Location: Howe Theatre, Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance Roosevelt Island Cultural Center, 548 Main Street
Time 10AM - 2PM
Audition deposit: $50, which will be applied to the $475 tuition for the class. Scholarship and Work Study opportunities are available. To apply go to our scholarship page at http://www.mstda.org/scholarship.html
Key Details:
Sign up for a slot at 10AM, with your completed Audition Form. The Audition Form can be found on the website.
Requirement
We are looking for a company of actors** who sing and move well and are not afraid to do some dialect work! You will be asked to sing one of six selections from the show and read a side from the show (see below information and links to music and sides on website). There is also a group Callback scene that everyone should become familiar with.
**Union actors are welcome to join as well since this is an educational theatre class.
Audition Preparation and Materials
If you wish to audition, please register online and pay the $50 deposit or select “pay later” and we can take the deposit or full class tuition on September 8th. Materials for audition prep can be found on the audition webpage
Songs
The music for the song selections can be found on the website. Memorization of your song is recommended, but not required. Here is a YouTube link to the original London recording: https://youtu.be/B8X63cmjnck Song start points are noted below.
5:45 “Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser” first verse and chorus
9:36 “I’ll Make a Man of You” first verse and chorus
19:37 “Good-bye-ee” first verse and chorus
31:58 “When This Lousy War is Over (No More Soldiering for Me)” first verse 36:55 “Keep the Home Fires Burning” first verse and chorus
40:43 “And When They Ask Us” entire song, parody lyrics...
Oh What a Lovely War was created by visionary director Joan Littlewood and her Theatre Workshop ensemble in 1963. It was inspired by a Charles Chilton radio series that combined statistics about the First World War with versions of songs from the time in which new lyrics about the war were set to hymns and music hall hits. Littlewood’s partner and collaborator Gerry Raffles had the initial idea to adapt Chilton’s show for the stage. Littlewood was resistant at first, but eventually warmed to the idea...
Below is a sample from a British production of Oh What A Lovely War
and here's how you get to MST&DA at 548 Main Street.
Our Roosevelt Island facility is located at 520 Main Street. Our Summer hours are Monday to Friday 9AM - 4PM, Saturday and Sunday 10AM- 3 PM. Phone # 646-977-7974.
The medical needs of this 2 mile long historic island on the East River is a perfect landscape for our services.
RIUC is the first health care facility on the Island. Currently local residents must travel to either Manhattan or Astoria, for treatment—a trip that requires the use of a tram, subway, bus or car. Our facility in essence created a full-service medical center for a growing population of 15,000. RIUC is here to serve your needs.
These needs will increase in the near future with the addition of new multi-family developments and the new Cornell NYC Tech campus, which is under construction and due to open this year. The University is relying on our center to tend to the medical needs of the students and faculty. Roosevelt Island Urgent Care is also well positioned to provide services to the many construction workers who are on the Island during the next few years.
Other amenities include:
Hot and cold complimentary beverage center
Charging station
Flat screen TV in waiting room as well as every exam room
Childrens play area
And much more!
Take a tour of the Roosevelt Island Urgent Care facilities
and learn about the services offered at Roosevelt Island Urgent Care.
More info about Roosevelt Island Urgent Care at their web site and Twitter Page.
spoke to members of the Roosevelt Island community
Image From Frank Farance
at the Manhattan Park Theater Club about the recent arrest of waterfront promenade shooting suspect.
Deputy Inspector Nunes tried to put the assembled residents at ease initially by reporting that statistically, Roosevelt Island:
... is probably the safest part of the 114 precinct...
before talking about the shooting suspect. According to Deputy Inspector Nunes:
... The individual was arrested. He was arraigned in Manhattan court. Bail was set. He is out.
He lives on this Island. I don't think we will have any more problems from him. He does have an extensive arrest history. 17 priors. Some of them are violent, robberies and such.
He does belong to a crew. A crew is interchangeable with a gang. I refer to them as crews because gangs are a little bigger. ... Crews are usually more local, they cover a couple of blocks. There is one crew we track on this Island but is largely inactive....
Deputy Inspector Nunes said the the suspect was trying to impress his girlfriend by firing the gun which has not been recovered.
Here' is the presentation by Deputy Inspector Nunes.
Following the presentation, Deputy Inspector Nunes answered questions from residents.
Will post more video of the Q&A tomorrow as update.
UPDATE 8/28 - More Q&A with Deputy Inspector Nunes - there were six calls of gunshots heard on Roosevelt Island this year. 5 were unfounded, fireworks or some other loud noise. (No microphones were used so some audience questions are difficult to hear but the responses from Deputy Inspector Nunes are loud and clear)
Can you by chance let us know when this construction will take place?
It’s by the Octagon by the bbq pits. It was supposed to be an access road. We cannot get any info from the building or RIOC. There are no signs. No permits, nothing. Work was supposed to be complete by May...
Another Octagon resident added:
... 50% of those nice new BBQs and Picnic tables in the Octagon Park are getting removed (supposedly relocated) to make way for an “emergency access road” to the Water Tunnel facility....
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will restart construction Monday, Aug. 27 for an emergency access road to the DEP Roosevelt Island site that will be used for emergency responses only. The project was originally slated to begin in April, but encountered contracting delays.
The road will be grass paved and is intended to blend with the existing Octagon building campus. This work is in conjunction with City Water Tunnel No. 3.
When Will Work Take Place?
Work will resume on Monday, August 27 and is anticipated to be completed by mid-October. Work hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM.
What Is the Anticipated Community Impact?
DEP will be working closely with the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, several small shrub trees adjacent to the Octagon, as well as some picnic area furniture (tables and barbecue grills) will be relocated or replaced nearby to clear space for the additional access road.
The Sabrina statue has been cautiously moved out of the access road path.
What will be the protection?
Chain link fence with privacy screening has been installed around the access road work for public safety. Clear signage has been placed along the fencing, providing construction information and pedestrian detour direction.
For additional information on this project, please contact the NYC Department of Environmental Protection: Humberto Galarza, NYC DEP Bureau of Public Affairs & Communications, (o) (718)-595-3504, (e) hgalarza@dep.nyc.gov.
of waterfront promenade shooting suspect on Monday, August 27 (7 PM) at the Manhattan Park Theater Club (8 River Road)
According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC)
The NYPD's 114th Precinct Commander, Deputy Inspector Osvaldo "Ozzie" Nuñez,
will address the Roosevelt Island community tomorrow, Monday 8.27.18; regarding last week's random shootings and subsequent arrest of a suspect - at the Manhattan Park Community Room at 7 p.m.
The event is being sponsored by the Precinct and hosted by Manhattan Park
Roosevelt Island is a mixed income, racially diverse waterfront community situated in the East River of New York City between Manhattan and Queens and is jurisdictionally part of Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Tramway, which connects Roosevelt Island to the rest of Manhattan, has become the iconic symbol of Roosevelt Island to its residents.
The Purpose of this Blog is to provide accurate and timely information about Roosevelt Island as well as a forum for residents to express opinions and engage in a dialogue to improve our community.
