Author/Playwright Sue Lange

Sue Lange will have a staged reading of her new play as well as four other local playwrights at the theatre on Saturday, June 1 at 1PM.

This is a FREE event and directors and actors are encouraged to attend.

Anyone interested in reading should contact Landon Heimbach at (917) 971-0318

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Auditions for Flat Stanley Jr.

Auditions for Flat Stanley Jr.

Open Auditions for the popular children’s play, Flat Stanley Jr. are planned for Saturday, June 8th at 10AM at Reading Community Players.

Looking for children ages 8 – 16 years.

There will be a singing, movement and reading audition. We will also teach the music at the audition.

Rehearsals will start June 15 with a parent meeting and read-thru at 10AM. Music rehearsals will be Saturdays June 22,29, July 13, 20 and August 3 from 10-12. Full rehearsals will be August 5-9 from 9:00-3:00.

Show dates are August 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18.

Questions? Please email flatstanleyrcp@gmail.com.

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April Follies Variety Show 2013 - A Benefit for Spectrum LGBTQ Youth Group

Join Daniel Kincade Entertainment’s CABARET All-Stars as they partner once again with Reading Community Players to present APRIL FOLLIES, a benefit variety show for The SPECTRUM GLBTQ Youth Group.

APRIL FOLLIES will star the Drag talents of Nicole Dushey, Amie Vanité Kincade (2011 Queen of CABARET), Sharron Ann Husbands (2012 Queen of CABARET), and Sariya Love (2013 Queen of CABARET).  The show will also feature the talents of James Stilianos, The Reading High School Dance Team, and the youth of The SPECTRUM

APRIL FOLLIES will be presented on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Reading Community Players – 403 North 11th Street in Reading, PA – at 7pm. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students.  Tickets can be purchased by visiting Daniel Kincade Entertainment’s website, www.danielkincadeentertainment.com/tickets.html, or by calling Planned Parenthood (610.481.0481 ext. 6061).  Tickets can be reserved by calling Reading Community Players (610.375.9106) and can be paid for at the door. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to The SPECTRUM.

If you are interested in helping to sponsor this event for Reading’s GLBTQ Youth, please contact Daniel Kincade Entertainment at danielkincadeentertainment@gmail.com for more information.

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ARSENIC & OLD LACE at Reading Community Players

Reading Community Players is pleased to announce its upcoming production of Arsenic and Old Lace, directed by Bruce McLean.

American playwright Joseph Kesserling wrote this farcical black comedy in 1939. At the center of the action is the drama critic, Mortimer Brewster. Swirling about him are crazy, in some cases homicidal, members of his family. Two spinster aunts experiment with poison, a mad Uncle believes he’s digging the Panama Canal in the family’s cellar and Mortimer”s gangster brother turns up with mayhem on his mind.

Showdates are Friday, April 19th through Sunday, April 21st, and Friday, April 26th through the 28th.

Performances begin at 8PM; Matinees at 3PM on Sundays.

For more information, please email us at RCPtheatre@gmail.com

Ticket can be purchased via Brown Paper Tickets.

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2013 Season Announced!
Please click on the Season tab at the top of the page
to see our exciting line-up of shows for 2013.
We hope you’re as excited as we are!
Audition Details for Arsenic and Old Lace are posted on the Audition Page

For Tickets to HATS at the Miller Center, please click on the following link to purchase tickets – http://www.racc.edu/MillerCenter/events/e-hats.aspx.

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Producing and Promoting Live Theater in and for Reading and Berks County

 

Reading Community Players is a non-profit, volunteer organization located in Reading, PA.  Since “community” is our middle name, our goals as an organization focus on:

  • bringing affordable, quality theater to Berks County
  • providing opportunities for young actors to learn and grow
  • expanding our format to include more culturally-diverse pieces
  • nurturing local writers by staging their new works

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