The Febuary 2005 edition of our popular Backstage Newsletter. Highlights include Echanted April Information and news from Here and There...
Opening February 25th, "Enchanted April"
Picture sunny Tuscany with its flowers, and the ease and graciousness of years gone by--that is the setting for Enchanted April, opening February 25 at The Playhouse. Four Englishwomen, suffering in gray London fog and drizzle, decide to vacation in Italy without spouses or significant others. Their adventure brings astonishing results. Come and visit Tuscany in your imagination, and see the transforming ability of Italy in this charming and light-hearted drama. Tickets are available online or by calling 973-635-7363. Directed by Michael Mooney, our cast includes:
- Cody Dalton
- Julianne DiPietro-Renshaw
- Barbara Neff (seen on our stage most recently in our December Roll Call)
- Megan Guinan
- Paul Rivers
- Jo Ray
- Dominic Muoio
- Mark Szabo
THANKS GO TO...
Bob Cline (Director of ...Mockingbird last season), who held a workshop on presenting a monologue recently at our Playhouse. Mr. Cline had a high fever on Saturday, and couldn't be here on the scheduled morning, but recovered sufficiently to hold the workshop on the next evening. Those who'd registered for the event were notified and almost all were able to come at the new time. Everyone who participated was very enthusiastic and really appreciated the careful personal attention each received. The workshop was offered to aspiring thespians free of charge.
Wanted: One-Act Plays, Short Musicals, Original Dance Pieces..
for Jersey Voices 11th annual production, to be performed in our Playhouse July 29-30 and August 5-6. Play submissions of any genre, style, and length up to 20 minutes running time, will be accepted through March 31, 2005. You may mail your submission to Jersey Voices, c/o Chatham Community Players, P. O. Box No. 234, Chatham NJ 07928. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope only for return of materials. To send your submission by e-mail: jerseyvoices@chathamplayers.org. For more information, call 973-728-3607, or go to our website, www.chathamplyers.org.
Auditions to be Held
On Monday and Tuesday, February 7 and 8, auditions will be held in The Playhouse for our spring musical, the imaginative and whimsical Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Details are posted on our website, www.chathamplayers.org. Production dates are April 29 to May 14.
Save the Date: March 9th, 2005
An election meeting for Trustees to serve July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007, will be held at The Playhouse on Wednesday, March 9, beginning at 7 p.m. All members are urged to attend. This is the time of the year to join Chatham Community Players. Dues are five hours of volunteer work or $5; please use the enclosed form to join NOW so you can vote March 9.
News from here and there...
...a recent science fair held at Lafayette School featured hands-on experiments by the Mad Scientists of Northern New Jersey, and science greats, impersonated by parents. Assisting in this was Edee Schenk, Make-up Chair of Chatham Community Players, who helped transform Susan Hoag into Madame Curie, the discoverer of radium.........with regret, Susan McClelland has resigned the position of Webmistress (shes now living in Chicago); we are happy to welcome Sean Hennessy, who will keep our website current.......Megan Guinan, a junior at Chatham High School who was just cast in our upcoming Enchanted April, won Best Dramatic Monologue (Suicide by Y. York) in the Speech & Theatre Association of New Jersey 2005 high school theater competition; her classmates from CHS also took Best Scene (from Look Homeward, Angel by Ketti Frings; Best Actor in a Scene: Andrew Edwards; and the Team Sweepstakes Award! Congratulations to all from your friends at CCP!
Volunteers Needed
Dressers are needed backstage for Enchanted April. Please call Mara Lundstrom at 201-921-6821, or write her at marzmml@aol.com for more information. Chris Colabraro, Outreach Chairman, would be happy to have more volunteers who would like to welcome the many Outreach guests who come to free performances at The Playhouse and staff the lobby during intermissions; e-mail her at ccolabraro@aol.com.
In Memorium
Robert Gillette
- Resident set designer for several decades
- past-President
- Dawley Award and Shipler Award winner
- Beloved by all
Bobs gentle manner and superb artistry are unmatched. Condolences to his dear wife, Phyllis, and daughter, Debby Hennessy, and her family.