2013-2014 Season Brochure - MenomonieTheaterGuild.com

Menomonie Theater Guild
PO Box 445
Menomonie, WI 54751
55th Season!
NonProfit Org.
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Menomonie, WI
MTG: A 55 Year Cultural Impact!
Founded in 1958, Menomonie Theater Guild is West Wisconsin’s oldest
existing community theater. This well-established organization has not
only survived, but has thrived, due to the area’s rich talent pool, emerging
as one of the region’s premiere cultural organizations. The artistic and
technical capabilities of our volunteers have been entertaining audiences
for generations through the production of time-honored classics and innovative new plays.
Committed
to Our Mission!
It is the mission of the Menomonie Theater Guild to produce plays for community enjoyment, to provide dramatic recreation for its participants and to
perpetuate and extend the ideals and objectives of community theater.
Committed to Community!
A true commitment to community theater requires a commitment to the
idea of community itself. This refers not only to the geographic community
we call home, but also to the sense of camaraderie and shared purpose
within the organization itself.
Our youth outreach arm, Red Cedar Youth Stage (ReCYS), provides programming for more than 100 students each year. This summer, nearly
sixty young people will participate in our “Summer Stage” day camp culminating in performances of BABE: The Sheep Pig in late July.
2013-2014 Season Brochure
Our annual Shakespeare in the Park productions in the Wilson Park band
shell are free to the public and draw large crowds of all ages. In fact, they
were even mentioned in last year’s article in Smithsonian Magazine which
featured Menomonie as one of the best small towns in America.
Additionally, we actively seek to partner with other local non-profits and
arts organizations to create new and innovative opportunities for cooperation and community enhancement to Menomonie, to Dunn County and to
the greater Chippewa Valley.
Committed
to the Mabel Tainter!
MTG was founded in part to “encourage the preservation of the Mabel
Tainter Memorial Building as an historic, authentic and cultural community.”
It’s written right in our by-laws! Our commitment to the crown jewel of
downtown Menomonie continues to this day. Over one third of our ticket
sales from the last three seasons have been spent in support of this historic treasure. Performing in this inspired space is our joy and privilege.
We are proud to help it pursue its mission as we pursue our own.
Committed to Tradition & Innovation!
Season Subscriptions Offer Flexibility & Savings!
MTG offers several season subscription options to maximize your
flexibility and savings. And the earlier you order, the greater your potential
savings! Plus, you can exchange tickets up until 48 hours prior to curtain
time, depending on availability. ($2 exchange fee per ticket applies. Sorry,
no refunds.)
MAIN STAGE SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Our 2013-2014 Main Stage Season features four remarkable productions
that are suitable for all ages! Main Stage Season patrons have four subscription packages from which to choose.
TRADITIONS PACKAGE: Select performances for any three of the four
2013-14 productions for just $42. Or be a “Line Jumper” (order by July 9th)
and pay just $39, up to a 25% savings!
EXPANSION PACKAGE: Select dates for all four shows for just $48! Or
be a “Line Jumper” (order by July 9th) and pay just $44, saving 29% or
more! And that’s just $5 more for the extra show!
FLEX-Pack: Save money even if you can’t commit now to specific
performance dates. Each FLEX-Pack contains one voucher for each of the
four shows which may be exchanged at our box office when you decide
what performance you’d like to attend! Each FLEX-pack is just $54, a 16%
savings off regular ticket prices.
ReadyPASS: A ReadyPASS subscription differs from traditional season
tickets. Instead of picking shows and dates in advance, you pay an annual
subscription for a ReadyPASS card. Depending on your level, that card
entitles you to a certain number of tickets to ANY MTG PERFORMANCE!
ReadyPASS Basic: One ticket per show for named subscriber
ReadyPASS Plus: Two tickets per show for named subscriber
ReadyPASS Family: Up to FOUR tickets per show, from list of
up to six members of immediate household.
When you want to attend a performance, simply call the box office within
48 hours of that show, or just come to the theater, and as long as there are
seats available for the show, you’ll get tickets...no matter how many times
you choose to attend! And ReadyPASS is good for ALL MTG shows including ReCYS and studio series productions!
And if that’s not flexible enough for you, you can even arrange to have your
subscription charged to your credit card monthly! Prices and packages are
listed on your order form.
MTG offers a mix of productions, with a mix of classic plays and musicals,
and of new and ground breaking shows. We have even produced six original shows in the last four seasons, including last fall’s thriller by Gregory
Paules, The Cat of Coultan County, performed in our very own studio.
Want to find out if ReadyPASS is right for you? Answer the following:
Join us on the Journey!
While MTG is able to fund much of our mission through ticket sales, it’s
only through generous financial support from loyal patrons like you that we
are able to thrive both today and in the years to come. You can help to
secure MTG’s cultural commitment for our community by making a membership contribution in addition to your season ticket purchase.
With your help, we can guarantee Dunn County has a vibrant performing
arts movement for decades to come.
And because MTG is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, all or part of your
donation may be tax-deductible if you itemize.
1.
Do you typically go to almost every MTG or ReCYS show?
2.
Do you hate to choose performance dates months in advance?
3.
Do you like to see the same show more than once?
4.
Do you have a family member who is in one or more shows a year?
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, ReadyPASS will
likely save you money and make your life easier!!
If you’re still not sure, check out detailed info and examples about
ReadyPASS located on menomonietheaterguild.com or call our box office.
Menomonie Theater Guild Box Office
502 West 2nd Street (Behind old Leever’s)
PHONE: 715/231-PLAY (7529)
EMAIL: mtgtickets@gmail.com
www.menomonietheaterguild.com
Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm Beginning June 18
‘s 55th Season at Mabel Tainter
Four Easy Steps!
STEP ONE: SELECT A MEMBERSHIP LEVEL
$_______
Your membership contribution provides important support for funding our operating expenses.
Check the box next to the membership level you select and write the amount in the box above.
____ Angel ($1000 & up) ____ Patron ($100 & up) ____ Family Membership ($15)
____ Founder ($500 & up ) ____ Sponsor ($50 & up) ____ Basic Membership ($10)
____ Benefactor ($250&up) ____ Contributor ($25 & up)
*Contributions of $25 or more will be acknowledged in this season’s main stage programs.
STEP TWO: SELECT A SEASON SUBSCRIPTION
Based on the 1983 movie, humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in
the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in
his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun for
Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his
Constrained by the strict conventions of Victorian
mother, his teacher and even Santa himself, at
England, Jack and Algernon both maintain false
Goldblatt's Department Store. The consistent
identities in order to escape their most burden-
response: "You'll shoot your eye out."
some social obligations. Jack uses his to shirk
All the elements from the beloved motion picture
his responsibilities for the pleasures of London;
are here, including the family's temperamental
Algie, his in order to bolt the city and win the
exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully;
affections of a girl in the country. When both
the boys' experiment with a wet tongue on a cold
gentlemen adopt the alias “Earnest” and their
lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin;
worlds collide, hilarity ensues. Subtitled, “ A Triv-
Ralphie's father winning a lamp shaped like a
ial Comedy for Serious People”, and chock-full of
woman's leg in a net stocking; Ralphie's fantasy
witty dialog and farcical situations, this play is
scenarios and more!
Oscar Wilde at his satirical best.
$_______
OPTION A: If you prefer a traditional subscription where you select specific shows & performances you will attend and enjoy maximum dollar savings, select from these traditional packages
and write your total ticket purchase amount in the box above.
Traditional Package/Ticket
Qty
Price
Traditions "Line Jumper" (3 Main Stage Shows)
Total
X $39/ea = $
(Postmarked or Purchased on or before July 9th)
Traditions (3 Main Stage Shows)
X $42/ea = $
Expansion "Line Jumper" (4 Main Stage Shows)
X $44/ea = $
(Postmarked or Purchased on or before July 9th)
Expansion (4 Main Stage Shows)
X $48/ea = $
FLEX-Pack (4 Ticket Vouchers)
X $54/ea = $
"BABE: The Sheep Pig" Summer Bonus
(Price
X $7/ea = $
only available with purchase of a season package.)
TOTAL SEASON TICKET PURCHASE
$_________
( write in box above)
OPTION B: If you prefer flexibility in selecting shows/performances OR you like to see a show
more than once OR you frequently attend ReCYS or studio series shows OR you have a family
member who often performs in shows, select a ReadyPASS subscription option! Again, write the
total for your subscription in the box above. (Visit menomonietheaterguild.com for policies & examples)
ReadyPASS Subscription Options
Price
ReadyPASS Basic Annual Subscription
(Entitles named subscriber to one ticket for any MTG/ReCYS show)
$70
ReadyPASS Basic Monthly Subscription
(Subscriber card charged monthly for life of subscription, 6 mo. Minimum)
$130
TOTAL ReadyPASS PURCHASE
$
$13/month $
ReadyPASS Family Annual Subscription
(Entitles subscriber to four tickets per show for listed household members)
ReadyPASS Family Monthly Subscription
(Subscriber card charged monthly for life of subscription, 6 mo. Minimum)
$
$7/month $
ReadyPASS Plus Annual Subscription
(Entitles named subscriber two tickets for any MTG/ReCYS show)
ReadyPASS Plus Monthly Subscription
(Subscriber card charged monthly for life of subscription, 6 mo. Minimum)
Total
$240
$
$24/month $
$______
( write in box above)
ReadyPASS Family Members: 1.__________________
Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous
It’s 1942. Jay and Arty have just been deposited
candy man, and his quest to find an heir, comes
on the doorstep of their Grandma Kurnitz by their
to life in this stage adaptation ofCharlie and the
cash-strapped father, Eddie. The boys are left to
Chocolate Factory. Amiable youngster Charlie
contend with Grandma, with their mentally chal-
Bucket has won a tour of the Wonka factory
lenged Aunt Bella and her secret romance, and
guided by the eccentric owner himself. Here
Charlie (along with four other insufferable children) must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules….or
suffer the consequences. Featuring memorable
songs like “The Candyman”, “Pure Imagination”
and “Think Positive”, Willy Wonka is a
scrumdidilyumptious musical guaranteed to
(List up to 6 members of household)
2._________________ 3.__________________
4.__________________ 5.__________________ 6.__________________
STEP THREE: SELECT DATES & SEAT PREFERENCES
Please write in your selected performance dates and mark or write seating preferences.
Please note: does not apply to FLEX-Pack or ReadyPASS. “Babe” is general admission seating.
with their uncle Louie, a small time hoodlum hiding from the mob; all in the strange new world of
Yonkers, NY. Called “The best play Simon ever
wrote.” by the New York Post, Lost in Yonkers
won both the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and
the 1991 Tony for Best Play.
Production:
Day:
Date:
Time:
Importance of Being Earnest
A Christmas Story
Willy Wonka
Lost in Yonkers
delight the whole family!
BABE: The Sheep Pig (July ‘13)
“Summer Stage”
Seating Preference Notes:
STEP FOUR: Submit Contact, Delivery & Payment Information
You don’t need to wait until fall to enjoy great theater at
the Mabel Tainter from MTG! This July join more than
fifty young performers as they bring to life this magical
tale of a special pig and his uncanny knack to herd sheep
using nothing but respect, kindness, humility and charm!
Friday July 26 - 7 pm
Saturday july 27 - 2 & 7pm
“Summer Bonus” tix $7/ea with season package!!
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
City:
_________________________________State: __________Zip: __________
Phone: ____________________ Email: ____________________________________
___ Mail my tickets ($1 charge)
___ Place my tickets in Will-Call (no charge)
$__________ Total of All Donation & Ticket Purchases Indicated
CC #: ___________________________________________ Exp.: ___ _/____
Signature: _______________________________________Date: ___ _/____
(I authorize MTG to charge listed card for amounts indicated on this form.)
*Exchanges $2/ticket at least 48 hrs prior to scheduled show. For complete refund/exchange policy visit menomonietheaterguild.com .
1. Mail completed forms to: MTG, PO Box 445, Menomonie, WI 54751
2. Call MTG Box Office at 715/231-PLAY (7529)
3. In person at MTG Studio, 502 West 2nd Street, Menomonie
Box Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm beginning 6/18
Box Office Closed August 1-12