Just a friendly reminder that our winter production of ‘Narnia’ will audition on November 1st and 2nd. Traditionally we audition shows on the opening weekend of the previous show. This time, our Winter production will be auditions 4 weeks prior to the opening of our Holiday production ‘The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge’. If you have any further questions, be sure to go to our auditions page on the website. All the info you need should be right there!

So don’t get caught off guard! Get your song ready! We look forward to seeing you at the auditions!!!!

Hey everyone….

We are trying to input information for every show CSTOCK has done on our website. We are looking for cast/crew information, programs and pictures.
Can you help? If so, contact me via email at triwill@comcast.net.

Here’s some the shows we’re looking for!
2005 - 2006
Oliver
Man Of La Mancha
The Secret Garden
The 1940s Radio Hour
Children Of Eden
2004 - 2005
Les Miserables
The Mystery Of Edwin Drood
Fiddler On The Roof
Annie
West Side Story
2003 - 2004
Follow That Rabbit
You’re A Good Man, Charlie B
The King And I
Babes In Toyland
Seven Brides For Seven Broth
2002 - 2003
Pirates Of Penzance 2003
Something’s Afoot
Annie Get Your Gun
A Wonderful Life
Little Shop Of Horrors
2001 - 2002
The Music Man, Jr.
Godspell
State Fair
Meet Me In St. Louis
How To Succeed In Business W
2000 - 2001
Guys And Dolls, Jr.
Pippin
Grease
Miracle On 34th Street
A Funny Thing Happened On Th
1999 - 2000
Cinderella
Little Women
Brigadoon
A Christmas Carol
Oklahoma!
1998 - 1999
Scheherazade
Into The Woods
Camelot

If you didn’t hear the bad news, it’s true. “Rent” was denied. A sad day for many a teenager in Kitsap County as both Andrea and I were very excited to direct what we hoped would be the first production of the school edition in Washington.

Unfortunately, professional productions take precedence over amateur ones and “Rent” has a big national tour coming to Seattle close to the time CSTOCK would’ve been doing it. I know…. you ask why would they care if a group of kids were doing the show? I wish I could answer that question for you, my young friends. But Andrea and I promise we’ll try to get that show into another season if it’s at all possible.

In the meantime, we both decided that “Seussical” was our second show of choice. It’s fun, filled with a lot of great music and characters and we think the audience will love it. If you didn’t know, Andrea had originally planned to do this show back in 2005 but the licencing company yanked it from us as a Seattle based professional theatre chose to do it at the last minute. So in a sense, this is our reward and not just a ‘replacement’ show. We get to do this show with a lot of talented kids, teens and young adults. We think it’ll be awesome!

Well, it’s finally here. It’s closing night for our “kids for kids” production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance.’ I sincerely hope you’ve had a chance to see it but if not you have ONE MORE chance left!

Sunday’s show starts at 6 pm. Tickets are still available (although they are selling quickly!) online at Brown Paper Tickets. This is the best way to guarantee your tickets!

Doors open at 5:30 pm but get there a little earlier if you’d like to sit closer.

Congrats to the cast and crew for a great show!

Congratulations to the cast of ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’! Directors Gwen Adams, Meredith Ellringer and Christine Usher are looking forward to working with this very talented group of actors!

Tom Sawyer runs September 19-October 12, 2008. Tickets will be available online in August and the box office will be taking reservations after September 1st.

Cast for ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’:
Justin Williams - Tom Sawyer
Bryson Breakey - Huck Finn
Ryan McLaughlin - Sid Sawyer
Allison Verhofstadt - Becky Thatcher
Carol Chollar - Aunt Polly
David Dumpert - Judge Thatcher
Charles Platten - Schoolmaster Dobbins
Jerry Vogt - Reverend Sprague

Tom’s gang: Alex Batschi, Ty Brillhart, Billy Buhl, Xavier Euzarraga, Brett Martinez, Austin Nelson

The girls: Laurie Batschi, Katharine Beddoe, Che’Lynne Martinelli, Addi Richert, Sarah Sveen

The townsfolk: Dale Borer, Angelica Herring, Margie Kluth, Cherisse Martinelli, Joe Martinelli, Sharon Martinelli, Dan McClelland, Pam McPeek, Jessica Nelson, Don Olson, Patty Olson, Ann Sveen, Jes Sveen, Christine Usher.

Auditions for ‘The Musical of Musicals’ (see previous blog) are now set for Sunday, August 24, 2008.

All auditions are by appointment. Auditions will be in a different location so please contact Trina Williamson at (360) 440-7272 or by email at triwill@comcast.net to arrange your audition time and to get directions. If you have any questions or need to arrange a different day please contact Trina as soon as possible.

Cast announcement will be made by September 1st!

Great news….              

CSTOCK will be represented in the AACT Western regional (4 state) community theatre competition in 2009.“The Musical of Musicals” will be directed by Trina Williamson and music directed by Daryl Spadaccini.

The play is a ‘what if’ 5 different composers had written music for the same skit. Four actors and a pianist get onstage and show all 5 versions in succession.

The directors will be looking for 2 women (1 soprano  - combo ditzy diva, 1 mezzo/belter -good comedienne) and 2 men (1 bass/baritone - the bad guy, 1 baritone/2nd tenor - the romantic lead & goofball) for this very fun show. We won’t be able to do the entire play for the competition but we’ll be able to perform it in its entirety at CSTOCK at least twice just prior to competition.  If we win,  our production would go to the national competition in June 2009 (in of all places, Tacoma!!!).

If you’re interested in auditioning, please let the director know (info below). Auditions will hopefully be held in July or August. So…. do you like a challenge? Think you’ve got the right stuff?  We ask that all actors be at least 17 years old and have the ability to learn independently due to the short rehearsal period.  Actors must have strong singing voices, be physically agile (you do a lot of moving!) and have good comedic timing.

In the meantime, if you’d like to learn more about the show go to the Musical of Musicals website or go to Wikipedia. The CD is available for purchase on their site, on Amazon.com and at the itunes store website.

Contact: Trina Williamson triwill@comcast.net or 360 440-7272

While we await updates on the main page…. check out the following item:

Auditions/Info for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer!

Welcome to summer! (well….I know it’s June but there is no sun as I write this)

We’ve got a lot of activities going on at the theatre. Hopefully you’ll be able to come down and see our kids for kids production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance”! This is the second opportunity our kids have had to put on this production. Director Dan Estes has been working since April with a very talented group of young actors. The show runs July 11 - August 3. Tickets are now on sale online at www.brownpapertickets.com or by phone at 360 692-9940.

Also coming up is the Kids Summer Workshop. From July 28-Aug 8 a group of 40 kids will learn all the different aspects of theatre. At the end of their workshop they will put on a show “Disney’s The Jungle Book”. Performance dates are August 8, 9, 10. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Auditions are also coming up for our season opener “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”! Director Gwen Adams and her team are gearing up for an exciting show. Audition info will be on the website page shortly!

Come on down and join in the fun!

Yes, we are finally putting on our first youth talent show (or showcase as Dale likes to call it)!!!

We will be presenting our scholarships at the talent showcase as well as featuring some of the best talents under the age of 21 that Kitsap County can claim!

Tickets are $10 for 12 and older, $7 for 11 and under. All proceeds go to our youth programs.

Showtime is 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm. Please support our youth programs and scholarships by attending!