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Bright Star

August 6, 2021 By Hollie Stevenson-Parrish

“Bright Star” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036, (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com

Show Dates and Times

  • June 17, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
  • July 15, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
  • July 16, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
  • July 17, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.

Audition Dates and Times

  • April 8, 2022 at 7 p.m.
  • April 9, 2022 at 1 p.m.
  • April 14, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Auditions will take place in the basement of the Kernersville Salvation Army (Old Kernersville Library), located at 130 E. Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased online through Thundertix or at the door on the day of the performance. All ticket prices include NC sales tax.

  • Adults – $15
  • Senior (60+) – $13
  • Student – $13

About the Show

And last but not least — the third time is the charm! Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past — and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives. With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion.

Director

Katie Jo Icenhower

Music Director

Rick Hendricks

Character Roles

Alice Murphy: Female

Alice is mostly seen at age 38–an editor of a southern literary magazine; intelligent, attractive, professional–but with an air of melancholy. The same actress will also play Young Alice at age 16–rebellious, high-spirited, sexually forward, adventurous–looking to break out of small-town life and experience the world. Must be very strong singer and comfortable in folk and bluegrass styles.

Billy Cane: Male

A young soldier returning home from WWII; an aspiring young writer; fresh, open, optimistic, charming, and a little naïve.

Jimmy Ray Dobbs: Male

Jimmy Ray is mostly seen in his 20s in flashbacks–Mayor Dobbs’ son and young Alice’s beau; handsome, boyishly charming, well-built, and intelligent; from a family of wealth and power and is being groomed by his father for a similar future in the family business; an independent thinker who is not afraid to stand up to his father for what he believes in; he has a sense of personal responsibility and morality as well as a deep reserve of passion and emotion. The same actor will also play an adult Jimmy Ray at age 40.

Mayor Josiah Dobbs: Male

He is the mature Mayor of Zebulon; a political and financial powerbroker – distinguished, even elegant, an imposing and controlling presence; has a genuine interest in protecting his son’s future and his family name, but in doing so, is ultimately pushed to a point of extreme and irrevocable cruelty.

Margo Crawford: Female

A young (20s) small-town bookstore owner; a childhood friend of Billy’s who now harbors romantic feelings towards him; a natural beauty with a keen intellect.

Daddy Murphy: Male

Mature father of young Alice (40s–60s) an authoritative and a stern disciplinarian; devoutly religious, hard-working, a poor but proud farmer.

Mama Murphy: Female

Mature mother of young Alice (40s–60s) a caretaker to her family and her rural community; a warm, loving, sensible woman; hardworking, with great inner strength and compassion.

Daddy Cane: Male

Billy’s mature father (50s-60s); a widower; spry, good-looking; kind-hearted, if a bit lonely.

Daryl Ames: Male

An assistant at a literary magazine; funny, with a dry and officious sense of humor; insecure, and perhaps a bit socially awkward, but endearing and innately likable; some character singing required but not a major singing role; should be able to move well. Age is negotiable – prefer young adult.

Lucy Grant: Female

A junior editor at a literary magazine; an ambitious, professional young “modern” career woman of the 1940s; sexy, forthright, and provocative with a sharp sense of humor; must be able to vocally carry a big uptempo “foot stopping” drinking song and dance/move well.

Max: Male

A customer atMargo’s bookstore, at first, he has a crush on Margo, but later becomes Edna’s beau.

Florence: Female

An employee at Margo’s bookstore and a childhood friend of both Billy and Margo.

Edna: Female

An employee at Margo’s bookstore.

Stanford: Male

Loyal assistant to Mayor Josiah Dobbs

Dr. Norquist: Male

The local family doctor in Zebulon

Ensemble: Roles for males and females with speaking parts that also sing and dance as part of the ensemble.

Cast

  • Kira Arrington – Alice Murphy
  • Ian Barts – Stanford
  • Roberts Bass – Daddy Cane
  • Dave Burr – Daddy Murphy
  • Emily Ennis – Margo Crawford
  • Maureen Fiorentino – Kate
  • Mike Gendy – Station Master
  • Nicole Gonzales – Ensemble
  • Jennifer Graves – Ensemble
  • Garrett Grounds – Stanford / Max
  • Ryan Hendricks – Jimmy Ray Dobbs
  • Scott Icenhower – Mayor Josiah Dobbs
  • Paiten Iselin – Well Dressed Woman
  • Layne Maggard – Ensemble
  • Shayne Maggard – Lucy Grant
  • Michael Mickiewicz – Daryl Ames
  • Faith Segers – Ensemble
  • Debbie Shoffner – Mama Murphy
  • Brooke Simmons – Ensemble
  • Rebecca Stanifer – Florence
  • Nick Swisher – Ensemble
  • Vivian Wayne – Edna
  • Colton Widener – Billy Cane
  • Skylar Williams – Ensemble
  • Will Wright – Station Master

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

For the 7:30 p.m shows, the lobby doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 7 p.m. For the 2 p.m. shows, the lobby doors will open at 1 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 1:30 p.m.

Season Sponsors

  • The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
  • North Carolina Arts Council
  • Kernersville Foundation
  • River Landing at Sandy Ridge
  • Town of Kernersville
  • Vintage Sound & Light

Filed Under: Our current season

Sherlock Holmes & the Baker Street Irregulars

August 6, 2021 By Hollie Stevenson-Parrish

Adapted by Eric Coble.

Show Dates and Times

  • February 25, 26 and March 4, 5, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
  • February 27 and March 6, 2022 at 2 p.m.

Audition Dates and Times

  • December 11, 2021, at 10 a.m. for kids (8-18)
  • December 11, 2021, at 1 p.m. for adults

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased online through Thundertix or at the door on the day of the performance. All ticket prices include NC sales tax.

  • Adults – $15
  • Senior (60+) – $13
  • Student – $13

About the Show

Next up is our annual Bring a Book to Life Production, Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars. Sherlock Holmes is missing, and the streets of London are awash with crime. Who will save the day? The Baker Street Irregulars — a gang of street kids hired by Sherlock himself to help solve cases. Now they must band together to prove not only that Sherlock is not dead but also to find the mayor’s missing daughter, untangle a murder mystery from their own past and face the masked criminal mastermind behind it all — a bandit who just may be the brilliant evil Moriarty, the man who killed Sherlock himself! Can a group of orphans, pickpockets, inventors and artists rescue the people of London? The game is afoot!

Director

  • Steffanie Vaughan

Character Roles

  • Mrs. Hudson: The despairing elderly landlady
  • Doctor Watson: The despairing best friend to Holmes
  • Wiggins: The young man with an intellect, 14 – 18 yrs old
  • Pockets: The young woman with a criminal gift, 13 – 16 yrs old
  • Chen: The young man with the contraptions, 10 – 14 yrs. old
  • Tiny: The young man with pencil and brawn, 14 – 17 yrs old
  • Ash: The youngest girl with sooty hands, 8 – 11 yrs old
  • Eliza Mayhew: The young girl without a grandfather, 14 – 17 yrs old
  • Richard Mayhew: The missing grandfather of Eliza
  • Peabody: The man keeping Mayhew from sight
  • Inspector Lestrade: The skeptical policeman
  • Morris Wiggins: The wicked father of Wiggins
  • Sherlock Holmes: The missing detective
  • Moriarty: The greatest criminal mastermind
  • Various henchmen, police, passers-by, parents and children

Cast

  • Mrs. Hudson-Alicia Strive
  • Doctor Watson/Sherlock-Archie Collins
  • Wiggins-Brooke Simmons
  • Pockets-Emerson Carroll
  • Chen-Joey Mattingly
  • Tiny-Dylan Shaw
  • Ash-Cameron Alison
  • Eliza Mayhew-Sarah Cameron
  • Lestrade/Richard Mayhew-Mickey Hyland
  • Peabody/Morris Wiggins/Moriarty-Mark Stevens
  • Mother-Michele Swanson
  • Father-Brian Albrecht
  • Ensemble (Henchmen, Police, Passersby, Parents/Children) Jennifer Graves, Trinity Smith, Dawson Carroll, Izzy Anthony, Beth Strader, Laura Strader, Maureen Fiorentino, Ronald Albrecht, Ben James

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

For the 7:30 p.m shows, the lobby doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 7 p.m. For the 2 p.m. shows, the lobby doors will open at 1 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 1:30 p.m.

Season Sponsors

  • The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
  • North Carolina Arts Council
  • Kernersville Foundation
  • River Landing at Sandy Ridge
  • Town of Kernersville
  • Vintage Sound & Light

Filed Under: Our current season

Steel Magnolias

August 6, 2021 By Hollie Stevenson-Parrish

Written by Robert Harling.

Show Dates and Times

  • November 12, 13, 19, 20, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
  • November 14, 21, 2021 at 2 p.m.

Audition Dates and Times

  • October 4, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
  • October 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

Auditions will be held at the James Fitzpatrick Auditorium, Kernersville Elementary School, 512 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased online through Thundertix or at the door on the day of the performance. All ticket prices include NC sales tax.

  • Adults – $15
  • Senior (60+) – $13
  • Student – $13

About the Show

In November, we continue our season with Steel Magnolias in Truvy’s salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, the go-to place for a beauty fix with a hearty side of gossip. Along with her overeager assistant Annelle, Truvy pampers her small-town clients with hairdos, manicures and all kinds of unsolicited advice. Anybody who’s anybody is a regular: There’s the doting M’Lynn and her soon-to-be-married daughter, Shelby, the moody Ouiser and the well-to-do widow Clairee. Through witty banter and wisecracks, this hodgepodge group of women form friendships as strong as steel, which they are forced to lean on when tragedy strikes.

Director

  • Pam Barrans

Character Roles

  • Truvy Jones is in her late 30s to 40s and owns a hair salon that is the setting for the play. It is clear that she is vain because of the references she makes about how there is no natural beauty.
  • Annellle Dupuy-Desotoe is thought to be 18 or 25. She is new in town and began to work for Truvy, because of her need for money. Annelle is a shy and creative individual.
  • Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie is the youngest female in the play (approximately 17-21 years old). She is the daughter of M’Lynn Eatenton. She is about to get married to Jackson Latcherie.
  • Ouiser Bourdeaux is an older woman in her late 50s to early 60s. She is seen as bitter and annoyed most of the time. In her life, the things she values the most are her dog, Rhett, and her property.
  • M’Lynn Eatenton is the mother of Shelby and two sons, Tommy and Jonathan. She is around 40 years old. She is also the wife of Drum Eatenton, who she believes is crazy.
  • Clairee Belcher is the widow of a mayor and the owner of the local radio station. She is seen to be in her late 50s to 60s like Ouiser. She is known for her smart mouth and sweet tooth.

Cast

  • Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie: Cassandra Nida
  • M’Lynn Eatenton: April J. Callahan Marshall
  • Ouiser Boudreaux: Elyse Rodriguez
  • Clairee Belcher: Emily Ultan
  • Truvy Jones: Janea Platt
  • Annelle Dupuy-Desota: Kamryn Lee

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

For the 7:30 p.m shows, the lobby doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 7 p.m. For the 2 p.m. shows, the lobby doors will open at 1 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 1:30 p.m.

Season Sponsors

  • The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
  • North Carolina Arts Council
  • Kernersville Foundation
  • River Landing at Sandy Ridge
  • Town of Kernersville
  • Vintage Sound & Light

Filed Under: Our current season

Almost, Maine

August 6, 2021 By Hollie Stevenson-Parrish

Written by John Cariani.

Show Dates and Times

  • September 17, 18, 24, 25, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
  • September 19, 26, 2021 at 2 p.m.

Audition Dates and Times

  • July 31, 2021, at 2 p.m.
  • August 1, 2021 at 2 p.m.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased online through Thundertix or at the door on the day of the performance. All ticket prices include NC sales tax.

  • Adults – $15
  • Senior (60+) – $13
  • Student – $13

About the Show

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend — almost — in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

Director

April Marshall

Character Roles

  • Minimum of 2 males/2 females for casting, but as many as 10 males and 9 females are possible.
  • Late teens, 20s – 40s, all ethnicities encouraged to audition.

Cast

  • Lisa Cooper
  • Jennifer Graves
  • Esther Mullins
  • Janae Platt
  • Tehye Ramey
  • Stephen Shane
  • Rebecca Stanifer
  • Graeme Mitchel Taylor

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

For the 7:30 p.m shows, the lobby doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 7 p.m. For the 2 p.m. shows, the lobby doors will open at 1 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 1:30 p.m.

Season Sponsors

  • The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
  • North Carolina Arts Council
  • Kernersville Foundation
  • River Landing at Sandy Ridge
  • Town of Kernersville
  • Vintage Sound & Light

Filed Under: Our current season

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

April 15, 2021 By Hollie Stevenson-Parrish

Our next show, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, will be in June at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School.

Show Dates and Times

June 17, 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and June 20, 2021 at 2 p.m.

Tickets

Show Tickets must be purchased in advance in order to ensure compliance with NC gathering restrictions. Tickets can be purchased online through Thundertix as we get closer to the show dates. For assistance with ticket orders, you may also contact our office at 336-993-6556. All ticket prices include NC sales tax.

  • Adults – $15
  • Senior (60+) – $13
  • Student – $13
  • Children (12 & under) – $8

Location

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, 1725 NC 66 South, Kernersville, NC 27284

About the Show

Beautiful mermaid Ariel should be a happy girl — she lives in an enchanted undersea country, her father is a King, and she has the most beautiful singing voice. But she is a passionate, headstrong teenager, and wants what she cannot have — to live on land. When she falls in love with a handsome human prince, Ariel is more determined than ever to gain a pair of legs. But her only option is to defy her furious father, and bargain with Ursula the Sea Witch, giving her voice as the price of entry onto dry land.

With the help of Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and officious court composer Sebastian the crab, Ariel must wordlessly gain Prince Eric’s love within three days — or lose her soul to the ambitious witch! Based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, and the wildly popular Disney film, this musical staging of The Little Mermaid features a funny and fanciful book by Doug Wright.

Auditions

Auditions for Disney’s The Little Mermaid will be held at The Kernersville Depot, located at 104 E Bodenhamer Street, Kernersville, NC 27284. A small group of 12 people can audition for dance and reading with Katie Jo Icenhower and three can audition for singing with Rick Hendricks in a back, separate room. 

Auditions for Disney’s The Little Mermaid will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021, from 6 – 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 2 – 5 p.m. If you are interested in auditioning, you must sign-up for a day and time slot at  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044aafac2ca2ff2-little

Director and Choreographer

Katie Jo Icenhower

Music Director

Rick Hendricks

Stage Manager

Eva Schramm

Roles/Characters

CameronAlisonsailor, sea creature
BraxtonAllensailor, sea creature
Kira ArringtonAriel
DeniseBiassea creature
JuliannaByerlyAndrina, Princess 4
KelseyCheneyMaid 2, sea creature
ArchieCollinsLeeward, sailor
BrianaCreechMaid 1, sea creature
FionaCreechsea creature
TaylorDowellAtina, Princess 1
KylieEatonsea creature
AliyaGravesAquata, Princess 2
JenniferGravesMaid 4, sea creature
MarkGravessailor 
BriannaGriffinsea creature
Charity HamptonUrsula
GraceHamptonArista, Princess 3
Alana Haselsbergersea creature
DakaraiInceSebastian
PaitenIselinAllana, Princess 6
BenJamessailor, sea creature
TrevorKetterlingTriton
KierynLanesea creature
EllaLawrencesea creature
NatalieLawrenceMaid 3, sea creature
DaneMaggardsailor, seagull, sea creature
LayneMaggardseagull, sea creature
RosalieMiznersea creature
MariahMoralesFlounder
DaveyNicolettaPilot
CoraPanicosea creature
JessicaPerryAdella, Princess 5
NyadhelRetsea creature
ElyseRodriguezScuttle
OwenRodriguezsailor, sea creature
StephenShaneFlotsam, sailor
BrookeSimmonsseagull, sea creature
OmarSosaPrince Eric
RebeccaStaniferseagull, sea creature
JessieStewartJetsum
Gary StirewaltGrimsby
BethStradersea creature
LauraStradersea creature
GraemeTaylorChef Louis, sailor
LaylaThompsonsea creature
OliviaTrauthseagull, sea creature
KarisTucksea creature
SydneyWilliamssea creature
WillWrightWindward, sailor

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