Good Night, Sweet Prince

Muncie Civic Theatre’s production of I Hate Hamlet closed this past Sunday after a limited run. Unfortunately with precautions concerning the coronavirus taking effect, the performances for our second weekend had to be cancelled. We had a wonderful opening weekend and it’s a shame we couldn’t share the show with our second weekend’s audiences, but, as a great author once wrote, so it goes.

Being part of the cast of I Hate Hamlet has been an extremely fun experience and I truly treasure the opportunity I had to bring to life this fantastic comedy with a group of amazing, talented people. It is always a joy to share a stage with Debby Girtman, Sean Orlosky and Katy Wolfe! It was also a great pleasure to meet and work with Cameron Bowen and Ashley Pilmore for the first time!

Thank you to Michael Kleeberg, Pat Kleeberg, and Maude Jennings for their excellent direction and guidance! More thanks to Larry Beck for setting the standard for what a great stage manager does and thank you to Donna McFadden for being our one woman crew!

Hopefully, there will be many more opportunities to work with you dear people again and again and again!

Finally a big thank you to all the folks who attended our three shows and to all the folks who wanted to see our final three. We appreciate your support and your patronage!

A Tuna Christmas

Join Sean Orlosky and Tom Cherry as they help the citizens of Tuna, Texas celebrate the season in A Tuna Christmas at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana) on December 13-15 and December 20-21! This is a dinner theater production with dinner served at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the dinner and the show are $22.00 ($20.00 for Seniors) and just $10.00 for the show. To make your reservations and for more information, call 765-468-7631. Brought to you by Think, Dog! Productions

Radio Fun for Everyone!

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show proudly presents another tale from radio’s theater of thrills, Suspense, this Saturday (August 24, 2019) at the Farmland Community Center! Plus a new episode of Farmland’s favorite soap opera, Love is a Heavy Burden, will be featured!

The talented cast includes Wendy Carpenter, Sean Orlosky, Gabe Carpenter, Bob Green, Katy Wolfe, Angela Gick, Jeff Shull, Jeff Rapkin, the sound effects team, Judy Cole and Cliff Lowe, and special guest star, Debby Girtman!

A lucky audience member will get a chance to play It Pays to Be Ignorant and musical entertainment will be provided by Wendy Carpenter and Katy Wolfe!

That’s August 24 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! Popcorn and refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information, call 765-468-7631.

Radio fun for everyone!

Movie News

The Girl in the Crawlspace heads to Iowa City in April!

Season Eight

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show begins its eighth season this Saturday (March 23, 2019) at the Farmland Community Center! The show’s line-up will include the classic radio comedies, Easy Aces and The Bickersons, and the premiere of Jack the Giant Slayer!

Our talented radio cast includes Wendy Carpenter, Sean Orlosky, Gabe Carpenter, Bob Green, Missy Donahue, Katy Wolfe, Angela Gick, Jeff Rapkin, Jeff Shull, Rita Wessel, Larry Beck, our sound effects woman, Judy Cole, and our special guest sound effects man, Cliff Lowe!

A lucky audience member will get a chance to play It Pays to Be Ignorant and the musical talents of Gabe Carpenter will be featured!

That’s March 23 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! For more information, call 765-468-7631. Radio fun for everyone!

Poster image by Tony Morris

Open House

Indiana Public Radio's production of A Few Houses Down, an original play written by Michael Kleeberg, will premiere on the Sursa Performance Hall stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14. I have the honor of portraying the narrator, Dennis Charles.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth/students from Emens Box Office 765.285.1539 or Sursa Hall the night of the performance. You can also listen to the show live on IPR beginning at 8:00 pm.

A Few Houses Down

Coming soon!

Satire or Prophesy? You Decide!

Radio Active Giraffe Man

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show wraps up the school year on May 26
by presenting a program starring old time radio’s favorite teacher, Our Miss Brooks! Plus more super heroic derring-do on a new episode of The Adventures of Giraffe Man!

Featuring the talents of Sean Orlosky, Bob Green, Katy Wolfe, Angela Gick, Jeff Shull, Jeff Rapkin, Rita Wessel, soundman and soundwoman, Jerry and Judy Cole, and special guest star, Thomas Nelson III!

A lucky audience member will get a chance to play It Pays to Be Ignorant and Katy Wolfe will sing a special song!

That’s May 26 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! Popcorn and refreshments will be available for purchase! For more information, please call 765.468.7631. Radio fun for everyone!

Giraffe Man and Lug were created by John Oak Dalton.

The 7th Season Begins!

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show begins its seventh season this Saturday (February 24, 2018) at the Farmland Community Center by presenting the comic antics of Fibber McGee and Molly! Plus the debut of a new original series, Pandor the Mystic, will be featured!

The talented radio cast includes Wendy Carpenter, Sean Orlosky, Gabe Carpenter, Bob Green, Missy Donahue, Katy Wolfe, Jeff Rapkin, Rita Wessel, Larry Beck, and soundman and soundwoman, Jerry and Judy Cole!

A lucky audience member will also get a chance to play It Pays to Be Ignorant and Katy Wolfe will sing!

That’s February 24 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! For more information, call 765-468-7631. Radio fun for everyone!

Poster image was created by Tony Morris

Creepy Eerie Weird Tales from the Ghostly Vault of Horror

Think, Dog! Productions and Aw Yeah Comics are proud to present our third Theatre du Grand Guignol production in as many years! Writer/Director Darrin Murrell takes a stab at pulp fiction, bringing horror comics to life in a trio of lurid and gruesome episodes. With the putrid Uncle Punky (Tom Cherry) leading the way, you can literally turn the pages by moving into our separate space across the hall to chase the action!
The dates are February 9-10, 16-17, and 23-24 at 7:30 pm!

Tickets $10/$7 with Student ID
18 and over

A Farmland Family Christmas on the Radio

Join us for an evening of seasonal fun in FARMLAND!… A hearty supper followed by an evening of music and comedy, dished out as only the “Farmland Famous” can do it! You can make reservations for A Farmland Family Christmas on the Radio by calling (765) 468-7631! The merriment begins on December 8th at 6:30 p.m., and continues December 9th, 15th and 16th… $20 for dinner/show; $10 for show; $18 for dinner/show- seniors.

Get your holiday off to a happy start and join us at the Farmland Community Center for A Farmland Family Christmas on the Radio… We’re looking forward to seeing YOU on the radio!!!

Poster image by Sean Orlosky.

The Guys

The courage and dedication of a group of firefighters on an indelible day in American history comes to the forefront in Anne Nelson's play based on the events of September 11, 2001. The Guys tells the story of Joan, an editor looking to find her bearings in the wake of the tragedy, and Nick, a fire captain struggling with the memories of the men he has lost. Together, they find the words to memorialize a group of ordinary guys... and a band of heroes... while finding comfort and strength in each other. 

By turns wistful, comic and heartfelt, The Guys is a powerful piece of theatre and a bode of thanks to those who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001.

The play will be performed at The Pub Theater at The Heorot (215 S. Walnut St., Muncie IN 47305) on September 8, 9 and 15th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for these performances are $10. All Active Emergency Personnel will be admitted free with proper identification.

Our final performance will be at The Murpah Shrine Club (3671 N. Shrine Dr., Muncie IN 47303) on September 16th at 7:30 p.m. A 6:00 p.m. dinner will be served at this performance only. Tickets for this performance are $15. All Active Emergency Personnel will be admitted free with proper identification. A portion of the tickets sales from this performance will go to the Muncie Firefighters Donation Fund.

The Guys is rated PG-13 for some language and adult themes. Please call (765) 741- 0591 to reserve your tickets today.

Poster and copy by Sean Orlosky

Time to Plug My Latest Show!

Smoke on the Mountain opens tomorrow night at the Farmland Community Center (100 North Main Street, Farmland)! The show runs December 2-3, 9-10, and 16-18! The Friday and Saturday shows start with a dinner at 6:30 pm with the performances beginning at 7:00 pm. The Sunday matinee (December 18th) starts with a dinner at 12:30 pm with the performance at 1:00 pm. It's twenty dollars for the show and the meal (Eighteen dollars for seniors) and only ten dollars for just the show!
 For reservations and more information, please call 765-468-7631
Hope to see you in the Amen Corner!

Halloween in Farmland

There's a lot of excitement in Farmland this weekend! On Friday, One Funky Halloween has its world premiere at the Farmland Community Center! If you can't make it to the debut, you'll get another chance on Saturday evening! Both shows start at 7:00 pm (If you would like a tasty bite before the show, dinner will be served at 6:30 pm). Also on Saturday, it's more fun with Tom Cherry's Old Time Radio Show at 3:00 pm! We'll be celebrating Halloween a week early with our usual radio madness and our second annual prizewinning costume contest! No tricks, folks! All treats! Hope to see you there!

In Just One Week...

From left to right: Sean Orlosky as Bernardo de la Creme, Bob Green as The Major, and Sean Heline as Howard Fine. Tom Cherry (Hey, that's me!) is seated as Arlo Wazzo sans hat and froggy sunglasses.
Poster image by Sean Orlosky.

Yes, Another Post About One Funky Halloween , But Now With Poster!

The official poster for One Funky Halloween by Mr. Sean Orlosky.

The Gift of the Magi

It's been a very busy December with a lot of fun projects! Ideally I should have posted this before Christmas, but it didn't happen. Here's a link to Indiana Public Radio's The Gift of the Magi:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1kC4wiOfrTBbVBCU0hvLS1QUmM&authuser=0

Coming Attraction

  Coming soon to a Farmland Community Center near you!