Gina Wilhelm Actress – The Producers are Coming!
Seattle Musical Theatre’s production of “The Producers” opens Friday, September 18th, at Seattle’s Magnuson Park. The play runs through October 4th.
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Gina Wilhelm Actress – The Producers are Coming!
Gina Wilhelm Actress – Review of Jane Eyre in the Seattle Times
The Seattle Times printed a lovely review of “Jane Eyre”, in which I appear in dual roles of Miss Scatcherd and Lady Ingram, today.
Showtimes are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. through March 1st.
The theater is in Magnuson Park at 7400 Sand Point Way in Seattle in building 47.
For tickets, call (206) 363-2809 or visit the website for details.
In particular, the review pointed out the good chemistry between Jane (Danielle Barnum) and Rochester (James Padilla).
It also singles out the girls playing young Jane (Keaton Whittaker) and Helen Burns (Olivia Spokoiny). It doesn’t say so in the review, but both of these girls, less than half my age, are complete professionals.
Other accolades are given to Jenny Shotwell as Blanche Ingram and Walayn Sharples as Mrs. Fairfax.
The review is highly complimentary of the performance, though has some criticism of the script itself.
The reviewer, John Hartl, particularly likes the touches that director Gregory Magyar did involving young and adult Jane.
Gina Wilhelm Actress – Jane Eyre Opens Today!
Seattle Musical Theatre’s production of “Jane Eyre” opens today, February 13th, at Seattle’s Magnuson Park.
The play runs through March 1. We show Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. We also have a 7:30 performance on Thursday, Feb. 26.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 206-363-2809. You can also visit the SMT website.
Tickets range from $30-35 for adults and $25-30 for students and seniors.
The address for Magnuson Park is 7400 Sand Point Way NE. The theater is in building 47. Directions and maps are also on the SMT website.
The website also has a “study guide” for the play.
I play Miss Scatcherd, Lady Ingram, and a maidservant.
I’m particularly excited, as this is my first show with SMT, a company with which I’ve wanted to work for QUITE some time.
The show is directed by Gregory Magyar, who directed me in Inherit the Wind.
You’ve read about the auditions, now see the show!
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Here’s an early announcement for dates and times for Jane Eyre:
The show will run February 13-March 1, 2009. It will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm.
There will also be a performance on February 26 at 7:30 pm.
Tickets can be purchased by calling (206) 363-2809 or by going to Click4Tix.
Ticket information can be found at Seattle Musical Theatre’s website.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
I had my “Jane Eyre” callback last night at Seattle Musical Theatre.
It was a good-if very chilly-audition. I have it on good authority from my friend who’s done two shows there that the dressing rooms are frigid. I bet that a space heater is a really poor idea, too. Darn.
There were a ton of people there I know, and a ton more that I’ve seen in other shows.
The director said up front that they were going to have people read for certain roles; we wouldn’t necessarily read for all parts. Then folks would be going home as he was finished with us.
I appreciate this. I’ve been to 6-hour callbacks, and they’re frustrating. It makes me feel like the director actually respects my time, too.
First they had the little Janes go. All really good candidates; I could see any of them in the part. Luckily, there are other children in the show, so maybe the other two will get in.
After that, they had most of the candidates do a big ensemble piece. The music director kept swapping people in and out and listening to the group.
There were only four people there who weren’t auditioning for roles that double with ensemble, so they had us pretty much all up there. Then they had some girls read for another role.
Finally, they called up a Mrs. Fairfax candidate. It turns out they wanted me to read that, too. There was a scene, and then they had us learn not one but TWO songs.
The first song was a character piece, sort of pattery, with all sorts of chromatic notes. With lots of counting and syncopation. Ack! It was HARD!
Then we learned another song. This one was a trio. With more counting. So, um, ack again.
They kept changing up the parts this time again. But they had me sing my voice part twice. I was the only one who got to sing that voice part twice.
Anyway, the upshot of all this is that I got a call at 5 p.m. today (Well, 4:58)!
I’ve been cast as Miss Scatcherd (which was the part I sang twice in the trio) and Lady Ingram, who is the mother of Jane’s rival. And then I’ll be in the ensemble when I’m not playing those.
I have no idea who else is in my show.
The two women who were reading for my daughter are awfully close in age to me. So I’ll be acting AND in make up. I get to create two completely different characters that are both older than I am.
I’m very excited. I’ve wanted to work with this director again since the last show I did with him, and I’ve wanted to work with this company for a long time.
First rehearsal is this upcoming Monday. I’m sure I’ll post more about rehearsals as things occur.
Huzzah!