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Annual General Meeting
It's that time again folks.  Our Annual General Meeting will be on Thursday, May 28th, 1999 from 7p.m. to 10 p.m. at the River Walk Mill, upstairs in Rafters.  A change that we are making this year, to benefit everybody, is that YOU AND YOUR GUESTS CAN ATTEND AT NO COST TO YOU!!! (Except maybe for that stunning new outfit you buy to show off to us all).  A fun evening is planned with entertainment by Pat Marshall accompanied by our old friend (well she's not actually old, but she is a great friend to us all) Donna "Fingers" Richards.  So please join us for coffee and dessert, greet old friends, maybe win a door prize, enjoy the memorabilia and have some fun.  You will also be able to exercise the right you have as a member of Brockville Operatic Society Inc., to vote on any motions and decisions proposed.  The Board of Directors has invited everyone to attend, current members, past members, life members and future members.  So come one, come all.  Our telephone committee will be in touch with you to confirm your place and we look forward to seeing you here, on Thursday  May 28th at 7p.m. at Rafters.

Photographs, Photographs
Now think, did you order one or more photographs by Mark Lysco, of "Forum", and, what's more PAY FOR THEM??  In that case please call Marg Alexander at 345-2357.  She called every-one, leaving messages for those who were not home to let you know that the pictures were available for pick up in the evening of March 31, at Musi-Theatre.  Not very many people showed up, so......if you are one of them, call Marg at the above number and collect your property.  Thank you.

AUDITIONS
As a new venture Brockville Operatic Society Inc. is teaming up with the Brockville Theatre Guild to present a joint production of "Man of La Mancha" music by Mitch Leigh, book by Dale Wasserman and lyrics by Joe Darion.  It will be co-produced by Barry Whiteland and Marie Galvin and will be presented on November 25,26,27 in the evening and November 28,  in the afternoon.
Auditions will be held in Musi Theatre on Sunday May 16 from 1 pm to 10 pm and Monday May 17 from 7pm to 10pm.  For more information please call Marie Galvin at 342-9766 or Barry Whiteland at 342-3444.  Stage director is Peter Galvin, music director is Howard Alexander.
Watch the newspapers for more information.

Auditions
will also be held in early September for the February 2000 production of "The Boy Friend".  Co-produced by Shirley Smith and Holly Welch,  it will be directed by Barbara Seabright Moore, with Lance Beshara as music director and Mary Hughes as choreographer.  Rehearsals will start in mid-November.  Watch for more information and dates and location of auditions.

Congratulations
to Heather Matheson, on her acceptance to "Up With People".  A marvelous experience for her and we wish her well in the upcoming year.

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
February 12, 13, 19,  1999 - 8 p.m.
February 20,  1999 - 2 p.m.
At the Brockville Arts Centre
At these four performances, there were four cheering standing ovations for "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum".   Audiences obviously loved the show and the entire cast and crew were thrilled with this response.  Four and a half months of rehearsals; designing sets and costumes; painting; setting lights; and making sure names were spelt correctly and suddenly, four performances later it was all over.  Four and a half months of rehearsals and four performances.  It hardly seems real now but what a wonderful experience for everyone.  This success did not come easily or without some problems, but with extremely dedicated department heads and well-cast roles the recipe for success was at hand.
Mary and I would like to thank the department heads for all their hard work and dedication.   The Board of Directors of Brockville Operatic Society Inc. would like to congratulate them on their creativity, ingenuity and thrift in this production.  They were,  in no particular order:

Message from Producers:
Co-producers , Barry Whiteland and Mary Hughes.
Mary Hughes and I thank the Board of Directors for placing their confidence in us.   Producing can be a monumental challenge that can drive a sane person mad but at the same time it can be very rewarding.  We feel that given the caliber of the people we worked with this has been a very rewarding experience.
Thank you also to cast members:

The chorus, (which we added to the show and which expanded after we began rehearsals was:
Jessica DeBruyn, Seanna Kennedy,  Kris Kozolanka,   George Leslie,  Sam Mackey,  Iain Malcolmson,   Meaghan Mazurek, Pam Russell, Jeneatha Oxley, Cindy Wagner.

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