COVID and MASKS – Fauquier Community Theatre (FCT) requires that all audience members wear masks to prevent COVID-19 spread. (Additional safety protocols could be implemented. If so, ticket holders would be notified in advance and have a choice of using their ticket(s) or having a credit on file.)

COVID and SOCIAL DISTANCING – All ticket order purchases will have an empty seat on either side of each group of tickets ordered together. This is voluntary by Fauquier Community Theatre which reduces the theater capacity to about 70 percent. Concessions will take place outdoors only, weather permitting.

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As you shop for those special gifts, remember your theatre enthusiasts! Fauquier Community Theatre (FCT) gift cards make great presents and stocking stuffers! Gift Certificates are available for any amount and can be used to attend FCT performances, buy FCT apparel and merchandise, as registration for summer camp, and even for concessions. Choose any amount and customize your message. Gift cards may be sent via email right away! Balances can be accessed online at any time. Click FCT Gift Cards for more information and to order yours today!

The Pajama Game was awarded the 1955 Tony for Best Musical and, over half of a century later, claimed the award for Best Revival of a Musical, proving that the story is truly timeless. With an energetic score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (Damn Yankees), The Pajama Game is brimming with songs and dances that have become musical theatre standards, including “Steam Heat” and “Hernando’s Hideaway.”

Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful as sparks fly between new superintendent, Sid Sorokin, and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7 ½ cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between management and labor, but a battle of the sexes as well. Featuring plenty of fun and splashy production numbers, including a comic “dream ballet,” The Pajama Game is filled with standout featured roles and a large ensemble. This perennial favorite is a surefire crowd-pleaser and a glowing example of solid, classic musical comedy.

The director of The Pajama Game is Hayley Katarina-Meyer. She studied English and Theater Education at George Mason University. She is an actress and has directed many shows with her own and other theater companies.

The music director of The Pajama Game is Jack Dusek. Jack has been a public school teacher, and a full time professional military musician for the United States Army. He has been a music director, orchestra conductor, music arranger and more for numerous productions in the Northern Virginia area and beyond.

Audition dates are: Friday, February 4 from 7 pm to 9 pm and Saturday, February 5, from 10 am to noon. Auditions will be held at the Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance located at 92 Main Street, Suite 104, Warrenton, Virginia. For more information and to register for an audition, click on The Pajama Game Audition Form.

Performances of The Pajama Game will take place on Fridays and weekends April 29 – May 15, 2022. at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green. Tickets are on sale now for reserved seating at www.FCTstage.org.

FCT has an App for your phone, laptop, tablet, or computer now! It is a great way to keep FCT “center stage” for your convenience to see What’s Up? What’s New? at FCT!

Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. “The most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy. A spectacularly funny, peerless backstage farce. This dizzy, well-known romp is festival of delirium.” – The New York Times.   Audition dates are: Thursday, December 16 from 7 pm to 9:30 pm and Saturday, December, 18 from 3 pm to 6 pm. (Callbacks if needed will be: Monday, December 20 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm.) Auditions will take place at the Fauquier Enterprise Center located at 4263 Aiken Drive, Warrenton, VA 20187. Registration for auditions may be accessed via the Noises Off Audition Form.   The director of Noises Off is Jeff Walker, a teacher of theatre arts in Virginia’s public schools for 20 years. Walker also serves as a contributing writer and critic for two online sources for theatre news, DC Theatre Scene and the Washington, DC region for Broadway World.   Performances for Noises Off will take place March 11 – 27, 2022 at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green. Tickets are on sale now for reserved seating at www.FCTstage.org.

What’s New, What’s Next? Read all about it here in the FCT Spotlight Newsletter! This is where you can learn about upcoming auditions, plays, musicals, classes and more!

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Join the movement and give – each Tuesday and every day – whether it’s some of your time, a donation, or the power of your voice in your local community.

It’s a simple idea:  whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to give.

SHOAH CAST LIST  (updated January 2022)

Interviewer (Lanzmann):  Michael Clendenin

Raul Hilberg:  Ricardo Padilla

CHELMNO:

Simon Srebnik:  Peter Marsh

Mordechai Podchlebnik:  Dr. Robert Rosenberg

Franz Schalling:  Kevin Stokker

Mrs. Michelsohn:  Leslie Ann Ross

AUSCHWITZ/BIRKENAU

Mrs. Pietyra:  Sherry Bendt

Rudolph Vrba:  Jim Constable

Filip Müeller: Kirk Lambert

Ruth Elias:  Janet Smith

Walter Stier:  Joe Bersack

SOBIBOR/VILNA:

Hannah Zaidel:  Betsy Hansen

Motke Zaidel:  Gene Schmiel

Jan Piwonski:  Terry Krebs

TREBLINKA:

Abraham Bomba:  Michael Mehaffey

Czeslaw Borowi:  Don Richardson

Henrik Gawkowski:  Geoffrey Baskir

Richard Glazar:  Larry Finkel

Franz Suchomel:  Kurt Gustafson

BERLIN:

Inge Deutschkron:  Tricia O’Neill Delevante

WARSAW:

Dr. Franz Grassler:  Richard Fiske

Itzhak (Antek) Zuckermann:  Walt Meyer

Simcha (Kojik) Rottem:  Walter Stewart

Announcing the cast for this holiday classic directed by Diane King! The name of the role is listed first, followed by the name of the actor.
Della Young – Gabrielle Buonocore Jim Young – Jack Tessier Maddy – Betsy Hansen William – Martin Kelly Betsy – Carina Stinson Nestor – Mark Tessier Annabelle – Rose Tessier Hunnicutt – Jamey Pellegrini Porter/Beggar Father – Preston Mulford Officer O’Reilly – Stub Estey Officer Brown – Jiles Burnham Santa/Henry – Santa Alice/Beggar Mother – Isabella McDonald Emily – Evelyn Lehmann.

Synopsis: It’s Christmas in New York in 1905. Imagine the excitement of a busy street, bustling with shoppers and carolers singing joys of the season. Della, a stunning young woman, strolls along, looking in store windows, a bit saddened that she only has $1.87 to spend on a gift for her husband, Jim. Down the street, Jim does likewise; wistfully knowing that the items in the stores that he would love to buy for Della are beyond his means. The audience will enjoy a beautiful musical adaptation of O. Henry’s, “The Gift of the Magi.”

Performances of Gift of the Magi – The Musical will be presented on Fridays and weekends between November 26 and December 12, 2021 at the Vint Hill Theatre on the Green. The show is sponsored by NOVEC. Tickets here: www.FCTstage.org.

Auditions! Fauquier Community Theatre will present the World Premiere of Dr. Harry Kantrovich’s stage adaptation of the Holocaust documentary SHOAH in January and February 2022. Auditions are open to the public and will take place on Thursday October 21, 2021 between 7 pm to 10 pm. and on Saturday October 23, 2021 between 10 am and 2 pm. The casting call will take place at the Fauquier Enterprise Center located at 4263 Aiken Drive, Warrenton (Vint Hill). Callbacks will be by invitation only, and will take place on Wednesday October 27, 2021 between 7 and 9 pm.

The production is based on the award-winning 1985 film documentary by French director Claude Lanzmann. The original 9-hour film has been condensed for the stage and includes interviews with Holocaust survivors, former members of Nazi organizations, and residents of communities near the death camps.

For more information and to sign up for an audition, click on SHOAH Audition Form.

Performances of SHOAH will take place on Fridays and weekends between January 21 – February 6, 2022 at the Vint Hill Theatre on the Green.

What’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happening?
The news is that due to performances selling out and standing ovations and rave reviews, the dates of Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2 have been added! Click on Shows and Tickets to purchase your tickets today!

Audition Dates: Fauquier Community Theatre is delighted to have Diane King directing Gift of the Magi – The Musical. Most roles are for adults although there are some children’s roles also. Auditions for ages 7 and up are on Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 9 am to 11 am or 1 pm to 3 pm at Hope Christian Fellowship located at 4173 Bludau Dr, Warrenton, VA 20187. (Callbacks will be by invitation only on Monday, September 20 from 7 pm to 9 pm. Not all roles will need callbacks, so you may still be cast even if you do not get a callback.)

Plot Synopsis: It’s Christmas in New York in 1905. Imagine the excitement of a busy street, bustling with shoppers and carolers singing joys of the season. Della, a stunning young woman, strolls along, looking in store windows, a bit saddened that she only has $1.87 to spend on a gift for her husband, Jim. Down the street, Jim does likewise; wistfully knowing that the items in the stores that he would love to buy for Della are beyond his means. Yes, you have entered a beautiful musical adaptation of O. Henry’s, The Gift of the Magi, which will thrill and inspire cast members and audiences.

For more information regarding the character breakdown and to sign up for an audition, click on the Audition Form