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News of Note NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PROVIDENCE, RI PERMIT 61 Return Service Requested Vol. 43, No.1 Fall 2013 SWEET CHARITY Announcing Our 93rd Season! March 28 – April 13, 2014 News of Note Music by Cy Coleman | Lyrics by Dorothy Fields radition! 93 years of comedies, dramas, musicals and mys- Book by Neil Simon | Directed by Greg Geer teries. “Tradition!” Cast and crew members that range from Musical Direction by Mark Colozzi | Choreographed by Lenny Machado Members: please remember to T those making their debut to those who have been involved for bring your membership card to more than four decades. “Tradition!” More than 25 years of Sweet Charity is a tender, poignant and consistently funny the theater each time you attend a scholarships totaling more than $32,000. “Tradition!” A very high artistic aesthetic for costumes, sets, lighting, and sound. look at the adventures, or rather misadventures, in the ways of show in order to facilitate easy “Tradition!” A very hard-working Board of Governors to oversee love as encountered by the gullible and guileless lady known as entry. all business and artistic aspects of the group. “Tradition!” Loyal Charity Hope Valentine. Featuring classic tunes of Broadway subscribers and audience members who visit us year after year. theatre such as “Big Spender”, “If My Friends Could See Me Reserve your seats today! “Tradition!” e Community Players! Visit www.thecommunityplayers.org Groups of 20 or more save $3.00 Now”, and “e Rhythm of Life”, Sweet Charity is full of per ticket for musicals and $2.00 per We are proud to be dedicating this season of classic American dancing, laughs and the most optimistic heroine in Times or call 401.726.6860 ticket for non-musicals. theatre in memory of our dear friend, Past-President, and Square! founder of our scholarship program, Larry Reedy. Entertainment Books will be We invite you to join us and be a part of the tradition for the rst HARVEY July 11-20, 2014 available in the lobby during time, or for the hundredth time! See you at the theater! By Mary Chase | Directed by Joan Dillenback Fiddler on the Roof for only $25. They make great gifts and are lled FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Elwood P. Dowd is charming and kind with only one with coupons for movies, restau- October 11-27, 2013 character aw: an unwavering friendship with a six-foot-tall rants, stores, etc. All proceeds go Music by Jerry Bock | Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick invisible rabbit named Harvey. In order to save the family’s toward our Scholarship Fund. Take Book by Joseph Stein | Directed by Cait Calvo reputation, Elwood’s sister, Veta, takes him to the local sanitarium. care of your holiday shopping early Musical Direction by Joseph Carvalho But when Dr. William Chumley mistakenly commits anxiety- Rhode Island’s Oldest Choreographed by Michael Johnson & Michael Maio ridden Veta instead of her brother, it sets o a hilarious whirlwind Community Theater and help a worthy cause. of confusion and chaos as everyone tries to catch a man and his In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor milkman, is invisible rabbit. The Community Players is an trying to keep his family's traditions in place. Yet, times are ocially recognized 501(c) (3) changing. And when Tevye's daughters want to pick their own non-prot organization. As such, all husbands, he must choose between his own daughters' happiness donations are tax-deductible to and those beloved customs that keep the outside world at bay. the extent allowable by law. Many is classic musical boasts a rousing, heartwarming score, including “Tradition”, “Matchmaker, Matchmaker”, “If I Were companies also oer a matching A Rich Man”, and “Sunrise, Sunset”. Come relive the tradition! gift program enabling you to Fiddler on the Roof features the talents of: Patricia double your gift. Check with your Abrames, Ross Adrain, Holly Applegate, Jessica Aspeel, Tom employer and thanks in advance. Brennan, Courtney Contente, Patrice DelPonte, Kerri Lynn Deminicosta, Stephen Dias, Janice Dionne, Michael Dube, Sarah Dube, Lee Hakeem, Dean Hernandez, Jena Hindy, John We are always looking for Howard, Karen Gail Kessler, Armand Leroux, Jim Lyons, volunteers to assist us in many Michael Maio, Christopher Margadonna, Elizabeth Messier, varying areas. (Tech, Sets, Painting, Sandy Remington, David Shea, Taylor Silva, and Megan etc.) If you have an interest in Spooner, and stage manager Cherry Cartier. volunteering, please call us at (401) 727-0702 or email volunteer@ ARSENIC AND OLD LACE thecommunityplayers.org and let January 10-19, 2014 us know your area of interest. We’ll By Joseph Kesselring | Directed by Peggy Pires contact you with more details. See you at the theater! It’s murder most funny as the homicidal Brewster sisters take to relieving the loneliness of old men by inviting them in for a nice glass of homemade elderberry wine which happens to be laced with arsenic, strychnine and “just a pinch” of cyanide. is farcical black comedy revolves around their nephew Mortimer as he debates whether to go through with his wedding, as his family Season Sponsor: tree also includes a brother who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and a murderous brother who has received plastic surgery Community Players - Motif Award Winner: performed by Dr. Einstein. Don’t miss this lively comic Greg Geer. See more pictures inside! masterpiece. p.2 t Milestones t The ocial newsletter of The Community Players t visit us online at thecommunityplayers.org Milestones t The ocial newsletter of The Community Players t visit us online at thecommunityplayers.org t p.3 The Community Players Lawrence “Larry” D. Reedy Slater Park Boathouse, and Ballroom, our rst produc- Larry’s choice. Larry turned the check over to Players Fiddler Fun Facts Show Info tion at Jenks, on the original abbreviated stage. Once with the stipulation that it be used to establish a Win 4 Motif Theatre Awards the stage was expanded, in quick succession, he gave us scholarship fund, which is now named e Larry Reedy On August 26, Motif Magazine hosted its annual theatre Show times Carousel, e King and I, and a second version of Man Scholarship Fund. First given in 1985, we have been 1. The original Broadway production opened awards gala at Fete Music in Providence, honoring Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m. of La Mancha, with a background set made completely able over the years (with the help of our generous professional, semi-pro, college, summer and community Sunday Matinees at 2 p.m. of factory skids! e Sound of Music followed as part of audiences and other donors) to donate $32,000 to on September 22, 1964 at the Imperial theatre companies as well as dance, comedy, and original Ticket prices our 65th Anniversary year, with a 2-story interior of the deserving students continuing their education in the Theatre. works from throughout Southern New England. Von Trapp mansion. e Music Man, Joseph, Annie, performing arts. Quite a legacy! Musicals: Adults–$20.00 Camelot, the list goes on. (ose were the years when I played Babe opposite Larry in e Pajama 2. Though Joseph Stein wrote the story for is year e Community Players had ten nominations Students*–$15.00 we had to add extra chairs down the aisles and in back Game, and later, performed with him in Laura and the Broadway production, the musical is in eight Community eatre categories (including Best Youth Performer, Direction, Production, and Musical) of the auditorium, until the Fire Department discon- Follies. He directed me in Gingerbread Lady and based on the ctional memoir “Tevye and His Non-musicals: tinued that practice because of re codes!) Ballroom, so my husband, Normand, and I got to and received four awards: Daughters”, written by Sholem Aleichem and Adults–$15.00 Despite all of these successes, Larry’s outstanding know Larry and his wife well. Married for 61 years to Students*–$12.00 contribution was as President of the Players. At the the lovely Mary (his high-school sweetheart), they had rst published in 1894. GREG GEER *through Grade 12 beginning of his second term (June 1980), Larry had 7 children and numerous grand- and great-grandchildren. Best Lead Male in a Musical for Reservations: been cast in the leading-man role of By the Beautiful Mary was not only his wife; she was also a partner in his 3. Unlike most Eastern European Jewish thecommunityplayers.org Sea, to be performed in early August. He was enjoying many theatrical endeavors. While working together on literature at the time, the memoir was written SWEENEY TODD President: 1979-80-81-82; 1991-92-93 or (401) 726-6860 one of his rare acting appearances while taking a break numerous Players’ productions and events, we became in Yiddish rather than Hebrew. Sholem Long-time Member, Director, Actor, Plenty of free parking! from the administration tasks of the oce (the Board close friends and we enjoyed many happy family and Aleichem lived most of his life in what is now ALYSSA GORGONE Vocalist & Dear Friend adjourned during June and July then – no longer!). social moments over the years. Ukraine, but immigrated to New York City two Best Lead Female in a Musical for DOD: February 19, 2013 Negotiations with the city to lease the entire Boathouse e Players beneted greatly from Larry’s talent years before his death in 1916. LEGALLY BLONDE Upcoming were well underway and our architect had just drawn and dedication and we will miss his endeavors on our Back in June 1959, e Community Players were up great blueprints to expand the stage and audience behalf, but many of us miss his friendship and his Auditions casting for their second musical, e Pajama Game.
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