Addams Family: August 29 – 30, 6 p.m., Orcas Center Stage
Whale of a Show: Friday, September 15 from 3:30-5 p.m. and Saturday, September 16 from 12-1:30 p.m., Black Box
— from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center —
The Orcas Center has chosen The Addams Family – The Musical as the fall show leading the 2017-2018 season. This weird and wonderful family comes to devilishly delightful life on the Orcas Center’s main stage opening the 26th of October and Closing October 31st on Halloween night. The musical will run for 6 performances.
In addition to this awesome news, we’d like to welcome a guest director and choreographer from Seattle, Samuel J. Pettit. Sam has worked as choreographer and director on “Legally Blond,” “Oliver,” “Pirates of Penzance,” “Anything Goes,” “Peter Pan,” “Pippi Longstocking,” “Annie,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Seussical,” “The Addams Family,” and others. Currently, he is Associate Artistic Director of Studio East Theatre and has been teaching theatre for 13 years and is the co-founder of ‘Origami Girl Productions’, voted ‘Best of Fest’ at the Seattle Fringe Festival.
Auditions are August 29 and 30 at 6 p.m. on Center Stage. Sam would like anyone auditioning to bring about 16 bars of music (about a minute of singing). It can be on CD, or by piano and accompanist, or acapella if you so choose. Also, Sam would like see some prepared acting material – a short speech or poem would be great. A sign-up sheet for auditions will be posted at the front door of the Orcas Center. Everyone is welcome – these auditions are completely open to all. Call backs will be held August 30 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. that night, Sam will work with the choreography and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sam will work with the actors reading sides from the play. See you there.
Save the date for the Orcas all-kid talent show auditions for Whale of a Show which will be held in mid-September. Directed by Didier Gincig and crew, this annual event is an opportunity to see children and youth of all ages share their performing arts talents including singing, dancing, and musicianship. Skits and family acts are included, too. Auditions will be held OffCenter Stage (Black Box), at Orcas Center on Friday, September 15 from 3:30-5 p.m. and Saturday, September 16 from 12-1:30 p.m. Children are families are encouraged to come prepared to perform your act and to provide a list of technical needs. The performance will be held at Orcas Center on Saturday, September 30 at 6:30 p.m. on Center Stage. Check out the auditions page under opportunities at www.orcascenter.org for more details.
Tickets may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 12-3 p.m. For more information about Orcas Center’s 2017 season visit www.orcascenter.org.
