GTG's 2010 Season
The Laramie Project Auditions September 7 & 8
The Laramie Project is a compelling docudrama, originally created by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theatre Project, based on interviews with the residents of Laramie, Wyoming in the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay student at the University of Wyoming. The play chronicles the ways in which the residents of Laramie struggled to come to terms with Shepard’s murder. In broad terms the play explores a community, not unlike Geneva (small college town in a relatively rural setting), dealing with some very real tensions within the community: discrimination, intolerance, homophobia, hate crimes and bullying. Ultimately The Laramie Project forces us to think about our own response to bigotry within our own community and it challenges us to consider how we might prevent similar acts of violence in the future.
The Laramie Project is an ensemble piece with parts for eight women and eight men who will portray over 70 characters. As a joint production between the Geneva Theatre Guild and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, approximately half of the cast (four men and four women) will be local area residents and the other half of the cast will be Hobart and William Smith students. All members of the local community 18 years of age and older are welcomed to audition. No previous experience is necessary to audition. Auditioners should dress comfortably and come prepared to move and to do cold readings of monologues from the play. Copies of The Laramie Project are on reserve at the Geneva Free Library or may be purchased at The College Store on the campus of Hobart and William Smith.
In addition to actors, community members who would like to work on other aspects of The Laramie Project (community outreach, publicity, ticket sales, costumes, stage crew, etc) are invited to participate. For further information contact either Pat Collins (pcollins@hws.edu) or production manager Eleanor Stearns (ebstearns@rochester.rr.com).
Auditions for The Laramie Project will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7th and 8th in The Barn (on St. Claire Street) at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The play, which will be directed by Pat Collins, will be performed at the black box theatre in The Geneva Community Center on the first two weekends of November (November 5-7 and 11-13).
Seussical, Loved by All!
Seussical, directed by award-winning local director Pam Rapoza with musical direction by Matthew Craig was performed at the Smith Opera House in Geneva on August 13-15.
The Youth Theatre did a marvelous job with the story centered around Horton the Elephant, who finds himself faced with a double challenge--not only must he protect his tiny friend Jojo (and all the invisible Whos) from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant in a story that made everyone leave the theatre amazed at the talented youth of our area!
RENT! By all accounts AMAZING!
Under director Steve Duprey’s talented hand, the incredible cast did a magnificent job with the show, as did Bob Cowles with vocals. There is no better judge than the Smith Opera House patrons as the show got rave reviews from the audience as they left the theatre after each of the four performances. Patrons even wrote letters to the editor of the Finger Lakes Times about how they were moved to tears during the show.
The musical was headed up by a talented cast hailing from across the Finger Lakes and Rochester area and includes Mike Witter (Mark), Nick Faruch (Roger), Kyle Knapton (Collins), Sarah Mull (Mimi), Derrick Frenney (Angel), Chelsea Miller (Maureen), Sara Lawler (Joanne), Darius Greene (Benny). Ensemble cast members include: Kaleigh-Marie Fremouw, Abigail Adams, Sylvia Queener, Vinnie Loucks, Ben Raha, Justin Doyle and Jonathan Garcia. Choreography was by Caitlyn Schrader.
AIDS Care Geneva office had a presence in the lobby of the Smith during the run of the show and GTG sold posters signed by the cast to raise money and awareness for their cause.
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