Byrd Productions in collaboration with the band Belleville presents:
The French Cabaret
An Intimate Evening in the Parlor
a wistful performance of music, mime, magic, object manipulation and cocktails
with
Beth Byrd as Petite Columbe, the mime
and Belleville
featuring chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass
This month's guest artists:
Magician Terry Elton with his Collection of Craziness
Master of Object Manipulation Crazy Boy Coy

Come...be enchanted with original confections of silent theater, magic and more
performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this unique new setting.
Friday, May 18th
at the UptownArts Bar>
3611 Broadway
Seating begins at 6:30
The show is 7:00 – 8:30ish
Only $10 cover
Seating is limited!
www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611
For more information about the performers
www.byrdproductions.org
816-305-8188
&
www.themagicofterryelton.com
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www.crazyboycoy.com
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April 30, 2012
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Explorationby Heidi Van
KC Stage cardmembers receive a discount of:
10% off
Byrd Productions Presents:
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Monday, May 7th - 7:00 - 9:00
at the Just Off Broadway Theater3051 Central, KCMO 64108
Participants investigate spatial relationships between fellow performers, the audience and the space itself,using larval masks and red noses.
only $30!
Heidi Van, Actor/CreatorCo-Founder/Curator of Fishtank Performance Studio, Producing Artistic Director of HYBRID: a theatre collective,dubbed The Queen of Dead Art Forms by Alan Schuerstel is best known for performing and creating pieces in the red nose clown style. Van is a 2010 recipient of the MASTERMIND AWARD, a Charlotte Street Outstanding Generative Performing Artist Finalist and an KC Arts Fund Inspiration Grant recipient. Van's most widely produced original clown play is The Coppelia Project: a clown ballet in three acts that debuted at the 2008 Kansas City Fringe Festival.
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10% off
Byrd Productions Presents:
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Monday, May 7th - 7:00 - 9:00
at the Just Off Broadway Theater3051 Central, KCMO 64108
Participants investigate spatial relationships between fellow performers, the audience and the space itself,using larval masks and red noses.
only $30!
Heidi Van, Actor/CreatorCo-Founder/Curator of Fishtank Performance Studio, Producing Artistic Director of HYBRID: a theatre collective,dubbed The Queen of Dead Art Forms by Alan Schuerstel is best known for performing and creating pieces in the red nose clown style. Van is a 2010 recipient of the MASTERMIND AWARD, a Charlotte Street Outstanding Generative Performing Artist Finalist and an KC Arts Fund Inspiration Grant recipient. Van's most widely produced original clown play is The Coppelia Project: a clown ballet in three acts that debuted at the 2008 Kansas City Fringe Festival.
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Byrd Productions is offering a special S.I.N. Performance on May 13th, Sunday 8:00
Byrd Productions is offering a special S.I.N. Performance on May 13th, Sunday 8:00
That's a Service Industry Night
For our fellow performers, tickets are only $12 at the door
We also invite you to join us
at
CALIFORNOS
for our after party
~
Enjoy free hors d'oeuvres with the cast and crew!!!
www.californos.com
Byrd Productions Presents: Fools' Fortunes VI
Byrd Productions Physical Theater presents it's annual showcase of
Local Fooles, Clowns, Vaudevillians, Jugglers, Musicians, Mimes and (gasp) Actors
It's children's theater for adults!
This year's production includes performances by :
The Flock – A Company of Clowns
Jay & Leslie Cady – Fooles with Talent
Patricia Rusconi & Co. – Mask Performers
Chris Johnson - Buffoon
Jazzbo - One Man Junk Band
Alan and Malyssa Brannon – More Foolishness
Kraig Kensinger – Cabaret Marionettes
Greg Owsley – Modern Motion Juggler
and
Luna Breeze Blakeman – Hoop Theater Performer
Performances are Friday, May 11 at 8:00 and Sunday, May 13 at 2:00 and 8:00
The Sunday 8:00 show is a special S.I.N. Performance.
If you're a fellow performer, bring a playbill with you in it and get a $3.00 discount
NO PERFORMANCE SATURDAY – ROCKFEST!!!
at The Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, KCMO 64108.
Tickets are $12 in advance through Brown Paper tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242582
$15 at the door
http://www.facebook.com/events/279097682175267/
Also – May 7th 7:00 – 9:00 PM – A workshop for adults
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Only $30
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For more information call 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org
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That's a Service Industry Night
For our fellow performers, tickets are only $12 at the door
We also invite you to join us
at
CALIFORNOS
for our after party
~
Enjoy free hors d'oeuvres with the cast and crew!!!
www.californos.com
Byrd Productions Presents: Fools' Fortunes VI
Byrd Productions Physical Theater presents it's annual showcase of
Local Fooles, Clowns, Vaudevillians, Jugglers, Musicians, Mimes and (gasp) Actors
It's children's theater for adults!
This year's production includes performances by :
The Flock – A Company of Clowns
Jay & Leslie Cady – Fooles with Talent
Patricia Rusconi & Co. – Mask Performers
Chris Johnson - Buffoon
Jazzbo - One Man Junk Band
Alan and Malyssa Brannon – More Foolishness
Kraig Kensinger – Cabaret Marionettes
Greg Owsley – Modern Motion Juggler
and
Luna Breeze Blakeman – Hoop Theater Performer
Performances are Friday, May 11 at 8:00 and Sunday, May 13 at 2:00 and 8:00
The Sunday 8:00 show is a special S.I.N. Performance.
If you're a fellow performer, bring a playbill with you in it and get a $3.00 discount
NO PERFORMANCE SATURDAY – ROCKFEST!!!
at The Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, KCMO 64108.
Tickets are $12 in advance through Brown Paper tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242582
$15 at the door
http://www.facebook.com/events/279097682175267/
Also – May 7th 7:00 – 9:00 PM – A workshop for adults
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Only $30
http://www.facebook.com/events/393865527313365/
For more information call 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org
Sponsored by KCStage Magazine
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Auditions Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
She&Her Productions*
AUDITION
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jeremy Riggs.
When: Open call May 26 and 27 from Noon to 4
Callbacks on June 2, Noon to 4 PM by invitation
only.
Where: Water Building
201 Main St. in KCMO River Market area.
All actors should come with a resume, headshot (if
available) and a prepared comedic, Shakespearian
monologue which should not exceed 2 minutes. If
you are interested in a role that is designated as
a singing role, you will be asked to also prepare
a short song selection to be sung a cappella. A
folk type
song in encouraged, but not required. Please keep
songs under 2 minutes as well.
Rehearsals will begin late June and the show will
run weekends August 10th – 26th
Below are the roles we are casting:
Viola - Sister to Sebastian Fighter
Sebastian - Brother to Viola, Fighter
Antonio - Seaman that saved Sebastian's life
Fighter
Duke Orsino - Powerful lord somewhat melancholy
Valentine - Orsino's right hand man and lord of
his court
Olivia - Wealthy lady, grieving for her dead
brother.
Feste - Witty and smart traveling minstrel and
fool. Guitar player a bonus Singer
Malvolio - Olivia's head steward. Very self-
righteous.
Sir Toby Belch- Olivia's Uncle, a drunkard and
zanie Fighter/Singer
Sir Andrew - Friend to Sir Toby, Wealthy but not
too bright Fighter/Singer
Maria - Servant to Olivia A little singing
Fabian - Servant to Olivia and friend to Sir Toby
For information or questions contact Jeremy at
fghtdir@comcast.net
She&Her Productions
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare: May 26-27: 1
pm Sat-Sun
Directed by Jeremy Riggs. When: Open call May 26
and 27 from Noon to 4,
Callbacks on June 2, Noon to 4 PM by invitation
only.,
,
Where: Water Building,
201 Main St. in KCMO River Market area.
River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com
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AUDITION
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jeremy Riggs.
When: Open call May 26 and 27 from Noon to 4
Callbacks on June 2, Noon to 4 PM by invitation
only.
Where: Water Building
201 Main St. in KCMO River Market area.
All actors should come with a resume, headshot (if
available) and a prepared comedic, Shakespearian
monologue which should not exceed 2 minutes. If
you are interested in a role that is designated as
a singing role, you will be asked to also prepare
a short song selection to be sung a cappella. A
folk type
song in encouraged, but not required. Please keep
songs under 2 minutes as well.
Rehearsals will begin late June and the show will
run weekends August 10th – 26th
Below are the roles we are casting:
Viola - Sister to Sebastian Fighter
Sebastian - Brother to Viola, Fighter
Antonio - Seaman that saved Sebastian's life
Fighter
Duke Orsino - Powerful lord somewhat melancholy
Valentine - Orsino's right hand man and lord of
his court
Olivia - Wealthy lady, grieving for her dead
brother.
Feste - Witty and smart traveling minstrel and
fool. Guitar player a bonus Singer
Malvolio - Olivia's head steward. Very self-
righteous.
Sir Toby Belch- Olivia's Uncle, a drunkard and
zanie Fighter/Singer
Sir Andrew - Friend to Sir Toby, Wealthy but not
too bright Fighter/Singer
Maria - Servant to Olivia A little singing
Fabian - Servant to Olivia and friend to Sir Toby
For information or questions contact Jeremy at
fghtdir@comcast.net
She&Her Productions
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare: May 26-27: 1
pm Sat-Sun
Directed by Jeremy Riggs. When: Open call May 26
and 27 from Noon to 4,
Callbacks on June 2, Noon to 4 PM by invitation
only.,
,
Where: Water Building,
201 Main St. in KCMO River Market area.
River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com
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Baltimore Waltz Last INDUSTRY NIGHT!
She&Her Productions*
TICKETS ONLY $10!!
She&Her Productions
Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel: Apr 30: 8 pm
Mon
Directed by Ian R. Crawford
Cast:
Joshua Moutray.... The Third Man
Brandon Michael Stevens... Carl
Leah Swank-Miller... Anna
PURCHASE TICKETS:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224509
Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is proudest of
Baltimore Waltz, a love letter of a play written
to a brother who died of AIDS in 1989. A fever
dream in a hospital waiting room imagines the wild
trip through Europe they never took together and
eventually leads to the very human act of coming
to terms with the death of a loved one. Winner of
the 1992 OBIE award for best new play, Baltimore
Waltz has earned a prominent place in the canon of
plays dealing with HIV and AIDS.
Directed by Ian Crawford.
$12, $10 and $8. River Market, 122 W. 5th S,
(816) 405-9200, www.sheandherproductions.com
(Adult Fare)
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TICKETS ONLY $10!!
She&Her Productions
Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel: Apr 30: 8 pm
Mon
Directed by Ian R. Crawford
Cast:
Joshua Moutray.... The Third Man
Brandon Michael Stevens... Carl
Leah Swank-Miller... Anna
PURCHASE TICKETS:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224509
Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is proudest of
Baltimore Waltz, a love letter of a play written
to a brother who died of AIDS in 1989. A fever
dream in a hospital waiting room imagines the wild
trip through Europe they never took together and
eventually leads to the very human act of coming
to terms with the death of a loved one. Winner of
the 1992 OBIE award for best new play, Baltimore
Waltz has earned a prominent place in the canon of
plays dealing with HIV and AIDS.
Directed by Ian Crawford.
$12, $10 and $8. River Market, 122 W. 5th S,
(816) 405-9200, www.sheandherproductions.com
(Adult Fare)
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April 28, 2012
4th Annual Playwright Festival Auditions! This Saturday! (Today!)
City Theatre of Independence*
CTI Playwright Festival Auditions! Audition Date: Apr 28: 11:59 am Sat
City Theatre announces auditions for our
4TH Annual Playwright's Festival!
We are seeking performers to act in a number of original, never-before produced plays.
Performance Dates: July 12,13,14 @ 8PM & July 15 @ 2PM
Auditions will be for all plays and directors at the same time. Some characters are teens or adolescent and some characters are adults. Since there will be a variety of roles no character descriptions are available at this time. Rehearsal times will be determined by each director and their cast. This is a good introductory experience to theatre and to CTI. "An Equal Opportunity For All".
"The Cell Phone Epidemic" by Claudia Inglis Haas - director Jackie Coomes
"The End Of Sandcastles" by Claudia Inglis Haas - director Jamie Close
"Control Panel" by Drew Davis - director Hersh Ellis
"Don't Hang Up" by Sam Graber - director Keely Siefers
"Drag" by Adam Zurbruegg - director Stefanie Stevens
"I Love You" by Nina Ki - director Sara Nickerson
"It Gets Better" by Rod McFadden - director Denny Dey
"The Nose Ferry" by Molly Campbell - director Michael Mastersoon
Cold reading from original never before produced scripts. Auditions at the Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion, Independence, MO (SE corner of the Truman & Noland Rds Intersection).
Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion St, (816) 461-0826, www.citytheatreofindependence.org
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CTI Playwright Festival Auditions! Audition Date: Apr 28: 11:59 am Sat
City Theatre announces auditions for our
4TH Annual Playwright's Festival!
We are seeking performers to act in a number of original, never-before produced plays.
Performance Dates: July 12,13,14 @ 8PM & July 15 @ 2PM
Auditions will be for all plays and directors at the same time. Some characters are teens or adolescent and some characters are adults. Since there will be a variety of roles no character descriptions are available at this time. Rehearsal times will be determined by each director and their cast. This is a good introductory experience to theatre and to CTI. "An Equal Opportunity For All".
"The Cell Phone Epidemic" by Claudia Inglis Haas - director Jackie Coomes
"The End Of Sandcastles" by Claudia Inglis Haas - director Jamie Close
"Control Panel" by Drew Davis - director Hersh Ellis
"Don't Hang Up" by Sam Graber - director Keely Siefers
"Drag" by Adam Zurbruegg - director Stefanie Stevens
"I Love You" by Nina Ki - director Sara Nickerson
"It Gets Better" by Rod McFadden - director Denny Dey
"The Nose Ferry" by Molly Campbell - director Michael Mastersoon
Cold reading from original never before produced scripts. Auditions at the Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion, Independence, MO (SE corner of the Truman & Noland Rds Intersection).
Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion St, (816) 461-0826, www.citytheatreofindependence.org
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April 26, 2012
Morning's at Seven: Martin Tanner FREE Tuesdays
Deb Bluford, Richard Alan Nichols, Kathleen Warfel, Victor Raider-Wexler, Jen Mays, Nancy Marcy, Licia Watson, Linda Levin, Peter Leondedis, and Herman Johansen...all for FREE!
Morning's at Seven: Martin Tanner Tuesdays!
Written by Paul Osborn and directed by Marc Liby.
Tuesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., at the KC Irish Center in KC's beautiful Union Station.
See this wildly popular and touching comedy in an intimate setting with this fantastic cast and with an Irish Pub just a few steps from your seat! Morning's at Seven has had at least two Broadway revivals since its debut.
Martin Tanner Tuesdays are always FREE and are at The Kansas City Irish Center in Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road Suite 700, Kansas City MO. Donations are gratefully accepted. See www.martintanner.com or Martin Tanner Productions on Facebook for more information.(Adult Fare)
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Morning's at Seven: Martin Tanner Tuesdays!
Written by Paul Osborn and directed by Marc Liby.
Tuesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., at the KC Irish Center in KC's beautiful Union Station.
See this wildly popular and touching comedy in an intimate setting with this fantastic cast and with an Irish Pub just a few steps from your seat! Morning's at Seven has had at least two Broadway revivals since its debut.
Martin Tanner Tuesdays are always FREE and are at The Kansas City Irish Center in Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road Suite 700, Kansas City MO. Donations are gratefully accepted. See www.martintanner.com or Martin Tanner Productions on Facebook for more information.(Adult Fare)
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Baltimore Waltz FINAL WEEKEND
She&Her Productions*
She&Her Productions
Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel: Apr 20-30: 8 pm
Fri-Sat, Mon
Directed by Ian R. Crawford
Cast:
Joshua Moutray.... The Third Man
Brandon Michael Stevens... Carl
Leah Swank-Miller... Anna
PURCHASE TICKETS:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224509
Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is proudest of
Baltimore Waltz, a love letter of a play written
to a brother who died of AIDS in 1989. A fever
dream in a hospital waiting room imagines the wild
trip through Europe they never took together and
eventually leads to the very human act of coming
to terms with the death of a loved one. Winner of
the 1992 OBIE award for best new play, Baltimore
Waltz has earned a prominent place in the canon of
plays dealing with HIV and AIDS.
Directed by Ian Crawford.
$12, $10 and $8. River Market, 122 W. 5th S,
(816) 405-9200, www.sheandherproductions.com
(Adult Fare)
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She&Her Productions
Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel: Apr 20-30: 8 pm
Fri-Sat, Mon
Directed by Ian R. Crawford
Cast:
Joshua Moutray.... The Third Man
Brandon Michael Stevens... Carl
Leah Swank-Miller... Anna
PURCHASE TICKETS:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224509
Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is proudest of
Baltimore Waltz, a love letter of a play written
to a brother who died of AIDS in 1989. A fever
dream in a hospital waiting room imagines the wild
trip through Europe they never took together and
eventually leads to the very human act of coming
to terms with the death of a loved one. Winner of
the 1992 OBIE award for best new play, Baltimore
Waltz has earned a prominent place in the canon of
plays dealing with HIV and AIDS.
Directed by Ian Crawford.
$12, $10 and $8. River Market, 122 W. 5th S,
(816) 405-9200, www.sheandherproductions.com
(Adult Fare)
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Theatre for Young America 2012-13 Season
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AMERICA ANNOUNCES ITS
2012-2013 SEASON!
A two-dimensional traveler, a precocious first grader, a robot, a kidnapped mother and child, a chicken with a hyper-active imagination, and dogs exhibiting quirky human behaviors will inhabit the H&R Block City Stage when Theatre for Young America presents its 2012-2013 season at Union Station. The City Stage is located on level B in Union Station at 30 W. Pershing Road in Kansas City, Missouri.
Tickets may be reserved online at www.unionstation.org, or by calling Union Station at 816.460.2020. Season tickets must be purchased through Theatre for Young America by calling 816.460.2083 or through the TYA website at www.tya.org.
Theatre for Young America's 2012-13 productions and show dates are:
THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY
October 9 through November 10, 2012
The beloved children's book was written by Jeff Brown in 1964 and has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon, delighting readers and travelers all around the world with this delightful two-dimensional hero. Lambchop is your ordinary, every day, run-of the-mill ten-year old until one night the bulletin board on the wall above Stanley's bed comes loose and falls right on top of Stanley. The next morning, Stanley Lambchop wakes up flat. Not just flat…really, REALLY flat! In a whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley--the ultimate exchange student--scours the globe for a solution to his unusual problem. The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley has lyrics by Timothy Allen McDonald and Jonathan K. Waller; music by David Weinstein, Timothy Allen McDonald, Jonathan K. Waller and Stephen Gabriel; and Timothy Allen McDonald wrote the book.
JUNIE B. JONES IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS
November 20 through December 29, 2012
One of the most requested shows by TYA's patrons, Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells returns to the City Stage for the holiday season. Based on Barbara Parks' Junie B. Jones books and adapted for the stage by Allison Gregory, this is a sparkling musical featuring Junie B. Jones, a first grader who is funny, silly, lovable, but irreverent. It's holiday time and Room One is doing a lot of happy things to celebrate—like making elf costumes and singing joyful songs. Tattletale May keeps ruining Junie's holiday glee until Junie learns an important lesson about the joy of giving.
BULLY BOT THE ROBOT AND THE GANG OF GEEKS
January 22 through January 31, 2013
Created by local playwright Gene Mackey, TYA's Artistic Director, for Theatre for Young America, in cooperation with The Whole Person and VSA Missouri, this play addresses the problem of bullying, including the particular kinds of bullying the disabled encounter. Three best friends who share a love of computers, games and imagination meet once a week to chew over the world's problems. They affectionately describe themselves as a gang of geeks. The gang decides to solve the problem of bullying. One of the three suggests using role-playing, but the Chief Geek has a better idea. Use a robot. This show will be available for tour from late January through February.
ANANSI THE SPIDER AND THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
February 16 through February 23, 2013
This play by renowned Missouri playwright Frank Higgins features the celebrated spider from African folklore. Under heart-breaking circumstances, Anansi's stories bolster the spirits of a mother and daughter who have been kidnapped from their African homeland. Anansi's inventiveness, vitality and enterprising character fortify them during this frightful "middle passage" by bringing the bright and spirited folklore of Africa along for their harrowing journey.
CHICKEN LITTLE
March 5 through April 13, 2013
This short folk-tale of the chicken that created an unnecessary and hilarious panic when he proclaims, "the sky is falling," has been expanded into a delightfully manic musical. Theatre for Young America's Artistic Director, Gene Mackey, who wrote the book and lyrics, and Cheryl Benge, who wrote the music, combined their creative talents to present a delightful version of the story of Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Goosey Poosey, and Foxy Woxy. This play is a favorite with Kansas City audiences and also has been produced innumerable times by other theaters across the country.
GO, DOG. GO!
April 23 through May 18, 2013
Go, Dog. Go! uses much of the dialogue and illustrations of author P. D. Eastman's classic children's book of the same name. The stage-play, which takes place in a world where dogs are involved in car chases, perform circus tricks and dance, was adapted by Roberta Wilhelm for the Omaha Theater Company for Young People and was developed under the auspices of the Estate of P.D. Eastman. Kids will be dazzled by the frenetic pace and enjoy the play's faithfulness to the book.
TBA
June 11 through June 29, 2012
(May extend into July if ticket sales warrant)
Theatre for Young America is currently in negotiations for rights to a show that will be announced later.
Theatre for Young America is a professional theater company, which primarily employs local actors, including members of Actors Equity Association.
Theatre for Young America, Inc., is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Gifts are tax deductible.
KC Stage cardmembers receive a discount of:
20% off
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2012-2013 SEASON!
A two-dimensional traveler, a precocious first grader, a robot, a kidnapped mother and child, a chicken with a hyper-active imagination, and dogs exhibiting quirky human behaviors will inhabit the H&R Block City Stage when Theatre for Young America presents its 2012-2013 season at Union Station. The City Stage is located on level B in Union Station at 30 W. Pershing Road in Kansas City, Missouri.
Tickets may be reserved online at www.unionstation.org, or by calling Union Station at 816.460.2020. Season tickets must be purchased through Theatre for Young America by calling 816.460.2083 or through the TYA website at www.tya.org.
Theatre for Young America's 2012-13 productions and show dates are:
THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY
October 9 through November 10, 2012
The beloved children's book was written by Jeff Brown in 1964 and has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon, delighting readers and travelers all around the world with this delightful two-dimensional hero. Lambchop is your ordinary, every day, run-of the-mill ten-year old until one night the bulletin board on the wall above Stanley's bed comes loose and falls right on top of Stanley. The next morning, Stanley Lambchop wakes up flat. Not just flat…really, REALLY flat! In a whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley--the ultimate exchange student--scours the globe for a solution to his unusual problem. The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley has lyrics by Timothy Allen McDonald and Jonathan K. Waller; music by David Weinstein, Timothy Allen McDonald, Jonathan K. Waller and Stephen Gabriel; and Timothy Allen McDonald wrote the book.
JUNIE B. JONES IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS
November 20 through December 29, 2012
One of the most requested shows by TYA's patrons, Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells returns to the City Stage for the holiday season. Based on Barbara Parks' Junie B. Jones books and adapted for the stage by Allison Gregory, this is a sparkling musical featuring Junie B. Jones, a first grader who is funny, silly, lovable, but irreverent. It's holiday time and Room One is doing a lot of happy things to celebrate—like making elf costumes and singing joyful songs. Tattletale May keeps ruining Junie's holiday glee until Junie learns an important lesson about the joy of giving.
BULLY BOT THE ROBOT AND THE GANG OF GEEKS
January 22 through January 31, 2013
Created by local playwright Gene Mackey, TYA's Artistic Director, for Theatre for Young America, in cooperation with The Whole Person and VSA Missouri, this play addresses the problem of bullying, including the particular kinds of bullying the disabled encounter. Three best friends who share a love of computers, games and imagination meet once a week to chew over the world's problems. They affectionately describe themselves as a gang of geeks. The gang decides to solve the problem of bullying. One of the three suggests using role-playing, but the Chief Geek has a better idea. Use a robot. This show will be available for tour from late January through February.
ANANSI THE SPIDER AND THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
February 16 through February 23, 2013
This play by renowned Missouri playwright Frank Higgins features the celebrated spider from African folklore. Under heart-breaking circumstances, Anansi's stories bolster the spirits of a mother and daughter who have been kidnapped from their African homeland. Anansi's inventiveness, vitality and enterprising character fortify them during this frightful "middle passage" by bringing the bright and spirited folklore of Africa along for their harrowing journey.
CHICKEN LITTLE
March 5 through April 13, 2013
This short folk-tale of the chicken that created an unnecessary and hilarious panic when he proclaims, "the sky is falling," has been expanded into a delightfully manic musical. Theatre for Young America's Artistic Director, Gene Mackey, who wrote the book and lyrics, and Cheryl Benge, who wrote the music, combined their creative talents to present a delightful version of the story of Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Goosey Poosey, and Foxy Woxy. This play is a favorite with Kansas City audiences and also has been produced innumerable times by other theaters across the country.
GO, DOG. GO!
April 23 through May 18, 2013
Go, Dog. Go! uses much of the dialogue and illustrations of author P. D. Eastman's classic children's book of the same name. The stage-play, which takes place in a world where dogs are involved in car chases, perform circus tricks and dance, was adapted by Roberta Wilhelm for the Omaha Theater Company for Young People and was developed under the auspices of the Estate of P.D. Eastman. Kids will be dazzled by the frenetic pace and enjoy the play's faithfulness to the book.
TBA
June 11 through June 29, 2012
(May extend into July if ticket sales warrant)
Theatre for Young America is currently in negotiations for rights to a show that will be announced later.
Theatre for Young America is a professional theater company, which primarily employs local actors, including members of Actors Equity Association.
Theatre for Young America, Inc., is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Gifts are tax deductible.
KC Stage cardmembers receive a discount of:
20% off
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April 25, 2012
Auditions for Goilla's 21st Annual Greek Show
Auditions
For the 21st annual Greek Show, The Suppliant Maidens by Aeschylus
Auditions will be held at: Aquarius New Age & Metaphysical Book Store located at 3936 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. The dates will be: Saturday, April 28th from 2:00pm-4:00pm Monday, April 30th from 7:00pm-9:00pmTuesday, May 1st From 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cast: DANAÜS king of Egypt, PELASGUS, King of Argos, HERALD of the Sons of Aegyptus and the CHORUS of the Daughters of Danaüs, plus guards and Attendant Maidens.
We prefer that each actor have a one minute prepared monologue, however material or cold reading will be provided for you.
There will be some pay for your hard work on this production.
"The Suppliant Maidens" will be presented outdoors on the South steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 7:30am Saturday and Sunday June 30th and July1st, 2012 .
The Suppliants~ The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists. They flee a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. When the Danaides reach Argos, they entreat King Pelasgus to protect them. He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who ...decide in the favor of the Danaids. Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods. Almost immediately, a herald of the Egyptians comes to attempt to force the Danaids to return to their cousins for marriage. Pelasgus arrives, threatens the herald, and urges the Danaids to remain within the walls of Argos. The play ends with the Danaids retreating into the Argive walls, protected. The play this year will be Directed by Daivd Brisco Luby with music by Beau Bledsoe and musicians Pat Conway and Brad Cox. This will be the last play of the playwright Aeschylus Gorilla theatre will perform during it's annual Summer Greek Show for all seven of the others have been done. For more information call Goril!
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For the 21st annual Greek Show, The Suppliant Maidens by Aeschylus
Auditions will be held at: Aquarius New Age & Metaphysical Book Store located at 3936 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. The dates will be: Saturday, April 28th from 2:00pm-4:00pm Monday, April 30th from 7:00pm-9:00pmTuesday, May 1st From 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cast: DANAÜS king of Egypt, PELASGUS, King of Argos, HERALD of the Sons of Aegyptus and the CHORUS of the Daughters of Danaüs, plus guards and Attendant Maidens.
We prefer that each actor have a one minute prepared monologue, however material or cold reading will be provided for you.
There will be some pay for your hard work on this production.
"The Suppliant Maidens" will be presented outdoors on the South steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 7:30am Saturday and Sunday June 30th and July1st, 2012 .
The Suppliants~ The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists. They flee a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. When the Danaides reach Argos, they entreat King Pelasgus to protect them. He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who ...decide in the favor of the Danaids. Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods. Almost immediately, a herald of the Egyptians comes to attempt to force the Danaids to return to their cousins for marriage. Pelasgus arrives, threatens the herald, and urges the Danaids to remain within the walls of Argos. The play ends with the Danaids retreating into the Argive walls, protected. The play this year will be Directed by Daivd Brisco Luby with music by Beau Bledsoe and musicians Pat Conway and Brad Cox. This will be the last play of the playwright Aeschylus Gorilla theatre will perform during it's annual Summer Greek Show for all seven of the others have been done. For more information call Goril!
la Theatre Productions at:
816-510-3372
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find Gorilla Theatre Productions on Facebook
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April 24, 2012
4th Annual Playwright Festival Auditions! This Saturday!
City Theatre of Independence*
CTI Playwright Festival Auditions! Audition Date: Apr 28: 11:59 am Sat
City Theatre announces auditions for our
4TH Annual Playwright's Festival!
We are seeking performers to act in a number of original, never-before produced plays.
Performance Dates: July 12,13,14 @ 8PM & July 15 @ 2PM
Auditions will be for all plays and directors at the same time. Some characters are teens or adolescent and some characters are adults. Since there will be a variety of roles no character descriptions are available at this time. Rehearsal times will be determined by each director and their cast. This is a good introductory experience to theatre and to CTI. "An Equal Opportunity For All".
"The Cell Phone Epidemic" by Claudia Inglis Haas - director Jackie Coomes
"The End Of Sandcastles" by Claudia Inglis Haas - director Jamie Close
"Control Panel" by Drew Davis - director Hersh Ellis
"Don't Hang Up" by Sam Graber - director Keely Siefers
"Drag" by Adam Zurbruegg - director Stefanie Stevens
"I Love You" by Nina Ki - director Sara Nickerson
"It Gets Better" by Rod McFadden - director Denny Dey
"The Nose Ferry" by Molly Campbell - director Michael Mastersoon
Cold reading from original never before produced scripts. Auditions at the Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion, Independence, MO (SE corner of the Truman & Noland Rds Intersection).
Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion St, (816) 461-0826, www.citytheatreofindependence.org
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Second Weekend of The Laramie Project
The River City Community Players announces the second weekend for The Laramie Project.
Call the reservation line at 913-682-7557 to reserve your tickets.
In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay.
Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
The Leavenworth Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St, (913) 682-7557, www.rccplv.com
Performances will be April 27, 28 May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m., and a matinee on April 29 at 2 p.m.
This show deals with mature themes.
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Call the reservation line at 913-682-7557 to reserve your tickets.
In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay.
Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
The Leavenworth Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St, (913) 682-7557, www.rccplv.com
Performances will be April 27, 28 May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m., and a matinee on April 29 at 2 p.m.
This show deals with mature themes.
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Western Playhouse (CASTING SUMMER SEASON)
Western Playhouse
Western Playhouse (CASTING SUMMER SEASON):
Open auditions for 1st summer season held Saturday, April 28th, from 9:00am-1:00pm at the Fishtank Theatre, 1715 Wyandotte, KC, MO 64108. Productions lined up for the season include "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Barefoot in the Park" & "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." Western Playhouse is located on the beautiful campus of Missouri Western State University in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
All auditioning are asked to prepare a comedic monologue up to one-minute in length. Those also auditioning for the musicals should prepare up to a one-minute traditional musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided. You may be asked to read from the specific show during the audition. Contracts will be awarded on per show basis, but potential to be in full company for all shows. All actors will be offered a stipend and theatre will be working under a Guest Artist Equity contract. Seeking Non-Union talent at this time.
Please visit
http://westernplayhouse.com/audition.asp for all information regarding auditions and roles available.
Auditions are by APPT only and can reserve a time slot by visiting
http://westernplayhouse.com/audition.asp
www.westernplayhouse.com
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Western Playhouse (CASTING SUMMER SEASON):
Open auditions for 1st summer season held Saturday, April 28th, from 9:00am-1:00pm at the Fishtank Theatre, 1715 Wyandotte, KC, MO 64108. Productions lined up for the season include "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Barefoot in the Park" & "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." Western Playhouse is located on the beautiful campus of Missouri Western State University in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
All auditioning are asked to prepare a comedic monologue up to one-minute in length. Those also auditioning for the musicals should prepare up to a one-minute traditional musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided. You may be asked to read from the specific show during the audition. Contracts will be awarded on per show basis, but potential to be in full company for all shows. All actors will be offered a stipend and theatre will be working under a Guest Artist Equity contract. Seeking Non-Union talent at this time.
Please visit
http://westernplayhouse.com/audition.asp for all information regarding auditions and roles available.
Auditions are by APPT only and can reserve a time slot by visiting
http://westernplayhouse.com/audition.asp
www.westernplayhouse.com
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April 23, 2012
Revised audition times for 2012 KC Fringe Festival show
Phoenix KC Theatre
(Professional)
Ice Cream Social . . . Issues, a new comedy by Natalie Liccardello (Pies From the Porn Kitchen) and Talia Liccardello, will premiere with 5 performances during the 2012 KC Fringe Festival, July 19 – 29.
An ice cream social in a church basement is actually a disguised intervention for a family member who is a heroin addict. As the extended family gathers, their complicated – and comic – relationships take priority over the intervention. Directed by Warren Deckert.
There are roles for 7 non-Equity actors, as follows:
2 women, mid 20's
3 women, 40-50
1 man, 20's (small part, minimal rehearsal time)
1 man, 70's
All actors will receive a guaranteed performance wage plus a share of any net profit.
Auditions will be scheduled by appointment only on Saturday, April 28 between 10:00 am and 7:30 pm (15 minutes duration per actor). Auditions will be held in Room 122 of Grant Hall on the UMKC campus, 5228 Charlotte.
A two minute or less monologue is welcome but not required. Actors will also be asked to perform cold readings from the script. Current resume encouraged. Headshot/photograph if available.
Bring a complete list of conflicts during the primary rehearsal/performance period of June 12 – July 29. (Rehearsals will be on weekday evenings and/or Saturday afternoons – limit 3/week)
Email the director at phoenixkctheatre@gmail.com to schedule an audition appointment, to request an alternate audition time, or for additional information.
Phoenix KC Theatre
phoenixkctheatre@gmail.com
www.phoenixkctheatre.com
620-282-3426
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(Professional)
Ice Cream Social . . . Issues, a new comedy by Natalie Liccardello (Pies From the Porn Kitchen) and Talia Liccardello, will premiere with 5 performances during the 2012 KC Fringe Festival, July 19 – 29.
An ice cream social in a church basement is actually a disguised intervention for a family member who is a heroin addict. As the extended family gathers, their complicated – and comic – relationships take priority over the intervention. Directed by Warren Deckert.
There are roles for 7 non-Equity actors, as follows:
2 women, mid 20's
3 women, 40-50
1 man, 20's (small part, minimal rehearsal time)
1 man, 70's
All actors will receive a guaranteed performance wage plus a share of any net profit.
Auditions will be scheduled by appointment only on Saturday, April 28 between 10:00 am and 7:30 pm (15 minutes duration per actor). Auditions will be held in Room 122 of Grant Hall on the UMKC campus, 5228 Charlotte.
A two minute or less monologue is welcome but not required. Actors will also be asked to perform cold readings from the script. Current resume encouraged. Headshot/photograph if available.
Bring a complete list of conflicts during the primary rehearsal/performance period of June 12 – July 29. (Rehearsals will be on weekday evenings and/or Saturday afternoons – limit 3/week)
Email the director at phoenixkctheatre@gmail.com to schedule an audition appointment, to request an alternate audition time, or for additional information.
Phoenix KC Theatre
phoenixkctheatre@gmail.com
www.phoenixkctheatre.com
620-282-3426
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Last weekend to catch STEEL MAGNOLIAS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RIVER CITY PLAYERS
present
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
A Comedy Drama by Robert Harling
THE RIVER CITY PLAYERS announce their their spring comedy, STEEL MAGNOLIAS by ROBERT HARLING. Play dates are APRIL 20-21, 2012 and APRIL 27-28, 2012. The production will be held at Lexington United Methodist Church 1211 S. 13 Lexington, Missouri 64067 (just south of Hwy 24 on Business Highway 13.)
Dinner theatre will be held all nights of the production, APRIL 20-21, 2012 and APRIL 27-28, 2012, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with curtain time for the show at 7:45 p.m. Dinner is catered by the United Methodist Church Members. Tickets are $18/person (11-adult) and $12/child (0-10 years) for dinner theatre and $8/adult and $4/children for show only. Dinner Theatre reservations must be made in advance (by the Wednesday prior to performance weekend). Dinner Theatre seating is limited so make your reservations early!
Tickets are on sale at the following Lexington locations: B & L BANK; BANK OF AMERICA, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, and BANK MIDWEST; B & L BANK in Odessa, MO and THE RED SHANTY in Higginsville, MO or on line with a credit card @ www.rcplayers.org.
Charles Pinzon will direct the production. The cast members include: Margot Allen as Clairee; Sheila Lee as Shelby; Vicki Holland as Ouiser; Elizabeth Brumbelow as Annelle; Evelyn Trigg as M'Lynn and Sharon Propst as Truvy.
For more information, please contact RCP at (660) 259-2819 or visit the RCP web site at: www.rcplayers.org.
Story of the Play
The play is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town's rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I'm not crazy, I've just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M'Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a "good ole boy." Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to m!
ake them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
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RIVER CITY PLAYERS
present
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
A Comedy Drama by Robert Harling
THE RIVER CITY PLAYERS announce their their spring comedy, STEEL MAGNOLIAS by ROBERT HARLING. Play dates are APRIL 20-21, 2012 and APRIL 27-28, 2012. The production will be held at Lexington United Methodist Church 1211 S. 13 Lexington, Missouri 64067 (just south of Hwy 24 on Business Highway 13.)
Dinner theatre will be held all nights of the production, APRIL 20-21, 2012 and APRIL 27-28, 2012, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with curtain time for the show at 7:45 p.m. Dinner is catered by the United Methodist Church Members. Tickets are $18/person (11-adult) and $12/child (0-10 years) for dinner theatre and $8/adult and $4/children for show only. Dinner Theatre reservations must be made in advance (by the Wednesday prior to performance weekend). Dinner Theatre seating is limited so make your reservations early!
Tickets are on sale at the following Lexington locations: B & L BANK; BANK OF AMERICA, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, and BANK MIDWEST; B & L BANK in Odessa, MO and THE RED SHANTY in Higginsville, MO or on line with a credit card @ www.rcplayers.org.
Charles Pinzon will direct the production. The cast members include: Margot Allen as Clairee; Sheila Lee as Shelby; Vicki Holland as Ouiser; Elizabeth Brumbelow as Annelle; Evelyn Trigg as M'Lynn and Sharon Propst as Truvy.
For more information, please contact RCP at (660) 259-2819 or visit the RCP web site at: www.rcplayers.org.
Story of the Play
The play is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town's rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I'm not crazy, I've just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M'Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a "good ole boy." Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to m!
ake them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
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4th Annual Playwright Festival Auditions! This Saturday!
City Theatre of Independence*
CTI Playwright Festival Auditions! by Various: Apr 28: 11:59 am Sat
City Theatre announces auditions for our
4TH Annual Playwright's Festival!
We are seeking performers to act in a number of original, never-before produced plays.
Performance Dates: July 12,13,14 @ 8PM & July 15 @ 2PM
Auditions will be for all plays and directors at the same time. Some characters are teens or adolescent and some characters are adults. Since there will be a variety of roles no character descriptions are available at this time. Rehearsal times will be determined by each director and their cast. This is a good introductory experience to theatre and to CTI and an equal opportunity for all.
"The Cell Phone Epidemic" by Claudia Inglis Haas - director Jackie Coomes
"The End Of Sandcastles" by Claudia Inglis Haas - director Jamie Close
"Control Panel" by Drew Davis - director Hersh Ellis
"Don't Hang Up" by Sam Graber - director Keely Siefers
"Drag" by Adam Zurbruegg - director Stefanie Stevens
"I Love You" by Nina Ki - director Sara Nickerson
"It Gets Better" by Rod McFadden - director Denny Dey
"The Nose Ferry" by Molly Campbell - director Michael Mastersoon
Cold reading from original never before produced scripts. Auditions at the Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion, Independence, MO (SE corner of the Truman & Noland Rds Intersection).
Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion St, (816) 461-0826, www.citytheatreofindependence.org
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The French Cabaret ~ An Intimate Evening in the Parlor
Byrd Productions in collaboration with the band Belleville presents:
The French Cabaret
An Intimate Evening in the Parlor
a wistful performance of music, mime, magic, object manipulation and cocktails
with
Beth Byrd as Petite Columbe, the mime
and Belleville
featuring chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass
This month's guest artists:
Magician Terry Elton with his Collection of Craziness
Master of Object Manipulation Crazy Boy Coy

Come...be enchanted with original confections of silent theater, magic and more
performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this unique new setting.
Friday, May 18th
at the UptownArts Bar>
3611 Broadway
Seating begins at 6:30
The show is 7:00 – 8:30ish
Only $10 cover
Seating is limited!
www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611
For more information about the performers
www.byrdproductions.org
816-305-8188
&
www.themagicofterryelton.com
&
www.crazyboycoy.com
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Byrd Productions Presents: Fools’ Fortunes VI
Byrd Productions Presents: Fools' Fortunes VI
Byrd Productions Physical Theater presents it's annual showcase of
Local Fooles, Clowns, Vaudevillians, Jugglers, Musicians, Mimes and (gasp) Actors
It's children's theater for adults!
This year's production includes performances by :
The Flock – A Company of Clowns
Jay & Leslie Cady – Fooles with Talent
Patricia Rusconi & Co. – Mask Performers
Chris Johnson - Buffoon
Jazzbo - One Man Junk Band
Alan and Malyssa Brannon – More Foolishness
Kraig Kensinger – Cabaret Marionettes
Greg Owsley – Modern Motion Juggler
and
Luna Breeze Blakeman – Hoop Theater Performer
Performances are Friday, May 11 at 8:00 and Sunday, May 13 at 2:00 and 8:00
The Sunday 8:00 show is a special S.I.N. Performance.
If you're a fellow performer, bring a playbill with you in it and get a $3.00 discount
NO PERFORMANCE SATURDAY – ROCKFEST!!!
at The Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, KCMO 64108.
Tickets are $12 in advance through Brown Paper tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242582
$15 at the door
http://www.facebook.com/events/279097682175267/
Also – May 7th 7:00 – 9:00 PM – A workshop for adults
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Only $30
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For more information call 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org
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Byrd Productions Physical Theater presents it's annual showcase of
Local Fooles, Clowns, Vaudevillians, Jugglers, Musicians, Mimes and (gasp) Actors
It's children's theater for adults!
This year's production includes performances by :
The Flock – A Company of Clowns
Jay & Leslie Cady – Fooles with Talent
Patricia Rusconi & Co. – Mask Performers
Chris Johnson - Buffoon
Jazzbo - One Man Junk Band
Alan and Malyssa Brannon – More Foolishness
Kraig Kensinger – Cabaret Marionettes
Greg Owsley – Modern Motion Juggler
and
Luna Breeze Blakeman – Hoop Theater Performer
Performances are Friday, May 11 at 8:00 and Sunday, May 13 at 2:00 and 8:00
The Sunday 8:00 show is a special S.I.N. Performance.
If you're a fellow performer, bring a playbill with you in it and get a $3.00 discount
NO PERFORMANCE SATURDAY – ROCKFEST!!!
at The Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, KCMO 64108.
Tickets are $12 in advance through Brown Paper tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242582
$15 at the door
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Also – May 7th 7:00 – 9:00 PM – A workshop for adults
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Only $30
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For more information call 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org
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Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Explorationby Heidi Van
KC Stage cardmembers receive a discount of:
10% off
Byrd Productions Presents:
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Monday, May 7th - 7:00 - 9:00
at the Just Off Broadway Theater3051 Central, KCMO 64108
Participants investigate spatial relationships between fellow performers, the audience and the space itself,using larval masks and red noses.
only $30!
Heidi Van, Actor/CreatorCo-Founder/Curator of Fishtank Performance Studio, Producing Artistic Director of HYBRID: a theatre collective,dubbed The Queen of Dead Art Forms by Alan Schuerstel is best known for performing and creating pieces in the red nose clown style. Van is a 2010 recipient of the MASTERMIND AWARD, a Charlotte Street Outstanding Generative Performing Artist Finalist and an KC Arts Fund Inspiration Grant recipient. Van's most widely produced original clown play is The Coppelia Project: a clown ballet in three acts that debuted at the 2008 Kansas City Fringe Festival.
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10% off
Byrd Productions Presents:
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Monday, May 7th - 7:00 - 9:00
at the Just Off Broadway Theater3051 Central, KCMO 64108
Participants investigate spatial relationships between fellow performers, the audience and the space itself,using larval masks and red noses.
only $30!
Heidi Van, Actor/CreatorCo-Founder/Curator of Fishtank Performance Studio, Producing Artistic Director of HYBRID: a theatre collective,dubbed The Queen of Dead Art Forms by Alan Schuerstel is best known for performing and creating pieces in the red nose clown style. Van is a 2010 recipient of the MASTERMIND AWARD, a Charlotte Street Outstanding Generative Performing Artist Finalist and an KC Arts Fund Inspiration Grant recipient. Van's most widely produced original clown play is The Coppelia Project: a clown ballet in three acts that debuted at the 2008 Kansas City Fringe Festival.
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April 20, 2012
Musical Auditions Tomorrow
She&Her Productions to hold LAST round of
auditions for FALL MUSICAL
A recent Broadway Show. Please call or email for
additional information about show.
AUDITION DATES:
Saturday APRIL 21st @ 1-2:30pm
* No appointment needed.
Callbacks to follow for those asked to stay
PERFORMANCE DATES: This show to be performed at
the newly renovated
JUST OFF BROADWAY THEATRE IN KC
November 2-18th, 2012
Character Breakdown
4 Males age range 17- 40's
2 Females age range 16- 40's
AUDITION PROCESS
Please prepare 2 Songs. 16 bars of music from each
piece of music. Please choose 1 song of your
choice and 1 Song from Next to Normal. An
accompanist will be provided. No auditions using
tapes/cds or accapella will be heard.
Any questions about the audition process please
email: sheandherproductions@gmail.com
AUDITIONS LOCATION:
Rivers Edge Theatre
122 W. 5th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105
River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com
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auditions for FALL MUSICAL
A recent Broadway Show. Please call or email for
additional information about show.
AUDITION DATES:
Saturday APRIL 21st @ 1-2:30pm
* No appointment needed.
Callbacks to follow for those asked to stay
PERFORMANCE DATES: This show to be performed at
the newly renovated
JUST OFF BROADWAY THEATRE IN KC
November 2-18th, 2012
Character Breakdown
4 Males age range 17- 40's
2 Females age range 16- 40's
AUDITION PROCESS
Please prepare 2 Songs. 16 bars of music from each
piece of music. Please choose 1 song of your
choice and 1 Song from Next to Normal. An
accompanist will be provided. No auditions using
tapes/cds or accapella will be heard.
Any questions about the audition process please
email: sheandherproductions@gmail.com
AUDITIONS LOCATION:
Rivers Edge Theatre
122 W. 5th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105
River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com
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The French Cabaret ~ An Intimate Evening in the Parlor
Byrd Productions in collaboration with the band Belleville presents:
The French Cabaret
An Intimate Evening in the Parlor
a wistful performance of music, mime, magic, object manipulation and cocktails
with
Beth Byrd as Petite Columbe, the mime
and Belleville
featuring chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass
This month's guest artists:
Magician Terry Elton with his Collection of Craziness
Master of Object Manipulation Crazy Boy Coy

Come...be enchanted with original confections of silent theater, magic and more
performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this unique new setting.
Friday, May 18th
at the UptownArts Bar>
3611 Broadway
Seating begins at 6:30
The show is 7:00 – 8:30ish
Only $10 cover
Seating is limited!
www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611
For more information about the performers
www.byrdproductions.org
816-305-8188
&
www.themagicofterryelton.com
&
www.crazyboycoy.com
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April 19, 2012
Baltimore Waltz OPENS TOMORROW!
She&Her Productions*
She&Her Productions
Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel: Apr 20-30: 8 pm
Fri-Sat, Mon
Directed by Ian R. Crawford
Cast:
Joshua Moutray.... The Third Man
Brandon Michael Stevens... Carl
Leah Swank-Miller... Anna
PURCHASE TICKETS:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224509
Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is proudest of
Baltimore Waltz, a love letter of a play written
to a brother who died of AIDS in 1989. A fever
dream in a hospital waiting room imagines the wild
trip through Europe they never took together and
eventually leads to the very human act of coming
to terms with the death of a loved one. Winner of
the 1992 OBIE award for best new play, Baltimore
Waltz has earned a prominent place in the canon of
plays dealing with HIV and AIDS.
Directed by Ian Crawford.
$12, $10 and $8. River Market, 122 W. 5th S,
(816) 405-9200, www.sheandherproductions.com
(Adult Fare)
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April 18, 2012
Sacred Geometrix at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2012
CONTACT: Andrea Skowronek, Artistic Co-Director (816) 210-1192 cell or andreaskowronek@yahoo.com
City in Motion Dance Theater will present its professional company concert, entitled Sacred Geometrix, on Friday, April 27; Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station.
Sacred Geometrix refers both to the sacred act of artistic creation and the linear and curved shapes in space formed by the human body. The concert will feature new choreography for the professional dance company by artistic co-directors Andrea Skowronek, Dale Fellin and Stephanie Whittler as well as dances by company members Amanda January, Ann Shaughnessy and Tuesday Faust.
Andrea Skowronek will premiere Fractals, for six dancers in three sections set to music by Steve Reich. Fractals are "rough or fragmented geometric shapes that can be split into parts, each of which is a reduced-size copy of the whole". While fractals are a mathematical construct, their patterns are found in nature, which has inspired their inclusion in artwork. Ms. Skowronek uses repetition, coupling, theme & variation and the manipulation of patterns and shapes in this evocative new work.
Dale Fellin's dance, Anudu,, with tribal, didgeridoo music by Ash Dargan, premiered at
A Modern Night at the Folly on February 18, 2012. "Physical, musical, and thrilling, Anudu brought down the house." David Ollington, kcactive.com
Mr. Fellin will also present a trio entitled Siamo, with music by Deru. Siamo explores the beauty and drama of both form and shape through the process of construction and deconstruction.
A duet, (as yet untitled) by Mr. Fellin with music by Vittorio Grigolo will provide a voyeuristic journey into the workings of male and female energies.
Stephanie Whittler will present her trio, Dysmorphia, with the quiet passion and anguished lyricism of the British rock band Placebo. The dancer's movements express emotional struggles, desperation and the occasional blur of reality.
Ms. Whittler will also present a group piece for six dancers entitled Steel Dreams, with music composed by Benoit Jutras from Cirque du Soleil – Quidam.
Amanda January will premiere Parts of Sleep, a group piece in three sections with music by Jobim, Nick Van Bloss, and Chris Brubeck. This lighthearted work explores insomnia, dreams, and the altered state that teeters between sleeping and waking.
Ann Shaughnessy will perform her solo, Bi'Ann, with Celtic music by Kila. This athletic tour d'force premiered at the Fringe Festival in July 2011.
Tuesday Faust will present a new duet inspired by her recent honeymoon in Italy.
City in Motion Dance Theater's Sacred Geometrix will be presented on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station located at 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. A silent auction will take place on Saturday, April 28 in the lobby. Tickets for Sacred Geometrix are $18 in advance, $15 for students, seniors, and Union Station members, $10 for children 12 and under, and $20 at the door. Advance tickets are available by calling the Union Station Box Office at 816-460-2020 or online at www.unionstation.org.
Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation, the Arts KC Fund, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
For more information about City in Motion go to:
www.cityinmotion.org and to find this event on Facebook go to: http://www.facebook.com/bbyrdlonski?ref=profile#!/events/339115966138176/
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The French Cabaret - A Night at the Louvre - THIS Friday
Wont you join The French Cabaret this Friday for A Night at the Louvre?
We'll have wine, song and each other - and a few mimes and clowns - and then back to each other.
We'll have a nice, romantic, goofy time. It'll be fun. You'll see.
We'll have wine, song and each other - and a few mimes and clowns - and then back to each other.
We'll have a nice, romantic, goofy time. It'll be fun. You'll see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIyiKJPXEWM
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Byrd Productions in collaboration with the band Belleville presents:
The French Cabaret
a wistful performance of music, mime, clown, art and cocktails
with
Beth Byrd as Petite Columbe, the mime
and Belleville
featuring chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass
This month's theme:
A Night at the Louvre
with special guest artists
Larry Goodman as "The Artist"
The Flock, a Company of Clowns
and featuring the art of Linda Lighton

Come...be enchanted with original confections of silent theater, clowning and art
performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this unique new setting.
Friday, April 20th
at the
Uptown Arts Bar
3611 Broadway
Seating begins at 6:30
The show is 7:00 – 8:30ish
Only $10 cover
Seating is limited!
www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611
For more information about the performers
www.byrdproductions.org
816-305-8188
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2nd Annual Kansas City Burlesque Festival April 26-28 Uptown Theater
Kansas City Burlesque Festival
Kansas City Burlesque Festival
2012 2nd Annual Kansas City Burlesque Festival: Apr 26-28: 8 pm Thr-Sat; 10:30 pm Fri
The Kansas City Burlesque Festival is dedicated to bringing burlesque to audiences both new and old. For three exquisite nights in 2012, Kansas City will be entertained by over 50 stunning and talented burlesque performers from around the world at the Uptown Theater. Star performers will be juried by a famed panel of industry judges! Directed by Scott Smith & Marisa [Madame] MacKay.
$15-$200 at the box office or on ticketmaster. Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, www.kcburlesque.com (Adult Fare)
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April 17, 2012
Morning's at Seven: Martin Tanner Tuesdays
Morning's at Seven: Martin Tanner Tuesdays!
Written by Paul Osborn and directed by Marc Liby.
Tuesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., at the KC Irish Center
Written by Paul Osborn and directed by Marc Liby.
Tuesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., at the KC Irish Center
Featuring Deb Bluford, Nancy Marcy, Jen Mays, Kathleen Warfel, Licia Watson, Richard Alan Nichols, Victor Raider-Wexler, Herman Johansen, and Peter Leondedis. With Linda Levin.
Aaronetta and Ida Gibbs have lived next door to each other most of their lives and along with Esther, all of the Gibb sisters are an open book to each. Husbands not included. Into the fray comes Myrtle Brown, perpetually engaged to Ida's son Homer. But Homer can't seem to pop the question. Taking matters into her own hands, Myrtle finally gets a proposal by compelling Homer to fly the nest. Sort of.
Martin Tanner Tuesdays are always FREE and are at The Kansas City Irish Center in Union Station,
30 W. Pershing Road Suite 700, Kansas City MO. Donations are gratefully accepted. www.martintanner.com (Adult Fare)
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Auditions for Goilla's 21st Annual Greek Show
Auditions
For the 21st annual Greek Show, The Suppliant Maidens by Aeschylus
Auditions will be held at: Aquarius New Age & Metaphysical Book Store located at 3936 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. The dates will be: Saturday, April 28th from 2:00pm-4:00pm Monday, April 30th from 7:00pm-9:00pmTuesday, May 1st From 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cast: DANAÜS king of Egypt, PELASGUS, King of Argos, HERALD of the Sons of Aegyptus and the CHORUS of the Daughters of Danaüs, plus guards and Attendant Maidens.
We prefer that each actor have a one minute prepared monologue, however material or cold reading will be provided for you.
"The Suppliant Maidens" will be presented outdoors on the South steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 7:30am Saturday and Sunday June 30th and July1st, 2012 .
The Suppliants~ The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists. They flee a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. When the Danaides reach Argos, they entreat King Pelasgus to protect them. He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who ...decide in the favor of the Danaids. Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods. Almost immediately, a herald of the Egyptians comes to attempt to force the Danaids to return to their cousins for marriage. Pelasgus arrives, threatens the herald, and urges the Danaids to remain within the walls of Argos. The play ends with the Danaids retreating into the Argive walls, protected. The play this year will be Directed by Daivd Brisco Luby with music by Beau Bledsoe and musicians Pat Conway and Brad Cox. This will be the last play of the playwright Aeschylus Gorilla theatre will perform during it's annual Summer Greek Show for all seven of the others have been done. For more information call Goril!
la Theatre Productions at:
816-510-3372
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find Gorilla Theatre Productions on Facebook
For the 21st annual Greek Show, The Suppliant Maidens by Aeschylus
Auditions will be held at: Aquarius New Age & Metaphysical Book Store located at 3936 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. The dates will be: Saturday, April 28th from 2:00pm-4:00pm Monday, April 30th from 7:00pm-9:00pmTuesday, May 1st From 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cast: DANAÜS king of Egypt, PELASGUS, King of Argos, HERALD of the Sons of Aegyptus and the CHORUS of the Daughters of Danaüs, plus guards and Attendant Maidens.
We prefer that each actor have a one minute prepared monologue, however material or cold reading will be provided for you.
"The Suppliant Maidens" will be presented outdoors on the South steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 7:30am Saturday and Sunday June 30th and July1st, 2012 .
The Suppliants~ The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists. They flee a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. When the Danaides reach Argos, they entreat King Pelasgus to protect them. He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who ...decide in the favor of the Danaids. Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods. Almost immediately, a herald of the Egyptians comes to attempt to force the Danaids to return to their cousins for marriage. Pelasgus arrives, threatens the herald, and urges the Danaids to remain within the walls of Argos. The play ends with the Danaids retreating into the Argive walls, protected. The play this year will be Directed by Daivd Brisco Luby with music by Beau Bledsoe and musicians Pat Conway and Brad Cox. This will be the last play of the playwright Aeschylus Gorilla theatre will perform during it's annual Summer Greek Show for all seven of the others have been done. For more information call Goril!
la Theatre Productions at:
816-510-3372
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Auditions for Goilla's 21st Annual Greek Show
Auditions
For the 21st annual Greek Show, The Suppliant Maidens by Aeschylus
Auditions will be held at: Aquarius New Age & Metaphysical Book Store located at 3936 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. The dates will be: Saturday, April 28th from 2:00pm-4:00pm Monday, April 30th from 7:00pm-9:00pmTuesday, May 1st From 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cast: DANAÜS king of Egypt, PELASGUS, King of Argos, HERALD of the Sons of Aegyptus and the CHORUS of the Daughters of Danaüs, plus guards and Attendant Maidens.
We prefer that each actor have a one minute prepared monologue, however material or cold reading will be provided for you.
"The Suppliant Maidens" will be presented outdoors on the South steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 7:30am Saturday and Sunday June 30th and July1st, 2012 .
The Suppliants~ The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists. They flee a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. When the Danaides reach Argos, they entreat King Pelasgus to protect them. He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who ...decide in the favor of the Danaids. Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods. Almost immediately, a herald of the Egyptians comes to attempt to force the Danaids to return to their cousins for marriage. Pelasgus arrives, threatens the herald, and urges the Danaids to remain within the walls of Argos. The play ends with the Danaids retreating into the Argive walls, protected. The play this year will be Directed by Daivd Brisco Luby with music by Beau Bledsoe and musicians Pat Conway and Brad Cox. This will be the last play of the playwright Aeschylus Gorilla theatre will perform during it's annual Summer Greek Show for all seven of the others have been done. For more information call Goril!
la Theatre Productions at:
816-510-3372
or
find Gorilla Theatre Productions on Facebook
For the 21st annual Greek Show, The Suppliant Maidens by Aeschylus
Auditions will be held at: Aquarius New Age & Metaphysical Book Store located at 3936 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. The dates will be: Saturday, April 28th from 2:00pm-4:00pm Monday, April 30th from 7:00pm-9:00pmTuesday, May 1st From 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cast: DANAÜS king of Egypt, PELASGUS, King of Argos, HERALD of the Sons of Aegyptus and the CHORUS of the Daughters of Danaüs, plus guards and Attendant Maidens.
We prefer that each actor have a one minute prepared monologue, however material or cold reading will be provided for you.
"The Suppliant Maidens" will be presented outdoors on the South steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 7:30am Saturday and Sunday June 30th and July1st, 2012 .
The Suppliants~ The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists. They flee a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. When the Danaides reach Argos, they entreat King Pelasgus to protect them. He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who ...decide in the favor of the Danaids. Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods. Almost immediately, a herald of the Egyptians comes to attempt to force the Danaids to return to their cousins for marriage. Pelasgus arrives, threatens the herald, and urges the Danaids to remain within the walls of Argos. The play ends with the Danaids retreating into the Argive walls, protected. The play this year will be Directed by Daivd Brisco Luby with music by Beau Bledsoe and musicians Pat Conway and Brad Cox. This will be the last play of the playwright Aeschylus Gorilla theatre will perform during it's annual Summer Greek Show for all seven of the others have been done. For more information call Goril!
la Theatre Productions at:
816-510-3372
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find Gorilla Theatre Productions on Facebook
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April 16, 2012
inTENsity: Ten Bitesized Plays by Kansas City Playwrights
Top Kansas City directors and actors present short
plays by KC playwrights.
plays by KC playwrights.
Death arrives for a middle aged wife. A male
couple struggles with naming their baby. A man
hits a pleasure button over and over again.
Witches boil up potions. These and six other
stories are told in inTENsity: 10 Bitesize Plays
by 10 KC Writers to be presented at the Fishtank
Performance Studios 8:00 p.m., April 27, 28, 29
and 30.
Local Directors Linda Ade Brand, Katie Gilchrist,
Steven Eubank, Philip blue owl Hooser, Andy
Garrison, Scott Stackhouse, Tony Bernal, Magie
Hogan and Johnny Wolfe direct these 10 minute
plays by Kansas City writers.
The plays are "Knife Fight" by Andrea Anderson,
"Jack and Jill" by Cynthia Hardeman, "Button" by
Pete Bakely, "The Dream Ballet" by Alli Jordan,
"Sales Training" by Robert Fletcher, "Sleeping
with Jenni" by Natalie Liccardello, "First
Response" by Cynthia Postlewait, "Mother's Brew"
by Joseph Concha, "Unnamed Lands" by Nick Sawin
and "Cheating Death" by Frank Higgins.
The play "Unnamed Lands" is a finalist for the
Kennedy Center's competition for the best 10
minute play by a college student for this academic
year.
A group of stellar local actors will be featured,
including Lynn King, Coleman Crenshaw, Tafik
Muhammed, Meredith Wolfe, Brian Stubler, Pete
Bakely, Tony Bernal, J. Will Fritz, Brianna
Marxen-McCollom, Patrick Rippeto, Claudia Copping,
Molly Kate, Alexandria Washington, Hannah Cowger
and others.
Tickets are 10 dollars at the door. Performances
are at 8:00 o'clock Friday April 27, Saturday,
April 28, Sunday, April 29 and Monday, April 30 at
the Fishtank Performance Studio, 1715 Wyandotte,
KCMO 64108. For reservations call 816-353-4529.
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Coterie and Unicorn Adult Auditions
Coterie and Unicorn Theatres combine adult auditions for their 2012-2013 seasons
The Coterie Theatre and the Unicorn Theatre will hold combined auditions for professional adult actors (18 years of age and older) - Equity and non-Equity - for their respective 2012-2013 seasons May 21, 22 and 23. Auditions will be held at the Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main Street.
All auditions are by appointment only. Actors will be asked to perform two contrasting contemporary monologues (no Shakespeare), two minutes each; no musical material or classical material. Actors must bring two head shots and two resumes.
To schedule an appointment, call Annette at (816) 474-4241, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Coterie 2012-2013 season includes:
• Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie
• The Presidents! (Tour)
• SHREK The Musical
• Number the Stars
• Bud, Not Buddy
• Lyle the Crocodile
The Unicorn's 2012-2013 season is:
• The Motherf**cker With the Hat
• Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Co- produced with UMKC Theatre)
• Inspecting Carol (Co-produced with Kansas City Actor's Theatre in partnership with UMKC Theatre)
• A World Premier to be announced
• Good People
• My Name is Asher Lev
• To Be Announced
Both the Unicorn Theatre and the Coterie Theatre are dedicated to multi-racial, non-traditional casting. Persons of color or ethnic origin are encouraged to audition.
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Coterie and Unicorn Adult Auditions
Coterie and Unicorn Theatres combine adult auditions for their 2012-2013 seasons
The Coterie Theatre and the Unicorn Theatre will hold combined auditions for professional adult actors (18 years of age and older) - Equity and non-Equity - for their respective 2012-2013 seasons May 21, 22 and 23. Auditions will be held at the Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main Street.
All auditions are by appointment only. Actors will be asked to perform two contrasting contemporary monologues (no Shakespeare), two minutes each; no musical material or classical material. Actors must bring two head shots and two resumes.
To schedule an appointment, call Annette at (816) 474-4241, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Coterie 2012-2013 season includes:
• Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie
• The Presidents! (Tour)
• SHREK The Musical
• Number the Stars
• Bud, Not Buddy
• Lyle the Crocodile
The Unicorn's 2012-2013 season is:
• The Motherf**cker With the Hat
• Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Co- produced with UMKC Theatre)
• Inspecting Carol (Co-produced with Kansas City Actor's Theatre in partnership with UMKC Theatre)
• A World Premier to be announced
• Good People
• My Name is Asher Lev
• To Be Announced
Both the Unicorn Theatre and the Coterie Theatre are dedicated to multi-racial, non-traditional casting. Persons of color or ethnic origin are encouraged to audition.
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Musical Auditions KC Theatre First!
She&Her Productions to hold LAST round of
auditions for FALL MUSICAL
auditions for FALL MUSICAL
A recent Broadway Show. Please call or email for
additional information about show.
AUDITION DATES:
Saturday APRIL 21st @ 1-2:30pm
* No appointment needed.
Callbacks to follow for those asked to stay
PERFORMANCE DATES: This show to be performed at
the newly renovated
JUST OFF BROADWAY THEATRE IN KC
November 2-18th, 2012
Character Breakdown
4 Males age range 17- 40's
2 Females age range 16- 40's
AUDITION PROCESS
Please prepare 2 Songs. 16 bars of music from each
piece of music. Please choose 1 song of your
choice and 1 Song from Next to Normal. An
accompanist will be provided. No auditions using
tapes/cds or accapella will be heard.
Any questions about the audition process please
email: sheandherproductions@gmail.com
AUDITIONS LOCATION:
Rivers Edge Theatre
122 W. 5th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105
River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com
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Baltimore Waltz OPENS FRIDAY!
She&Her Productions*
She&Her Productions
Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel: Apr 20-30: 8 pm
Fri-Sat, Mon
Directed by Ian R. Crawford
Cast:
Joshua Moutray.... The Third Man
Brandon Michael Stevens... Carl
Leah Swank-Miller... Anna
PURCHASE TICKETS:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224509
Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is proudest of
Baltimore Waltz, a love letter of a play written
to a brother who died of AIDS in 1989. A fever
dream in a hospital waiting room imagines the wild
trip through Europe they never took together and
eventually leads to the very human act of coming
to terms with the death of a loved one. Winner of
the 1992 OBIE award for best new play, Baltimore
Waltz has earned a prominent place in the canon of
plays dealing with HIV and AIDS.
Directed by Ian Crawford.
$12, $10 and $8. River Market, 122 W. 5th S,
(816) 405-9200, www.sheandherproductions.com
(Adult Fare)
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April 15, 2012
She&Her Monthly Cabaret TONIGHT!
She&Her Productions*
Join She&Her Productions monthly Cabaret! Every
Second Sunday of 2012 enjoy an evening of great
Musical Theatre songs
Join She&Her Productions monthly Cabaret! Every
Second Sunday of 2012 enjoy an evening of great
Musical Theatre songs
TONIGHT at 7:30!! great musical theatre songs and
a variety of pop love songs to celebrate
Valentines Day!
Performances by local artist:
Samantha Barboza, Malena Marcase, Kristen May
Altoro, Courtney Koval, John Cleary, Kristin
Leathers, Matthew King, Jamie Lin, Ken Koval, Sean
Connors and many more!
Enjoy songs from shows such as: RENT, Chicago, The
Apple Tree, Les Miz, 13 and more!
We ask for just a $5 donation at the door to help
support your local River Market Theatre!
122 W. 5th St. Kansas City MO 64105
www.sheandherproductions.com
Rivers Edge Theatre, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-
9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com
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April 13, 2012
AUDITIONS for "Sing, Sing, Sing" tomorrow and Sunday!
Jughead Theatricals
(Professional)
(Professional)
YOU MUST CALL OR EMAIL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.
KCYA/St Teresa's Academy, music & arts bldg auditorium, 5601 Wyandotte, KCMO
Seeking non-Equity performers. Please prepare 16 bars each from two contrasting songs to be sung without accompaniment. Bring headshot and résumé. Callbacks: April 22
Director: Paul E. Orwick
Music director: Wayne Hawkins
Choreographer: Christopher Barksdale-Burns
To schedule an audition appointment:
email Diane Bulan – dibu@kc.rr.com
or call Diane – 816.305.7187
SING, SING, SING - an a cappella revue to debut at the Kansas City Fringe Festival in July, will be a celebration of the human voice - a variety of song and music types sung entirely without accompaniment. It will include pop, gospel, jazz, liturgical and folk genres – songs like "Ode to Billy Joe," "Eleanor Rigby," "In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'," "Your Move," and of course, the title song, "Sing, Sing, Sing," done in the style of Benny Goodman's big band.
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Auditions for 2012 KC Fringe Festival show
Phoenix KC Theatre
(Professional)
(Professional)
Ice Cream Social...Issues, a new comedy by Natalie Liccardello (Pies From the Porn Kitchen) and Talia Liccardello, will premiere with 5 performances during the 2012 KC Fringe Festival, July 19 – 29.
An ice cream social in a church basement is actually a disguised intervention for a family member who is a heroin addict. As the extended family gathers, their complicated – and comic – relationships take priority over the intervention. Directed by Warren Deckert.
There are roles for 7 non-Equity actors, as follows:
2 women, mid 20's
3 women, 40-50
1 man, 20's (small part, minimal rehearsal time)
1 man, 70's
All actors will receive a guaranteed performance wage plus a share of any net profit.
Auditions will be scheduled by appointment only on Saturday, April 28 between 1:00 pm and 9:00 pm (15 minutes duration per actor). Auditions will be held in Room 122 of Grant Hall on the UMKC campus, 5228 Charlotte.
A two minute or less monologue is welcome but not required. Actors will also be asked to perform cold readings from the script. Current resume encouraged. Headshot/photograph if available.
Bring a complete list of conflicts during the primary rehearsal/performance period of June 12 – July 29. (Rehearsals will be on weekday evenings and/or Saturday afternoons – limit 3/week)
Email the director at phoenixkctheatre@gmail.com to schedule an audition appointment, to request an alternate audition time, or for additional information.
Phoenix KC Theatre
phoenixkctheatre@gmail.com
www.phoenixkctheatre.com
620-282-3426
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April 11, 2012
Leukemia is cured through comedy
Leukemia Will Be Cured...by The KC Improv Company
Event Information:
The most entertaining and interactive fundraiser of
the year will happen when The KC Improv Company,
along with special guests, puts on a fundraiser
benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. LLS is
the world's largest nonprofit health organization
dedicated to funding blood cancer research and
providing education and patient services. AND they
know how to throw a very fun fundraiser.
Date: May 4, 2012
8:00 pm.
Adults Only.
The Kick Comedy Theater (at the Westport
Coffeehouse), 4010 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO
64111. All theater space and entertainment has been
donated by The Westport Coffeehouse Theater, The KC
Improv Company, and the other artists.
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Kansas City's most artistic improvisational performances
The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company's Big Show by Cast: May 5-Jun
30: 8 pm Sat
The KC Improv Company has been doing it however the
audience wants it since 2000. Tonight they do an
adults-only improvised show featuring fast-and-
furious games, plus Chicago-style long-form
improvisation. Directed by Tim Marks, Scott
Connerly, Keith Curtis.
$10, $5 for students. The Kick Comedy Theater (at
Westport Coffeehouse Theater), 4010 Pennsylvania,
(913) 486-6861, www.kcimprov.com (Adult Fare)
Entry is free for students of the KC Improv Training
Center.
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AUDITIONS - 37 Postcards - Corbin Theatre Company
Corbin Theatre Company
37 Postcards by Michael McKeever: Apr 22: 7 pm Sun
After eight years of traveling abroad, Avery Sutton is coming home. Home, to the warmth and comfort of his family. Unfortunately, things aren't quite as comfortable as Avery remembers. 37 Postcards shows that you can, in fact, go home again. You just never know what you're going to find. Directed by Maggie Thomas. Comedy - two men and four women.
Auditions are set for 7 p.m., April 22 at The Corbin Theatre, 15 N. Water St., Liberty Mo. (on Liberty Square). Auditions will be readings from the script. Performances are scheduled for May 31-June 2 and June 7-9. Theater resumes/photos, while welcomed, are not required. See our Facebook page for more information.
Corbin Theatre Company, 15 N Water St, (816) 792-3975, www.corbintheatre.org
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{press release} Enter to win two free tickets to UMKC Theatre's 'The Winter's Tale'
Enter your contact info at the link for a chance to win two free tickets to UMKC Theatre's production of "The Winter's Tale" (tickets are valid any date of performance).
http://kwiksurveys.com?u=UMKC-winter
A man seems to have a perfect life. He's a king. He has a beautiful wife. A beautiful child. Without warning he begins to threaten everything he has. He turns summer to winter for everybody. Shakespeare's masterpiece about personal tragedy and redemption.
More information about this production, including production dates, can be found at UMKC Theatre's website (www.umkctheatre.org).
This contest is open to everyone, and multiple winners will be chosen. The contest closes April 16 at NOON, and the winners will be picked at random. One entry per person, please.
That URL again is http://kwiksurveys.com?u=UMKC-winter .
Questions? Comments? E-mail contest@kcstage.com
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The Fantasticks - KC revival!
Spinning Tree Theatre
THE FANTASTICKS
by Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt
May 10-27 (8 pm Thurs-Sat; 2 pm Sun)
Romantic and nostalgic. Laugh out loud funny. The world's longest running production of any kind, The Fantasticks returns to Kansas City in an innovative, fully-staged production featuring an all-star local cast. "Try to Remember," "They Were You," "Soon It's Gonna Rain," "Much More." The Fantasticks is a timeless and universal musical fable of young lovers, moonlight and magic.
Come fall in love all over again.
Directed by Michael Grayman & Andy Parkhurst
Featuring Kip Niven, Martin Buchanan, Julie Shaw, Tom Lancaster, Sarah Goeke, Seth Jones, and Vigthor Zophoniasson
$17-$29. Crown Center Off Center Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd, www.spinningtreetheatre.com (Suitable for Everyone)
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Byrd Productions Presents: Fools’ Fortunes VI
Byrd Productions Presents: Fools' Fortunes VI
Byrd Productions Physical Theater presents it's annual showcase of
Local Fooles, Clowns, Vaudevillians, Jugglers, Musicians, Mimes and (gasp) Actors.
It's children's theater for adults!
This year's production includes performances by :
The Flock – A Company of Clowns
Jay & Leslie Cady – Fooles with Talent
Patricia Rusconi & Co. – Mask Performers
Jazzbo - One Man Junk Band
Alan and Malyssa Brannon – More Foolishness
Kraig Kensinger – Cabaret Marionettes
Greg Owsley – Modern Motion Juggler
and
Luna Breeze Blakeman – Hoop Theater Performer
Performances are Friday, May 11 at 8:00 and Sunday, May 13 at 2:00 and 8:00
The Sunday 8:00 show is a special S.I.N. Performance.
If you're a fellow performer, bring a playbill with you in it and get a $3.00 discount
NO PERFORMANCE SATURDAY – ROCKFEST!!!
at The Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, KCMO 64108.
Tickets are $12 in advance $15 at the door
Also – May 7th 7:00 – 9:00 PM – A workshop for adults
Filling the Void: a Mask and Red Nose Exploration by Heidi Van
Only $30
For reservations call 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org
Sponsored by KCStage Magazine
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Almost, Maine... Opens tomorrow!
Ruskin High School Theatre Presents...
Almost, Maine
by John Cariani
Thursday, April 12th thru Saturday, April 14th at 7:00pm
On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night's dream.
Playwright John Cariani says: "This play is about one moment in time—what happens to people in a heartbeat. It is a play about people who are really, truly, honestly dealing with the toughest thing there is to deal with in life — love."
…a whimsical approach to the joys and perils of romance. Magical happenings bloom beneath the snowdrifts."
- N.Y. Times
"A snowy charmer…These nine tales of love in the time of frostbite have a winning glow that proves surprisingly contagious."
- N.Y. Sun
Directed by Kelly Michale.
Featuring Akilah Bryan, Logan Christian, Dezerae Ellis, JoeTe' Grayson, Rhiannon Hinkle, Cherie Ramsey, Markus Snead, Austin Strassle, and Tae Woods.
Tickets are $5.00
Ruskin High School Auditorium
7000 E 111th St
(816) 316-7382
www.ruskineagles.com
(Suitable for Everyone)
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Mid-Life Players presents Company in Concert.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE! CALL 816.716.6681
Mid-Life Players
Company IN CONCERT, Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM,
Book by GEORGE FURTH, Originally Produced Directed on Broadway
by Harold Prince, Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick: Apr 13-15:
7:30 pm Fri-Sat; 2 pm Sat-Sun
On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert
contemplates his unmarried state. In vignette after hilarious
vignette, we are introduced to "those good and crazy people," his
married friends, as Robert weighs the pros and cons of married life.
In the end, he realizes being alone is "alone, not alive."
Company Is presented through special arrangement with Music
Theatre International
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684
Directed by Directed by Curt Knupp, Dan Prather, Ruth Bigus &
Catherine Boone, Music Directed by Jim Vinkenberg. Featuring Curt
Knupp, Dan Prather, Norita Taylor, Valerie Bracken-Dykes, Kim
Claxton, Shari Kinder, Greg Lane, Wendy Bross, Thomas Anderson,
Bridget MacNevin-Pfeiffer, Portia Bowers, Karen Troeh, Clif Dancy,
Ruth Bigus, and Peter Barrett.
$8 general admission, $7 seniors. Alcott Arts Center, 180 S 18th St, Kansas City, KS 66102
mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com, (Adult Fare)
Mid-Life Players
Company IN CONCERT, Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM,
Book by GEORGE FURTH, Originally Produced Directed on Broadway
by Harold Prince, Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick: Apr 13-15:
7:30 pm Fri-Sat; 2 pm Sat-Sun
On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert
contemplates his unmarried state. In vignette after hilarious
vignette, we are introduced to "those good and crazy people," his
married friends, as Robert weighs the pros and cons of married life.
In the end, he realizes being alone is "alone, not alive."
Company Is presented through special arrangement with Music
Theatre International
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684
Directed by Directed by Curt Knupp, Dan Prather, Ruth Bigus &
Catherine Boone, Music Directed by Jim Vinkenberg. Featuring Curt
Knupp, Dan Prather, Norita Taylor, Valerie Bracken-Dykes, Kim
Claxton, Shari Kinder, Greg Lane, Wendy Bross, Thomas Anderson,
Bridget MacNevin-Pfeiffer, Portia Bowers, Karen Troeh, Clif Dancy,
Ruth Bigus, and Peter Barrett.
$8 general admission, $7 seniors. Alcott Arts Center, 180 S 18th St, Kansas City, KS 66102
mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com, (Adult Fare)
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April 10, 2012
Reservation Line Open for The Laramie Project
The River City Community Players announces the opening of the reservation line for The Laramie Project.
Call the reservation line at 913-682-7557 to reserve your tickets.
In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay.
Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman
and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
In 1998 a college student was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the prairie outside Laramie. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day. He died several days later in an area hospital. He was the victim of this assault because he was gay.
The authors made six trips to Laramie over a 1-1/2 year period to interview people eithery directly connected to the case or citizens of Laramie.
Their reactions to the crime is fascinating. The project explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
The Leavenworth Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St, (913) 682-7557, www.rccplv.com
Performances will be April 20, 21, 27, 28 May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m., and a matinee on April 29 at 2 p.m.
This show deals with mature themes.
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April 9, 2012
Sacred Geometrix at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2012
CONTACT: Andrea Skowronek, Artistic Co-Director (816) 210-1192 cell or andreaskowronek@yahoo.com
City in Motion Dance Theater will present its professional company concert, entitled Sacred Geometrix, on Friday, April 27; Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station.
Sacred Geometrix refers both to the sacred act of artistic creation and the linear and curved shapes in space formed by the human body. The concert will feature new choreography for the professional dance company by artistic co-directors Andrea Skowronek, Dale Fellin and Stephanie Whittler as well as dances by company members Amanda January, Ann Shaughnessy and Tuesday Faust.
Andrea Skowronek will premiere Fractals, for six dancers in three sections set to music by Steve Reich. Fractals are "rough or fragmented geometric shapes that can be split into parts, each of which is a reduced-size copy of the whole". While fractals are a mathematical construct, their patterns are found in nature, which has inspired their inclusion in artwork. Ms. Skowronek uses repetition, coupling, theme & variation and the manipulation of patterns and shapes in this evocative new work.
Dale Fellin's dance, Anudu,, with tribal, didgeridoo music by Ash Dargan, premiered at
A Modern Night at the Folly on February 18, 2012. "Physical, musical, and thrilling, Anudu brought down the house." David Ollington, kcactive.com
Mr. Fellin will also present a trio entitled Siamo, with music by Deru. Siamo explores the beauty and drama of both form and shape through the process of construction and deconstruction.
A duet, (as yet untitled) by Mr. Fellin with music by Vittorio Grigolo will provide a voyeuristic journey into the workings of male and female energies.
Stephanie Whittler will present her trio, Dysmorphia, with the quiet passion and anguished lyricism of the British rock band Placebo. The dancer's movements express emotional struggles, desperation and the occasional blur of reality.
Ms. Whittler will also present a group piece for six dancers entitled Steel Dreams, with music composed by Benoit Jutras from Cirque du Soleil – Quidam.
Amanda January will premiere Parts of Sleep, a group piece in three sections with music by Jobim, Nick Van Bloss, and Chris Brubeck. This lighthearted work explores insomnia, dreams, and the altered state that teeters between sleeping and waking.
Ann Shaughnessy will perform her solo, Bi'Ann, with Celtic music by Kila. This athletic tour d'force premiered at the Fringe Festival in July 2011.
Tuesday Faust will present a new duet inspired by her recent honeymoon in Italy.
City in Motion Dance Theater's Sacred Geometrix will be presented on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station located at 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. A silent auction will take place on Saturday, April 28 in the lobby. Tickets for Sacred Geometrix are $18 in advance, $15 for students, seniors, and Union Station members, $10 for children 12 and under, and $20 at the door. Advance tickets are available by calling the Union Station Box Office at 816-460-2020 or online at www.unionstation.org.
Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation, the Arts KC Fund, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
For more information about City in Motion go to:
www.cityinmotion.org and to find this event on Facebook go to: http://www.facebook.com/bbyrdlonski?ref=profile#!/events/339115966138176/
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Byrd Production's 13th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser - THIS SATURDAY! - 3 chances to win FREE tickets!
Listen to KKFI 90.1 FM this Monday from Noon - 1:00 to hear this year's Fund Raiser's performers on The Arts Calendar -
and get a chance to win 2 tickets.
OR
Listen to KKFI 90.1 FM this Wednesday from 10:00 - noon to The MidDay Medley - and get a chance to win 2 tickets.
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Go to the Weirdo Wednesday Supper Club at Davey's Uptown 7:00 - 9:00 PM- and get a chance to win 2 tickets.
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and get a chance to win 2 tickets.
OR
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Byrd Production's 13th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser
Come join Byrd Productions and friends as they celebrate seventeen years of gloriously fun existence with their annual Laid Back Fund Raiser. This year's festivities include beer by Boulevard Beer, hors d'oeuvres by Moxie Catering, cake by Brody's Bakery, a free photo booth with Emmett Merrill and the best darned silent auction and raffle in town. Enjoy performances of music, magic, comedy, spoken word, clowning, vaudeville and burlesque (whew).
So, don't just sit there! Come on down to The Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, KCMO - April 14th from 7:00 – 11:00ish. The final hour is adults only – sorry kids.
This year's performances include, Last Free Exit – our house band, Side Show Classics by Rod Sipe and Matt Gurley, Patricia Rusconi – Chanteuse, Jay Cady – Juggler Extraordinaire, Members of The Flock – Clown Troupe, Victor Dougherty – Singer/Song Writer, Kansas City poets - Jason Ryberg, and William Peck, Burlesque by - Goldie Goldstein as LuLu Xanadu, Yvette D'Sin, Kinsey Scale, Cher D Blame and Ruby Sunset. All Emceed by Professional announcer – Paul Craig!
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!!!
For more information call Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org or
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Auditions! Tonight & Tomorrow
City Theatre of Independence*
A Nice Family Gathering by Phil Olson: Apr 9-10: 6:30 pm Mon-Tue
Thanksgiving Day: The Lundeens are gathering for the 1st time since Dad died.Dad comes back as a ghost to tell his wife that he loved her. The problem is, only thier son, Carl can see him. Dad uses Carl to get his message across, but Carl doesn't want to do it. Each family member brings their problems and issues and they begin to realize just how dysfunctional they are…or do they even pick up on it? Then Mom's dinner date arrives. Let the pumpkin pie fly… Directed by Nino Casisi. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Bring a current resume and a complete list of conflicts from April 9 through June 10. Headshots are welcome but not required. Rehearsals will start April 12th and run Monday through Thursday until close to performance when Fridays will be added.,
Callbacks will be held April 11, from 6:30 to 9PM by director invitation only at the same location. ,
A list of the characters can be found on our website.
Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion St, (816) 461-0826, www.citytheatreofindependence.org
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AUDITIONS for "Sing, Sing, Sing" this weekend!
Jughead Theatricals
(Professional)
(Professional)
Apr 14-15: 1 pm Sat-Sun
KCYA/St Teresa's Academy, music & arts bldg auditorium, 5601 Wyandotte
Seeking non-Equity performers. Please prepare 16 bars each from two contrasting songs to be sung without accompaniment. Bring headshot and résumé. Callbacks: April 22
Director: Paul E. Orwick
Music director: Wayne Hawkins
Choreographer: Christopher Barksdale-Burns
To schedule an audition appointment:
email Diane Bulan – dibu@kc.rr.com
or call Diane – 816.305.7187
SING, SING, SING - an a cappella revue to debut at the Kansas City Fringe Festival in July, will be a celebration of the human voice - a variety of song and music types sung entirely without accompaniment. It will include pop, gospel, jazz, liturgical and folk genres – songs like "Ode to Billy Joe," "Eleanor Rigby," "In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'," "Your Move," and of course, the title song, "Sing, Sing, Sing," done in the style of Benny Goodman's big band.
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