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Free Summer Class Offerings!
We have some great offerings coming up! Here is the line up, so mark your calendars
Stage Combat Part II, this time with swords
Date: June 28th (Tuesday)
Location: Schiller Park (meet by stage)
Time: 6:30pm until dark
Stage Combat Part III, write the fight
Date: July 6th (Wednesday)
Location: Schiller Park (meet by stage)
Time: 6:30pm until dark
Audio Dramas, telling a good story
Date: July 11th (Monday)
Location: Value City Arena/Schottenstien Center
Time: 7pm-9:30pm
Directing Interpretations, realizing a vision
Date July 20th
Location: Columbus Metro. Library Conference Room 2
Time: 6pm-9pm
Directing Practicum, where the rubber hits the road
Date: July 26th
Location: Columbus Metro. Library Main Auditorium
Time: 6pm-9pm
Improv, act on your feet
Date: August 2nd
Location: Columbus Metro. Library 3rd Floor Board Room
Time 6pm-9pm
Whales, Save Us!
Whales, Save Us! by Elizabeth Leavitt
Directed by Mary-Aileen St. Cyr
With a guru, celebrities, paparazzi, and girl scouts, this is a comical romp into a rehabilitation center where no one is quite who they seem.
Cast:
Alvin Bigsby Edwyn Williams
Esme Delavoye Kristin Yarger
ZuZu Calistoga Rachel Mock
Del Peaquod Rudy Frias
Girl Scout #1 Jill Ceneskie
Girl Scout #2 Jessica Parker
Girl Scout #3 Catherine Rinella
Girl Scout #4/understudy for #1 Kirsten Chervenak
Performance Dates:
Thursday, June 2nd – Saturday, June 4th at 8pm
Thursday, June 9th- Saturday, June 11th at 8pm
Sunday, June 12th at 2p.m.
Thursday, June 16th- Saturday, June 18th at 8pm
Location:
MadLab’s Space, 227 N. 3rd St., Columbus, OH. Map and Directions
Reserve tickets at online or by phone 614.495.7946.
Ticket Questions: email tickets {at} raconteurtheatre(.)com or call 614.495.7946.
For general questions about Raconteur Theatre, email info {at} raconteurtheatre(.)com
Upcoming Auditions!
Helen of Sparta by Jacob M. Appel
Directed by Danielle Mari
Raconteur Theatre Company will hold auditions for its August 2011 production of Helen of Sparta in June. By the same playwright as last season’s hit, Arborophilia, this time Appel takes us into a classic story of gods and love with a not-so-classic approach. Come back later for specifics on dates and location of auditions.
Audition Information
WHEN: Sunday, June 12th at 11am & Monday, June 13th at 7pm
WHERE: MadLab (227 North 3rd St)
PREPARATIONS: If available, bring a resume and headshot. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Characters to be Cast
Helen of Sparta: (F-20s) The world’s most beautiful woman. A spoiled diva.
Paris: (M-20s) A Trojan prince. He’s always madly in love. Right now he’s madly in love with Helen.
Oenone: (F-20s) Wife of Paris. Jilted and jaded. Her anger comes from a place of real hurt.
Cassandra / Chorus: (F-20s) A bearer of tidings, some true. Nobody ever believes her, but she keeps trying.
Menelaus: (M-30s) King of Sparta, Helen’s husband. He likes to order people around.
Protesilaus: (M-45-60) King of the Phylaceans. Proud warrior meets sensitive husband.
Laodamia: (F-45-60) Wife of Protesilaus. Full of anxiety. Not on meds.
Performance Dates
Thursday, August 11 – Saturday, August 27, 2011. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm, with a matinee at 2pm on Sunday, August 21 at 2p.m
The Other Paper’s Best of 2010
Raconteur’s August 2010 production of Arborophilia received a unique award in theatre critic Richard Aides’s Best of 2010. Congratulations to Jill Ceneskie for her performance and director Danielle Mari for her innovative vision for the show!
Vote for Raconteur in Columbus Alive! Poll
For the first time Raconteur Theatre has been nominationed for Best Live Theatre in Columbus Alive’s Best of Columbus poll! We are very excited to be listed next to the names of other really excellent Columbus theatre companies. Check out the poll to vote for Raconteur and your other city favorites.Thanks for your support!
Free Monthly Script Readings
Jodi Miller / Columbus Alive
Join us for Free Monthly Script Readings at Gresso’s!
Grab a drink at the bar and join us as we read another script we are considering for production. Give your feedback and help us decide what to do in upcoming seasons and what to leave behind!
What: Free script reading open to the public
Why: To get feedback from audience members to help us determine which plays to produce in our upcoming season
Where: Gresso’s, 961 S. High St., Columbus, OH Map & Directions
When: 7:00 pm, Second Tuesday of each Month
Play: TBA