Message From Deb Stanson : August, 2017 MACBETH SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK DUNCAN AND LADY MACBETH

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August, 2017 MACBETH SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK DUNCAN AND LADY MACBETH Message From Deb Stanson : Deb, who directed the play with David Tanner reports: The play was a great success, only had to cancel

Special thank you to Casey Hermanus for the loan of his trailer and truck for the run of the show and to Don Antosh for allowing us to park it in his driveway every night.

1 August, 2017 MACBETH SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK DUNCAN AND LADY MACBETH Message From Deb Stanson : Deb, who directed the play with David Tanner reports: The play was a great success, only had to cancel one performance which was on the second Friday evening. Great audiences. Big thank you to an amazing cast and crew. Incredible under the lights at night. Special thank you to Casey Hermanus for the loan of his trailer and truck for the run of the show and to Don Antosh for allowing us to park it in his driveway every night. We attended the show on the first evening and it was absolutely magical under a full moon, shadowy trees and storm brewing in the distance. The lighting complimented the impressive natural backdrop of trees and bushes in the park. Perfect setting for a Macbeth production! The audience (not just us) looked spell bound. All the work and skills that went into costumes, props, sound, special effects including makeup and lighting combined so effectively with the acting talents on stage! (Full disclosure here. I'm not a big Shakespeare fan. In spite of studying Shakespeare at school and university and seeing countless productions of the Bard including Stratford, it is experiencing these ECT summer productions in the park that have really brought them alive for me). Everyone involved with the show deserve congrats for your contribution to such an outstanding evening of magic in the park! You made a challenging play come to life! ***************************************************** INSIDE: ECT Aug. Newsletter Shakespeare In The Park A Christmas Carol Annual General Meeting Our Upcoming Season Audition Dates-Inlaws Outlaws Thank Yous ECT s Homes in History Opportunities and Requests Coming Events Changing Website 1

2 MACBETH PIPER MACBETH FIGHTING MACBETH 2

3 3 THE AUDIENCE AND THE CURTAIN CALL FOR MACBETH

By Charles Dickens Adapted by John Jakes Director - Deb Stanson Assistant Director - Laura Hunter Stage manager - Zoe Clemens Set Designer - Robert Banning Costume Design - Suzanne Trivers, Matthew

4 By Charles Dickens Adapted by John Jakes Director - Deb Stanson Assistant Director - Laura Hunter Stage manager - Zoe Clemens Set Designer - Robert Banning Costume Design - Suzanne Trivers, Matthew Dawe Producer - Mellissa Jakl December 1-3 & December 8-10, 2017 Fergus Grand Theatre Tickets call (519) The Cast and Crew of A Christmas Carol will be getting together for a read through and social night at the ECT workshop on Thursday, August 31. Rehearsals will start immediately following Labour Day. If you wish to be a part of this large scale fun production, send Deb an or give her a call! debstanson@gmail.com or call (519) Robert Banning has designed the set for building by Robert and Lawrence Lee which will start beginning of September. Suzanne Trivers, in the costume department along with Matthew Dawe, request your help with costumes. Please contact her at suzannetrivers@gmail.com 4

Silent Auction During the Run of A Christmas Carol ****************************** Jim Monaghan is organizing a silent auction that our audiences can participate in during the run of the show.

com ********************************** Please join us for our Annual General Meeting to be held September 17 th at our ECT Workshop. Starting time is 7pm.

Jim Monaghan will be sending you the info soon as in previous years and you will have an opportunity to give your input.

5 Silent Auction During the Run of A Christmas Carol ****************************** Jim Monaghan is organizing a silent auction that our audiences can participate in during the run of the show. He is also hoping for donations from businesses or individuals. If you can help out, please Jim at heartjim@hotmail.com ********************************** Please join us for our Annual General Meeting to be held September 17 th at our ECT Workshop. Starting time is 7pm. Find out about our past year and about our coming year! ECTie Awards! We invited you to take part in recognizing people who have taken part in our productions this past year. Jim Monaghan will be sending you the info soon as in previous years and you will have an opportunity to give your input. Everyone s vote will be taken into consideration and the announcement of the winners will take place at the AGM. You will also have an opportunity to hear from the directors who will tell you a little about the shows they will be directing in our 2017/18 season. Let us know if you are interested in running for the ECT board or if you know of someone else who is? You will have a chance at the AGM to vote for the people you want to represent you on the board for the coming year. 5

ECT s Regular Season at the Fergus Grand Theatre 244 St.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens adapted by John Jakes Directed by Deb Stanson December 1-3 and December 8-10, 2017

and February 9-11, 2018 Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm and 8pm, Sunday 2pm Is He Dead?

6 ECT s Regular Season at the Fergus Grand Theatre 244 St. Andrew Street, West, Fergus In-Laws,Outlaws and Othereople Auditions: See below. Note CHANGE. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens adapted by John Jakes Directed by Deb Stanson December 1-3 and December 8-10, 2017 Friday 8pm, 2pm and 8pm, Sunday 2pm In-Laws, Outlaws and Other People by Steve France Directed by Stan Jensen February 2-4 and February 9-11, 2018 Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm and 8pm, Sunday 2pm Is He Dead? By Mark Twain adapted by David Ives Directed by Acey Caspar and Zoe Dunbar May 4-6 and May 11-13, 2018 Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm and 8pm, Sunday 2pm Is He Dead? Auditions: Saturday, January 6 and Sunday, January 7, pm to 4pm Call Back: Wednesday, January 10, 7pm 6

7 Christmas Eve family dinner is interrupted by 2 thugs trying to hide from police. Auditions for Inlaws NOTE CHANGE OF DATE (AGM is on Sep 17) And now a message from our director of the February Show: Stan Jensen, who has been an ECT member for many years (early 90s) has been active as an ECT board member and acting and directing in many of our shows and helping out in many ways as well most recently as play polisher for Little Women: I am especially in need of a Producer and Stage Manager. If you d like to help out in other ways, Stan would be glad to hear from you. Please contact Stan if you can help him out or know of anyone else who might be interested. jensenstan@bell.net In-laws, Outlaws and Other People (that should be shot) by Steve France is a comedy written like a TV sitcom. An annual NEW! Sat. Sep. 23@ 2 PM, Sun. Sep. 7 PM, with callbacks on Tues. Sep. 7 PM at the space. Auditions will be a cold read from the script. There are 8 female roles ages and 7 male roles ages Rehearsals start on Sun. Oct. 7 PM and continue on Tues and 7 PM until Deb s show (A Christmas Carol) moves out of the workshop space. Schedule may be modified at this time if required. I may schedule a read-thru before 1 st rehearsal. I am very pleased to have Gerry Butts as play polisher. This is scheduled for 1 st or 2 nd week of Jan Show goes up Feb. 2 nd. (The show runs February 2-11, 2018) - Stan For more info contact Stan : jensenstan@bell.net 7

Maggie Parent has been working on finding a home for our beautiful teapot and mushroom and flower board from the spring show: Alice in Wonderland.

Maggie is currently working on finding homes for some vintage clothing from our no longer used racks. See below for pics of some of these gems from the past.

8 Maggie Parent has been working on finding a home for our beautiful teapot and mushroom and flower board from the spring show: Alice in Wonderland. Thank you to Maggie for arranging for the props to be taken and to be used in a local school production. We are all happy that these amazing creations can be used again and appreciated. Maggie is currently working on finding homes for some vintage clothing from our no longer used racks. See below for pics of some of these gems from the past. Special thank you to Deb Stanson for filling in the vacant publicity slot for this past year and also being president and directing shows (plural). We have a beautiful brochure ready to promote our coming season thanks to Deb with the help of David Tanner and Lisa Thatcher at the R&R Printers in Fergus. (See coming events.) Big thank you to Matt Dawe, Nancy Baker, Deb Stanson, Maggie Parent and Mary Anne Neville for helping to clean up the costume room.. They spent 5 8

Maggie has the purged dresses to see if anyone would be interested in (60's, 70's, 80's) which we have never used.

9 hours sorting, boxing and purging. Matt and Deb were thrilled to be able to fill two big racks with costumes for A Christmas Carol. They also had 6 garbage bags and cardboard which Deb took to the dump. Maggie has the purged dresses to see if anyone would be interested in (60's, 70's, 80's) which we have never used. All of the Alice costumes are packed in bins and labeled. Matt took any costumes that were dirty or stained to be cleaned. If you have any plastic hangers you would like to donate, we could use some stronger ones to support some of our heavier costumes. Please contact Mary Anne Neville maneville8@gmail.com 9

10 Homes of Elora Community Theatre Current Workshop-West Montrose Next Recent-Elora Used to be Ross Dunn s Auto Sales and Service Now Tire Shop The Elora Centre for the Arts 10

rented the upstairs which is now the second floor.

11 St. James Anglican Church in Fergus And then. Corner of Mill Street and Metcalfe in Elora (the old Oddfellow s Hall) ECT rented the upstairs which is now the second floor. Third floor condos were added at a later date when the building was renovated. Read on for ECT s first official home (Warning: no indoor plumbing.) 11

ECT s first home. 1977-86 Salem (corner of George and Washington Streets) Although it is an old stone building, it looked a lot different then.

Washroom facilities were a bit primitive with no flush or running water so it was more like a Johnny on the Spot.

12 ECT s first home Salem (corner of George and Washington Streets) Although it is an old stone building, it looked a lot different then. We rehearsed on the second floor but the washroom was by the entrance that you see to the right of the picture. Washroom facilities were a bit primitive with no flush or running water so it was more like a Johnny on the Spot. There was a big post in the middle of our rehearsal hall upstairs that presented some challenges for the directing team to actually see the actors or at least all the actors at one time. The first play rehearsed there was Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon. According to our resident historian, Gary Bryant, it was ECT s first adjudicated play and was performed at the Elora Mill Inn. We have signed our lease for another year at our current space and although we are very happy to have the facilities we have right now with building space, costume and props space and rehearsal etc., we lease from year to year and should always be monitoring opportunities when and if needed for the future. So if you have any ideas, here s the criterion in a nutshell: *A place in Wellington County closer to Fergus or Elora *2500 square feet plus for $1500 all in *Have already investigated basement of Elora Inn where St. John Ambulance used to be, the Fergus Pool building, behind the old Catholic church site in Fergus where the activity centre building was, the old Beatty Building and a space that was for rent in Freshco Plaza Fergus Contact any board member or Jim Monaghan at heartjim@hotmail.com 12

OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ECT MEMBERS: Need costumes for Halloween and/or

Below you will see an example of a couple of our vintage costumes.

So get them while you can. $10..Contact Maggie Parent at maggie66@rogers.

of hosting a radio show once a month on Centre Wellington GRAND 101 starting

This 20 minute show will include interviews and upcoming events featuring

If anyone would like to contribute ideas for interviews, Deb would be glad

com Does anyone know any (people) /families in the Elora Fergus area who

13 OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ECT MEMBERS: Need costumes for Halloween and/or Costume Parties? We have some costumes for sale at a nominal price. Below you will see an example of a couple of our vintage costumes. We have more but they are going fast from as far away as Manitoba! So get them while you can. $10..Contact Maggie Parent at maggie66@rogers.com Maggie will have many of these on display at our Annual General Meeting September 17 th at the ECT Workshop. Congratulations to Deb Stanson on being offered and accepting the position of hosting a radio show once a month on Centre Wellington GRAND 101 starting this September. This 20 minute show will include interviews and upcoming events featuring local community theatre groups. If anyone would like to contribute ideas for interviews, Deb would be glad to hear from you. Contact debstanson@gmail.com Does anyone know any (people) /families in the Elora Fergus area who would be interested in hosting a Japanese student (female) who will be attending Centre Wellington District High School this September to June? My niece s company compensates $725 per month. If anyone knows anyone could you let me know? Thanks so much. Connie McTaggart mctaggartkc@gmail.com 13

(Note to ECT Members: Please our members!

! Clean up and clear out! The Musselman family have been kind enough to allow us use their barn free for storage of our sets and pieces over many decades.

They came to our rescue to allow us to use their space and been very generous to us ever since and tolerant to our needs.

14 (Note to ECT Members: Please our members!) send me any ECT news to celebrate *************************************************************************************** Barn Cleanup!! Clean up and clear out! The Musselman family have been kind enough to allow us use their barn free for storage of our sets and pieces over many decades. We figure it is time to clear up and sort out our belongings there that have accumulated over many many years and many many shows. They came to our rescue to allow us to use their space and been very generous to us ever since and tolerant to our needs. Now we need your help so that we can clear out. The more help the better. Sunday, October 1 st in the morning is the time schedule for the mass clean up and clear out. Please help. If you need more info, please ask anyone on the board but if you could just set that morning aside on your calendars for now we would be very glad to see you there. 14

15 Coming Events Elora Community Theatre Annual General Meeting Where: ECT Workshop When: Sun. evening, September 17 th 7pm See info in newsletter ECT Barn Cleanup When: Sunday morning, October 1 st 10am See info in newsletter Contact for further info: debstanson@gmail.com ECT Auditions for: In-laws, Outlaws and Other People (that should be shot) by Steve France is a comedy written like a TV sitcom. An annual Christmas Eve family dinner is interrupted by 2 thugs trying to hide from police. Auditions for Inlaws NOTE CHANGE OF DATE NEW! Sat. Sep. 23@ 2 PM, Sun. Sep. 7 PM, with callbacks on Tues. Sep. 7 PM at the space. Auditions will be a cold read from the script. There are 8 female roles ages and 7 male roles ages jensenstan@bell.net 15

16 Century Church Theatre is happy to announce that their next show will be the very funny comedy "Alone Together Again". The play runs from September 8-17, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at 2:30pm. Tickets are $20 inclusive, and may be ordered by calling the Box Office at , open every day, 9:00am - 9:00pm. The show features ECT alumnae - Michelle Kreitzer, Vicki Forsythe and Jim Monaghan and is directed by Denise Gismondi. Elmira Theatre Auditions: On a First Name Basis by Norm Foster Directed by Rita Huschka Cast Requirements 1M age 55-65, 1F age 50-60, WED. 6th SEPT. 7:00-9:00 PM SUN. 10th SEPT. 1:00-3:00 PM Call Backs: MON. 11th SEPT. 7:00-9:00 PM Auditions take place at Elmira Theatre, 76 Howard Ave., Elmira ON 16

************************************************************************ That s it for now, folks! Enjoy the rest of this beautiful summer.

17 ************************************************************************************************** The Website is still under construction. But we look forward to the new one and we thank Natalie and Suzanne for their hard work regarding this venture. ************************************************************************ That s it for now, folks! Enjoy the rest of this beautiful summer..please me if you d like to submit ECT info for future newsletters. Tune in next month for more news about what is happening in the Elora Community Theatre World. Please join us and be part of it. jwheelerb@cogeco.ca Julie 17

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OPENING NIGHT! THIS FRIDAY, DEC. 1 ST, 2017 Don t miss this CHRISTMAS CLASSIC!

November, 2017 OPENING NIGHT! THIS FRIDAY, DEC. 1 ST, 2017 Don t miss this CHRISTMAS CLASSIC! In Victorian London, bitter, selfish Ebenezer Scrooge spends Christmas Eve counting his money. But unexpected