A Mobile Army Surgical Unit from the Korean War has moved onto the Newnan Community Theatre Company's main stage for just six performances. M*A*S*H, the famous 4077th, is taking a brief tour in Newnan for the theatre's first show of their 2009 Season.
Richard Hooker wrote about his experiences as a surgeon during the Korean War. His book eventually became a movie, TV series, and play. Much loved and probably best well-known was the TV series, starring Alan Alda. The play (by Tim Kelly) features the characters now so famous - Hawkeye, Hot Lips Houlihan, Father Mulcahy, Trapper John, and Frank Burns.
One of the challenges for this production has been recreating Korean War-era barracks and hunting down older uniforms. The show is being directed by NCTC's managing director, Rick Olsen. This is Olsen's directorial debut. As a history buff and U.S. Air Force Retiree, Olsen was a good fit to direct this show.
The cast includes 25 adults, both NCTC veterans and newcomers. Darren Mathews, head of NCTC's Improv group, N.I.T.W.I.T.S., is portraying Hawkeye. JohnPaul Phillips is his buddy, Duke, and Chaz Ferguson is Trapper John. New to NCTC is John Chappell, portraying Col. Henry Blake. Also new to NCTC is Bill Monroe as Capt. Frank Burns. Last seen as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Sam Gentry is Father Mulcahy. NCTC veteran actor Amy Beachaum is Margaret Houlihan.
Rounding out the cast is Reynolds Allen (Gen. Hammond), Scott Pollak (Cap. Waldowski), Stephen Pye (Ugly), RaShaan Smith (Spearchucker), Jamie French (Sgt. Devine), Christian Pollak (Radar), Brian Walsh (Pvt Lopez), Duck Kingsenamongkhol (Ho-Jon), Judie Hardin (Bridget), Heather Hyde (Janice), Megan Martin (Louise), Sarah Jordan (Nancy), Renee Gentry (Mercy), Brenda Naughton (Ruth), Kristin Owens (Mitzi), Kelsey Gentry (Fritzi), and Ashlee Sims (Agnes).
M*A*S*H will be performed only six times. Opening night is Friday, January 23rd at 8 pm. Performances following are: Saturday, January 23 at 8 pm; Sunday, January 25 at 2:30 pm; Thurday, January 29 at 8 pm; Friday, January 30 at 8 pm; and Saturday, January 31 at 8 pm.
Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. Reservations can be made by calling the theatre at (770) 683-6282. You can purchase tickets in advance by visiting their website at newnantheatre.com. Newnan Community Theatre Company is located at 24 First Avenue in downtown Newnan.
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Comedy and Surprise Define World Premiere Smart Cookie at the Alliance
Playwright Julia Brownell’s Smart Cookie is a wickedly funny comedy about how a shocking surprise helps a wealthy Manhattan socialite become the woman she never realized she wanted to be. The clear favorite of the 2008 Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition judges, this World Premiere play combines laugh-out-loud humor with a provocative story about social image and the powers that can change a person’s attitudes. For those who loved the film Juno, here is another unexpected tale of teenagers and pregnancy. The play is directed by Jeremy B. Cohen (Associate Artistic Director at Hartford Stage) on the intimate Hertz Stage. Opening Night is Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at 8 p.m. on the Hertz Stage. Tickets are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org.
Smart Cookie is the fifth winner of the nationally recognized Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition. At the beginning of this hilarious play, socialite Cookie Walsh has the perfect life on Manhattan’s Upper East Side—including a handsome and successful husband and a Park Avenue triplex. However, her world is split wide open when her son comes home from prep school with his Spanish exchange student girlfriend and a big announcement. Cookie, used to running the show, now faces a situation utterly out of her control.
Julia Brownell, originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey, graduated from New York University – Tish School of the Arts with an M.F.A. in Playwriting. Propelled into the national spotlight of talented playwrights, Brownell has had works produced/read at Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Public Theater, The Minneapolis Playwrights’ Center and Babel Theatre Project. Brownell is the first comic writer to win the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition.
The Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition is a one-of-a-kind national competition that exposes student playwrights to the world of professional theatre through experiences working with a nationally recognized theatre. Brownell is the fifth talented young playwright to win the Kendeda GPC, which began in the 2003-04 Season.
The six-member cast includes four local actors – Rebecca Blumhagan, Courtenay Collins (Managing Maxine and Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris), Dori Garziano and Larry Larson (Managing Maxine and Gem of the Ocean) – in addition to Blake Lowell and Nancy Lemenager from New York. (Biographical information on the cast may be found in the attached fact sheet.)
Members of the artistic team that will bring this exciting new work to life on stage are Lee Savage, set designer; Miranda Hoffman, costume designer; Jaymi Lee Smith, lighting designer; Lindsay Jones, sound designer/composer; and Celise Kalke and Sarah Slight, dramaturgs.
Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Jan. 30 – Feb. 22, 2009 on the Hertz Stage. There will not be a matinee performance on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Opening/Media Night is Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. The Sunday, Feb. 15 show at 2:30 p.m. will be Audio Described for the visually impaired.
Tickets are $25 and $30 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org. Discount rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 404.733.4690. Discount rates are also available for members of the military, seniors and students. The Alliance Theatre is located at the Woodruff Arts Center, corner of Peachtree and 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
Do More: Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition Finalist Readings
To coincide with the World Premiere of Smart Cookie, Atlanta's finest actors and directors will come together to present FREE staged readings of the plays by the other four 2008 finalists. This is an intimate chance to hear works by some of America's most interesting up-and-coming writers. The full schedule for the readings and play information can be found online on the events page of the Alliance Theatre Web site. Tickets for the FREE seats may be reserved online or by calling the Box Office at 404.733.5000. Seating is limited.
Smart Cookie is part of the Turner Series on the Hertz Stage.
Additional Sponsors: Smart Cookie is sponsored by Delta Air Lines – Official Airline of the Alliance Theatre; Marriott Residence Inn – Official Hotel of the Alliance Theatre; and The Home Depot – Set Construction Sponsor of the Alliance Theatre.
Production of Smart Cookie is made possible with grants from the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, the Fulton County Arts Council, the Georgia Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Smart Cookie is the fifth winner of the nationally recognized Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition. At the beginning of this hilarious play, socialite Cookie Walsh has the perfect life on Manhattan’s Upper East Side—including a handsome and successful husband and a Park Avenue triplex. However, her world is split wide open when her son comes home from prep school with his Spanish exchange student girlfriend and a big announcement. Cookie, used to running the show, now faces a situation utterly out of her control.
Julia Brownell, originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey, graduated from New York University – Tish School of the Arts with an M.F.A. in Playwriting. Propelled into the national spotlight of talented playwrights, Brownell has had works produced/read at Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Public Theater, The Minneapolis Playwrights’ Center and Babel Theatre Project. Brownell is the first comic writer to win the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition.
The Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition is a one-of-a-kind national competition that exposes student playwrights to the world of professional theatre through experiences working with a nationally recognized theatre. Brownell is the fifth talented young playwright to win the Kendeda GPC, which began in the 2003-04 Season.
The six-member cast includes four local actors – Rebecca Blumhagan, Courtenay Collins (Managing Maxine and Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris), Dori Garziano and Larry Larson (Managing Maxine and Gem of the Ocean) – in addition to Blake Lowell and Nancy Lemenager from New York. (Biographical information on the cast may be found in the attached fact sheet.)
Members of the artistic team that will bring this exciting new work to life on stage are Lee Savage, set designer; Miranda Hoffman, costume designer; Jaymi Lee Smith, lighting designer; Lindsay Jones, sound designer/composer; and Celise Kalke and Sarah Slight, dramaturgs.
Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Jan. 30 – Feb. 22, 2009 on the Hertz Stage. There will not be a matinee performance on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Opening/Media Night is Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. The Sunday, Feb. 15 show at 2:30 p.m. will be Audio Described for the visually impaired.
Tickets are $25 and $30 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org. Discount rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 404.733.4690. Discount rates are also available for members of the military, seniors and students. The Alliance Theatre is located at the Woodruff Arts Center, corner of Peachtree and 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
Do More: Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition Finalist Readings
To coincide with the World Premiere of Smart Cookie, Atlanta's finest actors and directors will come together to present FREE staged readings of the plays by the other four 2008 finalists. This is an intimate chance to hear works by some of America's most interesting up-and-coming writers. The full schedule for the readings and play information can be found online on the events page of the Alliance Theatre Web site. Tickets for the FREE seats may be reserved online or by calling the Box Office at 404.733.5000. Seating is limited.
Smart Cookie is part of the Turner Series on the Hertz Stage.
Additional Sponsors: Smart Cookie is sponsored by Delta Air Lines – Official Airline of the Alliance Theatre; Marriott Residence Inn – Official Hotel of the Alliance Theatre; and The Home Depot – Set Construction Sponsor of the Alliance Theatre.
Production of Smart Cookie is made possible with grants from the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, the Fulton County Arts Council, the Georgia Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Legacy Theatre Announces Auditions for Disney's High School Musical 2 (Youth Ensemble and Professional)
Professional Auditions for Disney’s High School Musical 2!
The Legacy Theatre, a full-time professional theatre, is holding auditions by appointment only for Disney’s High School Musical 2. NON-EQUITY PERFORMERS. Auditions will be held Sunday, March 1 from 1:00PM-4:30PM at The Legacy Theatre at 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone, GA 30290. Auditions are open to ages 18+. Those 17 and under, please refer to our Youth Ensemble Auditions. Seeking high-energy actor/singer/dancers who can portray teenagers. Please prepare one contemporary pop or musical theatre song in the style of High School Musical or from any of the three HSM movies. Accompanist provided. Recorded accompaniment is fine, player provided. May be asked to read from the script or sing a selection from the show. May be asked to attend a dance callback to be held later in the afternoon. Please bring appropriate attire. Paid positions and apprenticeships available. Must have appointment. Rehearsals begin June 22. Performances are July 10-August 2. For more info or to make an audition appointment e-mail Mark Smith, Artistic Director, mark@thelegacytheatre.org or call (404) 895-1473
Auditions for the Youth Ensemble of Disney’s High School Musical 2!
The Legacy Theatre, a full time professional theatre, is holding open auditions for the Youth Ensemble of Disney’s High School Musical 2. NON-EQUITY PERFORMERS. Auditions will be held Saturday, February 28 from 8:30AM to 1:00PM at The Legacy Theatre at 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone, GA 30290. Auditions on the 28th are for the Youth Ensemble ONLY, ages 8-17. Those wishing to audition must prepare a short, contemporary pop or musical theatre song in the style of High School Musical. A selection from any of the three HSM movies is fine. Please bring piano sheet music (accompanist provided) or tape/CD accompaniment (player provided). Singing a cappella is fine. All auditionees will perform a short dance combination that will be taught at the audition. Three casts will be selected from these auditions. Cast A will rehearse June 22-26 and will perform July 10-19; Cast B will rehearse June 29-July 3 and will perform July 21-26; Cast C will rehearse July 6-10 and will perform July 28-August 2. Rehearsal times will be from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. A performance fee is required if casting. For those interested in other opportunities, a one-week, all-day High School Musical Summer Camp will be held from July 13-17. For more info e-mail Mark Smith, Art. Director, mark@thelegacytheatre.org or call the theatre at (404) 895-1473
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The Legacy Theatre, a full-time professional theatre, is holding auditions by appointment only for Disney’s High School Musical 2. NON-EQUITY PERFORMERS. Auditions will be held Sunday, March 1 from 1:00PM-4:30PM at The Legacy Theatre at 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone, GA 30290. Auditions are open to ages 18+. Those 17 and under, please refer to our Youth Ensemble Auditions. Seeking high-energy actor/singer/dancers who can portray teenagers. Please prepare one contemporary pop or musical theatre song in the style of High School Musical or from any of the three HSM movies. Accompanist provided. Recorded accompaniment is fine, player provided. May be asked to read from the script or sing a selection from the show. May be asked to attend a dance callback to be held later in the afternoon. Please bring appropriate attire. Paid positions and apprenticeships available. Must have appointment. Rehearsals begin June 22. Performances are July 10-August 2. For more info or to make an audition appointment e-mail Mark Smith, Artistic Director, mark@thelegacytheatre.org or call (404) 895-1473
Auditions for the Youth Ensemble of Disney’s High School Musical 2!
The Legacy Theatre, a full time professional theatre, is holding open auditions for the Youth Ensemble of Disney’s High School Musical 2. NON-EQUITY PERFORMERS. Auditions will be held Saturday, February 28 from 8:30AM to 1:00PM at The Legacy Theatre at 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone, GA 30290. Auditions on the 28th are for the Youth Ensemble ONLY, ages 8-17. Those wishing to audition must prepare a short, contemporary pop or musical theatre song in the style of High School Musical. A selection from any of the three HSM movies is fine. Please bring piano sheet music (accompanist provided) or tape/CD accompaniment (player provided). Singing a cappella is fine. All auditionees will perform a short dance combination that will be taught at the audition. Three casts will be selected from these auditions. Cast A will rehearse June 22-26 and will perform July 10-19; Cast B will rehearse June 29-July 3 and will perform July 21-26; Cast C will rehearse July 6-10 and will perform July 28-August 2. Rehearsal times will be from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. A performance fee is required if casting. For those interested in other opportunities, a one-week, all-day High School Musical Summer Camp will be held from July 13-17. For more info e-mail Mark Smith, Art. Director, mark@thelegacytheatre.org or call the theatre at (404) 895-1473
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