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Dry Bones Rising at Venus Theatre, May 21-Jun 14

Dry Bones Rising at Venus Theatre, May 21-Jun 14

Dry Bones Rising
by Cecelia Raker
Venus Theatre World Premiere

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

Opens May 21, 2015
Closes June 14, 2015
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm.

Description: In the wake of the world-shattering catastrophe, two children from very different sides of the Wall emerge from the rubble, alone except for each other. With nothing familiar left, they agree on only one point: they gotta find help. But he wants to embark on a journey to a safer place, and she wants to stay, calling upon an ancient power to kiss a protective golem to life. When creating a Mud Man doesn’t turn out the way she’d hoped, will they two human survivors be able to make a new world together, or will they reap the dire consequences of playing pretend God?

About the playwright: Cecelia Raker is a playwright, director, and dramaturge currently at work on a cycle of movement-and-text pieces based on fairy tales, a few more traditional plays, and Shiver, a collaborative devised piece with the Project:Project collective in Boston. Her play Skinwalking was developed at the 2014 Great Plains Theater Conference Playlab, and had a sold-out run in 2011 at the Art’s Loeb Experimental Theater. Her new piece Dry Bones Rising was read in December 2014 with Argos Productions, and her play Lilacs in November was work-shopped in the 2010 Harvard Playwrights’ Festival. Her short play Webbed Hands was produced by Imaginary Beasts at the 2014 Boston Theater Marathon. Her work has also been developed/performed at The One-Minute Play Festival, the Exit 7 New Short Play Contest, Bostonia Bohemia, Company One, and a variety of other venues. Cecelia is a member of Project:Project, the Grub Street Writers’ Workshop, and One Bird Productions. She holds an AB in Theater Arts from Harvard College. www.ceceliaraker.tumblr.com

Tickets $20: Buy here.

Auditions for High School Musical and High School Musical Jr. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, May 10-13

Auditions for High School Musical and High School Musical Jr. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, May 10-13

Laurel Mill Playhouse Announces Auditions for High School Musical and High School Musical Jr.

May 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM
May 11, 2015 at 7:00 PM
May 13, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Director TJ Lukacsina and Malarie Novotny

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Audition Preparation:
-Must be between ages 6-18 years old on audition date
-Please prepare 16 bars of a Broadway style song and bring sheet music or CD/iPod accompaniment track.
-Cold Readings from the script
-Dance Audition
-List of Conflicts through August
-Resume/Head shot (or photo to be turned in with Resume – not required)

Production Information:
High School Musical and High School Musical Jr. will be rehearsed and performed concurrently at LMP. Doing both shows will allow the teens and youth to have star roles while working with older mentors to build the community spirit that is often found in theatre.

Rehearsal will begin late May or early June and consist of 2 evening rehearsals and a longer weekend rehearsal.

High School Musical Teen Summer Production will perform 10 shows from July 31 through August 23. Cost is $225 (lower price for additional teens in each family) and includes 10 performances t-shirt, video of performance, cast party and instruction in theatre.
Performance dates will be Friday and Saturday nights (July 31, August 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22) at 8:00 pm and the last two Sundays (16 and 23) at 2:00 pm.

High School Musical Jr Youth Summer Production will perform 6 shows from August 1 through August 22. Cost is $175 (lower price for additional youths in each family) and includes 6 performances t-shirt, video of performance, cast party and instruction in theatre.

For more information including roles to be cast, see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php

Performances are scheduled to run from July 31 to August 23, 2015.

Auditions for The Miss Firecracker Contest at Laurel Mill Playhouse, May 3 & 4

Auditions for The Miss Firecracker Contest at Laurel Mill Playhouse, May 3 & 4

Laurel Mill Playhouse Announces Auditions for The Miss Firecracker Contest to be held on:

May 3, 2015 at 7:00 PM
May 4, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Director Patrick Pase will be casting 2 men and 4 women.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

For more information including roles to be cast, see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php

Performances are scheduled to run from June 26, 2015 to July 12, 2015.

Little Shop of Horrors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 24-May 17

Little Shop of Horrors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 24-May 17

Little Shop of Horrors
Book by Howard Ashman
Based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffithoans
Directed by Michael V. Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Words and Music by Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Musical Director: Billy George

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday April 24, 2015 through Sunday May 17, 2015
Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m.
Sunday matinees will be at 2:00 PM on May 10th and May 17th.

Little Shop of Horrors is a comedy horror rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, “Skid Row (Downtown)”, “Somewhere That’s Green”, and “Suddenly, Seymour”.

Performances run weekends from Friday April 24, 2015 through Sunday May 17, 2015 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. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Teen Auditions for The Tempest at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 30 & 31

Teen Auditions for The Tempest at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 30 & 31

Laurel Mill Playhouse Shakespeare Teen Theatre Announces Auditions for
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main Street, Laurel, Md. will hold auditions for teenagers on Monday, March 30th at 7pm and Tuesday, March 31st at 7pm this Shakespearean comedy. Director Michael Hartsfield requests the teenagers auditioning have twenty to thirty lines of any monologue from a Shakespeare play prepared for the audition. Memorization is not necessary. The Tempest will run from May 29 through June 14 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

For more information, please contact Producer Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557. Or see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php.

Also, teenagers who want to be involved in costuming, light/sound design and operation, stage managers, set construction and design, and publicity should come on auditions dates with resume. Volunteer credit available. This is an opportunity for teens to be a part of a theater experience – whether it be on or off the stage. Bring resume and any conflicts. All roles open.

Teen Shakespeare Theatre is open to teens entering the 7th grade through those entering 12th grade. $50 fee to cover incidental expenses. Parental help gratefully accepted. 18 plus roles available!