Auditions for SEUSSICAL

Sunday, September 17th from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Monday, September 18th from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Auditions by appointment only

Tacoma Little Theatre is holding auditions for its holiday production of SEUSSICAL, directed by Jen York, and choreographed by Eric Clausell. 

Auditions will be held Sunday, September 17th and Monday, September 18th at Tacoma Little Theatre. Audition appointments will be set between the times of 6:00pm-9:00pm on Sunday and 7:00pm-10:00pm on Monday. Callbacks will be held on Saturday, September 23rd. 

The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many "thinks." Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant.

Please prepare an up-tempo song in the style of the piece. All roles are available and all ethnicities are welcome to audition. Youth roles are available for ages 8 and up. 

To reserve an audition time, email tlt@tacomalittletheatre.com, or call our Box Office at (253) 272-2281. Please provide: your name, phone number, email address, preferred audition time, and playable age. Bring a headshot and resume to your audition.

Once cast, SEUSSICAL will run from Friday, December 1, 2017 to Sunday, December 24, 2017. 

CHARACTER INFORMATION
The Cat in the Hat - (Tenor/Soprano, Strong Character Actor/Mover with Excellent Improv Skills, Age Range 18-55) 

Horton the Elephant - (Baritone, Gentle, Rotund and Appealing, Age Range 25-55) 

JoJo (Alto, Strong Singer/Mover, A "Thinker," a smart boy with a wild imagination, Age Range 6-12) 

Gertrude McFuzz (Soprano, Strong Singer, Shy, Neurotic and Self-Conscious Bird, Age Range 20-55) 

Mayzie La Bird (Mezzo, Strong Singer, Self-centered, Vain and Manipulative, Age Range 20-55) 

Sour Kangaroo (Soprano, Strong Singer, Loud, Brassy and a lot of fun, Age Range 18-55) 

General Gengus Khan Schmitz (Baritone, Proud Leader of the Military Academy, Age Range 35-75) 

Mr. Mayor (Tenor, The Mayor of Who and JoJo's Father, Age Range 30-60) 

Mrs. Mayor (Mezzo, JoJo's Mother, Age Range 25-55) 

The Wickersham Brothers (Tenor/Baritone, Pranksters that love a good time, Strong Singer/Dancers, Age Range 16-35) 

The Bird Girls (Soprano/Alto, Pretty, Self-Centered "Back-Up" Girls, Strong Singer/Dancers, Age Range 16-35) 

Yertle, the Turtle (Bass-Baritone, 18-50

The Grinch (Baritone, Age Range 18-55) 

Jungle Creatures (Strong singers and dancers ages 16-75) 

The Whos (Strong singers/movers ages 6-75) 

Other Roles: Cadets, Hunches, Circus Animals, etc. 
Lead Dancers (Strong dancers with advanced level training in ballet, jazz and lyrical)

LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE

SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 at 7:30PM

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Tacoma Little Theatre is pleased to partner with Found Space Productions for a special staged reading of Love, Loss, and What I Wore to benefit Planned Parenthood of the Greater Northwest and Hawaiian Islands.

Love, Loss, and What I Wore is written by Nora and Delia Ephron and is a play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes and memory that covers all the important subjects—mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses and why we only wear black. Based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman, Love, Loss, and What I Wore uses clothing, accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and often poignant stories about matters of the heart and matters of the closet.

Love, Loss, and What I Wore is directed by Suzy Willhoft and features the talents of Ellen Peters, Chevi Chung, Deya Ozburn, Ashley MacPhall, and Sharry O’Hare. 

Love, Loss, and What I Wore will play Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 7:30pm.  Tickets are $10.00 for all seats and may be purchased online at www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281.  A portion of all proceeds will be donated to Planned Parenthood.

Boeing Boeing

September 18-October 4, 2015

2008 Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Play

Directed by Curt Hetherington

It’s the 1960’s, and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t
be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s perfect life gets bumpy when his friend Robert comes to stay and a new and speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Soon all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, timid Robert is forgetting which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms. 

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STARRING
Greg Lucas as Bernard
Robert Barnett as Robert
Brynne Garman as Berthe
Ana Bury as Gloria
Holly Rose as Gabriella
Jana Gueck as Gretchen

Rabbit Hole

October 23-November 8, 2015
PWYC-Thursday, November 5

2007 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son, Danny, is killed by a car. Painful, poignant, and often funny, Becca’s experiences lead her to find solace in a mysterious relationship with a troubled young comic-book artist, Jason - the teenage driver of the car that killed Danny. Becca’s fixation with Jason pulls her away from memories of Danny, while Howie immerses himself in the past. The Corbetts, both adrift, make surprising and dangerous choices as they choose a path that will determine their fate. 

Directed by Suzy Willhoft

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STARRING
Jed Slaughter as Howie
Alissa Cattabriga as Becca
Elena Martinez as Izzy
Dana Galagan as Nat
Vinny Peitz as Jason

A Christmas Story

November 27-December 20, 2015
Pay what you can:  Thursday, December 10
Special Added Performance: Thursday, December 17

A Holiday Favorite brought to life on stage Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940’s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher, and even Santa Claus himself. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” All the elements from the beloved movie are here, including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie’s father winning a leg lamp, Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more.

Directed by Jennifer York

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STARRING

Liam Loughridge as Ralphie
Blake R. York as Ralph
Mason Gibbons as Randy (select performances)
Luke Miller as Randy (select performances)
Heidi Walworth-Horn as Mother
Andrew Fry as The Old Man
Jessica Robins as Miss Shields
Tyler Saum as Schwartz
JJ Greenwell as Flick
Gabi  Grimmett as Esther Jane
Haylie Hetland as Helen
Evan Sherman as Scut Farkas
Ron Bauer as Ensemble
Veronica Bauer as Ensemble
Augusta Greenwell as Ensemble

Second Samuel

January 22-February 7, 2016
PWYC-Thursday, February 4

Laugh, be moved, but don’t leave unchanged

It was a simpler time in the late 1940’s, especially in South Georgia in a sleepy little town called Second Samuel. The Great Depression was quickly fading into memory, the war had been won, and “Give ‘em Hell Harry” was still president. Folks in Second Samuel were ready for things to settle down and get back to normal. Except—this was the summer Miss Gertrude passed away, and deep dark secrets were about to be revealed. Nobody could have imagined how the death of one sweet little old lady would turn the entire town upside down. Would anything ever be normal again? 

Directed by Chris Serface

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Starring:

Aaron Mohs-Hale as B Flat
Kerry Bringman as Frisky
Jimmy Shields as US
Bob Yount as Mansel
Tom Birkeland as Mr. Mozel
Diana George as Omaha
Jill Nicole Heinecke as Jimmy Deeanne
Ellen Peters as Ruby
Neicie Packer as Marcela
Michael Dresdner as Doc
Marc Carvajal as June

The Last Night of Ballyhoo

March 4-March 20, 2016
PWYC-Thursday, March 17

1997 Tony Award Winner for Best Play by the author of Driving Miss Daisy

It’s December 1939 and Adolph Freitag, his sister Boo, and nieces Lala and Sunny
- a Jewish family so highly assimilated they have a Christmas tree in the front parlor - are looking forward to Ballyhoo, a lavish cotillion ball sponsored by their restrictive country club. Adolph’s worker, Joe Farkas, is an attractive bachelor and an Eastern European Jew, familiar with prejudice but unable to fathom its existence. His pres- ence prompts college student Sunny to examine intra-ethnic bias, her Jewish identity (or lack thereof), and the beliefs with which she’s been raised. 

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Directed by Jeff Kingsbury

Starring
Katelyn Hoffman as Lala Levy
Jill Nicole Heinecke as Sunny Freitag
Stacie Hart as Boo Levy
Kim Holm as Reba Freitag
Russ Holm as Adolph Freitag
Kelly Mackay as Joe Farkas
Steven James Walker as Peachy Weil

OF MICE AND MEN AUDITIONS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 6:00PM-9:00PM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016 7:00PM-10:00PM

Tacoma Little Theatre is holding auditions for its production of OF MICE AND MEN, directed by Niclas Olson. 

Auditions will be held Sunday, November 6th and Monday, November 7th at Tacoma Little Theatre. Audition appointments will be set between the times of 6:00pm-9:00pm on Sunday and 7:00pm-10:00pm on Monday. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, November 9th. 

Please prepare a monologue 1-2 minutes in length.

To submit and audition please call or email Tacoma Little Theatre to schedule an appointment.

Two traveling companions, George and Lennie, wander the country during the Depression, dreaming of a better life for themselves. Then, just as heaven is within their grasp, it is inevitably yanked away. The script follows Steinbeck's novel closely, exploring questions of strength, weakness, usefulness, reality and utopia, bringing Steinbeck's California to life. 

Of Mice and Men will perform January 20-February 5, 2017

Roles are available for the following:
Lennie: 20-30’s; Large, lumbering character with a childlike mentality. Does not understand his own strength. 

George: 20-30s; Small, wiry, quick-witted man who travels with and cares for Lennie. George’s behavior is motivated by the desire to protect Lennie and dreams of owning his own farm. 

Candy: 50’s-60s; An aging ranch handyman, Candy lost his hand in an accident and worries about his future on the ranch. Fears that his age is making him useless. 

The Boss: 40s-50s; The stocky, well-dressed man in charge of the ranch, and Curley’s father. He is never named and appears only once, but seems to be a fair-minded man. 

Curley: 20’s; The boss’s son, he is a confrontational, mean-spirited, and aggressive young man who seeks to compensate for his small stature by picking fights with larger men. Recently married, Curley is plagued with jealous suspicions and is extremely possessive of his flirtatious young wife. 

Curley’s Wife: 20’s; The only female character in the story. The men on the farm refer to her as a “tramp,” a “tart,” and a “looloo.” She represents the temptation of female sexuality in a male-dominated world. Like the ranch-hands, she is desperately lonely and has broken dreams of a better life. 

Slim: 40-50s; The acknowledged “prince” of the ranch, Slim is the only character who seems to be at peace with himself. The other characters often look to Slim for advice. 

Carlson: 30s-40s; A ranch-hand, Carlson complains bitterly about Candy’s old, smelly dog. He convinces Candy to put the dog out of its misery. 

Whit: any age; a ranch hand; gives back story to some of the play’s characters. 

Crooks: 40s-50s; Crooks, the black stable-hand, gets his name from his crooked back. Proud, bitter, and caustically funny, he is isolated from the other men because of the color of his skin.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

April 8-April 24, 2016
PWYC-Thursday, April 21

2013 Tony Award Winner for Best Play

Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cas- sandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha. 

Directed by Frank Kohel

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STARRING
Martin Larson as Vanya
Dayna Childs as Sonia
Stephanie Leeper as Masha
Fred Johnson as Spike
Leena Lambert as Nina
LaNita Hudson as Cassandra

AUDITION MASTER CLASS WITH KIP NIVEN

JULY 21-23, 2017

$125.00 for participants
$75.00 for auditors

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for an intensive, three-day workshop in Musical Theatre Audition Technique led by star of stage and screen, Kip Niven. Over the three days, participants will perform a common song, assigned by Mr. Niven, to learn the basic techniques of the Workshop. Participants will then learn how to apply these techniques by working on a musical theatre audition piece of their own choice (up-tempo or ballad). All participants will learn about the perils, the frustrations, and — believe it or not — the joys of auditioning for a role in a musical.

WHAT YOU GET

Participants will receive one-on-one coaching and feedback from Mr. Niven to help them apply these techniques to improve their audition. Mr. Niven draws on his extensive experience as a musical theatre performer on and Off Broadway, in professional theatres around the country, and especially on his studies and long association with David Craig, who literally wrote the books on performing in musical theatre (On Singing Onstage and A Performer Prepares).

WHO IT’S FOR

The MasterClass is open to high school juniors and seniors, adults who are working professionals, and non-professional performers. The techniques adapted by Mr. Niven from Mr. Craig’s teachings are extremely beneficial for musical theatre performers and are tailored to any experience level. The Class is limited to 10 participants and 50 auditors.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE

Friday, July 21, 2017 6:00pm-9:30pm

A three-hour Lecture/Demonstration Session, during which Participants will learn the concepts and techniques of a Musical Theatre Audition. All Participants will prepare an assigned song for this session and will practice the Workshop’s concepts and techniques on this “neutral/common” song.  This session is the “nuts and bolts” of the audition technique.

Saturday, July 22, 2017 9:00am-12:50pm | 2:00pm-5:50pm | 7:00pm-9:50pm
One-on-one Work Sessions

In these three blocks of one-on-one work sessions, each participant will perform his/her own audition piece (up-tempo or ballad), with extensive feedback from Mr. Niven on how best to enhance his/her performance. Participants are encouraged to attend all three sessions. There will be breaks between the morning and afternoon sessions for lunch and/or preparation as well as between the afternoon and evening sessions for dinner and/or preparation. This work is “the heart and soul” of the MasterClass.

Sunday, July 23, 2017

9:00am–12:50pm Continued One-on-One Work Sessions: Participants will continue the work begun during the previous day. A lunch break will follow.

2:00pm–5:45pm Review session: Each participant will have a 15-minute review session to work on his/her song again before the final presentation/recital.

6:00pm–7:30pm Final Presentation Session: Each of the participants will perform his/her audition piece in front of an invited audience, with final notes and comments by Mr. Niven.

MATERIALS AND EXPECTATIONS

All participants will be provided with a photocopy of the assigned song as well as an extensive handbook of terms used throughout the Workshop. Each participant will provide Mr. Niven with a photocopy of his/her prepared song—in addition to the one to be used by the accompanist. All participants are expected to attend the Lecture/Demonstration, their own One-on-One Session, the Review Session, and of course, the Final Presentation. Everyone is encouraged to attend all remaining sessions of the Workshop, including the One-on-One Sessions of the other participants.

REGISTRATION

Participant Registration is open to the first 10 people for $125.00

Auditor Registration is available for 50 people for $75.00(Auditors will watch all of the proceedings and receive materials, but will not receive one-on-one coaching or time in the final session)

To register click here, visit the box office, or call 253-272-2281

All sessions will be held at Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N I Street, Tacoma, WA98403

Auditions for THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

Tacoma Little Theatre is holding auditions for its production of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, by Jethro Compton, and directed by David Domkoski. 

Auditions will be held Sunday, March 19th and Monday, March 20th at Tacoma Little Theatre. Audition appointments will be set between the times of 6:00pm-9:00pm on Sunday and 7:00pm-10:00pm on Monday. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd.  

When a young scholar from New York city travels west in search of a new life, he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home. A local girl gives him purpose in a broken land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead? He must make the choice: to turn and run or to stand for what he believes, to live or to fight; to become the man who shot Liberty Valance. 

Please prepare a monologue no longer than 3 minutes.  Roles are available for 6 men and 1 woman with some ensemble roles. All ethnicities are encouraged and welcome to audition. 

Ransome Foster (30-35) From New York.  Well-read and well spoken.  He is stubborn and often arrogant but always well meaning.

Hallie Jackson (25-35) She's a strong-minded rough talking girl.  Underneath her rough exterior is a beautiful and caring individual.

Bert Barricune (40-50) Bert is a true gunslinger.  He is worn and battered looking but clearly handsome.  He speaks only when he must.

Jim "The Reverend" Mosten (20-30) Jim is a young black swamper.  he is kind,  enthusiastic, well-mannered, full of energy and easy to fall in love with.

Liberty Valance (30-40) Liberty is a Southern Gentleman, but his manner doesn't disguise the scars on his face.  He is terrifyingly  unpredictable.

Marshal Johnson (50-60) The Marshal talks the talk.  When it comes down to it, he's a coward.

Jake Dowitt (25-40) Jake is an enthusiastic reporter for a small local paper.

To reserve an audition time, email tlt@tacomalittletheatre.com, or call our Box Office at (253) 272-2281. Please provide: your name, phone number, email address, preferred audition time, and playable age.

Once cast, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE will run from Friday, June 2, 2017 to Sunday, June 18, 2017
 

GYPSY AUDITIONS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6th 6:00pm-9:00pm
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7th 7:00pm-10:00pm
 

Tacoma Little Theatre is holding auditions for its production of GYPSY, directed by Chris Serface, with choreography by Lexi Barnett, and musical directon by Debra Leach.

Auditions will be held Sunday, November 6th and Monday, November 7th at Tacoma Little Theatre. Audition appointments will be set between the times of 6:00pm-9:00pm on Sunday and 7:00pm-10:00pm on Monday. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, November 9th. 

To schedule an appointment, please call or email Tacoma Little Theatre.

Please prepare a monologue 1-2 minutes in length, and one song form the Golden Era of Broadway. An accompanist will be provided. 

A crowning achievement in American musical theatre, Gypsy tells the story of Mama Rose, the ultimate stage mother, and her hopes and dreams for her daughters, June and Louise. As the lights of Vaudeville are dimming, Louise steps into the spotlight as Gypsy Rose Lee and rises to become one of the most famed burlesque performers of all time. Just like Mama Rose, Gypsy is brassy, bold, and sexy. 

GYPSY will perform March 10-April 2, 2017

All roles are available and all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. 

• Momma Rose (ages from 35 - 50) The ultimate stage mother. Lives her life vicariously through her two daughters, whom she's put into show business. She is loud, brash, pushy and single-minded, but at times can be doting and charming. She is holding down demons of her own that she is afraid to face. Her voice is the ultimate powerful Broadway belt. Minimal dance but must move well. Comic timing a must. Strong Mezzo/Alto with good low notes and belt. 

• Baby June (about 10) is a Shirley Temple-like up-and-coming vaudeville star, and Madam Rose's youngest daughter. Her onstage demeanor is sugary-sweet, cute, precocious and adorable to the nth degree. An adorable character - Mama Rose's shining star. Strong child singer, strong dancer and taps. Mezzo. 

• Young Louise (about 12) She should look a couple years older than Baby June. She is Madam Rose's brow-beaten oldest daughter, and has always played second fiddle to her baby sister. She is shy, awkward, a little sad and subdued; she doesn't have the confidence of her sister. Strong acting skills needed. The character always dances slightly out of step but the actress playing this part must be able to dance. Mezzo singer. 

• Herbie (about 30-50) agent for Rose's children and Rose's boyfriend and a possible husband number 4. He has a heart of gold but also has the power to defend the people he loves with strength. Minimum dance. A Baritone, sings in one group number, two duets and trio with Rose and Louise. Strong acting role. 

• Dainty June (16-24) Baby June as a young teenager. The older she gets, the less she enjoys being her mother's trained monkey. Strong Alto, must be able to belt a song and have decent dancing skills. The ability to do the splits and twirl a baton a big plus, but not a requirement. Must dance very well, taps, strong Broadway teen singer, close harmony skills preferred. 

• Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee (18 - 25) Baby Louise as a teenager, who grows up to be Gypsy Rose Lee. Still pushed aside by Madam Rose in favor of June, until she herself becomes her mother's new pet project. Should be able to move well. Actress must be 18 or over to play this role. Minimum actual dance but must have very strong movement skills, strong acting skills needed. Must be able to portray both the awkward teen and a sophisticated woman we know now as Gypsy Rose Lee. Must dance inside a dancing cow costume, must be comfortable with the character's profession - stripping. The character is very scantily clad but never actual appears in the nude. Mezzo (needs light sound for "little Lamb" and belt for "Let Me Entertain You." 

• Dressy Tessie Tura (20s-40s) a stripper just past her prime. Big Broadway voice (Mezzo Belt), strong movement/dance, ballet training helpful. A burlesque dancer that shares her dressing room with Louise. She was once a ballerina and still has some of the moves. A coarse broad who's been around the block. Very funny. 

• Mazeppa (20s-40s) a stripper just past her prime. Big Broadway voice (Alto Belt), strong movement/dance, powerful character. A burlesque dancer who's tough and physically intimidating. Trumpet playing skills would be outstanding but not required. 

• Electra (20s-40s) a stripper just past her prime. Big Broadway voice (Mezzo Belt), strong movement/dance. Quieter than her counterparts but her costume is wired with lights, allowing her to "shine" without working up a sweat. Ditzy and sweet. 

• Cratchitt (any age over 20) the production assistant for the Grantzinger theater, N.Y.C. The comedic role. 

• Children's Ensemble (ages 10 -12) Two or three young boys and one young girl. Baby June's back up dancers and singers. Ability of one child to play accordion or clarinet a plus. Must sing and dance. 

• Young Women's Ensemble (ages 20 - 30) singer/dancers who act as both the back up dancers for Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee and perform in the large burlesque numbers in the second act. Strong dancers. Some comic skills very helpful. Very minimal singing. A few have minor expanded roles. 

• Agnes (20-30) one of the women's dancing chorus, strong comic skills required. 

• Young Men's Ensemble (ages 16 -20) Six young men sing and dance backup for teenage June, plus join in the number "Have an Eggroll, Mr. Goldstone." Should be strong singers and dancers. Will double as small parts in Act I and Act II, plus some backup dancing in Gypsy's strip routine. Must be very strong dancers and singers. Comic time preferred. 

• Tulsa (age 17 - 20) Boy-next-door type. Strives to break out of the troupe with an act of his own. Sings and dances "All I Need Is the Girl." Extremely strong dancer in all styles of show dance including tap. Good singer, charming, very athletic and handsome young man. High Baritone. 

• Kringelin (adult male character over 35) the put upon manager of a hotel. 

• Mr. Goldstone (any age over 30) Booking agent for the Orpheum Theater Circuit. Chaplin-like skills a must never speaks. 

• Cigar (adult male, age 30-50) rather aggressive owner of a burlesque theatre, Classic character part. 

• Pastey (any age) Cigar's stage manager. 

• Chowsie A small dog (with a good temperament).

Smokey Joe's Cafe

May 20-June 12, 2016
PWYC-Thursday, June 2

Broadway’s longest running musical revue

Leiber and Stoller virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized ‘50’s setting, the classic themes of love won, lost, and imagined blend with slice-of-life emotions. Featuring nearly

40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE isn’t just great pop music - it’s compelling musical theatre. Featuring such hits as: Stand By Me, Yakety Yak, On Broadway, Jailhouse Rock, and Fools Fall in Love.

Directed by Micheal O'Hara
Musically Directed by Terry O'Hara
Choreography by Eric Clausell

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Melanie Gladstone
Ashanti Proctor
Jermaine Lindsay
Ashley Jackson
Nancy Hebert
Eric Clausell
Bruce Haasl
Loucas Curry
Kawika Huston

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Gritty City Sirens

The Gritty City Sirens strive to inspire and entertain our community by consistently producing professional, quality performances and events that encompass elements of vaudeville, theater and live music.

The Sirens are a sisterhood based on trust, mutual respect, and empowerment of its members.

We represent and celebrate different body types, ethnicities, backgrounds, talents and strengths. 

Within our sisterhood, it is our goal to reach out to the community and give back. 

We do this by donating proceeds, performance, and volunteering to local non-profits (Broadway Center, Carol Milgard Cancer center, YWCA, Rainbow Center, Race for a Soldier PTSD support) and various causes throughout Tacoma and surrounding cities.

With every shimmy and shake the Gritty City Sirens

Put the T & A in Tacoma!

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BIRDS FROM THE THICKET

Tacoma Little Theatre welcomes local author, and radio host, Gerry Bradley, to their stage with his one-man show, BIRDS FROM THE THICKET, based on his book. 

Gerry Bradley reaches out with a hand of hope to the 2.3 million people suffering from Bi-Polar/Manic Depression and those close to them. It is an autobiographical account that takes the listener through the joys and sorrows of the authors life. Gerry Bradley found his way back from the highs and lows to the "light at the end of the tunnel". He now lives a rewarding and fulfilling life and you can too.  The afternoon spans the range of human emotion; at times it's a labor of love, by others, a labor of despair. Yet with honesty, courage, and grace the author has set the story to the stage. It is at once an accounting of the author's personal history as well, as an accounting of American history--the journey of an Oklahoma boy who found his way back home by examining his heart--it's a hero's journey.

BIRDS FROM THE THICKET-AN AFTERNOON WITH MR. CHIT CHAT will perform Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 3:00pm.  This show is recommended for all 12 and up.

Tickets are $15.00 and may be purchased online here or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281. 

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Lakewood Playhouse
November 27 - December 22

“If You Think Being a Parent is Difficult - Try Directing the Annual Christmas Pageant”

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids--probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem - and the fun - when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! This delightful comedy is adapted from the best-selling Young Adult book and is suitable for the entire family!

FOOLS PLAY IMPROV AT TLT

June 30th at 8:00pm!

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Fools Play is back at Tacoma Little Theatre in 2017-2018 for a second consecutive season! Tacoma’s own recurring Improv show every fourth Saturday, 10:30pm each month. Tickets only $10. This Tacoma staple is a must-see.

The cast of Fools Play has two rules: Have Fun, and Don’t Be Afraid. They take those rules and perform two longform improvised stories full of characters, drama, and humor. For 20-40 minutes,inspired by each other and you, we get to inhabit the lives of characters in worlds familiar or strange
for an epic journey or an intimate glimpse. Entirely improvised, we never know what will happen, but we do know we love discovering these stories.

No two stories are ever the same and infinite new stories are just waiting to be found.

 Concessions, including alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase from Tacoma Little Theatre. Show commencement may be delayed if a TLT or another group is using the space prior.

In addition to the regular 4 th Saturday of Each Month Format, keep your eyes peeled for extra performances throughout the season.

Material is unscripted and uncensored. Recommended for mature-minded audiences.

FOOLS PLAY IMPROV

BEEHIVE: THE 60’S MUSICAL

Tacoma Musical Playhouse
January 24-February 16

Beehive is the ultimate celebration of 1960’s female empowerment. Featuring such timeless classics as “My Boyfriend’s Back”, “Be My Baby”, “Son of a Preacher Man”, and “Me and Bobby McGee”, Beehive nostalgically recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor radios and flower power. Told from the perspective of six young women who came of age in this enigmatic decade, these young ladies look back on a host of issues ranging from their first Beehive Dance to the challenges we faced as a nation – all accomplished by a vast array of the most celebrated and memorable songs of the era.