General Format

You’ll notice that each page now has a navigation bar on the left. Click on one of these buttons  for quick access to any other major section in the web site.

• There is a white button for each of the major sections in the web site. 
• The red button indicates the name of the major section you are in currently. If two buttons are red, the top one indicates the name of the major section and the second one (italicized) indicates the name of the secondary section you are looking at. 
• Each gray button shows other secondary pages that are available in that major session.

Most pages have been reformatted with a pale yellow background with the navigation bar on the left, text in the middle and pictures (at least most of them) on the right for consistency.

For each of the following sections, click on the corresponding white button on the left, or the section title below to go see that page.

Curtains Up

The Curtains Up section contains information about shows which have recently opened or will open soon. The information has been formatted into three columns of data:

• The region, location and name of the theater.
• The name of the show and the dates that it will be running.
• The logo of the theater. Click on the logo to link to the web site for that theater for more information.

Detailed information about the show itself or the times of each show can be obtained by clicking on the the title of the production in the center column, or by clicking on the logo for the theater in the third column. This not only reduces the time required to update this web site, but it also points you to the latest and greatest information available from the theater itself.

Curtains Up information is supplied by the theater to Stagewhispers on a show-by-show basis. See the  Contact Us section, and Theaters section within that for details on how to submit show information for Curtains Up.

Auditions

For those of you looking to be part of a show, there is a new Auditions page for you.  Click on the white Auditions button on the left. The information is displayed as three columns of data:

• The region, location and name of the theater.
• The name of the show, the audition dates and the production dates.
• The logo of the theater. Click on the logo to link to the web site for that theater for more information.

Details about the auditions or show can be obtained by clicking on the the title of the production in the center column, or by clicking on the logo for the theater in the third column.

Data for the Auditions page is submitted directly by each theater to Stagewhispers.  See the Contact Us section, and the Theaters subsection within that for details on how to submit information for the Auditions page.

Theater Companies Section

The Theater Companies section has been completely reorganized to make everything easier to find.  You may search by any of the following to find your favorite theater:

• The city or town in which the theater is located
• The name of the specific theater (and the location is listed so you can be sure you’re clicking on the right one)
• The region in which the theater is located (see more information below).
• A specific region.

If you choose to locate by city/town or theater name, you’ll be taken to a list of cities and towns or theater names.  Simply find the one of interest and click on it and you’ll be taken to the entry for that city, town or theater. Click on the logo for the theater of interest to link to the web site for that theater.

If you choose to locate by region, you’ll be taken to an area code map.  Simply click on the area code number of interest and you’ll then be taken automagically to a list of theaters in that region. There are eight regions which generally correspond to telephone area codes.  These include: 

• South Central NY (Binghamton area), Area Code 607
• Central NY (Syracuse area), Area Code 315
• Northern PA (Scranton area), Area Code 570
• Western NY (Rochester NY), Area Code 585
• Upper Hudson Valley NY (Albany area), Area Code 518
• Lower Hudson Valley NY, Area Code 845
• Southern PA, Area Code 717
• New Jersey, Area Codes 973 and 908.

The data for each region is sorted by city or town name, and the name of the theater.  Click on the logo for the theater to go to the web site for that theater.

Note that in every case you can scroll up or down to find other theaters in that same region.

If you are involved with a theater which is not listed in the Theater Companies section, go see the Contact Us section, then Theaters within that to send us your information.

Actors Gallery

All of the information in the Actors Gallery has been reorganized. When you first enter the gallery, you’ll see two lists. The first (left) is sorted by the first name of the actor. The second (right) is sorted by the last name of the actor.

All of the information for each actor has also be reorganized so the format and content is much more consistent than it was previously.  The general sections you’ll find include:

• Name, photo
• Personal info -- address, phone, email, physical characteristics
• Education -- formal education with a degree
• Training -- List of relevant individual classes or workshops
• Onstage Experience -- acting experience on stage, film radio, etc. This list usually includes the name of the production, the role played, the company and/or location, and sometimes the date or year.
• Offstage Experience -- experience as directing, stage manager, backstage crew, etc. This list usually includes the name of the production, the name of the job held for that production, the company and/or location, and sometimes the date or year.
• Other sections of information are inlcuded as appropriate based on the information submitted by the actor.

The Actors Gallery section is organized overall by the first letter of the actor’s last name.  The sections are listed as gray buttons on the left for secondary pages.

Theatrical Education

The Theatrical Education section includes a separate page for each theater or organization which offers education. Click on a gray button in the navigation bar on the left in that section to find the details of that offering.

Each entry in the Theatrical Education section includes a description of the course from the sponsoring organization’s web site and a phone number, web site address or

phone number where further information can be obtained.

Donate to Stagewhispers

The Stagewhispers web site was set up and is maintained for the benefit of the actors, theaters and audience members of all the theaters within 2.5 hours of Binghamton NY. However, there are expenses involved with running this web site. Your financial donations will help assure that Stagewhispers will stay on the air.

Information included on the Donate to Stagewhispers page includes directions for sending a check or money order as well as buttons that let you donate online with a payment on your credit card or PayPal account.

Contact Us

The Contact Us section has a separate secondary page for all of those folks who might wish to send information to us or send a query for information:

• Theaters, to add or update their listing in the Theater Companies or Curtains Up sections
• Actors, to add or update their listing in the Actors Gallery
• Anyone who would like to subscribe to the weekly Stagewhispers email newsletter
• Other, for sending in a query, suggestion, comment or bug report.

About Stagewhispers

The About Stagewhispers section (of which the page you are reading is a part) provides the history, philosophy and intent of the Stagewhispers web site.

Related Links

The Related Links section contains information about many other web sites that may be of interest to theater folk.  Each entry includes the name of the web site or sponsoring organization, a summary of what is available and the logo of the organization.  Click on the logo to go to their web site for further details.

About Mickey Ray

As the name implies, the About Mickey Ray section includes information about me.  Read about my onstage and offstage history and current projects. You’ll also find an interesting collection of pictures about many of the shows I have been in or associated with.