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RISE to hold auditions for RIDE THE CYCLONE, 11/10 & 11/12 in Woonsocket

 

We are thrilled to announce auditions for our winter 2025 MainStage production!

 

WHEN:
Sunday, November 10 & Tuesday, November 12
6:30-8:30 PM, both days
Call Backs (if needed): Thursday, November 14, 6:30

WHERE:
Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
320 Main St., Woonsocket RI, 02895

PERFORMANCES:
February 21-March 1, 2025
2/21: 7:30
2/22: 7:30
2/23: 2:00
2/28: 7:30
3/1: 2:00 and 7:30

RIDE THE CYCLONE
In a dilapidated warehouse at an abandoned amusement park, an aging mechanical fortune-teller –The Amazing Karnak – comes to life, bringing with him a ghostly choir of five deceased high-schoolers. The teens were all members of the Saint Cassian Chamber Choir, tragically killed on the park’s infamous roller coaster: The Cyclone. Now, Karnak has the power to return one of these youths to life, but they must decide among themselves who is most worthy of a second chance to “ride the cyclone." Full of zany, vaudeville-style numbers, Ride the Cyclone is a gritty, unsettling, thrilling comedy!

Book, Music and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond
Directed and Music Directed by Mike Konnerth
Stage Manager: Monica Blanchette
Producer: Nikki Da’Bronzo

For all the information, please visit www.ristage.org

ABOUT RISE
Now entering our 18th season, Rhode Island Stage Ensemble is one of the pre-eminent theater companies of northern Rhode Island. RISE’s mission is to provide quality, affordable theater performances and high-caliber education programs for children, youth, and adults.
 
Please don't hesitate to contact me! I'd love to discuss how this production and its actors connect to YOUR local community! Please help us support the arts in Northern Rhode Island!
 
Christian O’Neill
Artistic Director, Rhode Island Stage Ensemble
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