Conference back40::soapbox

What? No Mz_Deb?

Mz Debra will be in the chorus.  She's also (this should come as no
surprise to Soapboxers) our Social Director.

Right now, we need more men (more women are welcome, too) for the chorus.
In addition to the leads, we have about 30 women who have shown an interest
and only 18 men.  New chorus members may join through the 8th of January.

No auditions are required for the chorus; all we ask is that you do your
best for the show and for the relief of world hunger.  We invite you to
come for any or all of the next three Mondays to find out if this is your
kind of fun and to make a firm decision on January 8th.

At least four of our 18 men are uncertain at this point; one is in a snit
because he didn't get his dream lead; one has a new job where people seem
to work late a lot and he hasn't figured out if he is allowed to leave at
5:00 one night a week; one has a lot of business travel coming up; one has
increased responsibility for the care of a sick father.

So if you ever thought that storming a women's college (they didn't call it
a panty raid in those days) is what you'd like to do, and to raise money
for the relief of world hunger in the process, contact me or the directors
or just show up and find out for yourself how much fun this can be.

By the way, my role is defending my sister, The Princess Ida, and the
rest of her Girl Graduates against the onslaught of the invaders.

Love wins out in the end.

/john

> Love wins out in the end.
    
    What, ANY love?

Gilbert & Sullivan's "Princess Ida" is coming to Sudbury March 21st, 22nd,
& 23rd, featuring a number of Soapboxers past and present.  All sorts of
info is available on our WWWeb page: http://www.ultra.net/~savoyard/

The latest issue of the "Sudbury Savoyards Sandwich Board" contains notes
from the Stage Director explaining how she is approaching this show which
is often thought to be misogynist.  I'll cut to the chase though: we can
use YOU as volunteers, right now:

To all Sudbury Savoyards and those interested in becoming Savoyards:

                    HOW TO GET YOUR NAME IN OUR PROGRAM!

We would like to invite all current, past, and potential Savoyards to
participate in technical work days for our current production of
Princess Ida.  This is an excellent opportunity for service to the
world community by helping us raise money for the relief of world
hunger.

We meet for set construction and painting, props construction, and costume
construction every Saturday at Hawes Hall, Sudbury United Methodist Church,
as well as Thursday evenings (costume construction) at Janice Dallas's
home in Bedford.  We'll need help right through the weekend before our
March 21st opening date as well as the following Sunday to strike the set.

We can use everyone who can come, even if it's only one time or for as little
as an hour.  We begin work around 10:00 am on Saturdays and work till 5:00. 
We can use volunteers at any time, even right at the end to help put things
away.

We welcome children, scout groups, and anyone who wants to learn about the
technical work that goes into large-scale community theatre productions.

For more information, see our WWWeb page: http://www.ultra.net/~savoyard/
or send us mail: savoyard@ultra.net.

/john

P.S.: Last night the WWWeb site was updated with ticket ordering info.

P.P.S.: You get a federal tax deduction of 12 cents per mile for driving
to and from our volunteer work locations.

      Valspeak German Princess Ida

      Vimmen uff Adamant, like, fair Neophytes
      Vho dirst for such instruction as ve gife,
      Attend, mostly, vhile I unfold a parable.
      Ze elephant ist like, ya know, mightier dan Man,
      Yet Man subdues dat dude.  Vhy?  Ze elephant
      Ist elephantine eferywhere but here [tappin' dat dhick fore-head],
      Undt Man, mostly, vhose brain ist to duh elephants
      As Vomans brain to Mans  (dats r-r-rule uff dree), oh, baby, 
      Konquers duh foolisch giant uff duh voods,
      As Voman, man, in dat khick turn, fer schure, schall konquer Man.
      In Madematics, man, Voman leads duh vay:
      Ze narrow-minded pedant still beliefes
      Dat two undt two make four! Sieg Heil!  Gag me mitt a SPOOOOON!
      Vhy, man, ve kan profe,
      Us guys vimmen padhold drudges as ve are 
      Dat two undt two make fife  or dree  or sefen;
      Or fife - undt - twenty, oh, baby, if duh kase demands!
      Diplomacy?  Ze wiliest diplomat
      Ist absolutely help-less in our hands,
      Dat dude vheedles monarchs, woman vheedles him!  Oh, vow! Donnerwetter!
      Logic?  Vhy, like, tyrant Man himself admits
      Its a vaste uff time to argue mitt a voman!  Gag me mitt a pitchfork!
      Den ve excel in social qualities:
      Dough nerd professes dat he holds our sex
      In utter scorn, like, I fenture to beliefe
      Hed r-r-rader pass duh day mitt one uff you,
      Dan mitt fife hundred uff his fellowmen!  Gag me mitt a pitchfork!
      In all din's ve excel.  Beliefin' dis,
      A hundred maidens here hafe sworn to place
      Deir feet upon his neck.  If ve succeed,
      Vell treat dat dude better dan he treated us:
      Man, if ve fail, man, vhy, mostly, den let hope fail too!
      Let nein one kare a penny how sche looks 
      Let r-r-red be vorn mitt yellow, fer schure, blue mitt green 
      Krimson mitt scarlet  fiolet mitt blue! Naturlich!  Oh, vow! Sieg Heil!
      Let all your din's misfit, fer schure, undt you yourselfes
      At inconfenient moments kome undone! Naturlich!  Gag me mitt a pitchfork!
      Let hair-pins lose deir firtue: let duh hook
      Dis-dain duh fascination uff duh eye 
      Ze baschful button modestly efade
      Ze soft embraces uff duh button-hole! Naturlich!  Gag me mitt a SPOOOOON!
      Let old associations all dissolfe,
      Let Swan secede from Edgar  Gask from Gask,
      Sewell from Kross  Lewis from Allenby! Sieg Heil!
      In oder vords, mostly, let Kaos kome again!  Gag me mitt a SPOOOOON!

                        
    			PRINCESS IDA, OR CASTLE ADAMANT
    
    Tickets are now available for the Sudbury Savoyards' 1996 production of 
    Gilbert and Sullivan's "Princess Ida", which will be presented at the 
    Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Auditorium on March 21, 22, and
    23.  This year's show is music-directed by Jim Ravan and stage-directed 
    by Marion Leeds Carroll.  Our own ever-gesticulating John Covert plays 
    one of Ida's not-intelligent brothers, Scynthius.  (I was asked
    off-line if John still had "that fisting problem".)
    
    "Princess Ida" will be performed at 8:00pm on Thursday, Friday, and 
    Saturday, and at 2:00pm on Saturday.  If bought in advance from a cast 
    member, tickets are $11 for adults while senior citizens and students 
    pay $8.  Prices at the door or through the main ticket sales number, 
    (508) 443-8811, are $1 higher.  Group rates are available.

    There are Sudbury Savoyards in many facilities, and others of us are 
    willing to mail or hand-deliver tickets at your convenience.  Please
    feel free to contact me at POWDML::HANGGELI or 223-8921.

      	  * All proceeds are donated to the relief of world hunger *
                                                           

    
    	Nope, didn't see it and didn't miss it.
    
    	Wouldn't have missed this one if I hadn't seen it, either.
    

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		I do believe that that _______________|
		is the comma which I left out in the Forbes string
		earlier today.

    
    Glad to be of assistance.
    

    
    	Odd that Deb would end an exclamation with a comma.
    

    Andy has no cultia.

    
    	If cultia is a Latin derivative of "desire to be bored out of
    	his mind by monotonous theater productions", then yes, he has
    	none of that.
    
    	And I'm proud to say that neither do I.
    

    >  Odd that Deb would end an exclamation with a comma.
    
    Be thankful that the exclamation doesn't end with (her) colon...:

    
    Indeed.
    
    

    Who's this Princess Ida chick?  Does she have red hair?  8^)

    
    Will that convince you to come to the show 8^)?
    

    Depends on how cute she is.  8^)

    I can't put my finger on exactly why, but the Sudbury Savoyards have
    always struck a nerve with me.
    
    Something about my intolerance of lofty local theatre groups...

lofty?

Lofty?

What do you know about us that we don't know, bucko?

    
    re: .21
    
    >Something about my intolerance of lofty local theatre groups...
    
    
     I'd rather fall asleep at one of their productions than anything done
    in Boston, New York or anyplace else...
    

    
    Now THAT'S a compliment 8^)!
    

re: "Lofty"

Mebbe it's 'cuz Covert's a participant.

    They seem like a fun bunch of down to earth types to me. If I lived
    there, I would be one.

  .28  that would be cool.  they could just print in the program:

	    Chorus

	Glenn Richardson

> If I lived there, I would be one.

Speaking of which, aren't you about due for a trip down here, young fella?

    Well, it has been 3 months eh?

That's what I was thinking.

    So...no one knows who this Ida chick is, OR if she has red hair.  I am
    disappointed.  I've always had a weakness for red-headed princesses.

    
    You'll just have to buy a ticket, and nap!!!
    
    Just like everbody else!!!

>    You'll just have to buy a ticket, and nap!!!

Deb said the tickets are 11 bucks. How much for that nap?

    
    
    I've slept worse for less....
    

>
>Deb said the tickets are 11 bucks. How much for that nap?
>

$11 from Deb or me or another cast member.  $12 by mail or at the door.

No extra charge for the nap.

/john

    No extra charge for the electrical fires either.

    
    Hey.  HEY!  Those weren't fires - they were just, um, er, tripped
    breakers, that's it.  Tripped breakers.
    
    You never saw any flames.  Admit it!
    

And we made a special donation to the school to get them to replace the
breaker.

/john

    Good. No ozone this year. A bonus to be sure.

	The Sudbury Savoyards present Gilbert & Sullivan's

		  PRINCESS IDA, or Castle Adamant
	
	Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 21, 22, and 23,
	8pm each night, with an additional 2pm show on Saturday

	Performances at the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School,
	located off Concord Road in Sudbury (maps are available)

	All proceeds are donated for the relief of world hunger
	through our sponsor, the Sudbury United Methodist Church


Friends,

It's the War of the Sexes set in medieval times, in Gilbert & Sullivan's 
musical comedy, "Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant".  Princess Ida was
married to Prince Hilarion when they were babies, but she has founded 
a university to teach all women to abjure "tyrant man".  The Prince 
is determined to get her back.  The resulting action includes men 
pretending to be women, women arming for war like men, sword fights, and 
male warriors and female academics screaming "Defiance!" at each other.

Since this is Gilbert & Sullivan, the show also includes lots of witty 
dialog, light hearted lyrics and a glittering array of musical numbers.
Also, since this is Gilbert & Sullivan, it has a happy ending, with the
radicals on both sides finding common ground in "the sway of love".  

But don't just take my word for it.  Here is what some of the characters 
from the show have to say:

	"Darwinian man", though well behaved
	At best is only a monkey, shaved!
			Lady Psyche (a teacher at the college)

	A women's college!  Maddest folly going!
	What can girls learn within these walls worth knowing?
			Florian (Prince Hilarion's friend)

	A hundred maidens here have sworn to place
	Their feet on [Man's] neck.
			Princess Ida (to her new students)

	They told me men were hideous, idiotic, and deformed!
	They are quite as beautiful as women are!
			Melissa (a young student at Ida's college)


You are welcome to contact me if you are interested in buying tickets.
General admission is $12, students/seniors $9, with a $1 discount if you 
buy tickets from any cast member.  Or call 508-443-8811 to order tickets.  

	I hope to see you there!
    

    Who plays Princess Ida, and does she have red hair?  
    
    8^)

    
    Don't try to fool me - I KNOW you've asked that before 8^).
    
    She's a blonde, sorry 8^).
    

    I must go to the restroom, or water closet, to ponder all of this.

    
    	Please come back soon, or later.
    

    I'm afraid you don't understand, or comprehend.

    
    I'd like to join this conversation, or discussion.
    

    Why? Is is coming apart, or falling to pieces?

    I wish you guys would quit it, or knock it off.

    
    All right, or OK.
    

    
    	Glenn, please explain to me why the alternate title has to be rel-
    	ated to the original title.  None of the G&S listings appear to
    	require this.
    

    
        I was teasing, or chiding you.

    
    Actually, Shawn (or Mr.Labounty), the alternate title does relate.  You
    have to know the show to understand 8^).
    
    And what better time to get to know one of Gilbert & Sullivan's shows
    than at the end of this month at Lincoln-Sudbury High School!  Call me
    for tickets.
    
    8^)
    

    
    	RE: Glenn
    
    	Oh, now I see, or understand.
    
    
    
    	RE: Deb (or Ms. H.)
    
    	What's in it for me?
    

    
    The warm feeling inside that comes from knowing you've done a good
    deed by contributing to the relief of world hunger?
    
    Failing that, perhaps you'd get to sit next to Christine again.
    
    

    >The warm feeling inside that comes from knowing you've done a good
    >deed by contributing to the relief of world hunger?
    
     Sounds like a lead-in to an entry in topic 80 .

	Gilbert & Sullivan got the idea of alternate titles from Rocky &
	Bullwinkle, didn't they?

    
    >The warm feeling inside that comes from knowing you've done a good
    >deed by contributing to the relief of world hunger?
    
    	Oh, I missed that part somehow.  That's a good cause.
    
    
    >Failing that, perhaps you'd get to sit next to Christine again.
    
    	I asked what was in it for ME, not Christine.
    

                                  
    Shush, or she won't go!
    

    Shooshy!

    
    "shooshy"?
    

    
    	and flied lice?
    

	I saw the sign for that by the church this morning. It made me think of
Deb. My day started off good. :-)


Glen

    
    <-- {smooch}
    

	aaawwweeeeessshhhucks! :-)

    Shawn-
    
    Just be happy I'm a lady and am keeping my thots to myself!

| <<< Note 607.67 by GMASEC::KELLY "Not The Wrong Person" >>>

| Just be happy I'm a lady and am keeping my thots to myself!

	Since when? :-)

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    <----  That's good.
    
    
    
    Did you do that yourself or did you get mummy and daddy to help you?
    
    ;^)

	There is a program that does that..... 

    it's old already

    
    	Speak for yourself ... I still like it!!
    

    
    
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