Curtain Call: A look at what’s happening on the local theater circuit

Improv in Waterbury

The Waterbury Reader Improv Troupe — WRIT — is looking for new members, and occasionally an audience.

The improvisational troupe is an inclusive, wildly feminist community group for age 21 and up. It meets Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Green Mountain Performing Arts, 37 Commercial Drive, Waterbury, at Routes 2 and 100.

On the last Tuesday of the month, performances are open to the public. A $2 donation will go directly to the studio rent.

Improv is a form of theater in which the the characters, plot, dialogue and more are made up on the spot. Popular improv shows include “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” True improv doesn’t have to be funny but it usually is.

The troupe avoids stereotypes and does not use other groups as the butt of any joke. No experience is needed to join. The group offers a safe zone to try something new and believes comedy and theater should strive to include everyone.

The first class is free; subsequent drop-ins are $4 each or $10 for the whole month.

Information: facebook.com/readerimprov; Z Bandelier, suisapere@gmail.com.

Randolph auditions

Vermont Pride Theater is holding auditions for “Jeffrey,” Paul Rudnick’s Obie Award-winning 1992 play, on Saturday, April 23, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Chandler Center for the Arts, 71-73 Main St., Randolph.

Justin Quackenbush has been cast as Jeffrey and Dawn Kearon will play all the women in his life. To complete the cast, director Richard Waterhouse is seeking men in their 20s through 50s. The show dates are Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 31, during Vermont Pride Theater’s sixth annual summer pride festival.

For audition materials, contact the director: 646-656-0879, rikwala@gmail.com.

Theater camp at Peoples Academy

Two camps in musical theater production will be offered this summer at Peoples Academy in Morrisville.

The camps are sponsored by Vermont Family Theatre, in its 19th year of providing high-quality performance arts experiences to the children of the Northeast Kingdom and surrounding towns, and the Unbound Summer Program in Morrisville.

• June 20-24 is an advanced musical theater camp for children age 8 and up who love to be on stage, working toward their final performance of Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” on Friday, June 24, at 7 p.m.

• June 27 to July 1 is Storybook Musical Theater Camp for ages 5 to 13 and all skill levels, from beginners to advanced stage experience, concluding on Friday, July 1, at 7 p.m. with a musical comedy performance of Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Book.”

Camp hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with lunch included. Children and teens can attend both camps, which offer workshops in acting, singing, dance choreography, scenic and prop design, arts and crafts, technical theater, and more.

Tuition is $130 per child, and $100 for each additional child in the family. Register for both camps and receive a $30 discount.

Registration: vermontfamilytheatre.weebly.com or pick up a registration form at Peoples Academy. Information: 323-9633, vtfamilytheatre@gmail.com.

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