[Barn Players] February 2017 Newsletter

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February 2017 Newsletter

What's Happening at The Barn Thursday, March 2 - Auditions: The Crucible Friday, March 3 - OPENING NIGHT: High Fidelity ...with wine! Monday, March 13 - INDUSTRY NIGHT: High Fidelity

High Fidelity High Fidelity Music by Tom Kitt Lyrics by Amanda Green Book by David Lindsay-Abaire Based on the novel by Nick Hornby Directed by Tiffany Garrison-Schweigert Musical Direction by Delano MendozaMarch 3-19, 2017 | Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sundays at 2:00PM plus INDUSTRY NIGHT, Monday, March 13, 7:30pm STARRING Brighton Gray, Michael Golliher, Austin Stang & Jeremy Walterman FEATURING Kristen Altoro, Camille Breckenridge, Larissa Briley, Natasha Gibbons, Nate Graybill, Emmy Hadley, Mark McNeal, Christoph Nevins, Andy Portwood, Katie Pugh, Scott Salem, Cori Weber, Miles Wirth & Chris Zimmerman When Brooklyn record store owner Rob finds himself unexpectedly dumped, his life takes a music-filled turn toward the introspective. Based on the popular novel by Nick Hornby, High Fidelity follows Rob as he struggles to discover how his relationship went awry, and strives to change his life in order to win back his sweetheart Laura. With memorable characters and a rock-and-roll score, this homage to music geek culture explores love, heartbreak, and the power of the perfect soundtrack. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! http://barnhighfidelity.bpt.me

Barney Awards & Volunteer Appreciation Celebration A packed house enjoyed Kansas City's Barn Players community theater annual Barney Awards celebration Saturday evening, January 28th, 2017 at their current Mission, KS location. This free yearly gathering celebrates both the volunteerism and artistic achievement that contribute to the Barn's ongoing success. They are pleased to announce the following individuals who were honored for their dedication and talent at the 2016 Barney Awards... Supporting Actress: Kristen May Altoro, Legally Blonde Supporting Actor: Sean Leistico, The Elephant Man Lighting Design: Philip Leonard, The Elephant Man Sound Design: Sean Leistico, The Graduate Costume Design: Holly Daniel, The Elephant Man Set Design: Doug Schroeder, Kiss of the Spider Woman Featured Performance: Pam Lutz Haskin, Nice Work If You Can Get It Choreography: Ramsey Self and Valerie Martin, Nice Work If You Can Get It Musical Director: James Levy, Legally Blonde Director: Guy Gardner, Legally Blonde Actress: Maggie Marx, Legally Blonde Actor: Coleman Crenshaw, The Elephant Man Best Production: Legally Blonde Volunteer of the Year: Barbara Evans Nichols As well, the Barn Players acknowledged Barbara Evans Nichols as their 2016 Volunteer of the Year. Her efforts on their behalf include not only her work as an actress (August: Osage County) and director (The Secret Garden, Urinetown), but also creating the Barn's first ever theater trivia fundraising benefit.

Barn Offers Free Actor's Studio Master Class Saturday, April 22 10 – 2 Bring a light sack lunch Participants will work on relaxation to imagination and improv to scene study. Don Baldwin was born and raised in KC and has been a member of The Actor's Studio in Hollywood since 1976. He was trained as a teacher by Lee Strasberg, Clyde Ventura & Geraldine Baron. Don has coached Sissy Spacek, Bill Paxton, Randy Travis & Jennifer Aniston just to name a few. To reserve your spot...go to http://barnmasterclass.bpt.me

Coming in April - She Loves Me She Loves Me Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Book by Joe Masteroff Directed by Kipp Simmons Musical Direction by Paul MorelApril 21-May 7, 2017 | Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sundays at 2:00PM plus INDUSTRY NIGHT, Monday, May 1, 7:30pm STARRING Craig Aikman, Jessica Alcorn, Paul Brennan, Curt Crespino, Krista Eyler, Steven James, Matt McGaugh, Mark Murphy, Christoph Nevins & Brian Shortess FEATURING Whitney Armstrong, JC Dresslaer, Natasha Gibbons, David Loethen, Kathleen Marx, Kay Noonan, Natalie Rothfusz & Miles Wirth Set in a 1930's European perfumery, we meet shop clerks Amalia and Georg, who more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown. Discover with Amalia and Georg the identity of their true loves and all the twists and turns along the way! Tickets on sale soon!

Upcoming Auditions The Crucible - Thursday, March 2 Rumors - April 8-9 More information available at http://www.thebarnplayers.org/auditions.

2017 Seasonal Flex Passes Still On Sale! Seasonal Flex Passes for our 2017 season are still on sale. Your Flex Pass includes: Six Admissions for the price of five: How you use your six tickets is up to you. Come to six performances yourself, bring a friend to three shows, or come to one show six times, the choice is yours. And it's like getting one show free! Reserved seating for you and your guests Name recognition in the program 20% off of advertising in the program One Barn gift certificate so that you can share the gift of live theater with someone who has never been to The Barn before! To purchase your 2017 Flex Pass or to purchase gift certificates for holiday giving, go to www.thebarnplayers.org.

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.

You shop. Amazon gives to The Barn. When you buy on line through Amazon, they will now donate 0.5% of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases to The Barn. Go to http://smile.amazon.com for more information. Just one more way you can painlessly support The Barn Players.

What Our Friends Are Doing Coming next to the Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA) stage: "Poor Relations", by Robert Flaherty Hart, Directed by Tina Morrison, February 17-March 5, 2017. Support the arts in Kansas City!