Date: February 16th 2010

Anchorage Community Theatre News

Last Chance to See Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 this Friday - Sunday!

Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, directed by Steven Hunt, ends this week with shows Friday and Saturday at 7 PM and Sunday at 3PM. (Thursday night was bought out by a law firm.) Don't miss this last chance to see a very funny show -- and the coolest bookcases ever! Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors/military/students and $11 for kids under 12. Buy your tickets online or call 868-4913.

Moonlight and Magnolias

Our next show Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Krista Schwating runs from March 12 to April 4. We get to spy in on legendary Hollywood producer David O. Selznick during a few days of his production of Gone With the Wind. His director has been fired, shooting has been suspended at the cost of $50,000 a day, the script is unusable after numerous rewrites, and the new screenwriter hasn't even read the book. Buy your tickets online or call 868-4913. Our great cast includes:

David Selznick:� Kevin Bennett
Victor Fleming:� Chris Mello
Ben Hecht: Ryan Massey
Miss Poppenghul:� Annia Wyndham

The Underpants Auditions

Auditions for The Underpants, directed by Nate Benson, are scheduled on Saturday February 27 and Sunday February 28, both days from 1 - 4 PM. Auditions are held at ACT Studio Theatre at 1133 E. 70th (just off the Old Seward Highway between Dowling and Dimond). No preparation of material is necessary. You will be asked to read from the script of the play to be auditioned for, in dialogue with others. There are roles for 5 men and 2 women: 

Theo Maske: A burly, muscular fireplug with a buzz cut.
Louise Maske: Very pretty, mid-20s. Theo's wife.
Gertrude Deuter: 42, and a busybody.
Frank Versati: An elegant gentleman.
Bengamin Cohen: Sickly, thin, asthmatic.
Klinglehoff: An elderly man.
The King of Germany.

Steve Martin, the renowned comic actor, provides a wild satire adapted from the classic German play about a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when the wife's bloomers fall down in public. "This is funny stuff ... a fine play ... with funny characters and lightning flashes of wit."-TheaterMania.com.

Other Great Plays in Town this Weekend!

1. TBA Theatre is presenting Mother Goose on the Loose..

2. Alaska Theatre of Youth is presenting Seussical the Musical.

3. Cyrano's is presenting Tuesdays with Morrie.

4. The Alaska Fine Arts Academy in Eagle River is presenting the dinner theatre murder mystery, Honeymoon from Hell.

5. UAA's Drama Department presents Wonder of the World.

Bill Cotton
Managing Director
Anchorage Community Theatre
1133 E. 70th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska 99518
(just off the Old Seward Highway between Dowling and Dimond)
(907) 344-4713
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Fax: 344-6002
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