Brand new ATS actor Heather Hopkins is involved with this company. AG

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Editorial Contact: Eric Williams
Phone: 417-887-2980
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Come One, Come All to White Hart Renaissance Faire!

ATS actor Linda Levin appears in this -- she's Lafferty's Widow! AG

Lafferty's Wake
(Annual Fundraiser for the Just Off Broadway Theatre)

June 1 - June 9
Presented by the Just Off Broadway Theatre Association
For this year's annual fundraiser, the Just Off Broadway Theatre
will become an Irish pub – Rory’s. Our darlin’ wild rover Charlie
Lafferty is being waked in grand style in his home away from
home – you’ve got it, Rory’s. The audience joins Charlie’s widow,
his sweet daughter and bumbling son-in-law, the parish priest and
the savvy innkeeper as they celebrate the life and times of

THE BARN PLAYERS ANNOUNCE AUDITIONS
“HAY FEVER”
By Noel Coward
Directed by Don Carlton

Audition dates: Friday, June 1, 7:00pm to 9:30pm, Saturday, June 2, 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
No callbacks planned
Audition Location: Colonial Church, 7039 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208
Rehearsals begin June 10 and run Sun, Mon, Wed and Thu, 7:00-9:30 p.m. each week until performances.
Performances: July 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2007 at The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS 66202.

SYNOPSIS -- A very artsy, very eccentric British family, the Blisses, have invited a variety of Londoners to spend the weekend at their country home, west of London. The mother Judith has the itch to return to the stage years after her "hay"days thereon. The father David, a writer, is finishing up his latest project "The Sinful Woman" with all the quirky frustrations of a playwright. The children Sorel and Simon are equally itchy as they reflect on the eccentricities of their family existence, each contemplating their unique houseguests for the weekend ahead. A certain pride in the family "abnormalities" is the Bliss hallmark.

THE BARN PLAYERS ANNOUNCE AUDITIONS

“LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME”
by Paula Vogel
directed by Chris McCoy
(A Barn Alternative Series Production)

Audition dates: Saturday, June 2, 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
Audition Location: Colonial Church, 7039 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208
WHAT TO BRING: Auditioners can bring a prepared monologue or cold readings will be available from the script.
Performances: August 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 at the Barn Players Theater: 6219 Martway, Mission, KS

A Japanese-style play with puppets, Long Christmas Ride Home is a Christmas story as only Paula Vogel can tell. A family of five takes a car ride to their grandparents’ home where Christmas rituals go awry. Driving back, the father loses control of the car and the symbolic crash thrusts the children into the future to see how each of them is going to die. Humorous and heart-wrenching, this beautifully written play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive proves that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life.

ATS actor Licia Watson is in this high-profile show (Showgirl of 52nd Street). It's been talked about in American Theatre Magazine and on Playbill Online -- www.playbill.com/news/article/106703.html. AG

Following last year's successful "Kansas City Crossroads Musical Theater Festival" that featured seven new works, Theater League, the Kansas-City based music theater production company, will sponsor the second annual festival this summer. Renamed “the Kansas City Festival of New Musicals,” the event will take place at the Polsky and Black Box Theaters at the Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 & 10. Four new musicals were selected for staged readings after a national call for submissions.

Lafferty's Wake
(Annual Fundraiser for the Just Off Broadway Theatre)

June 1 - June 9
Presented by the Just Off Broadway Theatre Association
For this year's annual fundraiser, the Just Off Broadway Theatre
will become an Irish pub – Rory’s. Our darlin’ wild rover Charlie
Lafferty is being waked in grand style in his home away from
home – you’ve got it, Rory’s. The audience joins Charlie’s widow,
his sweet daughter and bumbling son-in-law, the parish priest and
the savvy innkeeper as they celebrate the life and times of
ramblin’, gamblin’ Lafferty. Two hours of sheer fun with jokes,

It's that time again -- I had such a great time directing a piece for this program a couple years ago... AG

Kansas City members of Actors’ Equity Association, the
national union of professional Actors and Stage
Managers in the United States, announce auditions for
the fourth annual Equity showcase!

As in years past, the showcase will consist of an
evening of short plays. The six pieces selected for
presentation this time around will be directed by
Robert Foulk, Ernest Williams, Michael Smith, William
Christy, Cynthia Hyer and Scott Cordes. In addition,
the world premiere of new works will be presented by

Auditions for "The Diary of Anne Frank" will be
held at The Olathe Community Theater at 500 East
Loula on Saturday, June 23, and Sunday, June 24,
from Noon - 4:00 p.m. each day. (Callbacks will
be held on the evening of Tuesday, June 26, if
needed.)

This is the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic by
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett newly
adapted by Wendy Kesselman. The show will be
directed by Darren Sextro and stage managed by
D.K. Evenson. It's highly recommended that
auditioners read the play ahead of time or at
least familiarize themselves with the story.

The show calls for one teenage actress (Anne

I got this from the director -- ATS actor Darren Sextro -- this morning. It's an ATS weblog exclusive! Sort of! AG

Hi, all. The OCTA board will be posting the following notice to the KC Stage list at some point this week, but I wanted those near and dear to me to be able to see it first. Let me know if you have questions. Also, there will also be a KC Stage call for a Set Designer/Builder, Costume Designer and Props Manager later in the week. If you are interested in any of these positions, or have a strong recommendation, let me know! (I already have a Stage Manager, Lighting Designer and Sound Designer lined up.)

The Mystery Train is holding auditions for its summer production, "Whistle Stop Homicide" by Michael Dragen, on June 3rd, Sunday from 1 to 5 pm and on June 4th, Monday, from 5 to 9 pm, by appointment only.
Seeking three actors, two men and one woman, for an interactive murder mystery set on a train during Harry Truman's presidential campaign of 1947. The show opens June 29 and runs through August 25, with performances on Thurs, Fri, and Sat evenings. There is performance pay.
For more information or to make an appointment, call 816-813-9654

This is the press release for the production of Speed-the-Plow. You'll be hearing more and more about this as time goes by. Check out the cool link to the tickets page that webmaster Richard put up left! AG

Local Stage Production to Feature Superman Star

Jeff East, star of television and film, including Superman: The Movie and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, appears in a local production of Speed-the-Plow, by David Mamet. Speed-the-Plow is presented by Down Every Street Productions in collaboration with the Actor Training Studio. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM, June 14 through June 30 at the Black Box Theatre in the Carlsen Center at the Johnson County Community College.

Auditions for "Nunsensations -- the Nunsense
Vegas Revue" will be held at The Olathe
Community Theater at 500 East Loula on Monday,
June 18 and Tuesday, June 19 from 7:00 - 9:30
p.m.
(Callbacks will be held Wednesday, June 20
if needed.)

This is the sixth show by Dan Goggin involving those beloved Little Sisters of Hoboken:
Reverend Mother Mary Regina;
Sister Amnesia and her puppet sidekick Sister Mary Annette;
Mistress of Novices Sister Hubert,
street-wise Sister Robert Anne,
and the novice, Sister Leo.

The show is directed and
choreographed by Therese Riley with Musical

I got this from Diane Bulan this morning. ATS actor Linda Levin is in this one -- I believe she's playing the widow Lafferty! AG

The production of Lafferty’s Wake at Just Off Broadway is in need of one, possibly two males to round out its cast. Especially needed is a guy to play the ghost of Lafferty. It sounds like a fun semi-interactive play, sort of like “Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding,” only at an Irish wake at a pub. Show runs May 31 - June 9. More info here:
http://www.justoffbroadway.org/LaffertysWake.html
If you or anyone you know might be interested, call Chris Jo

Open Auditions for Adult Actor's Equity Members
Friday, May 11, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Room 119, UMKC Performing Arts Center
4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City

Open Auditions for Adult Non Equity Members
Sunday, May 13, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Room 119, UMKC Performing Arts Center
4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City

Actors must reserve audition times to be seen.
To schedule an audition appointment, please call
Samantha Bradley at 816-235-6088 weekdays between
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Actors should present two contrasting pieces, not
to exceed 5 minutes, and bring a picture and