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| 11/7/2011 |
Montgomery News - Jekyll & Hyde
A ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ with multiple split personalities
This adaptation, written in 2008, has one very distinct difference from your run-of-the-mill Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde production. You see, in this adaptation, five different actors play the spit personality, “Hyde.” Even more bizarrely, a woman, Linda Friday, plays one of the Hyde personalities.
For anyone looking for a good way to wrap up the Halloween season with something creepy and classic without having to sit through a seen-it-before play, the DCP Theatre adaptation of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” may just be the perfect play for you.
"Multiple Hydes wreak havoc on Jekyll and London … and create mesmerizing drama"...Montgomery News
"This take on a classic may be the most original play running this fall. DCP’s production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” is a haunting show that examines the two sides we all have inside."..."The multiple-Hydes approach makes for some wonderful moments that could not have been possible if only one actor claimed the role. Director Patrick Gallagher allows the audience to witness Hyde terrorizing multiple people in London in one moment. The Hydes torment Jekyll, whispering in his ear and walking beside him like a shadow"
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| 9/18/2011 |
Stage Magazine - Blithe Spirit
BLITHE SPIRIT, A Noel Coward Comic Farce, Plays at DCP Theatre
One of Noel Coward’s most endearing works is BLITHE SPIRIT. The comedy is at times subtle, and at times laugh-out-loud funny. It requires the utmost chemistry among its participants, with pauses coming at a miniscule rate. The DCP Theatre’s production succeeded....The play really began to get rolling when Reider took the stage in her ethereal green dress. She has comic timing at its best. The best scenes of the night were between Charles and Elvira or Charles and both of his wives together.
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| 7/31/2011 |
Stage Magazine - Born Yesterday
Knowledge is a good thing. A little knowledge, however, can be dangerous. Knowledge is also power. Power can be used for good or evil. And so goes the many possible themes to DCP’s BORN YESTERDAY, written by Garson Kanin. It is ironic that newcomer, but talented, Director Nicolette Addice, in her own words, in her Director’s Notes in the program, tried to go beyond those basic themes; to dig deeper into possible other aspects of this play.
Rebecca Shimer as Billie and Rob Patey as Harry. Shimer grew into the part of Billie and by the end of the play, you routed for her to break away from Brock and win her life back. She was a crowd favorite come curtain call. Patey, who had to show anger and frustration most of the show, did. He was a dominant force onstage...Barry Crush’s semi-hero Verrall was mild mannered and low key, or so he seemed next to Patey. Matt Mazza as Brock’s kissass attorney, Ed Devery, who was the brains behind the Brock brawn, played the role as a sloppy drunk. That could be considered poetic justice for a sellout attorney. Other actors involved with the production were Seth Baliles, Howard Algeo, Terry Tompkins, Diana Cummiskey, Lydia Crush and Amy Peart.
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| 6/7/2011 |
Stage Magazine - My Fair Lady
DCP Theatre presents Lerner and Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY
DCP’s production features really nice performances by the 10 cast principals and spirited scenes featuring the 23 supporting cast members. Particularly noteworthy is the energetic portrayal of Henry Higgins turned in by veteran DCP actor Mark Henry.
The title role is performed exceedingly well by Rebecca Shimer who sang Eliza’s songs beautifully and was always engaging in her transformation from an unrefined Cockney flower girl into a lady capable of passing herself off as a member of London’s upper social class. |
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| 4/1/2011 |
Stage Magazine - Accomplice
"April 1st was a perfect date for DCP to open ACCOMPLICE by Rupert Holmes, because each time you think you know what is unfolding in this witty play you find yourself fooled again. Indeed, the audience is swept along on a theatrical thrill ride that rivals the twists and turns of Wildwood’s Great White roller coaster. Just as one has to experience the Great White for oneself, so, too, will a simple description of this play fall far short of what audience members will encounter along the way in this exquisitely deceptive story line. It is for this reason that I find writing this review both difficult and easy at the same time."
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| 2/16/2011 |
Stage Magazine - Odd Couple Review
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DCP Theatre in its 60th season
DCP just launched its 60th season with yet another iconic production, Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.”
“Oddly” enough it stars two people who are no strangers to the Times Herald family of reporters… Al Benelli and Phil Cook… and is directed by long time DCP Theatre member and community fixture, Deb Takes. When not directing, Deb can be found at the president’s desk of First Priority Bank.
During 2010 patrons were asked to vote for their favorite musical and non-musical shows with the promise that the troupe would put the winning shows on the 2011 season calendar.
The opening show, “The Odd Couple,” was one of the two “patron picks” and runs through Feb. 27.
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| 12/7/10 |
Dcp’s Cathy Zeller directs the audience to joy in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, a 1940s radio show adaptation of the Capra film classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” (starring Jimmy Stewart) by Joe Landry. Upon entering the theater, audience members are greeted with small town cheer by a host of characters from the ’40s. The pre-show entertainment, announced by the exuberant Freddie.... |
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| 12/1/10 |
By Bob Keeler - Staff Writer - Souderton Independent
It’s one of Cathy Zeller’s favorite movies.
“It’s like a tradition in our family. As soon as Thanksgiving’s over, we pop in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ It puts us in the Christmas spirit,” Zeller said.
The Frank Capra/Jimmy Stewart version of the holiday classic isn’t the only thing ringing the bells for Zeller this year, though....
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| 10/31/10 |
STAGE MAGAZINE - HELLO, DOLLY!
"Scott McMaster and Seth Baliles as Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby Tucker were appropriately all innocent and amiable. They both sang sweetly and in the quartet “Elegance” shared with Katherine Henry and Maria Boccella as Minnie Fay and Irene Malloy they were a highlight of the performance."
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| 10/28/10 |
It was May, 1987. I was 18. Quakertown Senior High School. My voice has changed A LOT since then and I STILL can't dance for squat! But I jumped at the chance to play the role now that I'm the actual age of the character (eh-hem... 40-something)!
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| 10/28/10 |
The Reporter - by Brian Bingamon
On stage
- Dcp Theatre, 795 Ridge Road, Salford Township, presents "Hello, Dolly!" this Friday through Nov. 21. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $17, $12 for seniors 60+ and children 12 and under. Call (215) 234-0966 or visit www.dcptheatre.com.
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9/17/2010 |
FOR RELEASE: DCP THEATRE - Sept. 17, 2010 - TELFORD, PA
by Phil Cook
DCP Theatre (formerly Dutch Country Playhouse) is turning 60 years experienced in 2011! Imagine! Anything that lasts for 60 years is special: people, businesses and charitable organizations. But for an all volunteer community theater to be able to find new blood and continue for 60 years is really something special.
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9/17/2010 |
THE REPORTER by Brian Bingaman
Already up and running at Dcp Theatre in Salford Township is "Mixed Couples," an adult comedy, set in an airplane hangar, involving an awkward encounter between couples that used to be married to each other, but have since swapped marriage partners. Both couples go out of their way to try to show that they're better off in their new marriage.
Show times through Sept. 26 are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors.
Also appearing on the stage at 795 Ridge Road is the children's show "The Velveteen Rabbit" at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sept. 25. Tickets are $7. Call (215) 234-0966 or visit www.dcptheatre.com.
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9/12/2010
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STAGE MAGAZINE by Kevin Korowicki
When you first see the stage at DCP Theatre's production of James Prideaux's MIXED COUPLES, you know that you are in for an uncomfortable night. Set Designer Cameron Purdy puts you in an aluminum shack, not much bigger than a small public restroom. He cuts the proscenium stage deliberately in half in an effort to force you to feel what the characters on stage feel: TRAPPED....
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9/9/2010 |
THE REPORTER by Brian Bingaman and Lynn Janoff
-Excerpt - part of a larger story
- DCP Theatre, 795 Ridge Road, Salford Township, presents “Mixed Couples,” a comedy involving a chance meeting of two married couples that ended up swapping spouses, at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 26. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors. Call (215) 234-0966 or go to www.dcptheatre.com.
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8/25/2010 |
STAGE MAGAZINE's News Reporter Jim Hilgen interviews DCP representative Phil Cook and reports on the season of favorites that was unveiled during the festivities at the theatre's recent 2010 Gala.
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8/25/2010 |
DCP THEATRE NEWS By Colleen Algeo
If you are a season ticket holder or a show sponsor, you were given VIP treatment at this years annual gala! The gala treated our guests to the official (and fun) unveiling of our 2011 season, back stage tours, entertainments, great food, beverages, door prizes, gifts and more.
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7/28/2010 |
STAGE MAGAZINE by Ronald Comer
Whether or not you like playing bingo, you are in for a fun-filled show at DCP's just opened two-act play, THE QUEEN OF BINGO. Because of the unusual and versatile arrangement of seating in the house at DCP Theatre, audience members will find themselves seated in what easily passes for a church hall set up for an evening of bingo. It was easy to turn it into what passes as a church bingo hall...
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7/22/10 |
THE REPORTER by Brian Bingaman and Lynn Janoff
-Excerpt from larger article - - DCP Theatre offers "The Queen of Bingo," a comedy about sibling rivalry, widowhood, diet crazes and, of course, bingo. Show times Friday through Aug. 8 are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Friday and Saturday evenings, enjoy a complimentary wine tasting, with cheese, from Boyd's Cardinal Hollow Winery in North Wales. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors and children 12 and under. Call (215) 234-0966 or visit www.dcptheatre.com.
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6/17/2010 |
THE REPORTER by Montana Marks
Board the Ghost Train all the way back to 1930 and return to the good old days. Imagine you're traveling on the Maine Coast Railway. Passengers are stranded at the station when the emergency cord is pulled by Teddie, the main character. The station...
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6/6/2010 |
STAGE MAGAZINE by Ethel Guy, Managing Editor
Everyone needs an old fashioned escape into a good whodunit once in a while. Go to the theater, forget the rest of your troubles, and let a skilled cast of characters pull you into suspense and confusion. dcp theatre's current production of GHOST TRAIN....
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6/2010 |
MONTGOMERY NEWS by Montana Marks
Board the Ghost Train all the way back to 1930 return to the good old days. Imagine you re traveling on the Maine Coast Railway. Passengers are stranded at the station when the emergency cord is pulled by Teddie, the main character. The station mas...
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5/13/10 |
THE REPORTER by Brian Bingaman
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Harleysville Celtic folk band Burning Bridget Cleary plays on the stage at DCP Theater, Ridge Road, Salford Township. The benefit concert for the community theater starts at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15. Call (215) 234-0966 or go to www.dcptheatre.com.
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4/15/2010 |
THE REPORTER - by Brian Bingaman & Lynn Janoff
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'Bountiful' drama
An aging widow living with her son and daughter-in-law feels that her presence may be an imposition, and ponders a return to her old home. DCP Theatre, Ridge Road, Salford Township, will present "The Trip to Bountiful." Show times Friday through May 2 are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. For reservations and tickets call (215) 234-0966 or go to www.dcptheatre.com. |
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2/19/2010 |
THE REPORTER by Bob Keeler
You're a good playhouse, DCP Theatre. After almost six decades of putting on shows in the former auction barn on Ridge Road in Salford Township, though, there's still a lot of people who don't realize it is a community theater. The first time they co...
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