March
2002 Westchester Playhouse
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Wednesday, March 20, at 8:00 PM |
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| Hospitality: |
This month’s goodies provided by ???? |
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| Workshop: |
This month’s workshop will be the Tennessee Williams
one act play, The Lady of Larkspur Lotion and will be directed
by Larry Jones (assisted by Summer Bradley).
It will feature Aileen-Marie Scott, Susan Gordon,
and Andy Kallock.
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Forty Carats: Sheridan Cole has adeptly directed this delightful
romantic comedy by Jay Allen that opened on March 8 and plays
through April 13, 2002. Producer
Rocky Miller and Sheridan have a delightful comedy on their hands. They extend their whole-hearted thanks to the
people who worked so hard to make it possible. Special thanks and praise go to Max Heldring Stormes and Dave Whale
for the many hours they put into building scads of flats and assembling
the set, to Phil Massi for costuming the 11 actors, to Richard
Potthoff and Tim Kallok for the fine booth help, to Susan Stangl
and David Parke for their outstanding sound and light design,
and to Jim Crawford who not only played a role, but stage manages
as well. Be sure to make
your reservations soon! Since
the last bulletin, James Patrick Foley stepped into the role of
Pat and the assistant stage manager.
Additional thanks go to Jennifer Porter (dresser), Barbara
McMurray (script supervisor), Michael Cohen (design work), and
Alice Lunsford (loan of original watercolors).
Thank you also to the following people who came out and
pitched in on Work Sunday:
Miriam
Amster, Gail Bernardi, Maria Cohen, Bill Harred, Shellee James,
Larry Jones, Tim Kallok, Julia Maggs, Treva Merritt,
Calia Mintzer, Kirk Larson, Frank Olivadoti, Dave Parke, Tony Pereslete, Toula Pessah, Sally Pierce,
Lee Polak, Charlotte Lee
Schildkret, Bob Schnauss, Adina Silo, Jon Sparks, and David
Zabalaoui.
The Boys Next Door: The May - June offering written by Tom Griffin
is being directed by Charlotte Lee Schildkret and produced by
Calia Mintzer and Lee Polak.
Auditions were just held and the cast will be announced
at the membership meeting.
Musical Concert Series 2002: Forever Plaid
directed by Kirk Larson and produced by Michelle Rosen and Jeff
Wallach opens March 17 and plays for four Sundays.
Remember, members get admitted to one performance as with
the regular season. Don’t
miss out!
This and that (that shouldn’t go unread): We’ve had a very unfortunate
slump in our season subscriptions.
In an effort to increase our numbers local realtors are
being invited to the first Saturday performance of The Boys
Next Door as our guests to promote purchasing a season for
new buyers in the neighborhood as a thank you gift from them.
Lee Polak is proving himself to be a negotiating whiz.
He negotiated a new contract with Waste Management lowering
our monthly payment by $40. Nice
work! The side door to the lobby has a new door stop
thanks to Bob Schnauss. While
we’re on the subject of doors, Bill Harred will be replacing the
lobby door that has the combination lock.
Finally, mark your calendars for the annual Dinner Dance
which will be held on Saturday, June 22.
(More details to follow in the coming months.)
Board Actions:
Nominating Committee: The nominating committee comprised of De Cotter,
Shellee James, Sheldon Metz, Scot Renfro and Max Stormes proposes
the following slate:
| President: Margie Bates |
Vice President:
Gert Nord |
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| Post Cards/Programs:
Tom Brophey |
Technical Manager: Kirk Larson |
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| Secretary: Cathryn Rahm |
Publicity: Linda Parke |
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| Treasurer: Sheldon Cohen |
Season Tickets: Dave Parke |
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| Box Office:
Bill Harred |
Theatre Parties: Calia Mintzer |
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| Bulletin: Jenny Boone
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Workshops/Scheduling: Arlene Cohen |
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| House Manager: Shellee James |
Plays Reading Chair: De Cotter |
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| Production Manager:
Max Stormes |
Plays Committee: Alison Mattiza,
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Scot Renfro |
If you are interested in serving on the
board of directors in any capacity during the 2002-2003 season,
please contact one of the committee members and throw your name
into the ring! Nominations will be taken from the floor at
the March and April meetings.
Proposed Bylaws Change: The following are proposed changes to be voted upon at the March meeting:
The first package amends the Bylaws’ definitions
of who can be a voting member, a Board member, or a Plays Committee
member:
Article III
MEMBERSHIP
Sec. E Only
Active Members who have been Members for at least twelve months
and who have attended at least three (3) General Meetings
during the preceding voting
year twelve months prior to the current meeting
may vote at regular and Special General Membership meetings. Active Members
qualified to vote will be known as
“Active Members in good standing”. Voting year shall
be year beginning in May and ending in April. …
Article VIII Sec. A 1. already says that only Active
Members in good standing can be nominated for the Board
or Plays Committee. But the following changes should be made to
say who can serve:
Article V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sec. A The
Board of Directors, hereinafter referred to as the Board, shall
consist of fifteen elected Active Members in good standing,
hereinafter referred to as Board
Members, …
Article VI
PLAYS COMMITTEE
Sec. A The
Plays Committee shall consist of two elected Active Members in
good standing and a Plays Committee Chairperson who shall
be elected as a Member of the
Board of Directors.
A second package amends the Standing Rules to say
that a person is not required to run against himself for a Masque
award:
6. ANNUAL
MARCOM MASQUE AWARDS
B. Eligibility:
2. Participants:
All Participants in regular season plays will be eligible
to be included on ballot. If a person participated
in the same category in more than one play, he/she may choose one of those
plays for which to be listed.
Disputes as to eligibility of
all categories will be decided by the Board.
Board decision: In accordance with the Bylaws (Article XI Sec
B1) the Board voted to remove Jeff Wallach and Jamie Weintraub
from the Board for being absent from three or more regular Board
meetings. Arlene Cohen was elected to fill the vacancy
as Workshop/Scheduling Chairperson.
Here, There, and Everywhere: Barbara Boone will be appearing in Funny
Girl at the Upland Grove Theater March 22 - April 21 playing
Friday and Saturday nights and Sundays at 3 p.m. For tickets,
call (909)920-4343, M-F 10-5.
Mary Steelsmith’s full length play, ISAAC, I am
has been chosen to have a staged reading through WORDSMITHS
at 8:00 PM Tuesday, March 19 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center
at 514 S. Spring Street. Among
others it will feature some familiar faces from Kentwood, namely
Jerad Callen, Jenny Martin and Dave Parke, Sr. and it’s directed
by Stephen Alan Carver. For information call (213)485-2437. Jaz Davison continues to stay busy. She is appearing as Little Buttercup in Pinaforetta,
the half-hour curtain raiser for The Pirates of Penzance
in which she plays one of the Major General’s daughters.
Performances are Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00
PM at the Knightsbridge now through April 21.
The Knightsbridge is located at 1944 Riverside Drive. For reservations call (626)440-0821. And for those who missed her in A Month in the Country it
will be re-opening April 26 and playing through May 26 with performances
Fridays at 8:00 and Sundays at noon.
(Continued on back.)
Here, There, and Everywhere (cont.):
Alice Lunsford was recently the featured artist at Wrightwood
Four Seasons Art Gallery in “A Celebration of Mardi Gras” and
proudly announces she sold several of her watercolor paintings.
Celebrations: Happy March Birthday wishes to Sheldon Metz
(3/8), Ron Hastings (3/9), Jerry Less (3/11), Linda Parke (3/14),
Barbara Brophey (3/15), Mary Steelsmith (3/16), Toni LaMonica
(3/19), Bill Harred (3/22), Rob Duval (3/24), Jennifer Martin
(3/30) and Dorothy Naftalin (3/31).
Happy Anniversary to Tom and Barbara Brophey (3/4).
A little early, but well worth mentioning, on April 1 Sally
Pierce will celebrate her 94th birthday... God bless you, Sally!
Just for the record: Please...if you want something placed in the
bulletin, call (310)204-1838 or e-mail me (N6KOA.J@JUNO.COM)! Until next month!
