TAL welcomes our newest Member Theatres!!  Rush Trowel Entertainment and Cisco Montgomery Inc.


Here's is the latest from RUSH TROWEL:

American Jukebox: Retro Edition

1950s, 1960s, 1970s & 1980s 

May 24, 2013 at 7:00PM 

Ursuline Arts Center, 3105 Lexington Road

Reserved Seating: $17.00 and $22.00

Box Office: 502.414.4225 or www.rushtrowel.com

Rush Trowel Entertainment (RTE), a Louisville-based production company, will premier American Jukebox: Retro Edition a musical revue highlighting Top 40 music from the 50s, 60s, 70, and 80’s with Broadway, Country, Swing and Patriotic features. American Jukebox will premiere on Friday, May 24

Ursuline Arts Center in Louisville, KY.

Featuring Louisville-based singers and musicians, American Jukebox: Retro Edition is the
brainchild of Producing Artistic Director Rush Trowel. “I want to see if a show like American
Jukebox:  Retro Edition is something the Louisville Community is looking for and will support” says
Trowel, “I truly believe this production is a dynamic asset to our community, providing opportunities for current community members to: celebrate the diversity of our City, collaborate with Local Artist, and provide a new entertainment outlet for the Louisville community.”


RTE is happy to host Orlando Supersinger Gladys Justiniano for American Jukebox: Retro Edition.
Gladys was hailed Orlando’s Supersinger in 2006 and is currently lead vocalist of SIMULCAST. SIMULCAST is a Central Florida based band that covers top 40 music in the rock, pop, & R&B genres. This is Gladys third time singing Louisville, she was previously featured in RTE’s Natural Women Live and Give My Regards to Broadway.



The Artistic team is lead by Rush Trowel, with Emily Gorman as show choreographer.
The production also stars many local favorites; Featured Vocalists: Troy Bell, Evan Boswell, Trent Evert Byers, Anna Cullen, Dona Isreal, Jaime Sutton with Paige Allen, Stephanie Ford, Lyric Hill, Nick Johnson and RoDijett Jones; Dancers: Charity Gardner, Kevin Hawkins, Tiffany Jones,  Josh Lawson, Maggie Patton, and Rhoy Soriano; Musicians: J. Copeland Davis(Lead Guitar), Jon Driver(Tenor Saxophone), Rob Edwards(Drums), Dana Fisher(First Trumpet), Andrew Hall(Electric Bass), Angie Hopperton(Piano), Chris Robinson(Trumpet II) and Mike Smith (Trombone).

Photos, videos, and additional information please visit www.rushtrowel.com

24 auditions in 60 seconds - GO!

Actors!  Bring another headshot to the TAL Unified Auditions this Saturday!  We just added Rush Trowel Entertainment into the mix!

ACTORS!!  The TAL Unified Auditions are May 11th in The Health Sciences Building on the JCTC Downtown Campus!!  Registration is from 8:15 - 10:00am on a first come, first served basis.

 Be sure to bring a MINIMUM of 26 headshots for the following companies:  

Actors Choice,  Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Alley Theatre, Alix Adams Agency, The Bard’s Town, Brand New Gay Productions (Film Company), Bullitt County Theatre, Cisco Montgomery, Inc., Coffeecup Theatre, Drama by George, Eve Theatre Company, Hardin County School’s Performing Arts Center, Heyman Talent Agency, Kathi E.B. Ellis, Keller Creative, The Little Colonel Playhouse, Looking For Lilith, Louisville Repertory Company, Pandora Productions, Savage Rose Theatre Company, Steven Rahe, Theatre [502], and Whodunnit Mystery Theatre.

Break legs!!!

TAL Audition Prep Class - Thursday, May 9th @ The Vault!!!

TAL Audition Prep Class

with Amy Attaway, Co-Artistic Director of Theatre [502]

May 9, 6pm - 9pm

Vault1031

$20 for the class

Sign up for this monologue audition class, just in time for the TAL auditions!  This low rate is offered ONE TIME ONLY, specifically for TAL auditioners.  

Amy Attaway spent five years as the Associate Director of Actors Theatre's Apprentice/Intern company.  As a part of that job, she saw hundreds of auditions a year, and trained some of the best young actors in the country to go on to successful careers.  This class will focus on performing a monologue as well as how to handle the etiquette and outcome of large auditions.

Email amyattaway@gmail.com for more details.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

COFFEE CUP THEATRE ENDS THE 2012 – 2013 WITH A STAGING OF STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Coffee Cup Theatre Company (CCTC) will stage Robert Harling’s award-winning play Steel Magnolias. Under the direction of CCTC’s Artistic Director Dan Welch, the production will perform June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15 at the Rudyard Kipling, located at 422 West Oak Street. Tickets are now on sale and reservations can be made by calling (502) 299-8501, e-mailingcoffeecuptheatre@gmail.com, or visit us online at www.coffeecuptheatrecompany,org. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students/ seniors.  All show times are 7:30pm.

Stephen Dolginoff's THRILL ME

Pandora Productions presents Thrill Me, a musical drama that proves some romantic relationships are indeed murder.  It’s the chilling true story of the notorious Leopold-Loeb duo, the 1920s “thrill killers” responsible for one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th Century, and the backdrop for a tale that will take audiences on a gripping journey to discover the secrets that made this so-called ‘perfect crime’ stunningly unravel.

With book, music, and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff, Thrill Me will be presented May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, at 7:30 p.m.; May 12 & 19 at 5:30 p.m.; & May 18 at 2:00 p.m. at The Henry Clay Theatre, 604 South Third Street, 3rd Floor, Downtown Louisville. Tickets are on sale now and available for $18 online at http://www.PandoraProds.org, or via phone at 502.216.5502.

Note: Prior to each performance, Pandora Producing Artistic Director Michael Drury will announce the details for the upcoming 2013-14 season, an exciting lineup of live theatrical entertainment guaranteed to deliver Kentuckiana audiences with powerful, provocative theatre.

Theatre Alliance of Louisville presents 2013 Unified Auditions!!

Theatre Alliance of Louisville presents its seventh annual unified auditions on May 11^th, 2013 at the Health Sciences Building of the Jefferson Community College Campus, 110 West Chestnut.  Entrance is on the North side of the Student Parking Lot on Broadway and 2^nd Streets.

            

The unified auditions offer local actors a unique opportunity to audition for 16 theatres and organizations casting for multiple shows on the same day.

This year’s participating companies, to date, include (in alphabetical order, to date):

Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alix Adams Agency, The Bard’s Town, Brand New Gay Productions (Film Company), Bullitt County Theatre, Coffeecup Theatre, Drama by George, Eve Theatre Company, Hardin County School’s Performing Arts Center, Heyman Talent Agency, Kathi E.B. Ellis, The Little Colonel Playhouse, Looking For Lilith, Pandora Productions, Theatre [502], and Whodunnit Mystery Theatre

 The day’s schedule will run as follows:

8:15AM:         Actor Registration opens in the main lobby of The Health Sciences  Building

8:45AM:            Mandatory Actor Orientation Meeting

                        Mandatory Company Representatives Meeting

9:00AM:        Monologue and Song (optional) Session begins

(Actors are presented to a room of representatives from each theater. Actor must perform either two 60 second contrasting monologues or one 60 second monologue and 16 measures of a song; accompanist will be provided) *

10:00AM:      Actor Registration ends

10:30AM:            Break

10:40AM:            Monologue and Song Session resumes

1:00PM:          Monologue and Song Session ends

1:30PM:          Movement Session begins

(This is movement for non-dancers with representatives from most theatres present)

2:00PM:          Movement Session ends

2:15PM:          Dance Session begins

(This is for actors who dance with representatives primarily from theatres which produce musicals.  Companies will note on callback forms that they wish to see certain auditionees at dance session)

2:45PM:           Dance Session ends

3:00PM:           Individual Company Meetings/Call back Session begins

(Some companies will post a call back sheet after the Monologue session requesting an additional meeting/audition with specific actors)

5:00PM:           Individual Company Meetings/Call back Session ends

*Actors will be given a number and presented to room of representatives in     groups of 10.

   

All actors are encouraged but not required to participate in each Session (Monologue and Song; Movement; Dance) of the day.  Actors participating in any session throughout the day must register from 8:15-10:00AM and registration is on a first come first served basis. The MINIMUM age to audition is 18 (or enrolled in senior year of high school).

All actors should bring a minimum of 18 copies of their photograph (8X10 preferred) and resume. Updates about additional companies attending will be posted to TAL’s Facebook page and to theatreallianceoflouisville.blogspot.com.

Parking - big flat lot at Broadway and Second (student lot not faculty lot). Health Sciences Building is directly North.  Entrance is next to the Library.

For more information, please email questions to theatreallianceoflouisville@gmail.com

Coffee Cup Theatre Company - STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Coffee Cup Theatre Company is in search of two actress for its upcoming production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Looking for actresses between the age of 35 to 60. For more information please contact Dan Welch at coffeecuptheatre@gmail.com

Opening on Mother's Day Weekend! Becoming Mothers is Looking for Lilith's newest original play. This delightful moving play, sponsored in large part by Norton Women's Care, is a mosaic of stories of women's journeys to motherhood. This exploration will span the process from trying to conceive/planning through the early days of motherhood - the fourth trimester, as many call it. Victor Jory Theatre at Actors Theatre of Louisville May 9-11 & 16-18 at 7:30 PM, and at 2:00PM on May 12 and 18 Adult tickets- $18. Student and senior tickets- $15. For the Special Matinee on Mother's Day at 2:00 pm, tickets price will be 2 for $25! Bring your Mom and celebrate Motherhood together! Call ATL at 502-584-1205 for tickets, or purchase tickets in person to avoid ticketing fees. Be sure to mention Mother's Day Matinee pricing to ensure correct pricing.