Welcome to the Willapa Players

The oldest community Theatre group in Southwest Washington

To Contact us:

The Willapa Players, Inc.

P.O. Box 863-0863

Raymond WA. 98577-0863

info@willapaplayers.org

 

To Contact the president

Liz McCollum

lizmccollum@willapaplayers.org

 

 
Search Engine Optimization

Willapa Players Current Production

Summer Youth Theater

"Pinocchio"

 

By William Glennon

Directed by: LaRayne Watts

 

Play Dates:

Thursday Aug. 14 and Friday Aug. 15 at 6:30

Saturday Aug. 16 and Sunday Aug. 17 at 2:00

Tickets are 5$

 

Pinocchio Cast:

 

Pinocchio - Alex Niles

Blue Fairy - Kessa Wilson

Gepetto - Ashton Winrich

Candlewick - Jake Funkhouser

Antonio - Hawken Winslow

Cat - Courtney Fogleberg

Fox - Beth Niles

Evil Clown - Hawken Winslow

Policeman - Joy Phommachanh

Fire Eater - Kathryn Staats

Harlequin (puppet) - Kendra Dunsmoor

Columbine (puppet) - Ciernan Vein

Punchinello (puppet) - Aubrey Gardner

Puppeteer #1 - Chris Winrich

Puppeteer #2 - Cora Sides

Puppeteer #3 - Jennifer Griggs

 

Cast Picture on Season Page

Here comes the most inventive version of Pinocchio ever. This production is written in the Keystone Kop style of comedy with a lot of chase scenes and ridiculous comedy. There is one character that really has a relatively major part, but has no lines at all. He is a policeman who does a lot of pantomime (charades style stuff) and runs around blowing his whistle a lot.

Take the hi-jinks of the zany characters—Pinocchio, Geppetto, Fire Eater, Fox and Cat, and the most wonderful Blue Fairy imaginable—, throw in three comical dancing puppets and their handlers, then mix in a nonstop adventure, and you're all set to raise the curtain. The house-on-fire pacing will leave you breathless; the hilarious comedy will leave you laughing.