Players by the Sea is proud to announce that is partnering with the Mayport Naval Station to conduct a Golf Tournament at the base on October 8, 2010.

All proceeds from this event will be used for kids and seniors at our School of the Arts, providing training in the theatrical experience for almost 300 students annually.

Currently, we are offering an opportunity for organizations to partner with other community leaders, and to increase business exposure with this outing by becoming event sponsors or silent auction donors. Sponsors and donors will receive recognition in all event communications along with free tickets to participate. Below are the Participation , Donation Levels and Recognition Items

Title Sponsor (one available) $2,000

Title Sponsor identification on event brochure, poster, other event communications, and event web page.
Two complimentary foursomes for the golf tournament

“Eagle” Sponsor - $1,000

Sponsor identification on event brochure, poster, other event communications, and event web page.
One complimentary foursome for the golf tournament

“Birdie” Sponsor - $500

Sponsor identification on event brochure, poster, other event communications, and event web page.
Two complimentary entries for the golf tournament

“Par” Sponsor - $100

Sponsor identification on event brochure, poster, other event communications, and event web page.

Silent Auction Sponsor – Various

Sponsor identification on event brochure, poster, other event communications, and event web page.

Tee Gift Provider - Various

Each golfer receives Tee Gift items at sign up. Examples are; key chains, ball markers, pens, tees, sunscreen, etc. Anticipate 120 golfers.

We kindly request your active participation in this event to financially assist the PBTS School of the Arts programs. Interested sponsors should contact Tournament Chair Fred Ortyl (904-553-5743) or Fred329@Comcast.net. In order to insure timely sponsorship recognition on event materials, we need sponsorship interest in a timely manner but no later than June 1, 2010.

Participation Level

Title Sponsor $2,000.00 Eagle Sponsor $1,000.00 Birdie Sponsor $500.00 Par Sponsor $100.00

Silent Auction Sponsor (Specify your own amount)

Tee Gift Provider (Specify your own amount)

Players by the Sea is hosting a juried art show to correspond with the Grand Opening of the newly renovated Grune Family Gallery, as well as the opening of award winning play by Yasmina Reza, ‘Art.’ Art show finalists will be displayed in the gallery during the run of ‘Art’: February 19, 20,25,26,27 at 8:00pm and February 21 at 2:00pm.  Winners will be announced at the opening night reception on February 19th.  Tickets are General Admission, $20 and $17 for students, seniors, and military.  Click here for reservations or here forparticipating in the art show. Contact Zeina Salame or call (904)249-0289 for more information.

George and BettyLu Grune, longtime patrons of Players by the Sea, have generously made the renovations to the Grune Family Gallery possible.  Before retiring, George was the Chairman and CEO of The Wallace Reader’s Digest Foundation, and has served on the board of the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the National Boy and Girls Club.

Hope McMath, Director of The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, will serve as the prestigious judge for this juried art show.  She was named Museum Educator of the Year for the state of Florida in 2003 by the Florida Art Education Association and the Art Educator of the Year by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville in 2005.  Her relief prints, etchings, and artist books are exhibited and collected throughout the Southeast, with a recent exhibition entitled “Human:  A Personal Reaction to The Declaration of Human Rights by Hope McMath” at University of North Florida.

Dave Alan Thomas makes his PBTS directorial debut with ‘Art.’  In it, prosperous doctor Serge (Paul Carelli) has paid a fortune for a new painting.  It’s all white. Marc (T.R. Hainline) is appalled and can’t believe that his friend could consider this, “art.”  Yvan (Joe Walz) tries vainly to placate both men and maintain friendly relationships.  This sophisticated comedy examines the nature of friendship and the power of art to unsettle our assumptions.  The play’s resolution is shocking, hilarious and satisfying. The production team also includes Assistant director / dramaturg Clenton Hollinger, stage manager Samuel Willis, assistant to the director Daryl McDanial, and production designer Lee Hamby.

DONATE

10 DOLLARS

IN HONOR OF

10 YEARS

TO RAISE

$10,000

FOR DRESSING ROOM AND BACKSTAGE RENOVATIONS!

We are currently at $5,270 = 527  Stars!

Our first ten years at 106 Sixth Street have been devoted to upgrading facilities for audiences and improving the quality of our productions. Now it’s time to take care of our hard-working volunteer actors. Please donate generously to thank them for their wonderful work during the past ten years!

$10 will buy your very own star to hang on the lobby wall. When you make your purchase via PayPal you can write a dedication if you like. If you have any questions or would like to call in your donation please give us a shout at 249-0289.

$10

Name your price donation!

Reservations for Season Membership holders.
Please Click Here to make your reservations for Mainstage performances.

Note: Season membership does not include Studio shows or special events.

AUDITIONS FOR PARADE

Book by Alfred Uhry
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

Directed by Michael Lipp
Musical Direction by Samuel Clein

AUDITION DATE AND TIME:  Sunday, March 14,  at 6 p.m. at the Theatre

PERFORMANCE DATES:  July 16.17,22,23,24,29,30 &31, 2010
all performances at 8:00 pm

Players by the Sea
106 Sixth Street North, Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250
(904) 249-0289 • www.playersbythesea.org

For more information, contact the Director, Michael Lipp, at lippm@bellsouth.net

PREPARATION

Auditioners should come prepared with sheet music and be ready to perform 16 bars of a memorized Broadway song (an accompanist will be provided).

The audition may include cold readings from the script, but will not include movement or dance.

AVAILABLE ROLES

1 boy, 5 girls, 4 adult women, 15 adult men

Doubling possible, may also perform in the chorus/ensemble, all ages approximate.

TEEN MALE
Frankie Epps (16)

CHILD/TEEN FEMALE
Lizzie Phagan (10-12)
Mary Phagan (14)
Iola Stover (mid to late-teens)
Essie (mid to late-teens)
Monteen (mid to late-teens)

ADULT FEMALE
Lucille Frank (mid-20’s to mid-30’s)
Sally Slaton (30’s – 40’s)
Mrs. Phagan (30’s – 40’s)
Angela (African-American, any age)

ADULT MALE

Old Soldier (60’s)
Leo Frank (30’s)
District Attorney Hugh Dorsey (30’s – 40’s)
Governor John Slaton (40’s – 50’s)
Young Soldier (20’s)
J.N. Starnes (30’s – 50’s)
Officer Ivey (late 20’s – 30’s)
Jim Conley (African-American, late 20’s – 30’s)
Newt Lee (African-American, 50’s – 60’s)
Britt Craig (mid-20’s to mid-30’s)
Tom Watson (40’s – 50’s)
Judge Roan (60’s – 70’s)
Luther Rosser (50’s)
Fiddlin’ John (Violin playing encouraged, 20’s – 30’s)
Riley (African-American, any age)

ADULT CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
(Variable size, adults age mid-20’s and up, African-American individuals encouraged to audition)
ACTIVE chorus that plays townspeople, reporters, mourners, guards, jurors, Governor’s party-goers, chain gang, and lynchers.
SMALL SPEAKING ROLES available for ensemble members: Aide, Assistant, MacDaniel, Minister, Guard, Nurse, Foreman of the Jury, Peavy

Sabrina Fair

by Samuel Taylor
Directed by Zeina Salame

Date: Monday, March 22 @ 7:00pm

Casting All Roles:

Women 45-70

Maude Larrabee – Linus & David’s mother; beautiful, confident, elegant
Julia Ward McKinlock, – Linus & David’s Aunt; intelligent & good humored
Margaret: The housekeeper; Outgoing and jovial; loves Sabrina.

Men 45-70

Fairchild – Sabrina’s Father, clever, witty, and down to earth
Linus Larrabee Sr. – Linus Jr. and David’s father; a rigid and successful businessman.

Men 20-40

Linus Larrabee, Jr. – the older Larrabee son; athletic, rugged looking & relaxed

David Larrabee – the younger Larrabee son; athletic & handsome; formerly married to Gretchen;
Paul D’Argenson – Sabrina’s former boyfriend in Paris; dashing and stylish;
2 Young Men – Well to do guests at a party at the Larrabee’s home; The
boyfriends of the two young ladies

Women 20- 35

Sabrina Fairchild – the limo driver’s daughter; clever, quirky, adorable
Gretchen – the gorgeous x-wife of David Larrabee
2 Young Ladies - guests at the Larrabee home; the girlfriend’s of the two young
men

Sabrina Fair is a modern version of the Cinderella fable,” writes Atkinson, in the Times. It is set on Long Island in the 1950s, and deals with the involvement of a very rich family named Larrabee with Sabrina Fairchild, the daughter of their family chauffeur. She is bright, well-educated, and has just returned from five years in Paris, where she has done a brilliant job as an executive in a U.S. government overseas office. She has come home to find out if she is still in love with the younger Larrabee son, David. The elder son, Linus, a cynical, good-humored tycoon who has taken control of the family fortune, detects Sabrina’s feeling for his brother, and for his own amusement lays a trap to bring them together. It works: David falls in love with Sabrina and wants to marry her. At the same time, a rich young Frenchman who has known Sabrina in Paris turns up and asks her to marry him. Faced with this dilemma, Sabrina discovers it is really Linus she wants. After an amusing scene in which Sabrina’s father, the chauffeur, makes a rather amazing revelation, Sabrina breaks down Linus’ resistance and gets her man. An unusual number of fine character parts for actors: the beautiful mother of wit and perception; the father, whose one passion is attending funerals; the chauffeur who has been dabbling in the stock market and likes his job because it gives him time to read; the smart magazine editor who, as a house guest, is the interested observer

Visit School of the Arts Home Page for All program Information

Saturday February 20th  SOLD OUT!

by YASMINA REZA
Directed by Dave Thomas

February 20,25,26,27 at 8:00pm 21 at 2:00pm
Tickets are  $20.00 $17.00  for students, seniors and military

Student BOGO  NIGHT -  Thursday February 25
Buy  One, Get One free with valid student ID

Prosperous doctor Serge has paid a fortune for a new painting.  It’s all white. Marc is appalled and can’t believe that  his friend could like such a painting.  Yvan tries vainly to placate both men and maintain friendly relationships.  This entertaining play examines the nature of friendship and the power of art to unsettle our assumptions.  What happens to the tacit mutual agreements we live by when someone close to us does something that disturbs our expectations?  Is he who you think he is?  Are you who you think you are?  The play’s resolution is shocking, hilarious and satisfying.

BY ALAN BENNETT
May 14 – 22 2010 

These revealing monologues by one of Britain’s leading playwrights made their debut on the BBC and were a hit on Public TV in America.  In her own words, each character sketches the small triumphs and tragedies of her everyday life, often hilarious and, at the same time, deeply moving.  An alcoholic vicar’s wife, a nosy old biddy who writes poison-pen letters to her neighbors, an acerbic antiques dealer and an old lady whose mania for cleanliness gets her into a fatal predicament are some of the characters you’ll meet.

Directed by Gordon Goede

Starring
Greg Morgan, Zeina Salame,
Jason Collins,  Joshua Taylor &  Thomas Trauger

The Jacksonville premiere of a great American Classic.

March 12,13,18,19,20,25, 26 & 27 at 8:00pm
March 14 & 21 at 2:00pm

Click here for reservations

Comedy and drama mix in this tale of love, heartbreak, guilt and redemption. Three outcast characters do battle with the deepest yearnings of the human heart during one whiskey-soaked night. Set on a dilapidated Connecticut farm in the early 1920’s, this beautifully-written drama focuses on Josie, a strapping country girl whose outward bravado masks a sensitive core; her crafty, hot-tempered Irish father and their landlord, Jim Tyrone, a broken-down actor and alcoholic who is haunted by memory and unable to express his love for Josie.  After the original 1957 Broadway production, the play has been revived frequently, including a 1973 production in which Jason Robards, Jr. and Colleen Dewhurst made an indelible impression. A Moon for the Misbegotten has been revived frequently, most recently in 2006.

About the Director:

Gordon Goede is the Founding and Artistic Director of Theatre Three Repertory Company in Fresno, California. He earned  his B/A. degree in Speech and Drama at Jacksonville University and did graduate work at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena California.

In 1963  be became Managing Director of the Fresno Community Theatre in Fresno, California. During his nine-year tenure he designed and directed 54 productions on the mainstage, including widely known comedies, dramas and Broadway musicals. In 1967 he initiated the Fresno Community Theatre Children’s Theater, directing additional children’s productions each  year  until 1972

In 1973 Gordon returned to his  first vocation as an anesthetist, at the  same time forming Theatre Three Repertory Company. He spent the  next  38 years working in ansrthesia while continuing to produce and direct at Theatre Three as its Artistic Director.

Gordon produced and directed in excess of 325 productions ranging from Broadway musicals to Pulitzer Prize-winning comedies and dramas including several notable opera productions, He directed the highly acclaimed production of LaBoheme for  the renowned Music From Bear Valley Festival in Bear Valley, California. In October of 2000, The Fresno Arts  Council honored him with the “horizon award” recognizing his years of excellence in service to the community.

Late in 2004, Gordon  chose to retire and  now lives in Florida. He is available for directing and consulting in oral interpretation, acting, directing, stage and theatre design and theatre management.

Feel  free to contact  Gordon at gginlhfl@gmail.com   or gordongoede@aol.com. (Please include resumes and head shots if available)