Press Release
Date: 11/12/2010 Call For Scripts for "THE ROCKFORD FOLLIES (Not Totally Legal)"
by Press Release
The Rockford Dance Company has issued a Call for Scripts for its upcoming fundraiser, The Rockford Follies (Not Totally Legal) which will be produced at the Coronado Theater on February 26, 2011. Building upon the concept of the popular and successful “Legal Follies” produced by Prairie State Legal Services for more than a decade, the Dance Company will be opening up writing and casting beyond the legal community. This will become a true community event since community volunteers will be writing, singing, dancing and acting in this endeavor.
For this concept to be successful we first need to put the writing materials together. RDC is asking writers to submit their scripts regarding local or national politics on line at rockforddancecompany.com. There is a one page application form to fill out. Applications are also available in the RDC offices at the Riverfront Museum Park.
A writing committee is being assembled and led by Connie Kuntz. This committee will review and choose the winning scripts. Writers will be contacted and will be asked what kind of involvement they want in preparing for the production. A writer could claim the right to cast and rehearse the scene themselves or do nothing at all.
Auditions will be held January 15, 2011 in Kresge Hall at Riverfront Museum Park at 10:00 am. Everyone is invited to the casting call. Singers, actors and dancers are needed for the show.
On stage leading the cast in comical spoofs featuring edgy political satire and community humor will be the co-masters of ceremonies, Paul Logli, President and CEO of the United Way of Rock River Valley, and Ian Linnabary, an attorney with Reno & Zahm, LLP. Joining Paul and Ian are local celebrities, Mimi Murphy, Doug Mark, Steve Vrtol, Linda Abronski, Dave Syverson, Rosemary Collins, Judy Emerson, Anne O’Keefe, John Beck, Tim Dimke, and Steve Larson among others.
What: Rockford Follies (Not Totally Legal)
Script Submission Deadline: December 3, 2010
Where: On line at rockforddancecompany.com
Performance Date: February 26, 2011, 8 p.m.
Where: Coronado Performing Arts Center, Rockford
Casting Call: January 15, 2011, 10:00 a.m., Riverfront Museum Park
