[NEohioPAL] Canal Fulton Players- Sunshine Boys Opens December 11

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The Canal Fulton Players  at the UMC Family Theatre 
proudly present
 
The Sunshine  Boys
By 
Neil Simon

A Samuel French Production

Produced by David Van  Gaasbeek    Directed by Mary Mahoney

 
Steve  Ryan   Ken Hehmeyer       Matt  King           Irene  White
as                     as                       as                         
as
Willie  Clark       Al  Lewis        Ben  Silverman          The  Nurse
 
Joshua  Rowe   David Van Gaasbeek  Duane Acker  Sarah  Price
as                     as                                  as               
 as
Eddie            Mr.  Schaefer              The Patient   Nursey Nurse


December 11-13,  2009
December 18-20, 2009
At 7:30 pm
 
Community Connections  Theatre
2391 Locust Street
Canal Fulton, Ohio
 
Admission
Adults-  $7.00
Seniors- $5.00
Children under 12- $5.00
 
For Further Information  and Directions
Call
David Van Gaasbeek
330-494-1022;  330-854-4387
 
The Sunshine Boys Opens  December 11
 
    The  Canal Fulton Players will be presenting the wonderful comedy by 
Neil Simon,  The Sunshine Boys, on December 11-13 and December 18-20, 2009.   
The play, which is a Samuel French production, will be presented in two  
acts at The Community Connections Theatre, 2391 Locust Street, Canal Fulton,  
Ohio.
 
    There are several new items connected to this production.  This  is the 
first time that any production has been totally presented off the  premises 
of the Canal Fulton United Methodist Church.  This was done  because there 
were several church events that needed the Fellowship Hall in  December.
 
    The  second new item is that this production will be presented 
completely on a  stage.  Instead of using the environmental theatre concept, the 
production  staff decided to not only use the small stage provided by Community 
Connections  but also to use a portable stage built by the stage crew of 
the Players.   The portable stage measures twenty four feet long, eight feet 
wide and thirteen  inches high.  This was done because several patrons had 
trouble seeing the  performances of On Golden Pond and Once Upon a Mattress.  
 
    The  third new item is that this production is being directed by 
veteran actress Mary  Mahoney who appeared as Chelsea in On Golden Pond.  After 
twenty  one productions, David Van Gaasbeek has moved up into the producer's 
role  solely.  By doing this, it allows him to expand the theatre program and 
 also expand the manner in which the Players will be presenting their 
productions  in the future.  Already, Mr. Van Gaasbeek is meeting with two 
organizations  which will allow the Players to present other types of drama and 
comedy in the  Canal Fulton area.  Mr. Van Gaasbeek is excited since what he  
originally proposed would happen for the sixth year of this program is  
coming to fruition.  
 
    The  cast is an excellent one which has a great deal of experience and 
talent.   Leading the way as "The Sunshine Boys" are Steve Ryan and Ken 
Hehmeyer who play  Willie Clark and Al Lewis.  Steve is debuting on our stage 
after a long  career with other theatres.  His wife, Linda, appeared as Ethel 
in Moon  Over Buffalo.  Ken returns to our stage after endearing himself to 
the  audiences during March when he played crusty but lovable Norman Thayer 
Jr. in  On Golden Pond.
 
    Matt  King plays Willie's nephew and agent, Ben Silverman.  The rest of 
the cast  consists of Duane Acker as "The Patient," Sarah Price as "Nursey 
Nurse," Irene  White as "The Nurse", and Josh Rowe as "Eddie."  "The Voice 
of the  Director" is portrayed by Mr. Van Gaasbeek.
 
    Admission is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors and children under  
the age of twelve.  For further information and directions, please call Mr. 
 Van Gaasbeek at 330-494-1022 and 330-854-4387.
 
Moon Over Buffalo attracts  267 Patrons
 
    Moon Over Buffalo, a raucous comedy written by Ken Ludwing, drew  267 
patrons over six nights during October.  The cast led by Mike Daniels  and 
Kathy Devus played to over 100 people at a dinner theatre event on October  
24.  The dinner theatre concept has been a successful event for the Players  
as audience members have raved not only over the quality of the play but also 
 the quality of the food.  The dinners are prepared by members of the 
United  Methodist Women of the Canal Fulton United Methodist Church.
 
    This  play, which is the twenty first production of the Players, 
brought huge belly  laughs as Linda Ryan, who played Ethel, and Nathan Sickman, 
who played Howard,  excelled.  Lisa Van Gaasbeek and Jonathan Neumann were 
excellent as the two  antagonistic lovers who could not stop loving one another 
while they were  fighting.  Bill Brown and Sarah Price gave bravura 
performances as the two  people who are trying very hard to break up the marriage 
of George and Charlotte  Hay, the two legendary B-movie and one time flash in 
the pans on Broadway.   Mike Daniels was excellent in his portrayal of 
George, the pompous and totally  self centered leader of a traveling repertory 
company performing in Buffalo, New  York.  He was ably matched by Kathy 
Devus, who played the very self  centered diva, who somehow never gets what she 
wants.  
 
    Director David Van Gaasbeek was pleased by the quality of the acting 
and  the response the Players received from the audiences.  "Every night, no  
matter how many were in the audience, the response was always very positive. 
 Mike and Kathy led the way and Linda, Nathan, Lisa, Jon, Bill and Sarah  
complemented them.  They made directing easy."  
 

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