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First Showing of The Vagina Monologues

Tehachapi Community Theatre will present the first showing of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues this Saturday night at 7 p.m. Hosting the event will be Tehachapi Art Center, located at 106 S. Mojave Street, across from The Appleshed. It will be an outdoor performance, so bring a jacket!

The Vagina Monologues, both in book and visual form, is one of the most moving experiences of our times. An attempt to enlighten, entertain and to bring a "taboo" out of the shadows. The Vagina Monologues is a heartfelt celebration of female sexuality and a condemnation of those who attempt to suppress it. Alternating between humor, sadness and outright anger, the play attempts to take in all aspects and attitudes.

Casting for each performance will showcase a different set of women. Making their TCT debuts for this showing, are Mel White and Terri Asher. Mel is a well known photographer and and owner of Tehachapi Art Center and Crossroads Gallery. Terri is a local singer, guitar player, and graphic artist. Rounding out this cast will be Jackie Lawlor and Annette Kirby, the list of plays these two have under their belt is a long one.

This first performance is in benefit of Alliance Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault in Bakersfield, in observation of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Jeri Parr, the Outreach Administrator for AAFVSA is delighted that TCT will be kicking off their October campaign.

Tehachapi Art Center and Mama Hillybean's Coffee & Community (426 E. Tehachapi Blvd.) will have a receptacle placed to collect items for the shelter.

Here is a list of items they are always in great need of:

Travel and full sized toiletries; shampoo, deodorant, bar soap, toothpaste.

Feminine hygiene products and diapers.

New or Gently Used twin sheets, towels, t-shirts (long or short sleeved) and sweatpants.

Packages of women's, girls and boys underwear and socks.

Toothbrushes, hairbrushes, combs, lip balm and disposable razors.

Monetary donations are welcome in any size! If you can't make it to the show and would like to make a monetary donation please call the TCT Hotline and other arrangements can be made.

Tickets for this special event will be $15, seniors $12. No passports or coupons will be accepted for this fund raiser. Make reservations by leaving your name, telephone number and seats needed at TCT’s hotline 822-4037, tickets will also be available at the door. Doors open at 6:15 with the show at 7:00. No one under the age of 16 will be admitted. Additional performance dates and locations will be announced shortly

The Vagina Monologues ~ A Benefit Show for AAFVSA

The Vagina Monologues

Begins Thirty-ninth Season For

Tehachapi Community Theatre

TCT's Annette Kirby has announced plans for Eve Ensler’s moving play about women, The Vagina Monologues, opening on Sept 29.

Kirby is gathering a variety of women to perform the show, so the cast will vary from venue to venue. The first performance will be at Mel White’s Tehachapi Art Center, in benefit of Alliance Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault in Bakersfield, in observation of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Jeri Parr, the Outreach Administrator for AAFVSA is delighted that TCT will be kicking off their October campaign.

"When Jeri and I spoke, I was truly amazed and touched at how far this organization goes. A rape victim is not only accompanied to the hospital, but is also provided with a set of clean clothes, a towel and a complete set of toiletries." Kirby went on to say, "Victims of domestic violence are housed in the shelter up to 45 days and sometimes even helped to escape from the area." The AAFVSA has served over 600 women and children this year alone.

Tehachapi Art Center at 106 S. Mojave St. and Mama Hillybean's Coffee & Community at 426 E. Tehachapi Blvd. will have a receptacle placed to collect items for the shelter. Kirby is encouraging other businesses and groups to participate by collecting for the shelter. To join in leave a message at TCT’s Hotline 822-4037.

Here is a list of items they are always in great need of:

Travel and full sized toiletries; shampoo, deodorant, bar soap, toothpaste.

Feminine hygiene products and diapers.

New or Gently Used twin sheets, towels, t-shirts (long or short sleeved) and sweatpants.

Packages of women's, girls and boys underwear and socks.

Toothbrushes, hairbrushes, combs, lip balm and disposable razors.

Monetary donations are welcome in any size! If you can't make it to the show and would like to make a monetary donation please call the TCT Hotline and other arrangements can be made.

Tickets for this special event will be are $15, seniors $12. No passports or coupons will be accepted for this fund raiser. Make reservations by leaving your name, telephone number and seats needed at TCT’s hotline 822-4037, tickets will also be available at the door. Doors open at 6:15 with the show at 7:00. No one under the age of 16 will be admitted. TAC is located at 106 S. Mojave St. (Across from The Appleshed). Additional performance dates and locations will be announced shortly.

TCT to hold Open Auditions for Catfish Moon

Tehachapi Community Theatre will be holding open auditions Laddy Sartin’s poignant comedy Catfish Moon, directed by Kenny Chugg. This will be Mr. Chugg’s first time in TCT’s director, though he has years of previous experience with other community theatres before moving to Tehachapi.

The old fishing pier out on the end of Cypress Lake has just fallen under the magic of another Catfish Moon. It was the favorite hangout for three best friends when they were kids; skipping school, skinny dipping, and even experiencing the mysteries of kissing girls. Now Curley, Gordon, and Frog are older, and they have tasted the bitterness of life as well as the sweetness, and the pressures and problems that come with middle age have eroded the closeness between Frog and Gordon. The final straw comes when Frog discovers that Gordon is dating his ex-wife. Curley, the "big brother" of the bunch, in an attempt to recapture the friendship and settle all disputes, convinces Frog and Gordon to go on an overnight fishing trip like old times. On the pier, the weight of adulthood is lifted by laughter and their love of fishing, and the three guys discover that their friendship was never really lost.

"…full of the most bodacious joviality…the ending is pure delight, comic writing as sweet as it comes."

—Charlotte Observer

Auditions will be held at TCT Studio Theatre located at 48771 Valley Blvd. (TAPA Dance Studio) on Saturday February 24 at 2:00 pm and on Tuesday February 27 at 6:30 pm. Performances are scheduled for May 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 2007. Mr. Chugg is looking for three men 40 - 50 years of age to play best friends from childhood, Curly, Frog, and Gordon. In this manly mix there is a part for one woman age 35 - 45.

For more information on this and all Tehachapi Community Theatre productions call the TCT Hotline at 822-4037 or go online at www.tctplays.org . Director Kenny Chugg may be contacted at 661-972-7698 or email him at kenny1@kgccam.com .

Casting Call for Nuts

Tehachapi Community Theatre announces auditions for Tom Topor’s Broadway hit, Nuts. Auditions will be held at TCT’s Studio Theatre, located in the TAPA building at 48771 Valley Blvd. Saturday, January 20 from 2pm - 4pm and Monday, January 22 at 6:30pm. Directed by Annette Kirby this show starts rehearsals immediately and will hit the boards in April 2007. Ms. Kirby wants all who audition to be aware that this production has strong adult language and content.

Nuts has been called the best courtroom melodrama since Witness for the Prosecution and The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Set in a courtroom in New York's Bellevue Hospital, the story concerns an incarcerated woman's valiant attempt to fight those who want to have her committed as mentally incompetent to stand trial on a manslaughter charge. The State, represented by a court appointed psychiatrist and an aggressive prosecutor, say Claudia Faith Draper is nuts. "[Has] the audience rooting for the good guys and hating the bad guys, as if the whole event was the most beautifully professional wrestling match you have ever seen. Nuts is a play that moves you ... you are in court watching a woman fight for what she believes is her total future." N.Y. Post. .

Ms. Kirby is looking for six males ranging in age from mid-20’s and up, and three females, ages 30 and up. As with any production, plenty of behind the scenes help is always needed and appreciated. Needed for this production are an Assistant Director/Stage Manager to help with blocking and takes notes, a house manager, a costumer, a props person and various stage hands for set construction and decor.

For more information about Tehachapi Community Theatre call TCT’s Hotline at 822-4037 or go online at www.tctplays.org