Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts

Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:39:00 +0000

Press Release

Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts invite you to the production of Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny, by Michael Parker. The hilarity begins on May 25^th and runs through June 9^th. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7pm. Sunday matinees begin at 2pm. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain. Opening night, May 25^th, join our champagne gala and receive a glass of champagne or sparkling cider free with the purchase of each ticket. Advance tickets and reservations available at Diamond Art Jewelers, 503-842-7940

Cast Members: Chris Chiola, Robert Kratz, Ben Ruderman, Bill Briot, Wally Nelson, Lora Ressler, Karen Martin, and Barbi Waggerby

Never Kiss A Naughty Nanny begins May 25th

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:31:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) is pleased to announce the cast for the upcoming summer farce, “Never Kiss A Naughty Nanny” written by Michael Parker and directed by Chris Chiola. This production stars Garon Baker, Bill Briot, Lora Ressler, Barbi Waggerby, Robert Kratz, Karen Martin, Ben Ruderman and Wally Nelson.

Mr. Broadbent, a developer and builder, has created “the house of the future”. He has filled it with many gadgets including a personal ion chamber, self-cleaning bathroom and central disposal system. The house won’t sell, probably because most of the innovations of the future fail to work properly. Prospective buyers are invited to spend the night and get wined and dined. Broadbent bribes two of his employees to pose as renters to demonstrate how everything works. He even has a maintenance man, Ed Cott, on hand to make repairs as things go wrong. Someone masquerades as “the nanny” to throw off the buyers. When a surprise visitor arrives, it is all anyone can do to keep the house under control.

The hilarity begins on May 25^th at 7pm with a champagne gala and the show runs through June 9^th. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7pm. Sunday matinees begin at 2pm. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain.

For information please visit www.tillamooktheater.com or contact info@tillamooktheater.com

Acting/Scene Study Class

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:31:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) is pleased to offer an acting/scene study class led by George Dzundza at The Barn Community Playhouse located on the corner of 12th and Ivy in Tillamook. Each 3-hour class will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m. every Sunday. There will be a $5 donation to TAPA for each three-hour class; students only pay for the classes they attend. The donations will be tax deductible and all proceeds go directly to TAPA. Students must be at least 18 years of age due to the potential of adult subject matter.

Students will be asked to perform prepared scenes in the class. They will be instructed on how to elevate their performances and acquire the tools of a basic acting technique. They will be able to use that technique in any future performances. Work on a variety of guided scenes and experiences will sharpen their acting skills. Everyone performs. Students will learn by doing, but they will also learn by watching how their fellow students grow and progress. The hope is to produce dedicated, independent and confident theater people.

Mr. Dzundza has been a professional actor and director for over 45 years. During that time, the list of artists he has worked with includes: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Denzel Washington, Demi Moore, Gene Hackman, Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Viggo Mortensen, Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Anthony Hopkins, and F. Murray Abraham, to name a few. Mr. Dzundza is donating his time and receives no pay for these classes.

Students wanting to participate should contact Mary Hanthorn by phone or email at (503) 842-5566, (503) 801-0759 or mhanthorn@earthlink.net.

Wait Until Dark

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:27:00 +0000

TAPA along with TLC Federal Credit Union is pleased to present Frederick Knott’s, thriller, “Wait Until Dark.”

The show runs March 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31 at 7:00 PM and March 25^th at 2:00PM at The Barn Community Playhouse on the corner of 12^th & Ivy in Tillamook. Tickets are available by calling Diamond Art Jewelers at 503-842-7940 and at the door. It is strongly recommended you call and reserve your tickets early. Opening night is our gala champagne event – one beverage and hors d’oeuvres included with price of ticket.

Wait Until Dark is a story about the many sides of darkness. The darkness of the mind of a killer, the darkness that comes from being physically blind, the darkness of dangers unseen and the simple darkness that occurs with the flip of a switch.

This thriller, directed by TAPA veteran Dan Phillips, focuses on the recently blinded woman Susy, whose whole world has become dark as the result of a recent accident. Happily married to Sam, her photographer husband, both are unaware that he has unwittingly brought a doll filled with heroin into their home. With Sam away on a photo shoot, Susy is left home alone to meet and greet Mr. Harry Roat and his two henchmen Mike Talman and Sgt. Carlino, who connive their way into her home by pretending to be someone they’re not. With the aid of her precocious neighbor Gloria, who has taken the doll for herself, Susy eventually realizes that no one is who they say they are and that her life is in imminent danger. As we watch Susy struggle to survive, she uses the only weapon she has against the men and we join her on the roller coaster ride of her life where all of us eventually plunge into the darkness together.

This show is not recommended for younger children.

Audition Announcement

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:13:00 +0000

TAPA Announces Auditions

For

Americana: A Celebration of Music Through the Ages

Directed by Joni Sauer-Folger

We are seeking 10 vocalists who move well: 5 men & 5 women, as well as an emcee (non-singing role)

Auditions will be held in the choir room at Tillamook United Methodist Church, 3808 12^th Street in Tillamook on:

Saturday, March 31^st – 2 pm to 4 pm

Sunday, April 1^st – 4 pm to 6 pm

Music rehearsals begin in April with performance dates of July 6, 7, 13, 14

Audition Announcement

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:07:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) is excited to announce auditions for the production of Michael Parker’s Never Kiss A Naughty Nanny. This hilarious comedy about a developer trying to sell “the house of the future” filled with gadgets that work and don’t work takes the audience on a ride of uproarious laughter and side splitting fits. Never Kiss A Naughty Nanny is written by the same author who penned TAPA’s 2010 hit comedy Sex Please, We’re Sixty. The fun begins as the developer hires a team to sell the house to an unsuspecting couple and the handy man must dress as a nanny to keep the shenanigans under wraps.

Auditions will be held at the Barn Community Playhouse, located at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook on Saturday March 3rd at 2pm, Sunday March 4th at 5:30 pm and Sunday March 11th at noon. Production dates will be May 25, & 26 and June 1,2,3, 8, 9 &10. Rehearsals are slated to begin April 1st.

To receive an audition packet, please contact director Chris Chiola at info@tillamooktheater.com or call (503) 842-6305. Audition packets will also be available at the Tillamook County Library main branch on February 27th.

The characters include:

Ben Adams (age 21-30): A real estate salesman

Mr. Broadbent (age 50-70): A real estate developer

Casey Cody (age 20-30): Mr. Broadbent’s secretary

Sue Johnson (age 20-25): A recent culinary school graduate

Mr. Cott (age 40+): Mr. Broadbent’s maintenance man and of course the nanny

Gladys McNicoll (age 40+): A prospective buyer with no redeeming qualities

Fred McNicoll (age 40+): The hen-pecked husband

Walter Brooks (age 40+): A surprise visitor with an insane infatuation for the nanny

TAPA Announces the cast for WAIT UNTIL DARK

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:24:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association of the Performing Arts (TAPA) is pleased to announce the cast for the upcoming production of "Wait Until Dark". Set in 1966, in Greenwich Village, in a basement apartment, the story is a suspenseful thriller about a blind housewife, Susy Hendrix. Independent and resourceful, Susy is learning to cope with her blindness, which resulted from a recent accident. She is aided by her difficult, slightly unreliable young neighbor Gloria with whom she has an exasperated but lovingly maternal relationship. Susy’s life is changed by three criminals who believe she has hidden a doll used by them to smuggle heroin into the country. Unknown to Susy, her photographer husband Sam took the doll as a favor for a woman he met on an international plane flight and unwittingly brought the doll to the couple’s New York apartment when the woman became afraid of the customs officials. Alone in her apartment and cut-off from the outside world, Susy must fight for her life against three criminals, led by the psychotic Harry Roat. The tension builds as Roat, aided by his thugs, impersonate police officers and friends of her husband in order to win Susy’s confidence, gaining access to her apartment to look for the doll. The climax of the play, a very physical confrontation between Susy and Roat in her dark kitchen, is a most memorable and frightening scene sure to leave you on the edge of your seat.

Performance dates are March 16,17,23,24,25,30,31. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:00 pm and the Sunday matinee is at 2:00 pm. All performances will take place at The Barn Community Playhouse, 12th and Ivy, Tillamook. Reservations and advance tickets are available at Diamond Art Jewelers 503-842-7940.

ENCORE PERFORMANCE

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:38:00 +0000

Due to our final performance weekend of Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP being sold out, TAPA has added an encore performance for Sunday February 5th at 2:00 p.m., doors open one-half hour prior to curtain. Reserved seating is recommended and is available by calling Diamond Art Jewelers at (503) 842-7940.

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:17:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) and Happy Camp Hideaway, along with TLC Federal Credit Union, are pleased to bring the production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap to Tillamook, which opens on January 20.

The Mousetrap takes place at Monkswell Manor in the English Countryside in the 1950s. Playing the newlywed owners of Monkswell Manor Bed and Breakfast are Robert Kratz and Ami Ericson. Shortly after the play begins, Monkswell Manor is visited by guests portrayed by Harrison Kaiser, Karen Martin, Richard Coon, Tatjana Queener, and Phil Gregg. A snowstorm moves in and traps everyone at the manor, cutting them off from civilization. By the end of the following day, someone is dead. In typical Agatha Christie style, we have the pleasure of watching a sleuth piece the puzzle together and in this case the sleuth is portrayed by Steele Fleisher.

The Mousetrap opened in London at the Ambassadors Theater in 1952, then moved to St. Martin’s Theater in 1974 (where it has been running ever since), which makes it the longest running play of modern times. By tradition, at the end of each performance, audiences are asked not to reveal the identity of the killer to anyone outside the theater, to ensure that the end of the play is not spoiled for future audiences. Agatha Christie gave the rights of The Mousetrap to her grandson as a birthday present and one of the stipulations was that no film version can be produced until the original production has been closed for at least six months. The Mousetrap has won audiences over for decades largely to do with Agatha Christie’s popularity as the "Queen of Crime" racking up a record breaking 25,000 performances. Therefore, a film adaptation has never been made.

This is TAPA's first foray into the numerous (87 total) works of Christie. Focusing on the British middle and upper classes, Agatha Christie's stories are whodunits sometimes set in an old country estate in England or in a mansion on a mysterious island or during a frightening train ride, etc. The murders are often extremely ingenious, involving some convoluted piece of deception. Agatha Christie's style is almost a genre in itself. Her stories are rich in taut atmosphere and incredibly well- developed characters who work through a story woven in strong psychological suspense, and all are delivered with her deliberate yet gripping slow pace.

Taking the helm of this production is fourth time director Robert Buckingham. In 2009 Robert directed his first production with TAPA, which was the satirical thriller Murder by the Book. Since then he also directed the chilling drama The Beauty Queen of Leenane in 2010 and Neil Simon’s all-American comedy The Star-Spangled Girl last year.

The Mousetrap will be performed at The Barn Community Playhouse located at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook on Jan 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, then wraps up on Feb 3 and 4. All performances begin at 7:00 p.m. with the exception of the matinée on January 29th, which begins at 2:00 p.m. Doors open one-half hour prior to curtain. There will be an opening night “Champagne Gala” celebration on January 20. The purchase of a ticket includes one beverage on opening night only. Advance tickets and reservations are available through Diamond Art Jewelers at (503) 842-7940. Tickets are going fast so be sure to reserve your seats today. For information please contact info@tillamooktheater.com and find us on facebook.

Pictured in back from left to right are Harrison Kaiser, Ami Ericson, Robert Kratz, Steele Fleisher & Phil Gregg. Pictured in front from left to right are Karen Martin, Richard Coon & Tatjana Queener.

Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP coming in January

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:36:00 +0000

Announcing the cast of Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:14:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) & Happy Camp Hideaway, along with TLC is thrilled to announce the cast for their upcoming production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. Playing the newlywed owners of Monkswell Manor bed and breakfast are Robert Kratz and Ami Ericson. Shortly after the play begins, Monkswell Manor is visited by guests portrayed by Harrison Kaiser, Karen Martin, Richard Coon, Tatjana Queener and Phil Gregg. In typical Agatha Christie style, we are then introduced to a sleuth and in this case the sleuth is portrayed by Steele Fleischer.

The Mousetrap was initially performed as a radio play in 1952 and was broadcast by the BBC under the working title Three Blind Mice. The radio play had been commissioned in 1947 by Queen Mary, who was a Christie fan. The forty-five minute play was based on a short story of a true event on which Christie had been working; however, audience reaction was so positive that Christie went back to work on the script, elaborating on it, and with its first performance on October 6, 1952 and The Mousetrap became a stage play. After a seven-week tour, the play opened in London at The Ambassadors Theatre on November 25,1952. The play later transferred to St. Martin's Theatre in London on March 23, 1974 and has been running there ever since. The Mousetrap has broken several records for its continuous theatrical run since its opening, and it is estimated that more than four million people had seen the play by the time its twenty-five year anniversary was celebrated in 1977. As of 13 October 2011 it has clocked up a record-breaking 24,537 performances, with the play still running at St Martin's Theatre. By tradition, at the end of each performance, audiences are asked not to reveal the identity of the killer to anyone outside the theatre, to ensure that the end of the play is not spoiled for future audiences. The Mousetrap has never been made into a feature film due to the fact that it is still running on stage.

This is TAPA's first foray into the numerous, 87 total, works of the "Queen of Crime" Dame Agatha Christie. Focusing on the British middle and upper classes, Agatha Christie's books are whodunits often set on a country estate in England or during a frightening train ride. The murders are often extremely ingenious, involving some convoluted piece of deception. Agatha Christie's style is almost a genre in itself. With stories rich in taut atmosphere and incredibly well developed characters that work through a story woven in strong psychological suspense, all delivered with her deliberate yet gripping slow pace.

Taking the helm of this production is 4th time director Robert Buckingham. In 2009 Robert directed his first production with TAPA, which was the satirical thriller Murder by the Book. Since then he also directed the chilling drama The Beauty Queen of Leenane in 2010 and the all-American comedy Neil Simon’s The Star-Spangled Girl last year. “It surprised us when we recently realized that we had never done an Agatha Christie play”, said Robert. “So it was time for me to revisit my favorite genre of mystery and I chose her most infamous play”.

The Mousetrap hits the stage at The Barn Community Playhouse located at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook on Jan 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, then wraps up on Feb 3 and 4. All performances begin at 7:00 p.m. with the exception of the matinée on January 29th, which begins at 2:00 p.m. Doors open one-half hour prior to curtain. There will be an opening night “Champagne Gala” celebration on January 20. The purchase of a ticket includes one beverage on opening night only. Advance Tickets and reservations will be available through Diamond Art Jeweler’s at (503) 842-7940. For information please contact info@tillamooktheater.com.

Pictured left to right and back to front- Robert Kratz, Ami Ericson, Harrison Kaiser, Tatjana Queener, Steele Fleisher, Phil Gregg, Karen Martin and Richard Coon.

Auditions December 3rd & 4th

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:40:00 +0000

TAPA is pleased to announce an open casting call for WAIT UNTIL DARK. Before the unforgettable film version starring Audrey Hepburn, this electrifying thriller by Frederick Knott was a long running Broadway hit.

As a blind woman struggles to outwit three criminals, she fights for survival using the only weapon she has...total darkness. This deadly cat and mouse game builds to a heart pounding lights out climax that's sure to leave you on the edge of your seat.

Cast includes Susy & San Hendrix, a young married couple. Three men, Mike Talmen, Sgt. Carlino & Harry Roat Jr. - ages are flexible. Gloria, a young teenage girl and two smaller roles for policemen, who could also work backstage during performances.

In addition to the cast, there is always a need for back stage crew and tech crew. This is your chance to be a part of community theater, on stage or behind the scenes. No experience is necessary. No offer of help is to small.

Auditions will be held Saturday December 3rd and Sunday December 4th at 2:00 PM at the Oregon Coast Dance Center at 106 Main in Tillamook. Performance Dates are March 16,17,23,24,25, 30 & 31.

Character development will be studied in December and rehearsals will begin in January. Contact producer Deborah Coon at 842-3999 for more information.

A Moon for the Misbegotten

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:09:00 +0000

TAPA and TLC Federal Credit Union announce that, A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN is preparing for the opening performance.

Performance dates are November 25, 26, December 2, 3, 9, 10 & 11. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:00 pm and the Sunday matinee is at 2:00 pm. All performances will take place at The Barn Community Playhouse, 12th and Ivy, Tillamook. Reservations and advance tickets are available at Diamond Art Jewelers, 503-842-7940.

A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, it is 1923. Connecticut. Summertime. Prohibition is in full swing, even though hardly anyone honors it. People are still drinking and getting drunk. Irish tenant farmer Phil Hogan and his daughter Josie are visited by their friend and landlord James Tyrone. The brazen Josie is secretly in love with James, whose visit sets off a series of events that threaten the very fabric of the love and the friendship of both families. It all comes to a head on a long moonlit night fueled by drink, lust and grief.

Eugene O’Neill is one of America’s greatest playwrights and A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN is exciting , provocative, scandalous and extremely dramatic. You will be touched to your core by its artistic beauty.

This show contains mature material and is not recommended for younger viewers.

Photo #1 Caption: L to R: Scott Campbell (Phil Hogan), Margaret Page (Josie Hogan), Chris Chiola ( T. Steadman Harder) and Mark Johnson (James Tyrone.)

Visit our facebook page for the official photo gallery.

Audition Announcement

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:09:00 +0000

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap: Set in England in the early 1900s and tells the tale of a group of strangers stranded together in a bed & breakfast during a massive snowstorm. One guest is murdered and everyone is a suspect. Many feel that this is the crown jewel of Agatha Christie’s impressive body of work.

Auditions will be held at the Oregon Coast Dance Center located at 106 Main Street on October 22nd at 2:00 p.m. and October 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Rehearsals are slated to begin November 3rd. To receive an audition packet, please contact director Robert Buckingham at 503-842-6305 or email info@tillamooktheater.com.

The characters include:

Giles and Mollie Ralston – a young married couple
Miss Casewell – a young, suspicious woman
Christopher Wren – a neurotic young architect
Mrs. Boyle – a rather imposing older woman
Major Metcalf – a middle-aged military man
Mr. Paravicini – an older man with a flamboyant mustache
Detective Sergeant Trotter – a boy-next-door type young man

TAPA'S ANNUAL MEETING

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:48:00 +0000

The annual meeting will be held at the Barn Community Playhouse, located on the corner of 12th and Ivy in Tillamook on October 16, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. There will be food, soft drinks and lively discussion. You are more than welcome to bring something stronger to drink if you’d like.

We will briefly recap last year and unveil the projects we hope to accomplish this year. More importantly, we need to listen to you as you present your questions, ideas and suggestions to make TAPA the best organization it can be.

Announcing Auditions for TAPA's Fall Production

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:08:00 +0000

Chicken Creek Diaries opens August 19TH with opening night champagne reception

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:03:00 +0000

It is now time to come visit Chicken, Alaska. TAPA (Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts) and TLC Federal Credit Union will be presenting “Chicken Creek Diaries”. This is a true story based on the book, “Tisha” written by Robert Specht and adapted for a musical by Marilyn Allen.
This story takes place primarily in the years 1927 and 1928 in Chicken, Alaska, a frontier settlement in gold-mining territory, not far from the heart of the Klondike gold-rush.
Anne Hobbs, a young girl of 19 encouraged by her Granny to go to a “new land”, arrives in the Alaska bush as a school teacher. She seeks adventure and a new life, finding this and more, falling in love with a “half-breed” Eskimo, a forbidden love for a young white girl in the 1920’s of this Alaska town. Though marriages between white men and Indian or Eskimo women are common, the re verse is not. The distraught citizenry are vigorously opposed to this unfolding romance as well as to Anne’s efforts to adopt two “half-breed” Indian children. Their disapproval is expressed through angry letters to the commissioner of Education, vicious gossip, verbal and physical abuse, and downright deceit.
Anne learns that the freedoms offered by a new developing country engender not only a “big-heartedness” she has not yet experienced , but also the opposite, allowing people to be “as mean as they want”.
Her growing love for the country, however, and one person in particular, is stronger than any hardships endured through Alaskan winters and the barbs of bigoted townsfolk.
Anne will not be defeated and this is her story which will open on Friday, August 19, 2011 with our champagne gala. This opening night’s ticket allows the ticket holder to one free champagne drink or sparkling cider. The show continues on August, 20, 26,27, and September 2 & 3, curtain time at 7:00 p.m. and also a matinee on August 28, at 2:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. respectively.
Reserved tickets may be purchased at Diamond Art Jewelers in Tillamook (503-842-7940) or at the door. Ticket prices are $12.00 for Adults, $9.00 for Seniors and students and $35.00 for an immediate family of four.
There is some very good foot-stompin’ music. Come join the fun and entertainment.

Back Row from left to right - Robert Kratz, Jr.,Tim Kershaw, Robert Bishop, Gerry Cortimilia, Bill Farnum, Steve Kershaw Middle Row from Left to right - Chey Kuzma, Jennifer Purcell, Caryn Backman, Bill Briot, Lora Ressler, Julie Bucknam Front Row from left to right - Spencer Collins, Logan Nelson, Abigail Absher, Zachary Nelson, Emily Nord-Rush not pictured are: Karen Downs, Collin Purcell, Kasey Purcell, Sam Kuzma, Kayla Cooley and Lilly Weber

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:02:00 +0000

The Starlite Academy Children's Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:47:00 +0000

TAPA (Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts) and TLC Federal Credit Union are presenting a Children’s Workshop called Starlite Academy July 18 through the 23rd. The students ranging in age from 6 through 13 learn about theater during the week and also work on a musical called THE BIG BAD MUSICAL.

This is a story of the Wolf found in many nursery rhymes and the audience (the jury) will decide each evening if the Wolf is guilty, not guilty or a hung jury for all his misdeeds.

The show will be performed on Friday and Saturday July 22 & 23 at 7:00 p.m. Cost is $5.00 per person and there is no reserved seating or presales. Please come see a great show put on by the group of students.

The Star-Spangled Girl Opens June 17th

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:46:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) and TLC Federal Credit Union are pleased to bring the production of Neil Simon’s The Star-Spangled Girl to Tillamook. Set in San Francisco in the late 1960s, The Star-Spangled Girl tells the story of two struggling writers, portrayed by Sam Kuzma and Steele Fleisher, who are trying to keep their underground political protest newspaper Fallout Magazine afloat. With the motto of “A Remedy for a Sick Society”, their goal is to expose government conspiracies and wrongdoings. An all-American girl, portrayed by Chey Kuzma, has just moved into their building and is about to turn their worlds upside down. Love and politics dance together in this clever and witty play written by one of America’s best-known and well-loved playwrights.

The director of The Star-Spangled Girl is Robert Buckingham, who directed 2009’s satirical thriller, Murder by the Book and 2010’s unsettling drama, The Beauty Queen of Leenane. “It’s refreshing to direct a comedy of this caliber. Community theaters across the country have discovered this gem and it has played to packed houses everywhere. As most of us know, the 1960s was a tumultuous decade leaving Americans weary of government, questioning authority, and searching for an identity, while still celebrating our freedom, admiring our foundation as a country, and looking toward the future with hope and optimism, not at all unlike today. There are similarities between the 1960s and our current state of politics so I feel that while The Star-Spangled Girl is set fifty years ago, it’s still quite relevant. I’m thrilled to bring this hilariously charming play to Tillamook and I hope that audiences love it as much as I do,” says Robert.

Performances will be held at the Barn Commu¬nity Playhouse at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook at 7:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays from June 17 through July 2 with one matinee on Sunday, June 26 at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, and a family four-pack can be pur¬chased for $35. Reservations and advanced ticket sales are available at Diamond Art Jewelers; please call (503) 842-7940. Doors open a half hour prior to curtain. For more information please visit www.tillamooktheater.com or email info@tillamooktheater.com.

TAPA will host an Opening Night Champagne Gala prior to the first performance of The Star-Spangled Girl, June 17, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barn Community Playhouse. The purchase of a ticket includes one complimentary beverage on opening night only. Please join us in celebrating the beginning of what we are sure will be another fantastic run of quality theater here in Tillamook County.

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:00:00 +0000

It's Starlite Academy Time!

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:33:00 +0000

Greeting students!! It’s time to register for Starlite Academy. This is a children’s workshop for students who have completed the first grade through age 13.

The workshop begins on July 18th. and runs through July 23rd. It starts at 9:00 a.m. and goes until 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with lunch provided. There are two performances – one on Friday evening and one on Saturday evening, July 22nd. & 23rd. beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The cost is $25.00 per student payable when you arrive on Monday morning.

To register, please call Diane and Wally Nelson at 503-392-3454 or e-mail – nelsonw@oregoncoast.com.

Because of our limited space we must limit the workshop to 20 students. So call or write soon.

Announcing the cast of Neil Simon's "The Star-Spangled Girl"

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:17:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) and TLC Federal Credit Union are pleased to announce the cast of the upcoming production of Neil Simon’s "The Star-Spangled Girl". Set in the late 1960s, "The Star-Spangled Girl" tells the story of two struggling writers, portrayed by Sam Kuzma and Steele Fleisher, who are trying to keep their underground political protest newspaper afloat. While trying to expose government conspiracies and wrongdoings, they meet an all-American girl, portrayed by Chey Kuzma, who has just moved into their building. Love and politics dance together in this clever and witty play written by one of America’s best-known and well-loved playwrights. The director of "The Star-Spangled Girl" is Robert Buckingham, who also directed 2009’s satirical thriller, "Murder by the Book" and 2010’s unsettling drama, "The Beauty Queen of Leenane". “It’s refreshing directing a comedy of this caliber. Even though the play was not well-received when it opened on Broadway in 1966, it has managed to stand the test of time. Community theaters across the country have discovered this gem and it has played to packed houses everywhere. I’m thrilled to bring this hilariously charming play to Tillamook and I hope that audiences love it as much as I do,” says Robert.

"The Star-Spangled Girl" kicks off TAPA’s summer season on June 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, and July 1 and 2. Following The Star-Spangled Girl is The Starlite Academy Children’s Workshop July 19–23 directed by Wally and Diane Nelson. Then rounding out the summer season is "The Chicken Creek Diaries" written by Marilyn Allen and directed by Wally Nelson. For information please contact info@tillamooktheater.com.

Pictured from left to right: Sam Kuzma, Chey Kuzma & Steele Fleisher

Auditions for "Chicken Creek Diaries" a musical

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:07:00 +0000

This is based on a true story called “Tisha” by Robert Specht and adapted by an Oregonian, Marilyn Allenwho also wrote the music and lyrics. The story takes place primarily in the years 1927 and 1928 in Chicken, Alaska, a frontier settlement in gold-mining territory, not far fromthe heart of the Klondike gold-rush.

Anne Hobbs, a young girl of 19 encouraged by her Granny to go to a “new land”, arrives in the Alaska bush as a school teacher. She seeks adventure and a new life, finding this and more,falling in love with a “half-breed” Eskimo, a forbidden love for a young white girl in the 1920's of this Alaska town. Though marriages between white men and Indian or Eskimo women are common, the reverse is not. The distraught citizenry are vigorously opposed to this unfolding romance as well as to Anne's efforts to adopt two “half-breed” Indian Children. Their disapproval is expressed through angry letters to the commissioner of Education, vicious gossip, verbal and physical abuse, and downright deceit.

Anne learns that the freedoms offered by a new developing country engender not only a “big-heartedness” she has not yet experienced, but also the opposite, allowing people to be “as mean as theywant”. Her growing love for the country, however, and one person in particular, is stronger than any hardships endured through Alaskan winters and the barbs of bigoted townsfolk. Anne will not be defeated and this is her story.

We need 15 adults, (8 males, 7 females), ranging in age from20 years and up and 8 children ages 8 to 16. Some have solos. A cast list will be at the local libraries, and also in the entry at The Barn Community Playhouse in Tillamook, Oregon, located at 12 . & Ivy. Please come prepared to sing unless you want a part that does not include singing. The music is quite simple and of a country western style.

Performances are August 19, 20, 26, 27, 28 and September 2 and 3, 2011. The auditions will be held at The United Methodist Church located on 12 . St. Tillamook,Oregon, Friday, May 20 - 6:00-8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, May 21, 1:00 - 3:00. For further information please contact the director,Wally Nelson, hm. 503-392-3454 or cell 503-812-1163 or producer, Val Braun, hm. 503-842-6264 or cell 503-812-1167.

Cast of Characters

Anne Hobbs-A young school teacher who comes to Alaska for a new life sings 20-30 years.
Granny Hobbs-her grandmother, a full-blooded Indian will also play another older lady role 50 years and up sings.
Walter Strong-Runs the pack train between Eagle and Chicken, Alaska courtly-mannered 40 years and up.
Chuck Temple-Good-natured Indian half-breed boy sings 8 years to 13.
Mary Angus-Chuck's mother, an Indian sings 30 to 40 years old.
Ethyl Temple-Mary's daughter 8 10 years.
Joe Temple-Chuck's father, very handsome, educated miner, 30 to 40 sings.
Fred Purdy-"Half-breed" Eskimo, 20-30 years sings.
Isabelle Purdy-His sister sings - 20-30 years.
Mrs. Purdy-Their mother an Eskimo.
Maggie Carew-No-nonsense keeper of the roadhouse sings 40 years and up.
Angela Barrett-Sharp-tongued, bitter older woman 40 years and up.
Mr. Vaughn-A bigoted, hot-tempered man 40 years and up.
Elvira Vaughn-Mr. Vaughn's daughter 10-15 years.
Evelyn Vaughn-Mr. Vaughn's daughter - Student 12-16 years.
Uncle Arthur-Spratt Old-time miner 40 years and up sings.
Mert Atwood-Old miner, who loves the sea 40 years and up sings.
Jimmy Carew-Young boy 8-10 years.
Rebecca Harrington-Indian woman married to a white man 30 40 years.
Jake Harrington-Rebecca's husband 30-40 years.
Lily Harrington-Rebecca and Jake's daughter 8-10 years.
Nancy Prentiss-Student in her teens.
Cabaret Jackson- Whiskey runner, 40 years and up.
Robert Meriweather-Student, 11-14 years.

Welcome Back Futrelle Sisters!

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:52:00 +0000

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) and TLC Federal Credit Union are pleased to bring the next production of our 2011 season, Southern Hospitality written by Jones, Hope & Wooten.

Southern Hospitality is the funny sequel to TAPA’s last season’s comedy, Christmas Belles. The Futrelle Sisters - Frankie, Twink, Honey Raye and Rhonda Lynn are in trouble again. How they pull together and save their town is a testament to Southern strength and ingenuity, and a recipe for total hilarity.

Performances will be held at the Barn Commu¬nity Playhouse at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook at 7:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays from April 1 through April 16 with one Matinee on Sunday, April 10 at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, and a family four-pack can be pur¬chased for $35. Reservations and advanced ticket sales are available at Diamond Art Jewelers, please call (503) 842-7940. Doors open one half hour prior to curtain.

TAPA will host an Opening Night Champagne Gala on April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barn Community Playhouse. The purchase of a ticket includes one complimentary beverage.

Photo - TJ Newton, Regina Eckles, Chey Kuzma, Joni Sauer-Folger, Dave Mattison, Karen Martin, Lora Ressler, Sandra Koops, Karen Downs, Joe Wrabek, Diane Ericson, Dan Phillips and Steele Fleisher.