In This Issue...

When the Reaper Calls 1-2

Reminiscing Arsenic and Old Lace 2

Kitchen Witches brews comedy 3

Want to be in the loop? 3

People’s Choice 3

Membership Form 4

Contacting HCT 5

Auditions set for Christmas Show 6

Calendar of Events 7

Hawkeye Community

Theatre‟s 2011 Dessert Theatre

will be a premier of the comedy

“When the Reaper Calls”

written by Peter Colley. The

production will run for seven

shows beginning with a

matinee on Sunday, Oct 16th at

2:00pm, followed by a nightly run starting Monday, Oct 17th

through Saturday, Oct 22nd at

7:00 pm.

The Cast:

Prof Victor Pierce - Jim Von

Dolteren

Dora Pierce -Renee Piper

Prof Harlan Brandstater - Mark

Galbraith

Colleen Brandstater - Mari Newman

Officer McGuire - Katelyn

Helgevold

Jeff Bluml is director of this

production, under authority of

playwright Peter Colley.

Victor and Harlan are two philosophy

professors who have been friends, rivals

and pranksters since their college days.

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Grim (but funny)Show Looms at HCT

Of Special Note...

Dessert Theatre

is a premier

Summer 2011 was a

season of hits!

But now Harlan has become a Stoic who

has adopted a strict unemotional regimen

in preparation for the afterlife, while

Victor has turned into a wild hedonist

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who believes that “when you‟re dead,

you‟re dead” and intends

to squeeze every drop of

pleasure from each

fleeting moment.

W h i l e t h e y a r e

vacationing with their

long-suffering wives at a

remote cottage on the

c o a s t o f B r i t i s h

Columbia, Victor sets up

a trick to prove to Harlan

the falseness of his

philosophy, but the trick

The 2011 July Show, “Arsenic and Old

Lace” proved to be as popular as ever.

Crowds laughed at the antics of the „old

ladies‟ and their varied guests.

Dessert Theatre Premier (cont)

Reminiscing Arsenic and Old Lace

The Cast:

Abby Brewster-Barb Cory

The Rev Harper-Nick Dosland

Teddy Brewster-Mike Dunbar Officer Brophy-Xavier Skaggs

Officer Klein-Babbs Dawster

Martha Brewster-Colleen Kaiser

Elaine Harper-Sherri Crowley

Mortimer Brewster-Dynastacius

Collins

Mr Gibbs-Nick Dosland

Jonathon Brewster-Darren Jackson

Dr Einstein-Jim Von Dolteren

Officer O‟Hara-Terry Dessinger

Lieutenant Rooney-Mike

Terwilliger Mr Witherspoon-Dylan Drummond

Editor, HCT Volunteer With a staff of ten digits

Hats off to a fantastic job from all. And

remember to always watch what nice,

smiling little old ladies might hand you

to drink.

goes murderously wrong and all their

lives are changed forever.

Seat prices are $15 or $10 for students

and seniors, or a suitable membership . Tickets are available at the door.

For more information visit the Hawkeye

Community Theatre official website or

e-mail the theatre.

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The August Show, “Kitchen

Witches was a hit with theatre goers.

The always confrontational and

never boring relationship between

the two leads were solid and strong.

Even in the case of „injury a la

Isobel‟; the show went on. Certainly gives new and literal meaning to

break a leg.

Kitchen Witches brews comedy

Anyone

wanting to be

a part of

Hawkeye

Community Theatre now

has a new

tool in

getting in the

loop for all

events

involving the

theatre.

Notices placed in media outlets are only

effective if people see those outlets, or

hear about them from friends. While we will still use our wonderful local media

outlets for getting information out to the

general public, HCT is now embarking

on an all out drive to generate an

electronic method of distributing the

news surrounding HCT.

Whether it is show times, special events,

command performances, auditions, work

days, meetings, fun-filled vacations,

impending meteor strikes, etc., you now have the opportunity to be right in the

know as soon as it breaks.

All you need to is send an e-mail to

info@hawkeyetheatre.com and say

SIGN ME UP in the subject line. Please

include your name, address and phone as

well.

Hawkeye Community Theatre will

NEVER share your information or

address with anyone for any reason. The only thing we will use this for is to let

YOU know what is going on, when it

happens. Period. It does not mean you

are volunteering for anything.

The theatre is not run by martians. We

are not paid. We are not they. We are

you - your community. Simply a few

ever changing volunteers willing to work

to keep theatre alive in Fort Dodge. We

hear many complaints, but not so many offers to help.

Change that; be a part!

Want to be in the loop?

The Cast:

Dawn Farr is Dolly Biddle

Suzanne Schwendemann is Isobel

Lomax Katelyn Helgevold is Stephanie Biddle

Kiana Vrchoticky is Robin the camera

operator

All will remember this fine show for

years to come...

& Awards Banquet the winners for each

show and the grand vote winner are

presented The Peoples Choice Awards.

Be sure to vote at every show you attend, not just the first show - every vote

counts!

People’s Choice

You the people have spoken. Or have

you?

At every show in every program there is

a ballot for you the viewer to choose

your favorite actor at

each show you attend.

Those votes are tallied and at the end

of the season during

the Annual Meeting

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It’s a great

Christmas

gift!

Please mail to: Hawkeye Community Theatre, Box 32, Fort Dodge, IA 50501-0032

If you are interested in participating actively in HCT please check one or more of the following

Acting

Work on Make-up

Costumes

Props

Set Construction

Ticket Sales

Greeter / Usher

Name

Address

Phone

City, State, Zip

Email address

NOTE: Single ticket prices: Summer Shows & Dessert Theatre $15; Students and Seniors $10. Dinner Theatre is extra for meal.

Your Gift Supports Quality Theatrical Productions

Cameo

Extra

Supporting

Starring

Director

Producer

Hawkeye Community Theatre Memberships

Listed below are the six levels of memberships. Hawkeye Community Theatre (HCT) is a non-profit organization, so your

contribution is IRS tax deductible. Not only do you make a contribution, but you get a bargain in entertainment.

Please fill out the form below and mail it to us. If you have friends or family who would like to join HCT also, send their name(s)

address and type(s) of membership(s) and their donation(s) to the same address. REMEMBER: HCT memberships make great gifts!

Hawkeye is made of people in your community — volunteers giving of their time and talent with one purpose — to keep the art alive in our community. Please join and help this art form live on. Someday a child yet to be born will breathlessly await their cue to walk

out on to the stage for the first time, and experience a feeling like no other — all because of you and people like you, who made it

possible. Hawkeye Community Theatre...the legacy lives on...

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2011 Offices / Committees

Jeff Bluml—Building, Set Design

Kim Dosland—Membership, Front of House

Dylan Drummond—

Dawn Farr—Secretary, Business Manager

Steve Hoesel—Treasurer

Colleen Kaiser—Historian

Randy Kaiser—Vice President, Building

John Metier—Publicity

Michael Shoopman—Nominating, Play Reading

Karla Skaggs—Community Service

Sarah Smith—President, Play Reading

2011 Board of Directors / Trustees †

Jeff Bluml

Kim Dosland

Dylan Drummond

Dawn Farr

Steve Hoesel †

Colleen Kaiser

Randy Kaiser

John Metier

Michael Shoopman †

Karla Skaggs

Sarah Smith †

Hawkeye Community Theatre

Box 32

521 North 12th Street

Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Phone: 1.515.576.6061

E-mail: info@hawkeyetheatre.com

Website: www.hawkeyetheatre.com

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The offering this year is "Joy A

Chr istmas Rock Musical"

produced by special arrangement

with The Dramatic

P u b l i s h i n g

C o mp a n y o f

W o o d s t o c k ,

Illinois. Gather

your friends and

get to these

auditions to be a

part of this fun and

lively musical.

The production

s h o w s w h a t

happens when a

group of seniors

arrive to prepare for an annual

Nativity play only to find, no

director, no script and no set. "

But its traditional" and as the

Auditions for the Annual

Christmas Special at Hawkeye

Community Theatre will be held

on September 27th & 28th from

5:00pm-8:00pm. Dave Stokesbary

will cast and direct this year's

show. The cast calls for 18 with

10 speaking parts and additional 8

for non-speaking parts for chorus.

Of the 18 roles available 4 are

female speaking parts and 6 are

male.

JOY! auditions set for late September

saying goes, the show must go on.

With the help of one student who

at least learned the story in

Sunday School,

the troupe puts a

show together.

You'll just have to

come see what

they come up

with.

The musical, book

by Ruth Perry,

music by Diane

Leslie and lyrics

by David Rogers,

will be presented

December 16 and

17 at 7:00pm and 2:00pm on

December 18. Come one and

come all and make Hawkeye's

Christmas program a regular part

of your Yuletide experience.

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“JOY! ” Auditions are September 27 & 28 at 5-8 PM. Cast call for 18 students.

“When the Reaper Calls” runs for seven shows in October. All the laughs you can handle!

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Hawkeye Community Theatre Box 32 — 521 North 12 Street

Fort Dodge, IA 50501-0032

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