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Auditions for Evil Dead: The Musical!

Ted Weil — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:28:03 +0000

Directed by: Charles Russell
Music Direction by: Jay P Myers
Choreography by: Autumn Herron

June 15 & 16, 7:00 PM (Call-backs June 17)
Monmouth Theatre
636 Monmouth Street, Newport

Performance dates: October 22 – November 6, 2010

Evil Dead is a campy rock-musical based on the cult classic Evil Dead/Army of Darkness movies. The music rocks, the stage blood flows freely and the chainsaws never run out of gas! Evil Dead played to sold out crowds and many extended runs in New York and now Falcon Theatre brings it here for its area premiere production!

Please bring 16 bars of a rock or up tempo song and be prepared to do cold readings from the script.
No appointments are necessary.

Cast Roles/ Male:
Ash – The Hero

(The cocky attitude is more important than looking like Bruce Cambell… But that doesn’t hurt either)

Scott – The Horny Best Friend, who turns into a demon

Jake – The Fat Redneck, who turns into a demon

Ed – The Boyfriend, who turns into a “bit-part” Demon

Moose – The Moose, who is a demon

Cast Roles Female:
Cheryl – The Sister, who turns into a demon

Shelly – The Slut, who turns into a demon

Linda – The Girlfriend, who turns into a demon

Annie – The Daughter, who dies

Listen to some song samples at Amazon through the link below:

http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Musical-Original-Off-Broadway/dp/B000N3ST7U

Please use the Contact Us page to submit questions to the production staff if you have any.

Falcon announces 2010-2011 season!

Ted Weil — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:02:55 +0000

So how do you follow an amazing anniversary season that consists of revivals of some of the most popular and provocative shows you’re produced through your 20 year history? That’s the question we faced this year as we started to mold our upcoming season. As always, our audiences will be the ultimate judge of our success, but we think we’ve come up with an amazing season to begin our second 20 years.

The season opens in October with a Halloween treat! The area premiere of Evil Dead: The Musical! Packed full of zombies, blood and chainsaws, Evil Dead: The Musical is every bit as campy and fun as the films that made Bruce Campbell famous. The zombies will be plentiful in this outrageous musical about a simple S-Mart employee who ends up saving the world from the undead.

For the holidays we’re bringing back everyone’s favorite holiday tale, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Drama. This will be the third year for this incredibly popular production which puts you in the studio audience of a live radio broadcast of Frank Capra’s Christmas classic. It’s a holiday treat you won’t want to miss!

In February, Falcon continues our alternating season of classic plays with The Elephant Man. Based on the famous historical case of a gentle, intelligent man so deformed that his only means of survival was as a freak-show exhibit, The Elephant Man explores the beautiful mind trapped inside his horribly afflicted body. Along the way, the lives David Merrick touches are forever changed.

We round out our regular season in May with Jane Alexander’s powerful play about the Iraq war, Flags. As we pass the 10 year memorial since the events of 9/11 that set so much in motion, we have chosen this amazing play about an American family that loses a son in Iraq. When a single act thrusts them into the national spotlight, they discover that the line between allies and enemies is not always drawn on a map.

In addition to our regular season, Falcon will also continue our Fourth Wall series again in 2010-2011 with 2 productions: The Last Five Years, a musical about relationships told in a truly unique way; and Fully Committed, a side-splitting comedy that is a tour de force for some actor playing over 30 characters!

So that’s the season! We hope you’ll join us for each and every play next year. Look for more information very soon about all the shows we have coming up. And in the meantime, don’t miss the rest of the current season as we return to Gilligan’s Island: The Musical and then revisit the gripping drama Down The Road.

What difference does 20 years make?

Ted Weil — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:56:03 +0000

The following is a brief excerpt of an interview with Ted Weil and Dave Radtke, Falcon’s founders, about Beyond Therapy…then and now.

The director of Beyond Thearapy, Ted Weil, honestly admits he never thought Falcon would still exist 20 years later so he is particularly pleased that the company is able to, not only present the play after all these years, but also to have the majority of the cast reprise their original roles as well.

Four of the original cast members: Dave Radtke, Holly Sauerbrunn, Dennis Murphy and Kathie Labanz are all stepping back into their roles. They are joined by newcomers Thurman Allen and David Levy who replace the roles originally played by Chris Quitter and Tom Durkin.

Weil marvels at the fact that the characters are not that age specific and that the play works well whether the actors are in their 20’s or in their 40’s. While this was certainly not planned all those years ago, it is serendipitous that the script allows for interaction of the characters in spite of age. “Believe me, we never thought we’d be doing this play in 20 years back when we first presented it in 1989″. “In fact, I didn’t even think Falcon would still exist for 20 years”, notes Weil.

Nevertheless, the re-mounting of the show allows Weil and his cast to make comparisons and explore how they’ve changed both as a director and as actors over the years.

David Radtke notes that 20 years ago he and Weil were more focused on making sure the play’s staging, lighting, etc. were all done correctly and in a professional manner. “This time around we’ve been encouraged (by Weil) to experiment with the script and delve more deeply into the characters, and their motivations, rather than simply worrying about trying to make things look right or try to get a laugh”, says Radtke.

In fact, Radtke notes that perhaps they were too young last time to truly understand and have the proper perspective on the characters. “We all have a better perspective and concept of the complexities of relationships than we did all those years ago”. “This is simply because we’ve experienced many more life experiences”. “Our audiences will likely see a funnier show this time around simply because the humor comes more naturally through the characters with a more mature, experienced cast.”

Tickets on sale now for Beyond Therapy

Ted Weil — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:45:08 +0000

Beyond Therapy

Don’t miss this show! Beyond Therapy was Falcon’s first show back in 1989 and we’ve reassembled most of the original cast to revisit the show that started it all.

Tickets are on sale now so don’t wait! You can purchase them online by clicking the Purchase Tickets button below.

Performance Dates: February 19, 20, 26, 27, March 5, 6, 2010

Beyond Therapy marks a true look back at 20 years of Falcon Theatre!

Ted Weil — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:50:30 +0000

Beyond Therapy

What good would a 20th Anniversary Season be without a look back at the very beginning? In 1989, we started on this long and wonderful journey by producing Christopher Durang’s Beyond Therapy. We were young, had very little money and none of us had ever run a theater before, but we had great passion and energy. The show was a success and allowed us to continue on to produce a second show and then a second season…and it all just kept rolling from there.

We hope all our fans will join us for this hysterical play. Whether you’ve been enjoying our shows for many years or you’re a new member of our audiences, this play will be sure to entertain. Plus we’ll have lots of photos displayed from some of the very early years of Falcon Theatre.

Performance Dates: February 19, 20, 26, 27, March 5, 6, 2010

Director: Ted J. Weil

Cast:
Dennis Murphy
Holly Sauerbrunn
David L. Radtke
Kathleen Labanz
David Levy
Thurman Allen

New Photos!

Ted Weil — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:35:52 +0000

Check out the latest show photos!

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Drama
This show runs through December 13…tickets are still available, but they’re going fast!

We’ve also just added photos from our fall production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

All the photos from last season are also available through our Photo Gallery page

First review of It’s a Wonderful Life!

Ted Weil — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:14:11 +0000

Nathan Ruggles in It's A Wonderful Life

UrbanCincy, one of the area’s popular blog sites says, “From the moment the “On Air” light comes on until the announcer signs off at the end of the night, radio magic is happening, and it is fantastic.”

Read the whole review here:
http://www.urbancincy.com/2009/12/come-get-your-wings-at-its-wonderful.html

Plus, read a great article on Cincinnati.com about our youngest actor:
Tyson Levy Article

It’s A Wonderful Life Opens Tonight!

Ted Weil — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:00:45 +0000

Tyson and David Levy

It’s time to get into the holiday spirit and there’s no better way than by joining us for Frank Capra’s classic tale. Tickets are selling fast so get yours soon!

Falcon’s production is a truly unique way to experience It’s A Wonderful Life. Through the magic of classic radio you get to experience true theater of the mind. You’ll see all the voice actors creating the characters you know and love and you’ll also get to see all the sound effects and music created live in the studio. It all comes together to make this a theatrical experience you will remember for years to come.

Tickets on sale for It’s A Wonderful Life!

Ted Weil — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:53:09 +0000

It's A Wonderful Life

The holiday season is upon us! It’s time to celebrate the true spirit of the season. And there’s no better way to do that than with the beloved story of It’s A Wonderful Life. Falcon is bringing this holiday classic back again this year after a sold out season last year. Tickets are on sale now so make plans to join us!

Presented as a live radio drama, this production is a truly unique way to celebrate the holidays!

Cast Announced for It’s A Wonderful Life

Ted Weil — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:39:27 +0000

It's A Wonderful Life

The complete cast has been assembled for Falcon’s holiday production of It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Drama. The cast includes several veterans of last year’s production and some new faces (or we should say voices) who will be joining the cast.

The cast includes:

Carter Bratton
Caitlyn Rose Allison
Jim Waldfogle
Lisa Dirkes
Nathan Ruggles
JoLen Carlos
Jim Bussey
David Levy
Amber Potter
Jenny Kessler
Kat Reynolds
Elizabeth Mizer
Tyson Levy

Directing the production will be Michael Potter (who played George Bailey in last year’s production) and assisting Michael will be Judy Berrens, also a veteran from last season.

Look for much more information to come soon about the production and also about this classic holiday tale.

Tickets are already on sale and can be purchased online: