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THE BOY WHO STOLE THE STARS - Opens Saturday!

ON GOLDEN POND - Only Two More Weekends!

OLDE TYME RADIO - This Saturday!

AUDITION NOTICE! - "Little Women" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

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The Boy Who Stole The Stars
by Julian Wiles
directed by Allen Schmeltz
 
“It steals the audience and steals hearts,” wrote a critic when this warm and moving play opened at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. A young boy discovers his grandfather is dying. The old man’s behavior is different; he’s short-tempered and no longer tells his wonderful stories. The boy enlists the grandfather’s aid in helping him with a school project—counting the stars. Their togetherness seems to renew the old man’s interest and he begins telling stories, one of them about the dragon in the sky. The dragon, he explains, is there to guard the stars. An old legend says that should the stars be returned to earth; it would mean a new paradise with no unhappiness, no death. Hearing this, the boy goes off to slay the dragon and return the stars to earth, seeking a means of keeping his grandfather from dying. 
 
The show runs August 11 through September 8 on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00pm
 
Tickets are $18 general, $15 seniors and students with an ID card and $13 for children 12 and under.
 
For reservations go on-line to www.SutterStreetTheatre.com or call our box office at 916-353-1001.
THE CHARMING STORY OF ENDURING LOVE!
ONLY TWO MORE WEEKENDS!
By Ernest Thompson
Directed by Janelle Kauffman
 
"What can you say about a play in which nothing happens except the changes that any family goes through? Well, when it is as charmingly written as “On Golden Pond,” with all-too-human characters portrayed by actors who make them live on stage; you have to say this is a show you won’t want to miss." --Gerry Camp, Folsom Telegraph ( Click here to read entire review.)

This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still as tart-tongued, observant and eager for life as ever. Ethel, ten years younger, and the perfect foil for Norman, delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together. They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the “grandchild” the elderly couple have longed for, and as Norman revels in taking his ward fishing and thrusting good books at him, he also learns some lessons about modern teenage awareness—and slang—in return.
 
Performances are through August 19, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 4:00pm.
 
For on-line tickets go to www.SutterStreetTheatre.com or call our box office at (916) 353-1001.
Olde Tyme Radio
Join us for our monthly Olde Tyme Radio Show featuring original scripts done in a reconstruction of an old time radio studio by some of the best Sutter Street Theatre actors. This month we feature:

Dragnet: The Big Bounce
The Bickersons: Clara and George Stay Over
Gunsmoke: Chester's Delemma

...plus some song renderings from our cast!

Don't miss this fun, nostalgic time! Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm. Only $10 at the door. No online or phone reservation.
TWO AUDITIONS - LITTLE WOMEN AND
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
LITTLE WOMEN
adaptation by Peter Clapham
Directed by Courtney Conklin and assistant directed by Jay Evans

SYNOPSIS: This production follows the timeless and enduring classic about the March sisters and the beginning of their journey into womanhood. Audiences of all generations will enjoy acquainting — or reacquainting — themselves with the sisters: Meg, the eldest; Jo, the high-spirited tomboy; Amy, the self-centered beauty; and gentle Beth, as well as their beloved Marmee and Father. Together the March family learns to endure both good times and bad as they share the joys and pains of growing up.

Addition is August 11th at 10am at the Sutter Street Theatre the annex. (710 Figueroa St, Folsom).

If you are unable to make this date please reach out to Courtney Conklin (courtneyconklin@sbcglobal.net) to set up an alternate time.

Rehearsal dates August 23, Sept 6th, Sept 20th 7pm.
Then Sept 24-Oct 25th 7pm Monday through Thursday’s.

Show dates Saturday and Sunday 1PM, Oct 28-Nov 25.

Auditions will consist of: Cold readings from the script.

What to bring: Please bring a resume and headshot if you have them.

Casting for 7 female and 4 male roles.

CHARACTERS:

MEG MARCH (female, 17-23s). Oldest March sister. Frustrated by the family’s poverty, very mature and reserved, tries to do what is right. A caring sibling.

JO MARCH (female, 16-20s). Second-oldest March sister. Hot tempered, Impassioned, driven,
ambitious, but ultimately incredibly generous. Tomboy.

BETH MARCH (female, 12-16). Second youngest March sister. Pure goodness. Sweet and generous to a fault. Only one able to melt Mr. Laurence.

AMY MARCH (female, 8-12). Youngest March sister. Conceited and self- centered, very concerned about her image, but learns to become a gracious woman.

MARMEE MARCH (female, 40+)The mother of the four sisters. Her strength and spirit hold the family together, even in the face of her husband being off at war and the family being poor.

MR. LAURENCE (male, 40+). Stern, commanding, intimidating—until Beth wins him over. Grandfather to Laurie.

LAURIE LAURENCE (male, 16-25s). Mr. Laurence’s grandson. Lonely. Vivacious. Desperate for friends. Becomes best friends with the sisters.

HANNAH (Female, 30+) servant. She has been with the family before the girls were born. She is considered more of a family member than a servant. Her dry humor and an abrupt manner do not conceal her warm and loyal affection for the family.

AUNT MARCH (Female 40+). Formidable, over-bearing matron, a lioness, often scary. Quite well off but rarely overtly generous. Believes absolutely in manners and proper society. The preferred mode of communication is to yell.

MR. JOHN BROOKE (male, 16-25). Strong, both outwardly and inwardly, but also a romantic. Laurie’s tutor. Kind and generous.

MR. MARCH ( male, 40+) Mr. March is away during the Civil War, leaving the ladies to worry about his well-being. When he is home, however, he's a caring, considerate father.
Here is the spooky classic story by Washington Irving, presented with all the thrills, chills and laughs that keep audiences on the edge of their seats. The storybook tale revolves around the main characters—the bumbling, awkward schoolteacher, Ichabod, the coquettish Katrina and Ichabod's brutish rival, Brom Bones. As much fun as the play presents, it saves the best for last—the ride of the headless horseman. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is exciting family entertainment.
 
Auditions are August 19 at 7:00pm in our annex at 710 Figueroa Street, Folsom.

Rehearsals begin August 21 and are general Mondays through Thursdays at 7:00pm.

The show runs September 22 to October 21.

Please bring a headshot and resume if you have them. This is a non-musical.

Characters
ICHABOD CRANE : Lanky, pompous schoolmaster.
KATRINA : Coy, young charmer, the subject of Ichabod’s and Brom’s adoring affection.
BROM BONES : Ichabod’s roaring, roistering rival.
Several Storytellers (a minimum of 6) who never leave the stage and keep the play running as well as playing all of the other characters, animals, ghosts etc. in the play.
 
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