Spring 2009 Newsletter: Relatively Speaking and Auditions for Oh Dad, Poor Dad
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SPRING 2009
Flowers, Candy and Comedy
Do you really know what you think you know about the people in your life? Ever wonder why your girlfriend’s apartment is full of flowers and candy you haven’t given her, or pondered the mystery of a man’s slippers beneath her bed that are two sizes smaller than your feet? Perhaps you’ve wondered why your wife gets secret letters in the weekend post or why your future in-laws seem unfamiliar with their daughter’s life. What would you think of strangers staying for weekend lunch? These questions are explored with wit, charm, and sophistication in the upcoming production of Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy, Relatively Speaking. Set in 1969, the action moves from a London flat to a country garden through the magic of Brin Durham’s set design. Under the direction of Leslie Leek, veteran Westside actors Diana Potter, David Montgomery-Blake, Gabrielle Joan, and Joseph Tornabene-Zalas join to reveal the hilarious consequences of flawed perception. The playwright has said that he wrote the play to “make people laugh when their seaside summer holidays were spoiled by rain.” Our country’s current economic woes certainly qualify as a rainy day. This sparkling spring production makes an ideal escape.
Dinner & Show $28.00 Show Only $15.00 (tax included) ISU Students $5.00 Show Only
April 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 2009 Cocktails 6:00 p.m. Dinner Served 7-7:30 p.m. Curtain 8:00 p.m.
The Warehouse 1009 S. 2nd Pocatello, ID FOR RESERVATIONS CALL The Raven’s Nest at 232-2232
Delectable Dinner
During the run of Relatively Speaking, P. V.’s Pasta and Vino will be serving: Pineapple Glazed Ham; Cranberry Cream Cheese; Turkey Breast; Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Brown Butter; Green Bean Casserole; Green Salad; Potato Salad; Rolls; and for dessert, Carrot Cake and Chocolate Chip Cannolis.
Acting Auditions
Arthur Kopit’s absurd and quirky serio-comic play, Oh, Dad, Poor Dad, Mama’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling so Sad is 2009’s summer show. Director Phillip Shepherd is holding auditions on Friday, May 29 and Saturday May 30 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Actors should prepare a 30-second Absurdist monologue. There will also be materials available for cold reading. If you’d like to be part of the fun back stage rather than appearing in front of the audience, come to auditions and sign up to help. For additional information contact Shepherd at (801) 918-3387 or phil@timelabs.com. Performance dates are July 10 – August 1.
Visit us on the web at www.westsideplayers.org
Amazing Art
In our lobby gallery this spring you’ll find the work of Pat Bingham who says of herself: “My first love was photography but I found it lacking. You can only capture what reality dishes up. I’d want herds of hippos and find only pigeons. When I wanted happy, flying pigeons, I’d find somber, sluggish ones. So I turned to painting to reconcile this disappointment. The ideas for my paintings bubble up like cherry Kool-Aid from an unknown source. I suspect it’s that 5-year-old who refused to grow up who gleefully flings these images at me. I capture them with watercolors and pastels and hang them out there for all the other 5-year-olds masquerading as grown-ups.” Wow! Join us at a champagne reception for the artist on opening night beginning at 6:00 p.m. Susan Lorenz, our reception hostess, is planning something delicious.
What Will We See?
If you’re wondering what the upcoming shows are all about, you can read about them in our 2009 Season Brochure. Pick one up when you’re here and grab a handy business card to remind you of our schedule.