Directors' Cuts

Our mid-winter production included a series of scenes from two plays: All in the Timing by David Ives and Exhibit This by Luigi Jannuzzi.
Directed by George Abud and Steve Shrader, produced by Laurie Striebel and Lee Peters, with costumes by Heidi Denler, Norma Eschenburg, Shirl Williams and Gina Telford.


Photos by Marianne Shrader
The cast included Charly Davis, Karen Quarnstrom, Bunny Platt, Geno Pirrami, John Denler, Kate Connolly, Julie Brock*, Joseph Gehart*, James Abud*, Ashley Shamoon* and Nancy Radke.
*Guest performers

The Adventure Club Cello Quartet

We were again thrilled to have the ACCQ back, especially with cellist Deborah Shuster travelling from her new home in Oakland California to join with cellists Naomi and David Levine and Irina Tikhonova for one more evening of fun and beautiful music.

Their presentation, unique arrangements and musical skills combined to provide a wonderful mid-winter evening at The Players Playhouse. They never fail to surprise us with an array of music not normally heard from a group of cellos.

We look forward to a return engagement.

Photos by Marianne Shrader.

Holiday Brass!!

The Motor City Brass Quintet

David Ammer, Jacob Cameron

Dave Everson, Derek Lockhart

John Rutherford

Provided a fabulous kick-off to the holiday season. The music was enhanced by a beautiful video presentation by Liz Larin (http://www.lizlarin.com/).

The concert video can be seen here.(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0WhAV6leM)

For more of their music or to purchase their Christmas Vespers CD, visit http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/motorcitybrass

or contact them directly at http://www.motorcitybrassquintet.com/

Over the River and Through the Woods

Another successful production!!



Thanks to cast and crew for a wonderful weekend at The Playhouse.

The Amabile Chamber Trio

Amabile [ah MAH bee lay] means "loveable" or "sweet" in Italian. Music can lovable to everyone.

"Music is a universal language of Mankind."

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Amabile Chamber Trio, with Michael J. McGillivray (violin and viola), Sonia Lee (violin) and Catherine Sherwin (flute) took us on a wonderful ride through four centuries of music, including selections for flute and violin by Morley and Telemann, the Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major by Mozart, Six Duets for Two Violins by Bartok and finally Beethoven's Serenade in D Major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op. 25.

The evening was enjoyed by all who attended, as we kicked off the fourth season of Chamber Music at The Playhouse.