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The Frog Princess Based on the Russian fairy tale Adapted by Catherine L. Howard Directed by Julie Anne Nolan Queen Natasha is handing over her throne to one of her three sons—Boris the toughest, Casimir the smartest, or Sacha, who isn’t quite good at anything. Queen Natasha sends each of her sons to find a wife […]

Moon Over Buffalo By: Ken Ludwig Directed By: Paul Bettys Stage Manager: Alicia Hayes This madcap comedy centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950’s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in repertory in Buffalo. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s affair with a young

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike By Christopher Durang Directed by Amy Fox Stage Managers: Sam Silver and Judi Liebert Master of comedy, Christopher Durang, takes characters and themes from Chekhov (though you don’t have to be a Chekov scholar to understand the humor) and tosses them into a blender filled with sibling rivalry

  Snow White and the Seven Fairy Godmothers By Flip Kobler and Mary Marcus Directed By: Paul Bettys Snow White is being pursued by the evil Vilenity, who wishes to conquer the kingdom, and she will need help from seven fairy godmothers! But what happens when Snow White switches places with Sleeping Beauty? This fairy

Light Up the Sky By Moss Hart Directed By Keith Hoovler Follow the fireworks that occur on the opening night of a new play, with a cast of characters, one can only find in the theatre of the 1940’s. In walks an entourage, ready to toast Miss Irene Livingston, the star of the show. Piled

Robin Hood and the Fairy Tale Friends to the Rescue Directed and Written by Betsy Zaubler Evil Mayor Trick Tricky has decided to destroy the last forest so that he can build a cement city with a massive waterpark. The forest is the beloved home of Robin Hood and the fairy tale friends. They must

Studio Players will host a staged reading of THE FOXHOLE a new full length drama by Mark Liebert on Saturday night February 20, 2016 at 7:30. The play is set in a two-bedded room in the Willow Glen Nursing Home where a Vietnam veteran with PTSD, and an anti-war activist with ALS get thrown together as roommates.

In 1937 a small group found and purchased the building now home to Studio Players and Essex Youth Theater. Sadly, our heating system contains parts that go back to the Depression Era is now beyond repair, and in need of immediate replacement. We’ve learned that the cost to replace our system (hopefully with one that will last another

Stage Kiss By Sarah Ruhl Directed by Mark Liebert Art imitates life. Life imitates art. When two actors with a history are thrown together as romantic leads in a forgotten 1930’s melodrama, they quickly lose touch with reality as the story onstage follows them offstage. The play within a play is a web spinning tale