The Walpole Players

Another show from The Colgate Collective as they return to Buffa’s! Come on out for a night of original music, with some of our favorite tunes thrown in the mix as well. You don’t want to miss this one! Two shows, at 7 and 9, reserve your table now! Thomas Durnford, the son of player Tom Durnford, is their bass player.

Live-stream available at https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuffasrestaurant.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ctom.durnford%40keene.edu%7Cf9c95d0623e4452192d808d95b5f733e%7Cd6241893512d46dc8d2bbe47e25f5666%7C0%7C0%7C637641288791203147%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=xfjZvfc%2B%2Bh74oy%2BEjxqgQu5bOig0qCiRlmsdBTxAhxw%3D&reserved=0

The Walpole Players will be holding auditions for JEEVES TAKES A BOW by Margaret Raether, this Sunday, August 1, 4:00 PM, at the Bandstand on the Walpole Town Common.

The performance will be a staged reading on Saturday, September 11, 5:30 PM.

The rehearsal schedule will be finalized once casting is complete to accommodate cast members’ schedules, but will most likely be on Sunday afternoons and one evening during the week.

If you would like to audition but cannot be there on Sunday, please let us know! Email us at WalpolePlayers@gmail.com.

Don’t forget—we are starting an hour earlier this week for the rest of the summer. Rain or shine, meet at the Bandstand on the Walpole Town Common.

TAKE NOTE! Readings on the Common is changing its start time to 3:00 PM on Sundays. This is to be sure we have vacated the Bandstand in plenty of time for the bands to set up for their Sunday evening performances.

We had a great session last week! Hope to see lots of people this weekend!

Yes, Readings on the Common will take place today, rain or shine! If it’s too wet to stay on the Bandstand, we will move inside the Town Hall. Come to the side entrance on Elm Street with the big brown doors.

Readings on the Common will resume this Sunday at 4:00 PM. Come help us pick out more future productions! We will be exploring a variety of things, including holiday-themed scripts, radio scripts, and lots of comedy scripts.

Come to the bandstand on the Walpole Town Common, rain or shine!

An iPhone was found after the performance of Jeeves at Sea. It was in the grass behind the bandstand. If you lost an iPhone please contact the Walpole Players at walpoleplayers@gmail.com or call (603) 756-2535.

Our staged reading of Jeeves at Sea, by Margaret Raether, is scheduled for Saturday, July 10, at 5:30 PM at the Bandstand on the Walpole Town Common.

We are asking audience members to support the Players with a recommended donation of $5 for adults, but any amount is welcome! Donations will be collected at the event.

Please bring your own choice of seating for this outdoor performance. if you choose to bring drinks or snacks, please be sure to take all your trash with you when you leave.

In the case of rain or thunderstorms, the performance will be postponed to another date in the near future. This decision will be made on July 10. Please check our website, call (603) 756-2535, or email WalpolePlayers@gmail.com AFTER 2:00 PM if bad weather is imminent on the day.

We look forward to seeing our audience members and performing for the community!

The son of long-time Player Tom Durnford is a jazz bassist in New Orleans and a member of the jazz band The Colgate Collective. They will be performing at Buffa’s in the Big Easy tomorrow evening and their performance will be live-streamed. We thought some of you might enjoy listening! Here’s all the info:

Come on out to Buffa’s for the Colgate Collective’s first show since before the pandemic! We worked up some new music during the shutdown, and are excited to finally share it. We are fortunate to have a killer band featuring Mike Christie on trumpet, Scott Clemens on saxophones, Nat Lawrence on piano, Thomas Dunford on bass, and Sam Colgate on drums/band leader. 

There will be two shows, first one starts at 7pm and the second starts at 9pm. Both shows will be live-streamed at http://buffasrestaurant.com/