Auditions in Georgetown for Moon Over Buffalo, Georgetown Palace, January 18 & 19, 2014

Auditions for Moon Over Buffalo Saturday January 18th from 2:00-4:30 pm Sunday January 19th from 6:00-8:00 pm Directed by Mary Ellen Butler Auditions will be held on thePalace Theatre Mainstage: 810 S. Austin AveGeorgetown, TX 78626 (click for map) Please prepare a one minute comedic monologue, and prepare for the possibility of cold readings with other Auditioners. Auditions are booked on line, to schedule your audition, please click the link here. In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950's. At the moment, they're playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with 5 actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by a dalliance with a young ingenue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom! Moon over Buffalo will run for four weekends opening on April 11th and Closing May 4th. Fri and Sat performances are at 7:30, Sunday's at 2:00. The Georgetown Palace Theatre is a non-profit, community Theatre there is no compensation for actors. Click 'Read more' for character descriptions at CTX Live Theatre

LEND ME A TENOR, Georgetown Palace Theatre, January 10 - February 2, 2014

The All-Star comedy Lend Me A Tenor plays at the Historic Palace Theatre in Georgetown from January 10 to February 2, 2014 with Sarah May Jewell, Annie Violette, Nikki Bora, Wes Cheers, Marsha Kysor Sray, Joseph Burg David, Michael Dominguez, and Rick Smith. Written by Ken Ludwig, that master of the comedic stage play, Lend Me A Tenor was a big hit with Palace audiences when first performed in 2003 and then again as part of our 2007-2008 Season. For our All-Star Season 2013-2014, with a different cast and director, we proudly bring back this perennial favorite of play-goers everywhere! Be forewarned: You could ‘split your sides laughing’ at this, one of the funniest comedies ever written and performed!

Lannie Hilboldt, who was both the Director and Music Director for the Palace’s production of Always, Patsy Cline, directs this zany comedy about the world of opera gone awry! On a night in September of 1934—the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company—world famous tenor Tito Merelli is to perform “Othello,” his greatest role, as a fundraiser for the Opera Company. Even before the star leaves his hotel room, everything begins to unravel. As mistaken identities and misinterpretations abound, chaos ensues. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, Tito is given a double dose of tranquilizers causing his assistant and the theatre manager to believe he is dead and setting off a chain reaction of slapstick and mistaken identity. Saunders, the company's General Manager, is determined the show must go on, so he enlists the aid of his assistant Max. What follows is a chain-reaction of confusion, plot twists, double entendres, innuendoes, and constant laughter.

Lend Me A Tenor plays at the Palace on weekends from January 10 to February 2, 2014. Actual production dates are January 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, and 31-Feb 2, 2014. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday shows are at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $26 General Admission, $24 Seniors (55+), $14 Students (10-22) and Active Military, and $10 Children (9 and younger). Rated for Adult Audiences

The Palace seats about 295, with reserved seating paid for in the ticket price. The Palace office in the lobby of the theatre is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (except for some holiday dates). Purchase tickets and select seating on-line at www.georgetownpalace.com or by calling (512) 869-7469 or (512) 869-5081. (Please call ahead regarding special needs seating.) Visa, Master Card, and Discover Card are accepted. The Historic Palace Theatre is located at 810 South Austin Avenue in downtown Georgetown and is part of the most beautiful Town Square in Texas!

Auditions in Georgetown for Lend Me A Tenor by Ken Ludwig, October 20 and 22, 2013

Announcing auditions for Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Tenor, directed by Lannes Hilboldt, to be held Sunday, October 20th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm and Tuesday, October 22nd, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. Roles are available for 4 Men, 4 Women (see character list with descriptions). 

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Callbacks will be by invitation only, and be held on Wednesday, October 23rd from 6:30pm-9:30pm. Callbacks will consist of cold reading from the script. Callbacks will be posted on the Palace website Wednesday morning.

Rehearsals will generally be held Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Thursdays from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm, and on Saturday afternoons from 1-5 pm, with possible Sundays if needed.
All those auditioning will need to perform 1-2 minutes of a comedic monologue. In addition, those auditioning for the role of Tito and Max will also need to sing 1 minute of any song to demonstrate their vocal ability. No operatic training is required. It can be sung acapella. If you choose to bring music, it must be on CD and there cannot be vocals on the CD.

To sign up for a time click here. Please send headshot (or picture) and copy of filled out conflict calendar to productions@georgetownpalace.com.

Conflict Calendar
  Lend Me A Tenor is a door-slamming, dress-dropping farce with mistaken identities, mischievous misunderstandings and compromising positions. It is the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, and world-famous Italian tenor Signor Tito Merelli will be their guest artist in "Otello," highlight of the company's most important fundraiser for the 1934 season.

But Tito's troubled life, his hot-headed wife, and a "Dear John" letter mistaken as Tito's suicide note sends everybody's head swimming. No Tito, no $50,000 in ticket sales. Find the dead singer! Meanwhile, Max -- opera singer wanna-be -- is coerced into impersonating the Italian great to save the show. In costume, wig and make-up, he's is a dead ringer for the dead singer. And then it happens. Tito Merelli wakes up from his apparent one-too-many-sedatives, refreshed and ready for the spotlight!

Toss in a belligerent bellhop, a steamy soprano and a flamboyant opera director, and "Lend Me a Tenor" turns a rib-tickling romp of who kissed who into giggles and gasps of "it was you"?

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MOON OVER BUFFALO by Ken Ludwig, City Theatre, March 21 - April 14, 2013

(3823 Airport Rd. at 38 1/2 St., behind the Shell station)

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Auditions in Leander for Fox on the Fairway by Ken Ludwig, Way Off Broadway Community Players, Leander, March 4, 2013

Way Off Broadway Community Players will be holding open auditions on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 7pm for the farcical comedy Fox on the Fairway by Ken Ludwig, which is being directed by Debbie Bishop. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. There are roles for 3 women and 3 men. A tribute from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Leading Ladies, Moon Over Buffalo) to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox On the Fairway takes audiences on a romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club, including the heated rivalry between the heads of the Quail Valley Club, and the Crouching Squirrel Golf and Racquet Club, who are fighting over a golfer they both want to make them the winner in the annual golf tournament. 

Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it's a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers' classics. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man's eternal love affair with… golf. This is a wonderfully manic satire not just of the golf world, but of human nature…full of the idiosyncrasies that are hidden, just barely, inside us all. 

“A belly laugh marathon! An amazingly ingenious satirical farce.”− Showbizradio.net
The Characters:

• Justin - 20’s - 30’s: Nice guy, a little nervous and awkward

• Louise - 20’s - 30’s: . Your typical ditzy knock out

• Bingham - 30’s - 50’s: Likes to put on airs, but is a likable and fun fellow

• Pamela - 30’s - 50’s: A "cougar“, but smart with a dry wit.

• Dickie - 30’s - 50’s: A snake in the grass, womanizer who is always scheming

• Muriel - 30’s - 50’s:. A forceful woman, bit of a "hen pecker"

Performances will be April 19,20; 26,27; May 3,4; 10,11, 2013 at 8 pm and a Sunday Matinee April 28 at 3 pm.  Auditions are open to the public and will be held at Way Off Broadway Community Player's theater, located in the 2243 Business Park at 11880 West FM 2243, Leander, 1 mile west of Hwy 183, just east of Bagdad Road. (click for map) All interested parties are encouraged to audition.

Way Off Broadway Community Players is continually searching for performers, technicians, and other volunteers of every experience level. Additional information is available at our website, http://www.wobcp.org .

Auditions for Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo, City Theatre, January 14 and 15, 2013

Moon Over Buffalo Auditions at The City Theatre, 3823 Airport Blvd. Suite D. Austin, TX 78722 (click for map) Monday and Tuesday, January 14 and 15, 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. Ten minute slots by appointment. Show dates: March 21 – April 14 with rehearsals starting end of January.
Somewhere up above, all those clever fellows who wrote the comedies of yesteryear are rolling with laughter. In the madcap comedy tradition, Ken Ludwig’s hilarious play centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950's. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their low-budget matinee of Cyrano or Private Lives (they’re not sure which one) and if he likes it, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for them, everything that could go wrong does, abetted by a visit from their daughter and her clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body. Comedy doesn’t get any better than this!

Casting all roles. Bring headshot, resume, and a one minute prepared monologue. Scenes may also be performed.

512-524-2870 or info@citytheatreaustin.org to set up an appt.

Austin Playhouse Holiday Card for The Game's Afoot by Ken Ludwig, December 13 - January 13, 2013

December 13 - January 13

Our 2012-2013 Season opens with a brand new comic murder-mystery by Ken Ludwig! It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it’s up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays. 
 

Starring Joey Banks, Mary Agen Cox, Boni Hester, Huck Huckaby, Molly Karrasch, Jason Newman, Lara Toner, and Cyndi Williams.

Upcoming: The Game's Afoot by Ken Ludwig, Austin Playhouse at Highland Mall, December 13 - January 13

December 13, 2012 - January 13, 2013

Our 2012-2013 Season opens with a brand new comic murder-mystery by Ken Ludwig! It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it’s up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.

Starring Joey Banks, Mary Agen Cox, Boni Hester, Huck Huckaby, Molly Karrasch,

Jason Newman, Lara Toner, and Cyndi Williams.

Directed by Don Toner with costumes by Diana Huckaby, sound design by the Gunn Brothers, and lighting design by Don Day.

Austin Playhouse Season Ticket holders may make reservations now.

Single tickets go on sale Monday, November 27th.

What: The Game's Afoot by Ken Ludwig

When: December 13, 2012 - January 13, 2013

Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 5pm

Where: Austin Playhouse at Highland Mall

6001 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX 78752

How Much: $28 Thurs/Fri, $30 Friday/Saturday

$35 Opening Night with post-show reception, Friday December 14th

All student tickets are half-price!

Info/Tickets: (512) 476-0084

Website: www.austinplayhouse.com

Highland Mall Map

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Playing This Week: Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig, Dripping Springs High School, November 8 - 10

Dripping Springs High School Theatre Department presents

Leading Ladies

by Ken Ludwig

directed by Rachael Koske

November 8 - November 10

Performance Times:

November 8th 7:30pm

November 9th 7:30pm

November 10th 2:00pm and 7:30pm

Dripping Springs ISD Auditorium Theatre: 940 Hwy 290 W, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620

Tickets: Purchase at Box Office or online at www.seatyourself.biz/dsisd. Tickets at the door are $6 for students, $10 for adults. All online purchases are $8. Children under 3 are free.

The Dripping Springs High School Theatre Department proudly presents Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies, Thursday, November 8th – Saturday, November 10th. 

Set in York, Pennsylvania in 1960, this classic farce centers on two down-on-their luck Shakespearean actors, Leo Clark and Jack Gable, played by seniors Jacob Scott and Leo Freeborg. While on tour in Pennsylvania, Jack and Leo learn from a newspaper that Florence Snider, an ailing heiress played by senior Morgane Xenos, is trying to finalize her will and has been unable to find her long-estranged sister’s children Max and Steve. 

Leo and Jack decide to pose as Max and Steve in attempts to claim portions of her multi-million dollar inheritance. When they discover that long-lost “Max” and “Steve” are actually “Maxine” and “Stephanie”, the pair continue undaunted, in drag. The plot thickens as Leo falls for Florence’s actual niece Meg, played by senior Sarah Yoakley, while Jack swoons over Florence’s part-time aide Audrey, played by junior Amanda Cripe. Fans of the legendary film Some Like It Hot will recognize its influence in Ludwig’s over-the-top and hilarious play.

Leading Ladies had its first production at the renowned Alley Theatre in Houston in October 2004. We are proud to present its Dripping Springs premiere.

The local production team includes Rachael Koske as Director, Teresa Carson as Scenic Designer, and junior Cassandra Timm as Stage Manager.

Upcoming: Lend Me A Tenor by Ken Ludwig, Texas State University, October 2 - 7

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(poster design: Geoffrey Douglas)

October 2 – 6 @ 7:30pm & October 7 @ 2:00pm

Texas State University-San Marcos, Department of Theatre and Dance
University Mainstage Theatre, Address: 430 Moon St., San Marcos, Texas (click for map)

Tickets: $12 general admission and $7 for students with a valid Texas State ID.
Box Office: For reservations, call the Texas State Box Office at (512) 245-2204.
Tickets will go on sale beginning: Monday September 24 at 10:00 a.m.

Set in the 1930s, Lend Me a Tenor is a madcap screwball comedy that takes place when Tito Merelli, the fiery-tempered and world famous Italian opera star, arrives in Cleveland, Ohio. When Tito goes missing, the show's producer conspires to cover for Tito's absence, placate his hot-blooded wife, and distract his most passionate fans. This Tony-nominated comedy takes farcical chaos to operatic levels.

Additional Information: Please contact (512) 245-2147

Cody Jenkins, Marci Blackwell

Cody Jenkins, Max Zhudi Boeri (Texas State University Theatre)

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Lend Me A Tenor by Ken Ludwig, Gaslight Baker Theatre, Lockhart, January 27 - February 18

by Michael Meigs

Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Tenor is one of those 'sure fire' inventions beloved of theatre companies across the world. Since the 1986 debut in London it has been translated into 16 languages and produced in 25 countries.

The Gaslight Baker Theatre is currently staging a vivid and funny production of this farce, a fable of mistaken identities, dizzy romance and worldly sophistication. Aspiring timidity meets bravado, and bigger-than-life Italian passions transform smaller-than-life American provincials. The year is 1934. Great Itallian tenor Tito Morelli is arriving for a single guest performance of Verdi's Otello at the improbable Cleveland Grand Opera Company, and he's about to overwhelm the locals, the society ladies, the cast of the opera, and above all, our ingénue Maggie (Francine Olguin) and her hapless would-be suitor Max.

Max (David Young) has been appointed by Cleveland's growling opera impresario Saunders (Donald Owen) to keep the visiting star sober, satisfied and out of trouble -- an impossible job, even though Morelli is accompanied by his glamorously shrewish wife Maria (Candice Carr).

This is a plot that runs like clockwork, complete with romance, jealousy, officiousness, quarrels, disguises, a pertly intrusive servant (Chris Schnaible as the starstruck bellhop), slamming doors and a potent potion that knocks out the Great Man and gives the Little Man the opportunity to triumph unrecognized as his substitute. Yes, Steve Lawson as Morelli and Dave Young as Max are of different heights and builds, but with the magic of the costuming and makeup of stage disguise, predictably, no one can tell them apart!

Now, is that likely? No! Is it even probable? No! And do we care? Double no!

These two familiar Lockhart stalwarts make us root for Max and give us good reason to like Tito Morelli. They even demonstrate singing voices that are passably good enough to convince us in this make-believe world that either could go out there and give Verdi what-for. Young may overdo Max's nervous tics a bit, especially at the opening, and Lawson's Italian-a accent isn't as consistent as that of Maria (Candice Carr), but we hang on every surprise turn in the plot. Director Todd Martin sets a fine fast clip to this action and displays a keen understanding for the pictorial impact in farce of clever movement and positioning of his actors.

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Upcoming: Lend Me A Tenor by Ken Ludwig, Gaslight Baker Theatre, Lockhart, January 27 - February 18

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LEND ME A TENOR

A Comical Farce

by Ken Ludwig
directed by Todd Martin

Jan. 27 – Feb. 18, 2012
EVENINGS - 8pm Fridays and Saturdays
SNEAK PEEK - 8pm Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
MATINEES - 2pm Sun Feb. 5 & Sat Feb. 11, 2012

Regular Adult Tickets $12; Senior & Children Tickets $10 Click Here to Buy Tickets

This night in September of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. World famous tenor Tito Morelli is to perform Otello, his greatest role, at the gala season opener. Saunders, the harried General Manager, hopes this will put Cleveland on the cultural map. Morelli is nowhere to be found; when he finally arrives drunk, it is too late for any rehearsal. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, 'Il Stupendo' is given a double dose of tranquilizers which mix with the booze he has consumed and he passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he is dead. What to do?

Saunders coaxes Max into Morelli's costume, intending to fool the audience with this fake 'Il Stupendo', blackface and all. Nervous amateur Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli revives and dresses for his second act. We now have two Otellos in costume and two women (in questionable stages of dress), each thinking she is with the real 'Il Stupendo'.

What follows is a chain-reaction of mistaken identity, farcical plot twists, double entendres, innuendoes, and constant entrances and exits through many doors as the farce spins out of control onstage and off.

Upcoming: The Three Musketeers, Leander High School, November 3 - 6

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The Leander High School Theatre Department

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by Ken Ludwig, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas

November 3-5, 2011 at 8:00pm
November 6, 2011 at 2:00pm
Leander High School Performing Arts Center, 3301 Baghad Road, Leander (click for map)

Tickets are $10.00 each and can be reserved by calling 512.570.1065

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Upcoming: Postmortem by Ken Ludwig, Way Off Broadway Community Players, Leander, April 23 - May 8

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The Way Off Broadway Community Players, Leander, present

Directed By Lynda Davidson

April 23 - May 8

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.

matinee on Sunday, May 2 at 3 p.m.

10960 E. Crystal Falls Pkwy, Leander, close to Parmer Lane

This clever thriller by the author of Lend Me a Tenor has delighted audiences nationwide. It is April 1922 and the cast of William Gillette’s latest Broadway revival of Sherlock Holmes has assembled for a weekend of relaxation at his magnificent medieval castle on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River.

For entertainment, actor-manager, playwright and heart-throb William Gillette, best known for his 30-year portrayal of the famous crime sleuth Sherlock Holmes, has arranged a séance. Now the scene is set for his greatest role. Someone is trying to murder Gillette and he suspects it is one of his guests. Intrepid, eccentric and wildly romantic, Gillette plans to solve the case himself à la Sherlock Holmes.

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Upcoming: Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig, Way Off Broadway Community Players, Leander, March 5 - 20

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present
Ken Ludwig's

Leading Ladies

directed by Suzan Show
March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Matinee: March 14 at 3:00 p.m.
Crystal Falls Playhouse, 10960 E. Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander
Admission: $15, $12 (seniors/students), $8 (children)
reservations at 259-5878 or on-line at www.wobcp.org

In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, Pennsylvania is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long-lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces!

Romantic entanglements abound, specially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece Meg, who's engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there's a wide world out there, but it's not until she meets "Maxine and Stephanie" that she finally gets a taste of it.

Cast: Kirsten Schulte, Ed Trujillo, Mark Butler, Matt Sigers, Tazz Kelly, Caitlin Sullivan, Keegan Kelly, Jo Rake