Jungle Book Opens Friday!

It's time for The Jungle Book to open!

This version introduces young Rudyard Kipling, who goes to England to attend a boarding school. While there he meets children who parallel the animals in his story.

Jaylon Person stars as Rudyard Kipling. Reven Hutzelman is Mowgli (with Chandler Mayo portraying Baby Mowgli). Baloo is Sam Wall and Bagheera is Wyatt Gentry.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and $10 for children. Show dates are April 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, and 26. Friday/Saturday at 8 pm and Sundays at 2:30. Two weekends only!

Please make a reservation by emailing nctc@numail.org or call the theatre at 770-683-6282.

Jungle Book Cast

We had over 65 children try out for The Jungle Book. Congratulations to those who got a role in our next children's show!

The cast is as follows:

Rudyard Kipling - Jaylon Person
Baby Mowgli - Chandler Mayo
Mowgli - Reven Hutzelman
Price/Akela - Jake Azarowicz
Fielding/Shere Khan - Kain Rieger
Hanley/Tabaqui - Sean Owens
Willies/Bagheera - Wyatt Gentry
Crofts/Baloo - Sam Wall
Mother Wolf - Casey Brown
Wolf Cub - Taylor Marshall
Wolf Cub - James Chappell
Kaa - Katie Ruttinger
Rann the Bird…… Tobie Otte
Hathi the Elephant - Alex Naughton and Davis McCondichie
Indian Mother - Ivanna Osma
Indian Daughter - Savani Rieger


Wolves/Monkeys/Other Children and Animals: Jonathan Phillips, Christian Pullen,
Joey Mathis, Andy Callaway, Cody Hammock, David Ballentine, Lyndon Marshall, Jason Abraham, Danielle Madison, Annabelle Shiver, Hailey Thomas, Katie Kemp, Allison Abraham, McKenna Schmidt

NITWITS

During improvisational comedy, you never know what's going to happen. The performers create skits on-the-fly, based on a simple premise, idea, or game.

Newnan has it's own improvisational comedy troupe called the NITWITS. Their last performance was sold out.

The NITWITS return to the Newnan Community Theatre Company's main stage on March 14th. The performance begins at 8 pm and lasts approximately two hours. Refreshments are available. Admission is $5 at the door.

The cast list for this show is Dawn Mcguire, Brian Walsh, Darren Mathews, Jeff Allen, JohnPaul Phillips, Leslie Ray, Spencer Jordan, and Susan Patterson. The evening will be hosted by Bert and Beth Lyons.

Audition Notice: Lucky Stiff

Auditions for Lucky Stiff will be held on March 16 and 17 at the theatre. Auditions will begin at 7 pm. Those auditioning can attend either night, they don't have to attend both nights. Call backs will be March 19 at 7 pm. We are looking to cast 10-14 actors, age range is 16 and up. We are looking for 5-7 males and 5-7 females. Actors will be asked to do a cold reading from the script along with a song. The song will be taught and performed during the audition.

Lucky Stiff is the story of Harry, who must take his dead Uncle Anthony on one last trip to Monte Carlo in order to inherit six million dollars. The hilarious musical comedy is being directed by Tony Peregoy. Show dates are May 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, and 31.

For more information, contact NCTC at 770-683-6282, email us at nctc@numail.org, or visit our website at newnantheatre.com.

Audition Notice: Jungle Book

Auditions for The Jungle Book will be held on February 23 and 24 at the theatre. Auditions will begin at 7 pm. Those auditioning can attend either night, they don't have to attend both nights.

Auditions are open to children ages 8 to 16.

Everyone auditioning will be asked to read from the script. They will play some theater games to see how well they follow directions and how creative they are.

Parents, be sure to bring your family/school calendar in order to check rehearsal date conflicts.

Show dates are: April 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26.

This show is being directed by Laurel Alford. If you have any further questions, please call her at 678-677-1510 or email her at turtlehouse1@yahoo.com.

2009 Season Dates

Here at the dates for the rest of our season, excluding It's A Wonderful Life. Time to mark your calendars!

Proof: March 27, 28, 29; April 3, 4, 5
Jungle Book: April 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26
Lucky Stiff: May 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
A Midsummer Night's Dream: July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26
Come Back to the 5 & 10 Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: Aug 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Sept 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
Misery: Nov 6,7, 8, 13, 14, 15

Please note, Proof is not part of our 2009 Season, however season ticket holders can use a punch on their card or an early bird freebie ticket to see this show. Therefore, I've included the dates here.

The dates for our holiday show, It's a Wonderful Life, will be announced at a later time.

Proof Cast

There was a huge turnout for Proof auditions! It was great to see so many new and old faces. Please keep trying out! Many of our plays have a much bigger cast.

Congratulations to the four who got a role. They are:

Catherine: Nicole Walker
Claire: Megan Johnson
Robert: Rick Olsen
Hal: Ryan Bermingham