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Fort Findlay Playhouse 300 W Sandusky St Findlay, Ohio 45840 419-423-7168
FFP Board of Trustees President: Wes Taylor [email protected] V.President: Pete Rose [email protected] Secretary: Tara Laciano [email protected] Treasurer: Deb Finley [email protected] Patrick Davis [email protected] Georgia Durain [email protected] Bill Rayle [email protected] Dawn Rose [email protected] Marty Williams [email protected]
Other Contacts
FFP Patrons: [email protected] FFP Website: fortfindlayplayhouse.org FFP Webmaster: [email protected] Fortell Editor: [email protected]
Meetings Board: 1st Wednesday of the month General Membership: 4th Wednesday of the month (If a meeting night falls on a final dress: Board meetings are moved to the following Monday, GM meetings aren’t rescheduled)
Fortell Staff
Editor: Shirley Nebergall Proofing: J.R. Smith Photos: Kay Arico (cast) Contributors: Michelle Dolciato, Cuelines
NEXT ISSUE’S DEADLINE 5pm, Friday, July 15
Box Office Fort Findlay Playhouse tickets can be
purchased through the Arts Partnership, located at 618 S. Main St. in downtown
Findlay, or by calling the Arts Partnership Box Office at (419) 422-4624.
Box Office hours are Monday - Friday , 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(artspartnership.com)
OCTA Website: www.ohiocommunitytheatre.org
May 2011 Shirley Nebergall, Editor
F o r t F i n d l a y P l a y h o u s e T H E F O R T E L L
2011-2012 Season Opener Announced
FFP is pleased to announce the first show of the 2011-2012 season, The 25
th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee. This Second Stage musical production will run May 20-22 and June 2-4 at the playhouse.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin, is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
In a high school gym, longtime hostess Rona Lisa Peretti (Julie Lane) finalizes the preparations for the annual county spelling bee. The spelling contestants include last year's champ Chip (Wes Taylor), Schwarzy (Laurie Dye), Coneybear (Alan Lortz), Barfee (Ed Griswold), Marcy (Tara Laciano), and Olive (Lindsay Taylor). Officals for the spelling bee are Vice Principal Douglas Panch (Marty
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Auditions Announced for Leading Ladies In this hilarious comedy by Ken Ludwig (author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo), two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves
so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, Pennsylvania, is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there's a wide world out there, but it's not until she meets "Maxine and Stephanie" that she finally gets a taste of it. Director Patrick Davis will be casting the following roles: Leo – (28-40) English actor. Still dreams big of “making it” as an actor. Has the bright idea that he and Jack will pretend to be Florence’s long-lost relatives and “inherit” her money. Jack – (28-40) English actor, but ready to “settle down.” Has had enough of the “actor life” and Leo’s plans for him.
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Congratulations to the cast and crew of Harvey L-R (seated): Betty Hipp, Coy Schlumbohm, Katie Blocksidge, Pat Courtney, Samantha Henry;
L-R (standing): Pete Rose, Sam Gupta, Dennis Clark, James Foust, Jeff Opperman, Kyle Slagley, Patrick Davis, Elizabeth Orley, George Rustemeyer, Alicia Creger, Bob Huber
Williams) and Mitch Mahoney (Dan Basinger). All shows begin at 8 p.m., except for the Sunday performance, which begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $15 and can be purchased at the Arts Partnership Box Office. This show is not part of the FFP Patron package. Please note, this show contains adult themes and language that may not be appropriate for all audiences. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
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Meg – (25-32) a local girl, engaged to Duncan. She’s vivacious, with enormous warmth and a great sense of humor. She also has the fresh, unstudied beauty that most women would kill for. She harbors a world of dreams, and sleeps on them every night. They keep her alive, but she doesn’t know it.
Duncan – (35-45) the local minister and substantially older than Meg. He’s a good man at heart, but rather fussy, set in his ways, a bit scatterbrained and lives in his own world. Audrey – (18-25) extremely well-built and extremely sweet and good-natured. She’s a knockout. Roller-skating waitress. Dating Butch. Florence – (60-80) Meg’s aunt. Very old, extremely crusty, and her eyesight is terrible. A millionairess on her death bed. Doc – (50-60) Chief Moose of the Shrewsbury Moose Lodge. A crusty, likable curmudgeon, a country doctor who takes no guff from anybody. Butch – (18-25) Doc’s son. A little slow on the uptake, but earnest and sincere, with a good heart. He played football in high school. Doc and Butch argue a lot and adore each other. Leading Ladies will run July 21-24 and 28-30 at the playhouse. Auditions, which are open to the public, will be held at 7:30 pm on June 5 and 6 at the playhouse. For more information, contact the director at [email protected].
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Fun Facts
Some interesting tidbits from FFP’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: The show will also include 4 audience members as
spellers each evening our two musicians will be joining us onstage rehearsals for this show took place offsite with the
exception of tech week the cast includes 6 teachers out of 9 cast members
- all from different school districts the show was entirely self-directed this is the first second-stage musical FFP has produced
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The Fort Findlay Playhouse is pleased to announce the 2011-2012 season.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (A Second Stage Production)
Show Dates: May 20 - 22, June 2 - 4
Leading Ladies Auditions: June 5-6
Show Dates: July 21 - 24, 28 - 30
Back Street (A partner production with
The Hancock Historical Museum) Show Date: August 19
I Hate Hamlet
Auditions: July 31, August 1 Show Dates: September 15 - 18, 22 - 24
The King and I
Auditions: September 25-26 Show Dates: December 1 - 4, 8 - 11, 15 - 18
Dixie Swim Club
Auditions: December 19 - 20 Show Dates: February 9 - 12, 16 - 18
Titanic
(100th Anniversary Commemoration) Auditions: February 14 - 15
Show Dates: April 12 - 15, 19 - 22, 26 - 29
We need you to complete the picture.
Become a Fort Findlay Playhouse Supporter We’d like to invite you to consider becoming a Single Patron ($90-$164), Patron ($165-$198), Angel ($199-$479) or Benefactor ($480 & up). If you would like to become a Playhouse supporter, simply fill out the application form found in the season brochure. If you didn’t get a brochure, stop by the playhouse some evening, or you can email the patron chairs, Lindsay Taylor and Betty Hipp at [email protected], they will be happy to send you a patron packet. Tickets are $12 for regular productions and $15 for musicals. Please note that Second Stage productions are not included as part of the patron package, nor is the production with the Hancock Historical Museum. Tickets may be purchased through the Arts Partnership (618 S. Main St., downtown Findlay) or by calling the box office at 419 - 422 - 4624. Box office hours are 8 am to 4 pm, Monday - Friday. General ticket sales begin on Monday the week prior to opening night. Single Patrons, Patrons, Angels and Benefactors can make reservations 5-7 days prior to general sales.
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What to see in the Northwest Region and other local theatres
Nunset Bouelvard 5/12 - 5/21
Van Wert Civic Theatre - Van Wert www.vwct.org 419-238-9689
The Sound of Music 5/6 - 5/22
Fremont Community Theatre - Fremont www.fremontcommunitytheatre.org
419-322-0695
Whose Wives are they Anyway? 5/12 - 5/22
Playmakers Civic Theatre - Port Clinton www.pcplaymakers.org
419-734-5044
Moonlight & Magnolias 5/13 - 5/22
Amil Tellers of Dramatics – Lima www.amitellers.org
800-944-1441
Adrift in Macao 5/13 - 5/28
Village Players - Toledo www.thevillageplayers.org
419-472-6817
The Secret Garden 6/3 - 6/19
Toledo Repertoire Theatre – Toledo www.toledorep.org
419-243-9277
‘night, Mother 6/10 - 6/12
Bellevue Society for the Arts – Bellevue www.bellevuearts.net
419-484-2787
Snoopy!!! (Summer Stock) 6/15 - 6/19
University of Findlay – Findlay www.findlay.edu
419-434-5335 ([email protected])
The Secret Garden 6/23 - 6/26
Towne & Country Players, Inc. – Versailles www.towne-and-country-players.com
937-526-5570
Souvenir 6/23 - 6/26
Fort Defiance Players – Defiance www.fortdefianceplayers.org
419-782-7529
The Banquet is just around the corner!!! If you didn’t make reservations, but decide at the
last minute that you want to come, please feel free to come to the meeting and awards portion, which begins at 7. We’ll find a chair for you!!
Bye Bye Birdie (Summer Stock) 7/6 - 7/10
University of Findlay – Findlay www.findlay.edu
419-434-5335 ([email protected])
Little Shop of Horrors 7/8 - 7/17
Ritz Players – Tiffin www.ritztheatre.org
419-448-8544
Godspell 7/14 - 7/17
Toledo Repertoire Theatre – Toledo www.toledorep.org
419-243-9277
Annie 7/15 - 7/24
Archbold Community Theatre, Inc. – Archbold www.archboldcommunitytheatre.com
419-264-5717
The Drowsy Chaperone (Summer Stock) 7/20 - 7/24
University of Findlay – Findlay www.findlay.edu
419-434-5335 ([email protected])
The Wizard of Oz 7/28 - 7/31
Fountain City Festival – Bryan www.fcflive.com 419-636-2247
OCTA 2011 Needs You!!! Michelle Dolciato, Conference Chair 2011 Reprinted from Cuelines, April 2011
I hope you are all planning your Labor
Day getaway to Independence! Your 2011 Conference Committee has been hard at work for months and is absolutely committed to making this the best conference ever!! In order to do that, we need your help. Yep, you…the one reading this article right now. Now that we have chosen our theme, figured out our overall plan, and broken up into the many committees that we need in order to make this conference a success, we now need you. If you would like to be a part of this awesome and fun committee, please see list below for areas we could use your help on and contact that committee’s chair. We are very much looking forward to everyone having an awesome experience at State Conference 2011… Security – we do need door security during the excerpts so that each performing theater is shown the same respect as the others. If you would like to help out with this committee, please contact Tim Steiner at [email protected]. Late night games – that’s right – if you haven’t been to conference before, you are missing a good time late into the evening. We have OCTA-feud, sing alongs, and many other fun activities planned. Please contact Mark Judy for more info! [email protected]. Tech Olympics – as this is our first time doing something like this at conference, we definitely need your help. Among other things, we will need judges and people to man the “stations” at our Olympic event. Remember to make sure all your techies join in the fun. Conference is for them as much as anyone else!! Contact ElynMarie Kazel at [email protected]. Basket room – every year we have a wonderful room full of fun baskets that theatres have put together and that you can bid on. To help out here contact Sue Snyder at [email protected]. Lights and Sound – what would OCTA be if we didn’t have the lights and sound to showcase our excerpting theatres? We will need a couple of people to help out in this area…so if you’re into the tech side of things, let Dawna Kornick know! [email protected]. Registration – Another very important committee. We need some very friendly people that would like to help out on a shift or two for this team. Contact Kathy Steiner at [email protected]. Thanks for your consideration – we hope to be hearing from you soon!!!
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Congratualtions to all participants in the AACTFest 11 festivals. Region III consists of theatres in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
State Festival was held March 4 - 6 in Maumee, Ohio Entries at State: Stow Players Vanities Alcove Theatre (Mount Vernon) Nietzche ate Here Van Wert Civic Theatre Dixie Swim Club Actors Guild of Parkersburg The Story of My Life MTV Arts, Inc. (Mount Vernon) Donkey Baseball Dayton Playhouse 25
th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee Invited to Regionals: MTV Arts Inc. Donkey Baseball Actors Guild of Parkersburg The Story of My Life Alternate to Regionals: Alcove Theatre Neitzche Ate Here Regional Festival was held April 29 - May 1 in Columbus, Ohio Awards received by the Ohio invitees to regionals: Donkey Baseball - MTV Arts, Inc. Merit in Ensemble Acting Excellence in Acting - Bruce Jacklin as Bart The Story of My Life - Actors Guild of Parkersburg Excellence in Directing - John H. Lee Outstanding Musical Direction - Peter Sour Outstanding in Acting - R J Lowe as Alvin Excellence in Acting - Josh Martin as Thomas Weaver Invited to Nationals: Center Stage Theatre, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, Michigan Urinetown, the Musical Alternate to Nationals: CTG’s Chicago Street Theatre, Valparaiso, Indiana The Pillowman National Festival to be held June 20 - 26 in Rochester, New York.
ANNUAL BANQUET
MAY 25, 2011
5:00 pm Social Time
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Meeting, Awards, Entertainment
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3B PRODUCTIONS AND WATERVILLE PLAYSHOP PROUDLY INVITE YOU TO:
“MY BIG FAT GREEK NORTHWEST OCTAFEST” The 2011 Northwest OCTAfest
June 10 - 12, 2011 Maumee Indoor Theatre
601 Conant Street Maumee, Ohio
Friday, June 10, 9 pm - midnight My Big Fat Greek Northwest OCTAfest mixer at Café Marie, 570 W. Dussel Dr., Maumee, Ohio
Saturday, June 11, times TBA Excerpts at Maumee indoor theatre
Saturday, June 11, 8 pm - midnight My Big Fat Greek Northwest OCTAfest banquet at
Café Marie, 570 W. Dussel Dr., Maumee, Ohio
Sunday, June 12, times TBA Excerpts and awards at Maumee indoor theatre
Registration due June 3. Go to www.ohiocommunitytheatre.org/2011NWRegistrationForm.pdf for a registration form.
Hotel info: Ask for the OCTA rate of $64.99 Cut off date for OCTA rate is May 21
Super 8 Hotel 1390 Arrowhead Dr.
Maumee, Ohio 43537 Phone: 419-897-3800 or Toll free: 1-800-800-8000
CONTACTS:
CO-CHAIR Joe Barton [email protected] OR 419-360-5639
CO-CHAIR SAM MACERA [email protected] OR 419-878-6826
“The best theatre comes from the Northwest”
ANNIE AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED By Marty Williams
This year's Christmas musical is the American favorite, Ann ie. Reuniting the team that brough t you last year's The Soun d of Music, Annie w ill be d irected by
Kathy Newell and produced by Marty Williams w ith musical d irection by Dan Basinger and choreography by the team of L inda England and Kirsten Gary.
Auditions will be held the weekend of September 30 through October 2.
Children's Aud itions
Girls between the ages of eight and fourteen wil l audit ion on Saturday, September 30 at G lenwood Midd le Schoo l. Reg istration begins at 9:00 a m with
auditions beginn ing at 1 0:00 am. There are roles for seven girls in th is production. Please have a one-minu te song prepared. Select a song or the port ion of a
song that shows your best! Please, no songs from the show. An accompanist w ill be provided. You shou ld dress comfortab ly and be prepared to dance. Those
audition ing who are called back from the music and dance audit ions must be available on Saturday afternoon for a reading audit ion.
Adult Audition s
Adults w ill aud ition on Sunday and Monday evenings at 7 :00 p.m. Please have a one-minute song prepared. Select a song or the portion of a song that show s
your best! Please, no songs from the show. An accompanist will be prov ided. Come prepared to move. T his show is reminiscent of the th irties movie musicals,
so there is a considerable amount of dancing.
Synop sis of Roles
Principal Women's Roles :
Miss Hann igan - age range 30s to 40 s, must s ing and dance, with some solo w ork. Excellent character role. Miss Hann igan runs the orphanage
for girls.
Grace Farrell - age range 20s to 30s, mus t sing soprano range and move well. Grace is secretary to Oliver Warbucks.
Lily St. Regis - age range 20s to 30s, must sing and dance. Lily is Rooster Hannigan's g irlfriend and might be described as 'not too bright'.
Principal Men's Roles :
Oliver Warbucks - age range 40s-50s, mus t sing and dance. Successful b ill ionaire industrialist. Very po mpous but has a softer side.
Rooster Hannigan - age range 20s to 30s , must sing and dance. Excellent character role.
FDR - small, but importan t character role.
Children's Roles:
All of the children sing and dance. Age ranges given are the character's age. Hopefully girls who are a lit tle older, bu t "look" younger will
be cast in many of the roles. Due to the paces of the rehearsals and the show, i t is recommended that aud itioners be at least eigh t years
old.
Annie - age range 10-11. Must sing and dance well. This ro le requires terrific stamina because of the nu mber of scenes invo lved.
Molly - character age range of 5-6 but will be p layed by an older child who looks younger.
Kate - age range 7-8
Tessie - age range 9-10
Pepper - age range 12-13
July - age range 12-13
Duffy - age range 13-14
The supporting cast of th is sh ow is made up of five men and seven women. T he women have twenty roles between them and men have th irty five. A great
opportunity for the character actor in all of us.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Kathy Newell at 423-1314 or Marty W illia ms at 42 2-1834.
September 2000
THE FORTELL
Fo r t Fi n d l ay P l ay h o u se
FORTELL STAFF Editor: Shirley Nebergall (423-1839)
Proofing: J.R. Smith
Photos: Shirley Nebergall
Contributors: J. Ladd, Marty Williams,
OCTA
HOW TO CONTACT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Term
Exp.
President William Rayle 422-9111 2002
V. President Marty Williams 422-1834 2001
Secretary Barb Pace 422-9677 2003
Treasurer Deb Finley 423-7246 2003
Daphne Bower 423-8486 2001
Debi Hollington 427-0909 2002
J. Ladd 423-7647 2001
Marjorie Ryan 423-7623 2001
Jim Toth 424-9578 2001
OTHER CONTACTS
FFP e-mail: [email protected]
FFP online: FortFindlayPlayhouse.org
Northwest Region online: NWOCTA.hypermart.net
OCTA online: OCTAonline.org
Fortell editor e-mail: [email protected]
Volume 19, Issue 4
NEXT MONTH’S DEADLINE 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 5
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UPCOMING EVENTS (all events take place at FFP unless otherwise noted)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (see article page 1) Fri. - Sat., May 20 - 21 8:00 pm
Sun., May 22 5:00 pm Thurs. - Sat., June 2 - 4 8:00 pm
Annual Banquet / General Membership Meeting Wed., May 25 Social Time (Elks Lodge) 5:00 pm Dinner 6:00 pm Awards and Entertainment 7:00 pm
Board Meeting Wed., June 1 7:30 pm
Leading Ladies Auditions (see article page 1) Sun. - Mon., June 5 - 6 7:30 pm
NW Regionals – Maumee, Ohio (see article page 6) Fri. - Sun., June 10 - 11
General Membership Meeting Wed., June 22 7:30 pm
Tickets on Sale for Leading Ladies (special dates due to the July 4th holiday) Benefactors Mon., June 27 Arts Partnership Angels Tues., June 28 419 - 422 - 4624 Patrons Wed., June 29 Mon - Fri General Public Tues., July 5 8 am - 4 pm
Board Meeting Wed., July 6 7:30 pm
Fortell Deadline Fri., July 15 5:00 pm
Leading Ladies Thur. - Sat., July 21 - 23, 28 - 30 8:00 pm Sun., July 24 5:00 pm
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Required 300 W Sandusky St
Findlay OH 45840