Theatre Happenings
Theatre Happenings
"The Secret Garden"
Theatre Jacksonville will present The Secret Garden in June.
This enchanting classic of children’s literature is now a brilliant musical by a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. Orphaned in India, an 11-year-old girl returns to Yorkshire to live with an embittered, reclusive uncle and his invalid son. The estate includes a magic locked garden. Flashbacks, dream sequences, a strolling chorus of ghosts, and some of the most beautiful music ever written for Broadway dramatize The Secret Garden’s compelling tale of regeneration. This Tony Award winner is a treasure for children and adults.
Theatre Jacksonville’s production is directed by Michael Lipp with musical direction by Rachel Clifton.
The play is by Marsha Norman with music and lyrics by Lucy Simon. It is based on "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgsen Burnett.
PERFORMANCES
Fri, June 6 at 8:00pm
Sat, June 7 at 8:00pm | Sun, June 8 at 2:30pm
Thu, June 12 at 7:30pm | Fri, June 13 at 8:00pm
Sat, June 14 at 8:00pm | Sun, June 15 at 2:30pm
Thu, June 19 at 7:30pm | Fri, June 20 at 8:00pm
Sat, June 21 at 8:00pm
"Brigadoon"
Orange Park Community Theatre will present Brigadoon through the month of June. This wonderful musical of romance has been enjoyed by Broadway audiences for decades.
It tells the story of a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years, though to the villagers, the passing of each century seems no longer than one night. The enchantment is viewed by them as a blessing rather than a curse, for it saved the village from destruction. According to their covenant with God, no one from Brigadoon may ever leave, or the enchantment will be broken and the site and all its inhabitants will disappear into the mist forever. Two American tourists, lost in the Scottish Highlands, stumble upon the village and their arrival has serious implications for the village's inhabitants.
Showdates are June 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 at 8:00 PM. Sunday Matinees are June 8th, 15th and 22nd at 3:00 PM.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain for general audiences, and one hour prior to curtain for Season Ticket and Pass holders. Ticket prices are $20 for All Audiences.
"The Sound of Music"
The Alhambra will present The Sound of Music June 4-July 27.
Based on the uplifting true story of the Von Trapp family, The Sound of Music tells the story of Maria, the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp, an autocratic widower whose strict household rules leave no room for music or merriment. Through her youthfulness and zest for life she brings happiness and love to the von Trapp family.
A timeless family classic which touches the hearts of all ages, the score brims over with some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including My Favorite Things, Do Re Mi, Edelweiss, Climb Every Mountain, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd and of course the glorious title song The Sound of Music.
Auditions for Sweeney Todd
June 16th at 7:00pm
Directed by Lee Hamby
Musical Direction by Samuel Cline
Players By The Sea's 2008/2009 season will open with Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD
September 5th thru the 28th with rehearsals beginning in July.
Please prepare a classic musical theatre song that shows strong musical ability if there is a specific role that you want then prepare a song from the show or find a song that you can perform as that character. It is very important that that we hear the appropriate dialects.
ALL ROLES AVAILABLE | Play Synopsis
Sweeney Todd - male 40's- 50's bass baritone/ bass with some higher notes - Morose and brooding, a barber by profession, newly arrived in London after 15 years' unjust incarceration in an Australian penal colony.
Mrs. Nellie Lovett - Mezzo-soprano - female 30's-50's character alto/ belter, A cheery, chatty but wholly amoral shopkeeper whose premises and pies are coated in dust and plagued by flies. She would like to be more than merely a landlady to Mr. Todd.
Anthony Hope- male 18- 30 tenor or baritone - A young, naive sailor, befriended by Todd on the voyage home.
Johanna - female 18- 30 character soprano - A beautiful girl, Todd's daughter but now claimed by Judge Turpin as his own.
Tobias Ragg - male teen-20's high tenor - A simple young lad who works first for Pirelli, then for Mrs. Lovett, but never trusts Todd. He is usually played as either a physically or mentally disabled adult or a young child.
Judge Turpin - male 40's- 50's bass baritone - A corrupt and depraved official, an upholder of justice who twists the system to serve his own ends.
Beadle Bamford - male 20's-40's - tenor- burping's toady and accomplice in his crimes.
Beggar Woman female 30- 40's - soprano - A mad crone with a filthy tongue, whose cries go unheeded. More importantly, she is Lucy, the wife of Sweeney Todd.
Adolfo Pirelli male 30's - tenor - An faux-Italian barber, though of unauthenticated provenance, when young watched Todd at work.
Townspeople, Lords, Ladies, Policemen, Lunatics, etc
8 to 10 males and females ages 18-60's need all vocal parts especially looking for very large paretic/ musical theatre voices that can hold parts extremely well.
Limelight presents "Who Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL - The Limelight Theatre is proud to present Edward Albee’s, "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" directed by Deborah Jordan, Professor of Theatre and Head of the Acting/Performance Program at Jacksonville University. This production will offer a College Preview Night, Thursday May 29 at 7:30pm in the Koger-Gamache Studio Theatre. Tickets are $10 for all instructors, staff and college administration for this preview performance. Seating is limited. Please call Kristin Pidcock, Manager of Audience Development, at 904-806-6510 or The Limelight Theatre Box Office at 904-825-1164 for reservations.
Performances for this production continue Friday 30th, and Saturday 31st at 7:30PM, Sunday June 1st at 2PM and for the next two weeks Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday Matinee at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $20. Student Rush Tickets $10. There will be a Terrific Tuesday performance on June 3rd at 7:30 PM (2 tickets for $25). Please call for reservations.
The Limelight Theatre is located in the Joukowsky Family Foundation Center for the Performing Arts at 11 Old Mission Ave., uptown St. Augustine. Box Office hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am–4:00pm. (904) 825-1164.
Amelia Community Theatre voice class
Amelia Community Theatre will hold a voice class for actors 18 and older on June 5 at the theater, 209 Cedar St. The registration fee is $15 and participants may attend a session from 10 a.m. until noon or 2-4 p.m.
The class, taught by Sinda Nichols, is for all experience levels, including beginners, and will include basic techniques and exercises for the training of an actor's voice. For more information or to register, call 261-6749.
Summer theater camp for children
Amelia Community Theatre will offer summer theater camp for children ages 7 through 12 from 9-11:30 a.m. on June 9-13 and June 16-20. Cost for a one-week session is $30. The theater is located at 209 Cedar St. Call 261-6749 for registration packets.
