Auditions for Readings from the Second Stage

Center Stage Jackson – Jackson’s community theater group – has announced OPEN AUDITIONS for its second season of staged readings on Wednesday, November 10 at the Bon Ton Room, 3017 Wildwood Avenue in Jackson from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

Directors for the upcoming readings will be present.  Please bring a 1-2 minute audition piece to read.  You will also be asked to do a cold reading from provided material.

For more details about the plays click HERE.

Love, Love, Love the Sound of Music?

On Thursday October 28th, for the first time in 45 years the cast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be reuniting on OPRAH! Stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, along with fellow cast members Charmian Carr (“Liesl”), Nicholas Hammond (“Friedrich”), Heather Menzies-Urich (“Louisa”), Duane Chase (“Kurt”), Angela Cartwright (“Brigitta”), Debbie Turner (“Marta”) and Kym Karath (“Gretl”) will reunite and reveal the stories behind one of the world’s most beloved movie musicals.

The Bon Ton Room presents. . .

JACKSON - The Who's Tommy, Peter Townsend's tale of a young boy's journey from pain to triumph, is the most electrifying evening of rock 'n' roll ever to play in a theater - and it opens for a three-weekend run at The Bon Ton Room beginning Oct. 14.

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia. As the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. Then, as an adolescent, he's discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Oct. 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30 at The Bon Ton Room, 3017 Wildwood Avenue, Jackson. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for food and drink service.
Tickets are $20.
For reservations or information, call 517-787-6733 or log on to www.bontonroom.com.

Performance Information
Show times

Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Friday, October 15, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Friday, October 22, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Friday, October 29, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Guiness World Record?

Help The Croswell break Guinness World Record for largest Time Warp dance Oct. 28

ADRIAN - The Croswell announces an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the "Largest gathering of people doing the Time Warp dance" ever! And we need all the ghouls, guys and girls we can get to help us break the record!

Registration begins at 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, and the cast from the Croswell's upcoming production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show will lead the dance at 9:30 p.m.

Participants will gather in the parking lot directly across from El Chapulin and Amedai (ah-ME-day) Salon at 124 S. Winter Street in downtown Adrian. No dance experience is needed; costumes, while not required, are encouraged! At least 1,700 fun-loving Time Warpers are needed to get the attempt listed with Guinness!

All who join us will get FREE snacks from El Chapulin's, including their world famous chips and cheese, and Amedai Salon is providing hot cider and popcorn. PLUS, everyone who dances will receive a buy-one-get-one FREE coupon good for tickets to see The Crowell's production of The Rocky Horror Show! Show dates are Friday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m., Saturday Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. and midnight, and Sunday Oct. 31 at 3 p.m.

The Time Warp is the dance made famous in the long-running movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and includes instructions in the lyrics to the song. It's super easy, and you'll get a great demonstration from The Croswell's cast of The Rocky Horror Show.

All ages are invited and encouraged to participate. But be warned: some costumes might get a little racy.
For more information about this attempt to break a Guinness World Record, or The Rocky Horror Show, visit www.croswell.org.

 (Reprinted from Encore Michigan)

JCC Presents. . .

“They’re Playing Our Song” is written by Neil Simon, with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager and music by Marvin Hamlisch. Based on the real-life relationship of Hamlisch and Sager, it is the story where a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat lyricist, but initially the match is not one made in heaven. The two undergo a series of trials and overcome a number of hurdles before finding true love by the final curtain. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Oct. 22, 23, 29 & 30, and 3 p.m. Oct. 24 & 31, in the Michael Baughman Theatre, Potter Center. Tickets are $5 adults, $3 for students and seniors. There is a special preview night Oct. 21, all tickets just $2. For more information, contact Sandy DiCesare, at 517.796.8625.

Cast list:

·         Vernon: Ryan Bennett

·         Sonia: Amy Campbell

·         Sonia’s Voices: Heidi Kelley, Amanda Marzano, Carly Jacobs

·         Vernon’s Voices: Derek Turson, Jeremy Moore, Andrew Wilson

 Production Staff:

·         Scenic Design: Michael Coy (JCC staff and alumni)

·         Co-Music Directors: Patti Clark (JCC alumni), Andrea Wynn (JCC student)

·         Vocal Director: Andrea Wynn (JCC Student)

·         Stage Manager: Justin McClure (JCC alumni)

·         Master Carpenter: Jeff Chatfield (JCC staff and alumni)

·         Choreographers: Aimie Smith, a JCC dance student taking an independent study class in choreography and choreographing this musical as part of the class.

Croswell Opera House Holds Auditions. . .

Croswell Opera House is holding auditions for a few young men, who can appear to be 16 - 22,  for principal roles.

Date/Time: Monday, October 18 at 8pm.  Other times/appts can be arranged.

Meet Me in St. Louis  runs the first two weekends in December – rehearsals will begin last week in October – early November. Interested? Call Jere L. Righter at the Croswell at 517-263-6868.

Here are a couple of performances you missed if you haven't checked out the Encore Theater in Dexter in the past year. Broadway's longest running Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Sarah Litzsinger, performing right in your neighborhood.

• Little Shop of Horrors - The Encore Musical Theatre Company, in Dexter, Michigan (Audrey)
• Oklahoma! - The Encore Musical Theatre Company (Ado Annie)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - The Encore Musical Theatre Company (Mrs. Lovett)

Now comes word that Sarah will be moving on to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival where she will star in Peter Pan the Musical. Read the Playbill article HERE.

Croswell Opera House Holds Auditions. . .

The Croswell Opera House in Adrian is holding auditions for Meet Me in St. Louis on Sunday, October 10 from 3 - 6 PM and on Monday, October 11 from 7 - 9 pm. Visit www.croswell.org or call the Croswell at 517-263-6868.

 

Croswell Opera House Offers Audition Workshop

On October 24th from 6 - 8 PM, Croswell Opera House in Adrian is offering an audition workshop for high school students. It will be held in their rehearsal room. If you are interested visit www.croswell.org for directions or call the Croswell at 517-263-6868.

 

theatresiena announces 2010/2011 Season

"Siena Heights University is a Catholic university founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters. Founded in the liberal arts tradition, Siena offers associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees. The university is headquartered in Adrian, Michigan with degree completion centers located throughout Michigan." Since Siena is less than an hour south of downtown Jackson. Check out this link to see what theatresiena has scheduled in the coming months.