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AN AMERICAN FARCE COMING IN JUNE

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:47:00 +0000

TAPA and TLC are pleased to bring the production of the American farce Sex Please We're Sixty , written by Michael Parker & Susan Parker to Tillamook. Somewhere in New England is Mrs. Stancliffe's Rose Cottage Bed and Breakfast. Sandra Koops plays Mrs. Stancliffe who runs a prim and proper place, but her next-door neighbor “Bud the Stud” Davis, played by Bill Briot, has become renowned among the female guests for his successful amorous pursuits despite being a bit long in the tooth. He claims responsibility for the success of the bed & breakfast, believing that the ladies return year after year to see him. Mrs. Stancliffe is intolerant of Bud's hanky-panky, but reluctantly agrees that he is good for business. Al Johnson plays another neighbor Henry Mitchell who has proposed to her every afternoon for twenty years. He has developed Venusia, a pill to increase the libido in menopausal women, but refuses to test it on moral grounds. Bud calls him, “A stick in the mud.” And he probably is.

Sylvia Johnson plays Hillary Hudson, an old friend and colleague of Henry's who agrees to test his Venusia pill and warms to Bud's intentions, but is it the Venusia or Bud's charm? Kimber Lundy plays Victoria Ambrose, a renowned author of steamy romantic novels and Kelli McMellon plays Charmaine Beauregard, the quintessential southern belle, who is definitely at the B&B for “Bud the Stud”.

Which of these ladies will become the leading light in the plot to tame “Bud the Stud” and who falls victim to his silver tongue and sexual prowess. Who resists the temptations of love, but allows surprising events to finally bring them together? Does the stick in the mud finally come out of his shell? And who masterminds a plot to turn “Bud the Stud” into “Bud the Dud”? Find out when TAPA's Sex Please We're Sixty hits the stage!

Hysteria abounds in this production directed by Chris Chiola and produced by Val Braun. Performances will be held at the Barn Community Playhouse at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook at 7:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays from June 11 through June 26 with one matinee on Sunday, June 20 at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, and a family four-pack can be purchased for $35. Reservations and advanced ticket sales are available at Diamond Art Jewelers; call (503) 842-7940. Doors open one half hour prior to curtain.

TAPA TO BRING AWARD-WINNING DRAMA TO TILLAMOOK

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:15:00 +0000

TAPA will be holding auditions for the critically acclaimed drama The Beauty Queen of Leenane in June. Set in a small village in northern Ireland, The Beauty Queen of Leenane centers on the life of Maureen Folan, a 40-year-old spinster who takes care of her 70-year-old, selfish and manipulative mother Mag. Sisters of Maureen have escaped into marriage and family life, but Maureen, with a history of mental illness, is trapped in a seriously dysfunctional relationship with her mother.

In the course of the play, the Folan cottage is visited by Pato Dooley and his younger brother Ray. Pato is a middle-aged construction worker fed up with having to live and work in England, disappointed by the limitations and loneliness of his life. The sameness of its day-to-day routine is tedious also for his brother, a non-threatening "bad boy" Ray.

Auditions will be held Saturday, June 19 at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 20 at 5:00 p.m. Audition packets will be available at the Tillamook County Library on Wednesday June 9th. In addition to the material contained in the audition packet, those who are interested in auditioning are asked to prepare a 2-3 minute comedic or dramatic monologue of their choice. If you'd like to receive an audition packet via email, or if you have any questions, please send a request to director Robert Buckingham at tapaatthebarn@gmail.com. Rehearsals will begin in July and performances will be September 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 24 & 25, 2010.

Awards
1998 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
1998 Drama League Award for Best Play
1998 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play
1998 Outer Critics Circle Award Best Broadway Play

Nominations
1998 Drama Critics' Circle Award
1998 Tony Award for Best Play

The Tempest, by William Shakespeare

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:12:00 +0000

TAPA and TLC Federal Credit Union are proud to present THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare, which will grace the stage at the Barn Community Playhouse beginning March 26th. Thought by many to be his personal statement about his career in theater, THE TEMPEST presents an exploration of the relationship between the dramat...ist and the magician. Both create something from nothing, literally out of thin air; the dramatist through his words and imagination, the magician through dark art. After his death, this play became the favorite of his friends in the theater, and was always at the beginning of any collection of his works.

Prospero (Zack Smith) and his young daughter, Miranda (Chey Clifford), are set adrift to die by his evil brother Antonio (Harry Kaiser) and the king, Alonso (Bill Farnum); but are saved by the goodness of an old friend, Gonzalo (Gerry Cortimilia). They arrive safely on an island filled with spirits including Ariel (Nicole Oekerman) and the monster Caliban (Shane Gass). After many years, Prospero is able to use magic to control the fates and bring his enemies to him by means of a tempest. He is bent on vengeance, and will use everything at his disposal—including his magic and his beautiful daughter—to that end. As the play continues, he begins to question whether he is on the right path, and by play's end, realizes that forgiveness and the happiness of his daughter in the arms of the king's son, Ferdinand (Sam Kuzma), will be better than revenge.

The play is filled with metaphors comparing theater and magic, and at one point, he sadly admits that "we are such stuff that dreams are made on . . . ", acknowledging the fleeting existence of stages and actors.

Also on hand are a drunken butler, Stephano (TJ Newton), who imagines he will become the king of the island and a fearful court jester, Trinculo (Micah Smith), just for fun! The cast of characters is rounded out with the king's murderous brother, Sebastian (Larry Blum), the Boatswain (Joe Wrabek) and three goddesses (Regina Eckles, Briar Smith, and Sandra Koops). The play is directed by Kelli McMellon.

Performances will be March 26, 27, April 2, 3, 9, and 10 at 7:00 p.m., and March 28 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be reserved at Diamond Art Jewelers; call 503-842-7940. Adult tickets are $12, student/senior tickets are $9, and a family four-pack is $35.

Back row left to right are Larry E. Blum III, Micah Smith & T.J. Newton.

Second row left to right are Joe Wrabek, Gerry Cortimilia, Bill Farnum, Nicole Oekerman, Zach Smith, Harrison Kaiser, Briar Smith, Regina Eckles & Sandra Koops.

Front row on floor left to right are Shane Gass, Sam Kuzma & Chey Clifford.

Call For Proposals

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:10:00 +0000

TAPA is now accepting production proposals for the 2010-2011 season. Performances generally run over three weekends and include at least one Sunday matinee. If you are interested in directing a TAPA production, please send a request for proposal to tapaatthebarn@gmail.com. We are currently considering productions for November 2010 through October 2011, which includes show dates in February, April, June and August.Production%20Proposal.pdf

Disney Showcase

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:28:00 +0000

TLC Federal Credit Union are proud to present DISNEY SHOWCASE! Gather your family to come and enjoy a wide selection of the most beloved and memorable musical selections from your favorite Disney movies. Elephants will fly, dwarves will heigh-ho, and chims will cher-ee, all in the small, small world of The Ba...rn Community Playhouse located at 12th & Ivy in Tillamook.

Evening performances will be Fridays, February 12th and 19th at 7:00 p.m. with matinee performances Saturdays, February 13th and 20th at 2:00 p.m.

Reserved tickets are available at Diamond Art Jewelers in Tillamook (503-842-7940) or at the door. Adult ticket prices are $12.00, seniors/students are $9.00, and a family four-pack is only $35.00. Hope to see you there for an enchanted show!

Audition Announcement - The Tempest

noreply@blogger.com (Remarksman) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:45:00 +0000

Shakespeare's The Tempest

TAPA will be holding auditions for The Tempest on Saturday, December 26, 2009 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. and Monday December 28, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

This light and magical play was one of Shakespeare’s last, and is thought by many to be one of his finest. The cast includes 9 males and 2 female parts with a stage crew of 5 (2 men, 3 women) also filling in on stage from time to time. Audtions will be at the Barn Community Playhouse and audition packets are available at the Tillamook County Library in Tillamook. Please contact the director, Kelli McMellon, at 503-801-0631, if you have any questions.

Christmas Belles

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:44:00 +0000

It's Christmas time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle sisters—Frankie, Twink, and Honey Raye—are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins. Twink, recently jilted and bitter about it, is in jail following the calamitous results of her revenge gone w...rong. And a hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb's Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos.

But things are not looking too promising: Miss Geneva, the ousted director of the previous twenty-seven productions, is determined to continue to exert her control over the show. Santa Claus—played by Frankie's sympathetic and supportive husband, Dub—is suffering sympathy pains that go just a bit too far. One of the shepherds refuses to watch over his flock by night without pulling his little red wagon behind him. And the entire cast is dropping like flies from an as-yet-to-be-diagnosed mystery malady. And when Frankie lets slip a family secret that has been carefully guarded for decades, all hope for a successful Christmas program seems lost, even with an Elvis impersonator at the manger.

But in true Futrelle fashion the feuding sisters find a way to pull together in order to present a Christmas program the citizens of Fayro will never forget. Their hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve is guaranteed to bring joy to your world.

Performances will be held Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 p.m. from November 27 to December 12 with one Sunday matinee on December 6 at 2:00 p.m. Reservations and advance ticket sales are available at Diamond Art Jewelers; call 503-842-7940. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. Doors open one half hour prior to curtain.

Scotland Road

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:03:00 +0000

TAPA & TLC are pleased to present "Scotland Road" written by Jeffrey Hatcher. At the end of the twentieth century a woman dressed in nineteenth-century clothing is found floating on an iceberg in the Atlantic. She utters only one word: Titanic. A doctor and an expert on the Titanic sinking take charge of her and try to get her to talk and to prove—or disprove—that she is what and who she appe...ars to be. The last known survivor of the disaster is brought in for her opinion and a twist is introduced and even more questions are raised. Who are these people that are trying to get at the “truth” and who is this woman? When the answers are revealed, all is not as it seems. Mystery and surprises await the boarding of the Titanic in this chilling play. Production dates are September 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25 & 26, 2009.

Directed by Bill Farnum, produced by Wally Nelson, and featuring Micah Smith, Terri Winkle, Briar Smith, and Gerry Cortimilia.

Murder by the Book

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:31:00 +0000

TAPA and TLC are pleased to bring the production of Murder by the Book, written by Duncan Greenwood and Robert King, to Tillamook. It is a beautifully warm autumn evening in London as a separated couple “discusses” putting an end to their tumultuous relationship once and for all. So begins the untangling of a web of lies that has brought these characters together on this fateful evening. Every good mystery needs a villain and in this case, we’ve got at least three with passion in their hearts and revenge on their minds.

Crisp, witty exchanges pepper this lighthearted and inventive thriller directed and produced by Robert Buckingham and Chris Chiola. TJ Newton plays Selwyn Piper, a thriller writer who enjoys indulging in vitriolic word duels with his estranged actress-wifeImogen Piper, portrayed by Tami Taliaferro, who strives to give as good as she gets in their verbal battles. Jason McAlexander plays John Douglas, a longtime friend of the couple who can’t seem to say no to either of them and doesn’t comprehend the import of the deadly games they play with one another. Newcomer to TAPA, Micah Smith plays the neighbor and fan with ulterior motives PETER FLETCHER. Amy Rangel rounds out the cast playing CHRISTINE SCOTT, the conniving secretary with a clever little secret.

There are many charming points to Murder by the Book, including its setting in a typical flat in London and the characters who live, work, and visit there. It is a treat not only to watch these characters and their hilarious emotional roller coasters, but also to peer into the inner workings of a downward-spiraling relationship between two sharp-witted and sharp-tongued people. The twists, turns and surprises that make this whodunit such a fun journey to be a part of continue right up to the jaw-dropping ending that will keep everyone wondering.

Performances will be held at the Barn Community Playhouse at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook at 7:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays from June 5 through June 20 with one matinee on Sunday, June 14 at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, and a family four-pack can be purchased for $35. Reservations and advanced ticket sales are available at Diamond Art Jewelers; call (503) 842-7940. Doors open one half hour prior to curtain.

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:45:00 +0000

Artwork by Mark Vinich

Almost, Maine

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:39:00 +0000

Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts and TLC Federal Credit Union present John Cariani’s Almost, Maine. These nine stories of love in its myriad forms, both joyful and painful, are each set simultaneously on a cold, clear, moonless, slightly surreal Friday night in the middle of the deepest part of a northern Maine winter. All is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

These tales of love in the time of frostbite include those of Pete and Ginette, a couple who have been dating for a little while; East, a repairman, and Glory, a hiker; Jimmy, a heating and cooling guy, Sandrine, his ex-girlfriend, and a salty waitress; Marvalyn, a woman who is very good at protecting herself, and Steve, an open, kind fellow whose brother protects him; Gayle and Lendall, longtime girlfriend and boyfriend; Randy and Chad, two “County boys”; Phil, a working man, and his hardworking wife, Marci; Hope, who has traveled the world, and a man who has not; and Rhonda, a tough woman, and Dave, the not-so-tough man who loves her. These nineteen characters are portrayed by six actors: Regina Eckles, Jeremy Gilhousen, Alex Lannin, Morgan Motsinger, TJ Newton, and Amy Rangel. The play is directed by Tami Taliaferro and produced by Robert Buckingham.

Performances will be held at the Barn Community Playhouse at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook at 7:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays from February 6 through February 21, with a matinee at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 15. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, and a family four-pack can be purchased for $35. Reservations and advanced ticket sales are available at Diamond Art Jewelers; call (503) 842-7940. Doors open one half hour prior to curtain.

noreply@blogger.com (TAPA) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:34:00 +0000

Artwork by Jason McAlexander