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In this Issue In Other News ERIE PLAYHOUSE 2009-2010 ANNUAL FUND
Thank you for your generous support. Make your annual donation today to our 2009-2010 fund drive! You can DONATE NOW!
Tom Decker at EMTA is looking for actors to appear in some upcoming commercials. He is in need of a male & female in their 40's, two teenagers and a senior citizen (female). If you are interested please contact Tom via email at tdecker@emtaerie.com.
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Hairspray to "headline" 2010-2011 season 
Broadway is 432 miles away. The great performances are right here! The staff and Board of Directors at the Playhouse are thrilled to announce that we have secured the rights to the Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray, which will open our 2010-2011 season on Sept. 9. Season tickets will go on sale for the 2010-11 season on June 7. To read more about our new season click here. Babes in Toyland - a fairytale celebration 
All aboard for toyland! Once you walk through the theatre doors you will find yourself in a magical place, where wishes do come true. There you will see all your favorite storybook characters from Mother Goose Land - Jack & Jill, Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, and more. Click here to read more about this fairytale celebration. Pictured are Tyler Shearer (Alan), Ali Dickson (Mistress Mary) and Stephen Wells, making his EP debut, as the wicked Barnaby. Showdates: May 14-16, 21-23 Friday at 7pm, Sat. at 2pm & 7pm, Sunday at 2pm Thank you to our sponsors: Highmark, Erie Times News, Erie Insurance, Classy 100, Goerie.com, Sheraton Erie Bayfront Forbidden Broadway - a forbidden pleasure 
Gather your friends for an evening of fun! We suggest dinner at one of Erie's fine downtown restaurants, then venture into the Playhouse for an evening of high fun and laughter. Forbidden Broadway lovingly and laughingly pokes fun at the biggest stars, biggest hits and biggest names on Broadway. It's 90-minutes of pure theatre enjoyment AND the best news is - you don't have to be a theatre buff to "get the jokes." Click here to read more and view the cast who will be bringing "54" Broadway stars to the EP stage. Cast members include: (row 1) Leah Johnson, (row 2, l-r) Kate Amatuzzo, Kristen Henry (row 3, l-r) Dominic Del Greco, Shawn Clerkin, Patrick Thiem Showdates & Times : May 21 & 22 at 10pm and May 28 & 29 at 8pm Thank you to our sponsors: Sheraton Erie Bayfront, Goerie.com Click to win four tickets to Forbidden Broadway 
Every month our enewsletter subscribers will have the chance to win tickets or a Choice Card to the Erie Playhouse. It's easy - when you click on one of the links in the newsletter you will automatically be entered to win. One winner will be chosen monthly - but you have to Click to Win! This month we are giving away four tickets to Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits . These tickets are valid May 21, 22, 28, 29 . The winner will be notified via email and must present the email at the box office to claim the tickets. Congratulations to Bridget Schoenig - our April winner! 76 Trombones hit the Playhouse stage 
Don't miss the ever-popular The Music Man at the Erie Playhouse June 4-20. Click here for more information and to view the cast list. Showdate: June 4 & 5 (Premiere Weekend all seats $13), 10-13, 16-20 Thank you to our sponsors: Presbyterian Homes, Sheraton Erie Bayfront, National Fuel, Bob-FM, Goerie.com 
The popular group Tennessee Backporch returns to the Erie Playhouse stage in the hit Broadway musical Pump Boys and Dinettes featuring group members Chris Moore, Julie Moore, Tom O'Camb, John Carouso, Calvin Bowers and special guest - Linda Troyer. Showdates: June 24 & 25 at 7:30pm. Click here to read more about the group. Reverends Uncorked - The Resurrection 
They are back! Your favorite clergy are returning for the third year to entertain you with their favorite Broadway hits and their most memorable church humor. All that, plus a delightful dinner, cocktails and camaraderie at the beautiful Sunset Inn overlooking the shores of Lake Erie. Returning clergy include Donald Baxter, Shawn Clerkin, David Edmunds, Hayes Moses, Derrick Ulmer and special guest Msg. Tom McSweeney. New to our "line-up" will be Evangelist Denise Jamerson, who audiences will remember from The Wiz. Click here for more information. Showdate: Sunday, June 27 at 5pm Many thanks to our hosts and major sponsor: Michael and Paula Barrett - Sunset Inn 
Youtheatre Camp Dates Announced! Summer Play Series Audition Dates Announced Auditions for Rent, Hairspray and more 
RENT AUDITIONS: Mark your calendars for June 6 & 7 when auditions for Rent will be held at the Erie Playhouse Rehearsal Hall at East 12th and Brandes. Please note that the director, Richard Davis, has specific guidelines for those wanting to audition. Please click here for more information. CATTLE CALL AUDITIONS FOR HAIRSPRAY, JEWTOPIA, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, MY FIRST TIME: Cattle calls for the first shows of our new season will be held June 28 & 29 at 6pm at the Erie Playhouse Rehearsal Hall located at East 12th and Brandes. Please check online at www.erieplayhouse.org/performances/auditions for more information in the coming weeks. The information will be updated for the June newsletter. 
Dear EP Family, If "Variety is the Spice of Life," then your Erie Playhouse is full of gusto and verve this month!! The Youtheatre musical Babes in Toyland will entertain your family, friends and neighbors as 62 young performers share all things great about Mother Goose and Toyland. Showdates are May 14-23 so you have several chances to stop by to see our talented youth in this 90-minute show. If you haven't had a chance to see a Youtheatre show for awhile, I encourage you to see what the kids have to offer. Their shows are professional and entertaining from beginning to end. Come to see the future of the Erie Playhouse! Six of our most versatile actors/singers/dancers (Kate Amatuzzo, Shawn Clerkin, Domenic DelGreco, Kristen Henry, Leah Johnson and Patrick Thiem) will wow you with an uproarious look at our favorite Broadway shows in Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits . This is a not-to-be-missed event! If you have EVER stepped foot in a theatre to see a musical or if you have ever performed in one, this is the show for you. You will hear some of your very favorite Broadway songs performed to perfection! We have scheduled only four performances – May 21 and 22 at 10pm (that's right, 10pm for you Millennials, high school students, people who stay up late, and busy people) and May 28 and 29 at 8pm. Word of mouth will be a bonus on this show so come early and help us spread the word about this hilarious tribute to the Great White Way! In addition to these two shows, we are planning three weeks of Youtheatre Camp, The Music Man (June 4-20), Pump Boys and Dinettes (June 24 and 25) with Erie's fabulous Tennessee Backporch, Reverends Uncork'd (June 27), and Tuesdays with Morrie (July 9-25). PLUS we will be holding auditions for Rent (June 6 & 7) and Cattle Call auditions for the first shows in our 2010-2011 season – Hairspray, Jewtopia, and A Christmas Carol. The website has all the information you need. Please check it out! I look forward to seeing you at the theatre and at auditions. Enjoy! Get in on the backstage excitement 
We invite you and your club/group to join us in a theatrical adventure like no other...Venture Into the Playhouse with our VIP program. Your theatrical adventure begins when the doors to the theatre open - except YOUR door will be the STAGE door. Witness first hand the moments leading up to curtain - makeup, costume, greenroom and last minute nerves. Tours are available for THE MUSIC MAN, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, RENT and the complete line-up of shows for our 2010-2011 season. Click here for more information. 
Mark your calendar for the Wing’s next Barnes & Noble Fundraiser Event. On Monday, May 24th, all purchases with voucher will benefit the Erie Playhouse. Entertainment will include the Barbershop Quartet from the EP’s upcoming show The Music Man as well as the talented teens from the Showstoppers. Can't make it to Barnes & Noble that day? Great news - you can order online May 24-May 28! Just log on to www.bn.com and place an order using BF#10191641. Would you like to get involved as a volunteer with the Wing? Come to their next meeting – Tuesday, June 1, at 7 PM at the Station Dinner Theatre. Congratulations to Sarah Sesler who just graduated on Mother's Day from Shenandoah conservatory with a BFA in musical theatre. Sarah has accepted a contract with Troiki Entertainment and the national tour of Fiddler on the Roof as Rifka and as the understudy for Hodel. She will begin rehearsals in NYC on August 30 and the tour will run Oct. 5 - July 17, 2011. Mazel Tov! Tim Barthelmes, a soon-to-be sophomore at the University of PIttsburgh, will be traveling to Italy and Croatia performing with the Pitt Men's Glee club, a 55 member a cappella group celebrating its 120th year. In addition to performing in such historic venues as the Pantheon and All Saints Church in Rome, they will visit Florence, Bologna and Venice, as well as Zagreb, Croatia where they will perform in the Cathedral. Congratulations to another EP family member who is graduating from college AND has locked in a national tour. Trevor Sones will graduate from Mercyhurst College on May 23 and from there will head to Six Flags America in Maryland as an entertainer thru Sept. 6. Following this he heads to NYC where he will begin rehearsals for the Cats national tour, which runs through July 2011. Please help! Our lawn mower at the Scenic & Costume Shop/Rehearsal Hall has taken its final bow. We need to raise the curtain on a new one. We will gladly accept a used one, providing it can pass the audition. It needs to be in good working order, gas-powered with a grass-catcher. Please contact Charles Corritore in the business office if you can help us out. |
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