One-Liners: Theater news briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013

Asolo Repertory Theatre will host auditions for "Hero: The Musical" on Monday, October 28, 2013 for Equity and non-Equity actors. Asolo Rep is casting a variety of adult roles, as well as two young boys. Auditions are from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Charles Runnells reviews "Cats." He liked it.

Tom Hall writes about "Miss Witherspoon."

Another blog post from Kristen Coury. Gulfshore Playhouse met their box office projections for "Venus in Fur," and the show still has a week to run. Congratulations!!!!!!

The Marco Players box office is now open noon-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Call (239) 642-7270.

Tickets are still available to see the Gulfshore Playhouse production of "Venus in Fur." It went three-for-three with the critics. "Venus" closes Sunday, Oct. 20. Don't miss this one.

The Opera Naples production of "The Telephone/The Medium" runs Friday & Saturday. I also got two emails via the TheatreZone mailing list.

Somewhere way down in the latest Lab Theater email, they bury the real news. The theater has acquired a new rehearsal space, the old Hessler Carpet Building, located at 1788 Fowler Street. Founder and artistic director Annette Trossbach announced plans to build a theater two seasons hence at the opening night of "Miss Witherspoon."

The Marco Players are promoting "Absalom" as coming from Zoe Kazan, "Granddaughter of Elia Kazan--one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history." "Absalom" runs November 6-24, 2013.

Meet John Moulton and Abby Yetter from the Island Theater Company's cast of "Blame It On Beckett. "Blame it On Beckett" will run for nine shows at the Rose History Auditorium, 180 S. Heathwood Drive, from November 1-16. Tickets, $20, are available at Centennial Bank, the Marco Island Historical Society Gift Shop, theateronmarco.com, 239-394-0080 and at the door. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m.; curtain for Sunday matinees is 2:30 p.m.

More photos from "The Mystery of Irma Vep" at the Naples Players.

Latest newsletter from the Naples Players. 

My schedule: I'm at "Woyzeck" on Wednesday, "All My Raisins in the Sun" on Friday and "Afterlife of the Rich and Famous" on Saturday. Then, I'm catching the final performance of "Venus in Fur" on Sunday.

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One Liners: News briefs for Friday, Oct. 11

UPDATED. 

"Pippin" is sold out! Congratulations. 

"Miss Witherspoon" opens tonight at the Lab Theater. 

"Cats" officially opens tonight at Broadway Palm. Get your tickets now. Amy knocked my two favorite numbers "Mungogerrie" & "Skimbleshanks" out of the park. 

I saw folks all the way down at the Central Ave. Starbucks in Naples with a copy of my review of "You Say Tomato" (from last week) today talking about going to the show. 

Just in case you missed it, here's the Charles Runnells review for "Venus in Fur."

The online ticket discount code for the Laboratory Theater of Florida production of Christopher Durang play "Miss Witherspoon" is "bardo."  "Miss Witherspoon" runs Oct. 11-26. Tickets are $12-$22 and available online at laboratorytheaterflorida.com or at the door. Tickets are also available online here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/391346.



As detailed in Maura Lohan's new blog post on "The Playhouse Perspective," Gulfshore Playhouse ran ads for "Venus in Fur" that said "Get Whipped!" Anybody seen one around town? Seriously, every theater should be blogging.


Firehouse Community Theatre will have movie night at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25. They will play "Poltergeist." …

Florida Weekly correspondent Don Manley (HI DON!) does a preview for "The Great American Trailer Park Musical."

The Lab Theater closes in on 1,000 Facebook likes.

Reviews: VENUS IN FUR at Gulfshore Playhouse (3)

Updated with Nancy Stetson's review.

Updated with the Charles Runnells review.

Folks are going to be talking about "Venus in Fur" for a while. Get yourself down to Gulfshore Playhouse and see this one. Nancy Stetson was there on opening, so we'll see another review later this week. Nancy's review is now linked below too. Here's a roundup of coverage and the reviews.

"Venus in Fur" plays at 8 p.m. through Saturday, Oct. 19 with additional 3 p.m. matinées on Oct. 12, 13 & 20. Tickets are $29-$35 with discounted $15 admission for students. Call 866-811-4111 or gulfshoreplayhouse.org.

Auditions for Center for the Arts Community Players "Plaza Suite" areOct. 19

UPDATED with phone number.

Here's an important audition date change.

Auditions for the Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs Community Players production of "Plaza Suite" will be noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19.

The audition date was first released as October 12. It has changed. Here's the phone number to call for more information or to schedule an audition time 239-495-8989.

Further details below.

Five Questions With: Dawn Lebrecht Fornara, director of "The Great American Trailer Park Musical"

Alyssa Lee, Debi Guthery, Laura Needle and Lisa Federico in
"The Great American Trailer Park Musical" at the Naples Players.

"The Great American Trailer Park Musical" director/choreographer Dawn Lebrecht Fornara took time out of her busy schedule to give us a director questionnaire. Complete with her trademark snark, honed from years on the road as a dancer.

I had to edit a few things, but go behind the scenes to find out Dawn's take on the show, read her breakdown of the cast, thoughts on staging the show and why she absolutely won't reveal the funniest line of "Trailer Park."

PS: Find out why Dawn thinks the viewing public should attend in five words or less!

Read our previous Q&A with "Trailer Park" actor Randy Jones.
Up next week, a Q&A with "Trailer Park" actress Debi Guthery.

"The Great American Trailer Park Musical" runs through Nov. 2, 2013 at the Naples Players. Tickets are $40 for adults and $10 for children 18 and under. Call 239-263-7990 or online at naplesplayers.org/tickets.

1) Talk about this play. What are audiences going to find out about themselves, life or theatre if they attend?

That it's OK to go to the theatre just to laugh for a while.  Not everything has to be "art."  There is an art to comedy, but not every piece of theatre has to be high-brow.  And even though much of this show is cartoonish caricature, people will recognize themselves in the show.  Also, it's vulgar and raunchy, but also sweet, with a nice story and sentiment.

One-Liners: News briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 9

From left, Randall Kenneth Jones, Alyssa Lee, Debi Guthery, Lisa Federico and Laura Needle perform the song, "This side of the tracks" during the last dress rehearsal Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 at Sugden Community Theatre in Naples. The plot revolves around the protagonist, Norbert played by Randall Kenneth Jones, a luckless tollbooth collector with an agoraphobic wife, Jeannie played by Laura Needle who becomes involved with Pippi the stripper played by Jessica Walck. in the Naples Players' production of "The Great American Trailer Park Musical." The show runs Oct. 9 - Nov. 2, 2013. For more information see http://www.naplesplayers.org/ or call 239-263-7990.

• Florida Repertory Theatre revealed show posters today. NOISE, Inc. designed these. As always, my favorite is "The Santaland Diaries" - because my quote is used there. I'm also a real fan of the poster for "Arsenic & Old Lace."
• Florida Rep also has a contest - "WIN IT WEDNESDAY" - going on. Find the poster of the show you like the most, LIKE it on Facebook and get your friends to like it too. Or something like that. Read this Facebook status for details.
• Photos from "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" from Naples Daily News photographer Corey Perrine.
• Video from "The Great American Trailer Park Musical."
• Vocal Artistry has concerts Oct. 19 & 20.
• Photos from "Afterlife of the Rich and Famous" from Let's Put On A Show Productions.
• More photos from the Lab Theater production of "Miss Witherspoon." I just can't get over Kathleen Moye and Rob Green in those tees...
• The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 8, 2014, on CBS beginning at 8 PM ET. 
• The Collier United Arts Council is doing "Celebrate the Arts" month in November.
• The Marco Players box office is now open at the theater from noon-4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. Or call Rich at (239) 642-7270.
• Theatre Conspiracy is looking for an old refrigerator to use in "All My Raisins in the Sun." Leave a message on Bill's Facebook page (several people have already chimed in) or on the Theatre Conspiracy Facebook page here.

• Hands up if you think Theatre Conspiracy should do "Venus in Fur" as the late spring play reading? Like "Love Letters" and "Love, Loss & What I Wore?" Imagine the steam. My second choice would be "Sylvia."
   
• Photos from "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" at the Naples Players. 
• The Florida Rep Box Office re-opened on regular hours this week. A full-color insert was in the News-Press. The website (floridarep.org) also got an update. Casting info is out for most of the season. "Social Security" opens in previews Oct. 29.
   
•  I encourage you to read "The Playhouse Perspective," an peek "behind-the-scenes" at the action that goes on at Gulfshore Playhouse. Keep it up guys!
• During the run of "Cats," Broadway Palm will sell special paper "paw prints." Customers can purchase prints for $1, decorate them and hang them on a wall near the theatre entrance. All proceeds go directly to the Animal Refuge Center.
• Artis–Naples has an event titled "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II." I totally learned "The Barber of Figaro" from Looney Tunes!
• Yes, I read this. (the shrinking landscape of criticism) Yes. I totally agree. Read this one too. Solutions?
• I'm seeing, in order, this week: "The Great American Trailer Park Musical," "Cats" and "Miss Witherspoon."

City Scenes seeks three actors for "Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)"

City Scenes Theater Company looks to be getting back in the game.

A Facebook post Sunday says the company is looking for three actors (male/female) to take part in "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" in March 2014.

Drop a line on the City Scenes Facebook page if interested, call 239-849-2297 or email     cityscenestc@gmail.com.