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 Opens Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. Additional performances: 7 p.m. on Dec. 6, 7, 8, 13 & 14 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 & 15 By Brian Guehring On a dare, 14-year-old Wiggins tries to pickpocket Sherlock Holmes. Instead, Holmes takes a ring from Wiggins’ pocket and leaves a note about how to get it back. After Wiggins sees Holmes solve a case using the ring, she asks to be his assistant. Holmes agrees, as long as she helps with the chores. Wiggins and Holmes must learn to trust each other as Wiggins and her group of street urchins help him solve two dangerous mysteries. Dress RehearsalAuditions!Auditions for "Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular" will be Saturday, Oct. 12 at noon; Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m.
The show needs 10 adults: 3 men who can play ages 20–35 and 3 men who can play ages 35+ 2 women who can play ages 20–35 and 2 women who can play ages 35+ The show also needs several actors ages 8–16. 
A Readers' Theater production, on stage October 24 – 27, 2024.
By Don Nigro | Readers’ Theater This psychological drama is a thinking person’s Gothic thriller, a dark comedy that is both funny and frightening. On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women. Readers' Theater productions are admission by donation and no pre-sale tickets will be available. Auditions!
Auditions for The Merc Readers' Theater production of Ravenscroft will be Friday, Sept. 6 at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 7 at noon. There is a possibility for callbacks to be held Sept. 8. We'll be casting one man who can play 40ish and five women who need to be able to play: (1) late teen/early 20s, (2) mid 20s and (2) mid 40s.
Readers' Theater productions do not typically involve costumes and have a much shorter rehearsal cycle. 
PERFORMANCES On stage October 3 - 13, 2024 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7 p.m. Sundays @ 2 p.m. TICKET PRICES $23 Gold-level seating $20 Adult general admission $ 5 Students* * Please note: This show may not be appropriate for audience members under age 13. Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.
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Poster
 Performances are all admission by Donation
Friday, August 2nd @ 4pm and Saturday, August 3rd @ 2pm for the first session of campers Friday, August 9th @ 4pm and Saturday, August 10th @ 2pm for the second session Our camp is proud to have returning director Megan Hicks and musical director Kendal Clifton to lead this year's age 8-14 actors in a week of Willy Wonka fun at The Merc! SUMMARY
In Ride the Cyclone, the lives of six teen chamber choir singers are cut short in a freak roller coaster accident. Stuck in the afterlife, a mechanical fortuneteller gives them a chance to sing their way back to earth.
Brought to the Merc Playhouse stage by Liberty Bell Drama Company in partnership with the Merc.
DIGITAL PROGRAM SUMMARY By Lauren Gunderson Directed by Carolanne Steinebach PERFORMANCES
Video by Jamie Petitto. Check out the videography tab on her linked website to view other Merc trailers and videos for other local groups.
IN REHEARSAL
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By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Carolanne Steinebach PERFORMANCES
 January 25– 28, 2024THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIEBy Lauren Gunderson | Readers’ Theater In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. By 1912, she was demoralized by press gossip about an alleged affair. Marie’s friend, an electromechanical engineer and suffragette, brings Marie to England to recover. The production explores the power of female friendship. March 14 – 24, 2024JAMES & THE GIANT PEACHFrom the book by Roald Dahl. Dramatized by Richard R. George. A magical peach! An imprisoned boy! Insect friends! An incredible journey! This amazing adventure will fulfill the fantasy of anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. Roald Dahl’s story comes to life in this delightful dramatization. May 14–19, 2024LIBERTY BELL HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP: Ride the CycloneMay 14, 15, 17, & 18 at 7 p.m. May 19 at 2 p.m. Summer 2024SUMMER CAMPS & CLASSESTo be announced. October 3–13, 2024THE HOUSEBy Cindy WIlliams Gutierrez, local playwright This memory play written by a local playwright and poet revisits the turbulent, formative years of childhood through the eyes of an adult. As these memories play out in front of the older daughter Vicky, she can no longer hide from the truth. Her denial is refuted by the forthright observer who saw it all — the house itself. October 24–27, 2024RAVENSCROFTBy Don Nigro | Readers’ Theater This psychological drama is a thinking person’s Gothic thriller, a dark comedy that is both funny and frightening. On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women. December 5–15, 2024SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE FIRST BAKER STREET IRREGULARBy Brian Guehring On a dare, 14-year-old Wiggins tries to pickpocket Sherlock Holmes. Instead, Holmes takes a ring from Wiggins’ pocket and leaves a note about how to get it back. After Wiggins sees Holmes solve a case using the ring, she asks to be his assistant. Holmes agrees, as long as she helps with the chores. Wiggins and Holmes must learn to trust each other as Wiggins and her group of street urchins help him solve two dangerous mysteries. Auditions will be held Dec. 11 & 12 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Merc Playhouse. Actors aged 8 to 18 are encouraged to audition. There is no need to prepare ahead of time. Sections to read will be provided & actors should dress comfortably and be prepared to get creative & move. Directed by: Jane Orme Performance dates: March 14 – 24 Rehearsal schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 4–6:30 p.m. Rehearsals begin Tuesday, January 2. Audition Sign Up FormNote about casting: Stanislavski, the father of modern acting, required actors who performed in his theater productions to engage their roles with equal commitment, whether they were lead actors with large roles or supporting actors with few lines or no lines at all. We are also committed to that requirement & welcome everyone who wants to experience live theater. |
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