Welcome to the website of The Village Players of Hicksville,
Ohio. We are a local theatre group dedicated to bringing quality
plays to our corner of northwest Ohio. Please take a look around
the site and feel free to contact us at the above e-mail address
if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping... see you at the
theatre!
2008 Season Lineup
"The Boys Next Door"
by Tom Griffin directed
by Mary Schaufelberger - An Off-Broadway success which later
became a Hallmark TV Movie, this very funny yet very touching
play focuses on the lives of four retarded men who live in a
communal residence under the watchful eye of a sincere, but increasingly
despairing, social worker. Filled with humor, the play is also
marked by the compassion and understanding with which it peers
into the half-lit world of its handicapped protagonists. Presented
at the Huber Opera House and Civic Center on Friday, June 13
and Saturday, June 14 at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, June 15 at 2:30
p.m.
"Hicksville's Got
Talent" directed
by Jennifer Hurni. The Village Players' annual variety show and
Family Day at the Park returns, and it keeps getting bigger and
better every year! Join us for games, food, karaoke, and a great
display of Hicksville area talent! At the Hicksville Park
on Saturday, August 2. Kids games start at 4 p.m., open mic karaoke
at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m. PRACTICES will be held in the VP room at the Huber
every Monday through Thursday starting on Monday, July 7 at 7
p.m. Come to any practice to get involved.
"Rumors" by Neil Simon, directed by Peter Greer.
America's premier comic playwright delighted audiences with this
out and out funny offering. Four couples are at the townhouse
of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife to celebrate their
tenth wedding anniversary. The party never begins because the
host has shot himself in the head (it's only a flesh wound) and
his wife is missing. His lawyer's cover-up gets progressively
more difficult to sustain as the other guests arrive and nobody
can remember who has been told what about whom. Doors slam and
hilarity abounds as the couples get more and more crazed. At
the Huber Opera House and Civic Center, Friday and Saturday,
October 24 and 25 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, October 26, 2:30 p.m. AUDITIONS: Friday, August 15, 7-9
p.m., Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2-5 p.m.
"The Trial of Ebenezer
Scrooge" by Mark
Brown, directed by Jeff Crabill. The Trial of the Century! A
year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge is
back to his old ways and is suing Jacob Marley and the Ghosts
of Christmas Past, Present and Future for breaking and entering,
kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder and
the intentional infliction of emotional distress. Will Scrooge
win his suit and force the ghosts out of business, or does he
have something else up his sleeve? A hilariously funny take on
the traditional Dickens tale. At the Huber
Opera House and Civic Center, Friday and Saturday, December 5
and 6, 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 7, 2:30 p.m. AUDITIONS: Friday, October 10 and
17, 7-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, October 11, 12, 18 and 19,
2-5 p.m.
Membership
Becoming a Member of the Village Players is
a great way to support your local community theatre, and it has
some great benefits. Season Memberships cost only $5 for a single
membership or $10 for the entire family. In return you get:
The right to vote at Village Players Membership
Meetings
Eligibility to serve on the Board of Directors
Eligibility to perform in Village Players
shows or work as tech and backstage crew
$1 Off admission to all Village Player performances...
over the course of a season, your Membership almost pays for
itself!
Early admission - Doors open 15 minutes early
for VP Members... you'll always get the seat you want!
Invitation to a special "Members Only"
party following one performance of each show... come hang out
with the cast and other VP members
Contact any Board Member for more information
on becoming a Member.
The Village Players organization is governed
by a nine-member Board of Directors. Three Board Members are elected
each year from the general membership to serve three year terms.
Current Board Members are:
Amber Garza, President
Jennifer Hurni, Vice-President
Travis Heffelfinger, Secretary
Shelly Zeedyk, Treasurer
Mitch Farlee
Corey Fowler
Melody Stevenson
Beth Henderson
Mary Schaufelberger
Two Trustees are also elected from the membership.
DJ Stevenson and Jeff Crabill are currently serving as Trustees.
The Board meets on the second Tuesday of each
month. All members are invited to attend Board Meetings.
Newsletters
The Village Players publish a monthly online
newsletter known as the Village Crier. Click
Here to access our issue archive.
