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Auditions this weekend:
Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
NCRD Performing Arts Center Lobby

To audition, no preparation is necessary. Auditions will use a cold-read format. Those auditioning will be asked to read sides and may read for multiple characters.

PERFORMANCE DATES: March 17th – April 2nd.

Performances Friday and Saturday nights at 7pm.

Sunday Matinees at 2pm.

SUMMARY

Part one of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy: a portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. Eugene Jerome, standing in for the author, is the narrator and central character. Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life in Brooklyn: formidable mother, overworked father, and his worldly older brother Stanley. Throw into the mix his widowed Aunt Blanche, her two young (but rapidly aging) daughters and you have a recipe for hilarity, served up Simon-style. This bittersweet memoir evocatively captures the life of a struggling Jewish household where, as his father states “if you didn’t have a problem, you wouldn’t be living here.”

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS — CAST LIST 4f/3m

JACOB “JACK” JEROME – Male, 40-45, Husband and Father

KATE JEROME – Female, 40-45, Mother, Wife, Blanche’s sister

STANLEY JEROME – Male, Late Teens

EUGENE JEROME – Male, Mid Teens

BLANCHE MORTON – Female, Mid-late 30’s, Kate’s sister

NORA MORTON – Female, Late Teens, Blanche’s daughter

LAURIE MORTON – Female, Early Teen, Blanche’s daughter

TIME PERIOD – 1930’s

SETTING – Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York. September, 1937.

FEATURES – Period Costumes

CAUTIONS – Mild Adult Themes

A hand-building session starting early January:

hoffmanarts.org/events/hand-building-ceramics-workshop/

Followed by a wheel throwing course that starts the first week of February:

hoffmanarts.org/events/4-part-wheel-throwing-course-3/

Both classes have a few slots left, so register today if you plan to take advantage of these local learning opportunities.

Classes make great holiday gifts, too!

Have questions? Send to: hoffmanclaystudio@gmail.com

Thank you for supporting our little preschool! We hope to see you there!

New Discoveries Preschool is located inside the NCRD building.

In addition to our ongoing Local Special (15% off facials and massages for full-time residents)…

We are extending the 15% off to gift certificate and retail purchases through December 21.

Gift certificates are a quick and easy way to gift a little self-care to that special person (which includes you!). Buy them online at spamanzanita.com. Click Buy at the top of the page and use promo code LOCALGC at checkout.

Visit us at the spa for retail purchases and just note that you are a full-time resident when you checkout.

Enjoy!

Dennis Worrel is a painter and printmaker living on the northern Oregon Coast. He worked as a soil scientist for over 35 years studying forest and desert landscapes across the western U.S. He is a founding member of Arts Accelerated and a member of Print Arts Northwest. For this show, Worrel painted and drew over botanical dye prints created by fellow artist and partner, Christine Harrison. In this series, Worrel calls attention to the natural world around us, encouraging connection and exploring our spiritual force of nature.

Melissa Young’s mixed media work will also be on display. Young is drawn to figure and portrait sketching, particularly working with the female form, as well as art journaling. Featured in this show, titled Time Will Tell, is a series of mixed media portraits inspired by the artist’s maternal grandfather’s family photos and history.

Additionally, we will exhibit a variety of local artists in a Teapot Show. The show was born from a desire to feature the incredible talent of our coastal artists. All the teapots will be functional, and you can expect a wide range of styles, shapes, and a variety of techniques.

We invite you to view art December 2 through 23, Fridays through Sundays from 1-4 pm. The not-for-profit Hoffman Center for the Arts is located at 594 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, Oregon.