Following The Abbey Players ‘INTO THE WOODS’ Belmont Abbey College, Simon Donoghue Hold Auditions For Upcoming Stage Production
BELMONT, NC --- The Abbey Players and Belmont Community Theatre will hold auditions for its upcoming stage production, INTO THE WOODS on Monday, February 27 and Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 7:30 PM in the Haid Theatre at Belmont Abbey College.
Individuals will be asked to read from the script and perform a song of their choice. Production dates for INTO THE WOODS begin April 20 th through April 29, 2006. For further information, please call 704.461.6786.
INTO THE WOODS tells the intricate tale of multiple fairy-tale characters crossing paths in the woods, not merely resolving the characters' dilemmas but also exploring what happens after “happily ever after.” INTO THE WOODS cleverly combines four of the Grimm brothers' most famous fairy tales, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Little Red Ridinghood, and couples them with an original fairy tale about a childless baker and his wife. After audiences are re-introduced to each familiar character and their well-chronicled adventures, the story takes a different turn as the audience and characters on stage realize that no one knows how this new tale will end.
The original Broadway production earned INTO THE WOODS a 1987 Tony for Best Score and a Tony for Best Actress (Joanna Gleason).
The Abbey Players have been in continuous production since 1884, a proven asset to the cultural life of Gaston County and the greater-Charlotte area for more than 100 years. "The Players" have called the Haid Theatre on the campus of Belmont Abbey College home since 1979. Simon Donoghue, an associate professor of Fine Arts at the Abbey, is also a highly acclaimed theatre director and is celebrating his 29th year with the Abbey Players.
Ranked one of the best comprehensive colleges in the Southeast by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 129-year Catholic Benedictine heritage. The liberal arts College is home to students from over 34 states and 26 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.
Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.
The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.
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