The audience members also gave us inspirational words, items, or phrases that will be incorporated into the original plays that will be written for the 24 Hour Theatre event. Thank you to all of the audience members who participated in the contest. Don’t forget to come out on the 19th so you can see what you helped create!

And come early so you can enjoy cocktails, appetizers, and bid on some fantastic items available at the silent auction from 6-7:45.

Our Fundraising Goal to finish the new roof? $15,000

What IS a 24 Hour Theatre Event?

It is a 24-hour marathon culminating in the presentation several short plays which have been entirely written, directed and rehearsed within that 24 hour time period. Westside’s 24 Hour Theatre Fundraiser will begin with a kick-off event on Friday, May 18th from 7-8 PM at the Warehouse.  Our six writers, Jamie Hale, Jedidah Taylor, Judd Thompson, Julie Leir-VanSickle, Michael Czerepinski, andTed Bonman,  will each pick their genre, actors, directors, and an inspirational word, phrase or item provided by audience members who attended  ”I Ought To Be in Pictures.”   Then at 8pm the 24 hour “Countdown to Lights Up” will begin.  The playwrights will have 12 hours to create a complete script. At 8am on the 19th, those scripts will be turned over to the Directors and Actors who will have 12 hours to prepare for the performances. Performances begin when the 24 Hour period ends, at 8pm,  May 19th. 24 Hour Event Talent Coordinators,  Dan Varas and Dana Harris, have brought more than 50 talented volunteers together to bring this massive undertaking to Pocatello.

Dana Harris & Dan Varas, 24 Hour Theatre Coordinators

Stage Manager for the six plays:  Misty Trevino.
To see our list of Directors and Actors visit the 24 Hour Theatre Event Group Page on Facebook.

All donations are tax deductible: Westside has been a 501 (c) 3 not for profit organization since 1995.  To donate money and items for the Silent Auction, please contact Tom Potter, Raise the Roof Fundraising Project Chair; we call him “The Foreman”, at Carpets Plus Color Tile, 208-478-1411.

The Silent Auction,  in the Warehouse Lobby, 6pm-7:45 pm, before the start of the 24 Hour Theatre curtain, and during intermission,  has terrific items designed to take you from the practical to “the new”.  Drop by, browse, bid, and munch appetizers (compliments of Cafe Tuscano) and partake of the no-host social hour by Hooligans.  All money from the auction and the 24 Hour event pays for a roof over our heads!

What’s on The Silent Auction Block?                :
1. 3days/2 nights getaway vacation in home for 4 on the Snake River (1000 Springs area/Monte Bullock); 2.family photo (Jessica Thon-Ralph, Photographique); 3. Growler & German Beer Stein (Portneuf Valley Brewing/Marijana Dolsen)    4.Pair/High-Tech Car Speakers ( Ideal Audio); 5.Hair Cut and Sundry Basket  (Natalie’s Hair Design); 6. Gift Basket (Grapevine); 7. Luxury Lotions (Shaver Pharmacy);8. Burgandy Egyptian Wool 5×8 Area Rug (Carpets Plus Color Tile); 9. Set of 4 Matted  Prints (Jesse Robison),10.Fresh Cut Flowers (Flowers by LD);    11. Kitchen Basket of titanium knives & stainless steel utensils from Pocatello Electric and set of hand-woven kitchen towels from Penelope Reedy‘s loom); 12.Pre-Paid $500 Gift Card (Xtreme Clean Car Wash); 13. Dainty Diamond & Sapphire Pendent with 14 K gold chain (Molinellis Jewelry/Lance Buttars);    14. Legal Folder of Services:  2 simple wills, 2 living wills, 2 durable powers of attorney for health care (Ron Kerl, Attorney); 15. Bicycle Tune Up (Scott’s Sporting Goods);16.Two-For-Lunch Pail (coupons for two for lunch at eateries around town, including Marigold’s, The Bridge, Red Hot Roasters and more); 17. Pair of tickets to choice of  Old Town Actors’ Studio productions: VOLPONE or TITUS ANDRONICUS; 18.”Front Row-Center” Seat: Westside Wine Glasses, 2013 Westside Season Ticket for 4 dinners/4 shows, Westside Players’ tote bag (Westside Board); 19. Sinful Snack Attack Pack: 12 treats plus the conscience-easing FAT: The Truth Might Surprise You (Anonymous Donor); 20. Home-Made Pie Duo (Debbie Flair); 21. 30 minute Tarot Card Readings for Two (Dustin Webb/Enchantments); 22. Two Family Passes to Don Aslett’s Museum of Clean (Tobi Anderson/Varsity Cleaning); 23. Shirts/Signed Program/VIP Seating for a Portneuf Valley Bruisers (Women’s) Roller Derby Race; 24. Basic Auto Detailing Package(New Day Products);25. 2012 Tax Preparation (Iris Tax Services);26. Custom Tattoo (Scratch,Ink/Scott Houston); 27.Japanese Noritaki Vintage (circa 1953) Tableware for 12 (Julie Young & Family); 28. Annual Membership Fee and Gift Certificate (Pocatellosavings.com).

 AUDITIONS for SUMMER SHOW: May 24

Westside’s summer show, “For Better: A Digital Romance,” by Eric Coble,
directed by Phil Shepherd, asks this question: Can  love and marriage survive in the age of cell phones and laptops?

Phillip Shepherd, Summer 2012 Director & President, Westside Board

Auditions for “For Better” will be held Thursday, May 24, at 6:30pm, at The Warehouse, 1009 South 2nd. Prepare a 30 second contemporary comedic monologue. Roles for 3 men (ages 20-60) and 3 women (ages 20-40), and LOTS of electronic gadgets. The play will run Fridays and Saturdays in July (6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28). If interested in back-stage work, drop by the auditions at 6:30pm and introduce yourself to the director.

Check the Audition Tips Pull Down Menu for general information about preparing an audition.

 Southeast Idaho’s Oldest Nonprofit Community Dinner Theatre, powered by creative volunteers, founded in 1986. At The Warehouse, 1009 South 2nd Avenue, in Pocatello’s historic warehouse district.

Individual Purchase:  *Dinner & Show $30.00       *Show Only $15.00  *ISU Students $5.00 Show Only

Opening Nights Only (6pm):  Champagne &  Appetizer Reception in Lobby Gallery Honors Local Artist                                                       Other Evenings: Cocktails 6:00   Dinner 7-7:30  Curtain 8:00           Show only patrons: Arrive by 7:40pm. 

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Can  love and marriage survive in the age of cell phones and laptops?

“ This farce pokes fun at our over-dependence on the gadgetry of our modern lives [and] explores whether our very concept of love and relationships has shifted…But the heart of the comedy remains the heart itself.”– New Orleans Times-Picayune

Fridays & Saturdays, July 6-28         Directed by Phil Shepherd

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 A light-hearted peek at mystery, witchcraft and romance

“A bewitching comedy about an enchanting subject: Love.” —IMDB

Fridays & Saturdays, October 5-27           Director: Leslie Leek