In November, 1981, the State of Florida granted a Charter to the Gulfport Community Players, Inc., designating us as a Not-for-Profit organization. As of Dec. 2003, we have had a 501(C)(3) tax status.
We are a completely separate entity from the City of Gulfport, but we do, however, rent the Catherine A. Hickman Theater of Gulfport for our mainstage performances.
All of our mainstage productions are currently performed at the Catherine A. Hickman Theater of Gulfport. This theater is entirely owned and operated by the City of Gulfport, Florida. It is locatedat 5501- 27th Avenue South in Gulfport, FL. We rent this theater for our performances from the City.
Brick, as Best Actress in a Short Play (So You Want to Go to Heaven)
Norm Nash, as Best Actor in a Short Play(Sorry for the Inconvenience)
Olga Kruse, for the Best Production of a Short Play(Two Letters to Emily)
David Smith, for the Best Original Writing of a Short Play(Let Me Tell You About My Operation)
Frank Hale and Jim Russell, for Best Technical Design (Lights and Sound) for (Auntie Mame)
Jim Deveney, for Best Set Design(Laura)
Nema Runyan, as Best Actress in a Cameo Role(Auntie Mame)
Dick Shultz, as Best Actor in a Cameo Role(Auntie Mame)
Susan O'Gara, as Best Supporting Actress(Auntie Mame)
Victor Carr, as Best Supporting Actor(The Silver Whistle)
Ginger King, as Best Lead Actress(Auntie Mame)
Keven Renken, as Best Lead Actor(Someone Who'll Watch Over Me)
Bill Rucker, for Best Director(Someone Who'll Watch Over Me)
Carol Polk, for Best Production(Auntie Mame)
CLOSED
The play's director, Vic Carr, has put together another great cast for this fast-paced comedy.
You'll see some new faces in the play, as well as some more familiar ones to our Gulfport audiences.
Meet the cast
Rikki Lewis, as Miriam
Rebekah Sweet, as Sarah
Walter Raine, as Abe
Jim Russell, as Bob
Kelly Smith, as Rachael
Ben Sandrowitz, as Chris
The play centered around a nice Jewish girl who is dating a gentile, but he hasn't told her parents.
She invited her parents for dinner, so the daughter needs a nice Jewish boy to stand in for her real boyfriend. She hired another guy to play the part. Eventually the girl has to tell her parents the truth and her father has a mild heart attack upon hearing the news. But, love is in the air and it all works out in the end!
Beau Jestran from Nov. 5th through 15th, 2009 at the Catherine A. Hickman Theater of Gulfport.
