March 31, 2013

Auditions for "The Knights"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GORILLA THEATRE PRESENTS:
Auditions
For the 22nd annual Greek Show
"The Knights"
by Aristophanes


Auditions will be held at Aquarius New Age
& Metaphysical Book Store
3936 Broadway
Kansas City, Mo. 64111
Sunday: April 7th from 1:00p.m.-5:00p.m. and Monday: 4:00p.m.-8:00p.m.

Performances will be presented outdoors on the South steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 7:30a.m. Saturday and Sunday June 29th and 30th , 2013 .

The Knights ~ is a sharp, bawdy, and, in some places, grim satiric allegory on Athenian political life.

Cast

Demosthenes: a slave in the service of Demos
Nicias: a slave in the service of Demos
A sausage seller: a low-born Athenian street merchant
Paphlagonian: a slave in the service of Demos
Demos: an elderly Athenian citizen
Chorus of Knights.

A prepared monologue is preferred but not required.
Please call for an appointment:
816-510-3372 or e-mail: duby@kc.rr.com
or friend us on Facebook.

There will be some pay for your hard work on this production.


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March 28, 2013

Mid-Life Players presents "RENT" in concert!

Mid Life Players


"Rent" in Concert! by Jonathan Larson: Apr 12-20: 7:30 pm Fri-Sat
Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's RENT follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical. Directed by Dan Prather & Alex Bigus. Featuring Thomas Anderson, Curt Knupp, Sean Connors, Richie Johnson, Chad Burris, Dan Prather, Moe Graesner, Sarah Nickerson, Roberta Vonfange, Kathy Daniels, Joy Richardson, Portia Bowers, Dottie Bartlett, Pete Barrett, John Van de Voort, John Solomon, Kevin Elmore, Crystal Elmore, Ruth Bigus, Catherine Boone, Michelle Coon, Kristine Norvaishas, Patricia Rusconi, and Nan Lippincott.
$10 general admission. Tickets online at: rentinconcert.brownpapertickets.com. Alcott Arts Center, 180 S 18th St, mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com, (Adult Fare)

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March 27, 2013

CHESS opens on April 12th at The Barn!

The Barn presents…

CHESS

Music by Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Book by Richard Nelson
Based on an idea by Tim Rice

Directed by Barb Nichols
Musical Direction by Martha Risser
Choreographed by Rob Reeder
Assistant Direction by Lynn Reddick
& Derek McCracken
Stage Managed by Sara McAdoo & Curt Crespino
Set Design by Derek Donovan
Costume Design by Julia Ras
Lighting Design by Phil Leonard
Sound Design by Sean Leistico
Props Designed by Tamara Kingston
Rehearsal Accompaniment by Michalis Koutsoupides
April 12 - 28, 2013
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:00pm

STARRING
Robert Hingula, Rebecca Johnston, Josh Krueger & Kipp Simmons
FEATURING
Samantha Agron, John Edmonds, Brian King, James Levy, Mark Murphy & Julia Percy
WITH
Lindsay Agron, Jessica Alcorn, Kristin Altoro, Whitney Armstrong, Dana Arnott, Corrine Baker, Beth Benedict, Rebecca Brungardt, Chip Buckner, Jennifer Cannady, Chuck Chambers, Gina Claypool, John Edmonds, Dave Fullerton, Rob Grove, Marcus Hurst, MB Hurst, Daniel Kedish, Rob Reeder, Harmony Scharenberg, Brant Stacy Jeff Williams & Miles Wirth


SYNOPSIS: The collaborators on Chess (Music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA and lyrics by Tim Rice of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita), have created a complex rock opera that played to full Broadway houses and standing ovations. Here, the ancient game becomes a metaphor for romantic rivalries, competitive gamesmanship, super power politics and international intrigues. The pawns in this drama form a love triangle: the loutish American chess star, the earnest Russian champion and a Hungarian American female assistant who arrives at the international chess match in Bangkok with the American but falls for the Russian. From Bangkok to Budapest the players, lovers, politicians, and spies manipulate and are manipulated to the pulse of a monumental rock score that includes "One Night in Bangkok" and "Heaven Help My Heart."

All performances are at:
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS.

Ticket pricing:
REGULAR - $18.00
SENIORS - $ 15.00
GROUPS (10 OR MORE) - $12.00
STUDENTS (WITH A VALID STUDENT ID) - $10.00

WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS!
VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER!
The box office opens one hour before curtain time.
For reservations, please call or call 1-800-838-3006
or visit our website at www.thebarnplayers.org
Production support provided by…
The Mainstreet Credit Union
Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce
St. Pius School
Media partner support provided by…
94.9 KCMO
95.1 Jack-FM

The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.
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Audtions for THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at The Barn!

AUDITIONS!

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Music, Lyrics and Book by Rupert Holmes
Based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens

Directed by Kipp Simmons
Musical Direction by Kevin Bogan

AUDITIONS:
June 1st and 2nd, 2013
from 2:00 - 4:00pm
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS


EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32 bar selection of a musical theatre or pop/rock song in the style of the show. Please Provide: Sheet Music...no CDs & NO ACAPPELLA auditions | Headshot/Resume (if available) Also, please be prepared to tell a joke or a funny story.

Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, June 15th from 1:00 - 5:00 pm. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule that afternoon, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.

Rehearsals will begin September 22nd. Typical weekly rehearsal schedule will be Sunday through Thursday nights from 6:30pm – 10pm. Conflicts with the rehearsal schedule must be kept to an absolute minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be accepted during dress / tech week (11/3 – 11/7).

PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to attend either open call, please email your interest to the director at kippbot@gmail.com. You may be asked to send a video singing a 32 bar selection and a short monologue.

PRODUCTION DATES:
November 8th – 24th, 2013
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

All performances take place at…
The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a musical based on Charles Dickens' unfinished novel. The show, performed by members of London's Music Hall Royale, tells the story of the upstanding young Edwin Drood who mysteriously disappears and is presumably murdered. But who did it? Was it his drug-addicted romantic rival John Jasper? The infamous Princess Puffer? Reverend Crisparkle? Helena or Neville Landless, immigrant siblings from Ceylon? Someone else? You finish the story Charles Dickens didn't! It's the only show in town that ends differently every night, depending on what the audience decides.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
The Barn is committed to multi-racial and color blind casting, whenever possible.

• Chairman of the Board | male | baritone | 40 – 70 | lead
• Edwin Drood | female | mezzo | 20 - 45 | supporting
• John Jasper | male | baritone | 30 – 45 | supporting
• Rosa Bud | female | soprano | 20 - 35 | supporting
• Reverend Crisparkle | male | baritone | 35-55 | supporting
• Princess Puffer | female | alto | 35 - 55 | supporting
• Neville Landless | male | baritone | 20 - 35 | supporting
• Helena Landless | female | mezzo | 20 - 35 | supporting
• Bazzard | male | tenor | 35 - 55 | supporting
• Durdles | male | tenor | 35 - 55 | supporting
• Deputy | male | tenor | 15 - 25 | supporting
• Stage Manager | male or female | 20 - 70 | cameo

PLUS AN ENSEMBLE PLAYING VARIOUS ROLES


For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of
The Barn Players, at emagnitude@me.com

The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.



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Auditions for SPRING AWAKENING at The Barn!

AUDITIONS!

Spring Awakening

Music by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics by Steven Sater

Directed by Eric Magnus
Musical Direction by Kevin Hershberger
Asst. Direction by Shelly Stewart
Choreography by Guy Gardner

AUDITIONS:
May 4th and 5th, 2013
from 1:00 - 4:00pm
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32 bar selection of a musical theatre or pop/rock song in the style of the show.
Please Provide: Sheet Music…no CDs & NO ACAPPELLA auditions
Headshot/Resume (if available)

Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, May 11th from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Please be prepared to read scenes and sing songs from the show (sides will be provided). Also, please dress appropriate to dance at callbacks. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule that afternoon, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.

Rehearsals will begin Sunday, August 4th. Typical weekly rehearsal schedule will be Sunday through Thursday nights from 7 – 10pm. Conflicts with the rehearsal schedule must be kept to an absolute minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be accepted during dress / tech week (9/15 – 9/19)

PRODUCTION DATES:
September 19th – October 6th, 2013
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

All performances take place at…
The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:
Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget. Adapted from Frank Wedekind's 1891 German expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, it has been hailed as the "Best Musical of the Year" by the New York Times, New York Post, Star Ledger, Journal News, New York Observer and USA Today. Featuring unforgettable music by Duncan Sheik and Lyrics by Steven Sater, SPRING AWAKENING explores a place and time where teenagers try to find their way in a world controlled by the adults in their lives.

CAST BREAKDOWN:
We are looking for a multi-racial, high-energy cast of performers for this Tony Award winning musical, which will be a Kansas City community theatre premiere.

• WENDLA – An innocent high school student, trapped in her family. But with every passing day, she grows bolder and more curious about her body and the world around her. Both vulnerable and a willing participant in her evolution. (G3 - E5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• MARTHA – A high school student who lives with a painful, life-changing secret. (G3 - E5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• ILSE – Martha's sister, who lives with a painful secret of her own. She has run away from home and now lives as a "girl toy" in a Parisian artists' colony. She is Moritz's last hope. (G3 - E5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• THEA – Wendla's best friend. A high school student who tries to stay innocent and pure in the face of many distractions and temptations. (A3 - E5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• ANNA – Martha's best friend. A high school student. She has a difficult time understanding Martha's burdens. (A3 - C5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• MELCHIOR – A smart, independent, headstrong high school student who refuses to bow down to society's rules. An atheist. Struggles with his intense feelings for Wendla. (G2 - G4) – Featured soloist. Bari-tenor.
• MORITZ – Melchior's best friend. A troubled high school student who desperately tries to please his father, but always seems to disappoint him. Has haunting dreams, and grows increasingly tormented. (B2 - A4) – Featured soloist.
Bari-tenor.
• GEORG – An exceptionally horny schoolmate of Melchior's who is overcome with sexual feelings for his piano teacher. (Ab2 - A4, and up to a possible D5 in falsetto) Featured soloist. – Bari-tenor.
• HANSCHEN – A beautiful, cunning schoolmate of Melchior's who is disarmingly comfortable with his own sexuality. He uses his good looks and intelligence to manipulate a fellow student. (C3 - A4) – Featured soloist. Bari-tenor.
• OTTO – A classmate of Melchior's who struggles with sexual feelings he considers inappropriate. (C3 - B4) – Featured soloist. Bari-tenor.
• ERNST – Another beautiful schoolmate of Melchior's, but naïve and easily manipulated. Unsure of who he is sexually. (C3 - A4) – Featured soloist.
Bari-tenor.
• THE ADULT MAN (multiple roles) – Primarily acting. Several important roles, including HERR STIEFEL (Moritz's father), HERR GABOR (Melchior's Father), and HERR SONNENSTICH (the boys' school teacher) – Ensemble singer. Bari-tenor.
• THE ADULT WOMAN (multiple roles)– Primarily acting. Several important roles, including FRAU GABOR (Melchior's mother), FRAU BERGMAN (Wendla's mother), and Georg's piano teacher, FRAULEIN GROSSEBUSTENHALTER – Ensemble singer. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt(s).

** ALL STUDENTS ROLES…AGES 16 – 25
*** ADULT ROLES…AGES 35 - 60
*** PLUS AN ENSEMBLE OF SINGERS…AGES 16–25.

For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of
The Barn Players, at emagnitude@me.com

The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.



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March 26, 2013

Starlight's Vincent Legacy Scholarship

STARLIGHT NOW ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
The Vincent Legacy Scholarships give 6th, 7th and
8th graders the opportunity to receive
professional training in the performing arts



Starlight Theatre is now accepting applications
through April 8 for the Vincent Legacy
Scholarship for ethnically diverse youth in the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades who have a
passionate interest and strong ability in the
performing arts. Approximately two scholarships
will be awarded that will pay for up to $2,500 of
dance, voice or acting training for the selected
youth.

Starlight and local community leaders Greg and
Rebecca Reid created the Vincent Legacy
Scholarship Fund in 2006 and have since awarded 16
scholarships. The Reids have also organized a
generous $50,000 endowment fund for the
scholarship "to provide youth who show performing
arts promise the opportunity to further refine and
improve their skills through professional
instruction, but who otherwise might not be able
to secure additional training."

In addition to meeting ethnic and financial
criteria, students must show a passion for the
performing arts, maintain an academic achievement
level equal or greater than a "B" (3.0) grade
level, attend school regularly with no unexcused
absences, and demonstrate an interest in community
service.

The Vincent Legacy Scholarship is not solely
considered a financial award, said Amy Reinert,
Starlight Theatre Director of Education. The
winners of the scholarships join a group of
talented former winners as well as adult mentors
whose mission is to guide and encourage the
scholars as they advance in their performing arts
training while maturing into adulthood. Past
recipients continue to stay in touch and mentor
new recipients.

"They (past winners) have become leaders," Reinert
said. "These scholarships help the students see
themselves in a way they might not be able to see
prior to this process. Their training is helping
them to become singers, dancers and actors, but
combined with the mentoring they are receiving,
these students become more focused, more self-
reliant and clearly more confident. I've seen this
attitude also spread amongst their families.

A great example of this confidence and mentoring
was apparent at last year's Vincent Legacy
Scholarship holiday celebration, she said, when a
former recipient who now danced with the
University of Kansas Dance Squad, eloquently told
the group, "People expect us to fail. Don't live
up to that expectation."

Applications for the Vincent Legacy Scholarship
and a list of past recipients are available at
www.kcstarlight.com, by email at
education@kcstarlight.com or by calling (816) 997-
1134.

Starlight Theatre, located at 4600 Starlight Road
in Swope Park, is the largest and oldest
performing arts organization in Kansas City and
the second largest theatre of its kind in the
United States. The not-for-profit organization is
dedicated to producing, presenting and promoting
excellence in musical theatre and the performing
arts for diverse audiences of all ages, with
continued programming for families and children.
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LAST CALL for Superstar Dreams: THE BELIEVERS

If you want to be featured talent or on the
production team (or both) send your name,
positions & roles interested in, phone number,
availability, pictures, any video/audio/sample of
work, and any other helpful info. If you're in the
Kansas City area rehearsals Saturday from 2-5pm
are mandatory plus 1-2 phone rehearsals per week
(30 minutes). Consideration given first to who
follows all directions.

STAFF:
Production Assistant, Choreographer, Set Designer,
Light Designer, Sound/Audio Designer, Fashion
Designer/Stylist, Costume/Wardrobe Designer,
Hair/Make Up Designer, Web Team, Street Team.

CAST:
Bartholomew, Phillip, & Judas (any age & race
male). Jay Z (25-40 yr old black or biracial
male). Mary Mag (18-40 yr old black female). Aunt
Mary (25-60 yr old any race female). Beyonce (21-
35 yr old black or biracial female). Lady Gaga
(18-35 yr old white female). Claudia (21-40
spanish or native female). Plus several supporting
roles.

LEAD ACTOR ROLES
Bartholomew (Nathaniel)- Royal blood, great
searcher, scholar, prophet
Phillip- Right approach to skeptics, simple faith,
close to Bartholomew
Judas- Treasurer, outspoken leader, violent
nationalist
Jay Z & Barack Obama- Jay Z Hip Hop King, Barack
Obama President

LEAD ACTRESS ROLES
Mary Mag- Leader of women, rumored dancer, Mag
Girlz Club
Aunt Mary- "Sonz Of Thunda" mother, Mama Mary's
sister
Beyonce (present)/Claudia (past)- Beyonce R&B
Queen, Claudia Pilate's Queen
Lady Gaga (present)/Herodias (past)- Lady Gaga Pop
Queen, Herodias Herod's Queen

SUPPORTING ROLES
musicians, singers, dancers, rappers, poets,
comedians, gangsters, fraternity, sorority,
guards, jezebels, priests, priestesses, prophets,
prophetesses, crowd


"MAKING THE PLAY" week 3
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PL5EAF5t7V1tbMlfjELiJPG9NzJ0an1YrI


"MAKING THE PLAY" week 1
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PL5EAF5t7V1tabc7hHWcFsfECEyXL_6zfV


Thank you

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The Puppets are Coming!!!!!

It's time for the annual giant puppet pageant
produced by StoneLion Puppet Theatre, Mother's Day
for Mother Earth.

May 12th finds us and 5000 of our closest friends
watching a giant puppet show, Our Global Village
at 2 p.m.

but without you the lawn could be bare. We are
looking for folks to help us carry those fun and
LIGHTWEIGHT puppets across the lawn. No really
they aren't that bad.

Three ways to get involved:

Kids ages 2 to 12 can perform in our children's
chorus. One meeting at 2 p.m. on Saturday May 4,
rehearsal Saturday afternoon May 11 and the show
May 12th.

Adult volunteers and teens who have a limited time
commitment. This is a great way to get community
service hours. Scattered rehearsals the week prior
in the early evening, Saturday May 11th and the
show May 12th. Lots of fun, free stuff and one
heck of a good time at the volunteer cast party
the week following! A great way to get involved,
do art, help the planet AND have fun!

A limited number of paid positions are avialable
for professional performers who can commit to
scattered rehearsals the two weeks prior, Saturday
May 11th and May 12th.

Call 816-221-5351 or email Heather ASAP! Spread
the word. Tell your friends. We've got posters for
your day jobs! Help make this the biggest event
yet!

Rain date is May 19 but we are n't going to need
it.


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March 25, 2013

Ordinary Days a NEW Musical

She&Her Productions*

She&Her Productions
Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon: Apr 5-14: 8 pm Thr-
Sat, Mon; 2 pm Sun


From one of musical theatre's most exciting new
composers comes ORDINARY DAYS, a refreshingly
honest and funny musical about making real
connections in the city that never sleeps (but
probably should at some point.) ORDINARY DAYS
tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose
lives intersect as they search for fulfillment,
happiness, love and cabs. Through a score of
vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences
ring startlingly true to life. ORDINARY DAYS is an
original musical for anyone who's ever struggled
to appreciate the simple things in a complex
place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it
celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories
combine in unexpected ways to make
New York City such a unique and extraordinary
home.

Directed by Tiffany Garrison-Schweigert. Featuring
Katie Meador, Valerie Dykes, Steven Ansel James,
and John Cleary.
$10-$15. Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central
Street, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com (Suitable for
Everyone)

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March 22, 2013

The French Cabaret~ April in Paris!

The French Cabaret~ April in Paris!

a wistful performance of music, merriment, manipulation and more

with cocktails!

with your hosts:
Belleville featuring chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass
And your silent host, Petite Columbe the mime artiste

This month's guest artistes:
Annie Cherry and Damian Blake - Vaudeville and Burlesque
and
Miss Conception - Spinner de Cerceaux et Mots

Come...be enchanted with original confections of comedy, mime, spoken word, hoop art and more

performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this intimate setting.

Friday, April 19th
at the Uptown Arts Bar
3611 Broadway

Seating begins at 6:30
The show is 7:00 - 8:30
$10 cover
Seating is limited!


www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611

To contact Byrd Productions go to:www.byrdproductions.org


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Byrd Productions' 14th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser!

Come join Byrd Productions and Rhythm & Boobs as they celebrate eighteen years of glorious fun, foolishness and physical theater with their annual Laid Back Fund Raiser. This year's festivities include beer by Boulevard Beer, wine by Snow & Co., hors d'oeuvres by Moxie Catering, cake by Amaro's Bakery, and a photo booth by Micah Hesureaux. Enjoy performances of music, juggling, aerial acrobats, exotic dance, spoken word, clowning, comedy and burlesque (whew). How can you resist?

Come on down to The Arts Asylum, 1000 E 9th Street, Kansas City MO.64106 - Friday, April 12th from 7:00 – 11:00ish. The final hour is adults only – sorry kids.

This year's performances include, The Black Bottom Band – our house band, Dangerous Juggling by Jason Divad, Philip Blue Owl Hooser with Eat Their Words, Exotic Dance by Nicole English and Tamara Carson, Clown Troupe – The Flock, Word Smith – Sara Miss Conception Glass, Aerial performance by Voler, Chaunteuse – Summer Trist. The final hour is presented by Rhythm And Boobs - featuring: Molly Thunder, Emery Woods, Brazen Hell. Goldie Goldstein, Lacey Knickers, Nada Von Darling, Mannon Bohtomme, Kitty Von Minx, Astro the Clown and Clarity Brown. All Emceed by the FABULOUS Ruby! (aka Dennis Porter with Happy Faces Entertainment)

The suggested donation at the door is only $15. Grab the whole family and some cash and make your way down to the Laid Back Fund Raiser!!! We have the best darned silent auction and raffle in town!

For more information call Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org

Sponsored by Boulevard Beer, Moxie Catering, Snow & Co., Amaro's Bakery, KCStage Magazine and KKFI 90.1 FM

(All proceeds go directly toward the programs that Byrd Productions provides year round: classes, workshops, scholarships, shows and showcases of Physical Theater.)

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Moving Sculptures, Telling Stories - A movement for theater workshop - THIS WEEKEND!

The moment you arrive on stage, before you even open your mouth, you have begun telling a story. Learning to sculpt your movements allows you to communicate with your audience more directly and with greater variety and precision. In this workshop we will delve into the techniques of both Marcel Marceau and Etienne Decroux (father of Corporeal Mime). We will explore the importance of weight, form, rhythm and breath in creating character, illusion, and story in search of a more complete actor.

The weekend's focus will be three-fold: Illusion, Rhythm and Articulation.

Starting with the basics of creating illusions, the miming of physical actions, we will also look briefly at the metaphoric application of lifting weight, pushing and pulling (or being pushed and pulled). Both action and metaphor require rhythm, which we will address through Decroux's dynamo-rhythms, learning to give texture to a phrase of movement. And finally, to articulate their body as carefully as their words, students will be introduced to the scales and triple designs that allow them to make precise choices about their movement and the idea or emotion it communicates to the audience.

At The New Centuries Follies Studio inside The Arts Asylum
1000 E 9th Street, Kansas City MO.64106
The New Century Follies National Conservatory of Vaudeville is on the third floor of the west wing. Enter through the stage door in the rear of the building, easily accessed in the parking lot.

Saturday and Sunday, March 23 & 24
10:00 - 5:00 both days
dress for movement, bring plenty of water and snacks
there will be a one hour lunch break.
$100 - Contact Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188
to reserve your spot or go to www.byrdproductions.org

Kirsten is a graduate of L'Ecole International de Mimordrame de Marcel Marceau in Paris,France. She first discovered the magic of inclinations and rotations and triple designs at a church in Oklahoma City, finally deciding to head for Paris to audition for the school. She spent the next three years studying with Marceau, as well as the world's foremost practitioners of Corporeal Mime (which is to mime what ballet is to dance), rounded out with classes in dance, fencing and acrobatics. Following graduation, Kirsten spent another year and a half touring Europe with some of her classmates as Mime de Rien in an original production titled Le Pese, le Flouze, le Blé. Returning to the US, she moved to Minneapolis where she met Dean Hatton at the MargolisBrown physical theater company. Discovering a common love of mime-based movement theater, the two have been working together as Kirsten and Dean since 2001.

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I-Mime, There's An App For That! Tonight ONLY!!!

The ultimate low-tech adventure in a high-tech world

www.byrdproductions.org

Inspired by irretrievable hours sucked into Angry Birds, YouTube and deciphering privacy settings. Each "app" opens a window into the bizarre, addictive and sometimes surprisingly human things we follow, share, and become with our gadgets.

Written and performed by Kirsten Stephens. Kirsten combines her years of training with world famous mime Marcel Marceau with the experience of navigating the wireless world of instant connection and digital entertainment to create a show of painfully funny visual puns that anyone who uses the Internet can relate to. What else should she have done with all that training? (ask her parents)

If you've seen previous incarnations of this show - you're in for a treat! She keeps some of her favorites and adds some new hilarious numbers - due to new "research" in online dating and the similarities between Google and Droopy the Dog.

Alas, there is only one performance of this show:
8:00, Friday March 22nd at The Arts Asylum

Tickets are only $10 for adults,
$8 for students/seniors/military/KCFringe button holders
$5 for kids 16 and younger
www.byrdproductions.org

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March 21, 2013

Auditions this Saturday for life changing movie & play

"LIKE" our show page
www.facebook.com/thebelievers2013 and show some
love! Rehearsals are Saturdays 2-5pm there are
GREAT lead roles available and supporting roles as
dancers, singers. rappers, and
extras/understudies. There are also some great
staff positions available. If interested send your
name, availability, skills/interests, number,
pictures, and schedule a time to come early this
Saturday between 12:00pm-1:30pm for audition (for
performers) & interview ( for staff).

LEAD ACTOR ROLES
Bartholomew/Nathaniel- (any race) Royal blood,
great searcher, scholar
Phillip- (any race) Right approach to the skeptic,
simple faith
Judas Iscariot- (any race) Treasurer, outspoken
leader
Officer James (The Just)- (Caucasian, Native
American, HIspanic, biracial) first doubter &
unjust then faithful & just
Jay Z/Barack Obama/Pilate- (African American,
biracial) King
Herod- (any race) King

LEAD ACTRESS ROLES
Mary Mag- (any race)- leader of the women, rumored
dancer, most hated
Aunt Mary- (any race) Sonz Of Thunda mother, Mama
Mary's sister & bestfriend
Beyonce/Michelle Obama/Claudia- (African American,
Puerto Rican, Biracial) R & B Queen
Lady Gaga/Sarah Palin/Herodias- (Caucasian, Native
American, Mixed, Spanish) Pop Queen

STAFF POSITIONS
Production Manager, Production Assistant,
Technical Manager, Set Designer,
Fashion/Wardrobe/Costume Designer, Hair & Make Up
Designers, Audio/Sound Designer, Light Designer,
Props/Set Manager, Promotions, Web Team, Street
Team


"Superstar Dreams: THE BELIEVERS" preview (JESUS
CHRIST!!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfxA2SIb2Dg

"Superstar Dreams: THE BELIEVERS" rehearsal
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PL5EAF5t7V1tZrLNCpHdjCJYS7kIGYEqEh


"Superstar Dreams: THE BELIEVERS" auditions
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLF5560358841D2C02


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March 20, 2013

Mid-Life Players presents "RENT" in concert!

Mid Life Players


"Rent" in Concert! by Jonathan Larson: Apr 12-20: 7:30 pm Fri-Sat
Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's RENT follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical. Directed by Dan Prather & Alex Bigus. Featuring Thomas Anderson, Curt Knupp, Sean Connors, Richie Johnson, Chad Burris, Dan Prather, Moe Graesner, Sarah Nickerson, Roberta Vonfange, Kathy Daniels, Joy Richardson, Portia Bowers, Dottie Bartlett, Pete Barrett, John Van de Voort, John Solomon, Kevin Elmore, Crystal Elmore, Ruth Bigus, Catherine Boone, Michelle Coon, Kristine Norvaishas, Patricia Rusconi, and Nan Lippincott.
$10 general admission. Tickets online at: rentinconcert.brownpapertickets.com. Alcott Arts Center, 180 S 18th St, mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com, (Adult Fare)

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Ordinary Days a NEW Musical

She&Her Productions*

She&Her Productions
Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon: Apr 5-14: 8 pm Thr-
Sat, Mon; 2 pm Sun


From one of musical theatre's most exciting new
composers comes ORDINARY DAYS, a refreshingly
honest and funny musical about making real
connections in the city that never sleeps (but
probably should at some point.) ORDINARY DAYS
tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose
lives intersect as they search for fulfillment,
happiness, love and cabs. Through a score of
vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences
ring startlingly true to life. ORDINARY DAYS is an
original musical for anyone who's ever struggled
to appreciate the simple things in a complex
place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it
celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories
combine in unexpected ways to make
New York City such a unique and extraordinary
home.

Directed by Tiffany Garrison-Schweigert. Featuring
Katie Meador, Valerie Dykes, Steven Ansel James,
and John Cleary.
$10-$15. Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central
Street, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com (Suitable for
Everyone)

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March 18, 2013

Press Release - Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George

PRESS RELEASE 3/18/2013
MUSICAL THEATER HERITAGE

PRESENTING STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Musical Theater Heritage (MTH) will open their 11th season with the Kansas City premiere of the Pulitzer Prize winning SUNDAY IN
THE PARK WITH GEORGE, by Stephen Sondheim. Inspired by the painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by
Georges Seurat, SUNDAY opened on Broadway in 1984 and received 10 Tony nominations.

MTH's Executive Producer Chad Gerlt states, "The Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to a Musical only 8 times. It was
awarded to this show because of its commentary on the making of art, and the struggle every artist goes through, regardless of
the medium. This complex and diverse score is rarely produced on professional stages."

Of the original production in 1984, Frank Rich of The New York Times wrote: "Mr. Sondheim has created an audacious, haunting and
touching work. Sunday in the Park is setting the stage for even more sustained theatrical innovations yet to come."

In the title role of George, MTH will feature Kansas City favorite Tim Scott. Playing George's female counterpart, Dot, will be
Katie Karel. Kansas City audiences will remember them both from MTH's 2011 production of EVITA. The production is directed by
Sarah Crawford and will feature a 10-member orchestra, and 17-member cast.

Additionally, MTH is proud to welcome Kansas City's premiere Art museum, The Nelson-Atkins museum of Art, as an official sponsor
of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. The Nelson will send a museum curator to offer a brief pre-show talk about French
Impressionism, Seurat, and his 2 masterpieces at the matinee performances on Sunday, March 31 and Sunday, April 7 at 2pm.

Sunday in the Park with George will play the Off Center Theatre in Crown Center March 28 - April 14, 2013.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 816.842.9999 or by visiting www.MTHKC.com
Questions or interview inquiries can be directed to CHAD GERLT at 816.221.6987

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Bathroom Humor

Paradise Playhouse Dinner Theatre


Bathroom Humor by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore: Mar 22-Apr 13: 6 pm Fri-Sat; 7 pm Thr; 12 pm Sun
Van Zandt and Milmore have certainly come up with a novel setting: the play takes place in the bathroom in a home during a party, a handy place for gossip and hanky panky, where we learn of the wild and crazy things going on at the party. The authors have ingeniously contrived this play so that we feel that, if we had gone to this party we, too, might have spent most of the time hiding out in the bathroom. Directed by R. Cress Hewitt. Featuring Jill Camper, Julie Houser, Sarah Griggs Love, Ron McQuillen, Patrick Simpson, T.J. Blodgett, Mick Turpin, and Mike Turpin.
$30.00 to $32.00. Paradise Playhouse Dinner Theatre, 101 Spring St, (816) 630-3333, www.paradiseplayhouse.org (Adult Fare)

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March 15, 2013

$10 Tickets for Slashdance! Industry Night - Monday @ 7pm

WHAT A FEELING! Now you too can dance for your life...

Join The Coterie for a special Industry Night performance of Ron Megee's Slashdance! this Monday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m.

ALL SEATS ONLY $10.00!

Call The Coterie's box office at 816.474.6552

_______________________________


"Clever in all the right places... gloriously tongue-in-cheek ... uniquely charming... shouldn't be missed by... pretty much anybody with a depraved (but, in a good way) sense of humor."
- C. Parker, KCMetropolis.org


"Slashdance! delivers... laughs and some very good dancing... A star turn by Ashley M. Otis, doing every kick-ass action-flick heroine we've ever seen... exceptional comic performance by Mandy Morris... Kenneth Personett brings... some impressive dance moves to the show."
- R. Trussell, Kansas City Star

_______________________________

Slashdance!
A world premiere written and directed by
Ron Megee

Playing now through March 24
Shows at 7pm & 9pm on Fridays & Saturdays

A hilariously grisly new parody that pits iconic '80's movie Flashdance against the cannibalistic hoards. Slashdance! tells the story of female dynamo, Alexis Bowens, who is a true maniac: welder by day, dancer by night. Her dream is to get into a real dance company though, and nothing's going to get in her way - not even a giant herd of fast-moving, virus-infected human cannibals! Not only will she finally get her big break, but killing cannibal hoards is even better for her abs than Pilates!

Performed at Off Center Theater, Level 3 Crown Center

Watch a video preview at www.coterietheatre.org



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March 14, 2013

Auditions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GORILLA THEATRE PRESENTS:
Auditions
For the 22nd annual Greek Show
"The Knights"
by Aristophanes


Auditions will be held at Aquarius New Age
& Metaphysical Book Store
3936 Broadway
Kansas City, Mo. 64111
Sunday: April 7th from 1:00p.m.-5:00p.m. and Monday: 4:00p.m.-8:00p.m.

Performances will be presented outdoors on the South steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 7:30a.m. Saturday and Sunday June 29th and 30th , 2013 .

The Knights ~ is a sharp, bawdy, and, in some places, grim satiric allegory on Athenian political life.

Cast

Demosthenes: a slave in the service of Demos
Nicias: a slave in the service of Demos
A sausage seller: a low-born Athenian street merchant
Paphlagonian: a slave in the service of Demos
Demos: an elderly Athenian citizen
Chorus of Knights.

A prepared monologue is preferred but not required.
Please call for an appointment:
816-510-3372 or e-mail: duby@kc.rr.com

There will be some pay for your hard work on this production.
KC Stage cardmembers receive a discount of:
2 for 1 tickets. 10% off classes

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KCAT announces 2013-2014 Season

Contact: Audrey Porsche
Director of Development & Marketing
Kansas City Actors Theatre
Audrey@kcactors.org
(719) 640-9491

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kansas City Actors Theatre announces its 2013-2014 Season,
beginning with a summer of American Masterworks.

The summer begins with a celebration of the 100th birthday of our
own William Inge. To commemorate this event, KCAT will offer a
production of one of his most well-loved plays, and one very
appropriate to the season, Picnic.

Picnic is a charming, uplifting and heartbreaking story of one life-
changing day in the lives of two households in a small Kansas town
in the early 1950s. The play centers around the chemistry between
two main characters: Madge Owens, a pretty 18-year-old girl, and
Hal Carter, a young vagabond. Madge is coming of age, and is in
the midst of an existential crisis, wondering if there is more to her
life than being a pretty girl destined to marry the first acceptable
man who asks. Then Hal arrives in town, and his presence has a
seismic effect on Madge as well as the other members of the
Owens' extended family. Hal sees in Madge a chance for an
emotional attachment more deep and real than any in his shiftless
life up to this point. All the characters in the play get caught up in
the resulting whirlwind of passion and longing, making this a
summer picnic like no other.
Next, is a timeless masterwork from the towering talent of Eugene
O'Neill, A Long Day's Journey into Night. A loving semi-
autobiographical homage to O'Neill's family, Long Day's Journey is
a harrowing, unblinking, booze and dope-fueled descent into the
revelation of dark truths and bitter love. It is also a dizzying
display of O'Neill's mastery of powerful dialogue, and an
opportunity for virtuoso performances. An unforgettable theatrical
experience, courtesy of KCAT.

After the summer, with dates and venues to be determined, the
season continues with two more productions.

In our fifth co-production with the Unicorn Theatre, KCAT will
present Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities, which has won the
Drama League Award for Distinguished Play, along with a Tony
Award and a Drama Desk Award.In Other Desert Cities, Brooke
Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence to
celebrate Christmas with her family. Brooke announces that she is
about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event
in the family's history--a wound they don't want reopened. In
effect, she draws a line in the sand and dares them all to cross it.

Then, in a co-production with UMKC and the WWI Museum, KCAT
will present R.C. Sherriff's powerful WWI drama, Journey's End. Set
in the trenches at Saint-Quentin, Aisne in 1918 towards the end of
WWI, the play takes you right into the dugout of a British Army
infantry company. It is an "uncompromising, cleareyed play about
war--and not war as it echoes on the home front or in chambers
of government, but war as a daily phonomenon for those who fight
it." (Ben Brantley, New York Times). Filled with finely-drawn
characters, Journey's End brings a starkly human perspective in a
WWI tale that is not to be missed.
KCAT's summer productions will be staged at Union Station's H&R
Block City Stage beginning August 6th and running through
September 15. Season subscriptions go on sale in May at
www.kcactors.org or by calling the Central Ticket Office at
816.235.6222.

Kansas City Actors Theatre is celebrating its ninth season of
producing classic and modern-classic plays featuring Kansas City
theatre artists.

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Theatre for Young America Offering Summer Theatre Arts Project Drama Camps

Theatre for Young America is taking enrollments for its 2013 Summer Theatre Arts Project Drama Camps. TYA offers a full array of theatre arts training for students, ages 3.5 years of age through 12th grade. Drama Camps are held at three different locations depending on the age level of the student.

Theatre Arts Project offerings and locations are as follows:

Camp 1. THE ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR DOOLITTLE

AGE, Section I: Preschool (at least 3.5 years of age) through Kindergarten
AGE, Section II: 1st grade through 3rd grade
LOCATION: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City, 5700 King, Shawnee, KS 66203
DATES: June 17-21, 2013, from 5 to 7pm daily with an onstage performance at 6pm Friday, June 21, 2013.
TUITION: $100

This musical play, adapted from the book by Hugh Lofting, centers around a special doctor who loves animals so much that he is able to talk with them. Characters include Polynesia the Parrot, Gub-Gub the Pig, Jip the Dog, Dab-Dab the Duck, and Chee-Chee the Monkey, as well as pirates and some wonderful never-seen-before African animals. Young actors learn musical theatre skills as they bring this play to life onstage.

Camp 2. THE WIZARD OF OZ

AGE: 4th grade through 8th grade
LOCATION: City Stage in Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, MO 64108.
DATES: July 8 -12, 2013, 9am to 5pm daily with an onstage performance at 3pm Friday, July 12, 2013
TUITION: $180
STUDENTS SHOULD BRING A SACK LUNCH EACH DAY

Based on the book by L. Frank Baum, this musical (not the film version) features Dorothy, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow as they outwit the Wicked Witch of the West to get to the Wizard of Oz. Glinda the Good and the Munchkins help the group find what they need and get Dorothy and Toto back to their home in Kansas. Campers work on songs, dances, characterization, acting, and stagecraft to prepare this play for an audience.

Camp 3. REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS or
BINKY RUDICH AND THE TWO-SPEED CLOCK

AGE: 7th grade through 12th grade
LOCATION: Goppert Theatre at Avila University, 1190 Wornall Rd. Kansas City, MO 64145
DATES: July 22-26, 2013, 9am to 5pm daily with an onstage performance at 7pm Friday, July 26, 2013
TUITION: $200
STUDENTS SHOULD BRING A SACK LUNCH EACH DAY

This musical comedy by David Mamet with music by Alaric Jans is a hilarious science fiction trip taken by Binky Rudich, his friend Viv, and a sheep named Bob. The threesome have an exciting time traveling to Crestview, Fourth World in the Goolagong System, ruled by crazy George Topax and guarded by the Great Space Pandas. Technical theatre, costuming, musical theatre, and acting skills are among the topics the campers will experience as they rehearse this play.

An additional 10% discount is offered to season ticket holders or to parents enrolling more than one child in TYA summer camps. Enrollments may be taken until the first day of camp. To enroll, call Theatre for Young America at 816.460.2083 or enroll online at www.tya.org.

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CIRCUs SkILLs & CLOwNING - Spring Session - begins April 1!

CIRCUs SkILLs & CLOwNING
LEVEL I: Give your inner clown some class!
Instructors are experts in slapstick combat, how to
take a pie in the face, juggling, mime,
hula hoop, tumbling, character development,
makeup application and much more.

LEVEL II: Continue the journey of uncovering
your personal clown,
don a red nose and study the techniques
of Jaque Lecoq, Ettienne Decroix, Giovannie
Fusetti, Marcel Marceau and other masters.

Class is tailored to the needs of participants.
Lots of fun and inspirational improv. guaranteed.

The Spring Session begins April 1, 2013
(Naturally!)
drop-ins welcome

Instructors: a variety of Kansas City's top
professional clowns, mimes and juggling artists including:

Heidi Van, Dennis Porter, Stephanie Roberts,
Jay & Leslie Cady, Hailey Lauren Jones,
Beth Byrd, Brian Wendling, Jason Divad,
Patrick Rippeto, Kirsten Stephens,
Terry Davolt and Kent & Kevin Mercer.

LEVEL I: Tuesdays, 8:30-9:30pm

LEVEL II: Wednesdays, 8:30 -9:30 pm

cost $99 for nine week session at
City in Motion, 3925 Main
go to www.cityinmotion.org
or call 816-561-2882
to register

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Byrd Productions' 14th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser!

Come join Byrd Productions and Rhythm & Boobs as they celebrate eighteen years of glorious fun, foolishness and physical theater with their annual Laid Back Fund Raiser. This year's festivities include beer by Boulevard Beer, wine by Snow & Co., hors d'oeuvres by Moxie Catering, cake by Amaro's Bakery, and a photo booth by Micah Hesureaux. Enjoy performances of music, juggling, aerial acrobats, exotic dance, spoken word, clowning, comedy and burlesque (whew). How can you resist?

Come on down to The Arts Asylum, 1000 E 9th Street, Kansas City MO.64106 - Friday, April 12th from 7:00 – 11:00ish. The final hour is adults only – sorry kids.

This year's performances include, The Black Bottom Band – our house band, Dangerous Juggling by Jason Divad, Philip Blue Owl Hooser with Eat Their Words, Exotic Dance by Nicole English and Tamara Carson, Clown Troupe – The Flock, Word Smith – Sara Miss Conception Glass, Aerial performance by Voler, Chaunteuse – Summer Trist. The final hour is presented by Rhythm And Boobs - featuring: Molly Thunder, Emery Woods, Brazen Hell. Goldie Goldstein, Lacey Knickers, Nada Von Darling, Mannon Bohtomme, Kitty Von Minx, Astro the Clown and Clarity Brown. All Emceed by the FABULOUS Ruby! (aka Dennis Porter with Happy Faces Entertainment)

The suggested donation at the door is only $15. Grab the whole family and some cash and make your way down to the Laid Back Fund Raiser!!! We have the best darned silent auction and raffle in town!

For more information call Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org

Sponsored by Boulevard Beer, Moxie Catering, Snow & Co., Amaro's Bakery, KCStage Magazine and KKFI 90.1 FM

(All proceeds go directly toward the programs that Byrd Productions provides year round: classes, workshops, scholarships, shows and showcases of Physical Theater.)

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The French Cabaret~ April in Paris!

The French Cabaret~ April in Paris!

a wistful performance of music, merriment, manipulation and more

with cocktails!

with your hosts:
Belleville featuring chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass
And your silent host, Petite Columbe the mime artiste

This month's guest artistes:
Annie Cherry and Damian Blake - Vaudeville and Burlesque
and
Miss Conception - Spinner de Cerceaux et Mots

Come...be enchanted with original confections of comedy, mime, spoken word, hoop art and more

performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this intimate setting.

Friday, April 19th
at the Uptown Arts Bar
3611 Broadway

Seating begins at 6:30
The show is 7:00 - 8:30
$10 cover
Seating is limited!


www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611

To contact Byrd Productions go to:www.byrdproductions.org


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Moving Sculptures, Telling Stories - A movement for theater workshop

Byrd Productions Presents:
Moving Sculptures, Telling Stories - A movement for theater workshop by Kirsten Stephens


The moment you arrive on stage, before you even open your mouth, you have begun telling a story. Learning to sculpt your movements allows you to communicate with your audience more directly and with greater variety and precision. In this workshop we will delve into the techniques of both Marcel Marceau and Etienne Decroux (father of Corporeal Mime). We will explore the importance of weight, form, rhythm and breath in creating character, illusion, and story in search of a more complete actor.

At The New Centuries Follies Studio inside The Arts Asylum
1000 E 9th Street, Kansas City MO.64106
The New Century Follies National Conservatory of Vaudeville is on the third floor of the west wing. Enter through the stage door in the rear of the building, easily accessed in the parking lot.

Saturday and Sunday, March 23 & 24
10:00 - 5:00 both days
dress for movement, bring plenty of water and snacks
there will be a one hour lunch break.
$100
- Contact Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188
to reserve your spot - or go to
www.byrdproductions.org
http://www.facebook.com/events/322753744490765/

Kirsten is a graduate of L'Ecole International de Mimordrame de Marcel Marceau in Paris,France. She first discovered the magic of inclinations and rotations and triple designs at a church
in Oklahoma City, finally deciding to head for Paris to audition for the school. She spent the next three years studying with Marceau, as well as the world's foremost practitioners of Corporeal
Mime (which is to mime what ballet is to dance), rounded out with classes in dance, fencing and acrobatics. Following graduation, Kirsten spent another year and a half touring Europe with
some of her classmates as Mime de Rien in an original production titled Le Pese, le Flouze, le Blé. Returning to the US, she moved to Minneapolis where she met Dean Hatton at the MargolisBrown physical theater company. Discovering a common love of mime-based
movement theater, the two have been working together as Kirsten and Dean since 2001.

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I-Mime, There's An App For That!

The ultimate low-tech adventure in a high-tech world

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/338812!

Inspired by irretrievable hours sucked into Angry Birds, YouTube and deciphering privacy settings. Each "app" opens a window into the bizarre, addictive and sometimes surprisingly human things we follow, share, and become with our gadgets.

Written and performed by Kirsten Stephens. Kirsten combines her years of training with world famous mime Marcel Marceau with the experience of navigating the wireless world of instant connection and digital entertainment to create a show of painfully funny visual puns that anyone who uses the Internet can relate to. What else should she have done with all that training? (ask her parents)

If you've seen previous incarnations of this show - you're in for a treat! She keeps some of her favorites and adds some new hilarious numbers - due to new "research" in online dating and the similarities between Google and Droopy the Dog.

Alas, there is only one performance of this show:
8:00, Friday March 22nd at The Arts Asylum

Tickets are only $10 for adults,
$8 for students/seniors/military/KCFringe button holders
$5 for kids 16 and younger
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/338812!

for more info go to byrdproductions.org
or call 816-305-8188

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March 13, 2013

Excelsior Springs Community Theatre presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Slightly Off Broadway Theatre


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:Fridays and Saturdays Apr 5,6,12,13,19,20 7:30 pm ;Sundays April 7 ,14,21 2 pm
A deliciously fun adventure with Willie Wonka Directed by Wayne Day and Colonsa Selby.
$10. Slightly Off Broadway Theatre, 114 N Marietta St, (816) 637-3728, www.esctheatre.org (Suitable for Everyone)

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Excelsior Springs Community Theatre presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Slightly Off Broadway Theatre


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl: Apr 5-6: 7:30 pm Fri-Sat
A deliciously fun adventure with Willie Wonka!
$10. Slightly Off Broadway Theatre, 114 N Marietta St, (816) 637-3728, www.esctheatre.org (Suitable for Everyone)

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March 12, 2013

Clownesque II - time correction

Ooooh those sexy clowns are at it again!!!

Byrd Productions and City in Motion School of Dance presents
"Clown-Esque!"

a collaboration of the luscious Ms. Cherry Pop and her bawdy burlesque babes with Byrd Productions sexy clown consortium
including Cirque du Gay (Dennis Porter and Peyton Wesfall), Sara MissConception Glass, Fwenchie Toast, Ryan Nogle, Patrick Rippeto, Jay Cady, Jazzbo,- The One-Man-Band, Freddy the Stage "Boy" and Marty Honig as the world's oldest pole dancer.

Hosted by the sultry Sophie Sassafras and the incredibly inappropriate Clarity Brown (a.k.a.Beth Byrd)

Join us ...for this fabulous evening of flirtatious escapades!
The event will be held at the Uptown Arts Bar,
Friday March 15th, 8:00 - 10:00pm,
3611 Broadway, KCMO

We'll have a plethora of raffle items, so don't forget your wallet.

It all goes to support one of the original movers and shakes in the Arts in Kansas City - City in Motion. "Dance For Every Body" since 1985!

$10 donation at the door

www.cityinmotion.org

http://www.uptownartsbar.com/

www.byrdproductions.org

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Clownesque II

Ooooh those sexy clowns are at it again!!!

Byrd Productions and City in Motion School of Dance presents
"Clown-Esque!"

a collaboration of the luscious Ms. Cherry Pop and her bawdy burlesque babes with Byrd Productions sexy clown consortium
including Cirque du Gay (Dennis Porter and Peyton Wesfall), Sara MissConception Glass, Fwenchie Toast, Ryan Nogle, Patrick Rippeto, Jay Cady, Jazzbo,- The One-Man-Band, Freddy the Stage "Boy" and Marty Honig as the world's oldest pole dancer.

Hosted by the sultry Sophie Sassafras and the incredibly inappropriate Clarity Brown (a.k.a.Beth Byrd)

Join us ...for this fabulous evening of flirtatious escapades!
The event will be held at the Uptown Arts Bar,
Friday March 15th, 7-9pm,
3611 Broadway, KCMO

We'll have a plethora of raffle items, so don't forget your wallet.

It all goes to support one of the original movers and shakes in the Arts in Kansas City - City in Motion. "Dance For Every Body" since 1985!

$10 donation at the door

www.cityinmotion.org

http://www.uptownartsbar.com/

www.byrdproductions.org

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City in Motion Announces Spring Classes

City in Motion Announces Spring Classes
The Spring 2013 semester will begin on April 1st. The non-profit school of dance is host to the widest variety of adult dance classes in the city. Beginning to advanced dancers can enjoy instruction in classical dance techniques such as ballet, jazz and modern dance as well as ethnic forms like West Afrikan, Belly Dance and Indian Manipuri. Club and ballroom dance styles include Hip Hop, Salsa and East Coast Swing. Various other classes are offered such as Circus Skills and Clowning and Kung Fu. Instructors at City in Motion are all professionals in their fields. Performance opportunities are available to students who love the limelight.
City in Motion is home to The Children's Dance Theater a professional track education program for dancers age 3-18 who are serious about dance. The students work with professional choreographers and appear in several performance events through out the year.
City in Motion Dance Theater, Inc. is located at 3925 Main Street, KCMO, 64111 in Westport. Information about classes and performance events can be found at www.cityinmotion.org. or by calling 816-561-2882.

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City in Motion Dance Theater presents an Evening of Wine and Chocolate

Seventh annual Evening of Wine and Chocolate



March 11, 2013
For immediate release
Contacts: Christopher Johnson, 816-36006150, christopher.johnson6@usbank.com
Pamela Spencer de la Fuente 810-210-1053, pamela.e.delafuente@gmail.com
Photos available


City in Motion Dance Theater presents
an Evening of Wine and Chocolate
6 p.m. March 30, 2013
Greenlease Cadillac Building, 2929 McGee Trafficway
No. 501

Please join us at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013, as City in Motion Dance Theater presents an Evening of Wine and Chocolate, the annual gala fundraiser for our dance company.


● Toast Kansas City from on high in the elegant 1918 Greenlease Cadillac Building's penthouse.


● Enjoy assorted wines and wine tastings with a sommelier.

● Nosh on food from KC favorites Californos and Christopher Elbow Artisanal Chocolates.


● Listen to music by jazz duo Detour and Heartland Men's Chorus ensemble the HeartAches.


● Tour the nearly 4,000-square-foot renovated property and browse our silent auction.


● Tickets are $60 in advance at http://wineandchocolatekc.eventbrite.com or $80 at the door.


● Free parking is available.


Since 1985, City in Motion Dance Theatre has worked to promote modern dance in Kansas City. Its mission is to foster the development of high-quality contemporary dance programming and expand the dance audience in the Kansas City metropolitan region.


This 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization has utilized a three-pronged approach — a professional dance company; a dance school offering affordable classes for children, youth and adults; and contemporary dance programming and presentations — to achieve awareness and appreciation for modern dance. The organization is perhaps best known for its high-quality annual dance concerts at Union Station, the Gem Theater, Folly Theater, Roanoke Park and other locations throughout the area.


For more information about City in Motion and its events, call 816.561.2882 or visit www.cityinmotion.org.

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Audtions for THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at The Barn!

AUDITIONS!

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Music, Lyrics and Book by Rupert Holmes
Based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens

Directed by Kipp Simmons
Musical Direction by Kevin Bogan

AUDITIONS:
June 1st and 2nd, 2013
from 2:00 - 4:00pm
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS


EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32 bar selection of a musical theatre or pop/rock song in the style of the show. Please Provide: Sheet Music...no CDs & NO ACAPPELLA auditions | Headshot/Resume (if available) Also, please be prepared to tell a joke or a funny story.

Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, June 15th from 1:00 - 5:00 pm. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule that afternoon, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.

Rehearsals will begin September 22nd. Typical weekly rehearsal schedule will be Sunday through Thursday nights from 6:30pm – 10pm. Conflicts with the rehearsal schedule must be kept to an absolute minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be accepted during dress / tech week (11/3 – 11/7).

PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to attend either open call, please email your interest to the director at kippbot@gmail.com. You may be asked to send a video singing a 32 bar selection and a short monologue.

PRODUCTION DATES:
November 8th – 24th, 2013
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

All performances take place at…
The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a musical based on Charles Dickens' unfinished novel. The show, performed by members of London's Music Hall Royale, tells the story of the upstanding young Edwin Drood who mysteriously disappears and is presumably murdered. But who did it? Was it his drug-addicted romantic rival John Jasper? The infamous Princess Puffer? Reverend Crisparkle? Helena or Neville Landless, immigrant siblings from Ceylon? Someone else? You finish the story Charles Dickens didn't! It's the only show in town that ends differently every night, depending on what the audience decides.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
The Barn is committed to multi-racial and color blind casting, whenever possible.

• Chairman of the Board | male | baritone | 40 – 70 | lead
• Edwin Drood | female | mezzo | 20 - 45 | supporting
• John Jasper | male | baritone | 30 – 45 | supporting
• Rosa Bud | female | soprano | 20 - 35 | supporting
• Reverend Crisparkle | male | baritone | 35-55 | supporting
• Princess Puffer | female | alto | 35 - 55 | supporting
• Neville Landless | male | baritone | 20 - 35 | supporting
• Helena Landless | female | mezzo | 20 - 35 | supporting
• Bazzard | male | tenor | 35 - 55 | supporting
• Durdles | male | tenor | 35 - 55 | supporting
• Deputy | male | tenor | 15 - 25 | supporting
• Stage Manager | male or female | 20 - 70 | cameo

PLUS AN ENSEMBLE PLAYING VARIOUS ROLES


For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of
The Barn Players, at emagnitude@me.com

The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.



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Auditions for SPRING AWAKENING at The Barn!

AUDITIONS!

Spring Awakening

Music by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics by Steven Sater

Directed by Eric Magnus
Musical Direction by Kevin Hershberger
Asst. Direction by Shelly Stewart
Choreography by Guy Gardner

AUDITIONS:
May 4th and 5th, 2013
from 1:00 - 4:00pm
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32 bar selection of a musical theatre or pop/rock song in the style of the show.
Please Provide: Sheet Music…no CDs & NO ACAPPELLA auditions
Headshot/Resume (if available)

Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, May 11th from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Please be prepared to read scenes and sing songs from the show (sides will be provided). Also, please dress appropriate to dance at callbacks. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule that afternoon, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.

Rehearsals will begin Sunday, August 4th. Typical weekly rehearsal schedule will be Sunday through Thursday nights from 7 – 10pm. Conflicts with the rehearsal schedule must be kept to an absolute minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be accepted during dress / tech week (9/15 – 9/19)

PRODUCTION DATES:
September 19th – October 6th, 2013
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

All performances take place at…
The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:
Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget. Adapted from Frank Wedekind's 1891 German expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, it has been hailed as the "Best Musical of the Year" by the New York Times, New York Post, Star Ledger, Journal News, New York Observer and USA Today. Featuring unforgettable music by Duncan Sheik and Lyrics by Steven Sater, SPRING AWAKENING explores a place and time where teenagers try to find their way in a world controlled by the adults in their lives.

CAST BREAKDOWN:
We are looking for a multi-racial, high-energy cast of performers for this Tony Award winning musical, which will be a Kansas City community theatre premiere.

• WENDLA – An innocent high school student, trapped in her family. But with every passing day, she grows bolder and more curious about her body and the world around her. Both vulnerable and a willing participant in her evolution. (G3 - E5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• MARTHA – A high school student who lives with a painful, life-changing secret. (G3 - E5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• ILSE – Martha's sister, who lives with a painful secret of her own. She has run away from home and now lives as a "girl toy" in a Parisian artists' colony. She is Moritz's last hope. (G3 - E5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• THEA – Wendla's best friend. A high school student who tries to stay innocent and pure in the face of many distractions and temptations. (A3 - E5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• ANNA – Martha's best friend. A high school student. She has a difficult time understanding Martha's burdens. (A3 - C5) – Featured soloist. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt.
• MELCHIOR – A smart, independent, headstrong high school student who refuses to bow down to society's rules. An atheist. Struggles with his intense feelings for Wendla. (G2 - G4) – Featured soloist. Bari-tenor.
• MORITZ – Melchior's best friend. A troubled high school student who desperately tries to please his father, but always seems to disappoint him. Has haunting dreams, and grows increasingly tormented. (B2 - A4) – Featured soloist.
Bari-tenor.
• GEORG – An exceptionally horny schoolmate of Melchior's who is overcome with sexual feelings for his piano teacher. (Ab2 - A4, and up to a possible D5 in falsetto) Featured soloist. – Bari-tenor.
• HANSCHEN – A beautiful, cunning schoolmate of Melchior's who is disarmingly comfortable with his own sexuality. He uses his good looks and intelligence to manipulate a fellow student. (C3 - A4) – Featured soloist. Bari-tenor.
• OTTO – A classmate of Melchior's who struggles with sexual feelings he considers inappropriate. (C3 - B4) – Featured soloist. Bari-tenor.
• ERNST – Another beautiful schoolmate of Melchior's, but naïve and easily manipulated. Unsure of who he is sexually. (C3 - A4) – Featured soloist.
Bari-tenor.
• THE ADULT MAN (multiple roles) – Primarily acting. Several important roles, including HERR STIEFEL (Moritz's father), HERR GABOR (Melchior's Father), and HERR SONNENSTICH (the boys' school teacher) – Ensemble singer. Bari-tenor.
• THE ADULT WOMAN (multiple roles)– Primarily acting. Several important roles, including FRAU GABOR (Melchior's mother), FRAU BERGMAN (Wendla's mother), and Georg's piano teacher, FRAULEIN GROSSEBUSTENHALTER – Ensemble singer. Alto/ Mezzo mix belt(s).

** ALL STUDENTS ROLES…AGES 16 – 25
*** ADULT ROLES…AGES 35 - 60
*** PLUS AN ENSEMBLE OF SINGERS…AGES 16–25.

For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of
The Barn Players, at emagnitude@me.com

The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.



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March 11, 2013

MTYP Little Shop of Horrors Press Release

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 11th, 2013

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Cary Danielson
Executive Director
(913) 341-8156
www.mtyp.org

Music Theatre for Young People of Kansas City will perform its 2013
Spring Break Show: Little Shop of Horrors

MTYP will be presenting its annual spring break show, Little
Shop of Horrors, on March 23rd at 7:30 p.m. and March 24th at
2:30 p.m. in Saints Theater St. Thomas Aquinas (114th and
Pflumm). Seating is reserved with advanced tickets available at $12
for students and $18 for adults. Tickets at the door are $20 for
adults and $15 for students. Reservations are through the Central
Ticket Office: 816-235-6222.

Little Shop of Horrors will be directed by Cary Danielson,
choreographed by MTYP Alumni and NYC choreographer Roy
Lightner, and will be music directed by Julie Danielson, MTYP's
Artistic and Resident Music Director. The show will feature 32
students from the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time,
Little Shop of Horrors tells the story of how a down-and out skid
row floral assistant, Seymour, becomes an overnight sensation
when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for
fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows into an ill-tempered, foul-
mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune
in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself
to be an alien creature poised for global domination!

For more information, please visit mtyp.org or call (913) 341-
8156.




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March 8, 2013

Superstar Dream: THE BELIEVERS national tour

SuperStar Dream: THE BELIEVERS is the story of the original disciples of Jesus Christ walking in 2013!

Description
What would the world be like if the original Apostles walked today? They'd probably look like a combination of a rock & hip hop band! Mary and Martha Magdelene would be the stars of the Bad Girls Club beefing with Lady Gaga and Beyonce! The religious leaders of today probably wouldn't accept any of them. No need to wonder you'll see for yourself in Superstar Dreams: THE BELIEVERS!

Plot Outline
Jesus went to pray in the final hours and told the disciples, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me." In such a deep moment what did they do? Fall asleep 3 times! The first question asked may be why were they so tired... but the writer of this epic production poses the question, "What were they dreaming about while asleep?" SuperStar Dreams: THE BELIEVERS

You must rsvp to schedule an audition time BEFORE 1pm.

Just a quick rehearsal reminder its tomorrow from 2-5pm. We'll be there early so we can have a production meeting at 1:30 and start rehearsal on time at 2pm. Invite anyone who may be interested performing or working behind the scenes (ready to participate not spectate). Bring what you can on the list below. The road to phenomenal success has begun!!!

Things to bring:
*copy of the script (attached to this email)
*notebook/pad
*pen/pencil
*highligher
*snacks/drinks
*camera
*cpu

Rehearsal will be at:
Garrison Community Center
1124 E 5th St
Kansas City, MO 64106


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Superstar Dream: THE BELIEVERS

SuperStar Dream: THE BELIEVERS is the story of the original disciples of Jesus Christ walking in 2013!

Description
What would the world be like if the original Apostles walked today? They'd probably look like a combination of a rock & hip hop band! Mary and Martha Magdelene would be the stars of the Bad Girls Club beefing with Lady Gaga and Beyonce! The religious leaders of today probably wouldn't accept any of them. No need to wonder you'll see for yourself in Superstar Dreams: THE BELIEVERS!

Plot Outline
Jesus went to pray in the final hours and told the disciples, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me." In such a deep moment what did they do? Fall asleep 3 times! The first question asked may be why were they so tired... but the writer of this epic production poses the question, "What were they dreaming about while asleep?" SuperStar Dreams: THE BELIEVERS

You must rsvp to schedule an audition time BEFORE 1pm.

Just a quick rehearsal reminder its tomorrow from 2-5pm. We'll be there early so we can have a production meeting at 1:30 and start rehearsal on time at 2pm. Invite anyone who may be interested performing or working behind the scenes (ready to participate not spectate). Bring what you can on the list below. The road to phenomenal success has begun!!!

Things to bring:
*copy of the script (attached to this email)
*notebook/pad
*pen/pencil
*highligher
*snacks/drinks
*camera
*cpu

Rehearsal will be at:
Garrison Community Center
1124 E 5th St
Kansas City, MO 64106


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Free Beginning Clown Workshop

Northland Clown Guild Alley 217& RSVP Clowns will present a free beginning clown workshop on Saturday, May 4th, 2012 at North Kansas City Hospital from 9 AM – 5 PM. It will be held in the Prairie View Room, 2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, Missouri.

The history of clowning will be taught, along with a make-up demo, costuming, and the use of props. There will be hands on time for the make-up. Demonstrations will include magic, face painting, juggling, balloon twisting and comedy. This quick overview of what is involved in becoming a clown can help you decide if clowning is right for you. This is a great way to start a new hobby, find new volunteer opportunities or create a new job.

Fantastic Clowning & Magic will be there to help with all your clown needs. The hospital cafeteria is available for lunch.

The Northland Clown Guild has hosted two regional conventions, a national convnetion and many previous workshops with 100+ years of combined clowning! Alley 217 will celebrated its 20th Birthday in 2012.

RSVP to Stacey at (816) 520-2985 or e-mail us at clownalley217@hotmail.com.

Sponsored by:
The Northland Clown Guild Alley 217 of Clowns of America International, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art of clowning and to bringing joy and happiness to everyone since 1991!

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri, a United Way agency.


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Roving Puppeteers Needed

Once again StoneLion Puppet Theatre is presenting a
series of Puppets for the Planet festivals this
spring. We are looking for performers to roam the
crowds with puppets or perform in one of our puppet
carnivale "side shows". Puppetry experience not
required. This is an interactive performance
opportunity for a family audience so comfortablility
with improvisation a plus.

Festival dates are:
March 23 10-2
April 6 11-3
April 20 8-2

These are paid positions. For more information or to
set up an audition/interview call 816-221-5351 ASAP
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March 7, 2013

Auditions for SORDID LIVES on Sunday and Monday!

AUDITIONS!

Sordid Lives

By Del Shores

Directed by Sara Crow

AUDITIONS:
Sunday, March 10th from 7pm – 10pm
Monday, March 11th from 7pm – 8pm
Call backs by invitation – Monday, March 11th from 8pm – 10pm
additional Call Back may be scheduled on Saturday, March 16th from 1pm – 4pm

At St. Pius School
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS.

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions are open call and will include cold reading from the script.

Bring: Resume and headshot, if available. Bring all known conflicts from April 14th through May 30th.

Rehearsals will begin April 14th at St. Pius School. A full rehearsal schedule will be built around cast conflicts. A typical rehearsal schedule will be Sunday through Thursday evenings. Tech / Dress Rehearsals: May 26th – May 30th.

Cast members are required to assist with strike on June 16th, and cast members may be asked to assist with costume pieces.


PRODUCTION DATES:
May 31st – June 16th, 2013
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
INDUSTRY NIGHT on June 10th

All performances take place at
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS: A black comedy about white trash! The author of Daddy's Dyin'…Who's Got the Will?, brings you a comedy that was nominated for over thirty awards during its long run in Los Angeles. When Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits her head on the sink and bleeds to death after tripping over her lover's wooden legs in a motel room, family chaos erupts in Winters, Texas.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

Bitsy Mae Harling- (Female 21 - 45) A local singer with a "reputation". Bitsy Mae opens every scene with a song. Must be able to play the guitar, as well.

Ty Williamson- (Male 25 - 30) The son of Latrelle, Ty is a closeted 20-something gay man who left behind the small Southern Baptist town in Texas and moved to West Hollywood to become an actor. Ty opens every scene with a monologue.

Sissy Hicks- (Female 40 - 55) Peggy's much younger sister, and aunt to Brother Boy, LaVonda and Latrelle. Sissy just wants to stop smoking but gets stuck trying to hold the family together.

Noleta Nethercott- (Female 25 - 40) Sissy's next-door neighbor, the distraught wife of G.W. Nethercott, and best friend to LaVonda.

Latrelle Williamson- (Female 40 – 50) Ty's very uptight mother, who is primarily concerned with keeping up appearances.

LaVonda DuPree (Female 30 - 45) Latrelle's sister who is the opposite of uptight. Best friends with Noleta.

Wardell "Bubba" Owens (Male 40 -50) Runs the local bar. Used to have a thing with LaVonda and was a best friend to "Brother Boy"

Odell Owens (Male 30 - 40) Wardell's nitwit brother. His claim to fame is the ability to perform string tricks.

G.W Nethercott (Male 40 - 50) Noleta's adulterous husband. Feels responsible for Peggy's death. This character has two wooden legs.

Juanita Bartlett (Female 35 - 50) The town drunk. Suffers from short-term memory loss.

Dr. Eve Bollinger (Female 35 - 45) She is trying to "dehomosexualize" Brother Boy. If she can, she'll be able to leave middle of nowhere Texas.

Earl "Brother Boy" Ingram (Male 40 - 50), the Tammy Wynette obsessed transvestite. Brother Boy has been institutionalized for 23 years by his parents for being a cross-dressing homosexual.

Rev. Barnes (Male 45 – 60) the Southern Baptist preacher.


For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@me.com.

The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.



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