Charlotte Theatre News

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and the Outer Critics Circle Award

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November 8-10 & November 15-17 @ 8 p.m.

November 11 & 18 @ 2 p.m.

November 8-10 - SOLD OUT!

 Location: Children’s Community School - Black Box Theatre

565 Griffith St., Davidson

Tickets: Adults - $17.00/Students & Seniors - $15.00

Phone Reservations: 704-892-7918

Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to Noon

www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org 

These Davidson restaurants have theatre specials for pre-show dinners. Call them for reservations:

Restaurant X: 704-892-9369

Kudzu on the Green: 704-892-6246

CAROLINA ACTORS STUDIO THEATRE PRESENTS

 

D R A C U L A

 

BLOOD SUCKING THEATRE – JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN

 

 

 

Fortunes told, palms read, attend a séance! Special Halloween Performance!

 

Tickets:  $22 Adults / $20 Students and Seniors. 

 

BOX OFFICE:  704-455-8542.  ONLINE: WWW.NCCAST.COM

 

Some performances are already sold out:  Reservations encouraged.

 

 

 

The Actor’s Crib presents The Chuckleheads, a Night of Competitive and Audience Interactive Improvisational Comedy on Friday, October 26th at 8pm at the Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC – October 10, 2007 – The Actor’s Crib, a Charlotte improvisation theatre troupe, proudly presents The Chuckleheads, a night of competitive and audience interactive improvisational comedy on Friday, October 26th at 8p at the  Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte.  Admission is $5.

The Chuckleheads show offers a unique blend of fast, funny, smart and musical improvisational comedy that is appropriate for everyone.  Two teams battle it out in competitive improv games. Points are then awarded by the audience.  At the end of the night a victorious team is crowned based on the audience vote totals.

The audience is not only a spectator in The Chuckleheads show.  They get to be a major part of the action.  They are honorary members of one of the improv teams, they get to offer suggestions for the scene locations and other game options, and they will even participate in selected games.

Actor’s Crib President and Director Scott Pacitti offers his suggestion for a full night of festivities, “It would be cool if the audience got dressed up in their Halloween costumes, hit happy hour before our show, enjoyed our show, and then continued partying Uptown for some late night fun.”

Mr. Pacitti is excited about the venue for this Actor’s Crib/The Chuckleheads show.  “We are thrilled to be performing at the Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte.  Two hundred audience members (the capacity of the Actor’s Theatre) at the show would be awesome.  The energy would be palpable.  We as performers definitely feed off that energy and the enthusiasm generated from a big group.  And since this in improv comedy, the more people in the crowd, the more opportunity for interesting and fun suggestions to use in the scenes and games.”

The Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte is located at 650 E. Stonewall Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments are available before and during the show.  There is plenty of free parking at the theatre and in the parking lot in the adjacent building.  For detailed directions, go to
http://www.actorstheatrecharlotte.org/directions.htm

THE ACTOR’S LAB - CHARLOTTE    -    www.theactorslab.com

 

“He is the guru of acting coaches in Los Angeles. Studying with J.D. Lewis, you’ll be most certainly on the road to success,” said David Kirkpatrick, President Paramount Pictures and Touchstone Pictures 

 

 

J.D. Lewis

Artistic Director

THE ACTOR’S LAB

(310) 621-3900

www.theactorslab.com

 

 

 

THE ACTOR’S LAB HAS OPENED IN CHARLOTTE, OFFERING PROFESSIONAL ACTING CLASS WITH ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S TOP ACTING COACHES. 

 

www.theactorslab.com 

(704) 372-7080 CALL FOR INTERVIEW 

 

IF YOU HAVE CONSIDERED PURSUING A PROFESSIONAL ACTING CAREER… 

ALSO OFFERING TEEN CLASSES. 

WHEN YOU ARE READY TO STUDY WITH A PRO, A CELEBRATED ACTING TEACHER AND DIRECTOR… 

LEARN HOW TO ACTUALLY GET THE JOB!!!! 

 

Los Angeles-based The Actor’s Lab Opens Charlotte Office

Charlotte - 

 

CHARLOTTE – J.D. Lewis, one of the most well-respected and highly-recommended acting coaches and teachers in Los Angeles, has expanded his company, The Actor’s Lab, with an office in Charlotte.

 

Lewis, who recently moved to Charlotte with his two sons, has leased a space in Hart-Witzen Gallery (www.hartwitzengallery.com) at 136 E. 36th Street in NoDa and plans to start teaching this fall.

 

“I felt like Charlotte was the perfect spot to expand The Actor’s Lab,” Lewis says. “With its blossoming cultural and artistic community, it is also in close proximity to Wilmington’s film industry. In addition, it offers a great place to raise my two kids.”

 

Established in 1990 by J.D. Lewis, The Lab has been the home to many working actors in Los Angeles. Classes focus not only on the craft of acting, but also on the business aspects of pursuing an acting career. In addition to being a well-known acting school, The Actor’s Lab houses an internationally award-winning theater company. 

 

The most recent project from The Actor’s Lab is AmerWrecka, written and directed by J.D. Lewis. AmerWrecka had its international premiere at the renowned Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, in August 2005. With five-star reviews and the buzz from the Festival, it became one of the most sought after plays for 2006. Fifteen members of The Actor’s Lab traveled to Limerick, Ireland, where AmerWrecka headlined The Unfringed Limerick Festival. With sold-out houses and standing ovations, it continues its momentum by going into pre-production for the feature film version and also a theatrical run in New York City.

 

“He is the guru of acting coaches in this town. Studying with J.D. Lewis, you’ll be most certainly on the road to success,” said David Kirkpatrick, President Paramount Pictures and Touchstone Pictures 

    

“If you have the chance to study with J.D. Lewis, it will change the course of your career,” said Gary Dontzig, Executive Producer of hit television shows “Suddenly Susan” and “Murphy Brown.”

    

“If you are lucky enough to get into this class, you have a real shot at learning the craft from a master,” said Tom Hahn, Vice President of Talent/Head of Casting, Tri-Star/Columbia Pictures

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Presents “The Commedia Pied Piper”

 

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s Resident Touring Company, the Tarradiddle Players, gives a hilarious new twist to the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin in “The Commedia Pied Piper” (Oct. 26-Nov. 4). Told in the slapstick acting style of Commedia dell’arte, Lane Riosley’s animal-filled take on an originally tragic story includes a happy ending.

 

With just a few quick costume and prop changes, four actors play a full town’s worth of human and animal characters. Their funny antics, lightning-quick switches and play-within-a-play structure all come from the Commedia dell’arte tradition, an Italian form of improvisational theater that began in the 16^th century.

 

“This version of the Pied Piper legend pays tribute to the enchanting nature of comedy,” comments director Jill Bloede. “Like the Pied Piper charmed the rats of Hamelin town, I think this Tarradiddle Players production will charm audiences.”

 

“The Commedia Pied Piper” stars the 2007-08 Tarradiddle Players company: Darlene Parker-Black, Ashby Blakely, Leslie Ann Giles and Stephen Seay. In addition to appearances on Children’s Theatre’s MainStage, this professional four-person troupe spreads the joy of live theatre across the Southeast. This season, the Tarradiddle Players will travel from Virginia to South Carolina, performing in schools, community centers and towns big and small for audiences who might otherwise never see a live play. Meet the Tarradiddle Players and hear stories from the road at an audience talkback following the opening night performance on October 26.

 

Friday, October 26         7:30 pm

Saturday, October 27     1:00 pm

Saturday, October 27     3:00 pm
Sunday, October 28       2:00 pm
Friday, November 2        7:30 pm
Saturday, November 3    1:00 pm

Sunday, November 4      2:00 pm

 

Performances will be held in the Wachovia Playhouse at ImaginOn, 300 East 7^th Street.  Front Orchestra tickets are $18.00; General Admission tickets are $14.00. For tickets, call the Children’s Theatre Box Office at 704-973-2828 (10 am-5 pm, Mon.-Fri.) or visit our website: www.ctcharlotte.org. For ages 5 and up.

TITLE:  Lecturer in Theatre

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:  Teach costume construction practicum classes, including instruction of costume construction techniques and supervise the enrolled students and four undergraduate teaching assistants in construction of costumes for mainstage productions. 

 

QUALIFICATIONS:  Required: Strong sewing skills; understanding of garment construction process; excellent communication skills; some lifting and climbing.  Preferred:  two years experience in theatrical costume construction; BA degree. 

 

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS:  Temporary, part-time teaching duties during each semester.  The classes require the lecturer’s presence M-F, noon to 5pm.  Position renewable each semester.  Salary:  $7500 per semester. 

 

POSITION AVAILABILITY:  12 November 2007

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Review of applications will begin on 15 October 2007

 

APPLICATIONS PROCEDURES:  Candidates should submit the following materials in order to be considered for the position:   

1. letter of application
2. current curriculum vitae
3. names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least three academic/professional references

 

Send the above materials to:

Andrew Vorder Bruegge

Department of Theatre and Dance

115 Johnson Hall

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC 29733

803-323-2287

vorderbruegg@winthrop.edu

 

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers BA degrees in Theatre Performance, Theatre Design/Tech, Teacher Certification in Theatre (K-12), Dance Performance, and Teacher Certification in Dance (K-12).  The programs are accredited by NAST and NASD.  The department employs ten full-time faculty and twelve part-time faculty to work with 80+ theatre majors and 60+ dance majors.  The production season includes four mainstage faculty-directed theatre and dance productions, two student dance showcases, and six studio theatre productions. www.winthrop.edu/vpa/Theatre_&_Dance/default.htm.

 

           Winthrop University is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CAST (carolina actors studio theatre) is paused for the moment, holding high in the air a large mallet poised to drive home its October presentation of DRACULA.  The pause, like in all good theatrical scripts is just a temporary hold in the action, one that heightens the suspense to be followed by CAST’s plunging into the heart of Bram Stoker’s classic melodrama – raising its splintered stake by using not one, but both spaces in its uniquely designed theatre located only 4 minutes from Uptown Charlotte!

 

Teaming up with Amy Morris of the Morris Costume dynasty – a Charlotte make-up, costume and haunted house fixture since 1970, CAST continues it’s local collaborations including partnerships that provide dinner discounts at Lulu restraraunt – providing some very, very red wine just for this vampiric occasion, Free Fuel Pizza Friday’s – for those patrons who run late and just need a free “bite” before the show and a very special element: “Magic Matinees” – Sunday performances with free magic and illusion features!

 

Derived for the Stoker novel, CAST’s DRACULA promises both to tickle your funny bone, hold you breathless, and of course make your heart skip an occasional beat!

 

Our youth production musical follows an outspoken and strong-willed kindergartener through her feelings of frustration at having a baby brother on the way and the dilemma of finding the “bestest” show and tell ever!  After Junie B. hears Grandma Miller say that the baby is the “cutest little monkey”, Junie B. takes it literally.  She has found her show and tell and begins to take bribes from the classmates – 25 cents for the first look at her monkey brother!

 

Tickets are $6.00 for all performances.  Box office will open October 12 and October 13 at 5:30 PM for the 7:30 PM performances and October 13 at 1:00 PM for the 2:30 PM performance.

 

Piedmont Players Theatre is located at 213 S. Main Street in downtown Salisbury, NC.  If you need additional information, please call us at 704-633-5471.

Collaborative Arts is presenting the regional premiere of The Sublet Experiment by Ethan Youngerman October 4 – 28. We had such a great time with our first “comedy in a condo” (last year’s Bad Dates) that we are once again transforming a living room into an intimate performance venue. The Sublet Experiment takes place in real apartments in various Charlotte neighborhoods. Actors will adapt the play to each new space, presenting audiences with a slightly different experience each week.

Directed by Joe Copley, The Sublet Experiment features Charlotte actors Kristen Jones as Melanie, Lee Thomas as Eric, Jim Yost as Harry, and Patrick Howsare as The Man.

 

**SPECIAL OFFER FOR MTA MEMBERS**

MTA members are invited to join us opening night or the first Friday for 1/2 price. That means the Oct 4 and Oct 5 shows (both at 8pm) are only $10! And we’ll sweeten the deal… opening night features a reception before and after the show with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beer/wine. That’s right, free beer, free food, a hilarious comedy, and you get to snoop around a stranger’s apartment… all for $10! If you come on Friday the 5th, we’ll still give you some free snacks, and definitely a fun show, but the free booze will be history.

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s Drama for Healthy Living Program proudly presents a FREE public performance of “The Ice Cream Man” on Tuesday, October 9, at 7:30 pm in the Wachovia Playhouse at ImaginOn. Performed by a cast of professional actors, this play is about the effects of substance abuse and will tour all Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) eighth grade classrooms during the fall of 2007.

 

Children’s Theatre originally commissioned “The Ice Cream Man” in response to a request from CMS for a program addressing substance abuse in a relevant and compelling way. Today all CMS eighth graders attend a performance of the play and participate in follow-up workshops led by trained actor/facilitators. Designed to help students identify the warning signs of substance abuse and learn about the power of making choices, the Alcohol & Substance Abuse Prevention Program follows the Health Education Curriculum and is presented at no cost to the public schools.

 

“I think this program is one of the best ways to inform students,” commented a teacher whose classroom participated in the Alcohol & Substance Abuse Prevention Program. “It gives them a chance to see how problems seem in real life situations as opposed to reading from textbooks.”

 

The public performance is free, but seating is limited. Call 704-973-2800 to reserve seats. “The Ice Cream Man” is recommended for ages 12 and up.

 

The Ice Cream Man is made possible by the Mecklenburg County ABC Board, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, The Betty J. and J. Stanley Livingstone Foundation and the US Airways Education Foundation. This program is also funded by a grant from ArtsTeach. Children’s Theatre of Charlotte is supported by the Annual Fund Drive of the Arts & Science Council, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc., ArtsTeach, and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts.