GALT LITTLE THEATRE Cambridge Arts Theatre P.O. Box 1237 47 Water Street South Cambridge, Ontario N1R 6C9 Business Office: 519-623-4076 Box Office: 519-623-4070 Email: galtlittletheatre@bellnet.ca www.galtlittletheatre.org The Phoenix October 2008 Galt Little Theatre presents Robert Fulghum s ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia music and lyrics by David Caldwell director - jan durban & Steve Robinson music director Annetta Whetham stage manager Patsy McCleery Based on Robert Fulghum's best-selling books, Kindergarten takes a funny, insightful, heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life. This tightly woven adaptation has earned standing ovations from Singapore to Prague from L.A. to D.C. It's an evening of theatrical storytelling in revue format, with monologues, dialogues, and multiple voice narration which provides fluidity, charm, and emotional texture, and seven optional original songs. Performances: October 16, 17, 18, 19*, 23, 24, 25 All performances start at 8pm except * which is a 2pm matinee. Galt Little Theatre box office: 519-623-4070 Box office opens on October 7th. Tickets on sale Oct. 7th!
GLT Management Committee 2008-2009 CHAIR: jan durban gltchairman@gmail.com VICE-CHAIR BUSINESS: Bill Grosch gltbusiness@gmail.com VICE-CHAIR PRODUCTION: Patsy McCleery gltproduction@gmail.com VICE-CHAIR COMMUNICATION: Gilberta Patrick gltcommunications@gmail.com TREASURER: Megan Murphy glttreasurer@gmail.com SECRETARY: Stephanie Azevedo gltsecretary@gmail.com From the Chair We are off and running with a great start to the season. The Volunteer BBQ was well attended and good fun was had by all. Thank you to Pat Harmer and her assistants: Patsy McCleery, Dave Mac- Millan, and Robin Bennett for grill work with elegance. Maybe next year we can get the scavenger hunt up and running. The kids are meeting on Saturdays, YAPAP (youth group) starts this week and Angie Mason's play workshop is up and running. Rehearsals are underway for Kindergarten and Ethan Claymore. Thursday night Pub Nights are open to everyone. Come and have a pint with your theatre friends. John Resendes and Bill Grosch are very welcoming. The Executive is working hard to keep things on an even keel. We are open to suggestions and concerns from the membership. Please, if you have something to say, say it to us. Come to meetings or talk to us at pub nights. We are trying to run this organization for everyone's benefit. Fundraising efforts are continuing. We have auditorium seats for sale at $250 each. We welcome sponsors for shows and have advertising space available in the programmes. Please think how you can contribute. See you in Kindergarten! cheers jan W.O.D.L. News General Meeting and Lighting Demonstration The general meeting of the W.O.D.L. member groups will be held on Sunday, October 26th at the home of Theatre Woodstock: Market Centre, 22 Reeve Street, Woodstock, Ontario. The meeting will commence at one o clock and we try to keep the business portion short. Afterwards, approximately at two o clock, there will be a demonstration of new lighting design/control technology using a laptop and software. All techies (and not-so-techies) are invited to join the group in Woodstock to see this in action. Carl Lukings of Horizon Solutions in London, Ontario will give the demonstration and looks forward to answering your questions. He also sells a number of technical theatre supplies. All the World s a Stage Set - Set Design Workshop Learn how to think like a set designer; create a 1/2 scale stage model; make diagrams for lighting designers, set builders and directors. Award-winning designer, Jane Coryell, will teach you all the basics and more! This workshop will be held on Saturday, November 15th from 9:30am - 4:30pm. The workshop fee of $30 is payable at the door. The workshop will be held at The Oakville Players Studio, 1037 North Service Road, Oakville (just east of 8th line). Please contact Jane in advance to register and obtain the preparatory material and equipment list. Telephone: 1-905-844-0480 Email: jane.coryell@sympatico.ca Please register by October 31st. Thanks to Susan Moore for proof-reading. Thank-you to all who contributed to this issue. If you have anything you wish to submit, questions or ideas about the Phoenix, or wish to receive The Phoenix by email, please contact me at the following email address: phoenixeditor@hotmail.com
GLT 75th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE (Kay Mattear, Roy Schreiber, Stephanie Azevedo, and Pauline Faul) LIST OF EVENTS: October 18th: Official Opening Night of our 75th Season. We will have special invited guests with hors d oeuvres being served prior to the show. We will be serving hors d oeuvres one night the following week as well (October 24th). We will be repeating this service two nights during each production this season. We hope to meet and greet with all our subscribers during the coming season. Dates to be determined: A GLT Review is planned for two nights after the last production of the season. Steve Robinson and Friends are already in the planning stages for this event. Thanks to all who came out for the GLT 2008 BBQ on Sept. 6th. DATES TO REMEMBER October 8 - GLT Executive Meeting. Cambridge Arts Theatre. 7:30pm. October 16-25 - Robert Fulghum s All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Directed by jan durban. Cambridge Arts Theatre. October 18 - Grand Celebration of 75th Season Opening. Cambridge Arts Theatre. 7:00pm. November 13 - General Meeting December 4-13 - Ethan Claymore. Directed by Sue Jennings. Cambridge Arts Theatre December 18 - GLT Christmas Party. Cambridge Arts Theatre. Time: TBA
Company Play Credits Dates Contact Guelph Little Theatre www.guelphlittletheatre.com Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. By Ed Graczyk Directed by Trevor Smith-Diggins Oct. 9-25 GLT Box Office 519-821-0270 Galt Little Theatre www.galtlittletheatre.org Robert Fulghum s All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Conceived and Adapted by Ernest Zulia Music and Lyrics by David Caldwell Directed by jan durban Oct. 16-25 GLT Box Office 519-623-4070 Theatre Woodstock www.theatrewoodstock.com A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Oct. 16-25 TW Box Office 519-537-2582 Directed by Deb Prentice Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre www.kwlt.org Twelve Angry Men By Reginald Rose Directed by Mike Kearns Oct. 23 - Nov. 1 519-886-0660 Performance location is The Registry Theatre *AUDITION NOTICE* Queen Milli of Galt by Gary Kirkham Directed by Robin Bennett Stage Manager: Susan Moore Audition Dates: October 12 & 13, 7-9pm Callbacks: October 15, 7-9pm Auditions will be by cold read. Play dates: February 5-14th, 2009 *This is Galt Little Theatre s W.O.D.L. Festival entry. Casting Requirements: MILLI (29 yrs.) Millicent Milroy, a school teacher. EDWARD (24 yrs.) Edward, Prince of Wales, the heir to the throne. MRS. MILROY (50 yrs.) Milli s mother, a widow. MONA (30 yrs.) Desdemona Singleton, an actress. GODFREY (50 yrs.) Sir Thomas Godfrey, Edward s handler. PLAY SUBMISSIONS Scripts are now being accepted for the 2009/2010 season. Please submit the script to any member of the play reading committee by November 1, 2008. Please include a synopsis of the play, your ideas for the production and a preliminary budget. The committee consists of Robin Bennett, Sue Jennings, Cath Judd, Susan Moore, & Pat Northey Hand your scripts to any one of the above members or leave it in the box over the coffee shelf in the dressing room
JACK E. AWARDS Saturday, September 27, 2007 The 74th season of Galt Little Theatre was celebrated in fine fashion with the presentation of the Jack E. Awards named after Jack Etherton, a veteran actor, director and contributor to GLT. The evening was hosted by Steve Robinson which included award presentations and hilarious highlights from the previous season. This was a special triple-threat evening for Galt Little Theatre. It s the 75th anniversary of Galt Little Theatre, 25th anniversary of the Cambridge Arts Theatre and 20th anniversary of the Jack E. Awards. Kudos to the 75th anniversary committee members (Kay Mattear, Roy Schreiber, Stephanie Azevedo, and Pauline Faul) for putting together a fun and elegant evening with it s Black and White themed gala. The 2007-2008 season productions included Murdered to Death, Dear Santa, As Bees in Honey Drown, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The judging panel consisted of Ken Menzies, Lynda Munz, Ascenio Puim, Judy Rosenberger, and Pauline Todkill. GLT appreciates the difficult decisions and time commitment involved and wish to thank them for all their hard work. GLT would also like to recognize the Jack E. Awards committee members (Steve Robinson, Barb Jones, Terri Wilkinson, Pat Harmer and helpers) for their contributions in making the evening a great success. The 2008 Jack E. Award winners are as follows: Rintol for achievement by youth, the gift of Galt Little Theatre, awarded to Andrei Preda. Best Visual Presentation, the gift of Jim and Kay Mattear, awarded to As Bees in Honey Drown. Best Set Décor, the gift of the Butcher family, awarded to Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The Special Judges Award, the gift of Galt Little Theatre, awarded to the Backstage Crew for achievement in set changes for Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Female in a supporting role, the gift of Ralph and Jeanette Chippendale, awarded to Jude Winterbottom for Murdered to Death. Male in a supporting role, the gift of Pat, Keith and Paul Harmer, awarded to Steve Pigozzo for As Bees in Honey Drown. Female in a lead role, the gift of Kay and Martin Stinton, awarded to Jennifer Cornish for As Bees in Honey Drown. Male in a lead role, the gift of Roger and Joan Howell, awarded to Robin Bennett for Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Best Director, the gift of Joyce Milligan, Mary Miller and Margarite Eichler, awarded to Dave MacMillan for As Bees in Honey Drown. Best Production, the gift of Margaret Etherton, awarded to As Bees in Honey Drown. (More photos on the next page)