Holiday Inn Express 515 W. Verona Avenue Verona, WI (608) / (888)

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1 WACTCon 2014 is fast approaching. On January 10 11, 2014, we will gather in Verona for learning, networking, commiseration, and just plain fun. Festivities begin on Friday night with a welcome reception at our headquarters hotel, the Holiday Inn Express. This is a great time to catch up with friends, find new ones and of course munch and indulge in libations. Saturday morning and afternoon will see a cornucopia of workshops at the Verona High School Performing Arts Center (see partial list on right). There will be presentations for everyone no matter what their experience or areas of interest. Lunch is included with the registration and will be a time to compare notes and participate in the always exciting WACT Annual Meeting. After dinner on your own, it will be time to return to the Performing Arts Center to see the Verona Area Community Theater s production of Harry Segall s Heaven Can Wait. Mr. Jordan is checking passengers who are to depart in an airplane for the Hereafter. The routine is interrupted by the arrival of Joe Pendleton, an attractive prizefighter, who refuses to admit he is dead and induces Jordan to look up the "records," which Directing reveal that Joe is not scheduled to arrive for another 60 years! But, as Joe starts to return to earth to continue his fighting, word reaches Heaven that Max Levene, Joe's manager, thinking he had been killed, had Joe's WACT News December, Page 1 Partial List of Workshops Fundraising Arts Wisconsin will be sharing ideas on how to increase funds coming to your theatre group. Protecting Your Voice LED Theatre Lighting Stage Combat AACTFest Pitfalls & Experiences Techniques will be shared on how best to use and protect your voice while projecting to the back of the house. Brad Toberman will share the differences in LED lighting as compared to traditional lighting techniques. How to safely choreograph and perform stage fighting. Bob Kafka will go over AACTFest rules that have caused problems for theatre groups in the past and Steve Martin will answer questions about Wisconsin Rapid's experience last year going from the State through National competitions. Sara Beth Hahner will be speaking about directing from play selection through opening night.

2 body cremated, and Joe has no body to return to. Jordan promises to find Joe another body and is informed that the wealthy Jonathan Farnsworth is about to be murdered by his wife. So Joe suddenly finds himself in the home of the financier, visible as Joe to the audience but apparently as Farnsworth to Mrs. Farnsworth, and the public. The comedy begins when the pompous "Farnsworth" unaccountably goes into training as a fighter. Holiday Inn Express 515 W. Verona Avenue Verona, WI (608) / (888) Room rate (per night) One King standard $ Two Queen standard $ One King Suite with pullout sofa $ Ask for the Wisconsin Association of Community Theatre rate. (No cutoff date for the group rate) Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center After the performance will be adjudication similar to anaactfest except there will only be one adjudicator. Following the adjudication, conference attendees will join Heaven Can Wait s cast and crew at an opening weekend party. Hotel Amenities Indoor Pool and Whirlpool Health and Fitness Center (On-site) Complimentary Breakfast Buffet Microwave Oven Mini Refrigerator Coffee Maker Wired and Wireless High-Speed Internet Business Center Hairdryer Iron and Ironing Board There are no scheduled activities on Sunday which will leave the morning for those staying at the Holiday Inn Express to enjoy the hotel s amenities before heading home with newfound knowledge and stories. Check the WACT website ( for more and updated details. WACT News is published quarterly by the Wisconsin Association of Community Theatre for its members and is annually distributed to an expanded list of known community theatre organizations and interested individuals. Publication dates are March, June, September (expanded list) and December. Volume 11, Number Wisconsin Association of Community Theatre All Rights Reserved WACT News December, Page 2

3 1 cup water 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup lemon juice 4 large eggs 1 cup nuts 2 cups dried fruit 1 bottle Run Serves / Yields -- One Christmas Rum Cake Recipe Preparation Instructions Sample the rum to check quality. Take a large bowl; check the rum again, to be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Turn on the electric mixer...beat one but of cupper in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar...beat again. At this point make sure the rum is still OK; try another cup...just in case. Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit, Pick the frigging fruit off floor... Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the rum to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Who giveshz a sheet. Check the rum. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the rum and make sure to put the stove in the dishwasher. CHERRY MISTMAS! Call to Host Future AACTFests Wisconsin AACTFest 2013 is a thing of the past and the Badger State acquitted itself with distinction in performing their once a decade chance to host Region III AACTFest. So it is time to sit back and relax right? Au contraire - now is the time to find a host for Wisconsin AACTFest Hosting an AACTFest is a good opportunity to show off what your group can do and can be a good fundraiser at the same time. Hosting an AACTFest can seem daunting at first glance but when broken down into its individual components it turns out to be much less daunting. And to guide inexperienced hosts through the process, WACT has a good selection of knowledgeable people to help. These people can lend guidance from Do you think we should do this? to waving goodbye to the last group heading for home at the end of the festival. The first and best time for hosting an AACTFest is the earlier you start the more you can do and the easier it is. In Community Theatre There are no Strangers Only Friends You Haven t Met Yet WACT News December, Page 3

4 January 10-11, 2014 WACTCON 2014 Verona, Wisconsin February 28 March 2, 2014 Indiana Community Theatre Association Festival South Bend, Indiana April 25 27, 2014 CTAM Spring Conference Bay City, Michigan June 16 21, 2014 AACTWorldFest Venice, Florida Upcoming Events September 26-28, 2014 CTAM Fall Conference Cadilac, Michigan April 16 19, 2015 Region III AACTFest Midland, Michigan September 5-8, 2015 OCTA Fall Conference Perrysburg, Ohio June 22 28, 2015 National AACTFest 2015 Grand Rapids, Michigan Where would you have looked for a streetcar name Desire? New Orleans A Streetcar Named Desire What city was described in song as foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy? Philadelphia What country does Brigadoon appear in? Scotland - Brigadoon Where town is our town? Grovers Corners, New Hampshire Our Town Where would you find someone fiddling around on the roof? Anatevka Fiddler on the Roof Where is April supposed to be going after her night with Bobby? Barcelona - Company Where did Charity s Big Daddy start out before spreading the Religion of Life? San Fransisco Sweet Charity Where does Charley s Aunt reside? Brazil (where the nuts come from) Charley s Aunt September Global Theatre Quiz Answers We opened in Venice. Where did we play next? Verona Kiss Me Kate Where was the Five and Dime that Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean was supposed to go back to? Marfa, TX Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Where did Jacob give Joseph his colorful coat? Canan Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Where did Pippin s dad go to pray? Arles Pippin Where is the boy who wears vermillion trousers, claims he s Castilian and is called Lillian by his friends from? (bonus points if you know where he s moving to) Tacarembo La Tumbe Del Fuego Santa Malipas Zatatecas La Junta Del Sol Y Cruz, and Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyr Ndrobullllandysiliogogogoch, Wales WACT News December, Page 4

5 Festival Shows Currently Scheduled AACTWorldFest is a world-wide community theatre festival which occurs in Venice, Florida, USA. Shows from around the globe will travel for the week to this resort haven on Florida s southwest coast. As many as 15 top-quality international troupes will present up to 30 performances in one week! Each group may perform in its native language, but all productions are chosen so that anyone can follow what s happening in whatever theatre form it s presented. Stage and screen legend Ben Vereen will present a master class in musical theatre performance. Plus, there will be workshops and master classes involving a variety of theatre forms. Registrants may have the opportunity to learn about Chinese opera, commedia dell-arte, or multi-media influences on modern theatre. Mix in delightful dinners, parties, after-glow gatherings, impromptu drum circles, and lobby gabs and you have the recipe for life-long friendships! This all will take place June 16 21, 2014 at the Venice Theatre in Venice Florida. For more information check the Venice Theatre website at venicestage.com. Argentina Our Daily Bread Germany Noah and the Flood Bangladesh Kanjush (The Miser) Singapore The Mouse s Daughter s Wedding Armenia The Winged Georgia The Bald Soprano Latvia Poetry Butterfly South Africa Lucky, the Hero! Israel The Black Princess Denmark Pop Italy/US collaboration The Inn of Crossed Destinies Canada How Nous Avons Met WACT News December, Page 5 Togo Paroles des Arcanes (Word of Mysteries) Russia M & W The United States Crowns

6 Wisconsin Association of Community Theatre Board of Directors Brad Toberman President 105 9th Street Prairie du Sac, WI Lynn Ruhl Vice President 3528 South Toldt Circle Milwaukee, WI John Brandl Secretary P.O. Box 610 Campbellsport, WI Happy Holidays Dee Baldock -- Treasurer 4146 Schneider Drive Oregon, WI Allen Ebert Member at Large 4606 Hamlet Pl Madison, WI Sara Beth Hahner Member at Large 686 Robin Drive Sun Prairie, WI Bob Kafka Member at Large 2418 North 111 th Street #2 Wauwatosa, WI Anne Klinkner Member at Large 215 Cedar Street Sauk City, WI Steve Martin Member at Large 4211 Oakbrook Court Wisconsin Rapids, WI Carla Woebbeking Member at Large P.O. Box 507 Fox Lake, WI to all the WACT people doing theatre WACT News December, Page 6

7 Upcoming WACT Member Productions Is your show not listed here??? All organizations who are WACT members can have their show listed on the WACT website and in WACT News. Just send your schedule to December 6-15, 2013 Disney's Beauty and the Beast Racine Theatre Guild December 6-22, 2013 Candy Cane Tales and Holiday Carols Waukesha Civic Theatre December 12-20, 2013 Christmas With the Vikings Wisconsin Rapids Community Theatre January 3-12, 2014 The Eight Reindeer Monologues Lake Country Players January 10-18, 2014 Heaven Can Wait Verona Area Community Theater January 10-19, 2014 Leader of the Pack Hartford Players January 16-26, 2014 The Roaring Twenties Barron Spotlighters January 17 - February 2, 2014 Almost, Maine Racine Theatre Guild February 7-9, 2014 The Magical Land of Oz (Children's Series) Racine Theatre Guild February 7-16, 2014 The Dixie Swim Club Falls Patio Players February 7-25, 2014 Perfect Wedding Waukesha Civic Theatre February 14-16, 2014 Love Letters Lake Country Players February 21 - March 1, 2014 Ah, Wildnerness! Wisconsin Rapids Community Theatre February 28 - March 16, Postcards Racine Theatre Guild March 7-30, 2014 Monty Python's Spamalot Lake Country Players March 14-30, 2014 Curtains Waukesha Civic Theatre March 20-27, 2014 Pippi Longstocking Barron Spotlighters March 21-23, 2014 Cowboy Camp (Children's Series) Racine Theatre Guild April 4-13, 2014 The Miracle Worker Racine Theatre Guild April 25 - May 4, 2014 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Falls Patio Players May 2-18, 2014 Noises Off Waukesha Civic Theatre May 16 - June 1, 2014 Les Miserables Racine Theatre Guild June 6 - June 22, 2014 A View From The Bridge Waukesha Civic Theatre August 24-25, 2014 The Tempest Portage Area Community Theatre WACT News December, Page 7

8 WACT Membership Form Return form to: WACT P. O. Box Verona, WI Name Contact Name (Organizational Members) Address Mailing Address City Telephone Web Site (Organizational Members) State Zip Code Individual $15.00 Organizational $50.00 Additional Donation to WACT (Donations to WACT are tax deductible) TOTAL Please make checks payable to WACT -- All memberships run from August 1 to July 31 Wisconsin Association of Community Theatre P. O. Box Verona, WI