Albany Civic Theater – Albany, OR

Albany Civic Theater • Albany, OR

Now in our 74th season

2021-2022 Season

Disney's Frozen Jr. - ACT Summer Camp (Special Event)

Book by Jennifer Lee
Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

Directed by: Rebecca Douglas

Camp Dates: August 1-18, 2022

Performances: August 19, 20(m), 20, 26, 27(m), 27, 2022

The enchanting modern classic from Disney’s  Frozen Jr., is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production.

A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen Jr. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. With a cast of beloved characters and loaded with magic, adventure, and plenty of humor, Frozen Jr. is sure to thaw even the coldest heart!

Director

Rebecca Douglas has been involved in community theater for thirty years! Some of her local credits include: ACT’s All Together Now!, Annie as Grace Ferrell, Big Fish as Josephine, Shrek as the Witch, Avenue Q as Lucy and Mrs. T., Thoroughly Modern Millie as Alice, Meet Me in St. Louis as Anna Smith, The Music Man as Eulalie Shinn, and Hello, Dolly! as Ernestina Money.  She also directed Seussical Jr., Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr., The Wizard of Oz, Once on This Island Jr. and At First Sight, co-directed MatildaThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and served as vocal director for The Wizard of Oz, Man of La Mancha, Meet Me in St. Louis, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as assistant director for Treasure Island and Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur and as administrative director/stage manager for Shakespeare for Kids. She also performed in On the Verge and Annie Get Your Gun at CCT, An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein with Pipe Dream Theatre, Majestic Eight and The Little Mermaid with the Majestic Theatre.  She has also directed a number of shows for CCT and Majestic Education. She is the General Music Teacher at Albany Christian School. She is also the Music Director for the Adventures in Acting Camp at the Majestic Theatre.

Director’s email: rbbailey@hotmail.com

Cast of Characters

Elsa: Abby Hobson
Middle Elsa: Morgan Glenn
Young Elsa: Teagan Hearn
Anna: Becca Emry
Middle Anna: Nicki Ito
Young Anna: Piper Moss
Hans: Adam Keeling
Kristoff: August Slamp
Sven: Mia Fisk
Olaf: Jesse Leffler
King Agnarr: Kyra Arceneaux
Queen Iduna: Kate Clark
Pabbie: Zoey Warren
Bulda: Kai Wallace
Duke of Weselton: Gideon Vester
Oaken: Emily Hobson
Snow Chorus: Nora Howard, Kahaeli Hester, Sabina Berglund, Lokelani Halchishick, Wyatt Libby, Piper Moss
Ensemble: Hailee Neely, Ava Hawkinson, Phoebe Douglas, Alex Morgan, Peter Moss, Jace Hall, Carly Larsen, Emily Clark, Addison Bailey, Willow Granger, Rowan Boswell, Evelynn Daniels, Samantha Vester, Harlie Howard, Scarlett Hudson, Ivy Vaughn, Clyde Pendley, Harmony Schult, Madeline Schosha, Noarh Clark, Katie O’Brien, Elliot Glenn, Katie Conser, Jasmine Simanovicki

The Dinner Party

by Neil Simon

Directed by: Shauna Kiefiuk

Performances: June 3, 4, 10, 11, 12(m), 17, 18, 19(m), 23, 24, 25, 2022

The Dinner Party is the 31st play by Neil Simon. The action revolves around a French dinner party that is hilariously chaotic. Six people, who do not know one another, have been invited to dine in a fancy Parisian restaurant. There is an air of mystery in this comedic play, because the diners do not know why they have been brought together. As it turns out, the dinner is about their damaged relationships and whether or not they can reconcile.

Director

Shauna Kiefiuk has been involved with ACT since 2002. Previously, she has directed The Unexpected Guest, Rabbit Hole, The Butler Did ItThe Odd Couple and Independence. Shauna has been onstage in several shows as well as musicals. She was the assistant director for Fat PigHay FeverThe Game’s Afoot and A Little Piece of Heaven. Shauna also serves on the ACT Board.

Director’s email: theatregirl21@yahoo.com

 

Cast of Characters

Andre Bouville: Dan Bushong
Yvonne Fouchet: Jessica Habjan
Gabrielle Buonocelli: April Wilcox
Mariette Levieux: Cathey Clingman
Claude Pichon: Erik Esrael
Albert Donay: Adam Vester

Clue

Based on the Paramount Pictures motion picture, based on the Hasbro board game Clue; by Sandy Rustin, based upon the works by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Eric Price, David Abbinanti

Directed by: Christi E. Sears

Performances: April 1, 2, 8, 9, 10(m), 15, 16, 17(m), 21, 22, 23, 2022

On-demand Performance available: April 8 – 10, 15 – 17, 21 – 23 (click here for on-demand tickets)

Please Note: The Albany Democrat-Herald stated that we are performing Clue: The Musical; however, we will be performing the straight play version, not the musical.

Listen to an interview about Clue on the Theater Talk radio show on KMUZ by clicking here.

It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . dead. So whodunnit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist.

Director

Christi E. Sears has a string of hit musicals and plays to her credit, including: Altogether Now (Special Event), The Secret of Chimneys: ACT Radio Play, Mamma Mia, The Addams Family, Annie, Big FishShrekYoung FrankensteinAvenue QThoroughly Modern MillieCurtainsSteel MagnoliasThe ProducersThe Music ManHello, Dolly!The Rocky Horror ShowPirates of PenzanceInto the WoodsYou’re a Good Man, Charlie BrownBell, Book and CandleAuntie Mame, and Greater Tuna at ACT. Christi also directed at CCT: CinderellaDamn Yankees, and Little Shop of Horrors. A long-time administrative member at ACT, Christi has served four terms as president and two terms as treasurer. She currently is our Cheer and Condolence Manager. Christi resides in Albany and has worked for over 27 years as the Accounting/Payroll Manager at Palm Harbor Homes.

Director’s email: cirsey@comcast.net

Cast of Characters

Wadsworth: Ryan McWayne
Yvette: Susan Jones
Miss Scarlet: Diane Slamp
Mrs. Peacock: Frankie Caswell
Mrs. White: Anya Corbitt
Colonel Mustard: Adam Vester
Professor Plum: Douglas Hambley
Mr. Green: Jonathan McQuay
Cook/Singing Telegram Girl/Auxiliary Scarlett/Backup Cop: Sarah Roth
Mr. Boddy/Motorist/Chief of Police: Bruce Wells
Unexpected Cop/Backup Cop/Auxiliary Mustard: JJ Halchishick
Dead Body: Dan Bushong

Fly Babies

by Rusty Harding

Directed by: Loren Dunn 

Performances: February 17, 18, 19, 20(m), 24, 25, 26, 2022

1943 – WWII is raging. Five young American women, all qualified pilots, lend their skills to the newly-created Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs): Dotty, the wide-eyed farm girl; Peggy, the spoiled heiress; Pauline, the seasoned barnstormer; Hazel, the Asian-American who has already witnessed the horrors of war; and Mazy, the African-American who is fighting her own war against prejudice. All five come together on the desolate plains of west Texas, where they experience the challenge, the triumphs, and the tragedies of serving their country on the home front. And where they quickly discover that not all battles are fought overseas…

Director

Loren Dunn has been involved with ACT since 2006. His first show was The Homecoming and has acted in many shows since then including: A Midsummer Night’s DreamThe Diary of Anne FrankWonder of The WorldMan of La ManchaTom SawyerParadise Lost and FoundMiracle on 34th Street and most recently Treasure Island. He made his ACT directing debut in 2011 with Christmas Belles. He has since directed Pirates Of The ChemotherapyA Little Piece Of HeavenTrials, Tribulations, and Christmas DecorationsSeniors Of The Sahara, Last of the Boys, and Sylvia.

Director’s email: throbbit20@gmail.com

Cast of Characters

Nurse: Madison Hearing
Dorothy “Dotty” Lewis: Alice Tucker (Understudy: Jackie McDougal Weiner)
Dorothy “Dotty” Moore: Stephanie Lunceford
Lucy Powell: Grace Foultner
Mazy Buford/Diane Greely: Haley Hunter
Sgt. “Louie” Lewis: Josh Anderson
Pauline Yates: Jackie Lewis
Hazel Ying Lee: Bernadette Feyerherm
Peggy Taylor: Jillian Alden (Understudy: Holly Mitchell)
Jackie Cochran: Christy Anderson
Col. Thomas Evans: Jay Grenard
Capt. John Whitaker: David Milner

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon

Directed by: Johanna Spencer

Performances: December 3, 4, 10, 11, 12(m), 16, 17, 18, 19(m), 2021

A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.

Director

Johanna Spencer: johanna.spencer@gmail.com

Johanna Spencer first directed Nickel and Dimed at Albany Civic Theater in July 2008. She has directed and appeared in many other productions at Albany Civic Theater in addition to adapting a couple of radio plays for ACT during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has been acting and directing in the mid-valley since 1982 and is a graduate of the Oregon State University theater program. She resides in Albany with her spouse, Rus Roberts and is semi-retired after 35 years with the federal government.

Cast of Characters

Mary Bennet: Sanaya Forbes
Arthur de Bourgh: Christopher Ridgely
Elizabeth Darcy: Abby Brockamp Fitzwilliam Darcy: Ander Sandoz Jane Bingley: Erah McMullen Charles Bingley: Alex Asher
Lydia Wickham: Savana Johnson Anne de Bourgh: Emily Anthony

Broadway Revue - All Together Now (Special Event)

Directed by: Christi E. Sears & Josh Mitchell

Musical/Vocal Director: Mirinda Keeling

Assistant Director: Krisi Leffler

Rehearsal Pianist: Joy Wu Ueng

Performances: November 12, 13(m), 13, 2021

Directors

Christi E. Sears

Josh Mitchell

Artists:

Ashleigh Barbeau
Bill Brown
Frankie Caswell
Anya Corbitt
Rebecca Douglas
Alysha Fisher
Melissa Gutierrez
Douglas Hambley
Adam Keeling
Dean Keeling
Mirinda Keeling
Shauna Kiefiuk
Melody Murphy Kirk
Kellie McMahan
Josh Mitchell
Carri Moffatt
Doug Moxley
Ray Phipps
Tami Schult
Johanna Spencer
Christa Tillman

Dracula

by John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane, and Bram Stoker

Directed by: Kayla Thomason

Performances: October 15, 16, 17(m), 22, 23, 24(m), 28, 29, 30, 2021

Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitarium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is a victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is finally laid to rest in a striking and novel manner. The play is appropriate for all ages.

Director

Kayla has been volunteering at ACT since 2007. This is Kayla’s directorial debut. Kayla was the assistant director for The Odd Couple, The Butler Did It, and The Unexpected Guest. She is well known for her makeup designs in shows such as The Addams Family, Sweeney Todd, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Man of La Mancha, etc. Kayla has also appeared on stage in Fat Pig, Independence, Fawlty Towers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Love Affair, Love at First Sight, and Measure for Measure. Kayla lives in Lebanon with her husband Josh and their two cats.

Director’s email: nissen.kayla@gmail.com

Cast of Characters

Dracula: JJ Halchishick
Van Helsing: Rus Roberts
Harker: Kenneth Wilson
Dr. Seward: Bill Brown
Renfield: Audrey and Claire Spotswood
Attendant: Nicodemus Flotten
Lucy: Amanda Gandy
Maid: Kaela Bauer

"The Secret of Chimneys" ACT Radio Show

Adapted by Christi E. Sears and Josh Mitchell
Based on story by Agatha Christie

Directed by: Christi E. Sears and Josh Mitchell

Technical Director/Editor: Douglas Hambley

Sound Effects Editor: Mathew Swenson

Production Assistant: Johanna Spencer

Episode 1-Videographer: Deep Focus Media, Nancy Long

Original broadcasts will be released on: 
Episode 1: Sept. 3, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
Episode 2: Sept. 10, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
Episode 3: Sept. 17, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
Episode 4: Sept. 24, 2021 @ 7:30 pm

A murder mystery and treasure hunt, The Secret of Chimneys is one of Agatha Christie’s early thrillers. A young drifter finds more than he bargained for when he agrees to deliver a parcel to an English country house. Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand on behalf of a friend would make him the center piece of a murderous international conspiracy. Someone would stop at nothing to prevent the monarchy being restored in faraway Herzoslovakia. The combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Surete can do no better than go in circles – until the final murder at Chimneys, the great country estate that yields up an amazing secret.

Directors

 Christi E. Sears and Josh Mitchell 

Cast

(Each actor plays multiple roles)
William Brown
John Carone
Douglas Hambley
Leslie Hogan
Susan Jones
Dean Keeling
Kimberly Kelley
Timothy John Kelley II
Josh Mitchell
Harriet Nixon
Rus Roberts
Diane Slamp
Lorraine Sorensen
Johanna Spencer
Mark Summers
Michael Winder