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ECT
NOVEMBER
NEWSLETTER
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
PG. 2-3
Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
Update, ECT Raffle & Santa Claus Parade
Reminder
"Community
PG. 4-5
Mom’s Gift Update – ACTOR NEEDED!
International Pirate Day & Little House
Theatre At
Audition Reminder
PG. 6
Call for 50/50 Volunteers & Fergus Grand
Theatre Technician Course
PG. 7
Its Best"
Call for 2020-2021 Play Submissions
PG. 8
Community Announcements
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Yes Virginia, There is a
Santa Claus Buy Tickets Now!
Only 2 more weeks until you can see “Yes
Tickets are available at the
Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” at the
Fergus Grand theatre. Don’t forget to buy Fergus Grand Theatre box
your tickets before the best seats are all office by calling
sold. (519) 787-1981
We have a very talented cast; Anna and or online at
Lucas were in “Twas” at Guelph Little
Theatre, Quinn and Brook Stoltz were both www.fergusgrandtheatre.ca
in “Charlotte’s Web” at Centre Wellington
Theatre Productions and our Robert Free is
Friday December 13th/20th 8pm
currently playing the great and powerful in
Saturday December 14th/21st 2pm & 8pm
“the Wizard of Oz – the Panto” this
weekend at the Fergus Grand Theatre with Sunday December 15th/22nd 2pm
On the Spot Productions. We also have a
third generation Santa Clause in the show
- 85 year old Norm Walters! Click Here To Buy Now
Come and celebrate the Christmas
season with this true story that is sure to
melt even the coldest of hearts!
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ECT RAFFLE!
We are pleased to announce that the cast members of “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa
Claus” are now selling tickets to our ECT raffle ticket fundraiser. There are amazing
prizes worth over $1,000! Some of these prizes include;
1st Prize
Two tickets each to one Stratford Festival Show (winner’s choice), ECT’s production of
Mom’s Gift & Little House on the Prairie – the Musical, valued at $250
2nd Prize
Keurig Mini with 4 boxes of hot beverages, valued at $150
3rd Prize
Large Handmade applewood charcuterie board & $25 Zehrs gift card, valued at $100
Books of 10 at $2.00 per ticket or buy 3 tickets at the discounted price of $5.00
We are looking for any ECT members who would also like to sell tickets. Please
contact Eileen McLaughin if interested at eileen_jamie@hotmail.com
debstanson@gmail.com
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Mom's Gift
Rehearsals for Mom's Gift are going very well. The
cast and crew are still laughing at all the jokes!
Pictures are coming soon, so stay tuned for
December’s Newsletter.
Besides Directing Mom’s Gift, Stan Jensen also
has three small roles in “Yes Virginia, There is a
Santa Claus”.
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Ahoy mateys!! Every year, September 19th is
recognized as “International Talk Like a Pirate Day”.
Many libraries and schools celebrate this day with
pirate-based activities. For the last two years,
members of Elora Community Theatre have given
their time to dress up and provide entertainment to
students in Guelph and Fergus. A huge thank you to
Jim Monaghan and Cory Sanders for visiting students
in their pirate garb, reading them a pirate story and
educating them on pirate speak. In September 2018,
Captain Jim visited 5 classes at Holy Rosary school.
This year, the four FDK classes at St. Joseph in Fergus
met Captain Pete (we weren’t sure Cory was a strong
pirate name!). Both visits provided a great interactive
experience for all students and the pirates even
shared their loot with the students. Thank you, Jim
and Cory, for giving your time to the community and
teaching these young minds what it means to be a
scallywag!
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Little House on the Prairie - The Musical
It’s not to late to book your audition for Little house on the Prairie! Auditions run this weekend at
the ECT workshop, 1010 Rivers Edge Dr, West Montrose.
In total, there are 23 roles for: 9 school aged girls, 4 school aged boys, 4 adult females, 6 adult
males. However, we have the ability to add people to serve as townspeople & ensemble singers.
Audition Reservations will be made in approximately 2-hour blocks to allow for small groups to work
together on choreography and then break out individually to perform monologues & songs. Any
questions regarding the Little House On the Prairie auditions can be sent to stage manager Zoe
Clemens at zoe.clemens@gmail.com.
Auditions Preparation:
• Perform a prepared monologue
• Please prepare 2 contrasting musical pieces – one in
full, the 2nd only 16-32 bars.
• Please come prepared with the sheet music in the
correct key in a binder for the accompanist.
• Wear comfortable clothes and shoes as there will be a
30min group dance component to the audition
For more information please visit our website at
http://www.eloracommunitytheatre.com/auditions.html
Auditions Times for Little House are this Friday, November 29th from 3-6pm & 7-9pm, Saturday,
November 30th from 12-5pm and Sunday, December 1st from 12-5pm.
Rehearsals will run on Sunday afternoons from 1-5pm, Tuesday evenings from 7-10pm and
Thursday evenings from 7-10pm.
Performances will be on Friday May 1st/8th, Saturday
May 2nd/9th and Sunday May 3rd/10th. All Click Here to Book
actors/actresses must be available for ALL
performances – including the school shows.
Your Audition Now!
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We Need Your Help!
To help raise funds for ECT, we run a 50/50 Draw. We do this at every one of the scheduled
performances for the full run of the show. “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus”, the first show of the
2019-2020 season starts Friday December 13th at 8pm and runs for a total of 8 shows over the next
two weekends.
For those unfamiliar with how the 50/50 draw works, we have
volunteers show up about an hour before show time (7pm for the Volunteers Thus Far:
8pm shows and 1pm for the 2pm shows) and sell numbered tickets
to patrons as they arrive for a predetermined fee in the lobby - 3 Friday Dec. 13th - 8pm show
TBD + TBD
for $5.00 and 10 for $10.00.
Saturday Dec. 14th - 2pm show
At intermission, the money collected from the ticket sales David Shaw + TBD
are totalled then split in half. A ticket is then drawn from all the
ones sold and the winner walks away with half the pot. To keep Saturday Dec. 14th - 8pm show
the government happy, we record the winners name and phone TBD + TBD
number for our records.
Sunday Dec. 15th - 2pm show
TBD + TBD
There will a board member at each performance so any questions
or concerns can be directed to them. Friday Dec. 20th - 8pm show
TBD + TBD
We need TWO people per show if possible.
Saturday Dec. 21st - 2pm show
If you can help out by taking a turn at selling tickets before the TBD + TBD
show and at the start of intermission, please email Maggie Parent
Saturday Dec 21st - 8pm show
at maggie66@rogers.com. The schedule will also be posted on the
David Shaw + TBD
ECT facebook page. Be sure to include the date and time that
you are able to help out. I need your response before the Friday Sunday Feb. 22nd - 2pm show
of each weekend. Maggie Parent + TBD
Many thanks! - Maggie Parent
Eric Goudie from the Fergus Grand Theatre
is hoping to run a course (if there is enough interest)
for FGT-approved Technicians.
He would like to set something up for the new year, but wants an initial "show
of hands", with whom, he's willing to pound out the final details.
If interested, please contact Eric at EGoudie@centrewellington.ca
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Calling All Directors
Elora Community Theatre is requesting submissions from directors for our 2020-
2021 season. Here is what we are looking for:
• Youth production – June 9-14, 2020 – We are looking for a play that can
incorporate a good number of kids between the ages of 8-16
• Shakespeare in the Park – July 2020 – Any play, but more from the well-
known repertoires would be best.
• Fall show – Dec. 6-20, 2020 - For this time slot, a show that has a larger cast,
including children. Something seasonal or a well-known story preferred.
• Winter Show – Feb. 14-28, 2021 – This submission can be a show with a
smaller adult cast as it will be entered in the WODL Festival.
• Spring Show – April 25-May 9th, 2021 – A larger, well known show.
For your submission please supply a brief description of your vision for the show,
an approximate budget of the expected costs and a list of team members, if any,
you have enlisted (stage manager, set designer etc…). Also, please have two
copies of the script available to give our play selection committee.
Those submissions that will be in consideration for the new season will be asked to
come for an interview to further discuss their vision and provide more information
that will be considered in the final decisions for play selection for the season.
Please email all submissions to ecttheatrecamp@gmail.com
by January 15th, 2020
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