September 1999 Green Room Gossip A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
Holiday Inn Downtown will be the venue for a Bower North Productions
public performance of Bob Larbey's A MONTH OF SUNDAYS on Friday, September
24. Directed by Alan North, the comedy stars area theatre veterans Scott
Nedberg, Larry Bower, Mary Amber Bosk, Stephanie May, Brian Dumford, and
Teresa Bower. For dinner theatre and overnight package information, call
Holiday Inn Downtown, (219) 422-5511. Bower North produced the show to great
acclaim at the Holiday Inn in May 1998, and Nedberg reprises his role as John
Cooper, the irascible nursing home patient coping hilariously yet touchingly
with growing old.
"ROMANCE" IN THE AIR
Georgeanna Nehrig, Andrew Gross, Abigail Ehinger, and Adrien Gauthier have
been cast in the Civic Theatre's upcoming production of the 1988
Tony-nominated musical comedy "Romance, Romance." The two one-acts
are unrelated, but have the common theme of the durability of romance. The
play will run October 29 - November 7, 1999.
FAMILY TIES
Tami Low and her 17 year old son Andrew are appearing onstage
together for the second time this year in First Presbyterian Theater's
production of PIRATES OF PENZANCE (through October 3). They were last seen
together on the stage in Arena Dinner Theatre's BABES IN ARMS, directed by
T.J. McCombs.
A MURDEROUS DEBUT
When Arena Theatre board member and local director Harvey Cocks mentioned
to his STATE FAIR cast member Jennifer Rapp that the director of the upcoming
TOMB WITH A VIEW had dropped out, Rapp, "in a moment of insanity"
casually suggested she would be willing to give it a try. With 16 years of
theatre experience in around 25 productions, Rapp makes her directorial debut
with this murder mystery spoof.
THE FACULTY
Emilio Robles is new to the IPFW Department of Theatre faculty, teaching
courses in Acting, Directing, and Voice. In the Music Department, Dr. William
Skoog has been appointed the advisor for the degree of Music and an Outside
Field, Theatre Emphasis (IPFW's version of a musical theatre degree).
GROWING PAINS
An anonymous party has pledged a matched donation up to $10,000 to the
Pulse Opera House renovation fund. Any donations up to a total of $10,000
will be matched dollar for dollar by this patron now through December 31. The
Pulse plans to add a lobby, restrooms, and elevator in their newly acquired
space below the theatre.
The 22-year old Arena Dinner Theatre also has growing pains. They are
attempting to raise $110,000.00 to enlarge the Marge and Roland Waters
Rehearsal Studio to accommodate their larger productions. Right now, says
Arena president Darrell Monroe, "every time we move a production from
the small rehearsal studio to the larger stage we have had to re-stage the
entire production."
AUDITIONS
Civic will hold auditions on October 3 for a non-musical production of the
holiday perennial IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. The show will run December 3-19,
most likely at First Presbyterian Theater, due to the Fort Wayne Ballet's
production of THE NUTCRACKER at the same time.
The Pulse Opera House in Warren will hold auditions October 4 for
"Story Theatre: Aesop's Fables" to run November 12-20.
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For additional information on show dates and descriptions, visit the Green
Room Online at http://www.greenroomonline.org
by Jennifer Poiry
Courtesy of Whatzup
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