Regular Edition of WCP Newsletter
March-April, 2013

1000 North Avenue West, Westfield, NJ 07090

Keeping you up-to-date on our theatre! March-April, 2013 www.westfieldcommunityplayers.org Our Next Production Olympus On My Mind Book & Lyrics by Barry Harman Music by Grant Sturiale May 4, 5*, 11, 17, 18, 2013 *Matinee - 3pm Curtain * Matinee - 3pm Curtain (Student Tickets Available) Director: Drude Roessler Musical Direction: Khy Garner Choreography: Maury Herman Producer: Kay Macrae Stage Manager: Barbara Ruban Cast DC Scala     Anthony Competello Jerome John     Jenna Zielinski Drew Cyburt     Mark Piltz Alyssa Valiante   Corinne Chandler A.J. Meeker  At the Box Office Any Ticket Any Time You requested it, and we listened: You can now reserve your tickets for all four shows of our season at once or show by show. Members can make reservations in three ways:    1) Mail back the form you received with the summer membership mailing; your membership will be confirmed by phone or email.    2) Fill out the ticket form on the web site at: www.westfieldcommunityplayers.org/WCPtickets.html Your reservation will be confirmed by email.    3) Call the Ticket Line at 908-232-1221 - Please say and spell your name slowly and clearly and leave your home phone number for confirmation. State the number of tickets, the performance date and your seating preference. Your order will be confirmed by phone. All tickets are held at the box office for pick-up before the performance. All seats are reserved. Reserved tickets may be exchanged free of charge, subject to availability. Please note that tickets that are not picked up 15 minutes before curtain may be sold. You will be able to make another reservation for a remaining performance of the same show, if available. Non-members can purchase single tickets for non-musicals for $20; musicals for $25. Discount student tickets at $10 for plays are available; for musicals: $15 for matinee performances only. Non-members can order tickets by mailing or dropping off a check to:    Westfield Community Players    1000 North Avenue West    Westfield, NJ 07090    Attn. Box Office Indicate the number of tickets, the date of the performance and your telephone number or email address. Following receipt of payment, non-member reservations will be confirmed by phone or email. The box office is only open on performance nights. Tickets can be picked up beginning one hour before show time. Check our web site or the ticket tape for up-to-date information on ticket availability. Our Message Board Like to comment or offer suggestions about our theatre? You can, you know. Visit our Message Board (Forum). Here you have the opportunity for further updates as to what is going on at our theatre, write reviews of the shows, offer ideas and suggestions as to how we can better serve you, our loyal members and subscribers. So give it a look-see. You just might like it. What other community theatre makes you a part of it!? To go to the Message Board, go to our home page and click on Message Board in the Menu WCP actors to Perform A few of our actors will be performing at other venues. Please come out to support their endeavors. Steve Lemenille, Brian Remo, Kristina Hernandez-Flannery, Laura Casey, Mike Burdick, Craig M. Tiede, Ami Martino and Mandy Russell will be performing in a series of monolgues, "Sex, Relationships and Sometimes... Love" directed by Brian Remo and held at the Old Library Theater in Fair Lawn on April 27 at 4pm and April 28 at 8pm. See Old Library Theatre.net for details. Steve Lemenille and Kristen Barber-Furlong will be performing for Apricot Sky Productions presentation of: Artificial Intelligence --- An evening of one-act plays written by: Eric Alter at the Deron School in Montclair, NJ. Performance dates: May 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 (with an additional weekend possible). For tickets and information, contact: apricotskyproductions.com from The New York Times Review of Olympus “With big-time musical theaters subsisting on super spectacles and secondary theaters relegated to duplicating each other's retreads, along comes Olympus on My Mind. Here is just the sort of breezy and brainy divertissement that could serve as a restorative for parched—and jaded—musical comedy aficionados. This 1986, Off-Broadway send-up of the ancient Amphitryon legend, which has had scores of retellings since Plautus, is a heady dose of old-style, sophisticated fun—the kind that once was called risque. Not to worry, though. Even with the scarcity of new musical material on a small scale, it is not likely that Olympus is going to suffer from over-exposure, for this musical was not manufactured for mass consumption, but for theaters that do not mind treating audiences as connoisseurs.” written by Alvin Klein published September 25, 1988 Open Auditions Are you an aspiring thespian? Ever wonder who you have to know to get a part in one of our plays? In fact, you don't have to know anyone...just the audition schedule which is posted on our website at westfieldcommunityplayers.org We hold open auditions for each of our shows. None of the parts is awarded beforehand. The parts in each show are awarded by the director to the individuals who audition, ably assisted by the selection committee. Auditions for the current season have all been held, but this summer we will be holding auditions for our October 2013 show (not yet announced). So if you'd like to reap the tremendous non-monetary rewards of community theater acting, consider auditioning for a part in an upcoming production. Volunteers Needed Why not volunteer to usher or sell raffle tickets on the night you attend or to house manage a show night when you are not part of the audience? These are important, but unsung, tasks necessary for the efficient and safe operation of the theater. To volunteer please go directly to our website located at http://www.westfieldcommunityplayers.org , or send us an email at Volunteers or, if you don't have internet access, call our volunteer coordinator, Joyce Nowlin, at (908)723-3614. Our Website Peruse our fabulous website located at www.westfieldcommunityplayers.org for more information about our theater and for some fun entertainment. E-mail Addreses Wanted If you have an email address and are not receiving your WCP Newsletter by email, please send your email address to Info@westfieldcommunityplayers.org so that we can save postage costs. If You Can Not Attend If you've made a reservation for your member ticket and find yourself unable to attend, please notify the box office as soon as you can so that other patrons may be able to attend the show. Handicapped Parking There is no parking in our driveway during productions. It is solely provided for handicapped parking on a limited basis. If you require a handicapped parking spot, you must contact the Box Office to confirm availability. General parking is available free of charge in the American Legion parking lot on North Avenue across from the Theater. Review our Shows If you want to write a review of our productions, you may do so by visiting our web site and write your review of each show. Go to the particular web page of the show you attended and click on the link for WRITE YOUR REVIEW. Other Sites for WCP News WCP can also be found on the following sites: Facebook Twitter Westfield Patch Cranford Navigator American Towns Click on these links to keep informed of our theatre goings on!!

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