Oklahoma!  Poster Contest

Attention Amherst Student Artists!  The Amherst PTA's 60th Annual Production of Oklahoma is coming in April!  Producers and Directors are looking for the perfect poster to promote our show! Specifically, we are looking for artwork that will be the focal point of our advertising.  (Artwork only, black and white or color, 8 1/2" x 11" or smaller.  Performance and ticket information will be added later).  Deadline for submissions will be January 15th.  The winner will have the honor of their work being in the local papers, t-shirts, and used on posters that will be posted in our schools and in local stores and ticket outlets.  The winner will also receive 2 free tickets to the show!   

All submissions should be sent to:
Jackie O'Dowd
11 Martingale Rd
Amherst,  NH  03031 
or electronically to jgo100@aol.com
Questions?  Call Jackie at 582-5211

Amherst PTA 60th Annual Play - Oklahoma Auditions!

Oklahoma!, the first musical written by famed composers Rodgers and Hammerstein is coming to the Amherst PTA!  The perfect show to celebrate 60 years of wonderful community theatre with its uplifting  story, beautiful scenery and popular music.  The story is set in Oklahoma territory, with cowboy Curly McLain and his budding romance with farm girl Laurey Williams.  Cowboy Will Parker and his fiance’, the flirtacious Ado Annie liven the story with their trials and tribulations.  Jud Fry, a farm hand soon gets in the way of Curly and Laurie for an unusual love triangle.   

The original Broadway production of Oklahoma opened in 1943.  It was a box-office smash and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances.  In 1955, Oklahoma was adapted for the screen, winning 2 Academy Awards starring Shirley Jones as Laurey and Gordon MacRae as Curly.  The 2002 Broadway revival experienced similar success, being nominated for seven Tony Awards.   With hit songs like Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, The Surrey with the Fringe on Top, I Can’t Say No, People Will Say We’re in Love, and Oklahoma, it is a show not to be missed.  

Auditions will be held Tuesday, January 3rd from 6 – 8pm and Wednesday, January 4th, 6 – 8pm with possible callbacks Thursday, January 5th.  Mandatory first rehearsal and parent meeting is Sunday, January 8th from 1 – 5pm.  Auditions are at Clark School, 14 Foundry Street in Amherst.  Please come with sheet music, prepared to sing, preferably a song in the style of the show and to learn a few dance steps.  

Show dates are April 12th – April 15th  at the Souhegan High School Theatre. 

The show is Directed by Roger Hurd, Advisor to the Director Alan D. Kaplan.  Music Director is Kim Whitehead and Choreography by Vouli Anthimidou.  Producers Jackie O'Dowd and Rita Piotrowski.  
Amherst PTA website: www.amherstpta.org

Any questions please call Jackie O'Dowd at 582-5211.

For further audition information, please go to this link:
https://sites.google.com/site/amherstoklahomaauditions/home

To download the PTA Playbill Advertisement and Sponsership forms, please click on the below links.

PTA Playbill Advertisement Form (.doc, 1MB)
PTA Playbill Sponsorship Form (.doc, 1MB)