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NEWS & UPDATES
| APRIL 30th,
2008 - Photos
have been added from Stage 212's Spring 2008 production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. |
APRIL 22nd,
2008 - "CHILDREN'S THEATRE WORKSHOP." Stage
212 is offering a summer workshop giving students ages 7 through
14 the opportunity to dabble in many creative drama activities. Running
June 9-13, the workshop will cover improv, role-playing, pantomime,
movement, expression, voice exercises and more.
The cost of the workshop is $60 per student. The deadline for
registration is June 1. For more information, contact instructor Natalie
Smigel at 815-223-7413, or e-mail natsmigel@sbcglobal.net.Click here
for a more detailed description and entry forms. |
| APRIL 14th,
2008 - CASTING CALL FOR “DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.” Director Daniel J. Haun has
announced auditions for Stage 212’s summer 2008 musical, Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast, by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice
and Linda Woolverton, will be held on Friday, May 9 and Saturday,
May 10 at 6:00 p.m. at Stage 212. Special auditions for the role
of Chip will be held Saturday, May 10 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
All callbacks will be held on Sunday, May 11, starting at 6:00
p.m. Those auditioning are asked to bring in a 1 – 2 minute musical
selection to sing, either a cappella, or to their own recorded music. No music will be
taught, and auditioners should not bring music from the show to perform. There will also
be a dance call, so everyone should bring clothes they can move in. All those high
school age and above are eligible to be cast.
Those auditioning for Chip can be either male or female, but they must be in at least
4th grade, and under 5 feet tall. Each child will be taught a song from the show, and will
be asked to do some movement/acting excercises to test their ability.
All auditioners are asked to bring a recent photo of themselves to attach to the
audition form. The photo will not be returned. Auditioners are also advised to arrive
ahead of time - 15 to 20 minutes - so that preliminaries such as filling out
forms and getting warmed up can be done in time for the try-outs to begin promptly
at 6:00 p.m.
Those interested in more information should contact producer Sue Yopchick
at 815-664-5508 (home) or 480-235-4881 (cell) or e-mail beautyandthebeast212@gmail.com.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, produced in partnership
with Illinois Valley Cellular, will be presented July 18 –
August 3, 2008. The first rehearsal will be May 17.
A full
rehearsal schedule has been posted for those interested in auditioning. |
SEPTEMBER
12th, 2007 - STAGE 212 ANNOUNCES 2007-2008 SEASON.
The Stage 212 box office has announced that season tickets are now on
sale for the 2007-2008 “Fortieth Anniversary” season. The
season opens in the fall with Romance in D, James
Sherman’s feel-good romantic comedy directed by Joyce Myler.
The winter production will be West Side Story, the
groundbreaking musical by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim,
directed by Neal Phelps. (West Side Story
replaces the previously scheduled Once Upon a Mattress because
of unavailability of rights.) Spring will bring Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning drama Our Town directed by Dave Roden.
The season will conclude in the summer with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,
the stage adaptation of the Oscar nominated animated film, featuring
songs by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice,
directed by Daniel J. Haun.
Season tickets are $45, a 13% savings over buying
individual tickets, and can be purchased by calling the Stage 212 box office at 815-224-3025.
Stage 212 has been the Illinois Valley's community theater since 1968,and welcomes anyone
interested in participating in a stage production, regardless of previous experience. |
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