4CP Present THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 5/6-22

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST runs May 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22. Tickets are on sale now! Reserve yours today by calling 540-832-5355 or checking out the new ticket reservation feature on our website, http://www.fourcp.org/contact_tix.php

We are urgently looking for volunteers to work tech for the run. We are looking for anyone interested in running the light or sound board. Please contact producer Kerry Moran at kam@cstone.net if you are interested.

This Saturday 4/23/11 we will have a work day for Earnest from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We can use help from all skill levels. Those who enjoy crafting will have a particularly good time.

We are also looking for ushers and bistro volunteers for the run of Earnest. Contact Row Halpin, Theatre Manager, at 540-832-5355 or theatermanager@fourcp.org.

Four County Players and Stonefire Kitchen are offering a Mother's Day combo package. Purchase a combo ticket for the Sunday, May 8 performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" at 2:30 pm which includes a wonderful Mother's Day brunch starting at 11am at Stonefire Kitchen. For those who have already purchsed your tickets to Earnest on May 8, you can easily add the brunch to your ticket. Contact Row Halpin, Theater Manager, at 540-832-5355 or theatermanager@fourcp.org for more details or to purchase your tickets.

Four County Players Proudly Presents: Four County Kids Summer Camp 2011
Don't miss this opportunity to learn all about theater arts! Camp runs one full week and includes character development, scene work, storytelling, dance, stage movement and combat, improvisation, and technical - behind the scenes aspect of the stage! There will be a Showcase on Friday evening at 7:00 PM for parents and friends to enjoy! Space is limited, so register today! July 11 - 15, 20119 AM - 3 PM(Friday 9 AM - 8 PM w/ dinner included)Entering 1st grade - Entering 9th gradeCost: $150 per childFour Count Members receive a 10% discount

Summer Camp Paid Internships Are you too old for camp, but still interested in helping? Paid Assistant Internships are available for entering 10th grade students to entering 12th grade students. Please contact the theater manager for the application packet and additional information. To register, please visit our website at www.fourcp.org and visit our education page. Registration forms and more information are available. Further questions may be directed to our Theater Manager, by email: theatermanager@fourcp.org or by phone at 540-823-5677.

Four County Players is thrilled to announce that our new Theater Manager is Rowena "Row" Halpin. Row has a long history in the Charlottesville area theater community, having worked with our friends at Live Arts as Volunteer Coordinator and Production Manager for the last 11 years. Some background on Row, from Row:

"From 1978-1984, I was working with Fred and Beth Nichols in Barboursville as screen printer and studio assistant when, one day, Fran Sackett Smith stopped in to inquire if we could help make some t-shirts for the T.R.E.E. Program over at Four County Players...and that is how I met community theater in Central Virginia.

Volunteering at Live Arts' beginnings in 1990, running and designing lights and sound, led to being hired as a staff member in 2000. For the past 11 years, I have participated in the magic of successful collaborations and all the pitfalls and innovations that combine forces to keep a theater going, volunteers energized, and audiences engaged.

My home is in downtown Barboursville, over on the vineyard side of the tracks, where I live with my best, dearest friend Renee and some fine cats. I have a studio at home where I paint, print, and make cards.

So here I am, fortunate and, quite frankly, awed that I will be working with the theater that really is in my community!"

Row's first official day on the job was April 18, so make sure you come by to wish her a hearty "Welcome!" in person, and find out how you can become involved in Four County Players, Central Virginia's Longest-Running Community Theater.

Robin Hood: The Musical
Auditions to be held at the theater:
Saturday May 21, 2-4pm
Monday May 23, 7-9pm
Callbacks Wednesday May 25, TBA
Performance dates: July 29 - August 14, 2011 (Main Stage)
All parts ages 13 and up, in addition 1 child to play 8 - 11 years old.
Please arrive 15-30 minutes before to fill out paper work.
Have a verse and chorus prepared to sing (32 bars) and be prepared to read (scripts will be provided).
Parts Available:
ROBIN HOOD: a rogue and a thief, clever and charismatic, and the finest archer in all of England
LITTLE JOHN: Robin's loyal friend, kind of heart and powerful of fist; contrary to his name, he is a large man
CONSTABLE: the sheriff's dim-witted and bumbling right-hand man who hates thieves
HEATHCLIFF: Ingrid's son (age 8-11), inquisitive and erudite and a champion of justice
INGRID: Heathcliff's mother and Little John's love interest; feisty and outspoken with a warm heart
WILL SCARLET: (Merry Man) practical and cautious, a man of honor and a leader of the townspeople (in legend, the most fashionable of all the merry men)
MUCH: (Merry Man) lazy and gluttonous, a simple man with simple desires
STUTELY: (Merry Man) See Much. Much and Stutely form a pair of similar characters (think Rozencrantz and Guildenstern)THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: vain, clever, ambitious, and greedy, he wants nothing more than to leave Nottingham and go to London
PRINCE JOHN: King Richard's devious brother, he plots to usurp the throne
ALAN A DALE: (Merry Man) a minstrel who sings of Robin's deeds
SIR PERCIVAL: An old and grumpy night, the royal escort
ROSLYN: Marian's young, spunky, boy-crazed lady-in-waiting
LADY MARIAN: King Richard's ward; sensible, clever and passionate; the object of Robin's affections
FRIAR TUCK: a wise, jovial friar who can execute himself with equal poise in a fight or in a barroom
BISHOP: a drunkard who nearly crowns Prince John king
KING RICHARD: The rightful king of England, just and compassionate, who has been imprisoned by King Leopold of Austria and is being held for ransom
ENSEMBLE: guards, townspeople, merry men, wealthy travelers, etc

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