Imagination Theatre Announces Upcoming Shows

Tickets for Imagination Theater Shows are now available ONLINE now through our website at www.imagination-theater.org or direct at www.it-tickets.org. Setting up your account is easy and you can purchase tickets any time of day. Don't play phone tag with the box office, get your tickets now!

The Foreigner opens March 26
A comedy by Larry Shue
March 26th - April 18th

Charlie, an extremely shy proper Englishman who has a fear of speaking to strangers, is brought by his friend, Froggy, to a fishing lodge in rural Georgia, where Froggy tells everyone that Charlie is a foreigner who doesn't understand a word of English. Soon, everyone is fussing over and confiding in Charlie. Charlie quickly discovers that all is not what it seems at the lodge and must somehow save the day - without revealing his cover!

The show runs March 26 through April 18. Shows are on Fridays at 7:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. We have one special Thursday show on April 1 at 7:00 p.m. and all tickets are $10.00-no fooling! Tickets are $17 Adult, $14 Senior, and $10 Child. Purchase your tickets for The Foreigner through our website at www.imagination-theater.org or through our box office by phone.

Grease Auditions
Auditions for our December 2010 production, Grease, will be held on Saturday, April 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with call backs on Sunday, April 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. We are excited about this show as it celebrates Imagination Theater's tenth year bringing live theater to our community. Additional details will be available soon.

IT! Fabulous 50's Fundraiser
Get out your poodle skirts, your bowling shirts, and mark your calendar now for Imagination Theater's 3rd Annual Silent and Live Auction Fundraiser on Friday, August 20. Don't miss out on this fun event. We are also looking for volunteers to help before and/or during the event. This includes decorating, putting together gift baskets, sound and lighting, registration and check out etc. If you want to help with this event or have something you wish to donate, please give Lanny a call at 530-642-0404 or 530-903-6361. Keep live theater in our community!

Dracula coming this October
This past year we experienced many bumps in the road with our multi-media production of Dracula. We completed half of the film portion, but unfortunately we were rained out and could not complete the final scenes. Our desire is to bring you a quality show so the production dates are moved to October 8 through 31, 2010. This new date works really well for the show and gives us the needed time to finish the filming and production work.
If you would like additional information, please call Lanny at 530-903-6361.

2011 IT! Musical QUILTERS Stitches Past to Present
An old friend is returning to town. The musical Quilters, originally presented in Placerville in 1987, will be back in March, 2011 as a production of Imagination Theater, in conjunction with Ensemble Theatre Company. The director, Chrissie Addison, was in the original cast and can't wait to share her new vision of this regional theatre favorite. Written by Barbara Damashek and Molly Newman, Quilters is the story of the courageous women who moved west to help settle this country, recording "the pieces of their lives" through the work of their hands. Their quilt blocks are first presented individually to represent episodes in their lives; the blocks eventually form a quilt that combines all of their stories into one.

In the 1987 production, construction of the various quilt blocks was done by local quilters, who donated their time. Chrissie intends to again tap into this rich source of talent for the quilts, but she wants to add another element. Since the finished quilt is called the "legacy" quilt, Chrissie wants it to be made from donated fabric. If someone has a favorite scrap of cotton (or other soft, non-synthetic fabric), that they would be willing to part with, she hopes they will let it be used for the construction of the quilts. Donated materials could be yardage, but it could also be skirts, tablecloths, aprons, or anything that could be cut up and re-used. Just as women of the prairie did, today's quilters will be stitching together used fabric which is not only "green," but authentic in living history.

Even though auditions are not until late October, Chrissie and her staff are already hard at work on all that goes into mounting a major musical. They would like to begin collecting fabric on March 15th, so the quilting volunteers have plenty of time for their creations. Collection will continue until there is enough fabric for the quilts needed. Fabric can be dropped off at the Imagination Theater office or at the Mountain Democrat on Main Street in Placerville . What's more, if there is a story behind the fabric donated, please share that, too, by including a short note. For more information, or if you'd like to volunteer to work on Quilters, email Chrissie Addison at foothillsinger@comcast.net.

Tour "The Big Apple" with IT! in March 2011
Take a trip with Imagination Theater to New York City from March 2-7, 2011 . We will take in some Broadway shows, touring NBC studios, Radio City Music Hall , Ground Zero and much more. Price (approximately $2,400 for adults) includes airfare, lodging, meals, and shows. Limited seating is available. Sign up before prices go up March 31. Contact Lanny Langston for detailed information at 530-903-6361,

2011 IT! Summer Tour to England, Wales, and Ireland
EF Tours and Lanny Langston are taking travelers from the El Dorado County area to Great Britain , July 27 to August 10 in 2011. Yes, 2011! Now is the time to sign up for this wonderful scenic trip to the British Isles . We will be touring London , Liverpool , and Dublin , Ireland . The trip costs approximately $4,200 per person which includes round trip airfare and airport transfers, all transfers to and from the hotels and destinations between cities, all overnight accommodations in first class, superior tourist class, high quality hotels with private bathrooms, continental breakfast daily, full time services of a tour director, and entrance fees to many of the scheduled sites. If you are interested in finding out more about the trip, give Lanny Langston a call at 530-903-6361.

Sponsor IT!
As a non-profit organization, we rely on our sponsor's financial help and ticket sales to produce high quality shows. Season tickets, public recognition and advance reservations are just a few of the rewards for your support. It's not too late to consider becoming a sponsor. Contributions can be mailed to: Imagination Theater, P.O. Box 3303, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 or made by Visa or Mastercard by phone at 530-642-0404.

Imagination Theater!
IT! Box Office: 530-642-0404 or ITPlacerville@yahoo.com
IT! Website: www.imagination-theater.org

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