You bring the food and the Players will take care of everything else, down to the dessert forks!
Enjoy an evening filled with holiday spirit, dance to the tunes of the season, and relax knowing someone else is doing all the work while your participation is helping those in our community who need it most.
Heating, Electrical, and Gas prices have increased dramatically for all of us, yet many people living within our community are challenged to find food, shelter and clothing for their families. Please help us to help all of them by participating in our “No Show Dinner Theater’ event and know that every small effort and donation you make will go right to the people that truly need it.
The Walpole Players invite you to host your Holiday dinner with friends and family at the Helen Miller Theater in the Walpole Town Hall on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 pm). Tickets are $10 each or $50 for a table of six. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Our Place Drop-in Center in Bellows Falls and The Fall Mountain Food Shelf.
The Players will provide everything but the food and drink: linens, dinnerware, wine glasses and silverware, on a beautifully set festive table. Dance under the lights to our holiday-inspired music, take a group photo on our cozy decorated stage, and enjoy a bite of scrumptious dessert donated by talented local bakers. You just need to dress up, bring your favorite food, beverages, and friends—the Players will handle all the set-up and clean-up!
No Show Theater means the stage will be dark, but it also means you can donate and be a no-show for this event! All private and business sponsors of $50 or more will be announced throughout the evening, advertised within the table centerpieces, and posted on The Walpole Players website.
Tickets can be purchased at Galloway Real Estate and Mascoma Savings Bank in Walpole. Only 20 tables are available for this one night event, so get yours soon because they will sell fast! If you purchase a table you will receive 6 tickets (room seating is limited to 160 people). If you can’t come to the event but wish to donate, you can do so on our website or by mailing a check made out to the Walpole Players to PO Box 951, Walpole, NH 03608.
For more information, please email us at walpoleplayers@gmail.com or call (603) 756-2535.
Sadly, due to a cast member testing positive for Covid-19, this weekend’s performances (Oct. 21-22) of “HANSEL & GRETEL” are CANCELLED. We still plan to have performances the weekend of Oct. 28-29, and are hoping to add an additional weekend on Nov. 4-5. As soon as the additional dates can be confirmed we will do so!
In the meantime, if you have purchased tickets for this weekend, we will honor them at any show next weekend. If you purchased tickets and cannot attend next weekend, please contact us and we will issue a full refund.
Please email WalpolePlayers@gmail.com or call (603) 756-2535.
If you are interested and can’t make today’s auditions, please let us know! Send us an email at walpoleplayers@gmail.com. We will consider casting a female, but the character will remain male.
The Walpole Players will be holding auditions for the role of BUDDY in their upcoming production of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory’. Buddy is a young Truman Capote, a child with a huge imagination and sense of wonder. Every Christmas Buddy and his elderly aunt gather ingredients to make fruitcakes for people they admire. ‘’A Christmas Memory” is a one act play adapted from Capote’s short story of the same name. Buddy needs to appear to be about ten years old. Auditions will be held on Sunday, October 16th at 2 PM at the Walpole Town Hall in Walpole, NH. Performances are scheduled for Dec. 8, 9, & 10. If you cannot make the audition time but would still like to audition please contact WalpolePlayers@gmail.com.
The Walpole Players will be holding auditions for the role of BUDDY in their upcoming production of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory’. Buddy is a young Truman Capote, a child with a huge imagination and sense of wonder. Every Christmas Buddy and his elderly aunt gather ingredients to make fruitcakes for people they admire. ‘’A Christmas Memory” is a one act play adapted from Capote’s short story of the same name. Buddy needs to appear to be about ten years old. Auditions will be held on Sunday, October 16th at 2 PM at the Walpole Town Hall in Walpole, NH. Performances are scheduled for Dec. 8, 9, & 10. If you cannot make the audition time but would still like to audition please contact WalpolePlayers@gmail.com.
“Hansel and Gretel,” based on the classic story first published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812, tells the story of a young brother and sister abandoned in the forest, who stumble upon a gingerbread house inhabited by an evil witch. Hansel and Gretel must use their wits to outsmart the Witch and escape being baked in her oven.
Every dramatic moment from this classic tale is brought to life, live on stage, from the night spent in the spooky forest, to the discovery of the candy-coated gingerbread house, to the broomstick flight of the Witch, and to the battle with the Gingerbread Witch. “Hansel and Gretel” is sure to delight children of all ages.
This production, written and directed by Mike Wright, stars Asa Whittaker as Hansel, Lorelai Hashimoto and Harper Rodenhauser sharing the role of Gretel, and Gina Richardson as the evil witch. The cast also includes Denis Fortier as the father, Deb Wick Robarge as the stepmother, Tom Durnford as the Mayor, and Lea Kablik as the ghost of Hansel and Gretel’s mother. Ruth Pratt, Lucy Berger Kimball, Rowan Whittaker, Owen Grant, Trajan Vannini, Nieomi Van Larre, and Luna Gendreau round out the cast.
There will be six performances: Fridays, Oct. 21 & 28 at 7:00 PM, and Saturdays, Oct. 22 & 29 at 4:00 & 7:00 PM. The role of Gretel will be played by Harper Rodenhauser on Oct. 21 & 22, and by Lorelei Hashimoto on Oct. 28 & 29.
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