Posted by Lydia on Feb 22, 2006 in
Theatre at the LANDMARK STUDIO
March 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 8:00 p.m.
GYPSY
presented by the Landmark Players
at FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY
March 2-4 & 9-11 at 7:30 p.m.
March 5 at 2:00 p.m.
THE COUNTRY WIFE, A Restoration Comedy
Wallman Hall Theatre
Tickets 304-367-4240
March 27 at 7:00 p.m.
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
by the Montana Repertory Company
Walman Hall Theatre
Tickets 304-367-4240
AND DON’T FORGET…
The ACT 2 Theatre Company still has 2 more performaces of I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE. If you haven’t seen this show yet, you still have this weekend to get in on the fun. And it is fun!
Posted by Lydia on Jan 28, 2006 in
Theatre 
At WV Wesleyan College
LET ME IN
By: The Cast and Director
A wild ride of material improvised in rehearsal and developed into a full script, mirroring the fun and foibles of our lives and times!
Feb. 23-26, Atkinson Stage
At Fairmont State University
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
“A Night on Broadway”
7:30 p.m. Colebank Hall
For tickets 304-367-4240
February 2
William Fridrich Design
opening reception 7-9 p.m. Feb. 6
Brooks Gallery Wallman Hall
Free and open to the public
February 6-29
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
7 p.m. 314 Wallman Hall
Donations at the door
February 7-8
Fairmont Chamber Music Society
guitarist Robert Gruca
7:30 p.m. St. Peter the Fisherman Church
For tickets 304-291-8277
Posted by Lydia on Dec 7, 2005 in
Theatre THE LION IN WINTER opened last Friday to a very responsive and appreciative audience. It was a great weekend and we’re looking forward to this one coming up. What a great script! I feel so priviledged to be in this show — and to do it with two theatre companies in one year — priceless. Greg Mach (the lucky dog) has done it with three companies this year.
Even if you’ve seen it before, it’s a different show in the small, intimate space of the Landmark Studio. No nuance is lost.
And if you’re in the Fairmont area, SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL is definitely worth seeing. Take the little ones. It’s a true delight.
Posted by Lydia on Nov 24, 2005 in
Theatre 
That’s right, folks. If you missed it last February when ACT 2 Theatre Company did it, you can see it now at the Landmark Studio for the Arts in Sutton December 2, 3, 9, and 10 at 8:00 p.m. Come join the royal family as they gather for Christmas 1183. You think your family is dysfunctional? Wait’ll you see this one.
Greg Mach and I are again playing Henry and Eleanor. The Landmark Players who make up the rest of the cast are
- Alais - Melanie Davis
- Richard - Will Keffer
- Geoffrey - Wes Belknap
- John - Westley Carpenter
- Philip - Matthew McKinney
Jim Walker is directing this time around.
Other theatre events on the calendar…
On December 16 the Landmark Studio’s Youth Theater Project (YTP) will be doing a staged reading of A Christmas Carol.
On December 17 the Landmark Studio will present it’s annual fundraiser, A Taste of the Landmark: A Holiday Arts Celebration. There’ll be artists displaying their work, live music, desserts, and wine tasting.
You can find out more about all these at http://landmarkstudio.org.
And at WV Wesleyan College…
Danceworks XI
Featuring The Nutrcracker Untulled, a new look at a Christmas classic as the WVWC dancers bring the Nutcracker into the new Millenium! Traditionalists beware!
Dec. 2-3, Atkinson Stage
And at Fairmont State University…
SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL
Dec. 1-3, 8-10 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.
at Fairmont State University
For more information: http://www.fairmontstate.edu/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=529&strBack=%2FDefault.asp
contact:
Amy Baker, Fairmont State Director of Public Relations
Office: (304) 367-4135 | Cell: (304) 288-9540 | Fax: (304) 367-4580
E-mail: abaker3@fairmontstate.edu
Posted by Lydia on Oct 26, 2005 in
Theatre The ACT 2 Theatre Company will open SOMETHING’S AFOOT this Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the R.C.Byrd Theatre, One Eagle Way, Clarksburg, WV. I dropped in during a rehearsal last Sunday and was wowed by the set. Steve Davisson has created a gorgeous country manor that spans the whole stage… and that’s a big stage.
It looks to be a funny, funny show so if you’re ready for some laughs, this a the place to go!
Posted by Lydia on Oct 26, 2005 in
Theatre Around area there are a number theatre events coming up that are worth checking out. Here are a few of them.
At West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV
HAIR
Nov. 9- 13, Atkinson Stage
At the Landmark Studio for the Arts, Sutton, WV
A Reading of The War of the Worlds
and the
Youth Theatre Project (YTP) entry into the West Virginia Theatre Conference
presented by the Youth Theatre Project
Nov. 11, 12
In Rehearsal…
December shows now in rehearsal include THE LION IN WINTER at the Landmark Studio, SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL at Fairmont State University, and The Nutcracker Untulled and Danceworks XI at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Posted by Lydia on Oct 17, 2005 in
Theatre SOMETHING’S AFOOT is, according to the publisher, “a zany, entertaining show that takes a satirical poke at Agatha Christie mysteries and musical styles of past years. Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country house during a raging thunderstorm. One by one they’re picked off by cleverly fiendish devices. As the bodies pile up in the library, the survivors frantically race to uncover the identity and motivation of the cunning culprit.”
Here’s the ACT 2 Theatre Company cast:
LETTIE …………………………..Lauren Weigel
CLIVE …………………………….Michael Squires
FLINT …………………………….Jason Young
HOPE ……………………………..Heather Palmer Finley
DR. GRAYBURN……………….Ron Knoblock
NIGEL……………………………..Christian Cox
LADY MANLEY-PROWE……Tammy L. Calef
COLONEL GILLWEATHER..Mickey Valentine
MISS TWEED…………………….Robin Hicks
GEOFFREY……………………….Michael Squires
More information is available at the ACT 2 website.
Posted by Lydia on Oct 17, 2005 in
Theatre We finished our first weekend of performances of ALL MY SONS and audiences has been very receptive. Overall, it’s been a good experience being a part this production… and an exhausting one. We have three more performances to go, Oct. 20 - 22.
Posted by Lydia on Oct 13, 2005 in
Theatre We had our final dress rehearsal last night with a preview audience. Here’s what Lisa Mosca (ACT 2 Theatre Co. artistic director) had to say about it…
“…it is not often that we have the opportunity in this area to enjoy dramatic literature of this caliber.
All cast members gave intense, controlled, and moving performances. The seasoned actors in this show provided a tremendous level of performance that the younger members rose to and attained.
Your tech people captured the effect needed, great set!!!!, effective lighting and costumes.
My friend and I left the theatre talking about how emotionally close you intruded into different aspects of our private lives. Any show and its performers that can make us take stock and look into our own lives and experiences, well BRAVO!!!!!”
It’s really nice to hear, because the rehearsal process for this show has been extremely demanding and, for me, stressful. The credit has to go to our director, Jeffrey Ingman. He’s a class act! Detailed, particular, intense and fun to work with. (The operative word here being “work.”)
Posted by Lydia on Oct 7, 2005 in
Arts in education,
Theatre ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller opens Oct. 13 at Fairmont State University’s Wallman Theater.
I have the priviledge of being a part of this in the role of Kate Keller. Artist in Residence Jeffrey Ingman is our director. The experience is a good one, though extremely demanding. Ingman did an unusual thing in casting three freshmen in key roles, but from my perspective, he made some great choices. I’ve never worked with more focused, dedicated and hard-working young actors.
For those who may not be familiar with the show, here’s the synopsis from the publisher, Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
THE STORY: Is concerned with the fortunes of the Keller and Deever families. During the war Joe Keller and Herbert Deever ran a machine shop which made airplane parts. Deever was sent to prison because the firm turned out defective parts, causing the deaths of many men. Keller went free and made a lot of money. The twin shadows of this catastrophe and the fact that the young Keller son was reported missing during the war dominate the action. The love affair of Chris Keller and Ann Deever, the bitterness of George Deever returned from the war to find his father in prison and his father’s partner free, are all set in a structure of almost unbearable power. The climax showing the reaction of a son to his guilty father is fitting conclusion to a play electrifying in its intensity.
Show dates are:
October 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m.
October 16 at 2:00 p.m.