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Springfield News-Leader declares TINTYPES "...an airy evening of musical Americana"
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Our Box Office is open this week Tuesday-Friday 12-5 PM, Saturday 2-5 PM, Sunday 12-2 PM and one hour prior to all evening performances, with tickets on sale for TINTYPES. The theatre and box office is located at 305 E. Walnut Street, 4th floor, in downtown Springfield MO. Call 417-831-8001 (out of town 888-452-0930) for tickets or more information. Tickets may be purchased over the phone, using a credit card or in person, at our box office.
Volunteer ushers are needed for most performances. Call to sign up and receive complementary seating for that performance. Ushers need to report to the theatre 40 minutes before each performance.
Springfield News-Leaders declares TINTYPES “...an airy evening of musical Americana.”
Return to turn of the century America, when the innocent, slower-paced days of ice cream socials and hoop skirts are giving way to a bustling world of automobiles, electricity and the telephone. The story of these changing times comes to life in a tuneful, high-spirited brew of popular songs from 1890 to 1917. A red, white and blue summer musical.
“The main attraction is the parade of venerable songs both famous and obscure that reveal the values of the period. The five singer/dancers at the Vandivort are good, especially when harmonizing...Director Gary Lyons plays Charlie, the struggling immigrant whose path crosses with Emma Goldman (Rachel Gitel) and Anna Held (Melissa Slamb). Conzy Mitchell-Burns' Susannah represents those of the lowest economic level, while Shawn Teague's T.R. (or "Teddy Da Roose") stands for the power elite. Act Two's "money" segment is one highlight, with Lyons shining in "When I'd Be Satisfied With Life," Teague blustering his way through "I Want What I Want When I Want It" and the female trio showing early feminist spark in "Fifty-Fifty." Gitel scores with her clear-eyed take on "Jonah Man," followed by the company's summary of their financial woes as "When It's All Goin' Out and Nothin' Comin' In."...any show with such tunes as "Meet Me in St. Louis," "Wabash Cannon Ball," "America the Beautiful," "Wayfaring Stranger," "A Bird in a Gilded Cage," "Bill Bailey," "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "The Yankee Doodle Boy" should appeal to folks looking for an airy evening of musical Americana.”–Larry T. Collins, Springfield News-Leader
The cast features RACHEL GITEL, GARY LYONS, CONZY MITCHELL-BURNS, MELISSA SLAMB and SHAWN TEAGUE. Production staff: Conceived by Mary Kyte with Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle; Gary Lyons, director; Ned Wilkinson, vocal director; Marty Almaraz, choreographer; with designers: Barbara Dullum, Dave Loftin, Louis H. Schaeffer and Dennis Stewart. Production stage manager Kate Foster.
Two more weekends of performances: July 10-12, 17-19, 2008 at 7:30 PM, July 13 at 2 PM. Tickets: Fri & Sat: $20 adult/$18 student/senior/$12 children; Thurs & Sun: $18/$16/$12. Student Rush Tickets $10, if seats are available 30 minutes before each performance.
See a great collection of colorful photographs from this production at www.VCTheatre.com.
One more night of auditions for PSYCHO BEACH PARTY
Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S Campbell Ave, will produce the hilarious off-Broadway hit PSYCHO BEACH PARTY by Charles Busch.
"Psycho Beach Party" is a loving parody of the Frankie and Annette Beach Party Movies, Gidget, Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie and Spellbound, and The Three Faces of Eve.
Director Tim Caldwell is seeking—
Comedic Actors who can move well: men and women all types and ethnicities strongly encouraged to apply.
Looking for a comedic actress to play a role in male-drag.
Male and Female GO-GO dancers to learn and perform 60's style dance.
Audition Date: Tuesday, July 8th
Time: 6:30- 9:00 PM
Place: Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S. Campbell Ave, in Downtown Springfield.
Audition particulars:
Cold Readings: Scripts will be provided.
Dress comfortably for dance movement.
Improv Exercises.
Callback date: Tuesday, July 8th 7:30 PM.
Performances at V2Stage: Evenings, September 11, 12 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 PM and Sunday Matinees, September 14 and 21 at 2:00 PM
For more information contact Vandivort Center Theatre/Vandivort 2nd Stage at 417-831-8001 or Tim Caldwell @ timothyjcaldwell@aol.com
Auditions for DRACULA, next week
By Steven Dietz, directed by Nathan Shelton, featuring original music by Family Guy’s Bryan Arata, will be held at V2Stage July 14 & 15. Roles to be cast are:
Renfield (late 20s, early 30s, BRITISH) A madman, fighting for his soul.
Van Helsing (mid 50’s, DUTCH) A professor and expert in the supernatural.
Jack Seward (late 20’s, BRITISH) Lucy’s suitor, head of a lunatic asylum.
Lucy (early 20’s, BRITISH) Mina’s friend, who suffers a dark and tragic fate.
Mina (early 20’s, BRITISH) A strong willed woman engaged to Jonathan Harker.
Harker (mid 20’s, BRITISH) Mina’s fiancé, and solicitor to the Count.
Dracula (appears in his early 30’s, ROMANIAN, BRITISH) A Count from Transylvania.
Maid (any age, COCKNEY) weak-willed servant to Lucy.
Attendants (3 men of various age, COCKNEY) workers in the asylum.
Vixens (3 women of various age, ROMANIAN) *** The grotesque and beautiful brides of Dracula. *** partial nudity is called for in this group
The INFECTED (several men and women of various age) the vampires, who serve as ushers, scene shifters, madmen, and other dark purposes...
AUDITION DATES: Monday, July 14th and Tuesday, July 15th
TIME: 6:30 - 9:30 PM.
PLACE: Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S. Campbell Ave. (located between W. Elm and W. Pershing Streets)
AUDITIONS will consist of COLD READINGS from the script, with possible improvisation and movement exercises. Callbacks are Wednesday, July 16th at 7:00 PM.
Show Dates: October 10th - 26th, 2008 at VANDIVORT CENTER THEATRE.
For more information: contact Vandivort Center Theatre/Vandivort 2nd Stage 417-831-8001 or director, Nathan Shelton at npshelton@hotmail.com.
Vandivort adds a second stage
Vandivort Center Theatre is expanding our production schedule with the addition of Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S. Campbell Ave, in downtown Springfield. The theatre space will re-open in September 2008 with a variety of productions, produced by the Vandivort. The small house will stage works that may be edgier, may need a more intimate theatre seating (60-85 seats) and may appeal to more specialized audiences.
Ticketing will be handled through the VCTheatre box office, during the day. The V2Stage will have an open seating policy with night/day of performance tickets being available at the Campbell Ave. location one hour prior to all performances. Evening performances will start at 7:30 PM. Some productions may have Sunday matinee performances starting at 2:00 PM. Convenient free parking can be found all around the theatre, located between W. Elm and W. Pershing Streets (one and a half blocks south of W. Walnut St.)
Vandivort Theatres’ “Flex Pass” season tickets now on sale
Our popular “Flex Pass” season tickets will go on sale in the VCTheatre Box Office on July 3, with the first preview of TINTYPES. The discounted season tickets will be the same price as in the past two seasons: 5 Shows for $80 Adult, $70 Senior/Student; 10 Shows for $150 Adult, $130 Senior/Student; 15 Shows for $210 Adult, $180 Senior/Student. The 2008-2009 “Flex Pass” can be used at all Vandivort productions, at both theatres: the Vandivort Center Theatre, 305 E. Walnut St. and the Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S. Campbell Ave., in downtown Springfield MO.
The shows at the VCTheatre include: Ned Wilkinson’s LITTLE VEGAS, Todd & Ali Smith’s THE BABY BOOMER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, DRACULA, ANNIE, DOUBT, Carol Reinert’s LOVE NOTES, THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES and DINNER WITH FRIENDS. At the V2Stage: PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, FUDDY MEERS, STRIKING 12, BUG, MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE and more to be announced.