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CALLBOARD November 2017 CALLBOARD 2017 November More information about the 2017 Playwriting Contest winners! As announced at the Fall Conference, here are the A Very Open House by Bonnie Grooters, pre- winners of the 2017 CTAM Play Writing Contest: sented by Cadillac Footliters 1st place – Erin Osgood for Family Pains, a play that explores family relationships and the Nothing But the Truth and The Summer Cot- nd struggles of a gay daughter “coming out” to tage (last year’s 2 place winner) by Priscilla her Catholic family. Cogan, presented by Glen Arbor Readers’ Theatre 2nd place – Art Nemitz for Down on the Farm, another play about family relation- Is He Dead Yet? by Mary Lou Britton, pre- ships, sibling rivalry and expectations. sented by Tawas Bay Players (Remember that you can perform these plays for the Family Pains by Erin Osgood, presented by next two years, royalty-free! Descriptions and con- Farmington Players tact information will be available on the web site Pat and Leo Paveglio, contest co-chairs, would like to soon.) thank all the playwrights who entered the con- Several of this year’s playwrights “rocked” the audi- test. They also give big thanks to the contest judges, ence when they presented readings from their entries who remain anonymous, for their unenviable job of during performance breaks at Fall Confer- scoring all the entries – a big time commitment. ence. Thanks to these playwrights and their readers Now, sharpen your quills and get your creative juices for giving us a chance to see their words come to life: flowing – the deadline for the 2018 Play Writing Life in the Middle Ages by Richard Hingst, Contest is May 15, 2018. Who knows, This could be presented by Lapeer Community Theatre your lucky year! HELPING COMMUNITY THEATRE THRIVE IN MICHIGAN SINCE 1961! 2017-18 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President - Christy Frick Gratiot County Players [email protected] Vice President - Suzan Dunham Tawas Bay Players, WE Players [email protected] Secretary - Shyrl Cone Hartland Players [email protected] Treasurer - Jamie Peterson Players de Noc, Escanaba [email protected] At-Large Members of the Board Chuck Goddeeris ................ .…[email protected] Rosedale Community Players Patrick Hubbard ........................... [email protected] Clio Cast and Crew Betsy Willis .......................... [email protected] Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City Michael Wisniewski ...................................... [email protected] Bay City Players Ben Zylman .......................................... [email protected] Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Executive Secretary Nancy Peska ........................................ [email protected] Awards Chair Terry Jolink reports that “On Saturday, Gratiot County Players October 14, I had the pleasure of going to Hartland 989-463-1252 Players to present the Dorothy Arnett Volunteer Ser- www.communitytheatremichigan.org [email protected] Instagram: @ctamich vice Award to Jennifer Ross. Jennie is a very dedi- cated and dependable member of the Hartland group. Even if she is not cast, she is willing to do whatever is needed for a show, from tech to set to selling tickets. She has been the organization’s Treas- urer, as well as Ticket Manager and, while no longer serving on the Board of Directors, continues to work behind the scenes at events and perform when the opportunity arises. She truly has a servant’s heart and Callboard is a great sport!“ Congratulations, Jennie! Editor ................................................ Mary Lou Britton This is the official newsletter of the Community Theatre Association of Michigan, issued monthly to all group affiliates CTAM Calendar of Events and individual members with e-mail addresses on record. Distribution is by e-mail with a link to the newsletter on the association website. Back issues are available on the asso- May 4, 5 and 6, 2018 Spring Conference for the ciation website at www.community-theatremichigan.org. Corre- Escanaba, MI U.P. spondence to the Callboard should be sent to the Editor at [email protected]. June 27-July 1, 2018 CTAM trip to Broadway Productions and dates should be sent to the Editor. New York City Short informational articles are accepted and will be used on a space-available basis. July 13-15, 2018 Master Classes at Show photos should be carefully selected and sent to Higgins Lake MacMullen Center the Editor, along with identifying caption and permission from photographer for us to publish. October 12-14, 2018 2018 Fall Conference Updated e-mail and postal addresses are maintained by the Flint/Grand Blanc area Holiday Inn-Gateway Ctr. Executive Secretary Nancy Peska and should be sent to her at [email protected]. June 16-22, 2019 AACTfest nationals at the 2 Gettysburg, PA Majestic Theater The Prez Sez... by Christy Frick We have many things coming up in the near fu- ture. Please mark your calendars! Broadway… CTAM Road Trip (Spring Conference)! We are trying something new this year for our Spring Here we come! Conference; instead of everyone trying to get to CTAM is offering another group trip to visit one location, we are planning on taking it on the Broadway for next June 27 (Wednesday), re- road! We will be offering the same workshops in turning on Sunday, July 1. (Five days, four three different locations at three different times. We are shooting for North, Lower East side and nights.) That leaves you more time to plan for Lower West side. Our North location has been the trip and to save up the money! The trip finalized – we will be heading to Players de Noc includes the following: in Escanaba so mark your calendars for May 4, 5 Economy air fare from either Detroit or and 6, 2018. The idea is to have the workshops Grand Rapids airport, all in one day so that travel and hotel expenses Transfers to and from hotel to airport, are kept to a minimum. Continue to watch the Callboard for more information and if you are Guided sightseeing tour of NYC, with re- interested in hosting one of these “road trips” freshments, please let Suzan Dunham know. Four nights at the Millennium Hotel, New Logo. By now most of you have seen the new logo. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I Two Broadway shows, plus time to see want to thank Heather Todd for all her hard others that you may want to see on your work on creating this logo and to Chuck God- own nickel, deeris for working with her to tweak it. Con- Backstage tour at Radio City Music Hall, tinue to check our website to see information about purchasing merchandise with our new All local taxes and fees. logo. Cost: Per person in shared double room: New York Trip. CTAM is offering a five day/ $1,999; per person in single room, $2,599. four night trip to New York next June. (See the The planners strongly suggest that you also details directly to the right on this page!) This is a get trip insurance, starting at $118. grand opportunity for you to see some great Morrie Enders, familiar to many, will be our shows with some great people! We hope you will guide. Arrangements are made through Execu- join us to make some wonderful memories! tive Travel, out of Lincoln, NE. Deadline for Board Communication. At our annual meeting full payment is March 27, 2018. A deposit of last month it was mentioned that the affiliate $500 is due when you make your reservation groups are being split among the board members at http://executive travel.com/ctam-playhouse so that we can stay in contact with everyone. -2018. This will enable us to share information with you. We have just received the list from our member- For questions and a brochure with more in- ship committee and we should formation, you can call them at 402/435- be contacting you soon. 8888 or email them directly: [email protected]. Christy Frick 3 and Fanny aren’t aging well abound. Fanny val- iantly tries to keep them afloat as Gardner slips in The Scoop on and out of senility. As Mags faces the truth of her parents’ fraught situation, the characters speak of dreams and memories, something many of us Baby Scripts Boomers are familiar with. This play has it all: it By Tara Western will make you laugh, cry and think. fter several years serving as the chair of the Tawas Bay Players’ script selection commit- LOVE LETTERS by A. R. Gurney, Dramatists tee, searching for fresh, quality scripts, I Play Service, © 1989 Awas encouraged by Suzan Witt to share my finds POST-ITS (NOTES ON A MARRIAGE) by Paul with a wider audience. Dooley and Winnie Holzman, Playscripts, Inc., Due to our current demographic, I focus on single © 1998 or simple sets, smallish casts, more women than HATEMAIL by Bill Corbett and Kira Obolen- men and slightly senior. That said, I hope you can sky, Playscripts, Inc., © 2004 find something of value for your home group. These three scripts are similar because all three have a man and a woman love interests, little to DANCING LESSONS by Mark St. Germain— no staging required, no memorizing. All three of these are easily produced with very little time and/ Dramatists Play Service, © 2005, drama with hu- or preparation necessary. mor, one man, one woman, one set: interior apartment, present day, some explicit language, In Love Letters, Andy and Melissa’s correspon- sexual situations and special effects. dence starts when they are in second grade. Their relationship moves along at a quick pace, taking The thirtyish Evers has Asperger’s syndrome, and them through teenage angst, family divorces, and seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer to learn lots of sexual tension between the two of them enough dancing to survive an awards’ dinner.
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