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- Broadway World CT Awards!
Several PSP troupe members (Eric, Aaron, Stevie, and
Paige) have been nominated for their work in OHP's
ROCK OF AGES! Please take a moment to vote
for them for Best Musical, Direction of a Musical,
Scenic Design, Supporting Performer, Costumes,
Ensemble, and more! https://www.broadwayworld.com/connecticut/awards/
- Thank you to the plethora of
people who participated in our Summer and Fall adult
improv classes at UHP. Our next 6 week session
will begin early 2026. In the meantime, keep an eye
out for one-day
specialty workshops including clowning,
puppetry, and character work. Scholarship/financial
assistance available.
- Performers Playground Workshop
at Enfield Youth Center! Partnering with our
friends, we offered 5 specialty workshops for teens
that included a grand finale field trip to see
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS with a backstage tour and
talk with the cast.
- We've partnered with Enfield
Youth Services to provide a custom teen leadership
workshop series starting in November focused on
communication and collaboration through
improvisation.
- We returned to perform for our
5th year on Opening Day at The Big E, New
England's largest fair!
- Summer Youth Improv- We
were proud to partner with 2 groups offering weekly
improv for ages 9-14 at UUSGS and Enfield Youth
Center.
- Eric directed "Little Shop of
Horrors" for OHP Fall 2025 and includes a production
team and cast of other Phantom Sheep Players. Visit
Operahouseplayers.org
for tickets and more info.
- Thank you to everyone who
attended our Summer Kick off Show at UHP.
- We were a featured act at the
2025 UMASS Comedy Festival! Thank you to the
amazing audience and UMASS Comedy League for their
hospitality.
- We presented an improv workshop
for teens as part of the Connecticut
Drama Association Theater Festival! Thank you
to Sharon for the invite!
- Eric directed the musical "ROCK
OF AGES" for OHP fall 2024. Also
featuring PSP troupe members Aaron Reynolds (Franz),
Paige Stawasz (dancer), Stevie Norman (Stage manager
and costumer), and Tommy Lynch (set and props
supervisor). Nominated for several
Broadway World CT Awards!
- LaughCrafters was part of the Enfield's
4th of July Celebration!
- Our team directed THE ROCKY
HORROR SHOW and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS for
The Stageless Players at WNE!
- LaughCrafters in the Library teen
workshop was part of Windendon's Beale Memorial
Library's "Find your Voice" program.This program has
also been featured in Southwick, Westfield,
Abington, Agawam, and more!
- We brought our improv and
puppetry workshops to Valley Student Theater's
summer program in East Granby, CT.
- Jeff was the Fight
Director (stage combat) for Hampshire Shakespeare
Company's production of Macbeth in
Amherst, MA.
- We've helped Ellington Community
Theater (ECT) install and customize the set for
their production of Beauty and the Beast.
Aaron also stage managed their production of "Guys
& Dolls" and "Matilda", and will be
directing their summer 2026 production of "Spongebob
Squarepants".
- We were proud to be part of
WNEU's Performance Camp offering several workshops
in improv, clowning, and auditioning for our 2nd
year.
- "Mrs. Claus' Christmas
Eve: A StoryTale Adventure!"
An original show created by us for SFNE's debut
"Holiday in the Park" returned for its fourth
season! Music, puppetry, comedy, and more!
Written by Eric, Directed by Eric, Tommy, and Jeff
over the years, and featuring several of our improv
class alum on stage. A book based on the show
is also currently in the works!
- Keeping connected
through Quarantine. We hosted
over 50 regular online meets for players from all
over the world to play and connect during
quarantine; and we also peformed a few LaughCrafters: Online &
Unscripted Live Shows including
our annual free Holiday Show online in
2020! Thank you all who logged in to laugh with us!
You can now enjoy a recording of the live show plus
sketches on our YouTube channel.
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