General Meeting:	Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 8:00 PM
Hospitality:	Julia Maggs and Maria Cohen will provide the refreshments this month.
Workshop:	Dave Parke Jr. will be directing this month’s workshop.

Kiss Me Kate: This delightful musical being directed by Max Heldring Stormes and produced by Calia Mintzer and Charlotte Lee Schildkret opens this Friday, July 11 and continues through August 23. Make your reservations now before your summer gets too filled up!

Dial “M” for Murder: Director Phil Brickey will be holding auditions for this suspenseful play (opening September 12 and playing through October 18) on Saturday, July 12 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM and Sunday, July 13 from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM. If needed, callbacks will be held Monday, July 14 from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM. The following is the cast breakdown:

Margot Wendice - 30’s, Tony’s wife. Standard British accent

Max Halliday: 30’s. Margot’s former lover, American TV writer

Tony Wendice: 30’s-40’s. Margot’s husband, a former tennis pro, the villain. Standard British accent.

Captain Lesgate (AKA Swann): A few years older than Tony, a former schoolmate and present con-man, the would-be killer. Standard British accent.

Inspector Hubbard: Age open. Standard British accent

Thompson: Age open. A police constable. (Cameo role)

Various offstage phone voices, announcers, and one other non-speaking detective.

Interested in working on the crew? Contact producer Margie Bates! Also, Margie and Phil are in need of a bed...for Dial M of course! They would prefer a roll-away bed or a large cot. It gets placed onstage for act III so it needs to be portable and easy fairly easy to move. If you have one that you are willing to loan, please contact Phil or Margie.

The Supporting Cast: This comedy to be directed by Gail Bernardi and produced by Calia Mintzer opens November 7. Look to a future bulletin for a cast description. Auditions will be held September 13 and 14.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Shakespeare’s unique, clever comedy has been approved by the board to be directed by Rob Duval for May/June 2004.

This and that (that shouldn’t go unread): House Manager Shellee James is collecting bids for a new roof.

Season Tickets: A new proposal to allow audience members to buy discounted season subscriptions on the night they attend a play was accepted. An audience member who is interested in purchasing a season subscription may apply the cost of that performance’s ticket to the season subscription if purchased the same day. Dave Parke will organize the purchases.

Fourth of July Parade: The following people participated in this annual parade: Hal “Uncle Sam” Fisher, Charlotte Lee Schildkret, Margie Bates, Maria Cohen, Sheldon and Arlene Cohen, Jim Crawford, Bill Harred, Shellee James, Alice Lunsford, Julia Maggs, Alison, Justin, Joshua, and Bianca Mattiza, Calia Mintzer, Lee and Judy Polak, Adina Silo, Jeanne Spain, and Rudi and Dorothea Toepfer. All the participants wore costumes, carried a huge flag, and handed out close to 3,000 fliers promoting the season. Thanks to everyone who promoted our theatre on the holiday.

 

Here, There, and Everywhere: Rob Duval will be directing a teen production of Into the Woods this summer. The cast features Blood Brothers alumni Mai Yaari and Sarah Jay. It will perform at Windward School located at 11350 Palms Blvd. on Thursday, July 24 at 7:00 and Sunday, July 27 at 7:00. Tickets are $6 each. Please call Rob for more information at (310) 391-7127 ext. 228. Then, if you’re in the Santa Barbara area in August, Rob is playing Tranio in Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. It opens at the Fess Parker Winery Friday August 8 and plays Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 6:00 through August 31. Visit www.Shakes-SB.com for more information. Andy Kallok and Ed Cotter are appearing in both Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night with Shakespeare by the Sea. Performances continue through July 19 (Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays) beginning at 8:00. Bring blankets, it gets cool at Point Firman at the end of Gaffey Street in San Pedro. This one’s free! Congratulations to Mel Oshins who recently won first place in the 50+ age category of the McCallum Theatre’s Open Call amateur talent competition on June 14. Get well wishes to Deena Oshins and her sister Sheri. Deena recently underwent successful surgery at Loma Linda Hospital to remove a brain tumor. At the same time, in the same hospital her sister had an attack of diverticulosis and needed emergency surgery. Both should be home by the time you read this. Deena would love to hear from her Kentwood friends.

Celebrations: Happy July birthday to Jackie Kotsos (7/1), Laverne Mizrahi (7/2), Arlene Cohen (7/10), Bill Goldyn (7/11), Charlotte Lee Schildkret (7/12), Mary Manley Green (7/12), Maria Cohen (7/18), Jeanette Lyons (7/20), Pat Kelly (7/28) and Tom Brophey (7/28). Celebrating another year of married bliss this month are Ron and Judy Wisansky (7/1), and Frank and Elynor Olivadoti (7/19).

Just for the record: I apologize if I missed any messages e-mailed me this month. We entered cyber limbo for about a week and have no way of knowing if any messages were never received. 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. Until next month,