Pattaya Players (home of Pattaya's Professional Amateurs) is proud to announce that its newly formed community theatre troupe is up and running and in the midst of inaugurating its first-ever production!

This theatre troupe was formed to provide the local community with some much-needed western theatre viewing experiences. The vision statement of the Pattaya Players is as follows: "We intend to create an artistically adventurous environment that attracts and excites diverse members of the Pattaya community by providing theatrical productions that entertain, inspire and inform."

The Pattaya Players are currently seeking corporate and private sponsors to help offset their current set-up costs. In addition, personal memberships will also be available to any interested party. The cost of a single membership is 500 Baht for adults and 250 Baht for students. Included in the membership will be a monthly e-newsletter, invitations to Pattaya Player's exclusive "Social Nights," and future opportunities for "professional amateur training courses and seminars."

This past busy month has seen the organization of the Board of Directors, the establishing of appropriate theatrical venues, the search for directorial talent and finally, the open audition call! Budding community theatre actors or people interested in becoming actors from the local Pattaya area will be given the chance to appear in the Pattaya Players very first production, "An Evening of One Acts." This production will consist of two or three one-act plays that will take place in mid May. Rehearsals will run from February to May with two weeks off for Songkran.

Open auditions will take place on Wednesday, February 6th at 6.00pm in the Lake Mabprachan area. The play titles and rehearsal schedules will be announced at the audition call. Backstage help, costuming and production support is also needed. For directions to the audition and more information, please e-mail pattayaplayers@gmail.com.

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