2009-2010 Season: BABES in TOYLAND
Dec 4, 5, 6 and 11, 12, 13
Directed by Troy Sprenke

Babes in Toyland, the classic Victor Herbert musical tale restored in Ken Holamon’s fantastic script, will be our holiday production. An evildoer schemes to foreclose the mortgages in Mother Goose Village and threatens to spoil Christmas by interfering with toy production in Toyland. Victor Herbert's unforgettable tunes accompany Contrary Mary, Tom-Tom, and their friends, as they journey from Mother Goose Village to Toyland, seeking the Master Toymaker to save their home. They reach Toyland, despite the bumbling villainy of Barnaby's comic henchmen, just in time to help the Toymaker save Christmas around the world.

Directed by community theater veteran Troy Sprenke with Del Hungerford as Music Director, this show promises to inspire love, generosity, perseverance, joy and awe for the holiday season.

Performances December 4, 5, 6 and 11, 12, 13 at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in Moscow.

Join the holiday fun! See website for details and ticket information (coming soon): www.moscowcommunitytheatre.com/

Our Town
April 16, 17, 18 and 23, 24, 25
Directed by Sharon Trautwein

Our Townwill be our Spring show, a classic Thornton Wilder play directed by Sharon Trautwein. Changes due to “progress” are coming to Grovers Corners, affecting peoples’ lives in profound ways. As surely as rapid change affects us today, audiences typically connect with Wilder’s characters on a very emotional level.

Check website for details to come: www.moscowcommunitytheatre.com/

Volunteer Opportunities

MCT depends on the active efforts of many volunteers. There are vital jobs behind-the-scenes as well as on stage which are necessary for quality community theater. Some volunteers help with a single show, while others help keep us running throughout the year. For a particular show, volunteers tend to work intensively for several weeks; other jobs, such as publicity or grant writing, take a few hours each month.

Ways to help with a show: costumes, props, lights, sound, backstage crew, set building, set painting, music, make-up, artwork, usher, posters & publicity.

Other ways to get involved: direct a show, stage manage, teach a workshop, grant write, graphic design (programs, posters), fund raise.

To volunteer, please e-mail info@moscowcommunitytheatre.com info@moscowcommunitytheatre.com mentioning the area(s) you’re interested in, or the upcoming shows that you’d like to help with. See MCT website for more details: www.moscowcommunitytheatre.com/

Thank You: Successful Work Party at KPAC in March 2009

Thanks to all the volunteers from MCT and KPAC who teamed up for a work party / clean up back stage at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center in March, and to Julie Ketchum for organizing people and tasks. The stage and backstage areas are much improved.

Become a Member of MCT

You may join at various membership levels:

$25-49 / Friend
$50-99 / Patron
$100-299 / Benefactor
$300+ / Partner

Use the membership form linked at the bottom of this webpage or see website for details: www.moscowcommunitytheatre.com/

Ads for MCT Season Programs

You can support MCT, while publicly showing your support of the arts, by advertising your business in our season program. For a relatively small cost, your message and your support of the arts can be seen by numerous community members at all six performances of both shows (12 performances in all). Compare these prices with local newspaper ads:

• $100: Business Card Size
• $150: 3 X 4
• $200: 4 X 7 (half page)

In order for MCT to provide the best resolution and quality images for all advertisements, submissions must be in a common graphics format (jpg, tif, etc). We want to show you off to the best of our ability.

Some businesses choose to become members of MCT, and are listed in all programs as such. You may join at various membership levels: $25-49 / Friend; $50-99 / Patron; $100-299 / Benefactor; $300+ / Partner.

We look forward to hearing from you. Deadline for participating in our programs for both shows is October 1, 2009. If you have any questions, please give us a call at our message phone at (509) 330-2802, or email us at info@moscowcommunitytheatre.com. Let us know when is a good time for us to reach you.

Current and Recent Moscow Community Theatre shows and events:

• The Secret Garden, May 2009
• A Christmas Carol, December 2008
• Nunsense, September 2008
• Mere Mortals / Readers Theater, April 2008
• Youth acting workshop with Roger Wallins, Spring 2008
• Christmas Pageant, December 2007
• Adult acting class with Forrest Sears, Fall 2007
• Velveteen Rabbit, May 2007
• Sound of Music, December 2006
• Music Man, April 2006
• Noodlehead, December 2005
• Little Women, May 2004

Moscow Community Theatre is an all-volunteer, non-profit theatre arts organization. We depend on the financial contributions of our members and the active efforts of volunteers in a wide range of capacities to provide opportunities and quality community theater. Join today!