The Elite Theatre Company is casting The Last Five Years,
a two-person, song-cycle musical.
Rehearsals are January-February, 2013; performances run February 22 - March 30, 2013, at 2731 S. Victoria Avenue, Oxnard, CA.
Auditions will be held by appointment only, between January 3-12, 2013. All roles are open. To schedule an audition, please e-mail head shot and resume to auditions@elitetheatre.org.
Seeking:
"Jamie" - male; 20-30; strong singer, actor
"Cathy" - female; 20-30; strong singer, actor. Please prepare 16 bars of an appropriate song for the audition and be prepared to read from the script.
There is no pay.
www.elitetheatre.org
Friday, December 28, 2012
Share Your Vision of America- New West Symphony, Photo Contest
NEW WEST SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES
“SHARE
YOUR VISION OF AMERICA” COMMUNITY PHOTO CONTEST
The public is invited to participate in a community-wide
photography contest, “Share Your Vision
of America,” sponsored by the New West Symphony. The contest is being held in conjunction with
the Symphony’s Masterpiece Series concert Visions
of America – A Celebration of Democracy.
The concert will take place January 25, 26 and 27, 2013. Submissions of original photography are
being accepted now through January 17, 2013.
The concert, which is subtitled “A Photo-Symphony” will feature
a stunning multimedia portrait of America as seen through the images of “America’s
Photo Historian” Joseph Sohm. Mr.
Sohm, a former high school history teacher, spent 30 years traveling across
America photographing his vision of democracy. An Ojai resident, he is internationally
recognized for his work which is reproduced around the world from his stock
photo library more than 20,000 times per year. Further concert details may be found at www.newwestsymphony.org.
Contest Details
The photo contest is open to all ages. Residents must live in Ventura or Los Angeles
counties. Submit your best original photo, accompanied by a paragraph of 100
words or less explaining why it is an expression of your personal vision of
America. Be sure to include your
name and address on each entry. There is no cost to participate.
Photo contest entries will be judged by Joseph Sohm and the
top three winners will be invited to attend and have their work displayed at
the Visions of America concerts.
Winners will receive:
First Place Winner
· A Subscription to New West Symphony’s 2012-2013 “Spring
Quartet” 4-Concert Series
· VIP seating for the winner and one guest at a performance of the Visions of
America concert on January 25, 26 or 27, 2013
· The First Place photograph exhibited in the Oxnard, Thousand
Oaks and Santa Monica theatre lobbies during the Visions of America concerts
· The First Place photograph displayed on the New West
Symphony website
· A copy of Joseph Sohm’s photography book, “Pan America – The
Grand Picture”
Second Place Winner
· VIP seating for the winner and one guest at a single performance
of the Visions
of America concert on January 25, 26 or 27, 2013
· The Second Place photograph exhibited in the Oxnard,
Thousand Oaks and Santa Monica theatre lobbies during the Visions of America concerts
· The Second Place photograph displayed on the New West
Symphony website
· A copy of Joseph Sohm’s photography book, “Pan America – The
Grand Picture”
Third Place Winner
· Seating for the winner and one guest at a single performance
of the Visions of America concert on
January 25, 26 or 27, 2013.
· The Third Place photograph exhibited in the Oxnard, Thousand
Oaks and Santa Monica theatre lobbies during the Visions of America concerts.
· The Third Place photograph displayed on the New West
Symphony website.
Honorable Mention
· The Honorable Mention photograph exhibited in the Oxnard,
Thousand Oaks and Santa Monica theatre lobbies during the Visions of America concerts.
· The Honorable Mention photograph displayed on the New West
Symphony website.
Submission Guidelines
Submit
entries to the New West Symphony between now and January 17, 2013. Winners will
be announced on January 21, 2013, when the winners’ names and winning
submissions will be published on the New West
Symphony website at www.newwestsymphony.org.
Photographs
Essays or
photographs (color or black-and-white) must be submitted digitally as a .jpg to
marina@newwestsymphony.org with Share Your
Vision of America Contest in the subject line. Participants may also submit
mounted photography to the New West Symphony office 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday
through Friday. The office is located at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza at 2100
Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite D in Thousand Oaks.
Inquiries may be
directed to Marina Kelly at 805-497-5800.
Further information about the New West Symphony and Visions of America may be found at www.newwestsymphony.org. and www.VisionsofAmerica.com.
Visions of America- New West Symphony, Oxnard/ Thousand Oaks
NEW WEST SYMPHONY TO PRESENT WEST COAST PREMIERE OF
VISIONS OF AMERICA - A CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY
VISIONS OF AMERICA - A CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY
Multimedia “Photo-Symphony” to Feature Images by
Photographer Joseph Sohm, Music by Roger Kellaway, Lyrics by Alan & Marilyn
Bergman,
Vocals by Steve Tyrell & Judith Hill, and Recorded Narration by Clint Eastwood
Vocals by Steve Tyrell & Judith Hill, and Recorded Narration by Clint Eastwood
Pianist
Norman Krieger to Make New West Symphony Debut in
Gershwin’s
Concerto in F Major for Piano and Orchestra
The New West Symphony will present the West Coast premiere of
Visions of America: A Celebration of
Democracy on the third concert of its 2012/2013 Masterpiece Series. The multimedia work features projected photographs
by Joseph Sohm accompanied by music of composer Roger Kellaway. Mr. Kellaway, who will serve as pianist for
the work, will be joined by vocalists Judith Hill and Steve Tyrell, and the New
West Symphony Chorus. Pianist Norman Krieger, in his New West Symphony debut,
will be the soloist for George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F Major.
Music director Marcelo Lehninger will conduct three
performances of the concert. The first performance will take place on Friday, January
25, 2013 at 8:00 pm at
the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, located at 800 Hobson Way in Oxnard. The program will be repeated on Saturday, January
26, 2013 at 8:00 pm at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center at the
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in
Thousand Oaks and on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 4:00 pm at Santa Monica’s Barnum
Hall, located at 601 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica.
Tickets:
Tickets priced from $25 to $100 are available by phone, 9:00 am to 5:00
pm, Monday through Friday at 1-866-776-8400.
Tickets are also available in person at the New West Symphony office,
9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday and through the Symphony web site at www.newwestsymphony.org, 24/7. Tickets are
also available at the respective concert hall box offices. Student Rush tickets priced at $10 are
available at the concert hall box offices beginning 30 minutes prior to the
performance.
Hear & Now Live:
This lively and informative, pre-concert discussion about the music on
the program begins at 7:00 pm on Friday and Saturday evenings and 3:00 pm on
Sunday afternoon. The programs are free
and open to ticket holders for the respective performances.
New West Symphony
2012/2013 Masterpiece
Series Concert No. 3
Friday, January
25, 2013 8:00 pm
Oxnard
Performing Arts Cener
800 Hobson
Way, Oxnard
Saturday,
January 26, 2013 8:00 pm
Bank of
America Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100
Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, January
27, 2013 4:00 pm
Barnum Hall,
Santa Monica
601 Pico
Boulevard, Santa Monica
Marcelo
Lehninger, conductor
Norman
Krieger, piano
Roger Kellaway, piano/composer
Judith Hill, vocalist
Steve Tyrell, vocalist
Joseph Sohm, photographer
Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyricists
New West Symphony Chorus, Leslie
Leighton, director
Gershwin Concerto
in F Major for Piano & Orchestra
Kellaway/Sohm Visions of America: A Celebration
of Democracy
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