Historical February 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
WE WANT YOU!!!!
A Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council committee is planning a neighborhood dinner theater for May 17, 1986.
This is one of several events this year to celebrate the Council’s 20th anniversary.
The dinner theater event is a revival of sorts—some of you remember the 1975 neighborhood production of The Last of the Ghastlys performed by “The Hearse, Purse and Body Snatchers Repertory Company” or the 1977 production of Virtue Victorius performed by “The Relocated, Repressed, New England Reper tory Company.” Many of you are not familiar with the tradition, but the legacy can be summed up in one phrase: lots of fun.
The evening goes like this: a cocktail party around 6:00 p.m., theatre production at 7:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 9:00 p.m. (A sample menu from 1975 included salad, roast turkey, baked ham, sweet potatoes, broccoli, rice pilaf, dinner rolls and dessert.) We are fortunate to have the guiding light/driving force of these early productions to lead us again this spring, namely Rita Sweets as director.
We also have Susan Fay, a new neighbor on Kingsbury, as choreographer. Now, all we need are thirteen (maybe more) cast members, a stage manager, music director, pianist, house manager, set designers/builders, light-sound technicians, costume/make-up designers, etc.
There is something for everyone to do even if you’ve never been part of a theatre production before, even if you have very little time to share. Avoid the inevitable cabin fever of February, March and April—get involved with this event. Rita Sweets plans to get together with everyone who is interested early this month.
If you think you would like to participate, call Nancy Farmer at the SDCC office, 862-5122, and add your name to the mailing list. You will receive notices about meetings and auditions.
Please share these notices with your friends and neighbors. Details about the production are, of course, top secret at this point. So. with no further explanation, we have a request: please save your pickle jars. More to come
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February 1986.
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