Call for Directors, Musical Directors, Producers and Production Staff

For 2013 Season

Clifton Park: Not So Common Players (NSCP) calls for directors, musical directors, producers and production staff for the 2013 Season. The productions, sponsored by the Town of Clifton Park, are free musical theatre. Performances are April/May, July (on the Clifton Common), and October/November. Submissions accepted through April 15th 2012.

NSCP’s first production was in June 2001…You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow…and has proven true for the group, now in its 12th season. Other shows include Little Shop of Horrors, Into The Woods, Red Hot and Cole, Wizard Of Oz, The Spitfire Grill, Godspell, Bye Bye Birdie, Once Upon a Mattress, Anyone Can Whistle, Cinderella, and our 1st NSCKids production Beauty and the Beast, Jr

In 2012 NSCP presents: Vanities (a staged reading) Pippin (April), Oliver (July), NSCKids Annie, Jr. (July) and Man of La Mancha (October)

Check out the website for more information. www.notsocommonplayers.org

Interested Directors, Musical Directors, Producers and Production Staff should mail a resume and show submission requests to:

Not So Common Players, P.O. Box 296, Clifton Park, NY 12065, Attention: Pat O’Donnell. Fax: 383-5088; email: patodonnell@cliftonpark.org.

Deadline for submissions is April 15th 2012.

NSCP will present 3 musical theatre productions and 2 staged readings in 2013.

NSCP encourages members of the community to get involved in musical theatre and staged readings. We seek to provide growth and learning experiences for all with each production and to promote enthusiasm for theatre throughout the community.

For additional information: Sally Burke, 877-5648 (h) or Pat O’Donnell at 371-6681.

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Due to a number of scheduling conflicts in December, the Not So Common Players will hold an additional audition for the musical Pippin, by Stephen Schwartz.

Free musical theatre sponsored by the Town of Clifton Park

WHEN:
Tuesday, January 10
Sign In at 6:30 P.M.
Auditions will begin at 7:00 P.M.

**If you are interested in auditioning but unable to make this date and time please contact Director, Tim Orcutt (573-3185), or Producer, Kara DiCaterino (929-6353) to schedule an appointment for an alternate date.**

WHERE:
NSCP Storefront (between Joann’s and Toys R US in Hannaford Plaza)
Clifton Park, NY 12065

**Please note the roles of Leading Player, Fastrada, Charles, Theo, and several ensemble have already been cast, but additional principles and ensemble roles are still available.** See below.

Those auditioning for the role of Pippin should be prepared to sing CORNER OF THE SKY in addition to an audition piece.

PERFORMANCE DATES: April 20-22 and 26-29

Producer: Kara A. DiCaterino
Director: Tim Orcutt
Music Director: Patricia Leighton
Choreographer: Edmund Metzold

Auditioners should be prepared to sing 16-32 bars of a Broadway song. Usually the bridge to the final refrain should be sufficient. Please steer clear of Sondheim – our accompanist will be most grateful! Since an accompanist will be provided, no a capella auditions permitted.

Following that there will be a movement audition (so please dress comfortably and accordingly).

Rehearsals to begin early February. Generally, rehearsals will be in the evenings – Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Not all actors will be called to every rehearsal. Rehearsals will start and end promptly, but may run late during tech week.

Pippin is a Tony-award winning musical that opened on Broadway in 1972. It received rave reviews for director and choreographer Bob Fosse, leading player Ben Vereen, and composer Stephen Schwartz (author of Wicked). An eclectic acting troupe invites the audience to see their story of Pippin, the son of Charlemagne, one of the great medieval rulers. Pippin believes he is destined for an extraordinary life if he can only discover what he is meant to do. Pippin becomes a soldier, a politician, an artist, and has a romantic relationship with a young widow named Catherine – but nothing makes him happy. Pippin’s search leads him (and the member of the acting troupe who portrays him) to the grand finale of the show and a choice that only he can make.

This show is a comedy that relies on great comic timing. Please keep this in mind when auditioning.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Note: While principals will need superb acting and singing skills, they will also need to be able to move well. Their choreography will not be as complex as it is for the ensemble. Ages shown are a guideline and indicate the age the actor can portray, not necessarily what appears on the birth certificate.

Pippin (tenor) is an idealistic and inexperienced youth in his early twenties, searching for meaning in his life. He believes that he is an extraordinary person who is bound for an uncommon life, if he can only find something worth dedicating his life to. Actor / Singer most important, dancer second. Performs a dance number with the Lead Player.

Catherine (mezzo) is a young widow who lives with her son, Theo. She is interested in finding a husband to guide her young son and to help her with the work on her estate. She is Pippin’s love interest and shows him the simple joys of home and hearth. (late 20s – 40s)

Ensemble/ Featured Dancers (3-4 male, 3-4 female, 20s-30s): All will have at least one line of dialogue, and will be required to sing, but these roles are primarily for dancers. Expect the choreography to be demanding.

Please contact Producer, Kara A. DiCaterino at kara.dicaterino@gmail.com or 928-6353 for more information.

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Contact us if you love theatre and want to participate.  We are always open to new ideas and people who want to be involved in theatre…both on stage and behind the scenes.  We are looking for technical support in all areas as well as administrative–marketing, public relations and fundraising.

To get involved with the NSCP please contact:

Be sure to subscribe to:
http://dx.ayw.org/mailman/listinfo/capdist-auditions for updated info on all theatre in the Capital Region.

We are sponsored by the Town of Clifton Park and generously supported by Windsor Development.

As a natural extension of the 11 years NSCP has served the community of Clifton Park and the Capital Region at large, with FREE Musical Theatre, the time has come to expand our programing to include the development of a three hundred seat community theater/performing arts center.  Classrooms are envisioned, a dance studio, arts and crafts and photography labs and gallery space.  This will expand the theatre presence and make Clifton Park a viable tourist destination.
With the help of the community at large and the continued support of the Town of Clifton Park, Not So Common Players will grow the employment and educational opportunities and continue to improve the quality of life for residents of Clifton Park and throughout the Capital Region.

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Not So Common Players announces auditions for the musical Pippin, by Stephen Schwartz.  

Free musical theater sponsored by the Town of Clifton Park

Producer: Kara A. DiCaterino;  Director: Tim Orcutt; Music Director: Patricia Leighton;Choreographer: Edmund Metzold

WHEN: Sunday, December 11 and Monday, December 12; Sign In at 6:30 P.M.;  Auditions will begin at 7:00 P.M.

WHERE: Shenendehowa Adult Community Center, 6 Clifton Common Court, Clifton Park, NY 12065

Auditioners should be prepared to sing 16-32 bars of a Broadway song. Usually the bridge to the final refrain should be sufficient. Please steer clear of Sondheim – our accompanist will be most grateful! Since an accompanist will be provided, no a capella auditions permitted.

Following that there will be a movement audition (so please dress comfortably and accordingly).

After a break, Auditioners will then read sides from the script.

If callbacks are needed they will be held on Thursday, December 15 (location and time TBA).

PERFORMANCE DATES: April 20-22 and 26-29

Minimal rehearsals will beging in late January and will pick up in February.

Pippin is a Tony-award winning musical that opened on Broadway in 1972. It received rave reviews for director and choreographer Bob Fosse, leading player Ben Vereen, and composer Stephen Schwartz (author of Wicked). An eclectic acting troupe invites the audience to see their story of Pippin, the son of Charlemagne, one of the great medieval rulers. Pippin believes he is destined for an extraordinary life if he can only discover what he is meant to do. Pippin becomes a soldier, a politician, an artist, and has a romantic relationship with a young widow named Catherine – but nothing makes him happy. Pippin’s search leads him (and the member of the acting troupe who portrays him) to the grand finale of the show and a choice that only he can make.

This show is a comedy that relies on great comic timing. Please keep this in mind when auditioning.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Note: While principals will need superb acting and singing skills, they will also need to be able to move well. Their choreography will not be as complex as it is for the ensemble. Ages shown are a guideline and indicate the age the actor can portray, not necessarily what appears on the birth certificate.

Lead Player – male or female (tenor/soprano) is the narrator of the show who is featured in nearly every scene. The Leading Player has a malevolent intensity and sparkling charisma. He (or she) leads Pippin through the story and controls the action. He/she also controls the finale. His/her goal is to make a theatrical spectacle that will not disappoint the audience. He/she is a performer, observing and controlling the action but does not participate in the story. Excellent singer, dancer, actor – triple threat. Able to hold the audience’s attention. Should appear experienced (late 30s – 40s)

Pippin (tenor) is an idealistic and inexperienced youth in his early twenties, searching for meaning in his life. He believes that he is an extraordinary person who is bound for an uncommon life, if he can only find something worth dedicating his life to. Actor / Singer most important, dancer second. Performs a dance number with the Lead Player.

Charles (baritone), Pippin’s father, is also known as King Charlemagne. He is the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. He is a powerful ruler, unafraid of waging war and demanding of his subjects. He is uninterested in helping Pippin to find happiness. Actor / Singer (late 40s – 50s)

Fastrada (mezzo) is Pippin’s somewhat evil stepmother, who is plotting to make sure that her son Lewis becomes king. She is sly, devious, charming and tough. Actor / Singer, dancing a plus. (mid 30s – 40s)

Lewis is Pippin’s half-brother who is self-obsessed and a good warrior, but not particularly smart. He kisses mirrors a lot. Actor / Dancer (early 20s)

Berthe (alto) is Pippin’s grandmother (Charles’ mother), an older woman with a flirtatious taste for young men. She advises Pippin to relax and enjoy his life before it is too late. She is crusty and pragmatic but warm and fun-loving. Actor / Singer (50s and up)

Catherine (mezzo) is a young widow who lives with her son, Theo. She is interested in finding a husband to guide her young son and to help her with the work on her estate. She is Pippin’s love interest and shows him the simple joys of home and hearth. (late 20s – 40s)

Theo is a boy who is 6-10 years old. Unhappy and sassy at first, then grows to care for Pippin as a father figure. Actor/Singer

Ensemble/ Featured Dancers (3-4 male, 3-4 female, 20s-30s): All will have at least one line of dialogue, and will be required to sing, but these roles are primarily for dancers. Expect the choreography to be demanding.

Please contact Producer, Kara A. DiCaterino at kara.dicaterino@gmail.com or 928-6353 for more information.

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Not So Common Players presents a staged reading at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library on January 28 @ 7 PM and 29 @ 2 PM.  Produced by Kara DiCaterino and co-directed by Cindy Nagle and Monica Cangero the reading is FREE and open to the public.                                                          

Vanities is a comedy-drama stage production written by Jack Heifner. The story centers on the lives and friendship of three Texas cheerleaders starting from high school.

In the early 1960’s – Joanne, Kathy and Mary are vivacious cheerleaders. Five years later, in their college sorority house, they confront their futures with nervous jauntiness. When they reunite briefly in New York in 1974, their lives have diverged and old-time banter rings false. This snapshot-sharp chronicle of the lives of three small town Texas girls is both a bittersweet comedy and a remarkable testament to the way many of us grew up. Heifner’s play captures the spirit of a bygone era as well as the eternal complexities of friendship

CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL

Vanities had one of the longest Off-Broadway runs on record.  The cast included Kathy Bates as Joanne, Jane Galloway (Kathy) and Susan Merson (Mary). Heifner received a 1976 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding New Play.

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OCTOBER 21, 22, 23 and 27, 28, 29 & 30

Friday/Saturday-8 PM; Sunday 2 PM; Thursday 7:30 PM

SHEN HS EAST LITTLE THEATER (MOE ROAD ENTRANCE)

SPONSORED BY THE TOWN OF CLIFTON PARK

ALL PERFORMANCES ARE FREE

SYNOPSIS

“Once upon a time in the nuclear fifties, it’s just another day at ENRICO FERMI HIGH, which is named after the man who invented the atomic bomb. Jonny Warner – an orphan from the wrong side of the tracks – has transfered to the school. Miss Strict, the comic and demanding – indeed tyrannical – high school principal, senses trouble in this new James Dean-styled student, who has taken the “H” out of his name as a sign of his rebellious nature. When Miss Strict throws the Civil Defense siren, the students fall under their desks for the drill test. Jonny meets Toffee, a typically sweet high school girl, and it’s love at first sight. In true fifties style, the pair decide to go steady (AIN’T NO GOIN’ BACK). Miss Strict, who does not approve of this hallway romance, along with Toffee’s parents, persuade Toffee that Jonny is no good for her and that she must end the relationship. Toffee obediently tells Jonny that her parents won’t let her see him anymore, despite the fact that she still loves him. They argue and Jonny runs out the door as Toffee begs him not to do anything rash. Suddenly, the town’s nuclear power plant explodes. The voice of Eddie Flagrante, the reporter for Expose magazine, is heard reporting the news that Jonny has died by hurling himself into the Francis Gary Powers nuclear power plant, which made it explode in a class three nuclear disaster. His charred and radioactive body is buried at sea in a lead-lined coffin. Toffee laments the tragic tale of her last moments with Jonny to the girls (JONNY DON’T GO)………..” Synopsis from allmusicals.com

What happens next?  Come see the show!!!

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Staged Reading–”Vanities” –directed by Jen Werner @ The Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library–JANUARY 28 AND 29

April– “Pippin” –directed by Tim Orcutt with musical direction by Patricia Leighton @ Shen HS East Little Theater

July–”Oliver” –directed by Shane Thompson with Deb May as Assistant Director with musical direction by Joshua Thompson on the Clifton Common

October–”Man of LaMancha”–directed by Frank Merideth with musical direction by Nathan Merideth @ Shen HS East Little Theater.

We are excited about the  Season 2012!  Auditions will be announced soon.

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Not So Common Kids

Is proud to present a CHARMING MUSICAL PRESENTATION of . . .

Beauty and the Beast

Adapted for stage by Linda Woolverton and Alan Menken

Original lyricist Howard Ashman ~ additional lyrics written by Tim Rice

~ Directed by: Sean Carter and David Rossi ~
~ Choreography by: Freddie Ramirez ~

~ Produced by Not So Common Players~

July 22 & 23, 2011

6pm

All performances are FREE!!                                                  Parking is FREE!!

**We are grateful for any contribution so we may continue to entertain YOU!**

Kindly Sponsored by the Town of Clifton Park

Clifton Common, Vischer Ferry Road, Clifton Park, NY

Performances will be outside on the Clifton Commons Stage

(behind the senior center)

***BRING YOUR CHAIRS or BLANKETS TO SIT ON***

We are always looking for new friends, fans and sponsors check us out @

http://notsocommonplayers.org/

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Not So Common Kids presents Beauty and the Beast, Jr. as a finale to their Theatre Camp on July 22 and 23 at 6 PM on the Clifton Common.  Plan to bring the whole family for an evening of theatre at the Clifton Common.

The student production will be followed at 8 PM with the Not So Common Players production of Cinderella which opens on July 15 and continues at 8 PM through July 24.

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