HELP WANTED FOR OUR SPRING PRODUCTION !

Patrick Van Gele Uncategorized

Putting up a production, as an amateur company, is always a challenge. We rely on volunteers. And YOU can help us!
So, backstage help will be needed each night of the performances.
Assisting backstage is a great opportunity to see how things work behind the scenes and to become part of the production team.
And if you have any experience building sets, do let us know as we’ll be needing some helping hands on Sunday May 12th at the CPO.
If you would like to lend a hand, please message us at:info@villageplayers.ch.

Village Players’ Spring Production: The Glass Menagerie

Patrick Van Gele video

This spring, The Village Players bring to you “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams and Directed by Hannah Sellers.

This is a memory play that premiered in 1944 and is considered one of Williams’s masterpieces. The play is set in the 1930s and is narrated from the perspective of Tom Wingfield, who is also a character in the play. It delves into the fragility of human emotions and relationships, symbolized by a collection of glass figurines—the glass menagerie.

“The Glass Menagerie” explores themes of reality versus illusion, the burden of memory, and the desperate need for escape. Williams’s use of symbols, such as the glass menagerie, the fire escape, and the figure of the gentleman caller, adds depth to the characters’ lives and their struggles, making the play a poignant exploration of the human condition.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION SOON!

Support Chris’s Marathon Run

Chris Hemmens News, Uncategorized

Hello Village Players!

On the 5th May, I’m going to be running the Geneva marathon (yes, the whole thing) in support of The Village Players. Some of you will know that we recently had to start paying for storage, which has added over 3300 CHF in costs to our annual balance sheet, so I’m raising money in this time of transition to help raise awareness of the challenges we’re facing.

You can donate using the TWINT or ebanking codes below (please leave a note that it’s a donation if possible). Or, you can support us with cash at the next two VPs clubnights on the 14th March and the 18th April.

Please feel free to send words of support to info@villageplayers.ch or chris@villageplayers.ch or using the contact form below. And please spread the word among your family and friends.

Thank you so much!

Chris.

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Support us with BONS CULTURE from Migros

Susan Morris Uncategorized

When you do your shopping at Migros, for every 20Fr spent you are entitled to one of these vouchers – called a “bon culture”. You will probably have to specifically ask for them at the tills or, if you do self-check out, please go to the “accueil” or the staff who are by the checkout tills and request them!

To validate these vouchers, you can either deliver them to a committee member or go on-line to

https://supportculture.migros.ch/fr/app/inscription/events/

and on the top line click on “Attribution des Bons”. Then you scan the QR code (you have to allow access to your computer camera) or type in the code on the bottom right of each “bon”, press enter when you’ve finished entering the QRs or numbers, click on “Vers la Sélection des Associations” and type in The Village Players or scroll down to find The Village Players and click on that.

If you feel this might be challenging or too time-consuming, please feel free to give them to other VP members or friends who are happy to do this for you. You could even bring them to a clubnight and we will log them into the Migros system.

The campaign runs from February 6th to April 15th so lots of scope for shopping and getting vouchers.

FROM THE AUDIENCE – AN INSPECTOR CALLS:

Chris Hemmens Uncategorized

Thank you to everyone who was involved in thisProduction: on stage,
behind the scenes, publicity, sound and light, ticketing and front of house,
website development and more.
We had two full houses and two other extremely well-attended performances.

The audience feedback was generally excellent. Here are some of the quotes received:

  • “A must see, excellent performance and so interesting. Congrats to all involved.>”
  • “This is really great theatre. Congratulations to all involved.”
  • “Another fabulous show from The Village Players of Lausanne! Congratulations to all involved. You kept me and my 14 year old son gripped to the end!”
  • “We thoroughly enjoyed the play. I think it is a very challenging piece and all of the cast handled it extremely well. So please pass on our congratulations to the cast and director for an entertaining Sunday evening.”
  • “A must-see, immersive theatrical experience. Bravo to all involved!”
  • “Excellent show! Thank you all!”
  • “Fabulous! Really enjoyed it on Thursday. Great cast!”
  • “Was brilliant! Loved it!”
  • “Amazing show!”
  • “A fabulous production!”