King and I
A good friend from college is involved with The King and I in south minneapolis. I was thinking of going on May 2 or 3 depending on if there was anyone else interested. Here is a copy of the email she sent me....
Just a reminder that my latest show, The King and I, opens this coming Friday night! It would really mean a lot to me to have lots of folks come out sometime during the run, which includes this coming weekend, and the following two weekends. Details can be found at: http://www.morrisparkplayers.org/. Tickets are available at the door for $15 for adults, $12 for students/seniors/groups of 20 or more. BUT you can still get tickets directly from me and enjoy a $3 discount per adult ticket. Yes, that's right - all tickets purchased directly from me will be sold at the group rate of $12 each. I can even leave tickets at the door for you, though you'd need to pay me for them as opposed to paying for them at the door to get the discount.
This has been a very fun production so far, and has some interesting twists from a traditional production, though I can't tell you all our secrets. But, for those who haven't seen much community theater, I can dispell the rumors:
RUMOR: Community theater is lousy - because the cast is made up of amatures, no one can sing, act, or dance - usually the leads are the board members or their relatives. But, you get what you pay for. At $15 per ticket, what can you expect?
TRUTH: The truth is, SOME community theater is indeed pretty bad. I've seen and been involved in productions in which very few of the cast could act, sing or dance their way out of the proverbial wet paper bag! A lot depends on the location and reputation of the company, the director, and the audition turnout. However, the Twin Cities area has many amature (community) theaters which do very good work and attract a lot of talented folks. (and I'm not just saying that because I'm in the show.) Many of the actors are aspiring professionals gaining experience with doing larger roles while earning their professional (actor's equity) status by doing bit parts and walk-on roles with the professional theaters in the area. Some have been in movies, some on stage at the Guthrie, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, the Minnesota Fringe Festival, or other regional and national venues. In this current production, we've got cast members who have been a part of the Dale Warland Singers, Minnesota Opera, independent films, and even one who has sung at Carnegie Hall in New York a few times (I'll give you 3 guesses ...). So, for those of you who are afraid to give the world of amature theater a try, I hope you will consider giving it a go. You might be surprised.
Hope to see you there.
Christy
Just a reminder that my latest show, The King and I, opens this coming Friday night! It would really mean a lot to me to have lots of folks come out sometime during the run, which includes this coming weekend, and the following two weekends. Details can be found at: http://www.morrisparkplayers.org/. Tickets are available at the door for $15 for adults, $12 for students/seniors/groups of 20 or more. BUT you can still get tickets directly from me and enjoy a $3 discount per adult ticket. Yes, that's right - all tickets purchased directly from me will be sold at the group rate of $12 each. I can even leave tickets at the door for you, though you'd need to pay me for them as opposed to paying for them at the door to get the discount.
This has been a very fun production so far, and has some interesting twists from a traditional production, though I can't tell you all our secrets. But, for those who haven't seen much community theater, I can dispell the rumors:
RUMOR: Community theater is lousy - because the cast is made up of amatures, no one can sing, act, or dance - usually the leads are the board members or their relatives. But, you get what you pay for. At $15 per ticket, what can you expect?
TRUTH: The truth is, SOME community theater is indeed pretty bad. I've seen and been involved in productions in which very few of the cast could act, sing or dance their way out of the proverbial wet paper bag! A lot depends on the location and reputation of the company, the director, and the audition turnout. However, the Twin Cities area has many amature (community) theaters which do very good work and attract a lot of talented folks. (and I'm not just saying that because I'm in the show.) Many of the actors are aspiring professionals gaining experience with doing larger roles while earning their professional (actor's equity) status by doing bit parts and walk-on roles with the professional theaters in the area. Some have been in movies, some on stage at the Guthrie, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, the Minnesota Fringe Festival, or other regional and national venues. In this current production, we've got cast members who have been a part of the Dale Warland Singers, Minnesota Opera, independent films, and even one who has sung at Carnegie Hall in New York a few times (I'll give you 3 guesses ...). So, for those of you who are afraid to give the world of amature theater a try, I hope you will consider giving it a go. You might be surprised.
Hope to see you there.
Christy