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“Broadway to Bloomington” Musical Review: April 4-7, 2013: Sally Parry, Bob McLaughlin, Reena Artman, Cris Embree, Chad Kirvan, Sherise Kirvan, John Lieder, Bruce Parrish, Joe Penrod, Cathy Sutliff, Christie Vellella, Kevin Wickart, Sarah Page Ellis, Kerry Myers, Gary Schwartz and Brian Feldkamp

“Overtones” March 6, 2013, with the Chamber of Commerce Ribbon cutting on the 90th Anniversary: John Lieder, Sherry Bradshaw, Cris Embree, Wendi Fleming, Sally Parry and Opal Virtue

A Rare Titanic Family-June 30, 2012: Author Julie Hedgepeth Williams, Sally Parry, Bruce and Kathy Parrish,cast members from “Titanic, The Musical”

Community Players Picnic at Fairview Park, June 2, 2012

Community Players Members and Friends Visit to Cornbelters Baseball Game, August 13, 2012

“Two For The Seesaw” tells the story of Gittel Mosca, a girl from the Bronx, whose love for the lonesome lawyer, Jerry Ryan, brings a few months of happiness into their lives. Jerry, a lawyer from the Midwest, is rebelling from his wife and her controlling family and seeks escape in New York City. Jerry has taken up residence with Gittel, a rare woman whose only purpose seems to be making others happy. Their briefly fulfilling relationship is unhappily destined to failure. Although this cultured gentile from the Midwest and this plain Jewish girl with little education and a horrible Bronx accent do share happy and humorous moments together, they both see with sadness the utter hopelessness of the affair.

In the “Two For The Seesaw” program, Dr. Baltz’s “Nostalgia” section concluded with the time period covering from 1956 to 1969. At the May 12th board meeting, a motion was approved to change show dates for all productions starting in the 1969-1970 season. All shows would now have a 10 performance run starting with the opening weekend running Friday and Saturday nights. The next two weeks would be Wednesday through Saturday nights. This motion passed and these show dates stayed in place until the mid-seventies.

The winner of the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” was a satire of big business and all it holds scared. The story follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook called How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive, tackling such familiar but potent dangers as the aggressive, compliant ‘company man,’ the office party, backstabbing co-workers, caffeine-addiction, and, of course, true love.

In a Pantagraph article for the upcoming musical “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,” the headline stated, “72 Players Prepare for ‘How To…’ Run.” The focus of the article was on how 72 people from all walks of life, from cities and towns all around Bloomington-Normal with various occupations, gather for seven weeks to present something special for the citizens. The 72 participates included an eleven-piece orchestra, backstage personnel, actors, dancers, singers, the production staff, and 56 costumes. Due to the large numbers of people involved with the production, the “Nostalgia” section had to be omitted and would be included in the next program.