STEPPING OUT by Richard Harris, Frog Dog Productions at City Theatre, September 27 - October 6, 2013

Frog Dog Productions in association with The Shang Bang Gang

presents

 
Directed by Danny Herman

September 27, 28 and 29 (Fri – Sun)
October 3, 4, 5, and 6 (Th – Sun)
Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
City Theatre, 3823 Airport Rd. (behind the Shell station) - click for map

TICKETS: Friday – Sunday: $15; Thursday: $10

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This good-natured comedy from Richard Harris chronicles several months in the life of a beginning tap class in Austin, TX. Each of the eight students, who come from a variety of backgrounds, has his or her own reason for joining. Whatever the cause, they make a point of coming every week to chat, relax and, if they can manage to, learn a couple of steps.

Led by Mavis, their eternally patient instructor, and accompanied by the pianist Fraser, the students (who range from hopeless to competent) strive to master the basics of tap. But the steps and routines are just the background for the real focus of the play — the relationships and interactions of these ten very different people. By their final performance, not only have the class members developed some degree of skill, but they have also overcome the inhibitions, awkwardness and personality conflicts that have kept them out of sync.

CAST:
Danny Herman (Director)
Maureen Klein Slabaugh (Assistant Director)

Rachel James (Mavis); Jeff Shaevel (Fraser); Samantha Ricker Watson (Vera); Summer Lyn Bryant (Maxine); Carly Bannister (Sylvia); Rocker Verastique (Geoffrey); Nancy Barnes Penner (Andy); Aline Forastieri (Dorothy); Mary Katherine Kinney (Lynne); Cathie Sheridan (Rose)

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Upcoming: Holiday Dinner Theatre, Georgetown Palace, December 14 - 30

Holiday Magic in Manhattan

The first Palace benefit "Dinner Theater" to help grow our "Exceptional Needs" education program.

A wonderful dancing and singing extravaganza

directed and choreographed by "Broadway's Best" Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique with
Music direction by Lannes Hilbolt

Holiday Magic in Mahattan will be produced at 820 South Austin Ave, two doors down from the Palace Theatre!

Show Dates are December 14th - 16th, 20th - 23rd, and 26th - 30th.

The Palace introduces a brand new, exciting event for the holidays! Our very first dinner theater production, with three choices of dinner provided by the wonderful Wildfire Restaurant and an evening of singing and dancing and holiday magic.

There are two types of seating:
"Full Dinner" will include a 3 course dinner with a beverage for $45
"Dessert Seating" (only 16 seats available per performance) will include the show and dessert at intermission for $30

"Full Dinner" seating:

(all dinners are served with a house salad and dessert!)

• Three choices of dinner: New York Strip, Chicken Breast with Mascarpone and Spinach Cream Sauce, and Portabella Mushroom and Penne (Vegetarian) .
• The doors will open at 6:30pm with dinner service starting at 6:45pm and the show starting at 7:40.
• The dessert is served at intermission, with two choices of dessert: Lemon cake with whipped vanilla icing and Chocolate cake with whipped chocolate icing.

"Dessert" seating:

• Four rows of four seats without a table (Dessert seating is not available to the full dinner tables.)
• Seating will begin at 7:25pm with the show starting at 7:40.
• The dessert portion of the of the evening is served at intermission, with two choices: Lemon cake with whipped vanilla icing and Chocolate cake with whipped chocolate icing

For all questions please e-mail the Palace Production Office at gpalaceproductions@gmail.com, or to make reservations over the phone please call the production office at (512) 591-7825.

For more detailed information or to purchase tickets online, please visit our website at www.georgetownpalace.org.

The Georgetown Palace Theatre | 810 South Austin Avenue | Georgetown | TX | 78626

Auditions for A Christmas Carol, the musical, at Georgetown Palace, September 10-12

Found at www.AustinActors.net:

A Christmas Carol, the Musical auditions


The Georgetown Palace Theatre announces auditions for A Christmas Carol, The Musical directed by Cliff Butler and choreographed by Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique. All auditions will at Georgetown Palace Theater at 810 S. Austin Ave in Georgetown.

Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment by the Broadway team of Alan Menken ("Beauty and the Beast," "Little Mermaid,"), Lynn Ahrens ("Ragtime," "Seussical") and Mike Okrent ("Crazy For You," "Me and My Girl.")
Called by The New York Times "a tonic for adults, and for children a transfixing journey," this spectacular musical extravaganza ran for ten years at Madison Square Garden. This version of "A Christmas Carol" timelessly retains its emotional power and pure joy, thanks to the marvelously-told story by Ockrent and Ahrens, and the Menken/Ahrens score filled with beautiful melodies and emotional lyrics. In fact, their song "A Place Called Home" has become a holiday standard.

SINGING AUDITIONS will be held Saturday, Sep 10th from 2-5 pm and Sunday, Sep 11th from 2-5pm. Auditioners are asked to sing a memorized song, no longer than 1min in length. Piano accompaniment will be provided, or you may bring your own accompaniment on a CD. No singing a cappella please. Please sing only 36-48 measures of a song to include the money note. No monologues. Children ages 7-12 yrs old do not need to prepare a song. They will be taught a piece at the audition.

All DANCING AUDITIONS will be held on Monday, Sep 12th. General dance call-backs will be from 7-8:30pm. Advanced dance call-backs and anyone who is auditioning to be a dancer only, will need to be at the Palace at 8:30pm to learn the dance combinations and perform them in small groups for the audition team. Auditioners are asked to wear comfortable clothes for dancing.

Footloose, Zilker Productions at Sheffield Hillside Theatre, Zilker Park, July 8 - August 13

by Michael Meigs

I attended Zilker Theatre Production's Footloose ten days ago on opening weekend, and I'm only just now writing it up. They've got a nice long run -- six weeks, four night a week -- and an Austin tradition of celebrating the summer that stretches back 53 years. Judging from the full parking lot and the large, cheerful crowd lounging on the slope above the Hillside Theatre, Zilker Productions doesn't need much help in selling the production, either. Except for the modest $3 parking fee that probably serves to renovate the Zilker lawn after the summer, the price is zero, nada, free admission for summer theatre entertainment of good quality under the moon and stars.

After all, in classic economic theory, as the price of a good approaches zero, demand approaches infinity. If you were really determined to do so, you could attend this show for nothing at all -- bicycling or walking in and not budging at the intermission when the energetic young cast bounds out to seek donations (suggested: $10 per blanket).

Plus, they will get their reviews. For last year's production of The Music Man, both Elizabeth Cobbe of the Austin Chronicle and Clare Carnavan of the Statesman wrote up the production about halfway through the run.

Male lead Andrew Cannata with his confident tenor, sure dancing and leading boy presence has an admiring following in Austin and will become even better known with this show. He and the core cast of teens rock and clown it up with the showy choreography of Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique. The live band led by Susan Finnigan rocks it out through the muscular sound system, initially from backstage and then later at stage center.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Auditions for "André" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Georgetown Palace at the State Theatre

Received directly:

The Georgetown Palace Theater is looking for a strong actor with the ability to portray a mature gentleman with great comedic skills to replace Rick Felkins as the suave French chief of police "André" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, directed by Mary Ellen Butler, choreographed by Rocker Verastique and Danny Herman, and musically directed by Cliff Butler.

Click to read the ALT review of the April production in Georgetown.

Auditions for the role of André will be held from 1-2pm on Saturday, July 23rd in the Georgetown Palace Theater rehearsal space, the Tin Barn (213 W. 9th St, Georgetown, TX, 78626), around back. (Click for map.) If you are unfamiliar with the space, look for signs that will direct you. Be prepared to sing a song, preferably from the show, and read some scenes. Please let us know if you would like anything from the script/score and we will make it available for you.

To audition, please send an email to auditions@thegeorgetownpalace.org with your name and contact information. Please put " DRS auditions" in the subject line. If you are auditioning for André, please indicate in your email that you are auditioning for André and you will be given a 10 min time slot from 1-2pm.

Call-backs, which will be by invitation only, will be on Sunday, July 24th from 5-7 pm. The show will be cast and posted by Sunday evening and go into rehearsal on Monday.

The production runs August 17-28th at the State Theater on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin. Most rehearsals will be held in Austin, location TBA.

Click to read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Auditions for Beehive at Georgetown Palace, July 25 - 26

Received directly:

The Georgetown Palace Theatre announces auditions

for

Beehive

the 60's Musical

directed by Mary Ellen Butler, choreographed by Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique, and musically directed by Lannie Hilbolt. This high-energy musical revue traces the coming of age of women's music through 37 popular hits of the girl groups and solo singers of the 1960's. The show features music of The Supremes, Connie Francis, Tina Turner, Lesley Gore, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and many more. Song favorites include "My Boyfriend's Back," "One Fine Day," "Where the Boys Are," "Downtown," "Proud Mary," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," and "Respect."

Singing auditions will be held Monday, July 25th from 7-10 pm and Tuesday, July 26th from 7-8pm. Auditioners are asked to sing a song from the show, or something in that style. You can find the song list at: http://beehivemusical.net/songlist.html

Click for additional information at AustinLiveTheatre.com