Annie THE MUSICAL, Award Winning Adult Troupe

Ain't Misbehavin' AWARD WINNING ADULT TROUPE – COMMUNITY THEATER OF THE RIVERTOWNS

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 at 7:30pm

 “A boozy, after hours party, and we’re all invited.” — Huffington Post

Kick off Clocktower Players 2018-19 Season with AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - one of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time. Winner of the 1978 Tony Award for Best Musical, this is a musical tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s who were part of the Harlem Renaissance, an era of growing creativity, cultural awareness, and ethnic pride.

It was a time when Manhattan nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were the playgrounds of high society and Lenox Avenue dives were filled with piano players banging out the new beat known as swing. Five performers present an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs that encapsulate the various moods of the era and reflect the inimitable "Fats" Waller’s view of life as a journey meant for pleasure and play.

The intoxicating music will delight and energize audiences and provide great insight into a vibrant time in American history and music. Don’t miss it!

Conceived by RICHARD MALTBY, JR. and MURRAY HORWITZ
Created and Originally Directed by RICHARD MALTBY, JR.
Musical Adaptations, Orchestrations & Arrangements by LUTHER HENDERSON

Produced by CAGLE McDONALD
Direction & Musical Direction by GEORGE H. CROOM
Direction & Choreography by JOSUE JASMIN

TICKETS irvingtontheater.com $42 ($3 additional at door)
Includes complimentary wine & beer!
10% discount for 15+ tickets

Award Winning Adult Troupe, THE LARAMIE PROJECT

THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Everyone Carries A Piece of the Truth

Twenty years ago, on October 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming, was brutally attacked and tied to a fence in a field outside of Laramie, Wyoming and left to die. On October 12, Matt succumbed to his wounds in a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. That November, ten New Yorkers set out for Laramie to explore a town and the crime that occurred there. After interviewing more than 200 residents, they created a deeply moving play about bigotry and tolerance, fear and courage, hate and hope – THE LARAMIE PROJECT.

Written by MOISÉS KAUFMAN and members of the Tectonic Theater Project
Directed by GEORGE H. CROOM Produced by CAGLE McDONALD

CAST 

Alicia Bella	Barbara Pitts, Romaine Patterson, Zubaida Ula, Tiffany Edwards, Narrator (E-Mail), Conrad Miller
Harry Cooper	Jedediah Schultz, Doug Laws, Phil LaBrie, Shannon, Skinhead
Elizabeth DiMeo	Eileen Engen, Marge Murray, Judge, Lucy Thompson, Narrator (The Verdict)
Donna Fox	Zackie Salmon, Waitress, Alison Mears, Minister's Wife, Sherry Aanenson, Narrrator (Seeing Matthew)
Crystal Gonzalez	Amanda Gronich, Trish Steger, Kristin Price, Sherry Johnson, Newsperson, E-Mail Sender, Narrator (Vigils), Foreperson
Tony Gordon	April Silva, Leigh Fondakowski, Catherine Connolly,Baptist Minister,  Bailiff, Narrator/Newsperson (Homecoming)
Zach LeClair	Greg Perotti, Sgt Hing, Jonas Slonaker, Matt Galloway, Andrew Gomez, Russell Henderson
Paul Naclerio	Doc O'Connor, Steven Mead Johnson, Jeffrey Lockwood,  Sgt Rob DeBree, Gene Pratt,Cal Rerucha
Mark J. Parker	Reporter, Andy Paris,Matt Mickelson, Aaron Kriefels, Kerry Drake, Aaron McKinney
Clinton Powell	Philip DuBois, Stephen Belber, Jon Peacock, Dr Cantway, Murdoch Cooper, Bill McKinney, Rev Fred Phelps
Larry Reina	Moises Kaufman, Father Roger Schmit, Rulon Stacey, Gov. Geringer, Harry Woods, Dennis Shepard
Julia Rust	Rebecca Hilliker, Officer Reggie Fluty, Jen, Shadow, Anonymous, Tiffany Edwards

PERFORMANCES
October 12, 2018 at 7:30pm
October 13, 2018 at 7:30pm
October 20, 2018 at 7:30pm 
October 21, 2018 at 2:00pm

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A percentage of the profits of this production will be donated to The Matthew Shepard Foundation: ERASING HATE through understanding, compassion and acceptance.
The horrific events that took place shortly after midnight on October 7, 1998 would become one of the most notorious anti-gay hate crimes in American history and spawned an activist movement that, more than a decade later, would result in passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a federal law against bias crimes directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people.

The life and death of Matthew Shepard changed the way we talk about, and deal with, hate in America. Since his death, Matt’s legacy has challenged and inspired millions of individuals to erase hate in all its forms. Although Matt’s life was short, his story continues to have a great impact on young and old alike.  His legacy lives on in thousands of people who actively fight to erase hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance.

ANNIE THE MUSICAL, Award Winning Adult Troupe

ANNIE
Bet Your Bottom Dollar You’ll Love It!
With its Tony award winning book and score, including the unforgettable Maybe, Easy Street, It’s A Hard-Knock Life and Tomorrow - ANNIE is one of the most beloved musicals in history. 

Set in 1930’s New York during the Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairy-tale Christmas with billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family…
Will the sun come out for this winsome, firecracker orphan and her band of spunky sidekicks? Join us for the perfect family-friendly musical!

Book by THOMAS MEEHAN Music by CHARLES STROUSE Lyrics by MARTIN CHARNIN
Broadway Production Directed by MARTIN CHARNIN
Based on "Little Orphan Annie"® By Permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC

Choreographer JENNIFER JONAS
Musical Direction by GEORGE H. CROOM
Co-Producer RENE O'NEAL 
Directed & Produced by CAGLE McDONALD

Performances
March 9 at 7pm
March 10 at 2pm
March 14 at 10am School Show
March 16 at 1pm & 7pm
March 17 at 2pm

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10% discount for 15+ tickets
A limited number of FREE tickets are available to POLICE, FIRE and EMS personnel with presentation of departmental ID. Contact box office 914-591-6602    

ATTENTION EDUCATORS!

Special School Show, ANNIE

Thursday March 14, 2019 at 10AM, Tickets only $12 An Educational Opportunity for Your Students in Accordance with
New York State Learning Standards in the Arts and English Language AGreat for all Elementary & Middle School StudentsLIMITED SEATING
RSVP by October 1, 2018 to clocktowertroupes@gmail.com

ANNIE Auditions
Irvington Town Hall Theater, 85 Main Street Irv, NY.All Ethnicities are encouraged to attend.
The role of MISS HANNIGAN is cast. 
Dec 10, 6pm ORPHANS
Dec 11, 7pm ADULTSEveryone will be seen in the order that they sign in. No appointments.

Dec 13 Callback
Callback list will be posted at clocktowerplayers/blog by Wed Dec 12, 6pm.
Requirements
* Please provide a resume and a photo (above the shoulders in high res). A professional headshot is not required.
* Prepare 16 Bars of a standard musical theater song in the same genre of Annie. You may sing a song from the show exceptfor "Tomorrow ".
* Bring sheet music in the key you are singing for the accompanist. We will not transpose without music
* Children – Bring appropriate shoes and attire in case you are asked to stay for the dance audition on December 10.
* Adults will not dance until the callback.   Compensation 
This is a not-for-profit community theater, non-equity production. Performers are not paid. 

Rehearsal & Locations

Nonunion rehearsals begin JANUARY 6. Location tbd.

Mon –Friday 7:00-10pm and Sunday's for 4-hour blocks sometime between 12 and 9:00pm. Conflicts must be submitted at auditions.  They will be taken into consideration when casting.  When the show is cast, the FINAL schedule will be set taking into account only the conflicts given. We are prepared to re-cast the show should an actor be late or absent from scheduled rehearsals. 

The full cast is required to attend all rehearsals the last two weeks. 

Rehearsal are held at Irvington Town Hall Theater, Main Street School, Dows Lane School, Irvington Presbyterian Church, Home of George Croom in Mt Vernon. All accessible by train. 

Production Dates Performances at Irvington Town Hall Theater, 85 Main Street Irv, NY.
Saturday March 9 at 7pm
Sunday March 10 at 2pmThurs March 14 at 10:00 am (school show)
Saturday March 16 at 1pm & 7pm
Sunday March 17 at 2pm

Creative Team
Choreographer Jennifer Jonas
Musical Director George Croom
Co-Producer Rene O’Neal
Director/Producer Cagle McDonald

Roles

The Role of Miss Hannigan is Cast.

Annie 11, orphan: belter, mezzo (A- high F)

Oliver Warbucks, 50 - 60, Warm-hearted, stiff-collared billionaire: baritone (C-high F)

Grace Farrell, 30's, beautiful secretary to Warbucks: soprano (A-high G)

Rooster Hannigan, Miss Hannigan's no-good brother, Baritone (B-high G)Lily, Rooster's floozy girlfriend: soprano (D- high G) FDR, the President: baritone (C flat - E sharp) Drake, Warbucks' English butler: baritoneMolly, littlest orphan, 6 Pepper, the toughest orphan, 12 Kate, the next to littlest orphan, 7 Duffy, the biggest orphan, 13 Tessie, the cry baby orphan, 10 July, the quietest, 13Bundles McCloskey, the laundryman Dog Catchers Lt Ward - NYC policeman Mrs. Pugh, Oliver Warbucks' cook Cecille and Annette, French maids Star To Be - ingenue aspiring actress Bert Healy - radio personality Radio Singers Bonnie, Connie and Ronnie Boylan 

Chorus: New Yorkers, Hoovervilles, Servants

Great for all Elementary & Middle School