July 3, 2013

Upcoming production

Paradise Playhouse Dinner Theatre


Lie, Cheat and Genuflect by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore: Jul 19-Aug 10: 6 pm Thr-Sun
The Buckle brothers are in trouble: Tom has drained Billy's savings and has borrowed from loan shark Pizza Face who wants his money back! There's plenty of money in grandfather Buckle's will, but these are pretty sure they'll never see any of it. What else to do but dress Billy up as a nun and have him pose as their cousin who is to inherit the entire fortune? Involve a stuffy lawyer, a man hungry housekeeper and a trio of beautiful young women, and you have the recipe for a laugh packed farce Directed by Leah Johnson. Featuring Mo Oelklaus, Cress Hewitt, Ian Scott, Vickie Shelton, Caitlin Hewitt, Kerri Brock, Andy Tyhurst, and Amanda Day.
$30.00 to $32.00. Paradise Playhouse Dinner Theatre, 101 Spring St, (816) 630-3333, www.paradiseplayhouse.org (Adult Fare)

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FYTC announces week 2 of drama Camp

Farris Youth Theatre Company


FYTC Summer Drama Camp: Jul 8-13: 1 pm -4PM $40
Students entering 5-9th grade will learn acting skills, music,
choreography and will build a play in a week. Camp will
delve deep into the process of acting, through a variety of
experiences, beginning with basic performance skills and
culminating
in the performance experience. Emphasis is placed on
projection,
vocal and movement training, improvisation, scene work and
future
auditioning success. This class is designed to help the older
student
prepare for future theatre success.

The Farris Theatre, 301 West Main Street, (660) 909-6968,
Jahwohl@earthlink.net,

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CALL FOR DIRECTORS - The Barn Players 2014 Season! Deadline: July 15th!

THE BARN PLAYERS 2014 SEASON

The Barn Players are seeking…

Directors

For
Our 59th consecutive exciting season
of plays and musicals.



PROCESS:
Submit a letter of application to The Barn Players, along with your resume. Please indicate your choice of show in the application letter, include your vision for the production and your reasons for applying for that particular show. In addition, please include a second show that you would like us to consider during the interview process.

An interview will then be scheduled with the Artistic Director, the Assistant Artistic Director and one other members of The Barn board of directors

DEADLINE TO APPLY: July 15th, 2013

INTERVIEWS: Will be scheduled from July 22 – August 9, 2013, by appointment only.

Directors will be announced following the August 10th board meeting.


The shows…

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON February 28 – March 16
Music & Lyrics by Michael Friedman RATED R
Book by Alex Timbers
This musical tells the story of America's first political maverick. A.J. kicked British butt, shafted the Indians and smacked down the Spaniards all in the name of these United States--who cares if he didn't have permission? An exhilarating and white-knuckled look at one of our nation's founding rock stars, the show recreates and reinvents the life of "Old Hickory," from his humble beginnings on the Tennessee frontier to his days as Commander-in-Chief.


AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY May 30 – June 15
By Tracy Letts RATED R
A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you've got a major new play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family.


NOISES OFF July 18 – August 3
By Michael Frayn RATED PG-13
Called the funniest farce ever written, this play presents a manic menagerie of characters as a cast of itinerant actors rehearse a flop play called Nothing's On. Doors slamming, onstage and backstage intrigue, and errant sardines all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.


HAIR September 19 – October 5
Music by Galt MacDermot RATED R
Lyrics & Book by Gerome Ragni & James Rado
This classic rock musical tells the story of Vietnam-era youths awkwardly but exuberantly creating their own rite of passage through the confusion around them. With themes of alienation and civil disobedience Hair illustrates the '60s generation's search for meaning through various "be-ins," "love-ins" and protests. Phenomenal musical numbers include Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, Hair, I Got Life, Let The Sunshine In and Easy To Be Hard.


LA CAGE AUX FOLLES November 7 - 23
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman RATED PG
Book by Harvey Fierstein
After twenty years of un-wedded bliss Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better-or-worse get a bit of both when Georges' son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is the 'family business': Albin and Georges run a transvestite nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the "star" performer 'Zaza'. When Anne's parents want to come and meet Jean-Michel's mother and father, chaos ensues.



To submit an application or for more information, please contact
Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players
at emagnitude@me.com



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CALL FOR SCRIPTS - The Barn Players 10-minute Play Festival

BARN PLAYERS 6X10 FESTIVAL
CALL FOR SCRIPTS


Grab your pencils! Or laptops! The Barn Players Theatre is holding
its sixth annual 6x10 Play Festival on December 13th – 15th, and we are looking for some great scripts. The Festival will produce six short plays,
each roughly ten minutes in length and all by local writers. Tell us
a great story in ten minutes and you'll get the chance to see your
work performed on our stage.

Playwrights whose scripts are selected will be encouraged to
participate in rehearsal and to work collaboratively with the
director. They may modify their script as they watch it take shape on
the stage.

Playwrights also are welcome to participate in Writer's Workshops to be held at The Barn Theatre on July 27th, August 10th and August 24th from 10am – Noon. There is no charge to participate in the workshop sessions. Participation in workshop sessions is not required for selection, nor is participation a guarantee of selection.

GUIDELINES
- All playwrights must live within 200 miles of Kansas City.
- Scripts may not have been produced previously.
- Scripts should be easily produced in the context of a ten-minute
play festival (i.e. small casts and simple sets)
- Each playwright may submit up to two (2) scripts for review.
- Scripts may be submitted electronically or through the mail.
- Electronic: send to "tenminute@thebarnplayers.org"
- Mail: send TWO copies to "6x10 Festival, The Barn Players, 6219
Martway, Mission KS 66202"
- Please put your name and contact info on a separate page from the
text of the script.
- Deadline for submission is August 31st, 2013.
- Selections will be made and all playwrights informed by September 15th, 2013.
- Scripts sent by mail will not be returned.
- No comments or feedback on the scripts will be given.
- There is no entry fee.

By submitting a script for consideration, the playwright agrees that
The Barn Players may produce the script during the festival. The
playwright agrees to waive any royalty for the production of the piece
in the festival and relinquishes all rights to casting decisions or
scenic choices.

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


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





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DANGEROUS LIAISONS opens on July 19th at The Barn!

The Barn presents…

Dangerous Liaisons
(Les Liaisons Dangereuses)

By Christopher Hampton

Directed by Darren Sextro Stage Managed by Betsy Sexton
Set Design by Paul Tilson
Costume Design by Kerry Schafer
Lighting Design by Craig McCann
Sound Design by Sean Leistico
Props Designed by Rhonda Wickham


July 19th – August 4th, 2013
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:00pm
STARRING
Coleman Crenshaw, Kristin Leathers & Christina Schafer Martin
FEATURING
Devon Barnes, Pam Haskin, Casey McCabe, Anita Meehan, Amanda Schnieders & Justin Speers

SYNOPSIS: "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" is a play by Christopher Hampton adapted from the 1782 novel of the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The plot focuses on the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, rivals who use sex as a weapon of humiliation and degradation, all the while enjoying their cruel games. Their targets are the virtuous (and married) Madame de Tourvel and Cécile de Volanges, a young girl who has fallen in love with her music tutor, the Chevalier Danceny. In order to gain their trust, Merteuil and Valmont pretend to help the secret lovers so they can use them later in their own treacherous schemes.


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

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

WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS!
VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER!

The box office opens one hour before curtain time.
For reservations, please call or call 1-800-838-3006
or visit our website at www.thebarnplayers.org

Production support provided by…
The Mainstreet Credit Union
Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce
St. Pius School

Media partner support provided by…
94.9 KCMO
95.1 Jack-FM

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


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Master Class in Clown: Clown Logic and Instinct

Master Class in Clown: Clown Logic and Instinct

An exploration of Clown led by Australian clown Jesse Horne of Circadelix.

The workshop will explore the workings of your clown's inner logic and instinct. How does your clown make decisions, how do they get from A to B and what is it that drives their choices?

Jesse has worked as a clown both on the street and stage all over the world. From Sydney to San Francisco to Abu Dhabi he has entertained audiences and dedicated his life to the cartography of clown.

Most recently his company Circadelix has been touring their show "Twisted Beats & Circus Feats" throughout North America.
For more info check out www.circadelix.com

To register into this workshop, go to:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/417433

Jesse Horne is performing with his aerialist/contortionist partner Simone Lazar, in this year's KCFringe Festival.
For details and to get tickets, go to wwww.kcfringe.org

To Stay connected for future workshops, go to: www.byrdproductions.org

Age: Adults 16 & up

Length: 2 hours

Cost: $30 per person

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Master Class in Clown: Skill Integration

Master Class in Clown: Skill Integration

A physical performance workshop opportunity lead by former Cirque du Soleil performer Jaron Hollander and Emmy Award winner Slater Penney.

Jaron and Slater bring their unique style of clowning and physical theater through efficacy of movement and skill integration.

They are the authors and performers of the award winning Submarine Show, which has toured across Europe and the West Coast.

Jaron and Slater are in Kansas City to perform their show - The Submarine Show in the KC Fringe Festival!
Go to: www.kcfringe.org to get details and tickets!

To register into this workshop, go to: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/417387

See more at http://www.thesubmarineshow.com
To stay connected for future workshops, go to www.byrdproductions.org

Age: Adults - 16 & up

Length: 2 hours

Cost: $30 per person

Location: Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central
KCMO 64108

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Adventure Class with The Submarine Show - For KIDS!

Adventure Class with The Submarine Show - For KIDS!

Live the adventure! Take the sounds and tricks you already know and put them together to make a show. Join us for this fun workshop with former Cirque du Soleil performer Jaron Hollander and Emmy Award winner Slater Penney.

They are the authors and performers of the award winning Submarine Show, which has toured across Europe and the West Coast.
Come to the KC Fringe Festival, July 18 - 29 and see their family friendly show!
www.kcfringe.org

See more at http://www.thesubmarineshow.com

To register in to the workshop go to:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/417377

To stay connected for future workshops go to:
www.byrdproductions.org

Age: 7 and up

Length: 1 hour - July 27th - 1:00 - 2:00

Cost: $20 per person

Location:
The Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central,
KCMO 64108

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July 1, 2013

ESCT 2014 season auditions

Slightly Off Broadway Theatre
(Community)


2014 Season Auditions: Aug 3-4: 3 pm Sat-Sun
The Slightly Off Broadway Theatre is holding auditions for our 2014 season. 2014 Shows include "You can't take it with you", "Relatively Speaking", which is 3 one acts by Elaine May, Ethan Cohen and Woody Allen. We will also be doing "Into the Woods", "Guys and Dolls" and an original musical revue. We need singers, dancers and actors from age 12 and up. Anyone needing more information please call us at 816-637-ESCT(3728). Alternate audition times are available by appointment only.
Slightly Off Broadway Theatre, 114 N Marietta St, (816) 637-3728, www.esctheatre.org

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details for the next show

Slightly Off Broadway Theatre


Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Neil Simon: Aug 16-31: 7:30 pm Thr-Sat; 2 pm Sun
Inspired by the playwright's experience as a young staff writer on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, filled with comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman "Max Prince". Show stars Patrick Simpson, Dawn Stevenson, Kyle Kixmiller, Quentin Grosshart, David Shewell, Keegan Shewell, Chandra Hufft, Gabriel Vandyne, and Darren Hicks as Max Prince. Directed by Brian Shewell and Wayne Day.
$10. Slightly Off Broadway Theatre, 114 N Marietta St, (816) 637-3728, www.esctheatre.org (Adult Fare)

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