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Local actor and genuinely wonderful person Mary McGroary has lost all her earthly possesions as well as her beloved dog Rosie  in the flood that devastated a Cherry Creek area apartment complex.  Mary is currently performing in Boulder Dinner Theatre’’s production of Annie. Mary has been seen in numerous Colorado productions at theatres including BDT, Country Dinner Playhouse and the Town Hall Arts Center.

PLEASE check out John Moore’s blog at the Denver Post to read more about Mary’s story and to see how you can help.

Celebrate the 4th with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival

On the evenings of July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, actors from the Colorado Shakespeare Festival will speak aloud the words of the Declaration of Independence from the stage of the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, University of Colorado at Boulder. The reading will take place at curtain time for Hamlet (8:30 pm on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd).

The ringing words of the Declaration, read by actors with full voices, will be a fitting kickoff to the 4th of July holiday.

Purchase tickets to the reading and the play at www.coloradoshakes.org or 303.492-0554

Coal Creek Community Theater of Louisville, CO announces auditions for the 3rd show of their 20th season, Voice of the Prairie, by John Olive. Auditions will be held on August 23 and 24 from 7:00 – 10:00pm at the Louisville Arts Center, 801 Grant Ave, Louisville. Callbacks, if needed, will be held on Tuesday, August 25th. Please contact the director for an audition appointment. Linda Orr: linda_orr@comcast.net or call 720-379-8157. Rehearsals will be Monday – Thursday, with occasional weekends beginning Aug. 26th. Production dates: October 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 30, & 31. Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30; Sundays at 2:00. Actors will be expected to help with set build and strike on Nov. 1. PLEASE COME PREPARED TO NOTE ALL CONFLICTS.

AT A GLANCE
WHAT:
Auditions for Voice of the Prairie by John Olive
Directed by Linda Orr
WHEN:
August 23rd and 24th
7:00-10pm
Callbacks, if needed: August 25th at 7:00pm

WHERE:
Louisville Center for the Arts
801 Grant Ave., Louisville, CO 80027

ROLES AVAILABLE:
Poppy Male 60’s – 70’s – must have an Irish accent.
Davey Male 14 – 20’s
David Quinn Male 30’s – 40’s
Frankie Female 14 – 20’s
Francis Reed Female 30’s – 40’s
James Male 30’s – 40’s
Leon Schwab Male 30’s – 50’s
Susie Female – 20’s
Frankie’s Father Male – 40’s – 50’s
Watermelon Man Male 50’s – 60’s
Jailer Male – 50’s – 60’s
(Some roles may be double cast)

PREPARATION:
Please come prepared with a dramatic monologue of 2 minutes or less
Auditions will also consist of cold readings from the script
Please bring a headshot and resume

APPOINTMENT:
Please contact the director for an audition appointment. Linda Orr: linda_orr@comcast.net or call 720-379-8157.

REHEARSALS:
Typically, Monday-Thursday from 7:00-10:00pm (with occasional weekends depending on cast availability) starting August 26th
Louisville Center for the Arts

PERFORMANCE DATES:
October 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 30 & 31
Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm

ABOUT THE PLAY:
As this wonderful play opens, an old hobo named Poppy, accompanied by his avid companion, young Davey Quinn, is telling a tall tale. It is the early 1890s and itinerant story tellers like Poppy are the voices of the prairie. Years later, Davey is discovered by a radio pitch man while he is telling stories about Poppy and Frankie, a blind girl he rescued from a cruel father. Quinn becomes famous sending his stories into the “Ethernet” through the infant industry of radio as the Voice of the Prairie. Frankie hears Davey’s stories and reenters his life as the FCC threatens them all for broadcasting without a license.

ABOUT COAL CREEK COMMUNITY THEATER:

Coal Creek Community Theater is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization based in Louisville, CO. They are an all volunteer operation that is now in its 20th Season. CCCT is sponsored, in part, by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and the City of Louisville.

www.ccctheater.org

I am deeply saddened by the news of Phil Gottlieb’s passing. Phil was a much-loved member of the Colorado theatre community and will be missed by so many. It was my privilege to work with Phil in several productions; in fact, he cast me in my first substantial role here in Denver. We shared the stage in other productions and I was lucky enough to also work with his wonderful wife Mary, and his two fantastic sons, Chris and Matt. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Gottlieb family in this difficult time.

You can learn more about Phil in John Moore’s article at the Denver Post online: Family to honor Phil Gottlieb by playing on. The article notes “Services are expected to be 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave.” I will update if this information changes.

Don’t forget to get your tickets to the upcoming Henry Awards! Take a look at the terrific slide show that John Moore of the Denver Post has put together. It includes all of the nominees for this year’s awards. The awards ceremony takes place June 29 at the Space Theater in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. For more information and tickets, go to the Colorado Theatre Guild online.