Friday, October 29, 2010

Play Readers will meet Nov. 2

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Nov. 2, upstairs at the Campus Theatre beginning at 7 pm to read a play out loud. Last week, everyone must have been busy, because nobody had shown up by 7:15, so Julie closed up shop and went home to grade papers.

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Nov. 16.

Auditions for DCT's competition production of Proof will be Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 1 & 2, starting at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. Production dates are Jan. 14-23 with potential contest dates through June. There are roles for 2 men and 2 women.

DCT's production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood opens tonight and runs through Nov. 7. Go to http://www.campustheatre.com/ or call 940 382-1915 (M-F 1-5) for tickets.

The Second Saturdays Seminar on Nov. 13 will feature DCT Volunteer of the Year Betsy Deiterman leading a discussion of how and what to volunteer for at DCT. The seminar runs from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre; it's free; reservations are encouraged but not required. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com or call 940 382-7014 x3 to tell us that you're planning to attend.

DCT will be hosting an Open House at the newly-renovated Black Box Performing Arts Center, 318 E. Hickory in Denton, on Sunday, Nov. 7, from 2-5 pm. Come see our new auxiliary facility and enjoy some cookies and punch!

Hope to see you at the Campus (or the Black Box) soon!

Friday, October 22, 2010

Play Readers will meet Oct. 26

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 26, upstairs at the Campus Theatre, starting at 7 pm to read a play out loud. The Campus Theatre is located at 214 W. Hickory, Denton.

Last week, Playwrights of Denton met. Member Sonny Bynum presented the outline and first scene of a new play he's writing with DCT's new Black Box theatre in mind. The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, Nov. 16. Member Claud Singer will have the newest draft of his work-in-progress, Merisi, and we'll need LOTS of readers. Please plan to join us if you can!

The Second Saturdays Seminar on Nov. 13 will feature a presentation on volunteering at the Campus Theatre by DCT 2010 Volunteer of the Year Betsy Deiterman. The seminar is free and runs from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre. Reservations are not required but are appreciated so that we can make enough copies of handouts: call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com to let us know you're plannning to attend.

DCT's production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood opens Oct. 29 and runs until Nov. 7. The show, by Rupert Holmes, is a musical treatment of Dickens' last, unfinished novel. Because the author didn't provide the ending, the audience will get to vote on who did it! Tickets can be purchased M-F 1-5 at the Campus Theatre box office, 940 382-1915, or online through www.campustheatre.com.

Auditions for DCT's contest show, Proof, will be Nov. 1 and 2 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. Public performances will run in January, before the AACT competitions begin. More info at www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com (click on "Events and Shows" and scroll down to "Auditions"). Break a leg, everyone!

Hope to see you at the Campus soon!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Playwrights of Denton will meet Oct. 19

Playwrights of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 19, starting at 7 pm upstairs at the Campus Theatre. Play Readers of Denton met last week and read the Jones/Hope/Wooten comedy Christmas Belles in anticipation of the auditions for Greater Lewisville Community Theatre.

Play Readers will next meet Tuesday, Oct. 26. Playwrights will next meet Nov. 16.

MTD's production of Funny Girl continues this weekend at the Campus Theatre. And Play Readers are also performing off-Campus: Wes Porter and Helen Exel have the leads in the melodrama Dirty Work on the Trail in Pilot Point, and Damon Wadyko opens in Jekyll & Hyde for GLCT in Lewisville. Break a leg, everyone!

Friday, October 8, 2010

Play Readers will meet Oct. 12

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 12, starting at 7 pm upstairs at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, the group read Sam Bobick's comedy, Getting Sara Married.

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 7 pm.

Auditions for the centerpiece of Christmas at the Campus, The Second Shepherds' Play, will be Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 11 and 12, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. There are roles for 4 men and 3 women; auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Performance dates are Dec. 10-12. The play will be directed by Betty Kay Seibt.

Music Theatre of Denton opens Funny Girl this weekend and next. Call 940 382-1915 (M-F 1-5) or go to www.campustheatre.com to buy tickets.

There are still a couple of spots open for Bill Kirkley's Second Saturdays Seminar on Improv! The workshop will run 1-3 pm on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Campus Theatre. The workshop is free but reservations are required. Contact Julie Brinker at 940 382-7014 x3 or thedctteam@campustheatre.com.

Hope to see you at the Campus soon!

Friday, October 1, 2010

Play Readers will meet Oct. 5

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 5, starting at 7 pm upstairs at the Campus Theatre, to read a play out loud. Last week, the group read August Strindberg's Miss Julie.

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Oct. 19.

This just in! Local theatre legend Bill Kirkley will be leading a workshop on Improvisation for the Second Saturdays Seminar on Oct. 9 from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre. Reservations are required for this free workshop. Mr. Kirkley most recently directed The Producers and Don't Dress for Dinner for Denton Community Theatre, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Company, and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, for Music Theatre of Denton. He last performed in DCT's The Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare, Abridged, and is also a published playwright.

Improvisation, or performing spontaneously, is considered to be a crucial aspect of performer training today, working on basic skills like listening, concentration, confidence, and performing instinctively and spontaneously. Through exercises and games, performers learn to act and react in the moment, deepening their ability to behave believably in imaginary circumstances on stage or screen.

Space in the workshop is limited. Call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com as soon as possible to reserve a spot.

And, last but not least, MTD's Funny Girl opens Oct. 9!