CCCT Seeks Play Submissions for the 6th Annual  Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase

Coal Creek Community Theater of Louisville, CO seeks submissions for their 6th Annual Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase. Colorado playwrights are encouraged to submit their short plays by May 11, 2012.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

1. Scripts of 15 – 40 minutes in performance. No musicals or multiple act plays will be considered.
2. Only one (1) submission per playwright.
3. Playwrights must be from the state of Colorado. (Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for those living in towns that immediately border state lines)
4. Scripts must include a cast list with brief character descriptions and short summary of the play.
5. Preferred method of submission is electronic in either Word or PDF format.
6. If you wish to submit by USPS, 6 copies of each script must be submitted in standard manuscript format and bound, not stapled, with card stock cover. Copies will not be returned.
7. In either case, please include a cover letter with title of play, resume and ALL contact information for playwright:  address, phone and email address.
8. A short playwright bio or resume should be included.
9. Please send scripts: via email to ccctshowcase2012@hotmail.comor mail to CCCT Showcase, Attn: Play Reading Committee at P.O. Box 791, Louisville, CO 80027.
10. Deadline for submissions is May 11, 2012.  Finalists will be notified by July 9, 2012.
11. Submissions may have been performed as staged readings or educational projects.
12. Scripts that have been professionally published or performed will not be considered.
13. Playwrights whose work has been selected for the Showcase two years in a row must skip a year before submitting again.

All scripts submitted will be read, reviewed and scored by the members of the Play Reading Committee.  Three or four finalists (depending on the performance time of the selected pieces) will be chosen for a reader’s theater presentation at the Coal Creek Community Theater Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase on August 26, 2011.  The winner of that competition may be taken to the Colorado Community Theater Coalition Festival in 2012 in full production with playwright’s permission.

The winner of the 1^st Annual Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase, The Organist’s Daughter by William C. Kovacsik, won FIRST PLACE at the CCTC Festival and competed at the American Association of Community Theater’s Regional Competition in 2009, and the winner of the 3^rd Annual Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase, Senior Moments by Don Fried, earned its leading actor “Best Actor” honors at both the state and regional competitions in 2010 and 2011.  Don also received a special award at the AACT Regional Festival for his original work.  Other winners have since had their works published or performed throughout the region.

For more information on Coal Creek Community Theater, please visit www.ccctheater.org.

Spark Theater will be holding auditions for The Love Potion, the first show of it’s second season. Based on Machiavelli’s La Mandragola, needed are 6 men and 2 women for this physical comedy set in 1950′s Rome, directed by Spark Artistic Director, Michael Emmitt.

Auditioners are asked to prepare a 1 minute comedic monologue (preferably classical) and be prepared to read from the script.

Auditions will be held at Spark (240 South Broadway, 2nd floor) on Sunday April 22nd 6-10pm with callbacks Monday April 23rd 7-10pm. The show begins rehearsal in mid-June and plays July 27-August 25th on Thursday-Saturday nights. Those with travel plans in June and July are still encouraged to audition, as we can be flexible with rehearsal dates.

For more information or to set up an audition time, please email Michael: michael@sparktheater.org

The Man Who Came to Dinner, presented by The Longmont Theatre
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Directed by Nanci VanFleet
Rated PG-13
March 2012
16, 17, 18*, 23, 24, 25*, 26, 29, 30, 31
* Sunday performances are at 2:00 pm.
All others are at 7:30 pm

303-772-5200 or http://www.longmonttheatre.org/
An ebullient farce, The Man Who Came to Dinner tells the tale of noted acerbic wit, cultural critic, and egotistical radio personality Sheridan Whiteside. While on a lecture tour in Ohio, he condescends to have dinner at the house of dizzy matron Daisy Stanley, wife of a local conservative businessman. He slips and falls on their front steps and until his broken leg heals, the Stanleys are forced to put up (and put up with) the imperious invalid. This means enduring an unending stream of Whiteside’s whims, caprices and vitriolic bon mots, as well as his long-distance phone calls, eccentric guests and a variety of critters, ranging from penguins to octopi. You won’t want to miss one of the greatest screwball American stage comedies of the giddy, comedy-hungry 1930s.

Tracy Cravens
c 720-243-9374
Longmont Theatre Co. www.longmonttheatre.org or call 303-772-5200
The Longmont Chorale www.longmontchorale.org or call 303-651-7664

The Longmont Chorale celebrating 75 Years
“Favorites Concert” March 17, 2012

YOUTH THEATRE AUDITIONS
Professional training program looking for Springs’ top high school talent

Auditions for performance students interested in the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center‘s Youth Rep summer theatre program are set for March 19-20.

The FAC’s Youth Rep program, currently in its 13th year, is one of the only conservatory-based theatre programs for high school students (ages 14-18) in the country and is the only professional training program for student actors and technicians in the Pikes Peak Region.

• Performance students need to call 719.477.4382 to make an audition appointment.
o Auditions are March 19-20 between 5 – 9 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center.
o Following the audition process, registration begins for performance students on April 2.
• Technical students need to submit an application form, found here, by April 15, 2012.
o Following the application process, tech students are interviewed.

The Youth Rep program is held July 2 – Aug. 5. A complete calendar is distributed to students upon receipt of their registration materials. (There are no classes held on Wednesday, July 4.)

Taught by a faculty which includes over a dozen professional theatre artists, the students in the program meet eight hours a day for five weeks and are introduced to all elements of the theatre including vocal performance, speech, audition/monologue work, various styles of dance, clowning, fight choreography, make-up and costume design, art history, etc.

The students – ages 14-18 – work together in a conservatory format to design and stage a performance, this season the Youth Rep students’ work will culminate in public performances of the 1933 musical of Moss Hart and Irving Berlin, As Thousands Cheer. Performances dates are Aug. 2-5.

For more information about the Youth Rep audition process, types of classes and areas of study offered, pricing and more, visit the Fine Arts Center’s Youth Rep 2012 website.

If you have further questions, please feel free to call Clarissa Thomas (performance students), at 719.477.4335, or Chris Sheley (technical students) at 719.477.4355.

FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS …

And for the younger kids this summer, the Fine Arts Center offers a variety of programs that will capture the creative imaginations of kids ages 4-13 with flexible scheduling options. No audition is necessary, to register for these programs, call the FAC Box Office for more information at 719.634.5583.

CREATIVE PLAY // Ages 4-6
9-10:30a (Monday-Friday)
Cost per week: $120 Non-Members; $110 FAC Members

These week-long sessions, geared toward our youngest aspiring thespians will foster creativity and imagination through the use of dramatic play. Each week we will focus on a different theme so that students can enroll in multiple weeks without duplicating or missing any curriculum. We will focus on storytelling, combining arts techniques and improvisation. Classes stimulate concentration and collaboration as students learn to listen, work in a group, and express emotions through drama.
Session One – TELLING TALES – June 4-8
Session Two – BRINGING ART TO LIFE – June 11-15
Session Three – CREATIVE MOVEMENT – June 18-22
Session Four – MINI-MUSICAL SONG & DANCE – June 25-29

ACTOR’S TOOLBOX // Ages 7-9
11a – 1p (Monday-Friday)
Cost per week: $175 Non-Members; $160 FAC Members

These week-long sessions will work toward building stronger theatre techniques and enhance motivation and confidence in a group. Each week will focus on a different theme so that students can enroll in multiple weeks without duplicating or missing any curriculum. We will focus on characterization, acting basics, creating characters and improvisation.
Session One – FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING– June 4-8
Session Two – COMEDY (IMPROV) SPORTS – June 11-15
Session Three – CREATING YOUR OWN ORIGINAL WORK – June 18-22
Session Four – SING OUT! – June 25-29

PERFORMANCE LAB INTENSIVE // Ages 10-13
1:30 – 5:30p (Monday-Friday)
Cost per two-week session: $400 Non-Members; $375 FAC Members

These two-week sessions will engage students in creating a show, culminating in a performance for friends and family on the last evening of the session. The first session will focus on a one-act version of a classic Shakespeare play, while the second session will focus on musical theatre. Students enrolled in this lab intensive will be looked at for roles in Mainstage productions during the coming 2012-2013 season.
Session One – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare – June 4-15
Session Two – FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME – June 18-29

– The Aurora Fox will be holding auditions for our summer youth productions on Saturday, April 21 from 10am – 4pm and Sunday, April 22 from 9am – noon. Auditions will be held at The Aurora Fox. (9900 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010). Call 303-739-1970 to schedule an appointment or listen to additional audition information. Callbacks will be held Mon., Apr. 23 & Tue., Apr. 24, 6-10pm by invitation only.
Roles available for: volunteer children (ages 7-18) and adult professional actors (Non-Equity).

All actors must memorize a one minute monologue, appropriate to their age & children’s theatre, preferably from a published play. Actors should dress comfortably & be prepared to move. Please bring a printed photo (school picture or Polaroid is fine) & the family’s Spring & Summer schedules (May, June & July.) Scheduling is extremely important! Roles may include music or dance so actors should let us know if they have any other performance oriented skills, or play a musical instrument. Participation fee is $50 per youth.

Background: Little Foxes Children’s Theatre performs two plays each summer. This year’s plays will run for 3 weeks, Monday through Saturday at 10am and 1pm, for a total of 18 performances.
• Rehearsals are held at the Aurora Fox, Mon. – Sat., for 5 weeks, beginning May 14th.
• In general, May and early June weekday rehearsals are between 4 & 7pm, Saturday and weekday June & July rehearsals are between 9am-1pm (3pm for technical and dress rehearsals).
Casting is based upon schedule, commitment, skill, experience, personality, physical appearance and a desire to learn & work well with others.

The first production is Charlotte’s Web by Joseph Robinette. Based on the book by E.B. White. Rehearsals are May 14- June 11. No rehearsal on May 28th. Performance dates are June 12 – June 28, 2012.

About the Show: The Children’s Literature Association named this “the best American children’s book of the past two hundred years,” and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation. All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.” Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the “miracle” of her web in which she writes, “Some pig.”

The second production is The Pirate Show by Mark Landon Smith. Rehearsals are June 7- July 9. No rehearsal on July 4th. Performance dates are July 10 – July 26, 2012.

About the Show: The Pirate Show is a family oriented comedy adventure on the high seas with swashbuckling pirates, sea battles, buried treasure and pygmies. Orphaned siblings, Nigel and Virginia , are living under the cruel Miss Persimmon Crudmudgeon. Fed up with their life, the brother and sister flee. Nigel and Virginia hide in pier side barrels, but they are separated as the all-female crew of the Pretty Penelope and the all-male crew of El Bandido Loco accidentally kidnap them. Both crews are in pursuit of the treasure of Captain Mauvebeard and the Caribbean Ruby, buried on Pygmy Island. Great fun for all!

Denver’s Dangerous Theatre and MB Productions are proud to present

the Denver Premiere of the off-Broadway and West End hit

CONFESSIONS OF A MORMON BOY.

Sponsored by MileHighGayGuy.com

All performances at:

Denver’s Dangerous Theatre
2620 W. 2nd Ave. #1 ~ Denver, CO 80219
www.dangeroustheatre.com
Box Office: 720-233-4703

PRESS CONTACT: Winnie Wenglewick 720-233-4703 or Winnie@dangeroustheatre.com

Before The Book of Mormon, there was a Mormon Boy!

Confessions of a Mormon Boy

Written and performed by Steven Fales

Based on original direction by Tony Award Winner Jack Hofsiss

ONLY *5* Performances

March 29^th – April 1^st

Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 7:30

Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00

Tickets:

$30 for evening performances

$25 for matinee performances

$5.00 discount available for students, seniors, military and members of the Colorado Theater Guild.

Online ticket purchase: http://dangeroustheatre.ticketleap.com/mormon-boy/

An absolute hit in cities across the US as well as London’s West End and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play has toured extensively all over the country and internationally. Steven Fales finally finds his way to Denver to perform his controversial, critically acclaimed, award-winning off-Broadway hit, CONFESSIONS OF A MORMON BOY. What better venue than atDenver’s Dangerous theatre?

This 90-minute solo play recounts how Steven went from being the perfect Mormon boy inUtahto a high-priced call boy inNew York Cityand how he found a middle ground. This provocative and inspiring true story takes the audience from his Mormon mission to Portugal and temple marriage, through reparative therapy, excommunication, divorce, prostitution and crystal meth addiction as he struggles to reclaim his self, his two children and his ‘Donny Osmond smile.’ Says Fales, “This is his contribution to help end spiritual abuse and religious violence in churches, mosques, and synagogues.”

Steven Fales is former son-in-law of celebrated Mormon poet Carol Lynn Pearson.

Here are some links to some video promos on youtube:

Fun docu-montage (interviews and comedy) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60hbvqmTswk

Excommunication Scene (more serious): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwCXiL61fCI

Crystal Meth Scene (edgy): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy2v1aeTa-0

 ”I’m thrilled to finally be doing CONFESSIONS inDenver. It has been on my short list for a long time. I hope to warmDenverup for THE BOOK OF MORMON. And I have a few mission companions in the area. I hope they come to the show and see the new Elder Fales!”  …Steven Fales

Why is Winnie thrilled to have of Confessions of a Mormon Boy at Dangerous Theatre?  Lots of good press….

“It’s impossible not to marvel.”  -The Scotsman

 

“Brilliantly acted and beautifully written.”  –Irish Daily Mail

 

“Fales captivates his audience with a sometimes moving, often funny, and occasionally shocking odyssey from sexual denial to emotional salvation.”  –What’s On Stage London (Four Stars)

 

“There’s something here that every gay man can relate to.  And, my, how the boy entertains.”

–LondonGay Times (Five Stars)

 

“It is fantastic. One of the best one-man shows we’ve seen.”  –GAYDAR RadioUK

 

“The stuff of great theatre.”  –Associated Press

 

“An exceptional achievement to rank beside the best of the solo genre.

Wrenchingly honest, hilariously jubilant, and utterly clear-eyed. ”     — Los Angeles Times (Critic’s Choice)

 

“An astonishing generosity of spirit . . . with fierce comedy and sharp intelligence.

He bares his soul . . . feels like a sacred gift.”    –BostonGlobe

 

“An uncommonly powerful, gripping, and very moving piece of theatre.”   –ChicagoTribune

 

“The story couldn’t be more timely.”  –San FranciscoChronicle

 

“A masterful story teller and one hell of a writer. Sexy and harrowing. A play that transcends religion, gender, and sexuality.”   –San FranciscoExaminer

 

“Fales is such a perceptive writer. As moving as it is funny.”   –New YorkDaily News

 

“Brokeback Mormon . . . a rare blast of lyricism.”  — Variety

 

“A quintessentially American once-upon-a-time of sexual identity crisis and selfhood.”  — Village Voice

 

“A very funny, poignant, and surprising story of self-acceptance and the happiness in finding spiritual connections.”  –Las VegasReview-Journal

 

“Breathtaking. Makes you want to say Amen.”  –San DiegoUnion-Tribune

 

“An absorbing tale about the universal human search for belonging.  Gay or not, Mormon or not, it is something we can all relate to.”  –SaltLakeTribune

 

“Rare and skillful. A fine writer and actor.”  –ChicagoSun-Times

 

“Honest, moving, whimsical, sobering, tender and cathartic.” –Miami Herald

“Ridiculous, inventive and yet oddly old-school fun, all at once.” - Denver Post

“By the time I left, my cheeks and belly hurt from laughing.” – HelloDenver.com

“Shirley’s bits draw from Chaplin, vaudeville, Christopher Guest, Monty Python and the early years of “Saturday Night Live.” – Denver Post

Describing Rattlebrain has proven to be a difficult task. How does one describe a show that uses elements of comedy, music, video, poorly performed magic, shadow puppetry, juggling without hands and fake ventriloquism?

You see our point.

Ever since Dave was about 16 years old juggling on the streets of Denver and Boulder Colorado he had a vision for a show that would incorporate all of his useless skills. Back then, there weren’t as many useless skills to draw upon but years later Dave has enough useless skills to combine them into one hilarious one man show that is guaranteed to be like nothing you have ever seen.

You’ll walk away with an experience that will leave you laughing while wondering, “What the hell was that?” all at the same time. And after your friends ask you what the show was about; if you come up with a great answer, we would love to hear it.

WHAT: Dave Shirley’s Rattlebrain
WHEN: March 23rd to April 14th, 2012. Performances are as follows:
Friday and Saturday nights: shows at 7:30 pm
WHERE: The Avenue Theater, 417 E 17th Ave in Denver, 303.321.5925.

CAST: Dave Shirley began his illustrious performing career on the streets of Denver and Boulder Colorado juggling fire and swallowing razor blades for one dollar at a time. It was there that he began to learn skills that had very little purpose in life. Talents such as eating fire, doing magic tricks and balancing objects brought him lots of joy but practically no recognition. After honing his acting skills in traditional theater and improvisation, he created Rattlebrain Theater Company with his wife Jane in the lower level of the D&F Clock Tower. It was there that he acted as the head writer and Artistic Director for their critically acclaimed original comedies. Dave was fortunate to tour the nation in 2 original comedies Triple Espresso and The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron. He has now focused his energy on a brand new one man show that he sometimes describes as “all things Dave finds funny” utilizing his lifetime of useless skills and putting them into a single show with the sole purpose of making you laugh.

COST: Individual tickets are $20.00 at The Avenue Theater box office.

CONTACT: For more information please contact Dave Shirley at (303) 919-9698 or rattlebrained@gmail.com. For more information about tickets and show times, please contact The Avenue Theater at 303-321-5925 or visit www.AvenueTheater.com

Bad Dates
A special engagement one-woman show at The Edge
Last chance to see this production: March 9, 10

Purchase Tickets

DENVER’S DANGEROUS THEATRE

Audition on Sunday, March 25th at 7:00pm

Auditions held at:
Denver’s Dangerous Theatre
2620 W. 2nd Ave. #1
Denver, CO 80219

Instead of choosing a specific play to produce in May/June 2012, Denver’s Dangerous Theater is going to try something a little different. This will be an “ACTOR’S CHOICE” audition. There will be 4-5 plays that will be possible for production. The actors who choose to come to the audition will determine what play is produced. EVERYONE who is interested will need to be there at 7:00 when the possible plays will be introduced. Actors will then audition and state which play(s) and/or characters they would be interested in when they audition. EVEYONE will watch the auditions together so actors interested in the same play may be asked to read together. Who knows, depending on how many actors show up, we may produce two plays. The play(s) to be produced will be determined by the end of the audition and rehearsals will start immediately. (March 26th will be the first read through).

This is known. Rehearsals will be on (most) Mondays – Thursdays

The run dates of the play are as follows:

May 4 – June 9th,
Fridays at 7:30, Saturdays at 7:00 and a couple Sunday Matinees at 1:00
NOTE: NO PERFORMANCES OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

If we find a 2nd production to cast it will run the same dates on Fridays @ 9:30 and Sundays at 3:00 NOTE: NO PERFORMANCES OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

Never heard of Denver’s Dangerous Theatre?

We only produce unpublished works that have never been staged in Denver. We pay our actors. 50% of the house is dedicated to paying the cast, playwright and staff at Dangerous Theatre. So there is no guarantee how much payment will be but payments for previous productions: Black Stockings (2 actors/$200 each) Kentucky Claus (9 actors/$167 each) Kama Sutra (2 actors/$600 each) Here Be Dragons (3 actors/ $160 each) We have produced over 20 productions since 2007. Only 6 have ever been reviewed, so if getting reviews is important, don’t bother to audition. Our website is www.DangerousTheatre.com for more information.

Who should audition?

Anyone (19+) who likes to take a chance on a new play at a theatre that produces plays no one knows about. Any level of experience is welcome to audition. If you are the kind of actor who will audition, get a part, accept the part, then continue to audition elsewhere and drop the part you previously accepted then please don’t bother to audition at Dangerous Theatre. Professionalism is expected.

If you wish to be part of this audition please either call Winnie Wenglewick at 720-233-4703 or send her an email to Winnie@dangeroustheatre.com for further details and to register to participate.

Ignite Theatre will present the Regional Premiere of Keith Bunin’s The Busy World is Hushed (directed by Bernie Cardell) from March 23 through April 15, 2012 in the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre (9900 East Colfax, Aurora, CO 80010). Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 6:00pm. Tickets: $25 – adults/$16 – students/$12 – groups of 6+. http://lucentperformingarts.org/busyworld.php.

A skillful mix of comedy and drama, The Busy World is Hushed examines the contradictions we find in our faith, our families and ourselves. Never preachy and claiming no answer to the age-old challenge of reconciling a benevolent god with human suffering, this show encompasses an engaging mix of human interest, religious debate, and complex relationships.

We meet a widowed Episcopal minister (Mari Geasair) in the process of translating a long-lost gospel, her long-absent gay son (Tim McGrath) who returns in an effort to understand the circumstances of his father’s death, and the man who may be able to heal the breach between them (Chris Silberman). The play (its title drawn from an Episcopal prayer) is about the intricacies of faith and doubt — what one believes, how one comes to beliefs and why one believes. It also tackles issues of sexuality, love, loss, predestination vs. free will, and why religion, faith and the human heart can’t always be reconciled.

“Rooting through the intricate tangle of motivations that undergird personal faith, Bunin offers an empathetic and fair-minded view of religion: not as some derisory opiate of the people but as morphine for someone in possibly mortal pain.” —Time Out NY.

Please note this play contains mature themes and adult language