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The Prompter
Table of Contents
Page 1 Prez Says
Page 2 To Kill a Mockingbird
Page 3 South Pacific Cast
Page 4 VYT News and Events
Page 5 Member News
Page 6 VP History
Page 7 Murder Mystery
Page 8 New Members
Page 9 Auditions/Members
Appearing Elsewhere Page 10 Upcoming Events
Prez Says
93nd season, Issue 7 March
Time for VP As I write you this missive, VP just opened its fourth show of this season: To Kill a Mockingbird. With a little bias, I think it's a great show: I hope that you will come enjoy this enduring, timeless and meaningful story. I have been honored to be part of this production and fortunate to work with so many talented people, many of whom are new to VP. It takes a great deal of time on the part of all our members to keep this place running at the pace it does. I know that I personally have fallen a bit short on some of my goals for the year as president, in part because of the time given to troubleshooting things that pop up almost every day. But your board continues to strive to make VP the best it can be, and I encourage each of you to get involved in whatev-er capacity works for you. Thanks for all you do for VP, and I look forward to seeing you at the theatre!
Paul A. Gillin
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March 18, 19 and 20 are the final performance dates for To Kill A Mockingbird. The cast and crew have been honored to bring this treasured novel to the stage. The show has performed to sold-out audiences and has received rave reviews. There are a few tickets left to this weekend’s show. If you haven’t seen it, don’t miss your chance. According to Director, Tim Wittlinger, “Mockingbird is a director’s dream as well as a challenge. The show's timeless aura, complex themes and myriad of emotions need to be woven together with the director’s input without changing the author’s intent. I love challenges. The cast has worked overtime to portray the true feelings and dilemmas about their characters' lives, hopes and fears. I hope the audience appreciates how closely these stories reflect their own, and, like Scout, learns the im-portance of loving and respecting each other.” As Scout says in the final moments of the show; “There isn’t much else left for me to learn, except possibly algebra.” The talented cast of To Kill a Mockingbird includes local veteran actors and some exciting new faces to the Village Players stage:
March 4-20, 2016 Directed by Tim Wittlinger
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VYT NEWS
Disney's High School Musical Auditions,:
Audition Date, Times and Location: Saturday, March 19 (attend one session)
Session 1, Register at 9:00 a.m., audition from 9:30 a.m. - noon, or Session 2, Register at 12:30 p.m., audition from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m .
Complete details and audition materials on the website: www.birmimghamvillageplayers.com
Summer Theater Arts Camp: Enrollment is now full. We are accepting names for our wait list. Contact Cathie Badalamenti at [email protected] for more information or to be placed on the wait list.
Announcing our 2016-17 Season:
December 2016
Our 10th Anniversary Production June 2017
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Member News Long time Village Players member Julie Candler died in January. She was an editor of the Birmingham-Bloomfield Eccentric from late 1950s to early 1960s. She owned her own public relations firm. She wrote a monthly column entitled "Woman at the Wheel" for Women's Day from 1964 to 1982. Her interests were centered on all aspects of the automotive industry at a time when few women were journalists and even fewer were writing about the auto industry. “A wonderful and intelligent woman,” says Larry Weis, president of AutoCom Associates in Bloomfield Hills.
“She was a pioneer and a trailblazer — an elegant and lovely person. But what I especially admired about her was her love of life and people. She never withdrew from the world or stepped away. She showed up until the end. I will miss her,” says Detroit News columnist Laura Berman, who recently retired.
Longtime Village Players member Virginia "Ginny" Dickson died in September. She had taught school in Royal Oak until her retirement in 1984. For many years, she was a docent at the Detroit Institute of Arts and often travelled in pursuit of her interest in art. She was also a long-time member of the AAUW. Her father had painted the murals on the walls of the original Village Players Playhouse; when it was rebuilt, she arranged for copies to be made of them. These copies are now hanging on the walls of the playhouse. Virginia had the honor of cutting the ribbon for the various grand openings of the Birmingham Theater three different times.
Please change home phone number for BOTH Jerry & Dianne McKeon to 248-731-7195 Please ADD email for John Stevens at [email protected] Please correct email for Edmond Guay - REMOVE the "dot" between his first and last name in the email address Please CHANGE mailing address for Lori Champagne to: 2135 Watkins Lake Road Waterford, MI 48328
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Looking Back at Village Players History – March
By Tania Velinsky
I thought we might look back at the first additions made to our little theatre building. Not the additions
made in 1998 that many longtime members will remember vividly, but the addition completed for our 25th
anniversary that added the kitchen and dressing rooms.
Although not much documentation exists, it is easy to understand that as the group approached the silver
anniversary, the 280 members would be feeling cramped in the original theatre building with the dressing
rooms and kitchen located under the stage. A committee was formed, plans were drawn up, a capital cam-
paign was completed, and the kitchen wing was built (almost) in time for the 25th Anniversary party on
March 21st, 1949. As you can see from the photo of the people touring the construction during the party,
what is now the women’s’ dressing room was original two rooms – one for electrical equipment, and the oth-
er for paint. But you can also see that the men’s dressing room still exists pretty much as it was planned in
1949, including the wood paneling!
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Village Players has New Members:
Christina Calderwood
807 Dartford Place Drive
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
PH-248-506-2848 (cell)
Email- [email protected]
ACTIVE membership
Kevin Feber
10404 Ludlow
Huntington Woods, MI 48070
PH-248-5147-1467
Email- [email protected]
ACTIVE membership
Ronnie Glenn
2400 Parmenter Blvd.
Royal Oak, MI 48073
PH-586-909-4313
Email- [email protected]
ACTIVE membership
Eric Goldstein
19581 Silver Spring
Southfield, MI 48076-1749
PH-248-762-8971
Email- [email protected]
ACTIVE membership
Amy Pfeiffer
1079 Forest Lane
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
PH-248-854-5463
Email- [email protected]
ACTIVE membership
Elizabeth Rager
23087 Vassar
Hazel Park, MI 48030
PH-248-259-2216
Email- [email protected]
ACTIVE membership
John Rutherford
3309 Innsbrook Drive
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
PH-248-375-0696 (home)
Email- [email protected]
ACTIVE membership
Michael Trudel
900 Beaconsfield
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
PH-313-520-0908 (cell)
ACTIVE membership
Takesha L. Walker
14442 Asbury Park
Detroit, MI 48227
PH-313-587-6190
Email- [email protected]
ACTIVE membership
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AUDITIONS ELSEWHERE
The Riverbank and Snug Theatres in Marine City are holding open auditions on March 28 for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". Performances June 10-26. Please sign up online at www.riverbanktheatre.com/auditions GROSSE POINTE THEATRE - Choreographer Nancy Graybill will present a TAP WORKSHOP on Saturday, March 19th from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in preparation for SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. This workshop will be a continuation of the January workshop. Participants will learn more of the show choreography. This workshop is not suggested for beginners. Cost for this workshop is $5 for members, $10 for non-members. Oakland Theatre Arts Guild is holding auditions for Jesus Christ Superstar March 17, 19, and 20 at the Startlight Theater, 7370 Highland Rd, Waterford. Performances June 3-12. www.starlighttheater.net
MEMBERS APPEARING ON OTHER STAGES
Eileen White is appearing as Ouiser Boudreaux in Grosse Pointe’s Theatre production of Steel Magnolias thru March 19.
David Reinke and Becky Fisher are appearing in The Full Monty as Reg Willoughby and Jeanette Burmeister at Farmington Players, April 29 - May 21, 2016.
Julie Fuller is playing Masha in Stagecrafters' production of VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE, April 8-24 on the main stage. Tickets and more info at www.stagecrafters.org, or usher and see it for free! Send an email to [email protected]
Jay Kaplan is directing Casa Valentina at Stagecrafters assisted by Sue Chekaway. Appearing in it is Collen Gentry as Rita, Suzette Ho as Eleanor and Dale Feldpausch as Theodore/Terry . May 6-8, 12-15, 2016, on the 2nd Stage of Stagecrafters.
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34660 Woodward Ave. Birmingham, MI 48009
March 17 730PM To Kill a Mockingbird Benefit Show
March 18/19 8PM To Kill a Mockingbird Performances
March 19 9AM VYT Auditions — High School Musical
March 20 2PM To Kill a Mockingbird Closing Performance / Strike
March 21 7PM P@W Meeting — Green Room
March 30 7PM Membership Committee Meeting — Green Room
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Blessed Easter & Passover Greetings to you all
This edition of The Prompter was created and compiled by your newsletter
team Michael A. Gravame & Tania L. Velinsky.
Please send all newsworthy articles, pictures and items to anyone in the new team.
Michael— [email protected] ◊ Tania—[email protected]
Upcoming Events
Prompter deadline March 21, 2016!!! View the VP online calendar at www.calendar.yahoo.com/vp_calendar
