WSTP: Take two!

Last year you helped us bring to the Wellstone Center Stage the premiere production of the West Side Theater Project, The West Side on the South Side.

Now we're at it again, but we need you help! Come be a part of the fun and auditions for WSTP's second production, Phantom of the Kitchen: A Promise is a Promise.

AUDITIONS:

Wednesday, July 21, 5-9pm

at the Baker Community Center, 209 West Page St.

   or

Saturday, July 24, 9am-1pm

at the Neighborhood House, 179 E. Robie St.

No experience necessary. Come one, come all! Audition to act in the show, play an instrument (bring it with you if you play!), or work behind the scenes. Callback auditions will be held on Tuesday, July 27.

Help us spread the word!
1. Become a Fan of WSTP on Facebook, RSVP to the Auditions Event, and invite your friends!
2. Print out the below flyer (it's in black and white) and hang it up at your favorite, most frequented West Side locations.
3. Get the buzz building about the show. Performance dates are September 10, 11, and 12, 2010, on the Wellstone Center Stage at the Neighborhood House.

For questions, comments, ideas, or concerns, send us an email at westsidetheaterproject@yahoo.com.

Community Reading and Auditions coming up

It's time for the next stage of the process and you can join in the fun at any time! Join us for a reading of the draft script and/or come to auditions:


Community Reading - Wednesday June 16, 7:00 p.m.
Baker Community Center, 209 West Page St.
Come hear and/or help read the draft script of our next play
Give your feedback and get a preview of the play to be performed in September


Auditions! - No experience necessary
Wednesday July 21, 5-9 p.m at Baker Community Center 209 West Page
Saturday July 24 9am-1p.m at Neighborhood House 179 E. Robie
Come one, Come all, auction to be part of the play, play an instrument (bring it with you!) or work behind the scenes.
Callback auditions will be held on Tuesday July 27.

Mark your calendars for the performance dates September 10, 11 and 12 at the Wellstone Center Stage, 179 E. Robie

Next Steps -- join us

We've be gathering lots of stories and are now well into the creation of a script and music for the next West Side Theater Project show.

Watch this space for dates in late June or early July for community readings of a draft script. That's your chance to get a sneak peak at the script and share your impressions with playwright Al Justiniano and director Harry Waters, Jr.

Mark your calendars for auditions! Community auditions will be held July 21 and 24th, with callbacks the evening of July 27. Times and locations to follow. (follow the blog and be among the first to know!)

Finally, you don't want to miss the show, scheduled for September 10, 11, and 12.

Food and Ghosts!

The story circles in the next two weeks (see previous post for dates and locations) will welcome any and all stories from the West Side, with a special wish for stories that relate to cooking, food, ghosts, even cooking ghosts! Hope to see you there.

Come Help Inspire the Next West Side Theater Project Play!

We are hosting two community Story Circles in March. Come share your stories and hear the stories of others who live, work and play on the West Side of St. Paul.

Tuesday March 16, 11:30-1:00 at Neighborhood House

Tuesday March 23, 3:00-5:00 at El Burrito Mercado (in El Cafe)

We want to hear stories and experiences from you! The stories we hear will inspire the creation of a script and music for our next play, planned for production in early September 2010.

A Story Circle is an informal fun chance to talk with your neighbors and the project artists about life in this part of town. No experience necessary! It's easy -- please join us.

For more information, or to RSVP, contact Becky at bdalel17@yahoo.com or 651/216-0060.

North East and South the Mississippi Flows

Check out this .mp3 of the kids in the show rapping about the West Side. Listen here:

http://ia311012.us.archive.org/3/items/WestSideOfTheRiver/KidsRap.mp3

Pay attention, make the right connections
As the nippy Mississippi flows in all directions
When it reaches our city, the waters run East
So the South becomes the West Side of the river for a piece

St. Paul's West Side is not the same as West St. Paul
No it's North of the 'burbs West and South St. Paul, Y'all
East of West Seventh and South of downtown
It's West of the East Side and the river south bound.

North, East and South the Mississippi flows
North, East and South around the West Side (West Side)
Three of our borders are water here
On the West Side of the river (the West Side of the river)

We did it! Three show for big audiences. It was a hit!