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Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
Public information officer: Joan Aschim, (541) 463-5591, aschimj@lanecc.edu
Contact: LSMT producer Ron Bertucci, 463-5644, bertuccir@lanecc.edu
For release June 28, 2005
July forecast: rain (as in "Singin' in the Rain")
EUGENE, OR - The Lane Summer Musical Theatre production of "Singin' In The Rain" to be held this July at Lane Community College sparkles with all of the marvelous songs and dance from the 1952 movie musical. (See http://2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/perarts/)
"The final scene of Act I, the ‘Singin' In The Rain’ number, is certain to thrill our audience", says co-producer Ron Bertucci. How will LSMT recreate on stage the classic image from the 1952 film with Gene Kelly holding his palm up to a downpour while twirling his umbrella? "Let's just say that our technical staff has to keep the 33-member cast and 24-member orchestra dry enough to dance, sing and play their way through the rest of the show!"
This will be the Eugene area's first production of "Singin' In The Rain," says Bertucci. He and co-producer Jim Greenwood are music instructors at Lane. A few years ago they teamed up to revive local interest in summer musical theatre, create summer theater opportunities for local talent, and raise money for scholarships for Lane music, dance and theater arts students. They chose the end of July to stage LSMT productions because they felt that LSMT could "fill the gap" between the Oregon Bach Festival in late June/early July and OFAM in August. "Singin' In The Rain is the third show staged by LSMT following "Fiddler on the Roof" in 2004 and "West Side Story" in 2002.
Lane Summer Musical Theatre's production staff for "Singin' In The Rain" includes director Jack Watson and choreographers Teri Page and Marco Davis. The cast, selected by audition in March, features community talent including students from Lane, the University of Oregon and local high schools. Joseph Oyala plays the role of Don Lockwood, Julianne Graper is Kathy Seldon, Chris Carwithen is Cosmo Brown and Emily Peterson is Lina Lamont. Facilities are provided by Lane Community College and Weyerhaeuser is the title sponsor.
"Singin' In The Rain" will be performed 12 times, on July 14, 15, and 16; 21, 22 and 23; 27, 28, 29 and 30; at 7:30 p.m. There will be 2 p.m. matinees on July 17 and 24. Performances will be held in the Lane Community College Performance Hall, Building 6, main campus in Eugene at 4000 E. 30th Avenue.
Tickets are $22 for the general public and $18 for students and may be obtained through the Lane Box Office at 463-5202.
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