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In this Issue In Other News Cattle Call Auditions for the Mainstage will be held October 19 & 20 at 6pm at the Erie Playhouse rehearsal hall. Click Here for more information. Eat Wings. Raise Funds!Families and friends of the Erie Playhouse are invited to participate in a fundraiser on Wed. Sept 17 at Buffalo Wild Wings! Everyone is invited to gather at the Buffalo Wild Wings on Interchange Rd. for dinner or a snack. 15% of your food purchases wil be dontated to the Erie Playhouse when accompanied by the appropriate certificate, which is available at the Erie Playhouse, 13 West 10 St. Pass it on Know anyone who might be interested in our newsletter? Click here to forward this email to up to 5 friends at once. |
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The Producers opens the 92nd season! 
The Mel Brooks wacky, award-winning musical, The Producers heralds the opening of the 92nd season at the Erie Playhouse - the first community theatre in the nation to secure the rights to perform Mel Brooks’ runaway hit. Mr. Brooks has taken the sum total of all the best bits, styles of songs, and a complete collection of what makes us laugh and jam-packed them into this gigantic and entertaining two and a half hour musical. Click here to read more about the show and the cast, which is led by funnyman Chris Bucci (Max Bialystock), pictured here with Kristen Henry (Ulla) and Zachary Flock (Leo Bloom). September 4-7, 10-14, 18-21, 25-27 
In keeping our promise to bring new and exciting shows to the Erie Playhouse, we are delighted to offer the funny and heart-warming play Over the Tavern, which is about a Polish-Catholic family living over the family tavern in 1959 working class America. Click here to read more about the show and cast. October 16-19, 22-26 Premiere Weekend Oct. 10 & 11 - all seats Premiere Weekend $13.25 (includes city amusement tax and facility fee) Sign up now for Fall Acting Classes at the Erie Playhouse! Classes will start September 27th and conclude November 8th, 2008. Classes meet once a week, on either Saturday or Tuesday, and are limited to 15 students per class. Each qualified instructor, working in a safe environment, will focus on the students' needs, building a positive self-image, while students learn to work with their peers through the art of theatre. Whether you want to pursue theatre professionally or simply come out of your shell, these classes are for you! For more information and to register Click Here 
Auditions for the Erie Playhouse Youtheatre production of Geppetto will be held at 1158 East 12th street on September 8th and 9th at 4:00 pm. A prepared song with accompaniment and a short monologue are required. There will also be a movement audition. Young people ages 6-18 are encouraged to audition! Perusal scripts are available at the Box office with a $10.00 deposit. For more information contact Emily Cassano at 454 2852 ext 7. 
The ever-popular series opens with The Music of Alan Menken. Audience members will be treated to vocal selections from Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin sung by favorite Erie Playhouse talent. October 13 & 14 at 7:30pm All seats $14.00 (includes city amusement tax and facility fee) Congratulations to Kate (Neubert-Lechner) and Nick Murosky on the birth of their beautiful daughter, Laila Ann, born Sunday, August 10. This soon-to-be "triple threat" was 6lbs. 10oz and 19 1/2 inches at birth. Sally Prazer - longtime Playhouse volunteer - joined 177 swimmers who went the distance, from the shores of Presque Isle State Park to the Erie Yacht Club in celebration of a "swimmable" bay. Sally, an avid swimmer, learned to swim in the Chestnut Street Pool as a kid, and now teaches adults to swim at the YMCA Eastside Branch. She was the oldest participant in the swim at 76 years old! Charles Corritore (Business Manager at the EP) and Michael Malthaner have penned a new musical, Peeved: A Musical About Life's Little Annoyances, which premieres at the Riverside Inn Sept. 5-6, 12-14, 19-20. Aaron Stephens, former EP Mainstage and Youtheatre performer, tells us he misses the opportunities for his kids that the Erie Playhouse Youtheatre program provided for him..."Speaking as a parent now and not having a program around for my kids that comes anywhere close to what the Youtheatre was like, makes me realize all the more what a gem that program is to have in the Erie community. I don't do much theatre anymore, but many of the skills I learned in my years doing theatre really pay off at work, at church, and in other community activites I am involved with...you should know that your dedication and mentoring is much apprecieated and had a very positive impact on my life." 
Dear EP Family, 39,370… Please remember this number! On September 4th, the opening night of The Producers and the Erie Playhouse’s 92nd season, we will begin ticking down from 39,370…this is the number of individual, paid ticket holders who need to walk through our doors from September 4, 2008 through August 16, 2009. 39,370…1 out of every 7 residents in Erie County 39,370…. Every time you walk through the Erie Playhouse doors with a paid ticket, you will help us tick this number away to zero. A special thank you to our dedicated season ticket holders who have promised to walk through the Erie Playhouse doors at least six, nine or 12 times this season! The Erie Playhouse staff will keep our audiences up-to-date on the countdown in the theatre lobby (This number should not be confused with the winning 50-50 number!). I look forward to seeing you at The Producers. This musical has been both a challenge and a blast to mount (to provide the high production value you’ve seen on our stage in shows like Ragtime and Beauty and the Beast, thousands of hours of work by volunteers and staff have made this huge production a reality). We can’t wait until you see it! See you at the theatre! Almi Did You Know? …the Erie Community Foundation distributed over $242,000 for Quality of Life grants in 2008? The Erie Playhouse received a generous $20,000 grant for marquee/façade improvements scheduled at the theatre in the 2008-2009 season. Thank you to all the donors who entrust their hard-earned funds to the Erie Community Foundation which in turn distributes grants to many worthy area nonprofit organizations.
Low Brow Entertainment presents comedian Bobby Collins for one night only at the Erie Playhouse. October 3 at 8pm Click Here for more information and how you can save $5 off a regular price ticket!
The Erie Playhouse is always looking for college students who want to expand their knowledge about theatre and theatre production. Numerous internship opportunities are available at the Playhouse. Click here for more information. The Showstoppers are the Youtheatre ambassadors for the Erie Playhouse in Erie County. Throughout the year, this talented song and dance troupe performs musical variety shows for organizational meetings, parties, school functions, festivals, and holiday events. Build lasting friendships and experience great fun - become an Erie Playhouse SHOWSTOPPER! |
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