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Mar 12 Application deadline, directors for Aida
Mar 26-28 A Little Princess
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May 16 Copacabana Auditions
May 21 Sweet Charity
May 22 Copacabana Auditions
May 22 Sweet Charity
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July 30 - Aug 1 Copacabana
Today is Wednesday, March 10, 2010 ... Sweet Charity opens in 72 days!
News
Mar 4 TEEN Actorsingers' summer show has been announced: Barry Manilow's COPACABANA. Performances July 30 through August 1 at the Streeter Theatre. Audition dates not yet announced. Info on the Copacabana page.
Feb 12 Actorsingers seeks directors for upcoming productions. Here's notice from Corresponding Secretary Tina Cassidy:
Actorsingers is now accepting proposals for shows and teams for our Summer shows.
Interested applicants should send their resumes to secretary@actorsingers.org
by the deadline of February 26th. Applicants will be contacted and interviews will be scheduled by appointment on March 2nd.
Submissions for Directors for the Actorsingers Fall Show, Aida, are now being accepted.
Interested applicants should send their resumes to secretary@actorsingers.org
by the deadline of March 12th. Applicants will be contacted and interviews will be scheduled by appointment on March 16th.
Feb 10 Congratulations to the cast of Sweet Charity!
Jan 12 Congratulations to all the great kids who tried out for our 2010 Junior Actorsingers show, A Little Princess. Cast list is posted here.
Jan 10 Semi-Annual meeting is January 22:
6:30 Social / 7:00 Meeting.
Twice a year the Actorsingers hold a business meeting open to the general public. We strongly encourage all members to attend and discuss the important issues of the organization. Mark the date, Friday, January 22.
This is your chance to be heard and express opinions on matters of relevance. We need a Quorum of the active members (those who have paid dues for at least 2 years and have participated in 1 Actorsingers function per year) in order to take any votes or action on an issue. Please plan to attend.
We are only as strong as our membership. Everyone is welcome!
Actorsingers go green: To save paper, printed copies of the Treasurer's report will not be available at the meeting. If you would like a hard copy, E-mail Treasurer, Cheryl Stocks prior to the meeting at CStock1@attglobal.net or call: (603) 434-8270
Dec 13 Posted auditions info for the Junior Actorsingers 2010 production: A Little Princess
Nov 25 An invitation to Actorsingers members:
The Actorsingers Playreading Committee requests your presence at Info Night at Monday, December 14, 2009 at Actorsingers Hall. Festivities start with a pot-luck buffet at 7:00, followed at 8:00 by presentation of our top 6 show candidates for next season. Members are encouraged to ask questions and state opinions (not that we've found encouragement to be necessary). Make your voices heard on the shows you think we should perform and have fun socializing with your Actorsinger friends! Bring a dish to share and get started on your holiday dining indulgence!
Nov 17 Coming up, a special performance:
Actorsingers will be performing at the Nashua Holiday Stroll on Saturday, November 28, from 5:45-6:45pm
at the Unitarian Universalist Church, in the upstairs auditorium, 58 Lowell St, Nashua.
Directed by Glen Grimard with musical direction and accompaniment by Heather MacRobie, a group of
teen and adult vocalists will perform well-known show tunes, and sing both familiar and new holiday tunes.
The singers include Kathy Lovering, Pam Bruckman, Glen Grimard, Jeff Caron, Rachel Cerullo, Tom Ritrovato,
Molly Bruckman, Alison Beach, Miranda and Kat Mail, Connor Vigeant, Tom Mitsock, Emma Benson, Chantal Choiniere,
Craig Howard, Bill Mauser and Noelle Bourquard. Come join the audience and support our performers.
Like all Stroll performances, the Actorsingers performance is FREE.
Information on the Stroll is here:
www.downtownnashua.org.
Nov 17
Congratulations and thanks to the cast and crew of Actorsingers' Anything Goes
which delighted audiences over the weekend. It was a marvelous voyage!
Photos courtesy Paul Sandler
Oct 21 Director search:
Actorsingers is now accepting director applications for our upcoming Junior Actorsingers productions this season. Interested applicants should send their resumes to secretary@actorsingers.org. Interviews will begin mid-November. Please e-mail for further information.
Oct 8 With sadness we report that Benjamin Esterman, 86, passed away on Tuesday, October 6. Ben only appeared in one Actorsingers production — On The Town in 2001 — but he was a faithful and enthusiastic member of our audiences up to and including this summer's Teen production of A Grand Night for Singing. Ben always had a smile on his face and a kind word. We'll miss him. Our condolences to his family and friends.
Sept 15 The award-winning Actorsingers have won some more awards... SIX of them! The NH Community Theatre Festival was held last weekend, and the great cast and crew of Actorsingers' entry, Check Please by Jonathan Rand, brought home awards for Best Stage Crew, Best Costumes, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Production (overall winner). Congrats to Eric, Cheri, Rachel, Joe, Amy, Cheryl, Craig, Val, Emily and Mayer, and thanks for representing our organization so wonderfully! Details on our NHCTA page
Sept 5 Our Playreading Committee is conducting an online survey to help with programming our 2010-2011 season. This is a very quick and easy survey; we hope you'll click [was here -- closed 10/4/09]
Sept 1 The Actorsingers' entry in the Play Festival of September 13, Check Please, will hold an OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL at Actorsingers Hall on Friday September 11 at 8:00pm. For those who are unable to attend the actual festival, this open dress will be your only opportunity to see this great comedy performed by the Actorsingers. For info on this production and the Play Festival, see our NHCTA page.
Aug 30 Congratulations to the teens who presented A Grand Night For Singing
this Friday and Saturday. It was an elegant evening of fine music with funny bits too. Thanks to the
cast and to the important supporting staff of parents and friends. Here's the AGNFS gang:
Aug 24 Here's the gang that presented the most spectacular Swing!:
Photo by Judy Tarr
Aug 19 A Grand Night for Singing is coming up quick... end of this month. Online tickets have been available for a while, but walk-up box office hours are now posted on our Tickets Page.
Aug 19 Posted more info on Anything Goes auditions.
Aug 11 Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Teen Actorsingers' Swing! which played July 31 through August 2. The show is reported to have been absolutely spectacular.
July 19 Cast and crew announced for Actorsingers' Play Festival entry which is Check Please. See our NHCTA page.
July 7 August 1 is Actorsingers day at UNO on Amherst Street:
Enjoy some fine pizza or other foods at the UNO CHICAGO GRILL (593 Amherst Street in Nashua) before or after you see the Teen Actorsingers' Swing! on August 1, and Actorsingers can receive a portion of the receipts on your check. All you need to do is print out this voucher now, take it with you on August 1, and present it to Uno's when you pay for your food. Thanks!
July 2 Swing! on a summer's eve:
The Windham Concert Band has invited the cast of Teen Actorsingers Swing! to
perform between sets at their FREE outdoor performance. Ours teens will present a 15 to 20 minute sneak preview from the show.
Monday evening, July 13th at 7 PM
at the Greeley Park Band Shell (100 Concord St, Nashua)
Free to the public. Bring your own chairs or blankets to sit on.
SummerFun 2009 is sponsored by the Nashua Parks and Recreation Department.
Season schedule (pdf) is here,
website is here,
and here's info on the Windham Concert Band.
June 30 Actorsingers will participate in the New Hampshire Festival of Community Theatre thanks to Amy Friedman, our faithful director of competition pieces who's done a wonderful job in past years. This year's play is Check Please which will be performed at the festival on September 12 or 13. Auditions for this play are next Tuesday, July 7. Info is on our NHCTA page.
June 29 The Summer Teen Show A Grand Night for Singing has been cast. See the GNFS page for info.
June 8
Tickets to see Swing! are now on sale!
All seating is reserved, so buy early to get the best seats!
Info on the Swing! Page.
June 8 Annual meeting is tonight. Social hour at 6pm, business meeting at 7pm.
May 28 Three announcements from Pam Bruckman:
If anyone is interested in organizing a group to perform at this year's Nashua Holiday Stroll, please send email to secretary@actorsingers.org.
If anyone is interested in serving as music director, choreographer or producer for an Actorsingers youth chorus, please send email to secretary@actorsingers.org.
The 58th Annual Convention of the New England Theatre Conference will be held Nov 12-15 in Sturbridge, MA. The organizers are seeking people to run workshops on community theater related topics (networking, fundraising, building audiences, etc) and to perform short plays at the conference. If you are interested in more information on presenting a workshop, send email to moedoucette@aol.com. If you would like to put together a group of Actorsingers to perform something at the conference (please note, it's the same weekend as Actorsingers' big production of Anything Goes!), send email to secretary@actorsingers.org.
May 18 Actorsingers is seeking directors for the Spring 2010 mainstage production, Sweet Charity.
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May 14
With sadness we report that Mrs. Margaret (Penny) Tamulonis has passed away.
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May 14 Auditions for Swing! (summer teen show) are this Sunday and Monday. For those planning to audition, the Audition Form has been posted; see the Swing! page.
May 14
A hearty THANK YOU to everyone who made Actorsingers' staging of
The Producers a resounding success! The music, dance, and
comic performances were wonderful, the show was beautifully staged, and
the audience — over two thousand strong! — loved it. Our congratulations
and appreciation to the production and technical crews, the performers
on stage and in the pit, and to the show directors!
March 30 Posted Swing! Auditions Schedule
March 23 Our Teen Actorsingers summer show will be Swing!
March 16 Actorsingers' big weekend was a success in
two states!
In New Hampshire, the Junior Actorsingers' High School Musical
played four performances to capacity crowds at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre on Court Street.
Congratulations to the cast members on a job well done, and thanks to all of
the production crew including so many parents who worked long and hard behind the scenes
to make the magic happen.
In Massachusetts, our adults presented Vital Signs
in regional festival where they were named "Top Three" finalists in several areas — Best Ensemble,
Best Director, Best Costumes, and for Gina Carbello, Best Actress. Congratulations to you all!
For those who haven't seen it yet: Vital
Signs will play in Nashua on April 4.
What's our next success, you ask? It's our Great Big Actorsingers Mainstage Show
THE PRODUCERS which comes to Nashua's Keefe Auditorium for five performances only
in early May. NOW is the time to buy
tickets as seating is reserved and there are—right now, at least—plenty of excellent seats
remaining. See our Tickets page.
March 10 A big weekend for Actorsingers... High School Musical in Nashua (approaching a sellout, but as of noon today there are still seats available for all performances) and Vital Signs in competition in North Andover. "Break a leg!" to both casts. We're happy to announce today that Vital Signs will have a Nashua engagement on April 4 (one night only!) on Court Street. [more info]
photos by Bill Goleman
(Click to enlarge)
More publicity photos here
Feb 13 You might "only" know Actorsingers as one of the most
celebrated community musical theater companies around. But our group has
also staged successful non-musical plays for drama competitions, and we're in
the middle of one right now! Actorsingers' production of Vital Signs by Jane Martin
won Second Place in the NH state competition and thus advances to Regional Competition
to be held March 14, 2009 in North Andover, Mass.
The Festival is open to the public (ticket info on NHCTA page) and the
women of Actorsingers' Vital Signs would surely love to have some Actorsingers
members and friends
in the audience to cheer them on to victory. For your convenience, our Junior Actorsingers will perform
High School Musical on Friday March 13. You can see them first,
and then travel to North Andover on Saturday to see the Actorsingers at 1:00pm, followed immediately
by our fine neighbors the Nashua Theatre Guild (who took First in the statewide); you can even take in
the entire Festival which continues on Sunday.
Note that the North Andover performance may well be your last penultimate opportunity to see this production
anywhere near here, as victory will then advance the show to Tacoma, Washington in June.
Please see our NHCTA page for more info including full schedule.
Feb 3 Now on sale! HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL tickets. All seats are reserved, and our online ticketing provider now allows you to pick your exact seats. Also, tickets to THE PRODUCERS (adult show) continue to be sold online. See our Tickets Page for both shows.
Jan 27 Tap class rescheduled for weather: What would have been tomorrow will now be Feb 4 instead (scroll down for original announcement of the class).
Jan 21 Actorsingers' Semiannual Meeting takes place this Friday, 1/23/09 at Actorsingers Hall. It's open to the public and new members are welcome. Social time at 6:30pm, business meeting starts at 7:00.
Jan 15 Job Announcement:
We are seeking a director, music director and choreographer for next fall's main stage show Anything Goes which will be performed in Nashua at the Keefe auditorium November 13-15, 2009. Interested candidates should forward a resume and cover letter to secretary@actorsingers.org by January 31.
Jan 13 Check it out. And note schedule change:
Tap Dance Workshop
Actorsingers is offering a free tap workshop to help people brush up their skills prior to the auditions for The Producers.
Classes will run 3
All classes will be held at Actorsingers Hall.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Wednesday,
6:45 to 8 PM
The tap classes will be run by The Producers choreographer Val Psoinos.
If you have tap shoes, you need to bring them. If you don't, then character shoes or a hard sole shoe will be fine. You don't need to sign up ahead of time, Val will be there at 6:45 with a start time of 7 pm. Each workshop will cover relatively the same steps but she will build every week. If you can't make every class, don't worry. just come to what you can. We will work different things every week. There are no age restrictions, but the show requires that you have to be at least 16 to audition.
Attending these classes IS NOT required to audition for any role in The Producers. And conversely, you MAY attend even if you do not plan to audition.
If you have any questions please contact Val at valeriepsoinos@yahoo.com
Dec 20 WEATHER POSTPONEMENT: The Junior Actorsingers High School Musical "Info Night", originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon Dec. 21, has been postponed due to expected snow. It will be held at Actorsingers Hall on Monday Dec. 22 from 6:30pm to 8pm. More info on the HSM page.
Dec 18 Started a page for the Junior Actorsingers Production,
High School Musical... Info meeting
is this Sunday 12/21/08... see the
HSM page.
Dec 8 For those interested in auditioning for The Producers, a list of roles and a printable audition form have been posted to the PRODUCERS page.
Nov 28 The Actorsingers TEEN SHOW CHOIR will perform at Nashua's Downtown Holiday Stroll tomorrow, Saturday November 29 at 5:45pm at the Citizens Bank, 238 Main Street. This performance (and others at the Stroll) is free and open to the public. For a complete program of performances, visit www.nashuastroll.com.
Nov 9 Now Seussical is but a beautiful memory. Over two thousand people saw the show this weekend, and they sure loved it. Actorsingers thanks everyone who made the show such a success!
Oct 2 Here's the scoop on tomorrow night's Info Night:
For those of you that have not attended in the past, it’s a fun night of hearing about both familiar and unfamiliar shows. Members of the “Musical Selection Committee” will have tables set up for each show on the ballot, with scripts, scores, synopses, character lists, cast recordings, production photos, and other information for you to browse at your leisure from 6:30 – 7:00pm.
At 7:00pm, the Committee will begin the formal presentations for each show. Each presentation will be about 10 minutes long and will give you a sense of the style and flavor of the show, as well as high-lighting the benefits and pitfalls of producing the show by Actorsingers. There will be time for questions after each presentation. At the end of the presentations, voting ballots will be handed out. This will be the final opportunity for the membership to offer an opinion on what makes up the final 2 shows of the 2009-2010 mainstage season.
The Committee will tally the membership vote and include the "membership vote" as part of the presentation to the Board of Directors at their next scheduled meeting. Light refreshments will be available throughout the evening.
Sept 22 For information on advertising in Actorsingers programs, look here. Thanks!
Sept 22 Competition play info:
Open dress rehearsal at AS Hall, Thursday 9/25
The Actorsingers will be competing in the NH Community Theatre Festival September 27-28 at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts in Milford. The Actorsingers are scheduled to perform at 4:30 on Sunday 9/28. Winning productions will compete in the New England Regional Festival in March. The festival includes nine short plays, and three workshops over the course of the weekend (info at NHCTA website).
We will be holding an open dress rehearsal at Actorsingers Hall at 8 p.m. on Thursday 9/25 in order to practice performing in front of a live audience. All are welcome (unless we overfill the room-unlikely). THIS SHOW CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT AND LANGUAGE AND IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES!
For more information about the festival go to nhcommunitytheatre.com
For info about our show contact Amy Friedman at amyfriedman1@yahoo.com
Sept 12 Here's an Actorsingers TEEN SHOW CHOIR announcement from Pam Bruckman:
The Actorsingers Teen Showchoir is back, and holding auditions for singing and dancing teens on Saturday, September 20, between 1-3pm at Actorsingers Hall, 219 Lake Street, Nashua, NH. This year’s group will have enthusiastic and creative direction from Emily Ellett (vocal director) and Jen Sassock (choreographer). Anyone between the ages of 12 and 19 who likes to sing and dance is encouraged to audition. Please prepare a song, bring sheet music, and come dressed to dance. Rehearsals will begin on Saturday, September 27, will run from 1-3pm and will continue on Saturdays at this time throughout the fall. The group will perform in November at the Nashua Holiday stroll, at retirement communities, and at other community events throughout the year. Following auditions, those selected to join the group will be required to become members of Actorsingers and to pay a small participation fee to cover the costs of music. Adults interested in helping with the organizational aspect of this group should email Pam Bruckman, at schwartlaw@comcast.net or should stop by Actorsingers Hall on Sept 20, during auditions. Anyone with questions should also send email to Pam Bruckman at the above address.
Sept 3 SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW AVAILABLE...
and what a deal they are! For just $24 you get to see both Spring and
Fall musicals... Seussical the Musical and The Producers.
That's just $12 per person per show. At these rates, you can bring the whole office,
organization, or neighborhood!
To order by mail: Please print, fill out, and mail 
THIS FORM.
With a one dollar service charge on your entire order, this is the cheapest way to get
prime reserved seats to Actorsingers shows.
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August 19 Posted more details on Seussical auditions... here.
August 18
Congratulations to the fine young people who presented Once On This Island
in Milford over the weekend. The show closed yesterday after playing
to audiences who loved it. Many thanks to the parents and production team that
made such a great show possible.
August 11 The Teen Actorsingers' ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is THIS WEEKEND only! Don't miss it on August 15-17 only! info
August 7 Info night for Seussical the Musical is tomorrow night on a very Seussical date, eight, eight of eight. Today, the Seussical page was updated with a clarification that it's an adult show. (Well, it's fine for kids to see, but the cast is to be adults.)
August 4 We're participating in the NH Community Theatre Association Play Festival on September 28. Amy Friedman is directing Vital Signs by Jane Martin. Check out the NHCTA page.
July 10
Online ticketing is now available for the Teen Actorsingers' Summer Show, Once On This Island.
Click on this button...
to buy online. For venue, schedule, and alternative ticketing, see the
Once On This Island page.
Scholarship recipients Shaina Schwartz, Madeline Lovering, and Jacqui Grilli
June 30
Congratulations to the recipients of this year's Actorsingers Memorial Scholarships:
Alex Goleman
Jacqueline Grilli
Madeline Lovering
Michael O'Keefe
Shaina Schwartz
These awards were presented at the annual meeting on June 9, 2008, in honor and memory of John T. Liljeberg and Betty Badeau.
June 30 We're doing The Producers! ...currently seeking directors (info)
June 30 Added audition dates for Seussical the Musical (info)
June 30 Updated Once On This Island ticketing info. Box Office is now open! (info)
June 21
Where's all the Actorsingers news?
(Note from Jed, who runs this website)
I'm sorry for not keeping up with all the great things that have gone on lately at
Actorsingers, and all the great things in the works. I'm away on vacation today through
6/29, but expect to post some substantial updates by Monday 6/30. At that time look for
more ticketing info for Once on this Island, auditions info for Seussical,
word about our Spring 2009 show The Producers, recent scholarship recipients and
award winners, and more.
As a reminder, we do have an e-mail list, and we do use it. If you're not already
receiving mail from us and you want timely notification of upcoming events, please
join our e-mail list. Thanks! -jed
June 21 The Teen Actorsingers' summer show, Once on this Island, will play Friday, August 15 through Sunday, August 17 in Milford. More info on the OOTI page.
June 16 Auditions tomorrow night for Actorsinger's entry in the NH Community Theatre Association festival:
AUDITIONS FOR NH COMMUNITY THEATRE ASSOC. FESTIVAL SHOW
TUESDAY, JUNE 17 @ 7 P.M.
The NH Community Theatre Festival will take place the weekend of September 27-28 at the Amato Center in Milford. Actorsingers will be presenting the show "Vital Signs" by Jane Martin (The same author as "Talking With" a previous Actorsingers Festival winner).
The show is a series of two minute monologues by women with other cast members getting to react or be part of the action on most. We also need a couple of men as reactors/props, interested men, please contact the director.
The show will have minimal flexible rehearsal. For the first half of the rehearsal period people will work individually with the director on monologues and, later will meet once a week to put the show together.
Auditions are at Actorsingers hall on Tuesday, June 17 at 7 p.m. If you can't make the audition date, no problem, contact the director to arrange an alternate audition date before June 17. You can prepare a monologue to show your range but don't hesitate to come if you don't have time to prepare, there will be readings available.
For additional information contact director Amy Friedman, (603) 888-2236, amyfriedman1@yahoo.com
June 5 Here's a reminder that the Actorsingers Annual Meeting will take place on Monday, June 9 (Social Hour 6PM to 7PM, Business Meeting at 7PM) The meeting is open to all members and friends. Those who are actual members are urged to attend so that we will have a quorum present to elect Directors for the coming year. As usual, the meeting's at Actorsingers Hall (219 Lake Street in Nashua).
May 22 The Teen Actorsingers ONCE ON THIS ISLAND has just been cast, and we can already see that it'll be a fantastic show. See our Once On This Island page.
April 16 The Teen Actorsingers summer show will be Once On This Island. Auditions are coming up in May (info night May 15). For info, see our Once On This Island page.
April 14 THIS SATURDAY! Bring the family to enjoy...
Breakfast With Belle & The Beast
Dine with characters from our upcoming production! Saturday, April 19th, 8 to 10 AM Applebee's, 379 Amherst Street, Nashua The meal includes pancakes and beverages $5 per person to benefit The Actorsingers Memorial Scholarship Fund Reservations are needed by Wednesday, April 16th Please send an e-mail to Kathy Lovering (Bobkat31@comcast.net) or call 882-5276
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Mar 30 With sadness we report that Betty Badeau has passed away. Betty started
helping the Actorsingers back in 1956 and didn't stop for more than half a century. She worked
in makeup, wardrobe, concessions, ushering, and tickets, tickets, tickets... her smiling face (along
with that of her dear friend and tickets-partner, the late John Liljeberg) was always a welcome sight
at our productions.
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Feb 14
Beauty and the Beast tickets are on sale now!
Get yours right now by clicking this button:
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Jan 31
With sadness we report that John T. Liljeberg has passed away. In a career
of well over forty years with the Actorsingers, John performed on
stage, directed, produced, and helped with virtually every aspect of our
productions. He was a Life Member, Past President, and Penny Award recipient
among many other distinctions, and extraordinarily devoted to the organization
through easy and hard times alike. Our heartfelt condolences to his wife
Raelene and family and friends.
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Jan 28 Beauty and the Beast audition results will be posted on the Beauty and the Beast page
Jan 10 Semi-annual meeting is this Friday, January 11, 2008 at Actorsingers Hall. Social hour with light refreshments served at 6:30, meeting proper begins at 7:30. As always, all Actorsingers members are strongly encouraged to attend.
Jan 2 Beauty and the Beast audition info is posted. See the BATB page.
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