Screwball comedy Lend Me A Tenoris a laugh a minute crowd-pleaser
August 2023
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“Lend me a ticket: Theatrikos performs Tony-winning play Lend Me a Tenor,” says headline in Arizona Daily Sun
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“Since the first laugh, comedy has always been changing,” says the Arizona Daily Sun.
“In the 1930s, screwball was king, and today, absurdity is what leaves people in stitches. Weaving these two genres together can be a challenge, but for Theatrikos, this challenge is an invitation to do something great. Their latest production, Lend Me a Tenor, is a modern reflection of the screwball comedy, one that audiences have loved since its initial debut on the West End in 1986,” the newspaper said in an article last week.
“Lend Me a Tenor is a play written by Ken Ludwig. It debuted on the West End in 1986, then, later, on Broadway in 1989. It received nine Tony awards and was revived on Broadway in 2010. The play takes place in 1934, in a hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio. The play follows an Italian opera tenor and his assistant Max who is tasked with taking his place in a big show. The show is a classic farce, a mix of madcap setups, mistaken identities, room swaps, hilarious misunderstandings, bawdy overtones and quirky characters.”
Lend Me A Tenor runs now through August 23
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“Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practicable entrances.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
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On the radio and in the newspaper
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KAFF Interview with cast of Lend Me A Tenor
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Theatrikos Lend Me A Tenor director John Propster and actors Cristin Irene and Jeff McCarroll are interviewed by Jeff Kennedy on KAFF Legends radio.
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Upcoming Auditions: Stage Kiss and A Christmas Carol
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Stage Kiss auditions are Sunday and Monday, July 30-31 at 6:30 pm. We’re looking for 3F ages 18-50, 4M ages 25-60.
Auditions for A Christmas Carol: A Twisted Musical Comedy are Sunday and Monday, September 17-18 at 6:30 pm. We’re looking for a cast of 30. 6 children ages 6-10; 6 children ages 11-17; 10 M/F ages 18-40; 8 F/M ages 40+. Singers and non-singers are welcome!
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TheatriKids Puffs Enrollment
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Puffs: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic will teach your aspiring student actor all about stagecraft in this TheatriKids performance workshop.
TheatriKids auditions/enrollment for ages 11-18 are August 21-22.
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TheatriKids Matilda Performance Workshop
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TheatriKids’ Matilda performances are August 18-27. The students (and their parents!) perform the story of a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers.
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Volunteer Day, Jazz on the Square, August Films
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Theatrikos Volunteer Appreciation
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Wednesday, August 9, 5:30-7:30 pm, in the theater courtyard. Annual BBQ and Volunteer Appreciation Awards. Hamburgers, hot dogs and vegetarian options. All volunteers are welcome.
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Thursday night jazz. Free concerts this summer on Heritage Square from the good folks at Downtown Flagstaff.
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Aug 2 – Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Aug 8 – Mountain Film Festival Adventure Showcase
Aug 9 – Róise & Frank
Aug 23 – Hysteria
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The Stage Manager is the Boss of the Show
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Stage managers run the show. Oh, the director thinks they do. But the real glue of the inner workings of any show is the stage manager.
While the director is the creative force, “stage managers tend to be the left brain of the production. Who needs to be where and when, it’s your job to know. Whether that is before, during, or after the show, it’s your job to know the answers and facilitate all aspects of production and creative working with each other,” said Shari Snodgrass, who is stage managed last month’s production of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. As a stage manager, she says, “you’re the chaos coordinator. If you do your job right, the audience shouldn’t know you exist.”
Sharon Tewksbury-Bloom, who stage managed February’s A Doll’s House, Part 2, half-jokingly says stage managers do “everything!” She says it’s “easier to say what a stage manager doesn’t do than what they do. The stage manager is involved from the beginning making sure the show is successful by taking care of logistics and recruiting and coordinating the technical crew. Once a show opens, the stage manager takes over from the director is overseeing every production and problem solving to make sure each performance goes as planned.”
The most important part about being a stage manager is, “organization and problem solving. You are where the buck stops. You don’t have to have all the answers, but you do need to be willing to find the answers you don’t possess and think outside the box to solve whatever issue arises. You are the Universal Replacement Part,” said Snodgrass.
“Thinking two steps ahead at all times,” is what Tewksbury-Bloom says is most important. “As you are preparing a show, you are thinking about how to balance needs for rehearsal space or time. You’re thinking about safety hazards, for example, there is snow in the forecast and you’re checking that there is snow melt and that someone is set to plow the parking lot. During a performance, you’re thinking about the upcoming light and sound cues and how something unexpected happening (like a piece of the set falling) will affect the next series of entrances and exits and when a crew member will have an opportunity to fix it before someone gets hurt.”
“I like the ability to see the big picture and be a critical part of the production. I like problem solving. I enjoy puzzles and figuring out how to get all the pieces to fit together,” said Tewksbury-Bloom. Adds Snodgrass, “You are literally involved in every aspect of the production. You get to see the show through from pre-production to closing.”
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Theatrikos Theatre Company
928 774 1662
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