Auditions for A Man For All Seasons will be held November 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 and November 15, from 2-4 PM. at the Berthoud Remax office on 340 Mountain in Berthoud. The production will be the middle two weeks in January at the Rialto Theater in Loveland. No need for an appointment or monologue, just come on down with your best classical mindset! For more information, call director Kathleen Gruman at 970-290-3393.
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by Robert Bolt
Directed by Kathleen Gruman
A Man for All Seasons is based on the true story of Sir Thomas More, the 16th-century Chancellor of England, who refuses to endorse or denounce the king’s wish to divorce his aging wife so that he can marry his mistress and produce a male heir to the throne. The King, Henry VIII of England, is supported by everyone on this request except the highly devout Sir Thomas More. When Cardinal Wolsey, Chancellor of England, names More as his successor, it becomes important for Henry to get More’s support, but More cannot be swayed. Henry demands the clergy renounce the Pope and to name him Head of the Church of England. Oliver Cromwell frames More, forcing him to resign as Chancellor. Eventually More is brought to trial for treason.
This play asks the question, “How far would you go to stay true to your conscience?”
I Hate Hamlet – May 22 – 31
by Paul Rudnick
Director TBA
A young and successful television actor relocates to New York, where he rents a marvelous, gothic apartment. With his television career in limbo, the actor is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage, but there’s one problem: He hates Hamlet. His dilemma deepens with the entrance of John Barrymore’s ghost, who arrives intoxicated and in full costume to the apartment that once was his. The contrast between the two actors, the towering, dissipated Barrymore whose Hamlet was the greatest of his time, and Andrew Rally, hot young television star, leads to a wildly funny duel over women, art, success, duty, television, and yes, the apartment. “…fast-mouthed and funny…It has the old-fashioned Broadway virtues of brightness without pretensions and sentimentality without morals.” —Village Voice. “…unapologetically silly and at times hilarious…affectionately amusing about the theatre…” —NY Times.
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Moon Theatre is pleased to announce its upcoming production of Murdered to Death by Peter Gordon. This whodunnit is a wickedly hilarious spoof of all of the best Agatha Christie traditions.
Directed by Kathleen Gruman and Pamela Strahan, this comedy plays
Friday and Saturday- October 18 & 19 and 25 & 26 at 7:30 pm Sunday- October 20 and 27 at 2:00 pm. United Methodist Church Lower Level Stage 820 9th St Berthoud, CO 80513 Tickets by reservation or at the door $10 Adult / $8 Student and seniors for information, call 720-438-0892 CastFiled under Comedy, Now Showing, Upcoming Performances
The Moon Theatre Company is pleased to announce its upcoming production of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This much beloved play will show at the Rialto Theater Center in Loveland, Colorado.
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, May 10, 11, 17, and 18, and Sunday matinees May 12 and 19 at 2:00 pm. Advance tickets are available on line or by calling the Rialto at 970-962-2120.
Directing this renowned play is the Moon Theatre directing team of Kathleen Gruman and Pam Strahan. The large and talented cast are regional actors from Denver to Ft Collins.
Map to the Rialto Theater Center, 228 E 4th St, Loveland, CO
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Moon Theatre Company is holding auditions for it’s up coming production of “Harvey” at
Berthoud United Methodist Church located at 820 9th Street in Berthoud CO.
Audition dates and times:
August 23 from 6-9pm
August 24 from 6-9pm
August 25 from 9-noon
*Callbacks, if necessary, will be on August 27 at 6:00pm
There are parts for 6 men/ 6 women
Be prepared to read cuttings from the script
Rehearsals:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from September 5-October 25.
Performance dates:
October 26-28
November 2-4
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The Moon Theatre Company will present the World Premier of “The Great Loveland Potato Hoax” by local playwright Rick Padden, May 18, 19, 25, 26 (7:30 p.m.), 20 & 27 (2 p.m.) at the Rialto Theater, 228 E. 4th St. in Loveland.
A colorful 19th century Loveland newspaper editor innocently schemes to promote a local farmer’s seed potatoes, but ends up planting a tater tale that grows wildly out of control. Based on a true story.
Padden is the author of “Beets,” which premiered at the Rialto in 2009.
Tickets: $14 adults, $13 seniors/students and $12 for groups of 10 or more. Box office: (970) 962-2120.
Link to publicity in Loveland Reporter Herald.
email: moon.theatre at hotmail.com
See the actual article in the September 28, 1895, issue of Scientific American, page 199.
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Get ready for Moon Theatre’s upcoming production of The Great Loveland Potato Hoax, by Rick Paddon. This original production will play at the Rialto Theatre in Loveland, Colorado, Friday, Saturday, and Sundays, May 18-20 and 25 to 27.
Watch for details!
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“Kitchen Witches” will be inviting local celebrities on stage to judge a dessert contest between the two characters.
Ron Cabrera, Superintendent of Thompson R2J School District, (Jan. 20); Loveland Mayor Cecil Gutierrez (Jan. 21); Kendrick White, Principal of Van Buren and Big Thompson Elementary Schools (Jan. 22); Rick Padden, local playwright and co-owner of Kitchen Alley (Jan. 27); Loveland businessman Barry Floyd (Jan. 28); and Berthoud Mayor Tom Patterson (Jan. 29).
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January 20, 21 (7:30 p.m.), 22 (2 p.m.), 27, 28 (7:30 p.m.) & 29 (2 p.m.), Rialto Theater, 228 E. 4th St. Loveland.
Tickets: $14 adults, $13 seniors and students and $12 for groups of 10 or more.
Don Kraus, Director
Director’s Notes:
I’d never heard of this show. And I had no intention of directing it. After completing a lot of hard and demanding work on three films and three stage shows, my intention was to lounge around on my chubby patootie in my beautiful home and wait until spring sprang up graciously around me. Well … the best laid plans…
Moon Theatre approached me with the script and I loved it. It has just the right touch of insanity that makes for a great evening of theatre. We laughed straight through every rehearsal … and I know that God has a terrific sense of humor because we rehearsed this thing in a church, and no one was struck down by lightning!
The key to any directing task, in my opinion, is casting. And I somehow managed to find acting’s cream of the crop. But a great deal of credit for the success of this show has to go to Joan DeMuro, our Properties Queen. “I don’t like to do food shows,” she told us. “They’re messy and need a lot of preparation.” She’s right, and in the hands of a director like me, you can bet things can get pretty messy! Nevertheless, Gallant Joan tackled the task and helped enormously to craft this show into a real winner!
As with any production, there are a lot of people who put a lot of work into this show: Lesley Jones, Larry Westrum, Kathleen Gruman, Tess Cacke, Rick Padden and the ever-creative-ever-exploited Paul Jones, who created our set virtually out of nothing but spare parts. Thanks, Paul. And thanks to everyone who had a hand in this show. The next time I say I’m retiring for awhile, don’t pay any attention.
— Don Kraus
About Don Kraus …
This is the third show Don Kraus has directed for The Moon Theatre Company … and probably the wildest. Don has been an actor-director-producer-writer for over thirty-five years and has performed alongside such notables as Sir Anthony Hopkins and James Garner. He appeared as Grandpa in Moon Theatre’s “You Can’ Take it With You,” in which he couldn’t remember any of his lines, so they gave him a role in “Dearly Departed,” in which he had no lines and promptly died on stage! Don grew up and studied his craft in New York, and has appeared in a host of regional productions with the Openstage, Bas Bleu, Encore and Moon Theatre companies since relocating to Colorado fifteen years ago. Don has also appeared in dozens of independent films throughout Colorado. He spends what little spare time he has with his lovely wife, Inge, two dogs (Doc and Bear) at their home in Loveland.
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January 20, 21 (7:30 p.m.), 22 (2 p.m.), 27, 28 (7:30 p.m.) & 29 (2 p.m.), Rialto Theater, 228 E. 4th St. Loveland.
Tickets: $14 adults, $13 seniors and students and $12 for groups of 10 or more.
PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director Don Kraus
Set Design Paul Jones
Stage Manager Gale McGaha-Miller
Lighting operator Gale McGaha-Miller
Sound Design Don Kraus
Costuming Tess Cacke
Props/Set Dressing Joan DeMuro
Graphic Design Kelly Hines-Keller
This is Pam Strahan’s (Izzy) third production with Moon Theatre Company. She was last seen as Penny in “You Can’t Take it With You.” Pam has performed throughout the northern Colorado region, and her favorite roles have included Rosemary in “Picnic,” Lenny in “Crimes of the Heart,” M’Lynn in “Steel Magnolias” and Lucille in “Cemetery Club.” Pam wants to thank her husband Rick for his endless support and enduring many nights home alone. “Thanks honey, you’re the best!” She would also like to thank the cast of “Kitchen Witches” for making this experience a blast! And thank you Don, for believing in me! Enjoy the show!
Julie Marino (Dolly Biddle) is awed and humbled to be a part of this phenomenal production and thrilled to be making her debut with Moon Theatre Company. Julie has been performing all her life up and down the Front Range. She has been seen onstage most recently as Ruth in “Blithe Spirit,” at California Actors Theatre, and as Helsa in “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” at the Longmont Theatre Company. Julie is an award winning actress, director and stage manager and has won state-wide recognition for her work. Unafraid of any job, she has schlepped sets, moved props, herded children and dressed numerous actors (and undressed them as well!). Some of Julie’s favorite roles were Annie Sullivan in “The Miracle Worker,” Diana in “Lend Me A Tenor,” Ruth and Elvira in “Blithe Spirit” and Caroline in “Stay, Carl, Stay.” Julie would like to thank Pam Strahan for letting her know about this great opportunity, Don for having faith in her and the stellar cast for putting up with her! Enjoy the show!!
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