Category Archives: Auditions & Talent Calls

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“Bye Bye Birdie” Auditions THIS WEEK!

Bye Bye Birdie LogoAuditions for Union Street Players summer musical, Bye Bye Birdie, will take place this week. This popular Broadway musical, set in the 1950′s, is loosely based on the stories of music icons Conway Twitty and Elvis Presley. The catchy 50′s music soundtrack and comical story of love and teen rebellion in the 1950s has made it a popular show for decades. USP’s production is being directed by Denise Gregory and Produced by Deb Linn with Musical Direction by Anne Petrie.

No experience or preparation is necessary. Rookies, novices and newcomers are welcome. No roles are precast!

Production Dates: July 26-28; Aug 1-3

Audition Dates:

  • Tuesday, May 14 7:00-9:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 16 7:00-9:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 18 9:00 a.m. to noon

Auditions will be held in the Joan Kuyper Farver Auditorium in the Pella Community Center, 712 Union Street, in Pella. Perusal scripts are available for check-out at the Pella Public Library. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Denise Gregory at denise2352004@yahoo.com.

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Bye Bye Birdie Auditions Set

Bye Bye Birdie LogoUnion Street Players, Pella’s award winning community theatre, is proud to announce auditions for our summer musical Bye Bye Birdie. Director Denise Gregory has set auditions for:

  • Tuesday, May 14 7:00-9:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 16 7:00-9:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 18 9:00 a.m. to noon

No roles are pre-cast. Auditions will be held in the Joan Kuyper Farver Auditorium in the Pella Community Center. Perusal scripts are available for check-out at the Pella Public Library. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Denise Gregory at denise2352004@yahoo.com.

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Union Street Players 2013 Season

Union Street Players, Pella’s award-winning community theatre, is proud to announce our 2013 season. Originally planning to produce My Fair Lady this summer, we were delayed in announcing our season because months of effort to secure the rights to the show proved futile. Nevertheless, “the show must go on” and we are excited to have two great shows for our patrons and community this year!

Bye Bye Birdie
by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.
Directed by Denise Gregory
Audition dates have not been set but tentatively scheduled for early/mid May
Production dates tentatively set July 26-28 and Aug 1-3

Originally titled Let’s Go Steady, the satire on American society is set in 1958. The story was inspired by the phenomenon of popular singer Elvis Presley and his draft notice into the Army in 1957. The rock star character’s name, “Conrad Birdie,” is word play on the name of Conway Twitty. Twitty is best remembered today for his long career as a country music star, but in the late 1950s, he was one of Presley’s rock ‘n’ roll rivals. This musical with its 50′s nostalgia and rockabilly music is sure to be a crowd pleaser for the whole family! This is the first time USP has produced the popular Broadway musical.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
Directed by Tom Vander Well
Audition dates have not been set
Production dates December 5-8

Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman are the worst kids ever. The Herdman kids go to church for the first time after being told that the church offers snacks. Despite protests from other church members, they are given roles in the Sunday school’s Christmas play. Chaos ensues, yet amidst the non-traditional telling of the nativity everyone gains a new perspective. Performed during the annual “Christmas in Pella” weekend, this is the third time USP has produced this Christmas classic. It’s sure to delight all audience members and will be fun for the whole family!
Ticket are available on-line or through the USP Box Office approximately 30 days before the show  641-204-1094.  All shows, dates, and ticket prices are subject to change.  For more information please email info@unionstreetplayers.com.
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Audition Song for “Joseph” Announced

Director Pat Moriarity would like to inform anyone interested in auditioning for USP’s upcoming production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” that the song people will be asked to sing for auditions is “My Country ’tis of Thee.”

Start tuning up!!

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Up Next for USP: Ayn Rand’s “Night of January 16th”

 Union Street Players

proudly announces auditions for

The Night of January 16th

A play by Ayn Rand

March 29th – April 1st, 2012

 

 

Bjorn Faulkner has swindled millions of dollars from investors, investing cash he did not have in order to control the gold trade.  In the wake of a crash, he is facing bankruptcy despite borrowing money from Mr. John Graham Whitfield, a prominent banker whose daughter, Nancy Lee, married Faulkner shortly after the loan.  On the night of January 16th, Faulkner and Karen Andre, his secretary and lover, are in the penthouse at the top of the Faulkner Building in New York when Faulkner falls to his death.  Shortly thereafter Karen Andre is accused of murdering him and is put on trial.  But did she kill him?  Did he commit suicide rather than face his financial troubles?  Or did someone else have a motive for ending his life?  Only YOU, the jury selected from our audience, can decide the fate of Karen Andre!  Come witness (and maybe be a part of) the trial, shift through the evidence, and render a verdict – is Karen Andre guilty or not guilty?

 

Directed by Anne McCullough Kelly with assistance from Cyndi Atkins

 

AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO ADULTS AGES 18+ YEARS

NO ROLES ARE PRE-CAST

6-9 parts for adult women, 9-11 parts for adult men

Auditions scheduled to take place at the Pella Community Center on:

Saturday, January 14th 1:00-3:30pm

Monday, January 16th, 7:00-9:30pm

Callbacks, if needed on Thursday, January 19th, 7:00pm

Perusal Scripts will be available in the Pella Community Library from December 19, 2011 – January 19 2012

Also looking for people to fill the following technical and backstage roles:

Stage Manager Costuming (play is set in late 1920s to early 1930s)

Light and Sound Design Prop Design

Light and Sound Board Operators Make-up Coordinator

Set Construction

 

For questions or to volunteer for technical/backstage positions, please contact Anne McCullough Kelly at 621-1576