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2006
PRODUCTIONS
The
Blue Ridge Community Theater presented the following productions to
very responsive audiences during 2006: Alone Together; Raw
Talent; The Wizard of Oz; Miss Firecracker Contest; Foxfire; Moon
Over Buffalo; Our Act One Workshops: War of the Worlds; Night of
the Living Dead.
We
hope you were able to enjoy each of them.
Moon Over Buffalo
November 17— December 10
By Ken Ludwig
Directors: Michael Lacy & Sonia Smith
Moon
over
Buffalo
Cast:
Front Row left to right: Mike Lacy (Director),
Betty Ratcliffe
, Lisa Avery,
Micah Stuart
, Wayne Roshaven. Second Row: Kristie Lindstrom, John Kuder, Jessica
Warren, Sonia Smith (Director).
Moon over Buffalo
is a madcap farce that takes a zany look at life and love in the
theatre. Moon is told with typical twists, turns, collisions,
mistaken identities, ridiculous mis-communications, slapstick antics,
some terrifying swordplay, and a stage set with six doors.
Add to
all that a hostile, near-deaf mother-in-law, a couple of love triangles,
an overly square weatherman, and a chance at stardom if Frank Capra,
Movie Director, comes to see the play and chooses George and Charlotte
Hay for Hollywood roles….WELL, you have a side splitting evening of
raucous fun.
CAST:
George - Mike Lacy
Charlotte - Lisa Lacy-Avery
Roz - Jessica Warren
Paul - Micah Stuart
Ethel - Betty Ratcliffe
Richard - Wayne Roshaven
Howard - Jonathan Kuder
Eileen - Kristy Lindstrom
BEHIND THE SCENES:
Directors - Michael Lacy & Sonia Smith
Production Manager - Tina Maslankowski
Stage Manager - Sophia Swain
Stage Hands - Sophia Swain, Elizabeth Hornsby
Technical Director - Lee Maslankowski
Box Office - Elizabeth Hunt
Poster Art - Mike Lacy
Costumes/Seamstress - Norma Green
Props Mistress - Pat Baker
Set Design - Joe Webb, Mike Lacy, Sonia Smith, Steve Martin
Playbill - Steffen & Jackie Smith, Joe Webb
Heatshots - Meyer Birnbaum
Set Construction - Joe Webb, Bob Jannus, Bill Jefferson, Bill Marsh,
Frank Moore, Ed Ratcliffe, Albert Kraft, Chuck Gorder, Bobby Whitley,
Norm Bourbeau, George Southmayd & Alan Buchanan
Set Painting - Mike Lacy, Steve Martin, Pat Baker, Tina Maslankowski
Fundraising - Joe Webb (706) 838-4575
SPECIAL THANKS TO: All of the many volunteers who have so
generously shared their time and talents to make this play possible,
including Natalie Sharp, Patti Pearlburg, Daniel Parrish and Circuit
World.
Night
of the Living Dead
October 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 2006
by George A. Romero
Adapted for stage by Lori Allen Ohm
Zombies
are coming! BRCT's own Mike Fleeman will bring the dead back to
life on stage for Halloween this year in the stage play of that classic
horror story we all know and love, Night of the Living Dead by
George A. Romero and John Russo.
Part
of the Act One series, this play, in black and white, is guaranteed to
chill and thrill our mature audiences right out of their seats!
Tickets are $8 for non-members and $5
for members. Seating is GENERAL ADMISSION. The first to
arrive will have their choice of seats. Make sure you call the
box office so you can get in the building to see the show. Then,
be first in line so you can sit where you want.
Please
note: This production is NOT recommended for young children or
individuals who might be disturbed or distressed by graphic violence,
loud noises, strobe lighting, complete darkness, fake blood and
flesh-eating Zombies. Blue Ridge Community Theater accepts
no liability for personal injury (including Zombie bites), property
damage, death or other disability resulting from this production.
Please, for your safety, DO NOT FEED the Zombies!
After NIGHT
of the LIVING DEAD, join
us for the
Nightmare Serenade , an
evening of mood music for maniacs and monsters,
featuring the long-awaited return of Circle
Like a Halo. Almost 2 years ago,
the architects of "Ambiance for the Apocalypse"
disappeared from the top of the new music scene and entered into
self-imposed exile and untimely retirement. Visit www.CircleLikeaHalo.com
for more information about the band, their
gloriously troubled past and their imminent return to reclaim their
thorny crowns.
The calm
before the storm is OVER...enter the center of the storm
CAST:
Barbara - Margaret Dalton
Ben - Mike Fleeman
Harry Cooper - Jason Smith
Helen Cooper - Shannon Fleeman
Tom - Micah Stuart
Judy - Sophia Swain
Johnny - Ross Alexander
Karen Cooper - Ciera Hudson
Zombies: Bill Alexander, Brenda Austin, Pat Baker, Ashton Holland, Nikki
Neal, Jackie Smith, George Southmayd, Joe Webb, Dan Worley
MULTI MEDIA ACTORS:
Chief McClellan - Dan Worley
Professor Grimes - Lee Maslankowski
Kristy Bardough - Kristy Lindstrom
Sheridan Whiteside - Bill Alexander
Radio Announcer - Steffen Smith
BEHIND THE SCENES:
Director - Mike Fleeman
Technical Director/Assistant Director - Lee Maslankowski
Production Manager - Tina Maslankowski
Set Construction - Joe Webb & Crew
Box Office - Elizabeth Hunt
Special Thanks:
Act One Sponsor Appalachian Community Bank
Video and filming - Kristy Lindstrom & ETC3
Video Equipment - Tompkins Digital Studio
Mike Lacy, Sonia Smith, Pat & Joe Webb, Creative Loafing, Dave
Koerner
FOXFIRE
July 28 — August 20
By Hume Cronyn and Susan Short
This simple story of an old, proud mountain woman in the Appalachians
caught between the traditions of the past and the pressures of modern
life is still a relevant tale for our times. Annie Nations has spent her
whole life in the Blue Ridge Mountains, most of it with her husband,
Hector. He's gone five years now, buried back in the orchard, but he's
never far away…slipping into her thoughts, watching her do
chores…still thinking he knows best, even now when her country singer
son is pressuring her to sell the farm. But in the autumn of her
life, Annie Nations will decide for herself whether to hold on to what
she's always known or follow her heart to the other side of the
mountain.
After the Curtain: Stick around after
the show for a live music concert! Our very own BobbyDon
Bloodworth will be performing every Friday and Saturday night after
Foxfire in a cabaret-style, personal show that is sure to complete your
evening.
The Cast:
Annie Nations - Betty Wilson
Hector Nations - Bill Canady
Prince Carpenter - Chris Colbert
Holly - Katie Jenkins
The Doctor - Dan Norton
Dillard Nations - Bobby Don Bloodworth
Behind the Scenes:
Director - Tina Maslankowski
Musical Director - BobbyDon Bloodworth
Production Manager - Tina Maslankowski
Stage Manager - Norma Bean
Technical Director - Lee Maslankowski
Box Office - Elizabeth Hunt
Costumes - Jo Washington
Props Mistress - Wanda Jefferson
Props - Joe Webb, Pat Baker, Joyce & Lou Smith
Set Design -Joe Webb, Tina Maslankowski
Pre-show Music Coordinator - Patty Vick-Lee
Publicity - Mike Lacy
Poster Art - Margie K. Carroll
Playbill - Steve & Jackie Smith, Joe Webb
Headshots & Special Photography - Meyer Birnbaum
Makeup - Kelly Hornsby
Set Construction - Joe Webb, Chuck Gorder, Bob Jennus, Albert Kraft,
Frank Moore, Bill Jefferson, Bill Marsh, Bucky Ratcliffe, Norm Bourbeau
& Terri Maxxiotti
Special Furniture Craftsman - Ted McWilliams
Musical Assistant - Lee Maslankowski
Set Painting - Pat Baker
Fundraising - Joe Webb
Special Thanks: All of the volunteers who have so generously shared
their time and talents to make this play possible. Dena Malon, Steve
Smith, Pat & Joe Webb, David Alfrey, The Gopher Broke Band, The
Foxfire Museum in Rabun County, The Blue Ridge Mountain Storytellers,
Sherwin Williams and Harry Norman Realtors.
War
of the Worlds
June 9, 10, & 11, 2006
The
original radio play "War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells is
coming to BRCT. Director Bill Alexander will bring the radio
broadcast that changed American in October of 1938 and rebroadcast it to
our audiences from the stage with all the energy and authenticity of the
premier presentation. It is a night you will not want to miss.
This broadcasted imagery produced through sound
effects and acting was so powerful, it caused mass hysteria.
Thousands of listeners panicked nationwide, not realizing it was just a
radio play, even though disclaimers were announced before and during the
production.
Following the original production, United Press
reported "The Federal Communications Commission investigated a
radio program which caused thousands of persons in every part of the
country to believe that the eastern United States had been invaded by
creatures from the planet Mars in the first engagement of a 'war of the
world.'"
Expressing profound regret that his dramatic
efforts should cause such consternation, Mr. Welles said, "I don't
think we will choose anything like this again." He hesitated
about presenting it, he disclosed, because "it was our thought that
perhaps people might be bored or annoyed at hearing a tale so
improbably."
CAST:
Bill Alexander - Orson Welles, Professor Pierson
Steffen Smith - Announcer
Joe Webb - Artillery Man, The Stranger
Sarah Alexander - Announcer #2
Kristy Linstrom - Carla Phillips, Operator
Rod Chamberlain - Announcer #3, Mr. Wilmuth, Cpt. Voght
Ross Alexander - Gen. Smith, Gunner, Operator
Mike Lacy - Cpt. Lansing, Gunner
Patti Vick-Lee - Sec. of the Interior, Operator
Lorrie Ross - Studio Stage Manager
Elizabeth Hunt - Foley Artist, Operator
Tim Kincaid - Studio Soundboard
Micah Studart - Pre-recorded Intro
BEHIND THE SCENES:
Lee Maslankowski - Sound & Light Designer and Operator
Joe Webb - Set Design & Construction
Bill Jefferson - Special Prop Construction
Tina Maslankowski - Production Manager
Alone
Together
May 5 - May 28, 2006
Pictured
left to right: Daniel
Parrish, Leah Dalton, Tyler Simms, Shannon Guinn, Carol Smith, Travis
Boyce
Kids, can you imagine
your parents in their younger years . in those impulsive, romantic,
carefree days of youth and vigor . driving the family car too fast,
dreaming dreams of the future, and otherwise burning the candle of
life at both ends? (No, me either.)
And parents, can you
envision your children as mature, well-adjusted adults capable of
managing the responsibilities and challenges of life with strength,
grace and wisdom? Or, no matter what their actual age, will your
children always be your .kids. . with skinned knees, poor table
manners and fears of the dark?
As children grow up and
parents grow older, how does the relationship between the two grow? Is
the phrase .Adult Children. an oxymoron? And when the baby birds leave
the nest, how long should the mama and daddy bird wait before
remodeling the extra rooms in the nest into a study and a den?
All these questions,
including the SHOCKING EVENT(!!!) that caused the kids pictured above
to react with such disgust . will be answered by Blue Ridge Community
Theater's production of "Alone Together".
“Alone Together”,
written by Lawrence Roman, is a lively comedy centered around two
parents who, after raising their family, finally find themselves alone
together…but not for long. Their
“empty nest” suddenly becomes full again when all three sons and a
teenage girl simultaneously return home.
This heart-warming and hilarious play is sure to bring a
knowing smile to any parent who’s watched their children struggle
with impending adulthood.
What are parents to do
when their baby birds fly back into the nest?
This is the dilemma facing George and Helene Butler (Daniel
Parrish and Carol Smith). Dreams
of carefree days and passion-filled nights are quickly shattered when
oldest son Michael (Shannon Guinn), quickly followed by brother Elliot
(Travis Boyce), return home and take up residence in the bedrooms of
their youth. Add to the
mix college freshman Janie (Leah Dalton), who shows up seeking
temporary lodging, and Helene and George have a real situation on
their hands. The youngest
son Keith (Tyler Simms) was the last to leave.
Will he also be the last to return?
“Alone Together”
playwright Lawrence Roman, who also wrote “Under the Yum Yum
Tree”, carefully crafts both his dialog and his characters.
“Alone Together” is witty and touching, but most of all it
is truthful. And very
little is funnier than the truth.
“Alone Together” is
directed by Jason Smith with assistant director Shannon Fleeman.
The Cast:
George Butler - Daniel Parrish
Helene Butler - Carol Smith
Keith Butler - Tyler Sims
Michael Butler - Shannon Guinn
Elliott Butler - Travis Boyce
Janie Johnson - Leah Dalton
Behind The Scenes:
Director - Jason Smith
Assistant Director - Shannon Fleeman
Production Manager - Tina Maslankowski
Stage Manager - Kelly Hornsby
Assistant Stage Manager - Debbie Hawkins
Technical Operators - Lee Maslankowski & Mike Fleeman
Box Office - Elizabeth Hunt
Costumes - Shannon Fleeman
Costume Maintenance -Jo Washington
Make-Up Mistress - Kelly Hornsby
Props Mistress - Wanda Jefferson
Props - Daniel Parrish, Shannon Fleeman & Pat Baker
Set Design - Jason Smith, Joe Webb & Shannon Fleeman
Publicity - Mike Fleeman, Mike Lacy
Poster Art - Mike Lacy
Playbill - Steffen Smith, Joe Webb
Headshots - Meyer Birnbaum
Set Construction - Joe Webb, Chuck Gorder, Bill Jefferson, Ted
McWilliams, Bob Jennus, Tom Kimmell, Albert Kraft, Bill Marsh, Frank
Moore, Bucky Radcliffe & Ed Ratcliffe
Cabinet & special furniture maker - Ted McWilliams (Crew: Chuck
Gorden & Albert Kraft)
Set Painting - Mae Tidman, Jason Smith, Shannon Fleeman, Mike Fleeman,
Lee Maslankowski & Daniel Parrish
Fundraising - Joe Webb (706-838-4575)
Volunteer Coordination - Helen McMahon
Special Thanks:
All of the volunteers who have so generously shared their time and
talents to make this play possible. Special thanks also do David Alfrey
and Multitudes Gallery, Felicia Smith, Meyer Birnbaum, Tiffany Towery,
Joe and Pat Webb, and Wilda Dickey. Water for the cast supplied by
Appalachian Community Bank. Ice supplied by Zaxby's. Thanks also to
these individuals and businesses who graciously loaned materials for
this production: Dellon Ash of Hunter Furniture (sofa and chair),
Habitat for Humanity (front door), Steve Roan of Great Rugs (bearskin
rug) and Daniel Parrish (fireplace).
RAW TALENT
-- "Cooking Night of Musical Variety, Stories
& Fun"
April 7th & 8th
-- 7:30PM at Blue
Ridge Community Theater
Tickets are $15.00
Featuring:
 | Guest appearances by your favorite
BRCT actors from the casts of "Della's Diner",
"Steel Magnolias", and "The
Miss Firecracker Contest"...& much More!
| Introducing our House Band...Bobby
Don & Gopher Broke will be playing live music for both
evenings!
| | Comedy, Singing, Storytelling, Music
and a Skillet-Full of Live Entertainment!
| Special Sneak Preview of our Halloween
Production, "Night of the Living Dead"...which
turns out to be singing Zombies. Yeah, that's what I said.
Singing Zombies (Why? 'Cause we can...)
| PLUS, "The Queen Bee of Country
Music". You know her. You love her.
Now you have two opportunities to see her again.
| And MUCH, MUCH MORE !!! |
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Veteran Actors Shannon Fleeman,
Patti Vick Lee,Micah Stewart, Elizabeth Hunt, Mike Lacy, Jason Smith,
and Mike Fleeman were joined by storyteller Bill Jefferson and
"Minnie Earl" Eleanore Buchanan (who had the audience in
stitches) and CPA Singer Rick Moore from Blue Ridge Community
Theater's Board of Directors. Sophia Swain and Tina Maslankowski
brought down the house with their rendition of "The Good" as
this mother-daughter duet told each other in song how much they meant
to each other. Betty Radcliff and Patti Lee were real live
"dudes" dressed up as cowboys from the old West, Gigi
Garrett and Delilah Davenport showed their talent with songs and
comedy, Gary and Tony Allen joined the band with guitar and harmonica.
"Zombies" Bethany Hawkins, Margaret Dalton, Elizabeth
Hornsby and Hanna Sims appeared out of nowhere to scare the cit
slicker and wreak havoc with everyone else on stage. (Excerpt
from "Letter to the Editor" by Elaine Owen, The News
Observer, April 21, 2006)
Two Nights Only!
Tickets are Limited! First Come -- First Served!
Don't Miss either Exciting
Evening with Your Favorites from the BRCT Stage, GREAT Music and EVEN
MORE FUN!!!
March 31, April 1, 2 , 2006 -
Spring Play, Wizard of Oz. Tina
Maslankowski, executive director of our 2005 Summer Camp, directed The
Wizard of Oz.
“The
Wizard of Oz”
Pictured
L-R: Front row: Miranda Wilson, Zachary Cox, Lee Sanders, Mac Sanders.
Second Row: Adam Boyce, Rebekah Romano, Brittany Dockery, Bethany
Hawkins, Grace Little, Ericia Almond, Cierra Hudson. Third row: Brian
Pope, Hann Sims, Krista Kurtis.
This
is a non-musical version of the L. Frank Baum classic adapted for our
stage and directed by Tina Maslankowski.
When
a nasty neighbor tries to have her dog put to sleep, Dorothy (Rebekah
Romano) takes her dog Toto (Spike Webb), to run away. A cyclone appears
and carries her to the magical land of Oz where she meets a host of
wonderfully odd characters. Wishing to return home, she begins to travel
to the Emerald City where a great wizard lives. On her way she meets a
Scarecrow (Brittany Dockery) who needs a brain, a Tin Man (Adam Boyce)
who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Brian Pope) who desperately
needs courage. They all hope the Wizard of Oz (Grace Little) will help
them, before the Wicked Witch of the West (Hanna Sims) catches up with
them. On their quest, our foursome triumphantly face a living forest,
swarms of bees, evil flying monkeys and a very angry witch only to find
that what they each desired more than anything... they had all along.
 
Our
cast is made up of 15 fabulous actors ranging in age from 7 to 16.
Glinda, the Good Witch of the North is being played by Ericia Almond.
The munchkins are doing double duty on stage by filling the roles of the
flying monkeys as well. Those amazing youngsters are: Zachary Cox,
Connor Jones, Lee Sanders, Mac Sanders and Miranda Wilson. Other actors
with dual roles are: Krista Kurtis as Aunt Em and an Emerald City
Resident and Bethany Hawkins and Cierra Hudson as the fantastic living
forest and Emerald City Residents.
 
Miss
Firecracker Contest
February 17 — March 12, 2006
The Pulitzer Prize winning author, Beth Henley, brings us another
explosively funny play. Carnelle is furiously rehearsing for the Miss
Firecracker Contest, which is being held on the 4th of July.
Her
hope of leaving the small town of Brookhaven in a blaze of glory is
complicated by the arrival of her cousin, Elain, a former Miss
Firecracker, and Delmount, Elain's eccentric brother who has recently
been released from a mental institution.
Add
to the mixture a touchingly awkward seamstress named Popeye and several
other nutty characters and you end up with a wonderfully comic play full
of suspense, conflict, and hope.
The
Cast:
Carnelle Scott - Ashley Messer
Elain Rutledge - Margaret Dalton
Popeye Jackson - Sophia Swain
Delmount Williams - Micah Stuart
Tessy Mahoney - Leah Dalton
Mac Sam - Mike Fleeman
Behind the Scenes:
Director - Shannon Fleeman
Assistant Director - Jason Smith
Production Manager - Tina Maslankowski
Stage Manager - Kelly Hornsby
Assistant Stage Manager - Elizabeth Hornsby
Box Office - Elizabeth Hunt
Costumes - Jo Washington, Shannon Fleeman
Make-Up Mistress - Kelly Hornsby
Props Mistress - Pat Baker
Set Design - Shannon Fleeman, Joe Webb
Publicity - Mike Lacy
Palybill - Steffen Smith, Jackie Smith, Joe Webb
Headshots and Special Photography - Meyer Birnbaum
Set Construction -Joe Webb, Bill Marsh, Frank Moore, Tom Kimmel, Bob
Jennus, Bill Jefferson & Albert Kraft
Set Painting - Pat Baker, Tina Maslankowski, Bobby Whitley
Sponsorship and Advertising - Joe Webb
Volunteer Coordination - Helen McMahon
Special Thanks: to all of the volunteers who have so generously
shared their time and talents to make this play possible. Special thanks
to Carole Kruger, Tammy Wikander at Blue Ridge Carpet, Community Thrift
Store of Jasper, Bill's Used Furniture and Antiques, Sandra Jenkins,
Felicia Smith and Dolores Campbell.
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