2010 SPRING Show: Bye Bye Birdie

AUDITIONS/REHEARSALS BEGIN FEB. 25, 2010….REGISTER NOW! Registration form here

First Audition/Rehearsal Begins 2/25/10 and continue 2/27/10
Everyone welcome!

SPECIAL AUDITION REHEARSAL HOURS:

Thursday, 2/25/10 6:30pm to 9:45pm AND CONTINUING

Saturday, 2/27/10 9:30am to 4:00pm (PLAN ON COMING BOTH DAYS)

Bye Bye Birdie is MTA’s second ever All Academy Musical! This older age group will play the teenagers and adults and the younger age group will be playing the younger kids in the show. We will rehearse the age groups separately, and sometime in May, the two age groups will be blended together for rehearsal.

First rehearsal is Thursday March 4, 2010  at 6:30pm to 9:45pm

Regular rehearsals are every Saturday 9:30am-1:00pm and some
Thursday’s 6:30pm-9:45pm
Director & Choreographer: Jimmy Hippenstiel
Assistant Director: Deborah Mathews         Vocal Director: Sharon Frazier
Mandatory 5 Days Tech: Saturday, June 12, 2010 9:30am-5:00pm, And
Mon.-Thurs. June. 14-17, 2010, 5:30pm-10:00pm
Pick up Rehearsal: Thurs., June 24, 2010, 6:00pm-9:00pm

8 Performances: June 18-20 and June 25-27, 2010
Performances at the Rose Center Theater, Westminster

BRING A LIST OF ANY CONFLICT DATES, a 3 ring binder, and a pencil to the FIRST DAY

Musical Theatre Academy is a non-profit, tuition based teaching academy. The students are trained in the arts of acting, singing and dancing by industry professionals. All who enroll are cast in the show, however we do audition for specific roles.

SYNOPSIS:

It’s the late 1950s and teenagers from across the United States are going crazy for the handsome rock star, Conrad Birdie. Meanwhile, his manager, Albert Peterson, is going into debt and has staked his financial future on Conrad’s success. Albert’s secretary, Rosie, is increasingly frustrated with the time and money Albert is losing on his project. Disaster strikes when Conrad receives a draft notice to join the military. Thus, Albert attempts to stage a farewell party for Conrad in which he is to kiss one lucky fan on the Ed Sullivan Show before he leaves for the army. Kim MacAfee, from Sweet Apple, Ohio, is the lucky girl chosen to be kissed. But conflict arises when her boyfriend, Hugo Peabody, gets jealous, and Rosie becomes fed-up with the abusive treatment she receives from Albert’s mother. Eventually, things turn out alright. Kim and Hugo resolve their problems while Albert agrees to leave managing, become an English teacher, and marry Rosie.