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Creating a Character Mesner.Set design by TammyKeiser andPaul Mesner; lighting design by Art Kent; music by Steven Dillman. $6 per person; Colla Voce Dialects for the Stage group rates available for groups of 15 or more., Unity on the Theatre forYoung America* Theatre of Relativity* (Professional) Crosscurrents Announces the The Lifeand Times of the Three LittlePigs Incorporated!by Theatre of Relativity. Mar 23-Mar25: Sat­ Stage Combat Private Piano Plaza, 47th & Jefferson, (816) 235-6222, www.paulmesner Feb 26-Apr 12: puppets.org/ (Suitable for Everyone) Fri, 1pm Sat-Sun, 2pm Tue-Fri, 10amTue-Thr, 12pm Sun, 3pm Mon, 7pm Five & Dime Improvisation & Scenes Private Voice A rollicking musical adaptation of the old English fable in which Interview,cold readingsand improv exercises.We arelooking for Piccadilly Productions* threeyoung pigsgo out into the world to seetheir fortunesand creative, open-mindedand committed artists. After investment Improvisation & Humorous/Dramatic recoup,a stipendwill bepaid to cast& crewbased upon audi­ Pla riting Contest 3 BillyGoats Gruffand Other SillyStories Mar 18-Apr 5: discover instead the perils of living on their own. All the familiar yw Monologues Interpretation ence attendance and dedication. Directed by Maria A. Perez­ Sat, 12pm elements of the old fable are included, but the storyis presented Andujar. (2) Femalesages 20 to 40, (2) Males30 to 50, (I) Male Comedy Sketches, Dramatic Pieces: 5, 10, 15 min in Length "3 Billy Goats" is told with a hilarious castof Piccadilly Puppets as an historical fantasyset in a pre-humanworld where pigs actor of small height (4 to 5 ish), (3) Male Actors/Dancers, (2) legacysa.com • 913•397-7278 and fun musical songsarranged by Kelly Werts. Then sit back were mastersof all animalkind. $6 per person;group rate is $4 Win Money! Attain Fame! Female Actresses/Dancers. The Next Space, 512 E. 18 St., Catherine Boone, Artistic Director and let Brother John tell your children a few great storiesthat will per personfor groups of 20 or more; $3. 75 per personfor groups Scores of Dollars in Prii.es Plays Performed foran Audience of Dozens of I 00 or more.,Theatre for Young America, 4881Johnson Drive, [email protected] O' [email protected] keep them enraptured and wantingmore. Come experience our For details, contact Bill Clause: 816-361-5147 or [email protected] world of singing goats and lumbering trolls. Asonly Piccadilly (913) 831-2131, www.tya.org (Intended for Children) does,we will have you laughing at that troll, and cheering for the heroesand heroines. Directed by Lisa Jorgensen. Featuring Unicom Theatre BACKSTAGE John Anderson,Lisa Jorgensen$6, Discounts forgroups of 20 or Spinning Into Butter by Rebecca Gilman. Mar 13-Apr 7: r ----- 7 SHOW ME FESTIVAL & COMPETITION Sat-Sun, 3pm Wed-Sat, 8pm Tue, 7:30pm Continued/rampageI I more at $3.50 a ticket, Shawnee Civic Center, 13817 Johnson The RogerT. Sermon Center (the host location) is a public community center and per- I Drive, (816) 668-2402, www.piccadillypuppets.com (Intended SarahDaniels, Dean of Students at a mostly white college, calls There is a specificform to fillout called the Appli­ I tormance material should be selected respecting the community values of the host theatre. I for Children) herself a liberal. But when one of her black students receivesa Performing companies are expected to exercise good taste and judgement in selecting and . cationFonn PA. PA standsfor Performing Artist. I performing their material. The Powerhouse Theatre stage at the Roger T. Sermon Center is a I series of racist letters, she makes a stunning discovery. While proscenium stage and basic stage dimensions are 25· wide by 23· deep. In addition there Is approxi­ investigatingstudents and faculty, she finds bigotryin the least Afterfilling out the formit maytake 3 or 4 months, I mately 6' ot wing space on each side of the stage. There is not a tly system in this facihty. There is I Quality Hill Playhouse a limited backstage area for storage of scenery. Groups are encouraged to choose material that Around the WorldMar 15-Apr 14:, 3pm, 1pm Wed-Mon, likely of places-withinherself.
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