Pioneer Valley Theatre News August 2, 2018

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Pioneer Valley Theatre Newsletter View this email in your browser  August 2 - 22, 2018 Want to be in a musical this fall? The audition phone line for Amherst Leisure Services production of Peter Pan is now open: call 413-259-3065 to schedule your appointment.  There are a bunch of fantastic shows closing this weekend: don't miss Industrious Angels at Ko Festival, The Roommate at Pauline Productions, Mary's Wedding at Chester Theatre, Copenhagen at Ghost Light Theater, Death and Taxes at Arena Civic Theatre, The Amendments at the Cardboard Sea Theatre Company, and PaintBox Theatre's The Little Mermaid. Catch a few of those before they close! The next issue will include events through August 29. Submit upcoming events via the link below or by emailing me before Tuesday at midnight. Any questions, comments or feedback? Email me at pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com Submit Your Theatre Event Audition Appointments Now Open: Call 413-259-3065 Ko Festival of Performance: INDUSTRIOUS ANGELS August 3-5 Tickets and more information. THIS WEEK IN THEATRE NEWS: from Howlround Twenty-five Meditations on SITI Company's Theatre Piece No. 1 by David Dudley From the article:  1. While at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, John Cage ate breakfast every morning with friend/lover/dancer Merce Cunningham and architect/designer/author Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller. It was during one of these breakfasts in 1952 that Cage conceived of what would become Theater Piece No. 1. By lunch, he had written time brackets on sheets of paper, which he then gave to Cunningham, Fuller, painter Robert Rauschenberg, and poets M.C. Richards and Charles Olson, among others. Each person was to perform as themselves for the duration of time written on each piece of paper. Those sheets gave structure to Theater Piece No. 1. Have you read an interesting article about theatre recently? Send it to me! pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com Want to know even more about events in the Pioneer Valley and beyond, including reviews, interviews, and previews? In the Spotlight, Inc. Berkshire on Stage PERFORMANCES Pauline Productions presents THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman Directed by Toby Vera Bercovici starring Jeannine Haas and Lisa Abend Thursday August 2, 7:30  $25/20 Friday and Saturday August 3 and August 4, 8pm  $25/20 First Congregational Church of Ashfield, MA (right across from Town Hall) on Main Street (route 116)   Recently divorced and living in an old house in Iowa, Sharon (Lisa Abend) finds a sensible roommate like herself--a woman in her fifties to make ends meet. But she quickly learns that Robyn (Jeannine Haas), a vegan from the Bronx, couldn't be further from the ladies in her book club. Hell-bent on getting to know Robyn despite their differences, Sharon deploys her friendly Midwestern charm at full force. Their sensibilities are humorously mismatched, but turning over a new leaf can have unintended consequences. "A refreshingly unique dramatization of an older female friendship that I don't think I've seen before.....Pleasantly quirky and surprisingly unexpected... Silverman has successfully penned a very natural yet still outrageous play that gets more and more compelling as it progresses." -Michael Quintos, Onstage LA Purchase Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com (advanced sales end 3 hrs before curtain. Tickets on sale at door must be paid in cash or check)   For more information:    PaulineLive.com  413-268-3850 Double Edge Theatre’s We The People Summer Spectacle 2018 August 2 - 19 8pm in July, 7:30 pm in August Wed - Sun, rain or shine We are reimagining We The People, with entirely uncharted territories to explore. The audience will travel among the fields, flowers, waterways, barns, forests, and secret paths of our blooming, verdant Farm. Birds fly above, transforming into human form as they gently land. Courageous citizens emerge from the past - a farmer, an immigrant, a suffragist, a black knight and more - leaving a legacy of vital imagination that shapes the present and future. Enormous creatures appear from the trees and spring up from the water; a woman’s voice is heard, her song of longing floating on the wind. History, flight, and music are woven together to create an allegorical tapestry, the audience invited to wander among these fantastical, interlaced worlds. For tickets: doubleedgetheatre.org/tickets Chester Theatre Company presents Mary's Wedding by Stephen Massicotte 8/2 @ 2 & 8pm, 8/3 @ 8pm, 8/4 @ 2 & 8pm, 8/5 @ 2pm Town Hall Theatre, 15 Middlefield Rd., Chester, MA When Mary and Charlie find themselves sheltering from a storm in the same barn, they don’t yet realize their chance meeting will change their young lives. Time is a mere construct in this tale of a great love told in the shadow of the Great War. Tickets. Ghost Light Theater presents Copenhagen Presented at Gateway City Arts 92 Race St, Holyoke Ma Aug 2, 3, 4 8pm $12 The Tony Award—winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art, Copenhagen is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb. In 1941 the German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a clandestine trip to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart and friend Niels Bohr. Their work together on quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle had revolutionized atomic physics. But now the world had changed and the two men were on opposite sides in a world war. Why Heisenberg went to Copenhagen and what he wanted to say to Bohr are questions that have vexed historians ever since. In Michael Frayn’s ambitious, fiercely intelligent, and daring new play Heisenberg and Bohr meet once again to discuss the intricacies of physics and to ponder the metaphysical—the very essence of human motivation. Directed by Chris Rose Niels Bohr - Jason Cook Margarethe Bohr - Monique du Bois Werner Heisenberg - Dominic Baird Facebook. Arena Civic Theatre presents Death And Taxes 8/2 at 7:30 pm, 8/3 7:30pm, 8/4 7:30pm & 8/5 2:30pm Deerfield Community Center Welcome to Hendricks where (more than) everything happens. Hendricks is a lot like some towns and residents we are familiar with and some of these residents are member of the Town Council. You will meet the editor/reporter of the Hendricks Herald (who can never find a pencil), the country doctor, the sheriff (former high school football star), the typical nosy neighbor, the Mayor who won her election by a hair (there were three recounts), the bickering married couple, the (forever unorganized) mayor's secretary, and the High School drama teacher (who eventually takes charge). Hendricks doesn't have a town hall so they have to use the High School auditorium for their six member Town Council meetings. Council members and towns people (you, the audience) have been brought together for the regular city council meeting. Much to the chagrin of the Council, the Mayor has opted to turn this meeting into coroners jury because last week there was a MURDER in Carl and Mattie Johansen's living room. There are hidden agendas, revelations, secrets and clues everywhere during this meeting. You should listen closely because you will have the opportunity to ask questions of all the council members, Dr. Bishop, Ms Martindale and Mattie Johansen so you can vote for the "winner". Featuring: Terry Adams Jennifer Goselin Su Hoyle Tom Kokonowski Jerry Marcanio Dawn Mayo Jim Merlin Cristen Rosinski Marvin Shedd Directed by Jennifer Coliskey Producer: Dawn Mayo Costumes: Maggie Duprey *Thursday, August 2nd is a discounted performance. ALL TICKETS $10.* ticket prices for 8/3, 8/4 & 8/5: General Admission- $16 Senior/Student- $13 Tickets. The Cardboard Sea Theatre Company The Amendments By Jeff Donnelly Directed by Todd Weakley Performed by Charles Holt, Lauren Williams, and Kirstin Leigh Daniel   Friday, August 2 - Saturday, August 4, 2018, 8:00 PM Anchor House of Artists 518 Pleasant Street Northampton, MA. 01060-3997 (413) 588-4337 www.anchorhouseartists.org Tickets:  $20 Reserve tickets:  https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3527269 Adult content; not recommended for children. LEARN MORE Photo credit: Melissa Hunsucker Ko Festival of Performance presents INDUSTRIOUS ANGELS Fri. & Sat. August 3 & 4 at 8pm, Sunday August 5 at 4pm Holden Theater, Amherst College INDUSTRIOUS ANGELS is hand-made by Laurie McCants, in collaboration with director/lighting designer Sabrina Hamilton, scenic designer F. Elaine Williams, and composer Guy Klucevsek, who has created a haunting score with piano, violin, accordion, and toy piano. INDUSTRIOUS ANGELS is a solo hand-crafted-story-spinning-shadow-puppet-memory-play-with-music evoking the secret creative lives of women, mother/daughter bloodlines, and the ghost of Emily Dickinson. In a shadowed attic, crammed with curio cabinets, work tables, chests and drawers (containers for mementos and unmentionables), a daughter searches for what it is that ties together her mother, herself, and a radical, elusive poet. A story about the crafting of stories, INDUSTRIOUS ANGELS was conceived by actor/creator Laurie McCants on a visit to Emily Dickinson’s home, where the poet wrote the almost 1800 poems that were found after her death.  The story unfolds through puppetry, paper-cutting, music, movement, light and dark, and the weaving together of words.  It is a dance of the hands honoring women’s handiwork:  mending, preserving, ordering, adorning, writing, hiding. This piece was developed at the Ko Festival of Performance and the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It first premiered at the Ko Festival in 2011 and is being reworked and revived this year at Ko in conjunction with Annual Meeting of the Emily Dickinson International Society which is being hosted by the Emily Dickinson Museum. An elite group of musicians, from as far afield as Vienna, gathered to record Klucevsek’s score for INDUSTRIOUS ANGELS. They include Todd Reynolds on violin, pianist and toy piano prodigy Isabel Ettenauer, and the composer on accordion. $22 Adult, $18 Students and Seniors. $10 with SNAP/EBT. Limited number of $8 tickets available. Tickets and more information. Email info@kofest.com for directions or further information, or call (413) 542-3750. Exit 7 Youth Players presents The Little Mermaid Friday 8/3 at 8:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday 8/4-8/5 at 2PM, Friday 8/10 at 8PM, Saturdayand Sunday 8/11-12 at 2PM Exit 7 Theater, 37 Chestnut Street, Ludlow, MA Exit 7 Youth Players present Disney's The Little Mermaid August 3-5and 10-12. Based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, and the wildly popular Disney film, this musical staging of The Little Mermaid features a funny and fanciful book by Doug Wright, with the beloved score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Glenn Slater in an expanded but completely faithful form, featuring the rambunctious and persuasive “Under the Sea,” the romantic expectation of “Kiss the Girl,” and that anthem to longing and belonging, “Part of Your World.” Directed by Andrew Gilbert with Music Direction by Dan Monte and Choreography by Stephanie Gilbert.  Beautiful mermaid Ariel should be a happy girl -- she lives in an enchanted undersea country, her father is a King, and she has the most beautiful singing voice. But she is a passionate, headstrong teenager, and wants what she cannot have -- to live on land. When she falls in love with a handsome human prince, Ariel is more determined than ever to gain a pair of legs. But her only option is to defy her furious father, and bargain for the help of Ursula the Sea Witch, with her voice the price of entry onto dry land. With the help of Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and officious court composer Sebastian the crab, Ariel must wordlessly gain the love of Prince Eric within three days -- or lose her soul to the ambitious witch! Please visit http://www.exit7players.org/buy-tickets/ for tickets. Reserved Ticket Prices: $22 Preferred (first four rows), $20 Adult, $18 Seniors (62+), Students with ID, and Children (12 and under). Prices for special shows and events may be different. For group sales, (10 or more tickets/$15 each, Preferred seating not included) or wheelchair seating please contact the box office directly at 413.583.4301. Preferred seating excluded in group discount offer. More information. PaintBox Theatre presents The Little Mermaid Saturday & Sunday, August 4 & 5: 10:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Williston Theatre Wednesday, August 8: 10:30 a.m. (Rain date Thursday, August 9) Easthampton Band Shell Who reads underwater? No one! The books just end up a soggy mess. But our hero will find a way. Our 15th season closes with a PaintBox Theatre take on the classic deep-sea extravaganza, The Little Mermaid. Our Mermaid decides that she is going to figure out a way to get books under the sea and teach everyone there to read. If she can do this, there will be stories covering the seabed for as far as the fin can swim. We’ll witness the Mermaid’s epic struggle with the deep’s deadliest denizen: the Giant Octopus, played, in true PaintBox fashion, by the audience. Our cast features Linda Tardif, Myka Plunkett, and Connor Paradis, with Emily Bloch as the Mermaid. We’re planning special guest appearances by our “Mistress of Cardboard,” Lee Thomson and our costumer extraordinaire, Christina Beam.    You can see PaintBox Theatre’s shows at the Williston Theatre in Easthampton (air-conditioned!) and the Easthampton Band Shell. As always, PaintBox Theatre’s performances will feature lots of audience participation, artwork created by dozens of local kids, and plenty of belly laughs. Williston Theatre, 18 Payson Avenue, Easthampton Easthampton Band Shell, 2 Ferry Street, along the Manhan Rail Trail Tickets: $10, Free for children under 2 Season Pass: $24 Groups (12+): $7 each, email paintboxtheatre@gmail.com Tickets at the door or BrownPaperTickets.com paintboxtheatre@gmail.com paintboxtheatre.org The Country Players Youth Production  Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – A Musical  Adapted for stage by Susan K. Morgan, Original Music by Danny Elfman New Lyrics by Susan K. Morgan and Nikolas Thompson August 10th and August 11th, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm, and Sunday August 12th at 2:30pm.  Performances will be held at Frontier Regional High School, 113 N Main Street, South Deerfield MA.  Tickets: Adult General Admission $12, Students (10 and under) $10, and Seniors (65 and up) $10   The Country Players’ Youth Theater troupe has been busy once again! Join us for Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – A Musical, featuring the music of this much beloved story. Come see Jack, Sally, Oogie Boogie, Dr Finkelstein, the Mayor and all the fun characters of Halloween town tell this fun story.   Facebook event    Happier Valley Comedy: Grand Opening Show Saturday, August 11 at 7:00 PM Happier Valley Comedy Theater, 1 Mill Rd, Hadley, MA Don't miss the first ever show in our NEW HOME! Longtime local favorites The Ha-Ha's take the stage for the first time along with friends Kelsey Flynn, Paul McNeil, and Scott Braidman for a completely improvised comedy show. Stick around after the show for a theater tour, raffles, and a celebratory drink next door at The Taproom! Saturday, August 11th at 7pm at the new Happier Valley Comedy Theater (1 Mill Valley Rd, Hadley, on rte.9). Tickets: $13 online and at the door. www.happiervalley.com AUDITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES Pioneer Valley Theatre Companies Is your theatre company missing? Email me! Academy of Music Theatre Arena Civic Theatre Black Cat Theater Chester Theatre Company The Country Players Eggtooth Productions Exit 7 Players Ghost Light Theater Hampshire Shakespeare Company Happier Valley Comedy Ja'Duke Center for the Performing Arts Ko Theater Works/Ko Festival of Performance Majestic Theater New Century Theatre PaintBox Theatre Pauline Productions Real Live Theatre Red Thread Theater Serious Play Theatre Ensemble Silverthorne Theater Smith College Department of Theatre St. Michael's Players Starlight's Youth Theatre, Inc. TheatreTruck Turbulent Times Theater Westfield Theatre Group Wilbraham United Players Smith College Department of Theatre is hiring Publicity Manager for the Arts  Position Summary: Provide creative vision for audience development and publicity management in the Dance, Theatre, Music, and Film and Media Studies Departments. Plan and manage publicity efforts, and develop promotional ideas in conjunction with chairs and artistic directors. Duties and Responsibilities: Develop long-term strategies for publicity, marketing and on-line presence. Plan and manage new publicity efforts and promotional ideas in conjunction with chairs and artistic directors. Responsible for the design, production, and distribution of all physical and digital publicity and marketing materials. Collect information, and create (writing and editing, and creating or supervising layout and design) all publicity materials for Dance, Music, Theatre, and Film and Media Studies public events. Write, edit, and disseminate press releases, PSAs, and associated material in timely fashion for regular performing arts season events and for additional events as assigned by supervisor. Understand and follow Smith College general public relations protocols. Coordinate with College Relations as appropriate. Maintain media materials for press and websites. Plan and coordinate new publicity efforts and promotional ideas in conjunction with chairs and department objectives. Hire, train, supervise, and maintain schedules and job assignment descriptions for student employees. Plan and analyze annual budgets and submit to chairs for feedback and approval. Manage publicity budget. Work with departments to set audience and revenue goals, and consult on ticket pricing with attention to those goals. Coordinate with Budget and Provost’s offices about budget and additional needs. May need to attend evening rehearsals, performances, concerts, screenings and/or other events. May advise or participate in committee work or planning in the four departments. Qualifications: Education/Experience: BA/BFA and 3 years job-related experience and/or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Professional experience in arts marketing and/or publicity. Skills: Ability to solve problems; ability to take initiative; excellent communication (oral and written), organizational and interpersonal skills; strong project and budget management skills. Comfort and experience with social media and marketing. Graphic design skills are a plus but not required. Additional Information: This is a 44 week, academic year position.  Applications can be submitted until August 15, 2018 for priority consideration for this position.  The search committee will begin reviewing candidate profiles on August 16th, 2018. More info and to apply.  HCC MUSIC AND THEATER 2018 FALL MUSICAL "IN THE HEIGHTS" Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegria Hudes Directed by Patricia Sandoval and Ellen Cogen Auditions are Tuesday and Wednesday August 21 & 22, 2-5pm and 6-8pm with possible callbacks on Friday, August 24. Holyoke Community College Fine & Performing Arts Building, Leslie Phillips Theater (the Forum) Performance Dates: Thursday through Saturday, November 8, 9, and 10 and November 15, 16, and 17. Auditions will consist of -Readings from the script -16 bars of a song from "In the Heights" -Dancing. Wear clothing you can move around in. Set around Fourth of July in the primarily Hispanic neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, "In the Heights" tells the universal stories of three generations living in this vibrant community. Their neighborhood is on the brink of change, and the characters sing about their hopes and struggles. These songs tell audiences about the dreams of first-generation college student Nina Rosario; Abuela Claudia, who left her home country of Cuba as a child; Usnavi de la Vega and Daniela, who fight to keep their small businesses open as the neighborhood faces gentrification; and many others. Each character negotiates which traditions are important for them to keep and which ones they should leave behind. This production is made possible, in part, by the support of the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts. *You do not have to be an HCC student to audition* Facebook Springfield College Theater hiring a Technical Direction/Scenic Designer Springfield College Fuller Arts Center and scenic shop Beginning Fall 2018 Provide technical direction and scenic design for Springfield College Theater, supervised and directed by Prof. Martin Shell.  We produce one play each semester. Fee per show. Applicants with an MA or MFA may also apply to instruct a stage production course as an adjunct. TD does not require the grad degree, but please provide your resume of experience. Contact mshell@springfieldcollege.edu Auditions for Amherst Leisure Services Community Theater's upcoming production of Peter Pan are September 14-16! Audition appointments can be made via phone at 413-259-3065. Auditions are at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst. The production will be an exciting and inclusive take on the classic story of Peter Pan. The show goes up in Bowker Auditorium at UMass Amherst in January 2019. Cast size will be about 60. Auditions are open to anyone age 7-107 (no performing experience required). Folks of all genders, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and sexual orientations are encouraged to audition. Visit www.alsct.org/auditions for more information (including an audition FAQ) and email producer@alsct.org with any questions. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES MAKE LEARNING WITH REAL LIVE THEATRE THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR SUMMER! We are psyched to launch five brand new summer workshops for theatre makers of all backgrounds, interests, and levels of experience. All workshops are led by RLT members and educators and will take place at the North Star Building on Route 116 in Sunderland, MA. Join us for any or all of these fabulous afternoons - discounts are available for those interested in more than one! Saturday August 4th 1-4 PM: The Art of the Director with Toby Vera Bercovici Saturday August 11th 12-4 PM: Choreographing Intimacy with Toby Vera Bercovici and Ellen Morbyrne Saturday August 25th 1-4 PM: Instigating Hope and Change Through Theater with Ezekiel Baskin and Trenda Loftin CLICK HERE for more information on each workshop, our educators, and how to register! Feel free to email reallivetheatre@gmail.com with any questions. Happier Valley Comedy presents Forget Your Fear & Trust Your Truth: A Personal Growth Workshop for Women with Pam Victor August 12 at 10:00 AM Happier Valley Comedy Theater, 1 Mill Valley Rd, Hadley Ready to disregard the hogwash that’s holding you back? Would you like to get better at quieting your inner critic, so you can amplify your truth? Ready to be braver about standing up to authority and authentically speaking your mind? Would you like to connect mindfully with a group of supportive women who are on (and by) your side?  Do you need more play in your life? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then treat yourself to a day of self-care and empowerment on Sunday, August 12!  "Forget Your Fear & Trust Your Truth" is a three-hour workshop packed with learning and laughter, community and connection, mindfulness and manifesting, trust and truth. This workshop provides you with game-changing tools to bolster these skills in a supportive, judgment-free community of women using fun and active improv exercises to help you gain courage to flip off your fear and trust your truth because YOU ARE ENOUGH. This workshop is part of the "Females Unleashing Courage, Knowledge, Individuality, and Truth Program" which facilitates powerful learning experiences through easy-to-learn, non-performance improv training exercises. Most improv exercises are completed in a circle or pairs; participants are never forced to be “on stage.” Pam Victor's superpower is making sure all people along the introvert-extrovert spectrum feel successful and have a blast with the THROUGH LAUGHTER workshops. Throughout the workshop, you'll have opportunities for both private reflection and focused sharing of your experiences and knowledge in a positive, judgment-free community of women who are there to lift each other up. Let's grow stronger together!  NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO ALL WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN AGES 18+.  No improv (or other) experience necessary. More information. Submit your workshop or class or audition or performance or job or any other theatre opportunity here! 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