EPPING- Director Elaine Gatchell announces open auditions for Leddy Center’s fall production of L. Frank Baum’s classic story, The Wizard of Oz, Saturday, June 2. All parts are open, including Dorothy, the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Tinman, Wizard, Ozians, monkeys, winkies, and munchkins. Since its publication in September 1900, L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has become America’s greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale. The first totally American fantasy for children, it is one of the most-read children’s books. It has also engendered a long series of sequels, stage plays, musicals, and movies. The Oz story has become a classic because it blends elements of traditional magic, such as witches, with ones from early twentieth-century American reality, such as a Kansas cyclone, a scarecrow, a man made of tin, and a wizard from Omaha.

Call Leddy Center at 603-679-2781, Monday through Friday, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, to schedule your audition appointment. Rehearsals begin September 4, and performances are weekends and Wednesdays, October 26- November 14. For more information, go on line at leddycenter.org and click on auditions or call the Leddy office at 603-679-2781.

Leddy Center is a 501C3 non-profit NH Arts and Education Organization.

EPPING—Director Elaine Gatchell announces four exciting summer camps at the new beautiful Leddy Center at Verdant Pastures on Ladd’s Lane in Epping, beginning June 25.

Sing Out I with Mary Gatchell, June 25-29, is for ages 6-9. Sing Out II with Mary Gatchell, July 2-6, is for ages 10-14. Mary’s camps are two hours each day with final performances on our Leddy stage featuring each student in various
choral production numbers. Children will learn voice techniques, harmony, choreography, and composition in these fun summer camps!

Musical Theatre Camp with Elaine and Mary Gatchell, July 2-13, is for ages 8-15. At Elaine and Mary’s two week summer musical theater camp, children will learn three major production numbers from Leddy Center’s summer musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Each student will also perform in a dramatic play and a choreographed song of their own composition in their final camp performance on stage at Leddy Center. The student’s tuition includes a ticket to Leddy’s mainstage summer production.

Summer Mini-Musical Camp with Jen Cardin, July 23-2, is for ages 5-7. Jen’s mini-musical summer camp will be fun for the little ones, full of music and make-believe! The children will learn valuable performance techniques through acting games, creating skits, and singing songs.  The children will also be taught a small scene and a choreographed musical number that will be performed at the end of the week for their families and friends on the Leddy stage!

Register online at www.leddycenter.org or visit or call Leddy Center at 603-679-2781, Monday through Friday, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm to register for these exciting summer camps. Leddy Center is a 501c3 non-profit NH Arts and Education Organization.

Janell Wyman as Essie Carmichael, Matt Lundergan as Ed Carmichael, Mike Coppinger as the FBI Agent, Henry Ferrell as Grandpa.

EPPING— Leddy Center director Elaine Gatchell presents the Moss Hart/George S. Kaufman hilarious comedy of the 1930’s, “You Can’t Take It With You” for two weekends and one Wednesday, March 23- April 1, at Leddy Center in Epping.

This great comedy starred Lionel Barrymore and James Stewart in the 1938 movie of the same name. The movie won 2 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, in 1938. It is the story of the Sycamore family, who at first seems completely mad.  But it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder.  In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy and very rich Kirbys.  The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys (played by Gregory Johnson of Epping), falls in love with Alice Sycamore (played by Hilary Webster of Raymond), and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening.  In the end, the very stuffy Mr. Kirby (played by Greg deZarn-O’Hare of Fremont) is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores, especially since he happens in during a visit by an ex-Grand Duchess, (played by Elizabeth Holcomb of Exeter), who earns her living as a waitress at Child’s Restaurant in New York City.  Mix with this the manufacture of fireworks in the Sycamore basement, Grandpa (played by Dr. Henry Ferrell of Exeter) who is 24 years behind in paying his income taxes, and numerous other goings on, this show is destined to tickle your funny bone.

EPPING—Director Elaine Gatchell announces open auditions for Leddy Center’s summer production of “Fiddler on the Roof”, being presented July 6-22.  Auditions are Saturday, February 11, at Leddy Center at Verdant Pastures on Ladd’s Lane in Epping.

To audition, call Leddy Center at 679-2781, Monday through Friday, from 3pm to 5pm, to schedule an appointment.

Please bring a headshot, prepare a song from the show, and be ready to do a cold reading and learn some dance steps!

More information on Leddy’s website at www.leddycenter.org

Men, women, boys, and girls are needed for these great roles. Come and audition to have a fun filled summer being a part of this great Broadway musical for the whole family!

“AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS” AND “THE GIFT OF THE MAGI” AT LEDDY DEC. 2-11

EPPING– Director Elaine Gatchell and Leddy Center present two Christmas love stories; Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”, for two weekends and one mid week performance, December 2-11.

Jessica Squier as the Mother and 7 year old Ryan Dever as Amahl

These beautiful love musicals represent the essence of the holiday season. With Menotti’s harmonies and Peter Ekstrom’s simplicity of the classic “Gift”, this is a holiday special you don’t want to miss. Seven year old Ryan Dever of Exeter is the boy, Amahl, singing some of Menotti’s most beautiful masterpieces with Jessica Squire of Portsmouth as the Mother.

Our Kings are Don Latham of Hampstead as Kaspar, Craig Johnson of Epping as Balthasar, and Paul Gustavson of Danville as Melchior. Paul Gustavson just returned from China where he had all three of the Kings’ beautiful silk costumes  tailormade for our Kings while he was there.

Jake Hudgins of Hampstead is the Page, and Shepherds are Christina Vogel, Spencer Gregory, Don LaDuke, Jennifer Latham, Beth Gauthier, Stephanie Johnson, Ruth George, Michaela Kosta, Stephanie Storey, Monique Ricard, Joy Wood, John Seymour, Greg Johnson, Bob Collinge,Bill Burr, Matt Lundergan, and Caitlin Meditz.

Starring in O. Henry’s famous classic story “The Gift of the Magi” is Sheila Allen-Harris as Della and Don LaDuke as Jim in this heartwarming s tory set to beautiful music by Peter Ekstrom. Sponsored by D. F. Richard Energy and Ben Franklin Store/ACE Hardward of Raymond, performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sundays and one Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 2pm. Tickets are $18. and $16., depending upon seating. To reserve your tickets for these two special presentations in one very special show, call the Leddy box office at 603-679-2781, Monday through Friday, from 3pm to 5pm, or go on line, 24/7 at leddycenter.org.

Leddy Center is a non-profit 501c3 NH Arts and Education Organization.