Hey ISU Theatre,

I've been cast as Hot Blades Harry in the production URINETOWN: The Musical at Ames Community Theatre (ACTORS). Rehearsals have been going well- I'm in a lot of dance numbers that have all been choreographed. The cast is a lot of fun. We have a good time. The shows are scheduled to be in June. The press release follows:

Ames Community Theater to present ‘Urinetown’
11:29 AM, May 17, 2012 | by Michael Morain |  Comments Categories: Arts in Iowa

 The Ames Community Theater, known as ACTORS, doesn’t stage full-on musicals very often. But when they do, they go all out.
Here’s the press release about their new show, set to open on June 8:
While traveling through Europe on a tight student budget, Greg Kotis encountered a pay-per-use toilet and drew the inspiration for the hilarious sardonic, “Urinetown: The Musical.”
Little is safe from ridicule in this musical tale, a dark satire pokes fun the legal system, capitalism, popular politics and corporate corruption.
In this timeless story, written by Kotis, with music by Mark Hollmann, a 20-year drought makes private toilets an unaffordable luxury, or “a privilege to pee.”  Instead, urinating is done in pay-to-use public toilets controlled by the super corporation, Urine Good Company (UGC), whose CEO Caldwell B. Cladwell (Bill Helms) is scheming new fee hikes with Senator Fipp (Mike Miller).  Worse yet, failing ones duty to “pay to pee” results in a one-way ticket to the penal colony Urinetown, and no one has ever returned from Urinetown.
Penelope Pennywise (Lynn Lloyd) and her assistant Bobby Strong (Ben Ward) are custodians of Public Amenity #9, one the filthiest urinals in town, around which the poor masses huddle and try to hustle pennies to pee.  The story takes off when Bobby’s father, Joseph “Old Man” Strong (Dean Stevens) has to pee with no ability to pay and urinates on the street.  Officer Lockstock (Brian Parrish) and his sidekick, Officer Barrel (Ben Moews) quickly arrest Old Man Strong and take him to Urinetown, never to return.  The conflict is compounded by Bobby Strong’s love affair with Caldwell B. Cladwell’s daughter, Hope (Lacey Parker).
“I saw this show on Broadway and thought it was the perfect ACTORS show and now we are doing it,” artistic director Stan Rabe said. ”This is the most fun we’ve had doing a big musical in a lot of years.”
Cynthia Marten directs the music, Susan Glass choreographs, and Mike Jackson is the technical director.  Jane Kennedy-Funk and Jeff Blevins are co-producers.

Performances:
June 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd at 7:30 pm
June 17th & 24th at 2:00 pm
Tickets:
$20 Friday/Saturday
$20 Sunday Matinee, $15 at the door if available
Tickets Available At:
Gallery 319
310 Main Street
(515) 232-2354
Tickets are also available at the door for show only performances, subject to availability

Keep living the dream,
Brandon