Springfield Regional Arts Council

TINTYPES starts July 3 at Vandivort, PYSCHO BEACH PARTY auditions July 7 & 8

Monday, June 23, 2008

Our Box Office is open Tuesday-Friday 12-5 PM, with tickets on sale for TINTYPES. The theatre is located at 305 E. Walnut Street, 4th floor, in downtown Springfield MO. Call 417-831-8001 (out of town 888-452-0930) for tickets or more information. Tickets may be purchased over the phone, using a credit card or in person, at our box office.Volunteer ushers are needed for most performances. Call to sign up a receive complementary seating for that performance. Ushers need to report to the theatre 45 minutes before each performance.

TINTYPES, the red, white and blue musical, July 3-19. 2008

Return to turn of the century America, when the innocent, slower-paced days of ice cream socials and hoop skirts are giving way to a bustling world of automobiles, electricity and the telephone. The story of these changing times comes to life in a tuneful, high-spirited brew of popular songs from 1890 to 1917. A red, white and blue summer musical. Featuring “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” “Hello, Ma Baby,” “In My Merry Oldsmobile,” “Toyland,” “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?,” “Shortnin’ Bread,” “The Yankee Doodle Boy” and a cavalcade of music from pre-WWI America.

The cast features RACHEL GITEL, GARY LYONS, CONZY MITCHELL-BURNS, MELISSA SLAMB and SHAWN TEAGUE. Production staff: Conceived by Mary Kyte with Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle; Gary Lyons, director; Ned Wilkinson, vocal/music director; Marty Almaraz, choreographer; with designers: Barbara Dullum, Gary Lyons, Louis H. Schaeffer and Dennis Stewart. Production stage manager Kate Foster.

July 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 2008 at 7:30 PM, July 6 & 13 at 2 PM. Tickets: July 3 & 4 all seats: $15 ($10 children 12 and under); Fri & Sat: $20 adult/$18 student/senior/$12 children; Thurs & Sun: $18/$16/$12. Student Rush Tickets $10, if seats are available 30 minutes before each performance.

Mark your calendars. Our “Opening Night Lobby Reception” is Saturday, July 5, for this production. Plan to join the cast and production staff for summer refreshments following the evening performance.

Auditions announced for PSYCHO BEACH PARTY

Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S Campbell Ave, will produce the hilarious off-Broadway hit PSYCHO BEACH PARTY by Charles Busch.

"Psycho Beach Party" is a loving parody of the Frankie and Annette Beach Party Movies, Gidget, Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie and Spellbound, and The Three Faces of Eve.

Director Tim Caldwell is seeking—
Comedic Actors who can move well: men and women all types and ethnicities strongly encouraged to apply.
Looking for a comedic actress to play a role in male-drag.
Male and Female GO-GO dancers to learn and perform 60's style dance.

Audition Dates: Monday, July 7th and Tuesday, July 8th
Time: 6:30- 9:00 PM
Place: Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S. Campbell Ave, in Downtown Springfield.

Audition particulars:
Cold Readings: Scripts will be provided.
Dress comfortably for dance movement.
Improv Exercises.
Callback date: Tuesday, July 8th 7:30 PM.

Performances at V2Stage: Evenings, September 11, 12 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 PM and Sunday Matinees, September 14 and 21 @ 2:00 PM

For more information contact Vandivort Center Theatre/Vandivort 2nd Stage at 417-831-8001 or Tim Caldwell @ timothyjcaldwell@aol.com

Vandivort adds a second stage

Vandivort Center Theatre is expanding our production schedule with the addition of Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S. Campbell Ave, in downtown Springfield. The theatre space will re-open in August/September 2008 with a variety of productions, produced by the Vandivort. The small house will stage works that may be edgier, may need a more intimate theatre seating (60-85 seats) and may appeal to more specialized audiences.

Ticketing will be handled through the VCTheatre box office, during the day. The V2Stage will have an open seating policy with night/day of performance tickets being available at the Campbell Ave. location one hour prior to all performances. Evening performances will start at 7:30 PM. Some productions may have Sunday matinee performances starting at 2:00 PM. Convenient free parking can be found all around the theatre, located between W. Elm and W. Pershing Streets (one and a half blocks south of W. Walnut St.)

Vandivort Theatres’ “Flex Pass” season tickets go on sale July 3

Our popular “Flex Pass” season tickets will go on sale in the VCTheatre Box Office on July 3, with the first preview of TINTYPES. The discounted season tickets will be the same price as in the past two seasons: 5 Shows for $80 Adult, $70 Senior/Student; 10 Shows for $150 Adult, $130 Senior/Student; 15 Shows for $210 Adult, $180 Senior/Student. The 2008-2009 “Flex Pass” can be used at all Vandivort productions, at both theatres: the Vandivort Center Theatre, 305 E. Walnut St. and the Vandivort 2nd Stage, 440 S. Campbell Ave., in downtown Springfield MO.

The shows at the VCTheatre include: Ned Wilkinson’s LITTLE VEGAS, Todd & Ali Smith’s THE BABY BOOMER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, DRACULA, ANNIE, DOUBT, Carol Reinert’s LOVE NOTES, THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES and DINNER WITH FRIENDS. The complete schedule for V2Stage will be announced, soon. Details subject to change.