Above is the cast and crew from the last production of our 2015

The Prints of Players
September, 2016
Theroyalplayers.com
Above is the cast and crew from the last production of our 2015-2016 season, “You Can’t Take It with
You.” Season 2016-2017 is not finalized, but we do have some exciting productions in the works. If you
would like to buy a season ad for our playbills, please contact sdill@arkansas.net.
Late edition bulletin: “One Night Only event to be held Sept 24 featuring students heading for New
York next summer. Come out and support them as they raise money for this very special outing.
Show begins at 7PM and you will hear some of the most talented kids in central Arkansas.” Jo Murry
Tickets at theroyalplayers.com or door
The purpose of the Royal Players, Inc. shall be to improve the quality of life in the community by offering opportunities for creative activity, artistic expression, and quality entertainment. The corporation shall exist exclusively for educational, civic, and benevolent purposes.
Young Players
Youngplayers.yp2s @ gmail.com
The next Young Players workshop is scheduled for
Saturday, September 17th. Please make note of the
new time. We will meet at 11:00 a.m. on that day.
Jeremy Clay will once again be our instructor. Hope
to see you then!
Attention all parents of Young Players. We will be
holding a parent workshop soon for those interested
in the production aspect of the Young Players. Lisa
Goodrich, Charlotte Hammonds and I are collaborating on how to present this information to you. We
are attempting to do at least one presentation on
September 17th during the YP workshop at 11:00
a.m. We will meet upstairs while the kids are down
on the main stage.
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And Royal Players
October 6-9, 2016 - A collaboration with Bryant Historical Society: “Boy Hero: The Story of David O.
Dodd” by Dr. Nancy Hendricks Randall Earnest, director
October 15-BenTony Award Night
October 27 Civitan Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
“Café Noir” Frank O. Butler, director
Dec. 1-4 and 8-11 “It’s a Wonderful Life” the play,
director—Lisa Goodrich Sponsor Mayor and Mrs.
Mattingly
March 17-18 Royal Film Festival
Other productions will be announced as the licenses
are secured.
The Young Players - the musical "13" will be October 21-23
and October 28-30. "13" will be under the direction of Justin Pike with music directed by Daphne Shoppach.
This photo to the left is Sheri Rice, winner of one of the impressionist paintings
given by Matt Coburn to be raffled off to help the Young Players fund the educational trip to New York . Congrats, Sheri! See Matt’s work at Cross Street Art Gallery. The winner of the other painting is Duane Jackson.
The Wedding Singer
January 5-15, 2017
A production of YP2s
directed by Justin A. Pike
Auditions TBA (Fall)
The Royal Players will hold auditions for Murder at Café Noir by David Landau on Friday, September 9 (7-9 p.m.) and Saturday, September 10 (10 amnoon) at the Royal. Directed by Frank O. Butler, this production is for the
one-night Civitan Services Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre to be held October 27 at the Benton Events Center. Described as a “fast and funny satire,”
Murder at Café Noir is a comic tribute to the Bogart movies of the 1940’s
with musical interludes, and uses a cast of four men and three women ages
18-65. Please prepare 16-32 bars of music to sing (please provide sheets),
and there will be cold readings from the script. If you are interested in auditioning, but cannot make these dates, please inform Susan Dill at
sdill@arkansas.net, and we will try to make other arraignments. More information can be found on The Royal Players page on Facebook. Theater
phone is 501-315-5483 and the website is theroyalplayers.com.
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Royal Players will be holding auditions for It's a Wonderful Life by Doug Rand, produced by special arrangement with
Playcripts, Inc. Auditions will be held at the Royal Theatre, on September 10 at 2pm and September 12 at 7pm with
possible call back September 15 at 7pm. Please bring a list of your conflicts with you. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Rehearsals will begin in October and show dates are December 1-4 and December 8-11.
ABOUT THE CAST:
George Bailey – The everyman of Bedford Falls – a good man whose patience is tried – obviously a major acting role - approximately aged 25 +
Mrs. Bailey – A very kind and understanding woman who should be old enough to be George’s mother as an adult –
approximately aged 50 or above
Uncle Billy – George’s uncle and business partner – An older male approximately the same age as Cousin Tilly and
Mrs. Bailey
Cousin Tilly – George’s Cousin – works at The Building and Loan
Cousin Eustace – George’s Cousin – works at The Building and Loan
Mary Hatch (later Mary Bailey) –George’s Loving Wife – female approximately the same age as George
Pete/Young George – George and Mary’s Oldest – may double for young George
Janie-George and Mary’s Oldest Daughter
Zuzu – George and Mary’s Younger Daughter
Tommy – George and Mary’s Youngest Child
Clarence Odbody – An AS-2 (Angel Second Class) – male of indeterminate age
Annie – The maid for Ma and Pa Bailey
Harry Bailey – George’s younger brother – male approximately 18-25
Mr. Gower – Proprietor of the corner drug store – older male aged 50 or above
Violet Bick – Friend of George – age will match George and Mary
Bert – a patrolman – male of indeterminate age
Ernie – a cabby – same age as George
Henry F. Potter owns practically the entire town – the villain of the story – older and domineering male aged 50 or
above
Mr. Martini – a proprietor of a bar – male aged 35 or above
Mr. Carter – The Bank Examiner
And Townspeople
Boy Hero: The Story of David O. Dodd
Mother Lydia Dodd: Amber Threlkeld
David O. Dodd: Jacan Earnest
Frank Tomlinson: Dakota Leslie
Minerva Cogburn: Delaney Leslie
Gen. Fredrick Steele: Doug Morris
The knighting of Lancelot
Senhora Dodd: Lily Matney
Mary Dodge: Abby Windsor
Prv. Olderburg: Mason Newberry
Cpl Clausen: Tim Sopel
Featuring:
Loren Newberry –older Lydia Dodd
Paul Johnson
Isabelle Marchese
Christian Marchese
Written by: Nancy Hendricks
Directed by Randall Earnest
Student Director: Tierney Earnest
Produced by: Tim Sopel and Cindy Grisham
On a sad note: “ Farrell D. McCoy 75 of Benton, passed away August 21, 2016 surrounded by his family on
Sunday, August 21, 2016. “ In our theatre community, he often seemed overshadowed by his wife Gayla; but
Farrell was a charter member. He built sets for many years and served as President of the Board for several.
He lead us with dedication, creativity, and an endlessly supply of humor and wonderful stories—some told by
him, many told about him. We are glad Farrell and his family kept in contact with us though the years. We
would appreciate hearing of other early members that we have lost track of. Help us with this if you can.