The Ritz Theatre Company

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🍦Meet Rizzo and Kenickie🍦

Rydell High School's favorite dysfunctional couple! Will Rizzo be impressed with Kenickie's new car? Only one way to find out! Grab your tickets to see GREASE at the Ritz this summer!

📅June 26 - July 19
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🍔Danny and Kenickie!🍔

Just a couple of Burger Palace Boys enjoying a cigarette after an undoubtedly healthy meal. GREASE opens at the Ritz on June 26th! Get your tickets now!

📅June 26th - July 19
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DREAM ON! 🎤

The fourth installment of our very successful Cabaret Series is nearly upon us! DREAM ON! curated by Connor Twigg takes the stage on July 1st @ 7:30pm. Grab your tickets at www.ritztheatreco.org.

🔥Meet Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko!🔥

Summer nights are heating up as the cast of GREASE prepares to take the stage! Meet the rest of the Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys for this summer classic that is sure to get your toes tap-tap-tapping!

📅 June 26 - July 19
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Beat the heat and schedule visit to the Ritz today!

AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT – TROLLS AND MEN

Written by Alex Wilkie
Directed by Lori Aleixo-Howard

The Ritz Theatre Company is currently seeking a diverse cast of local, non-union artists for the world premiere of TROLLS AND MEN, an original play being produced as part of our New Works Initiative. All performers will receive a small stipend between $200-$300.

AUDITION PROCESS:

1st Round: Send your headshot, resume, and self-tape to [email protected].
Self-tapes should contain a dramatic monologue. YouTube links are preferred. If sending via Google Drive, please ensure anyone provided the link can access. Deadline for self-tapes is Wednesday, July 1st @ 5:00pm

2nd Round: Callbacks by invitation only on Monday, July 6th beginning at 6:30pm. Further info on callbacks will be provided to all artists invited to attend.

REHEARSALS: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings beginning August 2nd
PERFORMANCES: October 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25

SYNOPSIS:
When World War II arrives on the doorstep of Norway, Julius Thoreson, the Artistic Director of the Trondheim Transformational Theatre, is thrust unexpectedly to the forefront of resistance against N**i occupation. After being visited by the newly appointed Minister of Culture and Enlightenment, it is clear that Thoreson, his friends, and his theatre company have caught the eye of the fascist regime. Through performance and a series of planned resistances,
Thoreson’s theatre becomes a cultural battleground against the would-be N**i occupiers. Based on a true story, TROLLS AND MEN is an inspiring tale about the power of theatre and the human spirit.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

LEIF JOSEPH, 50s to 60s, distinguished Norwegian actor from a prominent Jewish family

MARIE HELBERG, 30s to 40s, stage manager of the Trondheim Transformation Theatre

ASTRID THORSEN, 20s, daughter of Julius, actress

JULIUS THROSEN, 40s to50s, director of the Trondheim Transformation Theatre

ELLA LASSON, 60s, actor and singer

OSCAR LANG, 40s to 50s, Former chemistry professor – now a member of the facist Nasjonal Samling party and the Norwegian Minister of Culture and Elightenment

FELIX HERMANN, 30s to 50s, managing director of the Hamburg Players

HEINRICH GOSSE, 30s to 50s, Gestapo Officer

Our favorite cast of characters! 🎭

Two tiny tots. Two Stage Starz students. Two rising theatre artists. All part of the Ritz family.

Meet the children of our staff, the faces that keep our theatre community growing year after year. 💜

🎭 OPENING NIGHT IS HERE!

Tonight, the talented teens of Ritz Stage Starz bring ATYPICAL BOY to the stage for its first performance! Join us for this powerful and imaginative story about individuality, acceptance, and the courage to embrace who you truly are. The production runs tonight and tomorrow and features performers in grades 7-12.

In a world where conformity is expected, Boy struggles to fit into the mold others have created for him. As he journeys through a fantastical world filled with challenges, monsters, and self-discovery, he must decide whether to hide who he is... or celebrate it. This moving and timely production reminds us that our differences can be our greatest strength.

Break a leg to our incredible cast, crew, and creative team! We can't wait to share this special production with our audiences. Tickets available at RitzTheatreCo.org!

🎭 CALL FOR DIRECTORS!

The Ritz Theatre Company is seeking directors for our upcoming One-Act Play Festival, happening Friday, August 28th and Saturday, August 29th, 2026.

The festival is part of the Ritz’s New Works Initiative, the purpose of which is to help playwrights develop, workshop, and ultimately produce new works of all types here on our stages. This year, the focus of the festival is full-length one-act comedies, with a run time of roughly 25-45 minutes.

We are seeking directors to stage these plays in the festival as full productions, with basic costumes, props, lighting, and sound as needed. Each play is encouraged to rehearse off-site, but rehearsal times at The Ritz will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Each director may cast the play themselves, but a list of interested local actors will be provided upon request. Each play is guaranteed ONE performance on either Friday night at 8pm or Saturday afternoon at 2pm, with the plays selected as finalists being performed again at the culmination of the festival on Saturday, August 29th at 8:00pm. There is also one mandatory tech rehearsal at The Ritz on either Wednesday, August 26th or Thursday, August 27th. Please note that there is no stipend available for festival directors and/or actors.

Interested directors should send their resume and any conflicts to [email protected] no later than Sunday, June 21st. Please send any questions you may have to the email above as well. Thank you! 🎭