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Joe
Jefferson Players
www.joejeffersonplayers.com
11 South Carlen St., Mobile, AL 36660
Box Office: (251) 471-1534
The Joe Jefferson Players is Alabama’s oldest
continuous community theater, established in 1947. The JJP is a
non-profit theater with an all-volunteer cast.
All Performances:
*Unless otherwise noted, Fridays and Saturdays curtains
are at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees begin at 2:00pm.
Box
Office opens Mondays before each opening night. Season
membership is $65 for Adults, $55 for Senior Citizens and Military,
$35 for Students, which provides admission to any five plays. Add
$5 to reserve the same seat for the same day of every production.
(First weekend only). For credit card purchases, please add $2.00.
Order now by check to: Joe Jefferson Players
P.O. Box 66065
Mobile, AL 36660-1065.
Admission for
All Shows: Adults - $20, Senior Citizens
and
Active Military - $15, Students - $5 and Children under 12 - $5.
General
Audition Information:
Unless otherwise noted,
all JJP rehearsals and productions are held in the comfortable 350-seat
theatre. The Joe Jefferson Playhouse is located block south of
Dauphin on Carlen Street, close to Murphy High. Additional parking
is available at Murphy and at the corner of Dauphin and Rickarby
Streets. JJP is the oldest continuing community theatre in Alabama.
Auditions are conducted at the Joe Jefferson
Playhouse, 11 S. Carlen Street in Mobile and are open to the community.
There is no charge to audition for or participate in a JJP production.
Upon arrival you will be asked to complete an
audition form to provide the director with information about you
and your experience. Children
under 14 should be accompanied and supervised by a parent.
For non-musical plays: Auditionees
will be grouped onstage in several combinations to read scenes from
the play. Please be prepared to remain throughout the audition session
(usually 2-3 hours). Familiarizing
yourself with the play, if possible, is advantageous but not necessary.
For musicals: Auditionees are asked to prepare
a song to sing and to bring music for the accompanist.
Dancers as well as singers may be asked to learn and perform
a brief dance combination demonstrated by the choreographer.
Dress in dance rehearsal attire.
The director will notify those cast in a production usually within
one week of the auditions. Those
not cast will be notified by mail with information about future
auditions and are encouraged to participate in other areas of production.
Theatre is a collaborative art form requiring
the efforts of many.
Volunteers interested in the many varied technical aspects of production
are encouraged to contribute their talents and abilities which are
always desperately needed. Expertise
is not a requirement. We
will show you how to apply your knowledge and capability. Theatre
is a collaborative art form requiring the efforts of many.
Opportunities are available in set construction, painting,
props, crafts, costuming, makeup, hair styling, lighting, electrics,
sound, publicity, marketing, graphic arts, hospitality, stage management,
stage crew work, housekeeping, gardening, and facility maintenance. If
you have the time and the desire, we have a place for you! Technical
volunteers may sign-up at auditions or call the director, 251-476-2809.
Technical Work Schedule (all shows throughout the season)
Monday
- Thursday 10:00am
- 4:00pm (Schedule with staff)
Saturday 10:00am
- 6:00pm (Most Saturdays except during run of show)
Evening work hours 6:00pm
- 10:00pm (For tasks that do not disturb rehearsals)
Note: Most
technical work projects are flexible and can be adapted to any schedule.
For more information, call the director, 251-476-2809.
2007 - 2008
Schedule
61st Season
2008 - 2009 Season Schedule
Gypsy
Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Jules Styne, Lyrics by Steven
Sondheim
Directed by Dr. Ivan H. Davidson
Performances: August 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 2008
Synopsis: This show, one of the most popular musicals ever
done, tells of the rise of the
queen of burlesque Gypsy Rose Lee, sometimes because of, often in
spite of her
overwhelming mother, Rose. Mama Rose is a wildly determined stage
mother trying
to make her two young daughters into famous vaudeville performers.
At first, she
focuses on the younger, cuter June. But when June runs off to marry
her beau,
Tulsa, Rose concentrates on her other daughter, Louise. Louise,
filled with
hidden talent, becomes a star.
Mornings
at Seven
by Paul Osborn
Performances: October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 2008
Synopsis: Two houses, whose backyards adjoin, set the scene
for this buoyant and charming comedy where we meet four sisters in a
small Midwestern town in 1938, their husbands, and offspring. This
American "chestnut" about hope, lost dreams, love, and families, is
a heart-warming, funny, and emotionally satisfying play.
A Christmas Story
by Philip Grecian, based on the film
Performances: December 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2008
Synopsis: Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in
the Midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his
quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for
Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher
and even Santa Claus himself, at Goldblatt's Department Store. The
consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out." All the elements
from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's
temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the
boys' experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little
Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie's father winning a lamp shaped
like a woman's leg in a net stocking; Ralphie's fantasy scenarios
and more.
The Miracle Worker
by William Gibson
Performances: February 27, 28, Mar 1, 6, 7, 8,
2009
Synopsis: The Miracle Worker tells the story of blind,
deaf and mute Helen Keller, whose dark world is opened by her
teacher, Annie Sullivan, who had been born blind, but gained her
sight after operations on her eyes. Helen is spoiled and almost
animal like, as her family has not known how to get through to her.
Annie teaches her, not only manners, but the gift of communication,
opening up the world to Helens curious mind. A stirring
dramatization packed with emotions.
Company
Book by George Furth
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Performances: May 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 2009
Synopsis: Set in New York,
Company tells the story of five couples and their mutual
friend Robert. Robert, turning 35 at the beginning of the show,
seems to have everything: good looks, charm, and a great sense of
humor. Nevertheless, he is still single. In Company he
watches and learns from the various couples. He sees both the
wonders and pitfalls of relationships. In the end though, Robert
realizes that while relationships rarely turn out like they do in
fairy tails, life is still better when you have someone to share it
with.
Joe
Jefferson Players Youth Acting Classes
Nothing at this time
Joe
Jefferson Players
www.joejeffersonplayers.com
11 South Carlen St., Mobile, AL 36660
Box Office: (251) 471-1534
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