Mary Armstrong's Arts and Entertainment E-mail

This issue includes information on…
1 – Hourglass Readers – “The Merchant of Venice” (March)

2 – Vermont Theatre Company – “Rumors” (March/April)

3 – BRT – “The Foreigner” (April).
4 – Raylynmor Opera - “Don Giovanni” (May)
5 – Original Opera by Local College Student Composer (March)

6 – ACT (Actor’s Circle Theatre) – “Peter Pan” (May)

7 – Main Street Arts – HMS Pinafore (Feb/March)

8 – Monadnock Regional High School – The Sound of Music (March)

9 – Monadnock Chorus Concert (April)

10 - Vermont Theatre Company – more auditions - “King Lear” (Feb)

11 – Project Shakespeare 2008 – “As You Like It” – Applications (June)

Last – A General List of Theater/Music/Dance Organization web-sites

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1 - Hourglass Readers – “The Merchant of Venice” (March)
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The Hourglass Readers will present an abridged reading of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" at assorted locations: Performances will be at the

Keene Public Library, Auditorium, at 2 PM on Saturday, March 15.

Hancock Library, on Saturday, March 8, 2 PM

Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro, VT on Friday, March 14 at 7 PM.

All performances are free and open to the public.

In the cast are Wendy Almeida, Frank & Catherine Behrens, Peter Eisenstadter, Sarah Ellsworth, Ariana Ellsworth, Perrin Ellsworth, Martin Hanft, PeggyRae Johnson, Henry Parkhurst, Dan Patterson (on March 8), Peter Schofield, Ruth Siegel, Marilyn Simons, Don Wilmeth and Ben Wise.

Catherine Behrens and Ben Wise are co-directing. For information, call Catherine at (603) 352-2699.

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2 – Vermont Theatre Company – “Rumors” (March/April)
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Vermont Theatre Company presents Neil Simon's side-splitting comedy "RUMORS".

Four affluent couples arrive to celebrate the 10^th wedding anniversary of their hosts - Charlie and Myra Brock. The guests arrive only to find there are no servants, the hostess is gone, and the host has shot himself through the earlobe! Since the host is also the Deputy Mayor of New York, everyone feels the immediate need to keep this quiet - thus begins the comedic mayhem in this hilarious farce. Put some slick lawyers, a politician, a therapist, and a woman named Cookie in the same house together, and see what can happen!

The veteran cast of "Rumors" includes Cristen L. Rosinski, Karl Johnson, Donna Harlowe, Jim Bombicino, Jay Gelter, Jeannie McGartland, Eric D. Walther, C.J. Cummings, Mark Tullgren, and Brenda Seitz.

The play is directed by Marilyn Tullgren and assistent direction by Jay Gelter. Current President of VTC, Eric D. Walther is producing.

"Rumors" will be performed at the Dummerston Grange, March 28, 29 & 30 and April 4, 5 & 6 2008.

Friday and Saturday performances 7:30 PM. Sunday performances 3:00 PM.

Call the VTC ticket reservation line at 802-258-1344 .

Rumors is Sponsored by Costume Ladies of West Chesterfield, NH.

For more information visit www.vermonttheatrecompany.com

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3 - BRT – “The Foreigner” (April)
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THE FOREIGNER by Larry Shue and directed by Nancy Preus.

PERFORMANCES: APRIL 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2008
–Doors open at 7:30 p.m., curtain at 8 p.m.

Ticket prices are $10 General Admission and $7 for Seniors/Students.

Visit our website for more info.

Check out http://www.branchrivertheatre.com

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4 - Raylynmor Opera – “Don Giovanni” (May)
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The RAYLYNMOR OPERA COMPANY, in Keene, New Hampshire, will be presenting Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Colonial Theater in Keene.

Production dates are: May 16, 17, 18 - 2008.

This is a fully costumed and staged Italian language production with full orchestra. Elizabeth Bachman returns as Stage Director and Peter Szep as Music Director.

For more information contact:
Barbara Andrews, producer - meldrews@verizon.net 603 357-1296.
Web-site is: http://www.raylynmor.com/

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5 - Original Opera by Local College Student Author/Composer (March)
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Tyler Flanders, a KHS graduate and currently a student at Ithaca College, has written an opera in Italian. It will be performed in Ithaca for his Senior Recital and he will also be playing the lead baritone role.

The performance will be on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 4:00 at Ithaca College in New York State.

This past summer, Tyler worked at CAKE and was the Music Director for a benefit show for MOCO Arts (Dames At Sea) as well as playing the male lead.

If you plan to go and need more info, contact Tyler via email:
tflande1@ithaca.edu

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6 - ACT (Actor’s Circle Theatre) – “Peter Pan” (May)
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“PETER PAN”

Performance Dates: May 2 (Fri), 3 (Sat), 8 (Thurs), 9 (Fri), 10 (Sat) evenings at 8:00;

May 4 (Sun) & 10 (Sat) matinees at 2:00

Staged at the Peterborough Players Theater

For more info, contact Director Wendy Almeida - 603-878-2670 or email trouperwa@comcast.net

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7 – Main Street Arts – “HMS Pinafore” (Feb/March)
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Main Street Arts presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore

A classic musical comedy of love and mischief on the high seas!

Show Dates: Feb. 29, Mar. 1, 6, 7, & 8 at 8 PM

Mar. 2 & 9 at 3 PM

Theatre Location: MAIN STREET ARTS, P.O. Box 100

35 Main Street, Saxtons River, VT 05154

Tickets available for advanced purchase or at the door - (802) 869-2960
$15 Adults / $10 Students

Tickets available at: Main Street Arts

Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls

Heartstone Books, Putney
Misty Valley Books, Chester
Brattleboro Books, Brattleboro

Enjoy a pre-theater dinner at The Inn at Saxtons River!
Special: $21, all inclusive
Dinner Reservations Recommended

www.MainStreetArts.org

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8 – Monadnock Regional High School – The Sound of Music (March)

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The Sound of Music at Monadnock High School.

March 13, 14, 15 (Thurs, Fri, Sat). Showtime is 7:30 pm.

Call 352-6575 for tickets. $8.00 a ticket

Monadnock Regional High School Theater – Rt 32 in Swanzey NH

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9 – Monadnock Chorus Concert (April)

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For their 49^th season, the Monadnock Chorus will present their spring concert on:

Saturday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. and

Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m.

at the Peterborough Town House. They will be singing Haydn's St. Theresa Mass and the Faure Requiem.

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10 – Vermont Theater Co – King Lear – more auditions (Feb)

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AUDITIONS FOR:"Kent" and "Cordelia" and male ensemble roles in VTC's King Lear

The Vermont Theater Company will hold a second round of auditions to complete casting for “King Lear” on Thursday, February 28, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Brattleboro Union High School, Rm. 215. Roles available include “Kent,” (30’s-60’s) the loyal and authoritative duke who follows King Lear in his madness, “Cordelia” (late teens -30’s), Lear’s honest daughter, and several men’s ensemble roles(late teens through adults).

Actors should prepare 10-20 lines of Shakespeare or to read a scene at the audition. Interested actors can visit the production website at www.freewebs.com/vtckinglear for more information or contact director Heidi Fagan at (603) 236-9135 or at heidifagan@hotmail.com. An audition may also be privately scheduled for those unable to attend contacting the director prior to Thursday. The production will be held June 26-29 outside at Living Memorial Park.

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11 – Project Shakespeare 2008 – “As You Like It” – Applications (June)

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PROJECT SHAKESPEARE celebrates 14 years of dynamic theatre education programs for middle and high school students. Project Shakespeare Production 2008 will be “As You Like It”

How To Apply - To inquire about participation in Project Shakespeare, send the form below to: Project Shakespeare, 51 Harkness Road, Jaffrey, NH 03452 by June 1, 2008.

Prior to the summer session, potential participants will be invited to attend a audition/interview meeting on Saturday, June 7^th at 10 am with the director, Deborah S. Thurber. If you cannot make that meeting, please contact her to schedule an alternative meeting. Enrollment is limited to 15 so apply early!

All interview/auditions, workshops, and rehearsals will take place at the Cutler Memorial, 33 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH. Performances will take place on the lawn in front of the Jaffrey Civic Center (across the street from the Cutler Memorial.) Performances in other locations are possible and will be announced at a later date.

Schedule - Meetings, workshops and rehearsals will take place Monday – Friday from 10 am to 2pm *

Performances - August 7, 8 & 9 at 7pm*

Tuition - Participation in all workshops and fully-staged performance is $100.

(approximately 125 hours of instruction.) Limited Scholarships are Available and will be rewarded on the merit of the need, not a student's interview/audition process.

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General List of Theater/Music/Dance Organizations, please check their web-site.
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Theatre
BRT - Branch River Theatre (Marlborough NH)
http://www.branchrivertheatre.com

VTC – Vermont Theater Company (Brattleboro, VT)
http://www.vermonttheatrecompany.com/

Actors’ Circle Theatre (Peterborough, NH)
http://www.actorscircletheatre.org

Small Pond Productions (Keene, NH)
http://www.smallpondhome.com/

Springfield Community Players (Springfield, VT)
http://www.springfieldcommunityplayers.org/

Surry Players (Surry, NH)
http://surryplayers.com/index.html

Actors Theatre Playhouse (West Chesterfield, NH)
http://www.actorsplay.org

Greater Falls Theater Company (Bellows Falls, VT)
Formerly The Front Porch Theater Company –
contact Jeanie Levesque at (802) 463-9791.

Hourglass Readers (Keene, NH)
contact Cathy Behrens, (603) 352-2699.

Acting Out, part of Monadnock Family Services (Keene, Swanzey, & Peterborough, NH)

http://www.actingoutimprov.org

River Theatre (Charleston, NH)
http://www.freewebs.com/rivertheater/index.htm

Theater at the Mount – TAM (Gardner, MA)
http://www.mwcc.mass.edu/HTML/gmod/tam/default.html

Main Street Arts (Saxton’s River, VT)

http://www.mainstreetarts.org

Ghostlight Theater Co. of New England (Derry, NH)
http://www.ghostlighttheater.org

Peterborough Players (Peterborough, NH)
http://www.peterboroughplayers.com/

Opera
Raylynmor Opera Company (Keene, NH)
http://www.raylynmor.com/

Granite State Opera (Portsmouth and Concord, NH)
http://www.granitestateopera.org/

Dance:
MoCo – Moving Dance Company (Keene, NH)
http://www.moco.org/

Music:
Cheshiremen Chorus info (Keene, NH)
<http://www.cheshiremen.org/>

Keene Chamber Orchestra (Keene, NH)
http://www.keenechamberorchestra.org/

Monadnock Music (Monadnock Region, NH)
http://www.monadnockmusic.org

Keene Chorale (Keene, NH)
http://www.keenechorale.org/

Animaterra (Keene, NH)
http://www.animaterra.8m.com/

Keene Chamber Singers (Keene, NH)
Contact: Jean Nelson

Keene Pops Choir (Keene, NH)
Contact: Jean Nelson

Keene Chorale (Keene, NH)
http://www.keenechorale.org/

Monadnock Chorus (Peterborough, NH)
http://www.monadnock-chorus.org/

Fuzzy Logic (Marlborough, NH)
Contact: Liz Sumner or Mike Cohen

Rage 'N Age Band
<http://www.ragenage.com/>

Apple Hill Chamber Players
http://www.applehill.org/

Venues:
Colonial Theater (Keene, NH)
http://www.thecolonial.org/CalendarOfEvents.htm

Bellows Falls Opera House (Bellows Falls, VT)

http://www.rockbf.org

The Park Theatre (Jaffrey, NH)
http://www.theparktheatre.org/

Keene State College (Keene, NH)

http://www.keene.edu/arts.cfm

Other:
Monadnock Region Calendar of Events
http://www.monadnockevents.com/index.php

Keene Chamber of Commerce List of events

http://www.keenechamber.com/events.html

Keene Sentinel List of events

http://www.sentinelsource.com/main.asp?SectionID=45