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Audition for Homegrown’s 2016 season
Keizer Homegrown The-
atre will hold auditions for all
of its 2016 productions Nov.
12 through 14.
The auditions are being
held together to make it easier
for actors to consider and be
considered for a wider variety
of roles and plan for the year
ahead. Auditions will be held
by appointment on Nov. 12
and 13 between 6 and 8 p.m.
There will be an open call on
Saturday, Nov. 14 from noon
to 2 p.m.
Those wishing to sched-
ule auditions should contact
homegrowntheatre@outlook.
com. Call-backs will be held
on a per-show basis as needed.
The 2016 season features
one reprisal of a 2015 show
and four new productions:
Always Patsy Cline in January,
Time Stands Still in March,
Drop Dead! in April, Shake-
Trio brings home
Crystal Apples
“Whatever it is she is do-
Three Keizer educators
were honored with Crystal ing she does because, for her,
Apple Awards at a ceremony the students and our school
come fi rst … always,” wrote
Thursday, Nov. 5.
Holly Rushton, a library colleague Noah Miles. “She
media assistant at Clear Lake knows that (our students) can
Elementary School, Terra be successful and she makes
Schiffer, an English teacher sure they know it too.”
One former CCMS stu-
at Claggett Creek Middle
School, and Kevin Wise, a dent also wrote in support of
teacher at McNary High the nomination.
“Mrs. Shiffer is a perfect
School, were among 10 re-
cipients of the annual award candidate … because there is
presented by the Salem-Keizer seldom a student who doesn’t
like her. Not only does she care
Education Foundation.
about her stu-
Rushton was
dents and their
nominated by
academic career,
both co-work-
she just cares
ers and parents
in general. Her
who sung her
class helped me
praises in every
prepare for high
endeavor.
school and life,
“Holly has
and also helped
made the Clear
me improve my
Lake library a
writing skills,”
fun place for
she said.
students
to
Wise, a spe-
learn and grow
cial
educa-
from.
Every-
H. Ruston
tion
teacher
thing she does
and head soft-
is for the better
ball coach, was
of the students,”
nominated by
wrote Julie Ort-
both his super-
man, a Clear
vior and stu-
Lake
school
dents.
counselor.
“Kevin has
Rushton has
a special gift
taken an active
for
building
role in the an-
the confi dence
nual Battle of
of
struggling
the Books com-
students
and
petition at the
teaching them
school, teaches
T. Schiffer
to believe in
map
reading
themselves. But
during the an-
he doesn’t just
nual Outdoor
build
empty
School, and vol-
self esteem. He
unteers with the
teaches his stu-
Distinguished
dents job and
Young Women
life skills. Kevin
of Keizer Pro-
brings in lo-
gram for Mc-
cal businesses
Nary
High
and
commu-
School junior
nity members
girls.
to help his stu-
Rushton was
K. Wise
dents explore
also called out
different careers,
for the ways
in which she excites students write resumes, and even prac-
tices interviewing for a job,”
about learning.
“I am honestly happy to wrote Rhonda Rhodes, Wise’s
say that (my son) frequently supervisor.
He was praised by students
leaves me waiting in the car
pick-up lane after school … in nomination letters for the
after yet another quick stop at way he bonds with them, “Mr.
the library. He knows that Mrs. Wise is the type of guy that
Rushton will take the time to puts students fi rst. He’s a type
help him hunt down just the of guy that protects the people
right book to satisfy his curi- that need to be protected. The
osity,” wrote one parent.
only thing I’ve heard from
Schiffer was cited repeat- any student (about Mr. Wise.)
edly in nominations for her is ‘Can I be in your class for-
ever?’”
depth of caring.
speare’s Twelfth Night in July,
and The Guys in the fall.
Auditioners should bring a
resume and prepare a mono-
logue that is no more than two
minutes long. Monologues
can be provided at auditions.
Hopefuls will have a chance
to let producers know which
show, or shows, they are in-
terested in, so please consider
that in choosing monologues.
Rehearsal periods will be
approximately fi ve weeks pri-
or to the show dates listed. Ex-
act rehearsal schedules will be
determined by the directors.
A detailed character list can
be found on KHT’s website
www.keizerhomegrownthe-
atre.org.
Always Patsy Cline is based
on a true story. The revue tells
the true story of the country
music legend’s unlikely friend-
ship with a fan, cemented by
years of letter-writing. Veteran
performers Taylor Pawley and
Carolyn Johnson will bring
this remarkable story to life.
This is a reprise performance,
so all roles are currently fi lled.
Time Stands Still (cast of
four) by Donald Marguelies
focuses on Sarah and James,
a photojournalist and
a foreign cor-
re s p o n d e n t
trying to
fi nd hap-
piness in
a world
t h a t
seems to
have lost all
moral
bear-
ings in the midst
of war and its complications.
Theirs is a partnership based
on telling the toughest stories,
and together, making a dif-
ference. But when their own
story takes a sudden turn, the
adventurous couple confronts
the prospect of a more con-
ventional life. The director is
Taylor Pawley, e-mail: taylor.
pawley@gmail.com.
Drop Dead! (cast of 10)
by Billy Van Zandt and Jane
Milmore is about a cast of has-
been actors hoping to stage a
comeback in their careers in
Drop Dead!, a murder mystery
directed by eccentric director
Victor LePewe. As the show
progresses, the mystery and
murder extend to life beyond
the stage, and these ac-
tors must save
their lives in
addition to
the show
and their
career s.
The real
director of
the show is
Molly Fitzsim-
mons - e-mail:
mmfi tzsim@hotmail.com.
In William Shakespeare’s
Twelfth Night (cast of 14 plus
miscellaneous pirates), Viola,
a youg noblewoman and her
twin brother, Sebastian, are
shipwrecked and separated.
Washing ashore to an island
kingdom, Viola disguises her-
self as a young man and calls
herself Cesario. She fi nds
work in the household of
Count Orsino who makes
her his page and sends her to
deliver love messages to Lady
Olivia, but Olivia falls in love
with Cesario who is really
Viola. Viola, meanwhile, has
fallen in love with her master,
Orsino, who is seriously con-
cerned when he fi nds himself
attracted to her even though
he thinks she is the boy Cesa-
rio. Add a drunken uncle and
a guitar-playing jester, both
with a penchant for practical
jokes, a returned brother who
arrives with pirates and you
have Homegrown’s summer
Shakespeare. The director is
Linda Baker, e-mail: ljb_jbs@
msn.com
The Guys (cast of two) by
Anne Nelson is a story set
right after the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks when everyone in
New York is still in shock.
Joan, an editor, receives a
call from Nick, a fi re captain
who has lost most of his
men in the attack. He wants
to enlist Joan’s help to write
the eulogies he must deliver
at the memorial services.
As they meet to discuss this
project, they discover many
different angles of humanity
and an appreciation for the
roles people play in each
other’s lives. The director
is Dick McMahon, e-mail:
dickmcmahon@hotmail.com.
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Call to list your church in our Worship Directory: (503) 390-1051
John Knox Presbyterian Church
JOIN US FOR
SUNDAY WORSHIP
8:30 am • 10 am • 11:30 am • 6 pm
PEOPLESCHURCH
4500 LANCASTER DR NE | SALEM
503.304.4000 • www.peopleschurch.com
Celebration
Services
Saturday Evening
6:00 pm
Children’s Programs, Student and Adult Ministries
1755 Lockhaven Dr. NE Keizer
503-390-3900
www.dayspringfellowship.com
Sunday Morning
9:00 am
and
10:45 am
452 Cummings Lane North • 393-0404
Father Gary L. Zerr, Pastor
Saturday Vigil Liturgy: 5:30 p.m.
Sundays: 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
La Misa en Español: 12:30 p.m.
Rev. Dr. John Neal, Pastor
Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Education Hour - 10:00 a.m.
Nursery Care Available
www.keizerjkpres.org
Jason Lee UMC
820 Jeff erson St. NE
Salem OR 97301
Dr. Jon F. Langenwalter, Pastor
The church with the purple doors
503-364-2844
Worship at 9:30 am • Child Care Available
Faith Lutheran Church
4505 River Rd N • 393-4507
Sunday Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Children’s Church
9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study
9:30 a.m. Children’s Activities
Pastor
Virginia Eggert 10:30 a.m. Worship with Communion