The Mars Theater
Back Alley Productions announces its 2017 season, including a 12-show lineup of dramas, dark comedies, family classics and a little bit of Shakespeare. Back Alley is housed at the historic Mars Theater at 117 N. Chattanooga St. in LaFayette and brings in actors from the North Georgia and Chattanooga area.
“Our community is excited and hungry for the performing arts,” Kaylee Smith, executive director for Back Alley Productions, said. “We had no idea what to expect when we started our journey at the Mars Theater back in early 2016. We are now a fully operating theater company with a growing fanbase and a roster of talented directors and actors. The community has supported us beyond our wildest dreams. We can’t wait to see everyone in 2017.”
The award-winning theater company will begin its season with “Irish Courage,” a musical adaptation of the classic Irish script “The Playboy of the Western World” featuring live Irish music. Auditions are set for Thursday, Jan. 5, and Friday, Jan. 6, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each night, or by appointment on Saturday, Jan. 7. Call Director Thomas White at 356-7437 to schedule an appointment.
“If you love Irish traditions and culture then this is your opportunity to show it off to the community,” Mr. White said. “We need people experience in traditional Irish music, ballads, or Irish step dancing. There are acting roles for women ages 20-30, and men ages 20-30 and 45-older.”
The show is set to perform March 10-28, including a special Saint Patrick’s Day show on Friday, March 17. The play is about Christy Mahon, a young man on the run who claims to have killed his father. The locals of a tavern vicariously enjoy the drama of Christy’s retelling.
Next, auditions for “A Few Good Men” are set for Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The play is about the two Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tense legal tribulations that follow. Performances are weekends, April 7-23.
“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” will audition on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The play is seen from Bromden, a docile inmate in an insanity ward who narrates the antics of the rebellious Randle McMurphy who faked insanity to serve a sentence in the hospital rather than in prison. Performances are weekends, May 4-21.
The remaining season includes the following. Audition dates will be announced later.
? It's A Disaster, directed by Kaylee Smith
? Ordinary People, directed by Christopher Smith
? Deathtrap, directed by Zack Jordan
? The Twelfth Night, directed by Kaylee Smith (a traveling Shakespeare show, which will perform in Chattanooga and North Georgia)
? Lost in Yonkers, directed by Ronald King
? The Glass Menagerie, directed by Kelsea Rambin-Smith
? Dracula, directed by Kaylee Smith
? The Crucible, directed by Joseph Watts
? A Christmas Carol, directed by Kaylee Smith