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BYE BYE BIRDIE Ticketing Info

January 7, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Productions Age 12-18, Tickets

BYE BYE BIRDIE

Performing at beautiful State-of-the-Art Theater Complex:
The Rose Center Theater
14140 All American Way
Westminster, Ca 92683

TICKETS AVAILABLE DIRECTLY THRU THE THEATER BOX OFFICE,  CALL TODAY! :

Box Office:  714-793-1150
www.rosecentertheater.com

PERFORMANCES:

June 18, 2010 - Friday     @ 7:30pm
June 19, 2010 - Saturday @ 2:00pm
June 19, 2010 - Saturday @ 7:30pm
June 20, 2010 - Sunday   @ 2:00pm

June 25, 2010 - Friday     @ 7:30pm
June 26, 2010 - Saturday @ 2:00pm
June 26, 2010 - Saturday @ 7:30pm
June 27, 2010 - Sunday   @ 2:00pm

TICKETS (Reserved seating)
General Admission $16.00
Seniors and Children $13.00
Group Sales: Buy 12 or more tickets to any 1 performance $12.00 per ticket

SYNOPSIS - “Bye Bye Birdie” 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 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.

Ticketing Info

BYE BYE BIRDIE Cast List

January 8, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Productions Age 12-18

See the awesome cast here!

MTA is thrilled to perform it’s second ever All Academy Musical featuring the talents of MTA’s students ages 7-18!

We have 29 kids ages 12-18 and 22 kids ages 7-12 in the cast.

ROSE ALVAREZ: Alex Camastro

KIM MACAFEE: Hailey Tweter

MRS. DORIS MACAFEE: Robyn Mack

MRS. MAE PETERSON: Symphony Barth

URSULA MERKLE: Ashley Woods

DEBORAH SUE MILLER: Dalia Sevilla

NANCY: Elizabeth Torres

HELEN: Alexa Zachary

SUZIE: Eve Morris

CHARITY: Madison Christiansen

PENELOPE ANN HENKEL: Austin Kendrick

GLORIA RASPUTIN: Jill Sargeant

EDNA, THE MAYOR’S WIFE: Lilac Schwalb

MRS. MERKLE: Alexa Zachary

TRAVELER: Elizabeth Torres

2 PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Jamie Knauer
Sara McFarland

“HAPPY FACE” DANCERS:
Natalie Lowenstein
Sarah Stern

PHYLLIS:  Molly Brown

GIRL’S VOICE: Natalie Lowenstein

MOM: Sara McFarland

2 WARDROBE WOMEN:
Jamie Knauer
Molly Brown

2 ASSISTANTS TO THE STAGE MANAGER:
Sarah Stern
Elyssa Melmet

QUINTET OF SWEET APPLE TOWNSWOMEN:
Alexa Zachary
Lilac Schwalb
Elizabeth Torres
Jill Sargeant
Dalia Sevilla

TEEN CHORUS:
Madison Christiansen            Austin Kendrick
Natalie Lowenstein                Eve Morris
Dalia Sevilla                           Sarah Stern
Elizabeth Torres                    Ashley Woods
Alexa Zachary                       Jill Sargeant

SWEET APPLE PARENTS:
Molly Brown                         Jamie Knauer
Elyssa Melmet                     Lilac Schwalb
Sara McFarland                    Jill Sargeant
Alexa Zachary                     Austin Kendrick

ALBERT PETERSON: Adam Levy
Hal Beardall (Saturday Matinees)

CONRAD BIRDIE: Taylor Simmons

HUGO PEABODY: Zach Bilgore

MR. HARRY MACAFEE: Alex Jean

RANDOLPH MACAFEE: Cooper Reynolds

MAYOR OF SWEET APPLE, OHIO: Jonathan Haidl

ED SULLIVAN’S VOICE: Chris Eifler

MR. JOHNSON: Hal Beardall
Adam Levy (Saturday Matinees)

CHARLES F. MAUDE/QUINTET: Chris Eifler

MAUDE’S DISHWASHER/QUINTET: Evan Troutt

MAUDE’S FIRST CUSTOMER/QUINTET: Hal Beardall
Adam Levy (Sat. Mat.)

MAUDE’S SECOND CUSTOMER/QUINTET: Lucas Dysart

MAUDE’S THIRD CUSTOMER/QUINTET: Ben Teincuff

HARVEY JOHNSON: Jonathan Haidl

FREDDIE: Hal Beardall
Adam Levy (Sat. Mat.)

KARL: Evan Troutt

FABIAN: Ben Teincuff

TROY: Taylor Simmons

BOBBY: Chris Eifler

POLICEMAN: Hal Beardall
Adam Levy (Sat. Mat.)

2nd POLICEMAN: Jonathan Haidl

TRAINMAN/CONDUCTOR:
Lucas Dysart

CONRAD’S GUITAR MAN:
Noah Wright

FIRST REPORTER:    Ben Teincuff

THIRD REPORTER:  Evan Troutt

PHOTOGRAPHER: Nathan Levy

LEE: Ben Teincuff

FOURTH VOICE: Hal Beardall
Adam Levy (Sat. Mat.)

MAN’S VOICE: Chris Eifler

THIRD VOICE: Noah Wright

DAD/ANOTHER PARENT: Jonathan Haidl

DOCTOR: Ben Teincuff

STAGE MANAGER: Hal Beardall
Adam Levy (Sat. Mat.)

T.V. CAMERAMAN: Jonathan Haidl

STAGE HANDS: Evan Troutt
Noah Wright
Chris Eifler

2 AUDIO MEN: Lucas Dysart
Nathan Levy

SWEET APPLE PARENTS:
Alex Jean ( Mr. MacAfee)
Hal Beardall/Adam Levy (Mr. Johnson)
Jonathan Haidl (Another Parent)
Chris Eifler (Yet Another Parent)

ICE HOUSE TEEN DANCERS:
Ben Teincuff
Evan Troutt

SHRINERS:
Jonathan Haidl (as Mayor)
Chris Eifler (as Maude, not dressed as a Shriner)
Evan Troutt
Hal Beardall / Adam Levy (Sat. Mats.)
Noah Wright
Lucas Dysart
Nathan Levy
Ben Teincuff

YOUNGER KIDS ENSEMBLE:
Rebecca Bailey           Lauren Henke
Emma Botros             Nathan Levy
Gabriella Brooks        Abby Matzke
Ashley Bussell           Madeleine Nagy
Eby Calvo                  Natalie Rose
Lucas Dysart             Alexis Sawyer
Emily Frazier             Katie Smith
Ali Gutierrez              Cheyenne Terborg
Crissy Gutierrez        Anysa Wilson
Laura Harris              Keely Wright
Erin Henke                Noah Wright

ALICE: Ashley Bussell (Week 1)
Alexis Sawyer (Week 2)

MARGIE: Ali Gutierrez (Week 1)
Anysa Wilson (Week 2)

ADDITIONAL “TELEPHONE HOUR” SOLOISTS: Gabriella Brooks         Natalie Rose

SAD GIRLS: Crissy Gutierrez         Laura Harris

ONE GIRL (Act I, Scene 4): Cheyenne Terborg

ANOTHER VOICE (Act I, Scene 7): Lauren Henke

“KIDS” SOLOIST: Emma Botros

YOUNGER KID’S DANCE CAPTAIN: Gabriella Brooks

BYE BYE BIRDIE Rehearsal Schedule

January 7, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Productions Age 12-18

MTA’S “BYE BYE BIRDIE” REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Please note: Unless otherwise specified, all Saturday Rehearsals are from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for the full cast, and all Thursday Rehearsals are from 6:30-9:45 p.m. for selected scenes/numbers

Tech week begins on Saturday, June 12, 2010

Saturday, June 12, 2010: 9:30am to 5:00pm
Monday, June 14, 2010 thru Thursday, June 17, 2010: 5:30pm to 10:00pm

Opening night performance, June 18, 2010 at 7:30pm

ALL TECH DAYS AND PERFORMANCES ARE MANDATORY

THURS. 3/11 (NO ADAM) 6:30-9:45 pm
Only ALBERT/CONRAD/ROSIE/KIM/MR. MACAFEE/MRS. MACAFEE/
RANDOLPH / DEBORAH SUE (Dalia: That’s you, now!) / NANCY
(a.k.a. Connie-Alice-Elizabeth-Gladys-Ermengarde)

Rehearse all LEAD Vocals with SHARON and JIMMY
DEB will be grabbing those of you not being used periodically

SAT. 3/13 (NO AUSTIN / SARAH S. / ADAM) 9:30 am-1:00 pm
Only CONRAD (Taylor) / KIM (Hailey) / DALIA/ ELIZABETH / MADISON /
EVE / NATALIE / ASHLEY / JILL / SARAH S. (SYMPHONY please
cover) / AUSTIN (DEB please cover) / JONATHAN / EVAN / HAL /
MYSTERY BOY (Might put him in “Kids” instead if he looks older)

9:30-10:00: ENSEMBLE review “Got a Lot of Livin’ to Do” with SHARON
MAE/ALBERT/CONRAD Block Pages 74-76 with JIMMY and
DEB in Back Room
10:00-1:00: Stage “A Lot of Livin’ to Do” and “Ice House Livin’”
(Pages 76-81 and Pages 99-101)

THURS. 3/18 (NO Conflicts) 6:30-9:45 pm ROSIE / KIM / URSULA Only
6:30-7:30: KIM and URSULA with JIMMY in Big Room Stage Act I, Scene 3 up through “How Lovely to be a Woman”
(Pages 20-22)
ROSIE with DEB in the Back Room…Acting workshop
7:30-8:30: KIM and ROSIE with JIMMY in Big Room
Stage Act II, Scene 1 “What Did I Ever See in Him?” (Pages 68-70)
URSULA with DEB in the Back Room…Acting workshop
8:30-9:45: ROSIE Only Begin Work on “Spanish Rose” (Pages 103-104)
SAT. 3/20 (NO MADISON / ZACH / ADAM / MOLLY leaves @ noon) 9:30 am-1:00 pm  FULL CAST
9:30-10:00: MR. MACAFEE/ MRS. MACAFEE / KIM Only
Block Act I, Scene 3 Dialogue (Pages 22-24)
10:00-1:00: Add FULL CAST (SYMPHONY please stand-in for MADISON)
Block Act I, Scene 6 and Stage “Honestly Sincere” (Pages 42-46)

THURS. 3/25 (NO AUSTIN…Austin-This is the ONE Thursday I need you to miss dance and
come, please. I worked around you on all the other ones and your dance concerts)
6:30-9:45 pm MR. MACAFEE (Alex J.) / MRS. MACAFEE (Robyn) /RANDOLPH (Cooper) / AUSTIN / JILL / LILAC /ALEXA /JAMIE / SARA M. / MOLLY / ELYSSA / HAL / JONATHAN   Only
6:30-7:10: “Kids” and “Kids-Reprise” Vocals with SHARON and JIMMY
7:10-8:30: Stage “Kids-Reprise” (Pages 94-98)
8:30-9:45: 3 MACAFEES Only Block and Stage “Kids” Scene (Pages 81-83)

SAT. 3/27 (NO SYMPHONY / JONATHAN) 9:30 am-1:00 pm FULL CAST
Big Room: Stage “Telephone Hour” with JIMMY and SHARON (Sorry, Jonathan…It was the day with the least amount of conflicts)
Back Room: Acting Workshop with DEB for ROSIE / KIM / MR. AND MRS. MACAFEE / off and on with ALBERT / HUGO / CONRAD

THURS. 4/1 (NO ZACH) 6:30-9:45 pm FULL CAST

6:30-7:00: MANDATORY Parent/Cast Meeting with MICHELE
7:00-9:45: Stage “A Healthy, Normal American Boy” and “Penn Station to Sweet Apple” (Pages 31-36)
**MACAFEES will have some down time to rehearse “Ed Sullivan”
Harmonies with SHARON or do Scene Work with DEB

SAT. 4/3 NO REHEARSAL! (Off for Easter weekend/Spring Break)

THURS. 4/8 (Possibly NO HAL, Spring Break) 6:30-9:45 pm ALBERT / ROSIE / MAE  Only
6:30-7:45 Block Act I, Scene 1 “An English Teacher” (Pages 8-14)
7:45-8:45 Add SYMPHONY to block Act I, Scene 4 (Pages 27-31)
8:45-10:00 ALBERT Only Learn “Put on a Happy Face” (Pages 25-27)

SAT. 4/10 (SPRING BREAK conflicts…NO MOLLY / MADISON / JONATHAN / ZACH
Possibly NO HAL / NATALIE / SARA M.)

9:30-11:30 am Due to Spring break Conflicts, any teen GIRLS who can come for a couple of hours and aren’t away for the week will be the onstage girls for the “Bye Bye Birdie” opener. HAILEY…I need you to be one of these girls, please. The rest of the girls who miss today will still be in the number, but up on the balconies or in the audience with limited choreography. Remember, you “adults” are all teens in “Telephone Hour,” so this really includes all girls except ALEX, ROBYN, and SYMPHONY. Shorter rehearsal today, since it will easy to stage the number.

THURS. 4/15 (NO Conflicts) 6:30-9:45 pm HUGO / KIM / DEBORAH SUE / NANCY /ROSIE / ALBERT Only
Block Act I, Scene 5 and Stage “One Boy,” including the Luggage Dance (Pages 36-40)
DEB will supervise the ALBERTS in catching each other up on any missed material.

SAT. 4/17 (NO AUSTIN) (NO JIMMY…Judging a Show Choir Competition)
9:30 am-1:00 pm FULL CAST
Full Show Vocal Brush-Up with SHARON, including teaching and/or cleaning
the “Bye Bye Birdie” opening number
LAST sit down vocal rehearsal, so those of you who missed the first one PLEASE bring recording devices…Full cast take advantage of this day!

THURS. 4/22 (NO Conflicts) 6:30-9:45 pm FULL CAST
Run Act I, Scenes 1 through 7 Fill in all holes (Undone blocking, crossover scenes, etc.
Stage “Ed Sullivan” number and solidify harmonies

SAT. 4/24 (NO ALEXA / TAYLOR) 9:30 am-1:00 pm FULL CAST
9:30-10:30: ROSIE / ALBERT / MAE / GLORIA Only      Block Act I, Scene 8 Dialogue (Pages 55-59)
10:30-11:30: Add FULL CAST
Stage a shortened version of “One Hundred Ways Ballet”
11:30-1:00: Run Act I, Scenes 1 through 8 (HAL as Albert)

THURS. 4/29 (NO ALEXA) 6:30-10:00 pm FULL CAST
6:30-8:30: Stage Act I, Scene 9 “One Last Kiss” (Sorry, Alexa!) (Pages 60-66)
8:30-10:00: KIM / ROSIE / CONRAD / ALBERT / MAE / MR. MACAFEE /
MRS. MACAFEE / RANDOLPH / HUGO Only
Review Act II, Scene 1 (Pages 68-70)
Block Act II, Scene 2 (Pages 71-76)
Block HUGO / MR. MACAFEE / ALBERT Dialogue on Page 81
Review the MACAFEES “Kids”

**FRI.** 4/30 Special rehearsal with younger kids 4:00-6:00 pm ALBERT/SARAH S./ NATALIE L. Only
Stage “Put On a Happy Face” with the Younger Girls
SAT. 5/1 (Maybe NO DALIA or ZACH) 9:30 am-1:00 pm FULL CAST
Review and Fix Act I, Scene 9 and Run Act II, Scenes 1 through 3
THURS. 5/6 (NO Conflicts) 6:30-9:30 pm “BABY, TALK TO ME” QUARTET /ALBERT / ROSIE / HUGO Only
6:30-7:30: ALBERT / QUARTET Only Work Vocals on “Baby, Talk to Me” with SHARON
7:30-9:30: Add ROSIE / HUGO Block Act II, Scene 4 (Pages 84-89)
HUGO…Work with DEB after your short scene is blocked.
Please take note of earlier release time due to a younger boy being involved in the Quartet.

SAT. 5/8 (NO Conflicts) 9:30 am-1:00 pm ROSIE / JONATHAN / EVAN / HAL /ADAM / NOAH / LUCAS / NATHAN /
TAYLOR / MYSTERY BOY Only
Block Act II, Scene 5 and Stage “Shriner Ballet” (Pages 90-91)
***Please note: This number had to be staged on a Saturday, due to the fact that three boys from the younger kids are involved…So it is a DAY OFF for most of you! Sleep in!

THURS. 5/13 (Maybe NO ROBYN) 6:30-9:45 pm FULL CAST
6:30-7:15: ALBERT and MAE Only
7:15-9:45: Add FULL CAST Run and Fix Act II, Scenes 1 through 6

**FRI.** 5/14 Special Friday Rehearsal for ALBERT and ROSIE Only 4:00-8:00 pm
Stage “Rosie” and finish or review “Spanish Rose” with JIMMY

SAT. 5/15 (NO JAMIE / EVE / Possibly NO ROBYN or SARA M.) 9:30 am-1:00 pm  FULL CAST
Finish the Show! Block Act II, Scenes 7 and 8 (Pages 99-110)

THURS. 5/20 (NO ALEX J. / Maybe NO ZACH / NO JIMMY… “Alice in Wonderland”
Tech, an MTA sponsored event) 6:30-9:45 pm FULL CAST
Run Entire Show with DEB and SHARON, focusing more on Acting/Vocals

SAT. 5/22 (Maybe NO ZACH) 9:30 am-1:00 pm FULL CAST
Stage the Bows with JIMMY
Run the Entire Show to see where we are on ALL elements

THURS. 5/27 (NO ELYSSA) 6:30-9:45 pm FULL CAST
Dance Clean-Up Night!
“Bye Bye Birdie”
“Telephone Hour”
“A Healthy, Normal American Boy”
“Honestly Sincere”
“One Last Kiss”
“A Lot of Livin’ to Do”
“Kids-Reprise”
“Ice House Livin’”

SAT. 5/29 NO REHEARSAL! (Off for Memorial Day Weekend)

THE REMAINING PORTION OF THIS SCHEDULE WILL COVER BOTH THE
YOUNGER KIDS AND OLDER KIDS REHEARSALS. IF YOU HAVE NOT
DONE SO ALREADY, PLEASE BE OFF BOOK FOR ALL REHEARSALS IN
JUNE. CONTINUE TO DRILL YOUR BLOCKING AND CHOREOGRAPHY, SO
WE CAN BE SUPER PREPARED FOR THE “MERGE” WITH THE YOUNGER
CAST MEMBERS…THANKS!

JUNE SCHEDULE

THURS. 6/3 (NO Conflicts) 6:30-9:45 pm OLDER KID LEADS Only
ROSIE / KIM / ALBERT / CONRAD / MAE / MR. MACAFEE / MRS. MACAFEE / RANDOLPH / HUGO / URSULA / NANCY/
DEBORAH SUE / GLORIA RASPUTIN
Clean-Up Lead Work and pick-up the pieces night.

SAT. 6/5 (NO Conflicts) 9:30 am-1:00 pm FULL CAST
Combine the Younger Kids and Older Kids Day! Yay!

THURS. 6/10 NO REHEARSAL! (OCHSA Graduation Day…Congratulations Graduates!)

SAT. 6/12 (NO Conflicts) FULL DAY REHEARSAL / FULL CAST
9:30 am-12:45 pm Run and Fix Act I
12:45 pm-1:45 pm Lunch Break
1:45 pm-5:00 pm Run and Fix Act II
Last Day at MTA!
From now on ALL rehearsals and performances are held at Westminster’s Rose Center Theater
in the City of Westminster by the Police Station. The address is 14140 All American Way,
Westminster, CA 92683 Website: www.rosecentertheater.com Michele will have directions
to the theater available for those who need them. The phone number to the Rose is (714) 793-1150
and Jimmy’s Cell Phone number is (714) 397-5075.

MON. 6/14 (NO Conflicts) 5:30-10:00 pm (Younger kids out by 9:15) FULL CAST
Tech Act I on the Stage…No mics/costumes

TUES. 6/15 (NO Conflicts) 5:30-10:00 pm (Younger kids out by 9:15) FULL CAST
Tech Act II on the Stage…No mics/costumes

WEDS. 6/16 (NO Conflicts) 5:30-10:00 pm (Younger kids out by 9:30 if possible)
5:30 pm FULL CAST CALLED, GET INTO COSTUMES/MICS
6:45 pm FULL DRESS REHEARSAL with HAL as ALBERT
9:30 pm Notes

THURS. 6/17 (NO Conflicts) 5:30-10:00 pm (Younger kids out by 9:30 if possible)
5:30 pm FULL CAST CALLED, GET INTO COSTUMES/MICS
6:45 pm FULL DRESS REHEARSAL with ADAM as ALBERT
9:30 pm Notes

FRI. 6/18 OPENING NIGHT! 5:30 pm CALL TIME (Alex J. may be a little late due to Graduation…Congratulations!)
7:30 pm PERFORMANCE (Adam as ALBERT)
9:45 pm Clean and pick-up Dressing Rooms and Theater
Please note: We will do this on a rotation basis
after ALL Performances.
SAT. 6/19 THE MIDDLE DAY!

12:30 pm CALL TIME
2:00 pm PERFORMANCE (Hal as ALBERT)
4:30 pm DINNER BREAK (We may NOT stay at Theater)
6:15 pm CALL TIME
7:30 pm PERFORMANCE (Adam as ALBERT)

SUN. 6/20 FIRST WEEK ENDS! 12:30 pm CALL TIME
2:00 pm PERFORMANCE (Adam as ALBERT)

THURS. 6/24 PICK-UP REHEARSAL 6:00-9:00 pm NO Costumes/Makeup/Mics  For memory only

FRI. 6/25 THE 2ND WEEK! 6:00 pm CALL TIME
7:30 pm PERFORMANCE (Adam as ALBERT)

SAT. 6/26 THE HOME STRETCH!

12:30 pm CALL TIME
2:00 pm PERFORMANCE (Hal as ALBERT)
4:30 pm DINNER BREAK (We may NOT stay at Rose)
6:15 pm CALL TIME
7:30 pm PERFORMANCE (Adam as ALBERT)

SUN. 6/27 CLOSING DAY! 12:30 pm CALL TIME
2:00 pm FINAL PERFORMANCE (Adam as ALBERT)

Please note: After the show there will be a MANDATORY Strike of all of the “Bye Bye Birdie” Sets/Costumes/Props in the Theater. We NEED help from you and all your family members….Especially the muscular/strong ones! Please bring a drill to help disassemble the set if you have one. There is lots to do, and the more help we have, the more fun it is and the quicker it goes. Everything must be moved OUT of the Theater and be taken to either the MTA Facility or our storage unit near Euclid and the 405. Thank-you ahead of time for all your hard work in making this production of “Bye Bye Birdie” a success!
THANKS TO ALL CAST AND PARENTS! I ONCE AGAIN KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT!