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Ease on down the road to see 'The Wiz'
Springfield Civic Theatre will present the ground-breaking musical 'The Wiz' at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, and Friday, Sept. 18, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 , in the John Legend Theater.
'The Wiz' premiered on Broadway in 1975 and immediately became a sensation for its Black spin on the Wizard of Oz story. That production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Debbie Blunden-Diggs, artistic director of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, is directing the Civic production. To see a cast list, click here.
Tickets are $23.02 for adults and $19.90 for seniors, veterans, or students. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Legend Box Office, (937) 505-2945 during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except that the box office is closed on days that Springfield City Schools are closed.
'Laramie Project' auditions will be Sept. 9 & 11
Springfield Civic Theatre will hold auditions for “The Laramie Project” from 6-8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, with callbacks at the same time Friday, Sept. 11 in the second floor of the John Bryan Center, 100 Dayton St., Yellow Springs.
Please arrive promptly for the start of auditions to hear a briefing about the approach to the script and to join in some group work. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Familiarity either with the script or the events surrounding the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998 is highly recommended, but not a requirement.
Please bring a photo and résumé, if you have one, along with a list of existing conflicts during the rehearsal period of September through early November. The play will be performed Nov. 12-14 in the John Legend Theater. Rehearsals will begin mid-September in the evenings.
“The Laramie Project” was created from interviews with residents of Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the beating death of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay man. A breathtaking theatrical collage, “The Laramie Project” explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
For questions or conflicts with audition attendance contact the director, Lorrie Sparrow-Knapp, via Facebook or leave a message on our contact page.