Here is the most recent news for the Saint Bernadette Players.  If you are a cast or crew member looking for specific news, please visit the production page.

On Saturday, February 20, bring the family and join the Players for an evening of fun, music, food, and camaraderie! Enjoy a wonderful ziti dinner with all the trimmings, fabulous dessert, and be entertained all night by the Players while you dine. There will be prize baskets raffled throughout the night! The evening begins at 6 p.m.

Tickets will be available at the door. Adults $10, children under 12 $5.

The Players are hosting their annual bake sale this weekend, before and after each mass at Saint Bernadette Parish.

Saturday Vigil Mass – 4:30pm

Sunday Mass – 8:30am, 11:00am

Baked goods range in cost from $1 – $10.  Pick up something delicious for yourself, or a loved one!

Congratulations, again, to everyone for a fun and talented audition night. The eight roles, other than Jesus and John/Judas will be broken up as follows, with specifics given in the rehearsal process.

“Jeffrey” – Al DiGirolamo, Keith Reichardt, Bill Rickards
“Lamar” – Dave Pipe, Chaz Meyers
“Herb” – Jeff Martin
“Robin” – Anne Marie Scalies
“Joanne” – Mary Doughty, Caitlin Crowley
“Peggy” – Teresa Zinger, Maureen Tinney
“Sonia” – Brenda Pretko, Karen Fellman
“Gilmer” – Anna Benoit

These assignments are there to propel the story in a clear and defined manner. The ensemble will still have plenty to do through the whole show, as there are as many lines and bits that are scripted as “all” or “others” or unassigned which will be given out through the rehearsal process. There are still some vocal parts to be decided, as well.

I look forward to seeing everyone Sunday at 6pm. Please bring a pencil. It will also be helpful if you can bring something like a handheld recorder to record your vocal parts. If you bring two blank cds, I can burn copies of the songs with and without the vocal parts.

-JP

I want to thank each of you for all your efforts, talent and patience last night. It was a long night and you made our decision process difficult! There are more than 50 people who have come out for the show! As a result, we were only able to finalize our list for the two main roles and the songs. As soon as we have a completed list of who is covering which speaking roles and when, I will get that posted as well.

As we go through this process, I may be emailing you individually to clarify any conflicts which you may have listed. Attendance at all scheduled rehearsals is vital. Attendance at all performance dates is a non-negotiable. Conflicts have already impacted our casting decisions. If you know of anything not written specifically on your audition form, please let me know ASAP. If you are reconsidering participating in the group for any reason, please let me know asap, before we finalize the script casting.

Jesus - Mark Thompson
John the Baptist/Judas – Justin Walsh

“Prologue/Tower of Babble” -
Socrates – Kellie Tully
Thomas Aquinas – Kelly Anne Martin
Martin Luther – Dave Pipe
Da Vinci – Jacqueline Mansi
Gibbon – Liz Brennan
Fredric Nietzche – Rachel Pederson
Jean Paul Sartre – Joyce Severin
Buckminster Fuller – Bill Rickards

“Prepare Ye” – Justin, ensemble
“God Save the People” - Mark, ensemble
“Day By Day” – Teresa Zinger, ensemble
“Learn Your Lessons Well” – Al DiGirolmo and Keith Reichardt
“Bless the Lord My Soul” - Caitlin Crowley, ensemble
“All for the Best” - Mark and Justin
“All Good Gifts” - Chaz Meyers, ensemble
“Light of the World” – Ensemble
“Turn Back, O Man” – Mary Doughty
“Alas For You” – Mark
“By My Side” – Anne Marie Scalies and Brenda Pretko, ensemble
“We Beseech Thee” - Jeff Martin, ensemble
“On the Willows” – sung by the orchestra
“Finale” – Mark and ensemble

Thank you, again! I look forward to seeing you on January 3rd at 6pm.

- John Paul (littlecapp@verizon.net)

Saint Bernadette’s Players are proud to present Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell in 2010.  The show will open on March 12, 2010.

We are excited for this season, and welcome all former members of the Players as well as anyone interested in getting involved to join us for our Pre-Audition Meeting, taking place on Saturday, November 15, 2010.  If you are unable to attend that meeting, please watch this space for more information about audition dates.  Or, email the webmaster to be notified when there are more details available.

Want to get involved, but scared of the stage?  We are always looking for talented people to join us, no matter what your talents are!  Can you paint, sew, or build?  Are you a fantastic marketer?  Do you just LOVE seeing community theatre?  Come to the pre-audition meeting to find out how you can help!