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June 2009 Newsletter

In This Newsletter

  • Maggie's Getting Married
  • Annual General Meeting
  • Upcoming Season
  • 2009-2010 Executive

Maggie's Getting Married by Norm Foster

The cast and crew of Norm Foster's Maggie's Getting Married would like to thank everyone for coming to the show. The actors fed off the energy of the audience each night. Comments after the show were passed along to the cast and we've received a number of wonderful reviews.

Annual General Meeting

Bedford Players held their Annual General Meeting at the Bedford Basin Yacht Club on Sunday, June 7th. There was a great turnout and good reviews on the year.

We were sad to see John Slor retire from Bedford Players after 15 years. John has taken on many roles within our group. There was a social afterward where a number of longtime members paid tribute to John through a moving skit about John. We miss him already and wish him the best.

We're also losing Lillian Inglis. Lillian produced Maggie's Getting Married and did a fantastic job. She's moving out west. We hear she's looking into starting a theatre group in her new community. All the best Lillian.

Upcoming Season

Our Fall production is the farce Sorry! Wrong Chimney! by Jack Sharkey and Leo W. Sears. Jill Curly will direct. Jill was recently seen in Bedford Players productions as Wanda in Maggie's Getting Married, Monica in Sinners and Barbara in No Sex Please, We're British. Our last Jack Sharkey production at Bedford Players was I Take This Man in Spring 2007.

In the Spring we'll bring you Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn and Stacey Fownes will direct. Stacey recently directed Maggie's Getting Married by Norm Foster. Stacey was also seen on our stage as Frances in No Sex Please, We're British.

2009-2010 Executive

At the AGM, a new executive was elected into office. A number of people have returned and a few have changed roles. Highlights include:

  • Karen Waterfield stepped down as president after three years and has moved into the role of treasurer, previously held by the retiring John Slor.
  • Sandy MacDougall has stepped up from vice-president to take over as president from Karen.
  • Sandy Mitchell moves into the vice-president role. She was a member-at-large last season.
  • Bonnie Matthews volunteered to stay on as secretary and Alleen Parsons as All Saints Coordinator.
  • Staying on as members-at-large are Robin Saywood, Kathy O'Brien and Kirk Brown.
  • New members-at-large are Stacey Fownes, Michael Roche, Donna Goyetche, Marie Cole and Judy Penny-Cooper.

On behalf of everyone at Bedford Players, we wish you a fantastic summer. See you in the Fall!

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