[Barn Players] December 2015 Newsletter

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December 2015 Newsletter

What's Happening at The Barn January 15 - OPENING NIGHT: Barn Jr.'s "13" January 30 - Barney Award & Volunteer Appreciation Celebration February 26 - OPENING NIGHT: "Legally Blonde" (with wine!)

Barn Jr. Presents 13 13 Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn Directed by Jason Coats Music Direction by Todd K. Gregory JAN 15-24, 2016 | FRI & SAT 7:30pm, SUN 2:00pm FEATURING Cam Burns, Andrew Stout, Darcie Hingula, Margaret Veglahn, Nora Dooley, Mia McManamy, Anna Wenger, Maddie Charles, Alex Leondedis, Tim Lawson, Sam Hoffman, Treyson Gates-Smith, Eli Black, Phil Licata, Cole Braken, Zach Perez, Claire Segura, Veronica Dervin, Annie Smith, Mycah Williams, Paige Padgett, Senyel Martin, and Althea Flores Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from TONY Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges Of Madison County) 13 is a musical about fitting in - and standing out! Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW: http://barn13.brownpapertickets.com

Lease Agreement We are excited to announce that, through our ongoing partnership with Mainstreet Credit Union, we will still be delivering the highest quality local theatre at our current home for the next two years! You may even notice us doing a little bit of sprucing up around the place, including an exterior face lift, improvements in the sound system, improved fire egress, and an upgrade to the air conditioning to help keep everyone a bit more comfortable in the summer. While we cannot thank Mainstreet Credit Union enough for its many years of partnership, we are looking for new opportunities. So, if you want to know how you can get in on the action, just ask. The 2016 Season is set and promises to be one of our best yet. Visit http://www.thebarnplayers.org for more information, or to get one of our Season Flex Passes. Be part of The Barn family as we enter our 61st season and beyond!

2016 Seasonal Flex Pass Now Available Our sales campaign is under way for our 2016 Seasonal Flex Pass. This season consists of: Legally Blonde: The Musical, Jane Eyre, The Graduate, The Elephant Man, Kiss Of The Spider Woman and Nice Work If You Can Get It. With your Pass you receive six tickets for the price of five but the flexibility of how you use your tickets is up to you. Come to all six shows, bring a guest to three shows...the choice is all yours! You also are entitled to reserved seats for you and your guests, name recognition in the program, reduced advertising rates, and one free admission to our musical benefit, Sondheim on Sondheim. Flex Passes and Gift Certificates are available on The Barn web site at http://www.thebarnplayers.org/tickets/.

Barney Award Nominations are out! 2015 Barney Nominations Best Actor Preston O'ffill - Catch Me If You Can Matthew King - Six Degrees Of Separation Preston O'ffill - Avenue Q J. Will Fritz - Equus Andy Massey - The Producers Ray Ettinger - The Producers Best Supporting Actor Andy Massey - Catch Me If You Can Matthew Richardson - Thoroughly Modern Millie Reed Uthe - The Producers Dudley Hogue - The Producers Best Actress Betsy Bledsoe - Avenue Q Kay Noonan - Six Degrees Of Separation Cara Hampton - Thoroughly Modern Millie Stefanie Stevens - The Producers Best Supporting Actress Kelsie Clark - Catch Me If You Can Katie Bartow - Thoroughly Modern Millie Dee Dee Diemer - Equus Alisa Lynn - Equus Kelsie Clark - Avenue Q Musical Direction James Levy - Catch Me If You Can Kevin Hershberger - Avenue Q Kevin Bogan - Thoroughly Modern Millie Paul Morel - The Producers Best Choreography Guy Gardner - Catch Me If You Can JC Dresslaer - Thoroughly Modern Millie Valerie Martin - Tap - Thoroughly Modern Millie Melia Stockham - The Producers Best Technical Achievement Laura Burkhart - Set Design - Equus Philip Leonard - Lighting Design - Equus Sean Bailey - Sound Design - Equus Fran Kapono-Kuzila - Costumes - Catch Me If You Can Richard Burt - Set Design - Six Degrees Of Separation Jennifer Grimm O'Leary - Costume Designer - The Producers Guy Gardner - Set Design - The Producers Featured Performance Richard Burt - Equus Julian Rivera - Thoroughly Modern Millie Reed Uthe - Avenue Q Tracy Fox - Six Degrees Of Separation Meghann Devervoux - Equus Best Direction Guy Gardner - Catch Me If You Can Eric Magnus - Avenue Q David Martin - Six Degrees Of Separation Diane Bulan - Equus Kipp Simmons - Thoroughly Modern Millie Jason Smith - The Producers Best Production Catch Me If You Can Avenue Q Six Degrees of Separation Equus Thoroughly Modern Millie The Producers

Barney Award & Volunteer Appreciation Celebration! If you were part of a regular season show or if you were an active volunteer in 2015, you are cordially invited to join us for our Barney Award & Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on Saturday, January 30th at 6:30 p.m. It's free of charge and is our way of honoring you and saying thank you for a job well done. Please RSVP soon at http://2016barney.brownpapertickets.com as space is limited.

See a show for free! Volunteer to work concessions, box office or usher and see our show for free! The Barn is always looking for volunteers. You don't have to volunteer for every show but only when you choose. If you are not currently on our Volunteer List and are interested, please email your name, email address and phone number to Pam Craven at volu...@thebarnplayers.org.

Upcoming Audition Dates These dates are tenative as of now. More information will be posted as it becomes available. All the information you'll need, plus who to email should questions arise, is located at http://www.thebarnplayers.org/auditions JANE EYRE - FEB 6 & 7 THE GRADUATE - TBD SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM - TBD THE ELEPHANT MAN - MAR 26-27 KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - MAY 21 & 22 NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT - JUN 18 & 19

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As the year draws to a close... 2015, our 60th season, shattered previous audition numbers and attendance records. We want to thank our volunteers both on and off our stage and our patrons who have entrusted us to entertain them. These numbers validate our strategic plan and encourage us for the future. Have a wonderful holiday season surrounded by family and friends and please plan on joining us again in 2016.

What Our Friends Are Doing Coming next to the Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA) stage: "Dogfight", Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Book by Peter Duchan, Based on the Warner Bros. film and Screenplay by Bob Comfort, Directed by Craig Fisher, February 19-March 6, 2016. Support the arts in Kansas City!