NOVEMBER 2011
Celebrate the Holidays with this Family Favorite!
s fresh as a new fallen snow, this dazzling stage A adaptation of the heart- warming film classic is sure to be a holiday treat for the entire PERFORMANCE DATES family. Following World War II, Friday November 25 8:00pm showmen Bob Wallace and Phil Saturday November 26 8:00pm Davis form a successful song- and-dance act and become the Sunday November 27 2:00pm toast of the town. With romance Thursday December 1 7:30pm on their minds, the two follow a Friday December 2 8:00pm duo of beautiful singing sisters Saturday December 3 8:00pm who are en route to their Sunday December 4 2:00pm Christmas show at a Vermont Thursday December 8 SOLD7:30pm OUT lodge, which just happens to be Friday December 9 8:00pm owned by Bob and Phil's Saturday December 10 8:00pm former army commander. The Pictured (L-R): Mallory King, Pedro Hogan, Cory Wietfeldt and Mary Teutsch Sunday December 11 2:00pm glorious score features some of Irving Berlin’s most loved songs Brittanie Trevarrow, Cory Tickets are selling quickly, so Interpreted performance including Blue Skies, I Love A Wietfeldt and Ashleigh Williams. order yours today online at Piano, How Deep Is the Ocean and The stage management team is www.KazooCivic.com or by production the perennial favorite, White comprised of Stage Manager calling the Civic Box Office at sponsors: Christmas. Complete with beautiful Brittni Lashway and Assistant 269-343-1313. Bring the whole scenery and lavish costumes this Stage Managers Mike Artis and family! Group rates are available is one white Christmas we’ll all Cynthia Tyson. be dreaming of. for groups of 10 or more.
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is being directed by Artist-in- Residence Tony Humrichouser with musical direction by Kellee Love Haselton. Artist-in- FOR TICKETS CALL: Residence, Lesa Dencklau is serving as Choreographer. The 269-343-1313 talented cast features Civic or visit us online at: veterans Laura DeMerell, Kelly Dominique, Pedro Hogan, Steve www.KazooCivic.com Hoogendyk, Atis Kleinbergs, Sarah N. L. Kueppers, McKenna Laabs, Art Nemitz, David C. Noyes, R.J. Soule, Be sure to check out Priscilla Cronley Swiat, Mary Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin | Book by David Ives & Paul Blake our facebook page Teutsch and Lea Thomas. Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film for all of your latest Civic news Making their Civic debuts are Written For the Screen by Christina Bartone, Jessica Norman Krasna, Norman Panama & Melvin Frank Facebook.com/KazooCivic Hoogendyk, Mallory King, Elliott NOVEMBER 25 – DECEMBER 11 Litherland, Nick Thornton, CIVIC AUDITORIUM | FAMILY MUSICAL
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It’s hard to believe that fall is here, the holidays We know that these are challenging times for are around the corner and 2011 is almost behind everyone and take great care to make sure each T us. Our season is off to a great start and I hope donation we receive is used to its fullest potential. We you’ve been able to enjoy some of the shows we’ve pride ourselves on being good stewards of the gifts we already produced. receive; working diligently to use them in the most effective possible We are very excited to be ways for the betterment of our bringing the Irving Berlin classic SUPPORT community and the people who live White Christmas to the stage here. Each season hundreds of local for the holidays. Complete with THE CIVIC, children experience life enriching beautiful music, lavish costumes educational opportunities and over and terrific production numbers, 1,100 volunteers share meaningful it’s sure to be a wonderful experiences. And to top it off, over addition to your family’s festivities. 30,000 patrons come together If you haven’t already done so, in community to enjoy first rate you’ll want to order your tickets theatrical productions. Your gift soon. Traditionally, our holiday production sells out early. will help to make all of this possible!
As many of you may know, we have recently In this day and age of cyber-interaction, it is so Kristen Chesak launched our Holiday fundraising campaign. It’s the Managing Director important to have true social centers in our community, time of year when we ask our Civic friends to support where we can come together and celebrate what it the work we’re doing, with a monetary gift. As you’re means to be human. The Civic is one of the cultural reading this, you may be thinking to yourself that cornerstones of Kalamazoo. We truly are the community’s ticket sales should cover operating expenses. But, the theatre. When you support the Civic, you’re supporting truth is, like all nonprofit theatres, the revenue generated our community. from ticket sales only accounts for a portion of the income needed to cover annual expenses.
MUSICAL REVUE STAGED READINGS UPCOMING THEATRE KALAMAZOO NEW PLAYFEST cripts are available and may be checked out from the Business Office with a $5.00 (cash only) Audition Dates The Kindness Sunday, December 11th at 7pm The Revisionaries refundable deposit. If you have previously Monday, December 12th at 7pm of Strangers volunteered or auditioned we are happy by Jason Lenz to provide you with a completed Location by David Landskroener audition form when you arrive. Simply Civic Auditorium – 329 South Park St. NOTE: This play contains adult themes, situations and language. NOTE: This play contains adult call or email and let us know that you are Casting themes, situations and language. planning to audition and we'll have your Seeking 5 men and 4 women ages 18 Audition Dates audition form ready for you. All of us at and up able to play mid 20’s to mid Audition Dates the Civic are committed to the practices 60’s. Specifically 4 of the men’s roles Sunday, December 11th at 7pm and 2 of the women’s roles were written Monday, December 12th at 7pm Sunday, December 11th at 7pm of flexible, imaginative casting. We for African American performers. Monday, December 12th at 7pm Location encourage volunteers of all ethnicities Location and backgrounds to participate in our Requirements Civic Auditorium – 329 South Park St. Those auditioning will be asked to Civic Auditorium – 329 South Park St. creative endeavors. Also, reasonable sing 16 measures of a song from the Casting accommodations will be made for those production. Two selections from the Seeking 4 women and 6 men able Casting requiring special needs. score may be copied at no charge in to play 60-80 for leading and Seeking 4 men and 4 women able to the business office. Please bring sheet supporting roles. play multiple roles ages 8-late 40’s. music as an accompanist will be Actors must be age 16 on the day We encourage those auditioning to arrive provided. Those auditioning will also Requirements of auditions. thirty minutes prior to the audition time. be taught a dance combination. Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script. Requirements An early arrival will provide plenty of First Rehearsal Those auditioning will be asked time to fill out necessary paperwork, Tuesday, January 17th First Company Meeting to read from the script. get a drink of water and take a few deep Monday, January 9th at 7pm First Company Meeting breaths before the audition begins. Performances at Epic Center March 2nd – March 18th Monday, January 9th at 7pm (Potential holdover through March 25th) Performances at Epic Center Saturday, February 11th Director/Choreographer Performances To register for auditions email Sandra Simpson Director Saturday, February 11th Robert L. Smith [email protected] Musical Director Director or call Preston Misner, Marie McColley-Kerstetter Kevin Dodd Director of Volunteers at For more information regarding show synopsis, auditions, volunteering or crew opportunities 269.343.2280 x1006 call 269-343-2280 OR visit us online at www.KazooCivic.com Your Community Theatre Tony Humrichouser Returns to direct Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
eturning to the Civic to direct Earnest and Quilters. Tony’s partnership with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a playwright Robert Joseph Ford on CAUCUS! R homecoming of sorts for Artist-in- The Musical! received international attention Residence, Tony Humrichouser. While a and was featured by over 200 international, student at Western Michigan University, national, and regional media organizations. Tony spent many evenings rehearsing and Tony’s most recent New York production performing here at the Civic. In fact, if you credits include assisting Director Lonny ask him about his favorite memories of Price on the New York Philharmonic’s Kalamazoo, most of them involve shows he production of Company at Lincoln Center did on our stage. As a freshman theatre and directing The Other Steve and Edie student, Tony made his Civic debut in starring Edie Falco and Stephen Wallem at Brighton Beach Memoirs. He went on to The Laurie Beechman Theatre. In addition amass an impressive list of Civic credits, which included Broadway Bound, Cabaret, to his B.F.A. in Musical Theatre Performance The Pirates of Penzance, Joseph and the from Western Michigan University, Tony Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West Side has also earned an M.F.A. in Acting from Story, Evita, Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Rhode Island College. He is a graduate of the Reflect Up, Our Town and Cabaret. Most Monty at The Des Moines Playhouse. Trinity/Brown Consortium in Providence, RI recently, Tony performed as a guest artist Regional credits include Oscar in Sweet and a member of the Actors Equity in our 75th Anniversary Gala Reunion Concert. Charity, Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Association. Beast, Harold Bride in Titanic, Applegate in Since graduating from Western, Tony Damn Yankees, Hornbeck in Inherit The Wind, It goes without saying that we are has gone on to have an amazing career in Cornelius Hackle in Hello Dolly, Noah in The thrilled to have Tony back at the Civic to the theatre. His performance credits include Rainmaker, Ben Gant in Look Homeward Angel, direct our Holiday production of Irving Jinx/Sparky in the Joseph Jefferson Award Otto Kringelein in Grand Hotel and Charlie Berlin’s White Christmas. Winning Chicago company of Forever Plaid, in The Foreigner. Tony’s regional directing John Adams in 1776, Gabe in Dinner with credits include Camelot, Seven Brides for Friends, Herald in Marat/Sade and Bob Seven Brothers, My Fair Lady, A Funny Thing Cratchit in A Christmas Carol at the Happened On The Way To The Forum, Tony Award winning Trinity Repertory Anything Goes, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Company. Tony most recently was seen Brigadoon, State Fair, Godspell, Pippin, Blood as Gordon Schwinn in the Stage West Brothers, You Can’t Take it With You, The Theatre Company’s production of A New Mystery of Edwin Drood, Merrily We Roll Brain, as Malcolm McGregor in The Full Along, The Boy Friend, The Importance of Being ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Family and Children Services Toy Drive DID YOU KNOW that the Civic is partnering with Family and Children services to help make the holidays a little brighter for area children? And you can help. When you pick up your tickets or come to see a performance, simply drop off a new, unwrapped toy and receive a voucher good for one FREE ticket with the purchase of a full price ticket to an upcoming production. Together we can truly share the holiday spirit! NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE Your Community Theatre PAI D KALAMAZOO, MI THE KALAMAZOO PERMIT NO.714 CIVIC THEATRE 329 South Park Street | Kalamazoo | Michigan | 49007
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ith an Act II Season hat could be more fun Subscription, W Gift CertificatesAvailable! than wrapping the presents and baking you have four admissions — which means you can see any W the cookies while listening to some four of these six shows OR you and a guest can see any two of your favorite Civic volunteers singing songs of shows of your choice. To order your Act II Season Subscription the season? We’re offering this special collection; give us a call and we’ll take care of the rest. which includes ‘Season of Joy’ and ‘Your Home for *Does not include Youth Theatre Productions, Senior Class Reader’s Theatre Productions or Special Events the Holidays’ for just $10.
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