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September 2007 |
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Upcoming Events |
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September
27-30, October 4-7: Into the Woods
October 1 and
2: Auditions for Fallout Shelter production Rounding Third
October 8
and 9: Auditions for Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
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Season Tickets on sale now
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This season Old Courthouse Theatre will be presenting five
shows, instead of the usual four. And by purchasing season
tickets, you will get to see all five shows for the price of
just four. Regular Adult tickets are only $60 per person.
Compare this to just one show at some of the larger venues
around the area, and you will see what a tremendous value this
is.
In addition to getting to see one show for free, season
ticket holders also get to vote for OCT's annual award winners.
Awards are given at our annual Gala for Best Show, Best Actor,
Best Actress, etc. in June of each year. By becoming a season
ticket holder, YOU get a voice in who you think has been the
best over the course of the season.
Click
here to see the dates for each show and get information on
how to order. |
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Into the Woods opens September 27th |
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An ambivalent Cinderella? A
blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood? A Prince Charming with a
roving eye? A Witch...who raps? They're all among the cockeyed
characters in Lapine and Sondheim's fractured fairy tale.
When a Baker and his wife learn
they've been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door,
they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break
the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella,
Little Red, Rapunzel and Jack. Everyone's wish is granted at the
end of Act One, but the consequences of their actions return to
haunt them later, with disastrous results. What begins as a
lively irreverent fantasy becomes a moving lesson about
community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.
Click
here to see who makes up the cast of this wonderful story.
Tickets may be ordered today by calling 704-788-2405.
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Jim Kidd to serve as first guest director of season
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Jim returns to
the Old Courthouse Theatre as the first guest director for our
32nd season. Jim received OCT's Best Actor award last
season for his role as Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun.
A professional
actor/director for 25 years, Jim has appeared on three
National Tours including; the National Tour of Annie,
as (Daddy Warbucks), directed by the show's creator and
original Broadway director, Martin Charnin; the National Tour of
Peter Pan as (Capt. Hook), produced by Cathy Rigby; and
the National Tour of A Christmas Carol as (The Ghost
of Christmas Present).
Jim has
appeared in over 60 productions with the Mac-Haydn Theatre in
upstate NY, most recently this summer as (Jud Fry) in
Oklahoma. Favorite roles there include, (Abel), in
State Fair; (Riff), in West Side Story; and
(Doolittle), in My Fair Lady. In Roanoke Va., Jim has
appeared in numerous shows with the Mill Mt. Theatre including:
Man of LaMancha; See How They Run; and O' Henry's,
A Christmas Carol.
Locally, Jim
appeared as (Don Quixote) in Theatre Charlotte's, Man of
LaMancha and as (Tevye) in CPCC's, Fiddler on the Roof
, receiving Creative Loafing nominations for best actor in
both roles. Jim has recently directed two productions for the
Fort Mill Players
including, Nunsense, which received three MTA
nominations (first time ever for the theatre), and last
season’s, Money, Power, Murder, Lust, Revenge and Marvelous
Clothes.
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Old Courthouse Theatre takes home three MTA Awards |
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MTA Winners (Left to Right): Mark Bargeloh, Becky
Porter, Trent Wilson. Not Pictured: Rick Goodrich.
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Old Courthouse Theatre received nine (9) nominations in the
Regional Category for the Metrolina Theatre Association's (MTA)
4th annual awards celebration. The awards show on September 16,
2007 was a special night for OCT, as we brought home three (3)
awards.
Nominated for Outstanding Costume Design for their work on
Annie Get your Gun were Kim Baysinger, Anne Kidd, Becca
Randolph, Patty Randolph, and Heather Wilson. The story of Annie
Oakley, Frank Butler, and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was
brought to life by the creative costuming created by this team
of costumers. Several of the costumes on stage were hand made by
local volunteers.
This past May's showing of Grace & Glorie captured eight (8)
total nominations. Directed by Heather Wilson, nominated
for Outstanding Director, this two person show featured
Becky Porter as Grace, WINNER
for Outstanding Actor - Female, and Dore Jamison as Glorie,
nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor -
Female, and the production received a nomination
for Outstanding Production.
The technical staff also was recognized as Trent Wilson WON
Best Set Design and was also nominated for two
different technical effects. Mark Bargeloh and Rick Goodrich WON
the award for Best Sound design.
This marks the first nominations and award winners for Old
Courthouse Theatre in the four year history of the MTA awards. A
complete list of nominees, award winners, and photos of the
event can be found at
http://www.metrolinatheatre.org.
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Auditions |
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Auditions for Rounding
Third, a two man play about coaching Little League
baseball, will be held on October 1st and 2nd at 7 pm in OCT's
Fallout Shelter Theatre. Rehearsals are set to begin October
8th and the show will run November 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18 at 8 pm,
and November 11 at 2:30 pm. Directed by Phil Taylor.
Auditions for the main
stage production of Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
will be October 8 and 9 at 7 pm. This show will run November
29, 30, Dec 1, 6, 7, and 8 at 8 pm, and Dec 2 and 9 at 2:30
pm. Casting roles are posted on our website
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Visit us at
http://www.oldcourthousetheatre.org
on the web.
Old Courthouse Theatre is located at 49 Spring Street, in the Historic
District of Concord, NC. Phone: 704-788-2405 |
October 2007 Newsletter
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