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Posted: 9/28/08 at 1:23pm

So what shows are you currently in production of?

We missed our first show of the season by canceling it last Spring. We were set to do a fund raiser performance of Forbidden Broadway then an Audience Participation Murder Mystery (You Have the Right to Remain Dead), Fall Musical (Anne of Green Gables), Holes and then Big: The Musical.

Rights got pulled for Forbidden Broadway, then the board decided to drop the murder mystery and just start the season with Anne of Green Gables.

So this is what our season now looks like...

Anne of Green Gables (November)
Holes (March)

Those are the only 2 "shows" we're doing. Aside from those we're partnering with people for a youth theatre show in November, a Staged Reading of The Grapes of Wrath with the local library for The Big Read in April and a Broadway Cabaret in the Spring, probably May.

It's bumming me big, but we lost a lot of money on Seussical last season and I think the board at the time just got scared.

So we're about to start rehearsals for Anne of Green Gables on October 6th.

What is everyone else doing?

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Posted: 9/28/08 at 1:33pm

Sounds like we have similar stories. Our season was supposed to be

Steel Magnolias

Willy Wonka

Sabrina Fair

Noises Off

First when we found out Willy Wonka was only available in Jr. version the board got scared that people wouldn't come to a "kids" show. So we decided to hold out for the full version, whenever it comes out.

Then we got denied the rights to Noises Off because they are planning a tour of it this year. So we had to find another new show and director.

Now our season is:

Steel Magnolias

The Story of Hansel and Gretel

Sabrina Fair

Something's Afoot.

Steel Magnolias opens Wednesday and is going to be great!

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tristanrobin
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Posted: 9/28/08 at 2:02pm

I'm directing "Noon" for the local university; "Dark of the Moon" for an outdoor performances in the Spring; and performing in a new company's production of Chekhov's "The Marriage Proposal."

I'm busy. LOL

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Posted: 9/28/08 at 2:35pm

I'm directing "Five Women Wearing The Same Dress"opening in November; "Over The River And Through The Woods" in April; "Blood Brothers" in July, and "Jeckyl & Hyde" in October. Tristan, I know how you feel.

Because I direct for a couple of theaters I get an overview. I thought it was just in our area, but everyone seems to be having trouble either getting rights or putting together a season.

Linda

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Posted: 9/28/08 at 4:00pm

Honky Tonk Angels (closes in about an hour)
Proof
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Children of Eden
Private Lives

Also have a youth season:

Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
The Giver
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Stinky Cheese Man

Finally, we also have a Staged Reading Series

Spoon River Anthology
Dog Sees God
A World Premier (not yet announced)
Heidi Chronicles

Whew! I'm tired (and excited) just thinking about it.

Steven Koehler
Managing Director
Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette
www.lafayettecivic.org

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Posted: 9/28/08 at 8:52pm

Around here, we have plenty of theatre to choose from. I just got finished (about 3 hours ago) with a TERRIFIC production of PIPPIN with one company, & I have my readthrough of GODSPELL with another company tomorrow night - my first shot at directing! (I think I'm excited - or maybe this is just a feeling of sheer terror...)

That company is also doing a teen production of BYE BYE BIRDIE. Another local company just finished NOISES OFF!, & is starting rehearsals for BLOOD BROTHERS; others are doing THE KING & I and THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER. One of the local colleges is putting up COMPANY (we have several colleges in the area), while one of the high schools is doing THE LARAMIE PROJECT. (The company that's doing THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER is doing THE LION IN WINTER next season - I am SOOOOO excited!!!! I'm old enough to audition for Eleanor now!!!!!)

There's a little bit of diva in all of us. Some just have a larger helping than others.

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Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:34pm

Our season runs with the calendar year, and next year's not set yet.

This year, we had:

The Love List
To Kill a Mockingbird
Lying in State
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of 'Macbeth'

And still to come...
Sweeney Todd (currently in rehearsals, we open the 10th of October)
Don't Dress for Dinner (November)

Kaeli Gardner
Johnson City Community Theatre
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www.gardnerarts.com

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Posted: 9/29/08 at 7:15am

We've just closed Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures. Our winter production is 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, and this spring we will stage Snow White and Friends.

In a world of margarine, be butter!

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Posted: 9/29/08 at 8:13am

This season.... We opened with our second stage production of a 4 show radio show, then on to "Queen of Bingo", currently just finished our first weekend of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", next comes our other second stage show, "'Night Mother." then comes our Christmas show "A Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol, A Traveling Travisty In Two Tulmoutous Acts", then "Urinetown" followed by "Pump Boys and Dinetts"

NEXT Season opens with a salute to Hollywood musical review on our second stage, then in no particular set order yet... (waiting on final director selections and show availablity,) The Wizard of OZ, Fiddler on the Roof, an Evening of One Acts, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Odd Couple and a halloween comedy The House of Frankenstien...

Marty W

"Till next we trod the boards.."

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Posted: 9/29/08 at 4:59pm

We did "Doubt" this spring, we just finished "Dearly Departed", in November we're doing "Almost, Maine" and in Feb. we are doing an original adaptation of Stephen Crane's "Blue Hotel." We also do childrens' theater for First Night on New Year's Eve.

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tonyboling Star Joined: 3/15/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Topic: Currently in Production Posted: 9/28/08 at 1:23pm
	So what shows are you currently in production of? We missed our first show of the season by canceling it last Spring. We were set to do a fund raiser performance of Forbidden Broadway then an Audience Participation Murder Mystery (You Have the Right to Remain Dead), Fall Musical (Anne of Green Gables), Holes and then Big: The Musical. Rights got pulled for Forbidden Broadway, then the board decided to drop the murder mystery and just start the season with Anne of Green Gables. So this is what our season now looks like... Anne of Green Gables (November) Holes (March) Those are the only 2 "shows" we're doing. Aside from those we're partnering with people for a youth theatre show in November, a Staged Reading of The Grapes of Wrath with the local library for The Big Read in April and a Broadway Cabaret in the Spring, probably May. It's bumming me big, but we lost a lot of money on Seussical last season and I think the board at the time just got scared. So we're about to start rehearsals for Anne of Green Gables on October 6th. What is everyone else doing?

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chelserin Lead Joined: 3/02/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 9/28/08 at 1:33pm
	Sounds like we have similar stories. Our season was supposed to be Steel Magnolias Willy Wonka Sabrina Fair Noises Off First when we found out Willy Wonka was only available in Jr. version the board got scared that people wouldn't come to a "kids" show. So we decided to hold out for the full version, whenever it comes out. Then we got denied the rights to Noises Off because they are planning a tour of it this year. So we had to find another new show and director. Now our season is: Steel Magnolias The Story of Hansel and Gretel Sabrina Fair Something's Afoot. Steel Magnolias opens Wednesday and is going to be great!
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 9/28/08 at 2:02pm
	I'm directing "Noon" for the local university; "Dark of the Moon" for an outdoor performances in the Spring; and performing in a new company's production of Chekhov's "The Marriage Proposal." I'm busy.
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Linda S Celebrity Joined: 4/16/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 312	Posted: 9/28/08 at 2:35pm
	I'm directing "Five Women Wearing The Same Dress"opening in November; "Over The River And Through The Woods" in April; "Blood Brothers" in July, and "Jeckyl & Hyde" in October. Tristan, I know how you feel. Because I direct for a couple of theaters I get an overview. I thought it was just in our area, but everyone seems to be having trouble either getting rights or putting together a season. Linda
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skoehler Lead Joined: 5/19/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 37	Posted: 9/28/08 at 4:00pm
	Honky Tonk Angels (closes in about an hour) Proof The Man Who Came to Dinner Children of Eden Private Lives Also have a youth season: Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories The Giver The Importance of Being Earnest The Stinky Cheese Man Finally, we also have a Staged Reading Series Spoon River Anthology Dog Sees God A World Premier (not yet announced) Heidi Chronicles Whew! I'm tired (and excited) just thinking about it.
	Steven Koehler Managing Director Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette www.lafayettecivic.org
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SherrieAnne Star Joined: 8/08/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 72	Posted: 9/28/08 at 8:52pm
	Around here, we have plenty of theatre to choose from. I just got finished (about 3 hours ago) with a TERRIFIC production of PIPPIN with one company, & I have my readthrough of GODSPELL with another company tomorrow night - my first shot at directing! (I think I'm excited - or maybe this is just a feeling of sheer terror...) That company is also doing a teen production of BYE BYE BIRDIE. Another local company just finished NOISES OFF!, & is starting rehearsals for BLOOD BROTHERS; others are doing THE KING & I and THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER. One of the local colleges is putting up COMPANY (we have several colleges in the area), while one of the high schools is doing THE LARAMIE PROJECT. (The company that's doing THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER is doing THE LION IN WINTER next season - I am SOOOOO excited!!!! I'm old enough to audition for Eleanor now!!!!!)
	There's a little bit of diva in all of us. Some just have a larger helping than others.
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kaelidancer Lead Joined: 8/06/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:34pm
	Our season runs with the calendar year, and next year's not set yet. This year, we had: The Love List To Kill a Mockingbird Lying in State The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of 'Macbeth' And still to come... Sweeney Todd (currently in rehearsals, we open the 10th of October) Don't Dress for Dinner (November)
	Kaeli Gardner Johnson City Community Theatre www.jcct.us www.gardnerarts.com
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Nanette Celebrity Joined: 8/01/06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 399	Posted: 9/29/08 at 7:15am
	We've just closed Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures. Our winter production is 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, and this spring we will stage Snow White and Friends.
	In a world of margarine, be butter!
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MartyW Celebrity Joined: 2/02/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 555	Posted: 9/29/08 at 8:13am
	This season.... We opened with our second stage production of a 4 show radio show, then on to "Queen of Bingo", currently just finished our first weekend of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", next comes our other second stage show, "'Night Mother." then comes our Christmas show "A Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol, A Traveling Travisty In Two Tulmoutous Acts", then "Urinetown" followed by "Pump Boys and Dinetts" NEXT Season opens with a salute to Hollywood musical review on our second stage, then in no particular set order yet... (waiting on final director selections and show availablity,) The Wizard of OZ, Fiddler on the Roof, an Evening of One Acts, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Odd Couple and a halloween comedy The House of Frankenstien...
	Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.."
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jayzehr Celebrity Joined: 8/11/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 537	Posted: 9/29/08 at 4:59pm
	We did "Doubt" this spring, we just finished "Dearly Departed", in November we're doing "Almost, Maine" and in Feb. we are doing an original adaptation of Stephen Crane's "Blue Hotel." We also do childrens' theater for First Night on New Year's Eve.
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