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NON-PROFIT ORG. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Music Theatre of PERMIT NO. 412 Wenatchee, Inc. WENATCHEE, WA 98807 Script Notes Volume 33 Issue 3 Music Theatre of Wenatchee July 2013 Page 1 233B N Wenatchee Ave P. O. Box 3042 Inside this issue: Wenatchee WA 98807-3042 Short Shakespeareans Present: Phone: (509) 662-7814 A Midsummer Night’s E-mail: [email protected] A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1 OR CURRENT RESIDENT Dream Inside this issue: Abney;

Abby Carl- MTW News 1  A Midsummer Night’s Dream son; Ella  Playhouse News And Then There Were Bradshaw; 2  And Then There Were None None  The Quiltmaker’s Gift Carly Ostrem;  35 years of Short Shakes The Quiltmaker’s Gift 2  Annual BBQ Lauren  2014 Apple Blossom Musical Bixby; and 35 Years of Short Children of Eden William Tif- 3 Shakes fany. V ISIT O UR W EB S ITE ! J OIN OUR A Midsum- Annual BBQ 3 W WW.MTOW . ORG F ACEBOOK PAGE ! mer Night’s Dream por- trays the Children of Eden 3 The Short Shakespeare- will be directed for the MTW Board: Music Theatre of Wenatchee needs your membership to con- events surrounding the ans present A Midsum- first time by Kelly At- marriage of the Duke of tinue producing quality plays and musicals. Becoming a mem- Membership 4 President: Sheryl Sutherland mer Night’s Dream wood. This year’s cast Athens, with the adven- President-Elect: Jeff Heminger ber of MTW is a great way to show your support. August 7 – 10. features an ensemble of tures of four young Athe- Secretary: Sue Lawson Short Shakes will be 29 children, ages 2-16. nian lovers and a group of Board Members 4 Treasurer: Colleen Bowen Membership Benefits: See the website Past-President: John Merritt celebrating their 35th six amateur actors, who  Our quarterly newsletter (www.mtow.org) for anniversary of chil- are controlled and ma- MTW NEWS:  Early notice of ticket sales dren’s theater this year more information, or nipulated by the fairies Members: contact Kelly @ 662-  Ticket discounts for "Member Nights" with A Midsummer that inhabit the forest. Paul Atwood 6032. We have some great upcoming Cynthia Brown  Invitation to semi-annual meetings Night’s Dream. The This comedy, one of productions. MTW needs your Marie Carlson  Members at the Associate Producer level or above are listed production will be run- Cast includes: Parker, Shakespeare's most popu- support to continue providing Melissa Carlson in each show program. ning, at the Riverside Dorian & Peyton Smith; lar works for the stage, is quality theatre in the We- Arlene Jones Playhouse, for one week Noah Monson; Cassie, widely performed across natchee Valley. Purchasing Mike Magnotti There are Six levels of sponsorship: only, opening on Olivia & Zach Noyd; the world. Tickets are tickets for our shows is sim- Tiffany Mausser Wednesday, August 7th Cheyenne & Kaya $8.00 for children, $10.00 ple. You can buy them at the  $25.00 — Sponsor (no program listing) Nita Paine at 7PM & running McKee; Martin, Henry, for seniors and $12.00 for PAC box office, on-line at  $50.00 — Patron (no program listing) Daina Toevs through Saturday, Au- Samuel & Joanna Talbot; adults, available at Pak-it PACWEN.org, or call (509) 663  $100.00 — Associate Producer Steve Zimmerman gust 10th, with both a Lara Hefner; Jazmine & Rite (126 N Wenatchee -ARTS (2787). If there are  $250.00 — Producer matinee (2PM) and eve- Zoe White; Emma Sav- Ave, Wenatchee, (509) tickets available, you can buy them at the door.  $500.00 — Executive Producer ning performance age; Mason Atwood; 663-1072) or at the door if Provide us your e-mail address  $1,000.00 — Benefactor (7PM). The Short Shake- Christopher & Abby available. Get your tickets We appreciate your atten- and you can get notices of up- speareans were founded Danko; Oscar Valencia; early! 5 performances dance at our shows and we coming projects, meetings, and Contact us online for the membership form and mail your other great information. It’s an by Sherry Chastain Alyssa Woods; Kade only! You won’t want to will continue to provide great easy way to stay informed of check or money order to P.O. Box 3042, Wenatchee, WA, 988- Schreck and this year Devereaux; Sophie miss this production. live theater. MTW happenings. 07. Your membership is very important to us. July 2013—Page 2 July 2013—Page 3 Announcing Auditions! Short Shakespeareans Annual Summer Barbeque 35th Anniversary! AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

On Sunday, August 25, 2013, 4:00 pm at the Riverside Playhouse, MTW will be Auditions for MTW’s Fall production Emily Brent (50-70), female tic and having it’s annual barbeque. Everyone is And Then There Were None by General MacKenzie (50-80), male that Agatha Christie will be held on Au- William Henry Blore (45-60), male each welcome. We will be previewing upcoming gust 19th and 20th at the Riverside Anthony Marston (20-25), male or fe- of shows and having dinner of hamburgers, Playhouse. Auditions will begin at male them hot dogs, chicken, salads and more. And, 7:00pm, so auditioners are encour- Thomas Rogers (30-45), male have aged to arrive about 15 minutes Ethel Rogers (30-45), female a dark of course, many desserts! early to complete the audition pa- Fred Narracott (20-80), male secret perwork. Callbacks may be held on that This is a great time to st August 21 at 7:00pm, if needed. Performance dates are: Oct 10-12, 17- they visit the theatre, and en- Co-directors Matthew Pippin and 19 and 24-26, all at 7:30 pm, with a would Jared Morgan are looking to cast matinee at 2:00 pm on the 19th. like joy delicious food and en- the following eleven roles: left unsaid. And Then There Were tertainment by local ac- At the directors’ discretions, some male None is a classic thriller featuring a tors. Please be our guest Vera Claythorne (25-35), lead fe- roles may be cast as female. Audition- cast of all ages and a variety of inter- and join us for this event. male ers will be asked to do cold readings esting characters. If you have ever Philip Lombard (35-45), lead male that the directors have selected from thought about acting in an MTW pro- Judge Lawrence Wargrave (50-70), the script. The directors encourage all duction, now is your chance to come male auditioners to keep in mind that each of and audition. Don’t miss out on the Riverside Playhouse Dr. Edward Armstrong (45-60), these characters are stuck in an iso- opportunity to be a part of this out- male or female lated mansion on an island with a luna- standing production! Announcing the 2014 Apple Blossom Musical A musical for all ages Children of Eden December 2013 The Quiltmaker’s Gift Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by John Caird

The musical "The lake. She escapes, Male or female who is curious, imaginative, Tiffany only the second composer to have three with his father and tries to strike him Quiltmaker's Gift", and teaches him to and full of questions. Mausser has musicals have that many performances. with a stone, he accidentally kills his based upon the chil- look at himself in a recently di- This Broadway season saw a highly ac- brother Abel instead. As a result, the  A wise King who appears to be in his dren's book by Jeff new light. He goes 60s. Although now in rags, He once was rected Seven claimed and award-winning revival of Pip- entire race of Cain is cursed by The Fa- Brumbeau; is slated for on a whimsical jour- grand. He is gentle in speech, confident, Brides for pin and his Godspell is a frequent staple of ther and all others are forbidden to have 8 performances Decem- ney of self discovery enthusiastic, and magical. Seven Broth- community theaters, including MTW, contact with any of his descendants. ber 13 through 21, 2013. and adventure. At ers, Annie Get which presented it in 1996. Many generations later, one of Noah’s Tickets will be only $12, times mystical, hi-  The Quiltmaker is silver-haired and Your Gun, and children, Japheth, falls in love with a and $7 for children 12 larious, gently pro- simply dressed. She has an air of mystery Children of Eden begins with the Father (this summer) Joseph and the Amazing descendent of Cain (Yonah) and he and under. Directed by vocative and touch- about her, with a timelessness that reminds creating light and then Adam and Eve, Technicolor Dreamcoat for Leaven- sneaks her aboard the ark, incurring John Ryan, this lively ing, this intimate everyone of their grandmother. She is giv- who begin in the Garden of Eden, a place worth Summer Theater. Her father, The Father’s wrath once more. After and colorful musical musical has de- ing and magically connects with nature. filled with innocence and plenty. When tells the story of a mys- lighted parents and John Mausser, directed Man of La Noah eventually forgives Japheth for  A Selfish King who rules with a loud Eve finds the Tree of Knowledge and eats terious old woman who children alike. It of- Mancha for Music Theatre of We- bringing her aboard, the rains do finally voice! He is lonely, sad, greedy, and self- the fruit, the two are exiled to the wilder- lives in the misty moun- fers wonderful les- natchee last fall. The two of them are stop and those aboard disperse around centered. ness by The Father. There they struggle thrilled to present Children of Eden as the world. tains, making beautiful sons about giving with the hardships of a desolate waste- quilts for the needy. Meanwhile, the for a warm winter season. The show runs Two Bears: A Papa Bear (Baritone/ next spring’s Apple Blossom Musical at  land, but somehow the fruits of their labor Tiffany and John are hoping for a very greedy king is desperate to find happi- just over an hour. Auditions will be in Sep- Bass) and his cub! the Riverside Playhouse. Composer/ taste sweeter to them. As their older son large cast, so they invite all singers to ness from the multitude of gifts he re- tember. Check our Facebook page or web- lyricist Stephen Schwartz has had an  Chorus members who can play many Cain grows, he develops the same curios- auditions, which will be held in Janu- ceives daily from his subjects. He de- site for audition information, or call Pro- ary. But whether you are on stage or in different parts. They will dance, march, amazing career highlighted by the mands a quilt from the old woman, but ducer Cynthia Brown at (509) 670- ity that Eve had, and now Adam is the one the audience, prepare to be blown away sing, juggle, and show some simple acro- Broadway blockbuster, Wicked. When she refuses to comply, and he tries to 8233. Roles include: trying to protect the family, forbidding by the sound and touched by the power batics. Ideally 2 sopranos, 2 altos, 2 tenors, Wicked crossed the 1,500 performance get one by sending her to her death in a Cain from pursuing dangerous new of Children of Eden. and 2 basses. barrier on Broadway, Schwartz became bear cave, and drowning her in a  One Sassy Child between the age of 8-12 knowledge. When Cain becomes angry