Lee E. Ernst

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE to be Presented at REP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2026

The Resident Ensemble Players will bring laugh-out-loud comedy to the stage with Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the Roselle Center for the Arts.

Review: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at Resident Ensemble Players
by Greer Firestone - Nov 8, 2025

There’s something deliciously unnerving about sitting in a theater knowing that no one on stage will make it out alive. Resident Ensemble Members production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None—the best-selling mystery novel of all time, is that rare, perfect storm of tight plotting, psychological suspense, and gallows humor.

Review: KING LEAR at Resident Ensemble Players
by Greer Firestone - Apr 16, 2025

Resident Ensemble Players’ King Lear is not a safe, reverential staging—it is a bold, bracing confrontation with one of Shakespeare’s most devastating works. Tt is a production that does what great theatre should: it wounds, it awakens, and it leaves us changed.

KING LEAR to be Presented at the Resident Ensemble Players
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

The timeless tragedy, King Lear, is set to take center stage at the Resident Ensemble Players (REP) this April. Learn more about the upcoming production and see how to attend!

MISERY to be Presented at Resident Ensemble Players in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2025

Get your scares in at the Resident Ensemble Players with Misery, by William Goldman, based on the terrifying novel by Stephen King. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Tom Stoppard's ROUGH CROSSING to be Presented at the Resident Ensemble Players
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2024

Experience Tom Stoppard's hilarious farce ROUGH CROSSING at the Resident Ensemble Players in Newark, DE. Follow the comedic chaos of playwrights on an ocean liner. Learn how to purchase tickets.

REP to Present THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (abridged) (revised) (again)
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2024

The Resident Ensemble Players present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) (again). Enjoy a fast-paced comedy featuring all 37 of Shakespeare's plays. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Resident Ensemble Players to Present DEATHTRAP By Ira Levin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2024

Experience the thrilling suspense of DEATHTRAP, a masterpiece by Ira Levin, presented by The Resident Ensemble Players. Don't miss this captivating theatrical event.

Review: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT at Resident Ensemble Players
by Greer Firestone - Nov 13, 2023

Aisle Say has had the privilege of reviewing this staggering talented ensemble since 2008. Still do I remember their second show of the season, THE IMAGINARY INVALID. Forever imprinted in my mind are the enema gloves of Michael Gotch and Mic Matarrese. These two actors and many of their colleagues from the PTTP Masters Program remain today, representing the culture that founder and now retired Sandy Robbins created.

The Resident Ensemble Players to Present John Ball's IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2023

The Resident Ensemble Players will present John Ball's IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, a suspenseful murder mystery set in 1962 Alabama. Don't miss this compelling evening of theatre at the Roselle Center for the Arts, running from Nov. 2-19.

Cast Set For TRYING at Peninsula Players Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2023

Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is proud to announce the cast of “Trying” by Joanna McClelland Glass and the return of actor Lee E. Ernst to Wisconsin.  “Trying” runs for three weeks, August 16 through September 3, and is generously sponsored by Main Street Market.

World Premiere of Theresa Rebeck's YEAH BABY Begins Performances Tonight at the REP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2022

The Resident Ensemble Players (REP), the professional theatre company in residence at the University of Delaware, is presenting Yeah Baby, the World Premiere of a new cutting-edge comedy written and co-directed by Award-winning writer/director, Theresa Rebeck. 

The Resident Ensemble Players to Present the World Premiere of YEAH BABY by Theresa Rebeck
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2022

The Resident Ensemble Players (REP), the professional theatre company in residence at the University of Delaware, will present a new cutting-edge comedy written by the exceptionally talented writer/director, Theresa Rebeck.

Winners Announced For The BroadwayWorld 2021 Delaware Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 10, 2022

Winners have been announced for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards. The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards; The Everett Theatre's CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 27, 2021

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards; Everett's CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 20, 2021

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

VOTETRICKERY: A SPOKEN WORD SYMPHONY is Now Playing at The REP
by Stephi Wild - Dec 13, 2021

The Resident Ensemble Players will present their audio production of Votetrickery: A Spoken Word Symphony, written and directed by REP company member Hassan El-Amin whose thought-provoking audio play, Talk About Race, delighted listeners last season.

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards; Everett's CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 13, 2021

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a Festive Hug at the MILWAUKEE REP
by Kelsey Lawler - Dec 7, 2021

It had been a staggering 701 days since the Milwaukee Rep's last performance of A Christmas Carol, but this holiday tradition is back at the Pabst and as fantastic as ever. From old friends to new faces, the ever-impressive scenery to lush costumes, this whole production, adapted and directed by Mark Clements, feels like a festive hug -- a warm and comforting welcome to usher in the holiday season.

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards; First Stats Announced!
by BWW - Dec 6, 2021

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.