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      What:  

P.O.P.S. Company
(Performers of Puget Sound)

           What our Company is all about:


P.O.P.S. (Performers of Puget Sound) is an professional theater company which produces plays at The RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, located at the Old Towne Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon, Washington.

Anyone is welcome to audition for all roles in all shows.

- Auditions for P.O.P.S. Company -

P.O.P.S.  Company can perform in a 15 to 20-minute pre-show before a show, and in mainstage productions at The RiverBelle Dinner Theater. Sometimes a pre-show features the company singing and dancing, both as a group and as soloists, in the fashion of a mini-musical revue.

 P.O.P.S.  Company ideally numbers 8-10 people. P.O.P.S. Players looks for a balanced mix of ages, and sizes, as well as performers whose strength is singing, or dancing, or both. Formal voice and dance training is not a pre-requisite for acceptance into P.O.P.S. Company.

Talent is only one of the attributes sought in company members: potential, a high degree of motivation, maturity, and commitment are other qualities that successful company members need to demonstrate. 

P.O.P.S. Company members are expected to take the performance commitment as seriously as we do, so only extraordinary rehearsal or performance conflicts are accepted. If necessary, it will be better for all concerned for company members who develop a pattern of conflicts to resign from the company.

 P.O.P.S. Company rehearses on various days of the week.  The performance commitment is very time-consuming: during productions, shows are scheduled two times a week, Friday and Saturday nights with a possible matinee on Sunday.

Performers of Puget Sound is committed to providing training and experience for motivated performers. In future shows the alumni of this group will play key roles in P.O.P.S. shows; many will receive professional training and go on to careers for which the company will be an acknowledged foundation.  Auditions for P.O.P.S. Company will be held all year long; any and all interested individuals are welcome to try out. Current members of the company will be required to try out each time to retain their place.

 

     When:  

Call (360) 336-3012

To set up an "audition" appointment time for any of our 2010 productions call the phone number above. We audition all year long for performers to join our company. We do not have casting calls and company members may be asked to participate in numerous productions.

Now Casting:     

 

Performance dates are six weekends, July 23 through August 28, 2010.  Performances are at the RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30. Performers are awarded a stipend at the end of the run.

Director Wendy Bell requires an ensemble cast of 10 Adults, 3 men and 4 women. An additional 3 women in non-speaking roles round out the cast. Note: All roles require excellent comedic timing and are open to any ethnicity.

Show Synopsis: Take a walk down memory lane with Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel when the RiverBelle Dinner Theatre presents Trouble at the Tropicabana, an audience participation murder mystery by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose. The action takes place in Lucy and Ricky’s living room; then switches to Ricky’s club, the Tropicabana. You’ll hear Ricky sing some Latin favorites, see the Cabana girls dance, join in a conga line, and take mambo lessons. Besides Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel, you’ll meet movie mogul heiress Celia B. DeMilo; Mr. Big, a notorious gangster; and Ricky’s cousin Rosita, an illegal alien. Will Ricky sign a movie contract? Is Celia who she claims to be? Will Lucy and Ethel ruin Ricky’s big chance with another harebrained scheme to get into show business? What’s the escaped convict Mr. Big doing at Ricky’s club? How do the Cabana girls keep those fruit baskets on their heads? And who committed the murder? The murder? That’s right—the murder! Someone will be ruthlessly murdered at the end of the show, and it’s up to you to solve the crime! Prizes will be awarded to the first people to correctly guess both the murderer and the motive.

Cast:

LUCY BICARDI: Ricky's wife. (This role has been cast.)

RICKY BICARDI: Cuban American bandleader and nightclub owner.

ETHEL SCHMERTZ: The Bicardi's neighbor and friend.

FRED SCHMERTZ: Ethel's husband, slightly older than Ethel.

CELIA B. DEMILO/COOKIE: Gun-moll posing as Movie Mogul Heiress.

MR. BIG: Notorious Gangster.

ROSITA BICARDI: Ricky's cousin, one of the Cabana girls and an illegal alien.

2 MORE CABANA GIRLS: Dancer's at Ricky's Club. (non-speaking roles)

WAITER or WAITRESS: Non-speaking role.

** All roles will require physical dexterity and agility beyond crawling for the first time. Ability to sing to a pre-recorded record & dance or look like it.
** Those auditioning should be comfortable with doing improv (making up stuff as you go) and interaction with the audience members.
** Please bring a list of ANY rehearsal conflicts from May through August.
** For more information, please contact producer/director Wendy Bell at:  (360) 336-3012  OR final_curtain52@yahoo.com or visit our website www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com 

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That's all folks!

Volunteers needed in the following positions;

Food Service, Back Stage, Set Design, Publicity, Marketing

Call the Box Office or drop off resume at the theatre,

Monday through Friday from 12 noon to 6pm.