Monthly Archives: September 2013

Annual Melodrama at Brush Creek Playhouse Opens Friday, September 27

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The  School Marm’s Inn Trouble opens at Brush Creek Playhouse on Friday, September 27 for a three-weekend run.  This lighthearted melodrama, written by D. Chappelle, presents an opportunity  for cast and audience alike to boo the villain, cheer the hero, and root for  heroine Molly Dewdrop as she seeks to make her way in the  world.

The  melodrama is the prequel to Brush Creek’s 2012 offerings, but Brush Creek  veteran director Norman Gouveia, Jr. brings several new and surprising touches  to this year’s production.

The  show runs from September 27 through October 13, with evening shows at 7 pm on  Fridays and Saturdays and a 2 pm matinee on Sundays. The playhouse is located at  11535 Silverton Road (the intersection of Silverton and Brush Creek Roads,  between Salem and Silverton).

Brush  Creek tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for students with ID, and $7 for  children under 12 and seniors 60 and over. Tickets can be purchased at the door  beginning 30 minutes before each production and are also available in advance at  Brush Creek’s two ticket outlets: Books-N-Time, in downtown Silverton at 210 N.  Water St. Suite B (503-874-4311), and Runaway Arts and Craft Studio, in downtown  Salem at 311 NE Commercial (503-881-6270). More information is also available by  contacting Michael Wood at 503-508-3682.

The  School Marm is  Brush Creek’s second-to-last show of the 2013 season, with the annual teen/young  adult show, The Time Traveler, set to  run in November.

Teen/Young Adult auditions for “The Time Traveler” Sept 22 & 24

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We have open auditions for this year’s teen/young adult show coming on Sunday, September 22 and Tuesday, September 24. The Sunday auditions for “The Time Traveler” by Michael Wood and Emily Wood will be at the theater (Silverton and Brush Creek Roads) at 6 pm. The Tuesday auditions will be at Runaway Art and Craft Studio in downtown Salem (311 Commercial St NE) at 6 pm. We will be using cold readi…ngs.

The play is a bit science fiction, a bit mystery, and a bit of an old-fashioned heartrending romance. It should be great fun, and we encourage all those interested between the ages of 13 and their mid-20s to come give it a try. The production will begin rehearsing the following week, with performances in November. Please pass the information on to anyone who might be interested!

For more information, you can contact Director Michael Wood at mdwelpis@comcast.net or 503-508-3682

Schoolmarm’s Inn Trouble opens September 27th

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Performances Sept. 27 – Oct 13
Friday & Saturday evenings at 7PM
Sunday afternoon matinees at 2 PM

Into the small western town of Frittergulch comes Gentle, Young schoolmarm Molly Dewdrop. She finds herself at the Frittergulch Inn, owned and operated by lovable Betty Baxter and Betty’s brother, handsome hero Biff. All is idyllic until Molly wins the British Isles Sweepstakes. With the money, she intends to build the finest school the prairie has ever seen. She fears the sudden fortune will force her dark secret into the light. Enter, from the darkest corner of Molly’s past, the villainous Blacky LaRoach.

Will Blacky ruin Molly’s chance for happiness with Biff? Or will he destroy the dreams of the people of Frittergulch, who only desire to have the finest school in the territory? Or, will Biff be able to stop him before it’s too late? Because the “School Marm’s Inn Trouble”!!!

Cast of Characters
Molly Dewdrop                        Kassandra Perkins
Biff Baxter                               Cody Worley
Betty Baxter                             Cynthia Evans
Hyram Slugabed                      Karyl Carlson, David Stockman, & Alex Asher
Blacky LaRoach                       Alex Asher
Mysterious Persons                 Karyl Carlson & David Stockman
Telegram Man                          David Stockman