AUDITIONS!

''When that bell rings, your life is entirely in your hands"
Four Victorian women are drawn into the dark underground world of female boxing in London by the eccentric Professor Sharp. Controlled by men and constrained by corsets, each finds an unexpected freedom in the ring.

Auditions will be held Nov. 17 and Nov. 18 at 7 PM.

Cast Breakdown:

• Polly Stokes: A natural fighter and orphan from the north

• Anna Lamb: A wealthy woman trapped in an abusive marriage

• Matilda "Matty" Blackwell: Irish, also works as a type-setter for the Times newspaper

• Violet Hunter: A nurse who dreams of becoming a doctor

• Professor Charlie Sharp: An eccentric who lures the women into the world of boxing

• Dr. James Bell: Violet's fiancé

• Aunt George: Violet's aunt who refuses to watch her fight

• Gabriel Lamb: Anna's abusive husband

• Paul Stokes: Polly's adopted brother

Join us for the Youth Workshop Performance of Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars.

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Show dates:

• Friday, November 15 & Friday, November 22 at 7:30 PM

• Saturday, November 16 & Saturday, November 23 at 2 PM

• Sunday, November 17 & Sunday, November 24 at 2:30 PM

Join us for the Roving Peregrine’s Haunts & Horrors Play Festival!

Buy tickets here!

Performance Dates:

• Thursday, October 24 @ 7:30 PM

• Friday, October 25 @ 8 PM

• Saturday October 26 @ 8 PM

• Sunday October 27 @ 2:30 PM

Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Seating is limited.

EVERY FIRST FRIDAY STARTING SEPTEMBER 6, 2024.

NO SHAME THEATRE - Like an Open Mic…but Theatre!

Sign ups start at 10 PM and we will only take the first 15 sign-ups.

A project started in 1986 at the University of Iowa by Todd Ristau and Stan Ruth, No Shame Theatre is a variety show of sorts.

Do you have a short play? A stand-up routine? A monologue? A song? A performance art piece? A poem? A dance routine?

If it’s theatrical, we want to see it!

Only Three Rules:

1. It must be original.

2. No breaking anything, including yourself and the law.

3. No more than 5 minutes.

No Shame is open to anyone of any age, but it does take place at 11 PM and there are very few restrictions on subject and language (no slurs, give trigger warnings as needed).

We are serious about the 5 minute time limit, which includes set-up. No kidding, we give you one minute of warning and then shut the lights off.

No Shame is a place to experiment with theatre in a low stakes environment — invite your friends, invite your enemies, thrive in the weird! This is No Shame.

Any questions can be sent via private message or to Therovingperegrine@gmail.com.

Host by Christopher Leatherman.

We’re cleaning house! Come see if we have something you might like — art, furniture, old props, costumes, antiques, oh my!

The sale will be both August 31 and September 1 from 10 AM to 6 PM at the Black Box Arts Center. We hope to see you there!

Auditions will be held August 18 and August 19 at 7 PM.

Show dates are October 24 through 27.

You can audition for the following shows to be performed at the Haunts & Horrors Festival:

Show 1: The Three Husbands of Sarah Tilbury

by Connor Casey, directed by Andrew Reed

CHARACTERS:

• Archibald Tilbury (M, 50’s-70’s): A retired Navy officer and widower, desperate to find a suitor for his eldest daughter.

• Lily Tilbury (F, 18-25): A dreamer and romantic, slightly detached from reality.

• Sarah Tilbury (F, 25-35): A beautiful and intelligent woman with a dark and dour demeanor.

• Captain Covington (M, 30-45): An arrogant Navy captain, looking to settle down.

Show 2: 0° Alcestis

by Ian Downes, directed by Tim Vinson

CHARACTERS:

• Adam: The husband of Allie, a prolific writer of short horror stories, agoraphobic, paranoid, asexual, racist, with twisted ideals of how the world works, and perhaps how it should work.

• Dr. Muñoz: A professor at Miskatonic University, intrigued by the works of Adam, he’s found a way to cheat Death, clothed in purple, “a man of birth, cultivation,…high-bred.”

• Allie: The wife of Adam, friends with jazz musicians, an immigrant by heart, but not by birth. This is her second loveless marriage, and won’t be her last, but she had hoped for more this time.

• Death: A very capable black man. Dressed as a dapper gentleman. He seems to live above the time of the 1920s, the specter of death for America. He holds no love for the living, especially those outside his reach.

Show 3: Arti Doll

by Mark Byham, directed by Seth Morris

CHARACTERS:

• Dr. Benhamin Nichols (M, 40’s-50’s): Head of SETI Institute.

• Jeff Nichols (M, 30’s-50’s): Ben’s Brother.

• Pam Nichols (F, 30’s-50’s): Jeff’s wife.

• Arti (F, late teens-20’s): Artificial robotic companion, an electronic doll.

• Alexa (offstage role): Voice of Alexa.

Show 4: Harvest Day

by B.L. Hardgrove, directed by Riley Taylor

CHARACTERS:

• Hunter (M): A hunter lost in the woods.

• Rabbit: A sociable and polite fellow.

• Frog: A distinguished Scottish gentleman.

• Raven: Beautiful and mysterious.

• Raccoon: High-strung and worrisome.

• Owl: An upper-crust intellectual, a bit of a curmudgeon.

This hilarious musical concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets the daughters of Major-General Stanley, including Mabel, and the two young people fall instantly in love.

To help ensure we are able to seat your party together, please arrive early. Seating fills up quick as we are a small (but mighty) venue. Please allow plenty of time to find parking as once the show begins you may have to wait to be seated. Thank you.

Show Dates:

Friday, August 2 @ 8:00 PM

Saturday, August 3 @ 8:00 PM

Sunday, August 4 @ 2:30 PM

Friday, August 9 @ 8:00 PM

Saturday, August 10 @ 8:00 PM

Sunday, August 11 @ 2:30 PM