[Capdist-auditions] Auditions...NSCP...Spitfire Grill

[Sally Burke]

The Spitfire Grill Auditions
Mon., June 23 and Tues., June 24 
Sign-ups begin at 6:45 pm
Location:  Shenendehowa Senior Center Vischer Ferry Road
Clifton Park: Not So Common Players announce auditions for The Spitfire
Grill  June 23 and 24 at the Shenendehowa Senior Center, Vischer Ferry
Road  Sign-ups begin at 6:45 p.m.  
Synopsis:  A feisty parolee sets out on a journey to follow her dreams,
based on a picture from an old travel book she saw in prison, to a small
town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah's
Spitfire Grill. It is for sale but there are no takers for the only
eatery in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy suggests to Hannah that
she raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the person who
writes the best essay about Gilead and the Grill wins the grill and the
two-story house attached.  Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow
full and things are definitely cookin' at the Spitfire Grill.
The Spitfire Grill is an American
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theater> musical with music and
book by  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Valcq> James Valcq and
lyrics and book by  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Alley> Fred
Alley, based on the film by
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_David_Zlotoff> Lee David Zlotoff. The
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-Broadway> Off-Broadway production by
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playwrights_Horizons> Playwrights Horizons
began previews at the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street on September 7, 2001
and concluded its scheduled run on October 14, 2001. It won the Richard
Rodgers Production Award, administered by
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters>
The American Academy of Arts and Letters. 
The Characters:  The Spitfire Grill, a modern folk tale set in the
fictional town of Gilead, Wisconsin gets its title from the town’s "only
place to eat", the Spitfire Grill. Soon after Hannah (f. 60-70)
grudgingly gives Percy (f. 22-29) a job at the Grill, Hannah is injured
and is forced to depend on Percy to keep the Spitfire open. Percy’s
cooking leaves much to be desired and she is assisted in the kitchen by
Shelby (f. 30-40), thwarted by Shelby’s husband Caleb (m. 35-45),
courted quietly by parole officer Joe (m. 28-38), and gossiped about by
the townspeople, led by the irascible Effy (f. 50-60). By story’s end,
all the characters have learned many of life's lessons and achieved
“freedom from their self-imposed imprisonment,” which becomes the play’s
resolution. There is also a “visitor” played by a male (40-50).
 Critique:  In  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Magazine> New
York Magazine, John Simon wrote, “It is not often that material moves me
to tears, but this was one of those occasions. The Spitfire Grill has
the heart and soul that your Producers and Full Montys cannot begin to
approach. What even in normal times would be a joy is, in these troubled
ones, sheer nourishment.” He later included the show in his “Best of
2001” list. Other critics also commented on the show’s poignancy
vis-à-vis the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11%2C_2001_attacks> September
11, 2001 attacks. “If after the events of recent weeks you need any
reason at all to embrace life again, the musical you've been waiting for
has arrived. The Spitfire Grill is one of the most heartfelt musicals of
recent years, its homespun charms as inviting as a warm winter blanket”
wrote Matthew Murray reviewing the show for Talkin’ Broadway
Sponsored by the Town of Clifton Park, production dates are October 31,
November 1 & 2 and November 7, 8, 9  at the Shen HS East Little Theater.
Don Countermine directs, with musical direction by Vince Bonafede.  
For more information, contact the director at Don Countermine;
<mailto:DONCMINE at aol.com> DONCMINE at aol.com or by phone @ 373-9701.
 
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