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Shoreline Players Community Theater
6000 N. Skeel Avenue, P.O. Box 395, Oscoda, MI 48750 • (989) 739-3586
- President’s Outlook Welcome summer and welcome to our new board members
Lisa Mandeville, Diana Smith and Tina Wells. And as I was also
elected for the new term I look forward to working with all of you
along with Renee Diener, J.D. Hock and Dawn Mobilio who are
completing the second year of their terms.
I also need to say a big thank you to Eddie Bissell, Eric Joseph
and Jackie Temple for their service as board members this past
year. Their dedication is incredible and the hours they have spent
working at and for our theater is beyond comprehension when
you consider there are 24 hours in a day. Although they are no
longer board members they are all still very active members and
we are fortunate to have them on our team.
The annual meeting was full of fun, food and fellowship
followed by facts, funding issues and finances. The discussions
went on for quite awhile and came down to the basics. We need
more money to maintain our theater and put on quality shows
and we need to put on quality shows to bring in more money. So
now what? Several fundraising options were discussed along
with several ideas about upcoming productions. New ways to
advertise and a membership campaign were mentioned and more
options were examined.
We have been here for 40 years and we plan to be here that
many more but I believe what we really need is a better connection to our members and to increase our membership. We need
you and your friends and neighbors because each of you can
contribute something special and unique that will benefit our
theater and in exchange you can be enriched by being part of a
bigger project that benefits your community.
There are many events and shows occurring at “your” community theater so please come out and get involved so it is the
best theater it can possibly be.
Sue Miller, President
July 2013
EVENTS
Thursday, July 4
4th of July Parade
1 p.m. through downtown Oscoda
July 5, 6 and 7
Happily Ever After??!!
Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16
Board Meeting - 7 p.m.
All members and guests are
welcome to attend
August 2, 3 & 4
Summer Magic Variety Show
featuring the SPYDA production
“Back To Summer”
Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
THE BOARD
Sue Miller - President
Diana Smith - Vice Pres.
J.D. Hock - Secretary
Dawn Mobilio - Treasurer
Renee Diener - Trustee
Lisa Mandeville - Trustee
Tina Wells - Trustee
Shoreline Players
cordially invites you to attend the interactive
murder mystery by J.D. and Chris Hock
Happily Ever After ??!!
July 5, 6 & 7, 2013
Friday & Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday performances at 2 p.m.
Tickets $10
Your presence requested, no gifts please
Coffee & dessert reception following ceremony
Courtesy of the Oscoda Press—July 3, 2013 edition
Happily Ever After provides a unique, enjoyable evening
A Review by Peggy Clarke
An interactive murder mystery opened Friday night at the
Shoreline Players Theater in Oscoda with visitors to the performance being seated by ushers who
asked if they were friends of the
bride or groom.
It felt like a small intimate
wedding reception with the audience (wedding guests) seated at
cozy tables of two to six. Coffee,
punch and cake were served as if
you were at a real wedding reception.
The bride and groom were
pronounced Mr. and Mrs.; the
cake was cut; and the members of
the cast came down to the tables
and mingled with guests. They introduced themselves and dropped
information as to who they were
and shared their relationship to the
bride and groom, much like at a
real wedding reception - except,
almost immediately, it was announced that someone had been
murdered.
Guests were encouraged to
take notes and pay attention to the
information and clues they were
given. It was important, too, to
listen well to conversations so that
later guests could try to determine
the identity of the killer, the
motive and the weapon used.
It was a unique and interesting
evening, far from the usual play
setting. It was also critical to ask
the cast members questions, possibly catching them in their little
lies.
Happily Every After involves
a large cast, none of whom have
standout roles, but all having roles
Photo by Peggy Clarke
INTRODUCING - The cast (wedding guests) of Happily Ever After applaud the new couple played by
Amanda Boyat and Jeremy Lehmann at the opening of the Shoreline Players interactive murder mystery.
with information critical to solving the mystery.
J. D. Hock and Chris Hock
not only wrote and directed the
production, they also did the casting, staging and played integral
parts in the performance of the
evening.
Cast members included bride
and groom Amanda Boyat and
Jeremy Lehmann; the bride’s parents, Ralph and Dawn Mobilio;
the groom’s parents, John and
Sandi Manning; wedding planner,
Mary Morse; sisters of the bride’s
mother, Diane Teddy and Dawn
Mobilio; sister of the groom,
Taylor Host; the sister’s friends,
Katie Wimmer and Alyssa Binkowski; boutique owner, Tina
Wells; minister, Tom Erlenbaugh
or Nate Rowell; banquet room
manager, Denise Hanson; daughter of the groom, Zoe Lehmann;
bakery owner, Kathy Abernathy;
jewelry store owner, Diana Smith;
best man, David Moyer; maid of
honor, Diamond Flynn; and usher,
Eric Ackerman.
You are cordially invited to
attend the marriage of Amanda
and Johnathan again this next
weekend, Friday and Saturday,
July 5 - 6 at 7:30 p.m. or 2 p.m. on
Sunday, July 7 at the Shoreline
Players Theater, 6000 N. Skeel
Avenue, on the former Air Force
base in Oscoda. Call (989) 7393586 for information or reservations, tickets can be purchased at
the theater box office as well.
This was clearly a unique and
enjoyable evening of entertainment. Your “RSVP” would probably be appreciated. The cast did a
nice job of interacting with the
guests and I am told that the outcome will be different each night.
The outcome may also depend on
the audience and their determination of the guilty party. Who
knows? You’ll have to go see for
yourself.
The Cast of HAPPILY EVER AFTER??!!
Front row: Katie Wimmer, Taylor Host, Alyssa Binkowski and Zoe Lehmann
Middle row: Diana Smith, Sandi Manning, John Manning, Diane Teddy and Mary Morse
Back row: Tina Wells, Denise Hanson, Kathy Abernathy, Ralph Mobilio, Amanda Boyat,
Jeremy Lehmann, Tom Erlenbaugh, Eddie Bissell and Nate Rowell
Not pictured: Dawn Mobilio, David Moyer and Diamond Flynn
YOUR MEMBERSHIP HAS EXPIRED!
June 30, 2013 was the last day of your 2012/2013 season membership.
If you have not renewed your membership for the 2013/2014 season,
please print, fill out and mail with payment the membership application
on the last page of this newsletter. Membership is only $10 per person
and these dues help keep your community theater running.
4th of July Parade!
If you or your children would like
to participate in Oscoda’s 4th of
July Parade walking along side the
Shoreline Players, please meet us at
the Cedar Lake Elementary school
at 12:30 p.m. wearing patriotic
apparel. The parade will begin at
1 p.m. and travel south on US-23
through downtown Oscoda.
MEMBER
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Dee Burch
Sue Miller
Sandy Schorfhaar
Stefan Maryliw
Crystal Peters
John Miller
Patti Koenig
Debra DeBois
Tracy Knepp
Rik Hayman
Betty DeWilde
Eddie Bissell
Carol Dunatchik
Florence Stock
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
SHORELINE PLAYERS
presents the
SUMMER MAGIC VARIETY SHOW
August 2, 3 and 4, 2013
featuring the SPYDA production
“BACK TO SUMMER”
concluding with a LIGHT SHOW FINALE!
Friday & Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday show at 2 p.m.
Tickets $10
Auditions for the SPYDA show will take place at the Shoreline Theater, 6000 N. Skeel
Avenue, Oscoda on Monday, July 8 at 6:30 p.m. for youth in 5th through 12th grades.
John & Sue Miller
Paul & Patricia Chonich
Morris & Debbie McCoy
Mark & Kathy Lee
Jim & Jennifer Rowden
David & Barbara Albosta
July 03
July 11
July 15
July 16
July 23
July 24
If we missed your birthday, anniversary or other special event, please forgive
us and forward your information to newsletter@shorelineplayers.org
or mail to Shoreline Players, P.O. Box 395, Oscoda, MI 48750.
BOARD
MEETING—
MONDAY, JUNE 10: The meeting opened with the pledge to
the flag. Six board members
and two regular members were
present. Secretary and treasurer’s reports were read.
We received some donations from individuals on behalf
of Charlotte (a former attendee
who passed away). Thank you
cards will be sent. The garage
sale went well bringing in
$304.25 and vendors are
already lining up for next year.
We are looking into various
fundraisers such as the possibility of The Huron Shores
Poker room, more 50/50s, et
cetera. To further reach the
goal of certain fundraisers,
there are rules and regulations
that are required by the State
of Michigan that we must
follow. An idea was to partner
with an organization that has a
license already for a poker
tournament to possibly split
with.
Grants are another option
and if anyone knows of a grant
writer, please have them
contact Sue Miller.
There was discussion on
the upcoming general membership meeting. Seven people
are running for four seats on
the board.
There was discussion on
upcoming productions including Happily Ever After??!! and
the summer variety show
which will include a Shoreline
Player Youth Drama Association (SPYDA) performance
entitled Back To Summer
spearheaded by Diana Smith
and a light show finale. There
was also talk about the
new season lineup including
Godspell, The Miss Firecracker
Contest, the annual Community
Christmas Show, A Midsummer’s Night Dream and the
possibility of bringing in destination performers for one
night only shows.
New member Jim Rowden
has volunteered to mow our
lawn regularly using our tractor
and he would like to organize a
clean-up day to put things in
proper places. He will also be
replacing the outside lights
with new donated fixtures.
GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP
MEETING—THURS., JUNE 13:
The meeting opened with the
pledge to the flag. Six board
members and 17 members and
guests were present. Many
members renewed their membership and Shoreline Players
gained one new membership.
President, secretary and treasurer reports were read. The
annual audit was also presented.
There was much discussion
about the numerous challenges
we faced in the last two seasons. Mainly these stemmed
from our inability to produce a
fall musical. This was due to a
series of truly unfortunate
events that all seemed to come
at once. These challenges
ranged from health issues
with directors, cast members’
personal schedule conflicts,
weather issues and a number
of truly unfortunate circumstances. However, we have
stayed the course and have
presented a full season to our
guests.
We have yet to find a
person who is versed in grant
writing. We have received a
$500 grant from the I.C.C.F. for
a SPYDA show.
There is a committee being
formed to continue having
community vendors showcase
in the lobby due to the success
of that program.
The meeting closed with
the voting in of the following
new board members. Congratulations to Lisa Mandeville,
Sue Miller, Diana Smith and
Tina Wells.
J.D. Hock, Secretary
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Becoming a member of Shoreline Players
is easy and open to anyone 18 years of age
or older for only $10 a year.
You don’t have to be an actor. Most of
our members are the audiences who have
enjoyed plays we have put on.
Memberships run from July 1 to June 30
of the following year and your $10 dues
really help keep the theater doors open to
the community.
So please consider renewing your membership or becoming a new member today.
Simply print, fill out, and mail with payment
the form on the following page.
Memberships
Registered Volunteer
Free
Associate Member
Free
General Member
$10
Your name is entered into the database as a
volunteer for the selected areas of interest.
Open only to those 17 years or younger with
guardian consent and member recommendation.
Annual contribution.
Right to vote at the general membership meeting
for the Board of Directors. Receive the monthly
newsletter “Between Acts” by e-mail.
Patron
Donations
Annual donation. Two season tickets.
Angel
Annual donation. Two season tickets.
$75
$100
Friend of the Theater
$1,000
Benefactor
$2,000
Founder
$5,000
Annual donation. Two season tickets.
Name on plaque displayed in theater auditorium.
Annual donation. Four season tickets.
Name on plaque displayed in theater auditorium.
One time donation.
Two lifetime passes for all regular season
performances.
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