Spring 2026 Update:
Auditions were held Monday, January 26, Tuesday, January 27 and Wednesday, January 28 and Guys and Dolls has been cast! Rehearsals begin Monday February 9 @ 2pm in the Cribari Auditorium.
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- Saturday April 4, 11 & 18, 2026
- 9 am – 12 noon
- Cribari Center – Forum Room
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Performance (Cribari Auditorium)
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- Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm
- Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 3:00 pm
- Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 3:00 pm
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New Acting Workshop “Scenes” Coming to The Villages
The Villages Amateur Theatre (VAT) is launching a new acting workshop this February called Scenes, created especially for beginners who want to try acting for the first time, as well as for those who would like to refresh or sharpen their skills. Meetings will be held in Cribari Auditorium every other Monday at 1:00 p.m. beginning February 2, and every other Sunday at 6:00 p.m. beginning February 7. Participants may attend either day or both..
Residents will work with short scenes from familiar movies, TV shows, and comedies—such as Casablanca, A Few Good Men, The Carol Burnett Show, and Seinfeld. Small groups rehearse together, try out character choices, and learn core acting skills without the pressure of memorizing long lines or performing for a live audience. There are no public performances; the focus is on building skills and confidence, especially for those who might someday want to audition for a VAT production.
The workshop is led by Villages resident Ken Mallon, an experienced director, actor, and teacher recently seen as Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express. All residents are welcome, from complete beginners to returning performers.
Residents who are interested may contact Ken at kpmallon@yahoo.com for details or to reserve a spot.
Matinee Theatre – a Howling Success
The hilarious performances of DOCTOR, DOCTOR and NOW HEAR THIS held on Tuesday November 25 had the audience in stitches from start to finish!
First up was NOW HEAR THIS a take-off on the game of Telephone that you played when you were a kid, but it’s an adult version (Oo la la!). Five characters, on a cruise ship, are in a Cocktail Lounge: a flamboyant, cigar-smoking Senator (played by Ken Mallon) asks the Senator’s Aide (played by Jason Herfurth) to pass on a message, he passes it to one waitress (played by Rolene Au Claire) who passes the message to the 2nd waitress (played by Melissa Aranoff) who passes it to a Lady (played by Kellen Perry), and what finally reaches the ship’s captain (played by Jayme Dickson) was hilarious! Short and oh so funny!
That was followed by DOCTOR, DOCTOR, filled with snappy dialogue and characters that you’ve probably run into right here at the Villages. It made everyone laugh and cry, sometimes both at the same time.
Dr. Fatpacker, (played by Bob Dolce) harried by his secretary and full of himself; Jenny Flecks, (played by Kristel Moffett) airhead receptionist, who reads People Magazine, does her nails, and chews gum; Mrs. McGillicuddy, (played by Shirley Roberts) an old lady who’s forgetful and hard of Hearing; Bob Bush (played by Paul Miner), and his wife Rose (played by Beatriz Cagley), He’s a drunk who thinks he’s pretty darn funny, and she’s his long-suffering wife; and Mrs. Bea Sting, (played by Connie Hendrickson) who’s a bit of a hypochondriac, short, heavy, and on the prowl.
We can’t wait to see what the Matinee Theatre brings us next season.