2012 Peninsula Players’ Memberships are now available! Just $10! Get one for yourself and one for all your friends! You can sign up in person during Intermission at the River City Playhouse this weekend, or mail your checks to Peninsula Players, P.O. Box 383, Ilwaco, WA 98624.

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!

Just wait till you see the snow falling outside the window! You’ll believe in Christmas magic all over again! The special lighting and sound effects perfectly complement the storyline and the stage is set for six Happy Holiday performances!

“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 Power, our friend, mentor, stage builder, set designer, and all-around backstage handyman extraordinaire, died in Portland on Tuesday, October 25. Although most of his volunteer work at the playhouse was done behind the scenes, long-time peninsula theater-goers will undoubtedly remember George’s roles as Teddy Brewster in “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Chief Sitting Bull in “Annie Get Your Gun,” and most recently, as the Inmate shooting rubber arrows  in “The Pink Panther Strikes Again.”

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.