The Barn Players
February 2010 Newsletter

INSIDE: The Barn Has Done It Again! | Upcoming: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Broadway Karaoke | It's A Wrap: The Wiz | Season Tickets Still Available | Audition Notices | HS Internship Information | Position Available | Read on...

The Barn Has Done it Again!

Four years in a row The Barn Players have produced the #1 community theatre production in Kansas City. KC Stage has recognized the Barn yet again with its annual awards. Look for the plaque in our lobby soon. It will be proudly placed alongside those for best community theatre production for 2006 (Urinetown) , 2007 (Bat Boy), 2008 (Jekyll and Hyde) and 2009 (The Secret Garden). Another worthy Barn production Stop Kiss was recognized as the 5th place community theatre production. Thanks to our many patrons for getting the word out about these fabulous productions and to KC Stage for recognizing the Barn!

Upcoming Show

The Kansas City debut of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will open at the Barn on March 5th with performances on March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and March 6, 13, and 20 at 2:00 p.m. You can make reservations by calling (913) 432-9100 or by reserving online at www.thebarnplayers.org.

Based on the 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels centers on two competing con men living on the French Riviera. At first, the suave and experienced Lawrence Jameson takes the rookie con man, Freddy, under his wing. But soon, Freddy tries to compete directly with Lawrence. The competition comes to a peak when they agree that the first con man to extract $50,000 from heiress Christine Colgate wins and the other must leave town forever. Nominated for 11 Tony Awards with a score by David Yasbek, composer of THE FULL MONTY, the show earned a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Norbert Leo Butz as "Freddy", and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS delighted audiences for over a year and half on Broadway.

All performances are at: The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS.

• Ticket pricing:
• REGULAR - $15.00
• SENIORS - $ 12.00
• GROUPS (10 OR MORE) - $10.00
• STUDENTS (WITH A VALID STUDENT ID) - $7.00

WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS - VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER!

The box office opens one hour before curtain time. For reservations, please call (913) 432-9100 or visit our website at www.thebarnplayers.org

Production support provided by...
The Mainstreet Credit Union
(formerly The Credit Union of Johnson County)
Prior Attire
One True North
Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce

Riviera Club After Party

It s a Wrap!

Congratulations on a job well done to the cast and production staff of The Barn Players Barn Jr. production of The Wiz! The talented young cast, under the direction of Barn Players Educational Coordinator Jason Coats, dazzled four packed houses over the weekend of January 15 through 17, and sat a new Barn Jr. one-weekend attendance record. Excellent work, everyone!

Information on the Barn Jr. program's next production, A Year With Frog And Toad is now available at our website. This summertime production is geared toward third- through sixth-grade performers, and online enrollment will be opening soon!

Season Tickets now available online!

Six Great Shows

One Great Ticket

Barn Players 2010 Season Tickets are now available! Six great shows for the price of five - only $75 for a full year of thrills, chills, inspiration, tears and laughter from Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Larson, David Yazbek, Stephen Schwartz, Tom Griffin and Eve Ensler.

Season Tickets can be purchased at our website by credit card via Google Checkout, or at our Box Office starting one hour prior to curtain time of any of our productions - Friday and Saturday nights between 6:30 and 7:30pm, Sunday afternoons between 1:00 and 2:00pm. You can email our administrative office or call us at (913)432-9100 and we will be happy to answer any questions.

Upcoming Auditions

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Roger O. Hirson

Directed by Nathan Norcross
Musical Direction by Kevin Bogan
Choreography by Rachel Palante

AUDITIONS:

Saturday February 20th from 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Sunday February 21st from 1:00 - 4:00 PM
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:

Audition will consist of singing a 32 bar selection of a musical theatre song of your choice and learning/performing a short dance routine.

Please Bring:
Sheet Music or Accompaniment CD (no vocals) in your key - NO A CAPPELLA AUDITIONS...Headshot/Resume (if available)...Comfortable yet form-fitting clothing for dance audition.

Invited Callbacks will be held on Sunday February 1st from 4:00 - 10:00 pm. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule Sunday evening, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.

Rehearsals will likely begin the first week of March and the show opens April 16th.

PRODUCTION DATES:

April 16 May 2, 2010
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
All performances take place at
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:

Pippin is the story of Prince Pippin's quest to find personal significance. The Leading Player who is blessed with the gift of magic narrates the story. Pippin traverses through the trials of war, love, and politics before finding himself out amongst the peasants - away from the wealth and privilege of royal life. He ends up falling in love with a good widow, Catherine. In the end, the Leading Player tries to convince Pippin to just commit suicide. Pippin resists and decides to spend the rest of his life with Catherine and her young son.

CAST BREAKDOWN:

• Leading Player | male baritone | 25 50 lead
• Pippin | male tenor | 18 30 lead
• Charles | male bass-baritone | 40 65 supporting
• Fastrada | female mezzo | 30 50 supporting
• Berthe | female alto | 40 75 supporting
• Catherine | female mezzo | 21 37 supporting
• Lewis | male | 20 35 supporting
• Theo | male | 10 13 cameo
• Ensemble (will play various roles)
• Soldiers, beggars, nobles, peasants

For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@yahoo.com ...or Director Nathan Norcross at nwn0104@gmail.com.

By Tom Griffin
Directed by Nancy Eppert

AUDITIONS:

Monday, March 22nd & 23rd from 7:00 9:30 PM
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. It is suggested to have a one-minute prepared monologue, but not required. It is highly suggested that those auditioning have read the script.

Bring your conflicts from the date of your audition through June 20; absolutely NO conflicts during the two weeks prior to the opening of the show, June 4.

Rehearsals begin April 19 at St. Pius and will run Mondays - Fridays.

Please bring a current resume; a headshot is optional and will not be returned.

Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, March 27th (Time TBA).

PRODUCTION DATES:

June 4th 20th, 2010
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
All performances take place at
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:

The story takes place in a communal residence for four mentally challenged men; supervised by their social worker Jack, who is facing burn-out. Norman, works in a doughnut shop and exhibits OCPD** tendencies-as does his girlfriend Sheila, Lucien has the mind of a five-year-old, Arnold is paranoid/hyperactive and OCPD and Barry, a schizophrenic, images himself to be a golf pro.

**Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

CAST BREAKDOWN:

• Arnold | 40 s | male
• Lucien | 30 s | black male
• Norman | 30 s | portly male
• Barry | 20-30 s | male
• Jack | 30 s | male
• Sheila | 30 s | portly female
• *Mrs. Fremes/Mrs. Warren | 40-50 s | female
• *Mr. Hedges/Mr. Corbin/Senator Clark | 50 s | male
• Mr. Klemper | 40-50 s | male
• **Clara | 20-30 s | female

*To be played by one female and one male actor, respectively
** To be cast from Special Needs/Mentally Challenged population

For more information, please contact director, Nancy Eppert, nkeppert@gmail.com or Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@yahoo.com

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
Directed by Damron Russell Armstrong
Musical Direction by Martha Risser

AUDITIONS:

Saturday, April 3rd from 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 4th from 2:00 - 6:00 PM
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:

Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32 bar selection of a musical theatre song in the style of the show (if possible).

Please Provide: Sheet Music no CDs & NO A CAPPELLA auditions
Headshot/Resume (if available)

Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, April 10th from 2:00 - 6:00 pm. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule that evening, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.

Rehearsals will likely begin in late July or early August.

PRODUCTION DATES:

September 17 October 3
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
All performances take place at
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:

ASSASSINS is the curious story of nine individuals who over time have attempted to assassinate the President of the United States. The show explores the inner motives of each assassin. Eventually, each individual must confront the fact that committing the ultimate crime failed to assuage their personal problems. With a score by Stephen Sondheim, ASSASSINS takes an unflinching, uneasy and sometimes funny look at individuals who are so disenfranchised, lost, and alone in their own country that they attempt the most unthinkable of crimes. Thought-provoking and controversial, ASSASSINS is a show that forces us to take a look at the very people in our country who often times go unnoticed.

CAST BREAKDOWN:

• John Wilkes Booth | male | baritone | 25 37
• Charles Guiteau | male | tenor | 35 45
• Leon Czolgosz | male | bass | 28 36
• Giuseppe Zangara | male | tenor | 28 36
• Samuel Byck | male | baritone | 35 50
• John Hinckley | male | baritone | 18 25
• Lee Harvey Oswald / Balladeer | male | tenor | 20 35
• The Proprietor | male | baritone | 30 55
• Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme | female | mezzo | 18 35
• Sara Jane Moore | female | mezzo | 25 45
• David Herold | male | 20 30
• Emma Goldman | female | 35 65
• Gerald Ford | male | 40 65
• James Garfield | male | 40 60
• Billy | male | 7 14

For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@yahoo.com.

Please help

We are always in need of volunteers to help with concessions, tickets, the box office and other odds and ends. Please let us know if you would like to help by emailing Tamara Kingston, our administrative coordinator.

The Barn Players 2010 Summer Internship Program

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Area high school and college will have the opportunity to earn up to $500.00 to be used toward tuition, boarding or books at the college of his/her choice. Application deadline is April 30, 2010. This is an incredible opportunity for a student to earn necessary college money, by participating in something that he/she enjoys! The internship requires the student to be available to work / study on our summer productions at The Barn Players Theatre.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Currently be currently enrolled in a high school or college theatre program, and be from the Metro Kansas City area
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.75
• Provide a letter of recommendation from an instructor or counselor at the school that he/she attends
• Provide a cover letter of introduction by describing his/her interest in the performing arts
• Provide a current theatrical resume listing his/her experience in the performing arts

HOW TO APPLY

Send a resume, recommendations and letter of application to Eric Magnus, Artistic Director, The Barn Players emagnitude@yahoo.com

Deadline for application is April 30, 2010.
Interviews will be held at The Barn Players at 6219 Martway, Mission, KS 66202
Announcement will be made by May 15th, 2010

The Barn Players is seeking...

ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Ad Sales Rep will identify prospective advertisers and then follow up by phone or in person to sell full and / or fractional page ads in our programs. Fee schedule and past editions of show programs are available upon request. The Sale Rep will also seek individual sponsors for each show.

QUALIFICATIONS

Successful candidates must be ambitious, self-reliant and people-friendly.

REQUIREMENTS

This is a part-time telecommunications position, with periodic check-ins with a designated member of the board and the Marketing Committee. Must have access to a computer. Familiarity with The Barn Players, the Mission, KS area, as well as the metro area and performing arts in Kansas City required. Prior sales experience not required

SALARY / BENEFITS

This is a commission-based, work-for-hire position that does not include health benefits. 20% commission on all ad sales and sponsorships, payable upon receipt of payment for advertisers

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, e-mail a resume and letter of application to Vida Bikales at vbikales@aol.com or call The Barn Players for more information at 913-432-9100.