Five & Dime has canceled the 2021 Fall Show due to the ongoing Covid crisis. However, we are looking into other ways to safely bring theater to Eureka Springs, perhaps in venues that provide a lower risk of infection spread, such as outdoor areas. We will provide further updates as these plans evolve.
A High Hat Christmas: The Third Santa is Five & Dime’s new production. Written and directed by Chris Ritthaler (with extensive and liberal interpretation by the cast). This is our second annual Holiday Radio Show at the Crescent Hotel Conservatory in Eureka Springs.
Performances are Thursday and Friday, December 12 & 13, 2019. Entry is $25 which includes our live “radio” show and hors d’ouevres. Cash bar is available. The doors open at 6pm, the show starts at 7 o’clock.
The performance is an old-time radio theater style complete with sound effects, a foley table, and a real rotary telephone.
Open auditions are being held Monday, September 9 and Tuesday, September 10 from 6-8pm at the Carnegie Library Annex at 192b Spring Street in Eureka Springs.
No experience is necessary, just a desire to join in the fun on stage. No prepared monologues are required. Actors will read exerpts from the plays that will be performed in this fall’s performance series.
Call-backs will be Thursday and Friday, September 12th and 13th.
CALL FOR DIRECTORS
QUALIFICATIONS: We are seeking Directors for one or more of five short plays to be produced as part of the Fourth Annual Five & Dime Drama Collective Fall Performance Series in Eureka Springs. Theater experience is required, although prior directing experience is not essential. Five & Dime utilizes a collaborative approach to working with authors, actors and production team. We are unable to provide compensation or cover travel expenses at this time.
SCHEDULE: Candidates must submit a Cover Letter of Application, a Bio, and confirmation of your availability for the rehearsal schedule to FiveAndDimeDrama@gmail.com by July 31, 2019. All scheduled activities will be in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
SCRIPTS:
The script selection is underway. We are reviewing new (not previously produced) short dramatic performance scripts that may fit either a 10-minute format. Announcement of Scripts and Directors will be made by August 10, 2019.
ABOUT US: Five & Dime Drama Collective is a group of Eureka Springs authors, actors and artists, including Director Larry Horn, Board President and Kenn Woodard, Executive Creative Producer. We seek new works that challenge our audiences intellectually and artistically. We do not limit content or language. At this time, we produce only work by and intended for adults, and only in English. We provide publicity throughout Northwest Arkansas and handle venue arrangements in Eureka Springs. Now in our fourth season, our past performances have included a full-length multimedia play, ten minute play series, a poetry slam showcase, and a lyric poem adapted to the stage. We encourage the use of varied disciplines (prose, poetry, rap) and incorporating music, movement, video, or other artistic elements.
For more information on Five & Dime, check out our website: http://FiveAndDimeDramaCollective.org/
