Announcing the Holy Cannoli cast

The cast of Holy Cannoli began rehearsals last week and director Susan Capicotto Nichols said, “Our first read-through was HYSTERICAL!” Maria ……………………….. Lindsay Morgan John/Suzanne ……………. Shawn Rogers Nicolette …………………… Deb Sambol Sal ……………………………. Doug Seckman Angela ………………………  Jessica LeMasters Vincent ……………………..  Mark Anthony Ford Anthony …………………….  Hunter Riley We are excited to welcome back …

Auditions for June show

Announcing auditions for HOLY CANNOLI A farce by John D. Smitherman Directed by Susan Capicotto Nichols April 22 and 23, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (and if you can’t make these dates you may schedule a private audition at another time by calling the director at 727-389-7278) at the Friedlander Center (home of Starving Artist Studio) 354 …

scenes from our 2014 one-acts

An evening of laughter opens

Community theatre at its finest… Our evening of laughter featuring two funny one-act plays opened last night at the ‘Friedlander’s Center’ (also home of The Starving Artists Studio) to a wonderful opening night audience. Patrons were met with our signature candlelight cabaret seating with complimentary wine and cheese to start off the evening and dessert …

Poster for 2014 One Acts

An Evening of Laughter

We invite you to join us for an evening of laughter with 2 one-act comedies February 27, 18, March 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9, 2014 Thu-Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sundays 2:00 pm VISITOR FROM FOREST HILLS (from Plaza Suite) by Neil Simon. The bride has locked herself in the bathroom and refuses to come …

one acts headline

Casts announced for evening of one-act comedies

We’re happy to announce the casts of the 2 one act plays we’ll be presenting Feb. 27-March 9, and we’re looking forward to some great laughs. In Visitor from Forest Hills by Neil Simon, directed by Rex Kelch: Trina Byard as Norma Hubley, the mother of the bride John Dornblazer as Roy Hubley, the father …

2013 memories - posters of 2013 shows

Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!

We look back at the last year and have to say, it’s been a good one! We produced 3 shows, one of which was also an entry in the West Virginia Theatre Association community theatre festival where two of our actresses won acting awards. We got a new board member.  We saw people who had …

Applause for the behind-the-scenes folks

Now that Eleemosynary is among our show history, we’d like to extend some applause to the unseen folks that made Eleemosynary the success that it was. Though audiences rarely get to see these folks when they come to see a show, anyone who has ever been in a stage production of any kind knows you can’t really get the …

Dorothea entreats her daughter Artemis to fly.

Eleemosynary is a real crowd pleaser

Good storytelling is the key to a great play, and Eleemosynary is good storytelling. Playwright Lee Blessing uses a very unconventional structure to unfold this story of a three singular characters—a young girl, her mother, and her grandmother. The three women relate their stories—individually and together—in vignettes from various times in their lives as well …

Artist Kathleen Krizner has an Eleemosynary connection

We are so pleased to have artist Kathleen Krizner partner with us for our run of Lee Blessing’s Eleemosynary. Kathleen’s art work will be on display at the PWA Uptown Event Center until November 17 when the play closes. So come and enjoy a wonderful play performed by three wonderfully talented women and view the …

Meet Jordan Kennedy Rea

Jordan Kennedy Rea, looking a bit older than her 12 years, is the youngest member of the cast of Eleemosynary. When Jordan is not acting, singing or dancing you may find her crafting, reading or spending time with her friends. When we asked her about what it was like to be in Eleemosynary with such experienced …