ALL SHOOK UP Matt Byrne Media Written By: Inspired by the Songs of Elvis Presley. Book by Joe DiPietro. Directed By: Matt Byrne Musical Director: Mike Pitman Choreographer Sue Pole Somewhere in the midwest in the 1950s, Chad, a hip-swiveling, guitar-playing roustabout, is being released from prison ("Jailhouse Rock"). The warden doesn't appreciate a guy like Chad ridin' into town, playin' his music and excitin' the local women. With a sneer, Chad rides off. In a nearby dreary little town, Natalie, a young mechanic, is dreaming of love and adventure. She yearns for one true love to take her away, but she doesn't realize that her best friend Dennis has a secret crush on her. Sitting in Sylvia's, the local honky tonk, the whole town sings the blues ("Heartbreak Hotel"). Natalie's widowed father Jim enters and joins in, until they're interrupted by the roar of a motorcycle: it is Chad, the most gorgeous man any of the women in this town have ever seen! Most swoon for him, but one unlucky girl has the displeasure of FAINTING before him, riding into town ("Roustabout"). Chad is in need of a mechanic and he's introduced to Natalie, who is instantly smitten ("One Night With You") and promises to fix his bike, wanting to hold him in her arms. Chad asks about any excitement in town, but he's told that excitement is outlawed under the Mayor's strict rules: no tight pants, no public necking, and worst of all, NO LOUD MUSIC! Chad, incensed, promises to breathe some life into this sad, little town and he touches a broken-down jukebox, and it immediately comes to life ("C'mon Everybody"). So does the town! If you enjoy a good story, lots of wonderful music, a big cast and a good time - this is the show! All the songs are Elvis Presley's. This story of romance and dreams is based around the songs of Elvis Presley. It's Shakespeare meets Elvis - let's rock! Roles Available: For all of those who are asking... WHAT PARTS ARE THERE?! There are a TON! And they're all GREAT! CAST OF CHARACTERS: NATALIE HALLER (Early 20's): a mechanic. CHAD: a great-lookin', motorcycling, guitar-playing, leather-jacketed roustabout. JIM HALLER (mid 40's-50's): Natalie's widowed father. SYLVIA (mid 40's): the no-nonsense owner of SYLVIA'S HONKY-TONK. LORRAINE: Sylvia's 16 year-old daughter. DENNIS: a young, awkward, aspiring dentist. MISS SANDRA: the beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town's museum. MAYOR MATILDA HYDE (mid 40's-50's): the town's conservative mayor. DEAN HYDE: Matilda's 16 year-old son. He has grown up at a military boarding school. SHERIFF EARL (mid 40's-50's): the law in town. A man of not many words. PLUS A BIG CHORUS. Rehearsals: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. - 10.30 p.m. & Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Performances: July 7-10, 13-17 July 22-24 & July 31 at 8 p.m. July 10, 17, 24 & 31 at 2 p.m. Arts Theatre July 7-17 Shedley Theatre July 22-24 Chaffey Theatre 31 Information Night: Monday, March 8 at St. Philip's Church Hall at the corner of Staffa Street and Galway Avenue, Broadview at 7.30 p.m. Auditions: Sunday March 14. Group Auditions 9 a.m. to 10.45 a.m. Individual Appointments from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mighty Good Studios at 1a Frederick Street, City (off Sturt Street) More Information: Audition Contact Name: Matt Byrne Audition Contact Phone: 0419335966 Audition Contact Email: mbm@adelaide.on.net BETWEEN MOUTHFULS OPUS Performing Arts Community Written By: Alan Ayckbourn Directed By: Patricia Andrews This sophisticated comedy gradually uncovers the fact that Donald Pearce's business trip to Italy and Polly's three week holiday has a basis of infidelity. Tensions flare and the waiters involvement does not pour oil on troubled waters. We see marriages crumble, women walk out and men do what men do best, retire to the bar together! Roles Available: The Cast of five (5) is as follows: Donald Pearce - about 50 years old, suave, well to do business man. Emma Pearce - Donald's wife. Fed up with her husbands lack of fidelity. Martin - An employee of Donald Pearce. Thinks mainly about his work. Polly - young mother, attractive, rather bored with her husband Waiter - superior, wonderful facial expressions a pain in the side of his customers. The very plum role in the play. Performances: Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of May Hopgood Theatre Auditions: March 14th 1pm - 3pm Lecture Theatre (Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga adjacent to Colonades Shopping Centre) More Information: Please contact Patricia Andrews on (08) 8387 0957 for more information. THE SORCERER SA Light Opera Society (SALOS) Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by Sir William Gilbert Directed By: Director :Pam Tucker Musical Director: Peter Potts The villagers of Ploverleigh have gathered to celebrate the betrothal of the aristocratic Alexis to the equally aristocratic Aline. Only Constance seems unhappy, confiding to her mother that she is in love with Dr Daly, the local vicar. He, on the other hand, believes himself to be unlucky in love, and Constance's mother is unable to persuade him otherwise. When Alexis and Aline arrive, the betrothal ceremony takes place. Left alone with the Aline, Alexis reveals his plan to implement the principal that love should unite all classes and ranks. He has arranged for John Wellington Wells, a sorcerer, to prepare a love potion to affect the entire village. Wells mixes the potion which is added to a teapot. All of the villagers except Alexis, Aline and Wells drink it and, after experiencing some hallucinations, for unconscious. In Act 2, the villagers wake at midnight and proceed to fall in love, each with the first person of the opposite sex that appears. The matches are all comically unsuitable, but Alexis is pleased with the results and suggests that he and Aline should partake of the potion themselves to seal their love. Hurt, Aline refuses, offending him. In the mean time, Wells has come to regret the results of his magic -- even more so when the fearsome Lady Sangazure falls in love with him. Aline changes her mind and drinks the potion, but the first person she sees is Dr. Daly, so she falls in love with him. Alexis, rejected by Aline, appeals to Wells to reverse the spell, at this requires either Alexis all Wells to yield his life to Ahrimanes. Roles Available: Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre, an Elderly Baronet (bass-baritone) Alexis, of the Grenadier Guards, his son (tenor) Dr. Daly, Vicar of Ploverleigh (lyric baritone) Notary (bass) John Wellington Wells, of J. W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers (comic baritone) Lady Sangazure, a Lady of Ancient Lineage (contralto) Aline, her Daughter, betrothed to Alexis (soprano) Mrs. Partlet, a Pew Opener (contralto) Constance, her Daughter (soprano (1877) or mezzo-soprano or soprano (1884)) Chorus of villagers (Male and Female) More details on: www.salos.websyte.com.au math.boisestate.edu/GaS/sorcerer/html gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/sor.htm Rehearsals: Wednesdays and Fridays 7.30pm - 10.00pm from Late April Performances: July 15, 16 and 17 at 8.00pm Matinees 17 and 18 at 2.00pn Goodwood Institute, 166 Goodwood Road, Goodwood, SA Information Night: Monday March 8 at 7.30pm Auditions: By appointment Only -Monday March 15 St Elizabeth's Anglican Church, 12A Dwyer Road, Warradale More Information: Contact Pam Tucker or Peter Potts. Phone Pam on 8294 6582 or email salightoperasociety@gmail.com. BYE BYE BIRDIE Balaklava Community Arts Written By: C.Strouse/L.Adams/S.M.Robinson Directed By: Danielle Mudge/ Kelly Bickle Bye Bye Birdie tells the story of a rock and roll singer; Conrad Birdie - an Elvis type who is about to be drafted into the army. Albert Peterson, his agent is a very pleasant, mild-mannered young man. Albert's faithful secretary, Rose Alvarez, keeps him and Birdie moving forward in the world, organising Birdie to bid a typical American teenage girl good bye with an all-American kiss. Kim MacAfee in Sweet apple, Ohio, wins the honour. The arrival of Birdie in Sweet Apple causes people of all ages to swoon. and it is decided that birdie will give his one last kiss on the Ed Sullivan show. Birdie becomes disgusted with his life and goes out on the town with the teenagers. Rosie, still waiting for that band of gold from Albert after eight years, invades a shriners' meeting. An extremely hilarious ballet ensues. Bye Bye Birdie is a classic musical for all ages. Roles Available: All: Teenagers and adults Rehearsals: Rehearsing from March to June Performances: 25th, 26th, 27th June 2010 Balaklava Town Hall Information Night: Sunday 14th March at 1:30pm at Horizon Christian School Balaklava Auditions: Sunday 21st March from 1:30pm Horizon Christian School Balaklava More Information: Audition Contact Name: Lenice Cox - Producer Audition Contact Phone: (08) 88621173 Audition Contact Email: bicks1@bigpond.com THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES The Stirling Players Written By: Joanna Murray-Smith Directed By: Erik Strauts What happens if a famous feminist is held captive in her own home by a deranged young fan? Add an unhappy daughter who sides with the fan, her genial but thick husband, a self absorbed taxi driver, and a gay publisher and you have mayhem with a twist! Roles Available: 1 F & 1 M 50s/60s 1F & 1 M 30s 1F 20s 1 M 20s - dark skin preferred but not essential Rehearsals: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7.30 - 10pm Some Sundays Performances: Sept. 24, 25 8pm; 26, 4pm; Oct. 1, 2, 8pm; 3, 4pm; 8, 9 8pm. At The Stirling Community Theatre, Avenue Road, Stirling Auditions: Tuesday 23 March at 7pm Stirling Community Theatre More Information: For further information contact: Erik Strauts on 0438 275 814 TWELFTH NIGHT Urban Myth: Theatre of Youth Written By: William Shakespeare Directed By: Glenn Hayden Urban Myth's biannual Shakespeare in the Park returns with one of the Bard's greatest comedies, Twelfth Night. The plot: A woman dresses up as a man, then falls in love with a man (who doesn't know she's really a woman), while the woman this man is in love with falls in love with her (the woman dressed as a man)...Got it? Good! Artistic Director Glenn Hayden will once again guide the Urban Myth members as they present an interpretation of the play that remains true to the text whilst entertaining a modern audience. The text of Twelfth Night allows a cast that can be quite diverse in age. Some of the characters are older relatives or friends of other characters and we would like to have some age differences to play with in the ensemble. We are primarily looking for actors between the ages 15 to 26. We are looking for an ensemble of between 15 and 20 actors. Urban Myth productions require commitment and the willingness to do the preparation work needed outside of rehearsals. Please only audition if you can be a committed cast member. REMEMBER...for those of you wanting to be involved in the production but are not able to commit as much time as the main cast, the support ensemble will be commencing rehearsals in third term. You can enroll for the support ensemble NOW. MUSICIANS: We will be looking to form a production jazz band in third term. If you or you think your schools musicians would be keen please let us know. We will be looking to create a music ensemble of up to 8max who will be on stage for the most of the play. To audition you will need to prepare: * A 1.5 minute Shakespeare speech from one of the comedies. (Don't panic!!! Just give a rendition of what YOU understand the speech to be) * 1 Joke (no more than 1 minute in length) Your audition pieces MUST be rehearsed. Please wear loose fitting clothes that you can move well in, as part of the audition will be a workshop. **Because Urban Myth Theatre of Youth is a Youth Theatre Company, this is part of their "user-pay" Workshop Program. Each term is $155 per student and there is a $11 Membership fee. Roles Available: Orsino (lover of romance, a leader, a man's man) Duke of Illyria: The ruler of Illyria. Powerful and a gentleman, he is obsessed with gaining the hand in marriage of the fair Lady Olivia, unaware that he himself has a secret admirer. Viola and disguised as a man, Cesario: (quite strong, intelligent, great sense of humor) The secret admirer of Orsino, Viola comes to work for Orsino when having been shipwrecked, she disguises herself as a man, and works for the Duke. Much favored by the Duke, Viola is entrusted to convey the Duke's love to Countess Olivia. This later causes problems for Viola, who serves her master faithfully, despite desiring Orsino for herself and being the unwitting (and unwilling!) target of Countess Olivia's affections. Viola has a brother, called Sebastian who is identical to her male appearance as Cesario; she fears that he died when their ship broke up at the beginning of the play. A Sea Captain: (of the gentlemanly persuasion) A friend to Viola, he helps her to disguise herself as Cesario. He initially reports Sebastian dead. Lady Olivia: ('Modern gal' and a bit of a fashion victim, not used to not getting what she wants, a good soul though) A countess of high social standing and great beauty, her hand in marriage is desired by Orsino. She has resigned herself to seven years solitude following the loss of first her father and then her much loved brother. Spurning love in all its forms, she shuns Orsino's romantic overtures, but at the sight of Cesario, falls deeply in love, causing many problems for Cesario (really Viola). She later marries Sebastian, who looking exactly like Cesario, also steals Lady Olivia's heart. Sebastian: ( he is the 'blond' romantic, full of life and love and passion) Viola's twin brother. When the ship he and Viola were traveling on sinks, he fears his sister dead, as her sister does of him. Frequently mistaken for Cesario, Sebastian eventually is reunited with his sister, earlier taking the hand the willing Countess Olivia as his wife. Antonio: (rough, tough and the best of men. He's a good solid friend) A Sea Captain by trade, Antonio is a man with many enemies in the Duke Orsino's court. Nonetheless he accompanies Sebastian in his travels. Memorable for the expression, "That danger shall seem sport...." (Act II, Scene I). Sir Toby Belch, (alcoholic, damn fine sense of humor. Robust) Uncle to Olivia: As Olivia's uncle, Sir Toby passes away his time drinking in Olivia's house with fellow drinker Sir Andrew Aguecheek, much to the displeasure of Olivia, her servant Maria and Olivia's uptight and humorless steward Malvolio. A great schemer of practical jokes, Sir Toby enjoys playing tricks on Malvolio, his friend Sir Andrew and anyone else who captures his fleeting attention. Sir Andrew Aguecheek: (a clown without knowing it.... a camp fool, but not 'gay'. He's weak of body and mind. Loves to party) The drinking partner of Sir Toby, he too pushes Lady Olivia's patience and hospitality with his continuously loud and lewd behavior. Described by Sir Toby as being "as tall a man as any's in Illyria", Sir Andrew is not overly intelligent, Sir Andrew like Sir Toby having little love for the annoying Malvolio and is party to a practical joke against him. Sir Andrew however is greatly valued by Sir Toby since he is rich, earning some "three thousand ducats a year." Unwittingly, Sir Andrew is also the pawn in Sir Toby's plot making. Naive by nature, he is manipulated by Sir Toby into pursuing Lady Olivia since this will maintain Sir Toby's drinking lifestyle. Later Sir Andrew is manipulated into challenging Cesario, who becomes a threat to Sir Toby's plans. Malvolio: (total, old fashioned, upper crust servant and a total snob. He is bigoted in every way. Need good comic timing to carry this one off) As Lady Olivia's steward, Malvolio sees himself in a somewhat grandiose light, imagining Olivia to love him and wishing to be more than his current rank. This and his continuous disapproval of Sir Toby and Sir Andrew's drinking, earn him their hatred and he quickly becomes their pawn in a complex romantic ruse. Maria: (bawdy, fun, full of live and love) Lady Olivia's woman, she is patient and tactful where Malvolio is brash and insulting. She too, disapproves of Sir Toby and company's drinking but tries tactfully to subdue their boisterous spirits. Her dislike of Malvolio leads her to create an elaborate romantic trick on Malvolio, which she also uses to calm down Sir Toby and company, who are now enthusiastic conspirator's in Malvolio's humiliation. Feste: (Must be musically orientated, preferably can play an instrument well. dry and witty) Referred to in the text as "The Clown" and a servant to Olivia, Feste like so many of Shakespeare's fools, speaks the truth from the source of recognized foolishness. He is much appreciated by Sir Toby, who spends many hours with him. Fabian: (mischievous) A servant of Lady Olivia's, he too dislikes Malvolio, and also participates enthusiastically in Malvolio's downfall. Valentine, Curio and other servants: Gentlemen and ladies attending Orsino and Olivia plus sailors and other townspeople. (all sorts) Rehearsals: Rehearsals: First Rehearsal Sunday 18 April (11.30am - 4.30pm), then every Sunday after this from 2 - 5pm. There will also be a Shakespeare week intensive during the 2nd Term School Holidays in the first week (Monday 5 July - Friday 9 July). Production week: From Sunday 28 November. Performances: 7pm December 2 - 4 2010 The Unley Village Green (outdoor), Oxford Tce, Unley Auditions: There will be two allocated time slots for auditions on Sunday 28 March. You MUST book a time to be considered for a part. You can come book to come to either 2.30pm - 3.30pm or 4pm - 5pm. There will be limited spots, so you must BOOK in early! Audtion venue: Urban Myth Theatre of Youth, 72 Edmund Avenue, Unley. More Information: For further information contact Benjamin Finn on 8272 3036 or via email: admin@urbanmyth.asn.au Further information can be obtained from http://www.urbanmyth.asn.au THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE Noarlunga Theatre Company Written By: Jay Presson Allan Directed By: Linda Edwards A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12 year old charges with her over-romanticized world view. Roles Available: 13 Females / 2 males More detailed information, please contact the Director Rehearsals: Wednesday and Sunday nights - 7.30pm to 10pm Performances: July 23rd to 31st 2010, Fri & Sat nights at 8pm 2pm Matinees on Sat 24th & 31st Extra Show on Sunday 25th at 2pm The Arts Centre - 22 Gawler Street, Port Noarlunga Auditions: Sunday 11th April at 7.30pm The Arts Centre - 22 Gawler Street, Port Noarlunga More Information: Contact Linda Edwards on 8386 3370 or email linedwards@ozemail.com.au THE HERBAL BED Adelaide Repertory Theatre Written By: Peter Whelan Directed By: Sally Putnam "Love changes us. Love's alchemy. In the furnace, everything changes." Set in Stratford-upon-Avon, June 1613. Shakespeare's daughter is accused of adultery. Based on historical records, this tender love story evolves into a reveting historical courtroom drama. Roles Available: Rafe Smith, a haberdasher: 30's/40's Hester Fletcher, s servant: teens/20's Jack Lane, a young gentleman: 20's / 30's Bishop Parry of Worcester: middle aged John Hall, physician of Stratford-opon-Avon: 40's Barnabus Goche, Vicar General: middle aged Elizabeth Hall, Hall's daughter Performances: Fri 10 Sep: 8.00pm Sat 11 Sep: 2.00pm & 8.00pm Sun 12 Sep: 4.00pm Wed 15 Sep: 6.30pm Thu 16 Sep: 8.00pm Fri 17 Sep: 8.00pm Sat 18 Sep: 8.00pm Arts Theatre, 53 Angas Street, Adelaide Auditions: Saturday 13th September at 1.00pm This will be a general audition Arts Theatre More Information: Inquiries Brian Knott 8232 1397 (AH) or Ian Maitland on 8212 5777 (day time) or email ian@airporttravelcentre.com.