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Wonderfully Uplifiting Annisquam Village Players Magical Production of CINDERELLA!

Don’t miss this delightfully magical production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein Cinderella, now playing at the Annisquam Village Hall. Once again, Director Terry Sands and Company have created a beautiful production, featuring the talents of local performers.

Miranda Joyce and Nate Oaks, both East Gloucester residents and theatre arts majors, are simply stellar, making their debut performances with AVP as Cinderella (Ella) and the Prince (Topher). What fabulous stage presence they both posses!  Miranda’s parents are our neighbors and it was their first time seeing Miranda in the role as Cinderella. To say they were proud parents is the understatement of the decade 🙂

A special shoutout to the fabulously talented Jennifer McCay — her pitch perfect performance was exquisite and she was hysterical as both Marie and the Fairy Godmother. The entire cast and crew were outstanding, from the littlest mouse Oceana Seber to the exuberant Townsfolk.

If you have never seen the original musical, the story is told with plenty of magical moments for both children and adults, and also witty and fun (and so very apropos for our times), adult humor. Bring the family, you will be delighted and uplifted.

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Seven-year-old Charlotte’s critique –  Charlotte was seriously dog tired after a long day at camp. I had told her we could leave at intermission if needed. When the lights went up at intermission she looked at me with a very determined expression and said she definitely did not want to leave. Her critique when the curtain went up – That was AMAZING, Mimi! And we had lots of fun singing the songs on the car ride home!Cinderella is dedicated in loving memory to the AVP community’s beloved Evy Stewart

ANNISQUAM VILLAGE PLAYERS Online Extravaganza Tonight at 7:30 pm!

Dear Friend of the Annisquam Village Players,

Our big online extravaganza is tonight at 7:30 pm! Use this link to watch the show. You’ll also be able to add live comments in the chatbox on the right as you enjoy the show.

This show will preview songs from our summer 2021 live production of the beloved musical about everyone’s best-loved, practically perfect nanny, Mary Poppins.  Some 50 present and past members of our company, ranging in age from 4-84, will sing favorites like Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious, Spoonful of Sugar, Let’s Go Fly a Kite, I Love to Laugh, Jolly Holiday and Step in Time.

Please join us TONIGHT at 7:30 pm.   And since you’ll be watching from home, you can sing along!

https://youtu.be/XrKSiJ6bXtM

We hope to see you TONIGHT!

The Annisquam Village Players

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ANNISQUAM VILLAGE PAYERS ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA!

Dear Friend of the Annisquam Village Players,

We aren’t able to be on stage at the Village Hall this summer, but as a gift to the community, the Village Players will be presenting an online extravaganza.  This happy show will preview songs from our summer 2021 live production of the beloved musical about everyone’s best-loved, practically perfect nanny, Mary Poppins.  Some 50 present and past members of our company, ranging in age from 4-84, will sing favorites like Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious, Spoonful of Sugar, Let’s Go Fly a Kite, I Love to Laugh, Jolly Holiday and Step in Time.

Please join us Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 7:30 pm.  The show will be broadcast from AVP’s brand new Youtube channel. And since you’ll be watching from home, you can sing along!

We hope to see you August 6!

The Annisquam Village Players

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GOOD NEWS FROM THE ANNISQUAM VILLAGE PLAYERS!

As you all know, we are in unprecedented times. Our planned production this summer of Mary
Poppins cannot take place as planned because of the coronavirus. The good news is we have secured the rights to produce the show in the summer of 2021.

However, we are not going to sit idle. We want to keep the spirit of AVP alive and also honor the many people who are on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus. The AVP creative team has been at work to try to plan a fun event that will be safe for all (both cast, crew and audience). What we are proposing to do is present an online event which will be produced online on our former opening night, Tuesday, August 4. We will produce several songs and dances from Mary Poppins, filmed in people’s homes and solo on the AVP stage, to honor the importance of arts during this pandemic and to keep all of us who love being involved in a show active this summer.

If you have any interest in being involved, please email Terry at sands_a@comcast.net and let me know of your interest. We are working on the program and think it will be fun for everyone. We will also get an early preparation for Mary Poppins next summer. I look forward to hearing from you as we creatively plan our summer program.
Terry Sands, Director (with Mary Curtis Co-Director)