JULY 12, 2018 // 7
TAPA takes on Broadway
TILLAMOOK — The Tilla-
mook Association of Per-
forming Artists presents “It’s
Broadway, Baby … & more!”
Performances are Fridays
through Sundays, July 13
through 15, July 20 through
22, July 27 through 29. Show
times are 7 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, 2 p.m. for the
Sunday matinées.
The Barn Community
Playhouse is located at Ivy
Avenue and 12th Street in
Tillamook.
This delightful revue takes
us through some of the most
memorable music the Broad-
way stage has offered us.
“It’s Broadway, Baby …
& more!” is staged by Joni
Sauer-Folger and produced
by Val Braun, with musical
direction by Diane Nelson.
The cast features Jennifer
Purcell, Margaret Page, Lisa
Greiner, Kayla Cooley, Abby
Absher, Kelli McMellen,
Jerilee Henderson, Wally &
Diane Nelson, Bill Farnum,
Fred Casey and Joni Sau-
er-Folger.
Tickets are available by
calling Diamond Art Jewelers
at 503-842-7940 or at the
door. It is strongly recom-
mended you call and reserve
your tickets early. The ticket
price is $15 with the usual
opening night gala.
This musical will entertain
young and old alike. So bring
the entire family and join us
for an evening of song and
dance as we support TAPA
and celebrate musical theater.
BRENNA VISSER PHOTO
Cara Mico, of Nehalem
COURTESY TILLAMOOK ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The cast of ‘It’s Broadway, Baby … & more,’ put on by the Tillamook Associa-
tion of Performing Artists.
COURTESY ASTORIA VISUAL ARTS
Stephen Shumaker, of Knappa
COURTESY ASTORIA VISUAL ARTS
Wenda Vorce, of Astoria
Three artists chosen for Coastal Oregon Artist Residency
ASTORIA — The third annual Coastal Or-
egon Artist Residency has grown this year
from two artists to three.
The 2018 residency artists are Cara
Mico of Nehalem, Stephen Shumaker of
Knappa and Wenda Vorce of Astoria.
Each will be provided with a monthly
stipend, materials and dedicated studio
space at Recology’s Astoria Recycling
Depot and Transfer Station over a three-
month period, which began in early July.
All work completed will be exhibited this
fall in Astoria.
“The submissions were so impressive
this year we decided to expand the pro-
gram to include not only Cara and Wenda,
who will make art out of recyclables, but
also Stephen, who plans to document their
work,” said Danielle Gambogi, Project and
Art Program Manager at Recology and a
member of the 2018 selection committee.
Mico is the program director for the
Cannon Beach Arts Association. She plans
on using the residency to create a series of
paintings with found materials.
Vorce first became involved in making
art with recycled objects in the 1980s. She
describes the fanciful items she creates as
“cleaning up the earth one piece of art at a
time.”
Shumaker is a photographer, filmmaker
and educator. He plans to continue “Plastic
in Paradise,” an in-progress photography
project of his, as well as document the
work of Mico and Vorce in photographs and
video over the next three months.
The residency was launched in 2016 as
a collaborative effort of Recology Western
Oregon — an employee-owned company
that manages resource recovery facilities
on the North Coast — and local nonprofit
Astoria Visual Arts to raise awareness of
the nexus of recycling and art-making by
supporting the creation of art from repur-
posed and discarded materials.
By supporting artists who work with
recycled materials, Astoria Visual Arts
and Recology hope to encourage people
to conserve natural resources and promote
new ways of thinking about art and the
environment.
‘Pied Piper’
auditions
draw children
to the Liberty
ASTORIA — The audition for the
Missoula Children’s Theatre production
of “The Pied Piper” will be held 10
a.m. Monday, July 16, at the Liberty
Theatre.
There are roles for kids entering
first grade during the summer tour
through 12th grade. Approximately 50
to 60 local students will be cast to ap-
pear in the show with the Theatre Tour
actor/director. There is no guarantee
that everyone who auditions will be
cast in the play.
Students wishing to audition must
arrive by the scheduled starting time
and stay for the two-hour session. The
first rehearsal begins approximately 15
minutes after the audition.
This is a group audition — no
advance preparation is necessary, but a
smile never hurts. Students should just
be ready to come and have a good time!
Rehearsals will be conducted every
day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Liberty
Theatre. Although not all cast members
will be needed at every session, those
auditioning must have a clear schedule
for the entire week and, if selected, be
able to attend all rehearsals required
for their role and be available for all
scheduled performances.
A detailed rehearsal schedule will
be distributed at the conclusion of the
audition. Cast members scheduled for
the full four hours and 15 minutes will
be asked to bring a sack lunch, dinner
or snack to be eaten during the 15-min-
ute break between sessions.
The performances will take place 3
p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at
the Liberty.
The Missoula Children’s Theatre
is a nonprofit organization based in
Missoula, Montana. This coming year,
more than 65,000 cast members across
the globe will take to the stage to the
delight and applause of their families,
friends, community, neighbors and
teachers! The residency in Astoria is
made possible by the Liberty Volunteer
Guild.
For questions, contact the Liberty at
theaterdirector@libertyastoria.org.