Ivy Lane Players

05/16/2026

Meeting on Tuesday, May 19th at 7:30 p.m. at Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown.

Fall production will be announced at that time. Room to be determined by Library.

04/15/2026

Ivy Lane Players' APRIL 21st MEETING at 7:30 p.m. at the Levittown Public Library, 1 Blue Grass Lane, Levittown. Room to be determined hereafter. Update to follow.

04/15/2026

April Monthly meeting at the Levittown Public Library,1Blue Grass Lane, Levittown at 7:30 (room to be scheduled hereafter). All are welcome.

04/05/2026

03/11/2026

Meeting on St. Patrick's Day 3/17/2026 at 7:00 p.m. at the Levittown Public Library! (Yes, we know!)

Given the successful on-going winter workshops, we will agree to continue with further Theatre Games but, if enough participants wish to do so, we have the option of the "MURDER MYSTERY AT THE THEATRE" game as well. The winner who successfully guesses the murder will receive a "fabulous" prize (possibly worth up to $5.00!) There will also be snacks (no corned beef or cabbage) available.

The Murder Mystery game is limited from 5 to 13 players. We would love to play the game with you. The General Public is welcome, but we ask that you DM us to give us an idea of how many to expect.

Looking forward to seeing many of you on Tuesday at 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown..

02/10/2026

MEETING

Bit of theatre history regarding February 17th:

Puritan William Prynne's thousand-page "Histrio-mastix" (published in 1633) was a violent attack upon stage-plays in which the author laid himself open to the charge of assailing persons in high position by pointing out that kings and emperors who had favored the drama (such as Caligula and Nero) had been carried off by violent deaths. Prynne's assertion might easily be interpreted as a threat to King Charles I. Prynne also castigated females appearing on stage. Unfortunately, Charles' wife, Queen Henrietta Maria, had taken part in the rehearsal of a ballet for a court entertainment just as the sheet containing the offensive words was passing through the press. Of course, it was supposed his comments also applied to the queen.

Prynne was tried for sedition and on 17th February 1634 he was sentenced by the Star Chamber to be imprisoned and also to be fined £5,000. He was expelled from Lincoln's Inn, rendered incapable of returning to his profession as an attorney, degraded from his degree in the university of Oxford, and set in the pillory, where he was to lose both his ears.

Nothing so dramatic is expected to occur as a result of the February 17th scheduled Ivy Lane meeting, to be held at the Levittown Public Library at 7:30 p.m. at which time we will be continuing our 2026 Winter Workshops. We will be working on how to do an effective cold reading and to select appropriate monologues for auditioning.

Please feel free to come and bring a monologue that you believe to be appropriate and allows you to shine. For cold readings, we will provide various scripts to allow you to try different characterizations, etc. So that ample time can be allotted to all, please confirm your participation.

Looking forward to doing monologue work with you on the 17th at the Levittown Public Library at 1 Blue Grass Lane, Levittown.

01/14/2026

JANUARY MEETING: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Levittown Public Library, 1 Blue Grass Lane, Levittown.
As part of the evening meeting we will devote one-on-one time to increasing your chances for successfully auditioning for a role (at Ivy Lane and elsewhere). We will also engage in theater games to promote creativity, teamwork and communication skills. The goal is to boost confidence and performance techniques, plus have fun while doing so.
All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP via DM.
Looking forward to seeing many of you then.

12/31/2025

May you all have a Happy and Safe New Year's Eve!