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Kaleidoscope Theatre Newsletter
Volume 3, Number 7
July 2007
www.kaleidoscopetheatre.com
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com
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Hello and welcome to this month’s
Kaleidoscope Theatre
online newsletter! Rehearsals for
our 2007 Summer Series
are now fully under way, and it
looks like we’re in for
another season full of excitement
and fun! Remember, for
more up-to-date information about
Kaleidoscope, you can
check out our two online ‘blogs at:
www.kscopetheatre.blogspot.com
(for general news)
www.kaleidonews.blogspot.com
(for our members)
With this issue, we’d like to
congratulate some of our
members (who will be part of some
very exciting shows this
year!), remind you of some of our
upcoming performances,
announce some changes here in the
Kaleidoscope office, and
inform you of some upcoming shows in
which Kaleidoscope
Theatre members will be involved!
In this issue you can read about:
1. Upcoming Dinner Theatre
Performances
2. Fairytale character appearances
at Homestead Gardens!
3. Flea Market/Collectibles sale at
The Homestead Group
4. Kaleidoscope Theatre now on
MySpace!
5. Summer Series Tickets now on
sale!
6. Supporting our members – Other
venues to feature the
many talents of our performers
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1. UPCOMING DINNER THEATRE
PERFORMANCES!
Our recent performance of “Dial
M for Matrimony” at the
Homestead Gardens in North
Smithfield, RI was a great
success! This was our very first
dinner theatre show at this
venue, and things could not have
gone better. The show was
completely sold out, and the
audience really seemed to have
a wonderful time! Check out the
pictures for yourself on our
website at
http://www.kaleidoscopetheatre.com/weddingpix2.
If you missed the show last time,
then don’t worry – we’ve
got another evening’s entertainment
planned for Friday, July
13th! Again, the performance will
take place at 6:00pm at
the Homestead Gardens in North
Smithfield, Rhode Island, but
this time, the show will be “A
Killer Cabaret”! What good is
sitting alone in your room? Come to
the Cabaret! Life is a
cabaret, and so is death in this
entertaining song- and
dance-filled night of merriment
where audience members
become stars, and danger lurks
around every table. The
Cabaret's producer, Agrava Krispie,
famous author of
such mystery novels as Ten Little
Indecisions and
Death on Denial, presents her first
Cabaret. Her all-star
cast includes Lucky Charms as the
Master of
Ceremonies, Agrava's niece and
nephew Coco Krispie
and Rhyce Krispie, her
ex-sister-in-law Sugar Smax and
last but not least (and he will
certainly tell you!)
former child star Razen Brand. They
combine their
talents to make for an evening of
sweet entertainment.
But someone is trying to murder the
Queen of Murder
Mysteries! Audiences help track down
the 'cereal'
killer in time to remind us that
there is truly 'no
business like show business'. For
tickets, call Angela
at (401) 309-1882.
If you’ve got your heart set on
seeing our Italian wedding
murder-mystery, then mark Friday,
August 10th in your
calendars! We will be performing our
celebrated “Dial M
for Matrimony” again at the
Homestead Gardens at 6:00pm.
For tickets, call Angela at (401)
309-1882.
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2. FAIRYTALE CHARACTER APPEARANCES
On Saturday, June 30, Kaleidoscope
held the first Character
Appearance of the summer at The
Homestead Gardens in North
Smithfield, RI! Rapunzel, the Mad
Hatter, and friends appeared
by the lake and in the gazebo, where
they signed autographs,
made balloon animals, and posed for
pictures with their
adoring fans!
Certain characters will return to
The Homestead Gardens every
Saturday throughout the summer, in
preparation for the upcoming
Tuesday performance at Rhode Island
College. Depending upon
the weather and other events at the
Garden, the characters will
either be stationed in the gazebo or
near the gift shop, where
they will greet guests, sign
autographs, and take pictures with
visitors.
The list of characters that will
appear is as follows:
Saturday 7/7 – Snow White
Saturday 7/14 – Alice and the Mad
Hatter
Saturday 7/21 – Fairy Godmother
Saturday 7/28 – Cinderella and
Prince Charming
Saturday 8/4 – Prince Noble and
Prince Henry
Saturday 8/11 – The Three Pigs
Saturday 8/18 – Little Red and her
Mother
Saturday 8/25 – Goldilocks and Baby
Bear
E-mail us at
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com
for more information!
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3. FLEA MARKET/COLLECTIBLES SALE AT
THG!
Last month, Kaleidoscope and The
Homestead Group combined
forces to host a flea market and
collectibles sale at the
Homestead Gardens in North
Smithfield, RI. The event went
very well, and we are looking
forward to continuing this
tradition on the third Saturday of
every month through
October. This month, the flea market
will take place on
July 21st, from 8am-2pm.
If you’re a vendor that would like
to reserve a booth, or a
collector interested in attending
the sale, please give
Kaleidoscope’s Managing Director,
Bob Zannini (a former
antique shop owner) a call at (401)
633-2267.
Spaces are limited!
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4. KALEIDOSCOPE THEATRE NOW ON
MYSPACE!
Kaleidoscope Theatre has recently
found another way to keep
in touch with everybody! Our new
account on myspace.com
will help us to keep in touch with
all of our members and
fans, and provide us with an
opportunity to share photos on
a larger and quicker scale than ever
before! Already, we
have posted all of our press photos
since 2002 (when we
first got a digital camera!), and we
are constantly adding
pictures from rehearsals,
performances, and other fun
Kaleido-experiences!
Add us as one of your friends today
at:
myspace.com/kaleidoscopetheatre!
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5. SUMMER SERIES TICKETS NOW ON
SALE!
Tickets are now on sale at many of
our venues for this summer!
If you are a Kaleidoscope Theatre
fan at one of the following
theatres, then you can call and
purchase your tickets now!
Rhode Island College, Robert’s Hall
Auditorium
Box Office: (401) 456-8144
Online Box Office:
http://www2.ric.edu/pfa/orderinfo.php
The Chevrolet (Oakdale) Theatre
Box Office: (203) 265-1501
Online:
http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/805
The Cape Cod Melody Tent
Ticketmaster: (800) 347-0808
Online:
http://melodytent.com/eventListings.aspx
The South Shore Music Circus
Ticketmaster: (617) 931-2787
Online:
http://musiccircus.com/eventlistings.aspx
Remember, Rhode Islanders, the
Stadium Theatre is closed
this summer... but you can still
enjoy our Summer Series at
Rhode Island College in Providence!
Order your tickets early
though, because we expect sell-outs!
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6. SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS
When not working with Kaleidoscope
Theatre, our members
bring their varied talents to other
venues. Here's a sampling
of productions that will feature our
members in the upcoming
months (in chronological order):
A. Jay Miscia (who has appeared as
the Big Bad Wolf in
“Little Red” and as the Minister in
“Cinderella”) and will be
playing Duncan/Visil/Brother
Hesikiah in “The Book of Liz”
with the Barn Summer Playhouse at
Roger Williams
Performing Arts Center. Kevin
Broccoli (Knave of Hearts in
“Mother Goose”) will be playing
Yvonne/Donny. The
performances will continue this
weekend, July 5-7 at 8:00pm.
The box office number is (401)
254-3666.
B. Eric Desnoyers (who will be
playing the Huntsman in
this summer’s “Little Red Ridinghood”)
will be appearing in
Foothills Theatre Company’s
production of “Mr. Toad’s Wild
Ride” (as Badger) July 5-14 and “The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(as Tom) July 18-28. All
performances are at 10am, and
tickets
are $10. For more information,
contact Foothills at (508)
754-3314, or visit their website at
www.foothillstheatre.com.
C. Several Kaleidoscopians, new and
old, will be appearing
in the RISE (Rhode Island Stage
Ensemble) production of
Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream.” Meredyth
Waterman (Mama Piggy in “The Three
Pigs”, Stepmother in
“Cinderella”) will be playing
Titania/Hippolyta, Cameron
Marcotte (Hank and Gary in “B.U.L.L.Y.”)
will be playing
Bottom/Pyramus, and Aliya and Sari
Thaler (this summer’s
Sleepy and Dopey/Friendly in “Snow
White”) will be the
fairies Peaseblossom and Mustardseed.
Performances will be
at the Columbus Theatre in
Providence, RI on July 11-14 at
8:00pm and July 15 at 2:00pm.
Tickets are $13 ($10 for
children under 18). For more
information, call the box
office at (401) 621-6123 or visit
www.arttixri.com.
D. Lee Rush (who has played many
roles for us, including
Rosina in “Dial M for Matrimony” and
Disgustia in “Cinderella”)
will be appearing in the Mill River
Dinner Theater production
of “Nobody’s Perfect” from July 21
through August 26. Showtime
is 8pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and
Saturdays, and 2pm on Sundays.
Dinner is also available Fridays
through Sundays an hour and
a half prior to showtime. Also, look
for Mill River’s
production of “The Mousetrap”
September 14 through October 14,
which Lee will be directing! For
more information, visit
www.millrivertheater.com or call
(401) 721-0909!
E. Jessica Sepe (this summer’s
Sister/Cook in “Alice in
Wonderland”) and Brendan Macera
(this summer’s Big Bad Wolf
in “The Three Pigs”) will be
appearing as Carmen and Tyler
in “FAME” with Fantasy Works Youth
Theatre. Performances
will be at 7pm on July 20 and 21 at
Toll Gate High School in
Warwick, RI. Tickets are $12 in
advance, $15 at the door.
For more information, call (401)
294-2215, or visit
fantasyworks.org!
*For our members – If you’re
involved in an upcoming
theatrical production, and would
like information included in
our newsletter, please e-mail the
details to us at
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com*
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Well, that concludes this month's
newsletter. While you’re
anxiously awaiting our series to
begin at your local theatre,
our summer season is already in full
swing here in the
Kaleidoscope Theatre office! Every
day is packed with
rehearsals, meetings, photo calls,
costume fittings, and
more – fortunately for us, we find
this time of year as fun
as it is busy! We can’t wait to see
you at “Snow
White,”
the first fairytale of our summer
2007 season!
Remember, if you have any questions,
contact us by
e-mail at
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com!
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