Casting Call

Auditions will be held by the Suwannee Valley Players for their annual Christmas production at the Chief Theatre on Saturday, August the 21st at 10:00 a.m. and Wednesday, August 25th at 7:00 p.m. This year they have chosen Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus written by Pat Cook, produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Publishing Company, and directed by Linda Hagan. "Dear Editor, is there a Santa Claus?"- a question innocently asked by 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon. Christmas was coming and all was right with the world ... until her friends mischievously fill her in on the "facts" about Old Saint Nick. Who could tell her the truth? Not her father, a doctor who is always fighting against old world cures. Not her teacher, who is already fed up with Christmas even though it hadn't arrived. So Virginia writes a letter to the editor of The New York Sun, for her father always said, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Virginia's letter falls into the hands of Francis P. Church, a veteran editorial writer who knows he must answer, and must answer truthfully. And so he begins his reply, which becomes one of the most memorable and cherished editorials in newspaper history. Auditions will be cold reading from the script. Needed are 5 men (age 30-65+), 4 women (age 20-65+), 3 girls (age 8-10). You can find SVP at the Chief Theatre, 25 East Park Avenue, Chiefland. For questions please call and leave a message at the theatre, 352-493-ARTS (2787) with your name, phone number, and best time to reach you. Thank you… see you at auditions!

In Rehearsal

The Night We Knocked the Critic Dead (and Had to Hide the Body), Mickey Chigger, a nasty newspaper critic, turns up dead at the Chestnut Hollow Little Theatre's final dress rehearsal of their latest play. The actors, desperate for a box office success, will go to any lengths to avoid a scandal. And that means - yes! - moving the critic's body from the rest room where he died to the parking lot. That way the late Mr. Chigger will keep his dignity, even though he doesn't really deserve it, but even more importantly, the theatre won't get bad press. Can't you see the headlines? asks one. "The play was so bad it killed him!" But just when they think they might squeak by, a detective arrives on the scene to declare that Chiggers has been murdered! To add to their troubles, Editor Blather of the local paper insists that the Little Theatre host a memorial service for the late critic, a decision she soon regrets with the ever-wailing widow and inappropriate bathroom sound effects blaring from the sound booth. Does the critic's laptop computer with his final review hold the clue to the identity of the murderer? And what in the detective's mysterious past makes him seem so familiar? Here's a spoof just for (and about) community theatres that will knock'em dead with laughter. This play is presented by special arrangements with Eldridge Publishing Company. If you have any questions or want to be involved, inquire with the director Mike Taylor at 352-949-6929 or mikelandi@yahoo.com

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