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June, 2010
Happy Memorial Day to
everyone! I hope you have a fun-filled
weekend.
Our current production
of Little Shop of Horrors, directed
by Kevin Worley, is shaping up and promises
to wrap up our season in wonderful fashion.
This crowd-favorite musical is sure to have
the audience laughing and singing while
following the love story between Seymour and
Audrey. The show opens Wednesday, June 16,
2010 and more information can be found
below.
Shortly after our
summer musical, Cueless will once again have
two back to back shows July 16 & 17,
2010 at 8pm. Along with a great weekend of
performances, members of Cueless will be
attending the 2nd Annual Oklahoma City
Improv Festival in July. Don't forget to see
these shows and support the newest group to
spring out of Town & Gown's talented
pool of volunteers.
Congratulations to
Jacob Boyd and Billy McCollom. They were
elected to the Board of Directors last month
and both seem to be ready to go. Thanks to
all of those who were willing to serve. We
couldn't do it without you.
The Play Selection
Committee has finalized the submission
process for the 60th season and it looks
like an exciting season. We are still
waiting to confirm some dates but will
hopefully be able to announce details very
soon. Thanks
to Jacob Boyd, Joyce Cox, Kevin Gerfen,
Merrill Price and Mark Weiser for working on
the Play Selection Committee this year.
For those of you who
have never auditioned for a play or are just
don't understand how the audition process
normally goes, we have a workshop planned
just for you July 17, 2010 from 1-4pm. This
workshop will be conducted by Tom Cowley
from the Ponca Playhouse and will be free
for current members of Town & Gown.
Non-members can pay only $5 to attend the
workshop. Other workshops are planned for
later in the year so keep your eyes peeled
for more information coming soon.
The upcoming Street
Fair organized by the 60th Anniversary Planning Committee
is still in the works and is now set for
Saturday, August 28 at Town & Gown
Theatre. The 60th Anniversary Planning
Committee hopes the Street Fair will include local art vendors, children's
activities, live music, short theatrical
performances, theatre tours, membership
drive, silent auction, food, drinks and much more throughout the day. There will
be lots of volunteer opportunities for this
day so mark your calendars now and contact Ashley
Hodges to let her know you want to help.
The committee is also asking for suggestions
for activities so feel free to email those
suggestions to Ashley as well. This is just
the first event being planned to promote our
theatre to the community during the landmark
60th season so your support and assistance
are greatly appreciated.
Finally, our roof has
been replaced. Plus, the water damage that
was visible in the box office area has been
(mostly) fixed. There is still a little more
work to do cosmetically, but things are
starting to look up for the building we all
spend so much time in.
Lots of exciting
things are happening at Town & Gown and
I hope you all will continue to be a part of
our continued success. Thanks and until next time I'll see you at
the theatre.
-- Jared
F. Cranke,
Town & Gown President, 2009-10
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