Starting with the musical comedy in September, “Nunsense II: the Second Coming” is hilarious. Following in October is “Rocky Horror Picture Show with LIVE Shadow Cast”, again for the Halloween season. In November, the classic drama by Arthur Miller is “A View from the Bridge”. In January we turn to Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. Our winter program, “The Cemetery Club” is a comedy not unlike the golden girls we all love, and there will be two matinees plus an evening per weekend for that show. The final show in June will be a rip-roaring Jones Hope Wooten comedy, “Honky Tonk Hissy Fit”. For more info and tickets, click HERE.
“Nunsense II: The Second Coming” – Sept 13-15 & 20-22, 2024
Nunsense II: The Second Coming (musical comedy)
Book, Music & Lyrics by Dan Goggin
Performance dates September 13-15 & 20-22, 2024
The Little Sisters of Hoboken, those humble nuns with a touch of show biz flair, return in style with Nunsense II: The Second Coming. The sisters sing and dance their way across the Mount St. Helen’s stage, which is already dressed for the Hoboken Music Society’s upcoming production of The Mikado.
Nunsense II: The Second Coming takes place six weeks after the sisters have staged their first benefit. The sisters are back presenting a “ thank-you” show for all the people who supported them in the past. But now they’re a bit slicker, having been “bitten by the theater bug”.
Direction by Janet Palmer
Musical Direction by David Loy
Cast includes: Allison Banzhoff, Caitlin Cutright, Kelli Cooper, Debra Danner, Heather Hughes, Susan Kleit, and Marisa Marquez.
Tickets are $20/$15 Seniors and are available HERE
Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center, 17303 W. Washington St, Hagerstown MD
Rocky Horror PRIDE Show July 13 @ 8 PM
Potomac Playmakers will be hosting the Rocky Horror Pride Show on Saturday, July 13th! Frank ‘N’ Furter and his motley crew will be doing the time warp once again in this Rocky Horror PPP shadow cast performance alongside the cult classic film, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper, and an array of other audience participation props, this kitschy sci fi gothic is more fun than ever.
Tickets are $18 and can be purchased HERE.
2024 One-Act Play Festival July 26 & 27
“2024 One-Act Play Festival! Featuring three original plays submitted as part of the 2023-2024 One-Act Playwriting Competition, will include the following –
- “The Indigent” by F. J. Hartland, Directed by Angel Mullen –This play tells the stories of six impoverished people, their lives, and the circumstances that lead each of them to their deaths and burials in the “pauper’s field” cemetery for the poor and unknown. Cast includes Jesse Green, Chris Leatherman, and Tiffany Martin.
- “From Birth” by Don Narkevic, Directed by Jim Zuna – In this comedy with a heart, two babies in the womb discover they are twin brother and sister, but their discoveries about each other and life go beyond the obvious as they head toward their due date. Cast includes Tannen Smith and Anna Ressler.
- “Mick and Ernie Go To Therapy” by Mike Byham, Directed by Rory Dunn – This hilarious British-style comedy tells the story of two thieves who had just completed a job in North London. Trying to hide from the police, the two thieves run into an office and are confronted by a therapist who believes the two are there for couple’s counseling. What follows is a hilarious examination of the relationship between the two thieves under the specter of arrest! Cast includes Richard Dobson, Sr., Tom Doty, and Amy Fox.
Tickets are by donation and seating is open.
Performances are Friday July 26 @ 8 PM & Saturday July 27 @ 3 PM at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center. 17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown MD 21740
Annual Meeting June 29 11 AM
Each year in June the Potomac Playmakers holds its Annual Meeting, when the Board of Directors meets with members to report on the state of the organization. It also is the time when two At-Large members are elected to the Board. All paid members are eligible to vote, if their dues are paid at least two weeks prior to the Annual Meeting. This year the meeting will be held on June 29 at 11AM at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center. Membership dues are $20 and may be paid online HERE or mailed to The Potomac Playmakers at 17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown MD 21740. Dues must be received by June 15, 2024.
Dial ‘M’ for Murder June 7-9 & 14-16, 2024
By Frederick Knott
Directed by Janet Palmer
Performed at the Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center 17303 W Washington St, Hagerstown MD 21740.
Show dates are June 7-9 & 14-16, 2024 Tickets are $18, $15 for seniors (65+)
Tony Wendice, who married his wife Margot for her money, now plans to murder her for the same reason. Tony arranges the perfect murder: He hires a scoundrel he once knew into strangling Margot, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. The night of the planned attack, in a thrilling surprise twist, the plan goes awry.
Cast of Characters:
Tony Wendice: Richie Dobson
Margot Wendice: Sandra DeRocha
Max Halliday: Tom Semmes
Captain Lesgate: Tom Doty
Inspector Hubbard: Richard Dobson, Sr.