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PST's Annual 4th of July Weekend Weenie Roast

Celebrate your country's independence from the Brits by supporting innovative, local NY theater.
How you ask? Come partake in Personal Space Theatric's Annual Weenie Roast and enjoy an afternoon of beer, mojitos, hot dogs, baseball and a raffle. Raffle prizes at this year's Weenie Roast include a $50 Gift Certificate to Joe's Pub, 4 AMC Movie Tickets and a bus tour of NYC movie sites.

What about the Yankees/Boston game? We've got you covered. Why watch it in your tiny apartment, or a crowded bar, when you can watch it on Mel and Jacob's HUGE HD flat screen TV. In addition to all the festivities we will also have the game on at 4PM.

So mark your calendars for July 5 and we'll see you then!!

Host: Mel Wadle
Location: 137 Dupont Street, Apt. 2, Brooklyn, NY 11222

When: Saturday, July 5, 2:00PM
Phone: 718-344-7132

$10 at the door
A Buck a Beer, Dollar Dogs and $2 Mojitos

Directions:
Take the G to Greenpoint Ave. Exit towards India Street. Walk North to Dupont Street (streets will go backwards up alphabet) and turn right. We are on the left.

Take the 7 to Vernon/Jackson Ave. Exit towards Jackson Ave (front of Queens bound train) and walk two blocks to 11th Street. Catch the B61 for one stop over the bridge or walk the Pulaski Bridge (only 7 minutes). Bus drops you off at Freeman & McGuiness, bridge ends at Eagle & McGuinness. Walk North to Dupont (streets will go backwards up alphabet) and turn left. We are on the right.

Buses: B61 (closest stops are Freeman & McGuiness or India & Manhattan) & B43 (closest stop is Eagle & Manhattan)
{published to web 5-6-07}

FYI: Charles Richter is an 1973 SU Drama alum. He also schedules auditions in NYC... check backstage or call Muhlenberg to ask for NYC details. Present SU drama majors - Allentown is only a 3 hr drive from SU if you come as a group and ask to audition on the Sunday. 2/24 - from Ellen Baker Ghelardi '73 drama and VPA Advisory Board Member.

MUHLENBERG SUMMER MUSIC THEATRE
ANNOUNCES 2008 SEASON, AUDITION DATES FEB 24-26

The Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre Festival, now entering its 28th award-winning season, has announced its mainstage productions for the 2008 season and set the dates for its preliminary auditions – February 24-26 on the Muhlenberg College campus. The Festival will produce two main stage musicals in 2008. The artistic directors are Charles Richter, Jeremy Slavin and Curtis Dretsch.

June 11-29. The opening musical will be Kiss Me, Kate, with lyrics and music by Cole Porter and book by Bella and Sam Spewack; and orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett. Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming the Shrew, Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate is a boisterous blend of romance, comedy, music, and dance that exposes the hilarity and the wisdom in resolving the battle of the sexes both on stage and backstage. Muhlenberg will produce Broadway’s original 1948 Broadway version of Kiss Me, Kate.
July 9 - 27. The second musical will be The Who’s Tommy, classic '60s rock opera with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend; book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff; and additional music and lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon. Tommy is an exhilarating rock musical about family, redemption and forgiveness that takes a young boy on an amazing journey from pain to triumph.

Those wishing to audition must send an email to boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu BEFORE Friday, February 22, 2008 to secure an audition time. There will be two parts to the preliminary audition: a solo vocal audition and a group dance audition. All roles for the two mainstage musicals are open. Actors must be 16 years or older and older character actors are encouraged to audition. . Complete details and instructions are available online at www.summerbroadway.org.

Applications are also now available for set, costume, lighting, box office and administrative staffs for the summer. The deadline is March 1st. High school students over the age of 16 are also encouraged to apply for high school internships. Information and applications are available by calling 484.664.3333 or emailing boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu.

Click Here for More Info
{published to web 2-5-08}

What I Did Last Summer
by A. R. Gurney
Directed by Ric Sechrest (Class of '96)
Presented by Retro Productions

WHEN:
November 7 - November 24
Monday, Wednesday-Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm & 8pm, Sunday at 3pm
(There will be no show on Wednesday, November 21st or Thursday, November 22nd and no matinee on Saturday, November 24)

WHERE:
The Spoon Theater
38 West 38th Street, 5th Floor
(between 5th & 6th Avenues)
Please Note: The theatre is handicapped accessible

TICKETS:
$25.00, Students and Seniors: $18.00
TDF vouchers are accepted based on availability one half hour prior to show time.

RESERVATIONS:
Reservations: 212-352-3101, 866-811-4111 or www.retroproductions.org.

SUBWAY INFO:
Take the N, W, R, Q, D, B F, or V train to 34 Street/Herald Square, the D, B, F, V or 7 train to 42nd Street/Bryant Park. Lot Parking available nearby.

ALUMNI DISCOUNTS:
For alumni discounts of $22.00 ($1.50 handling fee) - Tickets are regularly $25) tickets must be purchased at 212-352-3101, 866-811-4111 or www.retroproductions.org. These discounts do not apply to Friday and Saturday performances. When purchasing tickets, alumni must refer to the discount code ALUMNI.

FEATURING:
Lauren Coppola, Heather E. Cunningham, Lauren Kelston, Tim Romero, Ben Schnickel Aubrie N. Therrien

SYNOPSIS:
Retro Productions presents A. R. Gurney's coming of age story which looks at life on the home front during the waning days of World War II. In the summer of 1945, while his father is stationed in the Pacific, 14 year-old Charlie and his family head to their summer home in an effort to keep some normalcy in their lives. While there, he rebels against his mother and finds himself under the tutelage of "the Pig Woman," the town misfit, who tries to help him find his potential while pointing out the foibles of upper middle class society, of which they are all products. However society does not give up one of its own without a fight-as more than one person finds out. This is the first production of the play in New York City since its premiere here in 1983.

For more information, visit www.retroproductions.org.

{published to web 11-5-07, updated 11-14-07}

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