Reformed Church of Cortlandtown
2124 Albany Post Road
Montrose, NY

The meeting is open to the public. Nominations for board members will be taken from the floor. Qualifications include participating in 2 Hand-to-Mouth productions as a minimum. For more information about Hand-to-Mouth Players please call 914-734-4336

1 Resume of directing and other theater experience, including contact information
2 Months you would be available for the production of these plays
3 If you prefer any specific radio plays, please provide a list for consideration.

Please check our website for additional information or call 914-734-4336.

Submit the above to:
The Hand-to-Mouth Players
P.O. Box 163
Montrose, N.Y. 10548

Or email: jan.Dyckman@htmplayers.com

The Hand-to-Mouth Players of Westchester County in New York recreate A Christmas Carol…enjoy!

And God Bless Us, Every One.

Enjoy the serenity of a living nativity at this outside family event. Witness the warmth and peace of the nativity scene, narrated by Kacey Morabito Grean, as it unfolds with actors pantomiming the Christmas Story to carols sung by Hand-to-Mouth Players. For the second year, three llamas will be lead in by the kings. This was made possible by the generosity of the Bennett family and Hudson Valley Llamas. Sunday evening will also feature Jonathan Kruk, Storyteller. He will use varied voices, creative dramatics, and language of the senses to share stories of the true meaning of Christmas. Free Hot Cocoa and Cookies will be served.

In the event of rain the event will be brought indoors. Reformed Church of Cortlandtown, 2124 Albany Post Rd. Montrose, NY 914-737-6482

Friday & Saturday, September 23rd and 24^th, 2011 @ 8:00

Sunday, September 25^th, 2011 @ 2:00

The Hendrick Hudson Free Library 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose NY 10548 914-739-5654

Five original one-act plays will be presented and the final performance will be adjudicated by a representative from The Theater Association of New York State (TANYS).  The plays run the gamut from comedy to drama to absurd comedy and were written by three local authors (Stewart Hanges, Joy Rose and Jeffery Virgo) as well as two from California (Michael Wolfson and Karen Hartline) and were selected from plays submitted from all over the country.  The entire production is under the artistic direction of Anne Rodgers Pearl and Gary Simon.

Featuring Janis Chapin, Connie Dyckman, Jan Dyckman, Elaine Hartel, Jay Krass, Brian McCallum, Grace Miranda, Kathleen Muldoon, Christine Orchid, Bruce Pearl, Olivia Rerek, Steve Schnapper, Gary Simon, and Jeff Virgo.

Directed by: Tom Campbell, Melinda O'Brien, Jim Petrillo, Anne Rodgers Pearl and Jeffery Virgo.  

Adults $15 / Seniors & Students $12 For information & directions call 914-734-8486 or 914-528-8704 or e-mail gdoc5@aol.com

The Hand-to-Mouth Players announce AUDITIONS for their

20th Annual Playwright/Director’s Workshop  of original one-act plays

Sunday, July 17th, 2011 at 3:00 PM and Monday, July 18th, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Roles for males and females of all ages (teens and up) are available

Performances Sept23, 24, and 25, 2011.  A representative from the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS) will adjudicate the final performance.  Feedback will be given to the playwrights, directors, actors, and the individual productions. Audience members will also participate with anonymous comment sheets.

Auditions will take place at

The Reformed Church of Cortlandtown,  2124 Albany Post Rd., Montrose, NY 10548 

Performances will be at the Hendrick Hudson Library, Montrose, NY

For information/directions email gdoc5@aol.com or apearl315@optonline.net or call 914-734-8486

20th Annual Playwright/Director's Workshop  of original one-act plays

Sunday, July 17th, 2011 at 3:00 PM and Monday, July 18th, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Roles for males and females of all ages (teens and up) are available

Performances Sept23, 24, and 25, 2011.  A representative from the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS) will adjudicate the final performance.  Feedback will be given to the playwrights, directors, actors, and the individual productions. Audience members will also participate with anonymous comment sheets.

Auditions will take place at

The Reformed Church of Cortlandtown,  2124 ALBANY POST RD., Montrose, NY 10548 

Performances will be at the Hendrick Hudson Library, Montrose, NY

For information/directions email gdoc5@aol.com or apearl315@optonline.net or call 914-734-8486

By David Auburn

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize, Proof explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of mathematics. On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, Robert, must deal not only with his death but the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire, and with the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that Robert has left behind. As Catherine confronts Hal’s affections and Claire’s plans for her life, she struggles to solve the most perplexing problem of all: How much of her father’s madness – or genius – will she inherit?

“Auburn has taken on some biggies here: what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be …(Proof’s) level of accomplishment and realness of the characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice.” – The New Yorker

“Proof” is … a play about scientists whose science matters less than their humanity … All four (characters) – whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another – are intensely alive, complex, funny, human.” – John Simon, New York

All roles are open. Characters are as follows: Catherine: 23-28 Hal: 26-30 Claire: 29- 34 Robert: 50-65

Reformed Church of Cortlandtown, 2124 Albany Post Rd, Montrose, NY January 31st and Feb 1, 2011 at 7:30pm For more information, Director CD Macaulay can be reached at 914 478-3847 or call  914-734-4336.

LIVING NATIVITY – Gift to the Community during this busy and commercial time of year

Holiday Free Family Event featuring Hand-to-Mouth Players, Jonathan Kruk and Hudson Valley Llamas

December 18th and December 19^th 2010
Reformed Church of Cortlandtown, 2124 Albany Post Rd.  Montrose, NY  914-737-6482 www.reformedchurchcortlandtown.org

Enjoy the serenity of a living nativity at this outside family event.  Witness the warmth and peace of the nativity scene as it unfolds with live animals and actors pantomiming the Christmas Story to carols sung by Hand-to-Mouth Players. The evening will also feature Jonathan Kruk, Storyteller.  He will use varied voices, creative dramatics, and language of the senses to share stories of the true meaning of Christmas.  A new addition this year is the three llamas which will be lead in by the kings.  This was made possible by the generosity of the Bennett family and Hudson Valley Llamas.  Free Hot Cocoa and Cookies will be served.  In the event of rain the event will be brought indoors.

Our needs:

• Northwest Westchester or Southwest Putnam location
• Stage area large enough for small wing areas on either side.
• Electrical outlets able to accommodate our lighting
• Backstage area with dressing room/dressing area
• bathroom(s) for cast and audience
• seating area large enough for 75 or more patrons
• preferably air conditioned, but not essential
• parking area on site or nearby large enough to accommodate patron and cast/crew vehicles

We will pay a reasonable rent for space rented, by the show, preferably a price/weekend. This rental amount would include the ability to use the space for rehearsals and dress rehearsals associated with the show. We produce 3-4 shows per year, normally 2 weekends for each show. Interested parties can learn more about our productions by exploring this website and visiting our Facebook page

Proposals should be submitted to the Board at the following address: Hand To Mouth Players htminfo@htmplayers.com Post Office Box 163 Montrose, New York 10548 Phone: 914-734-4336 We also will contract on a fee per show basis, to provide theatrical shows at a suitable venue, such as a restaurant desiring to add periodic dinner theater shows, or at a group’s location, such as a senior’s club. Those interested should direct their inquiries as to cost and availability to the above listed phone or email. (12/05/2010)