THE FANTASTICKS Opens 1/29 At Gallery Theatre

Gallery Theater will present the musical The Fantasticks opening Friday, January 29 and running through February 20 on the main stage. The Fantasticks tells the story of two fathers, in our production - a father and a mother, who concoct a feud in order to fool their romance-obsessed children to fall in love. Driving the telling of the story is a narrator, or magician/puppeteer and his two accomplices that add spice to the telling. In the end, we may ask the question, "Who are the puppets?" Two of the familiar songs are "Soon It's Gonna Rain" and "Try to Remember."

Although the Gallery production will be presented on the main stage, seating will be limited to 150 to maintain the intimacy and mystical quality of the play. Eight of the seats are actually on the stage. Tickets are $15 for adults & $13 for students/seniors.

Calling All Costumers!

Gallery Theater is looking for people who are interested in being the lead costumer for any of its 2010 productions. If you are a person who loves the theater, has a creative mind, is organized and works well with people then you are the perfect person for the job. The lead costumer will work closely with the director to design the "look" of the play. He/she will have the help of the costume shop managers, Linda Prince and Antonia Osterhout, and their team of volunteers to select, alter and build the costumes. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEW TO BE THE LEAD COSTUMER. This is the person who orchestrates the costuming process from the first reading to the final dress rehearsal. Want more information? Call the Gallery Box Office (503-472-2227) and leave a message for the costume shop managers.

Sound of Music Collector Plates Raffle Results.

Our raffle for The Sound of Music Collector Plates raised $75 which went to the YCAP food bank. The winner was Colton Price.

Photos Needed for Website Photo Gallery

We now have a photo gallery on the website. If you have an old photo you'd like to submit, send it to gallerytheatre@onlinemac.com

First Federal Community Rewards

Beginning December 1, 2009 if you are a First Federal customer, they will donate $2 for each volunteer hour worked at Gallery up to $1,000! Time sheets are available on the wall by the box office and need to be turned in at the end of each month. With your help, we will get to the $1,000 maximum in no time. We've submitted 451.50 hours to date (December & January ) toward our 500 hour goal!

Help Needed With Archive Photos

Old photos & memorabilia will be on display up in the loft through February 13. Please help us by stopping by to take a look and help us match names to photos & shows so we can document our theater history.

Jurors needed for 2010 Season

If you would like to be a juror for the 2010 season, please contact Carolyn McCloskey at cbmccloskey@comcast.net. Jurors are asked to watch most if not all of the shows during the season and vote in different categories for our annual awards show. All jurors will receive a ticket for one complimentary show.

Special Thanks....

Thanks to Phil Darling for disposing of the old copy machine.
Thanks to Ben Frum for all your work on the theater's sump pumps.
Thanks to Linda Weaver for selling raffle tickets for The Sound of Music fundraiser.
Thanks to all of our members for their generosity during our recent pledge drive.

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