Berkshire Theatre Group Announces Auditions for
Actors and Musicians for
the 11th Annual Community Production
Beauty and The Beast
directed by Travis G. Daly
music direction by Mark Gionfriddo
choreography by Kathy Jo Grover
Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO, Kate Maguire, announce auditions for actors and musicians for the 11th Annual Community Theatre Production, Beauty and The Beast, directed by Travis G. Daly with music direction by Mark Gionfriddo and choreography by Kathy Jo Grover.
For the past 11 years, BTG's Annual Community Theatre Production has brought together children and adults who have learned from each other all in the midst of collaboration and creativity. Last year, over 6,000 patrons were in attendance for the 10th Annual Community Theatre production Mary Poppins, which featured over 120 talented children and adults from the community.
Audition Information
Adults should be prepared to sing only 16 bars of a song and bring the accompanying sheet music that is in the key in which they prefer to sing. Students should be ready to learn songs from Beauty and The Beast. Callbacks will take place as needed. If you already auditioned for this production, you do not have to audition again.
The following instrumentalists are needed: flute, piccolo, clarinet, english horn, oboe, bass clarinet, trumpet, french horn, violin, cello, bass, and percussion. Auditionees should prepare a short passage of music of their own choice that best presents their level of performance.
Rehearsals will begin in June in Pittsfield, MA.
Auditions times:
Auditions times:
Wednesday, April 27 from 6pm-9pm
All auditions will take place at:
The Colonial Theatre
111 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Appointments are necessary to audition.
To schedule an audition time slot or for further information, please call
413-448-8084 x23.
Beauty and The Beast
music by Alan Menken
lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
book by Linda Woolverton
originally directed by Robert Jess Roth
originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
directed by Travis G. Daly
music direction by Mark Gionfriddo
choreography by Kathy Jo Grover
at The Colonial Theatre
BTG's Pittsfield Campus, 111 South Street
Preview: Thursday, August 11
Opening Night: Friday, August 12 at 7pm
Closing: Friday, August 19 at 7pm
Tickets: Adult A: $40; Adult B: $30 • Child A: $25; Child B: $20
Sponsored by: Greylock Federal Credit Union and Greylock Insurance Agency
Beauty and the Beast will share its "tale as old as time” at The Colonial Theatre for Berkshire Theatre Group's 11th Annual Community Theatre Production. This beloved Tony Award and Drama Desk Award-nominated musical will feature over 100 talented Berkshire County natives. Be our guest as BTG flies actors through The Colonial for the fourth time in a BTG community production.
A spell is cast on a conceited, immature prince and his castle, turning the strikingly handsome young man into a hideous, cruel creature: The Beast. To break the curse, The Beast must discover how to love someone for the kindness of their heart, and be loved in return in his grisly form. Meanwhile, in a small, mundane French town, Belle, a bright and beautiful bookworm, has always felt out of place. Picked on by her peers, and constantly sought after by the superficial town hunk, Gaston, Belle aches for adventure. The only person that truly believes in Belle is her father, Maurice, an affectionate, eccentric inventor. After losing his way in the woods, Maurice is captured by The Beast. Belle agrees to become prisoner in exchange for her father's freedom. With the aid of The Beast's enchanted, charming servants—Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts and Chip—Belle finds that there is more to The Beast than meets the eye. Beauty and The Beast is bursting with stunning dance numbers and memorable songs, such as: "Be Our Guest,” "Beauty and The Beast,” "Gaston,” and more!
For more information about Berkshire Theatre Group and our upcoming season, please visit
www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org
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About Berkshire Theatre Group
The Colonial Theatre, founded in 1903, and Berkshire Theatre Festival, founded in 1928, are two of the oldest cultural organizations in the Berkshires. Having united in November of 2010 under the leadership of Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire, these two institutions are providing the Berkshires and beyond with the finest in live theatre, music, dance and the visual arts in Stockbridge, MA and Pittsfield, MA. The Fitzpatrick Main Stage (314 seats), cataloged by the National Register of Historic Places, was originally designed and built by Stanford White as the Stockbridge Casino in 1888. The intimate Unicorn Theatre (122 seats) is a home for emerging artists and new theatrical ideas. The Colonial in Pittsfield (780 seats) re-opened in August of 2006, following a $21 million restoration, and boasts pristine acoustics, classic gilded age architecture and state-of-the-art technical systems. The Colonial is available to rent for performance events as well as other events/functions. For more information about renting our facilities, contact Ashlei Perkins at
ashlei@berkshiretheatre.org, or
(413)448-8084 x18. BTG also performs at The Garage, a music venue located in the lobby of The Colonial. BTG serves over 100,000 patrons per year and reaches over 13,000 students through its educational and outreach programs. To purchase tickets, call
(413) 997-4444 or go online to
www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org.
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