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Apr 5^th, 2010 at 4:23pm

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Who is in this show?

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Reply #1 - Apr 25^th, 2010 at 3:03pm

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The usuals, of course.

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Reply #2 - Apr 26^th, 2010 at 6:25pm

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which means who........I don't think all of us pay attention to every theatre's favs when it comes to casting.

This is a girl who has had her heart broken
Cried for continuous hours
Yelled and screamed for help
A girl who turned her back on the world
and a girl who did nothing but love someone.

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Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2010 at 11:58am

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Audrey McDonald is a usual?

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14957584?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com

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Reply #4 - Apr 27^th, 2010 at 12:08pm

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Well you would notice when you and your friends audition for their shows, get called back, only to find out that they end up making phone calls to the people they wanted originally who didn't bother auditioning. Talented folks, but the same faces over and over again.

I only know one person in it, in the ensemble, and they mentioned that a large part of the cast didn't even audition.

If I were in charge, sure, I'd want to make sure that I got who I thought were the best of the best. I'm not saying me or anyone else would be better for the roles necessarily. I just think it's a little silly they bother having auditions when they know what they want. It wastes our time AND theirs.

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Reply #5 - Apr 27^th, 2010 at 2:12pm

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Sour grapes ruin the whole bunch. If you don't have actual casting info, it's probably not a great idea to use this thread to whine and be bitter, you know? Start a new one if you want to do that.

Nothing new under the sun! Another person's bitter about the way the Hale does its casting. Le shock! Le awe!� Wink

I'm curious about actual casting information as well, for this and for Mockingbird (which has its own thread for that).

Also: this show is kind of a special case, isn't it? It's not every day they bring in Audra McDonald. I'd want to carefully hand-select my cast too. Of course they hold auditions. If it was a waste of their time, they wouldn't do it. It's not like they're out to deliberately make you feel like crap-- they're doing their job. Do yours, and then suck it up and move on when you don't get it. It's never going to be fair.

Who's even directing this one? I'm kind of feeling pathetic that I don't know more about it.

If we're going to die, let's die looking like a Peruvian folk band.

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Reply #6 - Apr 27^th, 2010 at 2:33pm

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The Kaylee and the Ivy wrote on Apr 27^th, 2010 at 2:12pm:

Who's even directing this one?

Dave Tinney is directing and choreographing.

"...there are more people alive now than have died in all of human history. �In other words, if everyone wanted to play Hamlet at once, they couldn't, because there aren't enough skulls!"

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Reply #7 - Apr 27^th, 2010 at 2:36pm

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spiker wrote on Apr 27^th, 2010 at 2:33pm:

The Kaylee and the Ivy wrote on Apr 27^th, 2010 at 2:12pm:

Who's even directing this one?

Dave Tinney is directing and choreographing.

Awwwww yeah. Tinney 4 eva.

(In all seriousness, FANTASTIC. That will be amazing!)

If we're going to die, let's die looking like a Peruvian folk band.

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Reply #8 - Apr 27^th, 2010 at 2:41pm

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iloveduckies wrote on Apr 27^th, 2010 at 12:08pm:

I just think it's a little silly they bother having auditions when they know what they want. It wastes our time AND theirs.�

I doubt they would have wasted their time on unnecessary auditions.� Even if they had people in mind for all of the speaking roles and were only using the auditions to fill out the ensemble (which is probably not true), it's still necessary to hold auditions.

And, as for it being a waste of your time...somebody I know was telling me about a friend who moved to New York and did nothing but audition for a period of several months without ever getting cast. Since they didn't get to do any "real" performing, they took every audition as an opportunity to perform. Which it is. And a callback is usually an opportunity to work with other actors. None of that is a waste of your time.

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Reply #9 - Apr 28^th, 2010 at 12:05pm

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The common idea that casting regulars means roles were pre-cast is a specious leap in logic.

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Reply #10 - Apr 28^th, 2010 at 12:47pm

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David Zabriskie is music directing and Megan Downey is stage manager.

I know a few people that are in it are:

Will Swenson
Audra McDonald
Kevin Goertzen
Jared Young
Korianne Orton Johnson
Laurel Asay Lowe
Janell Lewis
Hailey Jones Smith
Rachel Lynn Woodward
Erik Agle
Darick Pead

Just to name a few.

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Reply #11 - Apr 28^th, 2010 at 1:48pm

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Silent Knight wrote on Apr 28^th, 2010 at 12:05pm:

The common idea that casting regulars means roles were pre-cast is a specious leap in logic.

IIIIIIIII love you.

And yay Rachel! She's so ridic talented. She's the only one I know in the cast, although I'm familiar with other names. Sweet cast!

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Reply #12 - Apr 28^th, 2010 at 3:37pm

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spiker wrote on Apr 27^th, 2010 at 2:41pm:

And, as for it being a waste of your time...somebody I know was telling me about a friend who moved to New York and did nothing but audition for a period of several months without ever getting cast.Since they didn't get to do any "real" performing, they took every audition as an opportunity to perform.Which it is.And a callback is usually an opportunity to work with other actors.None of that is a waste of your time.

That is an awesome way of looking at things. I totally dig

This is a girl who has had her heart broken
Cried for continuous hours
Yelled and screamed for help
A girl who turned her back on the world
and a girl who did nothing but love someone.

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Reply #13 - Apr 28^th, 2010 at 6:29pm

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I didn't mean to imply that every audition is a waste of time-- every person in the world will get rejected more often than they'll get cast, and I understand that. I guess I was just a bit frustrated in a selfish, sort-of, "I told you so" kinda way when the casting went the way I thought it might before auditions were even held. My attitude is my own problem though, and I see that... Workin' on it.

Thanks for the insights. It will be a good show, no doubt.

And two points for using the word "specious".

I like pie.

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Reply #14 - Apr 29^th, 2010 at 9:58am

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iloveduckies wrote on Apr 28^th, 2010 at 6:29pm:

I didn't mean to imply that every audition is a waste of time-- every person in the world will get rejected more often than they'll get cast, and I understand that. I guess I was just a bit frustrated in a selfish, sort-of, "I told you so" kinda way when the casting went the way I thought it might before auditions were even held. My attitude is my own problem though, and I see that... Workin' on it.

Thanks for the insights. It will be a good show, no doubt.

And two points for using the word "specious".

I sympathize very much. The frustrations involved in auditioning are one of the reasons I don't act any more.

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Reply #15 - May 2^nd, 2010 at 11:40am

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It looks like Marvin Payne is also in the cast.

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Reply #16 - May 2^nd, 2010 at 12:50pm

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Godot� wrote on May 2^nd, 2010 at 11:40am:

It looks like Marvin Payne is also in the cast.

Seriously?! Awesome.

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Reply #17 - May 17^th, 2010 at 1:34pm

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Tim Threllfall is also in the cast.

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Reply #18 - Jul 7^th, 2010 at 12:48am

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Just got back from seeing this show, and may I just say that I am a new woman!?� Seriously.� This show was ridiculously amazing.

Audra....I didn't even know that anyone could be so amazing.� I've honestly never seen a performance like hers in my life.� Never.� Her fabulous voice aside...she was SO honest and focused and energized and uninhibited.� I feel like a better performer after just WATCHING her.�

I also loved the performances of Jared Young, Rachel Woodward and Marvin Payne.� Great show with a great cast and great movement and choreography.� If you don't have tickets, you should probably steal some from someone or something in order to see this.� Seriously worth it!�

"I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm."--Calvin Coolidge&&&&"Some families go water skiing together; others go camping.....our family does THEME PARTIES." --my brother Ben

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Reply #19 - Jul 7^th, 2010 at 6:58am

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kitchensinger wrote on Jul 7^th, 2010 at 12:48am:

Audra....I didn't even know that anyone could be so amazing.I've honestly never seen a performance like hers in my life.Never.Her fabulous voice aside...she was SO honest and focused and energized and uninhibited.I feel like a better performer after just WATCHING her.

Same.

And I thought Kevin Goertzen was amazing. I can't believe I haven't seen him perform before now.

"...there are more people alive now than have died in all of human history. �In other words, if everyone wanted to play Hamlet at once, they couldn't, because there aren't enough skulls!"

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Reply #20 - Jul 7^th, 2010 at 1:05pm

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I'm going to echo the last two comments. It was stunning.� Simply the greatest theater experience of my life (and I've seen a lot of shows). There was such an energy in the audience and on the stage. Audra has such an amazing capacity to make you feel the same things she is feeling. You learn to know and care for and love Lizzie. Your heart breaks when hers does and you cheer for joy when she's happy.� One of the few times I jumped to my feet the second the curtain call started. And then when Audra came out I didn�t know what else to do. What is bigger than a standing ovation? So I just joined the rest of the audience in yelling!

The whole show was staged beautifully and simply, leaving you free to watch the performances without any distractions whatsoever.

Amazingly there are still tickets available. Go to the theater's website or call them. They have also been selling any unsold tickets at 6:60 pm for $25 each! That is how we saw it on Saturday and we were lucky enough to get amazing seats. We actually felt guilty for seeing it for so cheaply and will be making a donation to the theater in the near future.

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Reply #21 - Jul 7^th, 2010 at 1:14pm

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Bundaegi wrote on Jul 7^th, 2010 at 1:05pm:

They have also been selling any unsold tickets at 6:60 pm for $25 each!

I'm pretty sure the time those tickets go on sale is actually 6:30. Wink

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Reply #22 - Jul 7^th, 2010 at 3:01pm

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Oops. Yes, 6:30. Thanks. There still might be some tickets available at 6:60, but you would be better off going at 6:30. We checked out the website before we left to make sure there were still tickets available. Interestingly we were given tickets that showed as sold on the website.

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Reply #23 - Jul 9^th, 2010 at 2:31pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Jul 7^th, 2010 at 12:48am:

Audra....I didn't even know that anyone could be so amazing.I've honestly never seen a performance like hers in my life.Never.Her fabulous voice aside...she was SO honest and focused and energized and uninhibited.I feel like a better performer after just WATCHING her.

I totally agree. This was a master class in acting! Absolutely breathtaking! To see even an actual physical change in her during the course of the show was amazing to watch. I will never forget this experience!

Crazy world, full of crazy contradictions like a child; first you drive me wild, and then you win my heart with your wicked art; one minute tender, gentle; then tempramental as a summer storm; just when I believe your heart's getting warmer. Your cold and your cruel, and I like a fool try to cope. Try to hang on to hope. Crazy world, everyday the same old roller coaster ride, but I've got my pride, I won't give in; even though I know I'll never win. Oh how I love this, crazy world! -- Henry Mancini

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