Tred Avon Players - The Eastern Shore Very Own Theatre Troupe
Posted by Abby Rose on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 @ 09:24 AM
Many people visit the Eastern Shore to enjoy the quieter side of life. A walk by the water, ice cream at the pier, a nice dinner followed by a relaxing restful sleep at Combsberry Inn. What many people aren't aware of is the fact that Oxford has it's very own talented theatre troupe! As quoted on the TAPS website http://www.tredavonplayers.org/:
"The Tred Avon Players, Inc. (“TAP”) is a non-profit Maryland corporation, organized in 1982 to present plays and musicals in the then newly-renovated Oxford Community Center (“OCC”), an abandoned school building which was saved from the wrecking ball by a group of public spirited citizens. Since the first sold-out melodramas in August of 1982, TAP has grown in community stature and artistic merit to present four (sometimes five) plays and musicals each year for ever-growing numbers of residents on and visitors to the most livable town on the Eastern Shore.
TAP’s mission statement is simple: To motivate and train local volunteers in all the theatrical arts and to present the best possible production of a wide variety of enjoyable shows.
Although a surprising number of our on-stage volunteers have professional training and experience, each one is a true amateur – a lover of the stage!"
Today is the final TAPS Summer Performance of "Leading Ladies" directed by Pat Murphy Sheehy. "Another backstage farce by America’s master of laugh-a-second comedy. A potent mixture of Charly’s Aunt and The Importance of Being Earnest with lots of romantic nonsense and hilarious identity switching that is guaranteed to have you weeping with laughter. If you loved Moon Over Buffalo (and who didn’t?), you’ll die for Leading Ladies."
For the Fall Season, TAPS will be presenting the show "Lives Interrupted", "a World War II Musical Revue, created and produced by Robyn Mendelsohn & Steve Clyburn, directed and book by Betty Dorbin, musical direction by Marcia Gilliam.
All the favorite songs from WW II woven together in a family story that mirrors the experiences all Americans shared. A must for veterans and their families, students (of all ages) and everyone who wants to re-live the moments and hear the music of the Greatest Generation. Friday and Saturday October 22, 23, 29, 30 November 5 & 6 at 8 pm; Sunday October 24, 31 & November 7 at 2 pm; Thursday November 4 at 7 pm."
Who can think of a better way to spend the evening than live theatre, a walk on Oxfords very own Strand Beach, followed by a night in a lovely 1730 Manor House? Not me! Come visit the Eastern Shore and see what all the fuss is all about...