2012 Season

Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will? | Lysistrata | Jack and the Beanstalk

Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?

By Del Shores
Directed by CeCe Fix

barn "The story takes place at the Turnover family home in Lowake, Texas. When Buford, the father of the family, suffers a stroke, his children come together as a group for the first time in years. Old issues resurface, which causes Mama Whelis to want to go and get her razor belt out on her grand kids."

'The main issue at hand is the will, which Buford has hidden away. The children fear he has changed the will, leaving some of them out. Buford's son Orville thinks he's "pee'd in his chili" and that he's left out of the will because of disagreements he and his father had. Greed and envy set in as the family members compete for Buford's affection.'

Rehearsal Site: Columbia Gorge Community College, 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles Oregon. Rehearsals are in the Little Theatre on the third floor of building two.

Performance Site: Same as auditions and rehearsals

Performance Dates: February 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25
March 1, 2, & 3

Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.

Show Starts: 7:30 p.m.

Special Matinee: February 26

Matinee Doors Open: 1:30 p.m.

Matinee Show Starts: 2:00 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $12 per adult, $5 per child (under 13), $10 per student, & $10 per senior (over 61)

Contact Number: 541-370-2513

E-mail: thetheatrecompany@gorge.net

Lysistrata

By Aristophanes
Directed by Richard Parker

Couple Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led by the title character, the women of the warring city-states of Greece agree to withhold sexual favors with their husbands until they agree to cease fighting. The war of the sexes that ensues makes Lysistrata a comedy without peer in the history of theatre.

Audition Site: Columbia Gorge Community College, 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles Oregon. Auditions are in the little theatre on the third floor of building two.

Audition Dates: To be announced.

Audition Time:To be announced.

Rehearsal Site: Columbia Gorge Community College, 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles Oregon. Rehearsals are in the Little Theatre on the third floor of building two.

Performance Site: Same as auditions and rehearsals

Performance Dates: May 24, 25, 26, 31
June 1, 2, 7, 8, & 9

Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.

Show Starts: 7:30 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $12 per adult, $5 per child (under 13), $10 per student, & $10 per senior (over 61)

Contact Number: 541-370-2513

E-mail: thetheatrecompany@gorge.net

Missoula Children's Theatre

Jack and the Beanstalk
Written by Benjamin Tabart

Giant

Jack is a boy living with his parents. "Their only means of income is a cow. When this cow stops giving milk, Jack is sent to the market to sell it. On the way to the market he meets an old man who offers to give him magic beans in exchange for the cow" (Jack and the Beanstalk, 2011, para. 2).

"Jack takes the beans, but when he arrives home without money, his mother gets angry and throws the beans out the window and sends Jack to bed without supper" (Jack and the Beanstalk, 2011, para. 3).

"As Jack sleeps, the beans grow into a huge beanstalk. Jack climbs the bean stalk and arrives in a land high up in the sky where he follows a road to the house of a giant. He enters the house and asks the giant's wife for food. She feeds him, but the giant returns and senses that a human is nearby" (Jack and the Beanstalk, 2011, para. 4).

"However, Jack is hidden by the giant's wife and overhears the giant counting his money. Jack steals a bag of gold coins as he makes his escape down the beanstalk. Jack repeats his journey up the beanstalk two more times, each time he is helped by the increasingly suspicious wife of the giant and barely escapes with one of the giant's treasures" (Jack and the Beanstalk, 2011, para. 5).

This production is part of The Missoula Children's Theatre's unique international touring project and is presented locally by The Theatre Company of The Dalles. Their productions are complete with costumes, scenery, props, and makeup. Each show is usually an hour. (Illustration by Arthur Rackham.)

Audition Description: No advance preparation is necessary, but a smile never hurts. Four assistant directors (older middle and high school students) will also be cast to aid in rehearsals throughout the week and take on essential backstage responsibilities.

Audition Date: Monday, June 18, 2012

Audition Site: The Dalles-Wahtonka High School Auditorium
220 East 10th Street, The Dalles, Oregon

Audition Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Those auditioning should arrive at start time and plan to stay for the full two hours.

Ages Eligible to Audition: Six thru 18, entering grades one thru 12

Rehearsal Site: The Dalles-Wahtonka High School Auditorium
220 East 10th Street, The Dalles, Oregon

Rehearsal Dates: Monday, June 18, 2012 thru Saturday June 23, 2012

Rehearsal Hours:

Monday: Immediately after auditions (for principal roles only) until 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Brenda and Kids
Rehearsal Description: MCT Tour Actor/Directors will conduct rehearsals throughout the week each day. Lines, staging, songs, and dances will be learned. Although they will not need all cast members at every session, those auditioning must have a clear schedule for the entire week and if selected, able to attend all rehearsals required for their role. Principal roles will be asked to stay over and throughout the week. A detailed rehearsal schedule will be distributed at the conclusion of the audition. Cast members scheduled for the full four and a half hours of rehearsal should bring a sack lunch, dinner, or snack. Free WORKSHOPS will be made available to the cast.

FREE Cast Workshops: "Theatrically based enrichment workshops, 45 minute, age-appropriate, educational, interactive exploration of the performing arts through hands-on activities, coached by the professional tour Actor/Directors" ("Missoula Children's Theatre", 2007, para. 1).

Concept: A week-long residency during which a team of two staff Tour Actor/Directors develop and produce a full-scale musical with 50-60 local
children as cast members.

Tuition Price: $25.00 per student cast (scholarships are available)

Performance Date: Saturday, June 23, 2012

Performance Site: The Dalles-Wahtonka High School Auditorium
220 East 10th Street, The Dalles, Oregon

Performance Times: 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

(All cast members will need to stay until after the first performance and be back by 6:00 p.m.)

Ticket Prices: $5 per adult, $3 per student, & $3 per senior (over 61)
(We usually don't charge real young children who aren't in school yet.)

Double performance tickets cost $8 per adult and $5 per child.

TICKETS will be available at the door.

Contact People: Melanie Brown (541-296-3399) & Ray Swift (541-980-7717)

Click here to view the Missoula Children's Theatre website.

"Missoula Children's Theatre is supported by a grant from the Wasco County Cultural Trust Coalition with funds from the Oregon Cultural Trust to support Oregon's arts, heritage, and the humanities."

References

Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will: A Comedy in Two Acts. (2011). Google books. Retrieved November 11, 2011, from http://books.google.com/books

Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got the Will. (2005, May 14). Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved November 11, 2011, from http://www.lasentinel.net/Daddy-s-Dyin-Who-s-Got-the-Will.html

Jack and the Beanstalk. (2011, December 16). Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 16, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk