September 2009 Newsletter
The Barn Players Theatre
E-Newsletter -- September 30, 2009
Inside This Issue:
- In The Spotlight: Private Eyes
- It's A Wrap: The Secret Garden
- Upcoming: Cabaret, Broadway Karaoke Night at the Kit Kat Club, and The 6 X 10 Play Festival
- Season Tickets and Gift Certificates
- New Sales Representative: Jennie Williams
- Audition Notices: "6 X 10 Play Festival" and "The Wiz"
- News & Tidbits
In the spotlight...
by Steven Dietz
Directed by Nathan Norcross
Stage Management by Jen LaBruzzo
Assistant Stage Management by Morgan Myers
Set and Sound Design by Nathan Norcross
Lighting Design by Russell Langdon
Starring:
Sean Hogge, Erin DeSeure, Tim Cormack,
Crystal Gould & Claudia Copping
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
This Production Generously Underwritten by
October 2-4 & 9-11, 2009
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
With wine glass: Tim McCormack as Adrian and clockwise: Claudia Copping as
Frank, Sean
Hogge as Matthew, Erin DeSeure as Lisa and Crystal Gould as Cory
Private Eyes is a tangled web of suspicion in which nothing is ever quite what it seems. Matthew's wife, Lisa, is having an affair with Adrian, a British theatre director. Or perhaps the affair is part of the play being rehearsed. Or perhaps Matthew has imagined all of it simply to have something to report to Frank, his therapist. And, finally, there is Cory the mysterious woman who seems to shadow the others who brings the story to its surprising conclusion. Or does she? The audience itself plays the role of detective in this hilarious "relationship thriller" about love, lust and the power of deception.
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
The box office opens one hour before curtain time.
For reservations, please call (913)432-9100
or visit our website at
www.thebarnplayers.org
The Barn Players Box Office Now Accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover
It's a Wrap...
By Diana Son
- Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
- Music by Lucy Simon
- Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- DIRECTED by Barb Nichols
- Musical Direction by Martha Risser
- Assistant Direction by Lynn Reddick
- Stage Management by Derek McCracken & Emily Benson
- Choreography by Rob Reeder
- Set Design by Bill Wright
- Lighting Design by Philip Leonard
- Costume Design by Pam Blackburn
- Sound Design by Sean Leistico
- Props by Tamara Kingston
- Rehearsal Accompaniment by Marsha Canaday
STARRING
Kevin Bogan as Archibald Craven, Chip Buckner as Ben, Mosha Clyma as
Mary Lennox, Ryan Emmons as Colin,
Chris Gleeson as Neville Craven, Julie O Rourke as Lily, Laura Roose as
Martha, Austin Stang as Dickon
Featuring
Erica Baruth, Catherine Coleman-Boone, Rebecca Brungardt, Susan
Carringer, Lee Finch, Pam Haskin, Ken Koval,
Curt Knupp, Dave Lord, Michael Murphy, Bridget MacNevin Pfeiffer, Rob
Reeder, Alec Rigdon, Darren Sextro,
Katherine Stano & Melinda Whitman
What a beautiful show! Standing-O and many many thanks to Barb Nichols, Martha Risser and the wonderful cast and crew of THE SECRET GARDEN, one of The Barn Players most successful shows, with record attendance and rave reviews. KC Stage reviewer John Arthur Horner said, "The Barn Players production of The Secret Garden is simply the best community theatre play I have ever seen. And that's counting my own."
Upcoming - Cabaret, Broadway Karaoke at The Kit Kat Club, and the 6 X 10 Play Festival
Nov. 6-8, 13-15, 20-22
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, Book by Joe Masteroff
Directed by Nino Casisi
As the Nazis begin their rise to power in Germany in the late 1920s, American writer Clifford Bradshaw arrives in Berlin. He visits the sleazy Kit Kat Club and meets an English singer, Sally Bowles. The writer and singer soon fall in love. Meanwhile, Clifford's elderly landlord, Fraulein Schneider, gets engaged to a Jewish greengrocer, Herr Schultz. Overseeing the action is the Emcee, who presides as master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub.
The Barn Players
Does Broadway Karaoke at The "Kit Kat Club"
Crooners, warblers, wailers, and chanteuses come to the "Kit Kat Club" at the Barn Players to show off your singing chops with Broadway tunes. Fun for all ages to benefit The Barn Players.
Saturday, November 14th, 11pm-1am
at The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS.
$5.00 donation
Concessions available
No liquor will be served
December 4-6
Friday and Saturday at
7:30pm
Sunday at 2:00pm
Join us for the Six By Ten Festival where we will produce six short plays, each roughly ten minutes in length and all by local writers.
The Plays:
The Baker by Deborah Buckner
First Edition by Evan McNamara
Garden Variety by Rich Pauli
Waiting by Jeremy Riggs
It's Obvious Something Happened by Kyle Wallen
Bank Piracy...uhhh, Policy by Mike Wimpy
The Directors:
Paula Acconcia
Kate Byrne
Toi Hunt
Marcie Ramirez
Michael Ruth
Kyle Yarber
'Tis The Season For Season Tickets!
We have an exciting 2010 season lined up for you!
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, PIPPIN, THE BOYS NEXT DOOR, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, ASSASSINS, and RENT! Plan ahead and save money by purchasing your Season Tickets now. With Season Tickets you can see all 6 shows for only $75. That means you get to see one show for free!
Gift Certificates from The Barn!!
Bestow the gift of laughter, drama, music and song to your friends and family by giving them gift certificates to a Barn Players production!
Season Tickets and Gift Certificates are available at the box office.
New Sales Representative: Jennie Williams
Jennie Williams, who has acted in several of The Barn Players shows, including LUCKY STIFF and SIDESHOW, is our new Sales Representative. If you are interested in placing an ad in our show program, please contact her at Jennie_M_Williams@yahoo.com.
Upcoming Auditions...
The Barn Players announce AUDITIONS for
A Barn Junior Production (for ages 13-18)
Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls
Book by William F. Brown
Directed by Jason Coats
January 15-17, 2010
Auditions: Friday November 6 and Saturday November 7, 6pm-9pm
Auditions for The Barn Players "Barn Jr" production of THE WIZ will be held on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 from 6:00-9:00 at St. Pius School at 55th and Woodson in Mission, KS, 3rd floor. Students in grades 7-12 are eligible to audition. Please have a musical theatre selection of about 32 bars prepared from any show besides THE WIZ. An accompanist will be provided, so it is recommended that you bring sheet music. A capella auditions are discouraged but allowed. Singing to CDs or other prepared music will not be allowed. Auditions may also include cold reads from the script and vocal exercises to determine range.
***NEW THIS YEAR FOR DANCERS!! We are seeking to audition a small group of dancers for this production! If you are interested in auditioning as a dancer, please attend the Saturday evening audition. You may also bring a prepared piece of music, or may choose to sing "My Country Tis of Thee". You will then go through a dance audition with the choreographer. You MAY audition for both dancing and non-dancing roles if you would like. Simply indicate your intention to the stage manager when you arrive.
Resumes are suggested, but not required. Headshots are not required. Please bring a list of all known conflicts with you from auditions to the performance dates of January 15-17. While we strive to accommodate the personal and academic conflicts that naturally exist this time of year and with students in performing arts, understand that your conflict schedule may influence casting choices. No conflicts are allowed tech week; we do accommodate conflicts for preparation for final exams, for the weekend of state thespian convention, and for auditions related to state choir.
Music rehearsals will begin the week following auditions. They will usually run M-F from 6pm-9pm. Not everybody will be called to every rehearsal. There may be some weekend rehearsals as needed. We break for Thanksgiving. During winter break while school is out, we do hold several "rehearsal intensives" from 10am-4pm where much of the show is built.
For more information, or if you would like to audition but are unable to attend either of the open windows, please contact the Barn Players Educational Director, Jason Coats, at barnjr@thebarnplayers.org.
The Barn Junior Series is sponsored by a grant
from:
Saturday, October 24th from 1pm - 4pm
Sunday, October 25th from 1pm - 4pm
Auditions will consist of cold reading from the scripts for all the directors and shows.
Location...
St. Pius School
55th and Woodsoon
Mission, KS
Performance dates...
December 4 - 6
Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:00pm
News & Tidbits
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Would your club or organization like to have The Barn Players entertain them with some preview performances of an upcoming show? Contact us for further information.
Check out The Barn Players Store!
http://www.thebarnplayers.org/store/ We've got cast recordings, scripts, scores
for past and present Barn shows, the ever-popular Barn Players t-shirts, and
many other items for theatre afficiandos. You can even get daily theatre news
of podcasts with links to 
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WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY THEATRE? PLEASE JOIN US! We have lots of fun opportunities for you! You can volunteer as an usher or assist with the box office, or even work the concessions booth for one of our upcoming performances. Bonus: you get to see the show for free!!! If you're interested, please email your name and contact information to our friendly Volunteer Coordinator Ric Eberle at barnvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com - He'll be happy to hear from you!
For the "latest and greatest" at The Barn Players Theatre, check our website regularly for information about upcoming productions, auditions, and a calendar of future events-or to join our email subscription list-at www.thebarnplayers.org.
See you soon at The Barn!!!
