Eastchester Players Club

I got a Google alert that the Eastchester Players Club in New York will be doing my show Around the World in 80 Days this weekend.

Yeah, I get Google alerts about my shows. I like to see is there’s anything I need to know about my shows. Like whether I’m having an Off-Broadway production, or being awarded Outstanding Musical, or having a World Premiere. Was that shameless promotion noticeable?

Anyway, when I found the kids at the Eastchester Players Club in Eastchester, NY were doing my show I thought I’d take a look to see what they were doing with it.

What they’re doing with it is blowing it out of the water. It looks like a monumental production. One of the things I love about it is that they have found ways to get as many actors involved in the show as possible. The choice to cast as many actors that will fit on stage was one of the things I set out to do when I wrote it. The script is designed for five actors to play thirty-nine characters. I like the theatricality of that conceit and, let’s be honest, I like the budget of needing only five actors. But I also wanted schools, am-drams, and community theatres to be able to get as many actors involved as possible. Watch the video below at the 0:51 mark and take a look at how many members are at the Reform Club. In the five-actor version there are four members. This one looks like it was free meal day at the Club.