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Entr’Acte Theatrix to present ‘The Who’s Tommy’ – October 17 – 27

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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The Who’s iconic rock opera is a tribute to hope, healing, and the human spirit.


Entr’Acte Theatrix will follow up their extremely successful summer production of Monty Python’s Spamalot with The Who’s Tommy.  The show will run from October 17th though October 27th at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts’ Crest Theatre at Old School Square.

Peter Townshend’s Tony Award-winning tale of a young boy – a ‘deaf, dumb and blind kid’ – who survives the painful traumas, abuses, and neglect of his childhood and reaches the heights of adoration as a cult figure through his talent as a ‘pinball wizard’ – is not a typical musical. Based upon the fourth album (released in 1969) by the famed British rock band The Who, this fast paced, ground-breaking rock opera is told almost completely musically – there is very little dialogue.

Roger_Blankenship“I was kind of in another world during the era of Tommy,” says musical director  Roger Blankenship. (The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 for “historical, artistic and significant value.”)  “Listening to the music brings back some distant memories, and sounds that I am looking forward to recreating.  It was a time of … dare I say….purer ? rock.  A couple of years ago I did the show Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which has some of these similar tones, and it was a lot of fun.  Kevin Black is a magician, and the performers of Entr’acte are energetic and hard working – this promises to be a great show.”

Director Kevin Black agrees: “The Who’s Tommy is an extremely excitingkevin_black project to take on, for many reasons,” he says. “South Florida has not seen a large scale production of this show in many years and we plan to deliver just that. This multi-media rock opera was truly an original and is adored by its many fans. We want to keep the integrity of the production, as well as bring new life to this wonderfully scored piece of theatre. The heart of the story lies within a family struggling to hold it together in a time of war, angst, protest and the British revolution of music.”

Entr’Acte’s cast includes a number of new faces, including Alexa Baray, Cristina Flores, and Alexander Zenoz as Tommy.  Returning to the company are Ashley Gravelin, Greg Halmos, Nick Williams, Cindy Thagard, Rio Petersen and twins Danica and Alexa Taylor.

Entr’acte Theatrix, is a not-for-profit, semi-professional, showcase company for young actors, providing performance opportunities for emerging theatre artists.  An off-shoot of the Palm Beach Principal Players, an acting company for theater students of high school and college age, Entr’acte, as the name suggests, is the “next step,” from classroom to career, and provides the young actor his or her first professional, all-important, resume-building credit.

The Who’s Tommy will run from October 17th to October 27th only, 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 16th 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 The Who’s Tommy visit www.entractetheatrix.org

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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 (16th ticket is free)
Children 12 & Under: $10
Student Rush – ½ hour before curtain: $10 – with valid ID
Performances:
Thursdays,  Fridays & Saturdays – 8 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday – 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
Direct link for on-line ticket purchase:
http://bit.ly/18ZAtNX

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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

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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:

  1. 16 bars, rock style power ballad
  2. 16 bars, up-tempo, rock style
  3. 16 bars, selection from the show
  4. 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 (16th 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.;
1st Sunday –  2 & 8 p.m.;
Wednesday (June 26) 8 p.m.;
2nd Sunday –  2 p.m.
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