Calendar Girls by Tim Firth
September 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 @ 7 pm & Sept 22, 29 @ 1 pm Chateau Theatre – downtown Rochester
Directed by Suzie Hansen
Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings by Stuart Ross
A Special Holiday Edition
November 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, @ 7 pm & 17, 24 @ 1 pm Performed at the Chateau Theatre – downtown Rochester
Directed by Suzie Hansen
Vocal Direction by Stef Stafford
Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings is a brand new show that offers the best of Forever Plaid, tied up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards that have all been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special.
At first, Francis, Jinx, Smudge and Sparky aren’t sure why they’ve returned to Earth for another posthumous performance, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they’re needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites, like their riotous three-minute-and-eleven-second version of The Ed Sullivan Show – this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and The Vienna Boys Choir, as well as a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis!
This truly “heaven-sent” holiday treat will lift audiences’ spirits and fill them with nostalgia for a bygone era of classic music sung in perfect harmony.
Venus in Fur by David Ives
February 21, 22, 27, 28, March 1 @ 7 pm Feb 23 and March 2 @ 1 pm
Performed in the Black Box at Civic
Auditions Tuesday October 22 from 6 -8 pm
Chateau Theatre – Downtown Rochester
Directed by Philip Muehe
Thomas Novachek, a director/playwright, has suffered through a long day of abysmal auditions for his adaptation of the German sadomasochistic novel Venus in Furs, until Vanda, a crass and pushy actress, stumbles into his audition room. While Vanda shares the lead character’s name, she lacks her sophistication. However, when Thomas agrees to let Vanda read for the role, she displays a surprising understanding of the material. Working through the script with Thomas playing the masochistic male lead, the roleplay becomes intense, erotic, and less like acting. David Ives’ mesmerizing play explores themes of submission, domination, and power with a fast-paced, mutable language he is known for. Reality and pretend become blurred lines in Venus in Fur, and the question of “who’s on top” always has a different answer.
An Irish Occasion – by Suzie Hansen
March 14, 15 – 5pm
Chateau Theatre – Downtown Rochester
Directed by Suzie Hansen
Auditions November 19 & 20 from 7 – 8:30 pm
Chateau Theatre Downtown Rochester
Looking for a variety of acts including: singing, Irish dancing, storytelling, juggling, stand up comedy, etc.