How many Stage Managers does it take to do ‘Our Town’?

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Needless to say, we’re thrilled to have Irene Bedard on board for our 40th Season-opening production of Our Town. But this iconic play—and the role of the Stage Manager in particular—is bigger than any one person. How much bigger? At last count, one week before previews, Perseverance Theatre’s Our Town boasts not one Stage Manager, but five: Bedard (Inupiaq, Yupik, …

Guys & Dolls Juneau Audition – Singing and Dancing Call

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  Guys and Dolls – Juneau Singing and Dancing Call Monday, September 17 6:00pm to 10:00 pm Please prepare 16 bars of music. Send sheet music before audition to enrique@ptalaska.org Wear clothes that allow you to dance. Below are the links to see the dance routine that everyone will do at the audition. We will have some time to review …

Irene Bedard to star in OUR TOWN at Perseverance Theatre

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Perseverance Theatre’s 40th Season opener now in rehearsal: Irene Bedard will play the Stage Manager in an all-Alaskan Our Town for a new generation JUNEAU, Alaska – Irene Bedard, the Anchorage-born actor of Native descent who gave voice to Pocahontas in the Disney animated films, among other groundbreaking roles, will play the Stage Manager in Perseverance Theatre’s 40th season opener, Our Town. The …

Meet (and help) our new backstage MVPs

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Our cast of characters is growing! In addition to announcing our new managing director Joshua Midgett, this month we welcome a new company manager, Cameron Thorp, and a new costume shop manager, Shelly Wright, to the Juneau staff. In Anchorage, Alexis Sheeder has joined the team as an outreach and development associate. “I feel like after 35 years in this …

Black Box casting call for ‘Oleanna’

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Announcing an open casting call for a summer studio production of David Mamet’s 1992 drama Oleanna. Performances will be August 23-26 in the Phoenix Theatre, part of the Black Box series at Perseverance. Auditions will be by appointment: 1-5 p.m. Friday, July 27 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 29. To audition, contact Enrique Bravo: 907-364-2421 ext. 239, …

STAR Performances Begin July 20

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Young actors sing, dance, mime, and perform Shakespeare on the Main Stage at Perseverance  JUNEAU, AK– Summer Theatre Arts Rendezvous (STAR), Perseverance Theatre’s five-week youth acting program, provides theatrical training and performance opportunities to students aged 10-18 who are excited about theatre. In addition to rehearsals, STAR participants take daily workshops on voice, movement and acting technique, culminating in three …

We Are Rising

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We are rising. This story by KTOO’s Jacob Resneck hits the main points: staff and artists are back to work, 41 students are creating magic together with STAR, some generous friends and our tireless board of directors are shoring up the finances—and, at this 40-year milestone, we’re making some changes on- and off-stage to ensure a more sustainable future for …

Perseverance Theatre 2018 Travel Raffle Winners!

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2018 PT Raffle Results! Thanks to everyone that bought a ticket. We will be contacting you this week about collecting prizes. Grand Prize: Jamie Nelson 2nd: Danielle Meier 3rd: Andrea Watts 4th: Maila Bischoff 5th: Anne Post 6th: Lynn Hirschi 7th: Luke Metcalfe 8th: Kristi Peel 9th: Krista Schaefer 10th: Ellen Ferguson 11th: Deborah Naspinsky 12th: Spencer Biegel 13th: Bob …

Cancellation of Alaska Dates for Snow Child

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Dear Friends and Supporters, Today we made the tough decision to cancel the Alaska dates for the world premiere of Snow Child. Perseverance Theatre stands by its reputation to create professional, high-quality theatre productions. Unfortunately, at this time, we are unable to meet the logistical needs this beautiful production deserves in order to stay true to our mission and the …

2018 Travel Raffle

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Prize List for the 34th Annual Travel Raffle This travel raffle is a fundraiser to benefit Perseverance Theatre. The drawing will be held Monday, June 11, 2018 at Perseverance Theatre in Douglas, Alaska. You need not be present to win. The chances of winning a prize are approximately 1:160, based on the sale of 4000 tickets. Tickets are $10 each.  …