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Current Auditions & Announcements

Audition for George in Our Town: South City Theatre is currently seeking an actor for the role of George in Our Town.  The actor needs to be able to play the age range of about 16-28, so preferably someone in their early to mid 20s.  Please call or email Jonathan Goldstein, the director of the show, at 205-862-1595 or calijong@yahoo.com if you wish to read for the role.  Rehearsals will begin immediately, and the show runs August 14-23. 

 

Job Opportunities: Birmingham Children's Theatre seeks candidates for three positions: for Assistant Production Manager/Property Master/Teaching Artist, for Scenic Charge Artist, and for Master Carpenter.  A degree in theatre is highly desired, however, comparable experience will be considered. The candidate must be flexible to step into any role necessary for the good of the team and have a positive and professional attitude. Salary and benefits DOE.  Nine-month annual contract starts mid-August 2009 through mid-May 2010. For job descriptions and information on how to apply, contact Dane Peterson, Director of Education and Production, Birmingham Children’s Theatre: dane@bct123.org; or mail to: P. O. Box 1362, Birmingham, AL  35201.  No Phone Calls Please.

 

Auditions for The Crucible:  Theatre Downtown is delighted to announce auditions for the first show of its groundbreaking fourth season, Arthur Miller's masterpiece, The Crucible.  Written as an indictment on McCarthyism, The Crucible chronicles the events leading up to the infamous Salem Witch Trials, when innocent women burned at the stake based on nothing but rumor, suspicion and hysteria. This stylized interpretation of Miller's classic will strip down the story and use multimedia elements to enhance the atmosphere and provide a more accurate and faithful re-telling of the intended themes.  Auditions are Sunday, August 9, from 1-3PM and Monday, August 10, from 6-9 PM at Birmingham AIDS Outreach (205 32nd Street South).  The director is casting all roles and is in need of 10 men and 10 women (ages ranging from 8 to 80).  Auditionees will read selections from the script -- no monologues required.  This production will be for mature audiences so all individuals under the age of 18 must come with parental permission and signed parental consent for participation in the show.  This production will perform in October and rehearse throughout the month of September, at least four nights per week, maybe five.  For more information, you can e-mail the director at:  theatredt@gmail.com or visit www.theatredowntown.com.

 

Audition for Mousetrap: South City Theatre announces auditions for Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie. Directed by Dianne Daniels. Parts are available for 5 men and 3 women, ages 25 - 65. All roles are open. Auditions will be Saturday, August 22nd at 1pm, with callbacks (if needed) on Sunday, August 23. Auditions will be held at South City Theatre, 109 Cloverdale Drive in Alabaster. A short monologue is helpful, but not required, to audition. Performance dates are October 9-18 at South City Theatre, and will travel to the Homewood Library for two performances on October 23 and 24. For more information, visit www.southcitytheatre.com or email southcityinfo@gmail.com

 

Auditions for From Up Here:  Theatre Downtown is proud to announce auditions for the Alabama premiere of Liz Flahive’s fresh new comedy/drama From Up Here directed by Billy Ray Brewton.  Auditions are Sunday, September 13, from 1:30-3:30PM and Monday, September 14 from 6:30-9:30PM at Birmingham AIDS Outreach (205 32nd Street South).  Synopsis:  Kenny Barrett did something that has everyone worried.  He wishes he could just make it through the rest of his senior year unnoticed, but that’s going to be hard since he has to publicly apologize to his entire high school.  At home, his mother is struggling with a rocky start to her second marriage and a surprise visit from her estranged sister.  A new play about a family limping out the door in the morning and coming home no matter what.  The director will be casting 4 females and 5 males (ages ranging from 16-60).  All interested actors will be reading from the script – no monologues required.  For more information you can e-mail the director at theatredt@gmail.com or visit www.theatredowntown.com.  

 

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“Getting your Act Together” Acting Workshop for Seniors:  Does everyone have potential as an actor?  Do you have hidden talents?  You can find out and start getting your act together in a special summer series of acting workshops especially for senior adults.  In July The Seasoned Performers' Martha Haarbauer will lead these four fun and interactive two-hour sessions on July 21, 23, 28 and 30 from 10 AM to noon at Vestavia United Methodist Church room 324. 2061 Kentucky Avenue. The cost is $50 for all four sessions. For more information or to register call The Seasoned Performers office at 978-5095.

 

Showstoppers Firehouse Shelter Promotion: Young voices at Christmas time makes us all get into the holiday spirit! This year Showstoppers Promotions is working with The Firehouse Shelter for their annual seasonal fund raising event, Nov. 19th at the B&A Warehouse.  I am asking that Birmingham Theater's young voices to produce a CD as an incentive to the patrons of this amazing organization to continue their support. "Hope For A Homeless Heart, Jr" would be a collection or well known Holiday favorites custom recorded at local studios for release the night of the annual gala. While offering the CD's as a "thank-you" for donations, we are attempting to provide other outlets for their sale as well! If you have or are a young person ages 7 - 17, who would like to be a part of this project by giving their voices to a great cause, please contact through this address to find out HOW you can and WHEN you can audition to be a part of this holiday experience for such a good cause. showstopperspro@aol.com check out: http://www.firehouseshelter.com/

 

Upcoming Performances

We Three Queens: Written & Directed By Billy Ray Brewton.  Theatre Downtown presents the World Premiere of the new comedy from the author of The 13th Friday: Ready,Set, Die!  In 1983, Cosmos was the most powerful super group in the world; that is, until the excesses of the rock-and-roll lifestyle tore them apart and sent them on their separate ways.  25-years-later, the three dynamic 'gals' couldn't be leading any more different lives.  Javelin left the group, got artificially inseminated with Jim Nabors' seed and now lives her life as a single mother desperate to keep her 'flowery' son from turning against the Lord.  Comet left the group and went right back home to her mother, where she now works at the local K-Mart and collects 'tampons from around the world'.  Goldstar couldn't leave the lifestyle behind and joined up with her two 'reasonably deficient' sisters to form a new group, Fluid, who perform at local bars and racetracks.  When the offer of a reunion is put on the table, the three 'ladies' of Cosmos must come to grips with their own personal demons, put the past behind and prepare themselves for the show of their lives!  Featuring original songs by Flannery Miles, Christoph Hooks & Billy Ray Brewton.  Starring:  Chuck Duck, Saxon Murrell & Scott Nesmith.  Featuring:  Dianne Daniels, Penny Thomas, Will Rainer, Sally Montgomery, Micah Floyd and Bert R. Payne.  July 9-11, 16-18 & 23-25, Thursday-Saturday nights at 8PM.  There will be a special performance on Tuesday July 21,  at 8PM where all proceeds will benefit Birmingham AIDS Outreach.  Admission is $17.00 for adults, $12.00 for seniors and students; Thursday Nights are HOBO NIGHTS where we ask you to pay what you can afford with a $7.00 minimum.  This production will be performed at Birmingham AIDS Outreach (205 32nd Street South).  For tickets call (205) 306-1470 or order online:  www.theatredowntown.com.  This show is recommended for mature audiences. 

 

Title Go! and The Bird on Nellie’s Hat: South City Theatre presents two one act plays, Title Go! directed by Todd Ponder, and The Bird on Nellie's Hat, directed by Lisa Weaver. Performances are TWO NIGHTS ONLY, Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, at 8pm. The plays feature local actors Michele Robertson, Paige Blake, Jamie Yonfa, Michelle Edwards, Jessica Smyly, Mary Katherine Calderini, Julia Spring, Tim Seale, Ron Dauphinee, Ken Moorer, Joe O'Quinn, Jay Smith and Sadie Chapman, Tickets are only $7, for both plays. No reservations for this event, just show up at the theatre and enjoy! For more information, call 621-2128 or email southcityinfo@gmail.com

 

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Red Mountain Theatre Company announces a change in our 30th Anniversary Season. Originally, The Producers was slated as the summer Mainstage Production; RMTC will now present Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a high-energy musical based on the Biblical story of Joseph. This production will still take place July 16-August 2, at the Virginia Samford Theatre (1116 26th Street South).

 

Beauty and the Beast: The tale as old as time is coming to the Leeds Arts Council. Disney's Beauty and the Beast will be performed on July 16-18, 23-25, 31, and August 1, at 7pm. July 19 and 26 at 2pm. Directed by Cliff Keen Jr. and Musical Direction by Lucie Cardwell. Starring Susan Cook as "Belle", Clay Boyce as "The Beast", Hannah Wilkerson as "Mrs. Potts", Kenny Morris as "Cogsworth", Samuel Torres as "Lumiere", Nathan Denard as "Chip", Sherrie Forehand as the "Wardrobe", Andrew Wolford as "Gaston", Geoff White as "Lefou", Mike Bridges as "Maurice", Jill Casey as "Babette", Ron Landry as "D'Arque", and Ally Forehand, Jenna Bellamy, and Ashley Dowda as the "Silly Girls." Come join all the fun and music, including, "Belle", "Be Our Guest", "Human Again", "Gaston", "Home", and many other favorites! We will also have our "Be Our Guest" photo opportunities, "Dinner with Belle", and "Tea with Mrs. Potts". Dinner with Belle will be available on our Thursday  night performances and our Friday night performances. Tea with Mrs. Potts and Be Our Guest photo opportunities are available on our Saturday performances ONLY! Reservations for these wonderful additions to your ticket are required.

 

A South City Celebration and Fundraiser: South City Theatre is about to begin our 10th Season, and it's time to celebrate! Help us kick off the 10th Anniversary Season in style! Music by DJ Tom.com, door prizes, silent auction, food, wine, soft drinks, and entertainment with Master of Ceremonies, "Dollar" Bill Lawson. Tickets are $35 each, or $50 per couple. Festivities begin at 7pm, July 25, at the theatre, 109 Cloverdale, in Alabaster. Reservations at www.southcitytheatre.com or call 621-2128.

 

 

Opening in  August 2009

 

Once a Pond. A Time: Shades Valley Theatre Academy presents Once a Pond. A Time: Four young souls search for love in a time of war in this wonderfully fresh, richly-told musical fable! Featuring an all-star student cast from the acclaimed Shades Valley Theatre Academy.  Written and directed by Roy Hudson (Alabama's 2008-09 Teacher of the Year), with original music by David McNeeley and original choreography by Jamie Zarrilli Grimes.  Long recognized for its entertaining and innovative productions, SVTA has been selected by the AHSTF Board of Advisors to represent the United States at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  Students from Shades Valley Theatre Academy will travel to Scotland this August to perform “Once A Pond. A Time” during Fringe, the world’s largest and most prestigious arts festival.   Come see “Once A Pond. A Time” right here in Birmingham, before the show’s international premiere!  Saturday, August 1, at 7pm. Pre-sale tickets and info: 205-379-5350 x-657.  Tickets will also be available at the door.  $10 adults / $6 students.  Shades Valley High School, 6100 Old Leeds Road, Birmingham, AL  35210

 

The Taming of the Shrew: Park Players presents “Shakespeare in the Park 2009” The Taming of the Shrew. Baptista, a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca, will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina, a hellish shrew, has wed. Lucentio, a student and the son of a wealthy Pisan merchant, has fallen in love with Bianca. He poses as a tutor of music and poetry to gain entrance to the Baptista household and to be near Bianca. Meanwhile, Petruchio, a fortune-hunting scoundrel from Verona, arrives in Padua, hoping to capture a wealthy wife. Hortensio, another suitor of Bianca, directs Petruchio's attention to Katharina. When Hortensio warns him about Katharina's scolding tongue and fiery temper, Petruchio is challenged and resolves to capture her love. Hortensio and another suitor of Bianca, Gremio, agree to cover Petruchio's costs as he pursues Katharina. August 20th thru 23rd & August 27th thru 29th, 7:30 pm, Homewood Central Park. For more information please contact us at 590-0155 or info@BhamParkPlayers.com or www.bhamparkplayers.com

 

No Child …: written by Nilaja Sun, presented by Aldridge Repertory Theatre from August 20-30.  Follow an inner-city school "teaching artist" as she attempts to get past budget constraints, metal detectors, standardized testing, and teacher burnout in order to find a way to reach her students. No Child... is essential viewing for teachers, parents, high school students, school administrators, youth activists, and anyone who cares about the current state of public education. The New Yorker calls it an “object lesson in what should not be missing from any life curriculum, hope.”  Tickets & information: Call 205 264-9910 or visit us online at www.aldridgerep.org.

 

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: Written By Ed Graczyk. Directed By Billy Ray Brewton. In a small town dime store in West Texas, the "Disciples of James Dean" gather for their twentieth reunion. Now middle-aged women, they were teenagers when Dean filmed Giant two decades ago in nearby Marfa. One of them, an extra in the film, has a child whom she says was conceived with Dean during the shoot. The ladies' congenial reminiscences mingle with flash backs to their youth; then the arrival of a stunning but familiar stranger sets off a series of confrontations that smash their delusions and expose bitter disappointments. Tickets are $17.00 for adults and $12.00 for seniors and students.  August 20-24 & 27-30, Thursday nights are HOBO NIGHTS where we ask that you pay what you can afford with a $7.00 minimum.  For tickets, call (205) 306-1470 or order them online at www.theatredowntown.com.  

 

Broken Glass:Theatre LJCC presents Broken Glass by Arthur Miller, directed by David Garrett. Winner of the 1995 Laurence Olivier Award, Broken Glass tells the story of Sylvia and Phillip Gellburg, who after years of marriage come to realize that they hardly know each other at all. Phillip, the only Jew working at a very traditional Wall Street bank, is obsessed with work and his own desire to assimilate. He has little time for his wife until she suddenly falls prey to a mysterious paralysis after seeing the events of Kristallnacht in the newspaper. August 20 & 27 at 7:30 PM; August 22 & 29 at 8 PM; and August 23 & 30 at 2 PM.  The Theatre LJCC is located on Montclair Road.  For further questions, contact Artistic Director, Kim Hutchens at ljcctheatre@yahoo.com.

 

 

Opening in  September 2009

 

Proof: Written By David Auburn. Directed By J.J. Marrs. On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness—or genius—will she inherit? Tickets are $17.00 for adults and $12.00 for seniors and students.  September 17-20 & 24-27, Thursday nights are HOBO NIGHTS where we ask that you pay what you can afford with a $7.00 minimum.  For tickets, call (205) 306-1470 or order them online at www.theatredowntown.com.  

 

 

Opening in  October 2009

 

Rent: Red Mountain Theatre. For more information, follow this link: RENT October 1-11.

 

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill: written by Lanie Robertson, presented by Aldridge Repertory Theatre from October 8-18.  At a bar in Philadelphia, legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday gives one of her last performances. She recalls her humble beginnings in Baltimore through to her rise to fame. Featuring more than a dozen songs that made Lady Day an American icon, including "God Bless the Child,"  "Strange Fruit," "Where Our Love Has Gone," and "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do."  Don't miss this amazing journey about her life, love, lyric & legacy!  Tickets & information: Call 205 264-9910 or visit us online at www.aldridgerep.org.

 

The Alabama Conference of Theatres Competition: The Alabama Conference of Theatres has chosen the Pell City Center as their conference and competition site October 24th-25th.  This will actually be the 2010 Conference and the community theatre production winner at this conference will travel to Kentucky to compete in the 2010 Southeastern Festival.  The public will be able to attend all the plays going on that weekend.

 

 

Opening in  December 2009

 

Rent: Red Mountain Theatre. For more information, follow this link: RENT October 1-11.

 

 

Opening in  January 2010

 

Barnstormer: Red Mountain Theatre. For more information, follow this link: Barnstormer. January 28-31. A new work in collaboration with Better Basics, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute & Southern Museum of Flight.

 

 

Opening in  April 2010

 

Jason Robert Brown’s 13: Red Mountain Theatre. For more information, follow this link: Jason Robert Brown’s 13. April 1-11.

 

Grey Gardens: Dane Peterson’s Theatre Series presents Kristi Tingle Higginbotham in Grey Gardens with Carole Armistead and Leah Luker, and featuring Brad Simmons. Book by Doug Wright, Music by Scott Frankel, Lyrics by Michael Korie. April 29 - May 1, May 6 - 8, at 7:30PM; May 2, May 9 at 2:30PM. The Virginia Samford Theatre in Caldwell Park; 1116 26th Street South; Birmingham, AL 35205. 205-251-1206.  www.dptheatreseries.org, www.virginiasamfordtheatre.org

 

 

Opening in  May 2010

 

Shout!: Red Mountain Theatre. For more information, follow this link: SHOUT! May 6-16.

 

 

Opening in  July 2010

 

The Sound of Music: Red Mountain Theatre. For more information, follow this link: The Sound of Music. July 15-August 1.

 

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