YAP PRESENTS

DR. EXPERIMENTOR

AND THE LEAGUE OF EVIL

 

 

     Players Workshop will present the 2026 Young Actor Production Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil by Charlotte Nixon from June 25 through June 28, 2026, at the Workshop, 1431 Grove St., Burlington. 

     Dr. Expeimentor and the League of Evil introduces us to Dr. Experimentor, a supervillainous mastermind, who must fight to maintain his membership in the infamous League of Evil; however, membership means defeating superhero Extremo, who happens to be his best friend!  To make matters worse, Dr. Experimentor faces relentless pressure from Agnes and

Abigail Anarchy, ambitious upstart villains eager for his downfall.  Armed with his arsenal of ingenious inventions — minions, Vegetarian Zombies, Pacifist Ninjas, and Robot Soldiers — Dr. Experimentor faces an impossible choice:  defeat his superhero or suffer at the hands of the League! 

            The cast is as follows:

The Super Friends

Extremo                                                     Will Baker

Dr. Experimentor                                  Sam Reckling

The League of Evil

Mayor Mayhem                                        Abram Hartje

Abigail Anarchy                                         Avery Irish

Agnes Anarchy                                    Austyn Deuitch

The Minions

Minion 1                                                Quinn Pranger

Minion 2                                           Madison Mitchell

Minion 3                                              Chloe Williams

The Zombies

Zombie 1                                Laylianna Burk-Foryth

Zombie 2                                                 Noah Snyder

Zombie 3                                               Regina Critser

Zombie 4                                                  Ian Franklin

Catlady                                                      Harlee Ayer

Mutant Ninja Bunnies

Picasso                                                 Gianna Vaughn

Van Gogh                                        Victoria Anderson

Warhol                                                          Ella Joyce

Dali                                                               Alla Plein

Robot Soldiers

Stallone                                                     Chloe Carter

Schwarzenegger                    DonnaLynne Pappalardo

Van Damme                                             Seth Hansen

Diesel                                              Cecellia Jefferson

Street Toughs

Devon                                                       Isla Heckert

Daryl                                                       Journey Carr

Danny                                                  Nora Brakeville

Mad Scientists

Dr. Depraved                                  Allyson  Hamilton

Dr. Deplorable                                         Lily O’Brien

Dr. Dreadful                                           George Baker

     The cast, some of whom have appeared in previous YAP shows and many of whom are new to the PW stage, hail from Burlington, West Burlington, New London, Danville, Mt. Pleasant, Oquawka,IL, and Fort Madison.

     Directing the show is Anika Morton, assisted by Matt Poling and Zach Hite-Reckling.  Junior assistant directors are Brady Lenaham, Islia Rodeffer, and Sean Hansen.  Robbin Poling is the producer.

     Other crew members are Alexis Rosler (stage manager), Steve Poling (set design), Krystal Johnson and Sophia May (hair/makeup), Kaitlyn Broeg and Julie Hamilton (props), Nikki Critser, Aurora Critser, and Cori Copeland (costumes), and Dave Beckman (photographer).

      Shows will be at 7:00 p.m. on June 25, 26, and 27; the June 28 show will be a 2:00 p.m. matinee.

     Tickets will be available for purchase online (beginning June 11) and will also be available at the door on the days of the performances.  Prices are $5.00 for students and $10.00 for adults. The box office opens at 6:00 p.m., except for the Sunday matinee when it opens at 1:00 p.m. All seating is assigned. 

     Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil is presented with permission of Pioneer Drama Service.

     For more information, call the Workshop at 319-753-6623, go to the Workshop’s Facebook page, or go to www.playersworkshoptheater.com.