Friday, April 30, 2010

Play Readers will meet May 4

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, May 4, at 7 pm upstairs at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, the group read two one-act plays: Melissa Cooper's Antigone Now and Julie Brinker's Rachel's Night.

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be May 18.

MTD's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens May 14.

Dennis Welch will be leading the June 12 Second Saturdays Seminar from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre on audition techniques. This workshop is free, but reservations are appreciated. Please call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com. The Second Saturdays Seminar program is an adult-education outreach program established by DCT in 2007.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Play Readers will meet April 27

Play Readers of Denton will meet upstairs at the Campus Theatre on Tuesday, April 27, from 7-9 pm to read a play out loud.

This past week, Playwrights of Denton met to read Helen Exel's new play, Sarah's Key, and all agreed that it's a great story and script, and deserves a workshop performance! The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be May 18.

If you can spare any time away from the Arts and Jazz Festival this weekend, Cinderella runs its final performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2. The box office is open M-F 1-5 at 940 382-1915, or you can go online at www.campustheatre.com to order tickets.

The Second Saturdays Seminar on May 8 will be an in-house workshop for house managers, but be sure to clear your calendars for the June 12 workshop on auditioning, led by DCT legend Dennis Welch!

Stay tuned for the cast list of Night of the Iguana, which (we hope) will be posted today--we've heard that the auditions were so good, the directing team is having a really hard time finalizing the cast, and that's the best kind of problem a theater could hope for!

Friday, April 16, 2010

Playwrights of Denton will meet April 20

Playwrights of Denton will meet Tuesday, April 20, at 7 pm upstairs at the Campus Theatre. We have the finished draft of a new play by Helen Exel to read! The following meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be May18.

Play Readers of Denton met April 13 to read Tennessee Williams' Night of the Iguana. Auditions are Sunday and Monday, April 18 and 19, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. Break a leg, everyone! The next meeting of Play Readers of Denton will be April 27.

Thanks to all of you who supported the Bookfair at Barnes and Noble. The final numbers haven't come in yet, but it looks like we raised at least $200 for new scripts. And you can still participate online at www.bn.com/bookfairs through Friday, April 16. Use Bookfair ID 10152965 at checkout, and we'll get a portion of your purchase total.

Cinderella continues its magical run this weekend and next. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2. You can get tickets through the box office (M-F 1-5) at 940 382-1915 or online through www.campustheatre.com.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Play Readers will meet April 13

Play Readers of Denton will meet upstairs at the Campus Theatre on Tuesday, April 13, from 7-9 pm to read a play out loud. Last week, we read Good as New by Peter Hedges.

Playwrights of Denton will meet Tuesday, April 20. Helen Exel has a new script she'd like to hear out loud, so we're putting out a call for readers as well.

The Second Saturdays Seminar on Saturday, April 10, will feature Mike Barrow giving an update on the Black Box venue. The seminar starts at 1 pm at the Campus Theatre. It's free, but we always appreciate knowing how many to expect. If you're planning to attend, please let us know by emailing thedccteam@campustheatre.com or calling (940) 382-7014 x3.

Barnes and Noble is hosting a Bookfair for DCT this weekend (and online until Friday). A portion of the purchases made with our voucher will come back to us to use for purchases of scripts and educational materials. The voucher can be printed off from http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/documents/VBF4-10VBFFlyerwithVouchersBW.doc

And if you're going to be at Barnes and Noble on Saturday afternoon, you'll be able to see DCT in action! The Fairy Godmother will be reading stories at noon, and then she, Cinderella, and Prince Charming will be available for photos and autographs until 3. At 4, some of DCT's cast members will be performing a short selection of songs from our current production of Cinderella!

And note that auditions for Night of the Iguana are coming up April 18 and 19!

Friday, April 2, 2010

Play Readers will meet April 6

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, April 6, starting at 7 pm upstairs at the Campus Theatre. The group read Edward Albee's American Dream and Lanford Wilson's Abstinence for last week's double-header.

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be April 20.

"Opening the Black Box," the Second Saturdays Seminar which was snowed out in February, has been re-scheduled for April 10 from 1-3 pm. We'll meet at the Campus Theatre, but will take a field trip to the venue! Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com or call 940 382-7014 x3 to let us know you're planning to attend.

Barnes and Noble in Golden Triangle Mall will be holding a Bookfair for DCT on April 10 and 11 (and online for the following 5 days). You can download a voucher here: http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/documents/VBF4-10VBFFlyerwithVouchersBW.doc to use when checking out so that we'll get a portion of your purchase. We'll use the money we raise to purchase more scripts for Play Readers and educational materials for Theatre School.

And don't forget that Cinderella opens April 9!