Independent Actors Theatre

Announcing: The Cast of IAT’s 4th Annual short Women’s Play Festival

e.rollie — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:10:34 +0000

Congratulations to the ensemble cast for IAT’s fourth annual short Women’s Play Festival:

LILLIE MEANT MURDER by Claudia Barnett, directed by Elizabeth Braaten Palmieri & stage managed by Emma Squire
Lillie – Brooke Underwood
Bollander – Matt Ingram
Haggerty/Judge – Nathan Bryant

DRIVING HOME by Margaret Hoffman, directed by Elizabeth Braaten Palmieri & stage managed by Emma Squire
Parker – Brooke Underwood
Barrow – Nathan Bryant

ELEPHANTS & COFFEE by Aoise Stratford, directed by Amy Darnell & stage managed by Christine Snyder
Woman – Emily Adams
Elephant – Shane McDermott

STRIKE by Aoise Stratford, directed by Amy Darnell & stage managed by Christine Snyder
Terry – Christopher Murrell
Terri – Emily Adams

ESTRAGON’S BOOT by Daniella Vitinski, directed by Cece McFarland & stage managed by Carrie Winship
Kirby – Matt Ingram
Sheila – Kelsey Kennedy

MIRANDA’S TEMPEST by Daniella Vitinski, directed by Cece McFarland & stage managed by Carie Winship
Miranda – Emily Adams

Thank you to all those who auditioned for this year’s short Women’s Play Festival. We look forward to seeing you at future IAT auditions and in attendance at the Festival, March 9-11 at 7 pm at The Bridge.

e.rollie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:50:27 +0000

End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer, directed by Emily Rollie (performed at The Blue Fugue, October 29 & 30/November 5 & 6, 2010)

e.rollie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:48:01 +0000

Smudge by Rachel Axler, directed by Rory O'Carroll (December 2-4, 2010, performed at The Blue Fugue)

e.rollie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:45:51 +0000

short Women's Play Festival: Third Time's a Charm, plays by Eliza Bent, Claudia Barnett, Kimber Lee, Ellen Struve, & Pamela Turner (February 17-19, 2011, performed at Columbia College's Launer Auditorium)

e.rollie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:42:51 +0000

Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts, directed by Shawna Mefferd Carroll (April 22-24, 2011, performed at The Muse Cafe & Gallery)

AUDITIONS – short Women’s Play Festival 4

e.rollie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:33:08 +0000

Calling all actors! Auditions for IAT’s 4th annual short Women’s Play Festival (the plays are short, not the women!) will be held on THURSDAY, FEB. 9 at 7 pm and SATURDAY, FEB. 11 at 2 pm.

All auditions will be held at First Presbyterian Church (in the Cafe) and will consist of cold readings from the scripts.

Roles are available for actors of all ages, genders, and heights! (It might be the short Women’s Play Festival, but, YES, there ARE roles for guys, too.)

Performances will be March 9, 10, & 11 at The Bridge, 7:30 pm curtain.

This year’s plays and playwrights are as follows:
ELEPHANTS AND COFFEE; STRIKE
by Aoise Stratford (from Ithaca, NY)
directed by Amy Darnell & stage managed by Christine Snyder

DRIVING HOME
by Margaret Hoffman (from New York, NY)
directed by Elizabeth Braaten Palmieri & stage managed by Emma Squire

LILLIE MEANT MURDER
by Claudia Barnett (from Murfeesboro, TN)
directed by Elizabeth Braaten Palmieri & stage managed by Emma Squire

ESTRAGON’S BOOT; MIRANDA’S TEMPEST
by Daniella Vitinski (from Boulder, CO)
directed by Cece McFarland & stage managed by Carrie Winship

And that’s not all…..this year, the playwrights will be joining us in CoMo for the festival AND we’re collaborating with several local women musicians to make it an entire evening of arts and fun.

So bring a friend (or two!) and come out to audition!

Coming SOON – 4th Annual short Women’s Play Festival

e.rollie — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:18:58 +0000

Hey Indies! IAT’s 4th annual (yes, it’s the FOURTH year for the festival -can you believe it?!) short Women’s Play Festival is just around the corner. Check back here in the next week or so for information about AUDITIONS for the festival as well as bios from each of our amazing women playwrights (who are all coming to see the festival this year) and a list of this year’s plays! In the meantime, mark your calendars for March 9, 10 & 11 at 7:30 pm at The Bridge (1020 E Walnut St.) for this year’s festival. It’s going to be a rockin’ good time, we promise.

tempOdyssey Cast

e.rollie — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:38:18 +0000

Congratulations to the cast of tempOdyssey:

Genny – Elizabeth Trovall

Dead body boy – Lucas Geisler

Mama/Fran/last day girl – Lena Mitchell

Daddy – Brennan Holtzclaw

Nepotism Guy/Scientist/Security guy – Mark Walsh

Thank you to everyone who auditioned. Stay tuned for information about auditions for our annual short Women’s Play Festival (where the plays are short, not the women….and yes, there are roles for men, too!)

tempOdyssey AUDITIONS

e.rollie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:48:23 +0000

Auditions for tempOdyssey by Dan Dietz and directed by Cat Gleason will be Monday & Tuesday, October 17 & 18, from 7-9 pm in Mizzou’s Memorial Union room N243. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, and roles are available for 2 men, 2 women. Email artistic director Emily Rollie (e.rollie@iatheatre.org) with any questions! See you there!

boom Opening Night & Reception

e.rollie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:37:29 +0000

Hey Indies! IAT’s first show of the season – boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, directed by Brad Stephenson – opens on Thursday, October 6 and runs through Saturday, October 8. All shows at 7 pm at The Blue Fugue. AND we invite you to join us for a combined Opening Night Reception and IAT 5th birthday party following Thursday’s show at The Heidelberg. Come on down and help us celebrate this awesome season!