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The members of the Gibson County Theatre Company (GCTC) board of directors will post twelve trivia questions on Facebook related to the Twelve Days of Christmas during the eight weeks leading up to our dinner theatre performance of “The Twelve Daze of Christmas.” For each question, the first person to answer the question correctly in the comment thread on Facebook will win a CD that contains the music from “The Twelve Daze of Christmas,” performed at the Gibson County Fairgrounds on December 2 and 3, 2011. At the end of the trivia series, we will hold a random drawing for the grand prize, a $50 gift certificate to the Farmer’s Daughter Bakery and Café. Each correct answer to a trivia question will earn one entry into the drawing for the grand prize. Each person is eligible for up to 12 entries for the grand prize.
The first question will be posted on Wednesday, October 5. To be sure you see all the questions, visit us on Facebook and “Like” our page – http://www.facebook.com/gibsoncountytheatre.
The trivia questions will be posted on Facebook every Wednesday in October, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays in November. The answer to the trivia question and the winner will be posted the following day. The grand prize winner will be announced on Facebook on Monday, November 28.
All prizes must be picked up at one of the dinner theatre productions of “The Twelve Daze of Christmas” at the Activities Building on the Gibson County Fairgrounds. Doors open at 6:30pm and dinner will start at 7:00pm on Friday December 2 and Saturday December 3. Purchase of tickets is not necessary to win. Participants must be 18 or older to win. The GCTC board of directors and the production staff for “The Twelve Daze of Christmas” are ineligible to win.
Tickets for “The Twelve Daze of Christmas” are presale only and available for purchase at the Gibson County Tourism Depot. Tickets are $25 each, and include dinner catered by The Farmer’s Daughter Bakery and Café and a cash bar provided by the Hilltop Tavern.
Please contact Marybeth Feutz, mmfeutz@gmail.com or 779-4377, for additional questions regarding this contest.
Auditions for The Gibson County Theatre Company’s production of “The Twelve Daze of Christmas” are this week!
Auditions will be held at the Princeton Community High School on Thursday, September 29 from 6:00-8:00pm and Saturday, October 1 from 10:00am-12:00noon. Please come with a joke prepared! Only adults 18 and over, please. The show will be performed at the Activities Building at the Gibson County Fairgrounds on December 2-3. For more information, please see our website http://gibsoncountytheatre.com, or contact Stacy Hurt at 664-5599 or Fred Hadley at 779-9134.
Hope to see everyone at auditions this week!
Show synopsis:
It’s Christmas-time and all Alice wants to do is just sing one of her favorite holiday songs, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” But after just a few words, Alice realizes that when she sings, the characters in the popular holiday tune begin to come to life. Alice’s boyfriend has decided to surprise her by sending her all of the twelve gifts mentioned in the traditional carol. With each verse, Alice unleashes a wacky stream of characters that are far from what most people envision when singing “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” From Turtle & Dove, two attorneys that try to convince Alice to sue Santa Claus for invasion of privacy to milkmaids who have created a union and are on strike because of poor working conditions, the play turns the traditional holiday song into a fast-paced zany collection of characters. This play keeps theatre-goers wondering who will show up every time Alice opens her mouth and sings the next verse.
GCTC is having a huge work day this Sunday to move the Anne Frank set into the Activities Bldg. This is a huge and relatively complex set that must be disassembled, moved, and reassemble all in one day.
We also have to move extra platforms to elevated the audience and other flats to separate the house from the lobby. These flats will require painting and fabric dressing.
Work will start by 8:00am and continue until the work is completed. If you are available to help, stop by the Gibson County Fairgrounds on Saturday, September 17th.
The Gibson County Theatre Company is having a work day on Saturday, September 10th at 9AM in Stacy Hurt’s room (just off of the cafeteria) at the Princeton Community High School. We will be working on cushions for use at all of our shows at the Activities Building. We are looking for people who want to help sew, cut, or just stuff pre-cut cushions into the sleeves.
GCTC is presenting The Diary of Anne Frank September 23rd-25th at the Gibson County Fairgrounds Activities Building. As part of Gibson County Theatre Company’s education goals, we are presenting a youth competition.
We are seeking graphic interpretation of the holocaust. Any media may be used including poster, sculpture, and computer graphics as examples. The competition is open to middle school and high school students. Entries should be submitted at the Gibson County Tourism Office, located in the Train Depot on West Broadway in Princeton. The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 16th.
All projects will be on display in the lobby area of the theater on show nights, and prizes will be awarded to the top three entries. For questions please contact our Education Director, Jill Wright by email porky2@insightbb.com; or phone: 812-779-7927.
Well… ok, it’s not snowing yet, but it certianly looks like there will be a hazy shade of winter this December with GCTC’s production of The Twelve Daze of Christmas. If you’ve never been in a Gibson County Theatre Company production before, this is a great place to start. You can sign up for more information about being in Twelve Daze after each production of The Diary of Anne Frank, or just come to auditions. The auditions will be held in the Princeton Community High School Auditorium on Thursday September 29 from 6:00-8:00pm and Saturday October 1 from 10:00am-12:00 noon.
The Gibson County Theatre Company is proud to announce the appointment of our newest board member, Kristofor Schmidt. To find out about Kristofor, and the other board members, visit the board members section of our website.
Just in case you forgot, Christmas is coming again this year, and so is our annual Christmas dinner theatre! It sounds crazy, but the dinner theatre production, “The Twelve Daze of Christmas,” is only four months away! Jessie Dyer, the director for “The Twelve Daze of Christmas” is already working hard to make this be a great show.
Have you been thinking about getting involved in a GCTC production, but weren’t sure how to start? Have you been to a GCTC dinner theatre production, had a great time, and thought “I could do that!” Are you worried that you won’t have enough time during the holiday season?
Don’t worry – our Christmas dinner theatre productions are just for you! We try our best to find shows that can have a large cast, with lots of smaller- to medium-sized roles. Just enough to let you get a taste of the stage, but not so much that you are overwhelmed!
Check out the original posting about “The Twelve Daze of Christmas” for more information about this show. It promises to be a laugh a minute! Mark your calendars for auditions – Jessie will be looking for lots and lots of people, ages 18 and up, to act in this production! Auditions will be at the Princeton Community High School on Thursday September 29 from 6:00-8:00pm and Saturday October 1 from 10:00am-12:00noon. Come see “The Diary of Anne Frank” on September 23-25, get your creative whistle wet, and then come out for auditions for “The Twelve Daze of Christmas!”
If you have any questions, please contact Jessie at jessiedyer@hotmail.com.
The official cast list for The Diary of Anne Frank was posted early today.
The cast includes:
Anne Frank – Hannah Fisher
Margot Frank – Kiersten Brittingham
Mr. Frank – Fred Hadley
Mrs. Frank – Krista Hadley
Mr. Van Daan – Tony Phillips
Mrs. Van Daan – Celeste Walker
Peter Van Daan – Brady Russell
Miep Gies – Kara Gray
Mr. Dussel – David Sams
Mr. Kraler – Kristofor Schmidt
The production team is as follows:
Director – Jay Woolston
Producer – Stacy Hurt
Co-Stage Managers – Charity Fisher & Rusty Reeves
Set Designer – David Davis
Set Crew Chief – John Feutz
Dramaturg – Paul Hammes
Education Outreach – Jill Wright
Anyone interested in running sound or lights for the show should contact the theatre company at: info@gibsoncountytheatre.com
The Gibson County Theatre Company is soliciting show proposals for our 2012 season.
Do you want to direct? Do you want to produce? Do you have an idea for a show that you would love to help put together?
Fill out a show proposal form, available by clicking this link, or from the home page on our website. Proposal forms are due to Stacy Hurt, Artistic Director, by Monday, August 15.
If you have any questions, you can contact Stacy at smhurt@evansville.net or by phone at (812) 664-5599.
We are looking forward to seeing your creativity!