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The Spitfire Grill

Ballyhoo Theatre Mainstage

In this musical by James Valcq and Fred Alley, Percy Talbot has just been released from prison and is seeking a fresh start. Tearing a page from an old travel book, she makes her way to the small town of Gilead, Wisconsin. The local sheriff, Joe Sutter, finds her a job at the Spitfire Grill, and through her healing, she helps to transform the town from one of despair to one of hope and new beginnings. The music, based on the rural folk music of the Great Lakes and Southern Appalachia, imparts a simplicity that is truly beautiful.

September 5-21, 2025, at the Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College

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Parent Guide

Auditions for Annie!

ANNIE FULL Co-PRODUCTION WITH SEATTLE'S PERFORMERS!

We are thrilled to be co-producing Annie The Musical with Seattle's Performers.

Welcome to a fun hybrid style production for youth-adult. The adults/teen ensemble cast in this production will receive a stipend for their work, and our youth ensemble/orphans will be paying a small fee for their educational experience if cast. The youth educational experience will also include a series of workshops in auditioning, vocal health, and team building in addition to rehearsals and 10 performances over two weekends.

ADULTS: $200 Stipend

TEEN ENSEMBLE: $50 Stipend

YOUTH ENSEMBLE/ORPHANS: $400 tuition

ANNIE DESCRIPTION: is a musical with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan. It is based on the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray (which in turn was inspired from the poem Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley). The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre).It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won seven Tony Awards, including for Best Musical. The musical's songs "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life" are among its most popular musical numbers.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: We are looking for experienced performers ages 7 through adult. Please include the audition availability form located below with your audition.

VIDEO AUDITIONS: Please submit a verse and chorus (roughly 32 bars) of a musical theatre song of your choice. And a 30 second-1 minute monologue (or joke if younger).

VIDEO DUE: By 11pm September 3rd (Please submit an unlisted YouTube video) to the show specific email address. bhspannie@gmail.com.

Callbacks will be September 13th & 15th in person at the Lake Forest Park Towne Center. QUESTIONS: Email seattlesperformers@gmail.com or the show specific email address above.

Annie forms

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Previously with Ballyhoo

Carrie: The Musical

Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she’s bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie’s just discovered she’s got a special power, and if pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it. Based on Stephen King's bestselling novel, Carrie features a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, music by Michael Gore, and lyrics by Dean Pitchford.

October 25 - November 10, 2024 at The Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College

Carrie is Rated PG-13

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The One That Got Away

A CABARET

A night dedicated to the roles we DIDN’T get to play! Passed over for that juicy 11 o’clock number? Not cast in your school musical when you were 9? Your show was canceled due to the pandemic? Come hear our performers dish the dirt on what happened, and finally get to sing that song!

December 16, 7:30pm at The Phoenix Theatre in Edmonds

BEND8: ALICE

Ballyhoo is thrilled to bring in the new year with the return of our crowd-favorite fundraiser BEND. Now in its 8th edition, this year’s BEND invites us down the rabbit hole in a queer retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic, Alice in Wonderland. Inspired by various adaptations and featuring exciting songs all across the musical theatre cannon, our alumni return for a festive night of music and storytelling.

BEND8: ALICE is written and arranged by Erich W. Schleck, based on a concept by Shileah Corey, and features a cast of Ballyhoo alumni based all around the country. We invite you back to our favorite annual Ballyhoo tradition!

At The Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College, January 3 and 4 at 7:30pm and January 5 at 2:00pm.

A Year With Frog and Toad

Ballyhoo Theatre and Edmonds College are excited to announce our Mainstage production of A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. This co-production will be COMPLETELY FREE for all audience members, for the entire run. In our efforts to create more accessible theatre-going experiences, we will have a sensory-friendly performance, a shortened performance for families with younger children, as well as an ASL interpreted show for our Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons.

Based on Arnold Lobel's well-loved books, and featuring a wonderful score by Robert and Willie Reale, this whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the Spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. The two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special.

For information about group seating for your school or organization please email ballyhoo.theatre@gmail.com.

Feb 28 - Mar 16 - Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College

Sensory-friendly/shortened performance - March 8

Shortened performance for our youngest partrons - March 11

ASL Interpreted perfomance - March 14

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