KTA THEATRE JOB BOARD

• Director of Marketing and Communications, Actors Theatre of Louisville

The Director of Marketing and Communications supports the highest strategic priorities of the theatre; expands, develops and maintains the theatre’s audience through effective communication of the mission, vision and programming activities; develops and executes the strategy to generate all earned ticket revenues for the theatre; and leads a staff of 9 full-time and 12 part-time professional and support personnel involved in marketing, publicity, sales (groups, telemarketing, festival), event rentals and graphic design.

For more details or to submit for this job, visit Actors Theatre of Louisville at http://www.actorstheatre.org/about_employment.htm or email Cora Brown, Human Resources Coordinator, at CBrown@ActorsTheatre.org

• Managing Director, Actors Guild of Lexington

Actors Guild of Lexington, Central Kentucky’s premiere professional not-for-profit theatre, celebrating its 25th season, seeks qualified candidates for Managing Director.  The Managing Director partners with the Artistic Director and is responsible for overall management of finances, fundraising, marketing and day-to-day operations of the administrative staff.  Requirements:  BA/BS degree; theatre management experience in not-for-profit theatre; finance/budgeting;  excellent communications and computer skills.  Salary low-mid $30s DOE, paid vacation and holiday leave.  Please send resume and references to actorsguild@qx.net or mail to Actors Guild of Lexington, 141 E Main St, Lexington,  KY 40507 by July 1.  Position begins October 1,  2008. For more information, please visit  www.actorsguildoflexington.org.

KTA AUDITION LISTINGS

• Glema Mahr Center for the Arts (Madisonville)

Glema Mahr Center for the Arts announces auditions for the US Bank Community Theatre performance of The Wiz Adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Book by William F. Brown, Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls

Performances are scheduled July 11, 12, 18, 19, & 20, 2008. Glema Center executive director Brad Downall will direct this musical production.

THE STORY: Dorothy's adventures in the Land of Oz have been set to music in a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music. Everybody knows the story, but now it's a new fantasy for today-- mysterious, opulent and fanciful.
THE CAST: We need actors, singers, skate boarders, roller bladers, break, jazz, & tap dancers of all ages and ethnicities.
Auditions for ages 8 – 18 will be held Sunday, May 18 at 1:30pm on the Glema Center Stage.
Auditions for adults will be held Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room on the 1st floor of the John H. Gray Building on the campus of Madisonville Community College.
Those auditioning should be dressed for movement and be prepared to sing. You can prepare a song, but it is not required. A CD player and accompanist will be provided.
For more information, please call 270-824-8651.

The Glema Mahr Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Madisonville Community College, 2000 College Drive, Madisonville, KY.

• Fountain Square Players

Fountain Square Players (FSP) will be conducting auditions for Crazy for You, book by Ken Ludwig, music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and directed by Kathy Wise-Leonard, on Monday and Tuesday, May 12 and 13. This is FSP’s fifth and final show of the 2007-2008 season. Auditions will be held at the Capitol Arts Center, beginning at 7:00 PM. The show calls for a large cast. Please bring a song and be prepared to sing. An accompanist will be provided. Performances will take place at the Capitol Arts Center on July 17-20, 2008. Help will also be needed with set construction, costumes, props and stage crew, so even if you are not interested in auditioning, please come sign up to help with other aspects of the production.

Synopsis: The musical Crazy for You is the story of Bobby Child, a well-to-do 1930's playboy, whose dream in life is to dance. And despite the serious efforts of his mother and soon-to-be-ex-fiancée, Bobby achieves his dream! Memorable Gershwin tunes include I Can't Be Bothered Now, Bidin' My Time, I Got Rhythm, Naughty Baby, They Can't Take That Away from Me, But Not for Me, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Embraceable You and Someone to Watch Over Me. It's a high energy, toe tapping, heart throbbing comedy that includes mistaken identity, plot twists, fabulous dance numbers and classic Gershwin music.

Please contact Miliska Knauft if you have any questions. FSP would like to thank-you for your support of the Arts and Fountain Square Players in Bowling Green!!!

Miliska M. Knauft
Publicity Committee Chair
Fountain Square Players
C/O Capitol Arts Alliance
416 E. Main Street
Bowling Green, KY 42101
www.fountainsquareplayers.org
Contact#: 270-901-0079