Last Two Performances of :

Grandmothers, Incorporated – Four of the most unlikely female detectives you’ll ever see on a stage.  They are all widows whose adventures in the world of crime will make you laugh until you get all teary eyed.  They may be only figments of the imaginations of creators, Lily Barnett Evans and Crystal V. Rhodes, but they are brought to life under the direction of Theresa Louviere and Ruth Weinzettle.

Featuring Paula Miles, Rodessa Metoyer, Ann Angelle and Jamilla Bynog-Barnes –Grandmothers, Incorporated, The Play – is presented as the last production of the City Park Players 2012 Season.  You will not want to miss this rollicking adventure as the Grandmothers take on a criminal, portrayed by Numa Metoyer, while on a getaway vacation to an isolated cabin.  

Visit the facebook page of Marilyn Sharp to see photos of the show.

Saturday at 7:30 pm and on Sunday at 2:30 in the afternoon. Tickets are available now online and beginning one hour before each performance during the run. 

The Hearn Stage, located at 1102 3^rd Street - Corner of Johnston in Alexandria is the venue. 

Make your reservations by phone – 318-484-4478 or by email cityparkplayers@gmail.com  

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About the Cast of Grandmothers, Incorporated

Jamilla Bynog-Barnes  -- Bea Bell   -- Appearing for the first time on the CPP stage Jamilla Bynog is a native Alexandrian. She received her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center and is now an Assistant District Attorney for the Parish of Rapides. She currently serves as President for the Krewe of RA and is an active board member for the Rapides Children’s Advocacy Center. She enjoys spending time with her family and traveling abroad with her husband, Cooper.

Paula Ellis Miles  --  Hattie Collier  -- A native of Alexandria, Paula attended both ASH and Peabody. A graduate of Xavier University she then earned a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. Now working as an Assistant Attorney General with the LA Department of Justice and happily married to Russell Miles, III, Paula is the proud parent of Jessica and Joshua. This is her acting debut as a City Park Player.

Ann Angelle -- Connie Palmer  -- A native of Carencro, Ann moved to Pineville about a year ago from Lafayette where she had been very active in community theatres in the area. She has 2 children, Aharon and Kortney, who are very supportive of her love of theatre. This is Ann’s first stage appearance in Central Louisiana but she looks forward to a future that includes City Park Players.

Rodessa Metoyer -- Ms. Fanny Collier  -- Rodessa is retired band director and a former member of the Rapides Parish School Board. She is an active musician with Central LA Arts & Health Care, she sings with Red River Chorale, and she is organist and cantor for St. James Catholic Church. She was a Sophisticated Lady and played clarinet in the CPP production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ in 2011 and was Juror # 9 earlier this year in Twelve Angry Jurors.

Chevron Harris, Fanny Collier, Hattie Collier, Bea Bell, Connie Palmer

Numa V. Metoyer,III -- Chevron Harris  -- Numa is an Assistant District Attorney with the Rapides D.A.’s Office where he runs a special victims unit for domestic violence. He also serves as City Attorney and Magistrate Judge for the Town of Colfax, as well as the City Prosecutor for the Town of Cheneyville. A graduate of Southern University Law School, he has served as a Board Member for Family Counseling Agency and Turning Point Battered Woman Shelter. He’s also a first time actor for CPP.


Bob Savage -- News Announcer (Voice-Over)
A relative newcomer to the stage, Bob worked backstage with CPP in 2011 and had roles in Spectral Sisters 10 Minute Play Festival and with Marksville’s Fox – Le Theater Les Bon Temps productions. Earlier this year he was Phil in Almost, Maine. As a “voice” in this play, Bob has stepped up his game by designing the lights as well as operating both light and sound.

2012 Summer Musical

City Park Players is pleased to present the 2012 season summer musical Forever Plaid. Written by Stuart Ross, with musical arrangements by James Raitt, this deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, eager male singers killed in a car crash in 1964 on the way to their first big concert, and now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was.  


Directed by Tina Smith, the cast features Ty Cedars, Shannon McManus, Cade Cascio, and Aaron McConnell.   Songs in the show include "3 Coins in the Fountain"  "Cry"  "16 Tons"  "Moments to Remember" " Scotland the Brave"  "Lady of Spain" "Shan Gri La" "Love is a Many Splendored Thing"  and "Catch a Falling Star" as well as many other that you will fondly remember.  Performances will begin on July 5 and continue through July 15, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and on Sundays at 2:30 in the afternoon. 


The Hearn Stage, located at 1102 3rd Street - Corner of Johnston in Alexandria is the venue.  


Tickets are available in advance online at cityparkplayers.TicketLeap.com  and in the lobby before each performance beginning an hour before the presentation.  


Reservations are encouraged by email – 
cityparkplayers@gmail.com or by phone 318-484-4478.

The 2012 season is supported, in part, by grants from the Louisiana Division of the Arts and Roy O. Martin Foundation as administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana. The majority of our financial support comes from people, like you, who recognize the importance of community theatre.

What People are Saying about Almost, Maine

“What a fun and outstanding show! Each member of the cast really plays their parts so well. Alexandria is so rich in talent.” Dave Curry

“We spend summers in Maine.  All the conversations in this play could really happen there.  There are a lot of quirky characters in Maine.  Really enjoyed the show!”  Jerry and Eileen Neal


“We really enjoyed it. It was not just one play, it was 8 smaller plays.  We were impressed with the talent shown on stage.  ” Mike and Jane Dorman

“After hearing a brief description of the play, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.  Each vignette was distinctive – I was never bored!” Ruth Weinzettle

“The style of writing is different and I really liked it.  It made me laugh, it made me sad, it made me think seriously. There was great chemistry between the actors in each of the scenes and all the acting was well done.” Mark Weinzettle


City Park Players is pleased to present the last weekend of performances of the play written by John Cariani, Almost, Maine.

Photo Courtesy Mark Gillette - Studio in the Woods

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 delightful midwinter night's dream.  Directed by Diane Falcone – Almost, Maine is a play intertwining 9 separate stories that occur at precisely the same moment. The cast includes Candice Carr, Tillie Falcone, Jeff Goelz, Joshua Goodnight, Melissa Savage, Bob Savage, Carey Thompson, Dann Eudy, Jr. and Jim Weinzettle.


February  23 - 26 –Thursday, Friday & Saturday Nights at 7:30 pm and on Sunday Afternoon at 2:30pm.  Tickets are $15 for General Admission, Seniors over 60 - $12 and Students $7.  Available in the lobby of the Hearn Stage, 1102 3rd Street beginning 1 hour before the presentation or online at cityparkplayers.TicketLeap.com  - where you may also buy Season Tickets for a discount.  


**** Special AfterGlow Party on Friday night after performance with Peter Falcone serving up some special treat - ** Donations will be welcomed. **

Almost, Maine Opens this Weekend

Photo by Mark Gillette - Studio in the Woods

Almost, Maine by John Cariani.  Directed by Diane Rich Falcone  - 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 delightful midwinter night's dream.

The cast includes Candice Carr, Tillie Falcone, Jeff Goelz, Joshua Goodnight, Dann Eudy, Jr., Melissa Savage, Bob Savage, Jillian Jackson, Carey Thompson, and Jim Weinzettle.

Click Here to see video shot on 2/13/2011.  


Production dates are February 16 – 26 –Thursday, Friday & Saturday Nights at 7:30 pm and on Sunday Afternoons at 2:30 in the afternoon.  Tickets are General Admission $15 - Seniors over 60 $12 and Students $7.  Call 318-484-4478 to make reservations or send and email to :


cityparkplayers@gmail.com

City Park Players Announces Cast - On Golden Pond

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 their lakeside cottage in Maine. Generations collide and sparks fly when the Thayer’s middle-age daughter and her fiancé leave his teenage son with the Thayers, while they embark on a European vacation. Kathryn Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Jane Fonda starred in the beloved 1981 film based on this triumph of life, love, and family.

On Golden Pond plays June 12–22, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m., at the Bringhurst Park Theatre, 1802 Sylvester Street, Alexandria, Louisiana.

For tickets, reservations, or more information, contact the City Park Players box office at (318) 442-1800 or email cparkplayers@bellsouth.net.

Cast members include:

Frith Harwood - Director
Dr. Edgar Reed – Norman Thayer, Jr.
Lucy Azlin – Ethel Thayer
Allen Rowlen – Charlie Martin
Wanda Schenk – Chelsea Thayer Wayne
Zeb Matthews – Billy Ray
Stewart Riggar – Bill Ray

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