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Purchase Tickets for USP’s “Night of January 16th” Online!

CLICK HERE TO ORDER TICKETS ONLINE NOW

or call the USP Box Office 641-230-1172

WE ARE NO LONGER SELLING TICKETS THROUGH THE PELLA COMMUNITY CENTER OFFICE!

Night of January 16th by Ayn Rand
Directed by Anne McCullough Kelly; Produced by Tom Vander Well

Dates & Times:
Thu Mar 29 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri Mar 30 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat Mar 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun Apr 1 @ 2:00 p.m.

Location:

Joan Kuyper Farver Auditorium in the Pella Community Center, 712 Union St., Pella, Iowa

Prices: 

Main floor:
Adults $8.00 in advance; $10 at the door
Students (with ID) $6 in advance; $8.00 at the door

Balcony:
All balcony seats are $6.00 all the time

About the show:

(Set in the mid-1930s) Bjorn Faulkner has swindled millions of dollars from investors, investing cash he did not have in order to control the gold trade.  In the wake of a crash, he is facing bankruptcy despite borrowing money from Mr. John Graham Whitfield, a prominent banker whose daughter, Nancy Lee, married Faulkner shortly after the loan.  On the night of January 16th, Faulkner and Karen Andre, his secretary and lover, are in the penthouse at the top of the Faulkner Building in New York when Faulkner falls to his death.  Shortly thereafter Karen Andre is accused of murdering him and is put on trial.  But did she kill him?  Did he commit suicide rather than face his financial troubles?  Or did someone else have a motive for ending his life?  Only YOU, the jury selected from our audience, can decide the fate of Karen Andre!  Come witness (and maybe be a part of) the trial, shift through the evidence, and render a verdict – is Karen Andre guilty or not guilty?

USP rates this show PG (mild profanity, testimony regarding violence and sexual situations)

Cast:

Karen Andre ……………………..Jana DeZwarte

District Attorney Flint…………. Doug DeWolf

Defense Attorney Stevens……… Denise Gregory

Judge Heath………… Marinus Spierenburg

Bailiff/Court Clerk………………. Vicki Hicks

Stenographer…………………….. Nancy Moreland

Dr. Kirkland……………………… Mark Moreland

Mrs. John Hutchins……………. Cyndi Atkins

Homer Van Fleet………………… Dayrel Gates

Elmer Sweeney…………………… Mark Schaefer

Jane Chandler……………………. Cammie Nelson

Magda Svenson………………….. Deb Linn

Nancy Lee Faulkner…………….. Ashly Kocher

John Graham Whitfield………… Arvin Van Zante

Siegurd Jungquist……………….. Karl Deakyne

Lawrence “Guts” Regan………… Tom Vander Well

Roberta Van Rensselaer……….. Wendy Vander Well

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Spacey Chastises Audience in Character in Richard III

Kevin SpaceyFor actors on stage, there is nothing quite as unnerving and distracting as audience members who refused to turn off their phone or insist on talking, moving and squirming in their seats. During his recent acclaimed turn as Shakespeare’s Richard III, Kevin Spacey has taken matters into his own hands. While staying in character as the wretched monarch, Spacey has broken the fourth wall to chastise audience members and point them out for ridicule. Read the article from The Huffington Post.

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Audition Reminder for “Vintage Hitchcock”

Auditions are next week for the Union Street Players production of Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play.  .  Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s live radio broadcast.  Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer’s ominous presence, and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring.
 
USP is looking for 5+ men, 5+ women, sound effects personnel, jingle singers, and a keyboardist.  Auditions will be Monday January 10 at 7 PM, Wednesday January 12 at 7 PM and Saturday January 15 at 9:30 AM. at the Pella Community Center, 712 Union.  No roles are pre-cast and all adults are encouraged to try-out!  Directing the show is Pat Moriarity with assistance from Marty Feeney. 
 
Written by Joe Landry, this spooky, exciting piece is a perfect evening’s entertainment!  Performance dates are March 10 – 13, 2011.  Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
The Union Street Players are sponsored by the Pella Community Center.  For more information please call Pat Moriarity at 641-628-1549 or 641-780-0778 or go on-line unionstreetplayers.com.

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Cast for K.O.L.D. Radio Announced

Kold_poster Director, Ann Wilkinson, and Producer, Pat Moriarity, announced the cast and production crew for Union Street Players' production of K.O.L.D. Radio, Whitefish Bay on Wednesday.

Production dates: April 15-17 @ 7pm; April 18 @ 2pm

Tickets will be on sale starting March 15th at the Pella Community Center Community Services office (M-F from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or can be ordered over the phone (Visa, MC, Discover) by calling Tom or Wendy Vander Well at 641-620-9107. [Sorry, no tickets will be held without payment].

Cast Members:
Lars Knudsen: Tom Vander Well
Martha Bjorklund: Wendy Vander Well
Carl Norquist:  Paul Scott
Lena Norquist: Lisa Witzenburg
Ole Swenson: Pat Moriarity
Donna Decasola:  Susan Eggert
Sal Carducci:  Marty Feeney
Walter Gisselson:  Arvin Van Zante
Ruth Streeland: Jana DeZwarte
Sarah Knudsen: Megan Atkins
Sven Oxstrude:  Larry Daft
 
Production Crew
Director:  Ann Wilkinson 
Asst Director: Brystal Hopkins
Producer:  Pat Moriarity
Stage Manager:
Set Design: Mat Kelly
Set Construction: Mat Kelly, Jim Palmer, Mark Moreland, Pat Moriarity
Poster Design:  Mat Kelly
Light Design:  Jim Palmer, Arvin Van Zante, Mark Moreland
Light Board:  Jim Palmer
Sound Design:  Pat Moriarity, Bill White
Sound Board:  Anne McCullough Kelly
Costume Design:
Makeup Design:  Peggy Moriarity
Makeup:
Audition assistant:  Peggy Moriarity
Prop Design:
Program: Anne McCullough Kelly