UPDATE:
January 2010 - Gettysburg Stage is alive and well! Our board has reorganized and we are reviewing scripts for production in 2010. Without a home performance space to call our own, however, we are looking to perform in spaces that already exist in the central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland region.
Several of our board members have moved on, but continue to support us in a variety of ways. We are certainly willing to look at both traditional and non-traditional performance spaces. If you have a space available for a small theatrical ensemble, either for rehearsals or performances, we'd be happy to hear from you.
If you have a performance space, stage, large room, etc., where you sometimes don't have theatrical productions going on -- but would be interested in bringing in a production -- maybe we can help you fill the time and space.
Currently we are finalizing scripts, scheduling auditions and setting plans for late spring 2010 as the starting point for our next series of productions. If you are producing films or theatre, and need actors or technicians, we will be happy to circulate the information to our list of interested actors, directors, technicians, etc. No solicitations, sales stuff, or self-promotions, please! If we have to sort it out and keep blotting out such emails, we'll just bar the sender. Keep it a productive, cooperative forum, please!
Stay tuned to this website for our next updates. If you would like to sign up for our mailing list, just navigate to the "Guestbook - comments" page of the website, www.gettysburgstage.org and fill in the blanks, click the return key and wait for news. Thanks for your ongoing support and enthusiasm for Gettysburg Stage!
July 2009 - It may be a few months until the public hears about the next Gettysburg Stage production. We are using this time, without the pressure of mounting a season or maintaining a facility, to restructure and strengthen our mission and direction. There are many changes taking place in the region's theatrical scene and Gettysburg Stage aims to continue a unique and challenging role.
Our recent move and our next moves
Gettysburg Stage is people and ideas. While our need to move from Keefauver Center in the summer of 2009 created issues regarding performance space, storage, productions, etc., we are re-forming. We see the change as an opportunity. And, we are tremendously grateful for the friends, actors, board members and other supporters who helped with the packing and the move from Keefauver.
We remain grateful to the Gettysburg School District for permitting us to use the Keefauver Center facility as part of its community support and outreach. In addition to the new tech prep program, other classrooms and facilities at Keefauver have new residents. We wish them well!
Want to help?
If you would like to help in future Gettysburg Stage productions, in whatever capacity, please send us an email at gettysburgstage@hotmail.com and let us know how you can help. If you have a theatrical performance space or black box theatre you could offer a small regional theatre company, for little or no rent, that would be greatly appreciated.
Or, maybe you have clean, dry storage space available that would be delighted to host props, set pieces, costumes, etc. If you want to DONATE storage space, or theatrical performance space, let us know immediately and we will bless you and your ancestors and descendants.
Send us a note and we'll find something for you to do.
When was the last time you had your thoughts provoked?Come and get some thought-provoking drama, right in Gettysburg! Gettysburg Stage brings you live theatre with talented regional performers and directors. Always different, socially conscious and fun. It helps if you're open to new ideas and new ways of looking at the world around us. Join us!
REMINDER - ENSEMBLE, BUT OPEN While Gettysburg Stage is an ensemble company, some actors may believe that auditions are closed or the shows are pre-cast. While there is merit in pre-casting many of the roles, some ensembles do not encourage others to audition. That hasn't been the case with Gettysburg Stage. One of our goals is to encourage wider participation in live theatre. We give seasoned and untried actors and directors alike a chance to grow in their skills. It's been wonderful to see some of these local and regional talents bloom. With our choice of challenging and thought-provoking plays, the actors and directors also are challenged in new roles and new viewpoints. For updates on future productions, or to become involved with Gettysburg Stage, stay tuned to this website.
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