The Waterville Playshop was founded in 1951 for the purpose of providing quality family entertainment and education for the participation in live theatre. Waterville Playshop is a non-profit organization whose volunteer membership is open to any person, regardless of age, religion, sexual orientation, or race, interested in its objectives, which are to: * Provide quality, family oriented entertainment. * Provide for the nurturing and experiencing of all aspects of live theater, including performance (acting, singing, dancing), production (stage production/management, sound, lighting, set design), directing and musical accompaniment. * Provide the education of, appreciation for, and participation in live theater.
Compliments from Some of Our Fine Actors! (Parody)
The Production staff was amazing to work with!
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Overall Good guy
The restrooms were extremely clean!
Nathan Lane
A real peach!
Laughter is much more important than applause.
Carol Channing
Huge Star!!!
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Newsies Jr. Auditions Announced!!!
Waterville Playshop and Director Shauna Newbold invite you to audition for our summer musical for kids ages 6-18, DISNEY'S NEWSIES JR. Auditions will be held on Sunday, April 30th from 2-5pm at the Waterville Playshop building (808 Michigan Ave in Waterville). Please prepare at least a minute of a musical theatre-style song, preferably NOT from the original musical. All auditions will be Acapella. Any readings or dance requests will be held at call backs if necessary. See you at auditions! Show Dates Are: June 23 At 8:00 PM June 24 At 8:00 PM June 25 At 2:30 PM. SEE UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
70th Anniversary Party!
Waterville Playshop is having a 70th anniversary celebration. The date is May 20th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and the location is the Monclova Community Center located at 8115 Monclova Road in Monclova, OH. There is no charge. Please RSVP to Shannon Ruhe at shannoruhe@gmail.com by May 5th.
Scholarships/Awards!
Scholarships - Know somebody deserving a scholarship? Waterville Playshop awards scholarships each year to recognize students or their families who have been active in Playshop for at least 2 years, who exhibit a supportive attitude toward community theatre, and who are a positive role model in the performing arts. In order to apply, check out the information on our website at: https://watervilleplayshop.org/scholarships/ Awards - Know anybody worthy of Playshop honor? In this season when we celebrate more than 70 years of existence, we want to acknowledge those who have helped make the milestones happen! The Spirit Award recognizes members who have performed outstanding service to Playshop, and the Lifetime Achievement Award does the same for those who have spent a career dedicated to the group. If you would like to nominate one or more people for these awards, email Chair Shauna Newbold at shauna.newbold@gmail.com explaining who your nominees are and why they should receive an award. Please include their name and contact information, your name and contact information, and whether the nominees know they are being submitted. The deadline for all of these submissions is Friday, March 31 at 11:59 pm. The board will review all information and will schedule interviews and follow-ups as needed during the month of April.