And so, a new production is among us....

NEW KENT STAGEHANDS

READING AUDITION – FALL 2009

Here I am, standing in the middle of paradise!! I can hardly believe my luck—who would have thought that little ol’ me could really be standing here in the middle of this place at this time? Is it a stroke of luck—have I been living a good, honest life and this is my reward? You decide after I tell you my story.

Like any good story, it began years ago, when I was a child. My mom would say, “work hard and all of your dreams will come true.” Of course my dad would retort—“good things only happen to those who are honest and God-fearing.” I tried to take both into account. I worked hard, led what I believed was an honest life and went to church almost every Sunday.

I graduated from high school and then went onto college. I usually went to class, except for those eight o’clock classes—nobody was ever there for those. For four years, I pondered what I was going to do with the rest of my life. Graduation came—all my friends received their degrees. Dad reminded me—“I gave you four years and no more!!!” I scoured the want ads—real estate, urban planning, teaching, mechanical analyist. There were so many choices!!! Resumes flew out of my computer via the internet to dozens of employers. Finally, one offered me a job!

So here I am, in Fairbanks, Alaska, selling sno-cones to tourists during the summer and hunting and fishing all winter long!! A paradise for someone like me—who could ask for anything more!

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New Kent StageHands

Fall Schedule

(Generally practices are Mondays & Wednesdays.)

Unless otherwise stated, all practices are at NKMS

September 16 (Wed): Auditions & Registration

Practices:

September 28 September 30

October 5 October 7

October 12 October 14

October 19 October 21

October 26 October 28

November 2 November 4

November 9 November 11

November 16 November 18

November 23

November 30 December 2

December 7 December 9

December 14 December 16

January 4 January 6

January 11 January 13

January 18* January 20*

Performances:

January 22 January 23

January 29 January 30

Building the Set

All are involved in building the set. The date & time for this will be set depending on NKMS’s schedule.

*Extra practices may be scheduled this last week.

**A detailed practiced schedule will be given out once the play is determined.

Announcing our Spring Production!!!

New Kent Stagehands On Broadway
A Musical Revue

Shows:
Friday, May 15th
Saturday, May 16th
7:30pm
New Kent Middle School
Auditorium

Ticket Information:
General Admission at the Door
$5/person

Advanced Tickets and Reserved Seating Available
Call:
Beverley Sparks at 804-966-5972

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Save The Date!!!

While times are not currently available, people are working very diligently rehearsing for this Winter's production - "It Was a Bad Year for Tomatoes". Please take the time to save the dates and check back soon for detailed information regarding show times!!

"It Was a Bad Year For Tomatoes"

SAVE THE DATES!!

January 23-24-30-31

Auditions September 29th!!

NEW KENT STAGEHANDS READING AUDITION
SEPTEMBER 29TH

NKMS AUDITORIUM: 7:00 PM

We woke up that Saturday morning and said, "Let's go somewhere. We haven't been anywhere all summer." Great idea, right? As we were eating breakfast we discussed our possibilities.
"Let's go to the beach—our summer won't be complete until we go and dip our toes in the salt water, " I said, knowing full well that my beach-deprived life would have no effect on my spouse.
Before he even said it, I could hear, "Are you kidding, getting on the interstate on a Saturday and heading east—all that traffic! Are you nuts?? I'd sooner put salt in the pool out back before I would drive to the beach on Saturday. You'll have to think of something else!!"
"All right, then, let's go to the mountains. We can go to one of those places where you can pick your own peaches—you love peaches!! And when we come home, I'll make peach cobbler!! You can't say no to peach cobbler!"
I could tell by the look in his eyes that somehow the answer would not be positive. "Picking peaches on my day off! What are you thinking? First, that sounds like work. Second, all that peach fuzz! I couldn't reach a shower fast enough to be rid of the stuff! Keep thinking—the mountains and peach picking are not on my agenda today."
Knowing that east and west were out of the question, I only had two directions left to go. Which should I try first? North. "I have the perfect place. Let's ride up to D.C. and walk around the mall. It's a great day to soak up some history and patriotic fervor. What do you say?"
"Do you know how crowded it will be in D.C.? It's the summer -- tourists all over the place! Why, we couldn't walk from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial without tripping over some little kid or stepping in some dog's…"
I stopped him before he could get any farther. I realized that D.C. was out of the question. That only left south as a viable option. And as hard as I tried, I couldn't think of a prospect to the south to my liking. I cleaned up the breakfast dishes. Then it dawned on me, the perfect spot---I rushed into the living room to tell him. There he was, sound asleep on the sofa, doing what he enjoyed on a Saturday—napping. The perfect end to a perfect summer Saturday—before it had really begun.

**The first practice begins on October 6th at NKMS Auditorium at 7:00 pm. **

**The play selected will be determined by the number auditioning.**

Welcome!!

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~New Kent Stagehands