April 2013 Page 1

Volume 33 Issue 2

Music Theatre of

Wenatchee, Inc.

ham-Maddy Atwood; Ralph Malph-Jacob Scott; Warren “Postie” Web-ber-Josh Rico; Charles “Chachi” Ar-cola-Zach Savage; Ar-nold Delvec-chio-John Schulz; Count Malachi/

Leopard-Justin Valdez; Jumpy Malachi/Leopard/Nerd-Stephen Paxton; Pin-kette/Car Hop/Calendar Girl/Ensemble-Ashley Pflueger; Pinkette/Car Hop/Calendar Girl/ En-semble-Allison Drescher; Lori Beth Allen/Calendar Girl-Kylie Thatcher; Manny Moon/Leopard-John Mer-ritt; Mrs. Bea Moon-Sheryl Sutherland; Mac Gates/Leopard/Elvis-Stewart “Andy” Anderson; Mrs. Lois Gates/Car Hop/Calendar Girl-Dani Schafer-Cloke; James Dean/Bully/ Ensemble-Andrew Sprint; Car Hop/Calendar Girl/ Ensemble-Chalese Merritt.

And special thanks to the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center for their generous sponsorship. You won't want to miss this fun and fantastic show! Hope to see you there!!!

Please join us for the 2013 Apple Blossom Musical "Happy Days, A New Musi-cal". Based on the hit TV show "Happy Days" Book by Garry Marshall, Music & Lyrics by Paul Williams and directed by Daina Toevs. Tickets are on sale now at the PAC! $20 regular price, $17 seniors, and $10 for students (students must have ID and be pur-chased at the door on the night of the show). Tickets are available at the PAC Box Office, 663-ARTS or pacwen.org. Performances are at the Riverside Playhouse, April 25, 26, 27, and May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 @ 7:30pm May 5, 11, 12 @ 2:00pm. Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Happy days are here again with Ritchie, Potsie, Ralph Malph, and the unforget-table Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. Based on the hit Paramount Pictures TV series, Happy Days,

A New Musical reintro-duces one of America’s best loved families, the Cunninghams: Howard, Marion and Joanie are here too!

This show is a perfect way to return to the days of 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops, yo-yo’s, and jukebox sock-hoppin’ fun. This perfect family-friendly musical will have you rocking all week long! Come check out the show!

You'll see some of the best actors in town: Arthur “The Fonz” Fonza-relli -Jared Morgan; Pinky Tuscadero-Tiffany Mausser; Howard Cun-ningham-Jason Rolfs; Marion Cunningham-Christy Shearer; Ritchie Cunningham-Marcus Stewart; Joanie Cunning-

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Inside this issue:

Apple Blossom Musical

Happy Days 1

MTW News 1

And Then There Were

None 2

Happy Days Rehearsal

Photos 2

Volunteers Needed 3

Playhouse News 3

Children of Eden 3

Membership 4

Board Members 4

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MTW Board:

President: Sheryl Sutherland

President-Elect: Jeff Heminger

Secretary: Sue Lawson

Treasurer: Colleen Bowen

Past-President: John Merritt

Members:

Paul Atwood

Cynthia Brown

Marie Carlson

Melissa Carlson

Arlene Jones

Mike Magnotti

Tiffany Mausser

Nita Paine

Daina Toevs

Steve Zimmerman

Music Theatre of Wenatchee needs your membership to con-

tinue producing quality plays and musicals. Becoming a mem-

ber of MTW is a great way to show your support.

Membership Benefits:

Our quarterly newsletter Early notice of ticket sales

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Inside this issue: Apple Blossom Musical Happy

Days

And Then There Were None

Playhouse News

Playhouse Lobby Update

Volunteers Needed

2014 Apple Blossom Musical Children of Eden

Happy Days The Apple Blo

ssom

2013 Music

al Directed by

Daina Toevs

J O I N O U R

F A C E B O O K P A G E !

http://pacwen.org

The Playhouse Facelift The upgrading of the lobby has started. When you come to see Happy Days, you will see the new look. The design concepts from Mark Wavra and Terry Valdez are a wonderful balance of elegance and functionality. We will be having wineries come in for the shows to provide a great wine to go with wonderful en-tertainment. We have added lots of new things. We hope you enjoy what we have done. This is will be a con-tinuing process. MTW is working to provide a great live theatre experience for the entire community. Please come early when you see Happy Days, and look at the new look of the lobby!

Volunteers Needed!

MTW is always looking for people to be involved in our organization. There are a variety of opportunities to be involved with that vary in length. There are nu-merous ways to help with no previous experience. We are looking for people to help usher, sell the wine and beer, work our concession stand and help with selling raffle tickets. If you have a night to give to your favor-ite local theatre, give us a call. We would love to have you be a part of this grand company of theatre lovers. If you want to be a part of a show, please come to our auditions. There is always something for everyone; if you want to act, work backstage, help with advertis-ing, promotion, props, costumes, and many other things. Take that first step and let us know how you want to help. If there is something else that you want to do, we are happy to hear your ideas. Please contact us at (509) 662-7814 or on-line at mtow.org. Just give us your time and you can get many rewards. New friends, new skills and the satis-faction of helping your community theatre.

Happy Days Rehearsal Photos!

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and nine to go! The excitement never lets up in this ideal thriller.

The cast consists of 8 men and 3 women, although some male roles may be cast as female roles, with a possibility of 5 men and 5 women. Auditions will be held in late August at the River-side Playhouse.

About the Author: Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the au-thor not only of The Mousetrap, the longest running stage pro-duction in history, but also Wit-ness for the Prosecution and And Then There Were None to name but a few of her greatest stage successes. Her novels have sold

more than 2 billion copies around the world, and she is only outsold by the Bible and Shakespeare.

Ten guilty strangers are trapped on an island. One by one they are accused of mur-der; one by one they start to die. In this superlative mystery comedy, statuettes of little sol-dier boys on the mantel of a house on an island off the coast of Devon fall to the floor and break one by one as those in the house succumb to a dia-bolical avenger. A nursery rhyme tells how each of the ten “soldiers” met his death until there were none. Eight guests who have never met each other or their apparently absent host and hostess are lured to the island and, along with the two house servants, marooned. A mys-terious voice accuses each of hav-

ing gotten away with murder and then one drops dead – poisoned. One down

himself states, “I think the work of

which I am most proud is Children of

Eden.”

Children of Eden is a truly unique and

outstanding show due in large part to

Schwartz’s varied and complex score

that artfully encompasses a range of

musical styles from beautiful choral

numbers to inspired power ballads,

and even a toe-tapping gospel num-

ber. But more than that, the show also

has a great message about how peo-

ple, regardless of their beliefs, should

lead their lives. The soaring final

number of the show, “In The Begin-

ning”, challenges the audience to

choose to make the world a better

place for everyone because “it’s in our

hands.” In the end, it is a story of

hope that will leave everyone feeling

inspired.

Father-daughter directing team John

Mausser and Tiffany Mausser are

thrilled to bring the musical Children

of Eden to the Riverside Playhouse as

the 2014 Apple Blossom musical.

Music and lyrics for the show are

written by Stephen Schwartz who also

wrote Godspell, Pippin, and the smash

hit Wicked. Schwartz has six Tony

nominations and three Oscar wins for

his musical work. The book for Chil-

dren of Eden was written by John

Caird who has won two Tony awards,

including one for directing Les

Misérables. The original production

of Children of Eden was mounted in

1991 at London’s West End where it

was directed by John Caird. Unfortu-

nately, although it was well-received

by audiences, the production was cut

short due to the outbreak of the First

Gulf War. Children of Eden debuted

in the US at the prestigious Paper Mill

Playhouse in New Jersey in 1997.

Children of Eden is based on the first

8½ chapters of the Book of Genesis

from The Bible, spanning everything

from The Father creating the universe

and his children, Adam and Eve, to Cain

killing his brother Abel, then jumping

over many generations to Noah and his

family on the ark. The authors maintain

the spirit of these chapters, but also take

some creative liberties with the text by

inventing plot extensions and expanding

on characters’ motivations in order to

increase the dramatic effect of the story

and enhance the depth of the characters.

The result is a beautifully written, uplift-

ing exploration of significant themes:

the complex relationships between par-

ents and children, the search for knowl-

edge, and the implications of free will

and personal responsibility. Schwartz

Coming this fall!

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

Riverside Playhouse

FUN!! FUN!!

Announcing the 2014 Apple Blossom Musical

Children of Eden Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by John Caird

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