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Fantastic News! Our Melodrama Returned for Four
Performances In April 2009 In Downtown
Our “Magical” Melodrama – OR – Is A Dead Magician Really An “Abra-Cadaver”? Breaks Attendance Records In 2009! Spend an evening of fun-filled villainy “booing”
the villain and “cheering” the hero! Bring the whole family and create a
vacation memory that will last a lifetime. Appropriate for everyone from ages
4 to 104, A Magical Melodrama at The
Golden Garter Theatre will make you to “laugh ‘til your cheeks hurt.” The
Pacific Northwest’s The “melodrama” is a live comedy stage
play where good always triumphs, true love is always mutual and evil is
always vanquished (politely, of course!). What makes melodrama such fun
theater is the improvised participation of you, the audience. As a melodrama
audience, you get to “boo” the
villain, “cheer” Following
intermission, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll roll on your belly like a
reptile…at the comedy hijinks of our old-fashioned
“Olio.” Our wonderful cast returns
to make sure your evening ends on a high note as they sing, dance, do magic
and turn the show over to you, the audience! A much shorter version of our
full evening “Magic, Music & Merriment Revue” (see below), our Olio
features the individual talents of the same cast you came to love during our
melodrama! Come for the “boos” and “hisses” and stay for the light-hearted
laughs! On
performance evenings, our pre-show begins with an age-old tradition called
the “Sing-Along,” so start warming up your voice now. Our handsome and
trustworthy Still
can’t picture it? Check out this page of pictures taken by our guests for a
“preview of coming attractions.” FOR PICTURES, CLICK HERE The Magic, Music & Merriment Revue – GOOD NEWS! Our “Magic, Music & Merriment Revue” was a big hit at
its encore run last December. Check back here for future performance dates! This
comedy, music and magic revue is guaranteed to make you “laugh ‘til your
cheeks hurt!” Our Great Gorge Variety Arts Players take the stage for a
hilarious live vaudeville-style comedy variety show. You’ll witness
sensational songs, veracious ventriloquism, marvelous magic, calamitous
comedy, delightful dance and humor “so clean” you
During our “Magical Melodrama,” and
“The Magic, Music & Merriment Revue,” you’ll experience the live escapades
of The Great Gorge Variety Arts Players (That’s “GGVAP” for short). The GGVAP
are our professional group of thespians who will tickle your funny bone,
touch your heart and turn your evening into a historically-hysterical
experience!
Armitage Shanks (Villain)………..David
Roberts David is a wonderful addition to our cast and has been active in theater since
high school. Most recently his roles have been Oberon in "Midsummer
Nights Dream" and Mortimer in "Arsenic & Old Lace" for The
Magenta Theater. He runs the
Ernest T. Beek
(Hero)……….……Zack Persson
Zach Persson is an actor and film
producer. He has appeared in many shows, mostly with Christian Youth Theater
of
Originally from
MC/Sheriff Lawson Forcer …………..Matthew Legare
Matthew makes us
laugh! A Salt Lake City boy by birth, Matthew moved 26 times before
graduating from high school (could it have been all of those appearances on
“America’s Most Wanted”?). After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from
the University of Texas at Austin (which we won’t hold against him), Matthew
began a career of performing at fairs and festivals up and down the West
Coast as “Tobias The Adequate.” Here at the Garter, Matthew is far more than adequate and just
happy finally to be performing indoors! We’re happy he’s here too and we know
you will be too!
Cheyene always has a
smile on her face and her effervescent personality is a plus to our
production. Cheyene is a Senior at “Featured
Players” & Understudies…………………….. Shelby Nelson Originally from Evan Adent Evan was born in
Our parents wouldn’t have it any other
way! At The Golden Garter, we pick up after ourselves, say grace before meals
and tip our hats to ladies! We don’t put up So, don’t delay, get your tickets
today. A Magical Melodrama at The Golden Garter has been known to sell-out
entire seasons (just don’t ask “when?”), so don’t be left in the dust, don’t
end up high and dry, don’t miss the “Show” Boat, and “don’t wait ‘til the sun
shines, Nellie”!, write or call to reserve your seats in our
historically-hysterical evening of comedy immediately (that means right now,
today! Why are you still reading this? Stop and pick up the phone…that’s what
it’s there for! You won’t be sorry you did. There, now don’t you feel
better?) The Golden Garter will become the highlight of your vacation, I
guarantee it, or my name isn’t Phineas T. Pendergast! (Come to think of it, my name isn’t Phineas T. Pendergast! But come
anyway, you know you want to! That’s Phineas T. on
the right).
The Golden Garter Theatre’s next
location and dates are announced on our “Schedule” page (it’s hard to get
consistent help these days - see exact dates that aren’t sold out on our “Schedule” page).
So, all you have to do is buy your tickets and show up – doors open 30
minutes prior to each performance! (But warm up your funny bone before you
come – we don’t want you to strain anything!) We’ll do our job by making sure
you leave the evening looking younger, feeling lighter, lifting your IQ and
even going home in a more stylish & valuable horse and buggy! (not really).
“I laughed ‘til my cheeks hurt!” (notice Sue didn’t tell us which
cheeks!) “What a blessing it was to have clean, fun humor…it
was a hoot!” “My friends and I had a terrific
time with all of you…it was like we were at a party!! It was the end of a fun weekend. Thanks
again for the great laughs.” -Louise Elliott, “…simply good, clean fun…the whole family will enjoy
the magic and vaudeville atmosphere.” -Jack & Marge Mace, Brush Prairie, WA “For months we’ve been traveling throughout the “Thank you for a delightful show!!! We laughed uncontrollably
all the way home and found ourselves cracking up over it days after! In fact,
months later we still refer to that night as one of our most enjoyable
outings. Your show has a wonderful combination of music, magic and comedy.
Great for all ages. Your ‘dummy’ skit was our favorite and extra funny
knowing the ‘dummy’ under the mask!! It was fun meeting you all after the
show!! Thanks again for a most memorable experience.” -Sandy & Nelson Melo, “I loved the show because of its’ wholesome humor. I
would definitely recommend the show, it was a great
evening of entertainment.” –Gary Boe, “I found myself watching my
grandson (age 6) laughing so hard that I thought he was going to fall
off his chair! Then I noticed my son sitting next to me laughing so hard
at his son that I just couldn’t stop laughing at them laughing so hard! There
we were, three generations having good clean fun; total hilarity
and total enjoyment...does it get any better than that? I couldn't
have had a better evening!” -Mary Lou Nordstrom, “I really enjoyed the show. It was a great evening of
entertainment. The ‘human ventriloquist dummy’ was a real hoot. It takes a
lot of talent to pull off a show like this and they did it with apparent
ease. Thank you.” -Al Slavich, Battle Ground, WA “It was fantastic! My kids loved interacting with the
cast, and the actors had a blast playing with the audience. It
was a terrific show. If you are looking for a family-friendly activity, head to The Golden Garter.” -Melissa Bickle, “…bring the kids… wholesome humor built for a family
audience and getting everyone to laugh together…tickling intended to get
people all laughing simultaneously…” -The Columbian Newspaper, “…hysterical! Thanks for an evening of much laughter.” -Delcine Mesa-Johnson, “We had a wonderful time! The show
at the Golden Garter was a hoot! It was both entertaining and hilarious and
never let up. They have a real touch for drawing from the crowd and
keeping everyone engaged!” –Warren Rust, “Wholesome entertainment for the entire family, well
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