2007-2008

Harlequins Board Members

Officers:

President –

Lori Demres

Vice-President - Jennifer Wertz

Secretary –

Lisa Wiley

Treasurer - Kathlyn Stenzel

Board of Directors:

Nate Fuller

Bart Zimmerman

George Muehlhauser

Donna Jean Evans

Jim Ohlemacher

President’s Message.

Happy Spring to All!

Hey, I'm working on my positive attitude.  Did everyone have a good time at the Spring Fling?  That's one thing I love about being with theatre people - you tell them it's a spaghetti western themed party and to show up in cowboy/western gear and by golly they do!  My "normal" friends would've said it sounded like fun but then come in their same old boring clothes.  Can't wait for next year's theme.  We should start calling it the Spring Fling Costume Party. 

Anyway... we have a good possibility of a director for Kid Kompany and a producer as well who is coordinating everything, so if Donna Jean could just get some volunteers to help with Kid Kompany, we should be good to go.  So if you'd like to help, please let Donna Jean know ASAP as all the preliminaries are in place and auditions could be as soon as early May once "Kindergarten" closes.  I don't want to hear the usual last minute boo-hooing that there won't be a Kid Kompany because we didn't get enough/any volunteers.  If you like kids and you like Kid Kompany then gosh darn it - suck it up and volunteer! 

"Kindergarten" now also has a narrator - Don Doell stepped up - of course, he was under the influence of a lot of spaghetti!  Thank you Don!  As far as I know "Kindergarten" is also still in need of someone to stage-manage only one week (not sure which week) as Ann Marie will be stage managing for the other week.  Someone is also needed to run sound and there may still be a need for some prop people but contact Steve or Deb if you'd like to help out in any little way. 

See you all at press dress.

Lori

Things up and coming…

Things to look forward to in May: Kid Kompany auditions (we hope), general meeting when we hold elections and you can finally get rid of your president, double board meeting to choose next season's plays.

As always most information is pretty well updated and always available on our website at www.harlequinstheatre.com

I’ve Got Dates to remember…

April 9 - general meeting at 7:30 p.m. - I believe play-reading will be entertaining you with their choices.

April 13 - Tech Sunday (I've heard rumors that it's been moved to this Sunday)

April 15 - Board meeting 7:00 p.m. - the board moved it to accommodate my schedule and I appreciate it.

April 19 - clean up Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. - come help take out the trash!

April 22- press dress 8:15 p.m. - bring a friend!

April 24- Opening night of "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten"!

Break a leg and have fun!

April 27- Cake Sunday after "Kindergarten" approximately 4:30 p.m. - come have cake and join the cast and crew and patrons in celebrating our 80th anniversary!

April 30- Special show for the Merry-Go- Round museum fundraiser.

May 4 - "Kindergarten" closes

DON’T keep your hands to yourself!

On another Kindergarten note - a crew and other backstage help will be needed for Kindergarten - if you'd like to help out in any way or have a special talent you simply must share (like being able to run the light-board, stage managing, designing sound or turning water into wine) please contact Steve Wetzel at 419-621-1218 or YamVstr@aol.com or Deb Presser at 419-627-0380 or dpresser1@yahoo.com

Don't be shy now - in Kindergarten - we all learned to share our time and talents!

You can ring our bell

If anyone would like any information put on the website, please send it to Jim Ohlemacher at JCOhle@landolls.com he will then send it off to Marc, our webmaster

We are trying to cut postage costs for the newsletter and would like to know if anyone receiving the newsletter would prefer to get it by e-mail instead of snail mail. If so, please let Ellie know. Her email address is: estuck@monroeville.k12.oh.us if that's not your thing, we still don't mind sending it by regular mail since we do want everyone to receive it and know what's going on.

Also, if there’s anything you want in the newsletter, please let Ellie know. Just try and have it to her by the last week of the month preceeding the month’s newsletter in which you’d like it to appear.

Currently in Production

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

By Robert Fulghum

April 24, 25, 26, 27, May 1, 2, 3, 4, 2008

Adults make life too complicated yet it's really quite simple. Play fair. Don't hit. Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt someone. Always hold hands and stick together. These and many more words of wisdom that we all learned in kindergarten are humorously and sagely played out. There's a little bit of each of us in these characters. And if you sit and listen quietly there'll be punch and cookies for everyone.

Slate of Officers

The Nominating Committee

(Bart, Deb and George)

respectfully submit the following slate of officers:

For President: George Muhlhauser

Vice President; Bart Zimmerman

Secretary: Jennifer Wertz

Treasurer: Kathlyn Stenzel

2 Open seats:

Tami Crane

Lisa Wiley

Nate Fuller

Lori will continue on as Past President

Harlequins, Inc.

Active Membership List

BAYLOR*, DENNIS

BOITEL*, AMELIA

BOITEL*, EARL & DELORES

BORMAN*, PHOEBE

DEMRES*, LORI

EASTERWOOD*, TERRY & ANN

FORSTER*, TOM & MARILYN

FULLER*, NATE

HANCY*, MARION

JACOBS*, BOB & RUTH

LEWIS*, JIM & ANN

LUIPOLD*, JOHN & SHELLY

McGORY*, ELAINE

McGORY*, JEFF

MEARS*, KAREN

MUEHLHAUSER*, GEORGE & ANN MARIE

MULANEY*, JACK & JOYCE

MUTH*, MARILYN

OHLEMACHER*, JIM & CAROLYN

SAWICKI*, MARTY

SPAYD*, GARY

STENZEL*, HARRY & KATHLYN

SUTTER*, DONNA

THAMES*, VAERIE

WERTZ*, JENNIFER

WETZEL*, STEVE & ANGIE

Getting to know you

Hello everyone! My name is Valerie Thames and I guess I'm the next sucker, excuse me, willing participant in 'Getting to Know You.' I was born and raised here in Sandusky and graduated from Perkins High School way

back in 1998. I am the 5th of six girls in my

family (my poor, poor father). Although it sounds like a recipe for disaster, it was great. Yes, we drove our parents crazy, but we live to support each other. My sisters are all spread out over these great United States now, but it gives me excellent choices for

vacations. I can go to Houston, Atlanta, or Detroit to visit. We all work in the medical field to some extent, and sing in our churches' choirs. A while back I suggested we form a super Gospel group, but they

still haven't gotten back to me on that plan.

I hope to include a picture with this since many members may not know me. However, technology is not my friend and my pic may have to be done with crayons and construction paper.

I am glad that Lori brought up not being defined by what you do in her piece where we got to know her. I feel like I've worked in every 'great institution' in Sandusky and I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. My parents made the mistake of telling me I can do anything I put my mind to, and I have been doing that ever since. Fickle yes, fulfilling absolutley!

Getting on stage at Harlequin's was a spontaneous decision and I am glad I didn't second guess myself on that one. I have always loved musicals and been obsessed with theatre, but only ever admired from afar. It has been a blast to get a look up close and personal. The people I have been able to work with are brilliant. I can't wait to get to know more about all of you.