Hey everyone….

We are trying to input information for every show CSTOCK has done on our website. We are looking for cast/crew information, programs and pictures.
Can you help? If so, contact me via email at triwill@comcast.net.

Here’s some the shows we’re looking for!
2005 - 2006
Oliver
Man Of La Mancha
The Secret Garden
The 1940s Radio Hour
Children Of Eden
2004 - 2005
Les Miserables
The Mystery Of Edwin Drood
Fiddler On The Roof
Annie
West Side Story
2003 - 2004
Follow That Rabbit
You’re A Good Man, Charlie B
The King And I
Babes In Toyland
Seven Brides For Seven Broth
2002 - 2003
Pirates Of Penzance 2003
Something’s Afoot
Annie Get Your Gun
A Wonderful Life
Little Shop Of Horrors
2001 - 2002
The Music Man, Jr.
Godspell
State Fair
Meet Me In St. Louis
How To Succeed In Business W
2000 - 2001
Guys And Dolls, Jr.
Pippin
Grease
Miracle On 34th Street
A Funny Thing Happened On Th
1999 - 2000
Cinderella
Little Women
Brigadoon
A Christmas Carol
Oklahoma!
1998 - 1999
Scheherazade
Into The Woods
Camelot

There will be more info on the website about this but just thought I’d do a shout out to our very talented group of scholarship winners for 2008:

Laura Sullivan Scholarship 1st place: Jamie Kluth

Laura Sullivan Scholarship 2nd place: Meghan Gray

Ray Abundis Technical Scholarship: Ethan Bernstein

All of us CSTOCK supporters are very proud of this group of young people. We’re happy to be able to help assist in their education!

We would like to thank all of our patrons for their patience as we work out the bugs with bringing our box office in-house. We appreciate that the mall was able to help us sell tickets for so many years, but are so excited for the new opportunities that his unexpected change will bring! Our amazing web designer, Mark Flanders, is typing his fingers to the bone as he researches options for us to utilize on-line ticket sales in time for our summer show, “Pirates of Penzance.”

In the mean time, you get to listen to my dulcet tones on our voice mail. I am also the volunteer checking the voice mail and returning calls. I’ve been trying to do this mostly on Thursdays and Fridays, then regularly throughout the weekend. Since this can be done remotely, I would be thrilled to get one or two other volunteers to help me.

We also could really use your feedback! How did this process work for you? Were you aware of it? Do you have suggestions? Would you like us to have regular box office hours? If so, would you be willing to volunteer?

We want to give the people what they want, so what is that? Thanks, in advance, for your valuable feedback!

Danielle Aldana Priest

We hope that you have come to enjoy the shows that we present at CSTOCK. Did you know that our non-profit organization is run entirely by volunteers? Besides those talented actors you see, our organization requires another army to make those shows happen. Yes, I’m proud to be a CSTOCK militia woman!

There are so many amazing opportunities to give back to our community, our theater, even if you don’t want the pressure of being on stage. We need people to make the costumes, move the sets, run the lights, serve refreshments, sell tickets, share their amazing ideas on committees, and even help us with administrative tasks.

One of my favorite “unseen” roles over the years has been challenging myself in assisting with props and sets at CSTOCK. I also love doing period research for make-up and hairstyles.

Some of you may have seen me on stage, the chubby perky blond who enjoys playing bimbos and other lovable character chicks.

But, when not angling for that brilliant and adored spotlight, I am thrilled to do research and stretch my creative wings in new and exciting ways! Perhaps, the little girl I keep bottled inside is still looking to play dress up. I have to do something to appease her (I never let her have Twinkies any more!) Adding those historically accurate touches really make or break a show for the audience.

In my last show, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” I hope that the audience appreciated the accurately reproduced spray guns, along with the great ’shwooshing’ sound effect! My husband did a brilliant job building them - and he really isn’t into theater. It is a great way for us both to be involved, and he never had to leave his garage! I also had great fun working with the other girls in the cast learning that the Roaring 20s was the birth of cosmetics - and therefore not all that much variety was available. I think our cast looked fantastic in their accurate shades of pink, red and orange.

We all have so many talents that we dismiss regularly as being uninteresting. Let us try to use and abuse you! We have so many opportunities to give back, I’d like to personally challenge each and every one of you to give SOMETHING a try. After all, we offer free admission to our current show in exchange for your volunteerism, so who could it hurt! You only stand to be entertained…

Danielle Aldana Priest