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A PRIL 2017
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Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman &
Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Directed by Pat and Cheryl Blondin
May 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 @ 7:30 PM
May 14 & 21 @ 2:30 PM
All tickets $20
Call the Box Office @ (810) 687-2588
or purchase online at
www.cliocastandcrew.com
Our final show of the 2016/2017 season will be
“Out of the Frying Pan”
Written by Francis Swann
Directed by Andrea Wilkerson
July 14-23, 2017
Three young men and three young women share an apartment in all innocence;
they are would be stage folk and they are doing this for economic security.
Their apartment is immediately above that of a Broadway producer who is
about to cast a road company. They rehearse the play but how can they get him
upstairs to see it? It happens that the producer is an amateur chef and, right in
the middle of a culinary concoction, he runs out of flour. He comes upstairs to
borrow a cup. At last the kids have him and they aren't going to let him go until
he sees some evidence of their ability so they stage a murder. It is so realistic
that police swarm into the scene with hilarious results.
Clio Cast & Crew, Inc. is
a volunteer organization
comprised of individuals
dedicated
to
providing
excellence in theatrical
productions, promoting and
providing
education
in
theatre arts and enriching
the social and economic
environment
through
community service and
involvement.
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D ISNEY ’ S B EAUTY AND THE
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A DOPT -A-H IGHW AY
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2017 / 2018 S EASON
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VG’ S R ECEIPTS
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A Night Out
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Seat Tag Form
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Membership Form
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Donations
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ASIDES
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2016/2017
Executive Board
Patrick Hubbard
President
(810) 836-3673 - [email protected]
“Out of the Frying Pan”
Sheryl Henderson
1st Vice President
(810) 265-3508
Written by Francis Swann
Pam Beauchamp
2nd Vice Presidentt
(810) 285-3289 - [email protected]
Monday, May 15 and Tuesday, May 16 at Theatre
57
Dave Collins
Treasurer
(810) 423-2789 - [email protected]
Mary Swedorski
Recording Secretary
Directed be Andrea Wilkerson
Doors open at 6:00 PM
with auditions beginning at 6:30 PM
The director is looking for:
4 men (18-25)
4 women (18-25)
Nicole Dunckel
Corresponding Secretary
(810) 449-1498
Jody Henderson
Publicity/Marketing
[email protected]
3 men (40-60ish)
1 woman (50-60sh)
You will be asked to perform a comedic monologue of your own as
well as reading from the script
Adam Iaquinto
Archivist
(810) 247-3812 - [email protected]
Cindy Hubbard
Member at Large
(810) 625-0279 - [email protected]
Clio Cast and Crew is looking for four directors to
bring to life our 2017/2018 season.
Dawn Sabourin
Member at Large
(989) 233-9283 - [email protected]
Poe’s Midnight Dreary
October 6-15, 2017 (drama)
Stevie Visser
Member at Large
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
February 9-18, 2018 (comedy)
Pinocchio
April 13-22, 2018 (family)
The next Board meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Meetings start at 6:45 PM at Theatre 57.
Clio Cast and Crew, Inc.
P.O. Box 184
Clio, MI 48420
(810) 687-2588
Avenue Q
June 7-17, 2018 (musical)
If interested in directing any of these shows send
your letter of interest to:
Clio Cast and Crew
P.O. Box 187
Clio, MI 48420
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Poe’s Midnight Dreary
Pinocchio
Written by Richard McElvain, Edgar Allen Poe
Adapted by John Baldwin
Synopsis: Edgar Allen Poe's life works are hauntingly
dramatized in this play. The story is cleverly told through
a series of dramatizations of the master's works: The
Tell Tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Raven, Annabel
Lee, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Premature
Burial and The Poetic Principle. These stories are
threaded together with the events of Poe's life as he
deliriously remembers them on an anonymous deathbed
in a Baltimore Hospital. McElvain fully recreates each
story on stage, often making use of special stage
effects, bringing those haunting images of Poe's work
into the theatrical world.
Synopsis: From the moment Pinocchio wrecks
Mastroni’s puppet show until he becomes a real boy for
rescuing his father from the great fish, the excitement
never abates in this charming adaptation. The Blue
Fairy and her three wood elves introduce the story, set
the scenes and work the magic as Pinocchio travels his
road of misadventures. Pinocchio’s ’growing’ nose,
Pleasure Isle, the Great Fish are all handled with
fascinating simplicity.
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Written by Christopher Durang
Synopsis: Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share
a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and
complain about the circumstances of their lives.
Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with
her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up,
eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on
the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict
the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named
Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious
Masha.
Avenue Q
Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
Rated R
Synopsis: The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless
story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who
moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way
out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the
residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your
ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new
-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates and their everelusive purpose in life.
Save your VG’s receipts! We’re raising money to improve our light
and sound equipment through Direct Your Dollars
If you are not able to drop your receipts off
in person, you can mail them to:
Clio Cast and Crew
P.O. Box 184
Clio, MI 48420
Through the Direct Your Dollars program,
we can turn YOUR VG’s receipts into cash for OUR theatre.
We are still accepting donations of cans and bottles. Bring your
cans and/or bottles to the box Office or drop them at the Stage
Door at the back of the building.
Thanks for your support!
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Are you having a meeting?
Do you need audition
or rehearsal space?
Contact our Theatre Liaison
Cindy Hubbard
to add your event to the
Theatre Calendar.
CINDY: (810) 625-0279
[email protected]
Pit and Balcony, Saginaw
(989) 754-6587
Heathers, the musical
May 12-24, 2017
Tawas Bay Players
((989) 362-8373
Second Samuel
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SEAT TAGS
If you would like to order a seat tag in your
name, or that of a loved one forms are
available in the theater lobby, on our web page
under FORMS and on page 5 of this
newsletter. The tags are $75 and all monies
go to the Building Improvement fund. The
tags are white with black lettering and you can
see them on several seats in the theater.
They make great gifts for that “impossible to
buy for” person and you will be contributing to
a good cause.
May 12-21, 2017
The Village Players, Birmingham
(248) 644-2075
Sweet Charity
May 12-28, 2017
*indicates children's show

The 3 Musketeers bar was originally split into three
pieces with three different flavors: vanilla, chocolate
and strawberry. When the other flavors became
harder to come by during World War II, Mars
decided to go all chocolate.
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When he appeared on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!,
Bill Clinton correctly answered three questions
about My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
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When the mummy of Ramses II was sent to France
in the mid-1970s, it was issued a passport. Ramses'
occupation? "King (deceased)."
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While many believe Hydrox cookies are an Oreo
knock-off, Hydrox actually came first—in 1908, four
years before the Oreo.
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Kool-Aid was originally marketed as "Fruit Smack."
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There really was a Captain Morgan. He was a
Welsh pirate who later became the lieutenant
governor of Jamaica.
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Clio Cast and Crew Theater Seat Name Plates
Name Plates are still available for the seats in the theater. The name plates are white with black
lettering and are 3” x 3/4”. The tags are heavy duty plastic and will be attached to the seat of
your choice, if it is available. Each tag can have two (2) lines and up to 25 characters per line.
Seat tags may be purchased for $75.00. All monies collected will go into the building
improvement fund. Seats can be In Memory of, In Honor of, or just your name or family name.
Name: ________________________________________ Phone: ________________________
Address: ___________________________________ City: __________________________
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Seat you would like: Choice #1 _____________ Choice #2 _____________
Amount paid: ____________ Check ____________ Cash ____________
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Please mail this form along with your donation check or money order
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Clio, MI 48420
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