Happy opening night to the cast and crew of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!

Happy Friday friends of the Little Theatre!

Happy opening night the cast and crew of America's most-cherished holiday story, It's a Wonderful Life! For the last several months these incredible volunteers, led by director Lisa Woske, have worked tirelessly to bring this tale to life on our stage. Thank you for the hundred of hours you have given to the theatre!

We only have a handful of tickets left for the entire run! Thinking about bringing the family? Click HERE to get your ticket now. They won't be here next week!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Kevin

AUDITIONS! AUDITIONS! AUDITIONS!

Audition Notice 

Enchanted April

Directed by Teresa Thuman

February 2 and 3, 2013 from 1-4 each day.

No appointment necessary. Actors will be seen in the order they arrive.

PLEASE PREPARE- one contemporary monologue (1-2 minutes)

You will be asked to read something in dialect (standard British) at the auditions, as well.

Rehearsals will begin in early March. Performances are April 12-May 5, 2013.

“The kind of play that reminds you of why you love theatre!”- Variety

When two frustrated London housewives decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, they recruit two very different English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms and Mediterranean sunshine, all four bloom again—rediscovering themselves in ways that they—and we—could never have expected. 

Any questions? Please contact Kevin Harris by clicking HERE.

Charlotte Wilkins - Lotty - 30's, dowdy, childless, fed up, earnest, no social graces, wispy hair, crumpled hat, face puckered with effort and fear, instant soul-mate with Rose, shocked by her own daring at planning this adventure as well as the extravagance of it. Finds the Italian setting wildly, ridiculously, divinely beautiful.

Rose Arbuthnot - older than Lotty, 30's, prudish, proper, gives every penny to the poor to make up for her husband's evil books, she can't spend anything on her own enjoyment because of where the money comes from. Says of her husband's writing, "No one should write a book God wouldn't like to read."

Clerk - over 20, male or female

Lady Caroline Dester - 28 - 35, enchantress and society beauty. Single, from a wealthy, well-known family, wants quiet and to escape from the grabbing hands of men. Wants to recover from too much of everything an indulged young woman knows. Has an overbearing mother who "thinks nothing of value could come from the thinking of a beautiful young woman."

Thomas Briggs - 30's, handsome, portraitist who inherited the castle. Uses a hat and cane, nice guy smitten with Caroline at first sight.

Mrs. William Fisher - 65, aggressive dowager, widowed 11 years ago, still wearing black. Offers for her personal references: Archbishop of Canterbury, Pres. of the Royal Academy, Gov. of Bank of England. Lives in the past where eminent Victorians such as Tennyson and Browning were family friends. Walks with a cane and wants only to sit in the sun and remember.

Domenico - 30+, Italian speaking - caretaker of the castle

Francesca - 30+, Italian speaking- housekeeper for the castle

Mellersh Wilkins - 35-45, discreet family solicitor, forceful, top-hatted, frock-coated, respectable, with a high opinion of himself. "Needing an airing" according to Lotty, his wife. Thrifty except where his food is concerned.

Frederick Arbuthnot - (a.k.a. Ferdinand Arrundel) - 35-45, writer of successful, salacious, biographies of royalty: Cleopatra, du' Barry. He writes under a pseudonym to respect his wife's sensibilities. Spends most of his time away from her and knows Lady Caroline very well in his "other life."

Benefit performance for IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!

Happy Wednesday friends of the Little Theatre!

Our holiday production of It's a Wonderful Life opens in just two days! We're all sold out for Friday night, but tickets are still available for the rest of the weekend. Click HERE to get yours before they're all gone.

Did you know that over the last ten years the Little Theatre has raised over $50,000.00 for local non-profits through benefit performances? We're pleased to host the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum this Thursday night for our preview performance of It's a Wonderful Life.

Have a great week, everyone!

-Kevin

Board to Meet

The regular meeting of the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre Board of Directors will be held at the theatre at 6 PM on November 28.

Click here to view the agenda.

Four days 'til WONDERFUL LIFE, HONK JR! is incubating in rehearsal, and GIFT CERTIFICATES are selling fast! This week at the Little Theatre!

Good afternoon friends of the Little Theatre,

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend. We jumped back into It's a Wonderful Life rehearsals on Sunday night and the show is looking great. Get your tickets for this holiday classic directed by Lisa Woske by clicking HERE.

WATERGATE begins rehearsals soon! Check out the teaser trailer for this original musical by clicking HERE. Get your tickets by clicking HERE.

The cast of Honk Jr! is busy putting together this incredible, family-friendly musical. You won't want to miss our young actors bring this production to life on our stage! Find out more about the show and get your tickets HERE. 

There still time to wrap up you holiday shopping with the Little Theatre. For each $20.00 gift certificate you buy, you get $25.00 toward the purchase of tickets to any production. Gift certificates will be sent to your address the day after you order! Nothing could be easier! Click HERE to order your instantly online and share the magic of Little Theatre with you family and friends!

Every week I will publish the newest members of the Little Theatre. Our organization depends on the generosity of these individuals/businesses to survive. If you know anyone on the list below, please be sure to let them know that you appreciate what they are doing for our theatre. A little thanks goes a long way!

NAME	AMOUNT
Marie & Kenneth Allen	150
Betty Alvarado	50
Joseph Caldwell	25
Ernest & Tawn Roide	100
Ken Swanson	40
Roger Welles	50

Thank you for your ongoing support of our organization! Have a great week, everyone!

-Kevin

Not in the Thanksgiving spirit? Watch THIS!

Happy Tuesday friends of the Little Theatre!

Thanksgiving is only two days away--- time to start getting into the spirit of thanks! What am I thankful for. This classic clip from The Tonight Show. Gets funnier every year. Click HERE to see Doc Severinsen tear it up in 1979.

Have a great Tuesday, everyone!

-Kevin

WONDERFUL LIFE is nearly ready, WATERGATE AUDITIONS were off the charts, and let's eat some TURKEY. This week at the Little Theatre!

Good afternoon friends of the Little Theatre,

It's a Wonderful Life finished up the first tech weekend and the show is looking great! Thank you to the cast and crew for their hard work and patience as we navigated the 100+ lighting cues on Saturday afternoon. Get your tickets now for this holiday favorite directed by Lisa Woske (show are already selling out!) Click HERE to get yours today!

Kids are THRILLED to be at tech.

Director Lisa Woske taking her 

glasses off for emphasis.

Cast members patiently wait while

a light is focused.

Auditions for Watergate! took place last Wednesday and Thursday evening. Over 50 hopeful actors, dancers, and singers came to the Little Theatre and belted out classic tunes from the 70's. The show is going to be great! Good seats are going fast, so, plan ahead and get your today. Click HERE to experience Watergate (and other solid gold hits!). 

Every week I will publish the newest members of the Little Theatre. Our organization depends on the generosity of these individuals/businesses to survive. If you know anyone on the list below, please be sure to let them know that you appreciate what they are doing for our theatre. A little thanks goes a long way!

NAME	AMOUNT
Betty Alvarado	50
Joseph Caldwell	25
Jane Coffelt	100
Nancy Elliott	150
Julie Foster	40
Kevin Harris	20
Carol Kiessig	250
Gina Kirk	30
Sandy McComas	25
Marian E. McGuire	140
Sharon Moores	25
Janet Potter	30
Yvonne Ramos	30
Julie Schoonhen	40
Sims and Company	125
Steve Singer	100
Denise & Dan Turner	100
William & Debra Urban	20
Laura Hopkins	1,000

Have a great week, everyone!

-Kevin

We're getting ready for TECH!

Good afternoon friends of the Little Theatre,

As many of you know, we have a pretty intense schedule at the Little Theatre. We are proud that- because of the incredible work of our volunteer and staff- we are able to present quality theatrical entertainment to the community on 44 weekends out of the year!

So, that begs the question: what are we doing on those other eight weeks?

Director Lisa Woske pointing at something

This weekend is one of our "weeks off,", however, things are more busy than ever as we prepare for technical rehearsals for It's a Wonderful Life. For the last several weeks, director Lisa Woske and her cast/crew have been putting the play together. This weekend, it's time to add in all of the technical elements: light, sets, costumes, and sound. Designers have been working for weeks to get everything ready to get onstage. This is the weekend that cast and crew figure it all out and the show begins to reveal itself to the theatre.

Volunteer/Board Member Ron Burkhart loves to create fake rocks

The multi-layered set by Dave Linfield

Wheelchair (without Potter)

Putting a production together requires hundred of hours of work by our volunteers and staff. We can't wait to see this timeless American classic- It's a Wonderful Life!- come to life on our stage. Get your tickets HERE.

Have a great Thursday, everyone!

-Kevin

Sunset Terrace Welcomes Little Theatre

The latest assignment for the Little Theatre speakers bureau was November 4 at the Sunset Terrace Neighborhood Association's annual meeting in Los Osos.  There were approximately 40 members in attendance, and they were a very positive audience.

Besides getting to share information about the Little Theatre, I got a great lunch!  Thanks go to association president Marge Castle for the kind invitation to be part of the group's program.  

Sharing why we're called a "Little Theatre" with members of the Sunset Terrace Neighborhood Association.

Find out more about having a Little Theatre speaker come to your organization's meeting.

Do you like the music of the 1970's? Want to sing it onstage? Do you look like Nixon? Have we got a musical for you!

Auditions are Wednesdayand Thursday for Watergate! (and other solid gold hits!).

Please prepare:

32 bars of a song (about 2 minutes) from the 1970’s. No accompanist will be provided, so please be prepared to sing A Cappella or with a CD. (Boom Box will be provided.) Please feel free to sing songs originally performed by the opposite gender.

Some actors will be asked to cold-read from the script- sides will be provided at the audition.

STORY: From the Artistic Team behind My Generation and This is Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story comes a new original musical about politics and greed, featuring the greatest musical hits of the 1970's. Watergate and Other Solid Gold Hits follows the rise of a driven political player as he navigates and inspires some of the most infamous headlines of the decade.  Join us on the journey from Flower Power to leisure suits as a groovin' live band, slick singers, and sultry dancers fill the halls of the Capitol with incredible music from one of the most scandalous decades in American history.

Character List will be solidified after auditions.

Songs included (or being considered):

- “Mr. Blue Sky” ELO

- “Lean on Me” Bill Withers

- “Jesus Is Just All Right” The Doobie Brothers

- “The Candy Man” Sammy Davis Jr.

- “Superstition” Stevie Wonder

- “Sunshine” Jonathan Edwards

-“Oh! You Pretty Things” David Bowie

- “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” Elton John

- “Live And Let Die” Wings

- “Seasons in the Sun” Terry Jacks

- “More Than A Feeling” Boston

- “You’re so Vain” Carly Simon

- “Stuck in the Middle with You” Stealers Wheels

- “Maybe I’m Amazed” Paul McCartney

- “Desperado” Eagles

- “Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen

- “Sweet Emotion”  Aerosmith

- “Somebody to Love” Queen

- “Don’t Bring me Down- ELO

- “I Want You To Want Me” Cheap Trick

 - “Nobody Does It Better” Carly Simon

- “Take a Chance on Me” ABBA

- “Cold as Ice” Foreigner

- “The Logical Song” Supertramp

-“Both Sides Now” Judy Collins

- “Magic Man” Heart

Feel free to sing any of these songs, or any songs of your choosing from the time period. Choose a song that you like to sing. Please contact Kevin Harris at kevinharris@slolittletheatre.org if you have any questions at all.

Hope to see you there!

-Kevin

PHOTOGRAPH 51 exits the stage, WONDERFUL LIFE is in tech, HONK JR! continues to grow, and we're looking for people to check in to WATERGATE. This week at the Little Theatre!

Good afternoon friends of the Little Theatre,

Congratulations to the cast, crew, and director of Photograph 51! The Ubu's Other Shoe staged reading enjoyed two great performances last weekend. If you missed it, you missed out! The Ubu's Other Shoe staged reading series is the only place on the Central Coast that you can some of these wonderful plays! Check out the rest of Ubu's 9th season by clicking HERE.

It's A Wonderful Life is right in the middle of tech rehearsals! We're getting ready for our Thanksgiving rehearsal break and looking forward to opening on November 30. Tickets are already selling out for several performances. Don't miss your chance to see this family favorite live onstage. Get your tickets by clicking HERE.

Staging and choreography rehearsal for Honk Jr! are underway. This is going to be a delightful musical for the entire family. Honk Jr. opens on January 12. Find out more about the show HERE. Get your tickets by clicking HERE.

Auditions for Watergate and Other Solid Gold Hits are this Wednesday and Thursday! Come be a part of this original musical featuring the greatest songs from the 1970's. See all of the audition details HERE. Let us know your coming by RSVPing HERE.

Every week I will publish the newest members of the Little Theatre. Our organization depends on the generosity of these individuals/businesses to survive. If you know anyone on the list below, please be sure to let them know that you appreciate what they are doing for our theatre. A little thanks goes a long way!

NAME	AMOUNT
Jane Coffelt	100
Cindy Condit	40
Nancy Elliott	150
Megan Fox	800
Joy Hanson	50
Jacqueline Heitman	35
Laura Hopkins	1,000.00
Charlotte Hughes	250
Carol Kiessig	250
Lynne Levine	10
Jonathan & Holly Lindenthaler	100
Stan Rosenfield	50
Bettina Swigger	50

Thank you, everyone, for your support of organization. We are YOUR community theatre, so, please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything we can do to meet your needs.

Have a great week, everyone!

-Kevin

Auditions! Don't miss your chance to be a part of the the most ridiculously rockin' show of the year!

WATERGATE! AND OTHER SOLID GOLD HITS!

November 14 at 15 from 6:00-8:00 PM both nights. You are only required to attend one audition.

Please prepare:

32 bars of a song (about 2 minutes) from the 1970’s. No accompanist will be provided, so please be prepared to sing A Cappella or with a CD. (Boom Box will be provided.) Please feel free to sing songs originally performed by the opposite gender.

Some actors will be asked to cold-read from the script- sides will be provided at the audition.

STORY: From the Artistic Team behind My Generation andThis is Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story comes a new original musical about politics and greed, featuring the greatest musical hits of the 1970's. Watergate and Other Solid Gold Hits follows the rise of a driven political player as he navigates and inspires some of the most infamous headlines of the decade.  Join us on the journey from Flower Power to leisure suits as a groovin' live band, slick singers, and sultry dancers fill the halls of the Capitol with incredible music from one of the most scandalous decades in American history.

Character List will be solidified after auditions.

Songs included (or being considered):

- “Mr. Blue Sky” ELO

- “Lean on Me” Bill Withers

- “Jesus Is Just All Right” The Doobie Brothers

- “The Candy Man” Sammy Davis Jr.

- “Superstition” Stevie Wonder

- “Sunshine” Jonathan Edwards

-“Oh! You Pretty Things” David Bowie

- “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” Elton John

- “Live And Let Die” Wings

- “Seasons in the Sun” Terry Jacks

- “More Than A Feeling” Boston

- “You’re so Vain” Carly Simon

- “Stuck in the Middle with You” Stealers Wheels

- “Maybe I’m Amazed” Paul McCartney

- “Desperado” Eagles

- “Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen

- “Sweet Emotion”  Aerosmith

- “Somebody to Love” Queen

- “Don’t Bring me Down- ELO

- “I Want You To Want Me” Cheap Trick

 - “Nobody Does It Better” Carly Simon

- “Take a Chance on Me” ABBA

- “Cold as Ice” Foreigner

- “The Logical Song” Supertramp

- “Mr. Blue Sky” E.L.O.

-“Both Sides Now” Judy Collins

- “Magic Man” Heart

Feel free to sing any of these songs, or any songs of your choosing from the time period. Choose a song that you liketo sing. Please contact Kevin Harris by clicking HERE if you have any questions at all.

Hope to see you there!

-Kevin

Middle of the week actor worship- check out what else Dan Conner can do!

Good afternoon friends of the Little Theatre,

It's that time of the week again- let's take a closer look at an artist who has made an entire career of  playing nice guys. (Some of them end up chopping people's heads off, but, they sure are sweet before that.) Rosanne's better half himself: John Goodman.

Click HERE to check out this swanky Foot Locker commercial Goodman destroys in 1981.

Too shoe-centered? Click HERE to check out Goodman's original audition for Rosanne.

Not sentimental enough for you? Click HERE to see Goodman talk about his experience on Rosanne and see some great clips for the classic show.

To television-centered for you? Click HERE to hear Goodman sing this great Roger Miller songs from the Tony Award-Winning musical Big River. (BONUS- this clip shows you exactly what you shouldn't do when you put together a YouTube video. It's fabulously terrible, but the song is great.)

Not a theatre fan? See some of Goodman's greatest collaborations with the Coen brothers below:

Click HERE for The Big Lebowski. (WARNING- this clip contains the f-word over 30 times.)

Click HERE to see a screaming Goodman in Raising Arizona.

Click HERE to see Goodman as the Cyclops in O Brother, Where Art Though?

Want to go deeper? Click HERE to see James Lipton ask Goodman several questions in a reverent tone.

Have a great Wednesday, everyone!

-Kevin

BONUS CLIP- Click HERE to see Goodman talk to a Muppet about a triangle.

Another BLOG milestone, PHOTOGRAPH 51 is right around the corner, and consider giving THE GIFT OF THEATRE this holiday season!

Hello friends of the Little Theatre,

Thank you for supporting Behind the Curtain and pushing us over 15,000 page views! We really appreciate it.

Check out our latest e-blast and learn about Photograph 51 and the very special holiday gift certificate offer we have for you (through December 31!) Consider sharing the magic of the Little Theatre with your family and friends.

Click HERE for all the details.

Have a great week everyone!

-Kevin

THE BEST MAN is gone, PHOTOGRAPH 51 is days away, and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE takes the stage. This week at the Little Theatre!

Hello friends of the Little Theatre,

Congratulations to the cast/crew of The Best Man. The production was a great success and a wonderful part of our 66th anniversary season. Thank you to everyone involved in bringing it to life on our stage.

The Ubu's Other Shoe staged reading of Photograph 51 plays for two nights only: this Friday and Saturday at 7:00 PM. Don't miss this incredible play directed by Ubu's Artistic Director Michael Siebrass. Find out more about the play by clicking HERE. Get your tickets HERE.

The set is going up for It's a Wonderful Life and the cast is taking the stage tonight! Many performances are already selling out- get your tickets today by clicking HERE.

Every week I will publish the newest members of the Little Theatre. Our organization depends on the generosity of these individuals/businesses to survive. If you know anyone on the list below, please be sure to let them know that you appreciate what they are doing for our theatre. A little thanks goes a long way!

Stella and Starr Jenkins     $100.00

Joy and Ralph Hanson      $50.00

Thank you for your support of our organization- see you at the theatre!

-Kevin

Goodbye BEST MAN! Only four performances left and a handful of tickets remaining.

Happy Friday, friends of the Little Theatre,

It's that time again—time to say goodbye to a production that has been performing on our stage for the last few weeks (and rehearsing for three months before that). It's time for The Best Man to close.

Thank you to director Brent Keast and his incredible cast and crew. The production has been a tremendous success (artistically and financially) for the Little Theatre. If you haven't seen it yet, you have four more chances. ACT FAST! There are less than 30 tickets remaining for this weekend. Get yours instantly online by clicking HERE.

Thank you to everyone involved with The Best Man!

Have a great weekend, everyone,

-Kevin