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Macbeth

November 16 through December 2, 2018
by William Shakespeare
directed by Jessica Damrow Sherman

written by William Shakespeare directed by Jessica Damrow Sherman Shakespeare’s classic tale of a brave and loyal general who receives a prophecy that he will become king. Consumed by ambition, Macbeth murders the King and takes the throne, but is wracked with guilt and paranoia that spurs his downfall. CAST Macbeth – Malik Abdul Khaaliq…
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The Nance

September 28 through October 14, 2018
by Douglas Carter Beane
directed by Jon Heron

written by Douglas Carter Beane directed by Jon Heron In the 1930s, burlesque impresarios welcomed hilarious comics of vaudeville to their niche. A headliner called ‘the Nance’ was a camp homosexual and master of double entendre. ‘The Nance’ is the tale of Chauncey Miles, a master performer in a time when it is easy to…
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Audition Technique Class with Jessica Damrow Sherman

August 25, 2018

Saturday, August 25, from 10 am-1 pm, come learn how to work with classical text with one of Circle’s favorite directors, Jessica Damrow Sherman (Hamlet, As You Like it, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Richard III, Prelude to a Kiss) Most auditions and callbacks ask you to either read from the script or present a prepared monologue….
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Classical Text Class with Jessica Damrow Sherman

August 18, 2018

Saturday, August 18, from 10 am-1 pm, come learn how to work with classical text with one of Circle’s favorite directors, Jessica Damrow Sherman (Hamlet, As You Like it, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Richard III, Prelude to a Kiss) This class fully explores the basics of Shakespeare in both monologues and scenework. Special attention will be paid…
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Monologue Class with Jessica Damrow Sherman

July 21, 2018

Saturday, July 28, from 10 am-1 pm, come learn monologue technique with one of Circle’s favorite directors, Jessica Damrow Sherman (Hamlet, As You Like it, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Richard III, Prelude to a Kiss) Monologues! How do you choose them? How do you work on them? Whether in an audition scenario or as…
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The “Dial M for Meals” Food Drive

June 8 through June 24, 2018

If you attend any performance of “Dial M for Murder”, please feel free to participate in our “Dial M for Meals” food drive! Bring any non-perishable food donation to any performance of “Dial M For Murder”, and we will donate those foodstuffs to our friends at the Highland Park Community Food Pantry!

Auditions for “The Nance”

June 11 through June 14, 2018

Circle Players, along with director Jon Heron, is pleased to announce auditions for the first production of our 2018-2019 season, “The Nance” by Douglas Carter Beane. SYNOPSIS: In the 1930s, burlesque impresarios welcomed the hilarious comics and musical parodies of vaudeville to their decidedly lowbrow niche. A headliner called “the nance”—-usually played by a straight…
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Raconteur Radio’s V! ACLU/Human Rights Campaign Fundraiser

November 5, 2017

“Our story begins, as these stories often do, with an up-and-coming politician. He’s a member of the conservative party. He’s completely single-minded and has no regard for the political process. The more power he obtains, the more obvious is his zealotry, and the more aggressive his supporters become.” This is from V’s voiceover explaining the…
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Auditions: “Dial M For Murder”

March 24 through March 29, 2018

Circle Players, along with director Diane Teichman, is pleased to announce auditions for the sixth production in our 2017-2018 season, “Dial M For Murder” by Frederick Knott. SYNOPSIS: Tony Wendice has married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He arranges the perfect murder and a…
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Dial M for Murder

June 8 through June 24, 2018
Frederick Knott
Diane Teichman

by Frederick Knott directed by Diane Teichman Tony Wendice has married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He arranges the perfect murder and a brilliant alibi for himself. But in this classic mystery immortalized on film by Alfred Hitchcock, nothing proceeds as Wendice anticipates, and…
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