ICT Presents "Woman In Mind", January 20 - February 4, 2012

First Baptist of Ivy Gap

January 14 - 29, 2011

First Baptist of Ivy Gap
by Ron Osborne

January 14 – 29, 2011

Make Reservations...

Directed by Dennis Yslas

Comedy/Drama

Dupree Theater
Irving Arts Center
3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, TX 75062

Fridays & Saturdays, January 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2011 at 8pm.
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 8pm.
Sundays, January 16, 23, 2011 at 2:30pm.

During WWII, six women gather at the church to roll bandages and plan the church's 75th anniversary. Overseeing things is Edith, the pastor's wise-cracking wife who dispenses Red Cross smocks and witty repartee to Luby, whose son is fighting in the Pacific; Mae Ellen, the church's rebellious organist who wants to quit but hasn't the courage; Olene, who dreams of a career in Hollywood; Sammy, a shy newcomer with a secret; and Vera, an influential Baptist with a secret of her own. When Luby learns her son has been wounded, she confounds the others by blaming the vulnerable Sammy.

Twenty-five years later, our "First Baptist Six" reunite.. With humor and pathos, these six very different women find comfort, forgiveness and redemption in each other. Winner of multiple playwriting awards.

PG13

Production Images

Never underestimate those ladies of First Baptist of Ivy Gap!
From L to R: Jessica Dahl-Colaw, Kris Walters, Cindy Almond (role to be played by Jessica Wells, not pictured), Dena Dunn, Fritz Ketchum, and Mary Tiner.

L to R: Dena Dunn as Luby and Jessica Dahl-Colaw as Sammy.

From L to R: Mary Tiner as Edith and Fritz Ketchum as Vera

*Photography by Mike Morgan Photography

Cast

	JESSICA DAHL-COLAW (Sammy) is excited to be making her ICT debut. Recent favorite roles include: Adriana/THE COMEDY OF ERRORS; Chorus/MEDEA; and Dr. Ginley/THE BOOK OF LIZ. In addition to performing, Jessica teaches theater in youth outreach programs. ~
	DENA DUNN (Luby Moore) is happy to be making her debut at ICT. She has performed at various theatres in Arlington, The Colony, Denton, Mesquite and Richardson. Favorite roles include Lexie Richards /THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB, Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil/LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, Regina/THE LITTLE FOXES, Kate/THE MIRACLE WORKER, Lenny/CRIMES OF THE HEART, Mrs. Manninham/ANGEL STREET and Joanna/MOVE OVER, MRS. MARKHAM. Dena owns a business and is married to the most wonderful man on the planet, Tom Broyles. Between them, they have five children & four grandchildren – all boys! ~
	FRITZ KETCHUM (Vera) is pleased to make her first appearance on the ICT MainStage. A member of the TCU Theatre Department faculty, Fritz has directed many shows, most recently for the North Texas Playwrights’ Festival in Addison. Some of her favorite acting roles include Hecuba/TROJAN WOMEN, Stella/STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Jean Brodie/PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, and Rosemary Sydney/PICNIC. She dedicates her performance to her father, a Bronze Star recipient in World War II. ~
	JESSICA KITCHENS-WELLS (Mae Ellen) is excited to return to ICT MainStage after her appearance as Mehitabel Cartwright/TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM. She was last seen at GLCT as Soupy Sue/URINETOWN. Other performances include Columbia/ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Doatsy Mae & Beatrice/THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, Shelby/STEEL MAGNOLIAS and Ensemble/SWEENY TODD. She thanks Dennis for this great opportunity, the cast for their support in picking up this role in such a fun show, and Dan & friends for their unending support. ~
	MARY TINER (Edith) is pleased to be making her ICT debut. Her other local stage experience includes the roles of Abby Brewster/ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at the McKinney Repertory Theatre, Mrs. Boyle /THE MOUSETRAP at Garland Civic Theatre, Mrs. Toothe/EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN and Louise/DILEMMAS WITH DINNER at Rover Drama-werks. A former opera singer and current voice teacher, Mary is happy to add FIRST BAPTIST OF IVY GAP to her theatre experiences. She wishes to thank family, friends, cast and crew for their love and support. ~
	KRIS WALTERS (Olene Wiffer) originally hails from California and moved to Texas via Boston where she was involved in various theatrical pursuits as director, designer and performer. Recent productions include Asst. Choreographer & Nellie/JEKYLL & HYDE, Old Ma Strong/URINETOWN, both at GLCT, Choreographer & Portia/CINDERELLA at DCT, Blanche/BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at Onstage Bedford. This is her third time working with Dennis Yslas who directed her in MAN OF LA MANCHA and I LOVE A PIANO. She also performs with her burlesque company, Paging Bettie Productions. ~

Crew

EVELYN G. HALL (Co-Producer) Evelyn enjoys producing and stage managing for ICT. Some of her favorite shows include TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE and HMS PINAFORE. She is especially pleased to be working with Dennis whom she serves with on the Column Awards Board. Evelyn is a column award nominee and is Vice-President of the ICT Board.

DAVID SMITH (Assistant Co-Producer) is making his first foray into producing, but has appeared on stage in several ICT productions and is currently serving on the ICT Board of Directors. He is active in church, is involved with his kids and always looks for ways to romance his wife.

JAMES WEST (Technical Producer) is active with ICT MainStage both on and off stage, recently appearing in LEND ME A TENOR. James is thankful for all of the talented people backstage who make the theater magic happen, and encourages everyone to volunteer a little time to your local theater.

DENNIS YSLAS (Director) is delighted to return to ICT after a 15 year hiatus, he last worked on our boards as Pirelli in SWEENEY TODD and The Duke in BIG RIVER! Other theatres include: Kansas City Starlight, Casa Manana, Dallas Summer Musicals, Uptown Players, Stage West and Dallas Children’s Theater to name a few. Over 100 productions in over 35 years – too many favorites to mention! Dennis is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, The American Association of Community Theatres and Texas Non-Profit Theatres. He adjudicates for AACT on the national level, is on the AEA DFW Liaison Committee and is the Executive Vice-President of The Column Awards Board of Directors. Thanks to a great cast, crew and production team! Thanks to BAT for your patience!

TOM ORTIZ (Stage Manager) is very pleased to welcome a whole ensemble of newcomers involved with this production, including our director, all of the cast members and a couple of the designers. He has had an enjoyable time working with them and hopes to see them return for future productions. Tom also thanks the design team for making this production such an easy go.

NATHAN LYONS BREDFELDT (Assistant Stage Manager) is an honored learner, starting on the road to a bright future as a stage manager, thanks to the good people of the ICT, especially Tom Ortiz. Nathan would be remiss if he didn’t thank each and every friend and family member who helped him get where he is today (most notably his sister, Stephanie).

LOUISE CHILDS (Properties) has been involved in theater for over 40 years in Victoria B.C. and now in Texas. She has volunteered locally with ICT, Lyric Stage and Artisan: backstage at ICT with PICNIC and LAURA and volunteers regularly as usher or concessions. At Artisan, she has been seen as Eulalie Shinn /MUSIC MAN, Mrs. Higgins /MY FAIR LADY, and asst. stage manager /THE MIKADO; the chorus /OKLAHOMA, and recently as Clairee /STEEL MAGNOLIAS. In Victoria she was in MY FAIR LADY. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, YEOMAN OF THE GUARD, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and Matilda Cartwright/GUYS AND DOLLS, plus working crew, props and front of house in numerous productions. She produced KISS ME KATE and was Stage Manager /STEEL MAGNOLIAS. She has been singing and dancing since she was two and still loves it today. She runs a daycare in her home and teaches part-time at Little Hearts preschool. Louise thanks her husband, Jim, for his patience with her efforts.
-- ICT would like to thank Louise for making her delicious chili dinner at move-in!

RICHARD FROHLICH (Sound Design) is pleased to work with this great cast, crew and design team. Rich is a two time Column Award winner. He has designed sound for more than 60 productions at over a dozen area theaters since 2005, including Lend Me a Tenor and 6 others at ICT. In 2001 he founded the award-winning Texas Radio Theatre Company. In addition to sound design, Richard is a video producer, graphic and flash animation designer specializing in vocational and training programs. He makes his home in Arlington Texas with his wife Shannan and their three children.

IAN GARLAND (Light Board Operator) was proud to design the lights for LEND ME A TENOR sine he has been assistant light designer for ICT for the past four seasons and is happy to be back on the board for this show. Currently he is a theater major with focus in lighting at UNT. There he was assistant light designer for GHETTO, THE MISANTHROPE, and was light designer for two dance pieces for the 2009 NEW CHOREOGRAPHERS CONCERT. He would like to thank his friends and family for all the support they have given him.

TULLY HALL (Sound Board Operator) is pleased to be working crew with ICT again. His recent experience with ICT’s Theatre On The Edge as Stage Manager/THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, and with ICT MainStage as Stage Crew/TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM, including numerous set builds, has sufficiently infected him with the theatre bug. Expect to see more of his name in future programs.

JENNYE JAMES (Set Design and Master Carpenter) is a recent graduate of Texas Wesleyan University where she received a BA in Theatre. She has worked as technical director, set designer, scene painter, carpenter and props designer with many local theatres including Theatre Arlington, Amphibian Stage Productions, Jubilee and Casa Manana. Recently, Jennye has been Technical Director for Amphibian's production of NO CHILD and stage manager for Theatre Arlington's FULL MONTY.

LISA MILLER (Lighting Design) is thrilled to join ICT for her first production. Lisa works with many organizations in the DFW area, including Texas Ballet Theatre and The Fort Worth Opera. She is also Resident Lighting Designer for the McKinney Repertory Theatre. Recent lighting design works have included JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM COAT for Sherman Theatricks; CHARM for Kitchen Dog Theater and THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE for Repertory Company Theatre. Her work will be featured in an upcoming production with the Fort Worth Opera Festival’s HYDROGEN JUKEBOX .

KAREN PIERCE-BURKS (Costume Design) is very pleased to have the opportunity to work again with Irving MainStage. Karen had just finished SUESSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET at Creative Arts Theatre & School, where she got a nod from John Garcia's The Column for her colorful costumes. She has worked with most of the theatres in the D/FW metroplex over a span of 30 years. These days she can be found at Creative Arts Theatre & School, where she not only costumes shows, but teaches future costumers and make-up artists. Karen would like to thank her beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, for assisting her on this project.

Auditions

Directed by Dennis Yslas

Sunday, November 7, 2010 from 2 - 4pm
Monday, November 8, 2010 from 7 - 9pm

Performances: January 14 - 29, 2011

There are no rehearsals on Nov 24 - Nov 28; Dec 22 - Dec 26, Dec 29 - Jan 2. Also, there will be rehearsals during the day on Sat and Sun.

Call 972-594-6104 to schedule an appointment.

Roles: 6 Female

6 women (25 - 50)

(all roles are available)