Friday, February 25, 2011

Play Readers of Denton will meet March 1

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, March 1, starting at 7 pm, upstairs at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, the group read Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers.

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be March 15.

Music Theatre of Denton's production of The Fantasticks opens Friday, March 4, and runs through March 13.

Auditions for the next show at the Black Box, An Evening with Tennessee Williams, will be held Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Center for the Visual Arts (400 E. Hickory in Denton). More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/aneveningwithtennesee.htm

Congratulations to Play Readers Rachel Tillman (Beth) and Jocelyn Allgood (Assistant Director) in Butterfield Stage's Til Beth Do Us Part. Break a leg!

Hope to see you at one end of Hickory Street or the other very soon!

Friday, February 18, 2011

Play Readers will meet Feb. 22

Play Readers of Denton will meet upstairs at the Campus Theatre at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 22, to read a play out loud.

Last week was Playwrights of Denton's monthly meeting. The next meeting of Playwrights will be March 15.

Upcoming auditions include MTD's production of The Drowsy Chaperone on February 21 and 22 at 7 pm at the Center for the Visual Arts. More information here: http://www.musictheatreofdenton.com/Current_Production.html

And DCT will be holding auditions for the next Black Box production, An Evening with Tennessee Williams, on Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Center for the Visual Arts. Different ages are called at different times; more information at http://dentoncommunitytheatre.com/aneveningwithtennessee.htm.

Hope to you at the Campus or around town soon!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Playwrights of Denton will meet Feb. 15

Playwrights of Denton will meet upstairs at the Campus Theatre at 7 pm to share and support; the next meeting will be March 15.

Play Readers of Denton met Tuesday night and read April deAngelis' Wild East. The next meeting of Play Readers will be Feb. 22; 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.

The premiere production of DCT's Black Box Performing Arts Center opens tonight! David Ives' All in the Timing will run Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday afternoon at 2 pm. Some of DCT's favorite directors and actors are showcased in the project--"Break a leg!" to Play Readers Kim Campbell and Mike Strecher!

Brad Speck will be leading a free lighting workshop from 1-3 pm Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Campus Theatre as part of the Second Saturdays Seminar. The workshop is geared to adults who'd like to learn more about basic lighting for the stage, and perhaps run a light board for a production some day. Reservations are not required, but we appreciate knowing that folks are planning to attend, so that we can make enough handouts to go around. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com or call 940 382-7014 x3 to RSVP.

Hope to see you at the Campus!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Play Readers will meet Feb. 8, unless there's ice!

Play Readers of Denton is planning to meet upstairs at the Campus Theatre at 7 pm to read a play out loud on Tuesday, Feb. 8--unless the next ice storm comes in early! We canceled last week, hoping that the storm would then swing north and miss us (fat lot of good that did!) but are keeping our fingers crossed that we'll be able to meet this Thursday. We'll try to send out an email in we decide to cancel early, but, of course, rely on our readers to exercise their own best judgment about the conditions on the streets.

Auditions for DCT's production of Snoopy!!! the musical are Feb. 7 & 8 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More info here: http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/snoopyinfo.htm.

DCT's new alternative space, the Black Box Performing Arts Center, will host its premiere production this weekend, All in the Timing, by David Ives. You can find out more about the six short plays that will be performed, and how to buy tickets, here: http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/AllintheTimingBlackBox.htm.

Break a leg to Play Readers Damon Wadyko and Julie Brinker, who are opening in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Greater Lewisville Community Theatre this weekend!

Brad Speck will be leading the Second Saturdays Seminar on Feb. 12 from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre. The workshop will focus on lighting basics, and is free to all interested adults. Reservations are not required, but we appreciate knowing that you're planning to attend so that we can be sure to make enough handouts to go around: please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com or call 940 382-7014 x3 to put your name on the list.

Auditions for DCT's next Black Box show, An Evening With Tennessee Williams, are scheduled for Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory. You can find out more here: http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/aneveningwithtennesee.htm.

The Campus and environs are busy places these days--hope to see you sometime soon!