April 7, 2013

Auditions for The Knights Gorilla's 22nd Greek Show

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


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

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

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

Cast

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

NOTE:Though its is an all male cast women can be cast as men.

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

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


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April 6, 2013

The Barn Players - Summer Internship

The Barn Players

2013
Summer Internship Program

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Area high school and college students will have the opportunity to earn up to $500.00 to be used toward tuition, boarding or books at the college of his/her choice. Application deadline is April 30, 2013. This is an incredible opportunity for a student to earn necessary college money, by participating in something that he/she enjoys! The internship requires the student to be available to work / study on our summer productions at The Barn Players Theatre.

The intern(s) might be working on one or more of the following productions this summer:
Sordid Lives
Dangerous Liaisons
Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh, Kids (working with children in two different sessions)
You Can't Stop The Beat: Rock On Broadway

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Currently be currently enrolled in a high school or college theatre program, and be from the Metro Kansas City area
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.75
• Provide a letter of recommendation from an instructor or counselor at the school that he/she attends
• Provide a cover letter of introduction by describing his/her interest in the performing arts
• Provide a current theatrical resume listing his/her experience in the performing arts

HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume, recommendations and letter of application to
Eric Magnus, Artistic Director, The Barn Players emagnitude@me.com

Deadline for application is May 15th, 2013.
Interviews will be held at The Barn Players at 6219 Martway, Mission, KS 66202
Announcement will be made by May 30th, 2013.


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April 5, 2013

Mid-Life Players presents "RENT" in concert!

Mid Life Players


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

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April 4, 2013

Opening Friday at OCTA - THE FANTASTICKS

OCTA Presents THE FANTASTICKS

by Harvey Schmidt, book and lyrics by Tom Jones

Directed by David Martin



THE FANTASTICKS tells the story of a young boy and girl who fall madly in love at the hands of their meddling fathers, but soon grow restless and stray from one another. Will their separation provide a deeper appreciation for the love they once shared—or create a permanent gulf between them? The Fantasticks is a quintessential celebration of love in all its gorgeous simplicity and heartbreaking complexities. Join OCTA as we celebrate spring, where love is always in the air!



THE CAST:

El Gallo - Richard Burt

Matt - Adam Winney

Luisa - Emma Cook

Bellomy - Charles Christesson

Hucklebee - Rebecca Dempsey

Henry - Andy Penn

Mortimer - Michael Juncker

Mute - Erika Crane Ricketts




PRODUCTION CREW:

Director/Choreographer: David Martin

Musical Director: Sara Blakesley

Assistant Musical Director/Accompanist: Michelle McIntyre

Stage Manager: DK Evenson

Set Designer: RickL and Mickie Riley

Lighting Designer: Chuck Cline

Costume Designer: Kerry Schafer

Properties: Valerie Martin



April 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21, 2013

Fridays/Saturdays @ 8:00PM
Sundays @ 2:00PM

Olathe Community Theatre Assn
500 E Loula
Olathe, KS 66061

www.olathetheatre.org or 913-782-2990 for reservations and more information

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Music Theatre for Young People of Kansas City will be holding auditions for its 2013 Middle School Show: Honk!

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
April 4th, 2013 Cary Danielson
Executive Director
(913) 341-8156
www.mtyp.org

Music Theatre for Young People of Kansas City will be holding
auditions for its 2013 Middle School Show: Honk!

MTYP will be holding auditions for its annual middle school
show, Honk!, on Sunday, April 28th at Liz Kelley Dance Studio.
Vocal auditions will begin at 4:00 pm. There will be a required
dance call as well followed by callbacks at 6:00 pm. For the vocal
audition, please prepare a 16-32 bar selection from or about a
fairytale and bring your sheet music. Ages 11-16 are eligible to
audition.

Honk! will be directed by Cary Danielson and will be music
directed by Julie Danielson, MTYP's Artistic and Resident Music
Director. The performances will be Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday,
June 23rd at City Stage, Union Station.

Honk! is the story of Ugly, whose odd, gawky looks instantly
incite prejudice from his family and neighbors. Separated from the
farm and pursued by a hungry Cat, Ugly must find his way home.
Along his rollicking and harrowing journey he not only discovers his
true beauty and glorious destiny, but also finds love and acceptance
in all its forms.


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



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2013-14 Season Auditions

Spinning Tree Theatre
(Equity and non-Equity)
2013-14 Season Audition
Sun May 19 5-9pm & Mon May 20 4-9pm, by appointment only

"Stick Fly" and/or "Motherhood Out Loud":
Prepare 2 contrasting contemp monologues, each not to exceed 2 mins in length. You may be asked to read from a script.

"A Little Night Music":
Prepare 1 monologue and 2 contrasting 32-bar selections of musical theatre songs that display vocal & acting range. An accompanist is provided. Sheet music must be marked clearly & written in the key in which you will sing. No a cappella. You may be asked to read from the script. You may be asked to dance.

To schedule an audition, email casting@spinningtreetheatre.com. Please indicate availability on both audition days. Also indicate if you plan to sing. We will reply with your appointment day and time.

Please note: you are encouraged to attend this audition in order to be considered for the season, whether or not you have previously auditioned or performed for Spinning Tree Theatre.

www.spinningtreetheatre.com for more info

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April 3, 2013

Paseo's Announces Auditions for school next year 2013-2014

Auditions
for
Paseo Academy
of Fine & Performing Arts
2013-2014 Academic Year
May 2nd & May 15th at 3:30 p.m.
Paseo is located at 4747 Flora, Kansas City, MO 64110
It has been proven in many studies that students who have a strong training in the arts do better on standardized test than students who have no arts education. The arts make not only the students better, but the community as well.

All art forms have a place at Paseo Academy. It's a place to improve your talents, show off your talents and cultivate your talents that you might not have known you had. The school, which becomes like a family, integrates the arts throughout college preparatory classes many other activities that prepare you for life after high school.

Theater is the only art form that encom¬passes all of the art forms such as creative writing, music, dance, and visual arts. The¬ater students can obtain analytical and oral language skills as well as self confidence and discipline for careers in the ever growing entertainment industry. The skills learned in theater will also be helpful in other careers outside of the entertainment industry such as, public speaking, law, and politics.

Dance is a visual art form that allows the body to act as an instrument for expression. Dance Majors have the chance to participate in the All Arts holiday performance "Holiday on the Hill", and take a trip to The Big Apple experience. To rap up the year, the entire Dance Department will present the All Arts Dance & Theater senior showcase.

VISUAL ARTS Through drawing, graphic de¬sign, ceramics, painting and printmaking, the visual art major develops a thorough under¬standing and range of skills using two-dimen¬sional media. Students are led to employ a wide range of vocabulary in visual art and polish skills, which readies them for a post secondary program of study in visual art.

Television Production/Broadcast¬ing is a Career and Technical Education program that operates out of Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. The goal of the program is two-fold: first to introduce all stu¬dents in the Kansas City Public schools to the television and broadcast journalism industry, teach them how it works and present the ca¬reer opportunities. Second, the program will prepare students to be college, career and work ready in the television and broadcasting journalism industry.

Technical theater at Paseo focuses on resume and portfolio building through hands on real life learning. Students will learn the basics in technical theater production and de¬sign in the classroom and by acting as interns for Paseo Academy and assist in the techni¬cal productions for all school events such as music, dance, and poetry performances.

The Choral Music Conservatory students study Voice Pedagogy of Perfor¬mance, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Theory 1 and 2, Piano 1 and 2 and Individualized Lessons. We also offer a Middle School component for 7th and 8th graders. Our Choral Music Conservatory provides many performance opportunities for students to formally and creatively express themselves. Upon completion of their choral studies stu¬dents are worthy for music scholarship, for the post secondary studies or ready for entry into the professional arena.

Creative Writing students study poetry, fic¬tion, nonfiction and playwriting. In addition to studying published works, students write critical responses to literature. Writing of exceptional merit is published in the Poets Voice, Paseo's literary magazine. You might find students reading at The Writers Place and the Blue Room.

Instrumental Music/Band students will have the desire to perform music other have composed. They either have developed skills and already play a musical instrument or have a desire to learn. They will have the discipline to be able to follow a teacher's directions and the self-discipline to practice.

Instrumental Music/Orchestra students will have the desire to perform music other have composed. They either have the skills and already play a stringed instrument or have the desire to learn. They will have the discipline to be able to follow a teacher's directions and the self-discipline to practice.

It has been proven in many studies that students who have a strong training in the arts do better on standardized test and are more likely to succeed in post secondary education than students who have no arts education. The arts make not only the students better but the community as well. Paseo Academy of the Fine and Performing Arts can make it better.

Auditions are required of all students interested in attending Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Audition details can be found on the school website at:
http://www.kcpublicschools.org/paseo
or by contacting the school at
(816) 418-2275


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Paseo's Theatre Spring Plays

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts Theatre Department presents three plays in one week:
A Raisin in the Sun Apr. 24th ,26th 27th at 7:00pm
Aesop's Fables & Antigone Apr. 23rd, 25th at 7:00pm and Sat. Apr. 27th at 2:00pm.
Paseo is located at 4747 Flora Kansas City, MO 64110
Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students with ID.
for more information call: 816-418-2275

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun , a highly acclaimed classic play, tells the story of a lower-class black family's struggle to gain middle-class acceptance. When the play opens, Mama, the sixty-year-old mother of the family, is waiting for a $10,000 insurance check from the death of her husband, and the drama will focus primarily on how the $10,000 should be spent. Son Walter Lee wants to invest in a liquor store, but Mama opposes that idea on moral grounds and wants to move out of their overcrowded apartment and into a house. Drama ensues when Walter invests with a friend.
CAST
Ruth Younger…………………………Arlana Williams
Travis Younger……………………Khalil Odums
Walter Lee Younger…………Mark Bryant
Beneatha Younger………………Amber Sykes
Lena Younger (Mama)………Ebonee Workcuff
Joseph Asagai………………………Dondre Bynum
George Murchison………………Trey Bradley
Bobo……………………………………....Zion Turner
Karl Lindner………………………..Kyle Renné
Moving Man………………………….Javon Hughes
Mrs. Johnson……………………….Mushelle White

Aesop's Fables
Family fun for all ages! A collection of fables, ("The Fox and the Crow," "The Tortoise & the Hare," "The Donkey in the Lion's Skin", and "The Fox and the Sour Grapes") credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE.
Cast
Atum Johnson (Aesop)
Fable 1: The Fox & the Crow
Mushelle White (Crow)
Dajah Garrett (Fox)
Fable 2: The Tortoise & the Hare
Jorn'e Randolph (Tortoise)
Xinh Chau Nguyen (Hare)
Fable 3: The Donkey in the Lion's Skin
Kamarra McIntosh (Donkey)
Mushelle White (Fox)
Jorn'e Randolph (Tortoise)
Xinh Chau Ngyuen (Hare)
Fable 4: The Fox & the Sour Grapes
Ty'jah Meyers (Fox)
Dajah Garrett (Owl)

Antigone
By Jean Cocteau
It is an avant-guard look at the world's first female protagonist. Based entirely on the Greek tragedian Sophocles' play written in the 5th century BC. The play is not only a feminist cry for justice but also brings to light the age old question who's law should we follow, Man's or God's. The tragic spirit given to Sophocles' play is also found in Cocteau's Antigone, along with all the characters as described in all their insidious evil.
CAST
ANTIGONE ………..Autumn Chartier
ISMENE ……………….Anna Adelman
EURYDICE ……………Da jah Garrett
CREON ………………… Tim Phillips
HAEMON ……………..Kyle Renne'
A GUARD …………….Keylen Madge
TIRESIAS ……………Mark Bryant
A BOY ………………….Zion Tuner
A MESSENGER ……Khalil Odams
CHOURS ……………….Kymberly Baker
More details can be found on the school website at:
http://www.kcpublicschools.org/paseo
or by contacting the school at
(816) 418-2275



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Paseo's Theatre Spring Plays

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts Theatre Department presents three plays in one week:
A Raisin in the Sun Apr. 24th ,26th 27th at 7:00pm
Aesop's Fables & Antigone Apr. 23rd, 25th at 7:00pm and Sat. Apr. 27th at 2:00pm.
Paseo is located at 4747 Flora Kansas City, MO 64110
Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students with ID.
for more information call: 816-418-2275

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun , a highly acclaimed classic play, tells the story of a lower-class black family's struggle to gain middle-class acceptance. When the play opens, Mama, the sixty-year-old mother of the family, is waiting for a $10,000 insurance check from the death of her husband, and the drama will focus primarily on how the $10,000 should be spent. Son Walter Lee wants to invest in a liquor store, but Mama opposes that idea on moral grounds and wants to move out of their overcrowded apartment and into a house. Drama ensues when Walter invests with a friend.
CAST
Ruth Younger…………………………Arlana Williams
Travis Younger……………………Khalil Odums
Walter Lee Younger…………Mark Bryant
Beneatha Younger………………Amber Sykes
Lena Younger (Mama)………Ebonee Workcuff
Joseph Asagai………………………Dondre Bynum
George Murchison………………Trey Bradley
Bobo……………………………………....Zion Turner
Karl Lindner………………………..Kyle Renné
Moving Man………………………….Javon Hughes
Mrs. Johnson……………………….Mushelle White

Aesop's Fables
Family fun for all ages! A collection of fables, ("The Fox and the Crow," "The Tortoise & the Hare," "The Donkey in the Lion's Skin", and "The Fox and the Sour Grapes") credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE.
Cast
Atum Johnson (Aesop)
Fable 1: The Fox & the Crow
Mushelle White (Crow)
Dajah Garrett (Fox)
Fable 2: The Tortoise & the Hare
Jorn'e Randolph (Tortoise)
Xinh Chau Nguyen (Hare)
Fable 3: The Donkey in the Lion's Skin
Kamarra McIntosh (Donkey)
Mushelle White (Fox)
Jorn'e Randolph (Tortoise)
Xinh Chau Ngyuen (Hare)
Fable 4: The Fox & the Sour Grapes
Ty'jah Meyers (Fox)
Dajah Garrett (Owl)

Antigone
By Jean Cocteau
It is an avant-guard look at the world's first female protagonist. Based entirely on the Greek tragedian Sophocles' play written in the 5th century BC. The play is not only a feminist cry for justice but also brings to light the age old question who's law should we follow, Man's or God's. The tragic spirit given to Sophocles' play is also found in Cocteau's Antigone, along with all the characters as described in all their insidious evil.
CAST
ANTIGONE ………..Autumn Chartier
ISMENE ……………….Anna Adelman
EURYDICE ……………Da jah Garrett
CREON ………………… Tim Phillips
HAEMON ……………..Kyle Renne'
A GUARD …………….Keylen Madge
TIRESIAS ……………Mark Bryant
A BOY ………………….Zion Tuner
A MESSENGER ……Khalil Odams
CHOURS ……………….Kymberly Baker
More details can be found on the school website at:
http://www.kcpublicschools.org/paseo
or by contacting the school at
(816) 418-2275



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SMNW Theatre Presents "Gypsy"

Shawnee, KS -- The Shawnee Mission Northwest Theatre Repertory Troupe will present the musical, "Gypsy", April 4-6 at 7:00 p.m. Performances will take place in the Greg Parker Auditorium, located at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, 12701 W. 67th St. Shawnee, KS 66216.

With music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, "Gypsy" follows the antics and impact of the ultimate stage mother. The musical is based on the memoir of Gypsy Rose Lee, a burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act, and is known for such hits as "Everything's Coming up Roses" and "Let Me Entertain You".

Tickets are $10 and available at the door or on-line at www.smnwtheatre.com.



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