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The Phoenix—April 2008

Phoenix Editor: Kathy Paul

Email: phoenixeditor@hotmail.com

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Les Liaisons

Dangereuses

By Christopher

Hampton

Directed by Warren Shaw

Set in France around 1760-1770. The Marquise de Merteuil needs a favour from her ex-lover, Vicomte de Valmont. One Marquise de Merteuil's ex-lover, Gercourt, is planning on marrying a young, virtu-ous, woman called Cecile de Volanges. The Mar-quise would like Valmont to seduce Cecile before her wedding day. Meanwhile Valmont has a con-quest of his own in mind, Madame de Tourvel, a beautiful, married, and God fearing woman. The Marquise doesn't think that Valmont can do it, she tells him that if he can provide written proof of a sexual encounter with Madame de Tourvel, that she will offer him a reward, one last night with her. But Valmont will find himself falling in love with Mrs. de Tourvel, embracing the deadly jealousy of the Marquise de Merteuil. Performances: April 10, 11, 12, 13*, 17, 18, 19 All performances start at 8pm except * which is a 2pm matinee. Galt Little Theatre box office: 519-623-4070

From the Chair

Les Liaisons Dangereuses is well into the rehearsal and technical process. I’ve seen

some of Kate Jones’ costumes and they are gorgeous!

The 75th Anniversary committee is moving ahead with plans. Please help them out with

photos, memories and stories.

Many of you will have already had a call from Anne Fougere and her nominating com-

mittee. Please think seriously about joining a committee and volunteering your time for

our theatre. It truly is a team sport and we need everyone to keep the wheels turning.

It’s not just about acting in a play. It takes a lot of time and effort to keep this organiza-

tion up and running. Many hands make light work.

We haven’t had a quorum at a single meeting this year. We had to pull people from re-

hearsal to accept next year’s season. At our next meeting on May 8, we will talk about

how we will schedule and structure meetings for next year.

See you at Les Liaisons!

jan

GLT Management Committee 2007 - 2008 CHAIR: jan durban gltchairman@gmail.com

VICE-CHAIR BUSINESS: Bill Grosch gltbusiness@gmail.com

VICE-CHAIR PRODUCTION: Open gltproduction@gmail.com

VICE-CHAIR COMMUNICATION: Open gltcommunications@gmail.com

TREASURER: Megan Murphy glttreasurer@gmail.com

SECRETARY: Stephanie Azevedo gltsecretary@gmail.com

GLT 75th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE

GLT's 75th anniversary year is fast approaching (1933 - 2008)! In order to plan the events to celebrate such a tre-mendous achievement, a new committee has been formed. Members include Kay Mattear, Stephanie Azevedo, Roy Schrieber, and Pauline Faul. They will need your help too!

• Please submit any stories you have from the past 75 years (selected stories will be printed in the Phoenix every issue and will be collected for archival purposes).

• Check the website for frequent updates!!

• All submissions (stories, ideas, etc...) can be addressed to the committee members at: galtlittletheatre75@gmail.com

• ***If you have any suggestions please contact any one of the committee members: Kay Mattear, Stephanie Azevedo, Roy Schrieber, and Pauline Faul. All suggestions greatly appreciated!!!

Pauline Faul, graciously offered to pay the cost of repainting the Green Room in preparation of our 75th anniver-sary season. Perhaps we can challenge other members to be as generous regarding other areas of the theatre (auditorium, rehearsal hall, foyer, washrooms, dressing room). Did you know that next season is not only our 75th Anniversary but also the 25th Anniversary of being in our own space: The Cambridge Arts Theatre, home of Galt Little Theatre. We opened on October 13th, 1983. Since then, not only have we been entered into the Cambridge Hall of Fame, we also have had other awards: A Heritage Cam-bridge Award of Merit, 1984 in recognition of sympathetic architectural adaptation - Institutional Category; The Granada Entertainment Award in recognition of our contribution to the field of entertain-ment in the community; and an award of merit from Waterloo Regional Heritage. These awards are displayed in the foyer along with a board showing major donors, so next time you are at the theatre take a look.

DATES TO REMEMBER

• April 10 - 19 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Warren Shaw. GLT.

• May 1 - 2 - The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. Directed by Robin Bennett. GLT.

A benefit for the Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region.

• May 8 - General Meeting, GLT, 7:30pm

WE WANT YOU!

The Nominations Committee is looking for volunteers to continue to maintain the excellence of GLT for the 75th Anniversary season. Please contact Anne Fougere (annefougere@hotmail.com/ 519-653-8936) as soon as

Vagina Monologues By Eve Ensler

Directed by Robin Bennett

Assistant Director – Jennifer Cornish

Producer/Stage Manager – jan durban

Assistant Stage Managers – Patsy McCleery and Pauline Faul

Thursday, May 1: Performances by Kate Gregg, Cath Judd, Guylaine Sauvé

Friday, May 2: Performances by Angela Mason, Deb Deckert, Carol Tremblay

This is a fundraiser for The Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Admission is by donation – Pay What You Can.

General Admission. Doors open at 7:00 pm; Performances at 8:00 pm.

WORKSHOP ON SET PAINTING @ Galt Little Theatre Date and Time: JULY 19,2008, 10 AM until 1 PM

Place: on stage at GLT. INSTRUCTOR: JANE CORYELL....from Oakville Ont. Well known teacher and set painting instructor at the Oakville Theatre.

CONTACT: PAULINE FAUL @ pbfaul@hotmail.com for further information and to sign up. COME JOIN US FOR A FUN 3 HOURS.

WE NEED 8 TO 10 PEOPLE Small fee of $10.00

Company Play Credits Dates Contact

Kitchener Waterloo Little

Theatre

www.kwlt.org

The Importance of

Being Earnest

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Angela

Yeates

Apr. 3 - 12 519-886-0660

Performance

location is The

Registry Theatre

Galt Little Theatre

www.galtlittletheatre.org

Les Liaisons

Dangereuses

By Christopher

Hampton

Directed by Warren

Shaw

Apr. 10 - 19 GLT Box Office

519-623-4070

Theatre

Woodstock

www.theatrewoodstock.com

The Perfect Manhattan By Dianne Lococo

Directed by Susan

Miller Veaudry

Apr. 10 - 19 TW Box Office

519-537-2582

Guelph Little Theatre

www.guelphlittletheatre.com

The Merchant of

Venice

By William

Shakespeare

Directed by Gerry Butts

Cast includes GLT

member: Paul Duncan,

Tony DeCiantis, and

Gary Seibert

Apr. 17 -

May 3

GLT Box Office

519-821-0270

Elmira Theatre

Company

http://

elmiratheatrecompany.

spaces.live.com/

Maggie’s Getting

Married

By Norm Foster

Directed by Mike Grant

Cast includes GLT

members: Michelle

Kreitzer and Lindsay

Coombes

Apr. 25 -

May 10

Centre in the

Square Box

Office

Elora Community

Theatre

www.eloracommunitytheatre.com

The Kitchen Witches

By Caroline Smith

Directed by GLT mem-

ber Denise Gismondi

Apr. 25 -

May 3

Ralph Bassett

Associates

866-500-6652

All perform-

ances take place

at the Fergus

Grand Theatre

Galt Little Theatre

www.galtlittletheatre.org

The Vagina

Monologues

By Eve Ensler

Directed by Robin

Bennett

Assistant Director: Jen

Cornish

May 1 - 2 Pay what you

can at the door.

Thanks to Marion Smith for creating the mailing envelopes, and Susan Moore for proof-reading.

Thank-you to all who contributed to this issue. If you have anything you wish to submit, questions or ideas about the Phoe-

nix, or wish to receive The Phoenix by email, please contact me at the following email address: phoenixeditor@hotmail.com

Mini-fest 2008 The Audition

By Lynda Martens Submissions are now being accept for directors for the 2008 Mini-fest play. This is a one act play "The Audition" by Lynda Martens.

The Mini-fest will be hosted by Theatre Woodstock, July 25 - 26th. (Friday evening and Saturday).

The Mini-fest is a weekend workshop in which 6 theatre companies perform the same one-act play. Each production will be followed by a workshop where all members can participate. The host group will supply the sets and lighting so there will be very little technical work. Although a stage manager/ technician will be required.

The script will be available shortly. It is about 6 people arriving for a mysterious audition. The actors don't know who called them or why they are auditioning. The cast consists of at least one male while the rest can be any gender. It is recommended that all participants plan to stay for the duration of the workshops. There is a lot to be learnt for directors, cast and crews.

This will be an excellent opportunity for beginner directors to try their hand at directing. For more information or to submit your application, contact Marion Smith or Patricia Harmer. More information can be seen on WODL website under mini-fest 2008 (www.wodl.on.ca).

W.O.D.L. Awards 2008… continued from page six.

Award Recipients: THE PLAYERS GUILD AWARD, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

Keith Slater as Karek in A Bedfull of Foreigners

THE REUBEN CARDINELL MEMORIAL AWARD, Best Co-

Ordinated Production.

Elmira Theatre Company (accepted by Stage Manager, Bev Dietrich)

SPECIAL ADJUDICATOR’S AWARDS OF

MERIT

1. Laurie Kleinknecht, Costumes, Ten Times Two

2. Danielle Deckert, Hair and Makeup, Ten Times

Two

3. Deb Deckert, Music Selection, Ten Times Two

4. Gord Grose, Tree Creation, Ten Times Two

THE TERRY DOYLE MEMORIAL AWARD,

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Major

Role. Gord Cameron as Host in Ten Times Two

WESTERN ONTARIO DRAMA LEAGUE REGIONAL TROPHY

Presented by W.O.D.L. to the Winner of the Best Production

THE KINCARDINE THEATRE GUILD

Kincardine will be going on to the Theatre Ontario Festival in North Bay, May 14 - 18.

For details go to www.theatreontario.org

Keith Slater

Bev Dietrich

Laurie Kleinknecht

Deb Deckert

Gord Cameron

Gord Grose

Danielle Deckert

Photos courtesy of Kathy Paul

W.O.D.L. Festival 2008

March 10 - 15

Hosted by Theatre Kent

(Chatham, ON) On Sunday, February 17th, preliminary adjudicator, Brian Van Norman announced the five finalists for the W.O.D.L. Festival

2008. They are as follows:

Monday MOONLIGHT AND VALENTINO - EMBRO

Tuesday I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES - KINCARDINE

Wednesday A BEDFULL OF FOREIGNERS - GUELPH

Thursday LETTERS IN WARTIME – ST. MARY’S

Friday TEN TIMES TWO – ELMIRA

The W.O.D.L. Festival in Chatham was well represented by a group from

Galt Little Theatre. Attendees included: Dave MacMillan, Patsy McCleery,

Margaret McNamara, Pauline Faul, Marion Smith, Keith Harmer and Pat

Harmer.

Although GLT did not have an entry this year, we were able to help cheer on

two areas groups which had entries in this year’s festival: Elmira Theatre

Company and Guelph Little Theatre.

On Saturday, March 15th, festival adjudicator, Allan Stratton

announced the in-festival awards. For a complete list of

awards, nominees and winners, please go to www.wodl.on.ca

The following are the highlights involving area groups and GLT

members (Congratulations to all!):

Nominees: THE CALDER AWARD, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Cath Judd as Helga in Bedfull of Foreigners

THE SPANIK AWARD, Best Visual Production

Ten Times Two, Elmira Theatre Company

THE HAROLD P. SELLERS MEMORIAL AWARD, Outstanding Technical Achievement

1. Brian Pickles, Jackson Wraight and Robin McKellar. A Bedfull of Foreigners.

2. David Laverty, Kevin Presseault, Joe Benner, Deb Deckert. Ten Times Two.

THE BONANNO AWARD, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Major Role

Tracey Kenyon as Constance et al, Ten Times Two, Elmira Theatre Company

THE PAT & VINCENT MATHEWSON MEMORIAL AWARD, Outstanding Ensemble Work

Ten Times Two, Elmira Theatre Company

THE APRIL CHAPPELL AWARD, Outstanding Direction

Deb Deckert, Ten Times Two

THE D. PARK JAMIESON MEMORIAL AWARD, Best Production in Festival

Ten Times Two

Guelph Little Theatre

Elmira

Theatre

Company

Photos courtesy of

Kathy Paul