A huge congratulations to the cast and crew of The House of Bernarda Alba on a fantastic run. This show was a huge success, with 6 of the 8 performances selling out. Great reviews of great performances, this is a show everyone will be talking about for quite some time. Thank you and congratulations to all who were involved.
Author: villageplayhouse
4.15.2018 Matinee canceled.
Due to inclement weather, today’s 2PM Matinee of The House of Bernarda Alba has been CANCELED.
If you had purchased tickets through Brown Paper Tickets, please let us know what performance you would like to attend instead. As this show has been a sell out for every performance, you need to let us know in advance when you will be attending in order for us to guarantee your seat. Please call 414.207.4879 or email us at BernardaAlba@villageplayhouse.org to confirm.
An additional matinee on Saturday 4.21 at 3PM has been added to make up for the missed performance.
Thank you for your understanding.
Plays selected for the 33rd Annual Original One Act Festival
THE GARDENER by Nick Schweitzer
Directed by Tom Zuehlke
Samantha is content with her solidly upper-middle-class life with an attorney husband, two off children recently off to college, and a career as a social worker. However, on a day when one of her clients tried to kill herself, Samantha’s complacency is challenged when a lover from her past appears as a gardener who is still living a carefree life of adventure.
COFFEE SHOP by Mark Borchardt
Directed by Elizabeth Havican
An overworked businesswoman uses a coffee shop as an off-site office space. On an especially harries day she finds herself in the company of an obnoxious busybody- the last thing she needs to contend with as a deadline approaches.
THE LAST LOVE STORY by Mike Willis
Directed by Nathan Kenner
Oscar is a successful movie producer who invites Mitch, an academy award winning screenwriter, to his office to discuss Mitch’s latest screenplay. However, since it doesn’t contain, sex, violence, aliens or special effects- ” it just won’t sell”.
THE DOLLY AGENDA by Deanna Strasse
Directed by Scott Sorenson
Two girls playing with dolls have a rather adult agenda.
THE AMBITIOUS ONE by Deanna Strasse
Directed by Scott Sorenson
Katie is an ambitious writer who lets the big parts of success get in the way of the small parts of life and love, especially her girlfriend Vanessa.
VULPES VULPES by Deanna Strasse
Directed by Scott Sorenson
George sits down to write but writers block complicates things. A cleaver fox named Samantha continues to complicate things.
NOTE: THE DOLLY AGENDA, THE AMBITIOUS ONE and VULPES VULPES will be presented as a trilogy.
Congratulations Mark!
Congratulations are in order for playwright Mark Dunn. We were just informed Samuel French has just made an offer to publish and start professionally licensing The Glitter Girls. The Village Playhouse is proud to have produced the world premiere of this fantastic comedy, and we are excited to see where this next step takes the play and playwright.
April at the Village Playhouse
The House of Bernarda Alba runs April 6th – 22nd.
Auditions for The 33rd Annual Original One Act Festival are April 16th & 17th.
Watch for an announcement soon about our 2018-2019 40th Season.
Auditions for the 33rd Annual Original One Act Festival
The Village Playhouse will be holding auditions for the 33rd Annual Original One Act Festival on April 16th and 17th, 2018 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Inspiration Studios. Variety of roles for all ages. Exact roles available to be announced once all the playwrights have been notified of the play selections (week of 4.8.18). This year’s festival will run June 1st – 17th, 2018.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! to everyone who attended last night’s Community Dinner Dance. The event was a huge success, and we are extremely grateful to the City of West Allis, WI Government, and the West Allis Community Improvement Foundation for all the work they put in to making this event such a huge success.
If you weren’t able to make it, don’t worry — check out the Donations & Fundraising page on our website for details on how you can help make our productions possible.
