General Meeting

The General Meeting this month will be on Wednesday, January 18, 2005, 8:00 P.M. at the theater, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

Hospitality

Hospitality for the January Meeting will be provided by Tom and Barbara Brophey. Thanks!

Workshop

The January Workshop will be THE ZOO STORY, by Edward Albee. The one act play is the "first produced" play for the author and will be directed by Sheridan Cole, starring Bill Billions and Michael Evens. So stick around!

45 Seconds From Broadway, Neil Simon
January/February (2006)

45 Seconds opened Friday January 13. I hope everyone attended opening night!

Playing dates are January l3, 2006 through February l8, 2006.

Our January/February 2006 production, 45 Seconds From Broadway, by Neil Simon, is directed by Gail Barnardi, with Jim Crawford stage managing. The producers of 45 Seconds from Broadway are Calia Mintzer, and Lori Marple Pereslete.

The Cast includes:

Andrew Duncan......Ed Cotter
Mickey Fox......Jack Winnick
Arleen....Julie Frankel
Megan Woods......Jean Franzblau
Cindy.....Liz Laird
Bessie......Trenekia Danielle
Rayleen......Alice Eldridge
Harry Fox.....Ira Gewant
Bernie.....Vic Helford
Charles......Bruce Schroffel
Zelda......CeCe Baxter
Solomon......Craig Johnson.

Producers Calia Mintzer and Lori Marple Pereslete announced their crew as:
Stage Manager.......Jim Crawford
Set Design........De Cotter
Script Supervisors.....Barbara MacMurray and Hilary Fitzsimmons
Graphic and Lobby Design......Michael Cohen
Costume Design...Maria Cohen
Sound Design.......Phil Brickey
Lighting Design......Tom Brophey
Properties.......Judy Polak and Barbara Haberman
Master Builders.....Ben Lupejkis and Jim Crawford
Booth Crew......Melvin Miller and Paul Croft
Publicity Photographer......Shellee James
Audition Crew.......Jeanne Spain, Gert Nord, Hilary Fritzsimmons.

Work Sunday

Director Gail Bernardi and producers Calia Mintzer, and Lori Marple Pereslete would like to thank the following people for coming out for Work Sunday on December 18th:
Michael Allen, Franczeska Angel, CeCe Baxter, Gail Bernardi, Phil Brickey, Barbara Brophey, Tom Brophey, Patty Butler, Maria Cohen, Michael Cohen, De Cotter, Ed Cotter, Harve Cowan, Jim Crawford, Hilary Fitzsimmons, Julie Frankel, Ira Gewant, Marlene Grinde, Michael Grinde, Nancy Guerrero, Barbara Haberman, Vic Helford, Liz Laird, Alice Lunsford, Jim Lunsford, Ben Lupejkis, Julia Maggs, Lori A. Marple-Pereslete, Treva Merritt, Sheldon Metz, Melvin Miller, Calia Mintzer, Frank J. Olivadoti, Maria Pavone, Tony Pereslete, Judy Polak, Lee Polak, Charlotte Lee Schildkret, Bruce Schroffel, Bob Sherman, Max Stormes, Dave Whale, Jack Winnick, Fred M. Wolf.
Romeo & Juliet, William Shakespeare
March/April Production

Our March April 2006 production will be Romeo & Juliet, by William Shakespeare, to be directed by Don Schlossman and produced by Ed Cotter.

Audition Dates for the show were held on Saturday, January 14, 2006, 10 AM 3:00 PM & Sunday, January 15, 2006, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Don Schlossman will announce his cast at the January meeting on the 18th.

The Fantasticks, Book & Lyrics Tom Jones, Music Harvey Schmidt
May/June Production

The show, directed by Kirk Larson and produced by Lori A. Marple-Pereslete,
opens 5/5/06 and closes 6/17/2006.

Auditions will be: Saturday, 3/11/06, 12:00 PM to 3 PM
Sunday, 3/12/06, 6 PM to 8 PM

Callbacks will be: Sunday, 3/12/06, 8 PM

Work Sunday for Fantasticks is scheduled for Sunday, 4/16/2006.

Producer Lori A. Marple-Pereslete provided the FANTASTICKS cast breakdown as:

El Gallo: Baritone. Handsome narrator.
Luisa: Soprano. Romantic girl.
Matt: Baritone/Tenor. Innocent boy.
Hucklebee: Baritone. Matt's father.
Bellomy: Baritone. Luisa's father.
Henry: Non-singing. Aging actor.
Mortimer: Non-singing. Henry's sidekick.
The Mute: Male or Female. Speechless. watches, acts as the wall, etc.

George Washington Slept Here, Moss Hart and George Kaufman
July/August Production

Our July August 2006 Production of George Washington Slept Here by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, will be directed by Phil Brickey.

Most Happy Fella, Music, Lyrics and Book by Frank Loesser
September/October Production

The board has approved our September October Production for 2006 as THE MOST HAPPY FELLA, to be directed by Ben Lupejkis.

Nicholas Nickleby, by Gregory Blair.
November/December Production

The board has approved our November December Production for 2006 as NICHOLAS NICKLEBY to be directed by August Vivirito.

Children's Production

The Emperor's New Clothes, by Blanche Marvin

The board has approved our Spring Children's Production as The Emperor's New
Clothes, to be directed by Shari Barrett. Playing dates are scheduled as March 18, 25 and April 1, 2006.

Work Saturday

Sheldon Metz, Shellie James, Phil Brickey and Melvin Miller announce a WORK SATURDAY to be held at the theater on January 21, 2006. Manpower and time are needed for a variety of jobs to clean up and organize the shop, the costume closets and the rehearsal hall. Sheldon expressed a need for men and women, tool savvy folks and not tool savvy folks! A lunch will be provided for all who attend and each worker will earn one point towards their required six points a year toward maintaining membership in Kentwood Players.

Announcements

In a December 30, 2005 Daily Breeze article titled Picks and Pans, Local Theaters Shine, Kari Sayers listed her 10 Best Plays for South Bay Theaters. Kentwood Players grabbed two spots with our productions of THE SUNSHINE BOYS and THE RAINMAKER! Congratulations Kentwood!!

January Birthdays

Gert Nord 1/10, Lauren Jarvis 1/13, Dee Turquand 1/13, Jack Weintraub 1/16, Virginia Renfro 1/21 & Michael Murphy 1/26. Happy Birthday all!!

Larry Jones