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Monday, March 6, 2023
Auditions “Wendy + Peter” Youth Only
Mar 6 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Montford Park Players
The first show of our 2023 Season!
The Montford Park Players, North Carolina’s longest running Shakespeare theatre is pleased to announce auditions for the first show of our 51st Season – “Wendy and Peter”, a Peter Pan story, written and directed by Skyler Goff.

Audition Dates:
YOUTH ONLY
March 5th 3-6pm
March 6th 5:30-8:30pm (If needed)
March 7th 5:30-8:30pm (CALLBACKS)

ADULTS ONLY
March 8th 5:30-8:30pm
March 9th 5:30-8:30pm(If needed)

CALLBACKS (ADULTS and CAST YOUTH)
March 10th  5:30-8:30pm

ROLES FOR YOUTH (Ages 8-18)
WENDY: Age: 11-18 (Role will require singing, dancing, jumping and combat. SWING NEEDED)
PETER PAN: Age: 11-18(Role will require jumping dancing and combat.SWING NEEDED)
JOHN: Age: 10-16 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat.Potential SWING NEEDED)
MICHAEL: Age: 8-13(Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TOOTLES: Age: 8-13 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
NIBS: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
SLIGHTLY: Age: 8-16(Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TWIN 1: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TWIN 2: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
CURLY: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TIGER LILY: Age: 11-18 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)

ROLES FOR ADULTS (Ages 18+)
NURSE WENDY: Age: 25-36(Role will require singing and running)
MR. DARLING: Age: 30-55(Based on casting, Hook/Panther Protea requirements apply)
MRS. DARLING: Age: 30-55(Based on casting, Hook/Panther Protea requirements apply)
NANA: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require use of puppet. NO DIALOGUE)
TINKER BELL: Age: 18-55 (Role will require use of puppet, dancing, jumping and combat.NO DIALOGUE)
HOOK: Age: 30-55 (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat. SWING NEEDED)
SMEE: Age: 18-60+(Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
STARKEY: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
CECCO: Age: 18-60+(Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
JUKES: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
FLINT: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
COOKSON: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
PANTHER PROTEA: Age: 30-55 (Role will require dancing, percussion,  and combat)
Various Druids:Age: 18-60+ (Role will require dancing,percussion, and combat)
Mermaids: Age: 18-60+ (Role may require use of puppet and singing.)

NOTE: ALL ACTORS should prepare a monologue on any theme, memorized, and no longer then one minute.

NOTE: All actors must fill out the following Google Forms, located HERE :

  • MPP 2023 Season Audition Form (the role of swings is explained in the Audition Form)
  • Wendy & Peter Audition Signups

NOTE: This 2023 Season Audition Form will be used for all our productions this year. Note that this season we will NOT be requiring video audition submissions.

Note to Selected Actors and parents: Early Rehearsals will prioritize getting all actors below the age of 18 out no later than 8pm without parent/guardian consent. Adults may be asked to arrive later and leave no later than 9:30pm.

We hope you’ll join us for the beginning of a spectacular season of theatre!

Skyler Goff, Playwright and Director
John Russell, Executive Director
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Categories: Auditions Family Fun Theatre
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Auditions “Wendy + Peter” ADULTS ONLY
Mar 8 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Montford Park Players
The first show of our 2023 Season!
The Montford Park Players, North Carolina’s longest running Shakespeare theatre is pleased to announce auditions for the first show of our 51st Season – “Wendy and Peter”, a Peter Pan story, written and directed by Skyler Goff.

Audition Dates:
YOUTH ONLY
March 5th 3-6pm
March 6th 5:30-8:30pm (If needed)
March 7th 5:30-8:30pm (CALLBACKS)

ADULTS ONLY
March 8th 5:30-8:30pm
March 9th 5:30-8:30pm(If needed)

CALLBACKS (ADULTS and CAST YOUTH)
March 10th  5:30-8:30pm

ROLES FOR YOUTH (Ages 8-18)
WENDY: Age: 11-18 (Role will require singing, dancing, jumping and combat. SWING NEEDED)
PETER PAN: Age: 11-18(Role will require jumping dancing and combat.SWING NEEDED)
JOHN: Age: 10-16 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat.Potential SWING NEEDED)
MICHAEL: Age: 8-13(Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TOOTLES: Age: 8-13 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
NIBS: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
SLIGHTLY: Age: 8-16(Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TWIN 1: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TWIN 2: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
CURLY: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TIGER LILY: Age: 11-18 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)

ROLES FOR ADULTS (Ages 18+)
NURSE WENDY: Age: 25-36(Role will require singing and running)
MR. DARLING: Age: 30-55(Based on casting, Hook/Panther Protea requirements apply)
MRS. DARLING: Age: 30-55(Based on casting, Hook/Panther Protea requirements apply)
NANA: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require use of puppet. NO DIALOGUE)
TINKER BELL: Age: 18-55 (Role will require use of puppet, dancing, jumping and combat.NO DIALOGUE)
HOOK: Age: 30-55 (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat. SWING NEEDED)
SMEE: Age: 18-60+(Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
STARKEY: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
CECCO: Age: 18-60+(Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
JUKES: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
FLINT: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
COOKSON: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
PANTHER PROTEA: Age: 30-55 (Role will require dancing, percussion,  and combat)
Various Druids:Age: 18-60+ (Role will require dancing,percussion, and combat)
Mermaids: Age: 18-60+ (Role may require use of puppet and singing.)

NOTE: ALL ACTORS should prepare a monologue on any theme, memorized, and no longer then one minute.

NOTE: All actors must fill out the following Google Forms, located HERE :

  • MPP 2023 Season Audition Form (the role of swings is explained in the Audition Form)
  • Wendy & Peter Audition Signups

NOTE: This 2023 Season Audition Form will be used for all our productions this year. Note that this season we will NOT be requiring video audition submissions.

Note to Selected Actors and parents: Early Rehearsals will prioritize getting all actors below the age of 18 out no later than 8pm without parent/guardian consent. Adults may be asked to arrive later and leave no later than 9:30pm.

We hope you’ll join us for the beginning of a spectacular season of theatre!

Skyler Goff, Playwright and Director
John Russell, Executive Director
Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Auditions “Wendy + Peter” ADULTS ONLY
Mar 9 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Montford Park Players
The first show of our 2023 Season!
The Montford Park Players, North Carolina’s longest running Shakespeare theatre is pleased to announce auditions for the first show of our 51st Season – “Wendy and Peter”, a Peter Pan story, written and directed by Skyler Goff.

Audition Dates:
YOUTH ONLY
March 5th 3-6pm
March 6th 5:30-8:30pm (If needed)
March 7th 5:30-8:30pm (CALLBACKS)

ADULTS ONLY
March 8th 5:30-8:30pm
March 9th 5:30-8:30pm(If needed)

CALLBACKS (ADULTS and CAST YOUTH)
March 10th  5:30-8:30pm

ROLES FOR YOUTH (Ages 8-18)
WENDY: Age: 11-18 (Role will require singing, dancing, jumping and combat. SWING NEEDED)
PETER PAN: Age: 11-18(Role will require jumping dancing and combat.SWING NEEDED)
JOHN: Age: 10-16 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat.Potential SWING NEEDED)
MICHAEL: Age: 8-13(Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TOOTLES: Age: 8-13 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
NIBS: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
SLIGHTLY: Age: 8-16(Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TWIN 1: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TWIN 2: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
CURLY: Age: 8-15 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)
TIGER LILY: Age: 11-18 (Role will require jumping, dancing, and combat)

ROLES FOR ADULTS (Ages 18+)
NURSE WENDY: Age: 25-36(Role will require singing and running)
MR. DARLING: Age: 30-55(Based on casting, Hook/Panther Protea requirements apply)
MRS. DARLING: Age: 30-55(Based on casting, Hook/Panther Protea requirements apply)
NANA: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require use of puppet. NO DIALOGUE)
TINKER BELL: Age: 18-55 (Role will require use of puppet, dancing, jumping and combat.NO DIALOGUE)
HOOK: Age: 30-55 (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat. SWING NEEDED)
SMEE: Age: 18-60+(Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
STARKEY: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
CECCO: Age: 18-60+(Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
JUKES: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
FLINT: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
COOKSON: Age: 18-60+ (Role will require singing, dancing,and combat)
PANTHER PROTEA: Age: 30-55 (Role will require dancing, percussion,  and combat)
Various Druids:Age: 18-60+ (Role will require dancing,percussion, and combat)
Mermaids: Age: 18-60+ (Role may require use of puppet and singing.)

NOTE: ALL ACTORS should prepare a monologue on any theme, memorized, and no longer then one minute.

NOTE: All actors must fill out the following Google Forms, located HERE :

  • MPP 2023 Season Audition Form (the role of swings is explained in the Audition Form)
  • Wendy & Peter Audition Signups

NOTE: This 2023 Season Audition Form will be used for all our productions this year. Note that this season we will NOT be requiring video audition submissions.

Note to Selected Actors and parents: Early Rehearsals will prioritize getting all actors below the age of 18 out no later than 8pm without parent/guardian consent. Adults may be asked to arrive later and leave no later than 9:30pm.

We hope you’ll join us for the beginning of a spectacular season of theatre!

Skyler Goff, Playwright and Director
John Russell, Executive Director
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Categories: Auditions Theatre
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Ellicott’s Rock Hike 
Mar 18 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Ingles in Cashiers (US Hwy 64E, Cashiers, NC, 28717)
 

Along the Chattooga River, the states of NC, SC, and GA intersect. From conflicts between Cherokees and white settlers, to the Walton War between Georgia and North Carolina over their boundaries, this area has seen its share of strife and political challenges. Surveyor Andrew Ellicott initially settled the conflict and placed a marker along the bank of the river in 1811. But eventually his work was challenged by the more precise “Governor’s Rock” a few years afterward. As late as the 1970s though, NC and GA once again disputed the precise location. Join us as we hike through three states and explore the history of this contested boundary.
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Categories: Hike
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Auditions: Readers Theatre: The Good, The Bad and The Guilty: A Trio of One-Acts
Mar 21 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

The Good, The Bad and The Guilty: A Trio of One-Acts

The Rising of the Moon by Lady Gregory
Trifles by Susan Glaspell
In the Shadow of the Glen by J.M. Synge

Directed by Margaret Crowell

AUDITION DATE: Tuesday, March 21, 2023; 10:30 am-2:30 pm on the Mainstage

PRODUCTION DATES: April 14-16, 2023; All performances at 2:30 pm; Friday and Saturday performances at Asheville Community Theatre, Sunday performance at the Reuter Center on the campus of UNCA

REHEARSALS: Tuesdays & Thursdays March 28, 30, April 4, 6, 11, and 13, 2023; 10:30 am-2:30 pm

DIRECTOR SEEKS:
The Rising of the Moon – 4M
Trifles – 3M, 2W
In the Shadow of the Glen – 3M, 1W

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Categories: Auditions Theatre
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Naturalist Niche: Spring Birding Walk
Mar 25 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Chimney Rock State Park
Advance Registration Required.

As spring migratory species make their return journey from their sunny winter hideaways, see how many you can spot from our location on the NC Birding Trail. Bring your binoculars to get a better look at numerous species traveling north through the Park.  Just how many will you add to your list?

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Categories: Education Hike Outdoors
Monday, April 3, 2023
Auditions for Twelfth Night
Apr 3 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Montford Park Players
The Montford Park Players is committed to gender-neutral and race-conscious casting. ALL are welcome and invited to participate! Community theatre is at its best when it fully embraces and engages its FULL community, not just one portion.
BIPOC actors, we need you.
LGBTQIA+ actors, we need you.
Actors with disabilities, we need you.
Actors of all ages, we need you.
Twelfth Night will be performed Fridays through Sundays, June 23rd-July 21st at 7:30 pm. Rehearsals will begin in mid-April and continue until opening.
Actors will be given sides to read at the audition. (available here: https://www.montfordparkplayers.org/abou…/volunteers-page/)
A large cast is needed and the breakdown is as follows:
All characters are open to actors of any race, ability, gender, or age unless otherwise noted. Genders and sexualities of characters will be molded to fit the actors who best suit the role, with consideration of the other actors on stage.
All characters will be asked to sing and dance (nothing hard or complex, its pirate shanties y’all) and play instruments if they are able.
VIOLA (woman, cis or trans) is tossed ashore in a strange land and presents as a cabin boy for safety. She quickly falls in love with Captain Orsino.
CAPTAIN ORSINO is a powerful and noble pirate lord and true ruler of Illyria, despite it technically being the king’s land. He is lovesick for Captain Olivia.
CAPTAIN OLIVIA runs the local inn in the wake of losing her father and brother. She is rich, fearsome, and good with a sword.
SEBASTIAN/SEBASTIENNE (gender depending on casting) is Viola’s twin, and baffled by how many people in Illyria think they know him already.
MALVOLIO is the straitlaced and haughty first mate of Captain Olivia. He pines for her but looks down on her crew.
FESTE is a traveling bard, jester, and clown making his living in Illyria. They enjoys playing tricks on the straitlaced and haughty. They miss their banished lover.
THE BANDMATES are a few lost souls who follow Feste and accompany their antics. Must play Instruments. Don’t have to speak. Can play various small roles.
TOBY BELCH is Captain Olivia’s drunkle uncle. He plots for a marriage for Olivia and is a walking bisexual dumpster fire.
MARIA, part of Captain Olivia’s crew, has a sharp wit and a trickster spirit. She is pining for Toby.
ANDREW AGUECHEEK is a “special friend” of Toby Belch. He tries to woo Olivia at Toby’s request because he lacks the capacity for original thought.
ANTONIO was banished from Illyria due to the king’s antiquated laws on love, but following Sebastian, he returns to the land of his lost lover.
VALENTINE is a member of Captain Orsino’s crew. Also plays GUARD.
CURIO is a member of Captain Orsino’s crew. Also plays GUARD and SAILOR.
Anyone who is interested in a technical role only (stage management, lights, sound, etc.) should send an email to [email protected] and include your background, if any. We welcome all volunteers!

 

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Thursday, April 13, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 13 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

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Categories: Auditions Theatre
Friday, April 14, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 14 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Saturday, April 15, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 15 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

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Categories: Auditions Theatre
Treasure Island Auditions
Apr 15 @ 10:00 am
Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre
The Montford Park Players is pleased to announce auditions for Treasure Island, by Honor Moor. Directed by David Doersch.
Auditions for Treasure Island will be held at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre at 92 Gay St.
The time for auditions is April 15th at 10am. Actors will be required to stay after their monologue for scene work. Actors may additionally be required to return at 10am on the 16th for movement, combat and musical ability auditions. IMPORTANT NOTE: There are no timeslots for this audition. All actors should arrive at 10:00 am both days.
Actors will submit initial audition information through our website at https://www.montfordparkplayers.org/abou…/volunteers-page/ and may do so at any time.
The Montford Park Players is committed to gender-neutral and race-conscious casting. ALL are welcome and invited to participate! Community theatre is at its best when it fully embraces and engages its FULL community, not just one portion.
BIPOC actors, we need you.
LGBTQIA+ actors, we need you.
Actors with disabilities, we need you.
Actors of all ages, we need you.
Treasure Island will be performed Fridays through Sundays, July 28th-August 26th at 7:30 pm. Rehearsals will begin in May and continue until opening.
Actors should prepare and memorize a classical monologue of no longer than 60 seconds. Actors will then be broken out into groups for scene work.
A large cast is needed!
All characters are open to actors of any race, ability, gender, or age unless otherwise noted. Genders and sexualities of characters will be molded to fit the actors who best suit the role, with consideration of the other actors on stage.
All characters will be asked to sing and dance (nothing hard or complex, its pirate shanties y’all) and play instruments if they are able.
Anyone who is interested in a technical role only (stage management, lights, sound, etc.) should send an email to [email protected] and include your background, if any. We welcome all volunteers!

 

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Sunday, April 16, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 16 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Treasure Island Auditions
Apr 16 @ 10:00 am
Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre
The Montford Park Players is pleased to announce auditions for Treasure Island, by Honor Moor. Directed by David Doersch.
Auditions for Treasure Island will be held at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre at 92 Gay St.
The time for auditions is April 15th at 10am. Actors will be required to stay after their monologue for scene work. Actors may additionally be required to return at 10am on the 16th for movement, combat and musical ability auditions. IMPORTANT NOTE: There are no timeslots for this audition. All actors should arrive at 10:00 am both days.
Actors will submit initial audition information through our website at https://www.montfordparkplayers.org/abou…/volunteers-page/ and may do so at any time.
The Montford Park Players is committed to gender-neutral and race-conscious casting. ALL are welcome and invited to participate! Community theatre is at its best when it fully embraces and engages its FULL community, not just one portion.
BIPOC actors, we need you.
LGBTQIA+ actors, we need you.
Actors with disabilities, we need you.
Actors of all ages, we need you.
Treasure Island will be performed Fridays through Sundays, July 28th-August 26th at 7:30 pm. Rehearsals will begin in May and continue until opening.
Actors should prepare and memorize a classical monologue of no longer than 60 seconds. Actors will then be broken out into groups for scene work.
A large cast is needed!
All characters are open to actors of any race, ability, gender, or age unless otherwise noted. Genders and sexualities of characters will be molded to fit the actors who best suit the role, with consideration of the other actors on stage.
All characters will be asked to sing and dance (nothing hard or complex, its pirate shanties y’all) and play instruments if they are able.
Anyone who is interested in a technical role only (stage management, lights, sound, etc.) should send an email to [email protected] and include your background, if any. We welcome all volunteers!

 

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Monday, April 17, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 17 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 18 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 19 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Thursday, April 20, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 20 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Friday, April 21, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 21 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Saturday, April 22, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 22 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Sunday, April 23, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 23 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

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Categories: Auditions Theatre
Earth Day Plant Identification + Yoga Hike
Apr 23 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Bearwallow Mountain Trail |

Join Ali McGhee and Tara Eschenroeder for this special Earth Day adventure!

About the adventure…

Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath, and fire my spirit!

We are surrounded by so much beauty that we so often overlook as we are distracted by so many things to do and tasks to accomplish. We forget that we are human beings (not human doings) grounded in place and inherent, effortless purpose.

This hike will excite our senses and our minds as we gather deep wisdom about area plants and discover their powerful potential. On our journey up the mountain, we’ll meet several of our local and native plant species and learn their medicinal and magical uses, from healers that help us reconnect with the land – and ourselves – to a few storied (and poisonous) allies.

At the top of the majestic Bearwallow bald, we will share a meditation on the land and flow together in asana, then celebrate with fresh herbal tea brewed from plants we’ve met. Not only will we interact and commune with nature, but we will also come together as a beautiful community celebrating new friends and old.

This adventure is limited to 20 participants.

We can’t wait to share this experience with you!

Sign up here!

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Categories: Community Hike Outdoors Yoga
Monday, April 24, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 24 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

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Auditions for Bat Boy: The Musical
Apr 24 all-day
Asheville Community Theatre

For musical auditions, see specifics below for each show. In general, please prepare 16 bars of music and bring your sheet music to the audition in the key in which you will be singing. We will provide an accompanist. No one may sing along to a CD or other recording.

 

MAINSTAGE

Bat Boy: The Musical

Musical

Book by: Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming; Music and Lyrics by: Laurence O’Keefe

Directed by: Stephanie Hickling Beckman

AUDITION DATES: The evenings of Monday April 24 & Tuesday April 25, 2023. Sign up here for your audition slot.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE:

Read-Thru MAY 19 6:30-9:30  pm

Rehearsals 2-4 nights per week beginning May 23 6:30-9:30.

Performance Dates: Friday-Sun July 21-August 6 Fri-Sat 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm

DIRECTOR SEEKS: All actors over 17 will be considered for all roles with no limitation on gender or race.

CHARACTERS  (17)

NON DOUBLING 

Bat Boy
Meredith Parker
Dr. Thomas Parker
Shelley Parker
Sheriff Taylor

DOUBLING ENSEMBLE

Rick, Lorraine, Mr. Dillon
Ron Taylor, Maggie, Clem
Ruthie Taylor, Ned
Mrs, Taylor, Roy
Rev. Billie Hightower, Institute Man, Bud
Daisy, Pan, Doctor

Crowd/ Chorus  4M 2F

AUDITION MATERIAL:  Audition sides from the play will be provided, and available on the ACT website prior to auditions. Memorization is not expected. This is a rock musical. Please prepare one song selection, in the style of the show, of no more than 45 seconds. Please do not prepare songs from the play itself.

An audition accompanist will not be provided. A speaker will be provided in lieu of live accompaniment. We will have a laptop and aux cord to accommodate your digital backing track (mp3 file, youtube karaoke track, etc.).

AUDITION SIDES:

Bat Boy: Pg 80-81 – Hightower
Bat Boy: Pg 83 – Batboy
Bat Boy: Pg 86-87 – Parker
Bat Boy: Pg 92 – Sheriff
Bat Boy: Pg 15 – Sheriff
Bat Boy: Pg 27 – Rick
Bat Boy: Pg 20 – Meredith and Shelley

THE STORY: Based on a story in The Weekly World News, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a rock musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a “normal” boy by the veterinarian’s wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy. Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together from the ignorant townfolk and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and reveals a secret. Soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy’s origin.

 

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Categories: Auditions Music Theatre
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 25 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

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Categories: Auditions Theatre
Auditions for Bat Boy: The Musical
Apr 25 all-day
Asheville Community Theatre

For musical auditions, see specifics below for each show. In general, please prepare 16 bars of music and bring your sheet music to the audition in the key in which you will be singing. We will provide an accompanist. No one may sing along to a CD or other recording.

 

MAINSTAGE

Bat Boy: The Musical

Musical

Book by: Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming; Music and Lyrics by: Laurence O’Keefe

Directed by: Stephanie Hickling Beckman

AUDITION DATES: The evenings of Monday April 24 & Tuesday April 25, 2023. Sign up here for your audition slot.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE:

Read-Thru MAY 19 6:30-9:30  pm

Rehearsals 2-4 nights per week beginning May 23 6:30-9:30.

Performance Dates: Friday-Sun July 21-August 6 Fri-Sat 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm

DIRECTOR SEEKS: All actors over 17 will be considered for all roles with no limitation on gender or race.

CHARACTERS  (17)

NON DOUBLING 

Bat Boy
Meredith Parker
Dr. Thomas Parker
Shelley Parker
Sheriff Taylor

DOUBLING ENSEMBLE

Rick, Lorraine, Mr. Dillon
Ron Taylor, Maggie, Clem
Ruthie Taylor, Ned
Mrs, Taylor, Roy
Rev. Billie Hightower, Institute Man, Bud
Daisy, Pan, Doctor

Crowd/ Chorus  4M 2F

AUDITION MATERIAL:  Audition sides from the play will be provided, and available on the ACT website prior to auditions. Memorization is not expected. This is a rock musical. Please prepare one song selection, in the style of the show, of no more than 45 seconds. Please do not prepare songs from the play itself.

An audition accompanist will not be provided. A speaker will be provided in lieu of live accompaniment. We will have a laptop and aux cord to accommodate your digital backing track (mp3 file, youtube karaoke track, etc.).

AUDITION SIDES:

Bat Boy: Pg 80-81 – Hightower
Bat Boy: Pg 83 – Batboy
Bat Boy: Pg 86-87 – Parker
Bat Boy: Pg 92 – Sheriff
Bat Boy: Pg 15 – Sheriff
Bat Boy: Pg 27 – Rick
Bat Boy: Pg 20 – Meredith and Shelley

THE STORY: Based on a story in The Weekly World News, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a rock musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a “normal” boy by the veterinarian’s wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy. Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together from the ignorant townfolk and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and reveals a secret. Soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy’s origin.

 

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Categories: Auditions Music Theatre
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 26 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

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Categories: Auditions Theatre
Thursday, April 27, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 27 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Friday, April 28, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 28 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Saturday, April 29, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 29 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre
Sunday, April 30, 2023
2023 NC Stage Co. Community Tour Auditions
Apr 30 all-day
online w/ NC Stage Co,

Performances are coordinated with and performed for audiences in non-traditional spaces such as homeless shelters, correctional facilities, community centers, low income senior centers and locations throughout rural Western North Carolina.  For schools, the Community Tour offers student workshops with teaching artists from the Ensemble.

The Community Tour also includes a series of ticketed performances for audiences at NC Stage.  Performances at NC Stage are staged in an intimate setting with all the lights on so our audiences may enjoy the performances as it is experienced at each tour location.

Read more
Categories: Auditions Theatre