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April 17th, 2012

Join the Paradise team!

The Paradise Center for the Arts is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Men, Women, people with disabilities, and people of color are encouraged to apply for all open positions.
The Following Positons are available at this time:

Event & Volunteer Coordinator

Healing Arts Program Cordinator

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Into the Woods Cast Set!

April 2nd, 2012

Into the Woods Cast List
Narrator/Mysterious Man…..Michael Norton
The Baker……………………. Bryan Reed
The Baker’s Wife…………… Deesa Staats
The Witch…………………….Christina Schwietz
Cinderella……………………. Kat Middledorp
Cinderella’s Stepmother……. Jaci Smith
Cinderella’s Father…………. Dave Flynn
Lucinda………………………. Lauren Stewart
Florinda………………………. Annabelle Strickland
Cinderella’s Mother…………..Beth Brieland
Jack…………………………… Jordan Ett
Jack’s Mother…………………Jeanne LaBerge-Dunlop
Little Red Riding Hood……… Emily Rhoades
Her Granny…………………..Tami Miller
The Wolf………………………Steve Lawler
Cinderella’s Prince…………..Jason Meyer
His Steward………………….Tim VanGelder
Rapunzel……………………..Rachel Sanders
Her Prince……………………Alex Beerling
Giantess………………………Tami Miller
Snow White………………….Deon Haider
Sleeping Beauty…………….Taylor Heitman

Thank you to all who Auditioned.

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Paradise Center Host of SEMAC Annual conference.

March 27th, 2012

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Auditions for Into the Woods!

March 14th, 2012

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
http://bit.ly/IntoTheWoodsAuditionSignUp

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Auditions Set for Into the Woods

March 6th, 2012

Paradise Community Theatre &
The Northfield Arts Guild Theater present
Into the Woods
Directed by Gary Briggle

Audition Information

Audition Dates:
Friday, March 23 from 6:30-9:30 pm
Saturday March 24 from 2:00-6:00 pm

Callbacks:
Sunday April 1 6:30 – 9:30 pm

Audition Location:
Paradise Center for the Arts
321 Central Avenue North
Faribault, MN 55021
507-332-7372
www.paradisecenterforthearts.org

Performance Dates:
July 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, August 2, 3, 4 @ 7:30 pm
July 22, 29, August 5 @ 2:00 pm

Performance Location:
Paradise Center for the Arts
321 Central Avenue North
Faribault, MN 55021
507-332-7372
www.paradisecenterforthearts.org

Audition Sign Up:
Please log onto http://bit.ly/IntoTheWoodsAuditionSignUp to register for a time.

What to Prepare:
Actors should bring a resume of shows they have done and a list of ALL scheduled and anticipated conflicts (personal and work related), from
June 4 – July 20 (opening night). Rehearsals will be Monday-Thursdays and likely some weekend times.

Please prepare 16 bars EACH of both a ballad AND up-tempo song from a legitimate musical. (no rock or pop styles please). Please do NOT sing from the score of ITW. Music for auditions should be in a ring binder, xerox copied and easy to read, and marked with accurate cutting. Pay particular attention to TEXT, and musical/rhythmic accuracy.

Actors will be asked to read from the script, improvise and demonstrate basic movement skills – Dress accordingly.

Rehearsals:
Music rehearsals will begin June 4
staging rehearsals will begin June 21.
Actors should have script/score MEMORIZED by June 21.

Please review the performance dates for this production carefully. If you are unable to make any of the performance dates we kindly ask that you do not audition.

If you are unable to audition on the dates and times set, please call
507-332-7372 and speak with Ryan Heinritz for further information.

This activity is funded by the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council through the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

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Ring Of Kerry – Pre. St. Patty’s Day Concert!

March 5th, 2012

Join us as we kick off the St. Patty’s Day weekend with Ring of Kerry and special guests the St. Paul Irish Step Dancers on Friday, March 16th at 7:30pm. Part of the KGP Logistics Music Season

A bursting-with-energy Irish music group Ring of Kerry captures the hearts of all ages. With sounds that range from the thunder of the Irish bodhran drum to the sparkle of the hammered dulcimer; from the lilt and rhythm of fiddle and guitar to the haunting wails of the flute and pennywhistles, the band has developed a blend that is animated, ruggedly beautiful and fun.

$15 for members and $19 for non members, Children under 12 $8.00

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Emmy Award Winning Comedian KEVIN MEANEY Live!

March 5th, 2012

Emmy Award Winner
Comedian Kevin Meany
With Special guest
Scott Hansen
This Saturday
March 10 at 8:00pm
$17 for members
$22 for non members
Part of the 2012
Signature Bar & Grill Comedy Season

Kevin meany has been one of the country’s most popular standup comedians for more than 25 years. Tom Shale’s of the Washington Post said, “Picture the precocious love child of Jonathan Winters and Ethel Merman and you have some idea of Kevin Meaney’s act.” Making people laugh has always been a top priority for Kevin. From his early years doing standup comedy in San Francisco and Boston he’s amassed an impressive list of credits along the way. His first HBO special in 1986 catapulted him to the forefront of the comedy scene. In 1987, Kevin made his debut appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and was invited by Johnny to join the guest panel. Since his first appearance, Kevin has returned to the show a dozen times. He was a special guest on Saturday Night Live and has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Regis, Oprah and Late Night with Conan O’Brien and 30 Rock. Kevin also starred in the CBS sitcom Uncle Buck which ran for a full season. He also had a featured role in the movie Big.

Known for drawing upon his family relationships for much of his material, Kevin has made such lines as “That’s not Right” and “We’re Big Pants People” and “We’re going to lose the house” (delivered in the tremulous voice of his mother) catch phrases for hilarity. An evening with Kevin is a trip to the funhouse and one laugh escalates into a bigger one and good-hearted humor prevails.

Kevin is also a successful writer and producer. He wrote and produced and starred in a one-man autobiographical play titled Wedding Vows in Vegas which premiered at the prestigious U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado before going on to a successful summer run in Boston at the Hasty Pudding Theatre. Steve Martin called it, “The most innovative, heart-rending and funny show I’ve seen in a long, long time.”

In 2002, Kevin moved home to NY from Los Angeles and began working on Broadway in the hit musical, Hairspray. Hairspray has been a life changing experience for Kevin and during an interview on XM Radio’s Stand Up Sit Down on May 28, 2008, Kevin told the host that he was gay. It’s been a big transition but he’s seemed to find humor in how this all happened.

So, Big Pants People of the world unite… your leader is here, his name is Kevin Meaney and he’s on a mission of mirth.

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From the pitch to the stage.

February 20th, 2012

If you missed this past Sunday’s Faribault Daily News, here is our own
Executive Director, Ryan Heinritz as a guest columnist. http://bit.ly/EDguestcoulmn