“Harvey”

Written by Mary Chase

Directed by Chuck NeSmith
Box Office opens to the public on August 29. 2011

Box Office Hours 1 – 6 PM
Production dates are September 2 – 11
Tickets: $18 Adults, $15 Seniors (60+), Students w/ID $10
Call 477-3342 or 471-PLAY for Reservations

Mary Chase’s play “Harvey” enjoyed a phenomenally successful Broadway run, playing for nearly five years after its 1944 opening. Everyone wants to meet Elwood Dowd and his friend Harvey. When they enter a room, strangers soon become friends and people want to share a drink with them. But Harvey is a six-foot invisible rabbit and Elwood’s sister wants him gone. The question is – does the world need another “normal” chap, or more Harveys? Of course, it all gets sorted out in the end, but there are many surprises (as well as comic doses of wisdom) along the way, as everyone questions just what exactly is real. Macon Little Theatre presents a new look at this Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mary Chase. A celebrated success, this play has become one of the most successful and popular plays ever offered to nonprofessionals.

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Box Office opens to the public on July 18th.
Production dates are June 22-31
Tickets: $18 Adults, $15 Seniors (60+), Students w/ID $10
Call 477-3342 or 471-PLAY for Reservations
Box Office Hours 1 – 6 PM

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father’s favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. He is purchased by Potiphar where thwarting advances from Potiphar’s wife lands him in jail. When news of Joseph’s gift to interpret dreams reaches the Pharaoh (wryly and riotously depicted as Elvis), Joseph is well on his way to becoming second in command. Eventually his brothers, having suffered greatly, unknowingly find themselves groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognize. After testing their integrity, Joseph reveals himself leading to a heartfelt reconciliation of the sons of Israel. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock ‘n’ roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.

For the past two weeks, 94 participants in the Macon Little Theatre-Academy of the Performing Arts Theatre Camp have been learning theatre lore, rehearsing songs, choreography, lines and blocking under the direction of Sylvia Haynie and Laura Voss.
Why all of this fun and hard work? On June 10, 11 and 12 these actors and actresses will present four performances of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. and demonstrate the fruits of their summer camp efforts. Performances will be presented on Friday, June 10, at 7:30 PM, Saturday, June 11, at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM with a final matinee on Sunday, June 12 at 2:30 PM. Tickets will be sold at the door on the date of each performance – no reservations are required. The cost of the tickets is $10 for ages 16 and up and $5 for ages 3 to 15. Bring the whole family to see this Disney Classic featuring such songs as Gaston, Be Our Guest, Human Again and Beauty and the Beast.

“The Honky Tonk Angels”
Box Office opens to the public on June 13.
Production dates are June 17 – 26
Tickets: $18 Adults, $15 Seniors (60+), Students w/ID $10
Call 477-3342 or 471-PLAY for Reservations
Box Office Hours 1 – 6 PM

You loved it…You asked for it…You got it!
Angie, Kim and Jenny return as those hilarious, lovable, gutsy Southern songbirds who woo your heart, touch your soul and tickle your funny bone.

Macon Little Theatre presents “The Honky Tonk Angels” a musical comedy by Ted Swindley, the author of the hit “Always Patsy Cline”. Join us on a hilarious, rollicking and touching journey that celebrates the voices of women in country music. Experience Stand by Your Man, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Delta Dawn, 9 to 5, Harper Valley PTA, I Will Always Love You and many other great songs through the voices of the three country gals who meet on a bus on their way to Nashville to follow the “music city dream” of becoming a star. Romance, husband problems, independence and a little gospel thrown in for good measure result in a thrilling theatrical mixture of laughter, friendship and maybe a tear or two.

Make your plans to claim your seats for this potential sell-out.
(Not part of the regular MLT season-Membership does not apply)

Cast for “Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Chosen

Narrators…. Weldon Ledbetter, Amy Easter, Bailey Vincent, Amber Burton
Joseph…. Chris Abbott
Jacob…. Frank Shirah
Jacob’s Wives…. Martha Shirah, Jaloo Zelonis, Kathy Stubbs, Amy Burton, Natalie Edison
Jacob’s Grandchildren…. Emilee Burton, Rebecca Burton, Prentice Rutledge
Reuben (Canaan Days)… Tony Kemp
Simeon….. Kenny Jones
Levi (One More Angel)…. Joe Barone
Napthali…. Caleb Morton
Isaachar (Benjamin’s Calypso)…. Antwan Ward
Asher…. Joseph Whidby
Dan…. Jeremy Greene
Zebulon…. Zebulon Self
Gad…. James Hulett
Judah…. Brandon Broadus
Benjamin…. Michael Burton
Potiphar…. Gary Burton
Mrs. Potiphar…. Colby Marshall
Butler…. John Eyler
Baker…. Skip Lazenby
Pharoah…. Bryn Rouse
Pharoah’s Wives…. Nikki Vincent, Alyssa Kuncaitis, Casey Kaplan
Dance Ensemble Women….Brooklyn Rogers, Madeline Cole, Hayli Hall, Katie Beth Stubbs, Elizabeth Lynch, Ivana King, Amanda Schroeder

Welcome to the Cast of Joseph!

Here are some instructions about what to do next!
1) Please reply whether you wish to accept or decline the role you have been offered by
emailing to shaynie@academyoftheperformingarts.com
2) Plan to attend the initial cast meeting/rehearsal on Friday, May 27th @ 7 p.m. where you
will receive a script, schedule, costume information and write your bio for the program.
3) Directions to our rehearsal location: Start as though you are leaving Macon Little Theatre’s
driveway by taking a RIGHT onto Vineville Avenue (heading toward downtown) go straight through the 1st traffic light which is the intersections of Forest Hill, Park and Vineville Avenue. Continue to the 2nd traffic light, which is the intersection of Brookdale and Vineville. Turn RIGHT onto Brookdale Avenue. You will cross over a railroad track and see a shopping strip mall on your left with a large sign PAYNE CITY STATION. Turn LEFT into the shopping mall parking lot – our school is at the far end.
Academy of the Performing Arts
3378 Brookdale Ave.
The phone number at the school is 476-1910.

A Bad Year for Tomatoes
Box Office opens to the public on May 16.
Production dates are May 20 – 29.

A cast of zany eccentrics will serve up liberal helpings of broad comedy spiced with farce and slapstick in “A Bad Year for Tomatoes”.

Catherine Kjellstrom plays pivotal character Myra Marlowe, a television actress. Tired of the limelight, Marlowe has retired to a small North Georgia town to write her autobiography. Instead of peace and quiet, she finds herself surrounded by eccentric, nosy neighbors. Next door, there are Cora (Erin Tudzin) and Reba (Alveta Summers) who are annoyingly bubbly and gossipy. Willa Mae (Amy Lines Miller) is equally nosy, and the whole town thinks she’s a witch. Making more unwanted appearances in Marlowe’s living room are Piney (Dan Byrd), a lumberjack with a nasty habit of always overstaying his welcome, and Tom (Michael Stewart), Marlowe’s agent. To discourage her unwelcome visitors, Marlowe invents a crazy sister, Sadie — drawing on her acting skills to pull off the deception. All is well until Marlowe stops her sister act. The neighbors — and the sheriff (Tommy Knight) — think Marlowe murdered Sadie. Needless to say, all is straightened out in the end, but the uproarious doings will keep audiences laughing right up to the final curtain, and then some.

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