
River City Players Community Theatre blog
Debbie is on the board of directors of the River City Players Community Theatre group and has a hand in directing and producing the group's dinner theater plays at the River City Yacht Club. Debbie has been a member of RCP since 1999. In this blog, she tells you the latest in community theater news.
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AUDITION WEEK IS HERE……….
Posted Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 11:38 AM2023 Season is upon us! Auditions are this coming weekend for the first show of the season. All info is on the flyer. Come out and give it a whirl. No prep necessary as it is a cold read❤️🎭 -
AUDITIONS SET........
Posted Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 9:54 AMIt’s that time! Auditions for our first show of the 2023 season! Excitement is in the air. Come out and see what River City Players is all about. If you are not interested in acting then come and see what is needed behind the scenes! As always I will see you at the THEATRE❤️🎭... -
LOCAL RCP MEMBER HONORED WITH AACT SPOTLIGHT AWARD.......
Posted Monday, November 21, 2022, at 10:11 AMDuring this year’s Abbott awards our very own Roseanna Whitlow Greenwood was honored by the American Association of Community Theatre! The Spotlight award is given to a person that has been involved in local theatre for many years and has shown dedication to local Theatre. ... -
RCP HONORS THEIR OWN AT ANNUAL ABBOTT AWARDS......
Posted Monday, November 21, 2022, at 9:49 AMRiver City Players held their annual Abbott Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022 to recognize the best of the best! The event was held in the Yacht Club at Port Cape where they perform all of their productions,. The 2022 season was a successful one! All nominees are winners and we are so fortunate to have such a talented group of people that give of themselves as either actors, crew, techs, front of house, set building, props, costumes and more! The following are the ones that took home an Abbott!. ... -
LAST PRODUCTION OF 2022 SEASON OPENS NOVEMBER 3...........
Posted Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 8:50 AMRiver City Players’ 2022 season is coming to end with a bang! “Your Play or Mine” by Barry Lambert, will be opening November 3, 2022. This is a hour comedy with a lot of sass, confusion, over bearing characters and a couple of “in charge” female characters. ... -
AUDITION DATES SET..........
Posted Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 12:02 PMRiver City Players will be holding auditions for our November show on August 27 and 28 at 3:00 P.M. at Port Cape. The name of the production is “Your Play or Mine” by Barry Lambert. The show will be directed by Holly Raines. There are roles for 3m and 2f. ... -
SUMMER SHOW IN REHEARSALS...........
Posted Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 10:23 AM1River City Players have been in rehearsals for a few weeks now. The upcoming show is written and directed by one of our very own Roseanna Whitlow Greenwood. KatyDid! is a comedy about new neighbors, different personalities and how well those can mix and match and just how all the different things in life can be so different to every individual. ... -
AUDITIONS FOR SUMMER PRODUCTION OF KATYDID..........
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 11:45 AMRiver City Players will be holding auditions for our summer production of “KatyDid” on April 28 at 6:00 p.m. They will take place at Port Cape. This is a one hour comedy written and directed by Roseanna Whitlow Greenwood. There are roles for 1m and 2f. ... -
SPRING COMEDY “ARTISTS ANONYMOUS “ OPENS APRIL 7.......
Posted Saturday, April 2, 2022, at 6:59 PMRiver City Players opening production is near! “Artists Anonymous “ by John Passadino and directed by Mike Craig will open on Thursday, April 7. This season opener is an one hour comedy about three writers that just can’t get that big break! They meet once a week to discuss old ideas, new ideas and some bad ideas. ... -
Artists Anonymous Opens April 7......
Posted Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 8:51 AMThe first show of our 2022 season will open April 7 at Port Cape in the Yacht Club. Reservations are being taken now. Refer to the flyer for dates, times and which type of show you prefer! A one hour comedy by John Passadino and directed by Mike Craig runs through Sunday, April 10. Call 573-334-0954 and reserve your table now! As always, I will see you at the Theatre🎭... -
2022 SEASON AUDITIONS..........
Posted Friday, January 7, 2022, at 10:39 AMIt is time for our 2022 season to begin with auditions for “Artists Anonymous “ by John Passadino and directed by Mike Craig. This Sunday, January 9 at 1:00 p.m. at Port Cape the auditions will take place. No prep necessary as this is a cold reading. ... -
“OPENING NIGHT FOR “BEING NICE”
Posted Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 6:06 AMTonight’s the night for the opening of RCP’S last show of the season. “Being Nice” by Mark Niel will open at Port Cape this evening and will run through Sunday, November 14. This 3 cast play is a one hour comedy covering many different topics and a few surprises. ... -
“BEING NICE” LAST SHOW OF THE SEASON............
Posted Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 9:26 AMRiver City Player’s November show “Being Nice” by Mark Niel and directed by Debbie Barnhouse will open next week. The show dates are November 11,12,13, and 14. Opening night is the dessert buffet 6:30 with show at 7:30 $20. The full dinner buffets are the 12 and 13 dates buffet at 6:30 with show at 7:30 $35. ... -
REHEARSALS FOR NOVEMBER SHOW IN PROGRESS.....
Posted Friday, September 3, 2021, at 4:31 PMRiver City Players are preparing for the second and last show of the season. “Being Nice” a comedy by Mark Niel and directed by Debbie Barnhouse has been in rehearsals since early August. It is a 3 person cast which consists of Matthew Antill (as Geoff), Holly Raines (as Alison), and Donna St Sauver (as Emily). ... -
OPENING NIGHT July 8 “I REMEMBER WHEN”.........
Posted Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at 10:19 AMRiver City Players have not been on stage since November 2019 and for us that seems like an eternity! We are so excited and proud that our first show of the 2021 season is right around the corner. We will be entertaining you, the community, members and patrons with a summer comedy “ I Remember When” by Dawn Cairns and directed by Mike Craig. ... -
“I REMEMBER WHEN” by Dawn Cairns our July Show.............
Posted Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 1:59 PMAuditions for our July production of “I Remember When” have come and gone. We are proud to share with you, the community, the cast and crew for this show. Cast is as follows: Rob Davis as John Krista Antill as Shelia... -
EXCITING NEWS FOR THEATRE ..........
Posted Monday, April 26, 2021, at 5:01 PMIt has been a long time since River City Players has been on stage in the Yacht Club at Port Cape. But it won’t be that way for long. The 2021 Season has been set for a July show and a November show. Excitement is in the air and the work has begun to bring theatre back to life. ... -
THEATRE IS HERE TO STAY..........🎭
Posted Sunday, February 21, 2021, at 3:26 PMIt is hard to believe that the year of the pandemic 2020 has come and gone. It was a sad year for your local Community Theatre, River City Players. When we first heard the word covid19 we had no clue that it would become a pandemic and would close our theatre completely down for the entire year. ... -
ITCHING FOR THEATRE🎭🎭🎭
Posted Friday, July 24, 2020, at 6:39 PMThe 2020 Season of River City Players never even got out of the gate! With this virus and all the other things happening our season had to be cancelled. It was a very hard decision for the Board of Directors to make the call but we wanted to keep everyone safe and well. ... -
SEASON 2020 CANCELED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS.........
Posted Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 12:33 PMIt was a very difficult decision the Board of Directors had to make concerning the 2020 Season of River City Players. After discussing and much thought we have decided to keep our members, patrons, and audiences safe. It makes us sad that we will not be doing any of our three productions and that we will not be entertaining you, the community this season. ...
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