PLAYBILL CAYMAN DRAMA SOCIETY Page 2 ~ Cayman Drama Society Chairman's Message
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PLAYBILL CAYMAN DRAMA SOCIETY www.cds.ky Page 2 ~ Cayman Drama Society www.cds.ky Chairman's Message Steel Magnolias! WOW! As the title edies. The entire show takes place in suggests, the main female characters in Truvy’s beauty shop, where they discuss this incredible comedy-drama, can be the mysteries of life, and death, hus- both as delicate as a magnolia and as bands and children and, of course the tough as steel. Many of you here tonight ever important hair and nails! may remember the film directed by Her- Steel Magnolias was written by Rob- bert Ross in 1989 starring Daryl Hannah ert Harling in memory of his diabetic in the role of Annelle, Dolly Parton as sister, Susan Harling and who was the Truvy, Sally Field as M’Lynn, Olympia inspiration for the play and subsequent- Dukakis as Clairee, Shirley MacLain as ly the film. It has many memorable the grouchy Ouiser (pronounced “Wee- quotes, one the my personal favourites: zer”) and Julia Roberts as the lovely “I would rather have thirty minutes of Shelby. Well, I can certainly tell you all wonderful, than a lifetime of nothing here tonight you are in for a real treat; special”. our cast of six are equally talented! Through the talented direction of our Set in Louisiana, the play focuses on own Peter Kosa, he has brought these the lives and friendships of six women six steel magnolias to life. I have to and the bonds and support that come congratulate him for putting together through sharing their triumphs and trag- the magnificent cast who have made the www.cds.ky Cayman Drama Society ~ Page 3 Chairman's Message characters real and the emotions even a Platinum Patron, LIME who provide more real. Thank you to Peter and his telecommunication services, Ropers production team and our very talented who keep our house clean, iEye News cast members. We certainly appreciate who continue to provide advertising and all of your hard work and energy, espe- articles for our shows. Wigglypen and cially right after the Christmas holidays! OSA who continue to support us through Diabetes is a disease characterised by donations of services in kind, Paige from elevated glucose. In the US alone 26 Paige and Co. for her time, talents, and million Americans live with diabetes and props and Debbie Walker from the Sa- it is frightening to note that with the rise lon who has also assisted with props and of obesity, type II diabetes has become backstage. We continue to be a 100% an epidemic in industrialised, first world volunteer organisation and the only way societies. We are lucky in Cayman to that we can do so is with your help and have the Cayman Islands Diabetes Asso- support. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! ciation, an official member of the Inter- Our membership committee is now our national Diabetes Federation, an organ- Membership and Volunteer committee, isation of over 200 member associations so if you can help, in ANY way, please in more than 165 countries. CIDA’s contact them at [email protected]. mission is to “work towards a future Finally, thank you for coming to this without diabetes by creating awareness, our first show of 2014. This year is providing education to our community; proving to be a very exciting season. while improving the lives of diabetics Don’t miss our next production, Legally and their families”. Further information Blonde coming in March! on how you can help this worthy cause can be found at www.caymandiabetes. Share the show! com or on their Facebook page. The Sheree Ebanks Cayman Drama Society is proud to be Chairman, 2014. able to support the association through donations from our production of Steel Magnolias. CDS productions are only made pos- sible through our patrons, sponsors, friends of the theatre and our volunteers. We would like to specifically thank But- terfield who continue to support us as Page 4 ~ Cayman Drama Society www.cds.ky Theatre Manager's Message Welcome to the first major produc- tion of the 2014 season – Steel Magno- lias. Our opening social back in January lookin ’re g was an Evening of Readings directed e 4 by Phil Pace. We have in rehearsal Le- W gally Blonde (The musical) and also we are providing set piece rehearsal facili- ties for the local movie The Devil You Know. This means that your theatre has never been more active with more than one group using its facilities nearly every day. I would like to thank the Theatre Management committee stalwarts, Tracy Moore and Bill Mervyn, for sharing the load on the occasional security issues which crop up while I am off island. 2014 is a massive season and we have to fit work in somehow. Some of the things we would like to do as soon as possible are (a) to update the auditorium including walls and floor as required; (b) to paint the publicly visible concrete walls outside of the theatre, and (c) to make some changes on stage to help with future fast-change box set construc- tion. All of this takes time and money – but Volunteers! it also takes volunteers. Consider joining the Theatre Man- maintain lights; create sounds and de- agement committee if you have one of sign sounds for shows using SCS11, and the skills that it takes to keep our the- anyone who genuinely wants to pitch in. atre maintained and our costs low. We are looking for people who can build Come on - Share The Show and maintain stuff, design lighting and Paul de Freitas www.cds.ky Cayman Drama Society ~ Page 5 Welcome, from the Director I have the good fortune to live in a wonderful place, I have always thought of Cayman as an island where we all can reinvent ourselves, as often as we wish! Bankers become dive instructors, lawyers become marathoners or arctic explorers. We all have the chance to do the things we always wanted to do at home. The Cayman Drama Society is one of those places that facilitate our mittyesque dreams. We have a strange annual ritual here where we all get to- gether over a glass (or six) of wine, and plan our upcoming theatrical program. It was at one of these production “meet- ings” that this production was born, the key ingredients (other than the wine) be- ing a terrific script and a wealth of high- ly capable women actors in the society. We auditioned over 60 people for the six roles and it would have been pos- sible to produce two or three excellent props crew (all women). As with all my ensemble. Despite the challenges of a endeavours Mary Anne my wife (Ou- very short production period, a cold/flu/ iser), figures prominently in this produc- virus that worked its way through the tion as actor, muse, and technical spiri- cast and oh yes christmass/newyears tual and financial advisor, I truly could holidays the cast and crew have worked not think of doing this without her help. incredibly hard to bring our play to you. I hope you enjoy seeing the show as Thanks of course are due and the list is much as we enjoy performing it for you. exhaustive. The CDS, Paul De Freitas, Share the show ! Bill Mervyn, the Phoenix Group lend a hand gang, my producer Debbie Hand, Peter Kosa the stage management, backstage and Directory, Steel Magnolias Page 6 ~ Cayman Drama Society www.cds.ky About our Performance Steel Magnolias is a comedy–drama three years with Shelby’s Type 1 diabe- play about a group of Southern women tes and how the women interact at times in northwest Louisiana. with conflict but in the end resolved Written by Robert Harling, based on friends: Shelby’s decision to have a child his experience with his sister’s death. despite the complication that can be The title suggests the “female characters with the condition, Clairee’s friendship are as delicate as magnolias but as tough with the curmudgeon Ouiser; Annelle’s as steel”. The magnolia specifically ref- transformation from a shy, anxious new- erences a magnolia tree they are arguing comer in town to a good-time girl then about at the beginning. repentant revival-tent Christian; and The play opens on Shelby’s wedding Truvy’s relationships with the men in her day and takes place in the fictional north- family. Although the main storyline in- western Louisiana parish of Chinquapin volves Shelby, her mother M’Lynn, and at Truvy’s in-home beauty parlour where Shelby’s medical battles, the underlying the women regularly gather. group-friendship among all six women The play covers events over the next is prominent throughout the drama. www.cds.ky Cayman Drama Society ~ Page 7 Cast of Characters Rebekah Jefferson Teri Lynne AliceAnne Brunn Rebekah Jefferson - Annelle Teacher at Sir John A. Cumber Primary Rebekah Jefferson, who plays the School, where she has remained for the role of Annelle, has always been an en- past ten years. Rebekah has produced thusiast of the stage. From childhood and directed quite a number of Musicals, and throughout her teenage years she including her most ambitious project to was involved in school productions, date, Beauty and the Beast Jr., which musical ensembles, small group perfor- boasted a very talented cast of over 60 mances, solo singing and speech items. kids. After completing her high school Rebekah regards acting as her first education, Rebekah attended Florida love and would like to thank her family Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, and friends for their continued support where she obtained her Bachelor’s De- and encouragement.