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Mother’s Day Mother’s Day Mother’s Day Mother’s Day

MatineeMatineeMatineeMatinee

3 pm Sunday May 143 pm Sunday May 143 pm Sunday May 143 pm Sunday May 14

“A bonny

thing for

Broadway,

a scintillating

song & dance

fantasy

that has given

theatregoers

reason

to toss

tamoshanters

in the air."

NY Herald Tribune

The Lads & Lassies of BRIGADOON

The lassies of BRIGADOON (seated) Sarah Kuchcinski, Emily Zart, Katie Hintze and

(standing) Julianne Kuchcinski, JB Miller, Shelby Carlisle, Shannon Eller, Michaela Bennett plus

Elyse Mulvaney, Liz Fuller (not pictured).

The lads of BRIGADOON (front) Neil Rubin, Rollin DeVere, Tom Horsfall, Dennis Dumont and (back) Bernie Keister,

Stephen Bundy, Ron Davis, David Rusnak plus Kevin Rabbits, Sam Kitzler, Tyler Harding (not shown).

8 PM FRI & SAT JUNE 30 — JULY 15

3 PM SUN JULY 9 TICKETS $16 ADULTS, $11 AGE 18 & UNDER

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AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE

Extends Special Appreciation to our 2016-2017 57th Season Partners

The Atrium at Anna Maria of Aurora

Aurora School of Music

Vicki A. Klne CPA

For information about partnering with ACT for our upcoming 2017-18 Season contact Christine at 330-562-1818

2016-17 Members

MARK YOUR

CALENDAR

ACT Annual Meeting

5 pm

June 4

THANK YOU to the

Charles L. & Josephine Robson

LEAMY Fund of

The Cleveland Foundation for their generous and continuing support of

AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE

Maggie Hamilton, ACT Board member, also serves as the tal-ented sound de-signer for nearly all produc-tions. Dr. Hamilton, a cochlear implant and audiology professional, is re-sponsible for spearheading the installation of the TELECOIL system which enables patrons with hearing challenges to link their hearing-aides directly to the theatre’s sound system. ACT patrons may also borrow head-phones, equipped with TELECOIL, at the ACT box office.

Spring

2017

TICKETS

$16 adults, $11 age 18 & under

auroracommmunitytheatre.com

330-562-1818

Fantasy, Romance and Music emerge from the Scottish Mist

The romantic musical fantasy, BRIGA-

DOON, opens April 28, continuing at 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays through May 20 with

two Sunday matinees 3 p.m. May 7 and 14.

This beloved musical with book

and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and

music by Frederick Loewe is set in

the Scottish Highlands where Brig-

adoon, a mysterious village, ap-

pears from the mist for just one day

every 100 years.

Dustin Oliver directs the de-

lightful tale about love that tran-

scends time. Tim Shaffer serves

as music director, with choreogra-

phy by Julianne Kuchcinski and

Sarah Kuchcinski. D. Keith Stiver

takes on the double duties of pro-

ducer and accompanist.

The story revolves around

Tommy Albright, played by Ron

Davis, and Jeff Douglas, performed

by Sam Kitzler, two somewhat

jaded, young American business-

men. Lost on a game-hunting holi-

day in Scotland, Tommy and Jeff are drawn

to the lively music of a country fair under-

way in Brigadoon. There the travelers meet

the MacLaren family, headed by Andrew

(Bernie Keister), who are preparing for the

wedding of daughter, Jean (Shelby Car-

lisle) to Charlie Dalrymple (Kevin Rab-

bits). Tommy quickly catches the eye of

MacLaren’s daughter Fiona, performed by

Emily Zart.

Rollin DeVere plays Mr. Lundie, who

explains the myth of Brigadoon. To main-

tain its innocent charm and protect it from

the outside world, 200 years ago the local

minister prayed to God to have the town

disappear and only to reappear for one day

every 100 years. All citizens of Brigadoon

are forbidden to leave the town, or it will

disappear forever.

The cast of townspeople includes:

Stephen Bundy

(Angus MacGuffie),

Dennis Dumont

(Archie Beaton), Sarah

Kuchcinski (Maggie),

Michaela Bennett

(Fishmonger), Tyler

Harding (Harry Bea-

ton), JB Miller (Jane

Ashton), Elyse Mul-

vaney (Kate), David

Rusnak (MacGregor),

Shannon Eller (Meg

Brockie), Neil Rubin

(Sandy Dean), Tom

Horsfall (Stuart Dal-

rymple), and Rollin

DeVere (Frank).

Actors in the

ensemble include:

Stephen Bundy, Den-

nis Dumont, Julianne Kuchcinski, Sarah

Kuchcinski, Katie Hintze, Liz Fuller,

Michaela Bennett, JB Miller, David Rus-

nak, Neil Rubin, Tom Horsfall, Elyse

Mulvaney, and Bernie Keister.

Ann Nyenhuis serves as stage man-

ager with Jim Eller, assistant stage man-

ager. Rachel Veeneman designed the

costumes and Deb Malcolm, the lighting.

Maggie Hamilton oversees sound,

Marianne Gingras designed graphic im-

ages while Marc C. Howard is liaison to

the ACT Board of Trustees.

Nyenhuis also oversaw the set con-

struction crew of Neil Rubin, Joe Mira,

Marty Pekarcik, Dave Nyenhuis, Andrew

Gordon, Jim Eller, April Sike, Sarah Ku-

chinski, and Jerry Schaber.

BRIGADOON highlights traditional

Celtic dance and music with cameo per-

formances featuring sword dancing by

Stephen Bundy and bagpipes by Jesse

Tucker.

The live orchestra includes music direc-

tor, Tim Shaffer, who will also play trum-

pet, with Jonathan Skip Edwards (Bass),

Marianne Paul (Cello), Debbie Bodkin

(Clarinet), Michelle Worthing (Flute), Lisa

Kay Muth (F horn), Josiah Dyck (Oboe),

Scott Shaughnessy (Percussion) Heather

Kovach (Violin) and D. Keith Stiver

(Keyboard).

The original production of BRIGADOON

opened on Broadway in March 13, 1947

and ran for 581 performances. Agnes De

Mille won the Tony Award for Best Chore-

ography. In 1949, BRIGADOON opened at

the West End theatre and ran for 685 per-

formances, and many revivals followed.

A 1954 film version starred Gene

Kelly and Cyd Charisse, and a 1966 tele-

vision ver-

sion starred

Robert

Goulet and

Peter Falk.

Lerner and

Loewe’s

BRIGA-

DOON is

presented

by arrange-

ment with

TAMS-

WITMARK

MUSIC LI-

BRARY, INC.

Backstage, just behind the curtain, lies the ACT workshop where

Ann Nyenhuis (seated) heads up set construction with a volun-

teer crew including Marty Pekarcik, Joe Mira, and Neil Rubin,

(above) and Dave Nyenhuis, Andrew Gordon, Jim Eller, April

Sike, Sarah Kuchinski, and Jerry Schaber (not pictured).

Behind the scenes, backstage and in the booth are the talents who help make the magic that audiences see on stage

BRIGADOON’s creative team from left, Music Director Tim Shaffer, Director Dustin Oliver, Producer and Accompanist D. Keith Stiver.

Ron Davis and Emily Zart

Aurora Community Theatre

extends special appreciation to

THE ATRIUM AT

ANNA MARIA for their generous support of

BRIGADOON

For more information,

contact Diane Barben

330-562-0600