THE LORD OF THE FLIES PROJECT AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED
The education program involves local high school students in their own production of
Lord of the Flies
WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced auditions on October 27 at 6 pm for the Company’s education initiative, The Lord of the Flies Project.
In conjunction with WaterTower Theatre’s professional production of Lord of the Flies (running January 22 – February 14, 2016), The Lord of the Flies Project will involve local high school students in their own fully-produced show on the WaterTower Theatre stage. The cast will be comprised of male and female students from any high school in Dallas and surrounding areas.
The auditions will be held at WaterTower Theatre / Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas, 75001. Auditions are by appointment only and may be made by visiting
https://instant-scheduling.com/sch.php?kn=204069&typId=52709&step=2. Callbacks will be held on October 28 at WaterTower Theatre. Performances of The Lord of the Flies Project will be on February 2 and 9 at 7.30 pm. For more information, please contact Janeth Farnsworth, Education & Community Services Manager, at
jfarnsworth@watertowertheatre.org or by calling
972.450.6228.
Rehearsals for the student production of The Lord of the Flies Project will be held January 4 through February 1, 2016 in the evenings. Tickets to these two performances will go on sale December 15, 2015 and are $10 in advance or Pay What You Can at the door. The performances will be open to the general public. Tickets may be purchased by phone at
972.450.6232 or in-person at the WaterTower Theatre Box Office Office (Tuesday – Friday, 12pm to 6pm) Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas 75001
About Lord of the Flies
WaterTower Theatre's professional production of Lord of the Flies will be directed by Kelsey Leigh Ervi. The play is based on the William Golding novel of the same name. When a group of schoolboys survives a catastrophic plane crash, what starts as a desert island adventure quickly descends into a struggle for survival in a darkly sinister world of superstition and immorality. As the boys slowly explore their new-found freedom, their fun and games turn into vicious battles for power. When the group splits into two opposing tribes: one that strives for civility and another that delights in savage violence; the competition escalates into a dangerous, frightening climax. Based on the groundbreaking 1954 novel, this gripping classic looks into the darker sides of human nature where it’s civilization vs. savagery and the mob vs. morality.
About The Lord of the Flies Project
The Lord of the Flies Project is one of WaterTower Theatre’s education initiatives. Local high school-aged students will perform in a student production of the play, Lord of the Flies. They will also have the opportunity to attend rehearsals with the professional actors in WaterTower Theatre’s production of Lord of the Flies.
About WaterTower Theatre Education Programs
WaterTower Theatre’s education mission is to nurture the academic and emotional education of young people through theatre; and to make the rich benefits reaped from the experience available to all socio-economic levels and all traditionally underserved populations in Addison and Dallas. WaterTower Theatre strives to further these three key elements: Audiences, inspiring current and future audiences to discover theatre and its connection to their lives; Artists, investing in training, support and development of emerging young arts professionals; Arts Education, contributing to the community-wide efforts to improve the quality of life and the scope of arts education in North Texas.
About WaterTower Theatre:
WaterTower Theatre is one of the leading regional theatres in North Dallas and Texas. The Company’s 2015-2016 Season is its 20th season. It is consistently recognized for its artistic excellence by the Dallas Theatre League, Dallas/Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum, The Dallas Morning News, The Dallas Observer,D Magazine and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, among others. WaterTower Theatre has a subscription base of more than 2,000 subscribers and serves an audience of over 32,000 patrons annually.
WaterTower Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support of The Town of Addison, TACA, Texas Commission on the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts and the Shubert Foundation. WaterTower Theatre is supported, in part, through the generosity of Atmos Energy, Don and Barbara Daseke Million Air Dallas, Women of WaterTower Theatre, WaterTower Theatre Board of Directors, Slalom Consulting, Bob and Barbara Bigham: the Baylor Oral Health Foundation, Frost Bank, Liberty Capital Bank, Nissan Foundation, Target, Pinnacle and Rainmaker Advertising.
WTT is privileged to make its home at the Addison Theatre Centre, an award-winning flexible theatre space that can be reconfigured to accommodate each new production.
WaterTower Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support of:
WaterTower Theatre is 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization as designate by the IRS. Like all arts organizations, WaterTower Theatre relies on both ticket income and donations from individuals, corporations, foundations, organization and government to produce world-class live professional theatre and offer community outreach and arts education programs. WaterTower Theatre is grateful for the support provided from The Town of Addison, TACA, The National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Schubert Foundation and the hundreds of individuals, corporations and foundations whose annual donations make live professional theatre possible in the Town of Addison to be enjoyed by all in North Texas.
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