Sweet Charity Auditions!

To open our 21st season, Pauper Players will present "Sweet Charity" as our fall musical production! "Sweet Charity" will be directed and choreographed by Michael McWaters and produced by Matt Jacques, with Grace Lloyd as the music director. All three are undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill. Auditions are open to the general public and will be held on Tuesday, August 31st, and Wednesday, September 1st, with callbacks on that Thursday, September 2nd. All auditions and callbacks will be held from 6PM-10PM in the Student Union room 2518. Sign-up sheets will be available in the Union Hub beginning... the first week of school. More details and reminders will follow. CLICK HERE to join the Facebook event for more details!

A quick note from the director...
"Please note that for this specific audition, everyone should bring a 1-2 min selection of a musical theatre standard that shows off your vocal range and quality. An accompanist will be provided, and a resume is optional. There will be no scales done prior to your audition, so please plan accordingly. In addition, please be prepared to dance, preferably on the night that you sing. The dance auditions will be held that Monday and Tuesday from 9PM-10PM. Everyone will be required to come to one of the dance auditions."

Break legs!

EBOARD 2010-2011

The new executive board members have been selected for the 2010-2011 school year! Please contact pauperinfo@gmail.com or these Paupers directly with any specific questions that may arise. Looking forward to the new school year!

Executive Directors:

- Executive Publicity Director: Olivia Myrick

- Executive Business Director: Elissa Rumer

- Executive Production Director: Ben Boecker

Publicity Team (To be headed by Olivia Myrick, Executive Publicity Director):

- Graphic Designer/Production Artist

o Lauren Josey

- Publicity Staff

o Michael McWaters (1st Semester)

o Josh Peterson (2nd Semester)

o Stephanie Linas

o Emily Ellis

Business Team (To be headed by Elissa Rumer, Executive Business Director):

- Treasurer

o Matt Jacques

- Co-Properties Managers

o Jeffrey Sullivan

o Kelsey Reinhard

- Secretary

o Cierra Hinton

Production Team (To be headed by Ben Boecker, Executive Production Director):

- In-House Photographer

o Braxton Kinsey

- Front of House Manager

o AJ Kiehner

- Co-Social Coordinators

o Erin Farley (1st Semester)

o Turner Popalis

- Co-Orchestral Coordinators

o Laura Hartley(2nd Semester)

o Grace Lloyd

Our 20th Anniversary Season!

The 2009-2010 school year marked our 20th anniversary as UNC's premier musical theater group! We had an excellent season, beginning with Andrew Lippa's "The Wild Party"--directed by senior Nick Culp.




Our winter show was "I Love You Because", a modern interpretation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" directed by Matt Jacques--a junior at UNC Chapel Hill. "I Love You Because" was performed in the Bingham blackbox theater on campus and was a wonderful success.



The "Broadway Melodies" musical revue, performed in late January, featured artistic parodies of Robin Hood, Dr. House, Jacob (Black) and Sons, and hilarious Disney characters. Respective directors--Travis Wright (freshman), Kevin Shaffer (sophomore), Ben Phillis (junior), and Cameron Simmons (senior)--did a spectacular job putting together a hysterical show with only a few short weeks of rehearsal!






Finally, we closed the season with Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" as the spring musical production. "Into the Woods" was directed by Leah Thomas and was a beautiful way to end a memorable year.

Stay tuned for this upcoming year, when PAUPER PLAYERS TURNS TWENTY-ONE!

(Photo Credit: Braxton Kinsey)

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!

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.

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.

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 20^th 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.