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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017
F LORENCE
IS DESTINATION FOR FAMILY REUNION CAT holds auditions for ‘Vanya
& Sonia & Masha & Spike’
MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS
Mark Peterson and his wife Debbie live in Las Vegas and visit Florence regularly to escape Nevada’s stifling summer
heat. This year the Peterson’s brought the whole family. “Every two years our family meets for a reunion and this year
we chose Florence. Our family is led by my mother Roberta Peterson. My four sisters, two brothers, Roberta’s cousin,
myself and all of our families traveled from Tuscon, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Tacoma and Morton, Wash.,
to come to Florence. We love the area, the weather and, of course, the sea!” Mark said.
Class Act Theatre (CAT)
announces open auditions for
the hilarious Christopher
Durang comedy “Vanya &
Sonia & Masha & Spike.” The
auditions will take place at
CAT, 509 Kingwood Street, on
Saturday and Sunday, July 1
and 2, at 2 p.m.
There are parts for two men
and four women.
One of the male roles is for
Spike, a young “boy toy”
movie star wannabe, and the
other is for Vanya, a middle-
aged or slightly beyond middle
aged curmudgeon.
The female roles include
Nina, a star-struck sweet
young neighbor girl, stage age
18 to 22; Sonia, a bitter mid-
dle-aged spinster; Masha, A
middle-aged and slightly past
her prime movie star; and
Cassandra, a clairvoyant
housekeeper that can be any
age from young adult to sen-
ior.
All are excellent, fun roles.
“Vanya & Sonia & Masha &
Spike” won a Tony Award for
Best Play and is one of the
Our Talent.
New Life Lutheran Church assists LCC student
On June 6, New
Life
Lutheran
Legacy
and
Endowment
Commission was
pleased to grant a
scholarship
to
Justice Santos, a
second year nurs-
ing student.
Justice
was
recently presented
a check for $750.
Presenting the
grant were Pastor
Lori Blake and her
sister Denise visit-
ing
from
Minnesota.
The check was
presented at the
Florence
Event
Centers’s
Lane
COURTESY PHOTO
Community
New Life Pastor Lori Blake presents LCC student Justice Santos
C o l l e g e
with a scholarship check for $750. Santos is majoring Secondary
Scholarship Night.
Education at the Florence LCC Campus.
The New Life
Legacy and Endowment committee, but a board of the investments of the com-
Commission is not a standing appointed members to handle mission.
Spirituali-Tea
to discuss
justice, energy
conservation
On Monday, June 26, at
6:30 p.m., the public is
invited to join a group of
individuals of diverse
spritual paths who are
looking to share their path
and to understand and
appreciate the paths of oth-
ers.
The “Spirituali-Tea”
gathering will meet at the
home of James and
Suzanne Heintz at 875
Seventh St. in Florence.
Normal participation is
12 to 20 friends.
The topic discussed this
week will be energy con-
servation and justice.
The Baha’i Writings say:
“O Son of Spirit! The best
beloved of all things in My
sight is Justice; turn not
away there from. Ponder
this in thy heart; how it
behoveth thee to be. Verily
justice is My gift to thee
and the sign of My loving-
kindness. Set it then before
thine eyes.”
The gathering will end at
8 p.m. with prayers for the
requests left in the Prayer
Pole in the garden of the
Florence Playhouse and
those shared by the group.
For more information,
call Suzanne at 541-590-
0779.
Florence
Municipal
Airport
most lauded and beloved
Broadway plays in recent
years.
In the play, Vanya and his
adopted sister Sonia live a
quiet life in the farmhouse
where they grew up. The fam-
ily finds that their peace is
disturbed when their movie
star sister Masha returns unan-
nounced with her 20-some-
thing boy-toy Spike.
Housekeeper
Cassandra
inserts bits of psyshic absurdi-
ty and sweet young thing Nina
catches Spike’s eye and dis-
rupts Masha’s plans.
All of this results in a week-
end of rivalry and raucous
hilarity.
The production dates for the
show are Sept. 8, 9 and 10 and
15, 16 and 17.
The play will be directed by
David Lauria.
Those auditioning are
encouraged to borrow a script
from CAT by calling 541-991-
3773 or stopping in at the the-
ater
on
Mondays
or
Wednesdays from noon until
5:30 p.m.
Your Style.
The commission was estab-
lished to be able to share
income from investments as
scholarships given to deserv-
ing students.
Justice is majoring in
Secondary Education and is
considered to be a terrific
future teacher.
Each year at this time, the
commission honors one or
more students with scholar-
ships and grants to groups
benefiting the community.
For more information, call
the church at 541 997-8113 or
stop by 21st and Spruce
Streets. You can also visit
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