East Aurora Theatre Arts

Aurora Players needs help! If you are 16 years old and would like to gain experience with stage crew for the amazing show, James and the Giant Peach, contact the Aurora Players Show dates: October 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, 2024. Email: [email protected] for more information

We hope to see you tomorrow!

An easy new fundraiser for the Theater Arts boosters. Please consider donating your empty bottles and cans to one of the redemption centers below. Make sure to tell them you're with East Aurora Theater Arts!

Our Booster Club is looking for some old rain barrels or garbage cans to collect cans and bottles at some local events. Please reach out if you have one you'd be willing to donate.

EXCITING NEWS!!

As a one time special event for the fall of 2024, the EAMS drama club will present:

A middle school musical!

October 24 and 25, 2024 at the HS auditorium.

Open to students grades 5-8.

More information to follow! Please email Mr. Blackwell with any questions.

Come celebrate breaking free for summer and support AFA June 18th!

Join us at 42 North for our end of the year Booster Meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) . We would love to see some new faces!

Bravo to EATA for a hilarious time with Sandbag, Stage Left. Thank you for our booster club support and lively audiences, not to mention fun juries. The student actors and crew were amazing.

You have one more chance to see these talented kids perform today at 2pm!

Sandbag Stage Left debuts this weekend! You won’t want to miss it!

AURORA PLAYERS WELCOMES AUDITIONERS OF ALL AGES
FOR ITS FALL 2024 FAMILY MUSICAL:
ROALD DAHL’S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
This will be a high-energy, fun show for our cast and audience! Music and lyrics by the award-winning team of Benj Pasek and Justin Pau, one of the hottest young songwriting teams working today on Broadway and in Hollywood. Pasek and Pau won a Tony Award for their original musical, Dear Evan Hansen and an Academy Award for the movie La La Land. They are also the songwriters behind the hit film, The Greatest Showman.


Come and audition for Aurora Players on Saturday, April 27 or Sunday, April 28 at 7:00pm! Call backs, if needed, will be Monday, April 29 at 7:00pm. All information, including character descriptions, sides and listing of songs to choose from are listed at www.auroraplayers.org. We’re located at the Roycroft Pavilion Theater, 166 South Grove Street, East Aurora.

Questions? Call us at 716.687.6727
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

EA students had a fantastic time seeing Mamma Mia at Shea’s tonight and meeting the cast after the show!

Our next Booster meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5pm @42 North. We’d love to have you join us!

ECMEA Junior High South Music Festival is looking for a nurse to cover two shifts at the festival next weekend at EAHS.
The times are: Friday, March 8 from 3:30-6:00pm and
Saturday, March 9 from 9am -12 noon.
Pay is $20/hour
If interested, contact [email protected]

Registration for the 2024 Summer Music Programs in East Aurora through Tasker Studio is open. They have Group Lessons, Acting Classes, Solo Vocal Coachings, and Duet/Trio Vocal Coachings for kids ages 4-18. They also have volunteer internship opportunities for kids ages 12+ as well as a paid Media Internship available.

If you can, spread the word! Our final performance will be held in the theatre at St. Francis High School on July 27th.

Go to https://jennaktasker.wixsite.com/taskerstudios to register and for more information.

NOTICE! GREAT OPPORTUNITY!
Aurora Players Theatre in Hamlin Park is pleased to announce auditions for its Summer 2024 outdoor production: A Wrinkle in Time, directed by Paige Batt and assistant directed by Joel Murphy.
Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 9 from 12-2pm and Sunday, March 10 from 6-8pm at Nativity Lutheran Church. If necessary, callbacks will be held on March 12, and any actors needed for callbacks will be notified March 11.
SHOW DATES
Aug 2-4, Aug 9-11 & Aug 16-18 at 7:30pm
REHEARSALS
- A read‐through will be held Thursday April 18th at 7:00pm at Nativity Lutheran Church in East Aurora. Headshots for publicity and costume measurements will be taken at read-through.
- Rehearsals will begin on: Monday, May 20 at Nativity Lutheran Church. Please make sure that you have identified all your conflicts on the audition form.
- All rehearsals will take place Monday-Friday between 6:30 PM and 10 PM. Exact dates announced at first rehearsal.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
One of literature’s most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, joins forces with Charles Wallace, Calvin O’Keefe, Mrs. Whatsit and more to battle the forces of evil so she can rescue her father, save humanity, and find herself. In the end, we know two things for sure: 1. Love CAN overcome evil and 2. There IS such a thing as a tesseract.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
All child characters may be played by adults if casting requires.
All roles beyond Meg, Charles Wallace, Calvin, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who may be cast or doubled from the ensemble.
Meg Murry (Female, 13 and up) – Meg struggles to fit in with her peers. She is very smart, but lacks self confidence and is impatient and quick to anger. Our protagonist, she struggles to overcome these hurdles as she sets out to save her father with her brother Charles Wallace and friend Calvin along for the ride. Meg’s part requires her to be in every scene, so this is a very line-heavy role.
Charles Wallace (Male, 13 and up) – Charles Wallace is Meg’s genius little brother. He is capable of reading minds and understands creatures much better than his sister does, despite being quite a bit younger. He is the only character in the show that is aware of the ensemble’s presence.
Calvin O’Keefe (Male, 15 and up) – Calvin is a popular classmate of Meg’s who tags along with the Murry children’s adventure. He demonstrates a capability for love, affection, and introspection that helps to guide Meg through their journey.
Mrs. Whatsit (Any gender, 30 and up) – The youngest of the three celestial beings who accompany the children on their adventure. Because of her age, she is able to speak just as a normal human would. She is the main caretaker and guide of the children throughout our action, and gets them started on their journey.
Mrs. Who (Any gender, 40 and up) – The second of the three celestial beings who accompany the children on their adventure. She usually speaks in quotations from famous thinkers and writers because she finds it too difficult to craft her own sentences.
Mrs. Which (Any gender, 50 and up) – The oldest of the three celestial beings who accompany the children on their adventure. Her unconventional speech is characterized by many capitalized words, with the first consonants being repeated several times.
Mr. Murry / Father (Male, 30 and up) – Meg’s & Charles Wallace’s father, a physicist who works for a government agency on experiments with travel through space-time. During his work, he is captured and imprisoned on the dark planet of Camazotz, leading the children on their quest to rescue him. May double as other characters/ensemble.
Mrs. Murry / Mother (Female, 30 and up) – Meg and Charles Wallace’s mother, an experimental biologist. She is a loving mother who cooks meals for her family and writes letters to her missing husband every night. The quintessential “perfect mother”. May double as other characters/ensemble.
Aunt Beast (Female, 13 and up) – This creature of the planet Ixchel cares for Meg along her journey to save her father. A nurturing soul. May double as other characters/ensemble.
Mr. Jenkins (Male, 30 and up) – Meg’s cold and unfeeling high school principal. May double as other characters/ensemble.
Greek Chorus / Ensemble (Any gender, 13 and up) – The members of the ensemble will act as a Greek Chorus of sorts, narrating and acting out our characters’ feelings, objects, and surroundings. These actors will be on stage in nearly every scene to set the stage for our location. Examples of other characters that will be played by the ensemble are IT (the disembodied brain that controls all inhabitants of Camazotz), THE BLACK THING (a cold and dark shadow that symbolizes the evil forces our protagonist must fight against), HAPPY MEDIUM, MAN WITH THE RED EYES, MRS. BUNCOMBE, SANDY, DENNIS MURRAY, PRINCIPAL, BULLY, and more.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Paige Batt is thrilled to be making her directorial debut with Theatre in Hamlin Park, having previously assistant directed two murder mysteries set on the Arcade & Attica Railroad. On stage, Paige has been seen with Aurora Players many times, as well as with Rocking Horse Productions, the Lockport Palace Theatre, American Repertory Theater of WNY, Buffalo Chrysalis Theatre, Niagara Regional Theatre Guild, and Buffalo United Artists.
After moving out to Los Angeles for a few years, Paige learned that though film acting is a fabulous and challenging medium, her heart truly lay with theatre. Theatre introduced her not only to a fulfilling and worthwhile hobby, but her closest friends and husband as well!
Outside of theatre, Paige works for the Veterans Benefits Administration and is a singer, writer, and avid reader, and can often be found spending time with her husband and five animals – or with a book in hand.

Aurora Players is looking for a director for their summer theatre program!

You have two more chances to come and see these talented kids perform Mamma Mia! Join us tonight at 7pm or tomorrow at 2!

A huge thank you to all who helped set up, clean up, bake, donate and plan for tonight’s Gala. A special thank you to Julie Tirone and Little Finch Party Styling for the beautiful balloon display! It was the perfect way to celebrate the hard work of these talented kids and directors!

Just two days left before opening. Congratulations to the cast and crew of Radium Girls. Break a leg! our.show/1bdgtk3b