Recent Productions

March 7, 8, 9 & 14, 15, 16, 2008
at Memories in Port Washington

OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS

By Joe DiPietro

A loving and amusing play about family, faith, food and a thirty-something, career-oriented man, who has Sunday dinner with both sets of his Italian grandparents every week, along with constant advice and questions about his life. Tradition remains; after all, “Tango Familia!” . . . Family is everything! Now Nick breaks the news that he is leaving New Jersey, moving across the country for a job promotion. Perfect for families of all ages, and loaded with laughs every step of the way!

October / November 2007

WEEKEND COMEDY
. . . a comedy
by Sam and Jeanne Bobrick

Catered dinner theatre by Nisleit's Country Inn
at Rose Harms American Legion in Grafton

Directed by Shirley Decker
Starring: Jim Jacques, Lauren Milburn, Jessica Newell, Andrew Schuster

Two couples rent the same Catskills cabin for the same weekend by mistake. One couple is solemn and middle aged, the other free wheeling and young. The decision to stay and share the space brings about hilarious moments, bridging the age gap in unexpected ways.

August 2007:

"Fallen Angels" (by Noel Coward)

This 1925 Broadway hit involves the lives of best friends, Julia and Jane, both happily married for five years. But before their marriages, both had brief affairs with Maurice, a French charmer. Now Maurice is visiting London and has asked to see them both. The husbands are gone for a day of golf, and Julia and Jane nervously await Maurice’s call! Perfomed at Concordia University, Todd Wehr Theatre.

March 2007:

Steel Magnolias
a moving drama-comedy
by Robert Harling

This is the bittersweet story of six women in a small southern town who come to terms with life, death and marriage; a most unique blend of comedy and tragedy, reminding us how fragile life really is. Performed at Memories in Port Washington.

The show was directed by Jim Gallagher and starred Colleen Biondi as Truvy, Joan End as Clairee, Julie King as Ouiser, Katy Kozlowski as Annelle, Sharon Nieman-Koebert as M'Lynn, Carly Seifert as Shelby and was stage managed by Samuel Flood.

October 2006

Death of a Don

by Ronald Myroup

Performance dates at Rose Harms American Legion in Grafton - 1540 13th Avenue
(1 block east of the library, veer left):
October 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 2006

A comedy mystery mafia spoof just in time for for the last season of the Sopranos! A tired Italian Godfather battles with his wacky children and wife leading to a shotgun wedding, Italian style!

DIRECTED BY: Ann Meyer

STARRING: Shawn Farlow, Gary Goodman, Julie King, Bill Lorence, Angie Ropicky, Tom Tarantino, Meghan Valdez and Linda Lee Weiner

Summer 2006

The Dinner Party

by Neil Simon

Neil Simon’s latest Broadway comedy/drama is about five people who are invited to dine at a first class restaurant in Paris: they do not know who the other guests will be or why they are invited. Tossed together in a private dining room, they have a sneaking suspicion that this unconventional party will change their lives forever. Frequently hilarious and dangerously serious, this is not one to miss.

Performance dates at Concordia:
August 11, 12, 13 & 18, 19, 20, 2006

Sponsored by Ozaukee Bank, proud supporter of Cedarburg Players 15th year, bringing quality theatre to the surrounding communities.

March 2006

a comedy by
John Patrick

Dinner Theater at Memories in Port Washington
March 10, 11, 12 and 17, 18, 19 of 2006

All Rhoda Greenleaf wants is a greenhouse. Her garden club needs the space; they can’t keep meeting inside her house, but her husband won’t pay! This hilarious new play deals with the wacky ladies of the local garden club, whose lives revolve around their prize plant competition and their quest for a new greenhouse!

DIRECTED BY: Elaine Rewolinski

STARRING: Lynn Klemm, Danielle Rogne, Bill Lorence, Emilie Ansay, Sam Handziak, Nancy Carmody, Barbara Suhar, Shirley Decker, Missy Van Treeck, Linda Lee Weiner, Cathy Rutlen, Kiki Gulan, Joan End, Sandy Rath, Barbara Roob, Lynn Tarrence

Summer 2005

Cedarburg Players presents

"You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"

a musical treat for audiences of all ages.

at Grafton High School
July 29, 30, 31 and August 5, 6, 7

There's a lesson for all of us in the life of Charlie Brown, the fictional boy with the large, round head, and an imaginative beagle named Snoopy. Despite his repeated failures, Charlie Brown never gives up trying, and in the end, he finds that, while he may not be a very good pitcher, he still has friends.

For many of us, Charles Schulz's Peanuts was an integral part of childhood. Most
of us can probably name the nine characters from the comic strip far more quickly than we could name the nine Supreme Court justices. (Go ahead, try it!) But anyone that thinks that they've outgrown the comic strip and thinks it was "just for kids" should see Cedarburg Players' production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown."

March 2005

Caught in the Net

a British farce by Ray Cooney

October 2004

Boardwalk Melody Hour Murders

a Mystery-Comedy
by Tom Chiodo

Rehearsal and production photos.

Help unravel the mystery in the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantic City where you, along with crooks, G-men, and ladies-of-the-night are offered motives, bribes, and clues to help solve the case. Featuring: Kiki Gulan, Samuel Halpern, Chad Kopenski, Bill Lorence, Cathy Rutlen, Lynn Tarrence, Linda Lee Weiner. Directed by: Michael A Weber

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At Rose Harms American Legion Post 1540 13th Avenue, Grafton with Dinner by Klug's Creekside Inn Thank You to our Sponsors DSI Marketing Ozaukee Bank Cedarburg Junior Women's Club Cedarburg Women's Club Cedaburg Lion's Club

Dinner Selections: (Click for Larger View)

Thank you to everyone who made this show a success!

August 2004

Cedarburg Players presents

Late Night Comedy

the Humor, Music and Antics of Comedian LARRY HEAGLE the Midwest's Ambassador of Laughter!

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March 2004

Run For Your Wife

a farce by Ray Cooney
As if one wife weren't enough -
this taxi driver attempts the impossible domestic plot to keep two wives apart!

Starring Chuck Hanel, Ed Johnson, Bill Krumenauer, Walter Kessler, Rolland Roebuck, Cathy Rutler, Gerod Strothenke, Linda Lee Weiner, Nicholas Wolfgram.

Directed by Jim Gallagher

Thank you to everyone who helped make this show a success. Be sure to catch the sequel, “Caught In The Net”, in March 2005!

Rehearsal and Production photos