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1. Sorry, Les, limited runs -- a musical in the fall (6 performances last time, usually in November and a spring play, comedy or drama, usually late March early April. Sagebrush Theater appreciates your interest!

   (Posted on 2010-03-23 07:16:00 by Mark Madia)

2. My wife and I will be in Evanston on April 23rd & 24th. Any shows during that time?

   (Posted on 2010-02-05 12:30:00 by Les Batchelor)

3. Thank you all who showed up for auditions. I have posted the cast list and schedule on my homepage here

   http://4cornersltd.co.cc just point to the 'theatre' tab in the menu.

   Thanks again.

   (Posted on 2010-01-24 06:49:00 by ubervamp)

4. 22nd and 23rd

   (Posted on 2010-01-18 12:17:00 by ubervamp)

5. The Show was GREAT! I really enjoyed working with everyone. When is teh next audition?

   (Posted on 2010-01-15 18:41:00 by Deb Griffin)

6. Hey all, Dave here, trying to get in touch with Andy. Anyone got an email adddy?

   (Posted on 2009-11-23 21:41:00 by Dave Miner)

7. Great job cast and crew! What a fantastic show! I couldn't be prouder of how you came together to put on some AMAZING performances! Thank you all!

   (Posted on 2009-11-17 04:22:00 by Kirk Young)

8. From Mark Madia via Co-Director Heather Blackwell

   We are nearing the end! Keep studying those lines, and try to speed up the pace.

   Attendance to rehearsals is essential - please make sure you are early so we can start on time!

   Monday: 7:00 - 9:00

   run Act I (through "On the Street Where You Live")

   Tuesday: 7:00 - 9:00

   finish Act I

   run Act II

   Wednesday: 6:30 - 9:30 (note the time change)

   Run entire show!

   Thursday: 6:30 - 9:30

   Tech rehearsal - must have all props, sound cues and lighting cues

   Run entire show!

   (Posted on 2009-10-26 23:03:00 by Mark Madia)

9. From Co-Director Heather Blackwell --

   Hi! Thanks again for your continued hard work. We are getting close to performance time -- it is essential that everyone attends rehearsal and that we start on time. Opening night is in THREE WEEKS!

   Monday: Everyone meet at 7 p.m.

   music rehearsal with accompanist.

   We will start with all the big numbers and then solos will follow.

   Tuesday: Everyone meet at 7 p.m.

   (Heather, Robin, and Amanda gone for EMS Choir Concert)

   We are making adjustments to the blocking and fixing any problems for the larger scenes.

   1 - Opening scene

   2 - Ascot

   3 - Embassy Waltz

   4 - Get Me to the Church

   5 - Little Bit of Luck (reprise)

   6 - You Did It

   7 - Loverly (reprise)

   8 - Little Bit of Luck

   Wednesday: Everyone meet at 7 p.m.

   Run Act I (no scripts)

   Thursday: Everyone meet at 6 p.m. (note the earlier time)

   Run Act II (no scripts)

   Rehearse solos/duets with Amanda as time allows - Higgins, Eliza, Pickering

   (Posted on 2009-10-15 19:25:00 by Mark Madia)

10. From Mark Madia via Co-Director Heather Blackwell

    Monday: All actors

    7:00 p.m. - run Act I, No scripts!

    Be prepared to start at 7 - this may take us a while!

    Tues:

    7:00 - Block Act 2, Scene 1 (p. 86-90) - Higgins, Pierce, Eliza, Servants (Nicole, Krystin, Jason, Eric)

    7:30 - Block Act 2, Scene 3 (p. 100-102) - Cockney men (Drew, Jason, Andy, Eric), Eliza, Harry, Freddy

    8:00 - Block Act 2, Scene 2 (p. 91-100) - Freddy/Eliza

    8:30 - Block Act 2, Scene 4 (p. 108-113) Higgins, Pickering/Mrs. Pierce

    Wed.:

    All actors at 7:00

    Block Act 2, Scene 5

    Run all of Act 2 (except final scene)

    Thurs.:

    School District is having fall break - No practice!

    Study those lines! Work on those accents!

    We will be painting the set on Sat. Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. -- please come if you can.

    Thanks again for your hard work - Kirk and I are impressed with your commitment!

    (Posted on 2009-10-08 21:48:00 by Rehearsal Schedule for October 12th-15th)

11. From Co-Director Heather Blackwel...

    Hi all -

    Study those lines... we would like Act I lines and blocking memorized by

    Mon. Oct. 12!!!!

    Rehearsal schedule:

    Monday: ALL Actors at 7 p.m.

    Learn "Little Bit of Luck" reprise (SATB chorus)

    Run Act I through p. 38

    Block through p. 48 (as time allows)

    Tuesday:

    7 p.m. - On the Street Where you Live - Mark, Andy, Robin, Aimee

    7:30 p.m. - I Could Have Danced all Night - Heather, Aimee, Nicole,

    Krystin

    8:00 p.m. - Block "The Rain in Spain" and Scene 9 - Dave, Vern, Heather

    Wednesday: ALL Actors at 7 p.m.

    Ballroom scene

    "Ascot" and "Get Me To The Church" if time allows.

    Thursday: Time Change - 6 p.m. start, ALL actors needed

    Run Act I

    Kirk would like to begin at 6 on Thursday, so he can come to practice

    before his community choir meets. Please let us know if that is a

    problem.

    Thanks again for your hard work - we couldn't do this without a

    dedicated cast!

    (Posted on 2009-10-01 22:05:00 by Mark Madia via Heather Blackwell)

12. This week's rehearsal schedule:

    Monday: All actors needed

    Ascot - all

    Get Me to the Church - all

    You Did It - Pickering, Higgins, Servants (Jason, David, Krysten, Aimee, Nicole)

    Why Can't the English - Higgins

    Tuesday:

    Loverly - Heather, Eric, Jason, Drew, Andy, Kara, Nicole, Abby, Bethany

    Little Bit of Luck - Ted, Eric, Jason

    Danced all night - Heather, Nicole, Aimee, Krysten

    Wednesday:

    All actors - review opening scene and block through page 20.

    Servant's Chorus - (Jason, David, Krysten, Aimee, Nicole, Vern, Dave, Heather)

    You Did It - (Jason, David, Krysten, Aimee, Nicole, Vern, Dave, Heather)

    Thursday:

    Block study scene - scene 3

    Pickering, Higgins, Mrs. Pierce, Eliza

    Thanks Everybody!

    (Posted on 2009-09-28 22:45:00 by Kirk Young)

13. That was a funny son of gun! Great job to all involved!

    (Posted on 2009-04-05 06:04:00 by John)

14. The cast and crew of Faith County are working hard to present a first-class production. I think you will find this show very enjoyable. Laughs begin at the opening and continue to the end. Come, relax, laugh.

    Ted

    (Posted on 2009-03-20 18:33:00 by Ted Mitchell)

15. Thank you everyone for the wonderful experience! All the DVD copies are still waiting for those who requested them. Pleas pick them up at 127 Tenth St. or call 307-679-1923 Thanks again!

    (Posted on 2008-12-12 12:34:00 by Pro Video ( Larry Manning ))

16. It's been a while since I have had any free time to update this site, but will jump on it first chance I get. you can certainly help if you or someone you know were in a Sagebrush Theater production (please add yourself under the "Productions" tab above - click on "Directory") or you have digital images or even printed pictures (that may be scanned and returned to you immediately) - the more, the merrier. I desire to chronicle the rich 26 year history of Sagebrush Theater, payig tribute to all who have taken part as actors, directors and others behind the scenes. This space was set up for cast and crew, but what say we open it to anyone who would like to leave a comment? If you enjoyed a particular play or musical, tell everyone about it. If you have a suggestion for an upcoming production, fire away! Thanks for your support of live, local theater!

    (Posted on 2008-12-01 23:25:00 by Mark Madia)

17. Larry Manning of Pro Video of Evanston will film one of the Friday night performances of "The 1940's Radio Hour" (and possibly one of the dress rehearsals to splice in some additional footage). Pro Video uses television caliber cameras as they film many weddings and many community & special events, produce television commercials, transfer older video to a digital formats including dvd, and are capable of filming for television reports, too.The cast and crew are excited to know they will be able to purchase an exceptional quality dvd of the performance, and you can too! Call Pro Video at 307-679-1923, visit the Pro Video website (link included here) or best yet, stop in and see Larry in beautiful Downtown Evanston!

    Click on this comment's title to visit the Pro Video Productions website. Thanks!

    (Posted on 2008-10-16 05:32:00 by Pro Video to film The 1940'2 Radio Hour)

18. Dinner reservations are now being accepted by Suds Brothers Brewery, who will cater the dinner theater productions of "The 1940's Radio Hour," November 7th/8th & 14th/15th. Dinner will be @ 6:30 with the performance beginning @ 7:30. There are no intermissions in this production which bustles by quickly in the Annex Auditorium @ 10th & Summit.Menu selections are:Chicken Cordon Bleu & RiceRoast Beef & Mashed PotatosVegetarian LasagnaAll meals include salad, beverage and dessert - gratuity not included in the price.Call 444-7837 for reservations, which must be made by Wednesday @ 5 PM prior to the Friday/Saturday you will attend the performance.The cost for the performance AND dinner is $25 - $24 for Seniors & Students; Performance only - $12 for Adults/$11 for Seniors & Students; Cost to eat dinner for season ticket holders - $12.Advance performance tickets can be purchased at your Evanston Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Artisans, The Blyth Art Gallery & Frame Shop and Suds Brothers Brewery. See you there!

    (Posted on 2008-10-16 04:45:00 by Dinner Reservations Now Being Accepted!)

19. The dinner theater production will be catered by Suds Brothers Brewery. We are so lloking forward to a entertaining night of musical comedy and a fantastic meal to boot!

    (Posted on 2008-10-07 15:52:00 by Suds Brothers Brewery to cater!)

20. Directors, Cast members (past & present) & Support,

    Please add your profile to "The Directory" located in the drop-down menu under "Productions." You can upload a photo there, too. Thanks!

    (Posted on 2008-09-11 07:42:00 by Mark Madia)

21. The cast is now posted under our news page.

    Tonight was my first rehearsal following our line read-through back on September 2nd; others have been actively rehearsing since. I came away with two thoughts - # 1 ~ this is going to be an entertaining musical comedy - a well written play with lines that tell of an era, but stand the test of time in comedic value, coupled with great tunes from the 40's and # 2 this appears to be a very talented cast with a great deal of stage experience and rehearsals should run smoothly.

    Hopefully some of the other cast members will post here as I seem to get more than my fair share of forums to espouse my opinions, like this Friday night with Red Devil Football @ Green River ~ Click here to listen in online beginning @ 6:20. How's that for illustrating my point and shameless cross promotion?!

    (Posted on 2008-09-11 05:07:00 by Mark Madia)

22. Alrighty then, I'll start this, as no one else knows about it yet...

    This is a site designed to promote the upcoming Sagebrush Theater production of "The 1940's Radio Hour" on November 7th & 8th and again, Friday & Saturday, November 14th & 15th.

    As time allows, the site will also showcase past Sagebrush Theater productions spanning 20 plus years. If you have some memorabilia in the form of programs, digital pictures or other pictures that could be scanned and returned to you, please contact me; we'd love to include your memories and images here to chronicle the rich history of live theater in Evanston

    to share with everyone!

    This is a site that I've wanted to do for several years, but being cast in the upcoming production gave me the additional impetus to get this project started. I'll spread the word to our director, Patty Willoughby, and the cast and have them share their thoughts as we go along.

    Here's to hoping we'll see you opening night!

    Mark Madia

    "Johnny Cantone"

    (Posted on 2008-09-05 20:32:00 by Mark Madia)