The Teller - Amil Tellers of Dramatics

The Teller
July & August 2015
Encore Theatre
P.O Box 5276
991 North Shore Drive
Lima, OH 45802-5276
(419) 223-8866
www.amiltellers.org
encore@mw.twcbc.com
Editor: Gene Craft
The Teller is the newsletter of the Amil Tellers of Dramatics, Inc. published bimonthly
Encore Theatre is owned & operated by the Amil Tellers of Dramatics, Inc., a non-profit corporation. Corporation
members pay annual dues of $12. Contact Joan Hageman or the office for information on becoming a member.
Amil Tellers of Dramatics, Inc
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Asst. Treasurer
Corporate Secretary
Membership Secretary
Missy Keller
Karen Finn
Diane Finn
Jodie Brincefield
Ashley Shank
Joan Hageman
Trustees: Christopher Butturff, Gene Craft, George Dunster,
Missy Keller, Julie Kerr, Cheryl Mulholland, Karen Finn
Theatre Office Asst. Mark Trinko
SHREK THE MUSICAL
MUSIC BY JEANINE TESORI
BOOK AND LYRICS BY DAVID
LINDSAY-ABAIRE
JULY 17-19, 23-26, 2015
SHREK
(DOUG NORTON)
FIONA
(KARIN DORSEY)
We make a perfect pair.
Radiant and rude.
So in love and much too gassy.
“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre
named Shrek…” And thus begins the tale
of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a
life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who
resists her rescue.
(cast list on page 2)
A Raisin in the Sun
Congratulations to the cast and crew of A Raisin in the Sun. It was
one of three excerpts chosen at the Northwest Regional OCTAfest
to represent the region at the state OCTAfest on September 4 - September 7, 2015 in Cincinnati. Congratulations also to the other two
excerpts going: Looking by The Village Players Theatre and Early
One Evening at the Rainbow Bar and Grille by Van Wert Civic
Theatre.
Catherine Munday, Outstanding in Acting as Lena (Mama),
Maria Perkins, Outstanding in Acting as Ruth ,
Jamie Lewis, Outstanding in Acting as Beneatha,
Clarence Zanders, Excellence in Acting as Joseph
The Cast of A Raisin in the Sun, Outstanding in Ensemble
Ron Hesseling, Outstanding in Direction
Everett Collier, Outstanding in Acting as Walter Lee
SPECIAL SUMMER FUND RAISING EVENT
WAS HELD JUNE 5 AND JUNE 6
The Outsiders is a drama adapted by Christopher Serget, from the book by S. E.
Hinton. It was directed by Keegan Jones. Keegan is a Bath High School graduate
as of May 23, 2015. He will be attending Cleveland State University and will major in theater. He has taken on the challenge of directing this show at Encore to
express his theatrical talents. He appeared in Hairspray and Miracle on 34’th
Street at Encore this past year. He was also a cast member of Into The Woods at
Bath High School.
The Outsiders cast consisted of: Ayden Crites as Ponyboy, Ben Welker as Johnny,
Eriq Gibson as Soda Pop, Josh Adcock as Darry, J’Dan Risner as Dallas, Austin
Campbell as Two-Bit, Felita Joy Guyton as Sandy, Emily Hughes as Cherry, Xandra Badertschep as Marcia, Cabel Boqust as Randy, Ethan Kohlhorst as Bob, Brian
Emerick as Jerry, Monisha Flower as Mrs. O’Briant, Amber Rose as Doctor, Martha Kahle as Nurse, Chase Little-Battle as Paul, Chris Butturff as Mr. Syme, Maggie Marshall as Johnny’s mom, Kevin Point and Catie Flower as Hospital workers.
Cast of kids is Ben Hefner, Catie Flower, Kaylee Rigg, Anna Kahle, Fiona Flower,
Colleen Flower, Sabrina Marcum, Maggie Marshall and the extra socs are Maggie
Marshall, Nic Keller, Ben Hefner.
SHREK Cast listing
(cast members play multiple roles)
Doug Norton, Shrek; Clarence Zanders; Donkey, Karin Dorsey, Fiona; McKena Hickman, Teen Fiona; Emma Kyler, Young Fiona & Rat; Ambyr Rose, Dragon; Myles
Fullenkamp, Farquaad; Brien Sewell, King Harold, Captain; Kristin Lee, Queen Lillian; Josh Adcock, Papa Bear; Caleb Boquist, Guard, White Rabbit; Noah Stephens,
Thelonius; Mike Gegel, Bishop & Greeter; Austin Gegel, Pinocchio; Emily Hughes,
Pig 1, Rat; Morgan Bode, Pig 3; Karli Ayers, Fairy Godmother; Sara Rex, Peter Pan;
Jenny Hernandez, Ugly Duckling; Alexis Haycock, Sugar Plum Fairy & Gingy; Cheryl Mulholland, Witch; Katherin 'Katy'
Heffner, Mama Bear; Austin Campbell, Mad Hatter; Debbie Briggs, Humpty Dumpty, Spinning Antelope; Chase Little-Battle,
Wolf; Kelly Byrne, Blue Bird; Noah Estep, Pied Piper, Cow; Ben Heffner, Blind Mice; Ricky Lee, Blind Mice; Koby Page,
Dwarf & Blind Mice; Alanna Dorsey, Elft, Rat; Kiera Page, Rat; Emily Bowers, Baby Bear, Rat; Kylyn Schadewald, Rat; Addison Kirchenbauer-Roney, Rat; Morgan Kennedy, Rat; Arianna Dorsey, Rat, Little Bunny; McKenna Bader, Little Orge,
Rat; Salon Gegel, Dish; Bethany McCurry, Spoon; Jed Dorsey, Dragon MAN; Jen Applegate, Dragon MAN; Tori Gegel,
Happy People; Olivia Stewart, Happy People; Genesis Hefner, Happy People; Tomija Wise, Happy People; Olivia
High,Happy People.
CHARLOTTE MAVIS
Charlotte Wheeler Mavis, 70, of Sidney, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was
born on December 26, 1944 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Snyder) Wheeler. In 1978
she married Wiley L. Mavis who preceded her in death in 1997. Charlotte was active with Amil Tellers at The Encore Theater.
2015-2016 SHOWS
Shrek the Musical
Inherit the Wind
Winnie the Pooh KIDS (youth show)
It’s A Wonderful Life
Dreamgirls
Pirates! (youth show)
& 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
Ravenscroft
Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit (youth show)
Making God Laugh
DIRECTORS
Missy Keller
George Dunster
Karen Finn
Doug Norton
Maria Perkins
Molly Brown
Ashley Shank
Julie Kerr
Jodi Brincefield
Jeff Kerr
DATES
July
September
October
Nov./Dec.
January
February
February
March
April
May
PRODUCERS
Diane Finn
Julie Kerr
Julie Kerr
SHOW SELECTIONS FOR THE 2015-2016 SEASON
(BASED ON AVAILABILITY)
Shrek the Musical
Inherit the Wind
Winnie the Pooh KIDS (youth show)
It’s A Wonderful Life
Dreamgirls
Pirates! (youth show)
& 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
Ravenscroft
Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit (youth show)
Making God Laugh
July 17-19 & 23-26
September 18-20 & 25-27
October 23-25
November 27-29 & December 3-6
January 15-17 & 22-24
February 12-14
March 11-13 & 18-20
April 8-10
May 13-15 & 20-22
NOTE: Encore Board of Trustees decided to add an extra production for two shows in the 2015-2016 season.
Shrek the Musical will have a Thursday, July 23 production at 8:00 PM and It’s A Wonderful Life
will have a production on Thursday, December 3 at 8:00 PM.
2015-2016 SEASON
SEASON TICKET PRICES
SEASON TICKETS (Plus $2 processing fee for each season ticket)
ADULT
$78.00 FULL SEASON
SENIOR
$63.00 FULL SEASON
(62 and above)
(Special with purchase of season ticket: $25 includes the entire Youth Season)
FLEX PASS
6 TICKETS
5 TICKETS
4 TICKETS
3 TICKETS
$84.00
$70.00
$56.00
$42.00
McDonald Youth Theater: $10.00
Ages 10 and under $5.00
All sales are final. No refunds or credits.
Payment is required at time of order.
Individual Adult Show Tickets: Adult—$15, Senior—$12
Holiday Show and Musicals: Adult—$17, Senior —$14
Box Office Hours
The box office is open Monday
3pm - 7pm, Wed & Thursday 1:30-5:30pm. Ticket orders
can be left on the answering machine or can be ordered (for
a fee) on our web site www.amiltellers.org To e-mail Mark
directly in the box office, use encore@mw.twcbc.com.
Two weeks prior to all shows: Monday 3:00 to 7:00 PM
Tuesday—Friday 1:30 to 5:30 PM
Also open one hour prior to show time.
Information for the next issue of The Teller should be submitted by August 20, 2015 to the Editor, Gene Craft
by email at ecraft@woh.rr.com
Amil Awards for Merit in Acting
Cedrick Gegel, Hairspray
Kedryn Carpenter, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Rick Workman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Bruce Hodges, Miracle on 34th Street
Mary Smith, Miracle on 34th Street
Sheri Welker, Miracle on 34th Street
Lily Vondrell, Miracle on 34th Street
Madison Downing, Happy Days
Everett Collier, A Raisin in the Sun
Jaimie Lewis, A Raisin in the Sun
Kim Warnecke, And Then There Were None
Chadrick McNeal, And Then There Were None
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Barney Awards for Excellence in Acting Perform
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Christopher Butturff, And Then There Were None
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Amber Evans, And Then There Were None
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Christopher Butturff, Hairspray
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Shelby Martell, Hairspray
Best Actor in a Play
Jon Hodges, And Then There Were None
Best Actress in a Play (*tie)
Catherine Munday, A Raisin in the Sun
Maria Perkins, A Raisin in the Sun
Best Actor in a Musical
Gary Martin, Hairspray
Best Actress in a Musical
Julie Jensen, Hairspray
July 2015
11
16 — 8:00 PM
17 — 8:00 PM
18 — 8:00 PM
19 — 2:00 PM
21 — 7:30 PM
23 — 8:00 PM
24 — 8:00 PM
25 — 8:00 PM
26 — 2:00 PM
Primrose, Murder Mystery
Shrek, Final Dress Rehearsal
Shrek, Production
Shrek, Production
Shrek, Production
Trustee Meeting
Shrek, Production (extra show)
Shrek, Production
Shrek, Production
Shrek, Production & set strike
August 2015
05 — 8:00 PM
18 — 7:30 PM
22 — (early)
Corporation Meeting
Encore Trustee Meting
Westside UM Breakfast
September 2015
15 — 7:30 PM
17 — 8:00 PM
18 — 8:00 PM
19 — 8:00 PM
20 — 2:00 PM
25 — 8:00 PM
26 — 8:00 PM
27 — 2:00 PM
Encore Trustee Meeting
Inherit The Wind, Final Dress Rehearsal
Inherit The Wind, Production
Inherit The Wind, Production
Inherit The Wind, Production
Inherit The Wind, Production
Inherit The Wind, Production
Inherit The Wind, Production & Set strike
OCTA AT ENCORE, LIMA, 2016
Northwest OCTA has asked about having the 2016 regional at Encore, which would be the second weekend of
June next year, June 10, 11, 12. Van Wert Civic Theatre and NOTFA have offered to help with this undertaking.
At the trustees meeting June 16, President Karen Finn announced that we have been chosen to host the 2016
OCTA. Much work lies ahead to determine how the stage crew will handle the incoming community theaters.
MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS
July 27-31, 2015, Musical Theater Camp, $150.00
An Information sheet will be available at the Encore Theatre Box Office. The camp will be limited to thirty (30)
WELL DONE CAST
The cast of And Then There Were None, including
our director are pictured prior to performance. The
show sold 51.42% of the house. Production was
May 8-10 & 15-17.
Amil Awards for Merit in Design & Technical Performance
James R. Keller - Set Design - Hairspray
Missy Keller - Master Carpenter - Hairspray
Barb Lochner - Costume Design - Hairspray
Kim Warnecke - Lighting Design - Hairspray
Christopher Butturff - Set Design - Miracle on 34th Street
Gene Craft & Ted Smith - Master Carpenters - Miracle on 34th
Street
Bob Hodges - Stage Management - Miracle on 34th Street
Vickie Beining & Crystal Kohne - Costume Design - A Raisin in
the Sun
Bob Hodges - Stage Management - And Then There Were None
Julie Kerr - Lobby Board Design - And Then There Were None
Barney Awards for Excellence in Design & Technical Performance
Choreography - Karin Dorsey - Hairspray
Costume Design - Vickie Beining - Miracle on 34th Street
Lighting Design - Sarah Bennett & Julie Kerr - And Then There Were None
Lobby Board Design - Jodi Brincefield - Hairspray
Master Carpenter - Missy Keller - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Music Direction - Kara Place - Hairspray
Properties Design - Lynn Norton - And Then There Were None
Scenic Art - Karen Finn - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Set Design - George Dunster & Missy Keller - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sound Design - George Dunster - And Then There Were None
Stage Management - Jodi Brincefield - Hairspray
Richard Reeder Production Awards
Merit in Production
Hairspray
Missy Keller - Director
Christopher Butturff - Producer
Excellence in Production
And Then There Were None
George Dunster - Director
Missy Keller & Julie Kerr - Producers
2014-2015 TRUSTEE’S AWARD
Maria Perkins was awarded the Trustee’s Award at the
June 20’th Awards Banquet. Maria has been instrumental in recruiting many new members for the Amil
Tellers at Encore. She also helped recruit performers
for Hairspray and A Raisin In the Sun. She also stared
in “A Raisin In the Sun “and received an Outstanding in
Acting as Ruth at OCTA on June 6, 2015.
Karen Finn, President of the Encore
Trustees, presents the Trustee’s Award to
Maria Perkins at the 2015 Awards Banquet
Maria has also been active on
the play selection committee
and has been selected to direct “Dreamgirls” at Encore
Theatre in January 2016.
Congratulations and thank
you for all of your work, Maria.
Amil Tellers of Dramatics, Inc.
Encore Theatre
www.amiltellers.org
P.O. Box 5276
991 North Shore Drive
Lima OH 45801
Capital Improvement Fund Drive:
Our members, patrons and community supporters have been very
generous helping to support the Capital Improvement Fund Drive. We now have over $33,300 saved toward our goal.
The immediate plans require $50,000 to replace the boiler. Future plans are designed to update the sound system at about
$20,000 and the lighting system at about $20,000. The lift that we use on the stage to build the set and position lighting
had major repairs. The batteries needed to be replaced and the hydraulic lines were leaking and needed to be replaced at a
cost of over $1,500.00. We also have installed security cameras throughout the building. Thanks for your support.
AROUND THE AREA
Mystery Theatre at Primrose, July 11, 2015
nightofmystery.com
Elida High School: (419) 331-4115
Van Wert Civic Theatre
(419) 238-9689
www.vwct.org,
Niswonger Performing Arts Center
419-238-6722 www.npacvw.org
July 24, CSN Songs
August 07, Your Generation with Fifty
Amp Fuse, August 20, Scotty McCreery
Ohio Northern University Freed Center
(419)– 772-2500
www.freedcenter.com,
LIMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
(419) 222-5701
Patriotic Pops Concert, July 3 and 4, 7 pm
Young People’s Concerts, October 9, 2015,
9:30 & 11 AM
Wapakoneta Theatre Guild: (419) 7382248,
Ft. Findlay Playhouse
300 West Sandusky Street
(419) 423-7168
www.fortfindlayplayhouse.org,
Veterans Memorial Civic Center
Lima, Ohio,
The Foreigner, July 9-12, 16-18
http://www.limaciviccenter.com/#!events/
cfvg
Lima Area Concert Band,
The Pair-a-Dice Canteen
August 20-23
University of Findlay (419) -4345335
http://www.findlay.edu/campuslife/
Performing-Arts
Off Stage Productions, Van
Wert (419) 605-6708, Production,