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Text Box: 2010/2011 SEASON Leading Ladies By Ken Ludwig September 17,18,19,23,24, & 25 2010 Directed by Vicki Markham Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And then Some) By Michael Carlton, James FitzGerald, & John K. Alvarez Nov 26, 27, 28 and Dec 2, 3, 4, & 5 2010 Directed by Wanda Taylor Steel Magnolias By Robert Harling March 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, & 13 2011 Directed by Tom Emerson, Jr. Rumpelstiltskin (Theatre for Children) April 2011 Directed by Susie Bubna Aprons Written & Directed by Gary Ray Stapp June 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 2011

RECENT PRODUCTIONS
Text Box: “The play was amazing! (Doctor Jeckyll, No Place to Hyde) You had me in stitches the entire time.” - Dawn Thompson , Lawrence, KS Text Box: “The Chamber Players are a goldmine of talent. Magnificent!” (When Bullfrogs Sing Opera) - Lloyd Switzer, Ottawa, KS Text Box: "Everyone was just perfectly cast! Excellent as always!" (Love Thy Neighbor) - B.J. Stewart, Garnett, KS Text Box: “It made me laugh. It made me cry. I loved it!” (Daddy’s Girl) – Pam McSwane, Garnett, KS Text Box: “You guys are the best! (The Taming of Judge Roy Bean) It has to take a lot of dedication and effort to entertain us!” - Kathy Wittman, Garnett, KS Text Box: “A perfect comedy team! It was hilarious!” (Greater Tuna) - Carol Hermreck, Garnett, KS Text Box: “The Chamber Players are ‘Big Time’, small-town theatre!” - John Wilson, Garnett, KS Text Box: “I really enjoyed the show!(Murder for Rent). I was drawn into the play—I didn’t think about the kids or doing dishes—I just enjoyed the show! This was my third Chamber Players play I’ve seen in a row. The Chamber Players are now something I look forward to. Can’t wait for the next one!” - Sheryl Urquhart, Garnett, KS

Publicity Photos courtesy of Rockers Photography, Scipio, KS
Text Box: 2009/2010 CPCT AWARDS And the Winners are ... Best Actress in a Debut Performance Melinda Holloran for Onie Cheshire in The Trouble With Cats Best Actor in a Debut Performance Preston Peine for River in The Trouble With Cats Best Actress in a Cameo Role Melinda Holloran for D. Dayva Davidson in Southern Hospitality Best Actor in a Cameo Role David Carr for Buck Strickland in Southern Hospitality Best Group Performance Kristi Bubna, Ashley Coffman, & Charlotte Lutz for the Magrath Sisters in Crimes of the Heart Best Actress Costume/Make-up Vicki Markham for No Cheshire in The Trouble With Cats Best Actor Costume/Make-up Dennis Richards for Raynerd Chisum in Southern Hospitality Best Actress in a Supporting Role Denise Scheibmeir for Mitzy Cheshire in The Trouble With Cats Best Actor in a Supporting Role Dennis Richards for Raynerd Chisum in Southern Hospitality Best Actress in a Leading Role Karen Katzer for Ivy Julian in The Trouble With Cats Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Emerson, Jr. for Phillip Julian in The Trouble With Cats Best Director Gary Ray Stapp for The Trouble With Cats Best Production The Trouble With Cats Volunteer of the Year Rosalie Rommelfanger President’s Award of Appreciation Steve Markham

Publicity Photos courtesy of

Rockers Photography, Scipio, KS
Text Box: “They say that laughter extends your life. After watching this play, (The Trouble With Cats) I should live to be 100!” - Cheri Peine, Garnett

Publicity Photos courtesy of Rockers Photography, Scipio, KS
Text Box: “The laughs kept rolling one after another, after another, after another. Fantastic show!” (The Trouble With Cats) - Kipp Ochsner, Overland Park, KS

Leading Ladies

By Ken Ludwig

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cast …

 Ken Amaya, Ashley Coffman, Connie Edgerton,

Speed Elsasser, Tom Emerson, Jr., Allison Russell,

Jacob Schooler,  & Gary Stapp

Directed by Vicki Markham

Assistant Director, Melinda Holloran

 

 

"As a resident of Overland Park, my evening with the Chamber Players was incredible entertainment. On par with any theatre in the city, it exceeded my expectations and was a worthwhile drive!"  (Rumors)

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Mollie Haney, Overland Park , KS

"I've been to the New Dinner Theatre in Kansas City, I've gone to Branson for years, I have seen shows all over the country, but this is my first time to Garnett, and this show (Fashionably Late) is the best show I've ever seen in my life!"

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Donald Lockaby, Pomona, KS

 

“The cast was incredible. I have seen several plays in Kansas City at The Rep, The Unicorn Theatre, The American Heartland Theatre and the Off-Center Theatre and would put your cast/production up against them that make their living on stage any day.”

(Chapter Two)

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Todd Neff,

Kansas City, MO

 

In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo , two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are 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, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there's a wide world out there, but it's not until she meets "Maxine and Stephanie" that she finally gets a taste of it.