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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL AUGUST 23, 2017 Cottage Theatre gears up for 2018 season Every year, Cot- cmay@cgsentinel.com tage The- atre plays a game with the community in an effort to keep a secret. Last year, it was a guessing game of hats. A prior year saw a game of scrabble. It happens in August, just a few months prior to when decisions about casting and costumes have to be made. Just before volunteer organizers get down to organizing and weeks before show scheduling takes place. All of these activities in- volve volunteers, cast, crew and By Caitlyn May people in general. People, who may or may not be able to keep a secret and so, the theatre in- vites sponsors and donors to the theatre after hours for a cocktail hour and a game so they can be the fi rst in the community to fi nd out what shows are on tap for the following season. "We work on a calender year, not a school year," said Susan Goes, executive director of the Cottage Theatre who said season ticket renewals begin on October 1 and it's helpful if theater-goers know what shows they're buying tickets for, hence the early announcement last Wednesday. The 2018 season will kick- off on February 2 with "Nois- es Off." "It's a farce within a farce," Goes said. The plot has a troupe of actors backstage handling one crisis of stage af- ter another. It's set to run until February 18. From April 6 through April 29, contemporary theatre lov- ers will be happy to know, Elle is coming to town. Cottage Theatre will put on "Legally Blonde: the Musical." For the more traditional the- atre lovers, the season's third show, Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" delivers. "It's a still relevant drama I wish wasn't still relevant," Goes said. A traditional assignment in high school, "The Crucible" focuses on the Salem witch trials and the accusations and betrayals that came along with it. It will run June 8 through June 24. August will see the world premiere of "Treehouse," the winner of the American Asso- ciation of Community Theatre's contest. It was chosen from 300 entries that were eventually whittled down to six winning plays. The play, written by Joe Musso of Alabama, focuses on 17-year-old Johnny between his junior and senior year of high school when he sudden- ly exclaims he has the mind of a 53 year old, turns around his grades and develops a love of the Bard. "It's one of those plays where the plot unfolding is part of the fun," Goes said. Following "Treehouse," mu- sical lovers will get another shot to see a production in Cottage Grove when the theatre puts on "Shrek: the musical." A family Airport friendly show, Goes describes the Pixar adaptation as full of bright colors and fun. It begins October 5 through the 28. Lastly, Cottage Theatre will put on "The Fantasticks" a 1960 musical classic beginning No- vember 30 and running through December 16. The formula for this year fol- lows that of years passed: three musicals, three straight plays. For more information, or to purchase tickets for the sea- son, please contact the Cottage Theatre at (541) 942-8801 or visit them at cottagetheatre.org. DENTAL Insurance Continued from A1 Physicians Mutual Insurance Company A less expensive way to help get the dental care you deserve If you’re over 50, you can get coverage for about $1 a day* Keep your own dentist! NO networks to worry about NO annual or lifetime cap o n the cash benefi ts No wait for preventive care and no deductibles – you could get a checkup tomorrow Coverage for over 350 procedures including cleanings, exams, fi llings, crowns…even dentures you can receive FREE Information Kit 1-877-599-0125 www.dental50plus.com/25 *Individual plan. 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Cottage Grove has a lot to offer aviation.” Travis Palmer, the executive director of the Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, believes that getting pilots to land in town will have a signifi cant economic impact. “Let me run through a scenario: a pilot chooses to come to Cottage Grove. They fl y in, they buy gas, there’s a gas tax, they stay at a hotel, often, because they’ll make an overnight out of it. So that’s a room tax for Cottage Grove. “They’ll go into town and shop and go to restaurants, there’s an immediate economic impact from that, and then they go back and tell their friends. We have events that are being hosted here now because we have better facilities to welcome them. It’s just full circle,” said Palmer. Palmer is excited about the opportunities that this will bring and about its historic nature. This is the fi rst time in Oregon that a com- munity has raised the entirety of the money for a building like this. Another group of people that are excited about the opportunities are those from Travel Lane County. Natalie Inouye, the Vice President of tourism marketing at the organization is excited for what is to come. “Aviation tourism is really important to us and it is a county wide thing. But what they’ve done here is really special,” said Inouye. She noted that she thinks that this can become not just a place to enjoy a “$100 dollar lunch.” This is a common phrase in the aviation commu- nity that is when a pilot fl ies to a city for lunch but does not stay and so they are paying for the gas and the meal. “That’s a nice way to introduce somebody to your community but it’s not really helping the economy in the same way as when they are fl ying in and staying for awhile and that’s what we want,” she said. WANTED! LIVE Yellow Jacket & Hornet Nests IT’S HERE! 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