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THEA 4300 - Directing Class - Final One-Act Plays
BLOOD ON THE HIGHWAY
- Dir. Kurtis Blevins
- Ella鈥擫aken Brown
- Edmund鈥擩amin Eddings
- Emmalina鈥擜sh Yoder
FIDDLE & FADDLE
- Dir. William Guynn
- Fiddle鈥擟hloe White
- Faddle鈥擪ennady Campbell
- Projectionist/Mr. President鈥擝ryce Brown
THE PROCESSIONAL
- Dir. Emily Holman
- Pastor鈥擩eff Lay
- Fay鈥擜sh Yoder
- Dillon鈥擶illiam Guynn
- Jarod鈥擰uentin Powell
- Jackie鈥擬iranda Boyd
A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
- Dir. Chris Keams
- Tschubukov鈥擩eff Lay
- Natalia鈥擝riley Dempsey
- Lomov鈥擶illiam Guynn
KISS AND TELL
- Dir. Matthew Melton
- Susie鈥擪ennady Campbell
- Brandon鈥擭athan Carter
- Zach鈥擳homas Moore
SNUFF FILM
- Dir. Matthew Melton
- Jack鈥擬ax Johnson
- Jill鈥擫aken Brown
- Tom鈥擝ryce Brown
- Laurie鈥擬iranda Boyd
- Skip鈥擟J Allen
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT AND SOMEONE WILL BE WITH YOU SHORTLY
- Dir. Malena Nesbitt
- Sue鈥擟hloe White
- David鈥擟orey Goavec
- Therapist鈥擬adison Kristof
9.5
- Dir. Dylan Trapp
- Catherine鈥擡mily Sorrow
- Roth鈥擰uentin Powell
LUNCHTIME
- Dir. Ash Yoder
- Donna鈥擫aken Brown
- Angela鈥擬adison Kristof
- Man鈥擮wen Reid
CAST LIST - Carrie, the Musical
- Carrie White 鈥� Emily Holman
- Margaret White 鈥� Becca Moore
- Sue Snell 鈥� Maddie Maas
- Tommy Ross 鈥� Riley Keegan
- Chris Hargenson 鈥� Evelyn Shirley
- Billy Nolan 鈥� Owen Reid
- Miss Gardner 鈥� Rhea Geer
- Mr. Stephens/Reverend Bliss 鈥� Connor Beck
- Frieda 鈥� Victoria Janow
- Norma 鈥� Evyn Franklin
- Helen 鈥� Hannah Rockensock
- George 鈥� Andy Moyer
- Stokes 鈥� Grant Dukes
- Freddy 鈥� Rigel Marshall
- Sue鈥檚 Interrogators:
- Male voice-CJ Allen
- Female voice-Ash Yoder
- Student/Ensemble - Madison Kristoff
- Student/Ensemble - Dani Wolford
- Student/Ensemble - Ash Yoder
- Student/Ensemble - CJ Allen
Thank you for a great night of auditions. I am always impressed by the talent on this campus.
If you were not cast but expressed interest in tech work we will contact you shortly.
Our first cast meeting will take place on Sunday, September 10 at 1:00pm in the Backdoor Playhouse. Scripts and scores will be distributed as well as rehearsal schedules. Costume measurements will be taken at this time.
If you have a conflict please contact Chloe White at ca.white8721@gmail.com and James Alder at jalder@tntech.edu. I look forward to working with all of you.
Mark Creter, Director
Cast List for Leading Ladies
- Meg 鈥� Maddie Maas
- Leo 鈥� William Guynn
- Jack 鈥� Quentin Powell
- Audrey 鈥� Kennady Campbell
- Duncan 鈥� Caleb Grider
- Florence 鈥� Rhea Geer
- Doc 鈥� Aaron Ramsey
- Butch 鈥� Max Johnson
Thank you for a great night of auditions. I am always impressed by the talent on this campus.
If you were not cast but expressed interest in tech work we will contact you shortly.
Our first cast meeting will take place on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 1:00 pm in the Backdoor Playhouse. Scripts will be distributed as well as rehearsal schedules. Costume measurements will be taken at this time.
If you have a conflict please contact Emma Waltenbaugh at egwaltenba42@tntech.edu.
I look forward to working with all of you.
Mark H. Creter
Director
Winterfest 2023 Cast List
Our first read through will be this Saturday from 2 to 5pm at the Backdoor Playhouse. Check your email for more information. If, for whatever reason, you cannot make it to our first read-through please contact James Alder at jalder@tntech.edu. If you were not cast, but indicated that you鈥檇 be interested in crew work, we will contact you soon. Thank you for your interest and participation.
The Candidate by Brent Holland
- WHITE - Eddie Sorrow
- BLUE - Logan Campbell
- BLACK - Quentin Powell
- RED - Becca Moore
- DR. RUNNELS - Sharon Henry
Check Please by Jonathan Rand
- GIRL - Alivia Hintz
- GUY - Jax Lelle
- LOUIS - Kurtis Blevins
- MELANIE - Laken Brown
- KEN - Riley Grecol
- PHOEBE - Becca Moore
- MARK - Corey Goavec
- PEARL - Victoria Dell
- TOD - William Guynn
- SOPHIE - Sharon Henry
- BRANDON - Dillon Preston
- LINDA - Miranda Boyd
- MATT - Quentin Powell
- MIMI - Emily Barnett
10 Ways to Survive The Zombie Apocalypse by Don Zolidis
- NARRATOR 1 鈥� Todd Beasley
- NARRATOR 2 鈥� Miranda Davis
- GIRL 鈥� Laken Brown
- NANNA 鈥� Sharon Henry
- CHRISTY 鈥� Becca Moore
- JIMMY - Ronnie Stegall
- SAM 鈥� Ray Rice
- SUSAN 鈥� Kennady Campbell
- ZOMBIE 鈥� Sam Hunter
- ZOMBIE 鈥� Robert Olson
- ZOMBIE 鈥� Mandy Jones
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Newsletter 02-10-2022
We gratefully thank Spotlight Costumes for the beautiful costumes on our recent production of The Fantasticks! It is amazing to have this local company do such expert work. Thanks to Amy Ing and Anthony Herd!
Cast List for Airness
- Ed 鈥淪hreddy Eddy鈥� Leary 鈥� Aaron Ramsey
- Gabe 鈥淕olden Thunder鈥� Partridge 鈥� Aaron Ross
- Mark 鈥淔acebender鈥� Lender 鈥� Cory Goavec
- Astrid 鈥淐annibal Queen鈥� Anderson 鈥� Ashley Hale
- Nina 鈥淭he Nina鈥� O鈥橬eal 鈥� Chloe White
- David 鈥淒 Vicious鈥� Cooper 鈥� Ronnie Stegall
- Announcer/Sprite Exec/ Hooded Figure 鈥� Robert Olson
Thank you for a great night of auditions. I am always impressed by the talent on this campus.
If you were not cast but expressed interest in tech work we will contact you shortly.
Our first cast meeting will take place on Saturday, February 19 at 10:00am in the Backdoor Playhouse. Scripts will be distributed as well as rehearsal schedules. Costume measurements will be taken at this time.
If you have a conflict please contact me at mcreter@tntech.edu and Emma Waltenbaugh at egwaltenba42@tntech.edu and James Alder at jalder@tntech.edu. I look forward to working with all of you. We are going to ROCK the Backdoor Playhouse!!!
Mark H. Creter
Director
Cast List for The Wolves*
- #00 鈥� Kennady Campbell
- #2 鈥� Elise Hilpert
- #7 鈥� Alanah Smitshon
- #8 鈥� Lex Edwards
- #11 鈥� Harley Dodson
- #13 鈥� Miranda Davis
- #14 鈥� Lilly Cunningham
- #25 鈥� Emily Graham
- #46 鈥� Ashley Hale
- Soccer Mom 鈥� Emily Amonett
I am so excited to work with each and every one of you, and look forward to our first read-through, which will be this coming Saturday, November 20th, 11AM 鈥� 2PM. We will discuss the show, take measurements, and read through the show together!
A large thank you to all the talented women who participated in auditions! You are all incredible and made casting this show delightfully challenging. If you were not cast but are still interested in working as a crew member on The Wolves, feel free to message stage manager Catherine McCaig at jwmccaig42@tntech.edu for additional information!
Current Audition Information @ the TN Tech Backdoor Playhouse
Can be found on our new "Auditions" webpage here:
Upcoming Auditions at the 麻豆果冻传媒 Backdoor Playhouse
THE WOLVES
Auditions - Tuesday NOV 16th from 7pm-10pm
By Sarah DeLappe
The Story:
Pulitzer Prize finalist The Wolves is the debut play of up-and-coming playwright Sarah
DeLappe.
Featuring an all-female cast (comprised of nine adolescents and one briefly-seen adult),
The Wolves chronicles six Saturday mornings in the lives of a soccer team somewhere
in suburban America as they prepare for their games. The girls discuss everything
from genocide to menstrual cycles to drugs to boys to literature to each other, and
a group of girls whom at first seem indistinguishable as each is referred to by only
her number and all are clad in the same jersey only bearing her number quickly become
identifiable and different. In the course of six short weeks, the Wolves deal with
love, loss, and identity in ways that real teenagers do.
Audition Notice Wolves PDF version
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Roles available for 10 women (16-21).
Casting is open to all interested people. Minority performers are encouraged
to audition.
Directed by Joe Clark. Produced by the TN Tech English Department.
For further information, or to borrow a script, please contact
Mark Creter at (931) 372-3478 or mcreter@tntech.edu or visit
Cast List for The Fantasticks!
- The Narrator - Emma Olson
- Bellomy, the Girl鈥檚 Father - Dylan DeVries
- Hucklebee, the Boy鈥檚 Mother - Sheela Brachey
- Luisa, The Girl - Emma Fox
- Matt, The Boy - William Guynn
- El Gallo - Eleni Fragopoulos
- Henry, The Old Actor - Samuel Lloyd
- Mortimer, The Man Who Dies - Brenden Stoops
- The Mute - Quentin Powell
Understudies- Ryan Steele, Emma Olson
Thank you for a great night of auditions. I am always impressed by the talent on this campus. If you were not cast but expressed interest in tech work we will contact you shortly. Our first cast meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 14 at 7:00pm in the Backdoor Playhouse. Scripts and scores will be distributed as well as rehearsal schedules. Costume measurements will be taken at this time.
If you have a conflict please contact me at mcreter@tntech.edu and James Alder at jalder@tntech.edu I look forward to working with all of you.
Mark Creter / Director
The Fantasticks!
Book and lyrics by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt.
Suggested by a play called 鈥淟es Romanesques鈥� by Edmund Rostand.
Directed by Mark Harry Creter
Music Direction by Mendy Richards
Auditions will take place at the Backdoor Playhouse.
Acting and Singing auditions on Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Callbacks on Saturday, September 11, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (as needed)
Principle roles (both men and women) available for 8 performers (18-50). *
*Originally the production called for 6 men and 1-2 woman. Our production is going to be more flexible with gender. The fathers could be mothers, or one father and one mother, The Old Actor and the The Man Who Dies could be woman, even El Gallo could be a woman. Ultimately, I believe the show can be mounted with any combination of male and female actors. Also, your age is not important as you will be actors playing characters therefore a young actor can play the 鈥淥ld鈥� actor.
AVAILABLE ROLES:
- The Narrator (m/f)
- The Boy鈥檚 Father (Mother) (m/f)
- El Gallo (m/f)
- The Girl鈥檚 Father (Mother) (m/f)
- The Girl (f)
- The Old Actor (m/f)
- The Boy (m)
- The Man Who Dies (m/f)
- The Mute (m/f)
You do not need to be a 麻豆果冻传媒 student to audition or to be cast.
Minority actors are strongly encouraged.
Interested performers should prepare 16 bars of any song for their singing audition, acting auditions will consist of cold-reading and improvisation.
Performance dates in the Backdoor Playhouse:
November 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.
Late Show: November 11, 2021 at 10:00 p.m., Matinee: November 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
Produced in arrangement with Music Theatre International.
For more information contact Mark Creter at 372-6595 or mcreter@tntech.edu or visit our homepage at www.tntech.edu/bdph/.
Interested actors are encouraged to read the script in advance. You may borrow one for 24 hours from Mark Creter by contacting him at 931-372-3478 or mcreter@tntech.edu.
For further information call the Theatre office at 931-372-6595 or Mark Creter at 931-372-3478.