Hello Deadites!
Haven't said much this show, but now it's time for Evil Dead: The Musical to OPEN! Here's all the information!
Evil Dead: The Musical
May 28,29,30 | June 4,5,6,11,12
Fridays & Saturdays @8pm
Sundays @ 7pm
General Admission $18
Students/Seniors $12
www.tftheatre.org
SPLATTER ZONE: $2 upgrade at the door. Seats are limited, first come first served
1000 Harry Byrd Hwy
Sterling, VA 20164
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
2011 Season & Director Call
Announcing Taking Flight Theatre Company's 2011 Season!
Loose Knit by Theresa Rebeck (February Time Frame)
Frankenstein, A New Musical (June Time Frame)
Book & Lyrics by Jeffrey Jackson
Music by Mark Baron
Adaptation by Gary P. Cohen
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (October Time frame)
If you are interested in directing any of these pieces please send an e-mail to our Season Director, Matthew Randall. Please include a statement of interest for the show and contact information.
Director submissions due by May 1st.
With interviews by appointment.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Evil Dead Cast!!
Congratulations to the cast of Taking Flight’s Evil Dead: The Musical! Thanks to everyone who auditioned; we had a lot of truly stellar talent come out, and it was not an easy job casting this show. We are very excited to begin working on this campy, zombietastic endeavor, and would like to congratulate and welcome the cast to Taking Flight.
Ash – Jesse Baskin
Linda – Katie Pond
Scotty – ReShawn Johnson
Shelly – Gretchen Wright
Jake – Glen Bartram
Cheryl – Susanna Todd
Annie – Laura Fontaine
Ed – Sean Cafferky
Moose/Prof – Stephen Wheeler
Ash – Jesse Baskin
Linda – Katie Pond
Scotty – ReShawn Johnson
Shelly – Gretchen Wright
Jake – Glen Bartram
Cheryl – Susanna Todd
Annie – Laura Fontaine
Ed – Sean Cafferky
Moose/Prof – Stephen Wheeler
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Evil Dead: The Musical still casting two roles
Taking Flight Theatre Company is holding callbacks for their upcoming production of Evil Dead: The Musical for the following roles ONLY:
Ash (Male – Tenor/Baritone): The hero and iconic character of the musical. This devoted S-Mart housewares employee evolves over the course of the show from a cowardly college student to a wisecracking deadite slayer with his detachable hand chainsaw and 12 gauge boomstick.
Linda (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): The prototypical girl next door. Linda is sweet, thoughtful, and completely devoted to Ash, until she turns evil and tries to kill him. She laughs an annoyingly inordinate amount of time after transforming.
Callbacks: Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m.
* Cold Readings From the Script
* Songs from the show
Waddell Theater, NOVA Loudoun Campus
1000 Harry Byrd Highway
Sterling, VA
SYNOPSIS: Based on Sam Raimi’s 80s cult classic films, EVIL DEAD tells the tale of 5 college students who travel to a cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force. And although it may sound like a horror story, it’s not! The songs are hilariously campy and the show is bursting with more farce than a Monty Python skit. EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL unearths the old familiar story: boy and friends take a weekend getaway at abandoned cabin, boy expects to get lucky, boy unleashes ancient evil spirit, friends turn into Candarian Demons, boy fights until dawn to survive. As musical mayhem descends upon this sleepover in the woods, “camp” takes on a whole new meaning with uproarious numbers like “All the Men in my Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons”, “Look Who’s Evil Now”, and “Do the Necronomicon”.
For more information contact director, Phil Archey at: philliparchey@yahoo.com or call 814.934.4177
www.tftheatre.org
Ash (Male – Tenor/Baritone): The hero and iconic character of the musical. This devoted S-Mart housewares employee evolves over the course of the show from a cowardly college student to a wisecracking deadite slayer with his detachable hand chainsaw and 12 gauge boomstick.
Linda (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): The prototypical girl next door. Linda is sweet, thoughtful, and completely devoted to Ash, until she turns evil and tries to kill him. She laughs an annoyingly inordinate amount of time after transforming.
Callbacks: Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m.
* Cold Readings From the Script
* Songs from the show
Waddell Theater, NOVA Loudoun Campus
1000 Harry Byrd Highway
Sterling, VA
SYNOPSIS: Based on Sam Raimi’s 80s cult classic films, EVIL DEAD tells the tale of 5 college students who travel to a cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force. And although it may sound like a horror story, it’s not! The songs are hilariously campy and the show is bursting with more farce than a Monty Python skit. EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL unearths the old familiar story: boy and friends take a weekend getaway at abandoned cabin, boy expects to get lucky, boy unleashes ancient evil spirit, friends turn into Candarian Demons, boy fights until dawn to survive. As musical mayhem descends upon this sleepover in the woods, “camp” takes on a whole new meaning with uproarious numbers like “All the Men in my Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons”, “Look Who’s Evil Now”, and “Do the Necronomicon”.
For more information contact director, Phil Archey at: philliparchey@yahoo.com or call 814.934.4177
www.tftheatre.org
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Evil Dead The Musical Auditions!
Hey All! Michael here (sssssssh I snuck into the blog and I'm updating without Erin knowing)
We're about to have our Evil Dead Auditions this weekend. If you can sing and dance and like fake blood, come out to audition! Here's the 411 (I feel this phrase is not used enough and I'm trying to bring it back!) or you could go to our new website www.tftheatre.org!
Auditions for Evil Dead: The Musical will be held at the theater in the Waddell Building on NOVA’s Sterling campus on the following dates:
Based on Sam Raimi’s 80s cult classic films, EVIL DEAD tells the tale of 5 college students who travel to a cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force. And although it may sound like a horror story, it’s not! The songs are hilariously campy and the show is bursting with more farce than a Monty Python skit. EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL unearths the old familiar story: boy and friends take a weekend getaway at abandoned cabin, boy expects to get lucky, boy unleashes ancient evil spirit, friends turn into Candarian Demons, boy fights until dawn to survive. As musical mayhem descends upon this sleepover in the woods, “camp” takes on a whole new meaning with uproarious numbers like “All the Men in my Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons,” “Look Who’s Evil Now”, and “Do the Necronomicon”.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Come prepared to do cold readings from the script.
Bring in 16-32 bars from a show, NOT from EVIL DEAD, in a similar style showcasing appropriate range.
Bring sheet music, no a cappella.
Come dressed to move and dance
Please see included character descriptions and vocal ranges.
Ash (Male – Tenor/Baritone): The hero and iconic character of the musical. This devoted S-Mart housewares employee evolves over the course of the show from a cowardly college student to a wise cracking deadite slayer with his detachable hand chainsaw and 12 gauge “boomstick.”
Linda (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): The prototypical girl next door. Linda is sweet, thoughtful, and completely devoted to Ash, until she turns evil and tries to kill him. She laughs an annoyingly inordinate amount of time after transforming.
Cheryl (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): Ash’s sister and the odd woman out in the group. Looking to spend a week relaxing, she is the recipient of Scotty’s jokes and torment. The only one to sense the evil surrounding the cabin, she is the first to be possessed, turning her into an aggressive, foul mouthed demon that speaks in very bad puns. Spends the majority of the show locked in the cellar.
Scotty (Male – Tenor/Baritone): Good looking, cocky, a prankster and Ash’s best friend. Thinks himself the brave one until he’s forced to kill, then his panic leads him to flee. He returns to warn Ash about the woods and attempts to help his friend even as he is knocking on death’s door.
Shelly (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): Beautiful, easy, and not too smart. She is Scotty’s latest fling and looking to party. Just because she becomes an evil demon doesn’t mean she can’t look good doing it!
Annie (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): Quite the overbearing explorer who finds missing pages to the Necronomicon and wants to reunite with her father to continue their research. Very bossy and drawn to Ash. Must be comfortable in a tear away semi-revealing costume.
Ed (Male – Tenor/Baritone): Annie’s coworker, boyfriend, and doormat. He travels with her to the cabin to proceed with their research of the book of the dead. After turning evil, his confidence may lack but this “Bit Part Demon” is ready to sing!
Jake (Male – Tenor/Baritone): Stereotypical Southerner and reliable enough to help Annie and Ed find the path to the cabin, but too stupid and stubborn to listen to reason that will keep him alive.
Moose (Male – Tenor/Baritone): A possessed, singing, Candarian Demon moose head! That enough makes it awesome, except once moose get going they never stop!
Professor Knowby (Non-singing): Annie’s father and researcher of the Necronomicon. Traveled to cabin to continue his research on the book and mistakenly released the evil that dwelled within the woods. He appears twice in the show but is heard at various times as a Voice-Over recording on the tape.
Location:
Waddell Theatre on NOVA’s Loudoun Campus
1000 Harry Byrd Highway
Sterling, VA 20164
We're about to have our Evil Dead Auditions this weekend. If you can sing and dance and like fake blood, come out to audition! Here's the 411 (I feel this phrase is not used enough and I'm trying to bring it back!) or you could go to our new website www.tftheatre.org!
Auditions for Evil Dead: The Musical will be held at the theater in the Waddell Building on NOVA’s Sterling campus on the following dates:
- Saturday, March 6th (12-2pm)
- Sunday, March 7th (12-2pm)
- Monday, March 8th (7-10pm)
Based on Sam Raimi’s 80s cult classic films, EVIL DEAD tells the tale of 5 college students who travel to a cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force. And although it may sound like a horror story, it’s not! The songs are hilariously campy and the show is bursting with more farce than a Monty Python skit. EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL unearths the old familiar story: boy and friends take a weekend getaway at abandoned cabin, boy expects to get lucky, boy unleashes ancient evil spirit, friends turn into Candarian Demons, boy fights until dawn to survive. As musical mayhem descends upon this sleepover in the woods, “camp” takes on a whole new meaning with uproarious numbers like “All the Men in my Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons,” “Look Who’s Evil Now”, and “Do the Necronomicon”.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Come prepared to do cold readings from the script.
Bring in 16-32 bars from a show, NOT from EVIL DEAD, in a similar style showcasing appropriate range.
Bring sheet music, no a cappella.
Come dressed to move and dance
Please see included character descriptions and vocal ranges.
Ash (Male – Tenor/Baritone): The hero and iconic character of the musical. This devoted S-Mart housewares employee evolves over the course of the show from a cowardly college student to a wise cracking deadite slayer with his detachable hand chainsaw and 12 gauge “boomstick.”
Linda (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): The prototypical girl next door. Linda is sweet, thoughtful, and completely devoted to Ash, until she turns evil and tries to kill him. She laughs an annoyingly inordinate amount of time after transforming.
Cheryl (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): Ash’s sister and the odd woman out in the group. Looking to spend a week relaxing, she is the recipient of Scotty’s jokes and torment. The only one to sense the evil surrounding the cabin, she is the first to be possessed, turning her into an aggressive, foul mouthed demon that speaks in very bad puns. Spends the majority of the show locked in the cellar.
Scotty (Male – Tenor/Baritone): Good looking, cocky, a prankster and Ash’s best friend. Thinks himself the brave one until he’s forced to kill, then his panic leads him to flee. He returns to warn Ash about the woods and attempts to help his friend even as he is knocking on death’s door.
Shelly (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): Beautiful, easy, and not too smart. She is Scotty’s latest fling and looking to party. Just because she becomes an evil demon doesn’t mean she can’t look good doing it!
Annie (Female – Mezzo-Soprano): Quite the overbearing explorer who finds missing pages to the Necronomicon and wants to reunite with her father to continue their research. Very bossy and drawn to Ash. Must be comfortable in a tear away semi-revealing costume.
Ed (Male – Tenor/Baritone): Annie’s coworker, boyfriend, and doormat. He travels with her to the cabin to proceed with their research of the book of the dead. After turning evil, his confidence may lack but this “Bit Part Demon” is ready to sing!
Jake (Male – Tenor/Baritone): Stereotypical Southerner and reliable enough to help Annie and Ed find the path to the cabin, but too stupid and stubborn to listen to reason that will keep him alive.
Moose (Male – Tenor/Baritone): A possessed, singing, Candarian Demon moose head! That enough makes it awesome, except once moose get going they never stop!
Professor Knowby (Non-singing): Annie’s father and researcher of the Necronomicon. Traveled to cabin to continue his research on the book and mistakenly released the evil that dwelled within the woods. He appears twice in the show but is heard at various times as a Voice-Over recording on the tape.
Location:
Waddell Theatre on NOVA’s Loudoun Campus
1000 Harry Byrd Highway
Sterling, VA 20164
Friday, February 19, 2010
Virginia Woolf Photos
Photo credits: Mike Putnam
(Chip Rome as George; Scott Pafumi as Nick)
(Scott Pafumi; Wynn Creasy as Martha; Chip Rome)
(Chip Rome; Wynn Creasy; Scott Pafumi; Erin Anderson King as Honey)
(Chip Rome; Erin Anderson King; Scott Pafumi; Wynn Creasy)
(Wynn Creasy; Scott Pafumi; Erin Anderson King; Chip Rome)
I just love this picture of Scott. It's a little bit Zack Morris, and a little bit The Fonz.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Opening Week!
It's been a rough week for the cast and crew of Virginia Woolf, what with the snow keeping us out of the theatre and all. We had to rehearse via Skype because we were all snowed in, and let me tell you, it's hard to rehearse when you can't see the people you're talking to.
BUT. It's opening week, and we are EXCITED! We spent all weekend in the theatre (seriously, all weekend, we were in there from 11 am to 10 pm both days) to make up for last week's Snowmageddon, and while we are tired, we got a lot of great work done and are raring to go for opening night on FRIDAY!
Visit our website for more information!
BUT. It's opening week, and we are EXCITED! We spent all weekend in the theatre (seriously, all weekend, we were in there from 11 am to 10 pm both days) to make up for last week's Snowmageddon, and while we are tired, we got a lot of great work done and are raring to go for opening night on FRIDAY!
Visit our website for more information!