Auburn Players The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 recognized by the Theater Association of New York State with six awards

The Auburn Players Community Theatre is pleased to announce that the Theater Association of New York (TANYS) has awarded our production of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 with six TANYS awards. As part of TANYS’ services is adjudication. Adjudication provides an outside eye that allows our productions not only to bring applause, but also to […]

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Photos from The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

This hilarious comedy will be a must see! The action begins as Elsa Von Grossenknueten invites a broadway team to her lovely, old, kind of weird house, with secret passages, blood soaked carpets, and (of course) isolated by a snowstorm. The broadway team are just coming off a flop that was ruined by a string a murders […]

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Building the Set for The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

The character Marjorie says it best, “A secret passage Elsa? Where does it lead? My goodness, Nancy Drew would be in seventh heaven here, wouldn’t she?” Designer Virginia Fennessy had the same thoughts in mind as she designed this set. The show has a set of Nancy Drew but with the comedy of Scooby Doo. […]

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The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940: Meet the Cast- Alicia Frame and Michael Antico

Today our Actors Spotlight highlights two very talented members of the cast of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. Alicia Frame plays the role of Nikki Crandall, a chorus girl auditioning for a role in a backers audition. Likewise, Michael Antico’s character Eddie McCuen is a comedian at the  audition. Their characters have a lot in […]

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Props bring us into the world of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

The most visible face of the Auburn Players has always been the actors in the shows. Today we want to highlight an important part of what we do, props. Anything that is movable on stage that isn’t furniture or costumes fall under the domain of the props mistress, in this show Terri Gadsby. The Musical […]

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