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WHAT:    Auditions for Nine
WHEN:    Monday, January 11   ~ 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 12   ~ 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
HOW:    By appointment only, call (720) 898-7200
WHERE:    Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd.
MORE INFO:    Visit arvadacenter.org/auditions

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will hold auditions for Nine on Monday January 11, 2010 and Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the Arvada Center. This production will be directed by the Center’s Artistic Producer Rod A. Lansberry.
Auditions will be held on January 11 and 12, 2010 from 9:00 a.m.
– 5:00 p.m. Auditions are by appointment only and can be scheduled by calling (720) 898-7200.
Experienced female performers with strong acting, singing and abilities are needed. Dance or strong movement will be needed. Also needed are four boys ages 8-12, with strong vocals and movement abilities.
The role of Guido Contini has been cast.
This is an Equity LORT B production, although non-equity actors may audition. Ethnic minorities and cultural varieties are encouraged to audition for all roles. Actors should prepare up-tempo musical theater appropriate to the production. Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. No taped music or a cappella allowed. A current headshot and resume are required. Equity members must have a current ID card.
Rehearsals for Nine begin on March 30, 2010. The show opens April 20, 2010 and runs through May 16, 2010, Tuesday through Saturday evenings with matinees on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays for a total of eight shows per week.

The Performing Arts Academy of Lakewood (PAAL) is hosting auditions for their upcoming production of The Secret Garden on Sunday January 3rd from 5:30-7:30pm. This production will be written and directed by Meg Curry.
Young actors aged 7 and up are requested to come prepared with a one minute monologue and be ready to read from the script.

The Secret Garden will begin rehearsals Tuesday January 13th, and rehearse Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7:30pm, with performances Friday-Sunday, February 19-21st.

Please contact PAAL Executive Director Meg Curry at meg@theeproject.org if you have any questions our would like to confirm an audition slot.

Celebrationworks Theatre presents something new for the holidays: “Kosher Lutherans” by William Missouri Downs. An all faiths holiday comedy about a childless, Jewish couple, and their best friends who face a moral dilemma when an unwed, pregnant teenager from Iowa, whose baby the couple want to adopt, reveals she has never known anyone Jewish, and what she’s heard isn’t good.  Directed by Linda D. Orr

FEATURING: Beth Davis, Matt Ellison, Megan Wedge, Jack Wefso, and introducing Jillian Wagner as Allison from Iowa.

Playwright, William Missouri Downs has had over 100 productions of his plays, including the Kennedy Center and the Berkeley Repertory. In Hollywood, he wrote for several NBC Sitcoms. A professor at the University of Wyoming, he is the author of Naked Playwriting, published by Silman/James and The Art Of Theatre published by Wadsworth.

PERFORMANCES Friday and Saturday Nights at 7:30 p.m.
Celebrationworks Theatre -2nd Floor
1420 Ogden Street, Denver 80218
Free Parking. Elevator access.

TICKETS $10 – $12. Seniors and Students $10. Reserve: 303.282.5391

www.celebrationworks.org

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Help Equinox Theatre Company celebrate our first anniversary!

What is it? Musical Shenanigans 2009 is Equinox Theatre Company’s annual fundraiser!

Come celebrate a century of musical theatre and hear selections from our favorite shows throughout Broadway history. Join us for our pre-show party at 6 PM, show starts at 7:30 PM.
There will be a cash only bar and plenty of fun! So come early and come for some fun!!

$10 cover at the door
2 shows only – November 13th and 14th
At the PS1515
1515 Madison street in Denver

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Town Hall Arts Center will hold auditions for GUYS AND DOLLS on Monday, November 16, 2009.

Auditions for will be from 6:30-10:00pm. Adults should prepare 32 bars of an up-tempo song or ballad.

Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 6- 10:00pm.

This production will be directed by Bob Wells, with music direction by Donna Debreceni and choreography by Kelly Kates.

Auditions are by appointment only and can be scheduled by emailing clambert@townhallartscenter.com.

All positions are paid.

Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. No recorded accompaniments.

Please bring a current headshot and resume.

The show opens February 12, 2010 and runs through March 21, 2010. Two rehearsals in December. Regularly scheduled rehearsals begin first week of January 2010.

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The E-Project announces their 2010 SEASON

My Fair Lady

Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Music by Frederick Loewe

The perfect musical! The rags-to-riches story of Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl who joins English high society just by learning to speak correctly from the famous Prof. Henry Higgins, is one of the greatest stories ever set to music. Based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, this show is sure to be a delight for audiences of all ages.

Medea

Based on the original Greek version by Euripides

The perfect tragedy! Medea is the ultimate story of a woman in crisis, blind-sided by the unfair rules of a man’s world. Her choice to take matters into her own hands and sacrifice what she loves most to exact her revenge is still one of the most shocking stories ever written. Dark, bloody, and powerful, this show will redefine the way you experience theater at The E! Not suitable for younger viewers.

Gentleman Prefer Blondes

By Anita Loos, dramatized by Kristin Sergel

Apparently nothing goes right when steamlines cross the Atlantic! Set in the roaring 20’s,  Lorelei and Dorothy are about to embark on a learning trip through Europe… chaperoned of course, by Lorelei’s father. But when the girls must travel on their own, sweet Lorelei and her constant forgetfulness threaten their ability to fufil they’re real plans of finding “cultured”  European men to marry.

Shakespeare to the Letter

By Shakespeare, kinda

What happens when a group of actors tackle every letter in every play ever written by Shakespeare and perform them all in 90 minutes or less? Shakespeare to the Letter: a hilarious night of your favorite (and soon to be favorite) excerpts from Billy Shakes. Expect fast-action comedy, ridiculous flubs, and lots of letters flying everywhere! Join us for our Summer of Shakespeare, as …to the Letter is run in conjunction with our PAAL summer camps, where our camp kids will also be working with material by the Bard.

The Threepenny Opera

Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht

Music by Kurt Weill

The world we only hint to in My Fair Lady is explored in all its seediness in The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper in German). The beggers, pimps, and whores of London’s underbelly take us on a trip with Mack the Knife, his new bride, her parents, and the crooked cops of Olde London Towne.  Adapted from the 18th-century English ballad opera, John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, the famous music of Kurt Weill will come alive in ways you’ve never dreamed. Not suitable for our younger viewers.

The Nutcracker

A new play adaptation!

The holidays is the perfect time to bring everyone together and celebrate the love we share, and what better way to celebrate this than with our own version of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker.  The story by E. T. A. Hoffmann lives in the music of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, and music lovers won’t be disappointed when they hear all their favorite tunes accompanying the actors, where we learn a lot more about our Nutcracker, the Mouse King, and the joy of children’s dreams.

The E Project announces the upcoming auditions for Miracle on 34th Street, adapted by Will Severin, Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder and John Vreeke from the novel by Valentine Davies. The production will be directed by Gregg Vigil.

Auditions are Sunday September 13th from 3-7pm, with auditions for children from 3-4pm, and adult auditions from 4-7pm, Callbacks will be Sunday, September 20th from 4-7pm, all at The E Project, 9797 W Colfax Ave in Lakewood.

Needed is a large ensemble cast of various ages and types, including several children. Actors are asked to come prepared with a contemporary one-minute monologue and be ready to read from the script.

Rehearsals will begin in October and performances are Friday and Saturdays, November 27th through December 19th, with possible additional performances on Thursday evenings or Sunday matinees in December. To set up an audition time, please contact Gregg Vigil at: a.theatre.knight@gmail.com, or call 303-698-2473.

Scrooge/Clue
Combined Audition Notice

The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse will hold combined auditions for the two musicals Scrooge and Clue on Monday, September 21, 2009 at the theater. These productions will be directed/ choreographed by Scott Wright (Scrooge) and Brian Burron (Clue)., with musical direction by Troy Schuh.

Roles are available for Equity and Non-Equity Actors, Singers and Dancers. Auditions are by appointment only and can be made by calling the box office at (970) 744-3747.

The role of Scrooge has been cast.

Equity appointments are from 10:00AM to 11:30AM. Open audition appointments are from 12:00PM to 5:00PM.

Auditioners should prepare 16 bars of two contrasting songs in the musical theater genre. Bring Headshot/Resume and sheet music in the key you will be singing in. An accompanist will be provided. No taped accompaniment or a capella singing will be accepted. Equity members must have current ID card.

Scrooge opens on November 13, 2009 and runs through December 27, 2009. Rehearsals will begin in late October.

Clue opens December 31, 2009 and runs through March 7, 2010. Rehearsals will begin in mid December.

For more information on the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, visit the website at www.Coloradocandlelight.com.

IN BRIEF:

WHAT: Auditions for SCROOGE and CLUE – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – (970) 744-3747

WHEN: Monday, September 21, 2009 – Equity Appointments, 10:00AM – 11:30AM
Monday, September 21, 2009 – Open Call Appointments, 12:00PM – 5:00PM

WHERE: Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown, CO