Auditions – The Women of Lockerbie by Deborah Brevoort – The Marion Art Center (MAC) has announced open auditions for all roles in the upcoming production of The Women of Lockerbie by Deborah Brevoort. Auditions will be held on Monday, August 5, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm and Wednesday, August 7, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant St. (the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets), in Marion. Performances will be October 18 – 20 and October 24 – 27, 2019.
The Story: The Year is 1995. A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. The Women of Lockerbie is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.
Director Jennifer Palmer will be casting five females and two males. Actors’ ages should appear the ages represented in the following characters: Madeline Livingston, victim’s mother from New Jersey, age 45-55; Bill Livingston, Madeline’s husband, 45-55; Olive Allison, woman from Lockerbie, 50+; Woman #1, woman from Lockerbie, 25+; Woman #2, woman from Lockerbie, 25+; George Jones, American Government representative, 40+; Hattie, Woman from Lockerbie, works for George Jones, 30-50. Auditions will consist of a cold reading from the script, callbacks TBD. Rehearsal schedule to be determined once the show is cast.
About the director: After relocating to Southeastern, MA, Jennifer Palmer has directed over a dozen shows at theatres on the Cape and in New Bedford where she was hired as the first Executive Director of Your Theatre. Prior to her relocation, Palmer was The Founder of Yardley Players Theatre Company in Bucks County, PA where she produced its first three seasons and directed Steel Magnolias, the Bucks County area premiere of Love Letters, The Fantasticks, Annie, and The Wizard of Oz (Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre). She also was owner and teacher at Drama*Works School of Performing Arts both in Bucks County and on the Cape, encouraging young people to express themselves through the magic of theatre. For more information, contact Jennifer Palmer at jengpalmer@msn.com.
Music at the MAC – Shaun England & Jim Robitaille – Friday, August 9, 8:00 pm
The Marion Art Center announces an evening of music on Friday, August 9 beginning at 8:00 pm, featuring Shaun England & Jim Robitaille. Band members include Shaun England on guitar/vocals, Jim Robitaille on guitar, Chris Poudrier on drums, Pedro Verdugo on bass, and Bill Duffy on keyboard.
Shaun England and his band are joined by special guest Jim Robitaille in a unique collaboration through the blues, rock, and jazz. Join these artists who have traveled very different paths to create and explore – experience the “musical crossroads” as their paths are combined.
Tickets, available now, are $18 for MAC members and $20 for non-members. A limited number of cabaret tables are available (seating for 4). Reservations are strongly recommended. While beverages are not provided, attendees may bring their own refreshments to enjoy with the music. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased by phone, at the MAC, or online at www.marionartcenter.org/musicatthemac/.
Death by Design opens at the MAC on Friday, August 23.The Marion Art Center is pleased to present Death by Design by Rob Urbinati, directed by Kate Fishman. The cast includes Camerin Bennett, Gavin Bressler, Scott Fishman, Sabrina Guilbeault, Cynthia Latham, Tristan McCann, Susan Sullivan, and Harvey Ussach.
Performances will be held Friday, August 23 – Sunday, August 25 and Thursday, August 29 – Sunday, September 1. All Thurs, Fri, Sat productions will begin at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees will start at 2:00 pm. Tickets go on sale to MAC members ($18) on Friday, August 2 by phone and at the MAC and will be available online and to non-members ($20) beginning Friday, August 9.
Death by Design is a farcical look at the British Murder Mystery. What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noel Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie? Set during a weekend in an English country manor in 1932, Death by Design is a delightful and mysterious “mash-up” of two of the greatest English writers of all time. Edward Bennett, a playwright, and his wife Sorel Bennett, an actress, flee London and head to Cookham after a disastrous opening night. But various guests arrive unexpectedly – a conservative politician, a fiery socialist, a nearsighted ingenue, a zany modern dancer – each with a long-held secret. When one of the guests is murdered, it’s left to Bridgit, the feisty Irish maid with a macabre interest in homicide, to solve the crime.