“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings….”

Come audition for the stage play based on Frank Capra’s holiday classic movie. We’re casting for all roles, from everyday townspeople to the iconic parts of George Bailey, Mary Bailey, Mr. Potter, and Clarence the angel. We need people of all ages, from children to actors in their golden years There are many speaking parts.

Here are a few of the principal role breakdowns. However, there are a large number of various roles of all types to be filled:

George Bailey: (Plays from early 20s-mid 30s) The everyman of Bedford Falls. Decent and kind, must be able to play dramatic.

Mary Bailey: (Plays from early 20s to mid 30s) George’s sweetheart and later wife. Good comedic timing, also plays dramatic.

Clarence Oddbody: (Older gentleman 30+) Angel second class. Sweet, slightly bumbling angel in training who has yet to get his wings. Helps George find his way.

Mr. Potter: (Older gentleman 35+) Conniving banker who owns the whole town, basically the villain of the story.

Audition sides will be provided. You may prepare a monologue if you wish.

Auditions will take place on Saturday, October 10th at 11am in the Grand Terrace Community Center Room, located at 22795 Barton Road in Grand Terrace.

Email us at gtcommunityplayers@yahoo.com for more info.

The winning video (one of 500 in the Office Depot Adopt a Small Business Contest), from GTCP is now on my YouTube page. Follow this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NqRDTryu_g&feature=channel_page

We’re BAAACK !!

The GTCP is planning on presenting It’s A Wonderful Life for the upcoming holidays !!!

Auditions will be held on October 10th at 11 am, at the GT City Hall, 22795 Barton Road, in Grand Terrace.

Bring a 1 to 2 minute prepared scene. Sides will be available.

Any questions ? Email gtcommunityplayers@yahoo.com

GTCP Community Players will be performing some of the songs from Showcase Spectacular  at the GT  Community Day (at Rollins Park, on DeBerry Street, behind Terrace Hills Middle School), in Grand Terrace, on September 12th at about 11 am.  Come out and see these amazing performers and show your support for not only Grand Terrace, but Grand Terrace Community Players  !

I’ll be there, so if you have questions, want to join, or get more information, come talk to us ! See you there !

We will also have a booth and probably performers on the stage at the GT Country Fair on November 7th. DVDs from Showcase Spectacular will be available for purchase (as well as GTCP t-shirts). More info on this soon !! Don’t miss either one of these opportunities to see GTCP performers in action !

Lori

We held auditions recently, for the fall shows, but unfortunately did not get enough people, so we are putting the next couple shows on hold for now, until we can build up our base of actors.

We refuse to give up!  We believe in the GTCP !  I will admit, however, we need to take a step back and reevaluate the plans and goals of the GTCP.  Did we misjudge the need for community theatre, here in Grand Terrace ? I was hoping there was a lot of theatre minded people here in town.  This organization was created for Grand Terrace and the surrounding communities.

I’ve also learned the hard way, you can send information to the newspapers you just can’t always be sure it will get printed, or where it will be printed. If there is a sure fire way to get the notices published, please won’t someone share that information with me ?

We’ve also asked businesses here in town to post notices up in their windows, but then again, one can only ask. This does not guarantee the notices will be posted (A big  Thank You to Stater Bros. and the GT Library for always posting our notices !!). The only other way to get the word out is online, but not everyone has access to a computer.

Perhaps we need to approach this from another direction.  We’ll wait until the schools in the area are back in session, then blanket them with flyers.

We’re also thinking of holding meetings up in the Community Room, to see if we can get more of the community involved in this group. 

In the meantime, we will be working on making our presence known in the community,  applying for grants (in order to get this organization funded and equipped properly). We are still looking for people (ALL ages !) to join our organization. We need actors, volunteers, tech people, set builders, Board Members, etc. If you are interested please email us at gtcommunityplayers@yahoo.com .

Please help us spread the word; Grand Terrace has Community Theatre !!

Thank you !

Lori Williams and the GTCP

We’ll be conducting a final round of auditions on Sunday, August 2nd (1:30 pm, in the GT City Hall Community Room).

We’ll post the results after 5 pm tomorrow evening. There are no call backs scheduled for tomorrow…

Lori

Only a few more days until Showcase Spectacular !!   July17th, and 18th at 7 pm, July 19th at 2 pm. Performances held in the Terrace Hills Middle School in Grand Terrace, at the corner of Mt. Vernon Ave and DeBerry St.

Just look at these faces !  These are the faces of some VERY TALENTED PEOPLE !! This show is going to be great !! See you there !!

Tickets can be purchased at the door (cash only), or online at http://gtcommunityplayers.eventbrite.com 

Don’t Wait in Line ! Get your tickets NOW  online !! (Credit cards and debit cards accepted at secure website, go to EventBrite.com at the website above ). we’ll have another table (shorter line, for sure) for pre-paid and online ticket holders…

We need the community support, to put on a great show !!

Tickets are on sale online NOW and are limited, so don’t wait !! Click on the link on the menu (on the right) to purchase tickets on EventBrite’s secure website.

Also, we need donations !  All donations, large and small will help us make this a great start !! Don’t wait, contact us on how you can be in the Golden Donor Circle !!

Check out our video entry in the Office Depot “Adopt a Small Business” promotion. We’re hoping to be one of the five hundred business that will win $ 2,000 in Office Depot merchandise and services. Go to http://www.thesurvivalofthesmartest.com/#/contest/gallery  and watch our video “the Grand Terrace Community Project”. How can we not win with such a great cast ? We should find out something after July 31st. Stay tuned for updates !!

Thank you !

GTCP