The cast of the ART’s production of Love Letters sat down with Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Dina Lewis and talked about the production which opens tonight at 8PM. Tickets are available in advance at Book Gallery West or will be available at the door for $10.
What: Auditions for “Hamlet & The Case of the Prince Formerly Known As Hamlet” Written by William Shakespeare & Bruce Kane Show Dates: May 4 – May 20, 2012 (Fri, Sat, & Sun) Directed by Bobby Jones & Samara Golabuk … Read the rest of this entry
What:
Auditions for “The Aunts”
Written by Gary Bonasorte
Show Dates: March 30 – April 15, 2012
Directed by Katie Kirkpatrick
When:
Monday & Tuesday, January 23 & 24 @ 7PM
Where:
Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, Mainstage
619 S Main Street
Gainesville, FL
32601
Looking for:
1 (one) male in his 50’s -fun-loving, reckless, handsome
1(one) female 28-35-plus size, playful,l loves to laugh, dim
1(one) female early 50’s- very feminine, full of fun considered the beauty
1(one) female Late 50’s- spunky, addicted to alcohol, unhappy in her marriage
This drama is about three women one niece and two aunts. Aunt Meg has come to be with her sister Nan, whose husband is upstairs in agony, dying of cancer. She is also taking advantage of this opportunity to flee her abusive husband. The niece, Pita, arrives to try and cheer everyone up; but the only effect she has is to make everyone even more nervous and upset particularly when they learn her secret.
Be ready to do a “cold” reading from the script. Also, please bring a resume and headshot if you have one, and be prepared to list your rehearsal conflicts.
What:
Auditions for “Galileo of Gainesville”
Show Dates: January 13 – January 29, 2012
Written & Directed by Dan Kahn
When:
Monday & Tuesday, November 21 & 22 @ 7PM
Where:
Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, Mainstage
619 S Main Street
Gainesville, FL
32601
Looking for:
Character List
Professor – having big ideas, difficulty communicating, crisis and opportunity
Ms Sardi – mother of a university student, allows Professor to sleep on her couch for a time.
Andrew/Andrea – former student of the Professor, still in university
Eve – “estranged” wife of professor, also mythical dreamy Eden-scape version of self
Cardinal – religious leader and red bird
Academic Administrator – Professor’s former boss
Entrepreneur – a high-tech businessperson
Quentin – savvy guide to the streets
Juan – homeless fella
Doobie – homeless fella
Tree – homeless fella
Jeannette – homeless gal
Roscoe (or whatever) – homeless dude, probably schizophrenic
Voice (rational, scientific) – like that
More Info:
Oleanna, a play by Pulitzer Prize Winning author and playwright David Mamet October 28 – November 13, 2011 Directed by Aran S Graham Featuring the talents of: Kiri Cutts as “Carol” Mark Woollett as “John” Oleanna is a thought-provoking play … Read the rest of this entry
Welcome to the Hecks’ for Christmas dinner! Mom, a retired Texas History Teacher (Cindy Lasley and understudy Susan Lyberger) and Dad, a semi-retired police officer and war veteran (Jerry Rose) welcome their two boys and younger sister home for the … Read the rest of this entry
What:
Auditions for “A Christmas from Heck”
by Rob Nash
Show Dates: December 2 – December 18, 2011
Directed by Jessica Arnold
When:
Monday & Tuesday, September 26 & 27 @ 7PM
Where:
Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, Mainstage
619 S Main Street
Gainesville, FL
32601
Looking for:
men ages (25 to 70)
women age (16-40)
one african american female age (30-45)
one asian woman (age 30-50)
young boy age (10-12)
*come in comfortable clothing and be prepared to do some improvisation
More Info:
Typical of every good middle class family, the Hecks gather for Christmas with their kept secrets but we all know what happens after that set up falls apart….
Austin Heck and his wife Kiama steel themselves for one last Heck yuletide hurrah before the divorce.
Their autistic son Bowie Heck recites lines from old movie comedians while awaiting a probation hearing for counter attacking a nasty bully at school.
Austin’s little brother, Bowie’s uncle and godfather, the chronically poor, chronically underemployed comedy writer Travis Heck shows up with less-than-half-his-age date Chloe who immediately falls in love with all things Heck.
Baby sister Crockett Heck arrives late snarfing eggnog, brazenly jumping off the wagon.
And of course there’s that stranger’s final act pistol which blasts recovering alcoholic Dad’s and Alzheimer’s suffering Mom’s secrets out into the open.
Can an atypical Christmas Eve force typical suburban family to somehow find a safe harbor in each other?
You need a break from interacting with your dysfunctional family this holiday season! Come sit yourselves in a big, dark room and watch someone else’s family be crazy for a change!
The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre is proud to present an evening filled with Jazz and Storytelling on September 10th.
Jazz will be provided by The Omi Ajamu Quartet, a jazz group from right in our hometown of Gainesville. Omi Ajamu has perform throughout Alachua County and the state. She is a lifelong advocate for the arts. She has a special love for the community theatre. Her husband and children have performed in plays that were directed by Carol Valesquez at Acrosstown Repretory Theatre. Her instrumentalists, David Ottenberg (a public school music teacher) and Howard Wapner(a local musician) have been on the local scene for more than a decade.
Special Guests include a terrific storyteller and Gainesville legend, Vivian Filer! This skillful artist is a retired educator from the Nursing Department of Santa Fe Community College. Sho writes a weekly Health Column for the Gainesville Guardian, She performs with her siblings, the well known “Washington Sisters” who are known for their rich/pure acapella singing. Vivian Filer is very instrumental in the resurrection of the Cotton Club located in SE Gainesville and continues to create fundraising activities for the completion of this project. Most importantly, her special gift/talent is storytelling. In her performances, she shares many personal experiences as well as incorporate African folklore, stores, and poems.
Tickets are $10 for General Admission and $8 for Students and will only be sold at the door for this one night event! Remember that the ART can only accept cash or checks at the door at this time, so please don’t forget to stop by the ATM if you need to!
RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook!
See you all there!
The cast of “Oleanna” by David Mamet has been announced! Prepare yourself to see Kiri Cutts as Carol and Mark Woollett as John, face off in a powerhouse performance.
The show is already in rehearsals an will open October 28th at the Acrosstown! Tickets will be available a week before opening night at Book Gallery West as always, but you could always just purchase a season pass and save yourself a trip to the bookstore!
The Cast for “Hunter Gatherers” has been finalized!
Pam – Xanna Prentice
Richard – Adam Lishawa
Wendy – Carolyne Salt
Tom – Michael Glover
Congrats to all involved, can’t wait to see the show!
If you’d like to be involved in our next show, mark Monday & Tuesday, August 22 & 23 in your calendars, those are the dates for Oleanna’s Auditions! You can also fill out our Volunteer form to get involved behind the scenes!