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DECEMBER 1, 2016 // 7 Audition for classic murder mystery ‘The Mousetrap’ CANNON BEACH — The Coaster Theatre will hold auditions at 6 p.m. Dec. 11, 12 and 13 for its winter/ spring play “The Mouse- trap” by Agatha Christie. The show will be directed by Susi Brown and run March 3 through April 15. In this Christie classic, a group of strangers have gathered in a country manor during a treacherous snow- storm. With no possibility of reaching the outside world, they discover a murder and find themselves, one by one, under suspicion. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the sus- picions in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Other suspects include a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired Army major, a strange little man who claims his car has over- turned in a drift, and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. Into their midst comes a policeman, traveling on skis. He no sooner arrives, when the jurist is killed. Two down, and one to go. To get to the rationale of the mur- derer’s pattern, the police- man probes the background of everyone present and rattles a lot of skeletons. The play includes roles for eight men and women age 20 to 70: Mollie Ralston, Giles Ralston, Christopher Wren, Mrs. Boyle, Major Metcalf, Miss Casewell, Mr. Paravicini and Detective Sergeant Trotter. At auditions, everyone will read from pre-selected sides from the show. Arrive on time prepared to fill out an audition form, and make sure to bring your schedules and conflicts, such as out of town dates, work sched- ule, appointments, etc. that will take place after 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or anytime Saturdays and Sun- days. Rehearsals will begin in January until the show’s opening. Actors are welcome to check out a copy of the play to read prior to auditions at the Coaster Theatre. There is a $20 refundable deposit re- quired to check out a script. Anna Tivel, Jeffrey Martin bring folk songs to Peninsula Arts Center LONG BEACH, Wash. — The Peninsula Arts Center will host a performance by songwriters Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. A nationally touring artist with a deep love of quiet stories, Tivel is beginning to carve a place for herself in the songwriting world. She was recently chosen a winner of both the Telluride Troubadour Contest and the Kerrville New Folk Contest and placed second at the Rocky Moun- tain songwriting contest. Tivel was raised in the forest and farmland of rural northern Washington and currently calls Portland home. Her songs reflect both the stark colors of small- town life, and the hard, sharp lines of the city. Folk Radio UK called her newest album, “Heroes Waking Up,” a superb and sublime album from a voice that deserves to be shouted from the highest rooftops.” Her previous album, “Before SUBMITTED PHOTO Songwriters Jeffrey Martin, left, and Anna Tivel will perform Dec. 3 at the Peninsula Arts Center. Machines,” was hailed by No Depression as “raw, yet superbly composed and ex- ecuted, intelligent, personal and deeply expressive.” Martin was raised with a careful ear cocked and lis- tening to Neil Young, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan and Harry Chapin. He was fortunate to live in Eugene for much of his ad- olescence, where in the late The Coaster Theatre Playhouse Presents Crossword Answer C U B S A S E C F O A L O P T S F L I P E D D A S T A R D E F E A A R R I D A D S E A U L X T I D I O R I A R G S R E P O T A G A M A E F R E M S C A O B R Y R A A I T S E B A R A I N G E E R S T A A T M B O T U A N T D O A N T M A R S M E E A T A T A N A N G L E D O N E I T A L L R E A R S T A T S H I T M E B E A R E R S E T H I S R I I N S K O S N I N T O W A P R I A A T T O S A A M P S N O R T G R O U R A N W I M G E S S E M T A C O B O D A I L E G T I M N S A S P T A L E E N A T S T I R O N E U R F P I A N O N C E N I T E E N T O M B I D E A S A E R E O B I F F I D O L D Z E R O O A C E G G L E S S U L A Z O N E R A T O D D L E Y S E R E S S I S K E I P H O N L I E G E L C A R E L E D U N D A M E S D U E T S E R E C T R U T H S Nov. 18 - Dec. 23, 2016 Tickets $20 or $15 Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday shows at 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by The Clark Family Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com 108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR ’90s and early 2000s there was a strong and steady flow of folk songwriters touring through. Leo Kotke, John Gorka, and David Wilcox were huge inspirations. In 2011, Martin caught a lucky break, a chance encounter with a prominent local promoter at a rowdy dive bar. Through that meet- ing he was invited to open for Tracy Grammer and then David Wilcox, which then lead to a few small tours, and eventually a finalist slot in a national songwrit- ing competition in New York City and a successful national tour. Martin is back on the road touring full time nationally, with plans to hit the U.K. in the spring. When asked whether he considers himself a musician or a songwriter first Martin had this to say: “I’m a writer more than I am a musician. If I could play guitar half as well as I can write I’d be wearing nicer pants.” Wine, beer, and other refreshments are available for purchase. The Peninsula Arts Center is located at 504 Pacific Ave. N. Admission is $12 at the door or online through Brown Paper Tickets, or, call Bill at 360-901-0962. Concerts benefit the Long Beach Peninsula Acous- tic Music Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization.
