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Auditions for the CTP Fall 2010 Show - "The Ugly Duckling"
The Community Players of Concord CHILDREN'S THEATRE PROJECT is pleased to announce AUDITIONS for its 15TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PRODUCTION!
This Olivier (the British equivalent to the Tony* Award) winning retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, "The Ugly Duckling" is a fun filled adventure in discovering the joys of being different and features a Joseph... Dreamcoat-like score that kids everywhere will enjoy, with book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe and music by George Stiles.
Auditions will be by appointment for young actors ages 8 - 14 years old.
Please call Director Karen Braz at 496-8417 or email her at k.braz@comcast.net for an audition day and time.
WHEN:
Wednesday June 9 5:00 - 8:30 or Friday June 11 6:30 - 9:00
If needed, callbacks will be held Sunday June 13 1:00 - 4:00
WHERE:
The Players' Studio Josiah Bartlett Road Concord, NH
WHAT:
For your audition, please prepare a short, memorized monologue that shows your acting skills, and a short song that highlights your voice. Your song may be performed a capella (no music), or you may bring a music CD to sing with. You will also be asked to learn a short dance. Please bring a current photo as well.
Please note: Rehearsals will not begin until the first read through on Sunday, September 5th, and will be held thereafter Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 and Sundays, 12:30 - 3:30. Production dates: October 22nd and 23rd, 2010
Characters and Descriptions
Ugly - The ugly duckling, gawky and odd-looking, good swimmer
Ida - Ugly's Mother, the only one supportive of him
Drake - Ugly's father, who shuns Ugly
Billy, Beaky, Downy and Fluff - Ducklings, Ugly's siblings
Cat - Trying to eat Ugly, sly and cunning (a villain)
Maureen - Ida's Friend, a little conceited
Henrietta Hen - Ida's Friend
The Turkey - Afraid of Thanksgiving, the Ducklings' Teacher
Grace - The most Distinguished duck on the lake, or so she says
Bullfrog - Laid-back, self-confident frog
Froglets - Bullfrog's Assistants, help Ugly regain confidence
Jay Bird - Sleazy, "in-your-face" host of "America's Most Feathered"
Camera Bird - Jay Bird's Camera Man
Greylag - Admiral Goose, Dot's husband
Dot - Female goose, Greylag's Wife
Barnacles, Pinkfoot, Snowy - Members of the Goose Squadron
Penny - A beautiful Swan, Ugly's girlfriend. Becomes friends with Ugly when caught in a fisherman's net. Knows Ugly is a swan
Father Swan - Penny's father, Mother Swan's husband
Mother Swan - Penny's mother, Father Swan's wife
Bewick - Penny's Brother/Sister, Mother and Father Swan's son/daughter
Farmer - Traps Ugly in a Net for Sunday Roast (voice only)
About CTP
In the spring of 1996, the Executive Board of the Community Players of Concord, NH gave its approval to Karen Braz and Barbara Woodman for the founding of a youth theatre arm of the then 68-year-old organization, and the Children’s Theatre Project was born. In that inaugural season of 1996 - 1997, the CTP produced E. B. White’s THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, rehearsing at the Immaculate Heart of Mary’s Sunday School building and performing at the Annicchiarico Theatre, as the Players had not yet completed construction of its Studio.
By the fall of 1997, however, the Studio had been built and the CTP’s second show, THE CLOWN WHO RAN AWAY, was able to rehearse and build a set in our own space; we also moved our performance to the Concord City Auditorium that year. And the 1997 - 1998 season was also the first time the CTP offered its Winter Vacation Theatre Camp; campers worked on acting skills through various scenes from well-known plays, and learned about dance, singing and makeup from several guest teachers during the week.
And so the CTP has continued, offering experiences in theatre for hundreds of young people since its founding. We produce a fully-staged show, alternating between straight and musical, every year in October at the Concord City Auditorium; we offer a musical Winter Vacation Theatre Camp every February during the public schools’ break, with a final performance at the Annicchiarico Theatre on the last day of camp; we have offered Saturday at the Studio workshops, giving students the chance to learn more about acting, dance, singing, and fencing; and in 2004 we were named Best Children’s Theatre at the NH Theatre Awards, and our costumer, Lisa Tillotson, for that year’s show, ANNABELLE BROOM, THE UNHAPPY WITCH, was awarded Best Costumes - Community for her work on the show!
We hope to have many more years in which to provide area youth with opportunities to explore the wonderful world of theatre; after all, they are the future of the arts in the state, and in the country! They are our future actors, technicians, sponsors and supporters, and the more we nurture them, the better off we’ll ALL be!
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Children’s Theatre Project Shows and Camps
1996 - 1997: THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS at the Annicchiarico Theatre
1997 - 1998:
- THE CLOWN WHO RAN AWAY at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp Workshops at the Studio
1998 - 1999:
- THE LAND OF THE DRAGON at the Christa McAuliffe Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp Canceled
1999 - 2000:
- ROBIN HOOD at the Christa McAuliffe Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “The Saga of the Silver Gull”
2000 - 2001:
- BUGSY MALONE, JR. at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
2001 - 2002:
- THE HOBBIT at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Grease”
2002 - 2003:
- WILY AND THE HAIRY MAN & THE MISCHIEF MAKER (Guest Director: Greg Stuart) At the Annicchiarico Theatre
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Once Upon A Mattress”
2003 - 2004:
- ANNABELLE BROOM, THE UNHAPPY WITCH at the City Auditoriu
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Bye, Bye, Birdie”
2004 - 2005:
- TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Once on this Island, Jr.”
2005 - 2006:
- THE RELUCTANT DRAGON at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.”
2006 - 2007:
- HOW TO EAT LIKE A CHILD And Other Lessons in NOT Being a Grownup at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Godspell, Jr.”
2007 - 2008:
- CHARLOTTE’S WEB at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Guys and Dolls, Jr.”
2008 - 2009:
- CINDERELLA The World’s Favorite Fairy Tale at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Seussical, Jr.”
2009 - 2010:
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at the City Auditorium
- Winter Vacation Theatre Camp “Tales from Hans Christian Anderson”
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