Vicksburg Theatre Guild's 2007-2008 Season

The Parkside Playhouse facility is available to be rented. A portion of the facility, such as the lobby, is also available. More...
May 2008 Newsletter
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Entergy has approved VTG as an organization in the Community Connectors Volunteer Portal. Entergy employees can log into the Entergy Portal to record their hours volunteered to VTG. For every 20 hours volunteered, VTG receives a grant of $250, with a limit of $750 per employee/retiree per year. Hours can be logged retroactively from January 1, 2008. Questions?

Congratulations to for making her network TV debut on May 14 on Spike TV in “Episode #208, Semi-cide” of 1000 Ways to Die. Despite the episode number, it was the first installment of the pilot for the new series. Meggie starred in main stage, Gold in the Hills, and Fairy Tale Theatre at VTG, and served on the Board of Directors. The show will be on again Wednesday, May 21, at 10:30 p.m; Friday, May 23, at 11:00 p.m.; and Saturday, May 24, at 1:00 p.m.

The Importance of Being Earnest closes this weekend.
Shows May 9-11 & 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. Friday/Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $12 adults, $10 senior citizens (55 & older), $7 students (13 & older), $5 children (12 & younger); no reservations, open seating.
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Treat yourself to an afternoon or evening of leisure in the country! Oscar Wilde's classic tale of deception, longing, and silliness among the idle rich is done “in period,” with a wonderful cast, magnificent costumes, and even a rotating set to take the audience from the garden to the drawing room.

Fairy Tale Theatre Orientation is May 17 at 1 p.m. at the Parkside Playhouse.

Cast lists and rehearsal schedules will be announced and scripts will be distributed. Registration fees are due at Orientation: $35 per child for VTG members and $55 per child for non-members. Memberships may also be purchased.

This year's Adult Supervisors, Student Directors, and Apprentice Directors:
Jo Beth Britt, Adult Supervisor
Allie Johnson, Student Director
Jodie Johnson, Adult Supervisor
Nikki Jobe, Student Director
Julia D. Blake, Director
Megan Melton, Apprentice Director
Terri Booth, Director
Ryan Van Den Akker, Apprentice Director

Upcoming VTG activities

The Annual Meeting shall be held on Sunday, June 8 at 2 p.m. The election of officers and Board members shall be held, annual report shall be read, and other business which may arise shall be transacted. The criteria for voting is one vote per membership. If you want to volunteer for the Board or recommend someone, please contact President Terry Welch. Nominations are due in writing by May 25.

The Gold in the Hills summer run opens July 11 at the Parkside Playhouse. For more information, please contact Mike Calnan.

Auditions for Faith County July 12 & 13. Director Jim Miller will hold auditions at the Parkside Playhouse on July 12 & 13 from 2-4 p.m. Audition forms are available online. Cast: three men playing characters in their 20s (1), 30s (1), and 40s (1); and six women playing characters in their 20s (2), 40s (2), and 50s (2). Faith County is the prequel to An Evening of Culture, returning to our stage the colorful residents of Mineola, where there's stiff competition in the arts and crafts category at this year's county fair. Production dates are September 12-14 & 19-21.

Auditions for Stalag 17 August 16-18. Director John Hesselberg will hold auditions at the Parkside Playhouse on August 16 & 17 from 2-4 p.m. and August 18 from 6-8 p.m. Audition forms are available online. Cast: 20 men playing characters ages 15-75. Stalag 17 is a tense-yet-funny drama about Allied prisoners in a World-War-II German POW camp. Production dates are Nov. 7-9 & 14-16.

VTG is starting a youth theater group, 9th grade through age 20. Any one who did not attend the meeting and is interested, please fill out this questionnaire and send it to Amy Bednar.

Regional Theatre Activities

This Property is NOT Condemned! The Bay St. Louis Little Theatre has taken the first step on its path to a new permanent home after being totally destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The New John F. Holmes Theatre will be in a building known locally as the “This Property is Condemned” building, a building that was featured prominently in the 1966 film of the same name. Based (loosely) on a Tennessee Williams one-act play, the movie starred Natalie Wood and the devilish Robert Redford, and is believed to be the only movie filmed in Bay St. Louis.

Coming up at New Stage Theatre:
Children’s Mini Camp (rising 1st-4th grades) June 2-13, 2008 Cost: $250; (still has plenty of room).
Broadway Jr. Summer Camp Intensive (rising 5th-12th grades) June 16-July 11 Cost: $400; (only a few spots left). The culmination of the camp will be a fully mounted production of Willie Wonka, Jr. on the theatre’s main stage.
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Mississippi Murder Mysteries presents Final Cut May 15, 18, & 19 at several locations in the Jackson area.

Biloxi Little Theatre presents I Hate Hamlet May 16–18 & 22–24.

KNS Theatre in Ocean Springs presents The Sound of Music for one show only May 17.

The Brick Street Players in Clinton present Catfish Moon May 23-25 & 29-31.

New Stage Theatre in Jackson presents The Fantasticks May 27-June 8.

Natchez Little Theatre presents The Sound of Music May 29 - June 1.

Mississippi Murder Mysteries presents It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over June 5 at the Trustmark Park — Crystal Springs FORD LINCOLN MERCURY Café.

Delta Center Stage in Greenville presents Arsenic and Old Lace June 5-8.

The Center Players in Madison present Mouse Trap June 6-8.

Gulfport Little Theatre presents Heaven Help the Po' Taters June 6-8 & 13-15.

The Oxford Shakespeare Festival presents its Fifth Anniversary Season June 13 - July 2.

The Bay St. Louis Little Theatre presents Picnic at the Playhouse Fundraiser June 14, including the first annual production of “This Property Is Condemned” by Tennessee Williams, silent auction, Robert Redford & Natalie Wood look-a-like contests, and more at the new John F. Holmes Playhouse.

Black Rose Theatre in Brandon presents Dearly Departed Jun 19-22 & 26-29.

Actor's Playhouse in Pearl presents The Secret Garden June 20-22 & June 27-29.

KNS Theatre in Ocean Springs presents Any Dream Will Do! 20 years of KNS Theatre August 2-3.