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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015
Auditions open for new Poison Pen holiday comedy
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Poison Pen Players, a
Florence based comedy mur-
der mystery troupe has
announced open auditions for
“Dead in the Sled: Ho, Ho,
Ho…Oh No!”
In this year’s tale, the
Chamber of Commerce hosts a
community caroling concert,
and awards the coveted yard
signs to those displaying “The
Best Holiday Cheer” at this
event. This “friendly” compe-
tition each year has just about
driven the locals mad with
jealousy, conspiracy theories
and alliances “to the death”
sworn over back fences all
over town.
Auditions will be held
Saturday, Sept. 5, from 1 to 3
p.m.,
at
the
Florence
Playhouse (208 Laurel St. in
Old Town).
Public performances are
planned throughout mid-
November and December in
Florence, Eugene, Coos Bay,
Elkton and other potential
locations. There will be a per-
formance on New Year’s Eve
at the Eugene Hilton.
Poison Pen Players is seek-
ing two males and three
females, ages 18 and older,
who can portray a wide range
of wacky characters.
The characters include:
• “Nicholas Kringleman,”
owner of Christmas Valley’s
only restaurant, “Kringleman’s
Deli,” has closed his business,
and will be out of town, as
usual.
Nicholas never competes
for prizes and always leaves
home, only returning on the
26th.
• The “Dimmer” twins,
“Shimmer” and “Glimmer,”
are up to their typical nasty
tricks as the highly anticipated
event approaches. When they
aren’t busy tearing up the
town, they are fighting tooth
and nail with each other.
Glimmer has the most cunning
and criminal intelligence, but
she is insanely jealous of
Shimmer, “the pretty one.”
• “Walter
Winterberry”
(played by same actor as
Nicholas Kringleman) hates
Christmas
and
is
the
Postmaster of Christmas
Valley and, as such, is respon-
sible for hand-canceling all the
cards sent to the town for re-
mailing by obsessed Christmas
nuts living in non-festive
places with names like Death
Valley.
Ebenezer Scrooge would be
proud to call him a friend.
• “Wanda
Winterberry,”
Walter’s sister, a driving force
behind all of the Christmas
mania, is in full steamroller
mode as usual. What she lacks
in money and taste, she makes
up in boundless enthusiasm.
Wanda loves everything
about Christmas, and spends
the entire year scrounging
around for junk she can use to
create her “holiday master-
pieces”.
• “Holly Garland,” the
Police Chief of Christmas
Valley, has a few problems of
her own. She has reluctantly
agreed to head up the judging
committee this year, against
her better judgment. Her own
home isn’t decorated yet
because she’s been too busy,
and she has been spending
most of her time riding herd on
the Dimmer twins.
Actors should bring a head-
shot and resume if possible.
During the process of the audi-
tion, actors will cold read sides
from the script.
Poison Pen Players’ shows
restoring and improving the
safety of the historic Siuslaw
River Bridge on Highway 101
in Florence.
The community is invited to
an open house Wednesday,
Sept. 9, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
at Florence City Hall, 250
Highway 101.
At the meeting, ODOT will
explain September’s major
construction on the bridge.
COURTESY PHOTO
Poison Pen Players cast members rehearse during last
year’s annual Christmas production.
are fully scripted and require a
great deal of high-energy
physical comedy and audience
interaction.
Improvisation skills are a
plus.
No previous acting experi-
ence is required to audition,
but actors should think “over
the top” silly comedy, ala Mel
Brooks movie.
Poison Pen Players’ rehears-
al process is very brief, so
actors are expected to do their
“homework” and to be able to
learn lines quickly.
Actors are paid for each per-
formance, but there is no
rehearsal pay.
For more information, call
director Melanie Heard at 541-
999-8641, email poisonpen
players@yahoo.com, or visit
www.poisonpenplayers.com.
SHS Class of 1970
reunion Sept. 11-13
with a Friday, Sept. 11, social
at 6 p.m. at the Woahink
Meeting Hall.
Contact Debbie Peterson by
email at deb52_3@yahoo.com
for details.
I N BRIEF
Share, see British
cars today
The Central Oregon Coast
British Car Club will hold its
monthly breakfast meeting,
rain or shine, Saturday, Aug.
29, starting at 9 a.m., at Kozy
Kitchen Restaurant, 820
Highway 101 in Florence.
Anyone who has an interest
in British vehicles is welcome
to attend.
This will be the final sum-
mer gathering.
For more information, call
541-997-7354.
Firefighters fire up
the BBQ today
Siuslaw Valley Firefighters
Association (SVFA) is having
its annual hamburger fundrais-
er in the True Value parking
lot, 1750 Highway 126, on
Saturday, Aug. 29, starting at
11a.m., and ending when the
meals are sold out.
You can purchase a ham-
burger meal with soda or water
and chips for $5 or a hot-dog
meal for $3.
All the proceeds from this
fundraiser goes to the SVFA.
Flukes play Sunday
The Flukes, Florence’s
ukulele club, meets on Sunday,
Aug. 30, from 3 to 4 p.m, for a
song circle in the Bromley
Room at Florence Public
Library, 1460 Ninth St.
Meetings are open to ukulele
players of all levels and anyone
interested in learning more
about the club, as well as any-
one who just wants to listen
and/or sing along.
Beginners meet first from
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
For more information, email
janetwellington@charter.net.
The Class of 1970 will be
having its 45th class reunion
Sept. 11, 12 and 13, starting
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What was your favorite part of this summer?
Van Fans have lunch
Wednesday
The next monthly meeting
and luncheon for the Florence
Van Fans will be Wednesday,
Sept. 2, at The Shorewood on
Spruce Street at 11:45 a.m.
For more information, call
Karen Lee at 541-997-9669.
Florence Dems will
meet again Sept. 5
Florence Area Democratic
Club will meet Saturday, Sept.
5, at 11 a.m., in the Port of
Siuslaw meeting room, 100
Harbor St., in Old Town
Florence.
Mayor Joe Henry will speak
about goals and plans for the
City of Florence.
Everyone is welcome.
“It’s been a really good
year. My favorite memory
will probably be attending
my godson’s wedding this
past weekend. It was a really
hot gathering.”
—S TAN P USIESKI , 65
F LORENCE
“Camping with my kids,
who are 9 and 11 years old.
We go up the North Fork. We
do a bunch of swimming,
hanging out and spending
time together.”
—A NGIE M ORIL , 44
F LORENCE
“I ran a lot of Oregon trails
this summer. It was a really
fun way to stay fit..”
—L ISA U TZ , 52
F LORENCE
“Coming
here
(to
Florence) and enjoying the
sights and the weather — and
the food! It’s all good.”
—J AN P OPE , 70
T WIN F ALLS , I DAHO
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