THE PULSE OPERA HOUSE
Corner of Wayne and Second Streets
PO Box 674
Warren, Indiana 46792
Just off exit 78 on I-69 in Indiana
(260) 375-7017
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2008 Season
Great Expectations
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Barbara Field
7 men / 4 women / 2 boys / 1 girl
March 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22
School Shows: March 20 & 21
Auditions: Monday, January 14
Using a simple set and making resourceful use of a
brilliantly theatrical storytelling technique, the play conveys all the energy
and warmth of Dickens' richly human story. Beginning with his humble
boyhood at the home of his long-suffering sister and her husband, the
kindhearted Joe Gargery, the play follows Pip through his encounter witht he
escaped convict, Magwitch; his experiences with the bizarre Miss Havisham and
her haughty ward Estella; and on to his removal to London where, after his
"expectations" are mysteriously made known, Pip aspires to become a gentleman.
Great
Expectations recently won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
and played at the Seattle Children's Theatre, the Guthrie and traveled the
country on an 8-month tour. The Seattle Journal-American says that "its a
wonderful evening of classic entertainment suggested for ages six through
adult."
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's
Guild Dramatic Society's
Production of a Murder Mystery
By David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr.
1 man / 4 women
May 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16,1 7
Auditions: Monday, March 24
Every drama group has experienced the horrors of
what can go wrong on the night of a show and the ladies of the F.A.H.E.T.G.
Dramatic Society are no different, with the possible exception that almost
everything that could happen does. The scenery collapses, cues are missed,
lines forgotten and the sound effects take on a strange note at times as the
ladies present the cunning whodunit "Murder at Checkmate Manor." And just
in case the audience gets bored, there's a Film and Fashion Show and a Murder
Mystery Quiz complete with a prize. You will never forget these ladies!
The Man Who Came to Dinner
By George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart
15 men / 9 women / small chorus of boys
July 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26
Auditions: Monday, May 19
Sheridan Whiteside, having dined at the home of
the Stanleys, slips on their doorstep, breaking his hip. A tumultous six
weeks of confinement follow. The Stanley living room is monopolized by the
irascible invalid; ex-convicts are invited to meals; and transatlantic calls
bring a $748 phone bill. Gifts begin to arrive, including penquins, an
octopus and 10,000 cockroaches. Add to that a cast of 1940's Hollywood
characters who invade the home and you have comic genius. A revival of this
classic American comedy in 2000 starred Nathan Lane as Sheridan Whiteside.
It was later broadcast live on PBS.
Leading Ladies
By Ken Ludwig
5 men / 3 women
September 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
Auditions: Monday, July 21
In this hilarious new comedy by the author of
Lend Me A
Tenor and
Moon Over
Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find
themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from
Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania.
When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her
fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves
off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they
get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces!
Sorry, Wrong Number / The Hitchhiker
By Lucille Fletcher
4 men / 8 women
October 24, 25, 31 & November 1
Auditions: Monday, July 21
These two one act mystery thrillers are radio drama
at its best.
Sorry, Wrong
Number was originally written for Agnes Morehead who performed it
live for five years. It was later made into a movie starring Barbara
Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. This thriller is the tale of a neurotic
invalid, whose only contact with the outside world is her phone. Over
this, one night, because of a crossed wire, she hears plans for a murder, which
turns out to be her own.
The
Hitchhiker was written for Orson Welles. It later became an
installment of
The Twilight
Zone. This ghost story is the tale of Ronald Adams, an average
motorist, who sets out to drive from Brooklyn to California, and early on his
journey encounters a strange and inexplicable hitchhiker.
Annie, Jr.
Book by Thomas Meehan Music by Charles
Strouse Lyrics by Martin Charnin
17 girls / 12 boys / 1 dog
November 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29 & December 4,
5, 6
School Shows: March 20 & 21
Auditions: December 4 & 5
Based on the popular comic strip,
Annie Jr
tells the story of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her
parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City
Orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled
adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President
Franklin Roosevelt and finds a new family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his
personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy. This show
will be performed entirely by the Pulse Youth.
AND THAT'S NOT ALL!
OPEN MIC NIGHTS
Beginning on January 18, the Pulse will open up the
lobby for open mic nights, featuring stand up comedy, improvisation, music,
readings...you name it! It's all up to you! The first
nights are January 18 & 19 featuring the comic talents of Scott Nedberg, David
Dean, Bob Barnes and other Pulse favorites. On February 16 & 17,
things will turn romantic as Scott and Kim Nedberg read A.R. Gurney's valentine
Love
Letters. After that, it's up to you! Please let me
know your ideas. We are going to have a six month trial. The
dates are:
Jan. 18-19 - Comedy Night
Feb. 16 & 17 -
Love Letters
March 14 & 15 - after the show performances
April 18 & 19
May 23 & 24
June 20 & 21
All shows subject to availability.
Pulse Opera House mural by artist Bart Willard
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