Jazz and Liquor!

A 5-6-7-8! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is about that time to start plugging away for Chicago! The show has been coming along since the middle of February and opening night is just around the corner (well, isn't that just the goat's whiskers! -- Look it up.) I can honestly say that this show will be one of the best of my theatrical career thus far, and I cannot wait for it to open! The cast is overflowing with talent and the some of the most adept dancers I have had the pleasure of working with. Let's face it, Fosse ain't easy folks! So here's my shameless plug...

Come see the St. Mark's Players' production of Chicago! Shake the blues away and dance into the thrilling world of jazz, liquor, cabarets, maniacal murderesses and greasy lawyers at the St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Southeast DC (right on Capitol Hill!). Directed by Rick Hayes, Music Directed by Jay Wickert, and Choreography by Jeremy McShan, adapted by Rikki Howie. The show opens on May 6 and will run until May 21 with Friday and Saturday shows starting at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees starting at 4 p.m. I assure you it will be a grand night filled with tons of bunny huggin' and Fosse dance moves!

Go to http://www.stmarksplayers.org/ for more information and to reserve tickets! Don't be a wurp or a rotten tomato and do it NOW!

Cast:
Velma Kelly - Anya Nebel
Roxie Hart - Richelle "Rikki" Howie
Roxie Hart Alternate - Kimberly Pyle
Billy Flynn - Erik Kennedy
Matron Mama Morton - Genevieve Williams
Amos Hart - Stephen Yednock
Mary Sunshine - Heather Cipu
Merry Murderesses:
Liz - Liz Sutton
Annie - Mairead McKendry Sauter
June - Ivanna Alexander
Katalin Hunyak - Caroline Griswold
Mona - Jocelyn Hunt
Ensemble:
Fred Casely/Aaron - Taurean Maray Barber
Sargeant. Fogarty - Jason Damaso
Harry - Scotty Beland
Go-To-Hell Kitty - Brena Holman
Martin Harrison - MarQuis Fair
Judge - Rosemary Hartmann
Jury - Bobbie Legg
Dancers - Roslyn Fernandez, Tiffany Banks

In other news, A Change Gon' Come is making a comeback! This time for 2011 DC Black Theatre Festival! The Finest! will be re-mounting the production for the festival on June 12 and June 16 at the Mount Vernon Square United Methodist Church's Undercroft Theatre. I am unsure at this point, but I think the casting is almost the same so it promises to be an AMAZING show once again!

Other than that, there's not much news to uncover for you all. I auditioned for Disney last week, have a few auditions coming up in the next few days for some films, and interview coming up for Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company! So I'll keep you all posted!

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Venus in Furs

A few weeks ago I was contracted to do some press photographs for The Studio Theatre's production of Venus in Furs. The photos are now up on the theatre's web-site, which is really exciting news for me because I am now officially a professional photographer! What's even more exciting was that the work goes exactly along with what I went to college for and what I specialized in. You can see the photos at this link : Venus in Furs Press Photos







The production will star actors Christian Conn as Thomas, the playwright-director of an adaptation of Leopold van Sacher-Masoch's novel Venus in Furs, and Erica Sullivan as Vanda, the seductive actress auditioning for the role of the character mirroring Wanda von Dunajew (the novel's central female character) who in the context of the novel made her male lover her sex slave. As interesting as the synopsis sounds, I hope that my photos make an addition to the intrigue of purchasing tickets for this performance!

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All images owned and copyrighted by Scotty Beland.