Hunt

Little

Theater

PLAY TIME

October

2018 Website: HHlittletheater.org

DATES TO REMEMBER

Thursday, October 11—General

Meeting: “The Golden Age of Cinema,”

Marsh Mansion, 7 pm NOTE DATE

CHANGE

Wed, Oct. 31, Thur, Nov.1, Fri, Nov.2—

Fall Production The Odd Couple

Thursday, November 15—General

Meeting and Annual Board Election,

Mountain View Room

Saturday, December 15—HHLT Annual

Holiday Party

Contents

Dates to Remember

October Meeting: The Golden Age of

Cinema (DATE CHANGE!)

Update on The Odd Couple

Playwriting Contest

What a Great Picnic!

9 to 5

Board Election News

Makeup Workshop

Brain Teaser

Minutes of September Meeting

THE GOLDEN AGE OF CINEMA

Thursday, October 11

Our October General Meeting will

feature a very special event created for us

by one of our own Heritage Hunt

neighbors. Louisa Williams will be sharing

with us her marvelous collection of

autographed photographs of classic film

stars. Acquired in the 1920s and 30s by

Louisa’s mother and grandmother, this

collection truly illustrates the great names

of Hollywood’s Silent Era. The meeting

will be on Thursday, October 11 (a week

earlier than usual) and will be held at

Marsh Mansion parlor at 7 pm. After

hearing Louisa’s fascinating story we will

go across the street to her home where

she has graciously invited us to view her

collection. We hope everyone will be able

to attend this one of a kind experience.

HHLT‘s fall 2018 production of Neil Simon’s

The Odd Couple is deep in rehearsal with only

four weeks remaining before opening night.

Ted Day is busy with the construction of the

set; and the production crew is hard at work

on sound, lighting, makeup, props, tickets,

publicity, programs and the many other tasks

that go into the successful play production.

Andrea Silverman is the producer. We are

very grateful for the members who have

stepped up to read for actors who are absent.

Reservation forms (green form) are now

available at the Clubhouse and Marsh

Mansion. The production will include a

dinner theater as well as play-only tickets.

The production dates are Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and

Nov. 2. Invite your friends, neighbors, and

family. This is sure to be an enjoyable and

hilarious evening!

The Play Writing Contest deadline is drawing closer. Don’t forget to check the HHLT website (HHlittletheater.org) for the information, rules, and entry form. Find a friend and brain storm ideas. This can be a lot of fun. Put your ideas together. You can even take turns writing lines or characters. You never know how it will turn out! Deadline is December 15, 2018.

What a glorious day was had by all

HHLT members who attended the

“Annual No Ants Allowed” picnic on

Saturday, September 29. We are

immensely grateful to Georgiana and

Nick Ide for opening their beautiful

home and yard to us for another day

of food, fun, and friendship. Nick

grilled burgers for over 40

attendees. Cornhole games and

Jeopardy filled the day as well as

lots of talk and good food. We also

gathered 6 big boxes of donations

for the Haymarket Food Pantry

which were delivered by Mary Ann

and Chris Bosco. Thanks to all who

came. We greatly appreciate

Georgiana and Nick’s generosity and

time to make the picnic a great

success!

Prince William Little Theatre’s

Fall Production will be presented at 8

pm on Oct. 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, and at

2 pm on Oct. 13, 14, and 21st. Come

and see Laura Mills (daughter of

HHLT member) as Dora Lee,) and the

rest of the great cast as they

perform Dolly Parton’s wonderful

musical 9 to 5! For more information

visit www.pwlt.org.

NOMINEES FOR HHLT BOARD

POSITIONS

VP Gene Schmiel will be announcing the

nominees for the 2019-2020 HHLT Board at

the October meeting. There are seven

positions on the Board: President, Vice-

President, Secretary, Treasurer,

Membership, Activities, and Member-at-

Large. Nominations can also be made from

the floor. Please consider offering your

time for one meeting a month to keep our

Little Theater going! If you are interested,

contact VP Gene Schmiel at x1305.

Elections will be held at the November

meeting.

MAKEUP WORKSHOP

OCTOBER 4

We were privileged to have Laura Macario

of Artistic Concepts Group of Chantilly

conduct our first Makeup Workshop on

Thursday, Oct.4. Fifteen participants

(including the cast of The Odd Couple) had

a chance to learn about the techniques of

stage makeup from a professional, as well

as practice on the cast members. With

Laura’s direction we learned about colors,

shading, highlighting and the importance

of lighting to the actor’s appearance on

stage. We thank Laura for sharing her

expertise with us. And a big thanks to Val

Bowman for arranging this interesting and

useful program for us!

October Brain Teaser

Name the actress, known as “The Scream

Queen” and the Baroness Haden-Guest.

She who has appeared in a series of five

Halloween horror movies as well as many

other movies. Send your answer to Kathryn

Schmiel (geneofva@gmail.com)

Heritage Hunt Little Theater

General Meeting Sept. 29, 2018

President Bill Harrison called the meeting to

Order at 7:15 PM.

President’s Report: Bill thanked Georgianna and

Nick for hosting the picnic again this year.

Vice-President's Report: Gene reported that he

has a slate of 5 volunteers for 5 openings on

the 2019 HHLT Board. He thanked everyone

who volunteered.

Secretary's Report: The minutes of the July 19,

2018 General Meeting were approved as

distributed.

Treasurer's Report: There was no report.

Membership Report: Ginny reported that we

have 2 new members.

Activities Report: Val reported that October’s

meeting has been moved to Oct. 11 and we

will meet at the Marsh Mansion.

Communications Report: Kathryn reported

that the newsletter will come out early to

remind people of the change in date for the

Oct. meeting.

At Large Report: No report

New Business: Bill reminded everyone that the

shed is now in place and functioning well.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:35PM.

Respectfully submitted, Joan Turner, Secretary

(with help from Bill)