Grand Terrace Community Players

Thanks to all who joined us for our run of It’s a Wonderful Life! We all enjoyed it and hope you enjoyed it, too!!

We had a nice surprise on the last matinee when the playwright, Tony Palermo, joined us.

Stay tuned for plans for the next show!

Remember: one more weekend for It’s a Wonderful Life. This Saturday will be our last pair of performances. Come join us before we the curtain drops for the last time!

It’s A Wonderful Life Poster

Thanks to all who came to our opening day of It’s a Wonderful Life. Our first two performances went very well. If you weren’t able to join us this past weekend, we hope you’ll come one of the next two weekends–see the info and the poster from the previous post.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Presented by The Grand Terrace Community Players
Dates : December 6^th, 12^th and 19^th

Times : 2pm and 7 pm

Playing at: Lions Club Community Center

Location : 22164 Barton Road, Grand Terrace

Phone : (909) 783-0437

Price : $ 5.00

Presented by The Grand Terrace Community Players
In this heart-warming, classic story, George Bailey, grows up in the small town of Bedford Falls, dreaming dreams of adventure and travel, but circumstances conspire to keep him from leaving his home town. Frustrated by his life, and haunted by an impending scandal, George prepares to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. Rescued by his Guardian Angel, George is shown what life in Bedford Falls would have been like had he never been born. Finally realizing the richness of his life, he returns back to his reality, where he discovers that the residents of Bedford Falls, all of whom he has affected for the better, have banded together to save him from bankruptcy.

Watch for an update in the next few days. It’s A Wonderful Life CAST PICTURES !!! Everyone is rehearsing, rehearsing and rehearsing to put on a great show !! I’ll take some pix at our next rehearsal !!

October 30th, we’ll have a booth at the GT Halloween Haunt, come out and say hi !!

November 7th, we’ll be at the GT Country Fair, come on over and meet us !

November 14th, HUGE yard sale/fundraiser, to raise much needed funds to put on this show ! Call me at (909) 653-6851 to donate items. We are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and can give receipts for your donations ! Look for the signs in Grand Terrace on Mt. Vernon near Van Buren and Pico Streets !! DON’T MISS IT !!!

Grand Terrace Community Players need
sponsors for the upcoming holiday production of It’s A
Wonderful Life. Our plan is, if we get sponsors to cover
cost of the production, we can offer it free to the public.

Our Program Design has been donated by Laci Morgan
Creations, but there is so much more we need for a
successful production.

Here’s a list of items we need, for anyone that would like
to donate or sponsor (for some items we have totals or
estimates):
Show Posters;
Banners (6 @ appx $ 70 each);
Program Printing (appx $100);
Performance Rights/Scripts ($370);
Sound effects ($25);
Score ($50);
Event Insurance ($ 200);
Lighting Equipment ($ 1,200);
Sound Eqipment (appx $ 800);
Props ($ 100-200);
Sets ($ 300);
Venue to house the production;
Risers ;
Costumes (circa 1930’s to 1950’s);
Cost of Advertisement;
last but not least, lots of actors, male and female, all
ages, to come to the auditions on October 10th, at 11 am at
the GT City Hall Community Room !!

Sponsors and Donors will be listed in future articles and
in the show programs. Thank You !!

“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings….”

Come audition for the stage play based on Frank Capra’s holiday classic movie. We’re casting for all roles, from everyday townspeople to the iconic parts of George Bailey, Mary Bailey, Mr. Potter, and Clarence the angel. We need people of all ages, from children to actors in their golden years There are many speaking parts.

Here are a few of the principal role breakdowns. However, there are a large number of various roles of all types to be filled:

George Bailey: (Plays from early 20s-mid 30s) The everyman of Bedford Falls. Decent and kind, must be able to play dramatic.

Mary Bailey: (Plays from early 20s to mid 30s) George’s sweetheart and later wife. Good comedic timing, also plays dramatic.

Clarence Oddbody: (Older gentleman 30+) Angel second class. Sweet, slightly bumbling angel in training who has yet to get his wings. Helps George find his way.

Mr. Potter: (Older gentleman 35+) Conniving banker who owns the whole town, basically the villain of the story.

Audition sides will be provided. You may prepare a monologue if you wish.

Auditions will take place on Saturday, October 10th at 11am in the Grand Terrace Community Center Room, located at 22795 Barton Road in Grand Terrace.

Email us at gtcommunityplayers@yahoo.com for more info.

The winning video (one of 500 in the Office Depot Adopt a Small Business Contest), from GTCP is now on my YouTube page. Follow this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NqRDTryu_g&feature=channel_page

We’re BAAACK !!

The GTCP is planning on presenting It’s A Wonderful Life for the upcoming holidays !!!

Auditions will be held on October 10th at 11 am, at the GT City Hall, 22795 Barton Road, in Grand Terrace.

Bring a 1 to 2 minute prepared scene. Sides will be available.

Any questions ? Email gtcommunityplayers@yahoo.com

GTCP Community Players will be performing some of the songs from Showcase Spectacular  at the GT  Community Day (at Rollins Park, on DeBerry Street, behind Terrace Hills Middle School), in Grand Terrace, on September 12th at about 11 am.  Come out and see these amazing performers and show your support for not only Grand Terrace, but Grand Terrace Community Players  !

I’ll be there, so if you have questions, want to join, or get more information, come talk to us ! See you there !

We will also have a booth and probably performers on the stage at the GT Country Fair on November 7th. DVDs from Showcase Spectacular will be available for purchase (as well as GTCP t-shirts). More info on this soon !! Don’t miss either one of these opportunities to see GTCP performers in action !

Lori