Looking for One Acts...

A Reminder - The Deadline for submissions for the One Act Festival is September 15th. Send submissions to my email (adwalterdale2009@yahoo.ca) or a hard copy to the theatre. The details of the submission request can be found on Walterdale's webpage.

Lend Me a Tenor Auditions - Filling up the sheet...

Things are progressing well in terms of the audition sheet for Lend Me a Tenor. Typically when a notice goes out there is an immediate response from several people in the first few days. Then the names trickle in until one week before the auditions when we will get a surge of people making that last minute decision. At this point we are in good shape. I can see more than one name on the list that would be good for each character. This is delightful for the director. She will be able not only a good cast, but a great cast! If you are planning to audition, email me for a time (adwalterdale2009@yahoo.ca). The sooner you email, the sooner you will get the pages to practice and the more likely you are to get the time you prefer!

More Walterdale Fringe Shows!

I was informed that 2 more Fringe shows have a Walterdale Connection:

ComeComeCrash - Stage 1 The Westbury
City Tensei - Stage 6 The Catalyst

I am truly amazed at how many shows have a Walterdale link! I hope everyone gets out to see one of them!

More Fringe Shows with Walterdale Connections!

Some Additional Shows I missed the first time:

00:00 A.M (Zero Ante Meridian) - Walterdale
The Twelve Dancing Princesses - Strathcona Community League
Old Wicked Songs - Westbury
The Year of Magical Thinking - Westbury
Full Frontal Nudity - Walterdale
El Dorado - Fringe Cabaret Lounge
Say Shoot - Fringe Cabaret Lounge
Noncommittal - Catalyst Theatre
Spiral Dive:Episode One & Two - La Cite Francophone
The Oddities Variety Show - Sports Bras etc.
Gut - Strathcona Public Library
Noizen of the World - Strathcona Public Library
The Unmarried Wife - Strathcona Public Library
Filling in Our Bones - Strathcona Public Library

How amazing that so many Fringe shows have a connection to Walterdale Theatre!

Fringe Shows with Walterdale Members Past and Present...

I went through all my Facebook Invites and have compiled the following list of Fringe shows with Walterdale Members (past and present). There are likely more and when I pick up my program today I will scan through and see which ones I missed and update this post. Here are the ones I know about:

@Life at the Edmonton Fringe - Yardbird Suite
Addition: An Unconventional Love Story - Venue 5 - Fringe Cabaret
For the Love of a Zombie – Venue 1 - Westbury Theatre
FROM SOMETHING – Venue 1 – Westbury Theatre
GOSSAMER FEAST - Walterdale Playhouse
Mark - the fringe theatre experience! – Venue 1 - Westbury Theatre
Mockingbird Close - Venue 1 - Westbury Theatre
Second Hand Sneakers & the Hundred Mile Hump - Walterdale Theatre
Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew – BYOV Strathcona Baptist Church
That's What Al Said / Because Alan Said So - Venue 10 – Planet ZE Design
Wedding Ruiner - BYOV T -Cook County Saloon
wetware – BYOV Filthy McNasty's Pub
Zachary And The Story Telling Stones – BYOV N - Strathcona Library

Anyhow, check out these shows with Walterdale connections! And if you can't get to one of them just go to the Fringe and see a show - any show... you won't regret it!

Auditions - Lend Me a Tenor

AUDITION NOTICE
WALTERDALE PLAYHOUSE
Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor
Performance Dates: December 2nd – 12th, 2009
Audition Dates:
Tuesday, September 8th, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 9th, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Walterdale Playhouse (10322 – 83 Avenue)
Director – Elizabeth Day
Assistant Director – Sarah Jackson
Stage Manager – Megan Lindmark

There are 4 men and 4 women in the cast:
Saunders - Maggie's father, General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera (40-50)
Max - Assistant to Saunders (25-35)
Tito Merelli - A world famous tenor, known as “Il Stupendo”, imposing, Italian accent (40-50)
Bellhop - (18-25)
Maggie - Max's girlfriend, pretty and quirky (20-30)
Maria - Tito's hot-blooded wife, busty, proud and excitable, Italian accent (40-50)
Diana - A provocative soprano, beautiful and very sexy (30-40)
Julia - Chair of the Opera Guild (50-60)

Monologues are not required; we’ll cold read scenes; so please familiarize yourself with the play before auditioning. Copies are available at Theatre Alberta (please call ahead, 780-422-8162) and from Kent Sutherland, Walterdale Administrator, at 780-439-3058. Walterdale is a volunteer organization. We cannot engage Equity performers.

To book an audition (drop-ins are also welcome) or for further information, please contact
Kristen M. Finlay at adwalterdale2009@yahoo.ca or phone 780-406-1256

The Official Launch

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Walterdale%20announces%20lineup/1847720/story.html

Article in the Edmonton Journal about Walterdale's upcoming season. Sounds good to me!