Graig Geoffrion), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (David Whitehead as "Banjo"), Outstanding Set Construction (John Coscia), and 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 Mar. 22, 2008.)

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