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 December 15, 2011: MORRISSON THEATRE
TO OPEN "BARE BONES" SERIES WITH ADAM BOCK'S "THE
DRUNKEN CITY" (PDF)
December 16, 2011: MORRISSON THEATRE
ANNOUNCES 2012 SEASON (PDF)
March 21, 2011: MORRISSON THEATRE
CHORUS PRESENTS BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD
The
Morrisson Theatre
Chourus will be performing
Broadway to
Hollywood on
Friday and Saturday, April 1 & 2 at 8:00pm, and on Sunday,
April 3
at 2:00pm. The concert, under the direction of Cesar Cancino, will
feature a selection of favorite songs from the stage and screen,
including On The Street Where
You Live (from "My Fair Lady"), Ease
On Down The Road (from "The
Wiz"), and Transylvania Mania
(from "Young Frankenstein").
The
concert
will also
include Find Yourself a Man
(from "Funny Girl"), featuring the Morrisson Theatre's own Mary Lou
Pelland, who has retired from our Box Office and is preparing to move
out of the area.
Tickets
are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for
students. Group rates available.
Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 North Third Street, Hayward.
www.dmtonline.org. (510) 881-6777.
August
18 , 2010: KEN LUDWIG'S "LEADING LADIES" TO OPEN AT THE DOUGLAS
MORRISSON THEATRE
The
Douglas Morrisson Theatre's production of Ken Ludwig's hilarious comedy
"Leading Ladies," directed by John Maio, will open on Friday, September
3 and run through Sunday, September 26. Show times are Fridays and
Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm. There will also be
two Thursday evening performances, on September 16 & 23, at
8:00pm. Tickets are $24 for adults, $22 for seniors, and $15 for
students. Group rates available. Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 North
Third Street, Hayward. www.dmtonline.org. (510) 881-6777.
June
29 , 2010: MORRISSON THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2011 SEASON
Noel Coward, Rogers and Hammerstein classics will mark theatre's 32nd
year of continuous operation in Hayward.
The challenges of selecting a theatre season are no mystery to Nancy
Engle, the Douglas Morrisson Theatre's Managing and Artistic Director
since it was founded in 1979. "Even after all this time, selecting a
season is tricky," says Engle. "You need to pick a combination of shows
that present a good range of entertaining subject matter for the
audiences, while also providing good opportunities for local actors,
directors, designers, and other talent. And they need to be shows that
can be mounted successfully on our stage with our limited resources."
On top of which, said Engle, the company had to make a difficult choice
this coming year: "With the economy being what it is, we decided to
keep our prices the same as last year to keep live theatre affordable
in our community." More
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May 28, 2010: Director assembles “triple
threat” cast for “I Love a Piano” at the
Morrisson Theatre
When director
Michael Ryken sat down to audition potential cast members for the
upcoming production of Irving Berlin’s “I Love a
Piano” at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre, a little statement
from the playwright’s notes was first and foremost in his
mind: “I Love a Piano requires six triple threat
performers.” Ryken, who has attended auditions for years as a
director, choreographer, and performer, knew exactly what challenges
this would present. “Open-call auditions are always a
surprise," he observed, "because you never know who’s going
to show up, or what they can do. And here you need people who can sing
and dance and act—and get along with each other.”
But, after several rounds of auditions and callbacks, Ryken was
delighted to be able to find exactly who the script needed. More
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