Dear fellow Members,
First off, a big thank-you to all the members who pitched in to help
fill the Massage Therapy time slot. Dan Gallagher and Larry Benvenuti
stepped up to the plate first with their combined slide show. Then the
High School students under the directorship of Sunny Booker brought us a
wonderful production of Ann Franke. Next up Red Barn brings in Frozen.
Audience reaction (ticket sales that is) have been wonderful to all
three productions. And member support (thanks Paul and Reitt
especially) has been above and beyond. Of course, none of this could
have happened without our staff, lead by the ever flexible and patient,
Wanda Whitehouse, full support.
Part of the process of rearranging the schedule involved Board members
calling season ticket holders. Many thanks to those who did this task.
I found it delightful to talk to our supporters. It reinforced how
wonderful our patrons think our theatre is and how much the support our
work. Each of them spoke very enthusiastically about all our
productions. Most of those who could not attend one of the replacement
shows chose to donate the amount they paid for their tickets instead of
asking for refunds!
Hope you are all planning on attending the June 1st quarterly membership
meeting. We will be voting for the new Board as well as the Pampered
Palm awarded. For those of you who don't know, the Pampered Palm award
goes to someone who has participated in working on 3 productions in the
current season. The entire membership votes, IF you are at the meeting.
Also mark your calendar for the annual Pampered Palm gala on June 4th.
Terry and her committee are putting together a fun event. It's a time
for all of us to gather and just have fun.
See you at the theatre.
Rita
MCT President
Chicago Audition
Preparation for Men Only.......
JAZZ DANCE WORKSHOP
at
Marathon Community Theatre
August, 2005
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7:00 - 9:00pm
8 Sessions starting August 2
Workshop Director
Ann Hart
Choreographer
Call 305-852-5830 to enroll
Open Auditions for all plays are Sept. 10 and 11
Election of Board of Directors
June 1st is the date set for our nest quarterly membership meeting.
In addition to bringing the membership up to date on theatre happenings and
greeting new members two elections will be held. The slate of members
running for vacant board of director positions will be voted on. This
slate can be found at
absenteeballot2005.htm. This
board is the heart of our organization and it is important that all members
vote for the the people they feel is most qualified. Absentee ballets will
be available for those not able to attend the meeting. The Pampered
Palm Award recipient will also be elected. The person receiving this
award must have participated in all of our productions for the year. A
slate of qualified candidates will be presented at the meeting.
Movies on MCT Home Page
You can now find out what movie is playing at the MCT Cinema from our
home page. Go to MarathonTheater.org and click on
- - - What's On At The Movie - - - and you will find out what is playing in
Marathon.
Dear Directors and Producers for
the 05-06 Season!
Hopefully the June 1 general meeting will
be well attended and we can present our new and up-coming season.
I would like for the directors or their representatives to make a
presentation (a pitch) for their production at the meeting as part of the
program besides Board elections and Pampered Palm election. A brief
synopsis and the casting requirements to drum up interest in Sept
auditions would be fine.
Since OWO will be having 1st auditions in
August, your schedule and perhaps a list of available songs should also be
handed out. You know our members are always eager to get started on their
possible selections. If you have songs already being prepared, you might
list them also so no one selects them to audition.
Ann
It's A Mexican Fiesta
The pampered palm awards dinner will be a
Mexican fiesta this year. On Saturday, June 4th at 7:00 PM our annual
end of the season awards dinner will be held. Bring a covered dish.
Tacos and beverages will be provided. RSVP Terry at 923-3495, Donna
481-0339, or Christine 289-3925 by May 25. Wear your favorite fiesta
attire.
Pets
& Kids
Photographic Exhibit
at the Theatre
During the summer theatre schedule, Mary
Beth Martell and Kathy Lancaster will exhibit their
photographic works in a show called Pets & Kids. Martell
specializes in pet portraiture while Lancaster specializes in children's
sports and portraits. The combined exhibit will be the premiere showing
for both artists. The exhibit will be available for viewing during the
schedule of live performances through out the summer.
Bob Sundermeier (Now living in the UP of Michigan - it's like
the northern Key West)), Marilyn Tempest (in her first MCT production),
and Bert Estlow ("actor, director, producer) rehearsing for Curious Savage, directed by Gretchen Burrows in October of 1998.
Contact Info
Marathon Community Theatre
POB 500124, Marathon FL 33050
Box Office 305-743-0994
Business Office 305-743-0408
Fax 305-743-2408
We
value your opinion. Let us know your thoughts.....
President, Rita
Irwin - ritairwin@hotmail.com
Executive Vice President, Marilyn Tempest -
mmtempest@comcast.net.
VP of Production, Ann
Hart
Secretary, Claudia McEwen
Treasurer, Gail Burnett
General Business Manager, Wanda Whitehouse gm@marathontheater.org
Please
let me know if you would like any news included in future issues. If you wish to
save Marathon Community Theatre the expense of preparing and mailing you this
publication every month by reading it online, please let me know. I will send
you a notification each month when the newsletter is published.
George Lancaster: Newsletter
Editor/Webmaster
Telephone: 289-2123
E-Mail: MCTGeorge@aol.com
Web Page: http://MarathonTheater.org
From
Rita