[nfbmi-talk] Fw: FYI, audio described performances of Wait Until Dark Jan. 20 and 27inRoyal Oak

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Joe
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> hi,
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> I have put this on newsline.
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> Georgia
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: Turney, Susan (DELEG)
>> To: Turney, Susan (DELEG)
>> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:02 AM
>> Subject: FYI, audio described performances of Wait Until Dark Jan. 20 and 
>> 27 in Royal Oak
>>
>>
>> Please share the information below with others who may be interested in 
>> these audio described live theater performances.
>>
>>
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>> From: Colleen Muench [mailto:colleenm at stagecrafters.org]
>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 4:16 PM
>> Subject: Audio described performances
>>
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>>
>> Greetings!
>>
>>
>>
>> I am writing to you on behalf of Stagecrafters, a community theatre 
>> located in Royal Oak, MI. In January 2011, we are mounting the production 
>> of Wait Until Dark, and would like to pass the word to the visually 
>> impaired community that we will be offering two audio-described 
>> performances. These performances will be on January 20th and 27th. The 
>> audio description will be provided by a talented volunteer that works 
>> with Detroit Radio Information Service (DRIS). DRIS is southeast 
>> Michigan's Radio Reading/Audio Information Service for people with 
>> disabilities.
>>
>>
>>
>> The audio description will be via headsets. The headsets will allow 
>> audiences members with vision impairments to hear audio description about 
>> what is happening on the stage. Because the headsets are wireless 
>> infrared, they may be used anywhere in the auditorium.
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition to the audio description, each of these evenings will include 
>> a post-show Talkback. Our guest speaker for the Talkback is Joe Pelle of 
>> Huntington Woods. Joe will share his about his loss of sight and give 
>> audience members a chance to ask questions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Below is the press release for our upcoming production of Wait Until 
>> Dark. The show runs January 14th through January 30th. Please share this 
>> information with the visually impaired community with whom you are in 
>> contact with. A key element of Stagecrafters' mission is to make the 
>> performing arts available to all. Based on demand, this pilot effort in 
>> audio description could result in future shows offering this
>>
>>
>>
>> This information is also available in our Media Section on our website if 
>> you would like to access the press release in a Word document format. 
>> Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Colleen Muench
>>
>> Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre
>> 415 S. Lafayette Ave
>> Royal Oak, MI 48067
>> 248.541.8027
>> www.stagecrafters.org
>>
>>
>>
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>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>> Contact:           Colleen Muench, 248.541.8027, 
>> colleenm at stagecrafters.org
>> Stagecrafterspresents "Wait Until Dark"
>>
>> Cat-and-mouse thriller ignites the stage
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ROYAL OAK, Mich., December 27, 2010 - No need to stay outside in the cold 
>> this January if you want to get chilled - Stagecrafters' theatrical 
>> thriller, Wait Until Dark can do the job. The show runs January 14th 
>> through 30th at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette in downtown Royal 
>> Oak.
>>
>> Set in 1960's Greenwich Village, Susy Hendrix (Beth Tetrault of Troy) is 
>> a housewife who has recently become blind from an accident. After a 
>> business trip, her husband Sam (Tony H. LaMacchio of Troy) brings home a 
>> doll as a favor to a woman. Sam is unaware that the woman is now dead, 
>> and that the doll contains a hefty stash of drugs. Con-men are searching 
>> for the doll and will go to any lengths to retrieve it - even murder.
>>
>> When Sam leaves the apartment, so begins the well-crafted game of 
>> cat-and-mouse. Harry Roat (Daniel Muldoon of Madison Heights), mastermind 
>> behind the con, convinces a fellow thug to pose as one of Sam's old Army 
>> buddies, Mike Talman (Ben Feliciano of Berkley), in a ruse to gain Susy's 
>> trust. He's hoping that Susy will hand over the doll to someone she 
>> trusts. Roat also brings in phony policeman, Sergeant Carlino (Paul 
>> Venditti of Shelby Twp.), to convince Susy that the doll may be 
>> incriminating evidence against her husband in a murder case, and by 
>> handing the doll over, she'd clear his name.
>>
>> Although Susy's blindness makes her more vulnerable, her other senses are 
>> heightened and she begins to pick up clues of the deception. She enlists 
>> the help of the feisty girl who lives upstairs (Regan Castle of Pleasant 
>> Ridge, Emily Muench of Huntington Woods) in a game of her own as she 
>> turns her disability into her greatest weapon.
>>
>> Director David Zublick (of Royal Oak) has a penchant for thrillers and 
>> mystery. He, himself, once portrayed Mike Talman in another theatre's 
>> production of Wait Until Dark and when the opportunity arose to direct it 
>> at Stagecrafters', he jumped on it. "As with film, the stage is a visual 
>> medium.  For this show though, it's what you can't see that is the most 
>> thrilling!" says Zublick.
>>
>> Wait Until Dark, by Frederick Knott, opened on February 2, 1966 at the 
>> Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It ran for the next eleven months at various 
>> theatres for a total 374 performances. The cast included Lee Remick, 
>> Robert Duvall, and Mitchell Ryan. Remick was nominated for the Tony Award 
>> for Best Actress in a Play. Warner Bros.-Seven Arts purchased the film 
>> rights in 1966 soon after the play's Broadway premiere. It starred Audrey 
>> Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Jack Weston. 
>> Hepburn was nominated for both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for 
>> Best Actress, and Zimbalist was nominated for a Globe in the supporting 
>> category.
>>
>> The Thursday performances, January 20th and 27th, will be audio described 
>> for the visually impaired. The Baldwin's Main Stage auditorium is 
>> equipped with an infrared system that will allow those with visual 
>> impairments to use special headsets to hear the audio description. The 
>> headsets will work anywhere within the auditorium so specific seating is 
>> not necessary. Visually-impaired patrons are asked to reserve the 
>> headsets at the time of ordering their tickets.
>>
>> In addition to the audio description on the Thursday performances, a 
>> special audience interactive talkback is planned. Guest speaker Joe Pelle 
>> of Huntington Woods will share his experience of losing his sight at age 
>> 30, and how it has impacted his life and heightened his other senses.
>>
>> Advance tickets for performances are $16 and $18. Stagecrafters is 
>> offering a special of 4 tickets for $50 for the Thursday night 
>> performances.  Tickets may be purchased online at www.stagecrafters.org 
>> or by phone at 248-541-6430 using Visa and MasterCard. All seats are 
>> reserved.  If shows have not sold out, tickets can be purchased at the 
>> box office one hour prior to the performance for an additional $2.00 fee.
>>
>>
>>
>> Show dates and times follow:
>>
>>
>>
>> Friday, January 14                  8:00 pm
>>
>> Saturday, January 15              8:00 pm
>>
>> Sunday, January 16                2:00 pm
>>
>> Thursday, January 20             8:00 pm
>>
>> Friday, January 21                  8:00 pm
>>
>> Saturday, January 22              8:00 pm
>>
>> Sunday, January 23                2:00 pm
>>
>> Thursday, January 27             8:00 pm
>>
>> Friday, January 28                  8:00 pm
>>
>> Saturday, January 29              8:00 pm
>>
>> Sunday, January 30                2:00 pm
>>
>>
>>
>> About Stagecrafters
>>
>> Stagecrafters, a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit community theatre, is in its 
>> 55th year of providing opportunities for members of the community to 
>> develop their talents and to volunteer their time to create an enriching, 
>> quality theatrical experience through its Main Stage, 2nd Stage, and 
>> Youth Theatre productions. Stagecrafters has been at the Baldwin Theatre 
>> since 1985.
>>
>>
>>
>> Stagecrafters offers shows that appeal to a wide variety of ages and 
>> interests and prides itself on providing professional quality shows at 
>> affordable prices, making the performing arts accessible to individuals 
>> in our "regional" community. The remaining 2010-2011 Main Stage Season 
>> includes: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (musical), and 
>> Hairspray (musical comedy). The remaining 2010-2011 2nd Stage season 
>> productions include: Rent (rock musical), and Grey Gardens (musical).
>>
>>
>>
>> # # #
>>
>>
>>
>> Wait Until Dark Cast and Production Staff List By Community
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Berkley
>>
>> Ben Feliciano (Mike Talman)
>>
>>
>>
>> Beverly Hills
>>
>> Sandra LaJoie (Patrolman 2)
>>
>>
>>
>> Clawson
>>
>> Gerry Ochoa (Patrolman 1)
>>
>>
>>
>> Huntington Woods
>>
>> Emily Muench (Gloria)
>>
>>
>>
>> Madison Heights
>>
>> Daniel T. Muldoon (Harry Roat)
>>
>>
>>
>> Pleasant Ridge
>>
>> Regan Castle (Gloria)
>>
>>
>>
>> Royal Oak
>>
>> Theresa Williams (Asst. Director)
>>
>> David Zublick (Director)
>>
>> Linda Zublick (Producer)
>>
>>
>>
>> Shelby Twp
>>
>> Paul Venditti (Sgt. Carlino)
>>
>>
>>
>> Troy
>>
>> Tony H. LaMacchio (Sam Hendrix)
>>
>> Beth Tetrault (Susy Hendrix)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> CAPTION: wud_publicity1.jpg
>>
>>
>>
>> Blind housewife, Susy Hendrix (Beth Tetrault of Troy), threatens the 
>> stranger in her apartment with the deadly mix of fire and gasoline in 
>> Stagecrafters' production of Wait Until Dark. The theatrical thriller 
>> runs January 14 through January 30 at the Baldwin Theatre in downtown 
>> Royal Oak. Photo by Lance Luce.
>>
>>
>>
>> NOTE: Digital photographs are available in our media section on our 
>> website at www.stagecrafters.org > About Us > Media
>>
>>
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