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Spotlight on... November-December 2010 Northwest OCTA Region Fremont Community Theatre Volume 37, Issue 3 Holiday Favorite Comes to FCT lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; the winning of a major award in the form of a leg lamp; the pink bunny suit; Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more. 1551 Dickinson Street P.O. Box 24 Fremont, OH 43420 President Tim Bolton Due to the popularity of this show, two additional 2pm Saturday matinees have been added for a total of eight chances for you to see the show! Vice-President Pete Lowry Secretary Dan Henning Treasurer Scott Havice Board of Directors Mitchell Antesky - Chair Sue Stotz - Vice Chair Randy Brown John Carroll Judy Smith Newsletter produced and edited by: Scott Havice You are going to want to shoot your eye out if you miss the next production at FCT. Director Tim Bolton invites you to come and join Ralphie on his quest for an official Red Ryder 200shot carbine action range model air rifle as this holi- day favorite comes to the stage on December 3-5 and 10-12. Witness all of your favorite movie moments including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold Join us on opening night to enjoy some Ovaltine during intermission!! Reservations can be made at 419-332-0695. Remember...miss this show and you’ll be saying “Ooooooh, fuuuuuuuuuudge!” (Only you won’t say fudge…) CAST: Ralph, as an adult - Scott Havice Ralphie Parker - Spencer Pendleton Mother - Laura Buchanan The Old Man - Jeff Buchanan Randy - Diego Lopez Flick - Max Hufford Ralphie and his mother and the major award Schwartz - Isaac Fraley Miss Shields - Karen Langley Esther Jane Alberry - Katie Magnuson Helen Weathers - Alexea Wagner Scut Farkas - Sam Detwiler Various Townspeople - Robert Ammanniti Page 2 Spotlight on... Casting Call… Leaving Iowa Director Michael PJ Foos will be holding open auditions for a comedy about family vacations, Leaving Iowa on December 5 & 6 at FCT at 7pm. Tryouts for Leaving Iowa will be held December 5 & 6. The show by Tim Clue and Spike Manton is produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing. The spark behind Leaving Iowa comes from being children of parents from the now dubbed "greatest generation". The story is a toast to their idealism and character, and a little roast of their undying dedication to the classic family road trip. More specifically, it is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. This fatherand-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood. Don's existential journey leads him to reconcile his past and present at the center of the United States. Leaving Iowa is a postcard to anyone who has ever found himself or herself driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of his or her youth. Cast: 2 Women, 2 Men, and multiple roles for 1 man and 1 woman Production Dates: January 2123, 28-30 2011 Help FCT by shopping at Kroger Designate FCT to receive points in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Fremont Community Theatre (FCT) is now a part of Kroger's Community Rewards program! Now members, family, and friends of FCT can designate FCT to receive points in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. distribute 5 million dollars to charitable organizations like ours. By participating in this program you will be painlessly donating to FCT whenever you shop at Kroger and use your Plus card at checkout. According to their rules, this information is allowed to be shared with family and friends of FCT. This will in no way reduce your discounts at Kroger stores or gas stations. It's simply the method Kroger has chosen to http://www.kroger.com/ mykroger/016/community/ Pages/ community_rewards.aspx Tagline Contest Results Unfortunately, FCT did not bring home the top honors in the 2010 Getting Attention Tagline Awards Competition. However, just like is said about the Academy Awards, "It is an honor to be nominated!" We still have plenty of bragging rights, our tagline, More than a stage in your life, placed in the top three of the arts and culture category out of over 2,700 total entries worldwide! Did we not win first place because the other taglines were better?, NO, chances are we just didn't have the votes, like with every production and project that FCT undertakes, it requires the dedication and commitment of all of the members to make it a success. All I can hope for is that when your talents, strong back or few hours of your time are asked for, you'll be there to prove that FCT has been, More than a stage in your life. —Mitchell Antesky Chairman Page 3 Volume 37, Issue 3 Spotlight on… Sue Stotz My family and I moved from Saginaw, MI to Fremont when I was 7 yrs old. I joined Campfire which lasted 5 years though I did learn to sew and still do so now. I started piano lessons. These lasted 9 years. Ballet lessons lasted 3 years and I still can't dance. And for some reason, I tried out for children's theater and got a part. I don't know who was more surprised, my Mother or me. Piglet. Hated the snout. Loved Ivy Sprunk and the tiny rehearsal space off the end of the shopping center and the run down to Isley's Ice Cream after practice. Loved the stage at the Junior High School. Loved the audience response and all the fascinating people both on the stage and behind the scenes with whom I was privileged to work. I went on to Teen Theatre where we performed on school stages, in churches, and downtown at the cinema. I got to play with a kitten in David and Lisa, a piglet in Lil Abner, and sing, and play, and laugh in many fine productions. I don't remember ever being afraid of being on the stage. Nervous. Excited. And sometimes anxious. Yes. Will the audience like the show? Will I remember all my lines? Will they understand the show? Nerves, most definitely, but never really scared. I enjoy the fact that each performance will be unique and I try to remember that each audience deserves the best I can do. Then as an adult I enjoyed roles like Julie in Jake's Women, Bella in Lost in Yonkers for which I earned an Excellence in acting award at OCTA, and Sheree in Dixie Swim Club where I made friends with some very special ladies. And, of course, I make costumes. I hope my fellow actors will forgive me for putting them in something to suit their particular character that may not be all the flattering or comfortable. Please don't take it personally. I would love to mention all the important talented people that I have met at FCT, but my list is long and I don't want to leave anyone out. So all I can say is a heartfelt “Thank you.” I am looking forward to making new friends, working on and in new and challenging shows because theater is “more than a stage in my life.” Spotlight on… takes honors at state OCTA festival In September, the Fremont Community Theatre newsletter “Spotlight on…’ received three awards: • • Excellence in writing • Merit in overall quality, use of graphics, & photography The NW region will hold their first meeting of the year Saturday, November 13 at the Bellevue Society of the Arts. Outstanding in OCTA news In other OCTA news… Esther Jane, Flick, and Swartz on safari Ralphie and Ralph decode a secret message Fremont Community Theatre P.O. Box 24 1551 Dickinson Street Fremont, OH 43420 BULK RATE US Postage Paid Fremont, OH 43420 Permit Number 200 Return Service Requested Find us on-line at www.fremontcommunitytheatre.org and our Facebook page...Fremont Community Theatre: More Than A Stage in Your Life November 16………….………………….board meeting, 7pm November 27………………..………………..theatre cleaning November 30 …………………A Christmas Story press dress December 3-5*, 10-12* ..……………….....A Christmas Story *bonus Saturday matinee at 2pm December 5,6……………….auditions for Leaving Iowa, 7pm December 14……………………………..board meeting, 7pm January 8………….…...membership meeting/Christmas party See your artistic creativity on this newsletter. Send your comedy and tragedy mask design to [email protected] or PO Box 24, Fremont (attn: S.Havice). If you are chosen you will win a free 1 year electronic subscription to this newsletter!!!! (I know!...how can we afford such extravagant prizes?) Be creative...all media formats welcome (ex. photography, pen and ink, watercolors, pasta…)