Elephant's Graveyard- Santa Paula Theater Center, Santa Paula

SANTA PAULA THEATER CENTER TO PRESENT "ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD"

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The Santa Paula Theater Center proudly presents ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD by George Brant from June 29 - August 5, 2012 at the Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 South 7th Street in Santa Paula.  Performances of ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD are at 8 pm on Friday & Saturday and 4 pm on Sunday.  Tickets are $18 Adults, $15 Seniors & Students, $12 Children.  For reservations, call (805) 525-4645 or visit www.santapaulatheatercenter.org

It was 1916.  There was a Town. There was a Circus. And there was a Murder. When The Sparks World Famous Shows Circus pulls into the quiet town of Erwin, Tennessee, the residents of the sleepy little hamlet can hardly contain their excitement.  But when a member of the circus commits a horrific crime, the townsfolk demand justice.  Building on both historical fact and legend, Elephant’s Graveyard questions how good people can, if only for a moment, turn into monsters, unleashing a deep-seated American craving for spectacle and revenge.

Elephant's Graveyard is directed by Fred Helsel and David Ralphe, with Leslie Nichols producing.  Scenic design is by Mike Carnahan with lighting design by Gary Richardson and costume design by Justine Abbitt.  Karl Krause will stage manage the production.

Featured in the ensemble cast is Ronald Rezac, Taylor Kasch, Dan Tullis, Nancy Solomons, Anthony Stetson, Scott Blanchard, Cynthia Killion, Mona Leah, Johnny O'Grady, Eric Burton, Maryann Shilo, Robert Sabotka and Robert MacNeal.   

Elephant’s Graveyard is the third production of SPTC’s 2012 season.  Following this production SPTC will present Athol Fugard’s Hello and Goodbye from September 7 – October 14 and Death Takes A Holiday from November 16 – December 23.

For ticket information and reservations, contact SPTC at (805) 525-4645 or visit www.santapaulatheatercenter.org

Assassins Auditions- Camarillo Skyway Playhouse, Camarillo

AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT! 

“ASSASSINS” at Camarillo Skyway Playhouse – 

July 29^th and July 30^th by appointment from 7 PM-10PM with callbacks on August 1^st from 7 PM-10 PM. Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by John Weidman. Directed by Brian Robert Harris, Produced by Dean Johnson, Musical Direction by Dave Watkins.

Please be prepared to sing one song (either uptempo or ballad) that showcases your range best. Musical theater only, no pop or classical. Can be from a Sondheim-composed show but not required. No dance audition required. Callbacks will consist of singing and/or reading from the show.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT, CONTACT PRODUCER DEAN JOHNSON AT dean.johnson373@roadrunner.com OR (805) 285-0730

FOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, CONTACT DIRECTOR BRIAN ROBERT HARRIS AT brianrobertharris1979@yahoo.com

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

The Balladeer: 18-40, tenor, Woody Guthrie/Joan Baez type, open to casting male or female and all ethnicities, must have strong acting chops and a storyteller’s presence, ability to play guitar or banjo a plus.

John Wilkes Booth: 25-35, baritone, intense, darkly handsome and charismatic. Requires an exceptional actor.

Charles Guiteau: 35-40, tenor, bright, sunny, completely out-of-his-gourd insane.

Leon Czolgosz: 25-32, bass, brooding, uneducated, blue collar, strong sense of being wronged. Has a slight Eastern European accent.

Giuseppe Zangara: 25-35, tenor, angry, heavily-accented immigrant. Mostly speaks Italian. Under 5’5 is a plus.

Samuel Byck: 35-50, baritone, hysterically irate loser in a Santa suit. Not as much singing for this role.

John Hinckley: 18-25, baritone, depressed college student obsessed with Jodie Foster. Ability to play guitar a plus.

Lee Harvey Oswald: 20-30, tenor, suicidal and lonely, may be doubled with the Balladeer, but if not does not sing much. Preference is for someone who really looks like Oswald.

Lynette ‘Squeaky’ Fromme: 18-25, mezzo, hippie girl with a very sharp and dangerous edge, a follower of Charles Manson.

Sara Jane Moore: 30-45, mezzo, overwhelmed, confused, clumsy housewife.

The Proprietor: 30-55, baritone, runs the shooting gallery. Friendly carnival barker type, but must have vague air of menace. Will also play in the ensemble.

Ensemble: All ages, all genders, all types, ideally around 10-15. Seeking a microcosm of America. Ensemble members will play supporting roles, including Emma Goldman and some of the assassins’ victims, and have several key songs, including “Something Just Broke”, a number which is solely for them.

Ability to play musical instruments is a plus for all actors auditioning.

Damn Yankees Auditions- Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, Simi Valley

DAMN YANKEES AUDITIONS AT SIMI VALLEY CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

 

Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center will hold auditions for the All American musical DAMN YANKEES on Monday & Tuesday, July 9 & 10 at 7 pm.  ALL ROLES OPEN and include: 

 

Mr. Applegate  male baritone 30 – 50 lead

Joe Hardy  male baritone 18 – 27 lead

Joe Boyd  male tenor 40 – 50 supporting

Meg Boyd  female mezzo 40 – 50 supporting

Sister  female soprano 40 – 60 supporting

Doris  female spoken 40 – 60 supporting

Smokey  male tenor 18 – 27 supporting

Gloria Thorpe  female mezzo 21 – 30 supporting

Van Buren  male baritone 35 – 65 supporting

Lola  female alto 20 – 35 supporting

Henry  male baritone 18 – 27 cameo

Sohovik  male baritone 18 – 27 cameo

Linville  male baritone 18 – 27 cameo

Mickey  male baritone 18 – 27 cameo

Lowe  male baritone 18 – 27 cameo

Welsh  male spoken 40 – 75 cameo

The Commissioner  male spoken 35 – 75 cameo

Baseball players and batboys  male various 6 – 27 chorus

 

DAMN YANKEES - THE GRAND SLAM MUSICAL THAT KNOCKS IT OUT OF THE PARK!

Among the most beloved musicals of all time, "Damn Yankees" won seven Tony Awards in 1956, including Best Musical.  Joe Boyd, a middle-aged fan of the hapless Washington Senators, trades his soul to the devilishly charming Mr. Applegate for the chance to dethrone the vaunted New York Yankees and lead his team to the pennant. He becomes young baseball phenom Joe Hardy and transforms his Senators into a pennant contender. But at what cost? Hardy leaves Boyd's life in the lurch, and only with the help of the seductress Lola does he have a chance at redemption.

 

Pulsating with energy and hit songs like "You Gotta Have Heart" and "Whatever Lola Wants," "Damn Yankees" instantly assumed its place as one of the great Broadway musicals. In addition to the seven Tony Awards it won in 1956, the 1994 Broadway revival garnered another five nominations including Best Revival (Musical). George Abbott and Douglass Wallop wrote the book, with music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. "Damn Yankees" is based on the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Wallop.

 

From the artistic team that brought SVCAC audiences HAIRSPRAY and PIPPIN, Damn Yankees is directed by Fred Helsel with musical direction by Gary Poirot and choreography by Becky Castells. 

 

DAMN YANKEES will play September 8 - October 14, 2012 with performances Friday & Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm.  Rehearsals begin the week of July 22.

 

Auditions are BY APPOINTMENT but WALKUPS are welcomed.  Please call director Fred Helsel at (805) 583-7902 or via frhelsel@aol.com to set up an audition appointment. There is NO PAY, NON UNION.

Much Ado About Nothing- Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Thousand Oaks Repertory Company & G.A.T.E.players
with the Ojai players
Present
Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Set in the Roaring 20s!
Directed by Allan Hunt

July 6-8 & July 20-22 
(Please note that these are the 1st and 3rd weekends of July; there are no performances the 2nd weekend of July)

All performances are at 7:00pm

Pre-Show at 7:00pm, Curtain at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20 (general), $10 (seniors age 62+), Free (age 18 & under)
Credit Card sales available online, Cash and Check ONLY at event

Performed at the beautiful Libbey Bowl in Ojai

To purchase tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/253614

For more info go to www.gateplayers.org or call 805.231.3604


Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's most imaginative and exuberant comedies, contrasting two pairs of lovers in a witty and suspenseful battle of the sexes.
Attracted to each other, the maddeningly skeptical Beatrice and Benedick are deadlocked in a lively war of words until their friends hatch a plot to unite them.
The mutually devoted Hero and Claudio, on the other hand, all too quickly fall victims to a malicious plot to part them. Near fatal complications ensue, but with the help of the hilarious Constable Dogberry and his confederates, the lovers are ultimately united.

The Miser- Elite Theatre Company, Oxnard

THE MISER A Comedy by Moliere Directed by Elissa Polansky

June 15 - July 22 Fridays 8:30pm Saturdays 8:00pm Sundays 2:00pm Tickets: $17 Adults $15 Seniors & Students Elite Theatre Company 730 South "B" Street, Suite 20 Oxnard, CA 93030 805-483-5118 info@elitetheatre.org www.elitetheatre.org The widower Harpagon, so cheap he'd swipe the pennies off a dead man's eyes, rules his roost with a tight, iron fist. His unhappy, rebellious children, Cléante and Elise, are afraid to tell him of their romantic attachments: Cléante has fallen in love with the beautiful but penniless Mariane, who lives with her invalid mother, and Elise has secretly promised to wed Valère, a young charmer of unknown parentage who has flattered his way into being Harpagon's chief steward. When Harpagon reveals his own marital designs—he will wed Mariane himself and yoke Elise to the wealthy but aged Seigneur Anselme—children, suitors, disgruntled servants, and the wily Jill-of-all-trades Frosine conspire to foil the miser before the marriages can take place. When Harpagon's treasure, buried in the backyard, is stolen, he rounds up all the suspects and threatens torture and imprisonment. Only the last-minute arrival of Seigneur Anselme, bearing secrets of his own, can unite the proper couples and restore Harpagon to his one true love—40,000 pounds in gold.

1776- Camarillo Skyway Playhouse, Camarillo

Camarillo Skyway Playhouse is proud to present "1776" ,

Where John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson fight for freedom and draft the Declaration of Independence. This affectionate musical portrays the founding fathers not as the legendary icons they sometimes become in history books, but as the real human beings they were. The story focuses on John Adams as he attempts to persuade his future fellow Americans to vote for independence and break free of England. 
The original production was nominated for five Tony Awards and won three, including the Tony Award for Best Musical. It's a riveting musical filled with history, humor and romance. Celebrate the founding of America just in time for the Fourth of July! 


The musical runs from June 1st through July 8th, 2012 with performances at 8 PM on Fridays and Saturdays and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. 
Ticket prices are $18 for adults, $13 for students, seniors, and military, and $10 for children. Group discounts are available -- call the Box Office at (805) 388-5716 for more information. Reservations can be made by emailing boxoffice@skywayplayhouse.org or by calling the theatre. For special discounts, follow CSP on Twitter at @SkywayPlayhouse or visit the website at www.skywayplayhouse.org as well.

To Kill a Mockingbird- Actor's Repertory Theatre of Simi, Simi Valley

Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi presents

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Directed by David Ralphe

Featuring Don Swayze as Atticus Finch

and Dwight Hicks as Tom Robinson

June 2 - July 8, 2012

Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm  Sundays at 2m

$22, $18 & $14

Actors Repertory Theatre of Simi presents the classic story To Kill a Mockingbird. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Southern novel by Harper Lee, this adaptation by Christopher Sergel follows the journey of Scout Finch whose father Atticus has been appointed to defend Tom Robinson, a black man framed for a crime he did not commit. As the trial progresses, Scout and her brother Jem see their community divided over issues of justice and racism. The tale compels us to take an honest look at our nation's past and our moral responsibility to each other.The production features veteran actor Don Swayze (True Blood) as Atticus Finch and former NFL player Dwight Hicks as Tom Robinson.

SIMI VALLEY CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

3050 Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley 93065

Reservations & information: 805-583-7900