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Here they are....the cast of Smiles and Frowns Production of The Princess Who Had No Name!!!

Thank you SO much to everyone who auditioned for this show. I am looking forward to working with a very talented group of young people.

Parents: Please be watching for an email with the link to accept your child's role. It should arrive by noon on Sunday. The email will also contain information about upcoming important dates. The official rehearsal calendar will be posted by the middle of the week. If the email doesn't arrive, please contact smccreasfplayhouse@gmail.com

Parents New to Smiles and Frowns Playhouse: There will be a new parent orientation Zoom meeting on Thursday at 7pm. The email will contain the meeting id and password. Please plan to attend. It's a great chance to learn about our organization, the production schedule, our expectations and most importantly, how to read the rehearsal calendar.

The deadline for applications for the Andrea Croskery Memorial Scholarship is January 31st. This annual scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school senior who has been involved with at least three Smiles and Frowns Playhouse productions as a member of the cast or crew and is planning to attend college. The scholarship is named after Andrea Croskery who served for more than 25 years on the board or as artistic director of Smiles and Frowns Playhouse. Completed packets need to be postmarked by January 31st. Please review all requirements and complete the packet before submitting for consideration.

Come join the fun Tuesday, January 25th or Wednesday, January 26th! Please read over the important information about parent responsibilities, policies and expectations and socially-distanced auditions. Also complete the necessary forms and bring them with you to the auditions next week. If you can't print the forms to complete them, don't worry. Copies will be available at the auditions. Here is the link to sign up for auditions: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D45AFA729ABFA7-audition1

Looking forward to seeing everyone next week!

Advance tickets for the Smiles and Frowns Playhouse production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are available at Edward's Pharmacy in Ayden and Artisans and Body Bliss Salon and Spa in Greenville. They will be on sale until Wednesday November 10th for $5 a ticket. The tickets are good for either performance, Friday, November 12th at 7pm or Saturday, November 13th at 2pm. All patrons, no matter their age, will need a ticket for the show. Masks will be required for all audience members. Tickets will also be available for sale at the door for $7. The doors to the auditorium will open for general seating at 6:30pm on Friday and 1:30pm on Saturday. We look forward to seeing you at the show!!

We love to have people watching our shows and we also love having lots of information for them to look at in the playbill before the show starts. Consider showcasing your business with our audience by putting an ad in the playbill. Prices start as low as $60. We usually have between 400 and 500 tickets sold for our production and sometimes even more!

The deadline for submission is Friday, October 15th. All the info is on the ad form. All proceeds are used to support our theater productions and our mission of engaging children in all aspects of theater. Thank you for your support!

We are looking for an illustration for our production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! The basic rules:
1. Drawn with black pen or very dark pencil on white unlined paper no larger in size than 8.5 x 11 inches.
2. Do not include the name of the show.
3. Do include the artist's name.
4. All artists must be young people, aged 18 and younger.
5. Deadline: October 9th

The artist of the chosen illustration will receive two free tickets for the show and their artwork will be used on the playbill, all advertisements for the show, and on the show t-shirts. The artwork will also be hung in the hallway outside the theater along with the illustrations from our 35 years of productions and included on the webpage for the show. To see previous selections of artwork, visit the webpages for each show located here on our website: http://smilesandfrowns.org/shows

All submissions can be hand delivered to Susan McCrea at rehearsal Monday through Thursday from 4:30-6pm at the theater at the Ayden Arts and Recreation Building on Lee Street, submitted digitally to smccreasfplayhouse@gmail.com, or mailed to P.O. Box 1945 Greenville NC 27835.

Thank you SO much to everyone who auditioned for this show. I am looking forward to working with a very talented group of young people.

Parents: Please be watching your email for the link to accept the role. It should arrive within the next 12 hours. The email will also contain information about upcoming important dates. The official rehearsal calendar will be posted by the middle of the week.

Parents New to Smiles and Frowns Playhouse: There will be a new parent orientation Zoom meeting on Thursday at 7pm. Please watch for an email on Wednesday with the meeting number and password. Please plan to attend. It's a great chance to learn about our production schedule and expectations.

We had a great time the last two days! Now it's time for casting. Please read the attached information about what happens next.

We are so excited to welcome everyone back to Smiles and Frowns Playhouse!

Please use the link below to sign up for an audition block and be certain to read all about this new audition process, along with all the other information in the documents posted under the Cast/Crew tab. Also don't forget to complete the paperwork--3 forms for actors; 1 form for tech crew. We look for to seeing you next week!

Copy this link into your search bar or (if it works right) click this link to access the audition sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D45AFA729ABFA7-audition

See you soon!

The time is nearly here! And we've certainly waited long enough.

Auditions will be September 7th and 8th from 5 to 7pm

Please review the files attached to this post for lots of information about responsibilities and expectations and the three forms for actors and one for tech crew members that need to be completed and brought to one of the audition dates.

We will also be running auditions slightly differently because of COVID precautions. Basically, we are asking for everyone coming into the building to wear a mask and practice social distancing and will be using scheduled audition times. The details on how we intend to facilitate this are outlined in the document SOCIALLY-DISTANCED AUDITIONS included below and under the Cast/Crew tab

Please try to bring completed paperwork with you to auditions. If this is not possible, plan to arrive 15 minutes before your child's scheduled audition time and request the forms from the volunteer at the front door and return to your car to complete them.

Also, please remember to bring a small head and shoulders picture of your child to the auditions. If this presents a difficulty, please take a picture with your phone of your child holding a paper with their name and email it to smccreasfplayhouse@gmail.com. The photo will be printed and added to your child's audition packet.

We are looking forward to an exciting time, as we return to rehearsal and production. Please help us make this as smooth a restart as possible.