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The 2026 festival of the Maryland Community Theatre Festival Association (MCTFA) will be hosted at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center on January 30 & 31. Six theatre organizations are participating in the event, in three sessions over two days. Tickets are $10 per session. A panel of adjudicators will provide feedback following each performance and awards will be presented Saturday evening at 7:30PM.

Session 1 Friday January 30 7:30-9:55 PM

“The Last Student” by Meredith Yanchak (Potomac Playmakers)

“Ruby” by DeAtley Barrish (Thunderous Productions)

Session 2 Saturday January 31 1-2:45 PM

“For Better or For Crying Out Loud” (Opening Night Productions)

“Transient Faults” (Rockville Little Theatre)

Session 3 January 31 3:15-5:50 PM

“The Waiting Room” (Silver Spring Stage)

“At the Still Point” (Colonial Players)

Interludes with Impact presents a recurring music series performed by members of the IWI Talent Pool ffm.bio/iwitalent. It is a way to introduce talent to the public in a family friendly environment, that allows the love of live music to be the primary focus of the event.

This first event is Saturday, December 13, 2025. The location is at The Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, 17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown MD.  There will be four performers from 2-7 pm:

Mack Berry 2pm

The Blue Mountain Boys 3pm

Ted Casper 4pm

The Missing Years 5-7pm

You can purchase tickets for one or more of the performances HERE. Costs range from $10 for 2 performers to $22 for all 4, plus processing fees.

Contact us at 301-991-7799 for questions.

Sylvia

by A. R. Gurney

Directed by Susan Kleit

June 5-7 & 12-14, 2026

Auditions March 23 & 24, 2026

Sylvia is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.

An empty nester couple moves to NYC to embark on their next chapter. The wife pursues her dream career while the husband is on his ‘slide’ to retirement and comes home with a labradoodle. The female pooch takes over his heart and his life as she fills the emotional void in his heart.

This 4 person cast includes:

Greg: Husband to Kate; getting bored with his job and is looking to fill his emotional void

Kate: wife to Greg, embarking on her next chapter now that the kids are launched

Sylvia: a ‘labradoodle’ Greg brings home from Central Park.  Sylvia, like many ‘dogs’ is really more female human than anything else

Tom, Phyllis, Leslie- one actor with 3 roles

Tickets are $20 / $15 Seniors 65+

Whodunit…The Musical

by Ed Dixon

Directed by Ruth Ridenour  Musical Direction by David Loy

February 27-March 1 & March 6-8, 2026

Produced by special permission with Broadway Licensing. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)

A wealthy spinster and her cockney maid take a beautiful Connecticut summer home in 1931. When they arrive, all the help has quit, except for a very odd butler who warns that something strange is going on. They are soon joined by the spinster’s niece who’s brought a friend… a “friend” who turns out to be a young man!

Cast:

Thomas the Butler: Rory Dunn

Cassie: Marissa Dean

Liddy: Makiah Cross

Jack Baily & Zara: Dalton Korrell

Sally: Anna Ressler

Mr. Jarvis: Gabe York

Servants: Jade Harper & Susan Kleit

Tickets are $20 / $15 for Seniors 65+

 

The Taming of the Shrew will be performed January 17 at 3PM & 8 PM and January 18 at 3PM.

William Shakespeare’s comedic play explores themes of courtship, gender roles, and societal expectations. It follows the courtship of Katherina, a strong-willed woman, and Petruchio, who attempts to “tame” her through various methods. Tickets $20/$15 (65+)

Directed by Caitlin Cutright

 

Cast of Characters

BAPTISTA: Kyle Tirak

KATHERINA: Victoria Wakelin

BIANCA: Autumn Carver

VINCENTIO: Kelli Donaghue

LUCENTIO: Brady Webber

PETRUCHIO: Joshua Peters

GREMIO: Jessica Edwards

HORTENSIO: Kris Cooper

TRANIO: Gabriel York

BIONDELLO: Lyndsey Morris

GRUMIO: Ty Unglebower

CURTIS & TAILOR: John Bewley

A PEDANT & SERVANT TO BIANCA & SERVANT TO PETRUCHIO: Jade Harper

A WIDOW: Caitlin Cutright

The Taming of the Shrew” is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explres themes of love, marriage, and societal expectations. Our story is set in the year 1999 in the family’s coffee shop. It revolves around the ‘shrewish’ Katherine, whose strong will and sharp tongue make her difficult to get married. Her father decrees she must marry before her younger sister, Bianca, can be courted. A wealthy suitor, Petruchio, is seeking a rich wife and, undeterred by Katherine’s reputation, agrees to marry her. He then embarks on a plan to ‘tame’ her. Meanwhile, Bianca’s many suitors try to win her hand in disguise.

Auditions are at 7 pm on Monday and Tuesday, September 22 & 23, 2025 at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, 17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown MD.