Beginning on Friday, December 11, 2015, area theatre-goers will have the opportunity to see the Iowa Premier of “Adam’s Gifts,” a play by Peter Filichia. Clinton Area Showboat Theatre is presenting this Community Production of “Adam’s Gifts.”
Performances are at Ashford University’s Mullany Theatre, 400 N. Bluff Boulevard, Clinton, IA:
- Friday, December 11, Saturday, December 12, Friday, December 18, and Sunday, December 19, at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, December 13, and Sunday, December 20, at 3 p.m.
“Adam’s Gifts” is a modern take on the classic Dickens’ story, “A Christmas Carol.” William Pront is a miserly landlord who is transformed by his relationship with a very sick child. Pront is played by Peter L. Sickels, a priest at Christ Episcopal Church in Clinton. Laurel Decker will play Glynis, a ghostly character who guides Pront along his journey to redemption. Pront’s long-suffering assistant Jason is played by Justin Tegeler, who also portrays Sam, a figure from Pront’s past. The roles of Lisa (Jason’s ex-wife) and Mary (Pront’s long-ago girlfriend) are played by Showboat newcomer Rebecca Chan. The character who is best able to bring about Pront’s transformation is Adam, played by Jaxon Gerken-Spencer, a student at Eagle Heights in Clinton.
General admission tickets for “Adam’s Gifts” are $10 for adults and $5 for youth (17 and under) and may be purchased at the door; at Clinton Printing Co., 1402 Roosevelt Street, and Wagner Pharmacy, Clinton, IA; Sweet Woodruff, 1106 4th Street, Fulton, IL; online at www.clintonshowboat.org. Season tickets for the 2016 Season of American Classics are also available at those sites.
Clinton Area Showboat Theatre announces local auditions for its 2016 Main-Stage Season of American Classics, which includes “The Odd Couple,” “The Music Man,” “South Pacific,” “Grease,” and “The Glass Menagerie.” The Intern Company’s Theatre for Young People Season will include “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and “A Year with Frog and Toad.”
Auditions will be held Saturday, February 6, and Sunday, February 7, 2016, at the Mullany Theatre at Ashford University. Please prepare 32 bars of a song and bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. Some of those auditioning will be asked to attend the dance callback at 5:00 p.m. each night. Roles are available for local actors of all ages and ethnicities in “Music Man,” “South Pacific,” and “Grease.” Please email boxoffice@clintonshowboat.org for an appointment. Limited slots are available.
Teenagers interested in interviewing for the Professional Intern Company are asked to prepare a one-minute monologue in addition to the song and to attend an informational meeting from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 6. Please email boxoffice@clintonshowboat.org for an application packet and handbook.