Greely Players Newsletter
September 2006

$500 Bursary Winner Named for 2006!

The Greely Players is pleased to announce that the winner of the $500 bursary for 2006 is Lesley Raven, who has been a 3 year member of the Greely Players Orchestra, under the baton of John Pohran. Lesley is a graduate of the Canterbury Arts High School Strings program, and plays the violin. She has been accepted into the Bachelor of Music program at Laurier University, but due to a health problem, will not be attending university until 2007. Good luck Lesley!

Annual General Party to be held Sunday September 10th, 5PM

Our Annual General Meeting (and pot-luck party!) will be held this year at the home of outgoing President Mike Taylor, 5386 West River Drive, Manotick. BYO: lawnchair, BBQ meat, drinks and something to share (salad, munchies or desert).

On the Agenda:

· Drinks
· Review of Hello Dolly
· Munchies
· Treasurer's Report
· More Drinks
· Election of Executive Officers

1. President (Anne Peterson willing to stand for position)
2. Vice President
3. 2nd Vice President (Tony Adams willing to stand for position)
4. Treasurer (Melody Tomka willing to stand for position)
5. Secretary (Trish McLay willing to stand for position)
6. Publicity
7. Directors At Large - Sophie Hall, Leslie Fournier, Bill Barnes willing to stand for position)
8. Properties Manager (Ron Van Dusen willing to stand for position)
9. Webmaster (Wayne Hall willing to continue)
10. Past President (Mike Taylor)

· Preview of upcoming Cabaret and spring production
· More Food and Drink and riotous laughter.

We would love to see as many of you as we can squeeze into a backyard!
You can Google Mapquest and enter in Mike's address for a map of how to get there. Or…call Mike at 613-692-1040.

15th Annual Dinner and Cabaret Show

Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 28th from 6pm - 10:30pm for an evening of good food, good company, music and lots of laughter. The Greely Players in conjunction with the Greely Lions Club are presenting their 15th annual Dinner and Cabaret Show. This is a joint fundraising effort, with the funds raised going to help fund our next show as well as some of the Lions Club charitable works.
Tickets for the event ($45 per person) are available from Marg Van Dusen at 822-1136, and the earlier you book and pay for your tickets, the better seating you will have. You will be entertained with song, dance and side-splitting skits. You won't want to miss the return of The Lone Stranger and Pronto! The fabulous dinner will be provided by AJ's Catering. Bring your friends and enjoy a truly entertaining evening.

Exciting New Show Announced for March 2007!

The Greely Players is pleased to announce that their spring 2007 production will be Annie Warbucks, the sequel to Annie. This show was chosen because it features 10 to 12 children - including one as a lead; as well as 4 lead and supporting roles for women and 4 lead and supporting roles for men; and a host of other characters for the chorus. We will also need a dog to play "Sandy"! Our 1999 production of Annie was well received and we hope to repeat this success.

We are busy putting together our production team, so if you, or someone you know, have an interest in directing, set building or painting, publicity, make-up, costumes or other backstage work, please contact Sophie Hall at 613-489-0306 or Anne Peterson at 613-821-4107.

Audition Details

Click Here for all the details about auditions.  Please be sure to pass the message on to anyone who would enjoy the fun and camaraderie of joining the cast for this 18th annual production.

Whatzzup?

New to our website is the Member News page - a place where you can add news about present and past members. If you, or someone you know, has changed schools, had a baby, is taking part in another production, or would just like to pass along a change in address, send it to the at the bottom of this page,  and put "member news" in the subject line.

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