Tred Avon Players (TAP) and the Oxford Community Center (OCC) are excited to invite youth to participate in Shakespeare Midsummer Stage, an immersive four-day Shakespeare workshop for students entering grades 5–12. This exciting new program runs July 28–31, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day at the Oxford Community Center, culminating in a free showcase performance for family and friends on Thursday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m.

As part of their shared mission to educate and inspire, TAP and OCC are launching this unique summer experience to offer students a fun, engaging, and educational opportunity to explore the timeless works of William Shakespeare.

Participants will work with veteran actor, director, and school teacher David Cherry to develop their skills in acting, voice, movement, and scene study—building confidence, creativity, and stage presence in a supportive and collaborative environment.

“This is not just about learning Shakespeare,” said Cherry, who leads the program. “It’s about connecting with the language, the characters, and with each other. Students will gain tools that apply both onstage and off—and they’ll have a blast doing it.”

“We’re thrilled to bring this kind of meaningful arts education to young people in our community,” said Liza Ledford, Executive Director of Oxford Community Center, and Melissa Barcomb-Doyle, President of Tred Avon Players, in a joint statement. “This partnership reflects our shared commitment to providing opportunities that spark creativity, nurture talent, and build community through the arts.”

The workshop fee is $200 per student and includes a Shakespeare Midsummer Stage t-shirt. Space is limited. Registration closes May 31, 2025 or until full. To learn more and register, visit https://www.tredavonplayers.org/youth-workshop-2

About Tred Avon Players

Founded in 1982, Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit community theater dedicated to enriching, educating, and entertaining audiences with high-quality productions. For more than four decades, TAP has thrived thanks to the dedication of local performers, stagehands, audience members, and donors. To learn how you can get involved or purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow TAP on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Tred Avon Players (TAP) continues its 2025 season with The Man From Earth, a thought-provoking sci-fi drama by Richard Schenkman, based on the book by Jerome Bixby and directed by Cecile Storm. The production runs from April 17-27 at the Oxford Community Center. Season passes and individual show tickets are available at www.tredavonplayers.org.

Hailed as one of the most intelligent science fiction stories ever written, The Man From Earth follows John Oldman, a retiring professor who stuns his colleagues with an extraordinary secret that challenges history, mortality and the unknown. What begins as an impromptu farewell gathering quickly spirals into a gripping intellectual and emotional battle as his friends struggle to separate fact from fantasy.

The extraordinary cast includes Greg Allis (John), Maddie Megahan (Harriet), Mary Ann Emerson (Edith), Zack Schlag (Dan), Cavin Moore (Sandy), Chris Agharabi (Art), Jenny Weske (Linda), and Corrie James (Lily).

Special Easter Weekend Performance Schedule

The Man From Earth opens on Thursday, April 17, and runs for seven performances through Sunday, April 27. Due to Easter Sunday falling on opening weekend, TAP will offer two performances on Saturday, April 19, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. instead of a Sunday matinee. This adjustment allows cast, crew, and audience members to enjoy the holiday with family and friends.

Tickets & Show Information

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students (fees included). Preview Night (April 17) and matinees sell out quickly! Tickets are available online at www.tredavonplayers.org or at the door before each performance (while seats last).

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About Tred Avon Players

Founded in 1982, Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit community theater dedicated to enriching, educating, and entertaining audiences with high-quality productions. For more than four decades, TAP has thrived thanks to the dedication of local performers, stagehands, audience members, and donors. To learn how you can get involved or purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow TAP on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Tred Avon Players (TAP) invites actors of all experience levels to audition for our upcoming production of PLAZA SUITE by Neil Simon which will be performed Feb 13-23, 2025 at the Oxford Community Center.

AUDITION DATES AND TIMES

• Monday, Nov 4 at 7 pm

• Wednesday, Nov 6 at 7 pm

• Sunday, Nov 10 at 2 pm

LOCATION
Oxford Community Center
200 Oxford Rd, Oxford, MD 21654

CASTING

Each act of PLAZA SUITE features different couples staying in Suite 719 of New York City’s Plaza Hotel, bringing a blend of humor, heartbreak, and human connection. We encourage actors to audition for multiple roles if interested.

TAP will be casting 11 roles, 6 men and 5 women. All ethnicities, body types, abilities, skill levels, etc. are welcome to audition and will be considered for roles.

ACT 1 – Directed by Ed Langrell

Karen Nash (Female, 40s-60) A wife trying to rekindle the romance in her marriage. Loving, sentimental, but frustrated by her husband’s inattentiveness.
Sam Nash (Male, 40s-60) A distracted, workaholic husband. Struggling to deal with midlife crises and his marriage.
Jeane McCormack (Female, 25-35) A young secretary involved in an affair with Sam Nash. She is confident, professional, and subtly manipulative.
Bellhop (Male, 20+) A polite, efficient, and professional staff member, with minimal dialogue, but plays a role in setting the hotel atmosphere.
Waiter (Male, 20+) A courteous and attentive staff member who serves Karen and Sam during their stay. His role is brief but important in creating the upscale, formal setting of the hotel suite.

ACT 2  – Directed by Angel Perez

Jesse Kiplinger (Male, 30s-40) A confident, successful Hollywood producer, visiting his old flame in hopes of rekindling a romance.
Muriel Tate (Female, 30s-40) A housewife and old girlfriend of Jesse’s with a warm, easy-smile. She seems naive and vulnerable.

ACT 3  – Directed by Maureen Curtin

Norma Hubley (Female, 30s-50) A concerned, harried mother trying to get her daughter to come out of the bathroom and get married.
Roy Hubley (Male, 30s-60) A father of the bride. Gruff, impatient, and at his wit’s end.
Mimsey Hubley (Female, 20s-30) The nervous bride who locks herself in the bathroom on her wedding day.
Borden Eisler (Male, 20s-30) Mimsey’s fiancé, nervous but eager to get married.

Readings will be selected scenes (sides) from the script provided during the audition. You can reach Ed Langrell by emailing [email protected] for any special accommodations.

 

PLAY SUMMARY
Karen and Sam are a long-married pair whose relationship may be headed for an early checkout. Muriel and Jesse are former high school sweethearts who seem destined for an extended stay. And Norma and Roy are the mother and father of the bride, ready to celebrate their daughter’s nuptials — if only they can get her out of the bathroom. Through witty dialogue and humorous situations, PLAZA SUITE explores the complexities of love, marriage, and relationships with Neil Simon’s signature blend of humor and heart.

PRODUCTION CREW

TAP also needs a PLAZA SUITE production crew – sets, lights, sound, costumes, and stage crew. If you are interested, come to any audition to find out more information or send an email to [email protected].

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ABOUT TRED AVON PLAYERS

Founded in 1982, the Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate and entertain its community by providing a high-quality theater experience. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved and to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tred Avon Players (TAP) is delighted to announce its upcoming production of Noël Coward’s classic comedy BLITHE SPIRIT, running from Oct 24 to Nov 3, 2024, at the Oxford Community Center. Directed by TAP veteran Alison Lynch, this spirited and witty play promises an evening of supernatural hilarity and sophisticated charm.

BLITHE SPIRIT tells the story of novelist Charles Condomine, who invites an eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to his home to conduct a séance as research for his next book. However, things take a turn for the otherworldly when Madame Arcati accidentally summons the ghost of Charles’s first wife, Elvira, who is determined to disrupt his new marriage. Chaos ensues as Charles finds himself caught between two wives—one living and one deceased—in a battle of wits and wills.

The production features a stellar cast of local talent, bringing Coward’s unforgettable characters to life. Greg Allis takes on the role of Charles Condomine, the skeptical novelist, with Christina Underwood as his strong-willed second wife, Ruth. Jackie Royer portrays the ghostly and mischievous Elvira, Charles’s first wife, while Michelle Spain embodies the spirited medium, Madame Arcati. Herb Zeigler and Debbie Harmon play Dr. Bradman and his wife Violet, the Condomines’ loyal friends, and Lindley Bounds completes the cast as Edith, the eager-to-please maid.

“We are incredibly excited to bring BLITHE SPIRIT to the TAP stage,” said director Alison Lynch. “This play is a perfect blend of comedy, wit, and the supernatural, and our cast has truly embraced the challenge of bringing these iconic characters to life. Audiences are in for a delightful evening of laughter and ghostly fun.”

Performances will be held at the Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Rd, Oxford, Md. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm. Tickets are adults $25 / students $15 (fees included). Thrifty Thursday (October 24) and Sunday matinees sell out quickly!

For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.tredavonplayers.com or contact the box office at (410) 226-0061.

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About Tred Avon Players
Tred Avon Players is a community theater dedicated to producing high-quality performances that entertain, educate, and enrich the local community. TAP is committed to fostering local talent and providing opportunities for individuals of all ages to participate in the theatrical arts. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tred Avon Players to host auditions for its production of Noël Coward’s BLITHE SPIRIT, which will be performed Oct 24 – Nov 3 at the Oxford Community Center in Oxford, Md.

AUDITION DATES / LOCATIONS

Talbot Chamber of Commerce, Easton Plaza, 101 Marlboro Ave #53, Easton

• Saturday, July 20, 10 am – noon

Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Rd, Oxford

• Monday, July 22, 7 pm – 9 pm
• Wednesday, July 24, 7 pm – 9 pm

CASTING

TAP will be casting seven roles, two men and five women. Auditioners of all ethnicities, body types, abilities, skill levels, etc., are welcome and will be considered for roles.

• Charles Condomine: The English novelist and socialite, age 35-50
• Ruth Condomine: Charles’s wife, age 30-50
• Madame Arcati: The local spiritualist and medium, age 45+
• Elvira: The ghost of Charles’s first wife, age 25-35
• Dr George Bradman: The village doctor and friend of Charles, age 30-60
• Violet Bradman: The doctor’s wife, age 30-60
• Edith: The young, inexperienced maid, age 16+

For more detailed character descriptions, go to www.tredavonplayers.org/auditions-1

 

PLAY SUMMARY
BLITHE SPIRIT centers on Charles Condomine, a novelist who, along with his second wife Ruth, hosts a séance conducted by Madame Arcati, a quirky medium. The séance unexpectedly summons the spirit of Charles’s first wife, Elvira, who disrupts his current marriage. The couple’s friends, Dr. Bradman and his wife, also witness the chaos, while Edith, the maid, adds to the humor. The play explores themes of love, jealousy, and the supernatural with sharp wit and clever dialogue.

Alison Lynch will be directing BLITHE SPIRIT. Readings will be selected scenes (sides) from the script provided during the audition. You can reach Alison by text at 410-476-7437 or by emailing [email protected] for any special accommodations.

PRODUCTION CREW

TAP also needs a BLITHE SPIRIT production crew – sets, lights, sound, costumes, and stage crew. If you are interested, come to any audition to find out more information, or send an email to [email protected].

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ABOUT TRED AVON PLAYERS

Founded in 1982, the Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate and entertain its community by providing a high-quality theater experience. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how to get involved and purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tred Avon Players is thrilled to announce its next production, THE HALLELUJAH GIRLS, a comedy written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten; and directed by Sammie Adams-Mercer. It runs August 15 – 25 at the Oxford Community Center.

THE HALLELUJAH GIRLS is a delightful and heartwarming comedy that follows the story of a group of women in Eden Falls, Georgia, who decide to shake up their lives and pursue their dreams after the loss of a dear friend. Led by the vivacious Sugar Lee Thompkins, they transform an abandoned church into a day spa, the “Spa-Dee-Dah.” Amidst the laughter and camaraderie, the women confront their pasts, embrace their futures, and discover the rejuvenating power of friendship and self-reinvention.

The talented cast includes new and returning actors to the TAP stage: Victoria Willits (Sugar Lee Thompkins), Lynn Sanchez (Carlene Travis), Katy Petty (Crystal Hart), Lisa Roth (Mavis Flowers), Sharon Gilroy (Nita Monney), Maureen Curtin (Bunny Sutherland), Dean Goodwin (Bobby Dwayne Dillahunt), and Rob Sanchez (Porter Padgett).

THE HALLELUJAH GIRLS opens on Thursday, August 15 and runs for seven performances through Sunday, August 25. Thrifty Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons are at 2:00 p.m. at the Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Rd in Oxford. Tickets are adults $25 / students $15 (fees included). Thrifty Thursday (August 15) and Sunday matinees sell out quickly!

Don’t miss this hilarious and touching production that celebrates the power of friendship and the joy of pursuing your dreams. For tickets and more information, please visit www.tredavonplayers.org or contact the TAP box office at 410-226-0061.

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About Tred Avon Players
Founded in 1982, the Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate, and entertain its community by providing a high-quality theater experience. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members, and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tred Avon Players will be hosting auditions for its production of The Hallelujah Girls, written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. Directed by Sammie Mooney, the comedy will be performed August 15-25, 2024 at the Oxford Community Center.

AUDITION DATES

Auditions will be held at Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Rd, Oxford, Md on:

• Tue, May 7, 6-8 pm

• Wed, May 8, 6-8 pm

• Fri, May 10, 6-8 pm

PLAY SUMMARY
In this Southern comedy, a group of lively women in Eden Falls, Georgia, gather at SPA-DEE-DAH!, an old church turned day spa, to shake up their lives. Led by the spirited Sugar Lee, they confront personal challenges including lost romance, family troubles, and stagnant marriages. Amidst unexpected arrivals, marriage proposals, and rivalries, the women unite to pursue their dreams, resulting in a hilarious and uplifting tale of friendship and empowerment.

CASTING

TAP will be casting eight roles, six women and two men. All ethnicities, body types, abilities, skill levels, etc. are welcome to audition and will be considered for parts.

For more details about audition guidelines and the specific roles, visit https://www.tredavonplayers.org/auditions-1

PRODUCTION CREW

THE HALLELUJAH GIRLS also needs a production crew – sets, lights, sound, costumes, and stage crew.  If you are interested, come to any audition to find out more information, or send an email to Sammie Mooney at [email protected].

ABOUT TRED AVON PLAYERS

Founded in 1982, Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate and entertain its community by providing high-quality theater. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved and to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tred Avon Players is thrilled to announce its next production, VANITIES, a poignant comedy-drama written by Jack Heifner and directed by Liz Clarke. It runs April 18-28 at the Oxford Community Center.

VANITIES follows the lives of three Texas women, Kathy (Roegan Bell), Mary (Shae Ann Reid), and Joanne (Cavin Alexandra Moore) from their high school cheerleading days in the 1960s through their adulthood in the 1970s. The play explores the evolving dynamics of their friendship as they navigate through various milestones and challenges, including marriage, careers, and personal growth.

Set against the backdrop of changing social norms and values, VANITIES offers a candid portrayal of female friendship and the pursuit of happiness amidst the complexities of life.

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“We originally had slotted THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE as our Spring show,” says Melissa Barcomb-Doyle, president of Tred Avon Players. “However, due to unforeseen circumstances, we replaced it with VANITIES, a touching and humorous journey of friendship seen through the eyes of three women. We are excited to bring this highly successful Off-Broadway show to the Shore.”

VANITIES opens on Thursday, April 18 and runs for seven performances through Sunday, April 28. Thrifty Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons are at 2:00 p.m. at the Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Rd in Oxford. Tickets are adults $25 / students $15 (no fees added.) Thrifty Thursday (April 18) and Sunday matinees sell out quickly!

Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization with a commitment to enriching, educating, and entertaining its community through high-quality theater on the Shore. The organization has thrived over the decades, and its success is attributed to the steadfast support of hundreds of local performers, production crews, audience members, and donors.

Planning is underway for TAP’s 2025 Season and they are seeking proposals from directors and assistant directors. TAP invites artists from the community who are passionate about bringing theater productions to life to join in this exciting endeavor!

Proposals

Individuals with prior experience directing theater and who want to contribute to TAP’s vibrant community, should send a proposal to [email protected]. Please include “Director Submission” in the subject line. You may also call 410-226-0061 with questions.

Proposals must include a resume of theatrical and directorial experience, along with a brief description of why he or she wishes to direct with TAP and the advantage they will bring to the production. Anyone with a show/script in mind, please complete this online questionnaire. Multiple proposals may be submitted.

TAP directors and assistant directors receive a modest stipend and production budget.

Submission Deadline

Proposals are due by March 1, 2024. A committee appointed by the TAP Board of Directors will carefully assess proposals and scripts. Selected directors and assistant directors will be notified once the review process is complete.

Approximate Dates for 2025 SEASON Performances

Feb 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23

Apr 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27

Aug 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24

Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, 31 Nov 1, 2

To learn more about Tred Avon Players, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.