Delight in QCT's Spring Musical

Delight in QCT's Spring Musical

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU May 10-11 & 16-19 Tickets available April 15 Quincy Community Theatre

The classic comedy and Broadway hit You Can’t Take It with You is coming to Quincy Community Theatre! Under the direction of Brandon Thomsen, the witty, award-winning play continues to win over audiences as a relevant heartfelt nod to screwball families and eccentrics everywhere!

The beautifully crafted story features a practical woman and a charming man who want to marry. The timing is that Alice Sycamore lives in a household filled with offbeat, free-thinking family

members who engage in whatever creative enterprises strike their fancy.

It is understandable that Alice is reluctant for Tony Kirby to meet his future in-laws. So, of course, he and his straight-laced, unhappy parents drop in unexpectedly.

Add ballet, fireworks, the IRS, an inebriated actress and a Grand Duchess to the mix, you have a laugh-out-loud comedy that ends gloriously!

“This is one of the most endearing plays ever written,” says Thomsen. “I first saw it when I was a small child and thought it was the funniest thing I had ever seen! Now as an adult I not only still laugh at the Sycamores’ antics, but I also appreciate their life philosophy to live your best life.”

Tickets are $20-22. Performances are May 10-11 and 16-19. For tickets, to volunteer backstage, or to serve as an usher, visit 1qct.org or call the QCT Box Office, located in the Oakley-Lindsay Center, at 217-222-3209.

Spring Auditions

STUART LITTLE AUDITIONS Tuesday, April 30

BYE BYE BIRDIE AUDITIONS May 20-21 Quincy Community Theatre

Quincy Community Theatre has two auditions planned for both student and main stage productions this spring. First, on Tuesday, April 30, students in grades 3-12 are needed for the enduring classic Stuart Little, under the direction of Kelsey Celek, Head of Education. Performances are June 13-16; the Sunday matinee on June 16 will be a sensory-friendly performance.

Stuart is the second son of an ordinary New York couple. He just happens to

be…a mouse! Discover Stuart’s charming adventures from his apartment to Central Park and beyond. Told by a student ensemble playing characters big and small, Stuart Little is the biggest little adventure you’ll ever see.

On May 20 men and women ages 13+ are needed for the biggest musical of the summer: Bye Bye Birdie! One male student role is also available to play Randolph, a ten-year-old boy. Callbacks, in addition to a dance audition for the teenage characters, will be held on Wednesday, May 22.

It’s 1958 and Conrad Birdie fever is sweeping the nation! There’s just one problem: this rock-and-roll phenomenon has been drafted. To keep his stardom

alive, his agents give away “one last kiss” from the superstar to a teen named Kim. Now Conrad is headed straight to her Midwestern town with chaos in tow! Bye Bye Birdie is an electrifying, hilarious and absolutely joyful musical you won’t want to miss!

Bye Bye Birdie is under the direction of Artistic Director Brandon Thomsen. Performances are July 18-21 and 25-28.

Online registration, detailed audition requirements, audition tips, and character descriptions are available at 1qct.org/on-stage/auditions. Audition appointments may also be made by contacting the QCT Box Office at 217-222-3209.