Mainstage Acting Company
Mainstage Auditions
59th Season Announced
About Mainstage
Mainstage Production History : 1952 - 2011
Mainstage
The Junior Theatre Mainstage Company consists of students, 6th - 12th grade, from all over the Quad City Area. The Mainstage Company brings together the most talented youth alongside the strongest local professional designers and directors to bring high quality productions at an affordable rate to all.
The Mainstage Company is the second oldest producing company in the United States that is committed to the mission of “Theatre for kids, by kids.” (Brief History). This is a great opportunity for students to gain invaluable skills and make friends that will last a lifetime.
We produce four, fully realized productions in the Mary Fluhrer-Nighswander Theatre on the Annie Wittenmyer Complex.
Auditions are typically held held twice a year in late-August and mid-December. Check back on the website, as auditions are posted as soon as they are set.
Junior Theatre is a non-profit entity. The only way we can survive is on the generosity of others who believe in our mission and that the arts give children skills that crossover into every field. Donate today! All donations may be used as a tax write-off.
Mainstage Auditions : 59th Season
Our auditions in August will be casting for the first two shows of the season. The auditions in December will be casting for the final two shows of the season.
Audition Times:
Monday, August 23 : 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, August 25 : 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, August 28 : 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
* Auditions are two hours in length.
* Students should expect to stay for full two hours of the audition.
* Students are only required to attend one audition, but may come multiple times.
Requirements:
* Students may be of any age, but we often focus the Mainstage on actors 6th grade and up..
* Open to residents of any city, not just Davenport.
* Students must prepare a one-minute monologue or story. Must be memorized, so directors can work with students. (Students who do not have a memorized monologue will not be considered for casting)
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Students should wear comfortable clothes for theatrical warm-ups & games.
* Students may be required to read sides from the plays. No sides will be provided in advance.
Students will not be required to sing, as we are not doing any musicals this season.
* Students should be ready to provide a conflict schedule for the whole rehearsal period. (See Schedule Section below)
* Students may request to be considered for one or both productions.
* Students will need to miss one Friday of school during each production. This is for our school performances. (See Schedule Section)
* Students will be contacted either way about casting within two weeks time. Please do not contact us,
as we will contact you.
Schedules:
* Every effort will be made to accomodate for students' schedules. Please bring a detailed copy of your schedule to auditions.
* Review your availability in relation to rehearsals and Tech Week.
STUART LITTLE
Rehearsals
September 6 - October 12, 2010
Tech Week (Actors should be fully available for Tech Week)
October 6 - 12, 2010
Performances
Wednesday Oct 13 @ 3:30pm <Stepping Stones Show>
Friday Oct 15 @ 10:15am <School Group Show>
Saturday Oct 16 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Oct 17 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday Oct 23 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Oct 24 @ 2:00 PM
A CHRISTMAS STORY
Rehearsals
November 1 - December 7, 2010
Tech Week (Actors should be fully available for Tech Week)
December 1 - 7, 2010
Performances
Wednesday Dec 8 @ 3:30pm <Stepping Stones Show>
Friday Dec 10 @ 10:15am <School Group Show>
Saturday Dec 11 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Dec 12 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday Dec 18 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Dec 19 @ 2:00 PM
CHAROLTTE'S WEB
Rehearsals
January 10 - February 15, 2011
Tech Week (Actors should be fully available for Tech Week)
February 9 - 15, 2011
Performances
Wednesday Feb 16 @ 3:30pm <Stepping Stones Show>
Friday Feb 18 @ 10:15am <School Group Show>
Saturday Feb 19 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Feb 20 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday Feb 26 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Feb 27 @ 2:00 PM
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Rehearsals
March 14 - April 26, 2011
Tech Week (Actors should be fully available for Tech Week)
April 19 - 26, 2011
Performances
Wednesday April 27 @ 3:30pm <Stepping Stones Show>
Friday April 29 @ 10:15am <School Group Show>
Saturday April 30 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday May 1 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday May 7 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday May 8 @ 2:00 PM
Location:
Davenport Junior Theatre's Nighswander Theatre on the Annie Wittenmyer Complex
2822 Eastern Ave. Davenport, Iowa 52803
We look forward to having you at the auditions and as a member of our Mainstage Acting Company. If you have any additional questions, contact Managing Producer, Aaron Randolph III, at 563-570-0855, or e-mail : aaronthethird@gmail.com.
Learn about the Mainstage History
Our 59th Season (2010 - 2011)
Here is a look at our 59th season. Join us for children's productions that are fun for the whole family, young and old!
STUART LITTLE
Saturday Oct 16 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Oct 17 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday Oct 23 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Oct 24 @ 2:00 PM
A CHRISTMAS STORY
Saturday Dec 11 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Dec 12 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday Dec 18 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Dec 19 @ 2:00 PM
CHAROLTTE'S WEB
Saturday Feb 19 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Feb 20 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday Feb 26 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday Feb 27 @ 2:00 PM
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Saturday April 30 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday May 1 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday May 7 @ 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Sunday May 8 @ 2:00 PM
Tickets: $ 5.00 for anyone 3 and up & sold at the door.
No reservations offered or required. Plenty of seating for all.
Location: Nighswander Theatre on the Annie Wittenmyer Complex
2822 Eastern Ave. Davenport, Iowa 52803
Questions? Contact Managing Producer, Aaron Randolph III, at 563-570-0855, or e-mail : aaronthethird@gmail.com.
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Mainstage Production List : 1952 - 2011
Davenport Junior Theatre became a Parks & Recreation program in 1950-51. Mary Fluhrer-Nighswander had begun privately teaching acting and diction lessons a few years prior. Leone Bredbeck (Creator of Showtime Pal and Recreation Director at that time) thought that Mary's teaching would be a fine addition to Parks programs that were already in place. Mary would travel to the various parks teaching acting. After only a year, Mary and Leone saw a need to bring these students together from all over the city to form a company. From that moment, a genesis occured that would create the second oldest producing children's theatre in America to maintain the mission of "Theatre for Kids, by Kids." Generations of Quad City Area children have had the joy of being members of this company. Take a glimpse into the Davenport Junior Theatre Mainstage Acting Company production history below.
1952-53
Star Child
1953-54
Hans Brinker
Sleeping Beauty
1954-55
Magic Ring
Cinderella
1955-56
Puss in Boots
Prince and the Pauper
1956-57
Snow White and the Rose Red
Arthur and the Magic Sword
Tom Sawyer
Sleeping Beauty (Show Wagon)
1957-58
Pinocchio
Buffalo Bill
Christmas Carol
Heidi
Winnie the Pooh
1958-59
Magic Ring
Peter Pan
Cinderella
Taming of the Shrew
Land of Jesters (Show Wagon)
Plain Princess (Show Wagon)
1959-60
Hansel and Gretel
Peter Pan
Indian Captive
Wizard of Oz
Princess and the Swineherd
Snow White and the Rose Red (Show Wagon)
1960-61
Three Bears
The Clown Who Ran Away
Prince and the Pauper
Sleeping Beauty
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Show Wagon)
1961-62
Beauty and the Beast
Wizard of Oz
Clown Out West
Buffalo Bill
Star Child (Show Wagon)
1962-63
Plain Princess
Magic Horn
Ghost of Mr. Penny
Greensleeves Magic
Magic Ring (Show Wagon)
Puss in Boots (Show Wagon)
1963-64
Indian Captive
Arthur and the Magic Sword
Cinderella
Winnie the Pooh (Show Wagon)
Snow White and the Rose Red (Show Wagon)
1964-65
Princess and the Swineherd
Peter Pan
Land of the Dragon
Hansel and Gretel (Show Wagon)
Princess and the Pirate (Show Wagon)
Cinder Blossom (Show Wagon)
Un-Wicked Witch (Show Wagon)
1965-66
Eyes of Sky
Man in the Moon
Prospero’s Magic Cape
Sleeping Beauty (Show Wagon)
Kingdom of Haw (Show Wagon)
Stone in the Road (Show Wagon)
1966-67
Wizard of Oz
Daniel Boone
King on Strings
Star Child (Show Wagon)
Frog Prince (Show Wagon)
1967-68
Tom Sawyer
Un-Wicked Witch
Magic Horn
Winnie the Pooh (Show Wagon)
Magic Ring (Show Wagon)
All hands on Deck (Show Wagon)
1968-69
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
Snow White and Rose Red (Show Wagon)
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Land of the Dragon
Hansel and Gretel (Show Wagon)
Musicians of Bremen (Show Wagon)
1969-70
Eyes of Sky
Man in the Moon
Plain Princess
Pinocchio
Cinder bloom (Show Wagon)
Aesop’s Falables (Show Wagon)
1970-71
Pegora the Witch
Buffalo Bill
Clown Out West
Puss in Boots
Butterfly that Blushed (Show Wagon)
Dancing Princesses (Show Wagon)
1971-72
King Arthur and the Magic Sword
Beeple
Cinderella
No Dogs Allowed (Show Wagon)
Dancing Donkey (Show Wagon)
Star Child (Show Wagon)
You Can’t Take It with You (One Act)
1972-73
Wizard of Oz
Prince and the Pauper
Indian Captive
Musicians of Bremen
Beauty and the Beast (Show Wagon)
Chinese Fox Fairy (Show Wagon)
I Remember Mama
1973-74
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
Wonderful Adventures of Alice
Pale Pink Dragon
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Magic Ring (Show Wagon)
House on Pooh Corner (Show Wagon)
Aesop’s Falables (Show Wagon)
1974-75
Imagine That
Man in the Moon
Emperors New Clothes
Goodbye Miss Lizzie Bordmen
Seven Wives of Dracula
No Dogs Allowed (Show Wagon)
1975-76
Pegora the Witch
King on Strings
Aladdin
The Frog Prince
Falables (Show Wagon)
1976-77
Tom Sawyer
Beeple
Eyes of Sky
Butterfly that Blushed
Star Child (Show Wagon)
Winnie the Pooh (Show Wagon)
1977-78
Wizard of Oz
Magic Horn
Un-Wicked Witch
Musicians of Bremen
Chinese Fox Fairy (Show Wagon)
1978-79
Buffalo Bill
The Little Mermaid
Sleeping Beauty
Imagine That
Pinocchio (Show Wagon)
1979-80
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
Wonderful Adventures of Alice
Land of the Dragon
The Dancing Donkey
The Plain Princess (Show Wagon)
Magic Ring (Show Wagon)
1980-81
Indian Captive
Hansel and Gretel
Man in the Moon
Riddle-Me-Ree
Aesop’s Falables (Show Wagon)
1981-82
Pegora the Witch
Arthur and the Magic Sword
The Secret Garden
The Frog Prince
Greensleeves Magic (Show Wagon)
1982-83
The Wizard of Oz
The Butterfly that Blushed
Beeple
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Musicians of Bremen
1983-84
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Daniel Boone
Jack and the Bean Stalk
Imagine That
1984-85
The Magic Horn
The Little Princess, Sara Crewe
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
National Velvet (Film)
1985-86
Tom Sawyer
Hans Christian Anderson (Film)
Un-Wicked Witch
Aesop’s Falables
1986-87
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Indian Captive
The Plain Princess
The Incredible Journey (Film)
Frog Prince (Show Wagon)
1987-88
The Clown Who Ran Away
The Man in the Moon
Winnie the Pooh (Show Wagon)
Pete’s Dragon (ilm)
1988-89
Hansel and Gretel
King Patch and Mr. Simpkins
Land of the Dragons
A Christmas Carol
Musicians of Bremen (Show Wagon)
1989-90
Pegora the Witch
The Three Bears Christmas
The Wonderful Adventures of Alice
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Dancing Donkey (Show Wagon)
1990-91
The Prince and the Swineherd
Santa’s Christmas tree
Beeple
The Butterfly that Blushed (Show Wagon)
1991-92
Tom Sawyer
Bird’s Christmas Carol
The Magician’s Nephew
The Little Princess, Sara Crewe
Imagine That
1992-93
The Wizard of Oz
A Christmas Carol
Beauty and the Lonely Beast
House at Pooh Corner
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
1993-94
Aladdin
Narnia
Indian Captive
Anne of Green Gables
Sleeping Beauty
1994-95
Charlotte’s Web
Santa’s Christmas Tree
Peter Pan (Adler Theatre Production)
Land of the Dragon
1995-96
Wonderful Adventures of Alice
Velveteen Rabbit
Stuart Little
The Plain Princess
1996-97
Robin Hood
Winnie the Pooh
Cinderella
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Adler Theatre Production)
1997-98
The Wizard of Oz
Adventures with Winnie the Pooh
Beeple
Imagine That
1998-99
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Sleeping Beauty
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
Tom Sawyer (Adler Theatre Production)
1999-00
Pegora the Witch
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
King Patch and Mr. Simpkins
Stuart Little
Midsummer Night’s Dreams
2000-01
Velveteen Rabbit
Ramona Quimby
Grimm & Company
Arthur and the Magic Sword
The Turnip
2001-02
Sleeping Beauty (Missoula Residency)
A Christmas Story
Stone Soup
Anne of Green Gables (Adler Theatre Production)
2002-03
The Wonderful Adventures of Alice
The Bird’s Christmas Carol
Further Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Beauty and the Lonely Beast
2003-04
The Plant that Ate Dirty Socks
Jungle Book
Secret Garden
The Reluctant Dragon
2004-05
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
King Midas and the Touch of Gold
The Magician’s Nephew
The Dancing Donkey
2005-06
How to Eat Like a Child
The Box Car Children
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
2006-07
The Little Princess
Monster in the Closet
The Kings Ugly Bride
2007-08
Witches, Britches, Rings and Things
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Holes
James and the Giant Peach
2008-09
Bunnicula
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Snoopy
Aesop’s Falables
Hansel and Gretel (Summer Mainstage)
2009-10
Winnie the Pooh
Scrooge!
Ramona Quimby
The Adventure of Aesop
2010-11
Stuart Little
A Christmas Story
Charoltte's Web
Alice in Wonderland
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