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Lakewood Newsletter 2nd Edition 2007
May 10, 2007
ANOTHER OPENING
ANOTHER SHOW
ANOTHER GREAT SEASON
is just weeks away. It is the first Saturday of May.The new
Kentucky Derby winner is wearing roses. Street Sense was
the odds-on favorite and did not disappoint. We have relied
on our senses and are offering up nine productions in this
our 22nd year at Lakewood Theater--and you will not be
disappointed!
The eighteen week season requires eighty-one actors.
Twenty-nine of these talented people have never set foot on
the famed Lakewood stage before.
ROLL-CALL
The Curtain will go up on the 107th Season of America's
Oldest Summer Theater on Thursday, May 24th. CLOTHES
ENCOUNTERS--unzipped nonstop nonsense. Alan Masters (BOBBY
KENISTON), Mr. Real Estate, knows the selling points of the
apartment he is showing to Betty Parker (NANCY McGUIRE.)
He does not know, however, that his wife Kathy (MICHELLE
SWEET) is also showing the apartment to Betty's husband,
Ralph (JEFFREY QUINN.) Neither knows the shower is faulty
and no one knows much about Heinz (JAYSON SMITH), the
bumbling handy man who grows giant tomatoes. The
misdirected shower inadvertently soaks Betty and then Ralph
who, scantily clad in the homeowners' clothing, are kept
out of each other's way by the artful, ridiculous
machinations of Alan and Betty. The walk-in closets conceal
more than clothes in this farce of mistaken identies,
sexual innuendos, and double meanings. A must see property!
Sponsored by:
Dr. Chester (Chet) Smtih & Leitha Wallace
And Coming Soon.......
Jed Clampett (GARY DORMAN), Granny (RAELENE KENISTON),
Jethro (TED SMITH) and Elly Mae (ANN LEAVITT) are The
Beverly Hillbillies. The large cast includes: Ashley Carey,
Matthew Chapdelaine, Nelda Chase, MJ Clifford, Irving Gray,
Jantha Gray, Kylie Keene, Juan Lavalle-Rivera, Tim Pomelow,
Jason Poulin, Jan Powers, Cheryl Seamans, Cathie Starbird,
Megan Taylor, Holly Weiss, and Travis Wood. Whee doggies!
MARK NADEAU is Foxwell J. Sly and BOBBY KENISTON is his
cunning assistant Simon Able in SLY FOX, Larry Gelbart's
masterful adaptation of the classic Volpone. A trio of
greedy old codgers are played by Lakewood veteran RON VENO
and newcomers RICK FAYER and KEN GANZA. JEN FLANNERY and
TINA De BACKER provide a feminine touch. The supporting
cast includes: Judy Hamblin, John Harlow, James Paine, and
Jeff Quinn.
Don your poodle skirts, dust off your white bucks, and take
a stroll down memory lane. It is 1955. CORY KING, as a
motorcycle riding rousabout, has the inhabitants of this
square little town in a square little state ALL SHOOK UP.
The object of his charms--local DJ SHARON BUCK. Providing
backup for an assortment of Elvis songs: Dan Bacon, Dylan
Bolduc, Wallace Bruce, Christina Chaisse, Caleb Davis,
Erica Davis, Gina Davis, Gary Dorman, Cassandra Dumont,
Luke Ellis, Tamlyn Frederick, Amy Gagne, Larissa Gaias,
Jantha Gray, John Harlow, Bobby Keniston, Diane Lapointe,
Brittany Neal, Jason Poulin, Jake Primmerman, Jan Reynolds,
Leah Russakoff, Cheryl Seamans, Kristin Seavey, Jessica
Shrader, and Hannah Weston.
It is Christmas in July as a veteran cast gathers for
Christmas dinner in THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. When the Angel of
Death (MARK NADEAU) arrives on Christmas Eve to claim
fiesty Julia Dowling (MJ CLIFFORD), she makes him an offer
he does not refuse. Places are set at the table for: JOHN
CRAIG, CALEB DAVIS, CORY KING, NANCY McGUIRE, MIDGE
MERRILL, JEFFREY QUINN, and RACHEL SCHINK. (This wonderful
script is rated PG for language.)
She is a frustrated editor--he is a frustrated writer. It
seems inevitable they will team up. The husband and wife
team of PAM and TED SMITH are half the cast of NOBODY'S
PERFECT. DANIELLE BEAMAN is Ted's goth-inspired teenage
daughter and MARK NADEAU is his rascally father. Sounds
perfect.
You are crazy if you miss LISA NEAL and JOE LaCOMBE in the
new Gershwin musical comedy CRAZY FOR YOU. The ensemble of
show girls, cowboys, and townspeople includes: Dan Bacon,
Wallace Bruce, Jenna Cates, John Craig, Caleb Davis, Erica
Davis, Gina Davis, Gary Dorman, Amy Gagne, Jeff Johnson,
Kayla Johnson, Bobby Keniston, Sarah Klomparens, Juan
Lavalle-Rivera, Kathleen Lewia, Sarah Jane MacKay, Natale
Chantelle, Jason Poulin, Jake Primmerman, Gerry Rudmin,
Holly Sears, Kristin Seavey, Holly Taylor, and Emily Xie.
Who could ask for anything more!
Not to wish the Season away, but we are eager to see what
inovative director Bobby Keniston does with the eighth
production of the summer, JACK, the RIPPER, MONSTER of
WHITECHAPEL. When we read this script at the Quinn
homestead we were so anxious for the second act that we
almost skipped our dessert break--key word "almost."
Bobby's players include: JEN FLANNERY, MARY KATE GANZA, KEN
GANZA, RAELENE KENISTON, ROBERT KENISTON, CORY KING, JUAN
LaVALLE-RIVERA, ASHLEY LUCAS, MIDGE MERRILL, JAMES PAINE,
JAK PETERS and ELLEN WHITE.
We close our Season with the Ray Cooney production
TOM,DICK and HARRY. What can go wrong in ten minutes?
Allow MJ CLIFFORD, DIANNA GRAM, CORY KING, MARK NADEAU,
GERRY RUDMIN, JAYSON SMITH, MICHELLE SWEET and RON VENO to
demonstrate.
We hope you have the good sense to make reservations early
for any or all of this Season's productions!
A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS...
GRANITE HILL ESTATES and QUINN HARDWARE
are our Season Underwriters
We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the
diligence of Administative Assistant Mary Simonoff and the
generosity of local businesses and season ticket holders,
we have sponsors for every production on the main stage.
NORTHEAST MERCHANDISING
NEW BALANCE FOOTWEAR
DUNKIN DONUTS
Dr. CHESTER SMITH & LEITHA WALLAC
MOTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, DICK & JOYCE YORK
ADRIAN & CELINE BROCHU
KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK
GIFFORD'S FAMOUS ICE CREAM
JAMES D. JULIA AUCTIONEERS
The Young Performers Camp is Sponsored by SKOWHEGAN SAVINGS
BANK
The three productions are sponsored by
GRANITE HILL ESTATES & THE BORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Lakewood Jesters are sponsored by
FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK & THE BORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
GET WELL SOON...
Lakewood Theater favorite and Member of the Lakewood
Theater Hall of Fame, Robert Keniston had a quadruple
by-pass in mid-April. He is doing well and recuperating at
home in Dover-Foxcroft. He hopes to return to the stage in
late August in Jack, the Ripper. You can send him a card or
note at 25 Spring Street, Dover-Foxcroft.
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