Join us Sunday, December 1st for a wonderful evening of Christmas Music brought to us by local groups “Home Again” and “Hay River Sisters”. Don’t forget to stop downstairs beforehand and at intermission for free-will donation bake-sale.
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USO Days Caberet
A showcase of local talent, in honor of our veterans.
Join us on November 9 at 7pm for an event that celebrates the spirit of the USO and honors our local veterans across the decades!
“Graceland” & “Asleep On The Wind” Tickets Available Now
Tickets for “Graceland” & “Asleep on the Wind” are now available at Peter & Annies in Cumberland, or online here.
AUDITIONS! – “Graceland” & “Asleep on the Wind”
Added audition dates this Thursday & Friday, June 20 & 21, 6pm at ETC stage.If interested but can’t make audition dates, know of anyone who may be interested, or have any questions regarding the play please contact the director, Sheila Shaffer, at lucidreamersheila@gmail.com.
Looking for actors for 2 companion one-act plays “Graceland” a dramedy, and “Asleep On the Wind” the prequel by Ellen Byron.Performance dates: September 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 /matinees 22 & 29.For ‘Graceland‘:
1 woman, Bev – age 40-60
1 woman, Rootie – early to mid 20s, Cajun/Southern accentFor ‘Asleep On the Wind’:
1 girl, Rootie – 11-15, Cajun/Southern accent
1 male, Beau – age 18-30, Cajun/Southern accentAuditions will include readings from selected scenes. Please bring a list of your conflicts for the audition form.
Rehearsals will begin August 1st and will be Monday through Thursday through Sept 12th. Then may include the Friday & weekend prior to opening if needed.*** TRIGGER WARNING!! Please be advised there are references in the scripts of bullying and domestic abuse.**** Also looking for an acapella trio or quartet to sing “Aura Lee” and one singer on acoustic guitar to sing “Love Me Tender”.
THE STORIES:GRACELAND. The place is the front entrance of Graceland, the late Elvis Presley’s Memphis mansion, the time, five o’clock in the morning, three days before the estate is to be opened to the public. Two ardent Presley fans, Bev and Rootie, are camped out before the gates, each determined to be the first to enter the sacred precincts. Bev is a bewigged, middle-aged lady with too much make-up and a brassy down-home style; Rootie is young and shy and somewhat intimidated by the raucous Bev.ASLEEP ON THE WIND. The time is ten years before the time of GRACELAND, the place, a small clearing in Bayou Teche, Louisiana, the “special place” that Rootie refers to in the other play. This is where Rootie and her favorite brother, Beau, a handsome, sensitive and restless young man come to talk in private and to escape her other two brothers who seem to delight in pestering their shy, reclusive sister. This time Beau has a double purpose for their meeting: to persuade Rootie to try to stick it out at home and in school; and also to tell her that he has enlisted in the army and has requested service in Vietnam.
Beauty & The Beast Auditions
Hello everyone! Beauty and the Beast auditions are coming quick to work with the CHS Drama Club show schedule and Cumberland’s spring break. Auditions will be March 3rd from 1-5 in the Cumberland HS Choir Room, enter through the Middle School Bus door E4. Come prepared with a song you’re comfortable with and your best dance move! We will have scenes for you to do and do a quick vocal range test. Please also bring a list of your conflicts for the audition form. There is a potential for callbacks to happen from 4-6 pm on March 7th in the ETC basement if needed!
All parents! First, If your kiddo is under the age of 14 we will need you to join them for the audition process. Also, we will need your help with watching kids in the basement during rehearsal when they’re not on stage, getting them ready for dress rehearsals and shows, and getting them where they need to be. A sign up will be sent out once casting is complete. This is a big cast, our small directing team cannot do it all on their own!
Can’t make it but want to audition? Have questions? Please contact Emilie Springsteen at emiliespringsteen@gmail.com. We hope to see you there! Thank you so much!
-Directors Emilie Springsteen and Hannah Paul
“FOX ON THE FAIRWAY”
Join us at ETC for the play “The Fox On The Fairway”, a comedy-farce by Ken Ludvig.
Performances on Thursday, Friday, Saturday Sep 28, 29, 30, and Thursday, Friday, Saturday Oct 5, 6, 7 – with curtain time at 7pm, and Sunday, Oct 8 for a 2pm matinee.
Tickets $12 at Peter and Annie’s, at the door, or call 715-822-8514 and follow the prompts.
Please be advised this show contains mature content not recommended for young children.
“VINCENT”
VINCENT
An incredible performance! ETC present “Vincent”, a multi-media play written by Leonard Nimoy about the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. Four nights only. Directed and performed by Philip Warner.
WHEN: Wednesday August 23 through Saturday August 26th, 2023. All performances at 7pm.
WHERE: ETC Theater – 1595 2nd. Ave. Cumberland, WI
TICKETS: $12 at the door, at Peter & Annie’s Cafe, or by calling 715-822-2787
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Fri Sat June 8, 9, 7:00pm
Sun Jun 10, 2:00pm
Thu Fri Sat June 14, 15, 16, 7:00pm
A cyclone carries Dorothy and her dog, Toto, to the magical land of Oz, where they encounter all the famous characters from the pen of L. Frank Baum: the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Woodsman, the rubber-legged Scarecrow, Glinda the Good Witch, and the evil Witch of the West, who is determined to destroy Dorothy and steal the secret of the silver slippers.
Life Song
Fri Sat January 5, 6 7:00pm
Fri Sat January 12, 13 7:00pm
Sun January 14 2:00pm Matinee
Each of us has a life song, a soundtrack of our lives, with individual songs that bring back certain memories, good times and bad times.
Ron Ruppel has developed this musical show that tells his Life Song. It’s an ambitious project, and Ron has involved about 25 of Cumberland’s best musicians to tell the story. You’ll surely recognize some of the songs and discover some good new favorites. Ron has written three original songs for this show. Other songs come from popular, country, Christian and Broadway shows.
The Savannah Sipping Society
In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years. Randa, a perfectionist and workaholic, is struggling to cope with a surprise career derailment that, unfortunately, reveals that she has no life and no idea how to get one. Dot, still reeling from her husband’s recent demise and the loss of their plans for an idyllic retirement, faces the unsettling prospect of starting a new life from scratch—and all alone. Earthy and boisterous Marlafaye, a good ol’ Texas gal, has blasted into Savannah in the wake of losing her tom-cattin’ husband to a twenty-three-year-old dental hygienist. The strength of her desire to establish a new life is equaled only by her desire to wreak a righteous revenge on her ex. Also new to town, Jinx, a spunky ball of fire, offers her services as a much-needed life coach for these women. However, blinded by her determination and efforts to get their lives on track, she over-looks the fact that she’s the one most in need of sage advice. Over the course of six months, filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures, and the occasional liquid refreshment, these middle-aged women successfully bond and find the confidence to jumpstart their new lives. Together, they discover lasting friendships and a renewed determination to live in the moment—and most importantly, realize it’s never too late to make new old friends.
