May the Bard be with you

Love’s Labour’s Lost

The Hilo Community Players is thrilled to announce open auditions for their 33^rd Annual Shakespeare in the Park. This year will see “Love’s Labour’s Lost” vibrantly brought to life.

Audition dates are the first 2 weekends of April.

Saturdays, April 3 and 10, from 2 to 4 p.m., and

Sundays, April 4 and 11, from 5 to 7 p.m

The location for auditions is the Pueo Community Center on Wainaku Street in Hilo.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and perhaps some improvisational work as well.

This production will stretch your talents as an actor or techie. The production will be workshopped involving character building, improvisation, versification, and other acting exercises. All levels of talent and all ages are encouraged to attend auditions.

There are parts for 11 males and 5 females.

The Text:

Four young noblemen vow to study and avoid all forms of recreation and distraction for a period of 3 years. Four lovely ladies on an embassy from the king of France arrive on the scene and thoroughly discombobulate the studious gentlemen. A mixture of clownish figures add a touch of mayhem to the proceedings, and some notable scholars attending on the young noblemen perform hilarious language games.

The language of the play is some of the best Shakespeare wrote. The nobles all speak in iambic pentameter, and sonnets are scattered throughout the play, standing alone or as part of longer speeches.

If you have questions, contact the co-directors Amy Jackson and Jake McPherson.

amyjproductions (at) gmail.com

hawaii.jake (at) yahoo.com

Bat Boy, the Musical

CAST LIST

Bat Boy the Musical

We are THRILLED to announce the cast of “Bat Boy, the Musical!”  Congratulations to these amazing performers!!

Edgar – Pedro Kaawaloa

Meredith – Yisa Var

Dr. Parker – Phillip Russell

Shelley – Gloria Baraquio

Sherriff Reynolds – Roch Jones

Pan – Daron Scarborough

Reverend Hightower – Clay Callaway

Mrs. Taylor – Laura Andres

Rick Taylor – Mark DeMoss

Ron Taylor – Kira Sirois

Ruthie Taylor – Cara Leonard

ENSEMBLE

(Daisy, Bud, Roy, Ned, Mayor Maggie, Lorraine, Institute Man, Doctor, etc…)

• - Jade Ellis

• - Koran Munafo

• - Jessica Dempsey

• - Laura Andres

• - Mark DeMoss

• - Kira Sirois

• - Cara Leonard

• - Roch Jones

Assembling this cast was a surprising challenge.  We met a lot of GREAT new talent!  There were so many strong voices, and so many strong performers.  MAHALO NUI LOA to all who tried out!  I’m so grateful to each of you for lending your support to this project.  This show is going to be an insane amount of work, and we’re going to need everyone’s help to pull it all together.  Thank you, and take pride in knowing that you’re continuing a grand tradition of Community Theatre!  Together, on stage, back stage, in the scene shop, in the box office, we make magic happen!  YOU are the Community in “Community Theatre.”

Bat Boy Audition Flyer

Auditions!

Saturday, Feb 20, 2-5pm

Wednesday, Feb 24, 6-9pm

Puueo Community Center (Clem Akina Park) on Wainaku – same place we always do auditions.

More info on the Official Bat Boy Page!

Can’t wait to see you there!!!

Two happy winners!

Congratulations to all the talented individuals who received the highly prized Tiki Award on Saturday.   We’ll post photos as they become available.

The ceremony was Emceed by the lovely Laura Andres, who shared with us some of the history behind this annual tradition.  We believe the first Tiki Awards were presented in 1992, making this the 18th Annual occurrence of the ceremony.  The party was attended by an energetic and vocal crowd of HCP members and enthusiasts.  Potluck was devoured, beverages were consumed, and much fun was had!

And the awards were given to:

Best Actor, Cabaret – Randy Raphael

Best Actress, Cabaret - Yisa Var

Twinkle-Toes Award, Cabaret - Tim Oldfather

The Missing Link Award, Cabaret – Kalani Spain

Best Actor, Taming of the Shrew – Ray Campaigna

Best Actress, Taming of the Shrew – Jessica Dempsey

Rousing Applause Award, Taming of the Shrew – Kekoa Graham

The Three Mud-keteers Award, Taming of the Shrew – The Wiley Brothers: Kekoa Graham, Catherine McPherson, Angela Nakamura

Best Poster Design – Randy Raphael

Techie of the Year – Amy Jackson

Michael DuPratt Volunteer of the Year – Vershell Rogers

Lighting Design – Joy Pollard; Cabaret

Costume Design - Joyce Stevens, Laura Caswell, Helie Rock; Taming of the Shrew

Set Design – Steve Peyton, Randy Raphael; Cabaret

Best Choreography – Roberta Brashear-Kaulfer; Cabaret

Best Director – Randy Raphael; Taming of the Shrew

Best Musical – Cabaret

Best Show – Taming of the Shrew

Congratulations to all the winners!!!  Our volunteers are directly responsible for our ongoing success, and it was a pleasure to honor and celebrate their contibutions.  If you run into one of the winners, be sure to pat them on the back for a job well done!!

The Hilo Community Players are proud to announce their spring production is Cabaret! Show dates are March 20- 22, 27-29 and April 3 & 4 2009. Cabaret will be directed by Roberta Brashear-Kaulfers.

Auditions are Wednesday December 17 2008 at the Pu’ueo Community Center from 6:30pm -9:00pm. Please be prepared to sign a song from the show (or another of your choice) and wear comfortable clothing for dancing in.

Major roles are the MC, Sally Bowles, Cliff, Fraulein Schneider and Heir Schultz, Ernst, and the Kit Kat Club (boys and girls). Also needed are the Kit Kat Band, production management, stagehands and lighting crew.

Callbacks will be announced following auditions.

If you’d like more information please contact Roberta at roberta@hilocommunityplayers.org

This years upcoming Shakespeare in the Park is The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Randy Raphael. Keep a watch here for news and information about the show. If you’d like to help out with organizing or doing technical work for the production please contact the production manager Alice at alice@hilocommunityplayers.org or the director Randy at wonderrandy@gmail.com.

Auditions for the show will be in April. Keep your eyes on the website, we’ll announce the dates as soon as they are finalized.

Aloha to all our members!

Sunday November 22 from 1pm to 5pm the Hilo Community Players are having their annual membership meeting and picnic. If your not a member but would like to come and learn more about our plans for the year you are welcome to come along! If you like to become a member we can sign you up there! Also we will be having our board elections. We are constantly seeking new talents and ideas so if you’d like to donate a couple of hours of your time a month to our board of directors please contact Susie Yong at susie@hilocommunityplayers.org.

We are holding our picnic at Leleiwi Beach Park at Pavilion No. 5. The picnic is potluck so please bring something share.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tickets are now available at the following outlets:

Basically Books in Hilo will carry tickets for all performances.

CD Wizard in Hilo will carry tickets for all performances.

Waimea General Store will carry tickets for the Parker School Theater performance only.

Keaau Natural Foods will carry tickets for the Akebono performance only.

Kilauea General Store will carry tickets for the Kilauea Military Camp Theater performance only.

Show tickets are available at outlets until the day of the show. Ticket prices are $10 for HCP members, students and seniors (valid ID required) and $12 general advance sales. At the door ticket prices will be $12 for HCP members, students and seniors and $14 general.

Shows are are October 16, and 17 at the Hilo Women’s Club, Saturday October 18 at Kiluea Military Camp Theater, October 23 and 24 at the Hilo Women’s Club and Saturday October 25 in Pahoa at the Akebono Theatre. October 30 at Waimea at the Parker School Theatre. All show times are at 7:30 pm. A special midnight will be at the Naniloa Crown Room on October 31st.

Tickets will be available at pre-sale prices at CD Wizard and Basically Books in Hilo for all shows. The Waimea General Store will carry pre-sale tickets for the Waimea performance only. Show tickets are available at outlets until the day of the show. Ticket prices are $10 for HCP members, students and seniors (valid ID required) and $12 general. At the door ticket prices will be $12 for HCP members, students and seniors and $14 general.

Alas the path to the stage doesn’t run smoothly, much like true love.

Here is the updated cast list for The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke

Hamlet Micheal Cservenak

Claudius Jake McPherson

Gertrude Laura Caswell

Ghost Steve Peyton

Guildenstern Crystal Beran

Rosencrantz Lionel Pirsig

Horatio Randy Raphael

Laertes Nick Brosseau

Ophelia Kristen Aiona

Polonius Phil Taylor

Player 1 Kekoa Graham

Player 2 Catherine McPherson

Player 3 Johny Anderson

Player 4 Ian Schroeder

Player 5 Joyce Stevens

Player 6 Thomas Strella