Our Town is a 1938 play by American playwright Thornton Wilder which

won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play tells the story of the fictional

American small town of Grover’s Corners between

1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.

Pulitzer Prize Winning play Our Town

Fauquier Community theatre proudly presents Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize

winning play Our Town. This classic, American drama takes place on Fridays and weekends through March 26 at Fauquier Community Theatre, located at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green: 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton, Virginia. Friday and Saturday performances take place at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees are at 2 pm.

Our Town is directed by Sonia Bronder and produced by Stub Estey. Bronder is

a Bristow resident and has been a part of Fauquier Community Theatre for many

years in multiple roles of directing, acting, designing props, running tech, and

designing lights. In this production she has brought together a talented cast of 25

new and veteran actors who bring the small town to life.

First performed in 1938, with five Broadway revivals and countless performances

in community theaters, colleges, and high schools, Our Town has remained popular over the years because of its simple story about everyday people.

The audience first meets the characters of Grover's Corners in 1901 and follows their lives through 1913. Revealed are who the town gossips are and who is always ‘in a peck of trouble.’ Audience members may notice themselves reflected in some of the citizens and will witness young love develop and grow, see challenges faced, and feel the sorrow this community journeys through together.

In his seventh production at FCT, Stub Estey from Haymarket plays the role of the

omnipotent Stage Manager, a role made famous by Paul Newman on Broadway in

2002.

Gainesville resident Jiles Burnham returns to the FCT stage in the lead role

of George Gibbs opposite actress Angelina LookingGlass, who portrays Emily

Webb.

Our Town centers around the Gibbs and Webb families. Scott Graham and Fallon Duff play the roles of Dr. Gibbs and Mrs. Gibbs. Larry Finkel and Sharon Ray portray Mr. and Mrs. Webb.

Bright performances are by high school junior Kiera Pechiney as Rebecca Gibbs

and versatile actor Marty Kelly of Manassas as Howie Newsome. This cast is

certain to entertain and move audiences in this thought-provoking drama. Our Town was described by renowned playwright Edward Albee, as “the greatest American play ever written.”

The actors in Fauquier Community Theatre's production of Our Town will draw audiences into the world, life and love of Grover's Corners and show Wilder’s three acts as they move through ‘Daily Life,’ ‘Love and Marriage’, and ‘Death and Eternity."

Our Town is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of

Samuel French, Inc. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors ages 60 plus, and

youth up through the age 18. All tickets are for reserved seating and are available

online at www.FCTstage.org or by calling 540-349-8760.

Fauquier Community Theatre will present Evita in September 2023. Auditions are open to the public and will take place on Thursday May 4th, 2023 from 6 pm to 10 pm and on Saturday May 6th, 2023 between 9 am and 2 pm. Advance registration for an audition is required with a choice of time slots available on the online form. Auditions will take place at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green located at 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton. Callbacks will be by invitation only, and will take place on Tuesday May 9, 2023 between 6 pm and 9 pm.

Evita charts the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the Tony-winning musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, the most powerful woman in Latin America.

The events in Evita’s life are presented in song and commented on by the show’s narrator, Che. Well-known numbers from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical masterpiece include “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” “Oh What a Circus,” “Buenos Aires” and “Another Suitcase in Another Hall.”

With strong leading and featured roles, scope for a large ensemble and one of Lloyd Webber’s most-loved scores, combining Latin, jazz, pop and more traditional influences, Evita is a musical that the cast and audiences are sure to enjoy.

Fauquier Community Theatre’s production of the musical Evita is directed by Harry Kantrovich and produced by Don Richardson. The production is by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

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For more information and to register for an audition time slot, click on the Evita Audition Registration Form

ANNIE JR.

FCT Annie JR. Summer Camp Info and Registration Link.

June 2023 – FCT Summer Musical Theater Camp presents Annie JR. directed by Steve McBride with Assistant Director and Choreographer Christine Maxted. Ages: 8 – 18. Dates: June 26 - June 30, 2023 from 9 am to 5 pm at FCT. There will be a total of 3 performances on Friday June 30 and Saturday, July 1.

The musical theatre camp and all performances will take place at Fauquier Community Theatre: 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton, VA. For more information click on FCT Annie JR. Summer Camp Registration Link.

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

THE MUSIC MAN JR.

July 2023 - FCT Summer Musical Theatre Intensive presents The Music Man JR. directed by Jeff Walker with music director Doray Walker, choreographer Isabella McDonald, and assistant director Gia Obando. This program is geared for older youth for a Summer Musical Theatre Intensive of two weeks: July 10-14 and July 17-21, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, with a total of 4 performances July 21 - 23. The Walkers directed the summer camp at FCT last year producing Willy Wonka JR. Ages: Rising middle school students - graduating high school seniors. The FCT Summer Musical Theatre Intensive program is available to students via auditions that will take place Sunday, March 19 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and Saturday, March 25 from 1 pm to 3:30 pm in Old Town Warrenton.

Based on Meredith Willson's six-time-Tony-Award-winning musical comedy, The Music Man JR. features some of musical theatre’s most iconic songs and a story filled with wit, warmth and good old-fashioned romance. The Music Man JR. is family entertainment at its best - a bold, brassy show that will have the whole town atwitter!

Master showman Harold Hill is in town and he’s got “seventy-six trombones” in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powerful allure? The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold’s power just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself.

The summer musical theatre program and all performances will take place at Fauquier Community Theatre: 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton, VA.

For more information and to register: FCT The Music Man JR. Summer Musical Intensive Registration Link

Fauquier Community Theatre invites college-bound high school seniors with demonstrated abilities in the performing arts to apply for scholarships. The Scholarship Application for 2023 scholarships is due no later than April 1, 2023. There is a “Save and Continue” option to complete the application over time.

Fauquier Community Theatre (FCT) offers financial scholarships for local high school seniors who desire to pursue further education in the theatre arts. With the help of an FCT scholarship, young aspiring actors, actresses, musicians, and theatre technicians are aided in deferring the cost of higher education as they seek to acquire further training.

All applications are reviewed by a committee and will be scored using a rubric system. The college scholarship awards will be based on a rubric of scores that include grade point average, interest in a career in theatre, participation in Fauquier Community Theatre activities, other theater experience, short essay questions on the form, letters of recommendation, etc.

There will be at least two $1,000 scholarships offered in 2023. Criteria: A college-bound senior with demonstrated abilities in the performing arts. These scholarships will be paid directly to the recipient’s school of choice to cover tuition, books, fees, or room and board.

For more information including the link to apply, visit: FCTstage.org/scholarships/

Business sponsors and partnerships help us all build a better and more resourceful community. Fauquier Community Theatre sponsorships can be started at any time throughout the year. Whether as a new sponsor, or a returning one, it is easy to add your sponsorship. For more information and to see the list of sponsors, click on COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. Please frequent the businesses of these generous sponsors, many have online services. Have your business front and center in the community with FCT. Questions? Email info@FCTstage.org or call FCT's executive director Debra Smyers at 540-349-8760.