"LIFESPAN OF A FACT" OPENS THIS WEEKEND @ CHATHAM PLAYERS

 

Donate   Volunteer Opens This Weekend THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT May 5 - 14, 2023   Watch the trailer and buy your tickets today!   BUY TICKETS   Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy—an essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth. Read the Broadway World interview with Director Doug McLaughlin.       CAST & PRODUCTION TEAM     Seeking Directors for our 2023-2024 Season     The Chatham Community Players are looking for directors for our upcoming season. Interested persons should request an interview with the director selection committee. Requests for interviews should be made by May 19, 2023, with interviews occurring at the end of May. All requests/resumes should be sent to President@ChathamPlayers.org with "Director Submission" in the subject line.   MORE DETAILS, PLEASE     Auditions May 21, 22 for JERSEY VOICES 2023     The Chatham Community Players will hold open auditions for the 29th annual Jersey Voices One-Act Festival on Sunday, May 21st, at 6pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 200 Main St, Chatham and Monday, May 22nd, at 7pm at the Chatham Playhouse, 23 North Passaic Ave., Chatham.  Performers are asked to arrive and check in within the first hour of auditions.   Performances will take place on July 28th, 29th, August 4th, 5th at 8pm and August 6th at 7pm. The Chatham Community Players are committed to diverse and inclusive casting, and performers of all abilities, races, ethnicities, and gender identities are encouraged to audition. Questions may be sent to JerseyVoicesNJ@gmail.com.   AUDITION DETAILS     One Weekend Only presents MARY'S WEDDING June 9 - 11, 2023     BUY TICKETS   It is the eve of Mary's wedding, and she is deep in dreaming. It’s a night full of dreams: dreams of love and her beloved Charlie, dreams of war and dreams of what might be.   When Mary and Charlie, filled with the passion, vulnerability and impulsiveness of youth, unexpectedly find one another sheltering in a barn during a thunderstorm, a tentative love is born. But the year is 1914, and Mary and Charlie must surrender their love and their fate to the uncertainties of their tumultuous times.   CAST & PRODUCTION TEAM     Announcing Our Upcoming 102nd MAINSTAGE SEASON     Our 102nd Mainstage Season (2023 -2024)! Grand Horizons (October 2023) The Beauty Queen of Leenane (March 2024) Nine (May 2024) Stayed tuned for the “official” announcement on the Director selection process.     Theater Creations Camp 2023     Calling all 7- to 10-year-olds who love performing! Come and be part of The Chatham Community Players Theater Creations. Camp runs Monday through Friday, 9 am to 11:30 am ~ August 14 thru August 25. Young actors will learn the fundamentals of acting onstage while using their imaginations and artistic creativity to develop their very own play! Through various games and exercises, kids will also learn about different theatrical elements and how they are used to shape a performance.   DETAILS & REGISTRATION     COMING TO CHATHAM PLAYHOUSE   The Chatham Community Players have been bringing theater to Chatham and surrounding towns for 100 YEARS!!!  Tickets are now on sale for select shows.         Please Consider a Tax Deductible Donation Any amount, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated. Please donate with PayPal, a credit card, or simply send your check to "The Chatham Community Players, Inc.," PO Box 234, Chatham, NJ 07928-0234.  For more information, please visit the DONATE PAGE on our website. The Chatham Community Players is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.   DONATE     Join our community The Chatham Players is a not-for-profit, volunteer driven organization. Our trustees, council, actors, designers, technicians, and others all contribute their time and energy to help produce valuable and exceptional theater for the community. The Chatham Players offers a great environment to meet artistic people, practice your craft, and help create some of the most exceptional community theater in New Jersey! For contact information, visit our Volunteer page!