Upcoming dates and deadlines

Just a few reminders. The deadline for the Carl Busch scholarship is this Friday, December 14. Info and applications can be found online. 

Friday is also the deadline for Haunt submissions as well as any submissions for the December show slot. 

Auditions for Character Lines directed by Marirene Pankratz will be this Sunday and Monday the 16 & 17 at 7:00 at the Playhouse. 

There will be a board meeting Tuesday the 18th at 7:00 at the Playhouse. 

Don’t forget about the Gala, coming up to start off the new year. January 5 at the Lea County Event Center! 

See our website or Facebook event pages for specific info on all these events! 

Audition notice "Character Lines"

Auditions for "Character Lines" will be held December 16 and 17, 2018, at the Playhouse.  Both audition times are 7:00 PM.

"Character Lines" tells the story of Kit and Linda, who had shared a life together as they struggled for recognition as writers. Now, seven years later, Linda, who has become a successful novelist, is on a book promotion tour, and visits Kit in the small Tennessee town to which he has retreated. Their meeting is awkward at first—she radiates the savvy and energy of success in a high-powered world, while he has adjusted to the unchallenging routine of small-town life. But, as they begin to confide in each other, it becomes apparent that Linda, for all her acclaim and financial success, has not found the fulfillment she seeks, while Kit, who is still writing and carrying on a satisfying affair with his landlady's daughter, has come to terms with his hopes and dreams.

"Character Lines" is directed by Marirene Pankratz.  Show dates are February 15-16 and February 22-24, 2019.

2019 Season

The Community Players of Hobbs is proud to present the 2019 season!

Character Lines
by Larry Ketron
Directed by Marirene Pankratz
AUDITIONS December 16 & 17 at 7:00 pm at the Playhouse
Performances: February 15-24

Barefoot in the Park
by Neil Simon
Directed by Laura Brewster
AUDITIONS February 18 & 19 at 7:00 pm at the Playhouse
Performances: April 5-14

Sister Act the Musical
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard.
Directed by Douglas Levy
AUDITIONS  March 15 & 16 at 6:00 pm; March 17 at 3:00 pm at the Lea County Center for the Arts
Performances: May 31, June 1-9

Youth Performing Arts Workshop production of
James and the Giant Peach Jr.
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Based on the book, "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
Directed by Sandy Goad and Ronnie Gray
Application forms due May 17th
Workshop dates: June 10 – July 17
Performances: July 18-21

The Addams Family the Musical
Book by MARSHALL BRICKMAN and RICK ELICE
Music and Lyrics by ANDREW LIPPA
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
Directed by Christopher Eubank
AUDITIONS TBA
Performances: September 6-15

10th Annual Haunted House
October 2019
AUDITIONS TBA

Congratulations to the directors! There is still a spot available for a December performance. If anybody would like to submit for that or for the Haunted House, the deadline for those two slots has been extended to December 14, 2018 5:00 pm. Submission forms are available online:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=129EDPHlfPZNTzYw90pFdVOZphjvEjxtj 

Applications for the Carl Busch Scholarship are due December 14, 2018 at 5:00 pm. Application forms are available online:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D5uobMxpa7w-05baBcfz6u0sxfNp5DvV 

There will be a board meeting December 18, 2018 at 7:00 at the Playhouse. Any new submissions will be presented at this time.

The Annual Awards Gala for the 2018 season will be held January 5, 2019 at 6:30 pm at the Lea County Events Center. Please join us for a casino-themed murder mystery! As always, the gala is open to the public. Look for more details to come soon.

Artistic board meeting & more

Hello Playhouse Fans!!! 

We will be having an Artistic Board meeting tomorrow evening at Sandy Goad's home.  Her address is 2638 N Jade Ave.  This is a Pot Luck Dinner Meeting, so bring your favorite dish!!!! We will be gathering at 6:00and the meeting starts at 6:30 pm.  All directors who submitted proposals for the 2019 season will present their submissions to the artistic board.  Everyone is welcomed to attend.  

After the presentations, the board members will have a regular board meeting, followed by a closed session to address the 2019 Season and to determine what the 2019 Season.

Everyone is welcomed to attend the Artistic Board meeting, discuss and give their input, as well as attending the regular board meeting.  We will ask everyone to leave following the last agenda item before setting the 2019 season.  

We had an amazing turnout for the Haunted House 2018 edition!!!!! Great job to our director Nathan Gibbs.  It was an outstanding event!  We also send out our appreciation to all those who came and helped with Haunt strike.  It is never a small undertaking!  Thank you to Highland Science Club and NMJC Skills USA team!  We appreciate your time and hours toward this! 

Hello and Updates!

Hello Playhouse Goers!!!

It has been crazy and busy!! I want to give a big congratulations to our Haunt cast and crew for an amazing opening weekend!!!! If you missed the opportunity to be scared, join us this weekend October 26th and 27th and on Halloween, October 21st for the opportunity to revisit Horror Films and Ancient Aztec!  We will be running the haunt from 8:00-10:30 pm.  

If you are willing to be on a committee to help discover some new board members, please let me know!  We will be looking at replacing Shoshana Howell, Promotions, as she will have termed out!  If being on the board is something you are interested in, please also let me know! 

The Playhouse will be working with Highland Middle School at putting on their Melodrama, A Wagon Wheels A Rolling.  This will be a traditional melodrama put on by the 7th and 8th grade students in the Drama class at Highland.  Tickets are $5.00.  There will be popcorn and sodas for sale!  

After the Haunt, we will be having a purge session of items from the Haunt shed, the furniture shed, and of course our Costume Room.   If you are interested in helping out with any of this, please let us know!  

The artistic board meeting will be on November 13th at Board Member's Sandy Goad's house.  We will be starting at 6:00 pm.  If you submitted a show for the 2019 season, please be there to present your proposal to the artistic board.  Anyone may attend and all is encouraged.  This will be a Pot Luck Meeting, so bring your favorite snacks or meal to share with all!  Thanks Sandy for Hosting.  

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call!

Your Pres,

Carey Lindner

575-704-9450

Carl Busch 2019 Scholarship Applications Available Online

Applications for the Playhouse’s Carl Busch Scholarship are now available online. Applications must be submitted no later than 5 pm, Friday, December 14, 2018. Submit applications to:

Community Players of Hobbs Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 2153
Hobbs, NM, 88240

OR

Vice President Christie Harkness
(Email included in application forms).

If selected, you will be asked to attend the annual awards banquet held on
Saturday, January 5, 2019. Best of luck!

Applications can be found online in MS Word format:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D5uobMxpa7w-05baBcfz6u0sxfNp5DvV

or PDF:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lpelLEgpJaGVIs9BEY_89SxfXBJXDcBt

Board Meeting 10/9/18

Hello Playhouse Fans!! 

 Our monthly board meeting will be this Tuesday, October 9th at 7:00 pm at the Playhouse!  If you have any items that you would like to discuss, please let me know so I may add you to the agenda.  As always the meeting is open to the entire community.  

  We will be discussing Financials, Progress on the Haunted House, Setting an Artistic Board Meeting in order for directors to support their submissions, and any other items that have developed.  

  We will see you at the Show!! 

Up next is the annual Haunted House! October 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th and the 31st!  Haunting Hour begins at 8:00 PM!!!   If you are interested in helping out with the playhouse, I know that our director, Nathan Gibbs, would appreciate any and all help and haunters!! 

We also have a special performance from the Highland Middle School Drama class.   They will be presenting the Melodrama: Wagon Wheels A Rollin!  Admission is $5.  There will be popcorn and soda for sell.  Come out and support Hobbs Schools students!  Guaranteed to be a fun time!  Show dates will be December 6th and 7th at 6:30 pm!!  

Your President,

Carey Lindner

575-704-9450  

Coming up!

Hello Playhouse Goers!!!

I want to say thank you to the Cast and Crew of 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress!  You guys had a great performance and did an excellent job!  If you missed out on this play, hopefully next season you will be able to catch these talented actors/actresses in another amazing performance! 

Speaking of Next Season ~ if you are interested in directing a show, helping out on a show, getting involved in some way, we are currently taking submissions for the 2019 Season!  We have some excellent proposals already and it looks to be shaping up to a great season!! Get your submission in!  The deadline is October 1, 2018!  You can submit your proposals to any board member or email the submission form to Christie Harkness at sub_kiske@yahoo.com!  We look forward to all submissions coming through!  Once we have the submissions, we will be setting an artistic board meeting to read through and have the submissions presented to the artistic board (which anyone can be a part of this board, just let us know!)

Our next board meeting is this Tuesday, September 11th at 7:00 pm at the Playhouse!!!  It is open to each and everyone of you, please come and share with us any questions, concerns, or ideas!!  See you there!!

Haunted House will be getting under way!!! We need ghosts and goblins and volunteers to help build and decorate!!  If you are interested, please see our Director Nathan Gibbs about the information on how you can get involved! There will be an informational meeting/auditions Wednesday, September 12 at 7:00 pm at the Playhouse. Anybody interested in helping with the haunt will need to be at this meeting. Those under 18 will need to bring a parent or legal guardian with them. Come ready to work (clothes you can get dirty, closed toed shoes, etc.) More information will be available at that time. The Haunted house will run October 19-20, 26-27, and 31. This is our biggest project and it involves the whole village!!  So we need you!!!

After the Haunted House, we will be having guest performers from Highland Middle School Drama Class.  They will be presenting Wagon Wheels A-Rollin ~ a Melodrama for two nights only.   This performance will be $5.00.  The show dates will be on Tuesday, November 27th and Wednesday November 28th!  There will be popcorn to eat and throw and sodas to drink!  Come out and support our young actors/actresses as they present Wagon Wheels A-Rollin!!!

Wow that was a lot in a short amount!!

Hope to see you at the Show!

Your President ~
Carey Lindner
575-704-9450

Tickets are now on sale for "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress"

Tickets are now on sale for "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress"!

Performance dates are August 30, 31, September 1, 7, and 8 at 8:00 pm at the Playhouse.  All seats are $10.  Get your tickets online:

https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?date_id=28718

During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below.

*Show contains strong language and adult themes*

"5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" is directed by Karen Widman, and stars:

Serenity Fuller as "Meredith"

Destiny Windham as "Frances"

Erin Gibbs as "Trisha"

Sarah Hester Salcido as "Georgeanne"

Lizabeth McBee as "Mindy"

Bryan Rios as "Tripp"

Now Accepting Submissions for the 2019 Season

Greeting, Playhouse fans,

The Community Players of Hobbs Board of Directors is excited to announce that we are now taking show proposals for the 2019 season!

Click here to download a PDF submission form or a fillable MS Word form.

Please complete a separate form for each show submitted and include the published scripts.  Each director must submit at least two (2) but no more than three (3) shows for consideration.

Directors will be required to read and agree to abide by the CPOH Director's Guidelines. The Director's Guidelines are a work in progress and are subject to change prior to the season starting, the above link is the most recent draft as an example. 
Directors will also need to attend the Artistic Board meeting to present their proposals, date TBA

If you are interested in submitting a show for the 2019 Theatre New Mexico AACTFest, please note that on your submission form. More information is available here.

Submissions are due to Vice-president Christie Harkness by 6:00P.M., Monday, October 1, 2018. Christie can be reached at 575-408-2132

More information will be posted as it becomes available. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via email.