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The Cyanide Ball – An inspiration for TREADWELL GOLD

amy June 27, 2017Productions, Season 16-17

Hanna, “Goddess of Liberty,” recites “Turning Rock into Gold.”

In one of our favorite moments in Treadwell Gold, the character of Hanna–in her role as the Independence Day Goddess of Liberty–recites a poem, “Turning Rock into Gold.” The source of the poem, courtesy of Sheila Kelly’s book came from the dance program from the 1910 “Cyanide Ball,” a dance in celebration of the technology that made mining in Treadwell possible. Here is the illustrated version of the poem as printed in the dance program in 1910. It’s the 1910 version of an infographic. In rhyming quatrains, of course.

See Treadwell Gold only through July 3 at Perseverance Theatre in Juneau. Tickets are available online, and by calling 907-463-TIXS.

Raffle Winners Announced for 33rd Annual Travel Raffle

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Grand Prize: Janice Hurley

2^nd Prize: Heidemann

3^rd Prize: Kathy Clawson

4^th Prize: Sierra Jimerez

5^th Prize: Timi Tullis

6^th Prize: Liesl Bland

7^th Prize: Laura Kurt

8^th Prize: John Morgester

9^th Prize: Carmen Katasse

10^th Prize: Sharolyn Lange

11^th Prize: Randall Burns

12^th Prize: Beth Rose

13^th Prize: Anne Fuller

14^th Prize: Josh Benevides

15^th Prize: David Marquez

16^th Prize: Deb Hurlburt

17^th Prize: R. Keihl

18^th Prize: Barb Murray

19^th Prize: Paula Terrel

20^th Prize: Sean Lemaire

Development Director Position Now Open

amy May 22, 2017Job Openings, Work With Us

Perseverance Theatre Seeks a Full Time Development Director

Perseverance Theatre is seeking a full-time Development Director to join a growing company making professional theatre by and for Alaskans. The Development Director is part of the theatre’s senior staff leadership team, and is responsible for updating and implementing a development plan that accounts for approximately 50% of the theatre’s two million dollar annual operating budget. Perseverance is engaged in a long term effort to increase annual giving and sponsorships both overall and as a percentage of the annual budget. Focus on relationship building to cultivate major and new donors in both Juneau and Anchorage is the essence of the position. Perseverance has a well-established fund development plan, reputation for excellence in programming, committed board of directors, and growing base of annual donors to build in in guiding this work. In addition to annual giving, the development director will work closely with the Executive and Artistic Director to cultivate institutional donors and maintain Perseverance Theatre’s excellent track record as a model grantee with national, regional, and statewide agency and private foundation partners. The Development Director will manage a team of a grant-writing contractor, Development associate, and support from the theatre’s communications, outreach and administrative staff to achieve annual goals. The successful candidate will be an outstanding communicator both verbally and in writing, have excellent networking and relationship building skills, and have a passion for professional theatre by and for Alaskans. Knowledge of development, Microsoft office software, and donor database systems are vital. Perseverance Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly committed to a diverse workforce. Salary DOE in the mid-40s with paid leave, holidays and health care. Applications will close June 30. To apply, send a resume, cover letter, names and contact info for three references to Art@PTAlaska.org

Community Events in Anchorage During To Kill a Mockingbird

amy April 19, 2017Current Projects, Featured, Season 16-17

To Kill a Mockingbird opens on April 28th in Anchorage, and runs through May 7. and we have many special events and opportunities for you to engage with the cast and members of the community about the play, the novel, and the connections this story has to life in Alaska in 2017.

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Here’s a calendar! (Facebook event links are included so you can easily add events to your calendar and get reminders).

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 —Food for Thought—A Box Lunch Conversation about Race and
Justice in Alaska 11:30 am to 1 pm, 49th State Brewing Co., $13.50 includes purchase of a box lunch Reflections on To Kill A Mockingbird, 1965 – 2017 How far have we come? What has changed in the law over the twenty-seven years? What remains the same? Join this provocative conversation and share your knowledge. Facilitated by Judge Sen Tan and KSKA Talk Show Host Kathleen McCoy. RSVP: Shirleymae@gci.net, Community Engagement Coordinator, Perseverance Theatre.

Thursday, April 28 — pay-as-you-can preview of To Kill a Mockingbird in the Discovery Theatre at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 pm. This is a non-ticketed preview performance of the play. Donations will be accepted at the theatre.

Saturday, April 29 A Novel Discussion — Perseverance Book Club Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird, 3pm A.J. Loussac Public Library. Discuss Harper Lee’s novel that inspired the play, To Kill a Mockingbird. Facilitated by Marie Husa, Filipino Association, Wanda Green, Anchorage Equal Rights Commission.

Thursday, May 4 — A post-show discussion after the performance with actors and audience
members, facilitated by Perseverance Theatre Outreach Coordinator, Shirley Mae Springer Staten. Get Tickets to the May 4 performance.

May 5 — Community Panel Reacts to To Kill a Mockingbird — A post-show discussion after the performance of To Kill a Mockingbird with panelists: Judge Elaine Andrews; Hilary Morgan – CEO/YWCA; Kelvin McGee, President /NAACP; Judge Herman Walker; Dr. Marie Williams, UAA Alaska Studies; and staff of the ACLU. Get tickets to the May 5 performance.

May 7 — A casual discussion in the Carr Gottstein lobby before the performance – 3 pm Judge Pamela Washington; Jasmin Smith – Black Lives Matter Organizer. facilitated by Perseverance Theatre Outreach Coordinator, Shirley Mae Springer Staten. Get tickets to the may 7 performance.
For more information, please contact Shirley Mae Springer Staten, Shirleymae@gci.net,
Community Engagement Coordinator, Perseverance Theatre.

To Kill a Mockingbird Play Guide

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Dramaturg Julie Coppens has created a play guide for teachers, students, and any audience members looking to learn more about the play.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD runs through April 15 in Juneau, and it runs April 27-May 7 in Anchorage.

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Use of Sensitive Language in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

amy April 3, 2017Uncategorized

Dramaturg Julie Coppens addresses the use of the “n-word” in the stage adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.

The “n-word” appears dozens of times in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and so it is spoken by many of the play’s characters here— even children. This usage accurately reflects the play’s American setting during the 1930s, dramatizing divisions of race and class.

Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of “Negro,” the “n-word” was in common use on both sides of the Atlantic for many years. Blacks and abolitionists began to object to the term as a racial slur by the early 19th century, and by the mid-20th, it was considered deeply offensive; this is one reason (along with other profanities and the rape trial) Harper Lee’s book has been banned by many schools and communities around the country. More recently, casual use of variants among younger African Americans has become a pop-culture norm, but not to everyone’s comfort.

We address the N word more fully in our Play Guide for educators and students, and we welcome audiences to explore their own reactions to all the play’s language with one another and in post-performance talks with the cast.

Here’s a story from Canada on one educator’s take on the sensitive language in Harper Lee’s novel.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD runs through April 15 in Juneau, and it runs April 27-May 7 in Anchorage.

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Perseverance Theatre’s 2017-2018 Statewide Season

amy February 15, 2017Press Releases, Productions, Season 17-18

World Premieres, Classics, Comedies,
and two Alaskan playwrights featured in
Perseverance Theatre’s 2017-2018 season

Perseverance Theatre set to begin 39th season of professional theatre by and for Alaskans

Perseverance Theatre has crafted a statewide season of professional theatre designed to entertain and delight Alaskan audiences and feature new and classic works, favorite and exciting new actors.The season includes two new works by Alaskan playwrights: Dreaming Glacier Bay by Joel Bennett and William, Inc. by Lucas Rowley. Seven plays will be presented in Anchorage and Juneau.

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
by Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by Shona Osterhout
JUNEAU: September 15 – October 7, 2017
ANCHORAGE: November 10 – 19, 2017
Mace is the ring name of a Puerto Rican “jobber” paid to lose to the champion of his pro-wrestling league. Mace wants a break from losing, so he introduces his bosses to a friend he met playing basketball in Brooklyn. A botched job means a win for the new guy and embarrassment for the champ. Efforts to repair the damage get more and more complicated, leading Mace to look for just one true moment in his athletic career. Chad Deity is a funny and quirky look at the world of pro wrestling.

Dreaming Glacier Bay
by Joel Bennett
Directed by Michael Haney
JUNEAU ONLY: October 27 – November 19, 2017
*A World Premiere*
John Barrymore was the best known Hollywood actor of the 1930s with the largest yacht on the west coast. He could have travelled anywhere in the world, and he chose to visit an island in Southeast Alaska near Glacier Bay to spend time with a couple who had a fox farm and gold prospecting claim. What was his relationship with Muz Ibach–the woman choosing to live with her husband in the icy wilderness–and why did Barrymore return again and again to visit her? The play is a true story with a mystery at its heart.

A Christmas Carol
by Arlitia Jones and Michael Haney based on the book by Charles Dickens
Directed By Tom Robenolt
ANCHORAGE ONLY: December 15 – 29, 2017
Witness Ebenezer Scrooge’s miraculous Christmas Eve transformation in Perseverance Theatre’s adaptation of Dickens’ famous book. Ebenezer Scrooge is a greedy businessman, with no place in his life for kindness, compassion, or charity, and destined to a lonely old age. But when four ghosts appear and warn him of a miserable afterlife, Scrooge is reminded of all the chances he had before to make different choices. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of redemption skillfully faithfully adapted by Arlitia Jones and Michael Evan Haney never ceases to please.

Steel Magnolias
by Robert Harling
Directed by Carolyn Howarth
ANCHORAGE: September 29 – October 15, 2017
JUNEAU: December 1 – 31, 2017
Longtime friends in a small Southern town fill Truvy’s hair salon with laughter, gossip, and tears. Truvy’s new assistant Annelle, sociable M’Lynn, and her pretty daughter bride-to-be Shelby, as well as the hysterical bickering Ouiser and Clairee, support each other with love, laughter and beauty products. As hair is dried, dyed, and styled, women’s lives unfold and show the meaning of true friendship.

William, Inc
by Lucas Rowley
Directed by Randy Reinholz
JUNEAU: January 26 – February 17, 2018
ANCHORAGE: March 2 – 11, 2018
*A World Premiere*
William is an Alaska Native professional with a high-pressure job and demands at home too. To cope with his stress, he has formed a Native corporation inside his head, but the strategy backfires when his board of directors gets out of control and starts hijacking his real life. Though it costs him a relapse and lots of problems at home, he negotiates his politics to find the balance he needs. Getting there is both affirming and hilarious.

Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand. Translated and adapted by David Grimm
Directed by Eleanor Holdridge
JUNEAU: March 16 – April 14, 2018
ANCHORAGE: April 27 – May 6, 2018
*A World Premiere of this new adaptation.*
Cyrano de Bergerac–soldier, poet, and musician, is clever, charming, and disarming, but he’s ashamed of his appearance and believes he’ll never win the love of the beautiful Roxanne. To ensure her happiness, he helps his fellow soldier Christian to woo her. Panache–Cyrano’s word for living life with flair, honor, and eloquence–prevents Cyrano from ever telling Roxanne the truth about Christian and his own deep love for her, until it is too late. Panache undoubtedly killed Cyrano, but without it, he would not have found a life worth living in the first place.

The Arsonists
by Jacqueline Goldfinger
Directed by Art Rotch
ANCHORAGE: January 12 – 21, 2018
JUNEAU: May 1 – 19, 2018
* An NNPN Rolling World Premiere *
After running out of a cloud of smoke and sirens with a large, slightly bloody bundle, a woman hides the package under the floorboards of her cabin, changes her clothes, and hides with the lights off until the sirens fade off in the distance. When the coast is clear, she sings songs with her father, packs for a long trip, and burns the cabin down to leave no evidence behind. Based in part on the myth of Electra, The Arsonists is the story of a woman who comes of age in the family arson business before an unexpected accident sends her out on her own.

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Prize List for the 33rd Annual Travel Raffle

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Prize List for the 33^rd Annual Travel Raffle

This travel raffle is a fundraiser to benefit Perseverance Theatre. The drawing will be held Monday, May 22, 2017 at Perseverance Theatre in Douglas, Alaska. You need not be present to win. The chances of winning a prize are approximately 1:160, based on the sale of 4000 tickets.

Tickets are $10 each. Permit No 34.

GRAND PRIZE – Two round-trip tickets from Alaska Airlines, plus $2000 in cash, and a one-night stay at the Hotel Beacon in New York. Value: $5500

2nd Prize – Bear watching for two from Alaska Charter Adventures and a Stikine River Tour from Alaska Waters in Wrangle. Value: $1062

3rd Prize – Two tickets on Level One or Level Two Helicopter Tours from NorthStar Trekking (space available) and 2 tickets to any performance in Perseverance Theatre’s 2017-2018 season. Value: $920

4th Prize – Two pairs of tickets to any performing arts events in the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council in season 44, a pair of season tickets to the Juneau Symphony, and a pair of season tickets to Perseverance Theatre’s 2017-2018 Juneau season. Value: $712

5th Prize – Misty Fjords Flightseeing Tour for 2 from Spirit of Alaska Tours and a walk-on trip for two on the inter-island ferry in Ketchikan. Value: $603

6th Prize – A one night stay for two at the Oscar Gill House and a season subscription for two to Perseverance Theatre’s 2017-2018 Anchorage season. Value: $572

7th Prize – A pair of tickets for a zipline tour from Alaska Canopy Adventure and a one night stay for two plus breakfast at the Baranof Hotel in Juneau. Value: $497

8th Prize – A one night stay for two with breakfast at Alaska’s Capital Inn Bed & Breakfast in Juneau and a $75 gift certificate for Taku Smokeries. Value $464

9th Prize – One night stay for two and dinner at the Prospector Hotel in Juneau and a one-day kayak rental for two people from Above and Beyond in Juneau. Value $375

10th Prize – One night stay for two at the Driftwood Hotel in Juneau and a one-week bike rental from Cycle Alaska. Value: $299

11th Prize – Columbia Glacier Cruise for two from Stan Stephens Wildlife Cruises in Valdez. Value: $250

12th Prize – Two tickets to a performance at Portland Center Stage in Portland, Oregon and two tickets to any performance at Perseverance Theatre in Juneau or Anchorage. Value: $245

13th Prize – One night stay for two at the Oscar Gill House in Anchorage and a $50 gift certificate to the Moose’s Tooth or Bear’s Tooth. Value: $190

14th Prize – A one hour theatre rental at the Gold Town Nickelodeon with popcorn in Juneau, two free yoga classes with Rainforest Yoga, and picnic supplies from Nugget Alaskan Outfitters. Value: $190

15st Prize – One night stay for two at the Historic Skagway Inn. Value: $189

16th Prize – One night stay for two at the Alaska Guardhouse in Haines and a $15 gift certificate to the Haines Brewing Company. Value: $170

17th Prize – Two tickets to any performance in Perseverance Theatre’s 2016-2017 season in Juneau and two free yoga classes from Rainforest Yoga. Value: $112

18th Prize – Two tickets to any show in the Juneau season at Perseverance Theatre for the 2017-2018 season and a $30 gift certificate for Brown Boots Costume Company in Juneau. Value: $112

19th Prize – $50 gift certificate to the Island Pub and a $50 gift certificate to Louie’s Douglas Inn in Douglas. Value: $100

20th Prize – Two tickets to a regular feature film, plus popcorn and soda from the Goldtown Nickelodeon in Juneau and a Heritage Coffee gift basket. Value: $96

Thank you to the generous businesses that donated prizes! You can still help by volunteering to sell raffle tickets. For every book you sell, your name will be entered in a special drawing to win 2017-2018 season tickets to Perseverance Theatre. For more information visit ptalaska.org, or call the theatre at 907-364-2421 x228. You may also email Development Associate Frank Henry Kaash Katasse, frank@ptalaska.org.

2017-2018 Technical Direction Intern

amy February 7, 2017Internships

Perseverance Theatre
Technical Direction Intern

Department: Production
Reports to: Technical Director
Employment Status: Unpaid Internship, Stipend Provided

Summary

Under supervision and mentorship of the Technical Director, this position will learn from and participate in all mainstage builds, load-ins, transfers and load-outs of the Mainstage season and special projects.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm
Flexible work schedule including nights and weekends as needed to assist in coverage of load-ins, technical rehearsals, load-outs, run-outs, special projects, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities

Serve as a shop carpenter alongside the TD and ATD in fabricating scenic elements for each production.
Practice safe work practices in line with PT policy.
Complete individual projects as assigned in a timely manner.
Act as run crew/props crew/etc on 3 production over the season.
Oversee a load-in or entire projected as proven capable.
Lead and/or assist departments as needed and capable.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or comparable work experience.
Meticulous attention to detail.
Able to read and understand technical drawings.
Carpentry skills and ability required. Welding, rigging and scenic artist skills are a plus.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Standing, walking, bending, frequent use of hands, stooping and heavy lifting (at least 50 pounds overhead) as needed.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

2017-2018 Stage Management Intern