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Auditions for Entr’Acte Theatrix ‘The Who’s Tommy’ – August 19

05 Monday Aug 2013

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Auditions – Monday, August 19
6:30 pm

Entr’Acte Theatrix is pleased to announce auditions for The Who’s Tommy on Monday, August 19, 2013. The auditions will take place at Palm Beach Day Academy, 241 Seaview Avenue, Palm Beach, FL, 33480 at 6:30pm. All auditioners should have the following prepared:

16 bars, rock style power ballad
16 bars, up-tempo, rock style
16 bars, selection from the show
1 minute monologue

Everyone must be prepared to move.

Rehearsals begin on September 3, 2013, and are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings, and Sunday afternoons. The show opens on October 17, and runs through October 27, with matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays. There will be 10-12 performances. Rehearsals will be at Palm Beach Day Academy, 241 Seaview Avenue, Palm Beach, FL, 33480, and performances will be at the Crest Theatre, Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL.

There will be compensation, based on experience and role.

For an appointment, please call 561-512-6288 or email brittany.shearin@mac.com.

Character Breakdown:

CAPTAIN WALKER:
A former soldier with lingering guilt. He murders his wife’s lover after coming back from a POW camp, resulting in Tommy’s trauma-induced blindness, deafness, and dumbness. Father to Tommy and husband to Mrs. Walker.
Male, 30-40 yrs old
Range: F3 – C#5

COUSIN KEVIN
A bully with sadistic tendencies. Tortures his cousin, Tommy, when they’re young and later seizes the opportunity to profit from Tommy’s success.
Male, 18-25 yrs old
Range: Ab2 – B4

GYPSY
A brazen drug dealer and prostitute. Tommy’s parents bring him to the Gypsy to experiment with unusual cures.
Female, 25-35 yrs old
Range: G3 – F5

MRS. WALKER
A weary middle-class woman. Mrs. Walker is tired and frustrated from trying to care for and cure Tommy. Tommy’s mother and Captain Walker’s wife.
Female, 25-35 yrs old
Range: G3 – D6

SALLY SIMPSON
A bold, sensitive, and excitable teenybopper. Sally develops a fan crush on Tommy and rushes the stage to be close to him.
Female, 15-18 yrs old
Range: F3 – D5

THE SPECIALIST
A doctor with modern ideas about how to cure Tommy. Tommy’s parents hire him in their desperation to find any cure for their son.
Male, 30-45 yrs old
Range: G#3 – F4

TOMMY/NARRATOR
An embittered young genius stricken deaf, dumb, and blind after a childhood trauma. Tommy discovers that he is a natural master of pinball, and later becomes a cult-like hero figure to masses enthralled by his story. Captain Walker and Mrs. Walker’s son.
Male, 18-25 yrs old
Range: Db3 – B4

UNCLE ERNIE
A lecherous, drunken bachelor. Ernie molests a young Tommy and later runs a children’s camp seeking to profit from Tommy’s popularity. Mrs. Walker’s brother and Tommy’s uncle.
Male, 30-45 yrs old
Range: G2 – Bb4

ENSEMBLE
SOLDIERS; NURSES; HARLOTS; LADS AND LASSES; GUARDS; REPORTERS
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The Who’s Tommy
Composer & Lyricist: Pete Townshend
Librettists: Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Additional music and lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon
October 17 – 27
Tickets: $20
Groups of 15 or more: $15 (16^th ticket is free)
Children 12 & Under: $10
Student Rush – ½ hour before curtain: $10 – with valid ID
Performances:
Thursdays & Fridays – 8 p.m.;
Saturday – 2 & 8 p.m.;
1^st Sunday – 2 & 8 p.m.;
Wednesday (June 26) 8 p.m.;
2^nd Sunday – 2 p.m.

Steve Solomon’s ‘Canoli, Latkes & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…!

04 Sunday Aug 2013

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Just in case you’ve missed one of Steve Solomon’s award winning “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish…” comedies, he’s back with a hilarious show featuring the very best comedy bits from his earlier three shows – plus loads of new comedy pieces. His shows have been seen by more than three quarters of a million people throughout the United States and internationally.

So prepare to spend a hysterical evening of side-splitting laughs with one of America’s best story tellers and dialecticians. This will be a “don’t miss” night of fun.

Steve Solomon’s Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…
By Steve Solomon
February 5 – 16
Wednesday: 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Thursday: 7:30 pm
Friday: 8 pm
Saturday: 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
Ticket prices:
Wednesday & Thursday: $45.50/$42.50
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday: $49.50/$44.50

The Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-344-5990
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
www.stevesolomoncomedy.com
www.coralspringscenterforthearts.com

Moon Over Buffalo at the Broward Stage Door Theatre – August 30 – October 6

01 Thursday Aug 2013

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Broward Stage Door Theatre
presents
Ken Ludwig’s
Uproarious Comedy
Moon Over Buffalo
“Moon Over Buffalo packs more comic genius onto the stage than anything in recent memory!” USA Today

“Picture a down-at-their-heels theatrical family led by a drunken womanizer married to a wacky fading beauty,” says director Michael Leeds. “Toss in a deaf grandmother determined to get “back on the boards” and a daughter who’s vowed never to act again. They band together for one last shot at stardom, performing a riotous mash up of Cyrano and Private Lives for a TV weatherman they’ve mistaken for Frank Capra! That’s the plot of Moon Over Buffalo!”

Playwright Ken Ludwig’s madcap comedy Moon Over Buffalo will open on August 30^th and run through October 6^th at the The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs.

Having already directed a very successful production of Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor at Stage Door, Leeds is delighted with the opportunity to tackle another one of the popular playwright’s chaotically farcical pieces: “When I read the play, I laughed out loud at every page,” he explains. “It’s definitely a crowd pleaser!”

The cast of Moon Over Buffalo will include South Florida favorite Ken Clement, along with Michelle Foytek, Andy Quiroga, Jessica Carmen, Ed Miskie, Susan Slotoroff, Glen
Lawrence, and Miki Edelman.

“Ken Ludwig’s plays are an actor’s dream and George is having an actor’s nightmare,” says Clement. “ Its like a gym membership with swords. I’ve always wanted to do ‘Cyrano’ and ‘Private Lives’. Now I get to do them both at the same time!”

Ken Ludwig is an internationally-acclaimed playwright whose work has been performed in at least 30 countries in over 20 languages. He has had 6 shows produced on Broadway and 6 in London’s West End. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards, three Tony Award nominations, two Helen Hayes Awards, the Edgar Award, the SETC Distinguished Career Award, and the Edwin Forrest Award for Services to the Theatre. His plays have been commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Bristol Old Vic. His best known plays and musicals include Lend Me A Tenor, Crazy For You, Moon Over Buffalo, Leading Ladies, Twentieth Century, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Game’s Afoot, The Fox on the Fairway, Midsummer/Jersey, The Three Musketeers, Treasure Island and The Beaux’ Stratagem. His plays have starred Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Lynn Redgrave, Mickey Rooney, Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, Tony Shalhoub, Anne Heche, Joan Collins, and Kristin Bell. His book, How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare, was published in June 2013 by Random House, and his work has been published by the Yale Review. He has degrees from Harvard, where he studied music with Leonard Bernstein, Haverford College and Cambridge University. For more information, please visit www.kenludwig.com .

Moon Over Buffalo will run from August 30^th to October 6^th at The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Coral Springs. (The production will move to Byron Carlyle Theatre in Miami Beach on October 11^th, and run through November 3^rd).

Tickets for Moon Over Buffalo are $38; $16 student tickets are also available. Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at www.stagedoortheatre.com

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Critical Praise for Moon Over Buffalo:

“Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo tops the mayhem and pitch-perfect farce of his other hit, Lend Me a Tenor.”
Orange County Register

“Ken Ludwig is one of those rare contemporary playwrights who thinks in terms of old-fashioned knockabout farce, and that’s something to be cherished.”
The New York Times

“The funniest show in New York … The comedy has audiences rolling in the aisles. The second act has a show-within-a-show spoof of Private Lives with everybody in the wrong costumes reading the wrong lines. This has to be one of the most hysterical things ever put onstage. I have seen Moon Over Buffalo three times! I expect you to see it once.”
New York Post (Liz Smith)

“Moon Over Buffalo is hilarious! Ludwig stuffs his play with comic invention, running gags and neat sense of absurdity. An evening of farcical delight. Go and enjoy!”
New York Post (Clive Barnes)

Moon Over Buffalo
By: Ken Ludwig
August 30 – October 6
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
* Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com

* Please note: There will be no performances on
Friday, September 13 at 8 pm,
Saturday, September 14 at 2 pm, or
Sunday, September 29 at 2 pm.

My Name Is Solamae to premiere at Miami’s Roxy Theatre August 10th

18 Thursday Jul 2013

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The Award-Winning Children’s Musical is based upon the
popular Little Mouse Solamae book series

The South Florida Writers Association will present My Name Is Solamae, a musical adaptation of the first volume of Author/Playwright Linda Cardinal Schneider’s popular childrens’ book series The Little Mouse Solamae. The play, which won the 2011 South Florida Writer’s Association Playwriting contest, will be directed by Michelle Cote, and will feature The Brown Sisters. My Name Is Solamae will be performed on August 10^th at 2pm at The Roxy Theatre in Miami.

My Name Is Solamae is a quickly paced musical with serious undertones. The play follows the escapades of the plucky little mouse, Solamae, who challenges those she encounters to always do their best. The themes of the play are direct and unmistakable – the heroine’s journey; overcoming adversity, and man (or mouse) against nature. With a cast of eight, a narrator, and a chorus of three, this delightful musical, will appeal to adults and children alike. It is packed with soulful melodies and lighthearted lyrics composed by the late Mark Philip Poncy (Makeover).

Linda Cardinal Schneider graduated Summa Cum Laude from Barry University with a Bachelor’s of Liberal Studies degree in Literature and Humanities in May of 2011 and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science degree in Organizational Learning and Leadership at Barry University. Her essay, “The Path to Silence: The Uses of Meditation,” tied for first place in the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Writing Contest and was published in What Oft Was Thought, a literary compilation published by the Alpha Alpha Xi Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, Inc. Ms. Schneider was appointed Website Editor for the Buccaneer, Barry University’s Newspaper, where she also served as a staff writer. She is a member of the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, as well as a member of the Phi Beta Delta‏, Delta Epsilon Iota, and Alpha Chi Honor Societies.

The Brown Sisters, who have just released their first CD, ‘Great Reunion’ are a musically diverse Gospel group with a unique sound and three-part harmony blend. This up-and-coming trio were recently recognized and listed by Dr. Lois Delevoe in the Women of Excellence publication.

Along with The Brown Sisters, My Name is Solamae’s cast also includes Elizabeth Abad (Hallelujah, New Theatre’s Miami One Acts; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Miami), Omar Bham (Thelonious Monk: Blue Monk, FIU Theatre; Rent, FIU Theatre; Tape, House Next Door Theatre; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Miami Coral Park Senior High School), Lisa Villacci (writer, poet/ WPBT Channel 2 Television), and members of The South Florida Writers Association.

Admission to My Name is Solamae is free, however a donation of $5-10 is suggested; all proceeds will benefit the Junior Orange Bowl creative writing contest. The Junior Orange Bowl is an organization that serves the community of South Florida and the Youth of the world by providing opportunities for wholesome, competitive, and multicultural experiences.

Reservations are recommended. For reservations please call: 305-226-0030.

For more information about My Name is Solamae and Linda Cardinal Schneider, please contact Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com/561-445-9244.
Photographs and graphics available on request.

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My Name is Solamae
By Linda Cardinal Schneider
Admission: $5-$10 donation suggested
(proceeds to the Junior Orange Bowl writing contest)
Saturday, August 10, 2013
2 pm
For Reservations: 305-226-0030
The Roxy Theatre
1645 SW 107th Ave
Miami FL 33165

www.solamae.com
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Entr’Acte Theatrix Announces Auditions for The Who’s Tommy

13 Saturday Jul 2013

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Entr’Acte Theatrix is pleased to announce they will follow their recent extraordinarily successful production of Monty Python’s Spamalot with
The Who’s Tommy.

The show will open October 17 and run through October 27 at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts’ Crest Theater in Old School Square. This classic rock opera, with a score by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff has an iconic score featuring such songs as ‘See Me, Feel Me’, ‘Amazing Journey’, and ‘Pinball Wizard’.

Tommy will be directed and choreographed by Kevin Black, with musical direction by Roger Blankenship.

Rehearsals begin on September 3, 2013, and will take place 3 evenings a week (M,T, Th), and Sunday afternoons.

For more information about Entr’Acte Theatrix, please visit http://entractetheatrix.org.

Auditions:
Dates: August 1 and August 2
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: 241 Seaview Avenue
Please call 561.366.9033 or email hedzupproductions@yahoo.com
for an appointment.
NON-EQUITY, PAID

Character Breakdown:

COUSIN KEVIN
A bully with sadistic tendencies. Tortures his cousin, Tommy, when they’re young and later seizes the opportunity to profit from Tommy’s success.
Male, 18-25 yrs old
Range: Ab2 – B4

GYPSY
A brazen drug dealer and prostitute. Tommy’s parents bring him to the Gypsy to experiment with unusual cures.
Female, 25-35 yrs old
Range: G3 – F5

SALLY SIMPSON
A bold, sensitive, and excitable teenybopper. Sally develops a fan crush on Tommy and rushes the stage to be close to him.
Female, 15-18 yrs old
Range: F3 – D5

THE SPECIALIST
A doctor with modern ideas about how to cure Tommy. Tommy’s parents hire him in their desperation to find any cure for their son.
Male, 30-45 yrs old
Range: G#3 – F4

ENSEMBLE
SOLDIERS; NURSES; HARLOTS; LADS AND LASSES; GUARDS; REPORTERS

Monty Python’s Spamalot Raises Silliness to an Art Form!

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

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Follow Michaela Paige or visit W4CY and find a Special Discount Code for
Monty Python’s Spamalot!

Entr’Acte Theatrix has teamed with the Intertainment Network’s popular W4CY Internet Radio to bring 2012 The Voice finalist Michaela Paige to the Delray Beach Centre for the Arts’ Crest Theatre. Paige will participate in a live remote broadcast leading up to Saturday evening June 22^nd performance of Monty Python’s Spamalot.

Paige is currently in Los Angeles for The Voice finale, and will fly home especially for the Entr’Acte/Spamalot appearance. The young singer, a Boca Raton native, was a popular contestant on last year’s show, and her coach, country mega-star Blake Shelton, predicted a great future for her on the evening of her eventual elimination:

“I love this little girl so much and it’s just the … this is her first stab at this thing, and she’s going to be a star.” Shelton said. “You’re going to see her many times. Her big mohawk is going to be walking across the stage at the Grammys and I can’t wait. I can’t wait. I’m so glad that I had this one small chapter in (your) book.”

As a special promotion, all followers of Michaela Paige on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media will be offered a discount code to use in order to purchase tickets to Entr’Acte Theatrix’ Monty Python’s Spamalot at half the regular price. In order to find the discount code, patrons should visit Paige’s Facebook page or follow the singer on Twitter where she can be found at @FLASinger1. W4CY radio host Dean K. Piper – ‘The Pipeman’ – will be broadcasting the code on his program; it will also be available on W4CY’s Jason Fisher’s 5 minutes to Curtain page and internet radio show. Once the code has been retrieved, patrons can use it to purchase their discounted tickets either in person, on the phone, or on line. This special discount code may be used throughout the entire run of Monty Python’s Spamalot.

Monty Python’s Spamalot (‘lovingly ripped off from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail’) is a deliriously funny spectacle that puts a hilariously unique spin on the legendary tale of King Arthur, his Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail. The show features – among other things – lusty maidens, dancing divas, a flatulent Frenchman, and a killer rabbit.

Monty Python’s Spamalot will run for 12 performances only, from June 20^th to 30^th, at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square. The theatre is located at 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, 33444. Tickets are on sale now, and are available by calling 561-243-7922. Tickets are $20; $15 for groups of 15 or more with the 16^th ticket free; and $10 for children under 12; and are on sale now. $10 Student Rush tickets will be available ½ hour before curtain only, with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased on line at: delraycenterforthearts.org or by phone at: 561-243-7922, ext. 1.

Monty Python’s Spamalot
Book: Eric Idle
Score: Eric Idle and John Du Prez
June 20 – 30
Tickets: $20
Groups of 15 or more: $15 (16^th ticket is free)
Children 12 & Under: $10
Student Rush – ½ hour before curtain: $10 – with valid ID
Performances:
Thursdays & Fridays, 8 p.m.;
Saturday, 2 & 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 23), 2 & 8 p.m.;
Wednesday (June 26) 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 30), 2 p.m.

Delray Beach Center for the Arts / Crest Theatre
Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach 33444
Box Office: 561-243-7922, ext. 1

DelrayCenterForTheArts.org
www.entractetheatrix.org
Entr’Acte Theatrix on Facebook

King Arthur and Sir Robin… Following Michaela Paige!

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT is produced by Entr’Acte Theatrix in association with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. SPAM is a registered trademark of Hormel Foods, Inc. Entr’Acte Theatrix is an arm of the Halmos Family Foundation.

Entr’Acte Theatrix Invites Everyone to Search… and WIN!

06 Thursday Jun 2013

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Find a Grail and win Tickets to Monty Python’s Spamalot!
The cast and crew of Entr’Acte Theatrix’ upcoming production of Monty Python’s Spamalot have come up with a novel way to promote their show. In true Pythonesque fashion, they have ventured out onto the streets of Delray Beach …and beyond (wearing Spamalot tee-shirts), and have hidden away in various locations – obvious and not so – several modern facsimiles of the objective of King Arthur’s quest – yes… Grails!

Anyone who finds one of Arthur’s coveted cups will automatically win two tickets to the Spamalot performance of their choice. The production will run at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Crest Theatre from June 20^th – 30^th.

There are a number of these chalices to be chased – they could be anywhere.
In fact several steins have been stashed – pursuing patrons might find a beaker behind a bush; a vessel near a trestle; or a glass in the grass.

Patrons who are lucky enough to grab a goblet, should contact Entr’Acte Theatrix at: 561-366-9033 / hedzupproductions@yahoo.com to reserve their tickets. Winners must bring their finds to the theatre on performance day. The cast of Spamalot preparing to hide Grails!

Monty Python’s Spamalot will run for 12 performances only, from June 20^th to 30^th, at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square. The theatre is located at 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, 33444. Tickets are on sale now, and are available by calling 561-243-7922. Tickets are $20; $15 for groups of 15 or more with the 16^th ticket free; and $10 for children under 12; and are on sale now. $10 Student Rush tickets will be available ½ hour before curtain only, with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased on line at: http://delraycenterforthearts.org or by phone at: 561-243-7922, ext. 1.

For more information about Entr’Acte Theatrix or Monty Python’s Spamalot visit www.entractetheatrix.org, or contact Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com/561-445-9244.
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Book: Eric Idle
Score: Eric Idle and John Du Prez
June 20 – 30
Tickets: $20
Groups of 15 or more: $15 (16^th ticket is free)
Children 12 & Under: $10
Student Rush – ½ hour before curtain: $10 – with valid ID
Performances:
Thursdays & Fridays, 8 p.m.;
Saturday, 2 & 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 23), 2 & 8 p.m.;
Wednesday (June 26) 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 30), 2 p.m.

Delray Beach Center for the Arts / Crest Theatre
Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach 33444
Box Office: 561-243-7922, ext. 1

DelrayCenterForTheArts.org
http://www.entractetheatrix.org
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Parade Productions to present a premiere reading of Michael Leeds’ The Gift’

29 Wednesday May 2013

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Sometimes a nightmare can be a gift… Parade Productions will present a premiere reading of award-winning South Florida playwright/director Michael Leeds’ new work, The Gift. The reading will take place on July 1^st at 7:30 p.m., at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre in Boca Raton and will feature actors Clay Cartland and Lindsey Forgey. This FREE reading is part of the South Florida Theatre League/WLRN sponsored Summer Theatre Fest program.

The premise of The Gift is simple: A young man and woman are stuck in adjoining elevators. However their gradual realization they might actually be trapped in each other’s dreams leads the characters – and audiences – on an intriguing journey as they discover things about one another, and themselves, they have never known before.

“The genesis for The Gift came when I was hunting for an idea and read a quote from a New York playwright who said, ‘Most people suggest writing what you know. I like to write what I fear.’” Leeds explains. “When I was younger I had bouts of claustrophobia and as a writer I’m drawn to plays that have a fantastical element to them. So I started with the image of a young man trapped in an elevator who realizes he’s actually trapped in a dream, and the story just evolved from there.”

“We were looking for a play to help develop. We fell in love with this one,” Parade Productions’ Executive Producer Candace Caplin says. “The characters are irresistible and the concept is fascinating. It’s an honor to be part of this process with Michael.”

Leeds is equally pleased: “Getting the chance to have a reading at Parade Productions with Candace and (director) Kim St. Leon and wonderful actors like Clay Cartland and Lindsey Forgey is a terrific opportunity. I’m hoping the audience will be as intrigued with The Gift as I was writing it.”

Although he is primarily recognized as one of South Florida’s finest and busiest directors, Leeds has also had great success as a playwright, screen writer, and choreographer. He co-wrote and directed the Broadway musical Swinging on a Star which received a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical as well as a Drama Desk Award nomination and a Theatre World Award. Off-Broadway he directed and choreographed Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah – The Songs of Allan Sherman, starring Tovah Feldshuh & Mary Testa, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Director and Best Choreographer. His extensive resume also includes work on films such as End of Summer, starring Jacqueline Bisset and Peter Weller (choreographer); he co-wrote The Simian Line starring William Hurt, Lynn Redgrave and Tyne Daly and The Last Film Festival, starring Dennis Hopper, and Jacqueline Bisset. Leeds’ plays include The First Step, Who Killed Joan Crawford, and a new version of Cole Porter’s Red, Hot And Blue. His recent directing credits include Mack and Mabel (Carbonell Award Best Musical), Lend Me A Tenor, My Fair Lady and The Light In The Piazza (Carbonell nomination Best Musical, Silver Palm Award for Direction) at Broward Stage Door, and Driving Miss Daisy and Chapter Two at The Plaza Theatre. Leeds also teaches adult acting classes in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton.

Parade Productions is a not-for profit theatre company whose mission is “To produce high quality theatre experiences that entertain, enlighten, inform, uplift, and inspire audiences, sending them home with new thoughts, insights, questions, and ideas.”

This production is open to the entire community. Seating is ‘first come/first served’.

For more information about Michael Leeds, visit www.leedsworkshop.com or contact Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com/561-445-9244.

The Gift
By Michael Leeds
July 1^st
7:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real,
Boca Raton, FL 33432

Entr’Acte Theatrix presents Monty Python’s Spamalot – June 20-30

20 Monday May 2013

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We eat ham, and jam and Spam a lot…
presents
Monty Python’s Spamalot

Entr’Acte Theatrix will present Monty Python’s Spamalot from June 20^th through the 30^th at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Center for the Arts. The play is “lovingly ripped off” from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with a book by Python Eric Idle, and a score by Idle and John Du Prez. Like the film, it’s a totally irreverent and typically Pythonesque parody of the Arthurian Legend:

The legendary King Arthur, accompanied by his faithful servant, Patsy, travels through his kingdom, collecting members for his Knights of the Round Table. Some of his recruits include Sir Robin, a collector of plague victims, and Lance a ‘large, handsome, and incredibly violent man’, who agree to join him – Lance ‘for the fighting’, and Robin for ‘the singing and dancing’. The Lady of the Lake (and her Laker Girls), Sir Bedevere, and Sir Dennis Galahad eventually join Arthur in his search for The Holy Grail. The show also features a bevy of beautiful girls (of course), not to mention ‘cows, killer rabbits, and French people’. As The Sunday Times observed, Monty Python’s Spamalot ‘raises silliness to an art form’.

Entr’Acte Theatrix has assembled a talented cast to populate the surreal world of Python. The suitably kingly John Costanzo (left) will take on the role of Arthur; Sharyn Peoples will play The Lady of the Lake; and Carbonell nominee Mike Westrich (right) will don Sir Galahad’s armor. Other cast members include Darrick Penny as Sir Robin, and Mike James as Sir Bedevere.

“Spamalot is one of the most cleverly written comedies of Broadway’s recent history,” says the show’s director Kevin Black. “I have always wanted to direct Spamalot and I’m so happy to finally have the chance.” We have assembled a very talented cast,” he continues, “Including Mike Westrich and the amazing Sharyn Peoples as The Lady of the Lake. Every rehearsal is a barrel of laughs; we are all having so much fun. I have no doubt that fans of Monty Python, and even those who have never seen this iconic British humor, will have a blast at the show.”

When asked for a comment about the show, Spamalot’s musical director Roger Blankenship is equally enthusiastic: “The music is fun to sing, and to hear – and this cast is definitely up to it!”

Monty Python’s Spamalot will run for 12 performances only, from June 20^th to 30^th, at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square. The theatre is located at 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, 33444. Tickets are on sale now, and are available by calling 561-243-7922. Tickets are $20; $15 for groups of 15 or more with the 16^th ticket free; and $10 for children under 12; and are on sale now. $10 Student Rush tickets will be available ½ hour before curtain only, with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased on line at:
http://delraycenterforthearts.org or by phone at: 561-243-7922, ext. 1.

For more information about Entr’Acte Theatrix or Monty Python’s Spamalot visit www.entractetheatrix.org.
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Book: Eric Idle
Score: Eric Idle and John Du Prez
June 20 – 30
Tickets: $20
Groups of 15 or more: $15 (16^th ticket is free)
Children 12 & Under: $10
Student Rush – ½ hour before curtain: $10 – with valid ID
Performances:
Thursdays & Fridays, 8 p.m.;
Saturday, 2 & 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 23), 2 & 8 p.m.;
Wednesday (June 26) 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 30), 2 p.m.

Delray Beach Center for the Arts / Crest Theatre
Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach 33444
Box Office: 561-243-7922, ext. 1

http://www.entractetheatrix.org
https://www.facebook.com/EntrActePB?fref=ts

The South Florida Theatre League and WLRN’s 2013 Summer Theatre Fest features Exciting New Programming!Theatre

20 Monday May 2013

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The South Florida Theatre League
Announces
WLRN sponsored Summer Theatre Fest Returns
with
Free Night of Theater and Brand New Programming

This summer, South Florida audiences will have a chance to see theatre for free, check out new plays in development by South Florida Playwrights, and tell the world what the arts – and theatre – mean to them.

The South Florida Theatre League is inviting Florida theatre patrons to Get in Bed with the Arts with the return of Summer Theatre Fest, sponsored by WLRN.

The 2013 Summer Theatre Fest will mark the introduction of the Summer Theatre Fest Play Reading Series, and the return of Free Night of Theater, an audience development program that has proven to be immensely popular since the League first introduced it.

“Both these programs offer great opportunities for theatres and the League to develop a more meaningful interaction with our community,” says South Florida Theatre League Executive Director Andie Arthur.

Free Night of Theater

Theatre Patrons looking to try something new can visit summerfestfreenight.southfloridatheatre.com and enter to win up to three pairs of tickets in two separate windows – one for shows between June 12 and July 15, and the other for shows between July 16 and August 15.

Free Night offers patrons an excellent opportunity to visit a venue they’ve never been to before, or sample a type of theatre they might not otherwise ever consider. Participating theatres include Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre, GableStage, Lake Worth Playhouse, Mad Cat Theatre Company, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Sol Children Theatre, and Storycrafter Studio.

For performances between June 12 and July 15, patrons can enter to win up to three pairs of tickets beginning on May 28, with all entries finalized on June 7. All ticket winners will be notified by email on June 10th.

For performances from July 15 until August 15, patrons can enter to win up to three pairs of tickets beginning on June 24, with all entries finalized on July 8. Winners will be notified by email if they have won tickets on July 10.

The Theatre Communication Groups’ Free Night of Theatre was originally introduced as a three city pilot-program in 2005; the program’s the goal being to increase public awareness of the national theatre community, while in turn attracting new and non-traditional audiences to the theatre. During 2011’s Free Night of Theater over 400 participating organizations offered more than 55,000 tickets to over 1,800 performances in 19 states. The total value of the tickets offered was estimated at 1.75 million dollars! Historically, over 33% of patrons who attend a show offered at Free Night of Theater come back and buy a ticket at that theatre.

Summer Fest Free Night – the South Florida Theatre League’s version of the program, began in 2008. The South Florida Theatre League is grateful to the LA Stage Alliance, the performing arts service organization of Greater Los Angeles, for facilitating the enter-to-win lottery system.
Get In Bed With the Arts

Every Thursday throughout Summer Theatre Fest, the South Florida Theatre League will bring the Get in the Bed with the Arts bed, which debuted at the League’s Carbonell Award ‘After Party’, to a member theatre. Patrons will be interviewed on or beside the bed, and asked about what the arts – and theatre – mean to them. At the end of the summer, the bed will be entered in the Coconut Grove Bed Race.

Get in Bed With The Arts bed schedule:

June 7             City Theatre’s Summer Shorts at the Adrienne Arsht Center
for the Performing Arts (The Bed’s only Friday appearance)
June 13           Cock at GableStage
June 20           8 Track: The Sounds of the 70’s at The Plaza Theatre
June 27           Rehearsal for Spamalot at Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre
July 4              The Key Biscayne July 4^th Parade
July 11            P for Parenthood at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
July 18            In the Heights at Lake Worth Playhouse
July 25            1,000 Years at Florida International University
August 1          Slava’s Snowshow at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the
Performing Arts
August 8          Beyond the Rainbow: Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall at
Arts Garage
August 15        Blow Me at Mad Cat Theatre at Miami Theater Center
August 22        Sleeping Beauty at Sol Children Theatre
August 29        Shorts Gone Wild at Island City Stage in partnership with City
Theatre
Sept 1              Coconut Grove Bed Race

Summer Theatre Fest Reading Series
Every Monday from June until August, member companies will be hosting readings of plays by South Florida Playwrights. There will be at least eighteen evenings of readings across four counties on the thirteen Mondays of Summer Theatre Fest. Playwrights range from established local favorites, including Carbonell winners and nominees, to emerging talents, with plays vastly ranging in subject matter and style. For more details, including a synopsis of each reading, please visit southfloridatheatre.com.

Summer Theatre Fest Reading Series Schedule:

June 3             Stages of the Sun: Readings by South Florida Theatre
League Playwrights at the Broward Center for the Performing
Arts
June 10           The Mother Issue by Kimberly Patterson at Main Street Players
June 17           Buck Fever by Juan C. Sanchez at the YoungArts Capmus
June 24           A Palm Beach Story by Jack Staubb at The Plaza Theatre
June 24           Crashfest: A collection of One Act Plays which at 20
meters becomes the portrait of a Vampire Hunter by James
Carrey at Crashbox Theatre in Association with Empire Stage
July 1              The Gift By Michael Leeds at Parade Productions
July 1              Moment of Grace by Bob Bowersox at TheatreXP
July 8              Timmins Children by Mark Perlberg at Palm Beach Dramaworks
July 8              Heavenly Hands by Ricky Martinez at New Theatre
July 15            Women Always Win by Marj O’Neill-Butler and Roger Martin at
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
July 22            The Secret of the Biological Clock by Andie Arthur at Lost
Girls Theatre, performing at the Deering Estate
July 29            The Death of Kings: An Encyclopedia by Vanessa Garcia at
The Kane, performing at PAXMiami
July 29            Flashing Lights by Edward G. Excaliber at Outre Theatre
Company
August 5         Choreographing A Rape Scene for a Feminist Play by Ann
Gillespie at GableStage
August 5          Fate Motif by Christopher Demos-Brown at The Naked Stage
August 12        A Part of the Family by Marla Schwartz at Sol Children Theatre
August 19        The Happy Ones by Kim Ehly at Thinking Cap Theatre
August 26        Off Center of Nowhere by David Sirois at Arts Garage

The South Florida Theatre League is an alliance of theatrical organizations and professionals dedicated to nurturing, promoting, and advocating for the growth and prestige of the South Florida theatre industry.

For more information about the South Florida Theatre League, including a list of member theatres and their current and upcoming productions, visit: http://www.southfloridatheatre.com/ or contact Andie Arthur at: andie@southfloridatheatre.com .

Carol Kassie

~ Theatrical Marketing & Public Relations

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