October 24, 2015

Auditions for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot X “Twelfth Night”

Alcott Arts Center
(Community)


Shakespeare in the Parking Lot X: "Twelfth Night," by William Shakespeare
Directed by Anna Jennings.
Auditions are Sat; Oct.24 10am to 2pm 2015
Sun; Oct.25 12pm to 4pm 2015 at the Alcott Arts Center.

Set at Illyria Boarding School in modern times, we join our class and staff as the plot unfolds with childish pranks, high school drama, and love stories that will make you believe you were back at school.


Come with head-shots if available, be prepared for cold reading from scripts at Alcott.
Rehearsals will be July 9-Sept 3, 2016, on Tuesday & Thursday evenings & Saturdays, & Sept 5-9, 2016, M-F.
Performances are Sept 10, 11, 17 & 18, 2016, at 3pm.
Cast: Students (14-18 years old):
Male: Duke Orsino, Curio, Malvolio, Sebastian, Antonio
Female: Olivia, Maria, Viola
Either: Valentine, Fabian, Antonio
Staff (30+ years old):
Male: Sir Andrew, Sir Toby
Either: Clown
Other roles: 1st Officer, 2nd Officer, Priest, Captain, Servant, Attendants, Musicians
Contact us if you have any questions.



Alcott Arts Center Theatre, 180 S 18th St, Kansas City, Kansas 66102 (913) 233-2787, www.alcottartscenter.org

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October 23, 2015

New Holiday Session of Dance Classes

New Holiday Session of Dance Classes Starting
November 3

City in Motion Dance Theater, Inc. celebrates 30 years in 2015 of fostering the development of high quality contemporary dance in Kansas City.

The 6 week Holiday class session offers Dance for EverBody with dance classes are for all ages and abilities including Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Belly Dance, Classical Indian Dance, Clowning, Afro-Aerobic Dance, Flamenco, Burlesque, and Body Conditioning for Dancers. Class pricing is reasonable and discounts are available for multiple classes.

Holiday Class Session runs November 3-December 20, 2015. To register, go to http://cityinmotion.org

3925 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111

Contact: Annie Heitman
City in Motion Dance Theater, Inc.
Phone (816) 561-2882
cityinmotiondance@gmail.com

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October 21, 2015

KC Improv Company Announces Winter Season and Major Changes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michael Foster, Marketing Manager 816-806-
4000
foster@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, October 20th, 2015

The KC Improv Company Makes Major Changes

The Improv Comedy Group Announces Its Winter Season,
including Family Friendly Shows

As the KC Improv Company continues its third year at the
Kick Comedy Theater in Westport, the improv comedy
group is set to make some major changes this winter.

Later this month, the company will hold auditions to add
new members to its 30+ member cast. In addition to
adding new cast members, the group has hired KCIC
members Michael Foster and Ben Auxier as general
manager and artistic director, respectively.

Kick Comedy will also be changing the way it does
shows. Currently, it has 4 shows a weekend at the Kick
Comedy Theater - 8pm and 10pm every Friday and
Saturday night. The group is now adding 6pm shows to
the mix. Fridays will feature a 6pm Happy Hour show, and
Saturdays will feature a 6pm family-friendly show,
entitled "Family Game Night."

KCIC is now proud to announce brand-new shows for its
2015 winter season:
The Unwritten Works of William Shakespeare: Improvised
Shakespeare,
The Unusual Suspects: An Improvised Murder Mystery,
What The Hell Do You Know?: Funny People Talking
About Funny Things, and
The Harold.

Fan favorites like Presto! A Musical, The Gauntlet, Swipe
Right, Drunk Personal History, Hell's Donut, Clusterfunk,
and Underground Throwdown remain in the monthly
show line up. The group will also continue the Kick
Comedy Show- which showcases short-form and long-
form improv.

"Rehearsal is very different," says Auxier, "we have set
time slots for each format to rehearse, and the same cast
works on that format each week." Foster adds, "We want
to offer the best quality and variety we possibly can."

The KC Improv Company 2015 Winter Season begins
November 6th and continues until the end of the year.

Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111

www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kcimprovco
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events

You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!


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Press Release - MTH Presents "Urinetown, The Musical"

Contact: Chad Gerlt
Office: 816-221-6987

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MUSICAL THEATER HERITAGE – AT CROWN CENTER
TO PRESENT 'URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL'

KANSAS CITY, MO—Musical Theater Heritage (MTH) will present "Urinetown: The Musical," by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis,
winner of three 2002 Tony Awards. Performances will take place Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays @ 8pm, Saturdays @ 2pm & 8pm,
and Sundays @ 2pm, November 5-22. All performances will be held in the main stage at Musical Theater Heritage in the
Crown Center Shops.

Tickets range in price from $17 to $55 and can be purchased by calling the MTH box office at (816) 221-6987, or by
visiting www.MTHKC.com. Group discounts are available, as well as a *KIDS COME FREE program for kids and teens 16 and
younger (1 free kid's ticket for each 1 paying adult. Parents must call to purchase).

The idea for "Urinetown" was born when composer Greg Kotis, traveling in Europe, encountered pay-per-use toilets in
Paris. Traveling on a budget, he found he had to decide to use his spare change to have something to eat, or use the
amenities. It was then that the musical's central idea hit him: a Gotham-like city where all the toilets were controlled
by a greedy, crooked corporation called "You're In Good Company" with no concern for the poor, bladder-oppressed masses.

The result is pure, hilarious and innovative entertainment. "Urinetown" parodies many popular musicals and theater
conventions and playfully pokes fun at itself. "Urinetown" is also rich with social commentary about the American
economy, and the division between rich and poor.

In 1999 "Urinetown" got its start when became the hit of the New York City Fringe Festival, which led to a commercial
production, opening at the Henry Miller Theater in 2002. It won Tony Awards that year for Best Director, Best Original
Score and Best Book of a Musical. Today "Urinetown" is very popular with regional, community & school theaters thanks to
its off-beat humor and the variety of its songs.

Don Richard, from the original cast of "Urinetown" on Broadway, returns to Kansas City to play the role of Officer
Lockstock. Richard was also seen in Musical Theater Heritage production of "Sweeney Todd" in 2012 – playing the title
role and receiving much critical acclaim.

"Urinetown" features 22 Kansas City local favorites, including Kip Niven & Julie Shaw. The production is directed /
music directed by Sarah Crawford and conducted by Jeremy Watson. A pre-show talk will be given at every show by MTH
founder and radio host, George Harter.

MTH's live productions were spearheaded by George Harter and Chad Gerlt, producing shows in Kansas City since 2003.
Recently the two signed a long-term contract with the Crown Center Redevelopment Corporation, making the Crown Center
Shops their permanent home and have agreed to provide Kansas City with 180 performances each year. They have also
acquired the two unused movie theaters in the complex and converted them into additional performance & rehearsal space.


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October 20, 2015

Byrd Productions Physical Theater is thrilled to present a series of 7 Delsarte workshops by Joe Williams, October 24 & 25!

Byrd Productions Physical Theater
is thrilled to present a series of 7 Delsarte workshops
by Joe Williams, October 24 & 25!

all of these workshops take place in the Penn valley Room
in the Just Off Broadway Theater
3051 Central KCMO 64108
call 816-305-8188 with any questions

Who is Joe Williams?
Joe lives in New York City, and has been creating workshops and seminars on Delsarte since 1997. In November of 2011 he taught his Three Pillars approach to Delsarte at the Centre National de la Danse and the Centre International de Danse Jazz in Paris, also singing a recital of Delsarte vocal compositions at the National Art History Institute of Paris. In Germany, he gave a master class at the Trossingen Conservatory, and at the Akademie fur Gesprochenes Wort in Stuttgart. For six years he taught on the movement faculty for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, and has been a guest teacher, and Artist in Residence for Lori Belilove's Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation in New York, teaching modern dance to third graders in Pennsylvania. As guest artist at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (2012), he taught classes for the acting, dance and music programs

For Much more about Joe go to: http://www.delsarteproject.com/?Joe_Williams_Bio

Who/What is Delsarte?
The source material for much of the work of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St Denis, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weideman, Etienne Decroux. This fact is known by most dance history students. But did you know that it was a key element of the actors training for such luminaries as Rosalind Russell, Ruth Gordon, Edward G Robinson, Agnes Moorehead, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor and Spencer Tracy? All of these actors were students at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before 1944. The 1944 Class descriptions include a pantomime class that although never mentions Delsarte, was clearly Delsarte based. The school was founded by Steele Mackaye, Delsarte's own protege'.

To learn all about Francois Delsarte and the Delsarte Project go to: http://www.delsarteproject.com/?What_is_Delsarte%3F


Body Language and the Artist
Saturday Oct. 24 at 10:00am - 11:30am
This seminar introduces students to some of the most basic elements of body language, as revealed by Delsarte. This is applicable not only to dance but to all the arts, to business, communications, psychology, or any individual who would like to benefit from more knowledge of the self. We look at the common movement languages of forward and back, side to side, diagonals, curves, and some simple expressions of the angles of head movement.

This workshop is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402438
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Three Pillars Artist's Warm-Up
Saturday Oct. 24 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
The goal of the Delsarte warm-up is to create a body that functions with absolute freedom and relaxation, yet with strength through refined balance and alignment. The goal of this strength, freedom, and relaxation is to have a body that responds to the slightest communicative or artistic impulse. As perpetual students of expression, artists can use this warm up to release inhibiting patterns of familiar behavior, create a body that can access a new and ever-widening range of expressive skills. The exercises are simple, subtle, and powerful, and influenced virtually every dancer, actor, singer, and therapeutic modality of the first half of the twentieth century.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402449
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Principles of Movement and Gesture for the Actor/Text Worker
Saturday Oct. 24 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
In this class we will use nine principles of movement to explore how the slightest changes in angle, speed, height, and shape of a gesture can completely altar the perceived story behind it. Studying the principles gives the actor power of those choices, and inspires new visions of possibility within the traditions of subtext. Bring a line or two of text or script that might be spoken to a scene partner in class.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402455
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Musicality Made Easy Through Movement
Saturday Oct. 24 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Gleaned from six summers of teaching for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, where movement was used to teach musical interpretation to concert musicians, conductors, theater and opera performers, and music teachers from around the globe. The principles are so simple that thy can be easily grasped by the least musically trained, while challenging the most advanced students that walked through the doors of Juilliard. This class includes the physical experiences of: the difference between rhythm and meter, the basic rhythmic patterns of musical structure, reading note values and tempo, and analysis of music brought in by the students.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402460
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Three Pillars Practical and Restorative Yoga
Sunday Oct. 25 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Following the fundamental principal of "Strength at the Center, Freedom at the Extremities", and after many years of teaching therapeutic yoga to students ranging from 6 to 91, a series of simple exercises have emerged, which prepare the empowerment and function of the body for the basic actions of life itself. You will find yourself using these movements as you go about your day, and your body will feel greeter ease in every action.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402464
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delsarte's Expressive Zones of the Body
Sunday Oct. 25 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

This seminar explores Delsarte's identification of Mental, Moral-Emotive, and Vital energies, as expressed in many parts of the body. This is a class filled with "A-Ha!" moments as students recognize the accuracy and applicability of these forgotten truths. Learn how changing the height of a gesture by a few inches, or changing which finger is used to initiate a touch can powerfully alter the meaning of that gesture. Learn how your own movement patterns may be limiting the expressive use of your entire body.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402467
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Workshoping Master Class
Sunday Oct. 25 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

This is your chance to participate in using the skills we have learned to enrich works or solve challenges in pieces that you or other artists bring in. Technique alone tends to create academic works of art, but when used to support and elevate creativity, technique can take a work to exciting, unexpected heights. Bring your ideas and your imaginations, and let's explore the ground where inspiration and Delsartean skill can work together to create our best work.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402469
Find this event on Facebook

About Byrd Productions

Byrd Productions has been creating the future of physical theater in Kansas City since 1995.
It's a small arts organization dedicated to providing physical theater through performance, education, scholarships and collaboration.
www.byrdproductions.org
























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October 19, 2015

CLOwNING CLaSSes Levels 1 & 2 - Holiday Session 2015

CLOwNING CLaSSes Levels 1 & 2 - Holiday Session 2015

LEVEL I: Discover your inner clown!
Instructors are experts in character development,
slapstick, how to take a pie in the face,
mime, makeup application and much more.
Class is tailored to the needs of participants,
as well as the availability of the professional instructors.

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

The Holiday Session at City in Motion Dance Theater, Inc. begins November 3 and runs 6 weeks, ending December 20.

Instructors: provided by Byrd Productions, are a variety of
Kansas City's top professional clowns, mimes
and performing artists and some surprise drop-ins from around the world! Local instructors include
Beth Byrd-Lonski, Stephanie Roberts, Heidi Van, Andy Perkins,
Dennis Porter, Jay Cady, Hailey Jones, Philip Hooser,
Larry Goodman, Patrick Rippeto, Terry DaVolt
and Kent Mercer & Kevin Mercer.

LEVEL II: Tuesdays , 8:00 - 9:00pm
LEVEL I: Wednesdays 8:30 - 9:30

Go to www.cityinmotion.org or call 816-561-2882
to register!

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Byrd Productions Physical Theater is thrilled to present a series of 7 Delsarte workshops by Joe Williams, October 24 & 25!

Byrd Productions Physical Theater
is thrilled to present a series of 7 Delsarte workshops
by Joe Williams, October 24 & 25!

all of these workshops take place in the Penn valley Room
in the Just Off Broadway Theater
3051 Central KCMO 64108
call 816-305-8188 with any questions

Who is Joe Williams?
Joe lives in New York City, and has been creating workshops and seminars on Delsarte since 1997. In November of 2011 he taught his Three Pillars approach to Delsarte at the Centre National de la Danse and the Centre International de Danse Jazz in Paris, also singing a recital of Delsarte vocal compositions at the National Art History Institute of Paris. In Germany, he gave a master class at the Trossingen Conservatory, and at the Akademie fur Gesprochenes Wort in Stuttgart. For six years he taught on the movement faculty for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, and has been a guest teacher, and Artist in Residence for Lori Belilove's Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation in New York, teaching modern dance to third graders in Pennsylvania. As guest artist at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (2012), he taught classes for the acting, dance and music programs

For Much more about Joe go to: http://www.delsarteproject.com/?Joe_Williams_Bio

Who/What is Delsarte?
The source material for much of the work of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St Denis, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weideman, Etienne Decroux. This fact is known by most dance history students. But did you know that it was a key element of the actors training for such luminaries as Rosalind Russell, Ruth Gordon, Edward G Robinson, Agnes Moorehead, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor and Spencer Tracy? All of these actors were students at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before 1944. The 1944 Class descriptions include a pantomime class that although never mentions Delsarte, was clearly Delsarte based. The school was founded by Steele Mackaye, Delsarte's own protege'.

To learn all about Francois Delsarte and the Delsarte Project go to: http://www.delsarteproject.com/?What_is_Delsarte%3F


Body Language and the Artist
Saturday Oct. 24 at 10:00am - 11:30am
This seminar introduces students to some of the most basic elements of body language, as revealed by Delsarte. This is applicable not only to dance but to all the arts, to business, communications, psychology, or any individual who would like to benefit from more knowledge of the self. We look at the common movement languages of forward and back, side to side, diagonals, curves, and some simple expressions of the angles of head movement.

This workshop is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402438
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Three Pillars Artist's Warm-Up
Saturday Oct. 24 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
The goal of the Delsarte warm-up is to create a body that functions with absolute freedom and relaxation, yet with strength through refined balance and alignment. The goal of this strength, freedom, and relaxation is to have a body that responds to the slightest communicative or artistic impulse. As perpetual students of expression, artists can use this warm up to release inhibiting patterns of familiar behavior, create a body that can access a new and ever-widening range of expressive skills. The exercises are simple, subtle, and powerful, and influenced virtually every dancer, actor, singer, and therapeutic modality of the first half of the twentieth century.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402449
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Principles of Movement and Gesture for the Actor/Text Worker
Saturday Oct. 24 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
In this class we will use nine principles of movement to explore how the slightest changes in angle, speed, height, and shape of a gesture can completely altar the perceived story behind it. Studying the principles gives the actor power of those choices, and inspires new visions of possibility within the traditions of subtext. Bring a line or two of text or script that might be spoken to a scene partner in class.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402455
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Musicality Made Easy Through Movement
Saturday Oct. 24 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Gleaned from six summers of teaching for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, where movement was used to teach musical interpretation to concert musicians, conductors, theater and opera performers, and music teachers from around the globe. The principles are so simple that thy can be easily grasped by the least musically trained, while challenging the most advanced students that walked through the doors of Juilliard. This class includes the physical experiences of: the difference between rhythm and meter, the basic rhythmic patterns of musical structure, reading note values and tempo, and analysis of music brought in by the students.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402460
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Three Pillars Practical and Restorative Yoga
Sunday Oct. 25 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Following the fundamental principal of "Strength at the Center, Freedom at the Extremities", and after many years of teaching therapeutic yoga to students ranging from 6 to 91, a series of simple exercises have emerged, which prepare the empowerment and function of the body for the basic actions of life itself. You will find yourself using these movements as you go about your day, and your body will feel greeter ease in every action.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402464
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delsarte's Expressive Zones of the Body
Sunday Oct. 25 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

This seminar explores Delsarte's identification of Mental, Moral-Emotive, and Vital energies, as expressed in many parts of the body. This is a class filled with "A-Ha!" moments as students recognize the accuracy and applicability of these forgotten truths. Learn how changing the height of a gesture by a few inches, or changing which finger is used to initiate a touch can powerfully alter the meaning of that gesture. Learn how your own movement patterns may be limiting the expressive use of your entire body.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402467
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Workshoping Master Class
Sunday Oct. 25 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

This is your chance to participate in using the skills we have learned to enrich works or solve challenges in pieces that you or other artists bring in. Technique alone tends to create academic works of art, but when used to support and elevate creativity, technique can take a work to exciting, unexpected heights. Bring your ideas and your imaginations, and let's explore the ground where inspiration and Delsartean skill can work together to create our best work.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402469
Find this event on Facebook

About Byrd Productions

Byrd Productions has been creating the future of physical theater in Kansas City since 1995.
It's a small arts organization dedicated to providing physical theater through performance, education, scholarships and collaboration.
www.byrdproductions.org




















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October 8, 2015

Byrd Productions Physical Theater is thrilled to present a series of 8 workshops this October!

Byrd Productions Physical Theater
is thrilled to present a series of 8 workshops this October!

all of these workshops take place in the Penn valley Room
in the Just Off Broadway Theater
3051 Central KCMO 64108
call 816-305-8188 with any questions

Actor Warriors Workshop with Kari Margolis
Saturday, October 17th - 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Join award-winning theatre artist, director and playwright Kari Margolis
for a dynamic theatrical journey to your creative core!
This exciting daylong workshop is geared towards creating powerful "Actor Warriors"
ready to bring new life to existing or original productions.
Learn to:
* Make theatre from a single breath
* Create on your feet
* Become more empowered
* Articulate what you see in others and feel in yourself
* Connect your body, voice and creativity
* Merges the skill sets of actor, director and playwright

Kari with students

KARI MARGOLIS / A Brief Bio
Kari Margolis is a Playwright, Director, Master Teacher, Performer, Keynote Speaker, and
Published Author. She is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the international touring MB
ADAPTORS Company, originally established in New York City in 1984. She has conceived
and directed seventeen critically acclaimed, evening-length productions that have toured
nationally and internationally to Barcelona, Berlin, London, Singapore, and throughout
Mexico and Canada. Her repertory of original work also includes large-scale, site-specific
performances for such places as the Brooklyn Museum, the Minnesota Science Museum,
the Roebling Bridge in Minisink Ford NY, and the beach at Coney Island, NY.

Over the last 30 years, Ms. Margolis has developed a dynamic approach to actor
training and theatre creation (Margolis Method) that merges the skill-sets of Actor,
Director and Playwright

MARGOLIS METHOD / A Brief Description
Margolis Method has been developed through daily studio research over the last thirty years by
Kari Margolis and dedicated theatre artists and it has grown into an internationally recognized
methodology for empowering theatre artists to own their craft. Margolis Method takes all the mystery out
of acting by offering tangible, practicable exercises that allow the actor to build and hone their skills like
a true craftsperson.

To learn more about Kari Margolis and the Margolis Method go to:
www.margolismethod.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next 7 workshops are all lead by
Joe Williams and cover many aspects of the Delsarte Method
These take place October 24 & 25 at the Just Off Broadway Theater

Body Language and the Artist
Saturday Oct. 24 at 10:00am - 11:30am
This seminar introduces students to some of the most basic elements of body language, as revealed by Delsarte. This is applicable not only to dance but to all the arts, to business, communications, psychology, or any individual who would like to benefit from more knowledge of the self. We look at the common movement languages of forward and back, side to side, diagonals, curves, and some simple expressions of the angles of head movement.

This workshop is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402438
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Three Pillars Artist's Warm-Up
Saturday Oct. 24 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
The goal of the Delsarte warm-up is to create a body that functions with absolute freedom and relaxation, yet with strength through refined balance and alignment. The goal of this strength, freedom, and relaxation is to have a body that responds to the slightest communicative or artistic impulse. As perpetual students of expression, artists can use this warm up to release inhibiting patterns of familiar behavior, create a body that can access a new and ever-widening range of expressive skills. The exercises are simple, subtle, and powerful, and influenced virtually every dancer, actor, singer, and therapeutic modality of the first half of the twentieth century.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402449
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Principles of Movement and Gesture for the Actor/Text Worker
Saturday Oct. 24 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
In this class we will use nine principles of movement to explore how the slightest changes in angle, speed, height, and shape of a gesture can completely altar the perceived story behind it. Studying the principles gives the actor power of those choices, and inspires new visions of possibility within the traditions of subtext. Bring a line or two of text or script that might be spoken to a scene partner in class.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402455
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Musicality Made Easy Through Movement
Saturday Oct. 24 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Gleaned from six summers of teaching for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, where movement was used to teach musical interpretation to concert musicians, conductors, theater and opera performers, and music teachers from around the globe. The principles are so simple that thy can be easily grasped by the least musically trained, while challenging the most advanced students that walked through the doors of Juilliard. This class includes the physical experiences of: the difference between rhythm and meter, the basic rhythmic patterns of musical structure, reading note values and tempo, and analysis of music brought in by the students.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402460
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Three Pillars Practical and Restorative Yoga
Sunday Oct. 25 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Following the fundamental principal of "Strength at the Center, Freedom at the Extremities", and after many years of teaching therapeutic yoga to students ranging from 6 to 91, a series of simple exercises have emerged, which prepare the empowerment and function of the body for the basic actions of life itself. You will find yourself using these movements as you go about your day, and your body will feel greeter ease in every action.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402464
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Delsarte's Expressive Zones of the Body
Sunday Oct. 25 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

This seminar explores Delsarte's identification of Mental, Moral-Emotive, and Vital energies, as expressed in many parts of the body. This is a class filled with "A-Ha!" moments as students recognize the accuracy and applicability of these forgotten truths. Learn how changing the height of a gesture by a few inches, or changing which finger is used to initiate a touch can powerfully alter the meaning of that gesture. Learn how your own movement patterns may be limiting the expressive use of your entire body.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402467
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Workshoping Master Class
Sunday Oct. 25 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

This is your chance to participate in using the skills we have learned to enrich works or solve challenges in pieces that you or other artists bring in. Technique alone tends to create academic works of art, but when used to support and elevate creativity, technique can take a work to exciting, unexpected heights. Bring your ideas and your imaginations, and let's explore the ground where inspiration and Delsartean skill can work together to create our best work.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402469
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Joe Williams

Who is Joe Williams?
Joe lives in New York City, and has been creating workshops and seminars on Delsarte since 1997. In November of 2011 he taught his Three Pillars approach to Delsarte at the Centre National de la Danse and the Centre International de Danse Jazz in Paris, also singing a recital of Delsarte vocal compositions at the National Art History Institute of Paris. In Germany, he gave a master class at the Trossingen Conservatory, and at the Akademie fur Gesprochenes Wort in Stuttgart. For six years he taught on the movement faculty for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, and has been a guest teacher, and Artist in Residence for Lori Belilove's Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation in New York, teaching modern dance to third graders in Pennsylvania. As guest artist at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (2012), he taught classes for the acting, dance and music programs

For Much more about Joe go to: http://www.delsarteproject.com/?Joe_Williams_Bio

Who/What is Delsarte?
The source material for much of the work of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St Denis, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weideman, Etienne Decroux. This fact is known by most dance history students. But did you know that it was a key element of the actors training for such luminaries as Rosalind Russell, Ruth Gordon, Edward G Robinson, Agnes Moorehead, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor and Spencer Tracy? All of these actors were students at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before 1944. The 1944 Class descriptions include a pantomime class that although never mentions Delsarte, was clearly Delsarte based. The school was founded by Steele Mackaye, Delsarte's own protege'.

To learn all about Francois Delsarte and the Delsarte Project go to: http://www.delsarteproject.com/?What_is_Delsarte%3F




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Another Jazz Tap Jam THIS Saturday!

Another Jazz Tap Jam

Saturday, October10, 2015 7:00 - 9:00pm

Billie Mahoney invites you to join in the fun.

DANCERS
Bring your tap shoes!
MUSICIANS
Bring your instruments!
EVERYONE Bring your friends!
$5 cover

Jam with: MIKE NING and VICTOR PERELMUTER and some of Kansas City's leading tap dancers.
Interact with live musicians • Do the Shim Sham • Trade Fours (or eights or sixteens or whatever!)

UPTOWN ARTS BAR
3611 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-960-4611
www.uptownartsbar.com

For more info on Billie Mahoney go to: bmahoneyontap.wordpress.com

Full bar with light Hor's D'oeuvres menu available.
Dancers must be 18 yrs or older.

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Byrd Productions Physical Theater is thrilled to present a series of 8 workshops this October!

Byrd Productions Physical Theater
is thrilled to present a series of 8 workshops this October!

all of these workshops take place in the Penn valley Room
in the Just Off Broadway Theater
3051 Central KCMO 64108
call 816-305-8188 with any questions

Actor Warriors Workshop with Kari Margolis
Saturday, October 17th - 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Join award-winning theatre artist, director and playwright Kari Margolis
for a dynamic theatrical journey to your creative core!
This exciting daylong workshop is geared towards creating powerful "Actor Warriors"
ready to bring new life to existing or original productions.
Learn to:
* Make theatre from a single breath
* Create on your feet
* Become more empowered
* Articulate what you see in others and feel in yourself
* Connect your body, voice and creativity
* Merges the skill sets of actor, director and playwright

Kari with students

KARI MARGOLIS / A Brief Bio
Kari Margolis is a Playwright, Director, Master Teacher, Performer, Keynote Speaker, and
Published Author. She is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the international touring MB
ADAPTORS Company, originally established in New York City in 1984. She has conceived
and directed seventeen critically acclaimed, evening-length productions that have toured
nationally and internationally to Barcelona, Berlin, London, Singapore, and throughout
Mexico and Canada. Her repertory of original work also includes large-scale, site-specific
performances for such places as the Brooklyn Museum, the Minnesota Science Museum,
the Roebling Bridge in Minisink Ford NY, and the beach at Coney Island, NY.

Over the last 30 years, Ms. Margolis has developed a dynamic approach to actor
training and theatre creation (Margolis Method) that merges the skill-sets of Actor,
Director and Playwright

MARGOLIS METHOD / A Brief Description
Margolis Method has been developed through daily studio research over the last thirty years by
Kari Margolis and dedicated theatre artists and it has grown into an internationally recognized
methodology for empowering theatre artists to own their craft. Margolis Method takes all the mystery out
of acting by offering tangible, practicable exercises that allow the actor to build and hone their skills like
a true craftsperson.

To learn more about Kari Margolis and the Margolis Method go to:
www.margolismethod.org
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The next 7 workshops are all lead by
Joe Williams and cover many aspects of the Delsarte Method
These take place October 24 & 25 at the Just Off Broadway Theater

Body Language and the Artist
Saturday Oct. 24 at 10:00am - 11:30am
This seminar introduces students to some of the most basic elements of body language, as revealed by Delsarte. This is applicable not only to dance but to all the arts, to business, communications, psychology, or any individual who would like to benefit from more knowledge of the self. We look at the common movement languages of forward and back, side to side, diagonals, curves, and some simple expressions of the angles of head movement.

This workshop is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402438
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The Three Pillars Artist's Warm-Up
Saturday Oct. 24 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
The goal of the Delsarte warm-up is to create a body that functions with absolute freedom and relaxation, yet with strength through refined balance and alignment. The goal of this strength, freedom, and relaxation is to have a body that responds to the slightest communicative or artistic impulse. As perpetual students of expression, artists can use this warm up to release inhibiting patterns of familiar behavior, create a body that can access a new and ever-widening range of expressive skills. The exercises are simple, subtle, and powerful, and influenced virtually every dancer, actor, singer, and therapeutic modality of the first half of the twentieth century.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402449
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Principles of Movement and Gesture for the Actor/Text Worker
Saturday Oct. 24 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
In this class we will use nine principles of movement to explore how the slightest changes in angle, speed, height, and shape of a gesture can completely altar the perceived story behind it. Studying the principles gives the actor power of those choices, and inspires new visions of possibility within the traditions of subtext. Bring a line or two of text or script that might be spoken to a scene partner in class.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402455
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Musicality Made Easy Through Movement
Saturday Oct. 24 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Gleaned from six summers of teaching for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, where movement was used to teach musical interpretation to concert musicians, conductors, theater and opera performers, and music teachers from around the globe. The principles are so simple that thy can be easily grasped by the least musically trained, while challenging the most advanced students that walked through the doors of Juilliard. This class includes the physical experiences of: the difference between rhythm and meter, the basic rhythmic patterns of musical structure, reading note values and tempo, and analysis of music brought in by the students.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402460
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Three Pillars Practical and Restorative Yoga
Sunday Oct. 25 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Following the fundamental principal of "Strength at the Center, Freedom at the Extremities", and after many years of teaching therapeutic yoga to students ranging from 6 to 91, a series of simple exercises have emerged, which prepare the empowerment and function of the body for the basic actions of life itself. You will find yourself using these movements as you go about your day, and your body will feel greeter ease in every action.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402464
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delsarte's Expressive Zones of the Body
Sunday Oct. 25 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

This seminar explores Delsarte's identification of Mental, Moral-Emotive, and Vital energies, as expressed in many parts of the body. This is a class filled with "A-Ha!" moments as students recognize the accuracy and applicability of these forgotten truths. Learn how changing the height of a gesture by a few inches, or changing which finger is used to initiate a touch can powerfully alter the meaning of that gesture. Learn how your own movement patterns may be limiting the expressive use of your entire body.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$25 in advance $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402467
Find this event on Facebook

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Workshoping Master Class
Sunday Oct. 25 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

This is your chance to participate in using the skills we have learned to enrich works or solve challenges in pieces that you or other artists bring in. Technique alone tends to create academic works of art, but when used to support and elevate creativity, technique can take a work to exciting, unexpected heights. Bring your ideas and your imaginations, and let's explore the ground where inspiration and Delsartean skill can work together to create our best work.

Body Language and the Artist is a prerequisite for ALL of the other workshops. If you've taken this in the past then you may take any of the other workshops.

$35 in advance $40 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2402469
Find this event on Facebook

Joe Williams

Who is Joe Williams?
Joe lives in New York City, and has been creating workshops and seminars on Delsarte since 1997. In November of 2011 he taught his Three Pillars approach to Delsarte at the Centre National de la Danse and the Centre International de Danse Jazz in Paris, also singing a recital of Delsarte vocal compositions at the National Art History Institute of Paris. In Germany, he gave a master class at the Trossingen Conservatory, and at the Akademie fur Gesprochenes Wort in Stuttgart. For six years he taught on the movement faculty for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, and has been a guest teacher, and Artist in Residence for Lori Belilove's Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation in New York, teaching modern dance to third graders in Pennsylvania. As guest artist at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (2012), he taught classes for the acting, dance and music programs

For Much more about Joe go to: http://www.delsarteproject.com/?Joe_Williams_Bio

Who/What is Delsarte?
The source material for much of the work of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St Denis, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weideman, Etienne Decroux. This fact is known by most dance history students. But did you know that it was a key element of the actors training for such luminaries as Rosalind Russell, Ruth Gordon, Edward G Robinson, Agnes Moorehead, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor and Spencer Tracy? All of these actors were students at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before 1944. The 1944 Class descriptions include a pantomime class that although never mentions Delsarte, was clearly Delsarte based. The school was founded by Steele Mackaye, Delsarte's own protege'.

To learn all about Francois Delsarte and the Delsarte Project go to: http://www.delsarteproject.com/?What_is_Delsarte%3F



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October 7, 2015

AUDITIONS for The Barn Players 8th Annual 6 x 10 Ten-Minute Original Play Festival

AUDITIONS!

The Barn Players 8th Annual
6 x 10: Ten Minute Play Festival
Six Original Plays
Six Local Playwrights
Six Directors
A great evening of theatre!

AUDITIONS:
October 24th and 25th from 1:00 – 3:00 PM
At St. Pius School
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS
EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the scripts.

Bring your conflicts from November 1st – December 13th. No conflicts, please, during the dress/tech week prior to the opening of the show on December 11th.

The rehearsal schedule will be flexible and at the discretion of each director. Directors also have the discretion of pre-casting roles.
Please bring a current resume; a headshot is optional and will not be returned.

PRODUCTION DATES:
December 11 - 13, 2015
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

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



THE PLAYS:
Five Dollars
By Thomas L. Willoughby

In the Eyes of Men
By Lindsay Adams

A Might-Have-Been Meeting
By Deborah Ground Buckner

(Not) Another Bedtime Story
By Philip Reavis

The Bell-Ringer
By Emma K. Carter

Promposal
By Jim Moore



For more information, please contact Lynn Reddick, Assistant Artistic Director of The Barn Players at lcreddick@aol.com or 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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THE PRODUCERS opens November 6th at The Barn!

The Barn presents…
THE PRODUCERS



Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Book by Thomas Meehan
Based on the 1968 Embassy Pictures Film

Directed by Jason R. Smith Musical
Direction by Paul Morel Choreography by Melia Stockman
Stage Managed by Nicole Brewer
Set Design by Guy Gardner
Set Build by Bill Wright & Sean Leistico
Lighting Design by J. Patrick Inlow Costume Design by Jennifer O'Leary Props Design by Jason R. Smith Sound Design by Josh Finch


November 6 –22
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:00pm

INDUSTRY NIGHT: September 28th at 7:30pm






STARRING
Wilson Allen, Ray Ettinger, Dudley Hogue, Andy Massey, Stefanie Stevens & Reed Uthe

FEATURING
Vicki Kerns, Brian Larios, Kat Reprecht & Ray Zarr

WITH Rachel Adcock, Russ Barker, Debbie Blinn, Mike Brown, Charlotte Gilman, Sharon Johnson, Kate Keckeisen, Emerson Rapp, Alyssa Stillwell, Thomas Tong, Jenny Wilson & Dashawn Young


SYNOPSIS: Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, THE PRODUCERS once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly "boffo" hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night. The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive "Springtime For Hitler"), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic constructi
on. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.




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) - $12.00

WE 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 encourage


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AUDITIONS for the Barn Junior production of "13" this weekend for The Barn!

AUDITIONS!
…for students in middle school
and high school only.

The Barn Junior Production of…

13

Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Book by Dan Elish & Robert Horn
Directed by Jason Coats
Musical Direction by Todd Kendall Gregory-Downs

AUDITIONS:
Sunday, October 11th from 1pm – 4pm
Thursday, October 15th from 7pm – 9pm
At St. Pius School
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Seeking a multi-ethnic cast of students in grades 7-12.

Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32-bar selection of a song from a Broadway Musical and the style of the show. No songs from the show, please. An accompanist will be provided. No auditions with a CD backing track will be allowed. Acapella auditions are discouraged, but not prohibited.

Please Provide: Sheet Music for you audition, and resumes are suggested, if available. Please bring a current photo—this can be a professional headshot, but a current school photo works just as well. Come dressed to move, as there will be a dance/movement exercise. Formal dance training is NOT a requirement! There may be cold readings from the script as well.

Rehearsals will begin with a cast and family meeting in early November.
The typical weekly rehearsal schedule will be Sunday through Thursday night from 7 – 10pm. Conflicts with the schedule must be kept to an absolute minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be accepted during dress / tech week (1/10 – 1/14).

PRODUCTION DATES:
January 15th – 24th
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:
Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from TONY Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges Of Madison County, Honeymoon in Vegas), 13 is a musical about fitting in - and standing out! Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents' divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!
CASTING INFORMATION:
Evan
A bright, nerdy boy who is excited to become a man. New in town and trying to find a place to fit in, he eventually becomes close with Patrice and Archie. Our story's protagonist.
Male, 13 yrs old
Range: Bb2 - Bb4

Patrice
A shy, intelligent, bookworm. Archie's best friend and Evan's new friend.
Female, 13 yrs old
Range: Eb3 - E5

Brett
The vain star quarterback. Leads a pack of popular boys, including Malcolm and Eddie.
Male, 13 yrs old
Range: Bb2 - C5

Malcolm
A wannabe popular kid and one of Brett's sidekicks.
Male, 13 yrs old
Range: F#3 - C5

Eddie
A wannabe popular kid and one of Brett's sidekicks.
Male, 13 yrs old
Range: Bb2 - C5

Kendra
The bubbly, popular, head cheerleader. Lucy's best friend and unknowing rival.
Female, 13 yrs old
Range: Bb3 - D5

Archie
A good-humored, intelligent, unpopular kid. Patrice's best friend who has to use crutches.
Male, 13 yrs old
Range: Ab2 - Bb4

Lucy
A manipulative girl who secretly desires to have Kendra's boyfriend. Sneaky and feisty.
Female, 13 yrs old
Range: F#3 - D5

PLUS A LARGE ENSEMBLE
For more information, please contact Jason Coats, Educational Coordinator at barnjr@thebarnplayers.org or 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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October 3, 2015

Auditions for "Twelfth Night" Alcott's 2016 Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Production

Alcott Arts Center
(Community)


Shakespeare in the Parking Lot X: "Twelfth Night," by William Shakespeare
Directed by Anna Jennings.
Auditions are Sat; Oct.17&24 10am to 2pm 2015
Sun; Oct.19&25 1pm to 5pm 2015 at the Alcott Arts Center.

Set at Illyria Boarding School in modern times, we join our class and staff as the plot unfolds with childish pranks, high school drama, and love stories that will make you believe you were back at school.


Come with head-shots if available, be prepared for cold reading from scripts at Alcott.
Rehearsals will be July 9-Sept 3, 2016, on Tuesday & Thursday evenings & Saturdays, & Sept 5-9, 2016, M-F.
Performances are Sept 10, 11, 17 & 18, 2016, at 3pm.
Cast: Students (14-18 years old):
Male: Duke Orsino, Curio, Malvolio, Sebastian, Antonio
Female: Olivia, Maria, Viola
Either: Valentine, Fabian, Antonio
Staff (30+ years old):
Male: Sir Andrew, Sir Toby
Either: Clown
Other roles: 1st Officer, 2nd Officer, Priest, Captain, Servant, Attendants, Musicians
Contact us if you have any questions.



Alcott Arts Center Theatre, 180 S 18th St, Kansas City, Kansas 66102 (913) 233-2787, www.alcottartscenter.org

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October 2, 2015

Auditions for "A Chorus Line" a retrospective concert!

Mid Life Players
(Community)
Auditions for A CHORUS LINE a retrospective concert! by Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban: Oct 3: 12:00pm Sat.
If you are unable to attend auditions, please email the director, Korey Childs, a video audition or to make other arrangements at: kchildsmidlifeplayers@gmail.com
A CHORUS LINE is a stunning musical-vérité about a chorus audition for a Broadway musical. It tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway gypsies to land a job in the show, and is a powerful metaphor for all human aspiration. Memorable musical numbers include I Can Do That, At the Ballet, Dance: Ten; Looks: Three, The Music and the Mirror, What I Did for Love, One (Singular Sensation) and I Hope I Get It. Directed by Korey Childs and Kipp Simmons. Prepare 32 measures of Musical Theatre selection. Bring sheet music in your key, accompanist provided. No A'cappella or singing with CDs. You may be asked to sight read or sing from the script. Open to all 35 & older. ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE! Rehearsals Tues & Thurs 7-10pm, EmmanuelOPKS (10100 Metcalf) 4 performances Thurs - Sun, Jan. 28-31, 2016. Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Penn Valley Dr, Kansas City, MO Auditions at: Arts Asylum, 1000 E 9th Street,, (816) 716-6681, mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com,

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