The Legend of Sleepy Hollow


The play is about masks, nearly everyone is wearing one in this play.

It is Halloween and every person is trying to be something or someone else. Wearing a mask gives one a short-lived power.  To hid the truth. Those that do not have heads and therefore no mask, are blinded by the story. Ultimately the Horseman is, itself, a mask, for in the end the man, Will’m, is resurrected, tossing off the mask of the headless horseman. Katrina hides her ultimate intentions regarding Brom.

Ida’s mask is a tough girl who doesn’t believe in magic.

Brom’s mask is the "Rouge" because he is a good man at heart.

Diedrech Knickerbocker has his mask too.

And so does Ichabod Crane.

The two men, one mask.





This Halloween . . .

. . . watch out for flaming pumpkins




cast

Ichabod Crane

Diedrech Knickerbocker

Will’m/Headless Horseman

Brom Bones/Andre Van Brunt

Katrina Van Tassel
Baltus Van Tassel (adult)
Emma Van Tassel (adult)
Ida Rose Van Tassel

Parsons Edwin

and
Rose, the Witch of Raven Rock

Crane’s Students
Jacob Halter
Kaleb Ravenscroft

The Ladies of Town
Agatha Ravenscroft, the dancer (adult)
Gladys Halter, the cook (adult)

The Sleepy Hollow Boys:
Wendel and Ernst

4 Dancers of the Dead m/f

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

by Washington Irving


Found among the papers of the late Diedrech Knickerbocker.

A pleasing land of drowsy head it was,
Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye;
And of gay castles in the clouds that pass,
Forever flushing round a summer sky.
Castle of Indolence.

   In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the
eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river
denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee, and
where they always prudently shortened sail and implored the
protection of St. Nicholas when they crossed, there lies a small
market town or rural port, which ...<< MORE >>

Thursday, May 14th
Show #6












I- Is- Is that a- a sm- smile?!

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Goofball!




















Vouge it Johnnycake!








GHOST SOC!


Cherry, Marcia...




Neither of them were ready for this one...


*gasp* An Affair? Better watch out Sodapop!




Two-bit and the orderly- The Ultimate Creepers!

-Sydmonsterr

Listen to Director Ronald Myroup and Director of Education Sandy Davisson talk about THE OUTSIDERS on National Public Radio.

We are almost there.

We are united.

We are Outsiders.

Everybody say thank you, Jeremy.

I am pleased.

I am tired.

I am strong because of you.

We are Outsiders.

Everybody say thank you, Sydney.

You will hit on Opening Night.

You will blow your audience away.

You have worked so hard.

We are Outsiders.

Everybody say thank you, Sandi!

The Venice Theatre Volunteer Party was a whole lot of fun!























Sorry to those of you who missed it- it was a blasty blast.

-Sydmonsterr

This is a short film one of Noelle's friends made,
unfortunately she made it with a demo copy of a program,
which is why there is a watermark across the film, that
happens when you share your project with the greater world,
having not bought the program.

NONE THE LESS THE FILM IS GREAT. I LOVE IT AND HOPE YOU DO!!

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OMG has got to be louder!!!!! They won't hear it.

Everyone needs to talk more. When punched, let's hear it. Louder.

You caught a puppy and you're torturing him.

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Director Dude would like, from this point forward, if only the people needed at rehersal come to rehersal. And on the schedual, please look for page numbers instead of names! Your name may not be there but if you are in the specific scene/ act, please come to rehersal. That's all for now.

-Sydmonsterr 

Noelle (to the Website)



Lady Doc



Emily



Logan



Briana

"Ah, a couple of wise guys."

Johnny's getting happy.

Bobby's been a b-b-bad boy!

Photography by Donald Walker
Words by Ronald Krine Myroup

Photography by Donald Walker
Words by Ronald Krine Myroup

Hey guys! Some of the Cast came up with the idea of eating at LUNA'S after rehersal tommorrow, April 5th. I'm not sure on what time we will be done but we would leave the theatre after rehersal. If you would like to come be sure to bring $$MONEY$$. If you want more info just ask =D



STAGE FIGHT CLASS #2



Yea, us girls can fight too!







Haha- jake has many different looks.



Two-Bit, Dallas, Johnnycake, and Ponyboy.


<3 -Sydmonsterr

Can you say- OBAMAMIZED?







-Sydmonsterr

AND DIRECTOR DUDE
WANTS EVERYBODY TO KNOW:
We are off book for Act I on April 27
And off book for Act II on April 28
Make sure you know these dates!

Rawr- Sydmonsterr

Stage Battle Class

Started with a warm up...









and then we started falling...





we practiced some stances...



and one thing led to another and we started throwing each other around...









And then things just got silly











Remember guys- ANY pictures I take are website potential... don't forget that
-Sydmonsterr

Sandy's Theme

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For those of you new to the Venice Theatre check out this
homemade video starring Tony DeNiro and Patrick Mounce,
stars of the very adult play The Pillowman from last season.
The sound you hear is the preshow music. This intense
dark comedy is filled with scares and shocks. We, as a cast,
became very close due to the creepiness of the story, and
some of the things we had to do. Like . . Tony's character
 killing both of his parents and Patrick being tortured. Yes.
This is not Disney.  Enjoy, I had a great time helming the camera.

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The cast of
The Outsiders

The Family
Ponyboy Curtis	Reed Sligar
Sodapop Curtis	Dalton Worth
Darrell “Superman” Curtis	Jermey Heideman
Johnny “Cakes” Cade	Jake Memon
Steve Randle	Tony DeNiro (the understudy of Johnny)
Keith “Two-Bit” Matthews	Jose Cruz
Dallas “Dally” Winston	Jake Fricke
The Socs
Bob Sheldon	Patrick Mounce
Randy Adderson	Marcus Griggs
Paul Holden	Zach Tudor
Skif/Hospital Orderly	Hunter Cross
Biff/Drive-in	Parker Lawhorne
Tad	Shane Oss  (the understudy of Ponyboy)
The Girls
Cherry Valance	Kim Hough
Sandy	Kali (Kiwi) Beard
Marcia	Kaylie Takach
The Others
Doctor Lowe	Amber Todoroff
Susan, the Nurse	Bryanna Lane
Jerry Wood/Drive-in	Logan Yates
Miss Bryant/Drive-in	Emily Grimm
Skate Hop/Hospital/Fire	Noelle Oxboel

Tomorrow. 5:30 in the board room. Scripts. Welcomes. Schedules. The Reading.
The Outsiders: Episode One

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Hello, hello.

I have returned from SETC (Southern Eastern Theatre Conference) tired but satisfied and happy with my experience.

Most company members are still driving home. I flew. They have to be in Florida by now. I pray they get home safe. It was an exciting four days. College bound hopefuls auditioning for schools. I saw my alma mater and spoke with the current theatre department chair. Talked with lots of new play publishers and spent time looking at some new plays in my duty as the Venice Theatre’s play selection committee chairman.

The audience was the best we have ever had . . . about two hundred give or take a dozen. I felt a relationship with them. Like Stage II, the Alabama School of Fine Art's theatre is the perfect place for an intimate production.

The stage/theatre was a sort of demi amphitheater with 250 seats.

The adjudicators loved us. They loved everyone.

We did the best we have ever done!

In fact we were more than we thought we could be. Chase was smiling big!

Having said that, we were awarded with the runner up spot. In the event one of the chosen theatre companies cannot represent their theatre at Nationals AACT (The American Association of Community Theatre) we assume those duties. Furthermore, director Murray Chase was awarded for his direction. Amber Sulesky and I were given acting awards. She delighted everyone. Make up and Costumes picked up awards as well.

The companies who won the coveted 'Nationals' slots were from Mississippi's Starkville Community Theatre's production of Catfish Moon and Tallahassee Florida's Theatre a La Carte's production of Nine. We met them last year at FTC. Very nice people.

BOOKER’S PRESENTATION of John Lennon and Me directed by my School for Wives co-star Candace Artim was a breathtaking play. Mona Pirnot a BHS Junior was a knock-out . . . a true star.

RAW INTENT STUDENTS don't forget Saturday!!

Coming up:
THE OUTSIDER’S Pre-production begins this week. Check back for lots of details!

Tomorrow I am on a plane to Birmingham Alabama
to compete in the 60th annual SETC as Arnolphe in
Moliere's The School for Wives.

The School for Wives has been with me, inside of me for two years now. The play and
its actors have changed in that time. We have grown older, hopefully wiser, but the play
has taken on a life of it's own.

I am proud of my "School" family, my good friends -- three I have known for over a decade.
This journey has weaved itself around our lives and two seasons at our theatre. It has affected
our families, our work, our souls. It will always be a part of me. Win or not, Murray
Chase has outdone himself, and that is not easy to do.  I am so proud to know him and this
beautiful company of actors, honored to share the stage with them through pain, tears and hope.

As representatives of our much loved Venice Theatre we will do our best to be more
than we think we can be -- give me one moment in time.

My love and admiration to Murray, Candace, Neil, Cathy, Amber, Scott, Dorian and Mr. Credeur

Applause to Bill, Barry, Sharon, Megan, our tireless crew.

And lastly (I speak for the entire company) a debut to Sandi Henderson, we will never be able to repay.

VENICE THEATRE ROCKS!

Enjoy!!

The Flying Dutchman and the Pirate's Curse
has been accepted for Fall 2010 at Venice Theatre


I could not have done it without all of you! Thank you!

And as always more drafts will be done this year,
and yes another reading or two.

Murray Chase and Sandy Davison loved the play.
Their suggestions to make the play stronger were 'right on target'!
and I can't wait to get started.

Changes . . .

24 characters crowds the stage. 16 will be an easier number to work with.
So that means doubling up a few characters and eliminating some. Most
likely Greenleaf, Mac, Vicar, Fiona and one pirate.  Patrick will assume
Mac's lines while the town goofball Vabelle's role will expand. Ya gotta admit
Vanbelle gave us some giggles

----

Amber Sulesky's brilliant reading inspired one of Sandy's
comments. "can we have more of the Queen Anastasia DuPree"

----

Alder and King Stalwart will be played by one actor.

----

And the most exciting news,
Sandy and Murray have suggested a flashback scene,
showing the audience what happened on that fateful night
our hero was trapped into a bet with the Scratchman!

Is that awesome or what!!!

----

Also Brunhilda's character will have greater purpose.
Act two will till start off with Sandipaws waiting for
the return of her daughter. A brief conversation with Brunhilda
will lead into the appearance of Hannah with an H. and
their sad conversation. Lights will go low and it will be come apparent
that Brunhilda has been telling the tale around the beach campfire.

----

To give the actor more time to change from, Alder to Stalwart
a small but imperative new scene will be added with Brunhilda
and Maroon further explaining Maritime and his fate.

----

Other possibilities include opening the play with a voice over
scene of wind and a driving storm, the waves and the men
on deck of the fishing ship Maroon fell from. Eerie!

This is all very exciting, and as you can image, I am already at work
making the play the best I can make it.

Please comment on these changes, I would love to hear
what you think about them.

And again without the support of Venice theatre's volunteers this
could not have happened. Thank you all so very much!!

  

I am very proud of all of you!

That was a wonderful rehearsal.

We are good to go.

Some things. 

Yes, invite people, moms and dads, friends etc.
The more people laughing the better.

We will be doing this in STAGE II tomorrow, so you will have to
adjust your volume accordingly.


THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Rehearsal tomorrow at 1:00 at Vencie Theatre!!! 
For the Flying Dutchman and the Pirate's Curse

The Flying Dutchman and the Pirate's Curse FIRST REHEARSAL IS Saturday, January 17th @ 1:00pm at the Theatre If you cannot make this date or time, call me immediately at 485-3026 or e-mail rkm5@verizon.net For the final the cast list (so far) please look at the previous entry. THANK YOU ALL

Yo, gang.

Happy New Year. Things have gotten straightened out in the last week.  Merry Christmas.

Kaitlyn Terpstra (our Hobbit goddess) is pre-booked for a competition and cannot join us.  We wish her the" bestest" of luck. Amber Sulesky (Best Actress School for Wives FTC 2008) has stepped into the role of Anastasia DuPree, the pirate Queen.

Our good friend Zach Tudor is headed out to the mountains to ski and isn't able to join us. But, hey! I would trade my place for his any day. Steven O'Dea, fourteen year Venice Theatre veteran, adds his talent to Alder Muldoon, the father of Patrick and Maroon.

Our first rehearsal is Saturday, January 17th at 1:00pm at the greatest theatre on the southern region, Venice Theatre. Third ranked BTW.     

THE CAST

The Flying Dutchman	Jake
Princess Regatta	Hayley
Queen of the Pirates	Amber Sulesky
Maroon Muldoon	Patrick
Patrick Muldoon	Dominic
Alder Muldoon	Steve O'Dea
Lord Mayor Finley	Ryan
Brunhilda Finley	Lauren Kelly
Vabelle Finley	Roxanne
The Vicar Fiore	Logan
Fiona Fiore	Kenzie
Mac Fiore	Shane
Jasmine Greenleaf	Jasmine
Tip/Catch	Hunter
Toe/Fetch	Tim
King Stalwart	Neil Kasonofsky
Scratchman	Tony
Bone	Frenchie & Sydney will be
Mad Dog	playing all of the
Calico	Pirates, Male and
Mary Read	Female, because
Durrant	they can

First Rehearsal is 1:00 pm on Saturday January 17th at 1:00. If you have any problem with this date, please, contact me ASAP! rkm5@verizon.net or 485-3026.

Scripts will be passed out at that time. THANK YOU!!!

I'm still Looking to hear from some of you I have left messages for.
I realize we're in the holiday season and everyone's busy, but
please find five minutes to ring me up and let me know if you
can join us. THANK YOU. 485-3026 or email rkm5@verizon.net

WE HAVE A SECURE DATE!


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Flying Dutchman and the Pirate's Curse

The cast members have started confirming their participation.
We have Roxanne, Kaitlyn, Hunter, Kenzie, Ryan, Tim, Dominic,
Frenchie, Shane and Hayley.

I am looking for Brant or Andrew Conner's telephone number, if someone knows these numbers
please e-mail me rkm5@verizon.net


MORE INFORMATION WITH FOLLOW

I hope everyone had a good year. I can't believe it went so fast. Seems like yesterday I was auditioning for Pillowman (which opened to rave reviews in March) and teaching Theatre History class (The showcase rocked!) Then there was the Hobbit, my directorial debut. (in May)  Also I wrote four pieces over the year, Troupe in the trunk, Loveland's Show, Legend of the Flying Dutchman and the Venice Middle School show. Wow!  And I acted in three of the summer shows to boot! (playing the Fool in King Lear was fun) I'm pooped! And of course the best news of the year . . . winning the State competition for The School for Wives!!! It was also fun to be nominated for best supporting actor for Pillowman, (and coming in second) thanks to all who voted for me. Next year will even be better!!!  Love to my students who did an amazing job in the Performance Art Showcase In the Brain of a Teenager (we missed you Syd) And congrats to those of you (Flower, Timmy and the Balliets) who were cast in The Christmas Carol.  Best of luck to Rox and Dominic who auditioned for The Sound of Music. Jazz, Sandiepaws and I will be gearing up in January to start production on The Outsiders which auditions in March, my second directorial duty.

I am leaving you with some pictures from the recent show Nickeled and Dimed which my good friend Becky Holahan starred in. She had this to say:

" I have "survived" the most challenging and important piece that I have ever experienced in my small career as an actor. Not every moment was real due to the structure of the dialog, the many words to spit out, and my age! But, in retrospect, I have learned that "our whole lives are subsidized by the working poor."  Nickel and Dimed is a book that possibly you might want to read."

The cast of Moliere's School for Wives has taken the coveted first prize slot at the Florida Theatre Conference this past weekend. The play was directed by
artist director, Murray Chase.

The beautiful and talented Amber Suleskey was honored with the Best Actress award.

A third well-deserved award was bestowed upon us for "All around Best Technical"
We owe thanks to the men and women who have busted their buttskies behind the
scenes creating the fabulous set, led by the brilliant Barry Sullivan. All of the
judges agreed that the costumes were by far the best they'd seen. Nick Hartman
who has already won a National award for these costumes, deserves praise.

A big congratulations to Candace Artim and the cast of John Lennon and me who took the top H.S. honors.They will also participate in the March 2009 SETC.

WE'RE GOING TO BIRMINGHAM FOLKS!!

A special thanks to Rick Kerby and Jeff Kin and The Players for the their support.

My self-portrait on the 5.5 course around Bar Island directly in from of the harbor. The most beautiful place on the planet and I will live there one day

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(above) Captain Pete is warning us that as we make it around the bend we will encounter a current from the ocean. Currents run wild around the small islands around the harbor.  Pete wouldn't let me take my camera, my real camera, so I bought one of those 10 buck jobs. I'm glad I did.

The Dawn

My Door

My Room

The Spa

Every morning before a mimosa

Self-Pic. Where is the camera? I got burnt real bad one day. I forgot the goop.

Ate my first lunch of the day here. Mini shrimp and blueberry beer

What you don't see is the rising levels of chairs and people behind me going up two levels to the Bimini Grill. Hundreds of people.

Eh?

And the fog crept in as we headed to Maine. Back to the U.S.

Balcony cabin is the only way to go

Hi Ronald--your sets sound good to me.  We did the Outsiders here a couple of years ago, I was very involved in the production, and we used very bare sets, like a set of stairs that subbed as the Curtis house, the drive-in, and the car Dallas was driving.  The less elaborate the better, I think. I did some cutting of Ponyboy's lines when they seemed too whiney--if you do that I won't tell. Have fun S.E. Hinton

Hey Everyone. I hit the deck running when I came back from my wonderful trip to New England. I will have those pictures up soon. I have been invovled in 3 of the plays in the summer rep series. (list is to the right) So I haven’t had much time to do much else. Except.... Wrote a One Act for Troupe in a Trunk last week.  Sandy Davison came to me a week an a half ago and wanted a play about King Arthur for K - 6th grade. In record time I finished it.  I like it. I named it The Age of King Arthur. Very funny and for kids.  Have a meeting with the powers that be on Monday 25th to see if they want any changes. Noooo. I have not heard anything on my submission of my newest full-length play, Legend of the Flying Dutchman. Murray has read it and Sandy took it on vacation but I haven’t heard whether they like it or not, hopefully, they will select it for the 2009-2010 season.  I believe they make that descision later this year. Keep your fingers crossed. As all of you know my second Directing gig will be The Outsiders. My biggest concern right now is the set. Me  being who I am, I wrote S.E. Hinton on her website .  .  . here’s the letter

Dear Ms. Hinton I am directing The Outsiders play version  Spring 2009 at the Venice Theatre in Venice, Florida. It is my second directing job. I have been an actor since I was 11 and have recently made the career switch. Like every other American, The Outsiders had a profound effect on me in my youth. Read it in ‘75, again in college and three times in the last two months. I would like your opinion on a concept I have developed for the set. I write to you because of your involvement in the location search for the 80s film. I do not see a conventional set. We are producing this in our black box. I believe set pieces scattered throughout the space would serve the story better. For example, the Drive-In sign in glorious neon and the looming Drive-In screen itself (which would show a 60s movie playing periodically, Dallas’ death, (not seen in the play) the church fire, the rumble itself) Other pieces would include, the phone booth, chain link fence, a street light, the small interior of their home sparsely furnished off in a corner. A rusty swing set beneath the Drive-In screen. Table and chairs beneath the Drive-in sign. Any ideas or thoughts would be so greatly appreciated. On a personal note, thank you for simulating my adolescent brain with your wonderful stories. My best, Ronald Myroup rkm5@verizon.net www.ronaldmyroup.com

We're not "little" anymore


Therefore the Board of Directors is proud to announce that



is now

Venice Theatre

Our hard work and dedication have made us what we are today --
the third largest community theatre in the United States.

The final curtain of the Hobbit came down last Sunday afternoon at the Venice Beach. Thanks to Denelle  & Dave, Dave & Kathleen, Linda Mounce, Deb, Phil & Linda for helping with the extra goodies.
I will work with all of you again, I will see you in classes but somehow it won't be the same. Another closing, another opening. A life in theatre. But the Hobbit production was something extraordinary. Look out for each other, listen to your Mom and Dads and have a safe and joyous summer. And remember . . .

We will always be United!