Cast changes: Roger Marcotte is no longer with us but Ciara Murphy has joined the cast of Godspell.
Welcome fellow theater lovers to another season with the Camden Civic Theatre. The 2010 Season marks the 42nd consecutive year that C.C.T. has been bringing Quality Theater to the Midcoast of Maine.
The new Board of Directors has had their first meeting of the New Year and is very excited about the coming season and the addition of two new directors who will be adding their talent to our productions this year. Rebecca Gross will be starting us off with William Shakespeare’s outrageous comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor. Auditions will be held at the Camden Opera House on February 7th at 3:00 pm and on February 8th at 6:00 p.m. Next up Mim Bird will be bringing to life Tennessee Williams’ classic tale of love, lust and insanity in A Streetcar Named Desire. Closing out the 2010 Season veteran C.C.T. director Paul Aron Weintraub will be reviving the musical Godspell last produced by (and directed by Paul) C.C.T. in 1975.
The new Board of Directors that was elected last year consists of the following members; President – Tiare Messing, Vice President – Mim Bird, Treasurer – Paul Weintraub, Secretary – Victoria Crain, Publicity Director – Caroline Bobola, Directors at Large – Hal Owen, Devin Fletcher, Kate Fletcher, George Grey, Rebecca Gross and Randall Merrifield. The Board is setting up committees to help C.C.T. run smoothly and anyone interested in serving on a committee can contact any member of the Board to do so. Committee members do not need to be members of C.C.T., although we, the Board of Directors do advocate joining this long running, high quality organization.
In addition to welcoming all interested parties to join C.C.T. the Board urges everyone to get involved with our productions. The directors are looking for, in addition to actors, behind the scenes personnel. To show your interest you can contact the director of the show or, once again any Board member.
Camden Civic Theatre is looking for both sponsors and program advertisers to help us produce and cover the costs of our productions. C.C.T. is first and foremost a civic organization. This company belongs to you, the people of Midcoast Maine and without your help and support we can not survive. Support comes in many ways; monetary, volunteers, show attendance and your ideas in how to make C.C.T. a better organization. C.C.T. relies on your support to continue to bring Quality Theater to our patrons.
Camden Civic Theatre would like to send out congratulations and kudos to past actor and C.C.T. member Caitlin Fitzgerald who is one of the leads in the major motion picture It’s Complicated. Caitlin is the latest in a long line of C.C.T. actors who have gone on to follow their dreams in film and on stage, we congratulate them all. Anyone who has an item of interest that you would like included in this newsletter should contact your newsletter reporter at paulw@midcoast.com.
Last, but not least, we urge you to support the Camden Opera House and any and all theater in your area. We suggest you go to our website, www.camdencivictheatre.com to stay informed and to www.camdenoperahouse.com to see all the wonderful productions that will be appearing in that historic house. Bye for now and Good Show, Good Show!
Paul
