Enjoy Ripples! and a few extra bits of NEWS

A Dolls House is Riverwalk's first Full Length Show since the shutdown — still virtual, but you actually buy a ticket and watch during your purchased time slot. Tickets are available here: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/45492 Check out the article in the attached Ripples for more info!
Tickets are $20 plus handling fees, but NOTE: if you still have season ticket coupons leftover, you CAN use them on this show— but you will have to message the Riverwalk Facebook page or let Manager Mike in the office know (517-482-5700 - rwt@Riverwalktheatre.com) since Rita or Mike will have to get you your viewing code manually.


ALSO, WILX news 10 is going to do a segment on Dolls House! Keep an eye on the Riverwalk Facebook page for news on WHEN. It should be this coming week!

CASTING CALL
for an MSU Law College competition among law students to role play clients seeking legal advice. 

IMPROVISATION ACTING OPPORTUNITY REGIONAL LAW SCHOOLS CLIENT COUNSELING COMPETITION 
Use your acting and improvisational skills, have fun and help law students at the same time!

RIVERWALK THEATRE is looking for 12 actors who are interested in playing potential clients in a regional competition hosted by the MSU College of Law. If you are interested in an unusual acting gig where you will be taking a client description, building a character consistent with those materials and playing that character in the highly improvisational environment of a client interview this gig is for you! Interviews with the student legal teams will be virtual via Zoom.

WHEN AND WHO:

PRELIMINARY ROUNDS – FRIDAY, JANUARY 29. THREE 45 MINUTE INTERVIEWS BETWEEN 11AM AND 2PM. *9 clients needed (Male and Female)

Profile 1 (3 clients) - Client Jill/Bill Robinson is looking to talk to lawyers about something that happened at a recent sporting event.

Profile 2 (3 clients) - Client JJ Williams made an appointment to see lawyers about daughter who is having a problem with her college tennis team.

Profile 3 (3 clients) - Client Kurt/Karrie Severt, who is an orchestra conductor, scheduled an appointment to discuss problems with Severt’s job and to obtain advice on how to handle an upcoming meeting.

SEMI-FINAL ROUNDS – FRIDAY, JANUARY 29. TWO 60 MINUTE INTERVIEWS BETWEEN 4PM AND 6:15PM. *3 clients needed (Female)

Profile (3 clients) - Client Constance Bradford was a scholarship athlete at one of the local colleges. She has concerns that she is the victim of discrimination.

FINAL ROUND – SATURDAY, JANUARY 30. THREE 60 MINUTE INTERVIEWS BETWEEN 11AM AND 2PM. * 1 client needed (Male or Female)

Profile - Client Carl/Carla Savoir is an art collector who is in currently involved in a dispute over some John Styles paintings.

ONLINE ORIENTATION SESSION: 7PM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27.

If interested and available, please contact Tom Ferris at mailto:tjferris49@gmail.com as soon as possible. ​

This is the weekend to view the first new play on the Covid-Shutdown Greater Lansing Theatre Scene in a lo-o-o-ong time.  It’s an entertaining and involving hour — free of charge - only this weekend, on Youtube. Don’t miss it!

PASS THE DUCKS  will be accessible on YouTube is 5:00 on January 22 to 5:00 on Monday, January 25.  Here is the direct link:  https://youtu.be/HLYogAbTyKs 

The play, written by Doak Bloss, directed by Emily Clark with assistance from Marcus Fields, features Heath Sartorius and Doak Bloss as two men meeting to discuss a third who has died. Over the course of a summer each challenges the other in unforeseen ways on their way to a mutual reckoning of loss and forgiveness. 

Mark and I enjoyed our “sneak preview” very much and I want to watch again, to see if I notice any “tweaks” - editing improvements - that may have been added.(Thanks to Matt Ottinger, for all his video/editing artistry.)

You can check out more info and my “review” at http://www.greaterlansingtheatre.net/reviews

The script is a tad “PG” in spots, dealing with LGBTQ issues among others — not a kids’ show, despite the “Ducks” reference. And yes, you WILL learn what the phrase “Pass the Ducks” actually means during the course of the show!

Though viewing is free of charge, Doak has suggested donations to Riverwalk Theatre in response to his show — however, note that it has been an independent production, not directly sponsored by Riverwalk. https://www.riverwalktheatre.com/act-ii-campaign.html
Doak welcomes sharing of this announcement via various social networks in the theatre, human services, social justice, community organizing, and LGBTQ communities.

For more information, contact Doak Bloss at mailto:doakbliss@gmail.com

Ixion is excited to announce that we've selected six scripts for our production of "Dreams" that will go up in May.

We are equally excited to announce that we are specifically looking for new or aspiring directors to direct four of the plays. New directors will be responsible for the creative vision of their individual piece, but will also receive feedback and guidance from three experienced directors. Too, our artistic director will assist new directors with production concerns and other issues as they arrive.

Rehearsals and auditions for "Dreams" will be via zoom and begin late March. Performances will be outdoors in local amphitheaters.

Persons interested in directing for the first time or perhaps just for the first time with Ixion are encouraged to send a note to our artistic director jeff croff via this email, ixionensemble@gmail.com with "New Director" in subject line. 

We would like to select the directors by the end of January.

We hope your new year is looking bright. We know we're excited to be finally looking toward another production.

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