AUDITIONS for Spinning into Butter!

AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT:

Spinning into Butter, by Rebecca Gilman

Directed by Lisa Woske

WHEN: March 9 and 10 from 6:00-9:00 PM

WHERE: San Luis Obispo Little Theatre

PREPARE: Actors will be participating in cold readings from the script. Short monologues are welcome, but not required.

All roles are open. Performances are May 20-June 12, 2011.

Synopsis: Set on a small college campus in Vermont, Spinning Into Butter explores the dangers of both racism and political correctness in America today. When one of the few African American students at liberal Belmont College begins receiving hate mail, the campus erupts, first with shock, then with mutual recrimination as faculty and students alike try to prove their own tolerance by condemning one another. As the administration sponsors public “race forums” and the students start their activist groups, Sarah Daniels, the Dean of Students, is forced to explore her own feelings of racism. Her self-examination leads to some surprising discoveries and painful insights, the consequences of which even she can't predict.

Characters:

Sarah Daniels: 35-40, dean of students

Ross Collins: 35-40, Art History professor

Dean Catherine Kenney: 60

Dean Burton Strauss: 55, chair of Humanities

Mr. Meyers: 50, a security guard

Patrick Chibas: 19, a self-assured young man

Greg Sullivan: 21, a senior

Ages are negotiable.

A perusal script is available at the reference desk of the San Luis Obispo County Library.

Any questions? Contact Lisa Woske, director, at lwoske@calpoly.edu

The Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, February 28th at 6:00 p.m. at the Little Theatre. Members of the Theatre are welcome to attend.

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San Luis Obispo Little Theatre welcomes our newest staff member, Wendy-Marie Foerster!

San Luis Obispo Little Theatre is thrilled to announce that the organization has hired Wendy-Marie Foerster as its new Development Director. Ms. Foerster will be responsible for Donor Cultivation, Development, and Membership Acquisition.

Wendy-Marie Foerster is a native of the Central Coast and has been involved in the local community theatre scene since 1983. After graduating from PCPA's Actor Training program, Wendy-Marie completed her B.F.A. in Acting at Marymount Manhattan College in New York and has been performing, writing and directing theater in the U.S. and Europe ever since. After returning to the Central Coast 4 years ago, Wendy-Marie enjoyed a year as Executive Director of the SLO Little Theatre and then moved into the position of Membership Director at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts.

Wendy-Marie joins Kevin Harris (Managing Artistic Director), Jessi Brown-Carlin (Volunteer Coordinator/House Manager), David Linfield (Technical Director), Yvonne Ogren (Box Office Manager), and Kerry DiMaggio (Academy of Creative Theatre Coordinator.) The Board and staff welcomes Wendy-Marie to the Little Theatre team, and look forward to a wonderful collaboration in our upcoming season!

San Luis Obispo Little Theatre presented its first play, Blithe Spirit, in 1947, and is one of the oldest continuously-running community theatres in the nation. For the last 15 years, through the generosity of the City of SLO, San Luis Obispo Little Theatre has called the old library building on the corner of Palm and Morro its home.

THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL: The Alan Freed Story! Get your tickets today!

THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL: The Alan Freed Story!

February 18-March 20.

This incredible journey through the birth of rock and roll follows the life of notorious DJ Alan Freed – aka "Mr. Rock 'n Roll." Experience the rise and fall of this American legend in a dazzling show featuring a live band, swingin' singers, dynamic dancers, and the classic tunes that created the soundtrack of our lives.

THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL features over 30 of the greatest songs ever written, including:

Blue Moon

Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

Route 66

Hound Dog

Mr. Sandman

Down in Mexico

Johnny B. Goode

All I Have To Do (is dream)

and many, many more!

Come join us for this original musical! You won't want to miss it!

Written by David Vienna

Directed by Kevin Harris

Choreographed by Drew Silvaggio

Associate Director: Lisa Woske

SHOW SPONSOR: The Hind Foundation

Massive Renovations Underway at Little Theatre!

Thank you to the HIND Foundation for their incredible $50,000 gift to our organization! We began our complete tech booth/sound equipment renovation on Monday! Keep checking our website to see the progress!