Fauquier Community Theatre presents the musical comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" set in the French Riviera for high jinks and hilarity. Sophisticated, suave with a good dash of mischief, this hysterical comedy features a delightfully jazzy score by David Yazbek (The Full Monty) and was nominated for a staggering eleven Tony Awards.

The musical with a talented cast of 25 continues its run from April 28 through May 14, 2023 on Fridays and weekends at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green located at 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton, Virginia. Friday and Saturday performances will take place at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees are at 2 pm.

The production is directed by Matt Moore, produced by Mary Beth Balint, and by special arrangement with Music Theatre International. The music director is Cate Murray, choreography by Gabrielle Tessier, costumes by Heidi Santchi, lighting design by Dan Martin, and set design by Doug Barylski.

All tickets are for reserved seating and may be ordered online at FCTstage.org/ Choose your favorite seats today!

Sarah Bright (yellow dress) and the ensemble perform

the musical number "Here I Am" in Act I.

Yes, you will be seeing Ken Wayne (pictured right) back on the FCT stage in the hilarious role of Lawrence Jameson in this musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." Ken (pictured right) has been waiting for the right role to return to FCT, and this is the perfect one that combines his comedic timing with his trademark "pitch perfect" vocals!

Actress Sarah Bright plays the heiress Christine Colgate. Bright is new to FCT and every bit a triple talent of acting, singing, and dancing with an impressive resume!

See Jack Tessier (pictured left) in the role of Freddy Benson. While on stage at FCT in many roles, we see a new side to Tessier of comedy, antics, and hilarity that will bring lots of laughter!

Photo: Actor George Willis portrays the charming Andre Thibault and Hilary Pierce plays the wealthy American socialite Muriel Eubanks who meet on the French Riviera in FCT's musical comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." While both actors have impressive resumes, their talent together brings exponential quality to the musical!

Congratulations! Opening night's standing ovation says it all. The comments people are posting on Facebook include - "Run, don't walk to get tickets!" and "Such a wonderful evening of excellent music and theater. I laughed so much."

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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 in Old Town Warrenton. While most roles are played by adults, there are a few roles for ages 10 and up. (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, including the exact locations of auditions, 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.

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 for an audition: FCT The Music Man JR. Summer Musical Intensive Registration Link

Contributions may be made now! Bonus: As a thank you from FCT, for every $25 contribution made to FCT via Give Local Piedmont, the donor will be entered in an FCT drawing to win 2 season tickets for two people to see 5 shows each in the 2023 - 2024 season! The winner will be notified by FCT on May 10. Become a cheerful giver of supporting the Performing Arts at FCT via Give Local Piedmont here: https://www.givelocalpiedmont.org/donate/FauquierCommunityTheatre

Fauquier Community Theatre is a nonprofit founded in 1978 and has been providing theater, youth programs, and arts education for all ages for 45 years!