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Performances:
Pirates!
Theodore Thud and the Quest for Weird Beard
Heathers the Musical
High School Edition
[Young Rep Musical]
[Ages 14-19]
Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.
[
Young Rep Musical]
[Ages 7-13]
Auditions:
Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.
Auditions:
May 20, 3:00-6:00pm
10th St. Stage
May 22, 5:30-7:30pm
10th St. Stage
Callbacks:
May 23, 5:30-8:30pm
10th St. Stage
Adult Rep Ed Classes:
(Ages 18+)
June 2-23
Saturdays, 11:00am-1:00pm
Brown Building
Young Rep Ed
Summer Camps:
From Big Screen to Broadway
(Ages 7-16)
June 25-29
Monday - Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
10th St. Stage
Broadway:
Best of the West End
(Ages 7-16)
July 16-20
Monday - Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
10th St. Stage
Creating Theatre: Onstage/Offstage/Backstage
(Ages 7-16)
July 23-27
Monday - Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
10th St. Stage
Student Showcases:
The Craft of Acting II
Adult Acting
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Would you like to enjoy the excitement of live theatre on a budget? Take advantage of our Thrifty Thespian Thursday!
Simply come to the box office in person between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm prior to that same Thursday evening's Mainstage performance and if any available seats remain, you can purchase your ticket in person for that evening for just $10.00! That's a 50% savings off the regular ticket price!
This special applies to our Thursday night Mainstage plays only. No other discounts or coupons apply with this special.
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Toledo Performing Arts!
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Volume 41, Issue 9 / May
2018
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Letter from the Artistic Director
Shiver me timbers! Fire the cannons! Swab the poop deck! All hands on the main stage deck for our comic extravaganza, Pirates! Theodore Thud and the Quest for Weird Beard. This Young Rep production, with swashbuckling sea dogs, mysterious mermaids, and a ghost named Harriet, runs one weekend only! Performances are Friday, May 4, at 7:00pm, Saturday, May 5, at 7:00pm, and Sunday, May 6, at 2:30pm.
Pirates! marks the unofficial kickoff of our Young Rep Summer, with classes, auditions, productions, and showcases all featuring the impressive junior members of our Toledo Rep family.
On Saturday, May 12 at 12:15pm, you can catch the free showcase of our Spring Rep Ed session, sharing the work of our "Playmaking 101" class. Did I mention that it's free?
That said, the adults still have some unfinished business. In the middle of YRS (that is, Young Rep Summer), our Mainstage Season comes to a close with the Tony Award-winning musical,
Sweet Charity. With a book by Neil Simon, classic Broadway songs like "Big Spender," and that Fosse-inspired choreography, tickets are already going fast. Debra Ross Calabrese directs and choreographs.
Now, back to YRS. (Can't you just see that on a t-shirt?) We have three terrific summer camps, each with multiple instructors. Each camp runs a week, Monday through Friday, from 9:00-3:00pm, with a culminating showcase on Friday afternoon. "From Big Screen to Broadway" goes from June 25-29; "Broadway: Best of the West End" from July 16-20; and "Creating Theatre: Onstage/Offstage/Backstage" from July 23-27. Slots are filling up fast, so call soon.
Our summer Young Rep productions are
Heathers the Musical (High School Edition), July 12-15; and
Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr., August 2-5. Auditions for
Schoolhouse will be May 20 from 3:00-6:00pm and May 22 from 5:30-7:30pm.
I'm pleased to announce that The Rep was recently voted "Best Local Theatre Group" by the Toledo City Paper. If you're one of the 37,000 readers who cast a ballot, our sincerest thanks.
Finally, if there's something you'd like to see produced on our stage or offered as a class or brought to your venue, we're open to suggestions. Call 419-243-9277 or visit our user-friendly website -
www.toledorep.org -- for more information.
See you at the theatre.
Dave De
Artistic Director, Toledo Repertoire Theatre
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Thank you to our wonderful patrons!
With your immense generosity, we were able to raise over $1600 in monetary donations and collect 4 full full boxes of items including non-perishable goods, cleaning supplies, pots, pans, baking sheets, backpacks and so much more for Harvey House of Northwest Ohio!
The Toledo Rep along with everyone at Harvey House are sincerely grateful for your kindness!
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Harvey House is a drop-in center, community center, and safe space for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies. They are the first and only LGBTQ+ community center in Northwest Ohio.
Harvey House works towards ending youth homelessness in Northwest Ohio by operating a community center for any youth who need a safe, judgement-free zone to spend time. They connect youth with necessary services and provide them with clothing and food.
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YOUNG REP ED SUMMER CAMPS BEGIN IN JUNE!
We are pleased to announce our exciting upcoming
Young Rep Ed Summer Camps for ages 7-16!
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The Toledo Rep Seeks Summer Interns, Ages 16-19
Are you interested in theatre? Do you enjoy working with kids? Gain
valuable theatrical experience and build your resume by assisting with our
Young Rep Summer Camps!
Three one week sessions, from 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m., June 25-29, July 16-20, and July 23-27. Apply for one, two, or all
three.
Send a letter of interest to Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 16 Tenth
Street, Toledo, OH, 43604. Tell us about yourself, your work history, and
your theatrical background, and be specific about your availability.
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ON STAGE NOW!
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Pirates! Theodore Thud and the Quest For Weird Beard
By Joshua Mikel
Directed by Julie Zatko
May 4 & 5 at 7:00pm
May 6 at 2:30pm
Young Rep Play, Ages 7-13
A friendly game of pirates becomes all too real when overzealous Theodore accidentally falls into a giant sinkhole and wakes up to find himself amongst real high sea swashbucklers. Before getting back to the real world, he is forced on an epic journey with his companion Harriet the Ghost in a quest to find the notorious pirate Weird Beard and foil the mutinous Mr. Clunky Bones. Will Theodore be able to save Captain Cramp Hand's ship from falling into evil clutches and return to his friends in time for ice cream?
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ON STAGE NEXT!
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Sweet Charity
Book by Neil Simon, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Directed by
Debra Ross Calabrese
June 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16 at 8:00pm
June 10 & 17 at 2:30pm
Have you ever known a girl who wanted something so badly that she tried too hard to get it? Meet Sweet Charity, who sings, dances, laughs and cries her way through romances. Her world is the all too real world of Times Square, and the people who pass through are as deceptively charming a group as ever swept across any stage. With a book by the king of comedy Neil Simon, this five-time Tony Award winner includes the iconic musical numbers "Big Spender", "If My Friends Could See Me Now", and "I'm a Brass Band".
If you have questions, please contact us at (419) 243-9277
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ON STAGE SOON!
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Heathers the Musical (High School Edition)
Book, Music and Lyrics by Kevin Murphy & Laurance O'Keefe
Based on the film written by Daniel Waters
Directed by Vicki Monhollen
July 12, 13 & 14 at 7:00pm
July 15 at 2:30pm
Young Rep Teen Musical, Ages 14-19
Based on the classic 1989 film,
Heathers the Musical (High School Edition) is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful group of shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing girls at Westerberg High. The Heathers are the hottest, cruelest, most ruthless clique in all of Ohio, but before Veronica can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, she falls in love with the dangerously handsome new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica and J.D. decide to put the Heathers in their place-six feet under. The New York Times calls this hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal new musical "a rowdy guilty pleasure," and Variety raves, "Heathers the Musical should score with just about everyone."
If you have questions, please contact us at (419) 243-9277
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Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.
Young Rep Musical, Ages 7-13
Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall & Scott Ferguson
Music and Lyrics by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg,
George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens, & Tom Yohe
Based on an Idea by David McCall and a television series created by George Newall & Tom Yohe
Directed by Jill Reinstein
Auditions:
May 20, 3:00-6:00pm
10th Street Stage
May 22, 5:30-7:30pm
10th Street Stage
Callbacks:
May 23, 5:30-8:30pm
10th Street Stage
AUDITION DETAILS:
Auditions will be scheduled in groups of 10-12, in 50-minute time blocks. Time slots are at 3pm, 4pm, and 5pm on Sunday, and 5:30 and 6:30pm on Tuesday. Unscheduled auditions may need to wait for an available time slot.
Please call (419) 243-9277 to schedule an audition time.
CHARACTER DETAILS
Based on the 1970's Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon, this fast-paced musical follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is anxious about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win over his students with imagination and music. A pop-culture phenomenon, this story teaches history, grammar, math and much more through clever, tuneful songs including "Just a Bill" and "Conjunction Junction".
Show dates:
Questions or concerns, please call (419) 243-9277
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AUDITIONS!
June 2 - June 23
Saturdays, 11:00am-1:00pm
Brown Building at The Rep
Any Level of Actor
Age 18+
Class Size Limit 8 Students
You want to act, so you are probably going to have to audition. Auditions can be nerve-wracking, but they are also creative treasures if you have the tools and confidence to make them so. In this class you will work on monologues, sides, and cold reads, learning tips and techniques that will allow you to shine. You will discover the importance of making strong choices and the necessity of learning to decipher "director speak."
Adult actors of any level of experience are welcome. This class is only 4 weeks, so in order to make the most of the time, you will be required to bring 3 copies of a monologue and 3 copies of a scene you would be thrilled to perform to the first class.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Fran Martone has an MFA in acting from DePaul University and is a proud member of the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) and AFTRA. Throughout her peripatetic odyssey, Fran has acted and directed across a wide range of media, including theatre, film, and television. Spending over four decades bouncing from city to city, she finally landed back in her hometown of Toledo in 2016.
Some of Fran's more recent accomplishments include appearances in the film
Observe and Report with Seth Rogen,
as well as a starring role in the
award-winning short film,
Good Luck, Mr. Gorski
. Her recent t
elevision credits include
Breaking Bad
with Aaron Paul and
In Plain Sight
with
Mary McCormack.
Fran most recently appeared on the Toledo Rep stage in January playing the lead role of Abbey Binder in David Lindsay-Abaire's
Ripcord
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If you have any questions or would like further details about our classes, please contact [email protected] or call (419) 243-9277
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If you have questions or would like further details about our classes, please contact [email protected] or call (419) 243-9277
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It's time for the Toledo Area Parent's
2017 Family Favorites!
Vote the Toledo Repertoire Theatre!
1) After School Activities - Acting and Theatre Classes
2) Get Active - Summer Day Camp
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CHANNEL 11 WTOL
Enjoy "Toledo Voices" at the Toledo Rep
Dave DeChristopher of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre invites you to enjoy a series written by local playwrights.
TOLEDO BLADE
Local Writer Sets Black Comedy Amid Events of 9/11
"The Toledo Repertoire Theatre wraps up the second season of its "Toledo Voices" series Saturday evening with
Charmed Like a Snake, I'm Sure, by Deborah Coulter-Harris.
"Toledo Voices" premieres previously unproduced plays by local writers in a series of staged readings at the theater. Another of Coulter-Harris's plays,
Sheba Rules, was among the works chosen for the series' inaugural season in 2017.
Coulter-Harris describes
Charmed Like a Snake, I'm Sure as "a mysterious and farcical tragedy/black comedy set during the chaos surrounding 9/11; it involves several fictional characters and events at the Central Intelligence Agency." Coulter-Harris once worked for the CIA as a Middle East political analyst".
UT NEWS
Dr. Deborah Coulter-Harris will debut her second play, Charmed Like a Snake, I'm Sure, Saturday, April 28, at 8 p.m. at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre. The event is part of the Toledo Rep's "Toledo Voices" staged readings series.
"This play is not so much about the CIA as it is with human nature, with its Nietzschean impulse for power and authority over others," said Coulter-Harris, senior lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature. "The play also touches on current universal political themes of instability, mendacity and untrustworthiness. The ending of the play will leave the audience in shock."
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The Rep is Looking For Videographer Volunteers!
The Toledo Rep is looking for qualified individuals to perform freelance videography work for our marketing/advertising team. The goal of our marketing department is to strengthen the Toledo Rep brand and to promote all events, programs, classes, productions and outreach initiatives of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre.
As a videography volunteer, you should be prepared to work in an exciting, creative and fast-paced environment. Candidates should have an entrepreneurial mindset for project development and a strong drive to take on challenges. They must be self-motivated, a strong team player, able to think outside the box, and be comfortable taking the lead in facilitating, planning and executing the digital video productions of the Toledo Rep.
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MADGE LEVINSON'S
94th Birthday Celebration!
On April 14th, the Toledo Repertoire Theatre celebrated our beloved Madge Levinson's birthday! The entire cast and crew of
The Children's Hour, along with our theatre audience, Board members, and staff took a moment to honor this wonderful lady, amazing actor, and cornerstone of our Toledo theatre community!
THE NORMAL HEART
On April 6th and 7th, the Toledo Rep staged a reading of Larry Kramer's explosive autobiographical and profoundly powerful play,
The Normal Heart, to kick off our "Rainbow Series" readings.
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
"Rainbow Series" Reading
On April 13th and 14th, the Toledo Rep staged a reading of Lillian Hellman's trailblazing drama,
The Children's Hour
as the second installment in our "Rainbow Series" readings.
THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVERY TOLD
"Rainbow Series" Reading
On April 20th and 21st, the Toledo Rep staged a reading of Paul Rudnick's audacious comedy,
The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told,
to conclude our "Rainbow Series" readings.
CHARMED LIKE A SNAKE, I'M SURE
"Toledo Voices" Reading
On April 28th, the Toledo Rep staged the mysterious, farcical tragedy,
Charmed Like a Snake, I'm Sure, written by local playwright Deborah M. Coulter-Harris, PhD to conclude our "Toledo Voices" series.
CHARMED LIKE A SNAKE, I'M SURE
Cast, Director and Playwright Talkback
On April 28th, the cast, crew, director, and playwright of
Charmed Like a Snake, I'm Sure, held a talkback session following the reading to allow audience members to give feedback and ask questions to the cast and playwright about the play.
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The Rep would like to thank:
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The cast, crew, and director of
A Normal Heart
for such a truly powerful and touching performance.
- The cast, crew, parents, and director of The Children's Hour for such a heartfelt performance.
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The cast, crew, and director of The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told
for such a fun and wonderful performance.
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The cast, crew, playwright, and director of Charmed Like a Snake, I'm Sure
for such a wonderful production and talkback.
- Our generous patrons for your support and donations to our Harvey House of Northwest Ohio collection.
- Equitas Health for sponsoring our "Rainbow Series" reading,
The Normal Heart.
- Harvey House of Northwest Ohio for partnering with the Toledo Rep during our "Rainbow Series" productions of
The Children's Hour and
The Most Fabulous Story Every Told.
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Become a Board Member!
TOLEDO REPERTOIRE THEATRE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND
COMMITTEE MEMBER
APPLICATION FORM
Do you have the passion and drive it takes to be an advocate for the Toledo Repertoire Theatre?
Serving on the board of a nonprofit organization is a wonderful, enriching experience and is a fulfilling way in which you can give back to the community that we call home.
The Toledo Rep is always looking for new Board and Committee members.
Those wishing to serve should have a vested interest in and a strong allegiance to the Toledo Rep and its continuation as a vital part of the cultural fabric of our Toledo community.
The responsibilities for Board and Committee members are different. Due to bylaw guidelines, we have a limited number of Board seats. However, we have many more Committee positions available. If you should have an interest in either area, please complete the online form.
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Education is one of the central aspects of our mission here at the Toledo Rep and we are always looking for new instructors to include in our program. If you are interested in being a part of our education program, please let us know! A background in teaching is desired, although not necessarily required. We are looking for people experienced in one or more of the many aspects of theatre, with a passion and desire to share those experiences and skills with others. Our program includes classes, workshops and camps for children, teens and adults.
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The Toledo Rep Is Seeking Directors
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Interested directors, please click on the link below to complete the online Director's Application.
or by
calling the Toledo Rep at (419) 243-9277
Come be a part of "Toledo's Community Theatre"!
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Want to be a star without being on stage? Whatever your interest or talent, we welcome your help at The Rep! It's a great way to make a difference and give back to your community. In most cases, no experience is needed - we'll train you!
To get started, please complete and submit the form below!
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Please take our survey!
The purpose behind these questions is to help us mainstream our efforts. This survey will also help us get a better handle on what you, our audience, would like to see produced on our 10th Street Stage.
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AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the TOLEDO REPERTOIRE COMPANY every time you shop, at no cost to you! When you shop at
smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a portion of your purchase price to the Toledo Rep!
Simply go to
smile.amazon.com and
select TOLEDO REPERTOIRE COMPANY to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Products marked "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on their product detail pages are eligible for donations.
Thank you for supporting the Toledo Rep!
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By linking your Kroger shopping card to the Toledo Repertoire Theatre, you can help us earn rewards from your purchases. This is a simple and easy way to give back every time you visit your local Kroger store!
TO ENROLL
Register online at
krogercommunityrewards.com.
Select Toledo Repertoire Theatre from the list of organizations.
Members must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.
Thank you for supporting the Toledo Rep!
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