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Thursday, May 03, 2012
Audition Call
Fandango Players, Summerside, will be staging Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, November 30-December 3, 2012
CALL FOR AUDITIONS
Fandango Musical Players Inc, a non profit community group, is calling for auditions for its production of Disney’s Broadway Musical “Beauty and The Beast”
Beauty and the Beast will be performed at Summerside Harbourfront Theatre November 30 and December 1,2,3, 2012.
Auditions will be held at the Fandango Room, McNeill Mall, Summerside from June 13 to June 17.
To book an audition time or for further information contact Sandra McNeill at fandangochoir_sandra@hotmail.com or 902-439-4093.
Annie
A CHARLOTTETOWN RURAL HIGH PRODUCTION
Director: Richard Haines
Music Director: Mark Parsons
Producers: Edwin Hughes & Marla Haines
Choreographer: Julia Sauvé
Vocal Coach: Julain Molnar
CONFEDERATION CENTRE OF THE ARTS
EVENING PERFORMANCES: May 10, 11, and 12th @ 8:00 PM
TICKETS $15 available at the Confederation Centre of the Arts Box Office
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on the Tribune Media Service Comic Strip Little Orphan Annie
TWO ACTS, RATED ‘G’
2004 National Tour Version
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
SYNOPSIS
The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. ANNIE is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Play Reading!
ACT (a community theatre) will be holding a play reading on Monday, May 7th in the meeting room at the Voluntary Resource Centre, 81 Prince Street, Charlottetown. The featured play will be Oscar Wilde’s “A Woman of No Importance”. Depending on the number of attendees, we will either assign roles or take turns around the table. Doors will open at 6:30 pm with a start time of 7:00 pm. Admission is free for ACT members, and $2 for non-members to help offset the photocopying costs. For further information or to RSVP, please contact Heather Parry, ACT Readings Coordinator at hparry@yahoo.ca or 892-5691.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Macbeth Casting Announcement
Terry Pratt, director, has announced the cast list for ACT’s September 2012 production of Macbeth in Robert Cotton Park, Stratford.
Dramatis Personae for MACBETH, Stratford PEI production
Duncan David Bulger
Malcolm Janaya Gallant
Macbeth Richard Haines
Banquo Keir Malone
Macduff Rob Reddin
Ross Adam Gauthier
Fleance Kassinda Bulger
Young soldier (= young Siward + messenger)
Ian Byrne
Seyton Gerry Gray
Boy, son of Lady Macduff TBA
Doctor Cyril Armstrong
Porter Justin Shaw
First murderer Michael Joslin
Second murderer Alex Morkunas
Lady Macbeth Catherine MacDonald
Lady Macduff Ashley Clark
Gentlewoman (Nurse to Lady Macbeth)
Joanne Mawhinney
Witch 1 Quinby Barrows
Witch 2 Sara McCarthy
Witch 3 Kathleen Haines
Apprentice witches Olivia Barnes,
Barbara Cairns,
Lucy Morkunas
The three apprentice witches will be crowd control, will have some singing as they do so, and probably some given lines, either from the play or as if from the play.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Search Your Closets
Opening Night Dress -ACT-OUT
Thursday March 29th,
Relatively Speaking, 7:30 p.m.
Do you miss wearing head-bands, tye-dyed shirts and torn jeans with sown-on flower patches?
Or did you never have the chance?
ACT’s sparkling, British comedy, Relatively Speaking, is set in the late 60’s/70’s.
Come to the show and opening night reception afterwards all dressed up for a Rolling Stones concert or for a garden party in 1960’s British high class elegance AND have your photo taken for free on the way in and posted on ACT’s Facebook page.
Remember to purchase your tickets from The Guild box office in advance to get your ACT membership discount. (Tickets sold on show date are NOT eligible for a discount)
See you there! I will be the one with flowers in my hair
Jennifer Shields
ACT-OUT Co-Ordinator
PS Please let Jennifer know if you intend to attend the reception.
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Thursday, March 08, 2012
Relatively Speaking its one funny play
Comedy comes to The Guild in Charlottetown as ACT (a community theatre) proudly presents “Relatively Speaking”, the celebrated farce by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn that opens March 29, the 45th anniversary of its London premiere.
Directed by the team of Brenda Porter and Paul Whelan, the shenanigans begin in 1960s London and lead to a lush manor house, where the meeting of two very different couples quickly turns the quiet English countryside on its ear in an entertaining combination of mistaken identity, mischief, and merriment.
The quartet of performers who bring this funny business to life are not new to the ACT stage. Ashley Clark, Adam-Michael James, and Keir Malone all appeared together in last fall’s highly successful production of “Sweeney Todd”, while Barbara Rhodenhizer makes a triumphant return with yet another of her memorable characters. Hosting the festivities is ACT veteran Anthony Welsh.
The laughter of “Relatively Speaking” rings for a limited, four-show engagement – March 29, 30, and 31 at 7:30PM, concluding with a Sunday matinée April 1 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $20 ($18 for seniors, students, and unwaged) and are available through The Guild’s web site, www.theguildpei.com, or by phone at 902-620-3333.
Friday, March 02, 2012
PEI Community Theatre Festival
Once again, ACT is producing the PEI Community Theatre Festival to mark World Theatre Day. The festival brings together a diverse group of amateur companies from around the province and gives them a venue, an audience, and an adjudicator. Wade Lynch, a popular past-adjudicator, returns this year. The PEICTF takes place on Saturday March 24th, beginning at 1pm at the Carrefour Theatrea (5 Acadien Drive - behind the QEH). ACT also has a submission for the festival, the hilarious “Sure Thing” by David Ives. Admission is by donation, and by popular demand, there will be cinnamon buns and refreshments for sale. Check back for a more detailed time-line of performances. For more information, or to volunteer for Front of House, please e-mail laurakbird@hotmail.com.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Macbeth Audition Call
Auditions for the September production of Macbeth by ACT will be held March 24, 2012. Contact bunty1948@gmail.com
Audition Call for Macbeth
ACT (a community theatre) will be producing Macbeth, outdoors in Cotton Park, Stratford, September 6-8 and 13-15. The play is being presented in conjunction with the Stratfords of the World 2012 reunion being held on Prince Edward Island. There will be public performances September 6-8 and 13, and special performances on September 14 and 15 for delegates to the reunion. Rehearsals will begin the first week of June and continue all summer.
The cast will include 14 men and 6 women. Actors 18 and over are invited to audition. Those who wish to audition are asked to read the play in advance. If they wish they may also prepare a monologue from any of Shakespeare’s plays and take a copy of the monologue to the audition.
Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 24, all day. Please e-mail: bunty1948@gmail.com to book an audition time. After March 4, you can also call 651-3612.
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
ACT presents Ayckbourn’s comedy Relatively Speaking
February 6, 2012
Charlottetown PE
The Guild will be filled with laughter this spring as ACT (a community theatre) stages the hit comedy Relatively Speaking by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Directors are Paul Whelan and Brenda Porter and cast members include Ashley Clark, Adam-Michael James, Keir Malone and Barbara Rhodenhizer. The Host for the evenings will be Tony Welsh. The four performances will take place March 29, 30 and 31 at 7:30pm and April 1 at 2:00pm. Tickets will be available online at theguild.com or from the box office (902.620.3333) from March 13. Admission is $20 regular and $18 seniors/students/unwaged.
Alan Ayckbourn has written a total of 76 full length plays (the most recent of which opens in 2012) but this feather-light farce is probably his best known work. With its timeless combination of dramatic irony, misunderstandings and brilliant wit, it should keep audiences happy for a very long time.
Briefly, the story concerns a young man who unexpectedly turns up at the home of a middle-aged couple he mistakenly believes to be his girl friend’s parents. The remainder of the plot must remain a secret. Ayckbourn says that he wanted to make people laugh when their seaside summer holidays were spoiled by the rain and they came into the theatre to get dry. The popularity of Relatively Speaking over the years attests to his success!
Click here to go to Relatively Speaking pictures in the gallery.
You forgot your slippers!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Cast for ‘Relatively Speaking’ Ready to Begin
After a great set of auditions, the ACT (a community theatre) cast for Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Relatively Speaking’ has been confirmed. Cast members are:
Greg - Keir Malone
Ginny - Ashley Clark
Philip - Adam-Michael James
Sheila - Barbara Rhodenhizer
Host - Tony Welsh.
Directors are Paul Whelan and Brenda Porter and rehearsals will begin on February 2nd.
So mark your calendars and tell your friends – this hilarious comedy will be on stage at The Guild March 29, 30, 31 (7:30pm) and April 1 (2:00pm).
Monday, January 16, 2012
“The Philosopher” auditions
Yuling Chen will be directing a play written by Dr. Malcolm Murray called “The Philosopher”. This is a one act play, and will be featured in the PEI Community Theatre Festival at the end of March. Auditions are going to be held at UPEI on January 18th in the Duffy Amphitheater (Room 135) and on January 19th in Kelly 237, both from 7 until 9pm. The auditions will be cold, and no experience is necessary. They will be looking for 3 males and 2 females for the show.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Read-Along Macbeth
ACT (a community theatre) will host a reading of Shakespeare’s Macbeth on February 15, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Southport Room of the Stratford Town Centre, 234 Shakespeare Drive, Stratford. Those attending will be invited to take turns reading various parts from an adapted script.
The script has been adapted for an upcoming production of Macbeth, out of doors in Robert Cotton Park, Stratford, in early September, 2012.
The director of the September show, Terry Pratt, adapted the script to better meet the challenges of staging the play’s scenes in various locations around Cotton Park. Pratt and UPEI Theatre Studies Co-ordinator, Greg Doran, will be present on February 15 to coach readers on delivering the Bard’s lines.
The September production will include public performances on September 6-8 and 13, and special performances on September 14 and 15 for delegates to the Stratfords of the World Reunion 2012 being held in Stratford, PEI. Auditions will be held in March.
Admission to Read-Along Macbeth is $2 to cover the cost of copying scripts and is free for ACT members. ACT memberships will be available at the door, as will more information about the upcoming production.
For further information on the reading, contact: Heather Parry: hparry@upei.ca
For further information on the September production, contact the producer, Bunty Albert: bunty1948@gmail.com.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Greg Hughes has died
It is with sadness that I have to tell you Greg Hughes died on December 23 of an apparent heart attack. He was 75 years old. He will be buried in Ancaster, Ontario.
Over the years Greg was a very active ACT member. He certainly holds the record for the most ACT program advertising sold!! His last advertising was for Evita. He attended all shows, if in town, and was an avid participant of ACT reading clubs and/or ACT Outs/Aways whenever they were held.
But Greg’s interests and activities were broader than ACT. He was an avid reader and bridge player. He was very interested in Genealogy and had been active in that community for a long time. He loved classical music and attended concerts frequently, wherever they were held. Greg was also the first certified teacher of Scottish Country Dancing on PEI and ran a SCD group in Charlottetown for many years.
Greg worked for the Federal government for many years. He was with DVA when the decision was made to move the department headquarters from Ottawa to Charlottetown. He retired from DVA more than ten years ago. Since retirement he took the opportunity to travel fairly extensively, both on cruises to interesting locations like the South America (including Machu Picchu) and Egypt’s Nile, and to visit friends and family. ACT Trial by Jury members may remember Greg’s relatives sitting in on our first run through in Summerside.
Greg will be missed by his many friends in ACT.
- Gerry
Monday, December 19, 2011
Cuso theatre postings
3 short-term jobs in El Salvador
Cuso International (the renamed CUSO) has posted three overseas job openings which may be of interest to theatre folks.
They are short-term—for 2 or 3 months ... working with a small municipality in El Salvador. It sounds like a challenging and exciting project. The positions:
• Stage Manager
• Vocal Coach
• Wardrobe Manager
Go to the volunteer openings website
http://volunteerplacementsoverseas.org/english/volunteeropenings.asp
... and find the three jobs at the bottom of the page under “Theatre and Arts”
Thursday, November 17, 2011
AMAHL and the NIGHT VISITORS
Famous made-for-TV opera coming to the Island in after-Christmas week
Have you noticed that as soon as Hallowe’en is finished, the stores are full of Christmas? We’re getting a bit of a head-start ourselves—to give you advance notice of a very special musical presentation that is coming for Christmastime.
It’s Gian-Carlo Menotti’s famous short opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors”. The Island’s classical choral group Coro Dolce will give performances in four churches during the time between Christmas and New Year’s. It will be a captivating and inspirational family experience during the holiday week.
Amahl is a 50-minute music-drama created for television in the early 1950s. It is the tale of the three kings on their way to Bethlehem, and what could be considered Jesus’ first miracle, in the simple home of a widow and her crippled son. It became and remains a magical Christmas tradition throughout North America.
The creative team for Coro Dolce’s PEI presentation is led by directors Terry Pratt and Carl Mathis, and engages the skilled experience of veterans of ACT - a community theatre. The orchestra has leading members of The Singing Strings as well as a number of professionals. There are two dozen actors and singers.
The schedule:
- Tuesday 27th December - Central Queens United church, Hunter River (preview performance)
- Wednesday 28th December - St. Paul’s Anglican church in Charlottetown
- Thursday 29th December - Trinity United church in Summerside
- Friday 30th December - Cornwall United church
All performances begin at 7:00 pm
Tickets would make a fine stocking-stuffer, don’t you think? They are reasonably priced at $14 and $8 for children 12-and-under, with a large-family rate. (For the Central Queens ‘preview’, admission is just $10.)
You can get tickets from each of the host churches, whether in advance or at the door. Phone contacts: Central Queens - 368-2838; St. Paul’s - 892-1691; Trinity Summerside - 436-3155; Cornwall United - 566-4052
Further information: 675-3672