The upcoming months will see continued diversity in the programs being offered at the Soper Reese Community Theatre, with the Lake County Symphony returning for its fall and Christmas programs. The Lake County Theatre Company is back and will be presenting “Musical of Musicals” on July 15 and 16 and the female version of “The Odd Couple” in February and March.
John Tomlinson”s professional theatre company, New Vintage Productions, presents “Romeo and Juliet” on July 29, 30 and Aug. 5, 6 and 7. KPFZ 88.1 FM will be back with its annual “Singer Song Writer” show on Aug. 14.
In September, the second season of Third Friday Live returns for a nine-month run. Watch for the return of the Triskela Harp Trio on Oct. 22 and 23. Finally, the Soper-Reese Community Theatre will be holding its annual on-stage radio presentation of Charles Dickens” “A Christmas Carol,” which will be free to the public, and the theater”s way of saying “Thank you and Merry Christmas!” to the community.
Fa?ade Renovation
The recent “face lift” campaign has generated a tremendous amount of interest and dollars. The response to this creative campaign has been inspiring, with donors both large and small jumping in to take part in their theater. The reality of inviting small donors to join in the efforts has allowed those with limited resources to become an important part of our success. Every dollar helps and these donations are mounting up, with more than $14,000 raised to date.
Evening Under the Stars
This year”s annual major fundraising gala, “An Evening Under the Stars,” will be held at Saw Shop Bistro and the Taylor Observatory in Kelseyville on Aug. 20 with many exciting activities including local folklore storytelling, planetarium and observatory presentations and much more planned for that date. Thank you to the hard working fundraising committee, especially the tireless efforts of Kris Veenstra.
New stage lighting
June will end a long-standing lease arrangement of lighting fixtures. Thanks to a recent large donation separate from the face lift campaign, the theater will end this lease and be able to add lighting of its own to allow for ever-increasing capabilities at the theater.
There”s always something exciting going on at the Soper Reese Community theatre. Check out the website regularly for the latest news at www.soperreesetheatre.com. You can sign up for the regular e-mail newsletter there, too.
Mike Adams is executive director of the Soper-Reese Community Theatre.
