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Thank You! Thief River Falls Commun ity Arts Council presents NCTC – for hosting the TRFCAC, especially the General Maintenance Dept. The Beito Foundation – for their generous support Kezar Music – for awesome ticket selling June 16-18, 23-26, 2010 Marie Weets – for designing the insert Barb Geer – for taking the bio headshots Super One Foods – for donating ice cream and cookies for opening night Northwest Beverage – for donating bottled water for opening night Kari & Ed Mooney – for coordinating the opening night gala Sheila Olberg/Trifecta Salon – for hairstyling us into the 40’s United Methodist & Trinity Lutheran Churches – for providing rehearsal space Directed by Two Rivers Area Theatre – for loaning us the hanging mics and make up Our Advertisers - for believing in us. Please support our supporters! You, the Audience – for supporting us with your attendance A ndrea Thibert Memberships Music and Lyrics by Producer 500+ Star 100+ Dr. Earl & Melvine Dagg Cole Porter In Memory of Margaret Saetre Ed & Kari Mooney by the Warren Saetre family Dave & Muriel Olin Jennifer Tweet Mark & Becky Yuska Book by Ole & Ruth Tweet Thibert Chevrolet & Buick B ella & Samuel Spewack Mark & Jean Larson Westside Motors Conti-Younger Associates Panasonic Industrial Company Panasonic Reps – New England Electronic Sources, Inc. www.trfcac.com In Memory of Margaret Saetre Panasonic Reps – Michigan -Anonymous Crew 50+ Director 250+ Elling & Joyce Iverson Northland College Theater - TRF Duane & Robyn Morey David Abraham Marvel Van Rooy Eloise-Marie Clark 7:00 PM Roger & Bernice Skime Patron 20+ Jim & Penny Haugen Reserved Seating $12/$10 at Kezar Music Roger & JoAnn Thibert Produced by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. Bill & Melba Penning 560 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022 If you would like to join this esteemed group of individuals, please fill out the form included in the program booklet. You may hand it to an usher or mail it to the address listed on the form. Made possible in part by a grant provided by the Northwest Regional Arts Council Our 2010 membership list will be updated for each summer production. through funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board & the Minnesota State Legislature. DAVID SWANSON (Stagehand) has performed with the TRFCAC in The Wizard of Oz, Arsenic and Old Lace, On Golden Pond, and A Christmas Carol. Other performances include Christmas Wassel and Peanuts. David, who works Director’s Notes at Digi-Key, comments, “Thanks for coming to our production.” 15 Minute Intermission Independent...Ice cream Confident... bars and bottled Outspoken... water for sale inIntelligent... the lobby STEVEN YEATS (Gremio) who would everA guessct that O thisn is Steven’se absolutely first If most of us were born in Shakespeare’s time, we might have been considered a time performing in a production? Brother to Amanda Darchuk and clearly a natural on “Shrew.” It wasn’t a grand time to be a woman. Petruchio tamed Kate with mind stage, we welcome this talented Internet Media Image Designer at Digi-Key with open games, starvation, and overt kindness. A Inc Kisst T Me,w Kateo, the actor, Fred, follows the Scenearms! Steven 1: The writes, Stage “This of is myFord's first play Theatre, and I hope Baltimore everyone enjoys it as much as I have.” chauvinistic attributes of his character to “tame” his ex-wife actress, Lilli. But in the Another Op’nin’, Another Show - Hattie, Wardrobe Lady and Company end, who’sScene taming 1: Thewhom? Theatre Their story Alley, is the Baltimore central storyline in our saga. It is a love Choreographed by Amy and Andrea Meet the Crew story - much like I’ve Too had Darn with Hot this -musicalSherry since Knott 1972. and Company Scene 2: The Backstage Corridor Choreographed by Amy and Andrea th Why Can’tMAX You ANDERSON Behave?(Lighting - Lois Operator)and Bill age 13 and just completed 7 grade. At 17, I was cast in the chorus of Bloomington Civic Theatre’s production of Kiss Max has performed in The Sound of Music, Free to Be… You and Me, A Scene 2: Before the Taming of the Shrew Show Curtain Movement by Andrea and Jean Me, Kate. This was just one of many theatre gigs in the Twin Cities for me through Christmas Carol, Anything Goes, and Annie Get Your Gun. He is proving to be Scene 3: The Main Room in Petruchio's House Scene 3: Dressinginvaluable Roomos to the of TRFCAC Lilli Vanessi backstage and and inFred the technical Graham areas. Max has the early years of my life. But time and again, my thoughts would return to this worked with the crew in The Odd Couple, Shirley Valentine, and Talking With. show and I’d dream Where about Iscertain the Life scenes That and Late what I Led? I would - Petruchiohave done differently. Wunderbar - Fred and Lilli Movement by Brad MovementHe says, by “This Andrea theatre is becoming my home away from home.” So it was for years. Life goes on. When the Thief River Falls Community Arts AMY DELAP So(Choreographer) In Love - Lilli is busy as a Social Worker in Warren and a Dance Director in TRF’s Council Scenedecided 4: to Theproduce Backstage “Kiss Me, Corridor Kate” for the central event of 2010, I knew Just for Kix program. Movement She is a by newcomer Jane to the TRFCAC’s productions and, thankfully, we have what I must do — Always get healthy, True get To confident, You in My get Fashion back into - lifeLois to direct and costume found her! Amy writes, “This is my first time choreographing for a musical production. I have the one show that’s stuck Movement in my heart by Andrea for decades. and Jean Scenechoreographed 4: Padua dance line routines for several ND high school teams and teach dance to over 150 students in We TRF. Open Thank inyou Venice to Andrea - Katharine,for inviting me Petruchio, to choreograph Bianca Kiss Me, and Kate Lucentio. It’s been a Scene 5: Dressing Rooms of Lilli Vanessi and Fred Graham And I have. pleasure to work Movementwith the entire by cast!”Andrea Scene 6: The Backstage Corridor Scene 5: A Market Square in Padua SARAH CHAMMA (Stage Crew/Sound Effects) another newcomer to the It’s been a joy, andBianca you are- Bill coming and Company with me. Let’s romp backstage, behind the TRFCAC’s stage, is a graduate of LHS and now a student at MSUM, double Tom, Dick or Harry - Bianca, Gremio, Hortensio and Lucentio scenes for rehearsals, costumeChoreographed changes, by Amy drama and love stories. We have given Choreographedmajoring in English by Amy and Theatre. Sarah’s past productions include RENT, Spring Awakening, Hamlet and most recently, Othello at MSUM. She you a backstage pass.So In InteractLove - withFred the cast. They will be right on you, next to you, I’ve Comecomments to Wive that, It Wealthily“Stage crews in deserve Padua standing - Petruchio ovations, and too.” Men making you laugh, cry and Movement involved. by RevelBrad at the clever transformation from 1947 to Choreographed by Amy Shakespeare’sScene 7: time. Before Cheer the forTaming the outspoken of the Shrew Kate asShow she stands Curtain her ground. I Hate Men - Katharine MANDI RODAHL Movement(Accompanist/Pit by Andrea Director) is a preschool teacher at Challenger Brush Up Your Shakespeare - The Two Gangsters when she’s not giving piano lessons. Mandi was our capable accompanist for last This cast, these people, Choreographed this theatre group, by Andrea, this community, Scott and Jefferythis time, this place, is Scenesummer’s 6: productionThe Backstage of Annie Get Corridor Your Gun, also for the LHS production of You’re magical.Scene My dream 8: The come Garden true. And of I Baptista'sthank each and House every one of you. SceneA Good 7:Man, Dressing Charlie Brown. Rooms This past of Lillifall, she Vanessi made her and stage Fred debut Grahamin the NCTC production of Radio Gals. Mandi says, “Thanks for all the hard work everyone has Andrea Thibert Pavane - Orchestra Sceneput in to 8: make A Country a great show. Road It’s been in Paduagreat to work with such awesome people! Choreographed by Amy I’m looking Cantiamo forward to next D’ year!”Amore- Hortensio, Padua Priest, Baptista and Company P.S. Please notice Kiss Lois’ Me, first appearanceKate - Katharine, costume, Petruchio played by and Jean Company Larson. This ChoreographedJOHN THIBERT by Andrea(Lighting Design/Sound) with 15 years experience working Choreographed by Amy vintage 40’s suit, mink and hat belonged to Margaret Saetre, part of her trousseau. Scene 9 : The Churchwith the Square Two Rivers in Area Padua Theatre in RLF, is joining us with his amazing technical know-how for the first time. John has also been active for 25 years Margaret loved my passion for vintage clothing and made sure I received her Kiss Me,with Kate AFRAN,- Petruchio, the Association Katharine of the French and ofCompany the North. He comments, “I’ve precious collection after her death. Thank you dear Lady. Choreographedsurvived (barely) by Amy working and withAndrea this director. Just kidding! It’s been a great experience.” Thank goodness for our John-of-all-trades and his invaluable help behind the scenes. MAX LACOURSIERE (General Harrison Howell) attends UND and this summer ALEX EVANS (Jester/Stagehand) though only 18 and new to the TRFCAC produc- Cast of Characters is working as an engineer’sThe aide C for rRede wLake County. Although new to our stage, tions, is no stranger to the stage. His accomplishments include The Wizard of Oz, Max has been active on other stages, including performing in Brigadoon, Tender Sleeping Beauty, Pocahontas, Stuart Little, Magic in Me, Pied Piper, The Little Mer- Fred Graham/Petruchio.........................................................Brad Cook Land Farm, A Beggar’s Opera, Orphan Train, and Madrigal Dinners.