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Autumn Players Launch Inaugural Season |
Beginning this fall and continuing into the summer of 2009, Asheville Community Theatre's senior theatre group, The Autumn Players, and the University of North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement partner to present a series of Reader's Theatre performances. Auditions are open to all in the community, rehearsals will all be scheduled during the day, and each production will have three public performances. Advance tickets for all performances will be sold through the Asheville Community Theatre Box Office and can be purchased over the phone by calling 828-254-1320 or in person. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, cash or check only. |
THE COUNTESS by Gregory Murphy The Story: Based on one of the most notorious scandals of the Victorian Age, The Countess is a true account of madness, cruelty and obsession, and perhaps one of the greatest love stories of all time - the love affair between Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais, and the beautiful young Mrs. Ruskin. Auditions: Monday, October 20, 2008 from 11am to 3pm at Asheville Community Theatre Seeking: 4 men & 3 women Rehearsals: There will be 2 to 3 daytime rehearsals scheduled. Directed by: Joan Atwood Performance Information: Friday, October 31 & Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Asheville Community Theatre; Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Reuter Center on the UNCA campus. All performances are at 2:30pm. Tickets are $5. MORNING'S AT SEVEN by Paul Osborn The Story: Two houses, whose backyards adjoin, set the scene for this buoyant and charming comedy where we meet four sisters in a small Midwestern town in 1938, their husbands, and offspring. This American "chestnut" about hope, lost dreams, love, and families, was recently revived on Broadway to stunning success! Auditions: Monday, December 8, 2008 from 11am to 3pm at Asheville Community Theatre Seeking: 4 men & 5 women Rehearsals: There will be 2 to 3 daytime rehearsals scheduled. Directed by: Deborah Austin Performance Information: Friday, December 19 & Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Asheville Community Theatre; Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Reuter Center on the UNCA campus. All performances are at 2:30pm. Tickets are $5.
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS by Robert Bolt The Story: Sir Thomas More in his last years as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII. When he refuses to sign the Act of Supremacy that will allow Henry to divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn, his very silence leads him to his death. Auditions: Monday, February 23, 2009 from 11am to 3pm at Asheville Community Theatre Seeking: 11 men & 3 women (there will be doubling of parts) Rehearsals: There will be 2 to 3 daytime rehearsals scheduled. Directed by: Lenore Senfeld Performance Information: Friday, March 6 & Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Asheville Community Theatre; Sunday, March 8, 2009 at the Reuter Center on the UNCA campus. All performances are at 2:30pm. Tickets are $5. ROSE by Martin Sherman The Story: Rose is a survivor. Her remarkable life began in a tiny Russian village, took her to the Warsaw ghetto, aboard a ship called the Exodus, and finally to the boardwalk of Atlantic City, the Arizona Canyons and the salsa flavored nights in Miami Beach. A vivid portrait of a feisty Jewish woman, and a reminder of events that shaped the twentieth century. 1 woman - Already in rehearsal. Directed by: Bernie Hauserman Performance Information: Friday, May 1 & Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Asheville Community Theatre; Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the Reuter Center on the UNCA campus. All performances are at 2:30pm. Tickets are $5. THE HEIRESS by Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz The Story: Based on the novel Washington Square by Henry James, the background of the play is New York in the 1850s. The basic story tells of a rich but naïve and plain girl, who falls desperately in love with a handsome and charming fortune hunter. Her father sees him for what he is, and forbids her to see him. She ignores his advice but eventually finds him to be right. Her revenge is brilliant! Auditions: Monday, June 1, from 11:00am to 3:00pm at Asheville Community Theatre Seeking: 3 men & 6 women (possible doubling) Rehearsals: There will be 2 to 3 daytime rehearsals scheduled. Directed by: RoseLynn Katz Performance Information: Friday, June 12 & Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Asheville Community Theatre; Sunday, June 14, 2009 at the Reuter Center on the UNCA campus. All performances are at 2:30pm. Tickets are $5. THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD by J.M.Synge The Story: During a quarrel, Christopher Mahon strikes his father with a spade and leaves him for dead. He finds his way to a village pub where his deed makes him a hero - and the object of desire for two women who quarrel over him. A hilarious comedy! Auditions: Monday, July 20 from 11:00 am to 3:00pm at Asheville Community Theatre Seeking: 7 men & 5 women (possible doubling) Rehearsals: There will be 2 to 3 daytime rehearsals scheduled. Directed by: Hal Hogstrom Performance Information: Friday, July 31 & Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Asheville Community Theatre; Sunday, August 2, 2009 at the Reuter Center on the UNCA campus. All performances are at 2:30pm. Tickets are $5.
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