Pittsburgh Savoyards

Stage and Vocal Auditions for Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado” will be held at:
Our Lady of Victory Church Auditorium
1000 Lindsay Road, Carnegie, PA 15106
Monday Dec 15, 2014 from 7:30 pm until 9 pm
and also on Wednesday Dec 17, 2014 from 7:30 pm until 9 pm

(Audition posting – printable flier)

Stage Director Nick Mitchell
Music Director Guy Russo

Prepare a song that best showcases your voice:
either Gilbert & Sullivan (preferred), standard musical theater, or classical.

An accompanist will be provided (no a’capella selections)
Please bring Resume and Head-shot,
No Appointment is necessary.
Auditions will be conducted in order of arrival.

Printable Audition Forms are available online and onsite on both audition days. For questions about Mikado Auditions, email to auditions@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call: 412-734-8476 (voice mail).

The Pittsburgh Savoyards present Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado” or, The Town of Titipu
Stage Director Nick Mitchell
Music Director Guy Russo
Performances  March 6 – 15, 2015
at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie PA

Today, Oct 2, is the Arts Day of Giving sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the Pittsburgh Foundation. Unfortunately the Pittsburgh Savoyards are not part of this event due to a misunderstanding about eligibility. Please do give generously to our fellow Pittsburgh arts organizations, and as always we are glad to accept your support through direct donations.

See you at The Sorcerer, opening October 10!

The Pittsburgh Savoyards are seeking a Stage Director for our Spring 2015 production, The Mikado, by Gilbert & Sullivan. Performance dates are March 6 – 15th, 2015.

Resumes and Letters accepted through Wed Oct 15, 2014. Interviews to be held Oct 18, 2014 by Appointment .

Gilbert & Sullivan or other Operetta experience preferred.

Send letters of interest, resumes (MS-WORD; PDF; or Text) and contact information to:
directorsearch@pittsburghsavoyards.org

Or Mail to:

DIRECTOR SEARCH – MIKADO
Pittsburgh Savoyards
P.O. Box 44065
Pittsburgh, PA 15205-4065

For additional information or inquiries, email directorsearch@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call 412-734-8476 to leave voice mail.

We are pleased to offer local nonprofit organizations a limited number of free tickets to the opening weekend of its upcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Sorcerer (opening weekend dates October 10, 11, and 12, 2014).

The free tickets will be for general-admission seats, and will be honored at any of the three opening-weekend performances of The Sorcerer at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Local nonprofit groups with an educational mission will be preferred.

For consideration and more information about this offer please view our Nonprofit Tickets for Sorcerer press release.

The Savoyards’ production of The Sorcerer is just around the corner! You can now pre-purchase tickets via Showclix. You can also now purchase ads in the Savoyards program using our advertising form. Advertising in our program is a great way to promote your business or support your friends or family participating in the show! NOTE:  Ad requests must be received by Sunday Sept 28, 2014 to be included in our program.

Last month, we held our annual Board of Trustees elections.

We welcome newly elected members Bonnie Bogovich, Ed Griffiths and Garth Schaffer. We also welcome ongoing members Michael Greenstein, Andrea Carriker, Lynette Garlan, and Jim Newsome to their new positions as President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary.

Special thanks to our outgoing Board of Trustees members Eric Hayes, Jane Huff and Steve Leonard for their dedication and service on our Board.

Thanks to all for serving during the 77th Season !

We are pleased to announce our cast in this Fall’s production of The Sorcerer!

We are excited to announce stage and vocal auditions for our Fall 2014 show: Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Sorcerer. Come be a part of of this exciting show!

Auditions will be held at Our Lady of Victory Church Auditorium, 1000 Lindsay Road, Carnegie, PA 15106.

Wednesday June 4, 2014 from 7:30 pm until 9 pm
Monday June 23, 2013 from 7:30 pm until 9 pm

No appointment is necessary. Auditions will be conducted in order of arrival.

Prepare a song that best showcases your voice: either Gilbert & Sullivan (preferred), standard musical theater, or classical. An accompanist will be provided (no a capella selections).

Please bring:

• Sheet music for the accompanist.
• Filled out audition form. (Or fill one out when you get there.)
• Resume.
• Head-shot.

For questions email auditions@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call: 412-734-8476 (voice mail).

The Pittsburgh Savoyards are proud to be part of the Pittsburgh Foundation’s Day of Giving next Tuesday, May 6. This is a great chance to support the Pittsburgh Savoyards and your other favorite Pittsburgh charities! On Tuesday, May 6, just make your donations at http://www.pittsburghgives.org/, and the Pittsburgh Foundation will partially match it!

For this year’s Day of Giving, the match pool for Allegheny County is expected to be approximately $750,000, and for Westmoreland approximately $50,000, both similar to recent annual events. The match pool in Westmoreland County was provided thanks to generous support by donors Sean Cassidy and Gina Sciarrino, Old Joe Charities, Inc and Hamil Manufacturing as well as other contributors in the local community.
– http://pittsburghfoundation.org/node/27529

Thank you for your support!

We are proud to announce that thanks to our generous sponsors for the Grand Duke’s Dress Ball, we have changed our cash bar to an open bar! There are a few tickets left – get yours now!