DINNER PACKAGES WITH BELLINIS

M&D PRODUCTIONS & VITO MARCELLO'S ITALIAN BISTRO

are proud to announce

"AN ELEGANT DINNER-THEATRE PACKAGE"

Why not come experience a truly elegant evening of fine Italian cuisine and an award winning play? Well, Vito Marcello's Italian Bistro and your friends at M&D Productions have created an evening with just you in mind. And it's all in one location. You deserve the best don't you? Here it is!

* Your evening starts with Dinner *

Choice of an Appetizer for the table:

-Stuffed Portobello Mushroom

-Toasted Ravioli

-Fried Calamari

House Salad

Choice of an Entree':

-Entree of the Day

-Rigatoni, Broccoli and Chicken

-Chicken Marsala

-Veal Parmigiana

-Eggplant Parmigiana

Dessert

Mini Cannoli's

Coffee/Tea
(This menu does not include alcohol, tax or gratuity.)

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Then after your beautifully crafted meal, you will take just a few short steps up to "YourTheatre" where M&D Productions will wow you with their intimate award winning 100 seat blackbox theater. Experience the difference.

2 tickets at M&D Productions for

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"

$90.00 per couple

Show starts promptly at 7:30pm

For Dinner and Theater Reservations

call

603-662-7591

What's up with your high ticket prices?

Do you enjoy great theater?

Do you enjoy the shows from M&D Productions?

Think our tickets prices are just a tad too high?

Well, we have a solution for you. M&D Productions understand that money is tight and the choices for your entertainment dollars are increasingly difficult. We want to make your choices easier by providing you these incentives to continue choosing us over all others.
Starting immediately, we have decided to implement the following discounts.

    • “Friends Sneak Peek Gala”- It a FREE dress rehearsals to the public & VIP’s
    • “Opening Night Premiere” – It is our way or saying thank you by having a catered party, red carpet, free food and wine all included in the ticket price.
    • “Stimulus Night” – This is our “pay what you can” night. It will always fall on Friday night of opening weekend.
    • $10 Tickets – If you purchase a 2010 Season pass, your can get tickets for as low as $10 a show.

So how does that sound? Let’s hear what you think. Also spread the word and let others know of these unique offers.

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"

FEBRUARY 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27

"One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest" has been made into a movie, book and finally a screenplay. This classic has hit so many records that it is hard to keep track. Come see your favorite local actors take the stage and bring these inmates to life.

Randle P. McMurphy - Kevin O'Neil
(winner of the 2009 NHTA for "Best Actor")
Chief Bromden - Dan Tetreault
Aide Williams - Ezra Timberlake
Aide Warren - Jim Kelly
Nurse Ratched - Sarah Charles
Nurse Flinn - Christina Howe
Dale Harding - Tom O'Reilly
Billy Bibbitt - Eric Jordan
Charles Cheswick - Scott Hayman
Frank Scanlon - Gary Wilkinson
Anthony Martini - Dan Phelps
Ruckly - Chris Kennedy
Dr, Spivey - Ken Martin
Aide Turkle - Rob Owen
Sandra - Janette Kondrat
Candy - Amy Smullen

I think you will agree this star studded cast under the direction of Dennis O'Neil will be one you won't quickly forget. Make your reservations now before it's too late.

Ticket Prices
$18 Members
$25 Non-Members

So call now to guarentee a reservation. 603-662-7591

**DRESS REHEARSAL IS ALREADY SOLD OUT***

Doors open at 7:00pm
Show starts at 7:30pm

Pre-Casting in Community Theater, Right or Wrong?

Pre-Casting: the act of assigning actors/actresses to roles in a production before the actual auditions occur.


Many professional theaters pre-cast roles. Using big name celebtities to promote their big ticket admission prices and to cover high production costs. But does this practice make sense in the smaller arena of community theater? A local theater group has announced auditions for an upcoming two-person show, but only has auditions for one of the two roles. Meaning that they have pre-cast the lead role. While I understand that we all like to work with a known talent, someone whose abilities, strenghths and weaknesses we are already aware of, doesn't this send the wrong message to anyone who might have tried out for that role? Like don't bother?


M&D has always had an open audition policy. Which means every role in a production is up for grabs. Yes, we encourage known local to talent to audition for certain roles, but we do not pre-cast. You never know what undiscovered talent is just waiting for that juicy lead role they have always dreamt of playing.


What does everyone here think? Should pre-casting be done at the community theater level? If so, why? If not, why? Talk amongst yourselves....

HURRY! GET YOUR LAST MINUTE GIFT HERE!

2010 MEMBEHIP CARDS ARE READY JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
You enjoy the shows, so why not take advantage of this great offer. With tickets as low as $10.00 this makes it the best holiday gift ever!
Your 2010 Membership card gets you:
(depending on what level you purchase)

1. FREE Amdission to all the Galas and V.I.P. Parties
2. Perferred Seating
3. Discounted tuition to any of our workshps and classes
4. Free Food and Drink at concessions
5. Participation in our "Play Reading Committee"

Want to see the savings? Here you go! The more you prebuy... the cheaper they are.

ARCHANGEL $180.00
(18 shows at only $10.00 each )

ANGELS $150.00
(12 shows at only $12.50 each)

SPONSOR $100.00
(7 shows at $only 15 each + $25 savings)

PREFERRED $70.00
(5 shows at only $15 each + $5 savings)

REGULAR $36.00
(2 shows at $18 each)

INDIVIDUAL $18.00
(1 show at $18)

NON-MEMBERS $25.00
The general price of admission.
CALL NOW BEFORE SUPPLIES RUN OUT!

**ALSO**
All those who order now before Dec 25th will get a FREE Christmas CD of some of the best local singers in MWV.
SO CALL NOW! 603-662-7591

"DOG SEES GOD: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead."

by Burt V Royal

"Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" is NOT your typical Charles Schultz "Peanuts." They are all grown up now. Set approximately ten years after the events in the fifty-year-running comic strip, Dog Sees God begins with Snoopy's death, and things for the introspective "CB" and the gang follows these typical teenagers with a direct reflection of todays society and all it's social givings; all seen through the eyes of modern teenagers.
Still trying to understand life's darker meanings, still plagued with his endless identity crisis, CB talks to his gang of friends to find answers to his many questions. Of course, this gives us the chance to laugh at seeing what became of these well-loved and recognizable characters. Doe "CB" get the answers he is looking for in the final scene of the play in a touching letter from Charles Schultz (CS)? Come and see Lucy, Linus, Schodar, Pig Pen, Marcy, and the reat of the gang in M&D Productions last "studio show" of 2009.
This touching heartfelt drama, Dog Sees God garnered the coveted Excellence Award for Best Overall Production, TheaterMania's Best Play of 2004, and the GLAAD media award for best Off-Off-Broadway Production.

**NOTE** This show has strong language and adult themes and is not reccommended for children under 12 years old.
Ticket prices
$25 NonMembers
$18 Members

Reservations and info call 603-662-7591

LET'S HEAR YOUR STORY!

OPEN CALL FOR ORIGINAL DRAMATIC PIECES

On Valentine’s Weekend 2010, M&D Productions Theatre of North Conway will be presenting The Vagina Monologues and Other Women Centered Stories, newly original monologues.

M&D Productions and the show’s director, Stacy Sand invite you to submit an original monologue for possible inclusion in the show. Your monologue should run 2 to 8 minutes when read aloud and can be funny or serious, a personal experience or any women centered experience. For examples of style, please refer to Eve Ensler’s original The Vagina Monologues.

If your monologue is chosen for the February performance, you will receive a pair of complementary tickets (value $50) to one of the performances. Actors for all monologues will be chosen at an Open Audition in December.

Please send your monologue to M&D Productions, attn. Stacy Sand; PO Box 1147; Conway, NH 03818 or e-mail Stacy at info@yourtheatre.com.