WCT News

Forum Cast

Director Melody Krueger has announced the cast for WCT's first show of its 2009-10 season, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

• Pseudolus - Vic Schafer
• Miles Gloriousus - Keith Anglemyer 
• Hero - Shelby Miller
• Philia - Susan Schultz 
• Domina - Kim Tadtman 
• Erronius - Brad Wall 
• Senex - Dave Schmeidler 
• Lycus Marcus - Shirley Bennett 
• Hysterium - Shawn Bean 
• Vibrata - Micaela Roberts 
• Panacea - Miranda Nation 
• Tintinaba - Mary Prochaska 
• The Gemini Twins - Katrina Cropek, Dominic Cooper 
• Gymnasia - Carly Brock 
• Eunuchs - Tom Williams, Tom Schmeidler 
• Proteans - Tymon Wall, Dan Simpson 

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will be presented on August 14, 15, 21, and 22 at 7:30pm and August 16 at 2pm. 

Audition Reminder

Auditions for the first WCT production of the 2009-10 season, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, are this weekend. For all the details, see this entry.

Auditions for Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Auditions for the first show of WCT's 2009-10 season, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum have been set. Director Melody Krueger will be holding auditions on Saturday May 30th and Sunday May 31 at 2pm. Auditions will be  held in Winfield Community Theatre in Meyer Hall on Baden Square. Auditions are open to everyone and no prepared materials are required.

"Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written – the perfect escape from life's troubles. “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000 year old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave (Pseudolus) struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan (Philia) for his young master (Hero), in exchange for freedom. 

With its unforgettable zany characters, a hysterical, perfectly constructed book by Larry Gelbart (of “MASH” and “City Of Angels” fame) and Burt Shevelove, and witty Stephen Sondheim songs which are modest in their vocal demands;  "Comedy Tonight", "Lovely", "Pretty Little Picture", "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid", to mention a few.

Contact Melody at 221-2515 or email wct@winfieldcommtheatre.com for more info or if you have conflicts with the scheduled audition times.

Work Day

A work day has been scheduled for Saturday May 23 at 9am to work in the costume shop. Everyone is invited and are asked to bring any spare coat hangers you might have.

Lost Shows

The search is on for lost show information. WCT has been working to get our history on our web site and we have created pages for most of our shows. Of the 153 shows we have presented to date, only 23 have no page. That is because we have not be able to find a program or pictures for that show. There are other 19 shows for which we just have some pictures. We have posted a list of the missing shows here. If you have a program from one of these shows, please share a copy. You can mail to PO Box 347, Winfield, KS 67156, fax the copy to 620-442-6267 or email the info to wct@winfieldcommtheatre.com. If you have pictures, please consider sharing those also. Any original info will be returned to you. 

We are always looking for stories about the shows and the theatre. We have a memories form (bottom of the Memory Pages) you can fill out and we will add it to the Memories Pages.

WCT Twitter

Posted that Winfield Community Theatre is now on Twitter but forgot to mention the user name is wct67156.

Season Tickets for 2009-10

Season Ticket info is going out for the 2009-10 season tickets. You can order your tickets on line on our website. The form for season tickets can be completed and submitted online or printed out and mailed to WCT, P.O. Box 347, Winfield, KS 67156. Payment can be made online through PayPal if you want to use a debit or credit card or by check mailed to us at the PO Box. The 2009-10 season info begins here.

Hambone for The Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare-Abj

Congratulations to Mary Prochaska for earning the Hambone for the Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare-Abridged. The Hambone Award is given to a cast member for their contributions to a production both on and off stage.

Twitter

WCT is now on Twitter. 

Right now there won't be a lot of messages since we are between shows but the idea is to put up quick reminders about auditions, tickets, opening and events. 

Shakespeare This Weekend

This is the second weekend for the final production of WCT's 2008-9 season, The Complete Works of Shakespeare - Abridged. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets will be available at the door.