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Performance Riverside
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Outlook
Performance Riverside is holding open call auditions for professional non-union performers for the upcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan's delightful musical comedy, "The Mikado" on Sunday, September 25th at 6pm in the Landis Performing Arts Center. The production is directed by Performance Riverside's Producing Artistic Director Matt Neves, choreographed by Val Rachelle, with music direction by Scott Smith. Please prepare 16 bars in the style of the show - songs from the show are acceptable. Bring sheet music for the accompanist. No a cappella please. Wear clothing and foot ware appropriate for movement. All persons who audition must bring a resume/headshot.
Currently Casting for:
The Mikado of Japan- (Bass) A benevolent dictator who alternates severe punishment with fatherly love.
Katisha- (Contralto) The daughter-in-law elect of The Mikado is a plain, middle-aged spinster, bitter with frustration, yet not without a softer, sentimental side.
Nanki-Poo- (Tenor) The Heir Apparent in disguise, in love with Yum-Yum. Charming young man, if a bit thoughtlessly affable.
Pish-Tush- (Baritone) A dignified, disdainful, noble lord.
Pooh-Bah- (Bass-Baritone) An opportunistic, unprincipled man of rank; a pompous, hypocritical snob. Accepts bribes from anyone.
Ko-Ko- (Light baritone) A cheap tailor, bewildered and frightened at his sudden rise to exalted rank. Quick to panic and jump to conclusions, but skirts disaster by wriggling out of awkward situations. Neither brave, nor cowardly, a nimble, lovable comic character.
Yum-Yum– (Soprano), Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo - (Mezzo Soprano). Three sisters – Wards of Ko-Ko, the “Three little maids from school." To be played with bright-eyed charm and graceful movement.
Chorus: Strong legitimate singers with good comedic skills capable of highly stylized, graceful movement.
Weeknight and weekend rehearsals begin October 3. Performances are November 4, 5, 11, and 12, at 8pm; November 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 2pm; and November 4 and 8 at 10am.
Performance Riverside encourages individuals of any age, race, color, national origin, religion, disability or orientation at all of its auditions.
All performances are at Landis Performing Arts Center at 4800 Magnolia Ave. in Riverside. For more information call our audition hotline at 951-222-8485 or visit www.performanceriverside.org
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PERFORMANCE RIVERSIDE OPENS
2011-2012 SEASON WITH A RIP-ROARING PRODUCTION OF OKLAHOMA!
Performance Riverside is proud to open
its 2011-2012 season with a landmark show that has defined American
musical theatre since its debut close to 70 years ago, Oklahoma!
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration rewrote the rule book
of musical theater by using bright, evocative, bold music, lyrics and
dance to propelled its plot and enrich its characters. Set in the
Oklahoma territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited
rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful
background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome
farm girl, find love and start a new life together in a brand-new state.
The show is under the skilled direction of Performance Riverside’s new
Producing Artistic Director Matt
Neves, with choreography by Val
Rachelle and musical direction by Scott
Smith.
PHOTO BY RALPH YBARRA
“What strikes me is how this iconic
piece is so firmly rooted in universal themes,” says Neves. “Over
one hundred years ago these people braved hardship and immigrated into a
wilderness that was not yet fully part of the United States for the
chance to build new lives. These were outsiders and iconoclasts
who came together to create a new culture in a new place. Aunt Eller and
Laurey, for example, are strong pioneer women who run a successful farm
at the edge of civilization. That’s remarkable even in this day and
age, and very relatable. Oklahoma! is about more than corn, surreys, and
beautiful mornings. It’s about finding a bright, new perspective
among life’s daily challenges and how true love blossoms, even under
the harshest conditions.”
PHOTO BY RALPH YBARRA
Emily
Lopez plays Laurey Williams, the role immortalized by Shirley
Jones in the classic 1955 film. Emily comes to us fresh from performing
the title role in Rogers
and Hammerstein classic, Cinderella at the Redlands Bowl Summer Music
Festival. Bryan
Vickery, a veteran of the Glendale
Centre Theatre and South Coast Repertory plays Curly, the role that made
a star out of Hugh Jackman in the 1999 West End production. Patricia
Scarborough, one of the founding members of Performance
Riverside and the Mission
Inn Dinner Theatre, plays Aunt Eller, the sharp, pragmatic, and
determined matriarch whose livelihood is threatened by encroachment of
the growing cattle interests. Also features are Travis
Cox as Ali Hakim, Casey
Garritano as Will Parker, Chelsea
Franko as Ado Annie, Paul
Kehler as Jud Fry, and an ensemble including Jason
Wesley Green, Heather
Biede, Aaron
Milligan, Anna
Hightower, Deanna
Ott, Emily
Young, Hannah
Wolgemuth, James
McGrath, Jarred
Barnard, Julie
Davis, Kami
Martin-Crump, Keenon
Hooks, Lucas
Moore, Michael
Milligan, Michael
Rodriguez, Russell
Currington, and Ryann
Clover.
Performance Riverside is the professional
theatrical production company based at the Landis Performing Arts Center
on the campus of Riverside City College, to provide top-quality
performing arts for the people of Riverside,
California, and its environs. Performance Riverside seeks to
engage, inspire, educate, entertain, bring together, and enlighten this
diverse community with the magic of live performance.
"I'm thrilled to be part of an
organization with such an amazing history—one driven by the
hardworking, creative individuals who have guided Performance Riverside
to this point,” Neves said, taking a break from pre-production work.
“Aside from staging a phenomenal production of Oklahoma!, I am focused
on finding new partnerships on campus and in the community that can help
this amazing theatre continue its record of success."
Performances of Oklahoma! are September
23, 24, 30 and October
1 at 8pm, and September
24, 25, October
1 and 2 at 2pm. The Landis Performing Arts Center is located on
the Riverside City College campus at 4800 Magnolia Avenue. For more
information and to purchase tickets contact the Landis Box Office at 951-222-8100,
or purchase online at www.performanceriverside.org.
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Landis
Performing Arts Center :: Riverside City College Campus
4800
Magnolia Avenue :: Riverside, CA, 92506 :: 951.222.8100
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August 2011
Outlook
Movies
and Music on Main: Tangled
Join
us for great family fun on
Thursday, August 25, for this
summer’s final Movies & Music on Main event. Bring your
chairs and blankets and join us Downtown at 7 p.m. to enjoy
FREE live musical entertainment followed by this week’s
movie: Tangled. Click below for more information.
Click
here
Additional shows announced at the Fox
The
Fox Performing Arts Center recently announced additional
shows to the fall 2011 lineup including: Blues legend B.B. King
and special guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Pat Benatar,
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience and more.
Click below for ticket information.
Performance Riverside
Dear
Friends of Performance Riverside,
 Welcome
to our 28th season of quality professional theatre. Our season opens on
September 23 with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical masterpiece Oklahoma!
We think this season's productions will wow both longtime patrons and new
audiences as Performance Riverside evolves and changes to keep bringing you
unforgettable theatre experiences.
 We
would also like to thank our Producing Artistic Director Rey O’Day who retires
after five crowd-pleasing years shaped by her artistic vision and creative
leadership. Performance Riverside is committed to carrying our tradition of
creativity and artistry forward in every new production.
Remember,
Performance Riverside brings the best and the brightest musical theatre artists
to the stage. Our promise is unchanged: We guarantee professional theatre at
affordable prices!
Thank
you for your continuing support.
Riverside’s Sendai Relief Fund
The City of Riverside expresses its condolences to all who are affected by the earthquake, tsunami and
nuclear crisis in Japan, especially its Sister City Sendai.
It’s more important than ever that we extend a helping hand to our friends in Japan. The City of Riverside has set a goal
to raise $1 million dollars for relief efforts in Sendai. Click below to contribute to Riverside’s Sendai Relief Fund.
Click here
Redevelopment makes affordable housing possible
Redevelopment is the main funding source for the development of affordable housing. Over the past
ten years, Riverside’s Redevelopment Agency has invested more than $37 million in affordable housing
projects in Riverside. Click below to watch a video presentation on the benefits of affordable
housing in Riverside.
Click here
Celebrate Dance 2011
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