March 18 - 20, 7:30 p.m. March 21, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.

2009

Conceived by Colleen Raye

Featuring the music of

Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, Connie Francis, Doris Day, Peggy Lee

Musical Direction by Norton Lawellin

Aberdeen Community Theatre

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FROM THE ARTISTIC/MANAING DIRECTOR…

Thank you for attending ACT’s first 2009 presentation. We are pleased to bring you this entertaining look into the past.

It is only through memberships that ACT can continue to bring you high-quality live theater events. We have an exciting season planned and don’t want anyone to miss a single show. See the back page of this program for how you can become a 2009 ACT member and membership benefits.

The American Association of Community Theatre’s (AACT) Festival cycle begins again this year. Last cycle, ACT’s production “Honk!” won the state and regional festivals, placed third at the national festival and ultimately, represented the United States at the international Festival of Children’s Performing Arts in Toyama, Japan.

This year ACT is remounting its production “How to Talk Minnesotan.” Workshop performances are Thursday and Friday, March 26 and 27, 7:30 p.m. See the back inside cover of this program for details.

As you noticed when you arrived, we are going through another phase of Capitol Theatre renovations. The lobby is being renovated to be a more welcoming place for you to enjoy our events. See page 18 of this program for how you can be a part of restoring the Capitol to its former glory.

Thank you again for your support.

Jim Walker

• The operating of cameras or recording devices is strictly prohibited by copyright law. • Please turn off watch alarms, pagers, cellular phones or anything that will make noise. If a device must be

on, leave it, as well as your seat location, with an usher. • Late seating at intermission only. • There is no smoking, food or beverages allowed in the theater. • South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the

Department of Tourism and State Development and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Aber- deen

See page 12 for Cast & Orchestra Notes

Conceived by

Colleen Raye

Featuring the music of

Rosemary Clooney Patti Page

Connie Francis Doris Day Peggy Lee

Colleen Raye

Featuring

Colleen Raye Debbie O’Keefe Jennifer Grimm Sophie Grimm

Musical Direction Original Photography General Management

Norton Lawellin Margaret Ontl Colleen Raye Productions

Musical and Vocal Arrangements

Norton Lawellin

Choreographed by

Jennifer Grimm

Keyboards Bass Drums

Norton Lawellin Tom Lewis Reed Grimm

Hudson Star Observer

Girl Singers of the Hit Parade original cast recording by Track Records.

Originally presented in 2006 at the Phipps Center for the Arts.

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ACT Special Thanks Aberdeen Federal Credit Union employees, Alexander Mitchell Library,

Friends of Floyd, Kaleidoscope Media/Steve Kaiser, Northern State University, Northern State University Masquers,

Pantorium, Pauer Sound & Music/Scott Sauer, E.C. Rhodes Group

ACT Production Staff ACT artistic/managing director James L. Walker Technical director/lighting designer/sound board operator Brian T. Schultz Light board operator Elias Rostad Follow spot operator Steve Ballinger Box office & house manager/publicity Ronda Jo Anderson, Andrea Wagner Advance Box office Kathleen’s: Kathy Stuck, Christine Martel, Bonnie Meilke, Eleanor Nall, Kristie Schnoor, Judy Thompson, Linda Wilson Door box office Juli Schultz

---- ACT ONE ----

Opening Tune - The Girl Singers Rosemary Clooney Come Ona My House Hey There Tenderly You'll Never Know

Sisters Botcha Me Mambo Italiano

Patti Page Mockingbird Hill Old Cape Cod How Much is that Doggie? Tennessee Waltz

Cross Over the Bridge Connie Francis Who's Sorry Now? My Happiness Everybody's Somebody's Fool Volare That's Amoré Stupid Cupid Lipstick on Your Collar Where The Boys Are

There will be a 15-minute intermission.

Refreshments are available in the concession lobby.

---- ACT TWO ----

Doris Day Everybody Loves a Lover Sentimental Journey Glass Bottom Boat Daisies

Lullaby of Broadway When I Fall In Love Secret Love Que Será Será Peggy Lee Love Bein' Here With You Is That All There Is? Fever Big Spender

I'm A Woman It's A Good Day

Reprise - The Girl Singers

SONGS

CAST and ORCHESTRA NOTES

Acting (no experience needed)

Assistant directing Box office Costume construction (Sewing not required)

Costume design and coordination Fund raising House manage Improvisation Group

Lights Maintenance Musicians Props Publicity

If any of these opportunities are of interest to you, contact ACT at (605) 225-2228 or act@nvc.net to find out when the next event is scheduled.

Did you know that ACT has more than 300 volunteers each year? Join ACT’s volunteers.

Enjoy learning new skills and meeting fun people.

ACT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES For most opportunities no experience is needed.

Colleen Raye, the creator of “The Girl Singers,” has performed as a vocalist across the country from Las Vegas to Atlantic City. Raye also tours with “A Musical Tribute to Patsy Cline,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right” and “The Girl Singers Christmas Show” that she also created.

A composer, she not only wrote the theme to this show, but also “Winter Carnival Waltz,” “Touch the Sky” for the Wisconsin Special Olympics and other songs and jingles. Jennifer, Sophie, and Reed Grimm are her children. For more info check www.colleenraye.com or www.girlsingersllc.com.

Debbie O’Keefe, Raye’s sister, has performed for the past seven years as a regular female vocalist with the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra and also performs annually with Colleen Raye & Co. in the New Year’s Eve Production, “Get Your Kicks at the Phipps!” O’Keefe has appeared in other Phipps productions and also sings with The

Phipps Festival Chorus. Jennifer Grimm has been singing on stages worldwide ever since her first professional performance at age two. As of 2006, she has had success overseas with her music hit, “Blue On Blue,” starred in the Ordway's production of “My Way: a Tribute to Frank Sinatra” and has

completed her third cabaret in New York City along with other solo performances on the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. Her solo albums include “Afternoon,” featuring all original songs, “A Christmas with Family and Friends” and “All Of Me.” www.jennifergrimm.com.

Sophie Grimm, 21, has been in several plays and musicals, including Winifred in "Once Upon a Mattress", Mama in "Chicago" and musical revues while singing professionally with her family for over 18 years. Now attending Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, majoring in musical theater, Sophie performs in cabarets

and nightclubs in the city as well as a leading role in CCPA's spring production, "The Bells Are Ringing.” Sophie also taught music at Summer Camp for inner-city Chicago children and composed music for the camp's production.

Norton Lawellin shared the stage with headliners such as Jerry Lewis, Bobby Goldsboro, Roy Clark and Buck Owens, Ray Stevens and Kate Smith when touring the U.S. and Canada with a musical celebration of our nation's bicentennial. Following those tours, Lawellin relocated to the Twin Cities area. In

1982, he launched Track Record Studios, a recording and music production facility. His piano and vocal stylings are in demand for corporate special events and as support for local celebrities. In 2003, he was called as contemporary worship coordinator for his church.

Reed Grimm, a multi-faceted performer is a graduate of UW-LaCrosse, majoring in percussion performance. He is the lead singer in "Shoeless Revolution" and the drummer and co-writer of several of their songs. The group recently released their first CD. Check out

www.shoelessrevolution.com. They perform throughout the midwest. Reed has been on stage since age two and is seen with Colleen Raye & Company at New Year's Eve in Hudson at The Phipps Center for the Arts.

Tom Lewis is a freelance jazz bassist living in Minneapolis. He works regularly with a variety of national jazz artists visiting the Twin cities area. These include Eddie Higgins, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton, Lew Tabackin and Mose Allison. He is an active member of the

Twin Cities jazz scene, in high demand as a performer, clinician and session player. Recent jazz recordings include the Phil Hey Quartet's “Subduction,” Eddie Higins Trio “Live at the Dakota” and Carol Martin's “Pieces of Dreams.”

WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES

Thursday & Friday, March 26 & 27, 7:30 p.m.

Capitol Theatre, 415 S. Main

DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR

WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES OF FESTIVAL SHOW

PLEASE COME HELP US ACT’s production “How To Talk Minnesotan” will be part of the 2009 American Association of Community Theatre’s One-Act Festival cycle.

This is the same festival that ACT’s “Honk!” entered in 2007, ultimately sending it to Japan.

ACT produced the full-length show last fall as part of its 2008 season.

Audience participation is essential in helping cut the production down to one hour. We’ll be asking for your input following each workshop performance.

CAST

Directed by James L. Walker Choreographed by Katie Peterson

Lucy Humde………….Susie Ewinger Ed Humde…………..……Trent Deyo Donny……………….Curt Eisenbeisz Miller Johnson…….…..….Kurt Smith Darlene Humde..Nicole Christiansen Russ Renner……..…Brian T. Schultz

More fun than a smelt feed, “How to Talk Minnesotan the Musical” gives the audience lessons in regional vernacular through soon-to-be-classic songs like “Hotdish Hallelujah,” “The One That Got Away” and “Probably Love or Whatever.” Lessons at the lodge are interspersed with commercial-like jingles for favorite products like “Slow Decay Snack Cakes” and “Guns ’n’ Lures.” Filled with lots of laughs, this show transports audiences to the Lost Walleye Lodge. Here’s your chance to go up to the lake without tying the bikes to the roof of the car.

If you can not attend this production but would like to support ACT’s efforts to represent Aberdeen in this festival, please make a contribution. Contributions are tax deductible.

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