Male Actor Needed in Leander for Desk Set, Way Off Broadway Community Players

Way Off Broadway Community Players in Leander, TX, needs an actor for January production of Desk Set. 


Character description:Kenny and Reporter-Photographer (20's): Mail room boy and reporter-photographer


Performances in January. More info at wobcp.org or contact rkrevell AT sbcglobal.net

Austin Auditions for Little Mother, a Silent Performance Piece, Paid Positions, November 21, 2013

(image via Katie Green)

Katie Green of Cruel Company is holding auditions on November 21 for the revised, expanded premiere of last year's Frontera Fest workshop of Little Mother to be produced on the outdoor stage of the Vortex’s Butterfly Bar March 6-9 (Break for SXSW/Spring break) and March 21-24. This play will also be produced in NYC during the same time by another company. Cast and crew positions are paid.

Little Mother is the story of a young woman who must prostitute herself to provide for her paralyzed husband and newborn child. In order to escape her bleak circumstances, Little Mother develops a rich inner life—the love story of an elephant and rooster—with echoes from her past. Will she succumb to her own fantasies, or prevail through reality? Little Mother is a multimedia silent film for the stage told through physical acting, shadow puppetry, text, and live musical performance of an original score.

RING MASTER: male, late 20’s – late 40’s, the ring master of the circus Little Mother once performed in. He is pragmatic and cold with a weakness for young girls.

STRONG MAN: male, 25 – 35, Little Mother’s husband. Formerly the strong man of a circus, now paralyzed. He is protective and kind, and would be devastated if he knew his wife’s profession.

“After not being blown away by anything at this Frontera Fest, a thirty-minute silent piece has turned me into a blubbering mess. Well done all of the extremely talented people behind Little Mother.” – Ryan Johnson, Austin Lifestyle Magazine

I need two assistants. I am open to job titles, if one person wants to be SM and one ASM, or someone wants to be AD and the other SM. Cast and crew will receive cash stipends. If you’re interested, email me (katiegreen444@gmail.com) your resume, and we’ll set up a time to have a cup of coffee and talk.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR or STAGE MANAGER: attend all February rehearsals and the March performances, video tape rehearsals (camera and tripod provided), offer feedback, help orchestrate the storytelling of the play (moving text cards, guiding audience members to multiple staging areas)

STAGE MANAGER or ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Attend some February rehearsals and all March rehearsals and performances, run the projector during performances, flip lights off and on (no light board, just plug and go), ask potentially noisy bar patrons who are not there for the performance to please keep their voices down and silence cell phones

Rehearsals will be light in January, moderate to heavy in February, and tech week is the first week of March. For your audition, please prepare a 1-2 minute non-verbal story. You may bring your own music. Please emphasize character and objective, and use your body primarily for storytelling. Auditions will take place at SPACE recording and rehearsal studios (7915 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745 - click for map) from 7:30-10:30 pm on Thursday November 21. Please email Katie (katiegreen444@gmail.com) your headshot and resume to sign up for a 10-minute slot. Scripts will be emailed prior to auditions.

2014 Season, Austin Theatre Project

Cedar Park High School in Leander, TX, Seeks Technical Theatre Teacher

In response to the McCallum tech theatre job posting by AISD:

Cedar Park HS is also looking for a new Technical Director! (posted 6/13)

This position is for a Theatre Tech teacher at Cedar Park HS. Job duties include teaching all theatre tech classes, providing technical expertise for all theatrical productions. If interested, please go to the high school teacher job postings at the Leander ISD web site at www.leanderisd.org and complete the online application.
Peter J. Warshaw - Peter.warshaw@leanderisd.org - 512-570-0161

2013-2014 Theatre Season of STAGE, Bulverde

performing at Krause House Theatre, 1300 Bulverde Road in Bulverde

2013 - 2014 Theatre Season

DRINKING HABITS

(A COMEDY) by Tom Smith
Oct. 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 2013

Auditions: SUN, Aug 18, 2013, 4 p.m.


IRENA’S VOW

(A DRAMA) by Dan Gordon

Feb. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, Mar. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2014

Auditions: SUN Jan.5, 2014, 4 p.m.

TOM WALKER

(A COMEDY-DRAMA) by John Strand

May 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 2014

Auditions: SUN Mar. 23, 2014, 4 p.m.

ALL SHOOK UP
(A MUSICAL) based on songs of Elvis Presley, book by Joe Dipietro
July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 2014
Auditions: SUN June 1, 2014, 4 p.m.

THOM PAIN (based on nothing) by Will Eno, with Ken Webster, Hyde Park Theatre, July 11 - August 3, 2013

[511 W. 43rd Street at Guadalupe - click for map ]

presents 
Thom Pain
(based on nothing)
written by Will Eno
 
performed by Ken Webster
July 11 - August 3, 2013
Purchase tickets online or call 479-PLAY (7529).

An encore of the one-man piece that won raves from Austin critics and audiences in 2007. The play the New York Times called "astonishing in its impact" returns in an award-winning performance by HPT Artistic Director Ken Webster.

The Austin Critics' Table named Ken Webster Outstanding Lead Actor for his 2007 performance in this role, and the show was nominated for Outstanding Production. The Austin Chronicle called Webster's performance "sensational . . . a certain economy of motion that I consistently see in great actors, wherein every step, smile, and hand gesture is made with a purpose."

Thom Pain is hilarious, curious, heartbreaking, astonishing. The New York Times called playwright Will Eno "a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation."

The show runs at 8:00 PM on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, July 11 - August 3, 2013. Every Thursday is Pay What You Can Night. For the first three weeks (July 11-27) Friday and Saturday tickets are $20 ($18 for students, seniors, military, and Austin Creative Alliance members). For the final weekend (August 1-3) tickets are $22 ($20 for students, seniors, military, and Austin Creative Alliance members). Purchase tickets online or call 479-PLAY (7529) for reservations.

Hyde Park Theatre is located at 511 W. 43rd Street. Covered off-street parking for the patrons of HPT is available during performances in the lot at 4315 Guadalupe Street, just north of The Parlor. You can drive through The Parlor's parking lot to reach it. Evening HPT parking also available at Kenneth's Hair Salon, just south of HPT, and at the Hyde Park Church of Christ on the northeast corner of 43rd & Avenue B. We are grateful to them all for their generosity.

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OLIVER!, VLA Children's Theatre, Killeen, May 10 - 19, 2013

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Auditions in New Braunfels for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, December 1 and 8

AUDITIONS for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be held at the Seekatz Opera House – 265 W San Antonio in New Braunfels on Monday, December 3rd from 7pm-10pm & Saturday, December 8th from 10am-12pm. Please bring a headshot and resume (if available) and sheet music for two prepared songs- a verse and chorus or a clearly marked 32 measure cut. Please feel free to audition with music from the show.

Prepare one song that shows off your range and vocal abilities. Please make the other song a comedic character piece if possible. An accompanist will be provided. Singers and actors ages 18 and up are encouraged to audition.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is under the direction of Gigi Gregersen and will be performed at The Brauntex Theater in New Braunfels from March 22nd- March 30th, 2013. It's a hilarious tale of six young people in the throes of puberty, all overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. Following the experience of vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime, the quirky yet charming cast of outsiders learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.

For any additional questions, please feel free to contact us at 830-221-6506 or email us at SpellingBeeinNB@yahoo.com.

(*) Upcoming: THE BLACK NATIVITY by Langston Hughes, Renaissance Guild, San Antonio, December 14 - 16

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Children's Theatre: ALL THE CHILDREN SING, Upstage Players Youth Troupe at St. Michael's Catholic Academy, December 8

It’s summer and Cody Deats is stuck in Dillweed, a middle of nowhere town that doesn’t even have a local pool. Cody fills the days putting on imaginary shows for imaginary audiences in the garage. That is, until cousin “Jazz” Walker, child star of a popular local TV commercial arrives for a visit. Jazz convinces Cody to to put on a REAL show so they can make enough money to go to the Splish Splash Water-a-Rama – the most amazing water park known to mankind. But when word gets out, every kid in town shows up to get in on the action.Together, they create ALL THE CHILDREN SING, the greatest show that Dillweed may never get to see… until they find out they’ve had an audience all along! Filled with songs, dances, a magic trick or two, hijinks, cheerleaders and a lot of laughs, ALL THE CHILDREN SING is a musical comedy for every kid who has ever dreamed of putting on a show and being a star!

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