Calling all actors, singers and dancers ages 7 through adult.

The Leawood Stage Company will hold auditions for Fiddler on the Roof on Saturday, March 3^rd from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm and Sunday March 4^th from 1:00 to 3:30 pm at Church of the Nativity, 3800 West 119^th Street (119^th & Mission Road). Enter the building through the front entrance. Audition applications will be accepted 30 minutes prior to the end of each time period. Call backs will be held at the Lodge at Ironwoods Park on Monday evening March 5^th by appointment.

Leawood Stage Company is pleased to welcome Julie Ewing as director of her first production with Leawood. Julie has worked in video and film production and for many of the theater companies throughout the metropolitan area. Julie Ewing has put together an amazing artistic team consisting of Emmy Award winning Music Director, Darin Parker and Choreographer Marc Wayne, known to the Kansas City Arts scene for his work with Störling Dance Theater and his own acclaimed contemporary jazz/modern company Maxxas Dance Theatre.

 Fiddler on the Roof is simply Broadway at its very best.  This musical includes some of the most loved songs the world over. Its celebrated score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick features songs such as “Sunrise, Sunset”, “If I Were A Rich Man”, and “Matchmaker”.

Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl, Fiddler on the Roof is rich in historical and ethnic detail. In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia.

The show has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. The universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness

We encourage performers with all types of backgrounds, ethnicity and experience from 7 to 77 to audition. Be a part of this fabulous community theater experience where the Leawood Stage Company focuses on family fun for the 14^th year. Fiddler on the Roof features great roles for adults and teens.

Everyone auditioning must be prepared to sing 16 measures from any musical, other than Fiddler on the Roof, with live accompaniment. There will be an accompanist provided so all those who audition are requested to bring sheet music in your key. Everyone should also be prepared to participate in a short dance/movement audition. Comfortable dress and shoes are suggested for the dance audition. Bring a photo and resume if available. No appointment time is necessary.

The production of Fiddler on the Roof will be performed July 12, 13, 14, 15 & 19, 20, 21, at the Ironwoods Amphitheater in Ironwoods Park.  Rehearsals will begin June 3^rd and will run Sunday through Thursday evenings.

Additional opportunities for staff, volunteers and orchestra members are available. For more information contact April Bishop at the City of Leawood, 913-339-6700 x157, or Email stageco@leawood.org, or go to the LSC website at www.leawoodstageco.org.

This production of Titanic: The Musical will honor the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The musical is based on the true story of the maiden voyage from Southampton, England to the sinking in the Atlantic by an iceberg. The show examines the lives of the passengers and crew dealing with class issues, immigration and vulnerability in the face catastrophe. It opened on Broadway in 1997 and won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

“Titanic’s” expressive lyrics by uplifting score by Maury Yeston, and brilliant book by Peter Stone, create a moving and memorable experience for the cast and audiences.

Directed by Shelly Stewart, with music direction by Kevin Hershberger, this Leawood Stage Company production will be presented concert style. Performances will run, Friday, April 13 thru Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Lodge in Ironwoods Park at 147^th & Mission Road.  Admission is $5.

The Leawood Stage Company is proud to announce the casting of the Broadway musical Titanic.

OFFICERS

Eric Magnus                 Thomas Andrews – Designer/Builder

Reed Uthe                      J. Bruce Ismay – Owner

Bob Allen                      Captain E. J. Smith

Gary Stang                    William Murdoch – 1^st Officer

Miles Wirth                   Lightoller – 2^nd Officer

Kevin Rehner                Harold Bride – Radioman

Graham Fairleigh         Fredrick Barrett – Stoker

Ray Zarr                          Henry Etches – 1^st Class Steward

FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS

Bill Ellwood                   Isidor Strauss

Vicky Delaughder      Ida Strauss

Greg Toplikar               John J. Astor

Sarah Montoya            Madeline Astor

Ken Kasten                      Benjamin Guggenheim

Debbie Blinn                 Mme. Aubert

John Van de Voort       John B. Thayer

Diane Garrett                Marion Thayer

Andrew Stout               Jack Thayer

Rob Halifax                    George Widener

Sonja Coombes           Eleanor Widener

Erica Baruth                 Charlotte Cardoza

SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS

Trudy Hurley               Alice Beane

Bill Bergman                 Edgar Beane

Jeff Williams                 Charles Clark

Sara Blakesley              Caroline Neville

THIRD CLASS PASSENGERS

Corey Schooler             Jim Farrell

Rachel Adcock              Kate McGowen

Alisha Garnier              Kate Mullins

Courtney Koval            Kate Murphey

ENSEMBLE

          Michael Abernathy

          JoAnna Bledsoe

          Erin Coleman     

          Jonathan Garnier

          Paula Harms

          Patti Howell

          MB Hurst

          Bianca Jordan

          Julia Kasten

          Rosemary Kasten

          Zach Lofland

          Meghan Newman

          Lexi Pudvan

This production of Titanic: The Musical will honor the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The musical is based on the true story of the maiden voyage from Southampton, England to the sinking in the Atlantic by an iceberg. The show examines the lives of the passengers and crew dealing with class issues, immigration and vulnerability in the face catastrophe. It opened on Broadway in 1997 and won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

“Titanic’s” expressive lyrics by uplifting score by Maury Yetson, and brilliant book by Peter Stone, create a moving and memorable experience for the cast and audiences.

Directed by Shelly Stewart, with music direction by Kevin Hershberger, this Leawood Stage Company production will be presented concert style. Performances will run, Friday, April 13 thru Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Lodge in Ironwoods Park at 147^th & Mission Road.

Leawood Stage Company Holds Auditions for the musical “Titanic”

EVENT:               Auditions for a Concert Style Production of “Titanic”

DATE:                 November 5 & 6, 2011

TIME:                  Saturday, November 5   1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 6     1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

LOCATION:        Leawood City Hall, Oak Room
4800 Town Center Drive
Leawood, KS 66211

The Leawood Stage Company will hold auditions for “Titanic” on Saturday, November 5^th and Sunday, November 6^th from 1:00 to 5:00 pm in the Oak Room of the Community Center, on the lower level of Leawood City Hall (enter the building through the north doors). Call backs will be held Sunday November 13^th by appointment.

This production of “Titanic: The Musical” will honor the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The musical is based on the true story of the maiden voyage from Southampton, England to the sinking in the Atlantic by an iceberg. The show examines the lives of the passengers and crew dealing with class issues, immigration and vulnerability in the face catastrophe. It opened on Broadway in 1997 and won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

“Titanic’s” expressive lyrics by uplifting score by Maury Yeston, and brilliant book by Peter Stone, create a moving and memorable experience for the cast and audiences.

Directed by Shelly Stewart, with music direction by Kevin Hershberger, this Leawood Stage Company production will be presented concert style. Be prepared to sing 32 measures from any musical with live accompaniment. There will be an accompanist provided so all those who audition are requested to bring sheet music in your key. Bring a photo and resume if available. No appointment time is necessary.

Performances will run, Friday, April 13 thru Sunday, April 15, 2012. Be a part of this unique community theater experience as the Leawood Stage Company begins their 14^th season of presenting high quality entertainment.

For more information contact the Cultural Art Coordinator at the City of Leawood, 913-339-6700 x157.

Playwriting Workshop
by playwright Kirby Fields

April 2, 2011

Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Oak Room, lower level of Leawood City Hall
4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS 66211

Free Admission!

Leawood Stage Company Presents a Playwriting Workshop

The Leawood Stage Company is pleased to present a free workshop on Playwriting in the Oak Room of the Community Center, lower level of Leawood City Hall, 4800 Town Center Drive beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2nd.

The workshop will be presented by New York City based playwright, Kirby Fields. He will take participants through a discussion of a play’s structure and apply it to a number of examples. Writers should leave with an idea for a short play of their own.

Kirby Fields received his MFA in Playwriting from Carnegie Mellon University. His plays were developed as part of the Kettle of Inspiration Reading Series, the Michigan Theater Festival, the F.A.C.T. Words & Wine Series and Beginnings at Happy Ending. Fields’ play Flood was featured in the 2010 Samuel French Off Broadway Short Play Festival and another play was accepted at the upcoming NY 15-Minute Play Festival. He is a founding member of the 61A writers group and a regular contributor to PopMatters.com.

After growing up in Joplin, MO, Fields arrived at the University of Kansas for graduate school. While at KU, Kirby fell in with Paul Lim and English Alternative Theater (EAT), a theater company housed within an English department. Inspired by EAT’s commitment to produce student works, Fields decided to put down on paper an idea that had been brewing for a number of years. He wrote his first play over spring break and by fall it was in front of an audience. That was the turning point; playwriting took over Fields’ focus.

The workshop will be held in association with the stage production of Down on Memminger presented by Leawood Stage Company the same weekend. Down on Memminger is an exploration of a young man’s interaction with his family and former girlfriend as he deals with uncontrollable pain resulting from a lifelong physical aliment.

The Leawood Stage Company will host this unique opportunity audiences to learn more about the process of creating a script. As part of our mission, LSC will present this workshop free of charge the education of the community. Space is limited so reservations requested.

See a free staged dramatic reading of Down on Memminger by playwright Kirby Fields in the Oak Room of the Community Cetner, lower level of Leawood City Hall, 4800 Town Center Drive. Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 8:00 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m. Following each performance the audience will interact with the playwright in a question and answer period. Discover how Fields was inspired to write the play and about his process.

For more information or to make reservations, contact the Cultural Arts Coordinator at the City of Leawood, April Bishop 913-339-6700 x157.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THROUGH April 3, 2011

April Bishop
Cultural Arts Coordinator
(913) 339-6700 ext. 157

Theatrical Production of “Down on Memminger”

April 1, 2 & 3, 2011
Friday and Saturday 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 p.m.
Oak Room, lower level of Leawood City Hall
4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS 66211

Leawood Stage Company Presents “Down on Memminger”

The Leawood Stage Company is pleased to present a script-in-hand dramatic reading of Down on Memminger by playwright Kirby Fields in the Oak Room on the lower level of Leawood City Hall, 4800 Town Center Drive. Three free performances will be held on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and a Sunday matinee will begin at 2:00 pm.

Down on Memminger is the story of a young man’s interaction with his family and former girlfriend as he deals with uncontrollable pain resulting from a lifelong physical aliment. Directed by Petra Allen, Down on Memminger features actors Paul Anderson, Whitney Beiler, Irene Blend and Michael Bunn.

LSC will host a unique opportunity for audiences to meet playwright, Kirby Fields. Following each performance the audience will interact with the playwright in a question and answer period. Discover how Fields was inspired to write the play and about his process.

Kirby Fields received his MFA in Playwriting from Carnegie Mellon University. His plays were developed as part of the Kettle of Inspiration Reading Series, the Michigan Theater Festival, the F.A.C.T. Words & Wine Series and Beginnings at Happy Ending. Fields’ play Flood was featured in the 2010 Samuel French Off Broadway Short Play Festival and another play was accepted at the upcoming NY 15-Minute Play Festival. He is a founding member of the 61A writers group and a regular contributor to PopMatters.com.

After growing up in Joplin, MO, Fields arrived at the University of Kansas for graduate school. While at KU, Kirby fell in with Paul Lim and English Alternative Theater (EAT), a theater company housed within an English department. Inspired by EAT’s commitment to produce student works, Fields decided to put down on paper an idea that had been brewing for a number of years. He wrote his first play over spring break and by fall it was in front of an audience. That was the turning point; playwriting took over Fields’ focus.

Don’t miss this moving dramatic production and a chance to interact with the playwright. For more information contact the Cultural Art Coordinator at the City of Leawood, 913-339-6700 x157.

A free Sunday matinee on October 17th will be theater style seating with no food or
drinks beginning at 2:00 pm.

Sunday in the Park with George is the perfect date night or an event for a group!

Reservations are required for all three performances. For more information, or to make reservations phone 913-339-6700 x157 or email aprilb@leawood.org.
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The Leawood Stage Company is proud to announce the casting of the following people for the Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George:

The Leawood Stage Company is pleased to welcome Barbara Nichols and Martha Risser as Director and Music Director, for the first time in Leawood. This will be Kevin Bogan’s first time on the LSC stage, although he has been the MusicDirector for three productions and Directed “Annie Get Your Gun” in the summer of 2008.

LSC will present the Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George as a concert style production in the Lodge at Ironwoods Park, 14701 Mission Road, Leawood, KS 66224. Friday and Saturday October 15^th and 16^th, performances will begin at 8:00 p.m. Evening performances will be table seated “Dessert Theater”, featuring dessert and beverages for $10 per person or $70 per table of 8.

A free Sunday matinee on October 17th will be theater style seating with no food or
drinks beginning at 2:00 pm.

Sunday in the Park with George is the perfect date night or an event for a group!

Reservations are required for all three performances. For more information, or to make reservations phone 913-339-6700 x157 or email aprilb@leawood.org.
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