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Auditions for MUSE OF FIRE’s 2008 Fall
Showcase Benefit: Shakespeare at Sloss announces
auditions for its 2008 Fall Showcase Benefit performance. Once again, MUSE
stages 8 Shakespearean scenes – tragedy, comedy, and history – throughout the
footpath of Sloss Furnaces. Auditions will be held on Monday, June 30th at 6PM, at WorkPlay, 500 23rd
Street South, Birmingham. Actors may audition solo or in pairs. Please
prepare your favorite short Shakespearean monologue/scene – no audition
material will be provided. As it is a fundraiser, the MUSE Fall Showcase does
not feature actor stipends. The 2008 Fall Showcase Benefit will be held
Sunday, September 7th, noon – 4PM, with rehearsals beginning Saturday, August
9th. Rehearsal schedule is very flexible. **MUSE is a delicious,
madcap, and very guerrilla theatre experience.** Visit
shakespeareatsloss.com for pix, more info, and sneak previews from the Hunter
Films documentary on MUSE. To schedule a different audition time or with
questions, please email the director, Elizabeth Hunter, at elizabeth@slossfurnaces.com.
Come play! |
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Auditions for Jekyll & Hyde: The Virginia Samford Theatre announces auditions on Tuesday, July 15 from 4-7pm for their 2008/2009 STARS (Students Take A Role at the Samford) arts education program. This year’s exciting production will be Jekyll & Hyde and will be directed by Alabama Teacher of the Year, Roy Hudson. Performances will be held April 15-19, 2009 at the Virginia Samford Theatre. Students ages 13-18 should prepare a 2 minute audition that will consist of a dramatic monologue and a serious, legit musical theatre piece that shows their vocal range. Each person auditioning should also bring a current headshot and résumé. No taped accompaniment or a cappella auditions allowed. Auditions will be held at The Virginia Samford Theatre located at 1116 South 26th Street off Highland Avenue next to Caldwell Park. Please call Lucas Pepke at 205.251.1228 or lucas@virginiasamfordtheatre.org to schedule audition appointment. |
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Auditions for Theatre Downtown's Third Season, Round One: Theatre Downtown will be holding auditions for the first three shows of its third season on Sunday, August 10 from 1-3pm and Monday, August 11 from 6:30-9:30pm. Casting for the following three shows: The 13th Friday: Ready, Set, Die! Written & Directed By Billy Ray Brewton. Roles Available: 4 males (16-30), 4 females (16-30). Proof Written By David Auburn. Directed By J.J. Marrs. Roles Available: Catherine (20-35), Hal (20-35), Claire (20-40). The role of Robert has been pre-cast. The History Boys Written By Alan Bennett. Directed By Billy Ray Brewton. Roles Available: 8 males (16-26), Irwin (25-40). The roles of Hector, Mrs. Lintott & Headmaster have been pre-cast. We will hold auditions for individual shows if the need arises. All interested actors should come with a headshot and/or resume and be prepared to read from the script(s). You may choose to read for one or all of the shows. We will hold auditions for our final three shows in early-2009. Auditions will be held at Theatre Downtown's office at Playhouse (1816 3rd Ave. N/Across from The Alabama Theatre). Our office is on the 2nd Floor. If you are interested in working on any of these shows in a technical capacity, we are looking for Assistant Directors, Stage Managers and Lights/Sound Operators for all shows. You may attend these auditions and we will interview you, or feel free to e-mail us your technical resume and we will set up an interview time. For more information on these auditions, or to contact the directors individually, please visit our website at: www.theatredowntown.com |
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Birmingham
Theatre Icon Needs Kidney Transplant: Many of you are
familiar with Rick James and his work on the stages of |
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New Classes, et al. (check out our
sub-pages for archived items)
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Grebel
Open House: Sunday, August 3 from 1-4 PM. See http://www.ebhm.org/theatre/classes.htm
under Steven
Grebel Center for Dance or
call 205-987-7234 or go to www.grebeldance.com. |
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Summer Camps: Many summer camps have been announced for 2008 (BSC, CDF, LAC, PCC, Showstoppers, UAB). Please see http://www.eBHM.org/theatre/classes.htm for more information. |
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Monster’s “Making It Count” Seeking
Contract Speakers: See detail at the bottom of this page. |
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Upcoming Performances
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True West: City Equity's production of True West, a Sam Shepard classic, runs June 19-29! City Equity is beginning their first season as a full fledged Equity Theatre, and hope to get everyone involved. Shows run Thurs-Sat at 8pm, and Sunday at 2:30pm, at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Please go to www.cityequitytheatre.com for more information, or call 951-3029 for tickets. The show stars Jonathan Fuller as Austin, Alan Gardner as Lee, Edwin Booth as Saul, and Jeanmarie Collins as Mom. It's a wonderful show, and we hope that you can make it. Spread the word, and help make professional theatre in B'ham a continuing reality! |
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The Underpants: adapted by Steve Martin. Steve Martin’s adaptation of the original “wardrobe malfunction”! Humor and intrigue result from the failure of a fastener on a woman’s undergarment. No, this isn’t the Super bowl, but the instant fame and unusual consequences have Janet Jackson written all over it! June 12-28. 8pm curtain (matinees at 2:30, ask about “Pay What You Can Afford”). Reservations 933-2383. Birmingham Festival Theatre, founded in 1972, is the city’s oldest theatre producing plays for adult audiences. The theatre is located at 1901 ½ 11th Ave South, the corner of 19th St South and 11th Ave South. The entrance is behind the Golden Temple Restaurant. For additional information, visit http://www.bftonline.org/. Map to BFT |
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Torch Song Trilogy: Theatre Downtown
celebrates Gay Pride Month with Harvey Fierstein's fiercely personal and
utterly moving drama, Torch Song Trilogy, which took home the 1983
Tony Award for Best Play. Comprised of three acts, the play follows the
adventures of Arnold Beckoff, a flambuoyant Jew living in New York City who
spends his nights working at the local drag club and spends his days searching
for meaning and romance in the Big Apple. The play follows a decade in
Arnold's life as he deals with everything from a lover who decides he doesn't
want to be gay anymore, a terrible tragedy that comes out of nowhere and his
overbearing mother who comes for a visit. Torch Song Trilogy has
been riveting audiences for years and has become a signature piece of theatre
for the Gay Movement. The play was a huge hit on Broadway and was
eventually turned into a major motion picture starring Harvey Fierstein,
Matthew Broderick & Anne Bancroft. June
12 - 28, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30. Thursday nights are
'HOBO NIGHTS', where we ask that you pay what you can afford with a $5.00
minimum. Otherwise, admission is $17.00 for adults and $12.00 for
seniors and students with proper identification. This show will be
performed at PLAYHOUSE (1816 3rd Ave. N/Downtown Birmingham/Across from the
Alabama Theatre). To make reservations, please call (205) 306-1470 or you can e-mail us
at the following address: theatredt@gmail.com.
For more info: www.myspace.com/theatredt.
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Cheaper by the Dozen: South City
Theatre proudly presents Cheaper by the
Dozen, adapted from the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth
Carey- directed by Cindy deSa. Performances are June 13th-29th,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are
$15 ($12 for students & seniors) with reservations [strongly recommended]
available at 205-621-2128 or on-line at www.southcitytheatre.com. South City Theatre; 109 Cloverdale Drive;
Alabaster, AL 35007 |
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Rhythm ‘N Roots: Aldridge Repertory Theatre, Inc. presents the premiere of a historical musical review, Rhythm ‘N Roots. Conceived and directed by Annie Joe Edwards (Broadway, Ain’t Misbehavin’; film, Bullets Over Broadway; and television, most recently as “Mona” in the series In the Heat of the Night); musical director, John MacAfee; choreographer, Jackie Lockhart. This production presents music spanning four centuries-from African chants, Spirituals, Minstrelsy, Tin Pan Alley, to Hip Hop. The production stars Birmingham natives: Rickey Powell, Tena Wilson, and Vickie Stokes. Celebrating Black Music Month, it runs Thursday through Sunday, June 19-21 & 26-28 at 8 PM and Sunday matinees June 22 & 29 at 3 PM at the Martha Moore Sykes Studio located in the Virginia Samford Theatre (1116 South 26th Street off Highland Avenue). $20 Adults, $15 Seniors and Students. |
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Cinderella:
at the Theatre LJCC June 19, 21, 26, 28 at 7:30pm and 22, 29 at 2:00pm • $8.00 Adults; $6.00 Students • The
timeless fairy tale meets the magic of Disney in this adaptation of the
treasured animated film. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her
wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and denied a chance to go to the Royal
Ball. With a little help from her mice friends and her Fairy Godmother,
Cinderella goes to the ball and falls in love. Theatre LJCC is located at |
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Reefer Madness: The Musical: Terrific New Theatre ends its 22nd season with REEFER MADNESS: The Musical. The show runs June 19th through July 19th , Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, 8pm. Tickets are $20. Inspired by the classic 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film, REEFER MADNESS: The Musical tells the tale of Jimmy Harper, an All-American youth whose life falls into a pit of debauchery and despair after one puff of the evil marijuana cigarette. But will his love for the beautiful Mary Lane be enough to save him from the wickedness of Mary Jane? With music by Dan Studney and lyrics by Kevin Murphy, REEFER MADNESS: The Musical is directed by TNT Artistic Director, Carl Stewart and stars Calllie Hunter as Mary Jane and Neal Hunter Hyde as Jimmy Harper. They are supported by Jan D. Hunter and Tome Reinhart, along with Leslie Brown, Katherine Burcham, Chris Fisher, Diann Gogerty, Alec James, Connor McVey, Rachel Reinhart, Tyner Rushing, and Leah Williams. Terrific New Theatre is located at 2821 Second Avenue South in the Dr. Pepper complex. For reservations or for more information, call the theatre at: 328-0868. Be sure to visit our website at www.terrificnewtheatre.com Opening night audience
members are invited to TNT’s free “Wine and Cheese” cast party which
follows in the lobby after the performance.
All other Thursdays are TADA!
nights when we ask that you pay what you can afford. |
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: P. C. C. Children’s Imagination Theatre Drama Camp
June 16-27. The Lion, the Witch, and
the Wardrobe, Friday June 27, 7 pm.
Buy tickets on-line and visit us on the web at http://www.PellCityCenter.com Box Office (205) 338-1974. |
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Opening in July 2008 |
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Shadowlands: Park Players is proud to present Shadowlands by William Nicholson on July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 & 19 at 7:30 and on July 13 at 2:30. The play will be presented at Deerfoot Community Bible Church at 6020 Deerfoot Parkway in Trussville. “Jack” (C.S. Lewis, played by Jesse Bates) is a crusty, remote middle-aged Oxford don, a devout Anglican who is more comfortable chatting to God than to the opposite sex. Joy (played by Sheila Snoddy) is a 40-ish New Yorker, a Jewish convert to Christianity with a big mouth and a failing marriage. Jack and Joy strike up an unlikely epistolary friendship, rendezvous in Oxford and, overcoming all obstacles, fall in love. But as soon as these opposites attract, tragedy strikes. The San Francisco Chronicle states ‘‘Shadowlands poses classic questions about God, pain and love, but mostly it makes you determined to embrace life. You can’t ask much more of play than that.’’ Tickets to the show are $15.00 with anyone under 16 admitted for free when accompanied by an adult. For more information, please call 590-0155. |
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The Sound of Music: The Leeds Theatre and Arts Council is proud to present The Sound of Music. Starring the incomparable Hannah Wilkerson as “Maria”. Joined by the wonderful Ron Landry as “Captain Von Trapp”, Shari Olm, as “The Mother Abbess”, Kim Dometrovich as “The Baroness”, JD Blackmon as “Max”, Chandler Abel as “Rolf”, and the children, Amanda Coppock, Darrien Hess, Daley Browning, Collin Abel, Gabrielle Buonocore, Ireland Rose Lambert, and Zoe Champion. Directed by Cliff Keen Jr. with Musical Direction by Lucie Cardwell, and Produced by Sandi Nicholson, you will relive the wonderful story of the Von Trapp family again in this beautiful retelling. With all your favorite songs, such as “The Sound of Music”, “Do-Re-Mi”, “My Favorite Things”, “Edelweiss”, “Climb Every Mountain” it will have you singing all over again. The wonderful supporting cast of Suellen Wilkins, Lewis Armstrong, Katy Walker, Angie McGowan, Lynne Braswell, Ed Potts, Steven Poole, John Ettinger, Linda Park, Rachel Buchan, Rachael White, Kathy Elliott, Jenny Muffly, Crystal Lambert, Angela Taylor, Noel and Skylar Park. Come see the most popular musical in the world on July 18, 19, 25, 26 at 7:00 p.m. and July 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 17th will be $5.00 minimum donation night! To make reservations call 205-699-1892. |
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Opening in August 2008 |
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Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: ACTA Theatre proudly presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat. The Biblical account of Joseph and his coat of many
colors comes to life in this merry musical parable. Set to a variety of
styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll,
this Old Testament tale has something for everyone. Mike Bridges will direct. Show times are August 1, 2, 7,
8, & 9 at 7:30 pm, and August 3 at 2:00 pm. Ticket prices are $l0.00 for
adults, $8.00 for senior adults, and $6.00 for students. Reservations are
strongly recommended and can be made by calling the theatre at 655-3902. |
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Psycho Beach Party: Theatre Downtown takes
a walk on the wild side with Charles Busch's campy tribute to the Frankie
& Annette beach blanket movies of the 1950's & 1960's, the most
frightening comedy of our time – Psycho Beach Party. Chicklet is
a typical California teen who wants desperately to fit in with the local
surfer gang. One problem – Chicklet has multiple personality disorder
and seeing the color red sends her into her psychosis, sometimes letting
loose a split personality known as Ann Bowman, who is hell bent on world
domination! Along with the local stud, Star Cat, and the leader of the
surf gang, Kanaka, Chicklet must confront her disorder as everyone tries to
grapple with a string of murders in the community. Could Chicklet be
responsible? The answers to this question and many more can be found in
this exciting mystery that is both 'hip' and 'far out' at the same
time! Psycho Beach Party was a hit Off-Broadway and turned into
a major motion picture starring Lauren Ambrose, Charles Busch, Thomas Gibson
and Amy Adams. August 8 - 24, with
performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 PM. There
will also be two special midnight performances on Saturday April 9 and Saturday April 16 at
12:00 AM. Thursday nights are 'HOBO NIGHTS', meaning you pay
what you can afford with a $5.00 minimum. Otherwise, admission is
$17.00 for adults and $12.00 for seniors and students with proper
identification. This show will be performed at PLAYHOUSE (1816 3rd Ave.
N/Downtown Birmingham/Across from the Alabama Theatre). For
reservations, please call (205)
306-1470 or e-mail us at theatredt@gmail.com.
For more information, please visit: www.myspace.com/theatredt. |
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Opening in September 2008 |
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I DO, I DO: Directed by Jack Mann. Musical Direction by Debbie Mielke. September 5-14. Featuring Leah Luker and Frank Thompson. CenterStage opens its season with a sweet, sentimental, and often hilarious look at a marriage which spans two lifetimes. I Do, I Do! follows Agnes and Michael, a young couple, through early marriage, childbirth, family life, and the "empty nest" years. Originally produced as a star vehicle for Mary Martin and Robert Preston, I Do, I Do! features a charming book by Tom Jones and a delightful Harvey Schmidt score. Join CenterStage in the intimate Martha Moore Sykes Studio Theatre for what promises to be a fun and heartwarming production. Shows are Thursday/Friday/Saturday at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:30. Ticket price is $25 adults and $15 students. Tickets 205-251-6805. Virginia Samford Ticketing System (VSTTS). Please specify which performance, how many in your party, credit card number, expiration date, name on the card. Reserved tickets will be held at Will Call until 20 minutes before show time. |
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Opening in October 2008 |
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The 13TH Friday: Ready, Set, Die!: Written & Directed By Billy Ray Brewton. October 2008. They’ve been warned. They’re all doomed. And on the 13th Friday, it will hit the fan. Doesn’t sound like the tagline for a period drama, does it? Good, because it’s not. The 13th Friday is a hysterical parody of those cheesy slasher films from the late-1970's and early-1980's, in the tradition of Friday the 13th, April Fool’s Day, My Bloody Valentine and even Maniac. The setting is Camp Crystal Meth, where the counselors have come together for a special training weekend, only to discover through cliché and stereotype that there is a psychotic killer loose at the camp, picking them off one at a time. As the blood starts flying, these youths react just as typical slasher film youths – by partaking in as much sex, drugs and rock and roll as possible. Can Roger, Mark, Benny, Tom, Maureen, Mimi, Joann and Angel survive the Summer? Can Cook keep his tater tots from burning, even after he’s been hacked to death? The 13th Friday answers these questions, and more! This is a world premiere of an original comedy written by a Birmingham, Alabama based playwright. |
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High School Musical: Directed by Frank Thompson. Musical Direction by Debbie Mielke. October 17-26. The runaway teen sensation High School Musical comes to CenterStage as we meet Troy and Gabriella, a young couple determined to win leading roles in the winter musical at their high school. Along the way, they deal with the challenges and joys well-known to most teenagers. Based on the hit Disney musical film, High School Musical is an electric, fun, family-friendly sprint through an age that will resonate with teens and adults alike. Shows are Thursday/Friday/Saturday at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:30. Ticket price is $25 adults and $15 students. Tickets 205-251-6805. Virginia Samford Ticketing System (VSTTS). Please specify which performance, how many in your party, credit card number, expiration date, name on the card. Reserved tickets will be held at Will Call until 20 minutes before show time. |
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Opening in November 2008 |
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Proof: Written By David Auburn.
Directed By J.J. Marrs. November/December. 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? Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for
Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play.
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Opening in December 2008 |
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A CenterStage Christmas Celebration: Directed by Paul McCracken and Melissa Bailey. December 5-14. Blending the secular and the sacred, A CenterStage Christmas Celebration offers something for everyone at the holidays! Act one brings the story of Amahl And The Night Visitors, Menotti's classic operetta about a poor child and his mother who are visited by the three wise men on their way to see the Christ Child. Act Two celebrates the joy of the season with a high-energy, fun-filled musical romp through the holiday music we all know and love. Featuring some of Birmingham's best performers, A CenterStage Christmas Celebration is sure to be a welcome season's greeting with something for everyone! Shows are Thursday/Friday/Saturday at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:30. Ticket price is $25 adults and $15 students. Tickets 205-251-6805. Virginia Samford Ticketing System (VSTTS). Please specify which performance, how many in your party, credit card number, expiration date, name on the card. Reserved tickets will be held at Will Call until 20 minutes before show time. |
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Opening in February 2009 |
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The History Boys: Written By Alan Bennett.
Directed By Billy Ray Brewton. February. An unruly bunch of bright, funny
sixth-form (senior) boys in a British boarding school are, as such boys will
be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university - generally in
that order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered, enlightened
and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden their
horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and by a young history teacher who
questions the methods, as well as the aim, of their schooling. In The History Boys, Alan Bennett evokes
the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an English
boy's life. In doing so, he raises - with gentle wit and pitch-perfect
command of character - not only universal questions about the nature of
history and how it is taught but also questions about the purpose of
education today. Winner of the Tony
Award for Best Play, as well as numerous other awards and accolades. This is the Alabama premiere of this
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Opening in March 2009 |
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My Fair Lady: Directed by Jack Mann. Featuring Kimberly Piazza, Frank Thompson, Paul McCracken, and Clay Boyce. March 13-22. The spring arrives with flowers, and what show could be more appropriate for the season? My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza, a poor cockney flower girl who learns to pass herself off as a lady under the stern direction of an irascible phonetics professor. Along the way, each begins to realize more about the other, as well as what gentilty truly means. The beloved Lerner and Loewe score, based on Shaw's Pygmalion, features such timeless musical numbers as "On The Street Where You Live," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," and "I Could Have Danced All Night." |
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Opening in April 2009 |
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Wait Until Dark: Written By Frederick Knott. Directed By J.J. Marrs. April. A sinister con man, Roat, and two ex-convicts, Mike and Carlino, are about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a mysterious doll, which they are much interested in, to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix and his blind wife, Susy. Sam had apparently been persuaded by a strange woman to transport the doll across the Canadian border, not knowing that sewn inside were several grams of heroin. When the woman is murdered the situation becomes more urgent. The con man and his ex-convicts, through a cleverly constructed deception, convince Susy that the police have implicated Sam in the woman's murder, and the doll, which she believes is the key to his innocence, is evidence. She refuses to reveal its location, and with the help of a young neighbor, figures out she is the victim of a bizarre charade. But when Roat kills his associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Susy knows the only way to play fair is by her rules, so when darkness falls she turns off all the lights leaving both of them to maneuver in the dark until the game ends. Turned into a major motion picture, featuring Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin. |
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Opening in May 2009 |
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Opening in June 2009 |
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Anything Goes: Directed by Andrew Duxbury. June 12-21. Anything Goes is a prime example of the "Golden Age" of American musical theatre. Enhanced by an outstanding Cole Porter score which includes "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "You're The Top," and "Friendship," the story follows a group of madcap tourists making an Atlantic crossing in the 1930's. The passengers include a nightclub singer turned evangelist, a lovestruck young man and his girlfriend (who just happens to be engaged to a clueless British aristocrat) and "Public Enemy Number Thirteen" who just can't seem to make it any higher on the charts. Don't miss this sure-to-please comedic gem! |
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Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: Written By Ed Graczyk. Directed By Billy Ray Brewton. June. 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. Turned into a major motion picture starring Cher, Sandy Dennis and Kathy Bates. |
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Opening in August 2009 |
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Essential Self-Defense: Written By Adam Rapp. Directed By J.J. Marrs. August. For some strange reason, Adam Rapp’s work has never been produced in the city of Birmingham before, which we at Theatre Downtown think is a crying shame, considering he is one of the finest and most original voices in contemporary theatre today. Essential Self-Defense is his latest, and greatest, achievement. Throwing in everything from bad karaoke to a suspenseful mystery, Essential Self-Defense takes a look at the state of security in the United States and the tendency of the American people to succumb to the fears associated with terrorism and phrases like ‘Amber Alert’. The show opens in a women’s self-defense class and turns into a mad dash to find a killer who is preying on the youth at the local middle school. An oddball assortment of very colorful characters assemble and work together to bring the panic to an end. Essential Self-Defense is a true original work from a truly original playwright. This is the Alabama premiere of this production. |
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Monster’s “Making It Count” Seeking
Contract Speakers: “Making
It Count” is currently recruiting speakers for our upcoming programs, “Making
Your College Search Count” for high school juniors, and “Making College
Count” for high school seniors. These
programs run 45 minutes each and are offered to high schools from January –
June 2008.
“Making It Count”, a division of Monster Worldwide, is the industry
leader in “edutainment” delivering more than 10,000 free educational
trainings annually to high school students nationwide. Speakers offer motivation and information
to students on how to make the most of their high school experience, succeed
in college, and best prepare themselves to maximize their opportunities upon
graduation. By achieving these goals,
“Making It Count” is playing a meaningful role in reversing the long-term
negative trends in college graduation rates and graduate employment
statistics. Since 1998, we have reached
more than 15 million students! The average speaker will deliver
approximately 10-15 presentations per semester depending on the following:
*School sign-ups in your area *Your speaking ability *Your availability *Your
flexibility (travel, driving, overnight trips, flights)* Please submit materials to: Making
It Count Programs Speaker
Recruitment – MCSC/CC 10296
Springfield Pike, Suite #500 Cincinnati,
OH 45215 Source
Code BSM07 “Making
It Count” does NOT verify receipt of videos. If you desire confirmation of receipt of your application package, we
recommend you ship your materials UPS, FedEx, DHL, or Airborne Express and secure
the tracking number for your own purposes. No phone calls please. Your application must be complete (cover
letter, resume, video and source code) to be considered. Only selected applicants will be contacted
to set up a telephone interview. For
more information, please visit our website at http://speaker.makingitcount.com. |
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