Orrville Community Theater

Christmas Shorts
2022-12-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-04 14:30 - 16:30 UTC | Orrville High School, 841 North Ella Street, Orrville, Ohio, 44667
Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door will be a flat fee of $10.00.
Eventbrite tickets available here.
There’s something for everyone in this one-act holiday delight made up of short scenes and monologues. You’ll find everything here, from kids writing letters to Santa, to the big guy getting ready for Christmas himself, to a bunch of elves who accidentally rip Santa’s gift bag at the last minute. (Don’t worry, Mrs. Claus can fix it!) There’s a sports segment featuring the 845th annual Reindeer Games and a holiday quiz show featuring Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghost of Christmas Future. A soap opera, As the North Pole Turns, a news segment from the North Pole News, and some Christmas-themed commercials round out this fun seasonal comedy.

A Christmas Carol – A Live Radio Play
2022-12-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-11 14:30 - 16:30 UTC | Sonnenberg Village, 13497 Hackett Road, Apple Creek, 44606
Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door will be a flat fee of $12.00.
Please note that a Family Max Pack is available to purchase by calling 330-466-7493. The Family Max Pack is $55.00 and includes admission for parents/caregivers and minor children from the same household.
Eventbrite tickets available here.

The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake (extra-fancy), and the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. A handful of actors bring dozens of characters to the stage, as the familiar story unfolds: Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling journey to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying “Bah Humbug!”

Laffin' School - Auditions
2023-02-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Christ United Church of Christ, 301 North Main Street, Orrville, OH, 44667, United States
Walk-ins are welcome or you may click here to sign up for a time slot!

Laffin' School - Auditions
2023-02-11 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Christ United Church of Christ, 301 North Main Street, Orrville, OH, 44667, United States
Walk-ins are welcome or you may click here to sign up for a time slot!
For show information, please click here.

Comedy Workshop
2023-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Krackpots Comedy Club, 14 Lincoln Way West, Massillon, OH, 44647, United States
Please use the drop-down register button to submit your contact information. Fill out the waiver/permission form below and hit submit. Our ticket purchasing system is currently down. Please pay the $40 by using the donate button on the right hand side of the website on our homepage and write comedy club workshop in the notes section. We thank you for your patience as we update our systems! There are currently 10 of 12 spots available. These steps ensure that we have your contact information and that you are a registered and paid attendee for the class.

Orrville Community Theater in partnership with KrackPots Comedy Club will be offering a Comedy Workshop for ages 16-18. Students will learn about different kinds of jokes/comedy, writing their own material, improv, using the stage and more! At the end of the workshop, a graduation night includes a night of comedy presented by the student to family & friends! Cost for this workshop will be $40! Class size is limited so get signed up today!
Workshop classes will be held on Saturday mornings from 10am to noon at KrackPots Comedy Club (with the exception of a few classes) in Massillon beginning March 18, 2023. Graduation Performance will be on Wednesday May 3, 2023 from 7:30p-8:45pm.
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Laffin' School
2023-04-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Christ United Church of Christ, 301 North Main Street, Orrville, OH, 44667, United States
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Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door will be $10.

Laffin’ School is full of Jokes! Jokes! Jokes! It’s the classic situation. A young substitute teacher, Miss Quackenbush, turns up at the Little Red Schoolhouse and finds her class is comprised of the dumbest (and funniest) pupils found anywhere. The previous teacher had a nervous breakdown. No wonder! With things like mice in lunch boxes and a student with the measles, anything more will drive you crazy! Unless the likable but dim-bulbed pupils can pass a simple exam, they won’t advance to the next grade. The daffy answers they give to the questions are uproariously funny. Find out why the pupils don’t want to be ’promoted’ and why Miss Quackenbush has to find some way to get rid of them.

Laffin' School
2023-04-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-04-23 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Christ United Church of Christ, 301 North Main Street, Orrville, OH, 44667, United States
Tickets on sale!
Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door are $10.

Laffin’ School is full of Jokes! Jokes! Jokes! It’s the classic situation. A young substitute teacher, Miss Quackenbush, turns up at the Little Red Schoolhouse and finds her class is comprised of the dumbest (and funniest) pupils found anywhere. The previous teacher had a nervous breakdown. No wonder! With things like mice in lunch boxes and a student with the measles, anything more will drive you crazy! Unless the likable but dim-bulbed pupils can pass a simple exam, they won’t advance to the next grade. The daffy answers they give to the questions are uproariously funny. Find out why the pupils don’t want to be ’promoted’ and why Miss Quackenbush has to find some way to get rid of them.

Wayne County Maker Faire
2023-05-20 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | The University of Akron: Wayne College, 1901 Smucker Road, Orrville, OH, 44667, United States
Join us on Saturday, May 20th, 10AM-2PM! We will have a small stage set up with performances throughout the day and a craft to do. If you are interested in theater, this is the perfect time to see us and ask questions!

Leading Ladies
2023-08-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-06 14:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Smithville Community Center, 148 South Milton Street, Smithville, OH, 44677, United States
Tickets on sale!
Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door are $12.

Synopsis:

Set in the 1950s, Leading Ladies focuses on two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, who find their careers in a rut. They are currently performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, however the actors resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. Hilarity ensues when it turns out the relatives are actually nieces and not nephews. Things get even more complicated when Leo falls madly in love with the old lady’s vivacious niece, Meg, who’s engaged to the local minister.

Channeling Grimm
2023-08-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-27 14:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Christ United Church of Christ, 301 North Main Street, Orrville, OH, 44667, United States
Tickets on sale!
Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door are $10.

Synopsis:
The Grimm Brothers have hit the small screen!

Cameron doesn’t know what to write for an honors English assignment on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Luckily, friend Jaime has the solution… watch TV versions of the tales! But when Cameron points the unusual looking remote at the screen expecting Netflix or Apple TV, instead they find the wackiest assortment of fairy-tale themed programming! There’s a Project Runway style competition show called “Project Ballgown,” a Frog Prince soap opera called “The Green and the Beautiful,” a game show hosted by Magic Mirror called, ”Who’s The Fairest One of All?,” and a sitcom starring Rumplestiltskin! The teens also find news stories, a Law and Order style show, a movie trailer, and of course, commercials!

The Haunting of Hill House
2023-10-20 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-21 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-22 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Orrville High School, 841 North Ella Street, Orrville, Ohio, 44667
Tickets on sale!
Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door are $15.

Christmas in the Land of Oz
2023-12-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-03 14:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Orrville High School, 841 North Ella Street, Orrville, Ohio, 44667
Tickets on sale!
Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door will be $12.
Orrville Community Theater Rising Stars is pleased to announce our Christmas Rising Stars Show!

Our Rising Stars, ages 6-18, will present Christmas in the Land of Oz on December 1 & 2, 2023 at 7pm and December 3, 2023 at 2:30pm at the Orrville High School Auditorium.
Directed by: Chelsea Alleman
Asst Director: Angie Gilbert

Synopsis:
The Wicked Witch of the West becomes the grinch of this delightful holiday play when she steals Christmas from Munchkinland. It takes all your Oz favorites — Dorothy and Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, the Lion, and the Munchkins to bring the yuletide holiday back. In the process, the Tin Man recovers his sense of humor, the lonely Lion finds a lady companion, and Dorothy finds the spirit of Christmas to take back to Kansas for Auntie Em and Uncle Henry.

Auditions - Haphazardly Ever After
2024-01-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-27 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Christ United Church of Christ, 301 North Main Street, Orrville, OH, 44667, United States
Orrville Community Theater Rising Stars is pleased to announce Haphazardly Ever After.
Our Rising Stars, ages 10-18, will have auditions for Haphazardly Ever After on Friday, January 26, 2024 from 6-8pm and Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 11am-2pm. Auditions will be held at Christ United Church of Christ, 310 N. Main St. Orrville, OH 44667.
Sign up for auditions here or walk in’s are welcome!
Directed by:
Co-Director – Kara Seiler
Co-Director: Angie Gilbert
Workshop cost is $40 for the first child and $35 for each sibling in same family. Our Rising Stars workshops teach children about live theater. Starting with the audition process! Then students will learn terminology, how to project (without yelling!), ad-libbing, stage presence, and more! Students may take a role on stage or if being on stage isn’t their thing, come behind the curtain and learn about lighting, sound, costumes, props, stage managing and more!
Rehearsals will also be held at Christ United Church of Christ on Mondays from 6-8pm and Thursdays from 7-8:30pm beginning February 5th.
Our Rising Stars show will be on April 19th and 20th at 7pm and April 21st at 2:30pm at the Orrville High School Auditorium.
Synopsis:
A kind king and queen have trouble in their royal family — four obnoxious, bratty, adult children who do not live up to their royal titles. There’s the mean Princess Cinnamon, the not-so-bright Princess Peppermint, the vain Prince Hairgel, and Prince Slacker, who thinks being a prince is just way, way too hard. The king and queen try everything to bring happiness and harmony to their family. They hire a royal therapist, bring in royal teachers, and even attempt to marry off their children, all to no avail. The king and queen are ready for a happily-ever-after that doesn’t include adult children still living at home, so they call upon the fairy godmother to help. However, after learning the outrageous cost of hiring the fairy godmother (let alone the permits required), the king and queen decide to create a do-it-yourself magic spell with the help of supplies purchased at The Enchanted Depot. Royal chaos! Of course, nothing goes as planned, but everyone is changed by their experiences. And through a series of haphazard events, the royal family just might live happily ever after, after all.

Auditions - Barbecuing Hamlet
2024-03-11 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-12 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Krackpots Comedy Club, 14 Lincoln Way West, Massillon, OH, 44647, United States
Orrville Community Theater announces auditions for “Barbecuing Hamlet” by Pat Cook
Directors Glenn Gregory & Tracy Lemus Santos are seeking adults (18+) with any level of theater experience (including none) to audition for this fast-paced, hilarious Shakespearan farce!
AUDITION INFORMATION
Auditions will be March 11 & 12 from 6-9 PM at Krackpots Comedy Club (14 Lincoln Way W, Massillon, OH 44647).
All auditions will be a 15 minute closed audition with the directors. All auditioners should prepare a memorized 1-minute monologue of any style! You may be asked to perform a cold read from the script.
Please sign-up for an audition spot using the Sign-Up Genius link provided at the end of the post.
Walk-ins are also welcome!
Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before your audition time to fill out the application packet. You may bring a resume and headshot but you are required to do so.
REHEARSAL INFORMATION
Our general rehearsal schedule will begin March 18th. We will rehearse on Mondays and Tuesdays at Krackpots from 6:00-8:30 pm. * Please note that our technical rehearsal week will be at the performance location.
We will also have a special Wednesday rehearsal on both April 3 and May 1 – the times for each will be determined by the cast.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Our performances will be May 16-18, 2024 (Thursday, Friday & Saturday) at 7:00 pm at Christ United Church of Christ (310 N. Main St. Orrville, OH 44667). Our tech week rehearsal (May 13-15) will also be at this location.
PLAY INFORMATION
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
Wouldn’t it be great fun to direct William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”? That was what Margo Daley always thought…until she is hired to do just that by the Peaceful Glen Memorial Players in their theater, a renovated funeral home. They DO have a couple of conditions, however. Margo has to make the play a melodrama, so the audience will know when to throw the popcorn. And they can’t be too loud because the lady who lives under the theater bangs her cane on the stage. Oh, and Margo has to insert the sponsors’ names into the play and, by the way, has to take place in the Old West. “And make sure the actors talk real loud because of all the noise the audience makes sucking their fingers,” states one of the council members, an occupational hazard brought about by them selling barbecue before the show. All kinds of eccentric characters come out of the woodwork in this riotous tribute to life on the community theater stage. Even the pizza delivery boy is given parts – several since Margo only has four actors to portray the five-act tragedy. Fast lines and even faster exits punctuate this farce as Margo and her troupe of misguided actors find out what it’s like when they begin “Barbecuing Hamlet.”
Time: The present. Place: The Peaceful Glen Memorial Players theater.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
Act I
Scene 1: First Meeting of the Council
Scene 2: Auditions.
Scene 3: Second Meeting of the Council.
Scene 4: First Run-Through. Scene 5: Rehearsals.
Act II
Scene 1: Before the Show.
Scene 2: The Play.
Scene 3: After the Play.
CAST INFORMATION
5 to 6 m, 7 w (*Please note that some aspects of characterization are flexible).
MARGO DALEY: Smart but reluctant director, in her 30s.
SARGE ABBOTT: Handyman with sarcastic wit, in his 50s.
HOPE HALLIDAY: Snappish 40-year-old, a bit overweight.
DUNCAN O’TOOLE: In his 40s, always has a story to tell.
MARY BETH LUMPKIN: Mousy secretary in her late 20s
TAMARA LOGAN: Council chairman, chic woman, mid-30s.
HAL WEBSTER: Handsome leading man type, 30s.
LAMAR BENTORRES: An erratic, inexperienced man, 40s.
ZOEY MARCUS: A no-nonsense type, around 30.
OPAL BELL: A lady with a lot of pent-up energy, 35-ish.
THEODORA VAN HORNE: Theater type, flamboyant, 50s.
BUDGIE SERATT: A young pizza delivery man, early 20s.
HARLEN DORTMUNGER: Fertilizer salesman and critic.
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Haphazardly Ever After
2024-04-19 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-04-20 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Orrville High School, 841 North Ella Street, Orrville, Ohio, 44667
Tickets are on sale NOW!
Please note, ticket purchases will not be refunded, so all sales are final. Please double check your cart before purchasing. Doors will be open 45 minutes before showtime. Light concessions will be available to purchase.
Tickets purchased online (up until 2 hours before showtime) are at a special discounted rate. Tickets at the door will be $12. Show will be held at Orrville High School.
Orrville Community Theater Rising Stars is pleased to announce our Rising Stars Show!
Directed by:
Co-Director – Kara Seiler
Co-Director: Angie Gilbert

Synopsis:
A kind king and queen have trouble in their royal family — four obnoxious, bratty, adult children who do not live up to their royal titles. There’s the mean Princess Cinnamon, the not-so-bright Princess Peppermint, the vain Prince Hairgel, and Prince Slacker, who thinks being a prince is just way, way too hard. The king and queen try everything to bring happiness and harmony to their family. They hire a royal therapist, bring in royal teachers, and even attempt to marry off their children, all to no avail. The king and queen are ready for a happily-ever-after that doesn’t include adult children still living at home, so they call upon the fairy godmother to help. However, after learning the outrageous cost of hiring the fairy godmother (let alone the permits required), the king and queen decide to create a do-it-yourself magic spell with the help of supplies purchased at The Enchanted Depot. Royal chaos! Of course, nothing goes as planned, but everyone is changed by their experiences. And through a series of haphazard events, the royal family just might live happily ever after, after all.
