The Croswell's Got Talent! Contest

Do you have a talent worth $1000 cash?

The Croswell is looking for any non-professional act or talent ...

AND WE MEAN ANY TALENT!

Do you sing, yodel, play an instrument, swallow fire, ride a unicycle or have any other unique talent?

THEN YOU NEED TO ENTER

"The Croswell's Got Talent!"

Contest

Log on to www.croswell.org to download an audition form.

Completed forms are due to the Croswell before 5:00pm on May 1st.

You will receive your scheduled audition time via email by May 4th.

Auditions are by appointment only

and will be schedule between 9am-3pm

SATURDAY, MAY 9TH @ the Croswell

THE TOP TALENTS WILL BE CHOSEN TO PERFORM AT THE CROSWELL'S ANNUAL BENEFIT SOIREE ON

SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH

WHERE THEY WILL COMPETE FOR CASH PRIZES!

Deal between Left of Center Theater Company, Brooklyn theater owner falls through

First reported in this week's Brooklyn Exponent, the Jackson Citizen Patriot posted this article on the end of Left of Center's valiant effort to restore the Star Theater in Brooklyn as a performance venue. Follow this link to read the article.

MisCast Cast Announced

MisCast is 'a strange and wonderful cabaret' according to Dave Dorrell, who designed the artwork. (Dave and his wife Jennifer were active members of Jackson's community theater before moving to Georgia many years ago.) Everyone who is participating in MisCast got to choose a song that belongs to a great role for which they are totally unsuited and would never be cast in! Great fun.

MisCast runs for two weekends with two different casts! Director Timm Richardson, who is putting the show together, is also serving as emcee. Accompanying most performers is Sherra Zuck.

Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th at 8:00 pm

CAST #1 (In no particular order) Gary Minix, Ann Holt, Lenny LaFleur, Leigh Ann Dusseau, Dusty Salyer, Randy Guernsey, Patricia Barrett, Karen Kidder-Barrett, Kiefer Navarre, Amanda Mahoney, Andrew Gorney, Mary Kathryn, Lyndsey Cole/Cara Guernsey/Carley Brake, David Fuller, and Timm Richardson

Friday, May15th and Saturday, May 16th at 8:00 pm

CAST #2 (Again in no particular order) Gary Minix, Bob Mulvihill, Roxie Mulvihill, Michael Cicirelli, Connor Pierce, Anne Fleming, Brenda Pilgrim, Antoinette LaCinski/Barb Palmer/Colleen Flynn, Denise Weber/Sarah Weber, Lisa Ykimoff, Megan Edwards, T.R. Krupa/Stephanie Pierce, Ethan Davis, Derek Turson, and Timm Richardson

Reservations can be made by calling The Bon Ton Room at 517-787-6733.

The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13)

Come see Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13) on Friday, April 17^th at the Michigan Theater. Doors open at 6:30 pm for refreshments (beer, wine, pop and regular concessions will be available), raffle ticket purchases and information booths. The show will start at 7:00.

A free will donation will be accepted for the Neighbors in Need effort to prevent homelessness in Jackson County.

Click here to see the trailer!

Dea Talmage dtalmage@uwjackson.org
United Way of Jackson County
Resource Development Associate
517-796-5119

Performance Network

Ann Arbor's Performance Network is in trouble. The theatre has to raise $40,000 by April 15th or it will close. Click here to read the short article. They have reached over $13,000 this evening towards their goal of $20,000. A group of Board members and long-time supporters will match all gifts made by April 15th up to $20,000, new donations or increased pledges, dollar for dollar, until the goal is reached.

Gary Wetzel-Righettini 1952 - 2009

The theatre community has lost a very special person. Gary Wetzel-Righettini was killed in a car accident on Saturday morning, April 4, 2009.

The family will hold visitation this Thursday, April 9, at Wetherby Funeral Home in downtown Jackson from 11:30 am until 12:30 pm. A service will follow.

Monday's paper has the following article. Click here.