Auditions for Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil
Simon, directed by Michael Payne, will be held on Saturday, May 11 from
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and on Sunday, May 12 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Casting requirements include one middle aged man and three young women
from 18 to 35. We will also be looking at actors for our up coming 2008/09
season.
Be prepared to recite a short monologue or to read from the script. For
an appointment call the Jewel Box Theatre (360-779-9688). Leave a message
and someone will call back with an appointment time.
A New Season! Jewel Box
Theatre 2007-2008
STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling (Dramatic
Comedy)
8 p.m., Fri. & Sat., Sept. 14 to Oct. 13, 2007. Matinees at 2 p.m.,
Sundays, Sept. 30 & Oct. 7.
A group of Southern women meet regularly in Truvy’s beauty salon
in Chinquapin, Louisiana, to have their hair done and share their lives
— secrets, fears, hopes and dreams. A play crafted with sharp, funny
dialogue, beautifully drawn characters, sometimes hilarious situations
and an uplifting and life-affirming conclusion. One of the best-loved
plays in American theater.
UH-OH, HERE COMES CHRISTMAS based on stories by Robert Fulghum, adapted
by Ernest Zulia and David Caldwell (Family Comedy)
8 p.m., Fri. & Sat., Nov. 9 to Dec. 8, 2007. Matinees at 2 p.m., Sundays,
Nov. 25, Dec. 2 & 9.
Charming, funny stories with delightful characters and great songs. A
wonderful way for the whole family to get in the holiday spirit!
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE by Paula Vogel (Drama)
8 p.m., Fri. & Sat., Feb. 1 to March 1, 2008. Matinees at 2 p.m.,
Sundays, Feb. 10 & 24.
“Lil Bit” learns the rules of the road and a whole lot more
from her Uncle Peck in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play. [Peck: “Put
your hands on the wheel. I never want to see you driving with one hand.”
Lil Bit: “If I put my hands on the wheel how do I defend myself?”]
A dark and wildly funny survival tale. A brilliant light shines on a shadowy
subject.
PAINTING CHURCHES by Tina Howe (Drama)
8 p.m., Fri. & Sat., March 28 to April 26, 2008. Matinees at 2 p.m.,
Sundays, April 6 & 13.
Once-famous poet Gardiner Church and his wife, Fanny, are preparing to
move to their Cape Cod summer cottage. Their daughter Mags, a burgeoning
artist on the brink of success, arrives to help them pack and to paint
a portrait of her parents. Radiant and zestfully humorous.
TOO OLD FOR THE CHORUS, But not too old to Be a
Star
Conceived by Mark Winkler. Book, music & lyrics by Mark Winkler, Marie
Cain and Shelly Markham (Musical Comedy)
8 p.m., Fri. & Sat., May 23 to June 21, 2008. Matinees at 2 p.m.,
Sundays, June 1, 8 & 22.
"I'm not 50. I'm 27 with 23 years experience." That's the statement
of one of five friends at their favorite coffee house summarizing their
feelings about turning 50 years old. It all starts with the inevitable
envelope in the mail inviting one of them to join AARP. During the evening
they discuss and sing about many familiar topics such as senior moments,
hot flashes, sagging flesh, falling behind technology, and caring for
elderly parents. Retirees have lived it, young people will recognize their
parents, and Baby Boomers are living it. "Too Old for the Chorus
(But not too old to Be a Star)" is a brand new musical revue out
of California conceived by composer Mark Winkler. Book, music and lyrics
are by Mark Winkler, Marie Cain and Shelly Markham, with additional material
suggested by Jill Mesaros and Paula Kalustian.
THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS by Neil Simon
(Drama)
8 p.m., Fri. & Sat., July 18 to Aug. 16, 2008. Matinees at 2 p.m.,
Sundays, Aug. 3 & 10.
Middle-aged Barney Cashman has a true blue wife of many years and absolutely
no experience with adultery. His decision to join the “sexual revolution”
(and use his mother’s apartment as a trysting place while she is
away on vacation) is filled with delightful wit and wisdom about human
nature.
The auditions will be
at the Jewel Box, 225 Iverson St., in Poulsbo. For information about the
auditions or the theater, call 360.779.9688, e-mail jewelboxpoulsbo@hotmail.com.
"What you do in the scene is not as
important as what happens between you and the other person. And listening
is what lets it happen. It's almost always the other person who causes
you to say what you say next. You don't have to figure out how you'll
say it. You have to listen so simply, so innocently, that the other person
brings about a change in you that makes you say it and informs the way
you say it. The difference between listening and pretending to listen
is enormous. One is fluid the other is rigid. One alive, the other stuffed.”
Alan Alda in "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed"