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On Stage
The following is a list of upcoming productions and auditions in the Loudoun-Fairfax area. - Productions'Tick, Tick ... Boom.' The Elden Street Players present Jonathan Larson's 'Tick, Tick ... Boom" Aug. 21-23 at 8 p.m. at The Industrial Strength Theater, 209 Sunset Park Drive in Herndon.
This is a pop/rock musical that tells of a young composer approaching his 30th birthday. His girlfriend wants to get married, leave the city and move to Cape Cod. His best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and wants Jon to join corporate America, but Jon is still waiting tables while trying to write the great American musical before time and life pass him by.
Tickets are $22; senior citizens and students $19. Call 703-481-5930 or log on to www.eldenstreetplayers.org.
'Tootleloo.' A new musical drama by Loudoun producer and actor Tom Sweitzer goes onstage Oct. 11-12 at the Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane in Purcellville.
"Tootleloo" was inspired by the events of Sweitzer's childhood in Altoona, Pa., as he witnessed his mother's illness and death. The production, originally staged as "Sky" at The Hill Playhouse in Middleburg, was created from Sweitzer's memory of himself as a young boy coping with the fear of losing his mother. The family members' lives were changed at the entrance of a hospice volunteer who brought love, support, hope and magic to a young child's life.
The Oct. 11 performance will be preceded by a 6 p.m. benefit reception at the Loudoun Golf & Country Club, Purcellville. A dessert reception will follow the show. Tickets are $50 per person and sponsorships are available.
A good-will donation is requested for admission to the 3 p.m. matinee Oct. 12.
The Franklin Park Arts Center box office opens Sept. 15 for both performances. Seating is limited. Call 540-338-7973.
Auditions
'Sound of Music.' The Pickwick Players are holding auditions for roles in "The Sound of Music." Auditions are Friday, Aug. 22, 7-10 p.m., at the Church of Latter-Day Saints, Circle Drive and East Maple Street in Sterling; also Saturday, Aug. 23, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road.
The troupe is casting ages 8 to adult. Auditioners should come prepared with 16 bars of an upbeat song and one-minute monologue. There also will be dance auditions.
E-mail pickwickplayers@gmail.com or log on to www.pickwickplayers.org.
Loudoun Chorale. The Loudoun Chorale invites prospective new members to attend the first rehearsal of the 2008-09 season Aug. 24, 5:30-8 p.m., at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg. The chorale is Loudoun's largest vocal ensemble, comprising about 60 mixed-voice singers. The chorale sings both traditional and contemporary works and performs two major concerts per year. Upcoming performances include the Waterford Fair Oct. 4 and the winter concert Dec. 13-14, featuring John Rutter's "Gloria." All vocal parts are needed. Members should be able to read music. Membership dues are $50 for individuals and $75 for couples; music cost is about $21. Call 703-722-4055 or log on to www.loudounchorale.org.
Youth orchestra conductor. The Loudoun Symphony Association has an opening for the position of youth orchestra and string workshop conductor for the 2008-09 concert season.
The ideal candidate will have youth orchestra experience and lead both groups beginning in the fall.
The youth orchestra meets Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m., and the string workshop meets Wednesdays, 7-7:30 p.m.
Duties include conducting all rehearsals and concerts, acting as librarian for each group, coordinating parent volunteers and managers, holding auditions, and establishing a relationship with the music educators of the community.
The salary is $5,000.
Send resume, references, list of concerts/repertoire conducted and DVD to: Loudoun Symphony, c/o Mark Allen McCoy, P.O. Box 4478, Leesburg, VA 20177.
'Forbidden Broadway.' The Reston Community Players are conducting auditions for "Forbidden Broadway" Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 6, at 2:30 p.m. at Lindsay Petersen Hall, 266 Sunset Park Drive, Sunset Business Park in Herndon.
Performances will be Nov. 8-23. The director is Andy Regiec. There are roles for four to six performers between the ages of 20 and 50. Auditioners should prepare 16 bars of a comic song and be dressed to move. Call 703-435-2702.
Master Singers. The Master Singers of Virginia, directed by Erik Reid Jones, are looking for new members.
The group is one of the premier cappella choral ensembles in Northern Virginia, concentrating on 20th- and 21st-century choral music. The Master Singers perform three major concert programs each season, as well as other engagements throughout Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C., area. This will be the Master Singers' 14th season.
The concert series scheduled for this season includes Benjamin Britten's "A Boy Was Born," Francis Poulenc's "Mass in G Major," William Byrd's "Mass for Five Voices," and Shakespeare songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frank Martin and Jaakko Mantyjarvi.
To schedule an audition, call Mary Ellen Bufal at 703-729-5269. For more information, visit www.msva.org.
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