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601 Route 206 Suite 26-216

Hillsborough, NJ 08844 908-369-7469

www.svptheatre.org

Executive Board: President: Emily M. Windus

Vice President of Production: Todd R. Bennington Vice President of Theatre Mgmt.: Ed Hayden

Vice President of House Mgmt.: Randy J. Coddington, Sr. Vice President of Sales & Marketing: Roberta Steve

Secretary: Paula C. Windus Treasurer: Michael A. Muller

August 2018 Volume 19 Issue 8

PLAYHOUSE

NEWS

Inside this issue:

Calendar of Events 2018 Sponsors Shameless Plugs

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Meeting Bites 3

Cheaper by the Dozen Feature Story

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Dinner/Show Special Be an SVPSVPSVPSVP Sponsor AmazonSmile

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SVPSVPSVPSVP 2018 Subscrip-

tion Form 8

SVPSVPSVPSVP 2018 Flex Pass

Form 9

SVPSVPSVPSVP 2018 Member-

ship Form 10

2018 Perry Award Nominations

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SVPSVPSVPSVP 2018 Season 7

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Suppose you're an attractive high school girl and you're not only a member of a large and unique family but your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial effi-ciency. Then suppose he decides, for no apparent reason, to apply his unorthodox methods to you and to the rest of your big family. The results are terribly embarrass-ing, funny and --it must be admitted-- ex-tremely effective! To Anne, however, the

chief effect seems to be that of making them seem ridiculous to everyone else at

school -- especially to the boys!

Adapted by Christopher Sergel From the book by Frank B. Gilbreth,

Jr. & Ernestine Gilbreth Cary

Directed by Chris Russoniello

Runs July 20th through August 5th

Fridays & Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM

Tickets: $20 Adults $18 Seniors/Students

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Calendar of Events

• Airborne Labs International, Inc. • Applebee's • Bridgewater Funeral Home • Harriet G. Osinski • In Loving Memory of Clarence &

Sonia Martin • JML Landscaping • Mailbox Business Center of

Hillsborough • Petrock’s Bar & Grille • The Piano Studio • The Robert W. Pittenger Family • State Line Aviation • Super Sundaes

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Shameless Plugs

SVPSVPSVPSVP is very grateful to our 2018 Season Sponsors

• Dominick Michael “Mickey” Abbatiello makes his stage debut, at 5 1/2 months of age, in Cheaper by the Dozen. Mickey is the 4th generation of actors in his family to

appear on the SVPSVPSVPSVP stage, including his

parents, Kayla & Robert, grandparents Ka-ren & Dominick, and great-grandmother Harriet Osinski!

• The cast of Smokey Joe’s Café will be per-

forming at the Somerset Patriots baseball game, on August 7th, at TB Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater. The cast will be singing two songs from the show, as well as God Bless America, during the pre-game festiv-ities between 6:30 and 7PM. Tickets for the game are available on the Patriots’ website, www.somersetpatriots.com.

Meeting Bites - July 2018

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• Production • A table reading will be held June 29 at 7:30PM

at the theater for Roberta Steve’s play, Three Rivers.

• Romance/mystery novelist Doris Parmet, whose work has appeared on the National Best Seller List, contacted Todd Bennington and has submitted a play, The Scam, and requested

a table read at SVPSVPSVPSVP.

• A Google Form link was publicized via social media, and emailed to all past directors, as an invitation to submit shows for the 2019 Season by the deadline of July 15. The first meeting of the Play Selection Committee will be held on July 16 at Todd’s house.

• The Sinatra show, Grandma’s Jukebox, is be-ing organized by Holly Kowalenko with a pos-sible date of August 4.

• Some of Smokey Joe’s Café cast are perform-ing at the Somerset Patriots game at the Bridgewater ballpark on August 7.

• The NJACT Perry Awards nominations will be announced on July 28 at Playhouse 22. The Perry Awards ceremony will be September 16.

• House • The shed clean-out is scheduled for August 18

(Randy Coddington has obtained a dump per-mit).

• Marketing & Sales • Sponsor ads can now be added to tickets print-

ed out by theater patrons. Super Sundaes will appear on tickets for Cheaper by the Dozen.

Playhouse News

• Roberta Steve is creating a new Facebook page

for SVPSVPSVPSVP that will be in SVPSVPSVPSVP’s name only and open to the public. The Facebook group page will be kept for special notices to group mem-bers.

• Old Business

• The SVP SVP SVP SVP awards to high school seniors Ryan Honwad (Hillsborough High School) and F. Liam Devlin (Somerville High School) were made in June.

• Ed Hayden commented that the Hillsborough July 4th Fireworks event had local organizations publicized. Roberta will look into that for the future.

• Mike Muller announced that the Board had met and discussed membership issues and the con-sensus was not to change the membership fee. A multi-level fee schedule for different types of members is being researched, and a final deci-sion will be made before the 2019 membership drive.

• Linda Giordano moved that the by-laws be re-viewed at a minimum of every 5 years, with a committee of at least 5, consisting of at least 1 board member and at least one non-board mem-ber, beginning with 2018. The motion was se-conded and passed.

• New Business • There will be a picnic on August 25 to honor

SVPSVPSVPSVP volunteers.

True Life Tale of Family with 12 Children at Somerset Valley PlayersSomerset Valley PlayersSomerset Valley PlayersSomerset Valley Players

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In the era of working moms, stay at home dads, blended families, 2.5 children, and smart phone com-munications, the concept of “family time” has changed dramatically from the traditional nuclear fam-ily of the last century. The Somerset Valley Players’ Somerset Valley Players’ Somerset Valley Players’ Somerset Valley Players’ production of the comedy Cheaper by the Dozen proves that fam-ily time was just as precious to a large New Jersey family in the early 1920s. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were pioneers in man-agement engineering, helping companies identify more efficient manufacturing methods. They were also parents of 12 children and resided in Montclair, New Jersey. Their time saving experiments often in-volved their children. “Their oldest daughter once asked her father what he was saving time for,” explains director Chris Rus-soniello, “and he replied that time is where your heart lies and that is why it must be treasured. In a related sentiment, her mother said that being together as a family is the happiest time in the world.” With a cast that includes 9 children, Russoniello and his production team value their rehearsal time. “We make time for discovery and character develop-ment, as well as silliness,” Russoniello states. “I’ve been in love with this family for over 40 years since I read the book, Cheaper by the Dozen, written by two of the children about their unconventional upbringing.

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Ironically, there isn’t enough time in a play to include all the amazing details and anecdotes about the Gil-breths.” Producer Karen Abbatiello thinks today’s families will appreciate the play’s family focus and charming humor. “Family time is a universal theme,” she main-tains. “Children still want to grow up too fast, and par-ents still struggle to strike a balance between holding their children close and letting them fly on their own. This show is an entertaining reminder of that. Chris can give all the direction in the world to our cast of ac-tors, but, just like in a real family, they have to be there for each other.” “At rehearsals,” Russoniello continues, “we discuss the real lives of the Gilbreths all the time. It’s remarka-

ble that nearly 100 years after this showtakesplace,thisfamilyandtheirloveforeachotherisstillin-

spiringothers.FrankandLillianunderstoodthat

timeisprecious,andinturn,theirstoryhasbecome

timeless.”

Cheaper by the DozenopensJuly20andruns

throughAugust5,attheSomerset Valley Play-Somerset Valley Play-Somerset Valley Play-Somerset Valley Play-ers ers ers ers on689AmwellRoad(Route514)inHills-

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www.svptheatre.org.Thetheatreisairconditioned,

wheelchairaccessibleandbarrierfree.

Rehearsing scenes from

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Dinner and a Show Special SVPSVPSVPSVP’s popular Dinner & Show partnership with

Caffé Piazza is BACK! Bring your ticket* to Caffé Piazza before the show on Friday or Saturday and receive a 10% discount to-wards your dinner. When you finish dinner bring your dinner receipt to

SVPSVPSVPSVP and receive a $2 per ticket* refund. Dinner and show must be on same date to receive

discounts. A valid SVPSVPSVPSVP ticket* must be presented at Caffé Piazza. Valid dinner receipt must be presented at

SVPSVPSVPSVP box office. SVPSVPSVPSVP ticket discount offer valid Friday and Satur-day only. Dinner discount valid on Sunday after the show.

609 Route 206 North Hillsborough, NJ 08844

(Located in Stop & Shop complex) (908) 359-9494

www.caffepiazza.com *NOTE: Ticket must be a non- discounted ticket ($18+).

Become an SVP SVP SVP SVP Sponsor! A Show Sponsorship delivers you direct marketing

to the SVPSVPSVPSVP family and patrons. Your company will

become the headline sponsor of a SVPSVPSVPSVP production.

Your company name and logo will appear:

• On the cover of the Show Program for the spon-sored production.

• In all Audition Notices sent for the production. • In all Membership Notices and Newsletters for

the next 12 months. • In all Press Releases sent to local print and

broadcast media for the production. • On all Inside and Outside Signage during the

run of the production. • On the SVPSVPSVPSVP Website for the next 12 months. • In the production pre-show announcements

speech prior to each performance. • Plus you will receive passes for 10 free tickets

to the sponsored SVPSVPSVPSVP production. Please contact marketing@ svptheatre.org or call

908-369-7469 fore more information!

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