Auditions for Ordinary Days, musical by Adam Gwon, Penfold Theatre, August 10, 2013

Auditions for Ordinary Days, musical by Adam Gwon, Penfold Theatre, August 10, 2013. Directed by Michael McKelvey, running March 20 - April 6, 2014. For more information, visit the show's webpage: http://is.gd/o3YxSg
Ordinary Days debuted at New York’s Roundabout Theatre in 2009. Its composer and lyricist, Adam Gwon, received the Kleban Prize for excellence in writing for musical theatre. This production will continue Penfold's commitment to the "chamber musical" as an important and exciting piece of American theatre.
This production is Ordinary Days' Texas premiere. Interlaced with humor and romance, the story follows four young adults in New York City who are searching for connection and purpose. Each one takes their own path – some neurotically funny and others deeply touching – but they all find ways to let go of what holds them back and embrace the beauty of each “ordinary day.” For a full synopsis of the show, visit http://is.gd/IgIpoz

CHARACTERS: Warren. Male, 20s; Deb. Female, 20s; Jason. Male, 30s; Claire. Female, 30s.

To schedule a time, please email Ryan Crowder at rcrowder@penfoldtheatre.org. If you are available only during certain times, please tell us so. We will send you a confirmation email with your audition time. The date and time for callbacks are TBA.
What should I prepare? Please bring a headshot and resume, along with two songs (one uptempo, one ballad) in the style of the show. Each cut should be no more than 30-40 seconds long (about 32 bars for the uptempo and 16 bars the ballad). You may sing something from the show. Please show your range and ability to handle text.
An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music with cuts marked clearly. No loose sheet music please. The accompanist will not transpose for you. We are looking for actors who sing well. Ability to perform in a "speak-sing" style is a plus. Ordinary Days is a contemporary musical written in "contemporary narrative" style (ex. Mills, Lowdermilk, Goldrick & Heisler).
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PIPPIN, SummerStock Austin at the Rollins Theatre, Long Center, July 25 - August 10, 2013

 presents

Pippin runs July 25 - August 10, 2013

Rollins Theatre, Long Center, 701 Riverside at South First - click for map
Ticket Prices: Swing - $15-25 will be available via The Long Center boxoffice

From the composer of Wicked, Godspell and Children of Eden, PIPPIN is the musical tale of a young man as journeys through life in his quest to find the secret of true happiness & fulfillment. The musical features such songs as Magic To Do, Extraordinary and Corner of the Sky.


(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

Video Promo 2 by Paul Koudouris for Reefer Madness, musical by Doctuh Mistuh Productions, June 7 - 30, 2013

A second promo video by Paul Koudouris for


REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL
June 7-30, 2013

Ticket Information:
$22 Adults & $15 Students/Seniors at the Door
$20 Advance Sales through brownpapertickets.com (800) 838-3006 or click BPTkts logo



Spider House Ballroom, 2908 Fruth Street, Austin, Tx http://spiderhousecafe.com June 7-16, June 23 - 30
Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, Tx June 20 - 22

 

Review by Jeff Davis at www.austin.broadwayworld.com, June 9

Reefer Madness is a musical satire of the 1936 cult film classic Reefer Madness that opened in Los Angeles in 1998. The book and lyrics were written by Kevin Murphy and the music by Dan Studney. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and then moved to the New York "Off-Broadway" scene. The show opened Off Broadway on September 15, 2001, and closed shortly thereafter. 

ABOUT DOCTUH MISTUH PRODUCTIONS DM Productions made its debut on the Austin Theatre scene in October 2009 with its hit, EVIL DEAD, THE MUSICAL (nominated by the Austin Critics’ Table for Outstanding Production of a Musical). The group has since produced two more productions, COMPANY (a benefit for the Breast Cancer Resource Center) and last summer’s BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON (recipient of three B. Iden Payne Awards). Doctuh Mistuh Productions mission is to produce Off-Broadway works with an edge and landmark musicals which may be unfamiliar to Austin audiences.

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

Video Promo: Reefer Madness, the musical, Doctuh Mistuh Productions at Spiderhouse Ballroom and Doughtery Arts Center, June 7 - 30, 2013

A two-minute video promo by Paul Koudouris for the

Doctuh Mistuh Productions

staging of

 

REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL

directed by Michael McKelvey

June 7-30, 2013 Ticket Information:
$22 Adults & $15 Students/Seniors at the Door
$20 Advance Sales through brownpapertickets.com (800) 838-3006 or click BPTkts logo

Locations in Austin, Texas:
Spider House Ballroom, 2908 Fruth Street, Austin, Tx http://spiderhousecafe.com June 7-16, June 23 - 30
Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, Tx June 20 - 22
 

 
Reefer Madness is a musical satire of the 1936 cult film classic Reefer Madness that opened in Los Angeles in 1998. The book and lyrics were written by Kevin Murphy and the music by Dan Studney. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and then moved to the New York "Off-Broadway" scene. The show opened Off Broadway on September 15, 2001, and closed shortly thereafter. Showtime made a film version in 2005 starring Kristen Bell, Steven Weber, Neve Cambell and Alan Cumming.

ABOUT DOCTUH MISTUH PRODUCTIONS DM Productions made its debut on the Austin Theatre scene in October 2009 with its hit, EVIL DEAD, THE MUSICAL (nominated by the Austin Critics’ Table for Outstanding Production of a Musical). The group has since produced two more productions, COMPANY (a benefit for the Breast Cancer Resource Center) and last summer’s BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON (recipient of three B. Iden Payne Awards). Doctuh Mistuh Productions mission is to produce Off-Broadway works with an edge and landmark musicals which may be unfamiliar to Austin audiences.

Auditions for Man of La Mancha, Austin Playhouse, June 10, 2013 by Appointment

Auditions for the Austin Playhouse production of the musical Man of La Mancha will be held on Monday, June 10 at Austin Playhouse. Don Toner will direct the production with musical direction by Michael McKelvey.

All performers are compensated.Equity and non-Equity will be hired. All ethnicities encouraged.

Rehearsals begin August 10, 2013. Performances are September 6 - October 6, 2013

Auditions are by appointment only.

Please email info@austinplayhouse.com or call (512) 476-0084 for an audition slot. Please bring a headshot and resume and prepare 16 bars to show your range (traditional/classical musical theatre preferred). An accompanist will be provided.

TRIUMPH OF LOVE, musical, Austin Playhouse, June 7 - July 14, 2013

[Austin Playhouse, temporary facility at Highland Mall, 6001 Airport Blvd - click for map]

presents





Princess Leonide of Sparta has fallen hopelessly in love with Agis, the rightful heir to her kingdom. Unfortunately Agis has sworn to kill the Princess and reclaim his throne. In order to win his love Leonide takes on a series of increasingly absurd disguises and woos not only Agis, but also his over-protective aunt and uncle. But in the end she learns that true love means revealing her true self and hoping that love will indeed triumph.
 

Season Ticket holders, make reservations now, only 14 performances!

Box office: (512) 476-0084

Email: boxoffice@austinplayhouse.com

Purchase Online Here!

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

REEFER MADNESS, THE MUSICAL, Doctuh Mistuh Productions at Spider House Ballroom and Dougherty Arts Center, June 7 - 30, 2013

presents


REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL

June 7-30, 2013

Ticket Information:
$22 Adults & $15
 Students/Seniors at the Door$20 

Advance Sales through brownpapertickets.com (800) 838-3006 or click BPTkts logo (as of May 1)




Locations in Austin, Texas:
Spider House Ballroom, 2908 Fruth Street, Austin, Tx http://spiderhousecafe.com June 7-16, June 23 - 30
Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, Tx June 20 - 22



Performance Schedule

Friday, June 7 @ 8pm Spider House Ballroom
Saturday, June 8 @ 8pm Spider House Ballroom
Saturday, June 8 @ 12am (Midnight Show) Spider House Ballroom
Sunday, June 9 @ 6pm Spider House Ballroom
Sunday, June 16 @ 6pm Spider House Ballroom
Thursday, June 20 @ 8pm Dougherty Arts Center
Friday, June 21 @ 8pm Dougherty Arts Center
Saturday, June 22 @ 8pm Dougherty Arts Center Sunday, June 23 @ 6pm Spider House Ballroom
Friday, June 28 @ 8pm Spider House Ballroom
Friday, June 28 @ 12am (Midnight Show) Spider House Ballroom
Saturday, June 29 @ 8pm Spider House Ballroom
Saturday, June 29 @ 12am (Midnight Show) Spider House Ballroom
Sunday, June 30 @ 6pm Spider House Ballroom

Reefer Madness is Doctuh Mistuh's 4th production and promises to be the craziest one yet with two venues, an insanely talented cast...and it's about REEFER. We hope you will check it out. To reserve tickets, please click to go to our Purchase Tickets link on the Home Page.

Meet The REEFER MADNESS CAST

Jose Villareal (Lecturer)
Joey Banks (Jimmy)
Sarah Marie Curry (Mary Lane)
Libby Dees-Detling (Mae)
Nathan Brocket (Jack)
Kristi Brawner (Sally)
Chase Brewer (Ralph)
Paul Koudaris (Jesus)
David Ponton (Ensemble)
Brian Loyosa (Ensemble)
Stephen Mercantel (Ensemble)
Sarah Konkel (Ensemble)
Kimberly Wilson (Ensemble)
Kaitlyn Moise (Ensemble)
Lisa Wright (Ensemble)


Meet The Production Team
Michael McKelvey (Stage & Musical Director)
Joe Carpenter (Set Designer)
Glenda Barnes (Costume Designer)
Cameron Allen (Technical Director)
Sam Chesney (Lighting Designer)
Angelica Manez (Production Stage Manager)
Rebecca Robinson (Publicity)
Jennymarie Jemison (Graphics)

The Band
Kyle Sigrest (Keyboard & Conductor)
Trevor Detling (Drums)

Ryan Beavers (Guitar)

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

A MINISTER'S WIFE, Penfold Theatre at Trinity Street Theatre, March 28 - April 14, 2013,

presents

A Minister's Wife

Music by Joshua Schmidt, lyrics by Jan Levy Tranen, and book by Austin Pendleton
Directed by Michael McKelvey
Featuring Jill Blackwood, Andrew Cannata, Amy Downing, Greg Holt and Nathan Jerkins

March 28 - April 14, 2013
Playing at Trinity Street Theatre, 4th floor of First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity Street, Austin

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm. Sundays at 5:00pm.
Opening night party following the show on Thursday, March 28th.
$25 Opening night, $20 Regular, $18 Students, $18 Seniors (age 60+).


For more information, email us at info@penfoldtheatre.org or dial (512) 850-4849. On performance days, we are available by phone from 1pm to the start of the performance.

In this regional premiere of a new American musical, George Bernard Shaw's riveting drama, Candida, is given an innovative and emotive score by the award-winning composers of Adding Machine. The piece whisks us away to 1890's London to experience the love triangle between the charismatic Reverend James Morell, his strong-willed and beautiful wife Candida, and the idealistic young poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who aims to win Candida's love.

In this regional premiere of a new American musical, George Bernard Shaw's riveting drama, Candida, is given an innovative and emotive score by the award-winning composers of Adding Machine. The piece whisks us away to 1890's London to experience the love triangle between the charismatic Reverend James Morell, his strong-willed and beautiful wife Candida, and the idealistic young poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who aims to win Candida's love.

Running time: About 1 hour 35 minutes, without intermission.

Recommended for ages high school and up.

In the news

"The most important new musical since The Light in the Piazza. To say that you mustn't miss it is to grossly understate the case." -The Wall Street Journal

Sponsors This production would not be possible without support from the City of Austin, the Creative Fund and Dramatists.

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

On-Line Auditions for Reefer Madness, Directed by Michael McKelvey for June, 2013

Doctuh Mistuh Productions invites performers to submit digital auditions for REEFER MADNESS, The Musical, to be performed in Austin June 6-30, 2013.

The production will be directed by Michael McKelvey (B. Iden Payne Award, Sweeney Todd and Assassins) with set design by Joe Carpenter (Mary Moody Northen Theatre) and costumes by Glenda Barnes (B. Iden Payne Award, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson). The performance location and additional production staff will be announced shortly.

All auditions will be through on-line submission. To get details, interested performers should email doctuhmistuh@gmail.com. Auditioners will be asked to perform one-minute of a song (32 bars) in the style of the show and a one-minute public service message about the dangers or benefits of marijuana. Auditioners will receive character descriptions by e-mail.

Reefer Madness is a musical satire of the 1936 cult film classic Reefer Madness. It opened in Los Angeles in 1998. The book and lyrics were written by Kevin Murphy and the music by Dan Studney. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and then moved to the New York "Off-Broadway" scene. The show opened Off Broadway on September 15, 2001, and closed shortly thereafter. Showtime made a film version in 2005 starring Kristen Bell, Steven Weber, Neve Cambell and Alan Cumming.

[ALT note: you can view the 68-minute film via Netflix. Click here to go to the Netflix page.]

DM Productions made its debut on the Austin Theatre scene in October 2009 with its hit, EVIL DEAD, THE MUSICAL (nominated by the Austin Critics’ Table for Outstanding Production of a Musical). The group has since produced two more productions, COMPANY (a benefit for the Breast Cancer Resource Center) and last summer’s BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON (recipient of three B. Iden Payne Awards). Doctuh Mistuh Productions' mission is to produce Off-Broadway works with an edge and landmark musicals that may be unfamiliar to Austin audiences.

Upcoming: SummerStock Austin Does Legally Blonde, Chess, Frog and Toad at the Rollins Theatre, Long Center, July 26 - August 12

 

announces its 8th season featuring

Legally Blonde

Chess (co-produced with Austin Playhouse)

and

A Year with Frog and Toad

July 26-Aug. 12

The Rollins Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Riverside at South First (click for map)

Ticket Information: Long Center Box Office at www.longcenter.org or (512) 474-5664. 

LEGALLY BLONDE - July 26-August 12
SSA is very excited to open its season with the Broadway hit musical, LEGALLY BLONDE. Based on the hit movie of the same name, Legally Blonde The Musical is the award-winning Broadway sensation that’s an all singing, all dancing, feel good musical comedy and the highlight of your year.
Elle Woods, Emmett, Warner and even Brewster will all be there. So, pack up your (legal) briefs and join us for this fun-packed production.
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD - July 28-August 12
If you missed it last year, you have another chance. The B. Iden Payne Award-winner of Best Play for Youth and an Austin Chronicle Top 10 pick of 2011 is back as part of our Theatre for All initiative. Join Arnold Lobel’s amphibian friends for a morning of tuneful and heart-warming songs, and a story that tells us that friendships really can last forever.
CHESS - August 2-12
SSA is excited to announce its new sponsor, Austin Playhouse, one of the area’s most respected professional theatres. To celebrate this new partnership, the two companies have collaborated to produce the Austin premiere of the musical, CHESS. The production will feature professional actors, SSA Alumni, as well as members of the SSA company.

Click to view full day-by-day production schedule 

and ticket information at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . .

Upcoming: Chess, musical, SummerStock Austin and Austin Playhouse, July 6 - 22

Announcing a new musical for the 2011 -2012 Season!

 

Chess

music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (formerly of ABBA) ,book and lyrics by Tim Rice (lyricist for Evita)

July 6 - 22

Austin Playhouse temporary facility, 1801 1/2 Simond Street (click for map)

Tickets $29.97 adults, $15.48 students including fees; $37.22 for opening night

available on-line through

Austin Playhouse and SummerStock Austin proudly present the Austin Premiere of CHESS!

Performances are July 6 - 22, Thursday - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm at Austin Playhouse at Mueller.

Set at the height of the Cold War, the story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship. However their greatest battle is for the love of a woman, forming a richly complex romantic triangle all in the context of the larger struggle for world domination between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Featuring music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA and lyrics by Tim Rice, hits from the show include "One Night in Bangkok" and "Heaven Help my Heart."

The hot-headed American champion is played by Jacob Trussell, the Russian champion is played by David Gallagher. Florence, the woman caught in the middle of their rivalry is played by Marita Stryker. Other featured cast members are Josie Yount as Svetlana, Brian Coughlin as Walter, Joe Penrod as Molokov, and Philip Kreyche as the Arbiter. The ensemble includes Joey Banks, Kimberly Barrow, Ryan Borses, Chelsea Duvall, Nick Kier, and Ann Pittman. SummerStock Austin participants will enhance the ensemble.

Michael McKelvey is the music and stage director. Lara Toner serves as Associate Director. Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique are the choreographers. Set design is by Leilah Stewart, costume design is by Glenda Barnes, lighting design for Austin Playhouse at Mueller performances is by Patrick Anthony.

Opinion: Robert Faires on Now Now Oh Now, Boom and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Austin Chronicle

Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires offers reflections on learning at the theatre in his engaging portmanteau review of the Rude Mechs' Now Now Oh Now, Capital T's Boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, and the Doctuh Mistuh production of the musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson directed by Michael McKelvey and featuring David Gallagher. Here's an excerpt; click the link to read the full text.

David Gallagher

All Over Creation: 

Continuing Education

Turns out theatre is a great place for getting schooled

Robert Faires, Fri., June 15, 2012

The woman said that she was going to speak to us about evolutionary biology.

Now, had this been back in my school days, that declaration would have shot a torrent of Barton Springs-chilled water through my veins. See, at some point in my adolescence, science and math stopped coming easily to me, and the deeper into those subjects I ventured, the more I floundered. In my ears then, "evolutionary biology" would have rung with the sound of being dropped into the middle of the Gulf of Mexico without a flotation device.

But I was not in a classroom, and those days were long behind me. In fact, this was just a few weeks ago, and I was inside the Off Center, seated at a long table along with some two dozen other people, and the woman addressing us was a company member of the Rude Mechanicals, playing a character in the troupe's most recent production, Now Now Oh Now. Now, she did indeed go on to discuss concepts in evolutionary biology, and most of it struck me as beyond your basic Darwin – the primary notion being that nature may select for beauty as well as survival skills – but rather than being at sea, I was thoroughly engaged. I mean, I caught that wave way out in the Gulf and rode it all the way in to the Padre shore. What she talked about was not only clear to me, but it's stayed with me in the days since, and I've been much more attentive to birds, wondering about the extent to which sheer pleasure has shaped the development of their coloration and songs.

Click to read more at the Austin Chronicle on-line . . . .

Upcoming: A Marvelous Party fundraiser, Penfold Theatre at Kindred Oaks, Georgetown, June 3

throws its second annual fundraising gala

A Marvelous Party 

in the heart of the Texas Hill Country
scenic background, fine dining and live music by local favorites
June 3rd at the beautiful Kindred Oaks estate in Hill Country

Guests will enjoy an elegant meal while live performers serve up melodic treats from the golden age of musical theatre. Music-lovers familiar with classics like "It's Only a Paper Moon," "Luck be a Lady," and "Love Walked In" will be delighted by this sampling of songs from composers like Irving Berlin, Frank Loesser and the Gershwins. The evening will also include a live and silent auction to support Penfold's efforts to bring professional theatre performances and education programs to north Travis and Williamson counties.

The night's crooners include Robert Faires of the Austin Chronicle, as well as artists from recent Penfold productions including Andrew Cannata, Amy Downing, Jill Leberknight, Michael McKelvey and many more. At the helm will be director Adam Roberts, who was recently named Artistic Director of Theatre at the J.

A Marvelous Party! compiled and directed by Adam Roberts.
Featuring Katie Blacksmith, Andrew Cannata, Ryan Crowder, Sarah Marie Curry, Amy Downing, Robert Faires, Stephen Jack, Nathan Jerkins, Jill Leberknight, Michael McKelvey, Andrea Smith and Haley Smith.

 
Held at Kindred Oaks, 2100 C.R. 176, Georgetown TX 78628.
Sunday, June 3rd, doors open at 6:30pm and dinner begins at 7:00pm.
Dinner is catered by Bowties 2 Blue Jeans.
Reservations may be made at (512) 850-4849 or online at www.penfoldtheatre.org.

ABOUT PENFOLD THEATRE COMPANY   Penfold Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to opening and operating a professional theatre for north Travis and Williamson counties. Following three years of award-winning programming that has made a pioneering impact on arts in the north, 2011-12 has been Penfold’s most ambitious season to date. The line-up includes a mix of classic and modern favorites: Servant of Two Masters (August 2011), Ghosts (October 2011), It's a Wonderful Life: a live radio show (December 2011) and The Pavilion (April 2012).

Upcoming: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a rock musical, Doctuh Mistuh Productions, June 7 - July

Doctuh Mistuh Productions

presents

(image via Michael McKelvey)

 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (a rock musical)

June 7 - July 1, Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 5 p.m.
special performances on Wed., June 27 at 7:30 pm & Friday, June 29 at 11 pm
at the Blue Theatre, 916 Springdale (click for map)
Tickets $15-22.  $10 Price Student Rush 30 minutes prior to curtain

Tickets available online via








or by calling (800) 838-3006


From the people who brought you Evil Dead, The Musical -- DM Productions is proud to present the Texas premiere of one of the most talked about musicals in years, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. An exhilarating and white-knuckled look at one of our nation's founding rock stars, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson recreates and reinvents the life of "Old Hickory," from his humble beginnings on the Tennessee frontier to his days as our seventh Commander-in-Chief. It also asks the question, is wanting to have a beer with someone reason enough to elect him? What if he's really, really hot? 


The show portrays Andrew Jackson as an Emo Rock Star and scrutinizes the American politic machine with wit and cynicism.   The theatricality of BBAJ ranges from hard-edge Green Day-like concert to PBS historical recreation to vaudevillian buffoonery.  Nothing is sacred, especially not the rise and fall of the man whom many consider America’s most popular president.  “Populish Yea Yea.” 

The cast features David Gallagher, Haley Smith Montgomery, Jose Villareal, Libby Dees Detling, Aaron Alexander, Rebecca Robinson, Scott Swanson, Sarah Marie Curry, Joey Banks, Eve Sampaga, Stephen Jack, Joel Mercado-See, Nathan Jerkins, David Ponton, Alan Marequiota and Trevor Detling.  

The production staff includes Michael McKelvey (stage & musical director), Ben Wolfe (Assistant Director), Glenda Barnes (costume designer), Joe Carpenter (set designer), Rocker Verastique and Danny Herman (Choreographers) and Erin  Fleming (lighting designer).

About Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson:   Book by Alex Timbers; Music & Lyrics by Michael Friedman. Developed by New York-based experimental company Les Freres Corbusier, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson had workshop productions in August 2006 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and in May 2007 at the New 42nd Street Studios, New York. It premiered in January 2008 in Los Angeles at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, produced by Center Theatre Group. Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson made its New York premiere in May 2009 at The Public Theater in New York in a concert version, and returned to run from March through June, 2010.  The show premiered on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on October 13, 2010 and ran until January 2, 2011.

SummerStock Austin Second Call for Auditions: Looking forAdditional Male Actor/Singers and Theatre Techs, March 17, 18, 24, 25

Just received from Michael McKelvey:

SummerStock Austin will be holding its final round of auditions this weekend at Ballet Austin. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help spread the word to your students, friends and anyone else who may be interested. The shows: The Austin premiere of LEGALLY BLONDE, a remount of the award-winning A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, and a co-production with Austin Playhouse and Austin premiere of CHESS. We are really in need of men, stage management and tech personnel. The sign up information is below. Additional time slots will be posted today. If students are unavailable, they can also submit a video audition to us by contacting, mmckelvey3@gmail.com. We also have 5 more paid mentorships for college students.

Thanks for getting the word out there,
Michael

SummerStock Austin is pleased to announce its auditions for its 8th season, which will present productions of the smash-hit musical Legally Blonde, Chess (featuring the music of ABBA) and a remount of our award-winning A Year with Frog and Toad. Upcoming auditions are on Saturday, March 17 (9am-3pm) and Sunday March 18, (9am-3pm), Saturday, March 24 (1:30pm-6:30pm) and Sunday, March 25 (9am-2pm) at Ballet Austin Studios, 501 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701 (click for map). *To reserve an audition time and specific information, please go to www.summerstockaustin.org. If you are unavailable on the audition dates, please contact Michael McKelvey at mmckelvey3@gmail.com and he will give you instructions on how to post an audition video.

Seeking College and High School age Performers, Stage Managers and Technicians. Note to College Students: There will be 8-14 paid mentorships available for the season. See our website for mentorship positions and specifics.

What to Prepare: 2 songs (16 bars of a ballad/32 bars of an uptempo. One selection should be in pop/rock style) and a 60-90 second contemporary monologue. There will be a dance call each day.

SSA is a unique theatrical training program, as well as repertory theatre company, that features the talent of college and high school students under the supervision of theatre professionals. This award-winning program is the only one of its kind in the United States and was founded to serve the students of the greater Austin area. This past season, SSA's production of A Year with Frog and Toad was awarded the B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Production for Youth and its other two productions, The Producers and Urinetown, were both nominated for Outstanding Musical. We welcome all college and high school students to come out and audition for this one-of-a-kind opportunity.

The SSA rehearsal period runs July 5-26 and the performance season runs July 26-August 12. All performances will be at The Long Center for the Performing Arts. Also, Chess may feature some guest SSA alumni and professional actors.)

For further information or specific questions, please contact Producing Artistic Director Michael McKelvey at mmckelvey3@gmail.com.

Auditions for SummerStock Austin's Legally Blonde, Chess and A Year with Frog and Toad, March 17 - 25

SummerStock Austin is pleased to announce its auditions for its 8th season, which will present productions of the smash-hit musical Legally Blonde, Chess (featuring the music of ABBA) and a remount of our award-winning A Year with Frog and Toad.




SSA is a unique theatrical training program, as well as repertory theatre company, that features the talent of college and high school students under the supervision of theatre professionals. This award-winning program is the only one of its kind in the United States and was founded to serve the students of the greater Austin area. This past season, SSA's production of A Year with Frog and Toad was awarded the B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Production for Youth and its other two productions, The Producers and Urinetown, were both nominated for Outstanding Musical. We welcome all college and high school students to come out and audition for this one-of-a-kind opportunity.

Auditions: Saturday, March 17 (9am-3pm) and Sunday March 18, (9am-3pm), Saturday, March 24 (1:30pm-6:30pm) and Sunday, March 25 (9am-2pm).

Where: Ballet Austin Studios, 501 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701 (click for map)

Who: College and High School age Performers, Stage Managers and Technicians. ( Chess will also feature some guest SSA alumni.)

Note to College Students: There will be 8-14 paid mentorships available for the season. See our website for mentorship positions and specifics.

What to Prepare: 2 songs (16 bars of a ballad/32 bars of an uptempo. One selection should be in pop/rock style) and a 60-90 second contemporary monologue. There will be a dance call each day.

Note: The SSA rehearsal period runs July 5-26 and the performance season runs July 26-August 12. All performances will be at The Long Center for the Performing Arts.

To reserve an audition time and specific information, please go to www.summerstockaustin.org For further information or specific questions, please contact Producing Artistic Director Michael McKelvey at mmckelvey3@gmail.com.

Austin Auditions for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Doctuh Mistuh Productions, February 12

Posted at the Facebook page (though not so specified there, venue for auditions appears to be in Austin):

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson by Doctuh Mistuh Productions will be holding a special audition taping on Sunday, February 12 from 6 pm-10:30 pm.

Auditioners will need to have a 16-32 bar cut of a rock song or a song from a rock musical. You will also need a one-minute "political rant" to act as a monologue. An accompanist will be provided. Please have sheet music in the proper key with your cuts marked accordingly.

To make an appointment, please send your request to doctuhmistuh@gmail.com. You will be notified of your time and the location via email.

Rehearsals will run from May 18-June 6 with the show running June 7-July 1 at the Blue Theatre.

If you are unable to make this call, you may still submit a video post of your audition. For information on submitting your video post, please email doctuhmistuh@gmail.com

Doctuh Mistuh Productions Auditioning Actors for Texas Premiere of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Michael McKelvey is coming back!!

From the people who brought you Evil Dead, The Musical, DM Productions is proud to present the Texas premiere of one of the most talked about musicals in years, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. The piece tells the story of America's first political maverick. A.J. kicked British butt, shafted the Indians and smacked down the Spaniards all in the name of these United States--who cares if he didn't have permission?

An exhilarating and white-knuckled look at one of our nation's founding rock stars, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson recreates and reinvents the life of "Old Hickory," from his humble beginnings on the Tennessee frontier to his days as our seventh Commander-in-Chief. It also asks the question, is wanting to have a beer with someone reason enough to elect him? What if he's really, really hot? [Visit the Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson page on MTI ShowSpace by clicking here.]

Doctuh Mistuh Productions is soliciting audition videos from Texas actors for the musical to be produced June 6-July 1, 2012 at the the Blue Theatre in Austin. There is some compensation for actors and crew.

Bloody Bloody Audition Information:

Actors are asked to do the following:

1) Send an email to doctuhmistuh@gmail.com with your contact information. I will add you to our gmail contacts, which will make you eligible to add your video to our YouTube page.

2) Please submit a two-three minute video that includes your slate or introduction, 60-90 seconds of a rock song of your choosing and a 60 second political rant.

• You can sing a cappella, accompanied, self-accompanied, tracked accompaniment, etc.

• You may sing a cut from a song from the show.

• The “political rant” can be something you write, a historical political speech, something you take from the political debates, etc. Let you creativity run wild.

NOTES: Videos should be submitted for review from January 15-February 25. You can check out the Doctuh Mistuh Productions page on Michael McKelvey’s Facebook. There are postings about the show and some links about BBAJ. We will be notifying people of callbacks, which will take place most likely in March. For further information and to stay up on posts: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doctuh-Mistuh-Productions/315906921765079

Michael McKelvey, Artistic Director & Producer, e-mail at doctuhmistuh@gmail.com - Website: michael-mckelvey.com

A Year with Frog and Toad, musical for families, SummerStock Austin at the Rollins Theatre, weekends July 23 - August 7

by Michael Meigs

I got up and cheered for the curtain call of A Year with Frog and Toad, and I happily accepted the invitation from director Michael McKelvey for audience members to mingle with the cast onstage afterwards. This musical was so appealing and well executed that it lured me out of the comfortable semi-anonymity of the audience to let these performers know how much I appreciated them. And, incidentally, to inquire whether we would be seeing them on Austin stages anytime soon.

Michael McKelvey might well have stood up and cheered at audition time for this show, when he saw the two principals Zach Dailey and Ryan Borses do their stuff for the first time. Not only could they sing, dance and dialogue with the best of them, but they were the perfect somatypes for the two amphibian friends who since the 1970's have been entertaining us and luring youngsters into the adventure of reading. Zach as Frog is a broad-shouldered, rounded and thoughtful endomorph, and Ryan as Toad is the slim and energetic ectomorph, as lively as an animated Etch-A-Sketch character. It's a classic comic contrast. It works as well in Lobel's books and in this singing, dancing charmer as it did with Laurel and Hardy or Abbott and Costello.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Arts Reporting: Robert Faires Interviews Departing Musical Theatre Director Michael McKelvey for the Austin Chronicle

Published in

on July 21:

Mr. Show Busy
Michael McKelvey's just a guy who cain't say no (to musicals)

by Robert Faires


You gotta figure that in Austin's arts community there must be a quintet of McKelvey brothers, all of them, like the sons of George Foreman, boasting the same first name (in this case, Michael). How else to explain the fact that at any given moment in a season you can have a Michael McKelvey directing a musical here, a Michael McKelvey music directing a musical there, one composing music for some play, another performing in a concert, and yet another conducting a choral program?

Well, as difficult as it may be to believe, no band of brothers is shouldering all these musical responsibilities, nor has Dr. McKelvey figured out a way to clone himself. He's doing all this all by his lonesome. An octuple threat (you can add educator and producer to his credit line of singer/actor/director/music director/composer/conductor), McKelvey has for years been making use of his copious talents in, I kid you not, dozens of projects per season, across the length and breadth of the community: St. Stephen's Episcopal School, St. Edward's University, Austin Playhouse, Austin Shakespeare, Zilker Theatre Productions, TexARTS, Penfold Theatre Company, his own Doctuh Mistuh Productions, and the youth theatre training program he co-founded with Ginger Morris, Summer Stock Austin.

This summer provides a classic case study in just how crazy busy McKelvey keeps himself. In June, he directed and music directed Penfold's charming chamber musical I Love You Because. He then directed and music directed the Zilker Summer Musical, Footloose, which opened July 8. Since then, he's been hard at work on the three Summer Stock musicals that open this week and the next: Urinetown: The Musical and A Year With Frog and Toad, both of which he's directing and music directing, and The Producers, which he's just music directing (unless, that is, you factor in that he's co-producing all three shows).

Click to read more, including the interview with Michael McKelvey, at the Austin Chronicle on-line. . . .