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Dates: April 30, May 1,2,7,8,9 Sunday is a 2:00 matinee

Our spring play is a comedy by Dalton Trumbo. Set in 1948, a small town undertaker played by Dave Evenson, and the local Doctor, played by Dan Hoffmann set out to steal the body of John Troybalt (Brian Keeler), the richest man in town. The editor of the paper (Phil Amundson) and pharmacist (Steve Wickre) aid and abet them in their efforts and the consequences. Troybalts associate (Mike Clay) personal Doctor (Jim Kerr) and night nurse (Jaime Helgeson) show up just to keep things hopping. Meanwhile the undertakers daughter (Ericka Strickland) is involved in a young romance with a less than successful young man (Aaron Effertz). Mike Clay and Dorene Weltzin are doing their best to direct this cast of characters.

Mike Clay and Jeff and Chris Hopkins-Hile were in this production in 1978 at The Red Barn. Any time you see them talking about this show you’ll see big grins and laughter as they recall the humor of this well written comedy. Come see it and you’ll be laughing too. The shows are at 7 PM on the Friday and Saturday nights, with both Sundays being 2 PM matinees. This show would be rated PG-13 for language and drinking scenes.

FOOTLOOSE (C.H.S. Musical): March 25-27 at 7:00, and Sun. March 28 at 2:00. Tickets are now available, for this show, in the High School office for $8. Performances will be at the ETC.

Cumberland Cabaret:
On Saturday January 30th Cumberlands ETC presents the 11th annual Cumberland Cabaret.

For the second year in a row, ETC and Friends of the Cumberland Library are joining efforts to bring you dinner and a show. This years theme is Cumberlands Got Talent, and the line-up for the show proves that point. All ages are represented, from the youngest middle schoolers, Mariah Capra and Carly Haynie performing a duet to a Taylor Swift song to the Mens Chorus.

From teenagers Zoe Hopkins Hile, Anna Ruth Haugen, and Lauren Dehline gracing us with their lovely voices to seasoned performers, soloist Jim Kerr, singer/guitarists Dan Hoffman and Roger Harrison, and singer/banjo players John Ostrum and Chris Landstrom.

Actress/singer Sharai Hefty will perform Crazy made popular by Patsy Kline and shell put a big smile on your face with her rendition of Hey Big Spender. Comedian Angel Benes will pantomime her way through Shes Got You another Patsy Kline song.

Representing young adults we have Karen Matthys singing two country western songs and the talented singer/musician/song writers Bethany Nash, and David Hopkins Hile with friends Scott Melby and Cayla Kluver.

Finally, the group Third Sunday Jam, which includes several of the previously named performers, will entertain us with music and song.

The Friends of the Library benefit dinner will be served preceding the show at the American Legion Hall. Profits from this years dinner will be used to purchase a sound system for the Library. On the menu are delicious homemade chicken and biscuits, dessert, and coffee or milk. Entertaining throughout the dinner hour will be the very talented violinist, Anna Ruth Hagen. The American Legion Hall is walking distance to the ETC Art Center, so you only need to park once.

The American Legion is located at 1225 Veterans Ave. dinner is served from 5:00 6:30. The ETC Art Center is located at 1595 2nd Ave, doors open at 6:30, show begins at 7:00 PM.

Tickets for the dinner are $4.00 for ages 10 and under and $8.00 for everyone else. Tickets for the show are $5.00. Both can be purchased in advance at Peter and Annies 1387 2nd Ave. in Cumberland or at the door.

Christmas Belles: Dec. 4-6 and 10-12
A brief synopsis of the play: a church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator.

Director: Ann Ethen.
Cast:
Frankie Futrelle Dubberly (Christine Hopkins-Hile)
Twink Futrelle (Margritte Graf)
Honey Raye Futrelle (Sarah Lundquist)
Miss Geneva Musgrave (Val Sutherland)
Patsy Price (Marty Voshell)
Dub Dubberly (Andy Bangsberg)
Gina Jo Dubberly (Sara Franc)
Pastor Justin Waverly (Corey Graf)
Rhonda Lynn Lampley(Barb Lynch)
Officer John Curtis Buntner (Tom Toftness)
Raynerd Chisum (Brian Keeler)
Show times are December 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12. All performances will start at 7:00 P.M. except for Sunday

DRINKING HABITS, By Tom Smith
Tickets are now available at Peter and Annies and at the door.

Show Times: August 26th -29th 2009 at 7:00 pm

Directed by: Eva Srubar

Characters:
Sister Philamena, a nun- Diane Thorp

Sister Augusta, a nun- Dorene Weltzin

George, 20s, a handyman- Aaron Effertz

Mother Superior, – Deanna Snow

Paul, 24, a reporter- Corey Graf

Sally, 20s, a reporter- Margritte Graf

Sister Mary Catherine, a novice nun- Bethany Nash

Father Chenille, – Josh Thornwall

Time/Place: 1960s in the convent of the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing

DRINKING HABITS is a farce in two acts. Sister Augusta, (Dorene Weltzin), and Sister Philamena, (Diane Thorp), have been secretly making and selling wine for years to keep the doors of their small convent open. But when their wine suddenly wins an award worth a half-million dollars, newspaper reporters (and former fianc?es) Paul, (Corey Graf), and Sally, (Margritte Graf), begin searching for the winners.

As Sally and Paul spy on the convent, they are caught by Mother Superior, (Deanna Snow). Sally pretends to be the new nun Mother Superior was expecting, and Paul claims to be a visiting priest. But when Father Chenille (Josh Thornwall), sees Paul, he suspects Rome of sending out a new priest to replace him. And when the actual new nun, Sister Mary Catherine, (Bethany Nash), does arrive, Mother Superior believes her to be a spy from Rome, sent out to investigate the convent.

Chaos ensues as Augusta and Philamena secretly try to press more wine, Paul and Sally try to find the winemakers, and Mother Superior and Father Chenille spy on the suspected spies.

A traditional, laugh-out-loud farce for the whole family that will keep audiences laughing well after the curtain call!

Drinking Habits rehearsals at Cumberland ETC:
Josh Thornwall, Bethany Nash, Dorene Weltzin, Deanna Snow, Aaron Effertz, Diane Thorp, Corey and Margritte Graf

Thursday – Saturday June 11th – 13th 7:00 pm

Sunday June 14th 2:00 pm

Thursday – Saturday June 18th – 20th 7:00 pm

Sunday June 21st 7:00 pm
Tickets are $10.00 and available at Peter and Annie’s or at the ETC door.

ETC presents the classic Broadway Hit Musical Fiddler on the Roof the 2nd and 3rd weekends in June. Jerry Bock, Joseph Stein and Sheldon Harnick have adapted Sholom Aleichems stories of Tevye the Dairyman to this wonderful family play. Best known songs from this play include If I were a Rich Man and Sunrise, Sunset but there are another dozen or so songs that you may find yourself humming upon leaving the theater.

Fiddler depicts the life of Tevye and Golde and their five daughters and other friends as they make their way as Jews in pre revolutionary Russia, about 1905. Much of the story focuses on the marriages of three of the daughters, each one threatening tradition more than the last, as well as increasing troubles with the Russian authorities.

Dan Hoffman plays the lead the first week and Ron Ruppel the second week, and Val Dehline plays the part of Golde. Their daughters are played by Bethany Nash, Zoe Hopkins-Hile, Lauren Dehline, Caitlin Harris and Natasha Rodriguez.

Kelsey Pederson plays The Fiddler on June 11, 14, 19 and 20, and Anna Ruth Haugen plays The Fiddler on June 12, 13, 18 and 21. Hope Vicich is Yente the Matchmaker, and Jim Kerr is Lazar Wolf. Conor Erb, Josh Thornwall and Micah Weltzin play the grooms and Jeanne Beck, Jamie DeGolier and Abraham Ortiz are other soloists. Nathan Thornwall, Aaron Effertz, Micah Weltzin, Juliana Braml, Josh Thornwall and Abraham Ortiz are principal dancers. Other villagers and Russians include Margritte Graf, Kate Stone, Mariah Capra, Lindsey Bangsberg, Livia Barker, Melissa Haugen, Cheryl Buechner, Anna Ostenson, Alaura Thornwall, Quinn Buechner, Steve Wickre, Roger Hilde, Tom Toftness, Corey Graf, Mike Clay, Jason Baker, Jakob Braml, Falisity Buechner, Dakota Buechner and Craig Bucher.

Dave Evenson directs and John Westin is the Musical Director. The pit band includes Marty Voshell, Lisa Barker, Kelsey Pederson, Anna Ruth Haugen, Shawn Muench, Gary Dorn, Nancy Keeler and Eric Westin. Choreographers are Catherine Tuminaro and Chris Hopkins-Hile and other cast members.

Steel Magnolias: April 30-May 3 and May 7-10
Directed by Mike Clay and Eva Srubar
Performances:
Thursday, April 30th 7:00 pm
Friday, May 1st 7:00 pm
Saturday May 2nd 7:00 pm
Sunday May 3rd: 2:00 pm

Thursday, May 7h 7:00 pm
Friday, May 8th 7:00 pm
Saturday May 9th 7:00 pm
Sunday May 10th: 2:00 pm

High School Play: Acting Can Be Murder by Eddie McPherson.
It is a backstage mystery-comedy. The show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 26, 27, & 28 at 7:00 P.M. We will not have a Sunday show. The tickets are only $5.00 and will only be sold at the high school office.

Anne of Green Gables
This new dramatization captures the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery’s enduring classic about an orphan girl, Anne Shirley, from her first encounter with her austere guardian to her thrilling graduation from Queen’s Academy.

The play faithfully recreates the memorable events and characters from the brilliant novel. All the tragedies and triumphs that mark Anne’s growth from adolescence to early adulthood are here: her friendship with Diana, her feuds with Gilbert, her adoration of Matthew, the mistaken wine bottle, the cake disaster, the broken leg, the scholastic achievements, and the saving of Green Gables.

Whether the playgoer is an “old friend” of Anne’s or meeting her for the first time, this play will solidify a lasting friendship between the audience and one of literature’s most unforgettable characters.

Cast:

Act I:
Young Anne Shirley: Kait Dorn , Lindsey Bangsberg (double cast, will alternate performances)
Mathew Cuthbert: Brain Keeler
Station Master: Andy Bangsberg
Marilla Cuthbert: Meg Atkins
Rachel Lynde: Dorene Weltzin
Mrs. Blewett: Kathleen Grenquist
Mrs. Rev. Bentley (instead of Rev. Bentley): Sharai Hefty
Mr Phillips (teacher): Jesse Hokanson
Prissy Andrews: Kelly Grenquist
School boys: Carl Grenquist, Abraham Ortiz
Miss Rogerson (Sunday School Teacher): Chelle Barnaby
Sunday School Students: 1st girl Naomi Rodriguez,2nd girl Kate Stone, other Sunday school students: Elsa Barnaby, Sorche Barnaby
Young Diana Barry (Anne’s best friend) Natasha Rodriguez
Jerry (hired hand): Andy Bangsberg
Mrs Barry: Krista Rodriguez
Young Minnie May Barry: Naomi Rodriguez
Josie: Caitlin Harris
Young Ruby: Miranda Haack
Tillie: Tice McNurlin
Jimmy: Abraham Ortiz
Moody: Micah Weltzin
Charlie: Ben Stone
Jane: Shanna Frasier
Bessie: Kallai Hokanson
Gilbert Blythe: Ryan Mathison
Miss Stacy (teacher): Krista Rodriguez
Mary Jo (French Canadian Girl, employed by Barry’s): Amaris Vesely

Act II:
Teen Aged Anne Shirley: Zoe Hopkins Hile
Matthew: Brain Keeler
Marilla: Meg Atkins
Rachel Lynde: Dorene Weltzin
Mrs. Barry: Krista Rodriguez
Teen Aged Diana Barry: Sophia Allen
Teen Aged Josie: Caitlin Harris
Teen Aged Ruby: Kelly Grenquist
Older Minnie May Barry: Amaris Vesely
Caroler with the Barrys: Carl Grenquist
Teen Aged Gilbert Blythe: Ryan Mathison
Teen Aged Moody: Micah Weltzin
Aunt Josephine Barry: Sharai Hefty
Rev. Allen: Tom Harris
Mrs. Allen: Kathleen Grenquist
Teen Aged Jane: Shanna Frasier
Teen Aged Carrie: Abigail Barnaby
Teen Aged Charlie: Ben Stone
Teen School Girl: Juliana Braml
Mr. Sadler: Jesse Hokanson
Miss Stacy (teacher): Krista Rodriguez
Mourner: Carl Grenquist

Thur-Sun, August 21-24 2008