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The Guys

By Anne Nelson
 
September 12, 13,  2025 – 7:30 PM
The Guys is a timeless drama about the connections we make in times of tragedy.
Paralyzed by grief, Nick, a fire captain, seeks out the help of a writer to compose eulogies for the men he lost on September 11th. Joan, an editor by trade, draws Nick out about “the guys,” revealing vivid personalities and the meaning that lies beneath the surface of seemingly unremarkable people.

$10

Audition Dates – August 24, & 25, 2025

Presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.

An event in The National Theatre
All tickets – $10

 

The Drowsy Chaperone

Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin, Don McKellar

A Ritz Players Production

October 4, 11, 2025 – 7:30 PM
October 5, 12, 2025 – 2:00 PM

Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.

Adults $20, Students $15 

Audition Dates – August 11 & 12, 2025 – 6:00 PM

Sponsored by Reineke Family Dealerships

 

Dracula – The Vampire Play

November 21 & 22, 2025 – 7:30 PM

November 23, 2025 – 2:00 PM

A Ritz Teen Thespian Guild Production

Drama adapted by Tim Kelly
Dramatized from the classic novel by Bram Stoker
When Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist in obscure maladies, discovers that beautiful Lucy Westenra is the victim of a vampire, suspicion falls on a mysterious neighbor, Count Dracula, and his frighteningly beautiful wives, who receive special emphasis. There are young lovers, comic staff members, sanatorium guests and Jonathan Harker, first to fall victim to the vampire’s thirst. The story of his journey to Dracula’s fortress will have your audiences on the edge of their seats. Intermingled with the drama is a fine thread of comedy that helps relieve mounting tension and chills.

Presented through special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing

Adults – $15  Students – $10

Audition Dates – September 14 & 15, 2025

 

Radium Girls

By D.W. Gregory
February 13, 14, 20, 21 2026 – 7:30 PM
February 15, 2026 – 2:00 PM

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure. Madame Curie, an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees. Written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece.

Presented through special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing

Audition Dates – December 14 & 15, 2025

Sponsored by Reineke Family Dealerships

 

Out of Sight…Out of Murder

A Mystery Comedy by Fred Carmichael
A Ritz Players Production
May 2, 8 & 9, 2026 – 7:30 PM, May 3, 2026 – 2:00 PM

Peter Knight is grinding out a murder story in an old mansion where another author was murdered years before. A weird electrical storm effects a cosmic snafu and his characters come to life. There’s the lovely ingenue, the trusty butler, a feisty character woman, a dauntless hero, a fascinating “other woman,” the always pregnant serving girl, and the wily lawyer waiting for midnight to read the will. Peter loses control of his characters and there is a murder; the intended victim is Peter. Can Peter find the killer before the killer gets his author? Is romance with the ingenue leading anywhere? Where is the fortune mentioned in the will? All is solved ingeniously with romance, suspense and cosmic wit.

Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals

Audition Dates – March 15 & 16, 2026

Sponsored by Reineke Family Dealerships

 

9 to 5 The Musical

Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick 
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
 
July 17, 18, 25, 2026 – 7:30 PM
July 26, 2026 – 2:00 PM
A Ritz Players Production
 
9 to 5 The Musical, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s. this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down.
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International

Adults – $20.00   Students – $15

Audition Dates – May 11 & 12, 2026

Sponsored by Reineke Family Dealerships