Pickwick Players

02/25/2021

For 11 years, Pickwick was a proud member of ACT San Diego. Please consider donating to their yearly scholarship program that was unable to fundraise this past year. Supporting theatre artists as they earn their degree is such a worthy cause!

Want to join me in keeping a theater tradition alive? For over 30 years… Peggy Schneider needs your support for The Next Generation Of Theatre Needs Your Help

01/06/2021

Announcing the Pickwick Players Scholarship!

From its inception, Pickwick has had a youth focus, getting students involved in all aspects of production. Over the years, we have been thrilled to see many of our artists go on to theatrical degrees at the university level. Upon our dissolution in 2020, we at Pickwick made the immediate decision that all remaining funds would be placed into four college scholarships to be granted in 2021.

The Pickwick Players Scholarship is for any of our youth or adults pursuing a college degree in performing arts or technical theatre. Criteria will focus on essay, letters of recommendation, transcripts, and Pickwick involvement.

Contact Artistic Director Cameron Williams for an application.
[email protected]

Applications are due by March 1, 2021.

11/18/2020

Happy ! Today, we recognize all the theatres and theatre makers around the world. Help us celebrate by sharing your comments or favorite photos that show why you love theatre! 🎭

08/10/2020

Pickwick's final Aubrey Awards tonight. It's been an honor to be part of ACT for ten years. With 100 Zoom screens and at least 300 people in attendance, Pickwick was recognized with the following awards:
~William Rickman, "Sound Design"
~Kaivan Ameen, "Actor Major Support"
~Heather Deerfield, "Production of a Drama"
~Cameron Williams, "Jim Payton Spirit of Community Award"

As an added bonus, we got to see our former president Frank Remiatte and his husband Mike Wasinski, Zooming in from Portugal, and photographer/actress/director Adriana Zuniga-Williams!

Congrats to ALL the winners, and thanks for the memories!

08/03/2020

Pickwick's final Aubrey Awards Celebration is only one week away. Register to receive your Zoom link for only $25!

07/18/2020

Save the date, Pickwickers!

07/01/2020

Congratulations to Pickwick’s Aubrey Award nominees from TREASURE ISLAND, A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, and DISNEY’S FREAKY FRIDAY! Congrats also to the nominees from the other ACT theatres: Coronado Playhouse, Lamplighters, OB Playhouse, Patio Playhouse, Pt. Loma Playhouse, PowPAC, and Vanguard. The Aubrey Awards are tentatively scheduled for September 20 at the Dana on Mission Bay, but COVID-19 restrictions may change that. Stay tuned!

04/28/2020

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
-Dr. Seuss

With our hearts full of gratitude and sadness, we at Pickwick Players say goodbye to our kind volunteers and patrons. It has been a fulfilling eleven years, and we are so proud of what we have accomplished because of your dedication to the arts. From ANNIE in 2010 to FREAKY FRIDAY in 2020, we produced 40 musicals, comedies, and dramas in our facilities at Moxie Theatre, C3 Church, Off Broadway Live, and Carlton Oaks School. Thanks for the memories!

03/28/2020

Join us on our FB page at 7:00pm tonight for LIVE THEATRE with the world premiere of David Carnevale's GOLLY GEE, IT FELL FROM THE SKY, directed by Lorelei Howe, and starring Griffin, Guy, and Nancy Howe. Carnevale wrote the script last night, and the Howes are hard at work today blocking, rehearsing, and creating all design elements of the show.

Parameters given to Carnevale:
Setting: 1950s suburban neighborhood
Genre: SciFi Mystery
Prop: Teapot
Character Trait: Vengeful
Line: "The proof is in the pudding, but this pudding lacks evidence."

We have additional playwrights ready to go, just waiting for performance teams: https://forms.gle/ovc4TW5ZDoDSQLUh8

03/28/2020

Annnnnnnnnnd... we're off! Our second 24 HOUR THEATRE team has begun. Playwright David Carnevale received his setting, genre, cast demographics, prop, character trait, and quote. Because he started writing at 7:00pm, his script is due at 1:00am. The director and actors will then have the rest of the night and all day tomorrow to rehearse, memorize, and design all production elements. We go live tomorrow at 7:00pm!

Want to get in on the fun? Submit your info to be a playwright or performance team: https://forms.gle/ovc4TW5ZDoDSQLUh8