Hillside Players
Hillside Players: 2010
West Side Presbyterian Church's Drama Troupe: 50 Years Young
Auditions for A Wilder Evening: Two by Thornton
The Hillside Players are pleased to announce auditions for its spring production, A Wilder Evening: Two by Thornton. The production will consist of two one-act plays by Thornton Wilder, Queens of France and Pullman Car Hiawatha.
Queens of France is the tale of Monsieur Cahusac, an avaricious lawyer, and his plot to extort gullible ladies convinced by him that they are heirs to the French throne. The play is set in New Orleans in 1869 and requires three women and one man.
Pullman Car Hiawatha, with its minimal scenery and omnipresent stage manager, will remind many of Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town--though Hiawatha preceded Our Town by some seven years. Roles are available for eight men or women, plus more than a dozen additional parts for actors and actresses of all ages, for the play gives voice not only to the Pullman Car's eight passengers, but to towns along the way, the planets, the weather, and the hours through which the train passes. Click here for a complete list of Pullman Car's characters.
Auditions will be held in the Chapel: Sunday, February 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Saturday, February 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Sunday, February 14, 12:30-2:30 p.m., at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood. Rehearsals will begin on March 1st, and performances are scheduled for April 23, 24 & 25 at West Side.
For more information on auditions or helping out behind the scenes, contact the church office at 201-652-1966, or email Hillside Players at Hillside@westside.org. The Hillside Players welcome all interested parties regardless of age or church affiliation.
West Side Church Presents:
Cabaret – Broadway Echo
An Entertaining Fundraiser for Mortgage, Maintenance & Mission
When: February 26 & 27
Where: Off Broadway's West Side Dining Room
Time: 6 p.m., Hors D'oeuvres
6:30 p.m., Gourmet Dinner
7:45 p.m., Performance, featuring international artists and mystery guest!
Price: $55 per person. Tables for eight available for purchase.
Babysitting by reservation.
Sponsored by Stewardship, Hillside Players, Worship & Music through Music & Masque
In 2009 the Hillside Players celebrated 50 years of fostering the art of drama through the exploration and interpretation of the Christian view of life. Membership in Hillside Players is open to everyone who wishes to share their creative talents, regardless of age or church affiliation. People are welcome in set design, construction, and décor; lighting and audio design and implementation; costuming; make-up; props; acting, directing, and producing. For more information, contact the church office at 201-652-1966 or email Hillside Players at Hillside@westside.org.
Hillside Players is helping with the "Cabaret" to be presented February 26 and 27, 2010.