There you will find all the latest info on our upcoming Festival shows, along with all kinds of other great things to dazzle the mind and eyes.
What are you waiting for?!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
We've Moved!
NPT is the proud owner of a new web domain, and we've got a fancy website to celebrate! Come over and check out our new home:
There you will find all the latest info on our upcoming Festival shows, along with all kinds of other great things to dazzle the mind and eyes.
What are you waiting for?!
There you will find all the latest info on our upcoming Festival shows, along with all kinds of other great things to dazzle the mind and eyes.
What are you waiting for?!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
CARNAGE is a KO!
No split-decisions here. NPT's GOD OF CARNAGE is being hailed by audiences and critics alike as a unanimous winner! Read all about it below.
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| Why can't they all just get along in GOD OF CARNAGE? |
Margaret Quamme of The Columbus Dispatch says:
God of Carnage walks a tightrope between comedy and drama, and it takes a strong cast to maintain the balance between the two…the actors of New Players Theater are more than equal to the challenge.
Performed by a cast who clearly know their characters inside and out, it leaves prickly questions about marriage and parenthood after the laughter has died away.
Read the full review here.
Dwayne Steward of Queer Corner says:
It shows bravado and a keen eye for the the taste of a modern theatergoer, and NPT hit this one way out of the park.
Director Matt Hermes is astute and takes his time with Reza’s powder-keg of a script…he slowly builds the tension with tempered movements and by the end has the actors flailing about uncontrollably to accentuate their animal-like behavior.
Read the full review here.
Richard Ades of The Other Paper says:
It’s a Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy-drama that relies on strong, ballsy performances, something the actors deliver in spades.
Read the full review here.
It's the hot ticket in town, so don't miss it! GOD OF CARNAGE continues today through Sunday, March 18th. For more information on the show, click here. Just want to buy tickets right now? Go here.
Want a taste for the action? Check out our teaser:
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Come for the clafouti...stay for the carnage.
Join New Players Theater for a hysterical evening of cultured combat. Yasmina Reza’s 2009 Broadway hit GOD OF CARNAGE will play the Columbus Performing Arts Center’s Van Fleet Theatre March 1st-18th.
Two affluent Brooklyn couples meet to discuss a violent incident between their 11 year-old sons. An attempt at civilized discourse releases the primal instincts of these one-percenters, leaving us to suspect where the boys learned their bad behavior in the first place. Does behaving well get you anywhere, or are we just playthings of the god of carnage?
NPT brings together four of the capitol city’s most celebrated actors -- Sonda Staley as Annette, Tim Browning as Michael, Jill Taylor Barnes as Veronica, and Nick Baldasare as Alan -- for the Columbus premiere of this Olivier, Tony, and Pulitzer-winning play. The production will feature direction by Matt Hermes, set and light design by Tracie Lynn Duncan, and costumes by Michelle Whited.
Tickets are $20. All performances are general seating. At the door, Friday night tickets are 2-for-1 and include admission to NPT’s Friday Epilogue, a public conversation about the play between the audience and the company. Sunday performances fall under NPT’s Pay-What-You-Will program.
To reserve tickets, you may:
NPT brings together four of the capitol city’s most celebrated actors -- Sonda Staley as Annette, Tim Browning as Michael, Jill Taylor Barnes as Veronica, and Nick Baldasare as Alan -- for the Columbus premiere of this Olivier, Tony, and Pulitzer-winning play. The production will feature direction by Matt Hermes, set and light design by Tracie Lynn Duncan, and costumes by Michelle Whited.
Tickets are $20. All performances are general seating. At the door, Friday night tickets are 2-for-1 and include admission to NPT’s Friday Epilogue, a public conversation about the play between the audience and the company. Sunday performances fall under NPT’s Pay-What-You-Will program.
To reserve tickets, you may:
> purchase online here
> call 614.874.NPTF or
> email newplayerstheater@gmail.com
GOD OF CARNAGE is part of NPT’s year-round Studio Season featuring intimate productions of significant and challenging contemporary plays.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Love is in the air!
New Players Theater is pleased to announce their annual Valentine's Day celebration of love and food: Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve, staring NPT company members (and real-life sweethearts) Mark Mann and Danielle Mann. Join NPT as they return to Clintonville's Café Bella, where last year Chef Vincent Withers and staff helped create a perfectly delicious and romantic Valentine’s evening, with a coursed gourmet dinner before the sold-out reading of A.R. Gurney's bittersweet Love Letters.
The Diaries of Adam and Eve is directed and adapted by company member Sonda Staley, based on EXTRACTS FROM ADAM’S DIARY (1904) and EVE’S DIARY (1906). Twain’s own unique take on the Creation Story shows us that, as Shakespeare said, “the course of true love never did run smooth”.
The Manns are beloved veterans of the Columbus stage. Most recently, Mark was recognized by the Other Paper as Best Male Performer 2011 for his turn as The Librarian in NPT’s Underneath the Lintel. Perhaps more noteworthy is that he's married to the uber-talented and in-demand Danielle Mann, recently seen as Maria in Twelfth Night, the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (NPT) and Charlotte in Falsettos (Available Light).
The Manns will perform Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve as a staged reading on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14 at 7pm during dinner at Café Bella, 2593 N. High St. Tickets cost $40 and include both dinner and the show. To make reservations, you can call 614-267-1998, or email newplayerstheater@gmail.com. Come celebrate love with NPT! The food is as delicious as this touching story of humanity’s very first lovers. Bring your wine, your kleenex, and someone you love!
A word about the play from the publisher: “The Diaries--written near the end of Mark Twain's life and career--are perhaps his wisest, most personal works. The wry humor we expect is matched by a heartbreaking tenderness found nowhere else in his writings. And it was only in Eve that Twain ever wrote from a woman's viewpoint. An afterword details Twain's fascination with Adam and the parallels between his own marriage and Adam and Eve as depicted in the Diaries.”
The Diaries of Adam and Eve is directed and adapted by company member Sonda Staley, based on EXTRACTS FROM ADAM’S DIARY (1904) and EVE’S DIARY (1906). Twain’s own unique take on the Creation Story shows us that, as Shakespeare said, “the course of true love never did run smooth”.
The Manns are beloved veterans of the Columbus stage. Most recently, Mark was recognized by the Other Paper as Best Male Performer 2011 for his turn as The Librarian in NPT’s Underneath the Lintel. Perhaps more noteworthy is that he's married to the uber-talented and in-demand Danielle Mann, recently seen as Maria in Twelfth Night, the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (NPT) and Charlotte in Falsettos (Available Light).
The Manns will perform Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve as a staged reading on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14 at 7pm during dinner at Café Bella, 2593 N. High St. Tickets cost $40 and include both dinner and the show. To make reservations, you can call 614-267-1998, or email newplayerstheater@gmail.com. Come celebrate love with NPT! The food is as delicious as this touching story of humanity’s very first lovers. Bring your wine, your kleenex, and someone you love!
Friday, November 18, 2011
NPT Festival Auditions
We're excited to announce our auditions for the 2012 New Players Theater Festival season! NPT will be presenting King Lear and Scapin in repertory from June 21 to August 12 2012 at Hilliard's Mill Run Amphitheater. King Lear will be directed by Kal Poole and will feature Mark Mann as Lear; Scapin (adapted by Bill Irwin and Mark O'Donnell, based on the Moliere play) will be directed by Tim Browning. We're looking for actors with good physical and/or clowning skills, and strong language abilities. We will be casting roles in both shows, as well as actor-techs for internship positions. We will also use this general audition in order to consider you for future productions. Read on for the details.
DATE: Thursday, December 29th, 7-10pm
WHERE: Cup O' Joe Community Room, 2418 E. Main St, Bexley, OH 43209
WHAT: 2-minutes, contrasting classical monologues, one comic, one dramatic
ROLES: Because of our repertory nature, we cast many actors in roles in both shows. This is the breakdown of currently available slots:
> Scapin
> Cordelia/Hyacinth
> Burgundy/Sylvestre
> Edgar
> Albany
> Actor-techs (intern positions)
MORE INFO: Rehearsals for the festival shows will begin in mid-April. All positions are compensated with an honorarium.
SCHEDULING: To schedule an audition slot, email NPTauditions@gmail.com. We will respond with an audition time for you. Please bring a current headshot and resume if you have it. In addition to your prepared monologues, you should be ready to read sides for particular roles if the director so desires.
DATE: Thursday, December 29th, 7-10pm
WHERE: Cup O' Joe Community Room, 2418 E. Main St, Bexley, OH 43209
WHAT: 2-minutes, contrasting classical monologues, one comic, one dramatic
ROLES: Because of our repertory nature, we cast many actors in roles in both shows. This is the breakdown of currently available slots:
> Scapin
> Cordelia/Hyacinth
> Burgundy/Sylvestre
> Edgar
> Albany
> Actor-techs (intern positions)
MORE INFO: Rehearsals for the festival shows will begin in mid-April. All positions are compensated with an honorarium.
SCHEDULING: To schedule an audition slot, email NPTauditions@gmail.com. We will respond with an audition time for you. Please bring a current headshot and resume if you have it. In addition to your prepared monologues, you should be ready to read sides for particular roles if the director so desires.
Friday, November 4, 2011
A Very Jebby Christmas
How brilliant is this? NPT is partnering with Columbus theater luminary and founder of the Jebby Awards, Jeb Bigelow, to bring you...
Have a few drinks, enjoy some great Christmas music and grown-up entertainment while you do some Christmas shopping at our silent auction. Featuring the best of Columbus’ musical talent, variety entertainers and more, this groovy cabaret-style show will also include appearances by the NPT members themselves. And the cherry on top: your master of ceremonies will be the spectacular Jeb Bigelow!
Join New Players Theater as we kick off the holiday shopping season with our own version of the classic holiday television special. You're sure to enjoy our irreverent but tasteful holiday programming in the style and warmth of the super-cool Vonn Jazz Supperclub. In addition to the music, fun and laughs, you'll be able to cross some folks off your shopping list by bidding on some unique artisan-crafted items in our silent auction.
Please make plans now to include this special fundraiser in your holiday festivities. Tickets are $20 and include both admission and free raffle tickets for the auctions. A full menu and drink specials will be available too for your convenience. To obtain tickets, contact an NPT company member or visit here to purchase online. And be sure to check out how cool Vonn Jazz is!
A Very Jebby Christmas
Have a few drinks, enjoy some great Christmas music and grown-up entertainment while you do some Christmas shopping at our silent auction. Featuring the best of Columbus’ musical talent, variety entertainers and more, this groovy cabaret-style show will also include appearances by the NPT members themselves. And the cherry on top: your master of ceremonies will be the spectacular Jeb Bigelow!
Join New Players Theater as we kick off the holiday shopping season with our own version of the classic holiday television special. You're sure to enjoy our irreverent but tasteful holiday programming in the style and warmth of the super-cool Vonn Jazz Supperclub. In addition to the music, fun and laughs, you'll be able to cross some folks off your shopping list by bidding on some unique artisan-crafted items in our silent auction.
Please make plans now to include this special fundraiser in your holiday festivities. Tickets are $20 and include both admission and free raffle tickets for the auctions. A full menu and drink specials will be available too for your convenience. To obtain tickets, contact an NPT company member or visit here to purchase online. And be sure to check out how cool Vonn Jazz is!
Monday, October 17, 2011
NPT Announces its 2011-2012 Season
For those who weren't able to come out to our encore presentation of Underneath the Lintel, you missed the smashing Mark Mann in a bravura performance. You also missed our other co-founder, Tim Browning, announce NPT's event lineup for the 2011-2012 season. But no worries, we've got you covered! Through the magic of the internets, click below to see Tim tell you about our exciting season, including a Columbus premiere of a 2009 Tony Award winner for Best Play, and the aforementioned Mr. Mann in a role for the ages. The complete season listing is below the video -- feel free to print it out and mark us down on your calendar. See ya at the shows!
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