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17Yes, Virginia Rehearsal Slide Show
The Emerald Heist Snapshots
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16Yes, Virginia, The Musical! December 12 & 13, 2020
Great News! StageWorks will still be able to do our performance live! According to the Governor’s most recent executive order (EO 68), we fall under the section for performing arts business and therefore we can have more than 25 people in our audience as long as we take proper steps for social distancing.
Here is a glimpse of the rehearsals!
COVID Mitigation We are limiting our ticket sales to 100 tickets per performance. There will be 6 feet circles chalked on the road spread out by 8 feet for groups to sit in together. We will have hand sanitizer stations, a clearly marked path to each of the circles and masks will be highly encouraged! (they keep your face nice and warm too!)
We are so excited to invite you to join us LIVE on December 12 and 13 at the Culpeper Depot for our performances of Yes, Virginia The Musical! To purchase tickets please click the button Ticket Sales below. Rain dates are December 19 and 20.
LIVE STREAMING
If you would like to enjoy Yes, Virginia Live from the comfort of your own home, please click on the link below on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12 and 13. The Live stream is free, but we hope you will consider a suggested donation of $15 to Windmore so that we can continue to bring quality arts programming to the Culpeper Community.
https://www.culpepermedia.org/live-stream
If you are having trouble streaming with the first link, please try this one.
https://www.ebmcdn.net/culpeper/cmn-live.html
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To read the Governor’s executive order please click here: https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/EO-68-AMENDED-and-Order-of-Public-Health-Emergency-Eight—Additional-Restrictions-on-the-Eastern-Region-due-to-Novel-Coronavirus-(COVID-19).pdf
Inspired by the true story of 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, who wrote a letter to the “New York Sun” newspaper in 1897, to ask about the existence of Santa Claus. The Sun’s editor responded with a poignantly-worded essay that became one of the most famous newspaper editorials of all time.
- Children 2 and under have free admission
- Individual Tickets:$15
- Family Pass: $60 Bring up to six people on a family pass.
Click the button to purchase tickets.
Make Yes, Virginia: The Musical! a family event. Bring seating, warm blankets, and heated beverages to enjoy. It’s a seasonal picnic with entertainment.
Interested in sponsoring Yes, Virginia: The Musical!? Sponsor as an individual or a business. For information, click here.
StageWorks 2020 Season
StageWorks is proud to present our 2020 Season!!!! The shows have been chosen and audition dates and times are coming soon!
The Emerald Heist! An Interactive Mystery Show
April 4, 6:30 pm at Prince Michel Winery (Sold Out)
April 5, 2:00 pm at Coyote Hole Ciderworks
StageWorks goes to Broadway – A Broadway Musical Revue
June 5 & 6 and June 12&13
Student Directed One Acts Workshop Performances
August 14-16th
Yes, Virginia The Musical
December TBD
The Emerald Heist Postponed
As Artistic Director of StageWorks, I am disappointed to announce that due to the current threat posed by the Coronavirus, we will be postponing our production of the Emerald Heist. We are working on solidifying a new date with Prince Michel Winery and encourage everyone who purchased tickets to hold on to them as we plan on rescheduling the performance in the near future. The show must go on!!! And it will once the situation improves! As of today, we are looking to reschedule in early June once, and if, the ban on gatherings of 50 or more people has been lifted.
Please stay tuned for further updates and if you have any questions do not hesitate to email me at Stageworks@windmorefoundation.org.
Thank you for being patient with us as we navigate this crazy world that we are living in right now!
Jessy Mahr
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The Emerald Heist: an interactive dinner theater production
Enjoy sitting right alongside cast members in this unique dinner theater mystery.
In the first-class dining car on a passenger train, we meet Mrs. Winston, an incredibly generous person. Her latest selfless acts include upgrading the coach tickets of a hungry couple and allowing a small museum to exhibit her famed Rockefeller Emerald ring, but when a thief attempts to steal the emerald only discover that it’s already missing, the situation quickly goes off-track and hilarity ensues! |
Performance Dates:
- Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Prince Michel Winery at 6:30 pm, 154 Winery Ln, Leon, VA 22725
- Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Coyote Hole Ciderworks at 2:00 pm, 225 Oak Grove Dr, Mineral, VA 23117
Tickets: $35.00
- The Prince Michel Performance includes the cost of the food but not alcohol.
Prince Michel ‘s Buffet Menu
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- Tossed Salad with Ranch & Italian Dressings
- Pulled Pork BBQ with Rolls
- Fire Roasted Chicken with Rolls
- Cole Slaw
- Dessert Chocolate Mousse Tort
- The Coyote Hole Ciderworks Performance includes a 4-course flight of ciders but not the meal.
The performance at Coyote Hole is a 21 and older event as Alcohol is the product being served.
Guess the Emeralds Contest: Record your guess here: GUESS
For more information, contact: Jessy Mahr Stageworks@windmorefoundation.org
Auditions for: The Emerald Heist, an interactive dinner theater production
Auditions for: The Emerald Heist, an interactive dinner theater production
Performance Dates: April 4, 2020, at Prince Michel Winery at 6:30 pm and April 5, 2020, at 3:00 pm at Coyote Hole Winery
Looking for Cast members ages 16 and up. 4 Males, 4 Females
Audition Dates: Sunday, Feb. 2, 3:00-6:30 and Monday, Feb. 3, 6:30-8:30
Rehearsals Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings starting Feb. 9 with possible other days if needed
Be prepared for cold readings of the script and some improv games.
Click here to access the Audition Sign-up Form.
Emerald Heist Character List
| Conductor (M or F) | Ticket Taker |
| James (M 20s-30s) | Train Passenger with a secret |
| Lucy (F 20s-30s) | Another passenger, has a gift for backhanded compliments |
| Mrs. Winston (F 40s up) | Owner of the Rockefeller Emerald Ring; Kind and Generous |
| Thief (M or F) | Unflappable and pragmatic bandit |
| Curator (M or F) | Runs a nearby museum; hopes the emerald ring will boost business |
| Marshal (M-F 20s up) | Not-too-bright law enforcement agent |
| Jeweler (M or F) | Jewel Expert and consultant |
| Servers (any age) | Helps with the dinner adds ad-lib comments during the production |
Need to download a copy of the Audition Form? Bring the completed formto to the Bring the completed form to the audition.
For more information contact Jessy at Stageworks@windmorefoundation.
About VINTAGE HITCHCOCK: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is the brainchild of Joe Landry, who also wrote It’s A Wonderful Life, A Radio Play. The entire show is performed as a 1940’s live radio broadcast complete with special sound effects. Over 35 characters are played by a cast of four men and three women.
The play is derived from three early Hitchcock films. The first, The Lodger, is a tale from the turn of the century London, where a poor couple finds a Lodger to rent their spare room so their daughter can return home. Too late the mother suspects the Lodger may be the serial killer known as the Avenger. Can she save her daughter in time? There is only one way to find out.
The second story of the trio is Sabotage. This is a nice warm tale of International Intrigue. We meet Anton Verloc, his wife Winnie and her brother Stevie. Anton owns a cinema but performs sabotage as a foreign agent on the side. As a result of his actions, a lot of people die, including two out of three of the family members.
The final tale is called The 39 Steps. This is the story of an intrepid Canadian named Richard Hannay, who gets himself mixed up in murder, mayhem and international plots. The only way for him to clear his name and avoid jail is to go on the run across the English and Scottish countryside trying to solve the mystery, and who knows, he might find love along the way.
Each story is more exciting than the last! Don’t miss out on your chance to see, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play!
Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry
Windmore’ StageWorks Theatre Program
Presents
Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play
by Joe Landry
Directed by David Schubert
Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940’s radio broadcast of the master of suspense’s earlier films. With The Lodger, Sabotage and The 39 Steps, 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.
SOLD OUT
Dates: Saturday, August 24th and Sunday, August 25th
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Prince Michel Winery, Barrel Room, 154 Winery Lane, Leon, VA 22725
Ticket Cost: $15 per person at each performance site.
Tickets available online under Registration and Tickets
Click Here: Tickets for Saturday, August 24 performance at Prince Michel
Click Here: Tickets for Sunday, August 25 performances at Prince Michel
Salt & Pepper
WINDMORE’S STAGEWORKS PROGRAM PRESENTED“SALT AND PEPPER”
Salt & Pepper was a complete success with sold out performances!
Salt & Pepper was first presented with two performances in June 2016:
June 11, 2016, at 2 pm – State Theatre in Culpeper, Virginia
June 12, 2016, at 2 pm – Prince Michel Winery in Leon, Virginia
Tickets $15
As a success, the play was performed again in April 2017 and by popular demand in November 2017:
APRIL 29, 2017, at 6:45PM AT NARMADA WINERY, AMISSVILLE, VA.
Tickets $15
NOVEMBER 4 at 7PM AND NOVEMBER 5 at 2:30PM 2017, AT WARRENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, WARRENTON, VA.
Advance Tickets $10; $12 at the door
This production funded in part by a grant from the PATH Foundation.
A Play by Robert Benjamin
Directed by Johncie Carlson
Salt & Pepper Image Credit: Logo Design by Katherine Hansen