Theatre Production Auditions
Auditions
Majors and non-majors are welcome to audition for a variety of theatre productions throughout the school year.
Student-directed Productions: Students select, direct and perform in these shows, which include the annual Halloween tribute to the best horror film directors of all time. Check first floor Actors ‘n’ Techies bulletin board for audition notices. Student-directed one act plays are also part of Directing I and II classes.
Little Mary Sunshine
Book, music, and lyrics by Rick Besoyan
Directed by Thomas M. Suda; musical direction by Alissa Hetzner
October 6-16, 2011, Varner Studio Theatre
Auditions: April 20-21
Fun, merriment, and pure entertainment provide the backdrop to this delightful spoof of old-time musicals. The story centers on the dashing and gallant Captain "Big Jim" Warington of the Colorado Forest Rangers, as he tries to win the heart of Mary Sunshine, while at the same time stopping a dastardly villain in his murderous plot. In the end, the lovers are united and the villain is defeated. A chorus of winsome school girls helps complete this loving lampoon of old-fashioned musicals.
The Women of Lockerbie
By Deborah Brevoort
Directed by Karen Sheridan
November 10-20, 2011, Varner Studio Theatre
Auditions: September 1-2
In 1988, over the rolling green hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, Pan Am Flight 103 was targeted by terrorists and crashed. It is December 21, 1995, the seventh anniversary of the disaster and the night of the winter solstice. Inspired by the true story of the Laundry Project, in this play the women of Lockerbie, determined to convert an act of hate into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victims' families. Bureaucracy tries to stand in their way. The tragedy is seen through the eyes of one American family and the residents of the little town whose lives were changed forever. It is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.
Much Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Lynnae Lehfeldt
February 2-12, 2012, Varner Studio Theatre
Auditions: October 10-11
A military war has just ended, but the "merry war" between Beatrice and Benedick rages on! Can their friends trick them into making love instead? For that matter, can another couple's devotion survive the evil Don John's vicious lies? It's up to the blundering constable to save the day so that the course of true love may yet run smoothly.
Grey Gardens
Book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie
Directed by Anthony Guest; musical direction by Fred Love
March 22-April 1, 2012, Varner Studio Theatre
Auditions: T.B.A.
Meet Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter "Little Edie," Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' most scandalous relatives! Members of Memphis' famed Beale family, they were once part of high society, but now have become East Hampton'smost notorious recluses, living in a dilapidated mansion with 51 cats. Based on the 1975 cult classic documentary, Grey Gardens in an hilarious yet heartbreaking look into the lives of two indomitable and eccentric women.
Captain Louie
Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; book by Anthony Stein
Based on The Trip by Ezra Jack Keats
Directed by Fred Love
May-June 2012 in the schools, plus in-house performances
Auditions: February/March 2012
Young Louie feels lonely in his new neighborhood. Looking for something to cheer himself up on Halloween Night, Louie returns to his old neighborhood friends in an imaginary journey on the wings of his favorite toy, his little red plane. The story is full of tricks and treats, and the incomparable music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz. Most of all, Captain Louie is about friendship -- the ability to make new friends and the importance of old ones.
All MTD shows need backstage workers. Contact directors for more information on being part of the stage crew.
For up-to-date audition information watch the Theatre Program Call Board outside Varner Hall Room 133.