by Hard Road Admin | Jan 12, 2017 | Announcements, Auditions
Auditions for OUR TOWN for tonight (Thursday, January 12th) are still a go! They begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Highland Elementary Auditorium, 1800 Lindenthal Ave., Highland, IL. However, if you were planning on attending auditions tomorrow (Friday, January 13th), those have been re-scheduled to Monday, January 16th at 6:30 p.m. at the same location. Callback auditions have also been changed from Saturday, January 14th to Tuesday, January 17th at 6:30p.m. at the same location. If you have any questions If you have any questions about these changes, please contact the director, Chris Weckler at chris@hardroad.org.
by Hard Road Admin | Jan 9, 2017 | Auditions, Youth Auditions
Just a reminder, we are holding auditions for OUR TOWN this Thursday, January 12th & Friday, January 13th at 6:30 p.m. at the Highland Elementary Auditorium, 1800 Lindenthal Ave., Highland, IL. If needed, callbacks will be held on Saturday, January 14th at 11:00 a.m. at the same location. The show has over twenty different roles and offers some wonderful opportunities for men and women, young and old, theatre veterans and newcomers and there are several roles specifically for juveniles (ages 11-17). Written by Thornton Wilder, OUR TOWN is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play and is the most performed play in American theatre. Those auditioning should be prepared to perform readings from the script and perform a pantomime of an everyday activity. In addition, those auditioning should be aware of any conflicts they have between January 15th – April 24th, 2017. Performances of the play will be Apr. 20, 21, 22, and 23rd (there will be two performances on Apr. 23rd), 2017. If you have any questions about auditions or the show, please contact the director, Chris Weckler at chris@hardroad.org.
by Hard Road Admin | Dec 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
We have received many requests and so, without further ado, Hard Road is proud to announce our 2017-2018 season! Please be aware that there might be one or two other productions that might be added at a later date. Also, don’t forget, we still have one production left in our current season: OUR TOWN.
by Hard Road Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Near the beginning of the movie The Jerk, Steve Martin’s character, Navin R. Johnson, gets all excited when the new phone book arrives and he sees his name in print. He makes the statement, “This is the kind of spontaneous publicity – your name in print – that makes people. I’m in print!” Hard Road feels a little like Navin R. Johnson did right now because, we’re in print, too!
Last winter, Hard Road had the privilege of presenting the state and regional premiere of the play DRINKING HABITS 2. At the time, DRINKING HABITS 2 was an unpublished work and Hard Road was the 2nd place in the world to present the play. DRINKING HABITS 2 has now been published by the Playscripts publishing (order a copy here: https://www.playscripts.com/play/2964). The production information from Hard Road’s production has been listed in the front of the script. In addition a photo from Hard Road’s production is featured and Hard Road is mentioned in the thank you comments.
It might not seem like much, but for our little theatre company, this is some great recognition. What this means is that anytime anyone anywhere picks up a copy of DRINKING HABITS 2, they will see Hard Road’s name and Highland, IL. There are theatre companies that have been around much longer than Hard Road that have never been mentioned in a published script. It’s quite an honor. So, congratulations to the cast & crew of DRINKING HABITS 2 and congratulations to Hard Road!
