Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 25, 1976, p. 9

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going all out Although lacking a home they con call their own the Georgetown little Theatre Is going all out this season for more membership Benson ticket holders and patrons said Bob Lee GLT president The la very active at this time Already rehearsals are underway for the a season opening production of How the Other Half Loves directed by Ron Hunt and produced by Jo Heed Lee said in an Interview last week It opens Oct 13 for a fournight run at Howard Wriggles worth School This year season of four plays opens and ends with a comedy something which Helton Hills theatre goers support enthusiastically Lee said Often times people are turned away at the door Lee said naming No Sex Please Were British as the GLT final production opening April The play Is funnier than the movie he said An a world premiere of a musical Christmas play written and to be directed by GLT member Ron HP will be staged Dec The Bungaloosa will have music directed by Ralph and Charles Crimes Lee said and Hill is being urged to get the play copyrighted before the performance Hill win also direct the Festival entry the drama Summer of the Doll which opens March TRADITION Theatre Is an occupation that thrives on tradition and the GLT is no different Last year the net proceeds of the first seasons night were donated to the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital This year the proceeds of the first night ore going to ARC Industries in Hornby Lee said We feet that this will be an annual event Lee said a first night Cost for the first night with the following wine and party will be he said The membership campaign begins the end of August and goes through September Besides live entertainment at the Fall Fair the GLT will have a raffle a fortune telling booth and a kissing booth He said the needs more male members especially those who can go on stage When we come to a play we have to study it to ice if we con cost the men The has about 120 members almost 100 season ticket holders and five patrons Lee said We re hoping for 10 more patrons he added Influential people interested in theatre and giving their support not necessarily but monetarily It costs about or so for those wanting to be listed as patrons he said The patrons are MP and Mrs Frank Councillor and Mrs Roy Booth Mr and Mrs Fred Morris GDMH ad minis tor and Mrs Boyd and the Little Theatre ACTIVE SUPPORT I hope the townspeople will give us active support even as season ticket holders or patrons said Lee But time and again Lee referred to the lack of per quarters or more specifically a piece of land as first problem Although the board of education has been very good to us Lee said the group wants It owns theatre as soon as possible Should someone donate about two acres of land in Georgetown Lee said The group Is so enthusiastic It wouldn take long to put up a theatre He said the GLT had turned down several donations of barm and suitable for tron storming Into theatre for lack of land to put the building on The lack of suitable quarters bos meant even donations of properties must be turned away Lee said Set con struct Ion and storage of properties and costumes take place in an unhealed barn Lee said As the season Is during the winter con strutting sets can be a hard ship la such primitive con dittoes Lee said We have to refuse donations of properties because we haven t got storage apace Lee said The tradesmen in town are very very good to us loaning properties There are many groups In town who would give us sup port If we Just had a place to put up a building Lee said It all goes back to a piece of land He invited anyone with if Hi whether players tickets or whatever to me at THE HERALD Wednesday Augusts 1MB Pages A Touch Of Tradition In Economical Unfinished Furniture Prices in ettoct until August Trestle Base Roll Top Desk Double Pedestal Roll Top Desk Attractive simplicity to add to your The authentic look of grandpas day decor Knotty pine with Antique Brass finish knotty pine with Antique Brass finish Single Pedestal- Desk Knotty pine veneers with solid pine tops and drawer fronts drawers 7 Drawer Double Pedestal Desk Knotty pine veneers with solid pine tops and drawer fronts Brass finish hardware STORE HOURS Tuas anv Wed pm am 9 pm Sat am 6pm 316 Guolph Street E Georgetown 8772234 ACCEPT

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