Tuesday, November 03, 2009

audition for *Humbug*



In John Wooten's Christmas Carol comedy, Eleanor Scrooge is a power-hungry Wall Street executive with an aversion to Yuletide fun.
Director Theresa Kappus will be seeking eight men and six women in cold-reading auditions 
for an Ignite! readers theater production on
Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 pm
at the Blue Door Theater, 815 W. Garland Ave.
Performances: Friday, Dec. 11, and Sunday, Dec. 13
Visit ignitetheate.org or call 993-6540.
[ photo: John Wooten, producing a.d. at Premiere Stages, housed at New Jersey's Kean University; visit them here ]

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Ignite! presents *The Complete History of America (abridged)*, July 3-12


Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
on July 3-4 in Riverfront Park
and
on July 9-12 at Interplayers

Friday, July 3, at 7 pm at the Lilac Bowl
Saturday, July 4 (how appropriate!) at 7 pm in the Clock Tower Meadow

Also: four more shows at Interplayers, 174 S. Howard St., on Thursday-Saturday, July 9-11, at 8 pm and on Sunday, July 12, at 2 pm.  For tickets, call 325-SEAT. Tickets: $14; $12, students; $10, Interplayers subscribers.

These are fully produced shows, NOT readers theater.

Direcetd by Rebecca Cook, the production features Jerry Sciarrio, Tom Meisfjord and Will Gilman.  

For more information, visit www.ignitetheatre.org.

[ photo: reducedshakespeare.com ]

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Thursday, May 07, 2009

audition for *Complete History*



Ignite! Community Theater needs three men (with musical and improv experience preferred) to try out on
Sunday-Monday, May 17-18 at 7 pm
at
The Blue Door Theater, 815 W. Garland Ave.
Performances: July 3-12 (the play will be performed as part of the Fourth of July Celebration in Riverfront Park)

www.ignitetheatre.org
info@ignitetheatre.org
993-6540

*The Complete History of America, Abridged*
by
Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor

[ poster: from reducedshakespeare.com ]

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Friday, March 13, 2009

Ignite's *Much Ado* (readers theater)


Tonight at 7 pm inside Gonzaga's Foley Center (the library building). Free. Also on Sunday, March 15, at 2 pm at the Blue Door Theater on Garland.

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Friday, January 30, 2009

*Much Ado About Nothing* auditions: changed date and location






Ignite! Community Theatre

auditions for a readers theater production of Shakespeare's comedy ...
auditions will NOT be held at the Blue Door Theater on Feb. 5, as previously announced.
Instead,
they will be held at Auntie's Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (third floor) on
Monday, Feb. 9, at 7 pm
Performances: March 13-15
Director Nina Kelly seeks an ensemble of men and women. Cold readings.

Beatrice and Benedick get tricked into revealing their mutual love, but not until after Claudio has shamed Hero terribly and Dogberry has made some hilarious mist ... arrests.

www.ignitetheatre.org
info@ignitetheatre.org
993-6540

[ photo: Keanu Reaves as Don John in Kenneth Branagh's 1993 film of *Much Ado* -- screenrush.co.uk ]

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

auditions at Ignite


Because of some difficulty in securing rights that were beyond Ignite's control, the January show has been changed from *12 Angry Jurors* to *The Cemetery Club* by Ivan Menchell — a comedy about a group of widows.

Director Theresa Kappus needs 1 M and 5 W for this readers theater presentation.
Auditions on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 pm at the Blue Door Theater, 815 W. Garland Ave.
Cold readings.
Performances: Jan. 9-11
Visit www.ignitetheatre.org
E-mail: info@ignitetheatre.org
Call: Rebecca Cook (509) 993-6540

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Monday, September 08, 2008

*Hole in the Sky* Sept. 11, 13-14

Ignite! Community Theatre presents a Booklight Reader’s Theatre production of *Hole in the Sky* by Reed McColm
about people trapped in the North Tower on 9/11.
directed by Jon Jordan
with Laura Bevan, Barry Brathovde, Karen Brathovde, John Brooks, Fred Dugenet, Kathleen Gantt, Andrew Gantt, Nancy Gasper, Michael Huffington, Marina Kalani, Nina Kelly, Kathleen Malcolm, Bob McAdams, Maxwell Nightser, Brandon O’Neill and Samuel Starbuck

Thursday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sept. 13, at 7 pm at Gonzaga's Foley Center
and
Sunday, Sept. 14, at 2 pm at the Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave.

Free; donations requested.

Visit: www.ignitetheatre.org or septemberproject.wordpress.org

E-mail: info@ignitetheatre.org

Call: Rebecca Cook at 993-6540

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