The Playhouse of Wilson announces it's 2009/2010 Season. Anyone interested in
directing any of the following productions should contact The Playhouse
Producer, Patti Owens, at pattio422@... by Friday, July 31st at 6:00
p.m.

Productions for the 2009/2010 Season

September 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 27 (2 weekends)
"Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming" –gospel musical comedy
It's October, 1945, and the gospel-singing Sanders Family is back together
again. The war is over and America's years of prosperity are just beginning. But
there's another kind of rite of passage at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, where
Reverent Mervin Oglethorpe is giving his last service. He's been called to
preach in Texas, and he's already bought a ten-gallon hat and is preparing to
ride into the sunset with his wife June, who is eight months pregnant. Tomorrow
morning, young Dennis Sanders takes over as Mount Pleasant's pastor. Join the
Sanders Family as they send Mervin and June off in style, with hilarious and
touching stories and twenty-five toe-tapping Bluegrass Gospel favorites.

November 19, 20, 21, 22
"Dracula" (drama)
An enormously successful revival of this classic opened on Broadway in 1977
fifty years after the original production. This is one of the great mystery
thrillers and is generally considered among the best of its kind. Lucy Seward,
whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked
by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the
girl is the victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night
sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain
Count Dracula, whose ghost is at last laid to rest in a striking and novel
manner. The play is intended for all who love thrills in the theater.

April 15, 16, 17, 18
"You Could Die Laughing" (mystery comedy)
Television mogul Jacque St. Yves invites eleven has been comics to his island
lodge off the Canadian coast to audition for the central in role his new TV
series. It's an opportunity to die for ... and that is someone's intention!
Shortly after arriving, the comics find they are stranded along with the pilot
of St. Yves's private jet, the attractive flight attendant and the couple
employed as housekeeper and handyman. That night, the housekeeper disappears
during a violent thunderstorm and her husband drops dead after ingesting candy
that any of them could have sampled. Laughs and chills abound until the
startling truth emerges and the tension mounts.

The shows and dates for the 2009-2010 season are as follows:

Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
Sept 18-20, 25-27

Dracula
Nov 19-22

You Could Die Laughing
Apr 8-11

Anyone interested in directing any of the shows should contact me before July 1.

Thanks!

Kathy Creech
252-237-3417
joneslaw1@...
kcreech@...

SHOW US YOUR TALENT.  Playhouse of Wilson is proud to announce auditions for, "There's No Business Like Show Business."  To promote community involvement in local theater, Playhouse of Wilson will be offering a summer Vaudeville production July 24^th – 26^th.  This production is open to all ages and all actors, singers, comedians and magicians alike.  You've got talent and we want to see it.  Vaudeville productions are a great way to get involved in community theater.  Playhouse hopes "There's No Business Like Show Business" will showcase the variety of talent Wilson has to offer.   If you've ever thought about getting up on stage, then this is your chance to test the waters. 

Auditions will be held on June 1^st and 2^nd at 7:00pm in the Grand Studio of the historic downtown Arts Council.  Actors are asked to have a prepared monologue or script.  All singers must provide their own sheet music or CD.  All acoustic musicians should be prepared to perform a song as well.  Anyone under the age of 16 will need a signed parental consent form.  For questions, please contact Playhouse of Wilson at 252-291-8951or 252-230-6873. 

Come out and audition so you can be part of this fun filled event.

The Playhouse announces auditions for their next production, Twelve
Angry Jurors, at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12th and Tuesday,
January 13th, in the Grand Studio of the Arts Council of Wilson.
Twelve Angry Jurors is a drama by Sherman L. Sergel that was adapted
from the television show by Reginald Rose.  A 19-year old man has
just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father, and now twelve
jurors are led into the jury room to determine his guilt or
innocence.  What appears to be an open-and-shut case becomes a
personal journey for each juror as they bring their own experiences
into the jury room.  The evidence and various testimonies are
examined and re-examined, tempers get short, deliberations grow
heated, and they become twelve angry jurors.  Debbie Williams directs
this production that requires a cast of 15 adults.  Production dates
are Thursday, March 5th through Sunday, March 8th at the DelMastro
Auditorium on the campus of Wilson Community College.  Those
auditioning will be asked to read scenes from the play.

The Playhouse previously announced that "Noises Off" would be the
third show of this season, but due to the temporary closure of the
Boykin Center for repairs and the relocation of this production to
the DelMastro Auditorium, a show with a less complicated set was
needed.  The Playhouse had planned to produce Twelve Angry Jurors
last season, but production rights were refused by the publisher
because it was on national tour.  It seemed like the perfect solution
for this season, so production rights were requested again and were
granted. The Playhouse is pleased to be able to bring this classic
drama to Wilson audiences.  Anyone with questions about these
auditions should contact Debbie Williams at 236-7266.

The 2nd production of the 2008-2009 season, "Christmas Belles" opens
this Thursday, Nov. 20 at 8 PM at The DelMastro Auditorium on the
campus of Wilson Community College and continues Nov 21 and 22 at 8 PM
and Nov 23 at 3 PM.  Also on opening night, there is a pre-show
reception beginning at 6 PM in the adjoining atrium where you will be
invited to share Christmas cookies and punch and meet the playwrights,
Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten.

Ticket prices are:  adults $10 in advance, $12 at the door, and
students $7 in advance, $9 at the door.  Tickets are available at The
Arts Council and The Hobby Shop at Wilson Mall and by calling The
Playhouse number at 252-291-8951.  Corporate sponsor for this
production is Dr. Gene Glover.

Please join us for this sequel to "Dearly Beloved", the saga of the
Futrelle sisters, their family and friends and let's start the
Thanksgiving and Christmas season with a bang!

AUDITIONS


		 The Playhouse announces auditions on October 6 and 7
at 7:00 at The Arts Council for the second show of the 2008-2009
season, "Christmas Belles," a southern comedy written by our favorite
playwrights, Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, and is a
sequel to "Dearly Beloved," the saga of the Futrelle sisters,
Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye.  "Christmas Belles" is a hilarious
comedy about a Christmas program that goes way out of control.
Squabling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, spiteful sheep and
a hesitant Elvis impersonator join together for side splitting, aisle
rolling, tear jerking comedy. But the three sisters, being the
Southern Belles that they are, pull it all together to present a
program that the town will never forget  The Playhouse performed the
first play in September, 2006.  There are roles for 7 women and 4 men
and all roles are open for auditions. Show dates are November 20-23.
Rehearsals will begin October 12 and will be on Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday nights for the first few weeks.   We need
volunteers for set construction, costuming, lights, sound, backstage
crew, box office, concessions and ushers.  If you have any questions
about the auditions or the show, please call Jeff Creech, Director,
at 237-3417.

Come one, come all to work day this Saturday at The Leder Building.  We
will start at 9, and painting will probably start about 11.  This may
possibly be the only work day we will need, so anyone who can help for
any amount of time would be greatly appreciated!  Any questions, call
Jeff Creech at 290-0692.

The rehearsals for "Proud to Be an American" are underway but it's not
too late to join us.  We need some help!  If you can sing tenor or bass
or know someone who sings either of those well, please call Kathy
Creech at 237-3417, 243-3171 or 292-3765 or email at
joneslaw1@... or kcreech@....  Show dates are September 25-
28.  Please call if you or someone you know might be interested!

The Playhouse will hold auditions Aug. 4 and 5 at 7 p.m. at The Arts
Council for the first show of the 2008-2009 season, "Proud to Be an
American," a musical revue created by director Kathy Creech and music
director Becky Vanden Bosch.
Act One music will consist of American composers and artists
including Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles,
The Beach Boys, Kelly Clarkson and Josh Groban.

Act Two will be all patriotic songs, including "The Star Spangled
Banner," "America the Beautiful," "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and of
course, "God Bless the U.S.A," and a couple of surprises.

The minimum age requirement is 16.

A cast of around 25 is the target, but that number is flexible.

Everyone who wants to audition should have a prepared song. An
accompanist and CD player will be provided.

Show dates are Sept. 25-28. If you have any questions about the
auditions or the show, please call Kathy Creech at 237-3417.

The Playhouse will hold auditions Aug. 4 and 5 at 7 p.m. at The Arts
Council for the first show of the 2008-2009 season, "Proud to Be an
American," a musical revue created by director Kathy Creech and music
director Becky Vanden Bosch.
Act One music will consist of American composers and artists
including Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles,
The Beach Boys, Kelly Clarkson and Josh Groban.

Act Two will be all patriotic songs, including "The Star Spangled
Banner," "America the Beautiful," "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and of
course, "God Bless the U.S.A," and a couple of surprises.

The minimum age requirement is 16.

A cast of around 25 is the target, but that number is flexible.

Everyone who wants to audition should have a prepared song. An
accompanist and CD player will be provided.

Show dates are Sept. 25-28. If you have any questions about the
auditions or the show, please call Kathy Creech at 237-3417.