Ray Ficca News

Totem Pole Artistic Director, Ray Ficca, last appeared on stage at the Playhouse as sportswriter, Mitch Albom, in Tuesdays With Morrie, a touching and poignant story about a career-driven young man who reconnects with a former college professor suffering with ALS.

Totem Pole Playhouse continues to build its artistic momentum in its 60th Anniversary Season as it presents Neil Simon's hilarious 45 Seconds From Broadway, starring a stellar ensemble of some of the most accomplished actors ever to grace its stage.

Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters plays May 29 - June 13, 2010. A toe-tapping, finger-snapping musical tribute to the most successful female group of all time. Totem Pole Playhouse brings Sisters of Swing, a joyful celebration of music, family and patriotism, to the stage for the 60th anniversary season.

Love and Romance are in the air. Jennifer Timberlake, William Diggle, Jarrod Zimmerman, Sarah Corey in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change 2009 Music, Romance, Laughter, a World Premiere, more Laughter and Music.

Straight off the Broadway tour of Wicked, Totem Pole Playhouse veteran and independent recording artist, Merideth Kaye Clark, takes to the Totem Pole stage with a concert featuring songs from her latest album Young Stellar Object.

Straight off the Broadway tour of Wicked, Totem Pole Playhouse veteran and independent recording artist, Merideth Kaye Clark, takes to the Totem Pole stage with a concert featuring songs from her latest album Young Stellar Object.

Totem Pole Playhouse continues to build its artistic momentum in its 60th Anniversary Season as it presents Neil Simon's hilarious 45 Seconds From Broadway, starring a stellar ensemble of some of the most accomplished actors ever to grace its stage.

Expect Totem Pole to pull out all the stops for its 2010, anniversary season with a line-up of six shows never before seen on the Playhouse's stage. Artistic Director, Ray Ficca, reports that '2010 will be one of the biggest seasons we've done in a long time'.

Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters plays May 29 - June 13, 2010. A toe-tapping, finger-snapping musical tribute to the most successful female group of all time. Totem Pole Playhouse brings Sisters of Swing, a joyful celebration of music, family and patriotism, to the stage for the 60th anniversary season.

Expect Totem Pole to pull out all the stops for its 2010, anniversary season with a line-up of six shows never before seen on the Playhouse's stage. Artistic Director, Ray Ficca, reports that '2010 will be one of the biggest seasons we've done in a long time'.

Totem Pole Playhouse is proud to welcome back to the Playhouse, John Putch, to direct the hilarious Neil Simon comedy, 45 Seconds From Broadway, opening in June 2010. John Putch began his professional career at the age of five, performing in the Totem Pole Playhouse production of Showboat in 1966.

Totem Pole Playhouse Board of Directors announced a $ 1 million pledge at its kickoff celebration for a $ 2.5 million capital campaign April 22, 2010 at Hauser Estate Winery, Biglerville. The campaign, fully supported by the Board of Directors, called 'Recalling the Past, Embracing the Future' has already received $100,000 of the million dollar pledge which was used to install brand new seats in the auditorium and revamp both bathrooms on the East side of the Playhouse.

Totem Pole Playhouse received a $1 million pledge at its Capital Campaign kick off celebration on April 22 at Hauser Estate Winery in Biglerville. The donor, Charles Q. Smith, is a 60 year Totem Pole season ticket holder and former board member. The $2.5 million dollar Capital Campaign will support upgrades to the 40 year old theatre and one million of the campaign has been earmarked for the existing endowment.

Love and Romance are in the air. Jennifer Timberlake, William Diggle, Jarrod Zimmerman, Sarah Corey in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change 2009 Music, Romance, Laughter, a World Premiere, more Laughter and Music.

Totem Pole Playhouse will celebrate 60 years of live professional theatre in 2010 with its boldest season in many years. Keeping with Artistic Director, Ray Ficca's, focus on newer works, the Playhouse will present six plays never before seen on stage in Caledonia. An Andrew Sisters musical, a world premiere and plenty of comedy are all in store for the Playhouse's milestone season-which gives an inescapable nod to the glory of the theatre and the history of our great nation.

A musical journey that started with Adam and Eve takes the stage at Totem Pole Playhouse for its season finale, August 11, 2009. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! premiered Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in New York on August 1, 1996 and ran for 5,003 performances, making it the longest running Off-Broadway musical. Patriot Federal Credit Union is the guest sponsor.

A musical journey that started with Adam and Eve takes the stage at Totem Pole Playhouse for its season finale, August 11, 2009. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! premiered Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in New York on August 1, 1996 and ran for 5,003 performances, making it the longest running Off-Broadway musical. Patriot Federal Credit Union is the guest sponsor.

The 2009 summer season at Totem Pole takes a delightful turn in its fifth offering. The best selling novel, Tuesdays With Morrie, takes to the stage at the Playhouse July 28th. The play is based on the true-life experiences of acclaimed author and sports columnist, Mitch Albom's weekly visits to his former college professor, Morrie Schwartz.

A musical journey that started with Adam and Eve takes the stage at Totem Pole Playhouse for its season finale, August 11, 2009. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! premiered Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in New York on August 1, 1996 and ran for 5,003 performances, making it the longest running Off-Broadway musical. Patriot Federal Credit Union is the guest sponsor.

The 2009 summer season at Totem Pole takes a delightful turn in its fifth offering. The best selling novel, Tuesdays With Morrie, takes to the stage at the Playhouse July 28th. The play is based on the true-life experiences of acclaimed author and sports columnist, Mitch Albom's weekly visits to his former college professor, Morrie Schwartz.