Now is a good time to renew your membership. It’s only $10 per year, although we certainly appreciate larger donations! Please mail your memberships to Peninsula Players, P.O. Box 383, Ilwaco, WA   98624. Come be a part of the excitement of live theater!

BACKSTAGE:

DIRECTOR:  Rita Smith

PRODUCER:  Joyce Jones

ASSISTANT TO THE PRODUCER:  Jan Bono

MUSICAL DIRECTOR:  Barbara Bate

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Sara Ballard

SET DESIGNER:  Rob Lindberg

ARTIST:  Rose Power

COSTUMER:  Laurie Carter

STAGE MANAGER:  Diane DeSeranno

CAST:

CHIEF BROWN BEAR:  Michael Veland

CPL. “BILLY” JESTER:  Frank Lehn

CAPT. “BIG JIM” WARINGTON:  John Fugitt

“LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE”:  Madison Baker

MME. ERNESTINE VAN LIEBEDICH:  Penny Bierly

NANCY TWINKLE:  Mary Evelyn Long

FLEET FOOT:  Rob Lindberg

YELLOW FEATHER:  Rose Power

GENERAL OSCAR FAIRFAX, RET.:  Rob DeuPreé

CORA:  Tracy Roach

HENRIETTA:  Sara Ballard

GWENDOLYN:  Theresa Fuller

BLANCH:  Gretchen Goodson

MAUD:  Marya Butler

MABEL:  Joyce Jones

MILLICENT:  Laurie Carter

PETE:  Everett Pace

SLIM:  Robert Scherrer

TEX:  Ken Olson

BUSTER: Karl Johnson

TOM:  John Adams

HANK:  Ed Ahlers

FRENCH MAID:  Jeannine Miller

Mark your calendars now for this wonderful show! Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, March 16 through April 1st!

Auditions are Tuesday and Wednesday, January 3 and 4, at 7 p.m. at the River City Playhouse, 127 Lake Street, Ilwaco (across from the post office). No experience necessary, just come on out and see how much fun you can have being a part of this event.

Call Rita at 665-0028 for more information, or you can go to the official Little Mary Sunshine website to read a synopsis of the play and listen to clips from the songs. www.littlemarysunshine.com

See you at the playhouse!

Last opportunities to see “A Christmas Trilogy: Three Holiday One-Acts” are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. or Sunday at 2 p.m. Come see the show and do your holiday shopping at the same time!

Thank you for supporting your local playhouse!

There are only six chances to see this upbeat, lighthearted look at true Americana at Christmastime. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays, December 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees, December 4 and 11, at 2 p.m. Tickets are just $10.

Act I is “Giving In,” about a child who asks Santa for a kitten for Christmas, and an aunt who has to persuade the child’s mother that a household pet is the best present possible. Act II, “The Ultimatum” is what happens in the family dynamic when a 16-year-old wants a car or nothing at all for Christmas. And in Act III, “Walnut Garland and Airplane Parts,” the story is told of the first Christmas Eve gathering of the adult siblings after their mother passes.

Come see the “new and constantly improving” River City Playhouse at 127 Lake Street in Ilwaco. We have 100 cushy new chairs and a complete new lighting and sound system. The stage is set, the actors are ready, and all we need is YOU, our beloved audience, to make the theater experience complete! Please join us for a warm and fuzzy look at some down home Christmas stories!

“A Christmas Trilogy: Three Holiday One-Acts” is sure to be a peninsula favorite. Based on the memories of local playwright Jan Bono, there will be plenty of “family recognition” for everyone. Get your tickets today to join us at the River City Playhouse in Ilwaco on Fridays or Saturdays, December 2, 3, 9 and 10, beginning at 7 p.m. or at the Sunday matinees, December 4 or 11, beginning at 2 p.m.

See what The Buzz is all about!

“A Christmas Trilogy: Three Holiday One-Acts,” by local playwright Jan Bono, is the next production at the River City Playhouse. With three plays, three directors, and three casts, the theater is already abuzz with excitement!

Show dates are December 2 through 11. See the Event Schedule for details!

“GIVING IN”

Director: Rob Lindberg

Suzanne: Rita Smith

Pauline: Joyce Jones

Billie: Acacia Sinclair

Humane Society Messenger: Bill Nickila

“THE ULTIMATUM”

Director: Laurie Carter

Abigail (Mother): Lynn Hadley

Henry (Father): Glen Adams

Samantha: Elizabeth Rhoades

Jessica: Azalie Bahrt

William: Isiah Beutler

Grandma: Penny Bierly

Santa (Offstage voice): Bill Nickila

“WALNUT GARLAND AND AIRPLANE PARTS”

Director: Diane DeSeranno

Julia: Tracy Roach

Laurie: Christine Beutler

Brian: Johnny Phillips

Jack: Dennis DeSeranno

Karen: Elizabeth Rhoades

Rick: Jim Tweedie

PLAN NOW TO JOIN US FOR THIS HOLIDAY TREAT!

George loved creating sound effects “by hand” and once described his work as “an opportunity for an old-school foley to have a good old time.” He punctuated his statement with his characteristic loud, resounding laugh. “I enjoy having the audience wonder how I manage to come up with all those strange noises,” he continued. “And I like to keep them wondering.” Once again, he laughed heartily. Only for “The Man with Bogart’s Face,” in September, 2010, did “the foleys” create their sound effects in full view of the audience.

Past and present Peninsula Players will continue to tell the stories that celebrate George’s life with genuine fondness for many years to come. He was one of the truly good guys, and we’ll miss his amazing can-do attitude.

Rest in peace, dear friend.