Workshop Players September 24 2008
TRIVIA QUESTION
Several people who have seen “Lying in State” have said that it reminds them a bit of “that play that Judy Holliday starred in...” In this 1946 play by Garson Kanin, Judy Holliday originated the role of Billie Dawn. She also played the role in the original movie. Can you name that play?
See bottom for answer
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THINGS YOU CAN DO:
1. Get your tickets for Lying in State before they sell out!!!.
2. Make plans to audition for Christmas Belles.
3. Join the patron drive.
4. LAST CHANCE to renew your membership dues.
5. Vote for us on the FOX 8 hot list.
6. Join the Workshop lunch bunch tomorrow -- CARLISLE CAFE in Elyria.
7. Plan to visit Heritage House THIS SATURDAY.
8. One more alumni note below...
See below for details!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LYING IN STATE makes its OHIO PREMIER at WORKSHOP
389 lucky people got to see Lying in State last weekend. Everyone seemed to have a very good time. The only complaints on several evenings were about the A/C. (One of these days we are going to have to do something about that A/C set up. It either chills the audience or bakes the cast) Anyway, there are only 75 tickets left for the final weekend. DON’T MISS THIS SHOW!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU!!!!! To cast and crew
BREAK - A - LEG Gang!!
Jeff Caja - Fred The governor of dead Ed's state.
Claude Coller - Herb The campaign manager of dead Ed.
Marcia Darby - Edna Dead Ed's ex wife.
Greg Friedman - Harry Dead Ed's eccentric, wealthy brother.
Steve Gable - Wally The governor's son and dead Ed's assistant.
Maria Vitale - Buttons Dead Ed's mistress/fiancee.
Dawn Watson - Margo Wife of the dead man in the next parlor.
Virginia Waratinsky - director
Dave Cotton - stage manager
Susan Watson - book holder, props run crew
Julie Marchand - book holder, props run crew
Pat Price - props crew head
Hannah Watson - props run crew
Brandon Watson - props run crew
Pam Pickworth - costume design
Wade Hubbard - light design
Matt Lewis - lights and sound op
Angela Griffith - lights and sound op
Patty Boone - light crew
Bill Reising - set
Greg Friedman - set
Jenifer Warren - set
Marilyn Hubbard - set
Donna Hughes - set
Sharon Monos - Business Manager
Kathy Whitmore - publicity
Dave Stacko - ushers
Lucille Trelka - box office
Please make plans to support this cast and crew by attending this show!
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REHEARSAL SUPPERS - SUPER CHEFS
Cookie McLoda, Maria Vitale and Virginia Waratinsky brought us more delicious food last week!
THANKS COOKIE, MARIA & VIRGINIA
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TICKETS
Lucille reports that she has sold another 102 tickets since last week. That brings our total sales to 884 or 88.4 % of tickets available. There are still some tickets available for this weekend. Please support us by attending this show.
Current stats:
Sept. 11 SOLD OUT
Sept. 12 SOLD OUT
Sept. 13 SOLD OUT
Sept. 14 70 TOTAL sales
*Sept. 18 club date : Lorain County Computer Users Group SOLD OUT
Sept. 19 SOLD OUT
Sept. 20 SOLD OUT
Sept. 21 89 total sales
*Sept. 25 club date: Lorain Lions Club No tally available.
Sept. 26 34 left
Sept. 27 15 left
Sept. 28 26 left
Call Lucille at 440-988-5613 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. to make your reservations.
* Clubs handle their own ticket sales and I have no way of knowing how they are doing unless they call us.
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AUDITIONS ******************
****CHRISTMAS BELLES****
AUDITIONS ******************
We had about 8 ladies and 2 men audition this week. They have all been invited to come back next week. We will have the real scripts by then and things should be easier. This is going to be a very funny show. Please come to audition!
We are seeking 4 men 20 to 50 and 7 women ages 20 and up.
Monday, September 29 and Tuesday, September 30 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Performances: November 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2008
“Christmas Belles” is by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, the authors of “Dearly Beloved.” This sequel to “Dearly Beloved” is a laugh-filled holiday show.
THE STORY: A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator.
It's Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters—Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye—are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins. Twink, recently jilted and bitter about it, is in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town. And hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb's Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. But things are not looking too promising: Miss Geneva, the ousted director of the previous twenty-seven productions, is ruthless in her attempts to take over the show. The celebrity guest Santa Claus—played by Frankie's long-suffering husband, Dub—is passing a kidney stone. One of the shepherds refuses to watch over his flock by night without pulling his little red wagon behind him. And the entire cast is dropping like flies due to food poisoning from the Band Boosters' Pancake Supper. And when Frankie lets slip a family secret that has been carefully guarded for decades, all hope for a successful Christmas program seems lost, even with an Elvis impersonator at the manger. But in true Futrelle fashion, the feuding sisters find a way to pull together in order to present a Christmas program the citizens of Fayro will never forget. Their hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve is guaranteed to bring joy to your world!
Source: Dramatist Play Service catalog.
For additional information contact Dave MacKeigan at 440-937-5150, 440-396-6232 or dave@davenjudy.net
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ONE TIME SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE 2008 ELECTION.
Relax! I’m NOT going to tell you how to vote.
The upcoming election is too IMPORTANT to take lightly. Please take some time and do some research before making your choice. Vote intelligently and NOT emotionally.
I have been searching for sources that could help me sort through all the election rhetoric to get to the truths of what each candidate proposes and the impact of those proposals on the rest of us. Below are three sites that have been helpful to me. If you have other Nonpartisan web sites that can help us sort out the truth from the rhetoric, please send them to me.
1. Fact Check http://factcheck.org/
These folks take items in the daily news and alert us as to whether or not the truth is being told. Here is an excerpt from their mission statement:
“Our Mission
“We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce
the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of
what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches,
interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both
journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.”
2. Project Vote Smart http://votesmart.org
All kinds of pertinent info about all kinds of candidates, not just the top two. Here is an excerpt from their organizational description.
“ On common ground at a unique research center high in the Montana Rockies, a
struggling group of Americans, who you are unlikely to know and will probably never
meet, have begun a battle. A battle to protect all of us from the selfish interests that strip
us of the most crucial component in our struggle to self-govern -- access to abundant,
accurate, and relevant information.
“ Here at Project Vote Smart, Americans young and old volunteer their time, take no
money from special interest groups, and have committed themselves to an
extraordinary effort that, if successful, will provide their fellow citizens with the tools for
a reemergence of political power not known for half a century. Their idea is one you
may have thought of yourself. It is a deceptively simple concept but enormously difficult
to achieve and would not be possible without the collaboration of citizens willing to lay
their partisan differences aside for this one crucial task.
Picture this: thousands of citizens (conservative and liberal alike) working together,
spending endless hours researching the backgrounds and records of thousands of
political candidates and elected officials to discover their voting records, campaign
contributions, public statements, biographical data (including their work history) and
evaluations of them generated by over 100 competing special interest groups. Every
election these volunteers test each candidate's willingness to provide citizens with
their positions on the issues they will most likely face if elected through the Political
Courage Test.”
3. The Tax Policy Center www.taxpolicycenter.org
This site takes some real effort and concentration, but there is an abundance of good info on this site. Here is an excerpt from their organizational description:
“The Tax Policy Center is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings
Institution. The Center is made up of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget, and
social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.
What We Do
“ TPC provides timely, accessible analysis and facts about tax policy to policymakers,
journalists, citizens, and researchers. “
I will not be running these again. If you lose them you will have to contact me individually.
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WORKSHOP NEWS
LAST CHANCE TO RENEW MEMBERSHIP DUES
Membership dues are renewable/payable now until Sept. 28th, THIS SUNDAY.
A Single Membership is only $10.00 and the Family Membership is only $15.00. Please make checks payable to Workshop Players and include your current contact info for the membership list.
Send your dues to:
Workshop Players c/o Marilyn Hubbard
P O BOX 1193
Amherst OH 44001
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PATRON DRIVE FOR 2008-09 SEASON
New patrons this week are:
Tom & Melissa Mischik BRONZE STAR
THANK YOU for joining our galaxy of stars!!!
Our annual patron drive is off to an OUTSTANDING start. Donations received and banquet pledges total $12,376 so far. That’s 73 percent of the $17,000 we received last year. We are looking to top that amount! Can you help us make that goal???!!!
****Don’t forget to check with your employer to see if they have some sort of matching gift plan. That could make your gift twice as valuable to us!
Angela Griffith got us $100 from her employer.
****Also, Do you belong to a club or organization that might make a grant to us?
Cookie McLoda got us $5K from the grange.
For those of you who made pledges we ask that you send in your contribution by December 31, if possible.
Here are the names I have received so far. ** indicates a pledge.
Russ and Mary Conser STAR OF WONDER
Valerie Gerstenberger STAR OF WONDER.
Hickory Tree Grange STAR OF WONDER
Bob & Paige Reich **DIAMOND STAR
Duane & Betty Hinds DIAMOND STAR
Greg & Becky Friedman RUBY STAR
Cookie McLoda RUBY STAR
Claude & Kaye Coller **RUBY STAR
Harriet Michaels **RUBY STAR
Charles & Monica Annable GOLD STAR
David & Julie Bragg GOLD STAR
Wade & Marilyn Hubbard GOLD STAR
Mel & Mary Kapalin GOLD STAR
Pat Leimbach GOLD STAR tribute to Valerie Gerstenberger
Doris & Gene Lyle GOLD STAR
Rollie & Judy Maldonado GOLD STAR
Dolores Morgan GOLD STAR
Lora Peterson GOLD STAR
Pamela Pickworth GOLD STAR
Pre-Check Company GOLD STAR
Joe & Pat Price GOLD STAR
Kenneth & Olwyn Riddell GOLD STAR
Sue Stewart GOLD STAR
John Tilbury GOLD STAR
Virginia Waratinsky **GOLD STAR
Warrens Warren Family **GOLD STAR
Andrew A. Zvara **GOLD STAR
Norbert J. Bunsey SILVER STAR
anonymous 4 SILVER STAR
Mary Hirt SILVER STAR
Mary Ann Ketcheson SILVER STAR
Harold & Jean Lee SILVER STAR
Joe & Eileen Lindsay SILVER STAR
Loretta S. Miller SILVER STAR
Elinor Parish SILVER STAR
Janet A. Romanski SILVER STAR
Pat Valatka SILVER STAR
Betty Baracskai BRONZE STAR
Bruce & Sunny Block BRONZE STAR
Kathy Boring BRONZE STAR
Glen & Katy Cox BRONZE STAR
Joseph & Paulette Dahman BRONZE STAR
Denver & Barbara Kelly BRONZE STAR
Jim & Lil Hamilton BRONZE STAR
Krause Krause House BRONZE STAR
Mike & Marsha Labanow BRONZE STAR
Diane & Don Lamoreaux BRONZE STAR
Joseph A. Ondus BRONZE STAR
Steve & Marie Sayers BRONZE STAR
and Todd, Julie & Trent
Dan & Jo Semelsberger BRONZE STAR
Carole Warren BRONZE STAR
Elder & Barbara Wolfe BRONZE STAR
Jeanette Conant LUCKY STAR
Joan & George Grellinger LUCKY STAR
TOTAL $12,376
THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ** indicates a pledge.
Your gifts are tax deductible.
Checks should be made out to Workshop Players and mailed to:
Workshop Players
44820 Middle Ridge Rd.
Amherst OH 44001
****Please include your name as you would like it listed in the 2008 - 2009 show programs.
Levels of Giving
Stars of Wonder $1,000 or more
Diamond stars $500 - 999
Ruby stars $250-499
Gold stars $100 - 249
Silver stars $50 - 99
Bronze stars $25 - 49
Lucky stars up to $24.99
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LUNCH BUNCH AT CARLISLE CAFE - ELYRIA
Last week Valerie Gerstenberger, Susan Watson, Greg Friedman, Wade Hubbard, Pat Price and myself met for lunch at Your Deli in Amherst. Conversation topics ranged far and wide, but we always have a good time.
For a change of pace, and to encourage our Elyria friends to join us, we are meeting at the Carlisle Cafe on the south side of Elyria. It is at 1509 Grafton Rd. If you go south on East Ave, the road becomes Grafton Rd. This restaurant is near the intersection of Fuller and Grafton Rd/East Ave. Their phone is 440-458-6516.
That’s the CARLISLE CAFE. Everyone is welcome! We gather between 11:30 and 11:45. But come when you can. We usually hang out gabbing till after 1:00 p.m. If you can join us, please do!
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CALENDAR
As we get closer to these dates, details will appear in the paragraphs above and below.
Events will also be added as they get scheduled.
Sept. 29 & 30 AUDITIONS “Christmas Belles” 7:00 - 9:00 each evening.
Nov. 11 Mailing party for Christmas Belles
Nov. 20 Opening night for “Christmas Belles”
Nov. 24 & 25 Auditions “Last Mass at St. Casimir’s” 7:00 - 9:00
Dec. 19 Play reading committee previews shows for 2009-2010 season.
2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Jan. 27 Mailing party for Last Mass...
Feb. 5 Opening night “Last Mass at St. Casimir’s”
Feb. 23 & 24 Auditions for “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday.” 7:00 - 9:00
April 7 Mailing party for Gillian...
April 16 Opening night for “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday.”
April 19 & 20 Auditions for “Scapino!” 7:00 - 9:00
June 16 Mailing party for Scapino
June 25 Opening night for “Scapino!”
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FOX 8 HOT LIST
We are # 2 on the Fox 8 Hot List for “Best Theatre Group.”
Check it out and support us with a vote if you can! It is also interesting to see what people have written about the experience of seeing shows at our theater.
THANKS to all who have voted already!!!
http://myfoxcleveland.cityvoter.com/workshop-players/biz/56453
Standings at this moment ( Sept 24, 08, 2:00 p.m.):
1. The M.A.D.* Factory 32 %
2. Workshop Players 22 %
3. The Beck Center 10 %
4. Geauga Lyric Theater Guild 9 %
5. Playhouse Square 6 %
Congrats to Linda Michalak (Forum, Lies and Legends +2) and the M.A.D. Factory. If someone has to be ahead of us, I'm glad that it is you!!!
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ANOTHER ALUMNI NOTE
After all the notes last week from Alumni, several wondered how Brian McNally (Jerry Finnegan’s Sister) was doing. I wanted to check in with Brian also to see how he was doing after his year with The Orlando Shakespeare Festival. Here’s Brian’s response:
Dave
Thanks for asking. Things are just fine.
Currently I'm plowing through my final semester at CSU in hopes of getting
my bachelor's in dramatic arts w/a minor in religious studies come this
December. I've got 17 credit hours to ace, so it's taking up quite a chunk of
time, and I use that as an excuse for not having a job right now.
I live in Tremont with my beautiful girlfriend, AraBella., whom I met while
working in Orlando.
Theatrically I've been playing it low key since I got back home; I took a
couple of cracks at Bang and Clatter, got some offers but chose to focus on
school and settling in to my new apartment. I might be doing something at CPT
in December - I'll be sure to let you know exactly what and when.
That's about it for me. Give everybody my best.
Brian
May your final semester at CSU be a good one! Stay in touch!
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MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
THIS SATURDAY HERITAGE HOUSE OPEN HOUSE
Valerie Gerstenberger’s home is slowly begin transformed into a museum of local history. To celebrate the political season at hand, the displays this summer have been all about her Uncle Clarence Cooper, a four time Mayor of Amherst who lived in the house at 439 Shupe Ave. There is one more open house that you can attend THIS Saturday, Sept. 27 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. If you need more info contact either
Valerie Gerstenberger 440-988-7130
or myself.
Dave Cotton 440-988-8744 deltachaz@oh.rr.com
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BARGAIN DVD’s SALE ENDS OCT. 20
Chuck Annable (Odd Couple, 45 Seconds ... +5) sent me this note about the final sale of the DVD’s from his former business, Campus Video.
As many of you know we pulled the movies back and went full Garden Center in April.
And now I've finally had a moment to deal with them and decided (sorrowfully) they
should just go...
So my last offer (and there are still thousands left):
DVD Movies: $5
DVD TV Series: $10
The sale begins now and ends October 1st.
Please tell your friends because I can't afford to pay for advertising.
Many thanks!!!
Charles Annable, horticulturist
Locke's Garden Center
461 E. Lorain St.
Oberlin, OH 44074 440 774-6981
Open Daily 11-5, Closed Sundays & Holidays
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WORKSHOPPERS ON THE BOARDS ABROAD
UP AND RUNNING
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Huntington Playhouse
Dave MacKeigan Director (ILY YP NC, Foreigner ‘05 +16)
Judy MacKeigan Costumes (ILY YP NC, Gun Metal Blues +8)
Dale Hruska Dr. Einstein (OTR TTW, Arms and the Man +2)
NOW through - Oct. 5
Box Office: (440) 871-8333
http://www.huntingtonplayhouse.com/index.html
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IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Tim Allen (Diary of Anne Frank)
Lakeland Com College Performing Arts Center
SHOW DATES & TIMES
September 26 @ 8pm
September 27 @ 2pm (Family Matinee) and 8pm
September 28 @ 2pm (Family Matinee)
October 3 and 4 @ 8pm
October 5 @ 2pm (Family Matinee)
Tickets are $12 adults $10 for students and seniors
Call 440.525.7526 for tickets and details.
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COMING SOON
ROMEO AND JULIET
Dover Players
Jesse Malicki (Diary of Anne Frank, Odd Couple +3) - Juliet
Donna Hughes (Jukebox, Adrift in New York +26) - props
October 17, 18, 23-25, and October 31-November 1.
Only one matinee will be presented, on October 25th at 6 p.m.
Regular show times on Friday and Saturday will be 8 p.m.
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RADIO GALS
Clague Playhouse
Jayne Bartish-Kacik (Nunsense, ILY YP NC +25)– Music Dir. & Accompanist, -- Mabel
Jenifer Warren (G. I. Jukebox, Nunsense +29) -- Azilee
Paige Reich (Nunsense) -- Gladys
Barb Brown (Quilters) -- Hazel
November 7 - December 7, 2008
(No performance on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27)
Thursdays - Saturday, 8:00pm Sunday, 2:00 pm
box office 440.331.0403
http://www.clagueplayhouse.org/menu.html
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TRIVIA
Born Yesterday is the play written and first directed by Garson Kanin and adapted into a successful 1950 film. It was remade in 1993 with the same name. Actress and comedian Judy Holliday originated the role of Billie Dawn on Broadway, as well as in the George Cukor adaptation made by Columbia Pictures. The remake, directed by Luis Mandoki and released through Buena Vista Pictures, starred Melanie Griffith as the central character and updated the plot. A 1989 revival of the play starred Madeline Kahn.
SOURCE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_Yesterday
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