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QNEK 2010 Audition Information at bottom of page!
QNEK Productions is happy to support the work of the MAC Center for the Arts, Newport
The Great Food / Great Theater Raffle
The Memphremgog Arts Collaborative is pleased to announce a special treat for these cold winter months.
1st Prize: 5 Dinners for two* at the following restaurants:
The Boathouse Grill, Newport
The Bridge Restaurant at the Cedarwood Resort, Jay
Jay Peak Resort
North Troy Village Restaurant
Lake Salem Inn, Derby
Winner will receive a $50 gift certificate from each restaurant
2nd Prize: 5 Lunches for two* at the following Restaurants:
Roasters, Derby
Hoagies, Newport
Montgomery Cafe, Newport
Thai Tanic, Newport
Village Pizza Sub Station,Newport
Winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from each restaurant
3rd Prize: Season Passes for two
Tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50 and are available at the MAC Center or by sending a check to MAC, 138 Main Street, Newport, VT 05855 (Please mark check 'raffle' - tickets will be mailed to you)
Drawing to be held Thursday, January 28th at the Center's Winter Wine and Cheese Reception (see below)
Award winning QNEK Productions celebrates its 17th Theatrical Season with A SEASON TO DIE FOR.
There is a distinct change in the performance schedule this season that should be duly noted for those auditioning. Performances will be in June, August and October, not May, August and September as in years past.
The season opener is Noel Coward’s comic farce, Blithe Spirit, directed by Lynn Leimer. Production dates are June 18, 19, 20, 25, and 26. Rehearsals begin in March.
Blithe Spirit, Coward’s witty take on ghosts and the people who call them back, revolves around a visit from a “happy medium,” one Madame Arcati, who unknowingly materializes the wife of novelist Charles Condomine, from the other side. The problem is how to get her back from whence she came. The comedy was presented on Broadway in 2009 with Angela Lansbury winning the Tony for “Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play” in the role of Madame Arcati.
Casting: 2 men and 4 women. (The role of Madam Arcati is cast.)
Charles Condomine – a cantankerous British novelist
Ruth Condomine – Charles’ second wife
Dr. and Mrs. Bradman – friends of the Condomine’s
Elvira Condomine – Charles’ first wife, deceased
Madam Arcati – a medium and writer of odd children’s books
Edith – the Condomine’s overly anxious-to-please maid
The season’s musical extravaganza is the Vermont premiere of the Broadway hit, Curtains, by Peter Stone and Rupert Holmes with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Co-directed by Lynn Leimer and Susan-Lynn Johns, with musical direction by Anita Morin and Mark Violette, and choreography by Laura Carpenter.
Production dates are August 13, 14, 15, 20, and 21. Rehearsals begin June.
Curtains is parody of 1950’s “whodunit” theatre mysteries, where a lone detective, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, investigates a series of murders that take place behind the scenes of a Broadway musical. Debuting in 2006, Curtains was nominated for eight Tony Awards and nine Drama Desk Awards. David Hyde Pierce won the “Best Peformance by a Leading Actor” Tony, and co-star Debra Monk won the “Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical” Drama Desk Award.
Casting: 16 men and 12 women. (The roles of Carmen Bernstein and Sasha Iljinsky have been cast.)
Lt. Frank Cioffi – local Boston Detective who is also a musical theatre aficionado
Niki Harris – Pretty, naïve ingénue
Georgia Hendricks – Song and dance leading lady type
Carmen Bernstein – Brassy Broadway Producer
Aaron Fox – Composer of the show within a show
. Sidney Bernstein – Producer with good comic timing
Christopher Belling – English Director – good comic lead actor
Bambi Bernet – Good singer, dancer/comedienne
Daryl Grady – Theatre critic
Johnny Harmon – Stage Manager of the show within a show
Oscar Shapiro – General Manager, good comic actor who sings
Bobby Pepper – Choreographer of the show within a show – strong singer/dancer
Jessica Cranshaw – Fading Hollywood star, murdered at the beginning of the show
Sasha Iljinsky – Conductor
Ensemble – There are 14 ensemble roles – 7 men and 7 women
The mainstage events conclude with the New England premiere of Dracula—Lord of Night by QNEK’s own Susan-Lynn Johns, who also directs. Production dates are October21, 22, 23, 24. Rehearsals begin in late August.
Dracula, Lord of Night is set in and around the Kingsbury Lunatic Asylum and deals with Count Dracula’s intrusion into the lives of Dr. John Seward, superintendent of the asylum, and his friends, acquaintances, and employees.
Casting: 6 men and 2 women. (The role of Dracula has been cast.)
John Seward (Jack) – Superintendent of Lunatic Asylum. Former suitor of Lucy
Abraham Van Helsing – Mentor and former professor of John. Native of Amsterdam.
Morris Renfield – Asylum inmate under Dracula’s control. Consumer of living creatures.
Hawkins – Asylum attendant.
Mitchell – Dr. Seward’s butler.
Arthur Holmwood (Art) – Fiancé of Lucy Westenra and old friend of Dr. Seward.
Lucy Westenra – Fiancée of Arthur and patient of Dr. Seward.
Wilhelmina Murray (Mina) – Lucy’s best friend.
The Count deVille – A vampire.
We will also be auditioning children to appear as elves in the Annual November Dessert Theatre production.
Auditions will be held on January 10th, from 1:00-4:00 PM at the First Universalist Church in Derby Line (next to the Village Hall).
For more information, please email qnekproductions@yahoo.com or call 802-334-2216.
It is preferred that auditioners bring a typed resume and headshot. If auditioning for Curtains or the Dessert Theatre Show, please bring sheet music. No a capella singing please.
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