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Friday, June 10, 2011

Theatre Winter Haven needs musical director for ‘Evita’ by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s an emergency request from director Katrina Ploof: Theatre Winter Haven, a large community based theatre located in Winter Haven Florida, is in need of an experienced Musical Dir…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:02PM

Theater auditions: ‘Prelude to a Kiss’ at Theatre Downtown by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s an audition notice from Theatre Downtown: Theatre Downtown for Prelude To A Kiss by Craig Lucas Auditions will take place Wednesday, June 15 6:30–10 PM Please bring headshot/r…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 12:00PM

Postcard from Broadway: ‘The Motherf**ker With the Hat’ by Elizabeth Maupin

By Elizabeth Maupin Elizabeth Maupin on Theater If you know the playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis from his dramas Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot – both of…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 11:55AM
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Theatre Downtown announces two more titles by Elizabeth Maupin

Theatre Downtown has a couple more nifty titles in store — Prelude to a Kiss, the wonderful Craig Lucas comic drama, and the first local production of Avenue Q. Here’s what we k…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 11:48PM

Palm Beach college offers free theater seats by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s a very promising message from Palm Beach State College: Palm Beach State College will be replacing the College’s Theater seating in August and I have been given the task of fi…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 03:37PM

Bruun leaving Disney World for Disneyland by Elizabeth Maupin

Alan Bruun, one of the founders of Mad Cow Theatre and the artistic director there for most of its 14-year history, is moving to southern California to work as creative director of entertain…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 08:05AM
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Theater auditions: Beth Marshall Presents by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s an audition notice for Beth Marshall’s coming season: Beth Marshall Presents Website: BethMarshallPresents.Com Contact: Chasmin Hallyburton: [email protected]

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 11:40PM

Valencia looking for Florida playwrights by Elizabeth Maupin

Valencia Community College’s theater department is conducting its annual competition for a Florida playwright, whose winning work will be produced at Valencia next season: Call for New…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 03:25PM
Monday, June 6, 2011

Dance auditions: Emotions Dance by Elizabeth Maupin

An audition notice from Emotions Dance: Emotions Dance seeks professional dancers (over 18) to audition for us! Dancers must be technically trained and willing to take technical and artistic…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 08:03AM

Osceola Center to clean out its closets by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s an opportunity for you theater types. The Osceola Center for the Arts is cleaning out its extra costumes, furniture, set pieces, props, kitchen items, artwork and more, and it&#…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 07:57AM
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Theater auditions: ‘The Mousetrap,’ by In the Wings Productions by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s another audition notice: Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday June 16, 7-9 p.m. The Studio Theater , 398 West Amelia Street, Orlando In the Wings Productions Present Agatha Christie&…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 12:22PM

Theater review: ‘A Funny Thing Happened …’ at Mad Cow by Elizabeth Maupin

By Elizabeth Maupin Elizabeth Maupin on Theater Watching the big cast of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum fit itself onto the decidedly small stage at Mad Cow Theatre is like w…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 12:09PM
Friday, June 3, 2011

Newest ‘Company’ revival to turn up in movie theaters by Elizabeth Maupin

There’s been a spate of theatrical productions showing up on movie screens lately, but most of them have not made their way to Central Florida. (The hit Broadway revival of The Importa…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 09:26AM

Orlando Improv Festival announces headliner by Elizabeth Maupin

A group from ImprovOlympic in Chicago, 3033, will headline the Orlando Improv Festival in September. The festival, once again, will take place at Winter Park Playhouse, with workshops at Sta…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 09:15AM

Theater auditions: GOAT’s ‘Spring Awakening’ by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s a set of auditions for a second local production of Spring Awakening, this one by Greater Orlando Actors Theatre. GOAT’s production is running in August (no definite dates…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 08:35AM
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Is there such a thing as too much theater? by Elizabeth Maupin

Do theater-lovers spend too much time in the dark? Howard Sherman says they might. And that might be unexceptional except that Howard Sherman is executive director of the American Theatre Wi…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 09:39PM

Humor Mill to start offering sketch-comedy classes by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s a notice from The Humor Mill Orlando, which produced the recent The Humor Mill Orlando Presents … The War on Terriers at the recent Fringe: The Humor Mill Orlando announce…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 10:02AM

Playwrights’ Round Table looking for new scripts by Elizabeth Maupin

Playwrights’ Round Table needs new scripts for its annual John Goring Memorial One-Act Fest and for Fringe 2012. Here are the guidelines and further info: We have a pair of new script …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 09:53AM

Starving Artist Studios announces line-up of concerts and master classes by Elizabeth Maupin

Tony nominee Barbara Walsh (Broadway’s Falsettos, Company, Big) and renowned mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard will be among those giving concerts and master classes for the new Starving Ar…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 09:38AM

Theater auditions: ‘Ragtime’ in Seminole by Elizabeth Maupin

These are auditions for Ragtime in Concert at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in Sanford, a fundraiser for the Seminole Repertory Theatre Company (which performs at the Wayne Densch …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 08:54AM

IceHouse plans its Cubie Awards by Elizabeth Maupin

It’s the end of most theaters’ seasons, and the IceHouse Theatre in Mount Dora is one busily planning its annual end-of-season awards, the Cubies. They’re happening June 18…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 08:43AM
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Help your favorite arts group through ‘The Arts Matter’ campaign by Elizabeth Maupin

Want to raise money for your favorite arts group? Vote for it through United Arts The Arts Matter! campaign, which begins at 8 a.m. today (Wednesday, June 1) and continues through Tuesday Ju…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 08:00AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

UCF announces summer season (and the rest of 2011-2012) by Elizabeth Maupin

UCF Conservatory Theatre has announced the titles in its summer season, which begins June 9 with Barefoot in the Park. Here’s the rundown: Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon comedy, June…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:28PM

Orlando Shakes looking for company manager by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s a job posting from Orlando Shakespeare Theater: Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF, an AEA regional-theater company celebrating its 23rd season, is searching fo…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:10PM

Another good year for Fringe, by the numbers by Elizabeth Maupin

Orlando’s Fringe Festival sold more than 2,200 show tickets than it did in 2010, producing artistic director Beth Marshall announced today. The numbers of tickets sold — 20,139 …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:06PM

Final, final results of Visual Fringe by Elizabeth Maupin

Here are the final (yes, really) numbers from the Visual Fringe, which wound up selling 33 works of art, more than a quarter of what was on display at Lowndes Shakespeare Center during the c…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 08:40AM
Monday, May 30, 2011

From the Fringe: (Almost) final count of sold-out shows by Elizabeth Maupin

From Fringe producing artistic director Beth Marshall, her count of the Fringe’s sold-out shows (missing some of the Patrons’ Pick shows that may sell out today but haven’t…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 11:31AM

Visual Fringe sells a bunch of artwork by Elizabeth Maupin

Congratulations to Anna McCambridge-Thomas, who is bowing out after nine years as the head of the Visual Fringe. Here’s a list of the 31 pieces of art sold through this year’s Vi…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 11:24AM
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Marshall to leave Fringe by Elizabeth Maupin

Beth Marshall, producing artistic director of the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, announced Sunday night she is leaving the Fringe immediately to devote herself to producing t…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 11:03PM

Final Patrons’ Pick show chosen by Elizabeth Maupin

One last Patrons’ Pick show has been chosen at the Orlando Fringe — Punch and Judy Presents Grand Guignol Puppet Theatre, which will have an extra performance in the brown venue …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:21PM

Theater auditions: ‘Spring Awakening’ at Breakthrough by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s an audition notice for the musical Spring Awakening at Breakthrough Theatre: The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park will hold auditions for the regional premier of the musical …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 11:34AM

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