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Bad Seed January, 2020 Director’S Notes 517 Theatre Lane, Webster Groves, MO 63119 November-December, 2019, Bad Seed January, 2020 Director’s Notes Nov 7:00 PM Bad Seed was produced in 1957 at the 46th Street 1-2 Performance - Bad Seed 8:00 PM Theater in New York with Patty McCormack as 3 Performance - Bad Seed 2:00 PM Rhoda. Maxwell Anderson's dramatization of the novel, The Bad Seed, became a classic thriller, later 5 Board Meeting 6:00 PM it was made into a movie that changed some of the 6 Audition - Night Watch 7:00 PM main issues in the play. The theory of nature or nurture in the development of a child criminal is the 7-9 Performance - Bad Seed 8:00 PM main discussion throughout the play. After 10 Performance - Bad Seed 2:00 PM watching the show, which would you decide; nature or nurture? This has been a delightful cast to work Dec with. Enjoy their hard work. Thank you for 3 Board Meeting 6:00 PM supporting the Theater Guild of Webster Groves. Performance - Youth Theatre Christmas 5-7 7:00 PM Barb Mulligan Show - Christmas Glee Director Performance - Youth Theatre Christmas 8 2:00 PM Show - Christmas Glee 14 Holiday Party 6:30 PM Up Next! Jan Bad Seed 7 Board Meeting 6:00 PM By Maxwell Anderson, from 10-11 Performance - Night Watch 8:00 PM William March’s novel 12 Performance - Night Watch 2:00 PM Directed by Barb Mulligan 14 Audition - Love, Sex & the IRS 7:00 PM Tickets $15 Adults 16-18 Performance - Night Watch 8:00 PM $12 Senior and Students 19 Performance - Night Watch 2:00 PM November 1--3; 7--10, 2019 Performance time 8:00 p.m. Theatre Guild of Webster Groves Thursday, Friday & Saturday 517 Theatre Lane, Webster Groves, MO 63119 2:00 p.m. Sunday Telephone: (314) 962-0876 Website: www.theatreguildwg.org All Guild members are invited to attend an General Info. Email: [email protected] Photos courtesy of R. Stevens Opening Night Performance Party Tickets: $15 Adults/$12 Students & Seniors Friday, November 1st! We hope to see you at the Guild! Rates may vary for fundraiser productions. Sorry, we do not take reservations. Scenes from Bad Seed Audition Notice! Audition Notice! Cast: Join us for our 93rd Season! Night Watch RHODA PENMARK - Anna Drake CHRISTINE PENMARK - Susan Wylie The Musical Comedy November 6, 2019 LEROY JESSUP - Thaddeus O'Donnell Murders of 1940 7:00 p.m. MONICA BREEDLOVE - Ann Egenriether September 6-8; 12-15, 2019 MRS. DAIGLE - Cami Ryan Directed by Bekah Harbison Show Dates: EMERY WAGES - Scott Kester January 10-12; 16-19, 2020 RICHARD BRAVO - Dennis Crump Bad Seed REGINALD TASKER - David Rush Cold readings from script. November 1-3; 7-10, 2019 COL. KENNETH PENMARK - Shane Rudolph Directed by Barb Mulligan No appointment necessary. MISS FERN -Carolyn Bergdolt MR. DAIGLE - Carl De Bord Look for more info on upcoming auditions online Youth Theatre Christmas Show December 5-8, 2019 www.theatreguildwg.org Night Watch January 10-12; 16-19, 2020 TGWG Directed by Rob Corbett Participates in e-Scrip! Love Sex and the IRS An easy way to support our Community March 6-8; 12-15, 2020 Theatre! Directed by Debbie Love Rehearsal for Murder You can also support the Guild with AMAZONSMILE! To shop at AmazonSmile May 8-9; 14-17, 2020 simply go to smile.amazon.com. Directed by Pepi Parshall Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your Youth Theatre Summer Show eligible AmazonSmile purchases. Photos courtesy of R. Stevens June 4-7, 2020 Word Search! Bad Seed AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Southern town L K M X N C F Q R Q T R V D Q For easy updates on upcoming productions, Colonel L A D E M P I H S N A M N E P Holiday Party! auditions, and guild events follow us on Daughter Facebook N E V I L Q U E E N M S T N Y Join us to celebrate the holiday season Evil queen the evening of December 14h! Enjoy @WeAreTGWG F W X D W E C S W E E T O O S and Sweet the company of your fellow Guild Twitter @ #infoTGWG Charming G S O I A I G D E T K W U I A friends with good food and cheer! Old fashioned G O Y T N U R J A F Q S D H E Admired Y J A C N O G M A C T O O S N Youth Theatre Christmas Show presents Uneasy J V I B W R L H D C U M C A U Christmas Glee! Schoolmates U P L N M O E J T E I J H F M December 5-8, 2019 Picnic M Q I N O Y Q H G E R X A D I Drowning Penmanship medal D N W H A J B A T T R I R L S Gobble - gobble! G P C E I C K Z J U W S M O T Happy Thanksgiving! N S L E N O L O C K O D I D F B I G Q U H Z Y M O O S N K A A Q L E G F X O C D J C G K X .
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