[Theatre Happenings] Area Theatre Happenings: January 8, 2008

Tue Jan 8 13:53:23 CST 2008

Theatre Happenings
in Huntsville, Decatur and Thereabouts

Welcome to this week’s edition of Theatre Happenings, a compendium of imminent productions in the North Alabama and South Central Tennessee area (for all the theatre-goers), as well as a head’s up about upcoming auditions (for all the actors, most of whom are also theatre-goers).
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Summary of This Week's Events. 
Details further down in the email. Clicking one of these links takes you to the event description on my website.

"High School Musical" (STAAR) 

Renaissance Theatre - Open Auditions (RT) 
"A Genesis Found" (Wonder Films) 

Music, Martinis and More (IMP) 

Add a New Event
Got a theatre event (production, audition, etc.) you'd like people to know about? Let us know about it, we'll post it and send out notices in the Theatre Happenings email list.  www.puckettpublishing.com/theatre_events/submit_a_new_theatre_event.htm
Attention! New Web-Based Service Starting Up: Theatre People
I've created some new web pages on the site. The pages are a place for theatre people (actors, tech, directors, etc) to list themselves, so that they can easily be found when those people who are putting on productions need to find them. It's located at:
http://www.puckettpublishing.com/theatre_people/theatre_people.htm
So far, it's just got me and a few musicians who've signed up. But if all you actors and techies will click on over there, and start sending me your info, it could very well become a viable and quite useful resource. As it says on the web page, "This is a place to find people who do things theatrical. Yes, we hold auditions to find actors, we know people who design sets, who work back stage, play instruments, etc. But sometimes we can't find all the people needed in a production by our tried and true mechanisms. So this forum exists as a sort of clearinghouse/meeting place."
Anyway, I'd be pleased if you give it a look and consider throwing your info in the pool. It will be interesting to see how useful it can be.

Upcoming Productions

These are the shows either currently in production, or else coming up within the next two weeks.

STAAR
High School Musical
Southern Tennessee Area Arts Repertory (STAAR) presents Disney's "High School Musical."
Date and Times: 

January 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25 at 7:00 pm 
January 26 at 2:00 pm 
All shows at STAAR Theatre, 105 N. 1st St., Pulaski, Tennessee.

Directed By: MaryAnn Trimble, Tammy Pierchoski, and Sandy Slayton

Tickets: $15. Call 931-363-8804. Tickets are also available at the Coffee Corner just south of the square in Pulaski on 2nd St.

Contact: Pierchoskis at aol.com, or call 931-363-8804.

Other Info: Based on a Disney Channel original movie written by Peter Barsocchini, music adapted, arranged and produced by Bryan Louiselle, book by David Simpatico. Featuring Nate Danielson as Ryan Evans, Kate Byrd as Sharpay Evans, Courtney Pierchoski as Gabriella Montez and Seth Teegarden as Troy Bolton.

www.staar-arts.org

Auditions

Okay, thespians and thespian wannabees! Here's your chance to tread the boards. Audition opportunities are herein listed.

Renaissance Theatre
Open Auditions
Renaissance Theatre will hold open auditions for 2008 shows.

Location and Times: 

Auditions will be held at Renaissance Theatre, 1214 Meridian Street in Huntsville on Saturday, Jan. 12 (2008) at 10:00 AM.

Be Prepared: Bring a prepared monologue and/or a few bars from a musical piece to sing a capella. Even if you’ve auditioned for Renaissance Theatre before, come to express your interest in working with the 2008 lineup of shows including such productions as: "Murder on the Nile" (production dates in May) (callbacks by February 3rd/4th), "La Cage Aux Folles" (production dates in August), "The Rocky Horror Show" (production dates in October).

Contact: Call 256-536-3117.

www.renaissancetheatre.net

Wonder Mill Films
Wonder Mill Films announces auditions for the narrative feature film: "A Genesis Found".

Date and Times: 

Tuscaloosa, January 19th 1:00pm: The University of Alabama Ferguson Center (room 305) 
Nashville, Janurary 26th 1:00pm: Bongo After Hours Theatre(2007 Belmont Blvd) 
Birmingham, February 9th, 1:00pm: UAB Theatre Department 
Huntsville, February 16th 1:00pm: The Dwelling Place gymnasium (2250 Redstone Rd.) 
Contact: auditions at wondermillfilms.com

Other Info: Callbacks will be in Huntsville at The Dwelling Place on Saturday, Feb.23rd.

www.wondermillfilms.com

Other Events

Other events related to local theatre are listed here.

Independent Musical Productions
Music, Martinis and More
Location and Time: January 18, 2008 at the Heritage Club in Huntsville.
Featuring talent and songs from our recent productions, ballroom dancing demonstration of the salsa, a "How to" Waltz lesson, a silent auction and a wonderful dining experience brought to you by the fine chefs at the Heritage Club. Our third annual fundraising event co-sponsored by The Heritage Club's Shakers Club.

Contact: Phone 256-337-9071 or email sstricklin at gwjre.com

www.imphuntsville.org

Chuck Puckett, Esq., BS, ~MS, ThD www.puckettpublishing.com "The unexamined life is not worth living." (Socrates) "The unexamined faith is not worth believing." (Chuck) "Anger is a wind that blows out the lamp of the mind." (Arabian proverb) "I don't want to steal the show... I only want to borrow it for a while." (Chuck) 
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