Welcome to the beginning of the end of 2008. We’ve got some exciting stuff going on at the end of the semester, just when you could use (or not) a distraction from your studies for finals.
Upcoming Shows
Very first day of the month, we’ve already got an interesting offering before us: a double–triple feature in the Arena Theatre of the UGA Fine Arts Building. Starting at 7pm with Campfire Kids: A Folklore Halloween and continuing with Hugo: a 1920s silent movie come to life, finally wrapping up with Improv Athens invading the scene upstairs (in the Balcony Theatre) at 9pm. All this is free, so even the frugal can have a little fun!
Starting the 5th and running through the 14th, you can check out Town and Gown’s production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. The show is high comedy from the wonderful author of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and only costs $15 for students and seniors ($18 for everyone else). Showtime is 8pm Thursdays through Saturdays, 2pm on Sundays.
Auditions
In addition to a few good shows, we’ve got a few good opportunities to get on stage ourselves. University Theatre is holding its auditions for the Spring season on the 4th and the 5th (callbacks on Saturday, the 6th). The slate for which you’re auditioning includes: The Changeling, The House of Bernarda Alba, and Dangerous Liaisons. For more info on the season, check out the University Theatre page about this year’s productions.
Following these auditions, you can go for Town and Gown’s production of Cabaret on Monday, the 8th, or Tuesday, the 9th. Note that the show will go on in February and I’m not sure whether or not the rehearsal schedule starts in December. For more info from them, check out the T&G listing about Cabaret.
Peace,
Dave H