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Asolo Repertory Theatre Presents MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 6/4-27

Asolo Repertory Theatre will hold special auditions on June 5th in a continued search for the young Clyde Barrow, a principal character in the new Broadway-bound musical Bonnie & Clyde. YOUNG CLYDE is described as a male Caucasian 11-14 years old that can play ages 10-15 years. He must also be an excellent singer, preferably with an unchanged voice, and a little tall for his age. Auditions will be in three-minute slots from 1-3:30 p.m. at Asolo Rep Building 555 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The boys should be prepared to sing 16 bars and provide their own sheet music; and perform a one-minute monologue. For more information visit www.asolorep.org

Asolo Repertory Theatre Presents MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 6/4-27

Asolo Repertory Theatre will hold special auditions on June 5th in a continued search for the young Clyde Barrow, a principal character in the new Broadway-bound musical Bonnie & Clyde. YOUNG CLYDE is described as a male Caucasian 11-14 years old that can play ages 10-15 years. He must also be an excellent singer, preferably with an unchanged voice, and a little tall for his age. Auditions will be in three-minute slots from 1-3:30 p.m. at Asolo Rep Building 555 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The boys should be prepared to sing 16 bars and provide their own sheet music; and perform a one-minute monologue. For more information visit www.asolorep.org

Asolo Repertory Theatre Presents MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 6/4-27

Asolo Repertory Theatre is seeking actors, both Equity and non-Equity, for the 2010--11 season of plays, including roles in the new Broadway bound musical Bonnie & Clyde. Asolo Rep's diverse 2010--11 season performs in rotating repertory from November through June.

Asolo Repertory Theatre is seeking actors, both Equity and non-Equity, for the 2010--11 season of plays, including roles in the new Broadway bound musical Bonnie & Clyde. Asolo Rep's diverse 2010--11 season performs in rotating repertory from November through June.

The Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training today unveiled a new partnership with Manatee School for the Arts (MSA) that creates a program of advanced training for MSA theatre students and adds a teaching component to the FSU/Asolo Conservatory program.

Asolo Rep announces the schedule and details for its inaugural new play festival, UNPLUGGED. Asolo Rep Associate Artistic Director and Director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory, Greg Leaming, takes the lead as producer/curator for the festival, which includes a staged reading of a new play by Greenfield Prize winningplaywright Craig Lucas, two developmental workshops and three separate readings.

Asolo Rep announces additional casting for award-winning Managing Maxine, Janece Shaffer's new play that takes a straight forward look at sex, love and life after 70. The cast features Howard Elfman as Louis, the role he originated last season in the world premiere of Managing Maxine at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.

Michael Donald Edwards, Asolo Repertory Theatre's producing artistic director, announced today his selections for the 2010-2011 season. A major highlight of Asolo Rep's 52nd season is the pre-Broadway try-out production of Bonnie & Clyde opening on November 19, 2010.

Asolo Rep announces the schedule and details for its inaugural new play festival, UNPLUGGED. Asolo Rep Associate Artistic Director and Director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory, Greg Leaming, takes the lead as producer/curator for the festival, which includes a staged reading of a new play by Greenfield Prize winningplaywright Craig Lucas, two developmental workshops and three separate readings.

Asolo Rep announces additional casting for award-winning Managing Maxine, Janece Shaffer's new play that takes a straight forward look at sex, love and life after 70. The cast features Howard Elfman as Louis, the role he originated last season in the world premiere of Managing Maxine at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.

Asolo Repertory Theatre is proud to announce the official 20th anniversary celebration of the Harold E. and Esther M. Mertz Theatre, Asolo Rep's mainstage.

Asolo Rep Proudly Presents HEARTS January 22 -April 11, 2009 Willy Holtzman's Pultizer Prize nominated play; Winner of the Arthur Miller Award for Dramatic Writing and Barrymore Award for Outstanding New Play

Jason Robert Brown's award winning musical, The Last Five Years, takes a fresh, contemporary look at romantic involvement. From the thrill of first contact, to the joy and angst of marriage, the audience becomes an intimate witness to how changing fortune shapes a relationship. Known as 'the musical for a new generation,' The Last Five Years stars married couple and FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumni Kris Danford and Sam Osheroff and is directed by Michael Donald Edwards.

Asolo Rep Proudly Presents HEARTS January 22 -April 11, 2009 Willy Holtzman's Pultizer Prize nominated play; Winner of the Arthur Miller Award for Dramatic Writing and Barrymore Award for Outstanding New Play

Jason Robert Brown's award winning musical, The Last Five Years, takes a fresh, contemporary look at romantic involvement. From the thrill of first contact, to the joy and angst of marriage, the audience becomes an intimate witness to how changing fortune shapes a relationship. Known as 'the musical for a new generation,' The Last Five Years stars married couple and FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumni Kris Danford and Sam Osheroff and is directed by Michael Donald Edwards.

Asolo Repertory Theatre is proud to announce the official 20th anniversary celebration of the Harold E. and Esther M. Mertz Theatre, Asolo Rep's mainstage.

Asolo Rep's Searching for Eden tackles nudity, married stars, wildlife in the Garden of Eden, and a pond on stage all wrapped up in James Still's fresh script inspired by the wit and witticism of Mark Twain's 1893 writings about Adam and Eve.