Say Goodbye to Birdie: Get to Arch St Teen Center for OBP!!!

Tina Mediate and Danielle Annunziata waiting in the wings for their cues. Credit: Leslie Yager

Summer is not complete without a trip to the Arch Street Teen Center to see the annual summer musical theater performance of Off-Beat Players.

This year Tony Morello, Jimmy Libranti, Kim Malara and all the dedicated tech team, musicians, volunteers and supporters are back. The diverse cast, which includes kids of all abilities, are primed and ready to perform Bye Bye Birdie.

The show opens Wednesday night August 5, and runs through August 8. Tickets are $15.00. The show will be performed at the Arch Street Teen Center at 100 Arch St.

The Box Office opens at 7:00pm on show nights. The show starts at 7:30pm.

All seats are general admission, and seats are assigned on a first come first serve basis. The first purchases will be assigned the front row and we will work backwards from there.

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Bye Bye Birdie Cast List:

Goff, Julie- Deborah Sue

Wrotnowski, Michael- Harry Macafee

Clarke, Danny- Hugo Peabody

Aguiar, Natalia- Alice

Carbino, Sam- Randy Macafee

Bass, Emily- Kim Macafee

Landy, Chris- Conrad Birdie

Wighton, Tara- Joon Peterson

Annunziata, Danielle- Deborah Sue

Rabellino, Diego- Mr. Johnson

Vaz, Django- Harvey Johnson

Leone, Angela- Doris Macafee

Carta, Anna- Margie

Sigmund, Nicole- Mrs. Merkle

Muller, Kristen- Mae Peterson

McMahon, Michael- Maude

Glinska, Zofia- Gloria Rasputin

Suss, Katie- Ursula Merkle

Hanley, Courtney- Rose Alvarez

Van Hoesan, Mike- Sherman

Busani, Mike- Albert Peterson

Leone, Angela – Doris Macafee

Hohl, Steve- Fritzy

Bates, Emily- Penelope

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

OBP at Arch Street Teen Center. Opens Wednesday Aug 5! Runs through Saturday Aug. 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Number one fan Mary Whelan and Shanalee Davis. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Off-Beat Players dress rehearsal of Bye-Bye Birdie, to be performed at Arch Street Teen Center from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug 8. Credit: Leslie Yager

Check out James Finn’s fantastic video interview of all the key OBP folks.