2011-2012 Season
including the WWTC season
2011-2012 Season
including the WWTC season
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When a Baker (Christian Fary) and his Wife (Megan
Miller) learn they've
been cursed with childlessness by the Witch (Alexa Johnson) next door, they embark on a
quest for the special objects required to break the spell, swindling,
lying to and stealing from Cinderella (Colleen Kifer), Little Red
(Helena Jancosek), Rapunzel (Maddie 'Odea), and Jack (Michael
Peters) - the one who climbed the beanstalk. The Baker and his Wife move through their stories while pursuing their goal of having a child, and agree to find the ingredients to help the Witch reverse a spell which her mother has laid on her, keeping her old and ugly. |
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Little Red Ridinghood goes to Granny's (Rachel Borgo)
after getting bread and sweets from the Baker and his Wife house. She
is met by by the Wolf (Tim Wittkamp), who thinks of his next meal.
One of the objects to reverse the spell is a "Cape As Red As Blood," which the Baker gets from Little Red Riding Hood in exchange for freeing her and Granny from the Wolf. |
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Cinderella goes to the
Ball and eventually captures the heart of Prince Charming (Calvin Sanders).
The Baker's Wife
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With nearly no money or food to eat, Jack's Mother (Kendall Goldberg) forces him to take his beloved cow to market to sell. Finding "A Cow As White As Milk," the Baker buys it from Jack in exchange for the fateful magic beans. Jack returns home with the beans instead of the money, and his mother tosses them outside.
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As the Baker and his Wife continue the search for the items to reverse the spell, they seemingly have three of the four items when the cow wanders off from the Baker's Wife, leaving them only with two.
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Later, Jack discovers the beans he had really were magic, and climbs the Beanstalk from those beans, finding a land of Giants and Gold. Little Red does not believe Jack's tale of treasure and giants, and he once again climbs the bean stalk to talk even more of the giant's golden possessions.
With everyone's wish is granted at the end of Act One, the characters have achieved their goal of living "Happily Ever After."
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In Act Two, all the characters must deal with what happens AFTER "Happily Ever After". As they face a genuine threat to their community, they realize that all actions have consequences, and their lives are inescapably interdependent, but also that that interdependence is their greatest strength.
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Into The Woods deals with the consequences that traditional fairy tales conveniently ignore like:
What does one do with a dead Giant in the back yard? What begins a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of "The Princess Bride" becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. Into the Woods will features an ensemble cast including: Rapunzel Princes (Steven Caraher), Cinderella’s Stepmother (London Borom), the Stepsisters (Lisa Arndt & Katie Gajewski), a Mysterious Man (Josh Roman), a Narrator (Ben Nichols) who is unwillingly pulled into the storyline by the characters, a Chief Steward (Lester Blumberg), and featuring Drew Adams, Rohan Chatterjee, Emmy Georges, Michael Han, Thomas Speranza, and Omnya Zamen. |
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Featuring music from composer Stephen Sondheim, with a book by James Lapine, Into The Woods will enchant audiences. It run Thursday, November 17; Friday, November 18; Saturday, November 19 at 7pm, and Sunday, November 20 at 2pm in Munster Auditorium. Adult tickets are $7 (senior and student tickets $5). Tickets are available at the Auditorium Box Office on performance nights or in advance by calling: (219) 836-2235, by email at MunAud Box Office.
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WWTC
presents a Fall Production
Produced and Directed by
Carol Lynn Brechner
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Our
Student-Directed Winter Play of
Edna Ferber &
George S Kaufman Assistant Director - Helena Jancosek
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February 9-11, 2012
at 7pm The
Munster Theatre Company of Munster High School is pleased to present
its winter production of Produced by Dr Larry A Brechner, this full-length, student-directed production will feature the solo directing debut of Lisa Arndt, assisted by Helena Jancosek and will feature a large cast of 30 MTC veterans and newcomers. Stage Door concerns a group of young girls who have come to 1930’s New York to study acting and find jobs. |
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The scene is Mrs. Orcutt's (Kendall Goldberg) boarding house, The Footlight Club, where the hopes and ambitions of sixteen young women are revealed in scenes of entertaining comedy. Contrast in the plot ranges from the cases of the girl without talent, and the elderly actress whose days are over, to the humor offered by Judith (Katie Gajewski), and young Keith Burgess (Steven Caraher), the playwright who "goes Hollywood." |
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The central plot has to do with courageous Terry Randall (Rachel Borgo), who fights against discouragement to a position in the theater where we are sure she will conquer. One of her fellow aspirants gives up in despair, one gets married, and one goes into pictures, but Terry, with the help of idealistic David Kingsley (Calvin Sanders), sticks to her guns. |
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Jean Maitland (Megan Miller), another aloof member of the Footlight Club, who feels she is a cut above all the other girls, and is just waiting to be discovered as a star.
Other comedy is offered by Mattie, the maid (Colleen Kifer); Frank her husband; a few young men callers, and a movie magnate.
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Stage Door
will run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday February 9, 10, and 11, 2012 at 7pm
in the Munster Auditorium. All Tickets are $5 at the door and are available
at the Auditorium Box Office on performance nights or by calling: (219)
838-2235 or visit our web site at
www.munaud.org
Tickets are
available at the Auditorium Box Office on performance nights or by
calling:
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Wilbur
Wright Theatre Company
February 23, 24, 25, 2012 at 7pm |
Carousel
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J. Pierrepont Finch (Christian Fary), a young window cleaner in New York City, has a mind for advancement. The "Book Voice" tells him that everything he needs for success is contained within the book in his hand, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He enters the World Wide Wicket Company searching for a job and begins climbing the ladder of success. On his rise he encounters the boss, J.B. Biggley (Steven Caraher); Miss Jones (Morgan Papesh) Finch runs into Mr. Biggley's secretary, Mrs. Jones and gains her favor through compliments. |
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While waiting for the elevator after work, Rosemary (Megan Miller) and Finch ponder about their relationship while Rosemary's girlfriend Smitty (Lisa Arndt) giddily narrates their situation to the audience before setting them up on a date "Been A Long Day". |
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Former cigarette girl at the Copa, Hedy LaRue (Alexa Johnson) Biggley’s bubbleheaded girlfriend; calls Biggley searching for a job and is hired as a secretary. |
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Biggley's his incompetent nephew, Bud Frump (Michael Peters) is always looking for special favors of his uncle.
Frump runs into Biggley and Hedy waiting for the elevator, arguing about her job. Frump realizes their secret romantic relationship and blackmails Biggley into giving him a promotion "Been A Long Day (Reprise)". |
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Finch arrives early Saturday morning and sets up the office to appear that he has been working all night. Biggley arrives and witnesses Finch "asleep" at his desk. Finch "absent-mindedly" begins humming the Old Ivy fight song and convinces Biggley that he, too, is a proud alumnus, which leads them both to perform the fight song together "Grand Old Ivy". |
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It is the morning of the big
meeting, and Rosemary is feeling neglected by Finch. |
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Frump, hoping to trap Finch and Hedy, tells Finch that Biggley is waiting in his office for him.
In the office, Hedy insists Finch kiss her, but once Finch does, realizes that he is in love with Rosemary, who enters as Hedy returns to the bathroom, "Rosemary". |
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After some farcical complications, Finch and Rosemary embrace. Biggley promotes Finch to Vice President in charge of Advertising and charges him to come up with a brilliant idea, ending the first act. Act Two begins with Bud feeding Finch an idea about a treasure hunt, He presents this idea as a TV show using, Hedy as the Treasure Girl, at Biggley's insistence. On live TV Hedy reveals the location of the treasure and Treasure hunters have wrecked World Wide Wicket Company offices across the country. |
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Tthe executives, including Bratt (Tim Wittkamp), Gatch (Ben Nichols) and the Chairman of the Board Wally Womper (Josh Roman), are waiting in Biggley's office for Finch's resignation. Womper (Josh Roman is about to "clean house from top to bottom." About to sign his letter of resignation, Finch mentions that he'll probably be going back to washing windows. Womper is drawn to Finch as he, too, was a washer of windows and that they both "had a book," Wally's book being a book of betting records. Finch steps in on everyone's behalf and tells the Womper that despite the fact that the business world is a place filled with betrayal and competitiveness, the World Wide Wickett staff is like a family to him "Brotherhood of Man". Everyone is spared except Frump, who is fired because he is Biggley's nephew. |
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May 3-5, 2012 7pm
Adult tickets
are $7
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will run Thursday, May 3; Friday, May 4; Saturday, May 5 at 7pm, and Sunday, May 6 at 2pm in Munster Auditorium. Tickets are $7 (senior and student tickets are $5). Tickets are available at the Auditorium Box Office on performance nights or in advance by calling: (219) 838-2235, by email at MunAud Box Office (apkinser@munaud.org) |
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May 3-5, 2012 7pm
Adult tickets
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For ticket information
Box Office Manager
Anne Kinser
(219) 838-2235
Email:
Box Office
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The Munster Theatre
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How
to Succeed in Business
The Artistic Staff includes:
Helena Jancosek
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The Munster Theatre Company |
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Wednesday & Friday Sep 21 & 23, 2010 7pm -
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The Munster Theatre Company of Munster High School is pleased to present its first production of the season, the comedy, TBA by . Produced by Larry A Brechner, this full-length, student directed production will feature Munster High School seniors, TBA as the show’s director, assisted by TBA. The Novice production features the talents of over eighteen new freshman and sophomore actors (or juniors or seniors who have never been on stage before).
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TBA will run Wednesday & Friday, September 21 & 23 at 7pm in the Munster Auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door are available at the Auditorium Box Office on performance nights or by calling: (219) 836-3200 x3245 or my email MunAud Box Office. |
