WCT News

Cast for Wife Begins at Forty

Julia Lambert, director for Wife Beings at Forty, has announced the cast for the February production.

• Linda - Tracy Flippo
• George - Bill Flippo
• Becky - Mary Prochaska
• Roger - David Andreas
• Bernard - Shawn Bean
• Leonard - Jonathan Pritz

Assisting her as stage manager is Melody Krueger.

The comedy by Ray Clooney, who wrote Run For Your Wife (WCT 1997), is about a couple having a marriage crisis will be presented February 17, 18, 24 and 25, 2012 at 7:30im in WCT's theatre in Meyer Hall. Ticket info is here.

Call for Show Proposals

WCT is beginning to plan our 2012-13 season. If you have to show you would like to propose or better yet direct, you can do that at the WCT board meeting on January 12, 2012. You should prepare information about the show and a rough budget the production. Please include the time frame you would like the show to be placed.

For more info, please contact the theatre by email.

wct67156@winfieldcommtheatre.com.

Hambone for Play On!

Congratulations to Cristina Carrasco for earning the Hambone award for her performance of Dr. Rex Forbes/Sal Watson in Play On! The Hambone is given by the crew and WCT board members to a cast member for their contribution to the production. Offstage work is as valued as their performance.

Way to go Cristina!

Auditions For Wife Begins at 40

Auditons have been set for the next WCT Production, Wife Begins at Forty. Auditions will be held Thursday Dec 8th at 7pm and Saturday Dec. 10th at 11am. Both sessions will be in WCT's theater in Meyer Hall on Baden Sq. (1500 E 8th, Winfield).

Wife Begins at Forty is a small cast comedy and will be directed by Julia Lambert.

WCT is always looking for new cast and crew members. Auditions are a great time to come by and sign up.

This show also will require a dog. If you have a pet you think could handle the job, please e-mail the theatre at wct67156@winfieldcommtheatre.com and we will pass your info to the director.

 

Play On Opens

WCT's Fall production, Play On! opens Friday. Performances are this Friday and Satuday (Nov. 11 and 12) and next Friday and Saturday (Nov. 18 and 19). Curtain is at 7:30pm at the Meyer Hall Theatre on Baden Square (15oo E 8th).

Play On! follows a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty authoress who keeps revising the script.

Tickets are available at the Winfield Chamber of Commerce, 123 E 9th; McIntire Tax Center, 119 W 5th Ave in AC; or at the door. Tickets can also be purchased online and picked up at the door. For all the ticket details, please see the ticket page of the WCT website.

Hambone for Guys and Dolls

Congratulations to Tiffany Naccarato, who played Adelaide, for wining the Hambone Award for Guys and Dolls. The Hambone is awarded by the crew and WCT board members not in the cast for the cast member that added the most to the production. Work on stage and off is considered.

Again, congrates Tiffany.

Cast for Play On!

Daniel Simpson, direct of WCT's Fall production of Play On! has announced his cast:

• Aggie - Vickie Shafer
• Gerry - Mary Prochaska
• Polly - Melody Kim Krueger
• Henry - James Karasek
• Billy - Casey Hirner
• Violet - -Chelsea Redford
• Smitty - Michelle Lynn Leonard
• Saul - Cristina Carrasco
• Louise - Norma Carrasco
• Phyllis - Tracy Flippo

Play On! Will be presented on November 11, 12, 18 and 19, 2011 at 7:30pm at the Winfield Community Theatre in Meyer Hall on Baden Square. Tickets will be $9.00

Guys and Dolls Cast

Director Melody Krueger has announced the cast for WCT's first show of the 2011-12 season, Guys and Dolls.

• Sarah Brown                JJ Marafiot
• Sky Masterson             Shelby Miller
• Nathan Detroit              Dustin Durbin             
• Miss Adelaide                Tiffany Naccarato
• ArvideAbernathy            Brad Wall
• Nicely-NicelyJohnson      Tymon Wall    
• Benny Southwest           Alex Payne
• Rusty Charlie                Casey Hiner                 
• Allison Debuque              Kim Tadtman
• Mimi Ferguson                Miranda Nation
• Mitzi Vernon                  Alaina Witte
• Harry the Horse              Rex Davis
• Big Jule                         Roger Schmidt
• General Cartwright          Gail Ranger
• Lt. Brannigan                 David Schmeidler
• Callie                            Bailey Tadtman
• Agatha                          Bri Stewart
• Ruth                            Cristina Carrasco
• Martha                         Michelle Shewmaker
• Mary                            Ashley Corle   
• Pickpocket                    Staci Olby
• Streetwalkers               Victoria Schafer
•                                     Marjorie Flom
• Cuban Dancers              Vic Schafer
•                                    Rachel Workman
• Waitress                        Norma Carrasco
• Drunk                           Tom Williams

Guys and Dolls opens August 12. Performances are at &;30pm on the 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th and at 2pm on the 15th. Tickets are available at the Winfield Chamber of Commerce, 123 East 9th in Winfield; McIntire Tax Cente, 119 West 5th Ave in Ark City and at the door. All performances are in Meyer Hall on Baden Square (1500 E 8th in Winfield.) Tickets are $9.

StagePlays

WCT has joined the affiliate program for StagePlays.com. If you haven't used StagePlays, they are a great source of scripts and books for and about theatre and drama. Now, when you order from them using the link below or one of the links that will be appearing on our blog and website, WCT gets a percentage of your purchase price. This will help us fund our programs and and you get the theatre books you want.

WCT StagePlays Link.

Time Change for Guys and Dolls Auditons

The time for the Sunday June 5th Guys and Dolls tryouts have been moved back to 2pm and they will run until 3pm. The auditions set for Saturday morning the 4th at 10am have not changed.

More info about the auditions is here.