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Cast for “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” Chosen

Director Cindy Hill has completed the audition process and assembled a talented cast of veterans and newcomers for Macon Little Theatre’s upcoming production of “A Bad Year for Tomatoes”. The laugh-out-loud comedy was written by John Patrick known for his Broadway hits, The Hasty Heart, The Curious Savage and his stage adaptation of The Teahouse of the August Moon. The cast includes:

Catherine Kjellstrom as Myra Marlowe
Michael Stewart as Tom Lamont
Erin Tudzin as Cora Gump
Alveta Summers as Reba Harper
Dan Byrd as Piney
Amy Lines Miller as Willa Mae Wilcox
Tommy Knight as The Sheriff
Lisa Fulford – Female Understudy

Production dates are May 20 – 29

Tickets go on sale May 16 from 1 to 6 PM

Book Signing at Macon Little Theatre

Susan Lindsley author of “Susan Myrick of Gone With The Wind – An Autobiographical Biography” will be at Macon Little Theatre on April 9 and 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and April 10 and 17 from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. to sell and sign her book about her aunt, Susan Myrick, who was a technical advisor for “Gone With the Wind.” Using Susan Myrick’s personal diaries which were started in 1938 and letters from her lifetime, her niece and author, Susan Lindsley has woven together the untold story of a remarkable woman who happened to the best friends with Margaret Mitchell. Visit Yesterplace.com for information.

(Pictured right: Susan Myrick with Clark Gable on the set of “Gone With the Wind”)

UPDATE: Registration for Kids Camp is closed. Please join us next summer for another opportunity to participate.

Macon Little Theatre and The Academy of the Performing Arts announce the 2011 Kid’s Camp: “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.” There is a Mini-Camp and a Main Camp. Please see below for information on both camps.

Mini-Camp: Ages 4-8
May 30 – June 3
9:30 AM to 12 Noon
Performance – June 3 – 7:30 PM
Tuition $100

Click here for Mini-Camp printable application

To Register for the Mini-Camp:
Print application
Completely fill out application
Mail it with payment (check) to:

Mini Camp
Macon Little Theatre
4220 Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210

Checks can be made out to: MLT Kid’s Camp. An email confirming receipt of your application will be sent back to you.

Questions? Email John Jones at jonesjohn@aol.com

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Main Camp: Ages 9 and up
May 30 – June 10
1:00 – 3:30 PM
Production Dates: June 10, 11 – 7:30 PM & June 12 – 2:30 PM
Tuition: $150

Auditions for anyone interested in Belle or the Beast – Sunday, May 15 at 2:00 PM
Bring sheet music of song of your choice and be prepared to sing 16 bars.
Auditions for other characters will be held on the first day of camp.
Completing camp registration is a prerequisite for auditioning.
Auditioning is NOT a requirement. All campers will be assigned a role.

Click here for Main Camp printable application

To Register for the Main Camp:
Print Main Camp application
Completely fill out application
Mail it with payment (check) to:
Kid’s Camp
Macon Little Theatre
4220 Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210

Checks can be made out to MLT Kid’s Camp An email confirming receipt of your application will be sent back to you.

Questions? Email John Jones at jonesjohn@aol.com

Box Office Opens to the Public April 4, 2011

“The Velveteen Rabbit”
Book, lyrics and music by Barnes Boffey and Paul Pilcher.
Additional music by Bob Love.
Based on the book by Margery Williams.
Directed by Sylvia Haynie and Laura Voss

Margery Williams’ classic tale of the little stuffed bunny who longs to be a real rabbit has been delighting audiences for decades. Often outrageously humorous but at times profoundly touching, The Velveteen Rabbit tells the story of a stuffed bunny, a birthday present for a young boy, who finds himself in a toy closet surrounded by rude and unfriendly toys. Though he loves the young boy that owns him, he dreams of scampering off with real, live rabbits.
“What is real?” the Velveteen Rabbit asks the Skin Horse. “Does it hurt?” Often humorous to the point of absurdity, at times profound without being heavy, this musical adaptation of this literary classic follows the adventures of the toy rabbit. On his way, the rabbit must deal with the Top Banana Nana, who rules the nursery with an iron hand, and the other more haughty toys. The story is sprinkled with songs which bring responses from total laughter to misty eyes. The Velveteen Rabbit is special because his message will never diminish as long as people search for the magic of love. Even though hailed as a “children’s classic”, The Velveteen Rabbit is pertinent to all of us who have experienced friendship, love and sacrifice.

A BAD YEAR FOR TOMATOES
Written by John Patrick
Directed by Cindy Hill
Comedy

3 Males and 4 Females Needed
Play runs May 20 – 29

AUDITIONS:
Sunday, April 10 – 6:30 PM
Monday, April 11 – 7:30 PM

THE STORY:
Fed up with the pressures and demands of her acting career, the famous Myra Marlowe leases a house in the tiny North Georgia hamlet of Beaver Haven, and settles down to write her autobiography. She is successful in turning aside the offers pressed on her by her long-time agent, but dealing with her nosy, omnipresent neighbors is a different matter. In an attempt to shoo them away, and gain some privacy, Myra invents a mad, homicidal sister–who is kept locked in an upstairs room, but who occasionally escapes long enough to scare off uninvited visitors. The ruse works well, at first, but complications result when the local handyman develops an affection for “Sister Sadie” (really Myra in a fright wig) and some of the more officious ladies decide it is their Christian duty to save the poor demented Sadie’s soul. In desperation Myra announces that her imaginary sibling has suddenly gone off to Boston–which brings on the sheriff, and the suspicion of murder! Needless to say, all is straightened out in the end, but the uproarious doings will keep audiences laughing right up to the final curtain.