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New Kensington Civic theatre |
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" Entertaining the A-K Valley for over 60 years" |
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CALLBOARD June 2010 |
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Richard Devlin Editor, Prevaricator, and Embellisher of this rag |
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June burst upon us with a resounding roar of thunder and lightening, the lightening flashing about like a frightened animal, all to announce that it was the end of our 64th season or the beginning of the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Your pick. In any case this ritual happens every year but things will settle down and we’ll bathe, probably to excess, in all the good things that summer brings.
The season will officially wrap up with the annual meeting on Friday, June 11 at 8 pm in the hallowed halls of our workshop, corner of George and Carl in the Valley Heights section of our sainted city. Sue Roenig will do the refreshments.
AN INSANELY ENTERTAINING PRODUCTION… The last play, Out Of Order was one of the funniest we have seen in a long time. Ron had the right touch and the cast was outstanding. The total attendance was 374 but they cheered and clapped enough to bring down the house. To paraphrase Alexander Woollcott, not only would he be sorry for those who didn’t see it but he wouldn’t much like them either. Funny, funny, funny. Congratulations. It was a fitting culmination of the season honoring Steve Pastrick and Sam Burford. They would have loved it.
NEXT SEASON….. We don’t have all the information on next season’s shows but here’s what little we have. The first will be the musical Frankenstein in collaboration with Penn State in October. Negotiations with Penn stare are still ongoing but this seems pretty much in place for Oct. 28-31 to be directed by Bill Mitas. Bill is the Production Head of NKCT and teaches at Penn State, a perfect fit. The rest of the season will be Steel Magnolias in March directed by Ron and The Underpants in May directed by Jennifer DiBlasio, always a delight. Well, now. It looks like we did have all the info. ELECTIONS WERE HELD….. Like musical chairs, positions were changed but the players are pretty much the same.
President …….. Ron Ferrara Vice President…….Cliff McCalmont Treasurer………Carla ann Guzzo Secretary…………..Mary Ferrara Box Office Mgr..Maria DelVecchio Business Mgr……...Angie Mitas House Mgr…….Shawn Israel Marketing Mgr……..Open Prod. Mgr……..Bill Mitas Directing…………….Pam Farneth Acting………….Nate Newell
Olanning Board Members At Large: Carla Ann, John Luttman, and Maria DelVeccio.
HEADS OF COMMITIES… Sue Rornig……. …… Props Katie Shields Simovski……Costumes Louise Ziccarelli…….Make Up Nora ann Pastrick………….Membership
This may not be the complete list but it’s pretty much the main body.
Conspicuously missing is Denny Sulava. Now that he’s retired and a two time grandfather he’s cutting back on some of his activities. However he will still maintain the web site, continue getting corporate sponsors, be in charge of set construction and the move and visiting Ladbrok’s every Tuesday to bet the horses. It’s the tall building leaping he can’t manage any more.
This will be the last Callboard for a few months for summer’s here, somewhere. It should be. It’s June, you see. In the meantime theater work will be continuing, backstage so to speak. Patron letters will go out, the workshop will be cleaned, read rearranged, old flats and platforms dismantled, there will be board meetings and other incidental activities while most of us enjoy the fruits of summer, biding our time until the season begins again with the advent of the musical Frankenstein.
Enjoy the summer. |
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OF THE NEW KENSINGTON (PA) CIVIC THEATER OUR 64rd SEASON June 2010 724 339 3140 P.O. BOX 202, New Kensington, Pa 15068 www.nkct.info
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