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Current Production: 'The Perfect Manhattan' opening April 11th (preview on April 10th) 
The Perfect Manhattan Directed by Susan Miller-Veaudry April 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 at 8:00 pm Neighbours from hell disrupt the lives of a posh couple and her imaginary lover. "...equal parts romantic comedy, mafia thriller, bedroom farce, supernatural fairy tale and slapstick gag-a-thon... intoxicatingly off-kilter script" - The KW Record. A special highlight for this show is that the author of the play, Dianne Lococo, will be in the audience on Saturday, April 12th. Call the Box Office now -- phone 519-537-2582. Bringing a group to a Preview performance (Thursday, April 10th) can be a great fundraiser for your organization. If you buy a block of 25 tickets (or more) you pay only $5 each and can resell them at a higher price. You keep the profit and we get a larger audience for our actors.
A Note from the President Hello everyone! Tired of the snow yet? We have been keeping warm at the Market Centre with some lively entertainment! Oxford's Got Talent was a huge success for us this year. Who knew?? All that talent just waiting to be shown to an audience. So many people involved in this second annual event. Board members, volunteers for tech, box office, back stage, green room, front of house, concession, judging. What a great team and a great week of talent. A whistler, dancers, singer-song writers, magicians and a comedy routine, all from our local area, competing against each other for the $1,000.00 prize and a chance to perform in front of an audience. We thank all who were involved for helping us to make this a great week. We are busy this season with a great line up of shows coming your way. Make sure you visit us at the Market Centre to see what we have to offer this season. 'Art' was such a great play. Jason Paquette, Ian Culley and Dan Grass did an awesome job of showing us a great time. Director Jennifer Paquette has done it again, bringing a great cast and crew through another wonderful show to be added to the rest of our great season. Next up is The Perfect Manhattan, directed by Sue Miller-Veaudry. It is so great to have Sue back working with us, after such a long time away from our theatre. CAST Theatre Company is currently working on Beauty and the Beast, Seussical Jr. and Romeo & Juliet or the Old "You Know I Really Love You, But My Father Really Hates You" Blues. Lot's going on in our little theatre. Hope to see you soon! Jeff Sweete
Oxford's Got Talent
Twelve acts were chosen to perform on each of the Thursday and Friday nights. From those contestants, 13 finalists were selected to appear before the final judges Jennifer Paquette, Dan Henry, Vicki St Pierre, and Ron Cameron-Lewis. This event was originally the brainchild of Jason Paquette, and in collaboration with Heart FM has provided a wonderful opportunity for local performers to "strut their stuff" in front of an audience -- for several it was a first time. Cash prizes are provided by Heart FM. A new genre this year was magic. John Poole, a teacher at CASS, has shared his interest in magic with his students and he and two of his protégés performed in the semi-finals. The whole week is a special experience for Jennifer Paquette as she is the only judge who sees the acts at each level -- original audition, semi-finals and finals. She has the unique perspective of seeing the performers change and grow over the week. The variety of talent makes it a difficult choice to declare a winner, and getting four judges to agree makes for serious deliberation. The final results were:
Congratulations to all!
Announcing our 2008-2009 Season Line-up Keep your eyes peeled for our 2008-2009 season brochure. Buying a subscription guarantees you a good seat, saves you money and ensures that you won't miss out on our great line-up. Subscriptions are also flexible if you need to change nights. Even if you miss a show, you can double up on another. October: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum For tickets or further information about shows, volunteering, or Preview tickets please call 519-537-2582 or visit our website www.theatrewoodstock.com.
Auditions in June! Theatre Woodstock presents the Musical, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" as their first show of the 2008-2009 series. Director Deb Prentice, Stage Manager Kath Oliver, Musical Director Chuck Baxter and Producer Sally Johnston. Auditions will take place at the Market Centre in June. Watch for details in the May edition of Backstage and on our website www.theatrewoodstock.com.
50/50 Draw Winners for February 7-16, 2008 Take advantage of our 50/50 draws during intermission or before the show. You could be our next winner! Funds raised help Theatre Woodstock make technical upgrades to our equipment. Everyone wins!
Amazing talent! Our CAST kids continue to amaze us. We would like to congratulate the Senior Company kids that made it all the way to the finals and semi-finals for Oxford's Got Talent. Jason Keyes and Dan VanWinden wowed the audience with their musical talents at the semi-finals. Taylor Markham danced her way into the finals with a medley of Michael Jackson tunes, Teale Poirier sang a beautiful song from Beauty and the Beast, Kyle Rose amazed the judges with his original song "Lit Paper," and Evan Marsh placed fifth overall with his first ever stand-up comedy routine. Congratulations to you all. We are so proud of you!
Don't miss these CAST Performances! CAST has several shows in the works. May 1, 2, 3, the Junior & Sophomore companies are presenting Seussical Jr., and Romeo & Juliet or the Old "You Know I Really Love You, But My Father Really Hates You" Blues. You get to see both in one evening -- a great entertainment value. And from May 23-31 you can enjoy the magic of Beauty and the Beast performed by our CAST Senior Company under the direction of Joanna Sweete and musical director Chuck Baxter.
CAST Summer Camp Fifty young people put together a production in just two and a half weeks in August. This summer's endeavor will be "Aristocat Kids", directed by Joanna Sweete and under the musical direction of Betty Ford. Call the Theatre for more information... camp fills up fast! Phone 519-537-2582.
CAST alumnus featured on the Stephen Lewis Foundation website:
Twenty-Four Twenty Somethings return home to sing for Africa This is something that CAST graduate Ben Alexander wrote when he was asked for something from the Foundation. I think it's terrific and wanted to share with you all. Go to www.stephenlewisfoundation.org. On the main page under Share Ideas you'll see the title Twenty-Four Twenty Somethings return home to sing for Africa. PS... if they take it off the main page of the website, you will then be able to find it under Share Ideas, and then Youth Take Action.
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The second annual Oxford's Got Talent search was another huge success. Thirty-six acts auditioned for the selection committee. Singers, dancers, musicians, magicians and even a stand-up comic were in the mix. What a variety of talent!! Each performer was critiqued and given suggestions to help them should they make it to the next level.
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