Table Read: Play On
Play On
A theatre group tries desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script. Act I is a rehearsal of the dreadful show, Act II is the near disastrous dress rehearsal, and the final act is the actual performance, in which anything that can go wrong, does.
Auditions: Mean Girls
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Mean Girls is a high-energy stage musical based on the 2004 film. Cady Heron, a former homeschooled student from Africa navigates the vicious social hierarchy of public high school. She infiltrates the "Plastics," led by queen bee Regina George. Will she lose herself to popularity before learning the importance of friendship and being true to herself?
Mean Girls
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Mean Girls is a high-energy stage musical based on the 2004 film. Cady Heron, a former homeschooled student from Africa navigates the vicious social hierarchy of public high school. She infiltrates the "Plastics," led by queen bee Regina George. Will she lose herself to popularity before learning the importance of friendship and being true to herself?
Table Read: Noises Off
Noises Off
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious, high-energy comedy.
Steel Magnolias
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Steel Magnolias is alternately hilarious and touching—and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters.
Proof
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This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play is an intelligent and compelling story about fathers and daughters, the nature of genius, and the power of love.
Table Read: Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers of The Orient Express rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer of an American tycoon – in case he or she decides to strike again.
Auditions: Steel Magnolias
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Part comedy and part drama, Robert Harling’s classic examines the bond between six women in a small southern town.
Annie
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Please call 423-745-8781 or stop by in person to be added to the waitlist.
This worldwide phenomenon and winner of seven Tonys including “Best Musical” is a triumphant story with beloved music and treasured characters.
Now We Juke-ing!
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Written and directed by Cynthia McCowan, “Now We Juke-ing!” tells real-life stories of how growing up in North Mississippi juke joints shaped the cultural perspective of a young Black girl.
“Now We Juke-ing!” is rated PG-13
Table Read: The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
Tony Award for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner. This staged adaptation of the posthumously published book “Diary of a Young Girl” details Anne Frank’s life in hiding in Nazi occupied Amsterdam during World War II. We are reading the play for Holocaust Remembrance Month.
Table Read: Vonya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Vonya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Middle-aged siblings Vonya and Sonia share a home where they complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up leading to threats to sell the house.
Auditions: Proof
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This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play is an intelligent and compelling story about fathers and daughters, the nature of genius, and the power of love.
Table Read: Mean Girls The Musical
Mean Girls
Consider this your invitation from Regina George herself to check out the fiercely hilarious musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Please note: this table read is rated PG-13.
Auditions: Annie
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This worldwide phenomenon and winner of seven Tonys including “Best Musical” is a triumphant story with beloved music and treasured characters.
Take the Stage
TAKE THE STAGE
Auditions Workshop
Make an impression at YOUR next audition. ACT director Melonie Carideo gives you lots of tips and tricks for standing out at auditions.
Mystery Maven Costume Contest
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Join us for the Mystery Maven Costume Contest! To enter, simply show up dressed as any mystery character or author, AKA “mystery maven.” Prizes will be awarded for most theatrical costume, best pair or group costume, and most unique interpretation of the theme. Tickets for this performance include catered hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
Table Read: The Crucible
The Crucible
According to the playwright, Arthur Miller, The Crucible depicts “the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history.” Based on historical people and real events, Miller’s drama is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria.
The Mousetrap
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Agatha Christie’s whodunit set in a snow-bound guest house is the longest-running play of all time and is riddled with mystery.
Interest Meeting for Now We Juke-ing!
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Written and directed by Cynthia McCowan, “Now We Juke-ing!” tells real-life stories of how growing up in North Mississippi juke joints shaped the cultural perspective of a young Black girl.
Table Read: A Doll’s House (Herzog)
A DOLL’S HOUSE
PART 2: Herzog
Join us for a table read of the Tony Award Winning adaptation of “A Doll’s House” by Amy Herzog.
Nearly 150 years after Ibsen’s celebrated play thrust drama firmly into the modern age, acclaimed playwright Amy Herzog refreshes the story that shocked audiences and brought forth a new era of theatre. Herzog’s Tony Award winning thrilling play is a compact and devastatingly contemporary adaptation.
This is two-part table read. The original play by Ibsen will have been read on Tuesday Aug 26. You can attend either or both table reads.
Table Read: A Doll’s House (Ibsen)
A DOLL’S HOUSE
PART 1: Ibsen
Join us for a table read of the OG “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen.
In this 1879 play that thrust drama firmly into the modern age, several mean spirited outsiders intrude in the lives of an ordinary family. One threatens to expose a fraud. When the fraud is finally revealed, it upends the family forever.
This is two-part table read. We will read the Tony-winning 2023 adaptation by Amy Herzog on Thursday Aug 28. You can attend either or both table reads.
Auditions: The Mousetrap
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Agatha Christie’s whodunit set in a snow-bound guest house is the longest-running play of all time and is riddled with mystery.
Matilda The Musical
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Matilda The Musical revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life.
Auditions: Matilda The Musical
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PARENTS OF MINOR CHILDREN: you must accompany your child into auditions and fill out the form unless you fill it out ahead of time.
Matilda The Musical revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. Show dates August 15 - 24.
9 to 5 The Musical
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Parental Advisory (PG13): this show is not recommended for children due to suggestive themes and adult content.
This hilarious story of friendship–and revenge–in the Rolodex era is based on the movie of the same name with music & lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick.
As She Likes It
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This anthology of short plays features characters from Shakespeare’s canon outside the patriarchal context of their original works - and sometimes in another time and place.
Table Read: Company
Join us for a table read of the musical Company led by Blake Chastain.
Company, Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking modern musical, is a mature, intelligent, and wildly funny look at relationships, vulnerability, and “being alive.”
Ain’t Misbehavin’
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This musical revue celebrates the distinct music of Harlem, specifically that of Fats Waller, and its influence on American music in a cabaret-style tour-de-force performance by five actors.
There are no performances February 14 and 20.
Table Read: Once on this Island
Join us for a table read of the musical Once on this Island led by Tyler Peaden.
Ti Moune rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island and falls in love. When the island gods make a bet with one another over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes are Ti Moune's life.
Table Read: The Mousetrap
Join us for a table read of The Mousetrap led by Rick Parker.
Brimming with intrigue, sophisticated humor and surprising twists, “The Mousetrap” is an Agatha Christie iconic murder mystery.
Table Read: The Phantom Tollbooth
Join us for a table read of The Phantom Tollbooth led by Colby Pilkey.
This is a stage version of the beloved children's book! Discover Milo’s adventures in the Land of Wisdom, where he’s forced to think about many new things.
Table Read: The Shawshank Redemption
Join us for a table read of Shawshank Redemption led by Autumn Lowry.
This drama has been adapted for the stage by Owen O'Neill, Dave Johns