Welcome!
AUTHORS' PLAYHOUSE
continues bringing quality entertainment to Long Island. AP is a
professional community theater spotlighting local talent in original,
classical and popular plays. Authors' Playhouse also reaches out
to serve special segments of the local audience, including senior
citizens and the Hispanic community. In addition, AP presents a
robust line-up of children's theater productions.
We offer a full
educational program of acting, stagecraft and playwriting, youth
outreach programs, and special musical, comedy and other events.
All of these elements, plus adult-education workshops and high school
internships are part of our invitation to YOU.
Authors' Playhouse
is dedicated to building a long-term relationship with our audience;
let's grow together in the years to come.
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New
Locations
Authors' Playhouse
has added another location to our regularly scheduled shows. One
Sunday afternoon each month, we are pleased to present a special
production at the East Islip Library at 381 East Main Street, East
Islip, New York. Check our monthly listings for the specific date
each month.
Authors'
Playhouse Welcomes Its New Executive Director,
Charles
L. Bandler
Since
age 6, theatre has been the driving force in Charlie's life. He
has been involved with well over 250 theatrical productions, primarily
as a director or performer. His favorites among his many acting
roles include Luther Billis in South Pacific; Marcellus Washburn
in The Music Man; Walter Hollander in Don't Drink The Water; Joe
Benjamin in God's Favorite; and The Stage Manager (Narrator) in
Our Town. Some of Charlie's favorite directing projects include
an earlier production of Don't Drink The Water; 2 productions of
Vanities; London Suite; The Monkey's Paw; You Can't Take It With
You; Damn Yankees; Little Shop of Horrors; Plaza Suite and A Christmas
Carol. Charlie's 2007 Authors' Playhouse directing projects included
Arsenic and Old Lace (July); Don't Crack My Wig (September); Bell,
Book and Candle (October) and Miracle on 34th Street (December).
He recently directed the February 2008 production of Love Letters
for Authors' Playhouse Traveling Productions. Charlie is currently
directing a touring production of The Man Who Came to Dinner for
Second Chance Players, which will be presented April and May, 2008.
His 2008 Authors' Playhouse directing projects will include Fools;
Barefoot In The Park, London Suite and the revival of Miracle on
34th Street. Charlie has also taught Theatre Arts to 5th and 6th
grade students in East Setauket, and high school students in Amityville.
He is currently the Executive Director of Authors' Playhouse Traveling
Productions; and Elementary Drama Director for the Oceanside School
District, in which he is directing a June 2008 production of Beauty
and The Beast. Charlie has an M.A. in Theatre Arts from S.U.N.Y.
at Stony Brook. He dedicates all his theatre work to the loving
memory of his two grandmothers and his Aunt Charlotte.
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