July-August Newsletter - Fremont Community Theatre

JULY/AUGUST 2014
Volume 41/Issue 1
July/August
2014
Fremont Community Theatre
more than a stage in your life
Something New
by
Cyndi Hineline, Madame President
If you happen to be among our large numbers
that receive the electronic version of
“Spotlight on FCT,” I know what you’re
thinking…Wow! That’s a LOT of purple!
And what’s with the PINK? I’ll get to that in
a minute.
As happens once in a while, we’ve had a
changing of the guard in more places than
one. By the time that most of you receive this
newsletter, the new Board will have taken
over, and the 2014-2015 Season will be upon
us before you know it! And with new people
comes, you guessed it, change.
We’ve been working toward this for a few
years now. Many of you have noticed our
new logo, and the “freshening up” of the
theatre. We’ve also been actively trying to
get reacquainted with the outside community,
and now attend the Downtown Farmer’s
Market on a regular basis. And many
audience members are taking advantage of our
ability to take credit cards at the Box Office.
You may have also noticed the changes in our
season a little bit, with the addition of a
“Spotlight Show.” While many audience
members and actors find that they want to see
and perform in more modern shows and
expand their theatrical experience, it’s getting
harder for us to find any that do not have what
might be considered “inappropriate” content
to many of our audience members. Like
many other theatres, we have created this
special spot in our season for those shows that
Volume 41/
Issue 1
IN THIS ISSUE
Coming Soon
“The most dangerous phrase in
the language is ‘we’ve always
done it this way.’”
– Grace Hopper
FCTT’s production of
“Shrek the Musical”
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might be considered a little more “adult” than,
something like “The Sound of Music.”
The new “Spotlight Show” is not included on
your Season Ticket, but you may still see it at
a discounted rate if you are a Season Ticket
holder! We just wanted to give our ticket
holders the option of NOT seeing it if they
found the show to not be suitable to their
taste.
Casting Call
Director Mitchell Antesky announces auditions for
the upcoming production of The Last Five Years.
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Keep an eye out and read every issue of your
newsletter this year because we’re going to
have some splendiferous events for you to
attend and get involved with throughout the
year! The teens are working super hard on
“Shrek the Musical” and I, for one, can’t wait
to see the finished product! We’re also
hoping to fit in another PIAD in August (see
Page 4), and the Teen Theatre Alumni are
celebrating what they are calling their 30th
Official Anniversary (see Page 5).
Because I said I’d get back to it, and I’m
running out of room…this is my first
newsletter (ever)! So please bear with me
while I deal with my own changes – I promise
the next one won’t look quite so garish! I do
hope you enjoy the layout in the meantime,
and I look forward to spending the upcoming
Season with all of you!
2014 Laurel Awards
Find out who got what at the recent
awards dinner.
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Directors Delilah Foos and Jason Kramer
are pleased to announce the upcoming
production of DreamWorks “Shrek the
Musical”. This year, over 35 teens from
Fremont and surrounding areas are
involved in this spectacle.
Based on the well-known DreamWorks
animated film, “Shrek the Musical”
features scenes that will be familiar to
fans of the big green guy, but adds songs
that make it an energetic, entertaining
show.
The directors have asked that we put a
shout out to anyone who happens to have
a free Saturday, as they are in need
of set builders, painters, cleaners,
and just extra hands to help them
pull this fantastic show
together!
Cast List
Shrek- Joey Magnuson
Fiona- Kyleigh Harrison
Donkey- Cyrus Foos
Lord Farquaad- Mathew Gerber
Pinocchio- Ryan Book
Dragon- Elizabeth Vogel
Mama Ogre- Riara Holland
Papa Ogre- Kristopher Krotzer
King Harold- Ben Davies
Queen Lillian-Crystal Camden
Teen Fiona- Kaitlyn Phillips
Young Fiona-Makenna Book
Young Shrek-Dylan Hohlfelder
Captain of the Guard- Brandon Pennell
Thelonious- Sam Berlekamp
Pied Piper- Hannah Santiago
Bishop-Jon Miller
“Shrek the Musical” will be
performed on Thursday,
July 17 through Saturday,
July 19 at 8:00 p.m., with a
special matinee on Saturday,
July 19 at 2:00 p.m. Be sure to
call for reservations ahead of
time, so that you definitely have
3 Blind Mice- Leah Marty, Crystal
seats. This show is going to be
Camden,
Kayla Hunter (Carly Wiersma)
Princess Fiona (played
popular!
by Kyleigh Harrison)
$10.00 FOR ALL TICKETS
Thursday through Saturday, July 17-20 ONLY!
Reserve your tickets now by calling the Box Office
at 419-332-0695 or by visiting our website
www.fremontcommunitytheatre.org
Casting Call
by
Mitchell Antesky
Gingy/Sugar Plum Fairy- Leah Darr
Humpty Dumpty- Madison Smith
Big "Bad" Wolf- Austin Rambo
3 Little Pigs- Ashley Blevins, Hannah
Santiago, Shelby Granger
Auditions for THE LAST FIVE YEARS
will be held Sunday July 27, 6 PM at the
Fremont Community Theatre, ONE NIGHT
ONLY, an alternate time may be available
by contacting Director Mitchell Antesky,
419-356-6959. Please come with a
memorized, prepared song and music, an
accompanist will be provided. No recorded
music or a cappella please. This story of
this show is mostly sung; memorization and
singing stamina are key.
The roles available are:
CATHERINE HIATT Character arcs from
a woman stunned by a betrayal and a
divorce that she is only beginning to
understand to an ambitious, fresh-faced girl
Papa Bear- Kristopher Krotzer
Baby Bear- McKenna Willis
Mama Bear-Elizabeth Vogel
Fairy Godmother- Alexis Schmidt
White Rabbit- Emma Jones
Wicked Witch- Leah Marty
Peter Pan- Logan Damschroder
Mad Hatter- Rachel Hofacker
Elf- Abby Havice
Happy Villagers, Guards, Duloc
Performers, etc.-Sydney Hohlfelder,
Katie Magnuson, Alyssa Huffman, Carly
Wiersma and other cast members.
Stage Manager: Mackenzi ShaullBabcock
Vocal and Pit Director: Bob Bell
Costumes: Sue Stotz
Technical Director: Michael PJ Foos
in a new relationship. Female, 25-35 yrs.
old
Range: F3 - D#5.
JAMIE WELLERSTEIN Character arcs
from an ambitious guy on a promising first
date with a dazzling career to someone who
is blinded by success and ego. He is very
lovable, yet makes unintentional choices
that sabotages his own happiness.
Male, 25-35 yrs. old
Range: A2 - Bb4.
The live music for this production will also
require a pianist, guitar, and a string quartet
consisting of violin, cello 1 & 2 and bass.
Interested individuals should contact the
director for further details.
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SOCIAL EVENTS
2013-2014 Directors
The 58th Season’s Directors each received a Plaque
from FCT (L to R): Pete Lowry, Cyndi Hineline, Janet
Wilcox, Linda Bower, Delilah Foos (for Ryan
Mahaffey), Mitch Antesky, and Chairperson of the
by
Board Hilary Frater
2014 Laurel Awards
Cyndi Hineline
The annual Laurel Awards were held on
Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Crystal Arbors
Catering in Fremont this year. The Teen
Theatre provided entertainment, and everyone
seemed to enjoy the delicious meal. As always,
the night was filled with emotionally-filled
speeches, a lot of laughter, and good times.
2014 Scholarship Recipients
This year’s FCTT Scholarships were awarded to
Cyrus Foos and Alexis Schmidt (pictured with
Committee Chairperson Cyndi Hineline). Funds for
these scholarships come from donations made through
the Audience Choice Awards at each show, which
were awarded to:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes:
Avery Gerwin
Every Little Crook and Nanny:
Cory Castelan
Brighton Beach Memoirs:
Frenchy Forster
Rex’s Exes:
Megan Herr
The Drowsy Chaperone:
Ben Archer
“8” The Play Recognized
Outgoing President, Mitchell Antesky who was the
driving force behind bringing "8 the play" to the FCT
stage, as a benefit for the American Foundation of
Equal Rights and Broadway Impact, presented a
plaque to FCT at the 2014 Laurel Awards dinner.
This simple plaque acknowledges Director Mindie
Ottney, the entire cast, crew, FCT board and its many
members for honoring this historic and important
event, both for FCT and the country.
Laurels are given by directors to individuals
who they feel contributed the most to the
success of a show. Hardy Awards are given
to those who kept up the cast’s morale or
“added that extra bit of comic relief”.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (FCTT)
Director Ryan Mahaffey
Laurel: Mathew Gerber
Conner Rettenmund
The Foos Family
Hardy:
Cyrus Foos
Ryan Book
Every Little Crook and Nanny
Director Linda Bower
Laurel: Donna Wollenslegel
Tim Bolton
Chuck Cantrell
Mary Jo Foos
Hardy:
Garrett Newsome
Candi & Chuck Cantrell
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Director: Janet Wilcox
Laurel: Isaac Fraley
Brittney “Frenchy” Forster
Cyndi Hineline
Hardy:
Mike Fraley
Lukas Green
Abby Havice
Kyleigh Harrison
“V” is for Variety
Director: Cyndi Hineline
Laurel: The Foos Family
Scott Havice
Hardy: Floyd Collins
Harley Berry and Mitch Antesky
have the honor of sharing the
coveted Stanley Award this year.
This is Harley’s second
consecutive year and Mitch’s fifth
win overall.
Rex’s Exes
Director Pete Lowry
Laurel: Linda Bower
boB Amanitti
Jill Simpson
Bob Willer
Hardy: Tracy Armentrout
Jan Wilcox
Meme Clark
Linda Bower
The Drowsy Chaperone
Director Mitchell Antesky
Laurel: Harley Berry
Laura Horn
Hilary Frater
Cyndi Hineline
Ellen Tucker
The Book Family
Mindie Ottney
Hardy: Dave Riegel
Ben Archer
Pete Lowry
Each year, the Board selects several
members to thank for their outstanding
services to FCT over the past season.
New Member Award
Latisha Fields
Business of the Year
Chuck’s Lawn Care
Orchestra Member
Jeff Buchanan
The Board also recognizes those Board
Members who are leaving the Board,
thanking them for their special service to
FCT:
Mitch Antesky
Harley Berry
Ron Hill
JULY/AUGUST 2014
Volume 41/Issue 1
Play in a Day Returns to FCT
by
Mitchell Antesky
(Pending board
approval) PLAY
IN A DAY will
return to the FCT
stage for 24 hours
on August 8 & 9,
2014. From
auditions to the writing, to the rehearsals,
to finding the costumes and tech, short
plays are created and produced in 1 day,
ready or not! The "theme" for the
day promises to bring "sum" fun and
some very theatrical mystery elements
along with even more surprises to keep
this challenging quest, fun and
entertaining. PRE-registrations are going
to be highly encouraged, please watch the
Take a Peek Backstage!
PLAY IN A DAY Facebook
page along with the, FCT More
than a stage in your life,
Facebook page and the
FCT website for details as
they develop, or contact
PIAD creator Mitchell
Antesky. Just mark those
calendars now and
consider what role you
might be best suited for,
writer, director, actor or
techie, all are fun beyond
words! Join the PIAD
alumni and be part of this exciting and
exhilarating theatrical experience!
Last Year’s hit
Play in a Day,
“The Halloween
Grinch”, shown
from writing stages
to performance in
only 24 hours!
JULY/AUGUST 2014
Volume 41/Issue 1
FCTT Alumni
Be a Patron
The very first every Fremont
Community Teen Theatre Alumni
group event is in the works. If you are
an alum (i.e. performed in, played in
the pit of, or were crew for any show
billed as an FCTT production), please
mark your calendars for Saturday,
August 16th. We are in the stages of
designing a T-shirt to order and in
planning the actual event. There is a
Facebook page, which you may
request to join, or send us your
address, so that we can put you on the
mailing list! If you can’t attend this
year, please still give us your contact
information – we hope that there will
be many more of these events in the
future! Contact Bethany Wethington
Maxey, Cyndi Hineline, or Delilah
Foos for more information!
Did you know? You don’t have to be
a business to help fund our shows!
ALL donations are welcome and are
tax-deductible. But if you’d like to
be recognized in our program for
your gift, and get some perks from it
as well, the following options are
always available for individuals:
NEWS
OCTA State
Conference 2014 is
coming to Northwest
Ohio this year! The
OCTA Committee has been working
like busy little beavers and are looking
forward to present “There’s No Place
Like OCTA” at the Holiday Inn French
Quarter in Perrysburg, Ohio over
Labor Day weekend (August 29 –
September 1) this year. The theme is,
you guessed it…OZ! The Call to
Conference is posted on the Box Office
door, if you want to know about all of the
fun events (including an “Ozmazing
Race,” the “Twisted Tech Challenge” and
the first ever “OCTA Drag Race”), the
contests, and, of course - the whole
reason we’re there – the excerpts! FCT
will not have an excerpt there this year,
but it’s a great chance to kick back and
see what other new shows are out there,
and what others are doing with what
might be an old favorite of yours. Save
$10.00 by registering before August 4th!
If you need a registration form, contact
Cyndi Hineline or find them in the Box
Office or on Facebook.
All above selections include a
subscription to the FCT Newsletter.
To help us save paper and postage, or
if you want to receive it in color,
simply include your email address to
receive only an electronic version.
The Cast and Crew of
“The Drowsy
Chaperone”
send a big
THANK YOU!!!
to ALL of our
supporters!
BULK RATE
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Fremont, OH 43420
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Fremont Community Theatre
P.O. Box 24;
1551 Dickinson Street
Fremont, OH 43420
July 8 ....................................................................................... Playreading 7pm
July 15 ................................................................................ Board Meeting 7pm
July 17-19 .................................................. FCTT Presents “Shrek the Musical”
July 19 ..........................................................Farmer’s Market Booth 9am -1pm
July 27 .............................................. Auditions for “The Last Five Years” 6pm
August 8-9 ..................................................................Play in a Day 8pm – 8pm
August 12 ................................................................................ Playreading 7pm
August 16 ................................................... Farmer’s Market Booth 9am – 1pm
August 16 ...........................................................FCTT Alumni Gathering TBD
August 19 ........................................................................... Board Meeting 7pm
August 26 ............................................................... Marketing Committee 7 pm
August 29 ........................................................................... Newsletter Deadline
August 29 – September 1................................................... OCTA State Festival
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