October 2012—Page 4

NON-PROFIT ORG. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Music Theatre of PERMIT NO. 412 Wenatchee, Inc. WENATCHEE, WA 98807 Script Notes Volume 32 Issue 4 Music Theatre of Wenatchee October 2012 Page 1 233b N Wenatchee Ave P. O. Box 3042 Inside this issue: Wenatchee WA 98807-3042 Phone: (509) 662-7814 Man of La Mancha E-mail: [email protected] Man of La Mancha 1 OR CURRENT RESIDENT Inside this issue: An extremely talented Brady Dundas is the Pa- 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, Novem- cast is preparing to pre- dre. Eleven other gifted ber 1, 2, and 3. All shows MTW News 1  Man of La Mancha sent the Tony Award- singers and actors round begin at 7:30 pm except  One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s One Flew Over the winning musical, “Man of out the cast. October 20, which begins at 2 Nest La Mancha” to We- 2:00 pm. Cuckoo’s Nest  Apple Blossom Musical Happy natchee audiences. John Days Apple Blossom Musical Ryan brings his consider- This story within a story 2  Nason Creek results able talents to the leading includes well known Tickets are available in ad-  Playhouse news role of Miguel de songs such as “The Im- vance online, by phone, or  Volunteers and Sponsors Cervantes/Don Quixote. possible Dream” and purchased in person Nason Creek 3 He has been seen on through our box office V ISIT O UR W EB S ITE! stage recently in service, which is pro- Playhouse News 3 W WW.MTOW. ORG “Xanadu” and “I vided by the Perform- Hate Hamlet”. The ing Arts Center of role of Aldonza, Wenatchee. Volunteers/Sponsors 3 News from the MTW kitchen servant and Music Theatre of Wenatchee needs your membership to con- prostitute, is played Board: tinue producing quality plays and musicals. Becoming a mem- by upper valley fa- Buy online at pac- Membership 4 wen.org, call (509)  Mark Wavra and Terry Val- ber of MTW is a great way to show your support. vorite Maren Cagle. 663-ARTS (2787), or dez have agreed to put to- Among her many visit in person at the Board News 4 gether a design for the thea- Membership Benefits: leading roles, she ter's lobby area. wowed Wenatchee lower level of the Per-  Our quarterly newsletter audiences two years forming Arts Center at MTW NEWS:  The Policies and Proce-  Early notice of ticket sales ago when she played 123 N Wenatchee dures Handbook is still be-  Ticket discounts for "Member Nights" Johanna in Ave. ing worked on and our goal Music Theatre of Wenatchee  Invitation to semi-annual meetings “Sweeney Todd”. In is to have it completed by Ticket prices are $17, has been working on a Poli- his biggest role in the end of the year.  Members at the Associate Producer level or above are listed with discounted tick- cies and Procedures Hand- in each show program. the Wenatchee area, ets for Music Theatre book. Our goal is to have it  Glenn has been replacing “Dulcinea” and is a great Justin Valdez provides of Wenatchee members on completed by the end of the burned-out bulbs in light some comic relief as Qui- story of doing what’s There are Six levels of sponsorship: Thursdays at $14. Students year. This will make it eas- fixtures, especially the ones xote’s sidekick, Sancho right despite the conse- with school ID can buy stu-  $25.00 — Sponsor (no program listing) ier for new and experienced in the emergency lights Panza. quences. This musical dent rush tickets at the door which require special bulbs.  $50.00 — Patron (no program listing) does include some mature production staff members to on the night of the show go through a show with  $100.00 — Associate Producer themes and content and only for only $5. Student more information and con-  $250.00 — Producer Wenatchee veteran actor may not be suitable for rush tickets are for unsold sistency. Having all of this  $500.00 — Executive Producer Matthew Cadman is the children. available seats on the night information in one place will kindly innkeeper while of the show only, one ticket  $1,000.00 — Benefactor guide our volunteers, give In our next issue: Mike Magnotti plays Dr. per student. The show is them a good experience,  Cuckoo’s Nest Carrasco. Eastmont High Performances are at the produced by Cynthia Contact us online for the membership form and mail your Riverside Playhouse. The and hopefully help them  Happy Days School senior Emily Ab- Brown and directed by check or money order to P.O. Box 3042, Wenatchee, WA, 988- show runs October 18, avoid some pitfalls.  And more ... bott plays Antonia and John Mausser. 07. Your membership is very important to us. October 2012—Page 2 October 2012—Page 3 The Nason Creek Credit Cards now accepted! One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Fundraiser  The board approved a more up-to-date ticket- Directed by Cynthia Brown Our Nason Creek fundraiser was a wonderful suc- ing process for the theater. It is called Square cess! We raised over $1,000 on the last weekend of Register and will allow patrons to easily pay July. All of the supplies and food were completely with credit or debit cards as well as with check Auditions Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s to the ensemble donated by the board and other members of MTW. or cash. This will be a gradual transition and Nest” (script by Dale Wasserman) will re- with many brilliant, Teams of volunteers worked four-hour shifts over quire a cast of 19 fine actors. Set in 1959, funny, and poign- more information will be forthcoming. One Flew Over The the weekend and had a great time. Most of the the story takes place in a psychiatric insti- ant moments in cookies were homemade and we even had some fun Cuckoo's Nest tution in the Pacific Northwest. The pa- the script for each  Nearly 80 people were on hand for the sum- ones for the kids. MTW is very happy with the re- Mon & Tues, November 5 & 6, tients, orderlies and even doctors are un- character. mer BBQ. We had great food and entertain- der the self-appointed supervision of Nurse sults and are looking forward to doing this again We are hoping for ment. Two of our scholarship recipients and 6:30 pm at The Riverside Play- Ratched. Through ‘therapeutic’ humiliation which will be in either 2014 or 2015. a good turnout of their families were present and were intro- house. Directed by Cynthia Brown and control, Nurse Ratched manipulates every kind of actor duced. her fiefdom into disciplined obedience. Show runs Jan. 10 to Jan. 26, 2013 at auditions on A lot of thanks goes out to all of the folks that Randall P. McMurphy has opted for the Monday and Tues- helped make this event the success that it was. We loony bin to serve his remaining five-month  The Program Committee has been discussing Roles for 15 men, any age over 18 day, November 5th truly appreciate all of your help. sentence. McMurphy has issues with au- ways to more effectively put together and pro- to 70, and 4 women aged 17 to 35. Graphic by Mark Wavra and 6th. We need 5 thority, but he’s not crazy. It’s Ratched vs. mote a season of shows. The committee's pro- Roles include Randall P. McMur- Women from 17 to 35, and 15 Men from McMurphy for control of the psychos. Ken The money raised from this event goes to our Joan phy, Nurse Ratched, Chief Brom- 18 to 70. Those who wish to audition posals will be studied and then be discussed at Kesey’s book and Wasserman’s play ex- Fadden Scholarship program. MTW gives out many should read Kesey’s book or the play itself next month's board meeting. den, and a whole ward full of psy- plore the artificially-created insanity of cor- scholarships each year to local students. With the if you wish to order a copy. The Director chotic "Acutes". rupt authority, conformity and control sys- cautions actors against drawing charac- proceeds from our efforts, students benefit every tems versus the indomitable human For more information, write Cyn- ters from the movie, as the movie varies year. Please help us next time when we take on this spirit. The play has a huge cast, and al- thia Brown at cynthiaim- from the play in many important aspects. adventure again. We love working for our commu- though the roles of McMurphy, Nurse This play is funny, gritty, and sometimes nity. [email protected]. Ratched, and Chief Bromden are once-in-a- very fun and even raunchy. lifetime treasures, the show really belongs

2013 Apple Blossom Musical Auditions: Board Members, Volunteers and Sponsors Auditions: January 2, 3, 4, 2013, 6:30pm

January 2, 3, 4, 2013, 6:30pm At the Riverside Playhouse At the Riverside Playhouse Happy Days The musical You can be a part of Music ing chops? Want to dance for all to businesses donate money to help Theatre of Wenatchee in many see? We want you! us to be able to continue to pro- Director: tures TV series, Happy Days, A New is a perfect way to return to the ways. We are always looking Please send an email to duce quality theatre. With the ris- Daina Toevs Musical reintroduces one of Amer- days of 1959 Milwaukee complete for more people to work with ing costs for materials, advertis- ica’s best loved families, the Cun- with varsity sweaters, hula hoops [email protected] if you want to put Producer: us. ing, royalties, and other expenses, ninghams - yes, Howard, Marion and jukebox sock-hoppin’ fun. This your name in to be a board mem- Melissa Carl- we are grateful for the assistance and Joanie are here too - to a perfect family friendly musical will Do you want to be a board ber. It is a great way to be a part of son whole new generation of kids and have you rocking all week long! member? Have you wanted to MTW. of these generous benefactors. Playwright/ parents. be a part of lighting a show? We always encourage you to pa- Composer: You can choose how much time to tronize these businesses. Without The famed drive-in malt shop and Have you ever wanted to help Book by , Music & Some Fun Facts…. spend on volunteering. There are number one hangout, Arnold’s, is in with setting up the sound for their help, it would be difficult to Lyrics by Paul Williams. Based on Happy Days aired on ABC from January 15th many ways to work around sched- danger of demolition. So the gang maintain our high standards. the Paramount Pictures Televi- 1974 to September 24th, 1984 the actors? Have you ever teams up to save it with a dance ules. We would love to show you sion Series “Happy Days” cre- Garry Marshall is one of America’s favorite wanted to build items that cast Music Theatre is staffed with only contest and a TV-worthy wrestling what options are available. If you ated by Garry Marshall directors, writers and producers with TV members carry? Would like to volunteers. We have no paid per- match. Even Pinky Tuscadero, hits that include The Dick Van Dyke Show, come to a meeting or an audition, Brief Synopsis of Show: ’s childhood sweetheart, re- The Odd Couple, Laverne and Shirley, help hammer and screw sets to- you can sign up to help with a sonnel. The many people you see turns to help and - lo and behold - Mork and Mindy, and of course Happy gether? Would you like to put involved are here because of a Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Days! show or other aspects of the thea- Happy days are here again with they rekindle their old flame. your artistic abilities to work ter. love and great passion for the per- Paul Williams co-wrote the song to “A Star and paint set pieces or the set? forming arts. Please contact us if Ritchie, Potsie, Ralph Malph, Happy Days, A New Musical, with is Born”, for which he earned an Oscar for and the unforgettable king of amazing music from Oscar winner best song of the year. He also wrote some of Would you like to share your While membership dues are neces- you are ready to become a part of cool Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. Paul Williams and a book by the TV our favorites such as Kermit’s classic musical talent? Do you want to sary, MTW is also supported by this incredible organization. It is Based on the hit Paramount Pic- “Rainbow Connection” and The Carpenters’ local businesses in the valley. The series original creator Garry Marshall hit “We’ve Only Just Begun.” show off your singing and act- truly rewarding.