Elmbrook Summer Theater 2024:
Bye Bye Birdie
Rock star Conrad Birdie is the biggest thing to top the charts. Women love him, men want to be him and teenage girls around the country scream with glee at the mere mention of his name. But when the United States Army drafts Birdie, manager Albert Peterson sees his meal ticket preparing to fly the coop. Desperate for a publicity stunt big enough to help them survive Birdie’s departure, Albert and Rose hatch a plan: send Conrad to small-town America to plant his goodbye kiss on one lucky fan for the entire world to see. Their selection of superfan Kim Macafee sends the wholesome enclave of Sweet Apple, Ohio into chaos.
Bye Bye Birdie - Website for ALL Information - Click Below:
https://sites.google.com/view/elmbrooksummermusical2024-byeb/home
Auditions: June 4-6, 2024
Performances: July 16-20, 2024
Ticket website: https://bchsblackboxtheatre.ludus.com/index.php
Directed and Produced by Mr. Pronley, Mr & Mrs Dahl
Choreographer: Callie Gibbs
We will ALSO be having a LIVE Pit Orchestra - student musicians are needed!
Audition Info:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1ELxOPhvTFpFN4fozn-0FCwF3p4RGBdo7
Fall Musical: Anastasia
Set amidst the turmoil of the Russian revolution with the Bolshevik regime on the rise, Anya, an amnesiac orphan stranded in what was once the Russian capital, St. Petersburg, is on a quest to rediscover her past which she believes lies in Paris. Joined by a dashing conman, Dmitry, and an ex-aristocrat, Vlad Popov, who want to use Anya to bamboozle the only remaining Romanov, Dowager Empress Marie into believing that Anya is the lost Anastasia, she escapes to Paris with a determined Soviet officer on their heels.
Keep Watch - Dance Classes in prep for Auditions will be held end of August:
Auditions: Sep 4, 2024 - ONE Day only - (Mr. Pronley, Mrs. Hickman)
Nov 16 (move-in at SLWC) Performances Nov 21-24, 2024 at SLWC
https://ticketing.wilson-center.com/events
Winter: Stage Door
The main story concerns Terry Randall, a headstrong and witty girl from the Midwest who is determined to become a leading actress on Broadway. While pursuing her career, she becomes involved with two completely different beaux: the left-wing arrogant playwright Keith Burgess, who eventually goes Hollywood as a screenwriter, and David Kingsley, a well-groomed elegant film producer who decides to return to Broadway. Despite the vicissitudes of the theatre trade, Terry sticks to her guns and wins both the leading role in a Broadway play and the affections and respect of the man she loves.
Auditions: Dec 3-5, 2024 (Directed by Mr. Pronley)
Performances: Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2025
Spring: Clue - Arsenic & Old Lace
Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: he has a steady job at a prominent New York newspaper, he’s just become engaged, and he gets to visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement. Mortimer always knew that his family had a bit of a mad gene - but his world is turned upside down when he realizes that his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men for years! When Mortimer’s maniacal brother, Jonathan returns on the night that the aunts were planning to bury the newest victim, Mortimer must rally to help his aunts and protect his fiancé -- all while trying to keep his own sanity. as well.
Auditions: Feb 11-13, 2025
Performances: April 17-19, 2025 in BC Black Box Theatre
Studio Show: Reach for the Stars
Auditions: April 23, 2025 (Produced by Mr. Pronley - mostly Student Directed)
Performances: May 23, 2025 - BC Black Box
Ticket website: https://bchsblackboxtheatre.ludus.com/index.php
Elmbrook Summer Theater 2024:
Footloose
The story of Ren McCormack, a teenage boy from Chicago. He and his mother move to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons them. Upon arriving, Ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including the Reverend Bomont. The Reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing, which Ren finds unbelievable. With the help of Ariel and Willard, Ren convinces the Reverend to let the teenagers dance, and in the process helps the town to heal from a tragedy that affected them all.
Auditions: June 3-5, 2025
Performances: July 15-19, 2025
Ticket website: https://bchsblackboxtheatre.ludus.com/index.php
Directed and Produced by Mr. Pronley, Mr & Mrs Dahl
Choreographer: Callie Gibbs
We will ALSO be having a LIVE Pit Orchestra - student musicians are needed!