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FCT's 46th

Anniversary Season!

EVITA OPENS FAUQUIER COMMUNITY THEATRE'S

46TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON!

Fridays and Weekends

September 15 - October 1, 2023

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All photographs of the musical Evita are by Debra Liberman Photography.

Magaldi with microphone played by Timothy R. King.

Close up of James Maxted in the role of Che and Jennifer Ayers as Eva.

Christine Maxted in the role of The Mistress.

Wayne Mattson in the role of Peron next to Jennifer Ayers as Eva.

Fauquier Community Theatre presents the Tony-winning musical EVITA by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Fridays and weekends September 15 - October 1. Directed by Jeff Walker with 26 actors and a live orchestra under the baton of Jack Dusek, the musical is about Eva Duarte's rise to power in Argentina.

Jennifer Ayers (center) as Eva Duarte, Timothy R. King (left) as Magaldi,

and James Maxted (right) as Che, along with some of the Ensemble.

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 child to ambitious actress to, as wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, to become the most powerful woman in Latin America.

The events in Eva’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.”

Jennifer Ayers as Eva and

Wayne Mattson as Peron with the Ensemble.

Performances are on Fridays and Weekends September 15 - October 1. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees are at 2 pm.

All tickets ($18 students, $20 senior citizens, $22 adults) are for reserved seating. Purchase tickets online here: Tickets: www.FCTstage.org Info: 540-349-8760.

The venue is the Theater on the Green in the Vint Hill section of Warrenton, Virginia at 4225 Aiken Drive.

Jennifer Ayers as Eva Duarte with the multi-generational Ensemble

including the Children of Argentina.

Evita is sponsored locally by Brookside Neighbors - Best Version Media.

Noted in Photographs:

Choreography by Danica Shook and Marie-Louise Lyon.

Costumes by Sabrina Chandler and Claudia Tameris.

Hair and Makeup by Sprite Briner.

Lighting by Stacy King.

Set Design by Peter Marsh.

Stage managed by Assistant Director Drew Fleming.

Full cast and production team is listed on the home page post and playbill on FCT's website.

All photographs of the musical Evita are by Debra Liberman Photography.

FCT's production of the musical Evita is directed by Jeff Walker and produced by Don Richardson. Evita is presented at Fauquier Community Theatre in the year of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 75th birthday.

The production of Evita is by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Really Useful Group. www.concordtheatricals.com.

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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, THE PLAY

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, THE PLAY

Fridays and Weekends

December 1 - 17, 2023

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Fauquier Community Theatre presents Miracle on 34th Street, the Play on Fridays and weekends December 1 - 17, 2023. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees are at 2 pm.

The cast of 24 actors will delight audiences! The play is adapted from the novel by Valentine Davies and based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street. Kris Kringle, a nice old man from a retirement home, gets a job working as a Christmas Santa at Macy’s. His honest and generous spirit unleashes waves of good will throughout New York City, and a hint of magic in the heart of a very practical little girl named Susan. But some see his claims of being 'the real Santa' as delusional, and Kris ends up in a court competency hearing where his freedom and the joys of childhood are at stake! In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as the true Santa, allowing Susan and countless other children to experience the joy of Santa for the rest of their lives.

Rehearsals are taking place and you will want to include this play in your holiday plans! After all, Santa is in the play and one of our favorite scenes so far is when he speaks in Dutch to the young girl who just arrived from Holland. We have the real Santa here at FCT who will charm audiences in this poignant holiday story.

The play is directed by Michelle Matthews with and by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company. Visit www.FCTstage.org to purchase tickets and to also see the cast list on the home page post! There are almost 200 tickets sold already, so reserve your favorite seating choices today!

UPCOMING AUDITIONS

AT FAUQUIER COMMIUNITY THEATRE

AUDITIONS FOR DRIVING MISS DAISY

OCTOBER 25 AND OCTOBER 28, 2023

AUDITIONS! Fauquier Community Theatre will present the play DRIVING MISS DAISY in March 2024 directed by Jeff Walker and produced by Stub Estey.

Synopsis:

The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently demolished another car, Daisy Werthan, a rich, sharp-tongued widow of seventy-two, is informed by her son, Boolie, that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur. The person he hires for the job is a thoughtful, unemployed black man, Hoke, whom Miss Daisy immediately regards with disdain and who, in turn, is not impressed with his employer’s patronizing tone and, he believes, her latent prejudice. But, in a series of absorbing scenes spanning twenty-five years, the two, despite their mutual differences, grow ever closer to, and more dependent on, each other.

Auditions are on Wednesday October 25, 2023 from 7 to 10 pm and Saturday October 28, 2023 from 2 to 5 pm. Pre-registration is required and those auditioning should choose just one of those days.

Auditions will take place at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green, 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton. Advanced registration for an audition is required. For more information and to register for an audition, visit the Auditions tab at www.FCTstage.org.

DRIVING MISS DAISY is written by Alfred Uhry and presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com.) Performances will take place on Fridays and weekends March 8 - 24, 2024. Tickets are on sale now at www.FCTstage.org.

UPCOMING AUDITIONS

AT FAUQUIER COMMUNITY THEATRE

AUDITIONS FOR THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

NOVEMBER 2023

Auditions for The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Maggie Mumford

will take place in November 2023.

More information about auditions including the exact days and times may be found later on the Audition Tab of the FCT website www.FCTstage.org.

Synopsis:

In The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare’s “merry wives” are Mistress Ford and Mistress Page of the town of Windsor. The two play practical jokes on Mistress Ford’s jealous husband and a visiting knight, Sir John Falstaff. Merry wives, jealous husbands, and predatory knights were common in a kind of play called “citizen comedy” or “city comedy.” In such plays, courtiers, gentlemen, or knights use social superiority to seduce citizens’ wives.

The Windsor wives, though, do not follow that pattern. Instead, Falstaff’s offer of himself as lover inspires their torment of him. Falstaff responds with the same linguistic facility that Shakespeare gives him in the history plays in which he appears, making him the “hero” of the play for many audiences.

The Merry Wives of Windsor is directed by Maggie Mumford and produced by Peter Mumford. Performances of The Merry Wives of Windsor will take place on Fridays and weekends February 2 - 18, 2024 at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green. Tickets are available now at www.FCTstage.org.

UPCOMING AUDITIONS

AT FAUQUIER COMMUNITY THEATRE

AUDITIONS FOR TUCK EVERLASTING

JANUARY 2024

Auditions for the musical Tuck Everlasting directed by Jack Tessier

will take place in January 2024.

More information about auditions including the exact days and times for Tuck Everlasting may be found later on the Audition Tab of the FCT website www.FCTstage.org.

The community production sponsor of Tuck Everlasting is Wakefield School.

Synopsis:

What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get more than she could have imagined. When Winnie learns of the magic behind the Tuck’s unending youth, she must fight to protect their secret from those who would do anything for a chance at eternal life. As her adventure unfolds, Winnie faces an extraordinary choice: return to her life, or continue with the Tucks on their infinite journey.

The producers of Tuck Everlasting are Samantha Wong and Ryan Balint. The production is by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. Performances will take place on Fridays and weekends May 3 - 19, 2024 at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green. Tickets are available online now at www.FCTstage.org.

Thank You to the Community Production Sponsor of Evita

Brookside Neighbors - Best Version Media

If you have a feature article idea, contact Debbie Wykowski

Contact Executive Director Debra Smyers for more information about how to become a sponsor at Fauquier Community Theatre.