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July 13, 2016
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Get ready for the next season at The Rose
BY DIANE
GLIDEWELL
news@mymcr.net
Good food, good fellow
ship, comfortable and
attractive surroundings
and first class enter
tainment! That was the
program for Community
Appreciation Night at
The Rose on Saturday,
July 9 as the Backlot
Players previewed the
2016-17 season they
have planned for all who
enjoy an evening (or a
Sunday matinee) at the
theater.
The Backlot Players
hospitality committee
filled the lobby of The
Rose with favorite fin
ger sandwiches, dips,
fruits, confections, wine
and punch and conge
nial smiles greeting all
who entered. Kristy
anyone
who would
enjoy serv
ing on the
hospitality
committee
or even
cleaning the
theater.
One big
change for
this year
is that the
curtain will
rise for eve
ning shows
at 7:30 p.m.
instead of
8 p.m., and
Sunday
matinees
will begin
at 2:30 p.m.
In addition
to the five
major productions, there
are already five spe
Cast members of ‘Footloose’ gave a preview of the upcoming musical at Community Appreciation Night at
The Rose on Saturday. The show premieres July 22.
At Community Appreciation Night on Saturday, the
Backlot Players hospitality committee prepared treats
for the taste buds, Flowers by Helen provided table
decorations and other Backlot volunteers introduced
the shows that will be on stage in the coming months.
(Photos/Diane Glidewell)
Calhoun, president of
the Backlot Players, Inc.
welcomed everyone to
the group’s 22nd year
and said there is always
a need for actors, musi
cians, those who would
like to work with light
ing or sound, those who
would like to build sets
or create costumes, and
cial evening programs
planned, including two
of the popular radio
show reenactments.
The 2016-17 season
kicks off in just over a
week as a cast of about
30 rocks the stage with
the songs and dances
of “Footloose.” Running
July 22-24 and 29-31,
the action is directed
by Marion McDougall,
music by Tullye Ralph
and choreography by
Kim Hamrick and Terri
Waits of T&K Studio.
Next up is “A Salute to
America” featuring the
Eclectic Band on Aug.
27 and 28, directed by
Bill Veal. Veal on saxo
phone, his wife Janice
on piano and Kathy Lee
on trumpet gave the
audience on Saturday a
sample of what to expect
and a chance to join in
singing “America the
Beautiful.”
Then get ready for
the frightful sound
effects and images of
“Frankenstein, the
Radio Play” directed
by Leif Phillips Sept.
9-11. Auditions for at
least five men and four
women in the cast will
be Aug. 1.
“Arsenic and Old
Lace,” the always funny
classic about a dys
functional family with
a penchant for murder
comes to The Rose Oct.
7-9 and 14-16, directed
by Joy Smith. Even from
the script readings to
give the Community
Appreciation Night audi
ence a snippet of what
to expect, one can expect
a production where
the cast sweeps up the
audience into the fun it
is having creating the
quirkily lovable charac
ters.
Get the Christmas
spirit with the radio
show version of “It’s a
Wonderful Life” on Dec.
2-4. Bill Calhoun will
direct the story set in
a 1940’s radio studio,
which includes interac
tion with the station
employees presenting
the show. There will be
a new special show for
Valentine’s Day on a
date to be announced in
February that will com
bine two one-act plays
directed by Leif Phillips.
The scene presented
at the preview was far
from overly sentimen
tal as it put two inde
pendent and stubborn
personalities in direct
collision.
Look for action and
laughs in the youth pro
seniors, students
and military.
Tickets for single
shows are $15 for
adults, $12 for
seniors, students
and active mili
tary.
Connie Copelan
reported that
the 300 Roses
Campaign to
retire the debt
on The Rose
Theater building
is continuing in
its effort to raise
$300,000. It has
reached $70,000
in contributions
and pledges so far.
She said there are
plans for a huge
benefit concert
with a famous
headliner.
“For two decades,
we’ve been discovering
new talent, instilling
values, and teaching
teamwork for Monroe
County. What a great
little theater we have!”
said Copelan. “We’re
writing the next chap
ter. You are our greatest
ambassadors.”
duction of “Jolly Roger
& the Pirate Queen,”
directed by Elizabeth
Hunter in January. This
is the annual Backlot
Players production to
showcase the talents of
local teens and youth,
especially those of the
Backlot’s Own Original
Youth Association. The
show calls for a cast of
25, fairly evenly divided
between male and
female.
In spring, there
will be Arthur
Miller’s drama
“The Crucible” in
March, directed
by Jeff Dean,
and Neil Simon’s
comedy “Rumors,”
directed by Kim
Ducheneau, in
May. The two call
for a wide range of
acting talents and
will appeal to dif
ferent tastes.
The 2016-17 Nipper Bunn, right, as Uncle
offers something for Teddy and Joe Reed as Mortimer
everyone. Season
tickets are on sale
for the five major
productions at $60
for adults, $50 for
got the audience ready to laugh
at ‘Arsenic & Old Lace,’ which
will play at The Rose in October.
Auditions for roles in the play are
July 25 & 26.
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