Friday, September 4, 2009

To Everyone Who Auditioned:

Thank you so much for auditioning for UNC-CH Pauper Player's production of Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY.

On behalf of our production staff, we were overwhelmed with all the talent and are happy that each of you auditioned! Remember that we will be audition for 2 more shows and broadway melodies, and hope that you audition for these wonderful productions as well. The dates for these auditions are TBA and will be released as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT--TO ACCEPT A ROLE, PLEASE EMAIL ELISSA RUMER (OUR LOVELY STAGE MANAGER) erumer@email.unc.edu
ALSO PLEASE INITIAL NEXT TO YOUR NAME IN THE FOLDER IN THE UNION HUB.


Below is the cast list:

QUEENIE – JESSICA CRUZ
BURRS – MATT JACQUES
BLACK – ALEX DALY
KATE – JAMIE SERKIN
EDDIE – BEN MULLER
MAE – OLIVIA MYRICK
MADELAINE TRUE – JESSICA SORGI
PHIL – TRAVIS WRIGHT
OSCAR – JUSTIN SMITH
JACKIE – MICHAEL MCWATERS
DELORES – JENNA WHETZEL
NADINE – LAUREN JOSEY
SAM – CAMERON NADLER
MAX – AARON SALLEY

ENSEMBLE:

JOSH PETERSON
JENNIFER FARRELL
EMILY ELLIS
RITA GLYNN
STEPHANIE LINAS
KELSEY REINHARD
CYDNEY SWOFFORD
EDMUND POLIKS
CIERRA HINTON
DANI NOWELL

Congratulations to those who were cast, and thank you to all who auditioned. We hope to see you again soon!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Wild Party Callbacks

Thank you so much for auditioning for the UNC-CH Pauper Players' Production of Andrew Lippa's "The Wild Party" We all know how much courage it takes to sing for a room full of people. Rest assured, you were all a pleasure to watch and hear.

First, we want to make it very clear that if you are not called back for a part, that is NOT an indication that you will not be cast; there is hope for all!

All callbacks will take place in the FPG Student Union Room 2518A-B.

A copy of this list will be posted in the Union Info Hub where you signed up to audition.
Below you will find a list of times and actor names. Please be sure to scan the lists carefully as there are some people that we have called back for multiple roles.

IMPORTANT- If you are cast in another show and choose to accept that role and/or you do not plan on attending callbacks please let me know as soon as possible. Also if you are cast in another show and choose to accept that role, but were not called back for this show please let me know as soon as possible.

PLEASE ARRIVE TEN MINUTES BEFORE YOUR CALL
*Please come warmed up in advance of your callback*



6:00-6:15---Madeline True (song)
6:15- 6:30---Kate (song)
6:30- 7:00---Queenie, Burrs, Black, and Kate (scene)
7:00-7:30---Burrs and Black (song)
7:30-7:40--- Queenie (song)
7:40-8:15---Queenie, Burrs, and Black (song)
8:15-8:30---Kate and Burrs (scene)
8:30-8:45--- Queenie and Black (scene)
8:45-8:55---Queenie (scene)
8:55-9:25---Eddie, Mae, and Burrs (scene)
9:25-9:40---Eddie and Mae (scene)
9:40-10:00---Oscar and Phil (scene)


Callbacks for:

Queenie
Lauren Josey
Jessica Cruz
Kathleen Curran
Jennifer Farrell

Burrs/Black
Carter Lynch
Matt Jacques
Justin Smith
Ben Muller
Aaron Salley
Alex Daly
Josh Peterson

Kate
Jennifer Farrell
Jamie Serkin
Jenna Whetzel
Brittany Duck
Kathleen Curran
Emily Ellis
Lauren Josey

Madeline True
Jessica Sorgi
Jamie Serkin
Jessica Cruz
Emily Ellis
Alexa Lytle
Brittany Duck

Eddie
Josh Peterson
Ben Muller
John Peterson
Matt Jacques
Aaron Salley

Mae
Olivia Myrick
Lauren Josey
Jessica Cruz
Alexa Lytle
Kathleen Curran
Jennifer Farrell
Jenna Whetzel
Cydney Swofford

Phil/Oscar
Aaron Salley
Justin Smith
Travis Wright
Ben Muller
Josh Peterson
Alex Daly


Again, thank you to all who auditioned.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please feel free to email me.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Children of Eden



CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina Pauper Players is proud to announce the spring production for 2009: Stephen Schwartz's Children of Eden. Show dates are Friday, April 24, through Monday, April 27 in the UNC Student Union Cabaret. Tickets are $7.00 for students and $12.00 for general admission.

With a book by John Caird and music by Stephen Schwartz ["Godspell" & "Wicked"], Children of Eden is loosely based on the Book of Genesis and tells the story from the Creation until right after the Flood. The show exams the age-old conflict between parents and children. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood. While using the Bible as a plot source, it freely deviates in many details, and is a story of parents and children without a specifically religious point-of-view. For ticket information, visit Pauper Players’ website at http://www.unc.edu/pauper.

For media concerns and complimentary press tickets, please contact Elissa Rumer at erumer@email.unc.edu.

UNC Pauper Players is UNC's premier musical theatre company. Founded in 1989, Pauper Players strives to bring professional-quality musical theatre to the UNC and surrounding communities at affordable prices. For more information about Children of Eden or Pauper Players in general, visithttp://www.unc.edu/pauper, http://pauperplayers.blogspot.com, or email pauperinfo@gmail.com.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

eBoard aps and the 20th

The University of North Carolina Pauper Players, UNC’s premier musical theater company, is pleased accept applications for our Executive Board. We are seeking highly motivated, outgoing people for business, creative, and publicity positions. The eBoard application is located at www.unc.edu/pauper; please complete this application and return it to uncchpp@hotmail.com by 8:00 pm on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Note: ALL persons interested in Pauper’s eBoard must apply regardless of current position or relationship to the company.

UNC Pauper Players is also pleased to announce our platinum anniversary—our 20th season. We are accepting proposals for our fall production. Any director, production staff member, or audience participant is encouraged to submit a proposal. The show proposal form is located at www.unc.edu/pauper; please complete all applicable fields and return it to uncchpp@hotmail.com by 8:00 pm on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

If there are any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact the new administrators Charlie Clark, Elissa Rumer, and Aaron Salley directly, or indirectly at uncchpp@hotmail.com.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Children of Eden Cast List

Below you will find the cast list for UNC Pauper Players' production of Stephen Schwartz's "Children Of Eden"! Again, we would like to emphasize how incredibly talented this audition pool was. You all absolutely blew us away. We are so grateful that you all chose to share your talents with us.

--Elissa Rumer, Producer

Father: Chris Dorman
Eve/Mama Noah: Katherine Lloyd
Adam/Noah: Matthew Patrick
Cain/Japheth: Nick Culp
Abel/Ham: Ryan Levin
Seth/Shem: Ben Muller
Yonah: Kelsey Reinhard
Aphra: Emily Marsland
Aysha: Kathleen Curran
Young Cain: Leah Thomas
Young Abel: Kelsie Adloo
The Snake: Megan Cassell
Jessica Cruz
Todd Lewis
Stephanie Linas
Aaron Salley
Ensemble: Kelley Anderson
Tim Campbell
Erin Farley
Mike Hilton
David Berngartt
Cory Wolfe

Thursday, February 26, 2009

UNC-CH Pauper Players is proud to announce auditions for their spring production of "Children Of Eden"

Direction by Gretyl Kinsey
Book by John Caird
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Co-Musical Direction by Ellie Hanna and Ben Boecker

Auditions and callbacks will be held in room 2518 A/B in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union.

Please sign up for a slot in the folder located in the Student Union Informational Hub.

Auditions:
Tuesday, March 3rd: 5:00-9:00
Wednesday, March 4th: 5:00-9:00

There will be an ALL CALL dance audition both Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 9:00-10:00.

Callbacks:
Friday, March 5th: 5:00-10:00

AUDITION INFORMATION:
- Please prepare 1 minute of a musical theatre song a capella. (**Please do NOT sing a song from "Children of Eden"**)
- We will be doing scales during auditions to explore vocal ranges
- Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your audition time to fill out your audition form if you have not already done so.

Performances will be April 24-27.

Freely based on the story of Genesis, "Children Of Eden" is a frank, heartfelt, and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children. Adam, Eve, Noah and the "Father" who created them deal with the headstrong cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message: that "the hardest part of love... is letting go."

If you have any questions please contact the producer, Elissa Rumer: erumer@email.unc.edu

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

New Ticket Policy

As some of you may have heard, the Carolina Union has changed their policy on student groups selling tickets to events.  They now require that all purchases be made through the Carolina Union Box Office located on the first floor of the Frank Porter Graham Student Union, outside the entrance to the Great Hall.  This also means that Pauper will have to indefinitely suspend all reserves for productions as of this Thursday for online reservations and Friday for pit reservations.  Any reservations placed before that will be honored.  After that cut off time, tickets will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis from the Carolina Box Office.  Good news is you can now pay with Visa, MasterCard, UNC OneCard, check, or cash!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

COMPANY



In vignette after hilarious vignette, we are introduced to “those good and crazy people” as Bobby (a confirmed bachelor celebrating his 35th birthday) weighs the pros and cons of married life through a series of encounters with his girlfriends and married friends. Directed by Sean Casserly (Urinetown). Music Directed by Rachel Wender.

Tickets are $7 for students and $12 for General Admission. Contact Producer Charlie Clark at clarkjc@email.unc.edu for more information regarding Company.

February 21, Saturday, 8:00 PM
February 22, Sunday, 2:00 & 8:00 PM
February 23, Monday, 8:00 PM
February 24, Tuesday, 8:00 PM

CAST
Robert: Carter Lynch
Sarah: Dayna Bowers
Harry: Aaron Webel
Susan: Kathleen Sharpe
Peter: Chris Dorman
Jenny: Sherrie Donnecker
David: Mathew Patrick
Amy: Erin Farley
Paul: Phil Denny
Joanne: Katie Curtis
Larry: Zack Ballard
April: Jessica Cruz
Marta: Edie Wellman
Kathy: Emily Marsland

Reserve your tickets now at unc.edu/pauper.

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Company Reservs

Ticket reservs for Company are now available on our website www.unc.edu/pauper.  

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Broadway Melodies



The UNC Pauper Players is pleased to announce the return of our annual, student-written musical revue Broadway Melodies for the 2009 season.  This year's sets are Gretyl Kinsey's The Dark Knight, Leah Thomas' Lost!, and Evan Mitchell's Super Mario Bros.  The sets will be featuring a great array of numbers from major musicals from Disney's Mulan to Urinetown, from Chicago to Les Miserables, and from Footloose to RENT.

Broadway Melodies 2009 will be performed at 8:00 PM on Friday, Feb 6 through Monday, Feb 9 in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union Cabaret located on the Ground Floor.  Tickets are $7 for all students at $12 for everyone else.  Contact producer Aaron Salley at asalley@unc.edu for more information, or visit www.unc.edu/pauper.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

New admins

Pauper Players is pleased to announce next year's administration:

Charlie Clark - Production Administrator
Elissa Rumer - Business Administrator
Aaron Salley - Publicity Administrator

Congrats to them and get excited for another awesome Pauper season!  Information on the spring musical and eBoard positions should be coming soon, so stay tuned.


Our New Web stuff


Hey Paupers!  Welcome to one of the biggest events of the year--the Pauper web relaunch!  We've gotta a blog and a new website.  Check here for up-to-date info about the organization, and the main site for anything and everything Pauper.