Another nice turnout, 19 members and 6 guests. The guests were Bill Fink (Houghton), Dennis Racine (Calumet Players), Ernie and Edith Nederer, and Linda and Dave Grahek.
Ernie and Edith were thanked by the club for their contribution to the clock repair at the Township Hall.
After lunch, acting president Jim Lowell introduced Dennis, our speaker. Dennis said that the Calumet Players was organized in 1978. In addition to their annual Spring and Fall shows, they perform many other plays such as the dinner theatre presentation of Wilder's "Our Town" at the Irish Times recently, and performances at the Gem Theatre in Lake Linden.
The Fall play this year is "Annie Get Your Gun," and opening on Friday, the 12th, the start of a run of 5 shows. Our own Heather Store is in the cast and it is her debut on the big stage.. The cost is $15 for everybody, adults and children, senior citizens, etc.
Dennis said that "Annie" was an expensive show which cost in the neighborhood of $20,000 to stage. Some of the costs are hidden to the theatre-going public: Costs such as Royalties, script rental, theatre rent, some costume rentals, tuxedo rentals, Set pieces rentals, Props, some rented some borrowed, and other sound and lighting expenses. Yes, to stage a major musical is very expensive.
Income is derived from ticket sales, donations, some grants, a raffle (currently underway). Profits, if there are some, usually go back into renivating their building on Sixth and Oak and to funding another show or two.
A great show with many familiar songs. Bring the family for a wonferful night out!
See you next week.
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