Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Directorial Team Shines At The Whidbey Playhouse!
Once in a blue moon you will be fortunate enough to see a show where everything is done to perfection. Meet Me in St Louis is just such a show. The cast and Directorial team have been working 5 days a week since the first of May to be sure that this Family Musical is polished and ready for the opening night crowd, Nov. 4-27 2011. Julia Locke is the Assistant Director, and costumer, and has been working hard to coordinate the period costumes from circa 1904. Over 150 costumes have been remade, sized, created from scratch and cleaned and fitted and are now ready for the Costume parade. A hefty job for anyone, but that along with her regular job in charge of Production for all the shows, being on the Board of Directors and heading the Play reading committee, keep her busy indeed! Julia as Assistant Director has scheduled all the rehearsals and is helping the Director Paul Pierce learn how The Whidbey Playhouse works. She is a retired Music Director, trained in dance, art, music, and literature thru college. High school theatre (plays and set painting) wrote, directed church musicals for youth and adults throughout her early adult years. She has composed music for and conducted church choirs for 15 years and worked in a music store for 10 years. Julia and her husband Jack found the theater when they retired here, and it's been their life ever since.
Paul came to us from the Northwest Savoyards in Edmonds. Paul has been part of the American Ballet Theatre New York City, Olympic Ballet Theatre, Syracuse Ballet Company, Mississippi Ballet Company and the New Orleans Jazz Dance Ensemble. Paul been a show director for musical theater and, choreographer for companies located in Upstate New York, the Gulf Coast even Washington State. He has a BA in theater Arts from Michigan State and is a License dance Teacher through dance Masters of America He is choreographing this show, along with Directing it which can be a challenge indeed, when you have a cast that can sing but maybe not dance. They have been rehearsing all summer, and it shows.
Sarah Russell is an old friend who came back into town and found the theater again. Before she left she was the musical director and acted in such musicals as the Mikado, and South Pacific. She is a bundle of energy looking for a place to be. She endlessly directs the cast through their musical numbers, and has put together a great orchestra for our group. Sarah and her husband are now retired here, and it did not take her long to jump back into the frying pan, and start directing again.
Gaye Litka rounds out the Directorial team, as Co-Music Director and also plays the role of the Irish Housekeeper Katie, and she and the girls do a right snazzy Irish jig. She is a veteran of our Stage and has been in numerous musicals in her career. Having to work on this show through the summer was hard on her as she and her husband Tom are out on their bike every chance they get. Gaye was last seen giving musical direction to her grand daughters Sophie, and Sydney in ANNIE, which means Gaye has been working non-stop on shows since last March. These four people have given up their summer to make sure that this musical will be perfect. It has been a hard job trying to fill in the voices, when no one auditioned, and replacing those that quit when they realized how hard this was going to be.
I cannot say enough to help you appreciate just how GOOD this show is going to be, All of our actors and production people are volunteers, giving their time freely to go from a blank cold rehearsal studio, through the directors vision and then onto a partially built stage, to paint, build, and create St. Louis in the early 1900’s for you. No one can say it has been easy. It has not, there is a lot of work that has gone on behind the scenes, and a lot more that is taking place now as the actors move onto the main stage and into their costumes and off their book, and learn their blocking. The songs are lively, the dances are energetic, and the story is wonderful. The Smith Family of St. Louis is excited and eager for the 1904 World’s Fair to open, and allow the whole world to see it as Esther says: “right here where we live! Right here in St. Louis!”
This Play is based on the Movie of the same name, directed by Vincent Minnelli and Starring Judy Garland. Tickets go on sale for this High energy Family Musical on Tuesday October 4th during box office Hours. All tickets are 16.00 and can be purchased by calling 360-679-2237 or by stopping by the Box Office at 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor, WA 98277. Please check our website for dates and times. www.whidbeyplayhouse.com
Once in a blue moon you will be fortunate enough to see a show where everything is done to perfection. Meet Me in St Louis is just such a show. The cast and Directorial team have been working 5 days a week since the first of May to be sure that this Family Musical is polished and ready for the opening night crowd, Nov. 4-27 2011. Julia Locke is the Assistant Director, and costumer, and has been working hard to coordinate the period costumes from circa 1904. Over 150 costumes have been remade, sized, created from scratch and cleaned and fitted and are now ready for the Costume parade. A hefty job for anyone, but that along with her regular job in charge of Production for all the shows, being on the Board of Directors and heading the Play reading committee, keep her busy indeed! Julia as Assistant Director has scheduled all the rehearsals and is helping the Director Paul Pierce learn how The Whidbey Playhouse works. She is a retired Music Director, trained in dance, art, music, and literature thru college. High school theatre (plays and set painting) wrote, directed church musicals for youth and adults throughout her early adult years. She has composed music for and conducted church choirs for 15 years and worked in a music store for 10 years. Julia and her husband Jack found the theater when they retired here, and it's been their life ever since.
Paul came to us from the Northwest Savoyards in Edmonds. Paul has been part of the American Ballet Theatre New York City, Olympic Ballet Theatre, Syracuse Ballet Company, Mississippi Ballet Company and the New Orleans Jazz Dance Ensemble. Paul been a show director for musical theater and, choreographer for companies located in Upstate New York, the Gulf Coast even Washington State. He has a BA in theater Arts from Michigan State and is a License dance Teacher through dance Masters of America He is choreographing this show, along with Directing it which can be a challenge indeed, when you have a cast that can sing but maybe not dance. They have been rehearsing all summer, and it shows.
Sarah Russell is an old friend who came back into town and found the theater again. Before she left she was the musical director and acted in such musicals as the Mikado, and South Pacific. She is a bundle of energy looking for a place to be. She endlessly directs the cast through their musical numbers, and has put together a great orchestra for our group. Sarah and her husband are now retired here, and it did not take her long to jump back into the frying pan, and start directing again.
Gaye Litka rounds out the Directorial team, as Co-Music Director and also plays the role of the Irish Housekeeper Katie, and she and the girls do a right snazzy Irish jig. She is a veteran of our Stage and has been in numerous musicals in her career. Having to work on this show through the summer was hard on her as she and her husband Tom are out on their bike every chance they get. Gaye was last seen giving musical direction to her grand daughters Sophie, and Sydney in ANNIE, which means Gaye has been working non-stop on shows since last March. These four people have given up their summer to make sure that this musical will be perfect. It has been a hard job trying to fill in the voices, when no one auditioned, and replacing those that quit when they realized how hard this was going to be.
I cannot say enough to help you appreciate just how GOOD this show is going to be, All of our actors and production people are volunteers, giving their time freely to go from a blank cold rehearsal studio, through the directors vision and then onto a partially built stage, to paint, build, and create St. Louis in the early 1900’s for you. No one can say it has been easy. It has not, there is a lot of work that has gone on behind the scenes, and a lot more that is taking place now as the actors move onto the main stage and into their costumes and off their book, and learn their blocking. The songs are lively, the dances are energetic, and the story is wonderful. The Smith Family of St. Louis is excited and eager for the 1904 World’s Fair to open, and allow the whole world to see it as Esther says: “right here where we live! Right here in St. Louis!”
This Play is based on the Movie of the same name, directed by Vincent Minnelli and Starring Judy Garland. Tickets go on sale for this High energy Family Musical on Tuesday October 4th during box office Hours. All tickets are 16.00 and can be purchased by calling 360-679-2237 or by stopping by the Box Office at 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor, WA 98277. Please check our website for dates and times. www.whidbeyplayhouse.com
Monday, September 26, 2011
Baby SHower for Mistie and Tim!
Mistie CHandler at the Baby shower along with "Auntie" Sherry Brett.
Judy Kringler, Donna. Sherry Mistie
Aunt Phyllis and Tim hanging the decorations
Sherry, Penny Zettlemoyer, DOnna Rusty
Sherry. donna, Rusty. Penny mistie
Sherry penny, donna, rusty mistie
Penny
Mistie
Bob. Judy, TIm
Penny, Rusty, Mistie
Tim
Mistie, Rusty and Penny
Aunt Phyylis, Aunt Sherry tim
Donna Judy Kringler, Barb Luther
Barb and Penny
Penny
Penny and rusty
Everyone had a great time, and my two oldest friends came! Barbara and Penny. We have know each other since 4th grade, (Penny) and high school (barb).Lots of gifts, lots of food, lots of cake and punch and lots of laughs and talking. It was lots of fun and I need to give parties like this more!Tuesday, September 20, 2011
A BAD YEAR FOR TOMATOES!! Is the latest offering at The Whidbey Playhouse. It is a funny story about Myra who is a soap star, and wants to be alone to write her memoirs. Unfortunately the ladies of Beaver Haven have other ideas, which prompts Myra to invent a crazy sister that will kill you on sight. When Piney the Backwoodsman meets Sophie, Instant LOVE! finally Myra has to get rid of Sophie in order to get rid of Piney, who is really really Smitten. When Sophie disappears, the ladies of Beaver Haven assume she Murdered her sister and get the Sheriff involved. This is hysterically funny, and you will laugh your socks off. Warning here....this is not a great story, but it is funny, funny funny and you will walk out happy!
This is the final weekend of the show, so get your tickets soon! Thursday friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 and Sunday matinee at 2:30! Do NOT miss this one...Dick, you can come up the handicap ramp if Pat can not do stairs! Easy walk,
Piney is played by Kevin Wm. Meyer, Myra is played by Tamra Sipes, Cora Gump played by Allenda Jenkins, Reba Harper is played Shealyn Christie, Sheriff is played by Jeff Lindgren, Tom is played by Sean Hall, ANd the "witch" Willa Mae, is played by Mary K. Hallen
This Hoot is Directed by Linda Walbeck
It is Produced by Allenda Jenkins.
Piney is played by Kevin Wm. Meyer, Myra is played by Tamra Sipes, Cora Gump played by Allenda Jenkins, Reba Harper is played Shealyn Christie, Sheriff is played by Jeff Lindgren, Tom is played by Sean Hall, ANd the "witch" Willa Mae, is played by Mary K. Hallen
This Hoot is Directed by Linda Walbeck
It is Produced by Allenda Jenkins.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
I am just amazed at how far imaging has come in the past forty years. Tim was born 40 years ago today, and there was no way you could see the fetus in utero, except by x-ray, and then all you saw was the skeleton.
This is yesterday's ultrasound of Patrick, my grandson. you can actually see his cute little face! his face is right in the middle of the picture with him laying on his left side. You can see he has a cleft chin like his Daddy. and his nose and his eyes, and forhead. I could not tell you what the rest of this is, something inside Mistie. But to actually SEE your baby and know what it is MONTHS before it was born is wonderous! I am not sure I would want to know though. I enjoyed the guessing game, and wondering if it was twins or what. They told Mistie that Patrick was over 5 lbs now, and he will be born on October 24, unless he decides to come early. I waited and waited and waited for both of my children. Donna was 6 weeks late and Tim was 7 weeks late. I choose not to have any more for fear I would be pregnant a YEAR with it.
Mistie does not know anyone up here as she met Tim on line, and moved up here to be with him. She left her friends in Oregon, so I am giving the Baby Shower. Things have changed there too. Mom's or family were NEVER sposed to give the shower, only the best friend. and Men were forbidden to come. Now husbands, boyfriends and male friends come and think nothing of it. How things have changed.
I have no clue which games to play, what gifts to give, what kind of cake to serve, what kind of fingerfood you do. we had mints and peanuts and cake and coffee and tea. Now I guess it is almost like a luncheon, or so I have been told. Where have I been hiding for forty years?
I can't wait to hold the little stinker! I may have to move to Bellingham so I can go see him every day! I know right now I will be putting a lot of miles on my car starting next month! eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Im so excited, He will be my first very own grandchild. He comes into this world already an Uncle! Victoria Misties Daughter had our first GREAT grandson a year ago. this is sure a backwards generation.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
the kids
Mistie has had a rough time carrying this baby, She has been in to the ER several times with contractions, and everything seems to be fine with Patrick. It was so good to see these pictures of her looking so GOOD!
Tim and "the Boys"
Mistie and her girl...
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