Greetings from the Hamner Theater,

This Saturday, June 14 in the cabaret - "the Nightingales of Nelson County" - TigerLily. Tickets are going fast, so call for a reservation now if you'd like to come hear the organic sound of this soulful equation of 1 part bass, 3 parts harmony. Original members Carol McAvoy, Donna Hamilton, Gail Epps, are joined by bassist Trey Mitchell. The voices of McAvoy, Hamilton, and Epps blend together in exquisite three-part harmony, now grounded by Mitchell's bass line. Their voices are also supported by acoustic guitar (Gail Epps) and light percussion (Donna Hamilton and Carol McAvoy).

Tickets are $15.00 (still, although like everything else they are going to have to go up soon) and include light fare. And to keep things cool, we will be pouring Tigerlilies. As always, doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7:30. Tables for parties of 4 or more may be reserved for ease of seating; otherwise, first come, first served. 434-361-1999 for reservations.

Coming in July:
* AUDITIONS: The first ever Nelson County Shakespeare Festival production of Shakespeare's RICHARD III. Using Elizabethan rehearsal practices like memorizing all your lines by the first rehearsal, actor-manager (another Elizabethan practice) Mary Coy is organizing a production of RICHARD III to be performed at the Hamner Theater as well as in the Great Hall of the RVCC. Auditions will be held at the Hamner Monday and Tuesday, July 14 and 15 at 7pm. Actors should memorize 8-10 lines of Shakespeare from RICHARD III or any other play. There are parts for men, women and some children. Once the play is cast there will be an organizational meeting in late July and then the actors will spend the rest of the summer learning their lines either on their own or in small groups. The company will re-convene on September 7 to stage the play.

* Good Foot Dance Company's third annual Smiling Mountain Dance Intensive at the RVCC, led by Emily Oleson and Matthew Olwell, will hold its annual summer showcase at the Hamner Theater on Friday, July 18. Call 361-1999 for details.

* The Hamner Theater production of Poe & All That Jazz will perform at the Capital Fringe Festival in July in the Forum at Harman Hall in Washington, DC - "unjuried, risk-taking, independent performing arts" from July 10 - 27. Details and tickets at capitalfringe.org after June 23.

* A House in the Country - Peter Coy's Helen Hayes Award winning play will be performed as part of the Wintergreen Performing Arts Summer Festival, July 28 - August 2.

...coming soon - look for details about an August "Community Cabaret" - have a song? A poem? A tap dance? This could be your lucky break...

And yes, our air conditioning is working! It is nice and cool down here at the Hamner - hope you will venture out and join us.

Cheers,
Boomie

Boomie Pedersen
Co-Artistic Director
The Hamner Theater
434-361-1999