City Park Players

CPP Presents: Almost, Maine

2012-01-26T16:24:00.003-06:00

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend "almost" in this

CenLa Celebrity Couples to Perform

2012-01-05T15:16:00.001-06:00

The play, Love Letters written by A. R. Gurney, will be presented this month by some of CenLa’s Celebrity Couples in an effort to support the continuing work of Central Louisiana Community Theatre - City Park Players . Directed by Wanda Schenk, a former managing director of City Park Players, this Pulitzer Prize nominated drama is centered on 2 characters and presented as actors read the

City Park Players Present a 64th Season

2011-12-02T16:42:00.001-06:00

Central Louisiana Community Theatre recently completed a 63rd consecutive season with an awards GALA on November 18 at Convention Hall in Downtown Alexandria. First up in 2012 is the play, entitled Almost, Maine by John Cariani, a delightful telling of multiple love stories of a small northern town. This funny and sweet tale will take between 4 (2 men/2women) and 19 actors (9men/10women)

ONSTAGE-2011 Awards Gala on 11/18

2011-11-10T11:37:00.001-06:00

Originally founded in the 1930's, Central Louisiana Community Theatre is concluding its 63rd season with a wonderful semi-formal evening event filled with great food, drinks, dancing, silent auction, and live entertainment. Yes, it is time once again to honor those who worked so hard to bring the written word to life on the stage. We invite you to join us as we celebrate at our ONSTAGE2011

CPP Readers Theatre - Tom Sawyer

2011-10-26T18:59:00.000-05:00

CPP is pleased to partner once again with Rapides Parish Library. A Readers Theatre production of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" as adapted by Charlotte Chorpenning and directed by Theresa Louviere. With Zeb Mathews as Tom Sawyer, our cast includes Kathleen Pharis, Ed Reed, Zachary Chelette , Gloria Hearn, Bryce McDaniel, Terri Febuary, Dylon Ervin, Jim Weinzettle, Michael Dalme,

Blithe Spirit - 5 More Answers

2011-10-11T11:56:00.000-05:00

Central Louisiana Community Theatre, better known as City Park Players, concluded its 61st consecutive season with a wonderful semi-formal evening event filled with great food, drinks, dancing, a silent auction, and live entertainment on November 20. Awards were presented during a ceremony, which also featured snippets of performances by the actors that so ably brought

CPP ONSTAGE2009 AWARDS GALA

2009-11-21T12:02:00.001-06:00

ONSTAGE2009 Awards Gala – 7:00 PM Friday, November 20, 2009

2009-11-12T19:37:00.000-06:00

Originally founded in the 1930's, Central Louisiana Community Theatre is concluding its 61st contiguous season with a wonderful semi-formal evening event filled with great food, drinks, dancing, silent auction, and live entertainment while we celebrate all the cast, crew, and volunteers that made the City Park Players 2009 season such a huge success. Catering by Best Catered Event – Catering

To Kill A Mockingbird Cast Photo courtesy TJ Shuflin

2009-11-03T16:41:00.000-06:00

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird - A Play by Christopher Sergel Directed by Belle Rollins

2009-10-26T06:45:00.000-05:00

CITY PARK PLAYERS PRESENTS – A CPP Readers Theatre Presentation of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird - A Play by Christopher Sergel Directed by Belle Rollins A Rapides Public Library “The Big Read” Featured Event Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 pm Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center • Tickets: $5 and Saturday, November 7, at 6:00 pm Dinner Theatre at Kent House Plantation • Tickets: $30

Black Jack:A Thief of Possession

2009-10-08T14:08:00.000-05:00

BlackJack Opens October 8

2009-09-28T17:53:00.004-05:00

City Park Players is pleased to announce the upcoming presentation of BlackJack : A Thief of Possession, October 8 -18 at the Hearn Stage in downtown Alexandria, LA. Performances are scheduled Thursday – Saturday Evenings at 7:30 and on Sundays at 2:30 in the afternoon.Black Jack is a play by Rosary Hartel O’Neill directed by Dan Forest. It follows an eccentric New Orleans family as it is

Flyin' West Opens August 6

2009-07-28T11:51:00.003-05:00

City Park Players is pleased to announce the third production of our 2009 season; a drama entitled Flyin’ West by Pearl Cleage as directed by Diane Falcone. This powerful drama is about a family of sisters who abandon the oppressive racism of the post-Reconstruction South to take advantage of the Homestead Act and own their own land in Nicodemus, Kansas (www.nicodemuskansas.com). Facing problems

Announcing the Cast for Flyin' West

2009-07-08T18:12:00.001-05:00

City Park Players is pleased to announce the third production of our 2009 season; a drama entitled Flyin’ West by Pearl Cleage as directed by Diane Falcone, which will be presented at the Hearn Stage in Downtown Alexandria August 6 -16. Flyin' West is a powerful play about a family of sisters who abandon the oppressive racism of the post-Reconstruction South to take advantage of the Homestead Act

On With The Shows

2009-06-17T14:52:00.002-05:00

Social Security closed on Sunday, June 14. The audience numbers are in and we are so pleased that so many people were there to enjoy the presentations. We are very proud of our cast which included vetrans and newcomers alike. Janet Starn reminded us all that, in the words of Sophie Greengrass, we are still alive. In so many ways.Special thanks to Director Frith Harwood for bringing Social

Last Weekend to See Social Security

2009-06-10T16:50:00.003-05:00

Don't miss seeing Jim Weinzettle and Susan Hathorn as David and Barbara Kahn, the sophisticated New York couple whose lives are complicated by Barb's sister Trudy and her husband Martin Heyman, (portrayed by Paula Antee and Allen Rowlen) when they suddenly bring the sisters' controlling mother, Sophie Greengrass (portrayed by Janet Starn), to stay in Manhattan indefinitely. The laughs never stop

Auditions This Week for Flyin'West

2009-06-08T11:06:00.000-05:00

Audition for Flyin' West by Pearl Cleage (www.pearlcleage.net), presented by City Park Players August 6-16. The auditions are set for Monday & Tuesday, June 8 & 9 at the Hearn Stage downtown. Flyin' West is a powerful play about a family of sisters who abandon the oppressive racism of the post-Reconstruction South to take advantage of the Homestead Act and own their own land in Nicodemus, Kansas

City Park Players Presents Community Connections for Social Security

2009-05-31T10:04:00.000-05:00

City Park Players is proud to be part of what makes Central Louisiana a great place to live. We are building partnerships with other community agencies whose mission is also to improve the quality of life of CenLa residents. With each production in our 2009 season, City Park Players and our Community Connection partners will address issues that are important to our community. Our current

Social Security Opens June 4

2009-05-15T16:48:00.008-05:00

New York art dealers, Barbara and David Kahn's sophisticated lifestyle is threatened when her suburb-dwelling sister Trudy and her husband, Martin Heyman, make a startling announcement: They are traveling to rescue their college age daughter from the horrors of "living only for sex" and leaving the sisters' outrageous mother with the Kahns -- indefinately! This 1980's comedy about relationships,

Driving Miss Daisy last performance on Saturday April 11

2009-04-02T17:53:00.005-05:00

The City Park Players production of Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry, directed by Dianne Falcone, which opened on April 3, 2009 at the Hearn Stage, located in the Rapides Foundation Bldg. in downtown Alexandria, LA. closes with a matinee performance at 2:30 pm on Saturday, April 11th. Daisy Werthan, as portrayed by Theresa Louviere, is a headstrong southern woman. Her son, Boolie Werthan, is

Awards were Presented for the 2008 Season

2009-03-29T16:51:00.002-05:00

City Park Players announced the Viewers Choice Award winners on Sunday at the Hearn Stage in a reception honoring all the participants in the 2008 Season. Plaques were presented as follows:Best Performance by an actor in a Leading Role - Ed Reed as Norman in "On Golden Pond" - directed by Frith Harwood.Best Performance by an actor in a Supporting Role - Michael Robertson as Andre in "The Dinner

Viewers Choice Awards & Auditions

2009-03-27T08:55:00.004-05:00

City Park Players announced the Viewers Choice Award nominees for its 2008 season, including Steel Magnolias, The Old Settler, On Golden Pond, The Boyfriend, and The Dinner Party. Season ticket holders, actors, and crew members submit their choices via ballots for Best Performance by a Male Actor, Best Performance by a Female Actor, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Best

Ballots for Viewers's Choice are Available Now

2009-03-17T12:01:00.002-05:00

We had quite the memorable 60th anniversary year. Now we invite you to let us know which plays and performances you thought were the best. It is time to honor those who worked so hard to bring the written word to life.Ballots are available now. Request one by email then choose your favorites in each category and return the ballot as soon as possible.Nominees in each category will be recognized at

Louisiana State AACTFest'09

2009-03-04T10:23:00.003-06:00

Central Louisiana Community Theatre - City Park Players - was honored and pleased to host The Louisiana State AACTFest ’09 – It’s Your Turn To Shine on February 27 and 28 here in Alexandria, LA. This event was supported in part by a grant from the Roy O. Martin Foundation as administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana and GAEDA, the Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority.

AACTFest’09 - Your Turn to Shine in Alexandria, LA

2009-02-26T18:17:00.002-06:00

City Park Players is honored to host The Louisiana State AACTFest ’09 on February 27 and 28. AACTFest is an adjudicated theatre performance festival held as part of the American Association of Community Theatre festival cycle in Alexandria, LA this Friday and Saturday. The cycle includes state and regional festivals and culminates with a biennial National AACTFest. Eligible entries come from

Season Subscriptions for 2009

2009-02-17T14:32:00.003-06:00

When we planned our 60th Anniversary Celebration last year, we had no idea it would also mark the end of such an historic era—the last season in our landmark Little Theatre in Bringhurst Park. The loss of the Bringhurst to fire is profound for us, but it is not a mortal wound. We are back in 2009, ready to raise the curtain on a brand new season.If you look for it, hope can be found glinting

We Are Still Auditioning

2009-02-16T12:08:00.003-06:00

Would you like to audition for a role in one of the upcoming plays this season?Contact us via email or phone so we can set a new audition date!

Auditions This Week

2009-02-08T21:28:00.003-06:00

Auditions February 12 & 13Driving Miss Daisyneed 2 men, age 30 to 60 plus and 1 woman, age 60 plus2nd Floor Rapides Foundation Bldg. Downtown AlexandriaActors should prepare a 3 minute monologue audition and be available for callbacks. There will also be cold reading opportunities. These audition dates are open for actors seeking roles in any of the season's plays or to be added to the CPP

Support CPP - Join the Giving Spree at Alexandria Mall

2008-11-09T18:12:00.003-06:00

Join The Giving Spree at Alexandria Mall & Support City Park Players – The Central Louisiana Community Theatre.The Giving Spree is a fun way to start your holiday shopping with big savings while supporting City Park Players – The Central Louisiana Community Theatre.On November 15, donors to The Giving Spree will get special savings from some of their favorite retailers – just for making a

2008 Season Finale This Week

2008-10-20T19:48:00.001-05:00

The Dinner Party a Neil Simon comedy, directed by Dr. Ed Reed features cast members Michael Dalme as “Claude”; Bradley L. Smith as “Albert”; Michael Robertson as “Andre”; Piper Wilson as “Mariette”; Belle Bindursky as “Yvonne”; and Kimberly Patton as “Gabrielle.” Jim Leggett is executive producer. It opened with an evening performance on Saturday, October 18, on the Hearn stage of the Kress

The Dinner Party is Rescheduled

2008-09-26T15:11:00.003-05:00

In the spirit of the traditional theatre rally, “the show must go on,” City Park Players has rescheduled the opening of its 60th Anniversary Season finale, The Dinner Party, despite the loss of the Little Theatre in Bringhurst Park, its home for more than fifty years. The Neil Simon comedy will open with an evening performance on Saturday, October 18, on the Hearn stage of the Kress Theatre, and

Tragedy and Hope - The Little Theatre in Bringhurst Park

2008-09-09T09:20:00.004-05:00

This link will take you to the interview on KALB - Jambalaya which includes video of the interior of the theatre during recovery efforts.http://www.cenlamedia.com/alb/index.php/site/article/city-park-players/More photos will be posted soon. Thanks to all who helped recover salvagable materials. The City of Alexandria has boarded up the building to stop looters. We are grateful for their

NEW BOARD MEMBERS

2008-08-26T19:43:00.002-05:00

In actions that increased its membership from twelve to sixteen, the City Park Players board of directors elected four new members and a slate of new officers at a June meeting.The theatre’s board elected Diane Falcone, Maxine Berry Gaines, Laine Berry Miller, and Jim Weinzettle, to serve terms ending in 2012. Retiring board members Dr. Ed Reed and Piper Wilson were reelected to fill vacancies

Auditions for The Dinner Party by Neil Simon on Monday and Tuesday

2008-08-15T15:42:00.001-05:00

City Park Players - Auditions for The Dinner Party by Neil Simon on Monday and Tuesday– August 18 and 19 at 6:00pm at Bringhurst Park Theatre– 1802 Sylvester Street, Alexandria, LA– Director – Ed Reed3 men and 3 women needed to explore the follies of love with all its brittle nuances.THE DINNER PARTY, Neil Simon’s thirty-first play, is a decidedly French dinner party served up in a chaotic mode

The Boy Friend at CPP till August 17

2008-08-05T14:49:00.004-05:00

The Boy Friend Cast at the Beach

The Boy Friend Opens August 7

2008-08-01T17:44:00.002-05:00

The Boy Friend, a hilarious musical romantic comedy by Sandy Wilson, opens at the Bringhurst Park Theatre on August 7.Featuring a local cast of 30 mostly teens and young adults, The Boy Friend is the fourth offering of the City Park Players 60th Anniversary Season and the perfect cap on a sizzling summer. Cenla musical theatre veteran Tina Smith directs the production. Diane Falcone is Executive

Close to Home - Ticket Offer

2008-07-28T16:44:00.001-05:00

July 25, 2008—Alexandria, LA: City Park Players is pleased to announce a special “Close to Home” ticket offer. You can purchase 4 “Close to Home” tickets for $40. The tickets may be used for either one of the last 2 regular season plays of the 2008 season if ordered and purchased before August 1st from the box office at Bringhurst Park Theatre. The fourth offering of the 2008 season is the

Photos of On Golden Pond June 2008

2008-07-28T16:15:00.011-05:00

On Golden Pond On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson and directed by Frith Harwood was presented by CPP from June 12 - 22, 2008. Here are some photos of the production. It is a touching story of grumpy, retired New England professor Norman Thayer, Jr., played by Ed Reed, and his spirited wife, Ethel, played by Lucy Azlin, as they spend a summer at their lakeside cottage in Maine. When the Thayer’s

"On Golden Pond" Opens June 12 - Tickets on Sale

2008-06-04T18:24:00.002-05:00

On Golden Pond opens June 12 at the Bringhurst Park Theatre, just in time for Father’s Day. Tickets go on sale June 2. Discounted season tickets for this and the remaining two productions in City Park Players’ 60th Anniversary Season remain available.The third offering of the theatre’s 2008 season, the1979 Broadway Drama Guild Best Play was written by Ernest Thompson and is directed by noted

City Park Players Announces Cast - On Golden Pond

2008-05-07T18:49:00.002-05:00

Alexandria, May 7, 2008—Director Frith Harwood announced the cast for City Park Players’ production of Ernest Thompson’s On Golden Pond. The production is the third offering of the theatre’s 2008 60th Anniversary Season and opens June 12.On Golden Pond is the warmhearted story of grumpy, retired New England professor Norman Thayer, Jr., and his spirited wife, Ethel, spending one final summer at

Opening Night - April 17 - "The Old Settler"

2008-04-14T18:46:00.001-05:00

April 14, 2008—Alexandria, LA: City Park Players Community Theatre of Central Louisiana announces the second offering of their 60th Anniversary Season, The Old Settler, written by John Henry Redwood. Directed by noted New Orleans actor/director Sh’riff Hasan, the production features a local cast and crew of stage veterans and newcomers.Set in 1943, the story involves two middle-age sisters living

Old Settler Cast Announced

2008-03-21T17:18:00.002-05:00

Alexandria, March 19, 2008—Director Sh’riff Hasan announced the cast for City Park Players’ production of John Henry Redwood’s The Old Settler. The production is the second offering of the theatre’s 60th Anniversary Season and opens April 17.The story involves two middle-age sisters living in a bustling, jazzy Harlem in 1943, during the waning days of the Harlem Renaissance. When a strapping

St. Patrick's Day Fundraising Gala

2008-03-12T12:51:00.002-05:00

Please join the City Park Players on St. Patrick's Day for a Fundraising Gala at the home of our Board Member, Michael Davis, Esq. His address is 3132 Marye Street in Alexandria. RSVP is appreciated as we will be serving delicious food from Falcone's Table. Ticket are $50 per person and black tie is optional. There will be entertainment and door prizes. Be sure to let us know if you will be

Redwood’s The Old Settler replaces Wilson’s Fences

2008-03-05T17:55:00.001-06:00

Alexandria: March 1, 2008— City Park Players announces a change in its 60th Anniversary Season. The second of its five offerings, The Old Settler by John Henry Redwood, replaces Fences by August Wilson due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts with key cast members. Production dates remain the same for The Old Settler, April 17–27, at the Bringhurst Park Theatre.“The Old Settler has long been on

Tickets on Sale Now for Steel Magnolias

2008-02-08T16:31:00.000-06:00

Alexandria—Director Diane Falcone announced the cast for City Park Players’ production of Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. The production opens the theater’s 60th Anniversary Season on February 21.Set in fictional Chinquapin, Louisiana, Steel Magnolias is based on the lives of Robert Harling’s mother and sister and their beauty shop friends in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The stage play inspired the

City Park Players Cast to Ride on Mardi Gras

2008-02-04T15:55:00.000-06:00

Alexandria—City Park Players’ Steel Magnolias cast and crewmembers will ride in the new Krewe of Provine Mardi Gras parade on Tuesday, February 5, Mardi Gras day. The parade begins at the parking lot of the Coliseum on Highway 28 West at 3:00 p.m.Written by Robert Harling and directed by theater veteran Diane Falcone, Steel Magnolias opens City Park Players’ 60th Anniversary Season on February 21

Auditions for Steel Magnolias

2008-01-04T15:02:00.000-06:00

City Park Players’ Steel Magnolias Audition Dates—City Park Players announces auditions for our 2008 60th Anniversary Season opener, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. Roles are available for 6 women ages 19-ish through 67-ish. Performance dates are February 21–24 and February 28–March 2. Production director Diane Falcone will conduct the auditions at the Bringhurst Theater, 1802 Sylvester Street

2008 - 60th Anniversary Season

2008-01-04T14:52:00.000-06:00

City Park Players announces stellar 2008 60th anniversary season featuring lower ticket prices and award-winning productionsAlexandria: City Park Players 2008 60th Anniversary Season—City Park Players Community Theater of Central Louisiana announces our 60th Anniversary Season. The season will include some of the most popular productions from our six decades of community theater in Central

2007-01-02T00:41:00.000-06:00

City Park Players Familiar faces take on new positions. When you visit City Park Players in 2007, you will visit two smiling faces-familiar faces-faces you have seen before. These are the faces of two friends, friends of the community and friends of the theatre. These smiling friends are Terri Febuary, Managing Director of City Park Players, Central LA Community Theatre and Assistant

Winners of Munchkin House Raffle-special story

2007-01-01T21:31:00.000-06:00

John & Diane CainWinners of the City Park Players Munchkin House Raffle December 18, 2006 the name was picked for the special one time only, raffle for the playhouse that was used on stage for the musical "The Wizard of Oz". It was in the Munchkinland scene.The winner of the drawing was Mr. & Mrs. John Cain of Boyce, Louisiana. Followng is the story as sent out by email the day the received the

Welcome to City Park Players blog spot

2006-10-04T03:30:00.000-05:00

Come on in. The show is entertaining and the actors are waiting in the wings!Pictures, posters & playbills of this season's performances.Season schedules, fundraiser productions we and other performing arts organizations in our city are working on.Come often-and enjoy. Leave your comments and questions, read what others have to say about this award winning theatre.