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December 3, 2004 -- Verona Area Community Theater is adding something new to its already wonderfully entertaining schedule of events.  You are invited to audition for a production designed for children only.  This is the beginning of what will hopefully become an annual event.  We will be staging a production of RATS!, A humorous Fairy Tale Musical version of the Pied Piper.

Auditions will be at the VACT Building, 405 Bruce St. in Verona, on Sunday, January 23 from 1-3 and also from 4-6.  This is for ages 2nd Grade through 6th Grade.  Others will be considered individually.  Bring a short song to sing, preferably with music.  Also be prepared to learn a short dance and read a few lines.

Rehearsal dates will be every Sunday starting January 30 through April 3, 3:00-5:30 at the VACT Building.  Dress Rehearsals are Thursday, April 7 and Friday April 8, 4:00 - 6:00 at Savannah Oaks Middle School.  Performances will be Saturday, April 9 at 2:00 and 4:00 at Savannah Oaks.

For more information contact Terry Dvorak.

December 2, 2004 -- The deadline for submitting projects for the Fall, 2005 show is January 1.  The VACT Board of Directors will consider all proposals at its January meeting.  The policies for the Fall production can be found on the VACT Policies Page.  Please send Fall show proposals to the Board in care of the VACT president, Greg Bass.

November 29, 2004 -- As Barry would sing "LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT"! With the contributions that came in last week, we went over the $100,000 mark!  Thanks to everyone who contributed last week to put us over our ORIGINAL GOAL!

Check out the history at our NEW BUILDING page.

November 19, 2004 -- The cast has been announced for VACT's Winter production, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.  Thank You to all who auditioned! Performances will be February 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19, the 13th is a matinee.  For ticket information, see the VACT Tickets page.
September 27, 2004 -- NEW VACT BUILDING LANDSCAPING WORK DAY IS SATURDAY OCTOBER 2!

Please get into your gardens this week and thin those perennials! We would love for you to share your beautiful plants with VACT! Give us ANYTHING you don't want--we will find a good home for it in OUR very own VACommunityT garden. We have both full sun and shaded (north facing) beds.

We will be working on the landscaping and planting the perennial beds (and thank Dave Watts for helping BIGTIME) all day on Saturday, October 2, from 9 AM to 4 PM and we will have one of those famous VACT picnic lunches too. Bring your shovels (there will also be washed gravel to haul), wheelbarrows, spades, trowels, watering cans, gloves and strong bodies so we can get it all done. And we probably can use a couple folks with hammers and drills to help put up the fun old set pieces among the rocks, too.

Label your perennials with your name, name of plant, expected blooming time, height and color. Bring your perennials on Friday, Oct. 1 or before 10 am on Saturday, Oct. 2. Place them to the left of the big garage door so that we won't miss them. But please don't bring them earlier than Friday, because we won't be there to water and care for them.

If, by some chance, we actually seem to be "rained out!" We'll put information on the new building's answering machine that day. Call 848-7660.

Sincerely,
Your Landscaping Committee: Marilyn Chohaney (Lonsdorf),
Sara L'Herault, Dave Watts, Mary K Bishop, and Cari Bass.

September 23, 2004 -- An Open House and Recognition Night has been scheduled for Saturday, October 16.  The Open House will be from 1-4 p.m. and the Recognition program for all building fund donors will begin at 5 p.m.
September 23, 2004 -- Auditions for the VACT winter production, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, will be Monday and Wednesday, November 15 & 17 at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, beginning at 7:00 p.m.  Please bring a song to sing for your audition; it does NOT have to be from the show.  Be prepared to read and to perform a brief dance audition.  Readings and dance will be announced at auditions.

There are 7 male roles, 8 female roles and 6 open to either gender.  If you are under 18 years of age, you must have your parent's written permission to audition.  Watch the website for more show details as we approach the audition dates.  Rich Novotney will be directing.  Performances will be February 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19, the 13th is a matinee.  For more information, including character descriptions, see the Forum Auditions page.

September 20, 2004 -- For those of you who couldn't attend the VACT annual meeting, here are the results.

No surprise, the Board members were elected as follows:

The Shows selected for 2006 were:
September 20, 2004 -- VACT friends are appearing on stage this month:

Grease

Craig Heuer, Marsha Pauly (Jeffrey and Fairy May in The Curious Savage) and Sarah Herrman (chorus in Oklahoma!) are all appearing in Stagestruck Productions' presentation Grease.  Shows are October 15 - 17 at Middleton-Cross Plains High School Performing Arts Center.

Of Thee I Sing

Eleanor Owens and Katherline Lonsdorf are in Verona Area High School Theatre Department's production of Of Thee I Sing. 

Just in time for the 2004 presidential election, the Verona Area High School Theatre Department, directed by Steven Nibbe, presents its fall musical, an updated version of OF THEE I SING, a Pulitzer Prize-winning political satire, written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.

Shows are September 30 through October 3 at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center.

Guys and Dolls

Katie Monk and Tony Gallagher (Aggie, a.k.a. "Girl 1" and Fred Oklahoma!) are in Guys and Dolls with Stoughton Village Players.  The performances are October 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23. Tony is a gangster, and Katie am a Hot Box dancer, and both are Havana Night featured dancers.

Two Rooms

Kate Wehrley (Polly, Crazy for You), Scott Wieland (Jud, Oklahoma), Donavon Armbruster (Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady), and Marja Barger-Carlsen (Irene, Crazy for You) are the cast of Ovine Productions' Two Rooms.  Performances will be at First United Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison, at 7:30 on Thursday, October 14, Friday, October 15, and Saturday, October 16.  There will be a 2 PM matinee on Saturday.  Written by Lee Blessing, the drama centers around a man being held hostage in the 1980s and the decisions his loving wife must make.  Tickets are $10, and they are available at the door.

July 29, 2004 -- Stop the Presses!  Wednesday, September 15 is the NEW date of the VACT Annual Meeting.  Because of scheduling problems, the VACT board has moved the meeting from its original date of September 22.  This will be our first meeting at the NEW BUILDING!  Membership renewal and registration will begin at 6:30 PM and the meeting will start at 7 PM.  Don't be late or you'll miss those hilarious election speeches!  Anyone can become a member of VACT if they have participated in some way in a VACT show over the past year.  Watch for the official meeting notice in the VACT Fall Newsletter.

Two important items on the agenda are election of new officers for 2004-2005 and the selection of our 2006 Winter and Summer productions.  The Selection Committee will present two choices for each show, two plays for Winter and two musicals for Summer. All VACT members are eligble to vote on the selections.  The choices are:

 
July 29, 2004 -- Save The Date!  Wednesday, September 22 is the date of the VACT Annual Meeting.  This will be our first meeting at the NEW BUILDING!  Membership renewal and registration will begin at 6:30 PM and the meeting will start at 7 PM.  Don't be late or you'll miss those hilarious election speeches!  Anyone can become a member of VACT if they have participated in some way in a VACT show over the past year.

Two important items on the agenda are election of new officers for 2004-2005 and the selection of our 2006 Winter and Summer productions.  Watch this space for the announcement of the two candidates for each show from the Selection Committee.

July 29, 2004 -- We aren't as far along with the building as we'd like but WE ARE MOVING on Saturday!  We are EXCITED!  We have a list of about 25 people who have said they will be there.  Let Dee know if you will be coming too.  We will start at 8 AM.
July 20, 2004 -- Things are continuing to move along.  The furnaces were delivered today and the heating should be done in time for the drywaller to work this weekend.  The electrician is putting the lights in the ceiling and there is hope that the transformer will be set this week yet.  Gas should be in too.  We are going to pick out the FREE carpet tomorrow and will have it installed as soon as the painting is done.
July 15, 2004 -- The VACT Selection Committee is hard at work reading shows under consideration for the 2006 season.  There is still time to get involved in this process.  All the scripts will be at the Verona Public Library in a box labeled "VACT Scripts".  You may sign out a script for two days maximum (you don't have to check it out from the library).  The committee will meet again on Monday, August 9 to narrow the choices down to two plays for Winter, 2006 and two musicals for Summer, 2006.  The selections will be approved by the board and then submitted to the entire membership at the Annual Meeting in September.  Contact Rich Novotney at 843-5990 or email to hadrian1@charter.net.
July 12, 2004 -- Two crews worked on Saturday morning at the building. Rick, Jeff, Rich and Steve W. hung several of the metal frame doors that Jeff found.  Meanwhile, Mark, Dale and Steve N. wired all the rooms for phone and data.  Thanks also to Dee and Christine for cleanup work.

Check the progress at our NEW BUILDING page.


Jeff, Steve and Rick contemplate a door.
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July 9, 2004 -- Several of our VACT friends are appearing on stage this month:

As You Like It

Kimberly Daschel (Karen Daniels in Rehearsal for Murder) is appearing in Soughton with the Open Spaces Theater Company in As You Like It, in the role of Celia.  One of Shakespeare's classic comedies, produced outside in the beautiful Veterans Park, the show runs July 16th through the 25th. 

Narnia

Wendy Jones (Laurey in Oklahoma!) is playing the White Witch in Oregon Straw Hat Players production of Narnia based on C. S. Lewis' classic story, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe at Oregon High School.  The show opens July 30 and runs through August 7.

The Music Man

Dale Holmen, another one of our Oklahoma! territory folk is appearing in The Music Man in Sun Prairie this weekend.  Shows run from July 9th through the 18th.

Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse

Honorable mention: David Woldseth (Eugene Fodor in Crazy For You) is in charge of ushers for Madison Savoyards Ruddigore, also July 9-18.

The Wizard of Oz

OK, this one is a stretch.  There aren't actually any VACT members in The Wizard of Oz in Evansville, but our costumes are appearing July 23 - 31.

July 7, 2004 -- The VACT annual Selection Committee will be having its first meeting next Monday, July 12 at 7:30 PM at Rich Novotney's.  If you wish to be a part of this important process, it requires approximately a month’s commitment, and the ability and/or willingness to read and/or watch (or listen to) as many plays as possible. 

During this first meeting we will select a "short list" of nominees for two show slots, Winter and Summer 2006.  We typically chose several possibilities for each show.  Please note that this Winter slot is for a NON-musical.  Members who come should bring any ideas they have for possible shows, and be prepared to pitch your ideas to the members present.  Bring any copies of scripts, videos or recordings you have -- if you are willing to loan them to the committee for a month.  We need loaners!  The loan box will be kept at the Verona Public library.  Committee members borrow scripts and such throughout the rest of summer, reading or watching as much as possible, and returning them in a timely manner so other members get a chance.  We meet again in August to vote on the nominees.  We will recommend two shows for each slot.  These finalists will be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval and then to the membership at the annual meeting in September.

If you need ideas on the kind of shows we’re looking for, some good guidelines are:

Any questions?  Please feel free to give Rich a call at 843-5990 or to drop an email hadrian1@charter.net. 
July 6, 2004 -- Stud Walls : Jeff studded the walls for the utility room that didn't get done on the work day. There are still a few walls that need to be put in which he will do.

Interior Doors : Jeff got some free doors with metal frames. He is hauling them over one at a time and installing the frames in the appropriate openings.

Drywall: Jeff has arranged for the drywall and will take care of it. He says they can start next week.(THANKS JEFF FOR EVERYTHING!!)

Plumbing: Now that the walls are done, Benjamin has moved in and hopes to be done tomorrow.

Heating: We got 2 more heating proposals last week and Dick compared (THANKS DICK) them and we chose Dave Jones Heating. They say they will have no trouble finishing by the end of July.

Electrical: The electrician has most of the work done in the enclosed area. But we will have to push him to get the rest done by the end of July. Dick found some possible free light fixtures for the rehearsal and storage area (THANKS DICK).

Electrical Service: Met Alliant and the electrician at the building last week so we that should be moving along now.

Gas Service: Spoken to MG&E and the application for service is complete now.

Parking Lot: Watts Landscape has the parking lot and around the building graded (THANKS DAVID) and we have started to get bids from Paving contractors. Hopefully, they can fit us in before the end of July

July 2, 2004 -- The cast for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown has been announced.  Rehearsals start this summer for VACT's fall show to be presented October 29 - November 6, 2004.
Charlie Brown Roger Roethlisberger
Linus John Bass
Schroeder Rick Henslin
Lucy Amanda Moeschea
Patty Amy Abbott
Snoopy Karl Scheidegger
Miss Othmar (Teacher) Dee Baldock
 
June 28, 2004 -- VACT's summer production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! finished its run on Saturday.  One of VACT's most popular shows found audience members humming its songs on the way out of the theater.  Rave reviews came from regular attenders and new friends alike for the spectacular costumes, sets, lighting and, of course, the wonderful performances of the cast.
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May 28, 2004 -- Tickets for VACT's summer production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's
are going fast.  Shows are June 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26, 2004, at 7:30 PM, with a Sunday Matinee on June 20th at 2:00 PM.  Be sure to order your tickets by calling 845-2383 or by email: tickets@vact.org.  Or check out the Tickets Page for more ticket options.
May 28, 2004 -- New pictures from previous shows are starting to arrive after a long dry spell.  Check out the Previous Productions page and see what's new.  Watch for new shows to be added every couple weeks this summer as we catch up.
May 26, 2004 -- The Walls Go Up!

This week, while the cast of Oklahoma! were busy building sets, a separate crew raised the walls at the new building.   Check the progress at our NEW BUILDING page.


The VACT rehearsal and storage building gets walls.
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May 17, 2004 -- Well, it's been a slow month for the building construction.  The underground plumbing is done, and the underground electric should be next.  Then we can pour the concrete floor.   Check the progress at our NEW BUILDING page.

Oliver!

Donavon Armbruster (Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady) and Erik Sherpe (Lloyd Andrews in Rehearsal for Murder) are both appearing in Madison Theatre Guild's production of Oliver, June 4-19 at the Bartell Theatre.

May 12, 2004 -- VACT members are busy on stage this month:

Caesar and Cleopatra

Diana Camosy (Florence in The Curious Savage) will perform the role of Julius Caesar in George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra Sunday, 20 June and Tuesday, 22 June, with the Young Shakespeare Players.

May 7, 2004 -- Dates for the 2004-2005 VACT shows have been set: Mark your calendars!
April 23, 2004 -- The cast for Oklahoma! has been posted.  See the link below: The production staff wish to thank everyone who auditioned.  Out of the nearly 150 who came out, we sincerely regret that we can only cast about 90 of you in the show.  It was a very difficult process getting the cast down to a manageable number.  You all did a wonderful job and can be proud of your efforts.  Congratulations to all.  Please stay involved in other ways by calling Dee Baldock to volunteer.
April 13, 2004 -- Auditions for VACT's Summer production, OKLAHOMA!, will be April 19 & 22, 2004 at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center. Registration will begin at 6:30 PM each night and auditions will start promptly at 7:00. Come prepared with a piece to sing (it does not have to be from the show), and please bring a separate copy of the music for the accompanist. Also be prepared to dance and to read from the script. Bring your personal calendar so you can commit to the rehearsal schedule. Performance dates are June 18 - 26, 2004.
April 14, 2004 -- VACT members are busy on stage this month:

Hello, Dolly!

Amanda Moschea (Miss Hanigan in Annie) is directing and Kathy Tissot (Lily St. Regis in Annie) is producing Hello, Dolly! at Oregon High School.  Dee Baldock (little known VACT member) is the Tech Advisor. In the cast is Eric Tissot (pit orchestra for Annie and Crazy For You) as Cornelius Hackl.
Hello, Dolly! is written by Jerry Herman, and is based on the play, The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder.  It is the story of Dolly Levi's efforts to marry Horace Vandergelder, the well known half-a-millionaire, and send his money circulating among the people like rainwater the way her late husband, Ephraim Levi, taught her.
Shows are April 16 and 17 at 7:30, and April 18 at 2:00.  Tickets are $6 seniors/students and $8 adults and are available at the door.

Camelot

Steve Witherspoon (director of My Fair Lady) and Kate Wehrley (Eliza Doolittle) have roles in Madison Family Theatre Company's production of Camelot, April 22-24, at the Oscar Mayer Theatre in the Madison Civic Center.

Die Fledermaus

David and Karen Kretschmann (the Duke and Duchess of Burlingame in Molly Brown) will be chorus members in the Madison Opera performance of Die Fledermaus.
On Friday April 30, 2004 at 8pm and Sunday May 2 at 2:30pm, Madison Opera will salute the Oscar Mayer Theatre for the last time with an international cast, the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Opera Chorus, and Maestro John DeMain in Die Fledermaus.  Join us for the grand finale' as we pay tribute to Madison's primary performance hall for decades with this rollicking farce by Johann Strauss and additional surprises.

April 12, 2004 -- The overhead door went in last week and the sewer and water laterals.  This week the plumbing gets started.   Check the progress at our NEW BUILDING page.


The rehearsal area, office space and upper deck.
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March 26, 2004 -- Cleary Building finished up their work yesterday. The building is done!! We still need plumbers, electricians, etc. but the main building is finished.  Next step - PLUMBING.  We need to get the underground work done before CONCRETE.  Dick Vock is working on the subs so hopefully we will keep moving along.  When the concrete is done, we can have a big day when everyone comes in and puts up the walls.  All our expert carpenters will get a chance to show their skill.  However, THIS TIME the 30 foot rule does NOT apply!!   Check the progress at our NEW BUILDING page.


The rehearsal area, office space and upper deck.
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March 20, 2004 -- VACT members are busy on stage this month:

Much Ado About Nothing

Donavon Armbruster (Henry Higgins and J.J. Brown), and Kimberly Dachel (Karen Daniels in Rehearsal for Murder) are both in this Shakespeare classic comedy, running through this Saturday at the Bartell Theatre.

The Memory of Water

Jess Paul (Molly Brown, and Miss Willie in The Curious Savage), and Rebecca Raether (Lilly Belle in The Curious Savage), appear in Madison Theatre Guild's production of The Memory of Water.  Winner of the 2000 Lawrence Oliver Award for Best Comedy, this wise and funny play celebrates the lives of 3 sisters reunited on the eve of their mother's funeral. As the sisters come to terms with each other and their loss, we are treated to a fabulous roller-coaster of insight, denial, and hysterical laughter.  The show opens April 2 and runs through April 17 at the Bartell Theatre.

The Weir

Kimberly Dachel is also involved in Strollers Theatre for The Weir.  She is dramaturg (What is a dramaturg, anyway?) and costume assistant.

Camelot

Steve Witherspoon (director of My Fair Lady) and Kate Wehrley (Eliza Doolittle) have roles in Madison Family Theatre Company's production of Camelot, April 22-24, at the Oscar Mayer Theatre in the Madison Civic Center.

March 16, 2004 -- The VACT Board is accepting applications for director of the Winter, 2005 production, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.  The application deadline is May 1, and the Board will choose a director from all applicants at its May meeting.  Prospective directors are encouraged to attend the meeting to answer questions from the Board.  The date and location of the May meeting will be posted here on the web site.  Send applications to the board in care of VACT President, Marie Kyle, (kylem@verona.k12.wi.us).
March 16, 2004 -- We've got a roof!  We've got a door!  Check the progress of both at our NEW BUILDING page.


The VACT building gets a door.
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March 9, 2004 -- Construction is coming along on the VACT Rehearsal and Storage Building, and fundraising, too.  Check the progress of both at our NEW BUILDING page.


The VACT building takes shape.
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March 4, 2004 -- Construction has begun on the VACT Rehearsal and Storage Building, and fundraising is coming along nicely.  Check the progress at our NEW BUILDING page.


The support poles for the VACT building are going in.
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February 23, 2004 -- The Verona Area Community Theater is offering two scholarships for students actively involved in the fine arts. This includes the visual arts, music, drama, dance, tv/radio, or technical areas in the theater. A senior scholarship of up to $700 is available to assist graduating seniors who intend to continue studying the fine arts at a college or university, and a camp scholarship of up to $300 is for a current freshman, sophomore or junior planning to further his or her studies in the fine arts by attending a summer camp. CLICK HERE to read more about the VACT scholarship or HERE to download the application. For more information, contact Dale Nickels by e-mail.
February 23, 2004 -- Auditions for VACT's Summer production, OKLAHOMA!, will be April 19 & 22, 2004 at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center. Registration will begin at 6:30 PM each night and auditions will start promptly at 7:00. Come prepared with a piece to sing (it does not have to be from the show), and please bring a spear ate copy of the music for the accompanist. Also be prepared to dance and to read from the script. Bring your personal calendar so you can commit to the rehearsal schedule. Performance dates are June 18 - 26, 2004.
February 20, 2004 -- Laura Borgwardt (Princess DeLong in Molly Brown) is in the chorus for West High School's presentation of the musical Bye Bye Birdie. It has an energetic score and revolves around an "Elvis-like" rock star, Conrad Birdie. Screaming teenagers, pony-tails, and dancing boys make this show fun for everyone!

When: Friday Feb. 20, Feb. 21, Feb. 27 and Feb. 28. All performances start at 7:30
Where: Madison West High School Auditorium (entrance on Regent street)
Cost: Tickets are $5 each and are sold before and after school (8:00-8:15, 3:30-3:45) or at the door.  If you are buying a ticket at the door, you should come early, because tickets will sell out.

February 10, 2004 -- Verona Area Community Theater's production of The Curious Savage opens this Friday, at 7:30 in the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center.  The title may confuse people into thinking it is another George of the Jungle, but it is a very different story.

The Savage family children commit their step mother to a mental institution because she has liquidated the $10 million family assets and is giving it away to people in memory of her late husband.  They hope by placing her in an institution, they can get their hands on the money.  Fortunately, she has it well hidden.  The fun begins when Mrs. Savage sends them out to find the money and the residents of the institution rally to help in her quest to keep her memorial fund. As Director David Watts says, "The audience will be rolling in the aisles with laughter in the second act and should be touched to tears in the third act."

The cast includes some familiar faces, quite a few new ones, and VACT regulars in new roles.  Dale Nickels, who usually sits behind the sound board, plays Samuel Savage and is hysterical.  Dee Baldock and Rick Owens have returned and bring their usual skill to the performance.

The play will be presented February 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 PM in the VAHS Performing Arts Center.  Tickets are available at the Verona Public Library on Monday and Tuesday evenings, by calling 845-2383, or by going to the VACT Tickets Page.

January 29, 2004 -- On Friday, January 16, VACT broke ground for its new Rehearsal and Storage facility.  The building materials have been ordered and construction should start in about a month.  Check the progress at our NEW BUILDING page.


Ron Klaas, Mark Holten, Sean Cleary, Dick Vock, Dee Baldock and Mayor John Volker
January 14, 2004 -- On Monday night, the City of Verona gave final approval for VACT to build its new rehearsal and storage building.  Groundbreaking will be on Friday and the building should start going up about a month later.  Fundraising for the new facility is underway and letters will be going out to all our VACT members and friends in the next week.  Here are a couple of drawings of how the building will look outside and inside.  You can click on the pictures to see a larger image.
January 13, 2004 -- At its January meeting, the VACT Board of Directors chose You're a Good Man Charlie Brown for the Fall, 2004 project.  The show will be directed by Steve Witherspoon, who most recently directed My Fair Lady.  Steve intends to pre-cast the show and begin rehearsals following the Summer production.
January 13, 2004 -- Verona Area High School Drama Department presents its Winter Shorts production of Scenes from Our Town, Thursday, January 15, at 7:30 at the Performing Arts Center.
January 6, 2004 -- Verona Area Performing Arts Series presents Randy Sabien in concert, January 24 at 7:30 PM at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center.  With a rhythmic and bluesy bow, violinist Randy Sabien leads a mix of blues, standards and original music that swings.  NPR's Jazz Profiles dubbed Randy 'the past, present and future of jazz violin.'  Appearing with Randy is the electrifying Fiddlehead Band which features Clyde Subblefield on drums, Jeff Eckles on bass, Mike Dowling on guitar and Dan Kleiman on piano/keyboard.  Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for Seniors & Students, and are available by calling 848-2878 (848-ARTS), e-mailing: vapas@mailbag.com, or visiting: www.vapas.org.
January 5, 2004 -- Donavon Armbruster (Henry Higgins, J.J. Brown) is appearing in Stroller's Theatre's production of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, at the Bartell Theater, January 8 - 31.  This show is a pulitzer prize winner for drama about a cut-throat group of real estate salesmen in Chicago, their personal desperation and the loss of their humanity (you may have seen the movie with Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon and Ed Harris).  Tickets are $15 and reservations can be made by calling 608-238-8183.  This is an adult drama with adult themes and language and not appropriate for children and those who might be offended by raw language.

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