Auditions for The Wizard of Oz at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 7-10

Auditions for The Wizard of Oz at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 7-10

The Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:

The Wizard of Oz
Directed by Jon Gardner
Music Directed by Daniel Flores
Choreographed by Rikki Howie Lacewell
Produced by Win Britt

Auditions for The Wizard of Oz will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center on Monday August 7, Tuesday August 8, and Thursday August 10 at 7PM, with callbacks Saturday August 12 at 10AM.

Rehearsals will begin September 17, and performances run November 24 to December 17.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Please prepare a short song that demonstrates your vocal ability. Bring sheet music for the piano accompanist or sing a capella, we will not use backing tracks. Auditions will include movement or dance, so please dress appropriately. There may be readings from the script at the auditions or call-backs.

Bring a headshot and résumé if you have one, or be prepared to list your experience. Also have a list of all conflicts for September 17 through December 17 to include all days of the week.

All roles are open and unpaid.

Dorothy and Toto travel to Oz and join a Scarecrow, Tinman and Cowardly Lion in search of the Wonderful Wizard. The beloved musical movie version of The Wizard of Ozis brought to life on the GAC stage with Wicked Witches, Flying Monkeys, Ruby Slippers, Munchkins, and more. Songs include “Over the Rainbow”, “If I Only Had a Brain”, “Yellow Brick Road” and “We’re Off to See the Wizard”. This high-energy show will delight your whole family. We will be doing the 1987 Royal Shakespeare Company revival version, which closely follows the screenplay from the 1939 MGM musical film.

For character listing, and all the other details, please download the audition announcement.

Tags: Auditions, Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, The Wizard of Oz, Jon Gardner, Daniel Flores, Rikki Howie Lacewell, Win Britt

Into the Woods, Jr. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Aug 4-20

Into the Woods, Jr. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Aug 4-20

The Musical Theater Intensive at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Into the Woods Jr.
Book by James Lapine
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Original Broadway production produced by Heidi Landesman, M. Anthony Fisher, Rocco Landesman, Frederick H. Mayerson, Rick Steiner, Jujancyn Theaters
Originally Produced by the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA

Directed by Michael V. Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Assistant Producer – Dani Kellner
Costumer – Lynn Kellner

AGES: 8-18
DATES: June 12, 2017-August 20, 2017
TIMES: Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00pm
Saturdays from 11:00am-2:00pm

PERFORMANCES: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from August 4-August 20

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Be careful what you wish for as Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. Into the Woods JR. features all of your favorite characters — Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk) and the Witch in this lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables.

Performances run weekends from Friday August 4, 2017 through Sunday August 20, 2017 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $17. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Buy tickets here.

Equivocation at Hard Bargain, Aug 4-19

Equivocation at Hard Bargain, Aug 4-19

EQUIVOCATION
By Bill Cain
Directed by Craig Hower
August 4-19, 2017
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm

Location: Hard Bargain Players

A Shakespeare-style play about telling the truth in difficult times. William Shakespeare finds himself between a powder keg and the crown in this brilliant new play by Bill Cain that premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2009.

England, 1605: A terrorist plot to assassinate King James I and blow Parliament to kingdom come with 36 barrels of devilish gunpowder! Shagspeare (after a contemporary spelling of the Bard’s name) is commissioned by Robert Cecil, the prime minister, to write the “true historie” of the plot. And it must have witches! The King wants witches! But as Shag and the acting company of the Globe, under the direction of the great Richard Burbage, investigate the plot, they discover that the King’s version of the story might, in fact, be a cover-up. Shag and his actors are confronted with the ultimate moral and artistic dilemma. Speak truth to power—and perhaps lose their heads? Or take the money and lie? Is there a third option—equivocation? A high-stakes political thriller with contemporary resonances, EQUIVOCATION gallops from the great Globe to the Tower of London to the halls of Parliament to the heart of Judith, Shag’s younger daughter, who finds herself unexpectedly at the very heart of the political, dramatic and—ultimately—human mystery.

Tickets for Hard Bargain Players performances are $12 for adults, $10 for students, seniors and members of the Alice Ferguson Foundation.

To reserve tickets, click here.

Tags: Hard Bargain Players, Accokeek Maryland, Equivocation, Bill Cain, Craig Hower

Oliver Twist at College Park Arts Exchange, Aug 4 & 5

Oliver Twist at College Park Arts Exchange, Aug 4 & 5

CPAE Summer Youth Musical – Oliver Twist

Join directors Laura Lising and Allison Hughes for a fun community youth production of Oliver Twist!

Location: College Park Arts Exchange, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 4512 College Ave, College Park MD 20740, 301-864-8880.

August 4 & 5, 2017
Friday, August 4, 2017 at 7pm
Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 3pm

Auditions for Little Shop of Horrors by Tantallon, Jul 29

Auditions for Little Shop of Horrors by Tantallon, Jul 29

Tantallon Community Players announce auditions for:
Little Shop of Horrors
Directed and Choreographed by Jonathan Jackson
Produced by Tima McGurthry-Bank and Rikki Lacewell
Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 6pm

Location: Tantallon Community Players at Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington, Maryland.

Performances: September 22 – October 8, 2017

For more information click here.