Theatre North Carolina

Marketing Manager: E-Commerce and Social Media at Blumenthal

Blumenthal Performing Arts Center seeks a FT Marketing Manager: E Commerce and
Social Media to develop, recommend, and implement e-commerce and “new”
or “social” media strategies and tactics that drive ticket sales and
supports the PAC’s overall branding and identity objectives. Provides
day to day management of the Center’s dedicated websites, as well as
the Center’s email and social media platforms. Responsible for
identifying and communicating best practices in e-commerce marketing to
the organization as a whole and for measuring and reporting on ROI on
Center’s investment in e-commerce.

Full listing here.

NORTH CAROLINA THEATRE BRINGS BACK THE SOUND OF MUSIC

North Carolina Theatre and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
are excited to present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, running in Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium at the Progress
Energy Center
for the Performing Arts July 25-August 2.

Auditions were held in Raleigh and New York City, and the cast of characters have been set.

· Tom Galantich will star as “Captain von Trapp.” He is best known for his recurring role on TV’s Law & Order as Joe Schapell. On Broadway, Galantich was in Boeing, Boeing, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mamma Mia!, The Boys From Syracuse, City of Angels and Into the Woods.

· The high-spirited “Maria” will be played by Kate Fisher, who has been in the Broadway productions of Les Misérables and the National Tours of Little Women and Les Misérables.

· Suzanne Ishee will portray “Mother Abbess” in the production. Her Broadway credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Showboat, Mame and La Cage Aux Folles. Ishee is originally from Fayetteville, NC and attended St. Mary’s School in college.

· All seven of the von Trapp children were cast out of Raleigh: Alex Bowers (Liesl), English Brewer Bernhardt (Louisa), Daniel Marhelko (Friedrich), Roxanna Demers (Brigitta), Trey Fitts (Kurt), Gabby Simone (Marta) and Mary Kate Englehardt (Gretl).

The hills are alive with The Sound of Music! At the break of World War II, a high-spirited nun-turned-governess quickly captures the hearts of a widowed naval captain and his seven children. Winner of six Tony Awards and five Oscars, The Sound of Music is sure to be one of your favorite things this summer.

Ticket Information

Tickets are $26-$76 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Walk ups are also available at the North Carolina Theatre Box Office. For groups of 10 or more, please call 919-831-6941 x6944. For more information on The Sound of Music, please visit www.nctheatre.com.

Nick Adams - Broadway Bares 2009!

Triangle Arts and Entertainment?

What the heck!? Did a new arts resource just pop-up in the triangle?! How did I miss this?

Triangle Arts and Entertainment is apparently a print news magazine and they just created an online version. Am I crazy? I don't think I've ever seen this publication before? Anyway, it's online now! Check it out!

The online publication supports the growing arts community in the
Triangle by offering the opportunity for local groups to reach a large
audience through a single medium by submitting performance information,
articles, and news stories regarding their organization and its
activities. As an arts
advocate, Triangle Arts and Entertainment magazine is devoted to
bringing news and information about the visual and performing arts in
the Triangle. Its mission, to inform and educate, requires the
publication to impart learning opportunities to students such as
community theater, volunteer orchestras, workshops, or visiting
artists. Triangle Arts and Entertainment has established itself as a
highly respected source for in-depth expert reviews, previews, and
articles about the arts, festivals, exhibitions, restaurants, and
attractions of the Triangle, as well as events in Charlotte, the
Piedmont, and the coast. For more information visit www.triangleartsandentertainment.org.

Fight Club in Charlotte

Chuck Palahniuk's
FIGHT CLUB
by Dylan Yates

Citizens of the Universe present:

That's right-Diego Francisco and Steve Rodgers star as Fight Club comes at you from onstage... well, from a parking lot! Jack, Tyler and the Space Monkeys are meeting up to... ummm. The first rule is- we don't talk about it. But join us in our rumble in this concrete jungle July 2nd-11th.

Starring: Diego Francisco Stephen West-Rodgers and Kaddie Sharpe. Chris Freeman, Bret Hambrich, John Costos, and Kenny Kline with original scoring by George Brazil.

FIGHT CLUB
July 2nd- 4th & 9th- 11th @ 8:30 pm
In the parking lot behind 1311 Central Ave.
$10 at the door.
There will be preshow drinks and music at starting at 6:30pm. There will also be post show meet and greets at the Thirsty Beaver.

Events may be canceled due to inclement weather. This show is recommended for people 18 and up. Doors open @ 8:00 pm. For more information online Also contact us by email at:cotu23@yahoo.com Or call: 704. 449-9742

There's a New Blog in Town!

PlayMakers just launched a new blog! The focus of the blog is PlayMakers' upcoming production of Nicholas Nickleby. The blog promises to take the reader "behind the scenes" with information about the making of Nickleby from beginning to end. Actors, designers, directors and others will all contribute to the blog.

I have to say I am really excited about this blog! (I should also say I work at PlayMakers and I am a huge champion of the blog...) Check it out! The first post went up today!

Best of Triangle - Indy Voters Say DPAC

It was inevitable...

Indy voters choose the new Durham Performing Arts Center as "Best Live Theater" in their Best of the Triangle 2009.

I love DPAC! I love big, splashy musicals and other "commerical" entertainment (comedians, rock bands, performance art) that DPAC books. I love that the American Dance Festival will be performing at the DPAC. I love the design of the DPAC and I even love the weird spotlight sculpture thingie.

However, DPAC is not the "Best Live Theater" in the Triangle. DPAC an awesome space and it books lots of great live theatre produced elsewhere. That's kind of llike saying that the "Best Live Band" in the Triangle is the Alltel Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek.

Grease, Wicked, Spring Awakening, Phantom of the Opera, if
anything it should be the SunTrust Broadway Series that get the title
of Best Live Theatre, not DPAC. DPAC may be the best theatatrical venue and it might book the "best" or at least biggest shows of the big shows, but I think DPAC should be in a different kind of catagory.

Take a look at the finalists: Manbites Dog Theater, PlayMakers Repertory Company (Full Disclosure: I work at PRC) and Raleigh Little Theatre. All three of these companies actually create live theatre. I would suggest that the Indy create two catagories: Best Live Theatre and Best Visiting Production. DPAC, as awesome as it is (and it is awesome!), it's not a theatre company. It's a very well run presenting house and for that they should be honored...but let's open up the competition a little?

No Job? See Working for FREE!

The jobless can see The Justice Theater Project's production of Working for FREE
this Sunday, June 14th at 2:00pm. Only $5 for all others.

Reservations STRONGLY recommended
(even the free tickets must be reserved)
Email: marketing@thejusticetheaterproject.org
To reserve a seat, please call 919-264- 7089

Temple Theatre Teens Auditions

>Due to popular demand to audition, the Temple Theatre Company will hold auditions specifically for the Temple Teens on July 25, 2009 starting at 6:30 p.m. after the Open Auditions, which will be held between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.  Temple Theatre is a regional, professional theatre company.  The Temple Teens are the ambassadors for the Temple Theatre and the performers present a high-energy 30-minute musical review with selections of the Temple Theatre's current season at various venues by request and free of charge. They are under the creative direction of Thomas Dalton, Production Manager/Director of Education, and Peggy Taphorn, Producing Artistic Director.
 
Auditions are open to students ages 12-18 and consists of two components- vocal and dance.  Audition requirements: A headshot, resume or both; a short selection from a pop song or musical theatre song with sheet music or provide a CD for accompaniment; and, wear comfortable clothes or dance clothes as well as closed toe shoes, jazz or hip-hop shoes (no skirts or flip-flops). 

 

To register, contact the Temple Theatre Business Office at 919-774-4512, ext. 221. Auditions will be held in the theatre located at 120 Carthage Street in downtown Sanford.  For more information on the 2009-2010 season visit the theatre's website at www.templeshows.com. 

Nick Adams is Broadway Bares

Sunday, June 21, 2009 - New York City