General Meeting:	Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at 8:00 PM
Hospitality:	This month's goodies provided by Adina Silo
Workshop:	Clay Kugler is directing a scene from Barefoot in the Park.

Rain: This drama written by John Colton and Clemence Randolph is being directed by Sheldon Metz and produced by Calia Mintzer and Frank Roys. It will open January 10, 2003 and continue through February 15, 2003.

The Matchmaker: This farce, which later became the musical Hello Dolly, is the delightful tale of a merchant who employs a matchmaker to find him a new wife. This delightfully shrewd matchmaker subsequently involves his two clerks, his potential wife-to-be and her assistant, his niece and her intended, his new assistant, a cabman, his former wife's friend, and two unfortunate waiters at an expensive restaurant in a hilarious twist of complications where, in the end, everyone is straightened out romantically and fulfills their ultimate goal, to experience an adventure! It will be directed by Bill Goldyn and produced by Dave and Linda Parke, running from March 7, 2003 - April 19, 2003. Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 11, from 10:00AM - 3:00PM and Sunday, January 12, from 6:00PM - 9:00PM at the theatre. The following is the cast of characters:

Dolly Levi - late 50's - elegant, generous, shrewd, an assumption of worldly cynicism concealing a tireless and amused enjoyment of life. Her behavior suggests a deceptive geniality, but her inner generosity and willingness to help make others happy is not fake.
Horace Vandergelder - 60 - choleric, vain and sly. A widower whose two goals are to get remarried and "rid the world of fools," which, to him, includes just about everyone who is not him. He manipulates in a world of his own creation and temperament.
Cornelius Hackl - 33 - hard-working, dependable, getting on in his years and realizing that it is time for him to live and seek out an adventure rather than continue to be trapped in Vandergelder's world.
Barnaby Tucker - 17 - round-faced, wide-eyed innocence. A cautious, yet curious teenager, looking to please others.
Irene Malloy - mid-late 30's - business-like, eager to get married and become rich and treated like a lady. Enjoys being pampered, but maintains her own manipulative skills and independence.
Minnie Fay - late teens - Ms. Malloy's assistant. An adventuresome spirit, an excellent helper to her employer both in selling and in scheming. She does, however, become easily confused.
Ambrose Kemper - 30 - an almost Bohemian belief in love and freedom. An artist bound to win the hand of Vandergelder's niece.
Ermengarde - 24 - sentimental, pretty, young, clearly a catch but under the obvious guard of her overprotective uncle. She loves Ambrose but is often forced to yield to Vandergelder's decisions.
Malachi Stack - 50 - seemingly innocent, yet full of secrets and his own fraudulent ways. Sardonic and a pretense of humility.
A Cabman - indiscriminate age - a delightful, smaller role for an actor with huge presence and little time! He is strong, forceful, and clearly one that no one questions.
Joe Scanlon - 50 - Vandergelder's barber. A hard-working, focused employee. Meticulous about his work, to the detriment of his own appearance. He does not like to be interrupted while shaving a client!
Rudolf and August - waiters in an expensive restaurant. A comic duo, with about ten years separating them. Both are industrious and maintain an air of pomposity.
Flora Van Huysen - 50's - Florid, stout, sentimental. In love with love and insistent upon bringing those who are in love together. A close friend of Vandergelder's first wife and thus knows his ways.
Gertrude - 70's - Vandergelder's housekeeper; another smaller, but humorous, role. She is hard of hearing, half-blind, and very pleased with herself and her work.
Van Huysen's Cook - 60's - dependable, caring individual. She is not one to be reckoned with and has the commanding voice and/or physical build to "motivate" those to do as Van Huysen's requests. Some parts may be double-cast.

Work Sunday is February 16, 2003. Before you set your Valentine's Day (weekend) plans, please mark this date on your calendar so you can participate in the fun!

City of Angels: The board of directors has approved the musical City of Angels (book by Larry Gelbart, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by David Zippel) to be directed by Victoria Miller for the January-February 2004 timeslot.

This and that (that shouldn't go unread): Remember, beginning with Rain, any members coming to see a production must bring their ticket book with them. No longer will a member be admitted without proof of membership. Should you forget your ticket, you will be asked to pay at the box office. Once membership is verified, your money will be refunded.

Here, There, and Everywhere: Vicki Miller is choreographing The Music Man for El Segundo Parks and Recreation. It's a youth production with children ranging in age from nine to eighteen years. It plays January 30 - February 1 (that's right, just three days) at El Segundo High School's auditorium. Anoush Kevorkian is the musical director. Work is progressing slowly on a collection of Monty Ash's tributes to Kentwood members past and present. For more information contact either Kim Ash or Barbara McMurray.
Nancy Burrows has moved back here from New Mexico. I'm sure she'd love to hear from old friends (see Roster Info).

Get Well Wishes: Gail Bernardi was in a traffic accident on her way to Utah over the holidays. One eye was badly damaged and she has needed surgery. We send her all our prayers and wish her a speedy recovery.

Celebrations: Happy January Birthday wishes to Jonathan Zenz (1/4), Gregory Daniels (1/6), Gert Nord (1/10), Lauren A. Jarvis (1/13), Dee Turquand (1/13), Reita Pitt (1/15), Jack Weintraub (1/16), Pat Newkirk (1/18), Virginia Renfro (1/21), Jan Wilson Morris (1/22), and Jennifer Alden (1/24). I have no anniversaries to announce this month!

Just for the record: If you have any information to go in next month's bulletin please get it to me as early as possible, preferably by e-mail N6KOA_J@JUNO.COM., but as always you can leave a phone message, (310)204-1838. May this be the beginning of a healthy, happy, and prosperous new year for you and yours.Until next month,