The Voorhees Theatre Company (VTC) is a non-profit community theatre based at the Raymond J. Brosel Performing Arts Center at Voorhees Middle School. VTC’s mission is to offer performance and educational opportunities to artists on stage and behind the scenes and to bring audiences professional-caliber performances within and beyond the walls of the theater. VTC is well known for educating and nurturing young performers and for offering performance and theatre opportunities to local artists of all ages. VTC offers a safe harbor to all participants who want to explore the arts.
Since forming in 2002, VTC has staged a wide variety of productions, including Peter Pan, Footloose, Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, Beauty and the Beast, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Mary Poppins, Godspell, The Music Man, The Wedding Singer, The Little Mermaid., Into the Woods, Seussical, Legally Blonde, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and Grease.
VTC offers a highly successful Summer Theatre Camp and produces two main stage productions each year: a summer musical for performers in high school and older, and a fall musical featuring performers ages 8 and older.
This fall’s production is the beloved Broadway classic, Annie. Based on the popular comic strip, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The show features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including “Tomorrow.”
Auditions for Annie take place Thursday, Sept. 4, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Callbacks, by invitation only, take place Friday, Sept. 5, at 6:30 p.m., and rehearsals begin Sunday, Sept. 7. Performers ages 8 and older are invited to audition and should come dressed to dance and be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song from the show or a song of their choice that displays vocal range and ability. No accompanist will be provided; performers should bring a downloaded digital instrumental accompaniment. Visit the VTC website, voorheestheatre.org, to obtain an audition form and additional information. A non-refundable $25 audition fee, payable by cash, check or Venmo, will be assessed; a $125 costume/production fee will be collected from all cast members by Sept. 15.
Annie will be performed four times: Thurs., Oct. 30 at 7:30 pm; Sat., Nov. 1 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm; and Sun., Nov. 2 at 2:00 pm.
To learn more about Annie or about VTC, visit voorheestheatre.org or call (856) 206-3554.
** Voorhees Township Town Hall resumes regular hours starting Sept. 3. The Township offices will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
** The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Inspection Unit will be available on Thursday, Sept. 4 from 8:30am to 2:30pm at 6003 Voorhees Town Center (by old Macy’s on Somerdale Road side, across from Osage Elementary School). Vehicle inspections will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis and you do not need to be a Voorhees resident to attend. For more information, visit the township social media platforms and/or the website www.voorheesnj.com
** The Food Truck & Music Festival hosted by the Township will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 11am to 7pm at Connolly Park. Enjoy a variety of gourmet trucks, live music, a petting zoo and Beer and Margarita Gardens for adults. For more information, visit www.voorheesnj.com
** “Voorhees Got Talent” auditions hosted by the Voorhees Art Commission will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21 and Sunday, Sept. 28 from 4pm to 6pm at Lions Lake Community Center, 101 Dutchtown Road. Registration is required in advance to secure your audition spot. For more information, visit Voorhees Art Commission’s Facebook page.
** Voorhees Township in partnership with Morey’s Piers continues to offer discounted tickets for their amusement piers located on the Boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ. Tickets may be obtained in person from the office of the Voorhees Township Clerk (856) 429-7757 and are payable by CASH ONLY. Tickets are available to residents and non-residents. Office hours now until Thursday, Aug. 28: Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:30pm.
