OnStage in Bedford is holding open auditions Jun. 22-23 from 7-10 pm for its upcoming production of the musical Man of La Mancha at its theater, located at 2819 Forest Ridge Drive, Bedford, Texas. If necessary, callbacks will be held on Mon., Jun. 29. Please note that an ethnically diverse cast is being sought.
Being billed as 'the most inspirational and uplifting show to ever be presented on stage!', take the entire family and get a good dose of patriotism at the musical production of America the Beautiful, running now through Jul. 5 at the Granbury Opera House, located at 113 East Pearl St., Granbury, Texas.
The WaterTower Theatre Company and Dallas Wind Symphony will be holding auditions for the musical Guys and Dolls this Sat., Jun. 20 from 11 am - 6 pm at the Addison Theatre Centre, located at 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas.
Auditions for Kaufman County Civic Theatre's production of The Music Man are being held at the theatre Jun. 13-14 from 2-4 pm. The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.
The Granbury Opera House Community Theater is holding auditions on Mon. Jun. 14 for the family-friendly production Cheaper by the Dozen, which will run Jul. 28-29 at its theater, located at 116 S. Houston, Granbury, Texas.
In this Dallas version of Terrence McNally?s award winning play, both leads are African-American. When the play first opened on Broadway in June 1987 at the Manhattan Theater Club, it starred white actors Kathy Bates and Kenneth Welsh. A revival of the play featured popular actors Edie Falco and Stanley Tucci, both of Italian heritage, with the roles subsequently filled by actors Rosie Perez and Joe Pantoliano, both of Latin ancestry.
Uptown Players has revived this tradition of slapstick with its outrageous stage production Mommie Queerest, a parody of the 1970s book and hit film 'Mommie Dearest' based on the life of screen actress Joan Crawford, now running through Jul. 12 at the S4 Rose Room in the Oak Lawn area.
Vincent Rivers, presented by Theatre Britain in cooperation with Uptown Players, is now running through Jun. 21 at the KD Studio Theatre, is a story that has at its core a hate-based crime, the murder of a young British male named Vincent River. Where this story departs from the manner hate crimes are dealt with in the country, usually as news sound bites, Vincent River takes an organic journey into the mindset of the parent(s) and their quest to understand who their homosexual child was.
What if the story about the original sin committed in the Garden of Eden by Adam and Eve had nothing to do with man's quest for equal knowledge with God but rather Satan's attempt to keep man and woman perpetually at odds with each other for an eternity?
Pre-registration is underway for The Dawa Theatre Group 2009 Annual Summer Session, running Jun. 15 thru Jul. 30 from 9 am - 2 pm at The ArtSpace - Art Hotel Gallery, located at 1112 S. Akard St., Dallas, Texas. The program is open to high school and college students, adults and seniors. Only 35 students will be accepted per session.
The National Black Gospel Play Association (NBGPA), an organization dedicated to uplifting and inspiring messages through theater has extended it entry deadline for aspiring playwrights in its 2009 NBGPA play competition to Wed., Jun. 10.
OnStage in Bedford is seeking an immediate replacement for Music Director over its upcoming 'Man of La Mancha' production. The position is paid, including per performance pay. The music director will be responsible for all musical aspects of the production, including acquiring instrumentalists for performances.
The Shane-Arts Theatrical Ensemble Repertory (SATER) is proud to present one of the great stage love stories, Terrence McNally's rapturously, romantic comedy Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, opening at the Dallas Hub Theater on Fri., Jun. 5 and running through Jun. 13.
For all of you William Shakespeare junkies (I belong to that club), Trinity Shakespeare Festival of Fort Worth is making its debut with rotating performances of two Shakespeare classics, Twelfth Night or What You Will and Romeo and Juliet.
Cleburne's Plaza Theatre Company (PTC) is holding auditions for the Woody Allen comedy Don't Drink The Water on Mon., Jun. 8 from 7-10 pm at their theater, located at 111 S. Main St., Cleburne, Texas. Callbacks will be held on Wed., Jun. 10 at 7 pm.
Pantagleize Theatre Company has upcoming auditions for the play A Cloud of Witnesses on Sat., Jun. 6 at 10 am at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in Garber Hall, located at 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth, Texas. Garber Hall is located just down the hall from the Scott Theatre.
Dallas area playwrights are invited to attend the first meeting of The Playwrights Forum being held on Sat., Jun. 27 at 12 noon at the Bishop Arts Theatre Center, located at 215 S. Tyler St. in Dallas.
Rover Dramawerks opens the classic drama Days of Wine and Roses by J.P. Miller on Thu., Jun. 4 thru Jun. 27 at the Cox Building Playhouse, located at 1517 H Ave. in Plano (next to the Courtyard Theater). Shows will take place Thu-Sat at 8 pm with an additional matinee performance on Sat. Jun. 13 at 2 pm.
As patrons sat in the audience at the Dallas Hub Theater waiting for the start of the 1st Annual 'Cyberfest', an electronic play festival collaboration between the Hub and the DFW Playwright's Alliance, you could sense the anticipation of start of something groundbreaking and unique: a marriage between traditional theater and technology.
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