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COFFEE CUP THEATRE COMPANY HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR RADIO PLAYS 

Coffee Cup Theatre Company (CCTC) is holding auditions for its upcoming production The Halloween Trilogy Radio Plays featuring Mark of the Beast, The Canterville Ghost and The Cast of Amontillado. The auditions will be held on September 10 from 6 – 8 pm at the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library, located at 301 York St. The production will be performed at The Bards Town October 11 – 20.

CCTC is looking for all ages for this production. Those wishing to audition should contact Dan Welch by calling (502) 299-8501 or e-mailing coffeecuptheatre@gmail.com. Please bring a headshot and resume to the audition.

MUCH ADO ABOUT LILITH:  LFL'S 1st FULL SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION! 

Director Kathi E.B. Ellis is enthusiastic about how the mission of LFL is served by producing Much Ado About Nothing. “Much of the banter between Beatrice and Benedick revolves around not only their wit but also society’s expectations of what the roles of men and women should be,” she says. “This dynamic also includes the more conventional relationship between Hero and Claudio – and how that destructs when male-female expectations are abrogated (albeit through trickery).” LFL sets this interpretation in the fast-changing world of post World War I: pilots returning home, women's suffrage in the air, and the spread of popular music and movies altering people's idea of how life and love are conducted. By casting Much Ado About Nothing as an all-female production, LFL will explore how the text’s gender references are brought into relief, continuing the company’s commitment to examine classic texts from a feminist point of view.

In this production, Kathi E.B. Ellis directs company members Shannon Woolley Allison, Dawn Schulz, Karole Spangler and Laura Ellis as well as returning actors Stephanie Adams, Lauren Argo and Natalie Fields. In addition, LFL is delighted to welcome the following performers, new to the company, Kate Holland, Janelle Hunnicutt, Paula McGuffey and Jenna Purdy. Collaborating designers include Lindsay Chamberlin, Laura Ellis, John Newman and Holly Stone. Lauren Camargo is stage managing.  

Director Kathi E.B. Ellis is enthusiastic about how the mission of LFL is served by producing Much Ado About Nothing. “Much of the banter between Beatrice and Benedick revolves around not only their wit but also society’s expectations of what the roles of men and women should be,” she says. “This dynamic also includes the more conventional relationship between Hero and Claudio – and how that destructs when male-female expectations are abrogated (albeit through trickery).” LFL sets this interpretation in the fast-changing world of post World War I: pilots returning home, women's suffrage in the air, and the spread of popular music and movies altering people's idea of how life and love are conducted. By casting Much Ado About Nothing as an all-female production, LFL will explore how the text’s gender references are brought into relief, continuing the company’s commitment to examine classic texts from a feminist point of view.

In this production, Kathi E.B. Ellis directs company members Shannon Woolley Allison, Dawn Schulz, Karole Spangler and Laura Ellis as well as returning actors Stephanie Adams, Lauren Argo and Natalie Fields. In addition, LFL is delighted to welcome the following performers, new to the company, Kate Holland, Janelle Hunnicutt, Paula McGuffey and Jenna Purdy. Collaborating designers include Lindsay Chamberlin, Laura Ellis, John Newman and Holly Stone. Lauren Camargo is stage managing.  

In this production, Kathi E.B. Ellis directs company members Shannon Woolley Allison, Dawn Schulz, Karole Spangler and Laura Ellis as well as returning actors Stephanie Adams, Lauren Argo and Natalie Fields. In addition, LFL is delighted to welcome the following performers, new to the company, Kate Holland, Janelle Hunnicutt, Paula McGuffey and Jenna Purdy. Collaborating designers include Lindsay Chamberlin, Laura Ellis, John Newman and Holly Stone. Lauren Camargo is stage managing.  

Performances will be October 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13 at 7:30p.m. and October 13 at 2p.m. at The Alley Theater at The Pointe, 1205 Washington Street.  For reservations, call 502-713-6178 or The Alley Theatre orboxoffice@thealleytheater.org Adult tickets will be $18. Student and senior tickets will be $15. LFL introduces its “community night” – all tickets will be $10 for that performance only.  For more information, call Looking for Lilith at502-638-2559.

An all-female production of Much Ado About Nothing kicks off Looking for Lilith's 2012-2013 season. Switching the Shakespearean convention of one gender casting, LFL has cast only women in this perennial comedy favorite. Says Artistic Director Shannon Woolley Allison, “since we performed an evening of scenes of Shakespeare’s women characters, we’ve been eager to undertake a full production and we’re excited to explore the conventions of what it is to be men and women according to ‘society’ in this smart comedy”. This production will be presented at The Alley Theater’s new main stage theatre at 1205 East Washington Street, October 4-13, 2012.