The Sunshine Boys—Tickets on Sale NOW!!! May 19Th & 21St—Auditions for Voices (5 Women Needed!) More Information Next Month!
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April, 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: April 9th—Board Meeting, Amador Community Foundation Office, Jackson, 6 p.m. April 20th—Opening Night of The Sunshine Boys—Tickets on Sale NOW!!! May 19th & 21st—Auditions for Voices (5 women needed!) More Information Next Month! calls on them to reunite for one last skit, they are forced to work together one last time . But can they embrace the good memories while healing the old wounds in order to get the job done? Neil Simon’s If you have fond memories of classic Vaudeville or if The Sunshine Boys you just enjoy a good comedy, The Sunshine Boys is for you! In addition to Al and Willie, played expertly by Volcano Theatre always likes to open their season VTC veterans and beloved actors Chris Witt and with a good laugh, and 2018 is no different as we Marty Brifman, whom you may remember from prepare to open Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys on 2014’s Camping with Henry and Tom (Chris played April 20th. Thomas Edison and Marty was Henry Ford), the sup- porting cast of characters is enthusiastic and hys- terical. Zachariah Craig as Willie’s nephew and semi With more Oscar and Tony nominations than any -caregiver, is more patient than any human being other writing in the history of show business, Neil could possibly be. Roxanne Fausett plays the snarky Simon has written over 30 plays, mostly comedies, Registered Nurse, while Alyssa Rehart is the epitome and is probably best known for The Odd Couple of the “Sexy Nurse” in their classic “Doctor’s Skit”. (1968). In 1991, he also won a Tony Award and the Judy Hunt, Steve Cannon and newbie Darrell Holland Pulitzer Prize for Lost in Yonkers, which the VTC complete the cast. staged to much acclaim in 2016. Veteran Director Judy Elliott (2016’s Exit Laughing, The Sunshine Boys introduces you to two once- among others) had a ball with this cast. Paula and successful Vaudeville actors, Al and Willie. In the David Bibby, with assists by Judy, decorated Gerry “good old days” they were in demand as “Lewis and Elliott’s beautifully built set to perfection. Kathleen Clark”, the best vaudeville team in the business, and Rich provides costumes while Roger Fugere (and Si- had been for 40 odd years. Then a falling out created erra) will shed light and sound on the production. a 12 year cold front in which neither spoke to the other and their respective careers faded into not-so -happy retirement living situations. So come get your laugh on . The Sunshine Boys runs thru May 20th, Friday & Saturday nights and several Sunday matinees. When CBS plans a “History of Comedy” special and WWW.VOLCANOTHEATRE.NET The Sunshine Boys CAST Willie Clark—Chris Witt Ben Silverman—Zachariah Craig Al Lewis—Marty Brifman Patient—Darrell Holland Edie—Judy Hunt Nurse—Alyssa Rehart Registered Nurse—Roxanne Fausett Phil Schaefer—Steve Cannon CREW Director—Judy Elliott Assistant Director—Roxanne Fausett Producer—Karen Rovane Stage Managers—Darrell Holland & Megan Lukasha & Judy Elliott Script Supervisor—Judy Hunt Costumes—Kathleen Rich Set Design—Judy & Gerry Elliott Set Construction—Gerry Elliott Set Decoration—Paula & David Bibby, Judy & Gerry Elliott Light/Sound Design—Roger Fugere (and Sierra) Tech Operations—Roger Fugere (and Sierra) House Manager—Patti Fredericks Poster Design/Marquee—Karen Rovane BALANCING THE BOOKS CAN BE A CHALLENGE! And never more so than during the winter months when the theatre is dark, but the expenses continue. Theatre maintenance, utilities, and production costs for our 2018 season are all issues which need to be addressed. Any amount of financial support will be greatly appreciated, and of course, is tax -deductible. Thank you for supporting YOUR Community Theatre! Name: _________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _________________________________________ Phone: ( ) ________________; email: ______________________ MAIL TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO: VTC, P.O. Box 88, Volcano, CA 95689 2018 Board of Directors STONE BY STONE, President, Kathleen Harmon [email protected] / 209-304-1917 BRICK BY BRICK Vice President, Marty Brifman Thanks to all of you who have donated money and time [email protected] / 209-245-4200 towards theatre improvements. However, maintaining Secretary, Judy Elliott and improving the Cobblestone and Amphitheatre prop- [email protected] / 209-295-4285 erties is an on-going adventure. You can help by buying Treasurer, Colleen Hagyard a brick. For each $100 donation, a brick engraved with [email protected] / 916-354-3500 your name will be added to the walkway in the Amphi- theatre! Business Manager, Bob Duzdevich [email protected] / 209-419-0744 Production Manager, Amber Adams Your tax-deductable donation will be greatly appreci- [email protected] / 209-217-4502 ated! Member-at-Large, Alicia Barber [email protected]—916-502-5255 Name: ___________________________________ Publicity Manager, Karen Rovane Address: _________________________________ [email protected] / 209-418-5650 NAMES TO BE ENGRAVED: Theatre Manager, Jim Estes _________________________________________ [email protected] / 209-304-1535 _______________________________________ Tech Manager, Alex Sharp Amount of Donation: $_______________________ [email protected]/418-5502 Spotlight, [email protected] Mail to VTC, P.O. Box 88, Volcano, CA 95689 .