Got your tickets yet for the melodrama? It's only a few weeks away, folks..."Oil's Well That Ends Well" opens September 21st at 8 PM, with further shows on September 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th (8 PM) and a matinee show on September 23rd (2 PM).
PLEASE NOTE: Sections LL, RR, and FLOOR will have tableside service. Tables seat four (4) persons, and seats are $15 in these sections. Sections L, R, and C do NOT have tables/service. Seats in these sections are $10.
IMPORTANT: There will be NO alcohol served at this show. Sarsaparilla and other soft drinks will be available, as well as other refreshments and concessions, but there is NO ALCOHOL at this event.
Click here to buy your tickets now for "Rascality on the Rigs" or "Oil's Well That Ends Well"!
2018 Season
The 2018 Season! Our 81st Season!!
Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers, directed by Veronikka Sylvas, February 15-17, 23-25, 2018.
Theatre New Mexico 10-Minute Festival, coordinated by Christie Harkness, March 9-11, 2018. Tickets on sale now!
Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig, directed by Erin Gibbs, April 13-14, 20-22, 2018.
9 to 5, a musical by Patricia Resnick, directed by Doug Levy, June 8-10, 15-17, 2018. Auditions March 16-18 Click here for more details
Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig, directed by Erin Gibbs, April 13-14, 20-22, 2018.
9 to 5, a musical by Patricia Resnick, directed by Doug Levy, June 8-10, 15-17, 2018. Auditions March 16-18 Click here for more details
Youth Performing Arts Workshop presents Beauty and the Beast, Junior by Alan Menken, directed by Sandy Goad, July 19-22, 2018.
Registration forms available here
Prepay for workshop here
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball, directed by Karen Widman, August 30-September 1, September 7-8, 2018.
9th Annual Haunted House, directed by Nathan Gibbs, October 19-20, 26-27, 31, 2018.
Registration forms available here
Prepay for workshop here
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball, directed by Karen Widman, August 30-September 1, September 7-8, 2018.
9th Annual Haunted House, directed by Nathan Gibbs, October 19-20, 26-27, 31, 2018.
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Congratulations to the cast of "Line"
Congratulations to the cast of "Line"!
Fleming - Tim Deines
Stephen - Nathan Miles
Molly - Karen Widman
Dolan - Robert Schumacher
Arnall - David Baeza
Fleming - Tim Deines
Stephen - Nathan Miles
Molly - Karen Widman
Dolan - Robert Schumacher
Arnall - David Baeza
Monday, August 13, 2012
Tickets are on sale for "Oil's Well That Ends Well"!
Tickets are now on sale for "Rascality on the Rigs" or "Oil's Well That Ends Well", the hilarious melodrama directed by Glynese Floyd.
Click here for our online box office!
And we have a special seating treat in store for you this time! We have three sections (LL, RR, and FLOOR) that feature tables...four seats to a table, and you will be provided table-side service (popcorn, drinks) in these sections. These seats are $15 each, and in addition to table-side service they will get you up close to the action on stage!
Sections L, C, and R will be regular seats (no tables, no catered service), and are $10 each.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverages will be sold at this performance.
"Oil's Well That Ends Well" shows on September 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th (8 PM), 23rd (2 PM). Don't miss a hilarious night of good ol' oilfield comedy!
Click here for our online box office!
And we have a special seating treat in store for you this time! We have three sections (LL, RR, and FLOOR) that feature tables...four seats to a table, and you will be provided table-side service (popcorn, drinks) in these sections. These seats are $15 each, and in addition to table-side service they will get you up close to the action on stage!
Sections L, C, and R will be regular seats (no tables, no catered service), and are $10 each.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverages will be sold at this performance.
"Oil's Well That Ends Well" shows on September 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th (8 PM), 23rd (2 PM). Don't miss a hilarious night of good ol' oilfield comedy!
Time for 2013 season submissions
It's time for prospective directors to submit proposals for next season (yes, it's already that time).
Submission deadline is Friday, September 14th, 2012.
Submission forms can be obtained by clicking here. Directors, please submit three (3) shows for consideration.
We've had a great 2012 season so far...let's make 2013 even better!
Submission deadline is Friday, September 14th, 2012.
Submission forms can be obtained by clicking here. Directors, please submit three (3) shows for consideration.
We've had a great 2012 season so far...let's make 2013 even better!
In case you haven't heard...
The Playhouse team won Z Feud! Sunday, August 5th at Zia Park Casino, the Playhouse team took on the Lea County Motorcycle Toy Ride, and in a tough competition came out on top! The team consisted of (in order from the photo) Robert Schumacher, Erin Anderson, Ronnie Gray, Kim Hill, and Shoshana Howell.
The next Z Feud is in December, and we plan to enter again! We'd like to field a new group, in order to share the fun (believe me, Z Feud is a lot of fun). Stay tuned here and on our other sites for details as December draws near!
The next Z Feud is in December, and we plan to enter again! We'd like to field a new group, in order to share the fun (believe me, Z Feud is a lot of fun). Stay tuned here and on our other sites for details as December draws near!
Melodrama Cast List
Lester Leasehold Jonathan
Bertschinger
Ralph Rockhound Tyler
Bunch
Terence Trueblue Brian
Henning
Sliderule Simpson Chad
Collins
Patience Plugback Jill
Henning
Peaches Plugback Tracy
Pritchard
Lady Lucretia Lugbottom Imogene
Hanners
Delilah Kim
Hill
Skeeter Skidder Nathan
Gibbs
Frank Formfill
Arthur Jenkins
Digger Kevin Pritchard
Director Glynese Floyd
Assistant to Director Mary
Lyle
Piano:
1st weekend Mark
Sanchez
2nd weekend Alice
Mainell
Goffer/prompter Samatha
Mason
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Updated "Line" monologues for audition
Jonathan has put out updated monologues if you would like to prepare for auditions for "Line". Click here (or the link in the left sidebar) for the updated selections. "Line" auditions are Wednesday, August 15th at 6:30 PM at the Western Heritage Museum!
Monday, August 6, 2012
Audition notice for "Line"
Auditions for "Line", a one-act play by Israel Horov
itz and directed by Jonathan Bertschinger (most recently "Officer Lockstock" in "Urinetown - The Musical"), will be held August 15th at 6:30 PM at the Western Heritage Museum. Callbacks/second audition (IF needed) will be on August 16th at 6:30 PM. First rehearsal will be August 17th at 7 PM, location TBD.
For those who would like to prepare, Jonathan has prepared monologues from the show for each character. The show consists of four men (Steven, Arnall, Dolan, and Fleming) and one woman (Molly). The monologues can be found by clicking here. There is a permanent link in the left sidebar.
"Line" show dates are November 15th, 16th, and 17th, with a matinee performance on November 18th.
"Line" is a 1967 one-act play by Israel Horovitz, his first play produced, an absurdist drama about 5 people waiting in line for an event. Each of the characters uses their wiles in an attempt to be first in line, getting more and more vicious as the play continues.
"Line" is the longest-running play in Manhattan and the longest-running Off-Off-Broadway show on the boards, having played continuously at the 13th Street Repertory Theater since 1974.

For those who would like to prepare, Jonathan has prepared monologues from the show for each character. The show consists of four men (Steven, Arnall, Dolan, and Fleming) and one woman (Molly). The monologues can be found by clicking here. There is a permanent link in the left sidebar.
"Line" show dates are November 15th, 16th, and 17th, with a matinee performance on November 18th.
"Line" is a 1967 one-act play by Israel Horovitz, his first play produced, an absurdist drama about 5 people waiting in line for an event. Each of the characters uses their wiles in an attempt to be first in line, getting more and more vicious as the play continues.
"Line" is the longest-running play in Manhattan and the longest-running Off-Off-Broadway show on the boards, having played continuously at the 13th Street Repertory Theater since 1974.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
*Audition Change* and Character Information
Please note that the times for the the Sunday, August 5 auditions for the melodrama have changed. If you would like to audition for an acting part in the melodrama, Oil's Well that Ends Well, please be at the Playhouse at 4:30pm. If you would like to audition for an olio and you have a vaudeville act (juggling, singing, dancing, magic tricks, etc) please be at the Playhouse at 6:30pm. Both of those are on Sunday, August 5. There will be additional acting auditions and callbacks on Monday, August 6 at 6:30pm (no change here) at the Playhouse.
"Oil's Well That Ends Well" will be directed by Glynese Floyd.
Show dates are September 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th (8 PM), and September 23rd& 30th (2 PM).
Oil's Well that Ends Well calls for 7 men and 4 women (young adult to adult)
Lester Leasehold: The villain - nothing more needs to be said.
Ralph Rockhound: A geologist...therefore a craven weakling.
Terence Trueblue: Our hero, who is everything a hero should be.
Sliderule Simpson: Friend to our hero and otherwise obtuse.
Patient Plugback: Our heroine, who is everything a heroine should be.
Peaches Plugback: Aunt of our heroine; wherever it might be, this gal has been there.
Lady Lucretia Lugbottom: Stepmother to our hero.
Delilah: About what you would think.
Skeeter Skidder: A drilling contractor.
Frank Formfill: A most conscientious representative of the New Mexico Oil Commission.
Digger: A driller, therefore a most sturdy individual.
The place: Eastern New Mexico
The time: Some years past
Vaudeville acts can be of any age and will be performed between acts.
We also will be needing servers for the shows so there are many opportunities to be involved!
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