Save the date
Carrie Mataraza
ShowTime
April 9-14: 9 to 5, the Musical
Ticket sales continue online at www.pebblecreekhoa.org. Click on “Things to Do” and scroll down to “Ticket Sales.”
PC Singers
April 25, 26, 27, 28
PebbleCreek Singers’ Spring Concert Spring into Song. Ticket sales continue in the lobby of the Renaissance Theater from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday through April 24 and online. There is no limit to the number of tickets you may purchase. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door the nights of performances. Questions? Please email them to [email protected].
Casting call for singers: auditions for Some Enchanted Evening – The Music of Rogers and Hammerstein
Carrie Mataraza
Auditions for ShowTime’s fall production will take place Monday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 17 from 5:00–8:00 p.m. at the Renaissance Theater.
The music of Rodgers & Hammerstein rated No. 1 in the recent ShowTime survey of shows you would like to see in PebbleCreek. Here is a chance for singers to showcase their talents. The program consists of a stunning collection of the compositions that have become an integral part of our musical theater history.
The cast calls for five Principals (three women and two men) and will also include a variety of other vocalists in solo and ensemble pieces.
If you are interested in auditioning, please contact the director, Kathy Mitchell, by email [email protected] and she will schedule your audition time and let you know when audition packets will be available.
Auditioners will be expected to sing a Rodgers & Hammerstein song. Music and practice CDs will be available in the audition packets.
Readers Theater performs Dr. Seuss in Schools
KT Tanner
PC Players Readers Theater school performers rehearse for their performances sharing in the celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Using his lively sense of humor and unique way with words, Dr. Seuss wrote over 45 children’s books with over one-half billion copies sold worldwide. The Readers traveled to three schools in the Dysart School District to perform some of those stories for first through third graders.
The first story, Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo, is a Cat in The Hat I Can Read All by Myself book by Resetta Stone. The story demonstrates cause and effect. “One fine summer morning a little bug sneezed. Because of that sneeze, a little seed dropped. Because that seed dropped…” Presenter, Jan Edwards, led a discussion with the students about how their actions led to rewards or consequences.
The second story, The Zax, describes two impossibly stubborn individuals too stubborn to get along. Presenter, Jan Edwards, led a discussion with the students about compromise, giving a little for everyone’s good. One student responded “someone just needs to be the adult” and work things out. How about that for a second grader!
The last story, What was I Scared of? describes a very confident young child—“Well…I was walking in the night and I saw nothing scary. For I have never been afraid of anything. Not very.”—walking in the woods. All of the sudden she sees pair of green pants walking along with no one wearing them. Then she IS scared. The pants run, ride a bike, row a boat, hide behind a bush. Eventually the child sees that the pants are scared, too. They become fast friends. Presenter, Jan Edwards, asked the students why the child would be scared of the pants. Then the students talked about things that used to scare them but did no longer once they got to know them.
9 to 5 the Musical: Have you got your tickets?
Laurie Farquhar
It is almost opening night for ShowTime’s production, 9 to 5 The Musical. This award-winning show will run for six nights from Monday, April 9 to Saturday, April 14 and tickets are only $16.50 each (this includes all service fees).
Tickets can be purchased at www.pebblecreekhoa.org. Click on “Things to Do” and scroll down to “Ticket Sales.” The link to purchase 9 to 5 The Musical tickets is about halfway down the page. You can also contact ShowTime Ticketmaster, Chanca Morrell, at 602-321-4020 or [email protected] if you would like some help with your purchase.
Like the hit movie from 1980, 9 to 5 The Musical follows the story of Violet, Doralee and Judy as they deal with their “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical” boss. With more than a dozen new songs from the legendary singer/songwriter Dolly Parton and some high-energy dance numbers, this production promises to have audiences clapping and cheering for the three women as they take charge. You don’t want to miss it.
Opportunity knocks
Carrie Mataraza
ShowTime
Casting call for singers for the November production of Some Enchanted Evening, the music of Rogers and Hammerstein.
AUDITIONS: Monday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 17 from 5:00–8:00 at the Renaissance Theater. If interested in auditioning, please contact the director, Kathy Mitchell by email at [email protected] and she will schedule your audition time and let you know when the audition packets will be available.
Buying tickets is easy and convenient
Carrie Mataraza
As most PebbleCreekers are aware, although we do have dates and times for in-person ticket purchases to our shows, the Performing Arts groups now also offer you easy access to buying tickets online. That means you can select your seats, pay and get your tickets and a receipt in the convenience of your home any time you choose, beginning the first day of ticket sales for a production. We do not want the process to be intimidating or difficult and, if you haven’t already, we encourage you to try it.
Here are the 10 easy steps for buying tickets online:
1. Go to the PebbleCreek HOA website http://www.pebblecreekhoa.org. Under “Things to Do” at the top, scroll down to Ticket Sales.
2. Scroll down where you will see a listing of the four performing arts clubs.
3. Find the show you seek and click on the link that says “Buy Tickets Online.”
4. Click on the performance that you would like to attend.
5. In the seating plan, select your seats by clicking in the box representing your seat.
6. Above the seating plan, click in the box that says “Confirm Seats.”
7. You will see “Your Shopping Cart” listing your chosen seats and the costs.
8. Follow the prompts on the right and either log in or click on “Checkout as Guest.”
9. Carefully follow the prompts and submit payment.
10. Print your tickets.
Thank you for supporting our resident productions. We hope to see you in the audience at our next performance!