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LAKEWOOD NEWS!>
Lakewood Newsletter 1st Edition 2007
March 1, 2007
The COUNTDOWN has begun...We are mere weeks, days, and
soon, hours from the first day of AUDITIONS.
Last Season was one of our most successful, so we began
reading plays and planning this Season with a sense of
trepidation. We read plays each Saturday night throughout
the fall at the home of Susan and Jeffrey Quinn in
Cornville. Fortified with Susan's delicious macaroni and
cheese and rewarded with something chocolate, we
persevered. And we read some wonderful plays!!!
We are very pleased to present the schedule for the 107th
SEason of Lakewood Theater.
Delicious roles are available for 64 men and 56 women.
CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS: Unzipped Nonstop Nonsense
May 24 - June 2
Directed by Jeffrey Quinn
Alan Masters, Mr. Real Estate, knows the selling points of
the apartment he is showing to Betty Parker. He does not
know that his wife Kathy is also showing the apartment to
Betty's husband, Ralph. Neither knows that the shower is
faulty and no one knows much about Heinz, the eccentric,
bumbling handyman and gardener who raises giant tomatoes.
The misdirected shower inadvertantly soaks Betty and Ralph
who, scantily clad in the homeowners clothing, are kept out
of each other's way by the artful, ridiculous machinations
of Alan and Kathy. The walk-in closets conceal more than
clothing in this farce of mistaken identities, sexual
innuendoes and double meanings. A MUST SEE PROPERTY! (Parts
for 3 men and 2 women)
THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES: Y'All Come Back Now! Hear!
June 7 - June 16
Directed by Mark Nadeau
The lovable Clampett family rides onto the Lakewood stage
for two weeks of hillbilly hilarity. There's Granny, Jed,
Ellie-Mae and Jethro, the Drysdales and Miss Hathaway, a
passel of relatives, government people, hi-falutin'
society folks, schemin' varmits, and purtty gals.
Californ-y will never be the same! Grab your suit and meet
us down by the cement pond...WHEE DOGGIES! (7 men and 11
women)
SLY FOX: Pure Comedy based on Pure Greed and full of Pure
Laughs
June 21 - June 39
Directed by Jeffrey Quinn
This version of the classic Volpone by Ben Johnson has been
adapted by Larry Gelbart of M*A*S*H fame. This rowdy,
raucuous reinvention is set in San Francisco in the late
1890's. A rapacious, lecherous miser, Foxwell J. Sly, and
his conniving manservant, Simon Able, scheme to separate
three opportunists from their fortunes. Sly feigns a
terminal illness and tells each of his cronies he is
thinking of naming that man as the sole heir to his
considerable fortune of gold, stored in a chest at the foot
of his bed. To what lengths will each old scoundrel go to
sway Sly's thinking? HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO? (11 men and 3
women)
ALL SHOOK UP: The Story is New--The Hits are All Elvis
July 5 - July 14
Directed by Jeffrey Quinn
From playwright Joe DiPietro who brought us the very
popular Over the River and Through the Woods and I Love
You, You're Perfect, Now Change
It is 1955. It is a square little town in a square little
state in the middle of a square decade. Until he rides into
town...on a motorcyle. A guitar-strumming roustabout with
a prison resume changes everything and everyone in this
hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy. So "C'mon
Everybody" and "Don't Be Cruel." Put on your "Blue Suede
Shoes" and "Let Yourself Go" because you "Can't Help
Falling in Love" with this Elivis Presley inspired musical.
Don your poodle skirts and brush up your white bucks --
TAKE A STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE. (5 men & 5 women, 2
African-American women, 10 rock n rollin' townsfolk)
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: The Gift of a Life-Time
July 19 - July 28
Directed by Mark Nadeau
On this Christmas Eve, Death has come to collect Julia
Dowling. When the spritely old lady discovers the Angel of
Death has never experienced red and green M & M's,
snowflakes, or Christmas dinner with loved ones, she makes
him an offer he cannot refuse. In exchange for one more day
to "orchestrate" her family, Julia invites Death to join
her for the Christmas Day festivities. Julia is soon
surrounded by bickering relatives and the parish priest,
Father John. Death arrives as Jack Frost bearing gifts from
the drug store and the soul of Matthew Harris, a young man
who commited suicide that morning. Like an inverted
snowglobe, moments of farce, drama, comedy, and even
romance colide as the bright holiday melts into
not-so-merry reality. GIVE YOURSELF THIS PRESENT. (5 men
and 4 women) PG 13
NOBODY'S PERFECT: he stroked her hair...he breathed her
name...he touched her lips...he fell off his high heels
August 2 - August 11
Directed by Stan Pinnette
Leonard Loftus is a bashful statistician. He is recently
divorced, the father of teenage DeeDee (she is into Goth),
the son of rascally Gus (he has been asked to leave yet
another retirement community) and he is a frustrated writer
of romance novels. Harriet Copeland is the frustrated
editor of Love Is All Around, a publishing house. Tired of
the tired manuscripts that clutter her desk, Harriet
promotes a conterst for women writers only. Leonard submits
a novel under the name Lulabelle Latifa--and wins.
Explaining that his aunt Lulabelle is out of country,
Leonard meets Harriet to accept the winning check. Their
eyes meet--and it is Harlequin time. Anxious to prolong a
budding romance, Harriet insists on meeting Lulabelle.
Eager to see Harriet again, Leonard dons lipstick and high
heels and anounces that Aunt Lulabelle is back in town.
ISN'T THAT JUST PERFECT! (2 men & 2 women)
CRAZY FOR YOU: The New Gershwin Musical Comedy
August 16 - August 25
Direcetd by Jeffrey Quinn
Lisa Neal and Joe LaCombe will star in our second musical
offering. They are spending the winter months learning to
tap dance!
A Gershwin extravaganza! Filled with song and dance and
hilarious dialogue.
An artfully constructed romance. In the 1930's playboy
Bobby Childs defies his over protective mother, abandons
his clinging fiance, and follows his dreams--westward. Boy
meets girl in the Wild West--and learns to tapdance.
Memorable songs includes I Got Rhythm, Naughty Baby, I
Can't Be Bothered Now, Bidin' My Time, They Can't Take That
Away from Me, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Embraceable You,
But Not For Me, and Someone to Watch Over Me. A high energy
comedy that includes mistaken identities, plot twists,
fabulous dance numbers, and classic Gershwin tunes. Who
could ask for anything more? YOU ARE CRAZY if you DON'T TRY
OUT for THIS ONE. (7 men, 4 women, 10 follies girls and 10
cowboys)
JACK the RIPPER: The Monster of Whitechapel: Dally if you
Dare, My Dear
August 30 - September 8
Directed by Bobby Keniston
Jack's reign of terror has begun. Four street women are
murdered. Many believe Jack dapples in the black arts and
requires a fifth victim to complete the pentacle and ensure
a long life. Sir Charles Warren, a totally inept British
lord, has been appointed to investigate. His efforts are
aided by a Sherlock Holmes wannabe and his wife, a
physician, a sufferagette, a royal, and a practicioner of
white magic and her cookbook quoting familiar. All try to
save the fifth victim, Angela Ellison, a reformed girl of
the streets. Because Jack was never apprehended and his
identity never known, the playwright offers three possible
endings. A random drawing by the stage manager prior to the
curtain will determine the ending of each performance. GO
AHEAD--TRY OUT-- DON'T BE NERVOUS--JUST STAY in the LIGHT.
(6 men and 8 women)
(Please do not be put off by the title or the subject
matter. The script is clever and amusing and full of
wonderful characters. Bobby is very excited to be directing
and with his inventive perspective this production promises
to be an exciting adventure.)
TOM, DICK, and HARRY: Good Things Come in Threes
September 13 - September 22
Directed by Jeffrey Quinn.
Spend a quiet afternoon with the Kerwood brothers in this
latest romp by one of Lakewood's favorite playwrights, Ray
Cooney. Tom and Linda Kerwood are in the final stages of
the adoption process. The house has been child-proofed and
the anxious couple await the arrival of the agency's
representative, Mrs. Potter. Linda dashes out for the final
touch, a bouquet of fresh flowers. What could go wrong in
ten minutes? Dick Kerwood, the lazy schemer but lovable
rogue, arrives with the van he borrowed and used to cross
the border with a load of cigarettes and brandy--and two
illegal Croatian aliens who do not speak English. Harry,
the intellectual dreamer, a genius, but thick, arrives with
a bag of cadaver parts he plans to sell to a medical
school. By the time Linda arrives with the flowers, the
aliens are drunk, a persistent policeman is investigating
the illegally parked van, the cadaver parts are separated,
Tom has two wives and a dead father-in-law, and the score
is: Truth 0 White Lies 3. Is that the doorbell? WHY DON'T
YOU ANSWER IT? (6 men & 3 women)
Auditions will be held at the Margaret Chase Smith
Elementary School on Heselton Street in Skowhegan.
Auditions for the two MUSICALS will be
SATURDAY March 17 NOON to 4:00PM
and SUNDAY March 18 NOON to 3:00PM
People auditioning for a principal role should be prepared
to sing a solo.
Auditions for the straight plays will be
SATURDAY MARCH 25 10:00AM to 3:00PM
and SUNDAY MARCH 25 NOON to 4:00PM
Actors will meet individually with each director on a
"first come" basis for a cold reading from the script.
Appropriate attire is encouraged.
CALL BACKS will be Saturday March 31 FIRST CALL will be
Saturday April 14
If you are unable to make any of the audition dates but
still wish to be considered for a part, please e-mail us
at: generalinfo@lakewoodtheater.org. We will make every
effort to accommodate you at another time for an audition.
CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES
Diane Leeman and Fred Liebfried, stars of last season's
opening production If the Shoe Fits are planning to marry
this summer.
LAKEWOOD THEATER MURDER MYSTERY TROUPE
The Troupe has been trooping. The Troupe performed last
October at the Lakewwood Inn for employees of CMMC and
other guests and traveled to Waterville in mid-January to
perform at a fund raiser for the Knights of Columbus. The
Troups includes: Michelle Sweet, Cheryl Seamans, Diane
LaPointe, MJ Clifford, Jayson Smith, Bobby Keniston, Cory
King, Ron Veno, Tracy Comeau, and Stan Pinnette. Jeffrey
Quinn directs.
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