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Or Current ResidentSCRIPT NOTES APRIL 2017- inside this issue -

• Young Frankenstein Opening• Volunteer of the Year Award• 2017 Fall Show Selected• APPLAUSE• Youth Actors for Short Shakes• Fred Meyer Program• Upcoming Events

UPCOMING EVENTS MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS!May 3-13

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Music Theatre of Wenatchee needs your membership to continueproducing quality plays and musicals. Renew or join our membership today!

Membership Benefits:• Our quarterly newsletter• Early notice of ticket sales• Ticket discounts for “Member Nights”• Invitation to semi-annual meetings• Members at the Associate Producer level or above are listed in each show program.

Levels of Sponsorship:• $25 Sponsor (no program listing)• $50 Patron (no program listing)• $100 Associate Producer• $250 Producer• $500 Executive Producer• $1,000+ Benefactor

Contact us online for the membership form and mail your check or money order to P.O. Box 3042, Wenatchee, WA, 98807.Your membership is very important to us.

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Young FrankensteinApple Blossom Musical

Theater Yard Sale

Taming of the ShrewShort Shakespeareans

“If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to, why don’t you go” see Young Frankenstein May 3-13, as MTW again partners with the Numerica Performing Arts Center to present this year’s Apple Blossom Musical.

Cynthia Brown directs this monstrous comedy, with 30 local actors, singers and dancers. It will delight fans of the 1974 Mel Brooks film, as hilarity ensues when Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”), grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, visits Transylvania to check in on his inherited estate. This show is recommended for ages 13 and older.

Tickets are available now at the PAC Box Office, (509) 663-ARTS and www.numericapac.org/young-frankenstein

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll whinny.…

Directed by Cynthia BrownProduced by Selina Danko

Performances: May 3-6 & 10-13, 2017 at 7:30 PMMatinee: May 7 at 4:00 PM and May 13 at 2:00 PM

- By Christy Shearer

IT’S ALIVE!! YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN OPENS SOON!

Dave Williams as Frederick FrankensteinEloise Sheets as IngaVernon “Vern” Smith as MonsterPaul Atwood as IgorKelly Atwood as Frau BlucherLouise Simons as Elizabeth BenningSkylar Cuthill as Inspector Kemp, US FrederickMaycee McQuin as Milkmaid, Tasha, US ElizabethErnest Palmer as Blind Hermit, QuartetJacob Scott as Herald, Bob, US IgorEmma Standerford as Innkeeper’s daughter, Basha, US Inga Julie Ann Davis as Florist, student, US BlucherStewart “Andy” Anderson as Victor - Innkeeper, QuartetCoby Russell as Ziggy, Telegraph BoyZach Savage as Gravedigger, Bob, QuartetMason Atwood as Baker, Quartet

Megan Allen as Farmer’s Wife, Dance CaptainJonathan Shipman as BlacksmithVicki Michael as GypsyJulie Kuntz as Soap-makerKailen Duffield as Weaver, SashaAustin Flory as Mr. Hilltop, Janitor, Hunter, Shoe-shinerMaggie Ryan as Gypsy childSheryl Sutherland as EmbroidererKatie Renggli as Cheese-makerDani Schafer-Cloke as ShepherdessChristy Kimmel as Innkeeper’s wife, MashaFeatured Dancers are:Hunter Stancil, Grace Orallo,Trisha Miller, McKayla Corulli,Maya Aguigui

SCRIPT NOTES • INSIDE THIS ISSUE1 Young Frankenstein Opening2 Volunteer of the Year Award2 2017 Fall Show Selected3 APPLAUSE3 Youth Actors for Short Shakes3 Fred Meyer Program4 Upcoming Events4 Membership Benefits

OPENS MAY 3 - 13

CAST LIST

YOUNG

FRANKENSTEIN

SHORT SHAKESPEAREANS presents

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Photo courtesy of the Wenatchee world

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MTW MEMBERSHIP It is always a good time to renew your annual membership with Music Theatre of Wenatchee.

Without the generous financial support of members like you, MTW would not be able to continue fulfilling our mission to produce quality theatrical productions by and for the community.

We appreciate each and every one of our members, and sincerely hope you will continue to be a part of MTW for many years to come. As always, MTW members enjoy early notice of ticket sales, a quarterly Newsletter, discount tickets to Thursday performances, and invitations to our semi-annual gatherings at the Playhouse for food, fellowship, and fun!

If you have any questions about your membership, please contact Tiffany Mausser at tiffany@mtow.org.

Thank you again for your ongoing support!

- By Tiffany Mausser

WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS Without an army of volunteers, our little theater would not be able to keep its doors open. From our board members to our directors, actors, technicians, and everyone else in between, it truly takes hours and hours and countless volunteers to keep us up and running.

We are always looking for volunteers with skills of every kind. Are you gifted with technology? Have you ever considered helping with sound or lighting? Or maybe construction and design is your strength. We are constantly looking for help with set building! Maybe you love fashion and costuming. We are always looking to add to our costume team.

No matter what your skills are, we would love to have you join our theater family. We are always looking for volunteers. If you are interested, email us at info@mtow.org.

- By Brady Dundas

2017 FALL SHOW SELECTED!

Music Theatre of Wenatchee is excited to announce that longtime actor and director Matthew Pippin will be directing a modern take on the 60-year-old classic, Twelve Angry Men. The show will play in our fall 2017 slot.

He sees this story as being as relevant today as when it was written in 1954. Originally aired as a teleplay, Twelve Angry Men depicts the deliberations of a homicide trial. During an hour and a half, twelve jurors must decide the guilt or acquittal of a boy accused of murdering his own father. To complicate matters, the judge states that, if found guilty, the boy will receive a death sentence. As the play progresses, the jurors find it increasingly difficult to come to a consensus.

Pippin states that the drama that unfolds in the jurors’ room is one driven by fear and raw emotions. “I have always been a fan of the 1957 film with Henry Fonda,” states Pippin who has chosen to stage a modern adaptation of the classic story. Melissa Carlson, who has produced numerous shows with us will be producing the show.

Audition and performance dates will be announced soon.

- By Dave Williams

CALLING ALL YOUTH ACTORS...COME JOIN SHORT SHAKES!

Returning for their 39th year this summer, Short Shakespeareans will be presenting one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, The Taming of the Shrew. Expect surprises, laughter, singing and dancing in this year’s production.

The classic comedy is about: The beautiful and gentle Bianca has no shortage of admirers (Lucentio, Gremio and Hortensio), but her father insists that she will not marry until her shrewish sister, Katharina, is betrothed. Bianca’s suitors persuade fortune-seeker Petruchio to court her. The suitors pay for any costs involved and there is also the goal of Katharina’s dowry. Petruchio marries Katharina and he carries Katharina off to his country house with his servant Grumio. Petruchio intends to browbeat Katharina into submission and he denies her food, sleep and her new clothes, whilst continuously singing her praises. Katharina is tamed. They return to Padua where Lucentio has won Bianca. At a banquet, they wager on who has the most obedient wife. Each wife is issued with commands, but only Katharina obeys and promptly lectures everyone on the importance of wifely submission. (bardstage.org)

Children aged 16 & under are invited to participate. Short Shakes’ mission is to foster a love and appreciation of the arts and encourage creativity, while annually producing classic Shakespeare comedies. There are no fees to participate! While there may be a few costs, they are not mandatory for participation (e.g. cast meals, t-shirts, costume contribution).

Rehearsals begin after July 4th and the production will be performed over two weekends, August 3-5 and 10-12. Sign-ups to participate in Short Shakes’ The Taming of the Shrew will be in mid-May. Information will be posted soon…visit our Facebook pages (@shortshakeswenatchee and @musictheatrewenatchee) or the website mtow.org for new information to be posted. You can also contactproducer Amy Smith at amysmith2468@gmail.com.

THEATER

It’s time for spring cleaning! And because of that, MTW is having a yard sale at the Riverside Playhouse. After more than 50 years of bringing live theatre to the Wenatchee Valley, we have accumulated a few things over the years and we are taking this opportunity on June 3rd to help clean house. There will be a large variety of things for sale. Costumes, clothes, furniture, electronics, and just about anything else you can imagine under the sun. I bet we even have the kitchen sink!

Mark your calendar for June 3rd! The doors will be open from 8:00am until 2:00pm.

MTW Executive Board:President: Tiffany MausserPresident-Elect: Dave Williams Secretary: Christy ShearerTreasurer: Cynthia Brown Past-President: Jeff Heminger

MTW Board Members:Kelly Atwood Brady Dundas Arlene JonesSue Lawson John Mausser Vicki MichaelNita Paine Jason Rolfs Vern Smith Bonnie VanHoven

FRED MEYER PROGRAM

|APPLAUSE|]CHRISTY SHEARER AWARDED

“VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR” AWARD

At our January membership dinner and meeting, the Keith Sexson Volunteer of the Year Award was given out to a deserving volunteer as it is every year. It is tradition within Music Theatre of Wenatchee that the winner of the award the year before selects the new recipient. Last year’s winner, Vern Smith, chose Christy Shearer as our 2016 winner.

Christy first joined MTW as an ensemble member in our 50th Anniversary Apple Blossom Production, The Drowsy Chaperone. She was also in Children of Eden, 9 to 5, and played “Mrs. C” in Happy Days.

Behind the scenes, Christy has produced Boeing Boeing, and was the assistant director for Mary Poppins. Also, Christy has served on the Music Theatre of Wenatchee board for several years and currently serves on the executive board as our secretary. Like many of our volunteers, Christy is often found behind the scenes at MTW. She is a frequent house manager, ticket taker, vacuuming expert, and all around team player. She is always asking, “How can I help?”

Thank you so much for your service to Music Theatre of Wenatchee, Christy, and all that you do!

- By Brady Dundas

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