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The Next Stage

Coming Up Next: The World Premiere of AND THEY HEARD THE THUNDER OF ANGELS

About Me

The Next Stage (Eric Young, Artistic Director) is a new, local theatre company in Birmingham, Alabama. We're delighted to share with you information on our previous and upcoming productions, including our recent, sold-out show SCREWTAPE, James Forsyth's adaptation of C. S. Lewis' classic novel "The Screwtape Letters." Please come back for more information as it develops! Up Next, our 2006-2007 Season continues with the World Premiere production of Ryan C. Tittle's AND THEY HEARD THE THUNDER OF ANGELS.

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The Next Stage recently produced James Forsyth's SCREWTAPE, adapted from the C. S. Lewis classic "The Screwtape Letters." The hilarious sold-out production was presented at The Playhouse (directly across from the Alabama Theatre).

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COMING UP NEXT: The Next Stage presents the World Premiere of AND THEY HEARD THE THUNDER OF ANGELS written and directed by the award-winning local playwright Ryan C. Tittle. Set in the fictional Walstone County, Alabama, Bobby Lee Turner (R. Daniel Walker) and Sara-Beth Talbot (Ashley Culpepper) share the perfect love, but their youth and good fortune perplex Bobby Lee, who is growing into a man and seeing the world with new eyes. When a beautiful young woman (Katherine Lauren Whitlock) moves to the small community, she promises to open Bobby Lee’s eyes while also threatening his very existence in this emotional and disturbing take on the coming of age. Also featuring Jake Blagburn. Ryan C. Tittle is the winner of the 1999 Ruby Lloyd Apsey Award in Playwriting and honors from the Alabama Writers' Forum and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. The play will be performed March 15-18, 2007 at the Martha Moore Sykes Studio at the Virginia Samford Theatre. Thursday-Saturday performances are at 8:00 p. m., the Sunday matinee is at 2:30 p. m. Tickets are $15. Mature Audiences only. For more information, give us a call at 205 821 8189. For tickets, call 205 251 6805. Virginia Samford Ticketing System (VSTTS). Please specify which performance, how many in your party, credit card number, expiration date, name on the card. Reserved tickets will be held at Will Call until 20 minutes before show time.

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A friend and contemporary of J. R. R. Tolkien, CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS was an Irish author, scholar, and broadcaster whose works, especially the seven books in "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, remain popular to this day.His books have been translated into over thirty languages; some have been adapted for stage and screen. In 2005, the Walden Media/Disney production of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" grosses over $745,000,000 worldwide.

My Blog

The Next Stage Performs at the BATA Gala

This weekend, members of the cast of And They Heard the Thunder of Angels will perform the Prologue from the play for a Gala event for the Birmingham Area Theatre Alliance. Other scenes with the&...
Posted by The Next Stage on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:15:00 PST

Listing on VirginiaSamfordTheatre.org

In addition to the new information in our last two blogs, The Next Stage now has a listing on the Martha Moore Sykes Events on the historic Virginia Samford Theatre website. Go to http://www.virginias...
Posted by The Next Stage on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:17:00 PST

Official Cast and Crew List

The producers of The Next Stage are proud to present the complete cast list and partial technical staff list for And They Heard the Thunder of Angels. R. Daniel Walker as Bobby Lee Turner Ashley Culp...
Posted by The Next Stage on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:28:00 PST

New Information for 2007!

Hello, friends of The Next Stage! A cast list will be posted soon for our upcoming World Premiere production of And They Heard the Thunder of Angels. Until then, we thought we'd let you know you can s...
Posted by The Next Stage on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:59:00 PST

In Need of an Actress

We are almost complete in casting for our upcoming World Premiere production of And They Heard the Thunder of Angels. But, we still are in need for an actress for one of the roles. We are seeking a da...
Posted by The Next Stage on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:07:00 PST

Thanks to All Who Auditioned

The Next Stage thanks all of you who auditioned for our upcoming production of And They Heard the Thunder of Angels. We had an incredibly diverse and exciting group and we will contact you within a fe...
Posted by The Next Stage on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:03:00 PST

Audition Notice for AND THEY HEARD THE THUNDER OF ANGELS

From The Next Stage, producers of Screwtape: We are seeking actresses between the ages of 20 and 30, actresses between the age of 45 and 55, and actors between the ages of 45-55 for roles&nb...
Posted by The Next Stage on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:38:00 PST

Thanks to all of you!

To all of you who attended The Next Stage's inaugural production of Screwtape, we say thank you. The entire run was sold out and the production was an enormous success. We will post pictures from...
Posted by The Next Stage on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:01:00 PST

SCREWTAPE is Sold-Out

The entire run of Screwtape is now sold-out! But, don't fret! Last minute cancellations do happen. If you want to try to get stand-by tickets for The Next Stage production of Screwtape, show up at the...
Posted by The Next Stage on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:00:00 PST

The Next Stage Featured in BIRMINGHAM WEEKLY

The Next Stage is currently featured in this week's edition of Birmingham Weekly, the free weekly newspaper with event listings and great articles about goings-on in the Magic City. This edition ...
Posted by The Next Stage on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:36:00 PST