NEWS & NOTICES FROM THE ILION LITTLE THEATRE

AUDITIONS

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The Little Theatre will hold auditions on Tuesday, August 22 and Wednesday, August 23 at 7 p.m. for the October production of Play On!

Three males and seven females are sought for a variety of roles as the cast and crew of the play within the play:

  • Aggie Manville — a stage manager and prompter 
  • Geraldine "Gerry" Dunbar — a community theatre director (this could also be a male role) 
  • Henry Benish — a character actor, plays "Lord Dudley" 
  • Polly Benish — a character actress, plays "Lady Margaret" 
  • Marla "Smitty" Smith — a supporting player, plays "Doris the maid" 
  • Saul Watson — plays "Doctor Rex Forbes," a villain 
  • Billy Carewe — plays "Stephen Sellers," a young man 
  • Violet Imbry — plays "Diana Lassiter," a young woman 
  • Louise Peary — a sound, lighting, and scenic technician 
  • Phyllis Montague — a novice playwright in the community
 
Ages for most roles are flexible and actors will be asked to read scenes from the play.
 
The performance dates for Play On! will be October 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15.  Play On! will open the Little Theatre’s 2017-2018 production season.

DINNER MEETINGS

A tradition still upheld many decades later is the social aspect of the Ilion Little Theatre. While the organization continues to produce shows for the general public throughout the year, the organization's members meet once a month to socialize at a pot luck dinner at the theatre.

Each dinner meeting is held the third Thursday of the month (unless pre-empted by a scheduled performance), every month, from September through May.

General organization business is conducted during these meetings, but both current members and those interested in joining are invited to attend.

The next monthly dinner meeting of the "Ilion Little Theatre" is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 21 at 6:30 pm at the theatre (also referred to as "The Stables"), located at 13 Remington Ave, behind Remington Arms.

A social period (BYOB) will be held from 6:30 to 7:00 pm followed by dinner and those attending are asked to  please bring a dish to share.

The date is subject to change.