A Night With Mighty Goliath Productions

History is what makes Mighty Goliath Productions so special. We have a rich history of philanthropy and creativity. Our organization was born out of the PTA and has morphed into this non-profit that works tirelessly year round to raise money for our schools. 

This year we decided to reboot something we had done in the past every year, a revue. We would put on a show every year to kind of get people's juices flowing for the new show. It was an excuse to put on a show and have a great time. 

This year under the direction of Douglas F. Bailey II we have put together our event, 'A Night With Mighty Goliath Productions'. It features alumni of MGP from years past. It will highlight the past, present, and future of our organization. We will do numbers from shows we did ages ago, numbers from our current production, and numbers from shows we had been thinking about in the future. 

With over 20 performers and over 20 songs, this is going to be a night like nothing else. We will be hosting it at the Lorain Palace Theatre on November 7, 2015. We will have a cocktail hour starting at 6pm and the show starting at 7:30pm. There are going to raffles, food, and a cash bar. 

Come have fun. A night of fun for only $25.00. 

Get your tickets on our website using your credit or debit card. Can't wait to see you all there! 

Chorus Auditions

Now that I have your attention.

Mighty Goliath Productions has never held auditions for the chorus and we aren't going to start now. But there is some information you need to know.

When do we start rehearsing? October 30, 2015 

Where do we rehearse? Learwood Middle School 340 Lear Rd Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 to start

How often do we rehearse? Once a week, on Friday with the exception of tech Saturday and tech week.

How long does rehearsal go? We rehearse until 11pm which is when we need to exit the buildings.

When is the last chance I can join the chorus? November 20 is the last night you can join us.

You will get a full schedule when you join us. This will get us started. We can't wait to see you. If you have any questions, please email us at auditions [at] mightygoliath [dot] com.

October will be here before you know it. Are you ready? Because we are.

What's the show about?

We've got a few awesome things happening. First of all we launched our new Facebook page in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. In less than 24 hours we are rocking 200+ likes. Thank you so much for all the support. Our Facebook page will serve to get fast moving information out there. If you haven't 'Liked' it yet point your browser to facebook.com/mightygoliathproductions.

Speaking about the Facebook page we've seen a lot of you sharing the event for our auditions. If you aren't hip to the details, check the post just before this. People are talking about which 32 bars of music to sing and what joke to tell. We can't wait to see what you have planned. But there is a question that we have picked up on.

What is Urinetown the Musical! really about?

Urinetown is a lot of musicals into one. On the surface it is about a dystopian-future where a 20 year drought has ravaged the country and you can't use your own personal toilet. You have to pay for the privilege to pee essentially. If you don't pay up, the government sends you to a place called Urinetown.

To say this musical is about water conservation and being kind to our Planet, you'd be right on. But it isn't just about that. It also makes fun of government over reach. It also satirized the legal system, corporate mismanagement, populist movements, and yes, even Broadway musicals. This is a comedy, our goal is to get you to pee your pants (that wasn't an accident by the way) from laughing so hard.

The music has a little bit of everything Broadway has done...ever. There are tunes that would sound right at home in Fiddler on the Roof, Evita, and Les Misérables. The main character is Bobby Strong, which was at one point the most sought after roles on Broadway, so to say the Broadway establishment has given this play their large rubber stamp of approval is an understatement. Urinetown the Musical!won the Tony hat trick for best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Direction of a Musical in 2002.

We are excited to see how Douglas F Bailey II, or Doug as we like to call him, is going to stage this whole show. We know he has some really neat ideas that Mighty Goliath has NEVER done before. Reminds me of when we sunk the Titanic live on stage 10 years ago.

So follow along, we are excited you are here.

Audition Announcement

auditions@mightygoliath.com

Tweeters beware

Lots of cool things have been going on over the summer. Urinetown the Musical! is our new show. We are ramping up a lot of awesome new things. One of which is our new twitter handle, @mightygoliathAL.

If you're a twitter junkie like me, we'd love to see you there. We will be posting audition dates, photos, contests, and much much more over there so drop on by and say hi. Use the hashtag #MGPUrinetown to welcome Mighty Goliath to the 21st century!

Coming Soon: Auditions

Want to audition for Mighty Goliath's Production of Urinetown? 

Get ready to polish off your 36 bars of audition music. 

Work out your best material so you can tell us a funny joke. 

Stay tuned because audition details are dropping soon. 

Urinetown?!

Every year members of Mighty Goliath Productions anticipate our announcement of our next show. By the looks of it, people are really excited. 

But with a name like Urinetown, leaves some of us scratching our heads. Why Urinetown? 

So I did what any good blogger does, I asked the Director, Douglas F. Bailey II, why Urinetown? Also asked why he thought it was important for Mighty Goliath Productions to do it, and now that he is also our Board President, how does that play into his approach? 

Why not Urinetown??? Seriously though, I elected to pitch Urinetown to our board of directors for about a thousand and one reasons. My initial attraction to Urinetown was that it's my all time favorite musical, and in my opinion it is under produced by the community theater world. It is an in your face comedy with very serious undertones. When deconstructed to it's furthest degree, Urinetown is a musical about being responsible with our natural resources and not destroying our home and planet. Layer in a  love story, a greedy and corrupt organization, and two narrators who have no problem poking fun at themselves and the show, particularly the name of the show, and you've got a hilarious romp that leaves you thinking as you leave the auditorium. 

Another HUGE attraction to Urinetown is it's constant callback to other iconic musicals. Each musical number was modeled after a past show, from Hello Dolly! to West Side Story toFiddler on the Roof, there is something in show to get everyone's toes tapping. Finally, like all Mighty Goliath shows, Urinetown is family friendly and fun for all ages.

"Why do we go to the theatre?" Theatrical experiences are about entertaining the audience, but more over, I believe we as performers, directors, etc have a responsibility to use the power of theater for good. Mighty Goliath does that in raising funds for the performing arts of Avon Lake, but I think it is also important for our productions to have "take aways" for the audience. Last year's Seussical: the Musical was about inclusion and self worth; Urinetown  is about overcoming corrupt entities and working to preserve this beautiful rock that we live on. Urinetown is not Guys and Dolls or other Golden Age Musicals, but it is a funny, beautiful show with a wonderful message that can still pay homage to the great musicals that came before it. i think it's important to continue to expose people to the different types of productions that exist, while still keep the scope very specific to our organization.

Does being the board president change the way you approach the show? 

The much longer answer is that art should not be tampered with based on the expectations of position. I respect my colleagues on the board and on my production team enough to trust that they know my vision for Urinetown and Mighty Goliath Productions as a whole are similar. We're here to raise funds to keep the arts alive. In order to that, we need to produce a fantastic musical. Urinetown was on my list of shows to pitch to the board of directors as the returning Director long before I became President of the Board. This production, with the support of the many talents of Might Goliath is going to be something that our audiences have never seen before. And I think they're going to LOVE it.

Auditions will be announced soon so stay tuned. We'll be very excited to hear from you soon!