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February 23, 2007
DCC with the DSO
TUES FEB 27 4:00 PM Parents needed to move risers from Hillandale Elementary School to Emily K. Center.
5:30 PM Regular rehearsal at the Emily K Center, NOT the DAC.
6:30 PM Break for pizza and drinks. We'll order pizzas to be delivered. Parents needed to bring drinks and cups and assist with the break.
7:20 PM Line up for rehearsal.
7:30-7:55 Rehearse with the orchestra
8:00 PM Singers leave, few parents needed to help store risers and keyboard.
SAT MAR 3 2:45 PM Singers arrive
3:00 PM Concert with Durham Symphony Orchestra, Emily K Center (FREE)
This concert is an outreach to the community and is free of charge.
The first half (around 45 minutes) will be played by the DSO: a Schubert Symphony, and the winner of the Young Artists Concerto Competition in a Rachmaninov Piano Concerto (1st Movement). There will be no intermission; the DCC takes the stage and performs 5 selections, then the DSO joins us for the final 3 numbers.
The concert will probably last 1 hour and 15 minutes.
4:30 PM (or immediately following the concert) parents needed to move risers to the storage area or to the truck*, then return them to Hillandale on Mon., Mar.5.
Directions: the Emily K Center is located at the corner of Buchanan and Chapel St., adjacent to Immaculata School and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, just off the Downtown Expressway at the Chapel Hill St. exit.
Posted by newsadmin at 05:46 PM
February 07, 2007
Summer Youth Program
ARTSCENTER AND PLAYMAKERS CREATE
SUMMER YOUTH CONSERVATORY
The ArtsCenter, in partnership with PlayMakers Repertory Company, will offer a Summer Youth Conservatory program for young actors, age 8-18 to produce the musical OLIVER! This summer, a cast of 40 young actors will have the chance to rehearse and perform in a professional theatre space – PlayMakers’ main stage, the Paul Green Theatre.
This is a rare theatre experience for young people; an educational and performance opportunity that includes working with a professional director (who is being flown in from Los Angeles by PlayMakers to direct this production) a choreographer and a musical director. All rehearsals and performances will be held at PlayMakers Repertory Company, the leading professional theatre in the Carolinas.
In addition to rehearsing and performing the musical OLIVER!, participants will also take classes taught by PlayMakers company members Julie Fishell and Kathryn Hunter Williams – both professional actors, covering acting technique and dialect. With lights, sound design, set, and costumes provided by PlayMakers, this Summer Youth Conservatory production of OLIVER! will provide a rich theatre experience for cast and audience alike.
PlayMakers and The ArtsCenter particularly encourage young actors in the community (non-equity) with passion and skill, age 14-18, to audition for the leads of Nancy, Fagin and Bill Sykes.
Los Angles based director; Tom Quaintance will direct this production of OLIVER!
Mr. Quaintance has worked on the Broadway productions of The Who’s TOMMY and HOW TO SUCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING with Matthew Broderick, among many other credits. He is very experienced with youthful casts.
For the final 40 members of the OLIVER! cast, five-weeks of intensive rehearsals and classes begin on June 11, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Rehearsals will culminate in three performances of OLIVER! on July 13, 14 and 15. Cast members will be expected to attend all rehearsals (with July 4th off only). Tuition is $1000/actor, with scholarships available, based on financial need.
AUDITION INFOMATION
Two rounds of auditions will be held. Initial auditions for community actors (8-18) will take place February 19, 2007, 6:00 p.m. at PlayMakers located in the Center for Dramatic Art, Country Club Road on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. Second auditions for community actors and first auditions for Youth Performing Arts Conservatory students, will take place February 24, 2007 beginning at 9:00 a.m. with Mr. Quaintance. Callbacks are scheduled from 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25, 2007. Mr. Quaintance can see a maximum of 70 young actors at audition.
All community actors wishing to audition must be available, as needed, for all three of the above audition dates and times.
To sign up for auditions, actors will need to download and complete the Summer Youth Conservatory Audition Information sheet from The ArtCenter’s website www.artscenterlive.org This sheet must be returned to The ArtsCenter’s Box Office located at 300G East main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510 no later than February 15, 2007. A current photograph must accompany the information sheet (a recent school picture is fine.) For auditions, actors will need to bring in a prepared monologue or poem and 16-bars of an up-beat, Broadway-style song (along with sheet music for their selection.)
Audition applicants will be contacted after receipt of information sheet and photograph to confirm call times for all audition sessions.
Posted by newsadmin at 05:08 PM
Summer Youth Program
ARTSCENTER AND PLAYMAKERS CREATE
SUMMER YOUTH CONSERVATORY
The ArtsCenter, in partnership with PlayMakers Repertory Company, will offer a Summer Youth Conservatory program for young actors, age 8-18 to produce the musical OLIVER! This summer, a cast of 40 young actors will have the chance to rehearse and perform in a professional theatre space – PlayMakers’ main stage, the Paul Green Theatre.
This is a rare theatre experience for young people; an educational and performance opportunity that includes working with a professional director (who is being flown in from Los Angeles by PlayMakers to direct this production) a choreographer and a musical director. All rehearsals and performances will be held at PlayMakers Repertory Company, the leading professional theatre in the Carolinas.
In addition to rehearsing and performing the musical OLIVER!, participants will also take classes taught by PlayMakers company members Julie Fishell and Kathryn Hunter Williams – both professional actors, covering acting technique and dialect. With lights, sound design, set, and costumes provided by PlayMakers, this Summer Youth Conservatory production of OLIVER! will provide a rich theatre experience for cast and audience alike.
This recently established collaboration between PlayMakers and The ArtsCenter was a theatrical marriage waiting to happen! The ArtsCenter is home to the very successful Youth Performing Arts Conservatory, an in-depth acting program for 250 students. Explaining the Summer Youth Conservatory program with PlayMakers, Jon Wilner, Executive Director of The ArtsCenter comments,
“Many of our students are ready for a challenging production experience. We have committed, talented young actors who are ready to perform at a high level. Partnering with PlayMakers, who have such a wealth of acting and production experience and excellence, as well as such a beautiful rehearsal and performance facility, will give our students this opportunity.”
"PlayMakers is thrilled to partner with The ArtsCenter to provide an opportunity for our region's young people," said Joseph Haj, PlayMakers producing artistic director. "The ArtsCenter is a great community resource that provides an artistic outlet for many Triangle residents. PlayMakers is committed to community outreach through unique collaborations such as this. The ArtCenter and PlayMakers staff will make the Summer Youth Conservatory a terrific opportunity for both organizations to shine."
This production will be cast by audition only and is open to both conservatory and non-conservatory students alike.
PlayMakers and The ArtsCenter particularly encourage young actors in the community (non-equity) with passion and skill, age 14-18, to audition for the leads of Nancy, Fagin and Bill Sykes.
Los Angles based director; Tom Quaintance will direct this production of OLIVER!
Mr. Quaintance has worked on the Broadway productions of The Who’s TOMMY and HOW TO SUCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING with Matthew Broderick, among many other credits. He is very experienced with youthful casts.
For the final 40 members of the OLIVER! cast, five-weeks of intensive rehearsals and classes begin on June 11, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Rehearsals will culminate in three performances of OLIVER! on July 13, 14 and 15. Cast members will be expected to attend all rehearsals (with July 4th off only). Tuition is $1000/actor, with scholarships available, based on financial need.
AUDITION INFOMATION
Two rounds of auditions will be held. Initial auditions for community actors (8-18) will take place February 19, 2007, 6:00 p.m. at PlayMakers located in the Center for Dramatic Art, Country Club Road on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. Second auditions for community actors and first auditions for Youth Performing Arts Conservatory students, will take place February 24, 2007 beginning at 9:00 a.m. with Mr. Quaintance. Callbacks are scheduled from 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25, 2007. Mr. Quaintance can see a maximum of 70 young actors at audition.
All community actors wishing to audition must be available, as needed, for all three of the above audition dates and times.
To sign up for auditions, actors will need to download and complete the Summer Youth Conservatory Audition Information sheet from The ArtCenter’s website www.artscenterlive.org This sheet must be returned to The ArtsCenter’s Box Office located at 300G East main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510 no later than February 15, 2007. A current photograph must accompany the information sheet (a recent school picture is fine.) For auditions, actors will need to bring in a prepared monologue or poem and 16-bars of an up-beat, Broadway-style song (along with sheet music for their selection.)
Audition applicants will be contacted after receipt of information sheet and photograph to confirm call times for all audition sessions.
Posted by newsadmin at 05:06 PM