COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY
September, 2010

Dear Friends of CV REP,

We are starting the season out with a bang! This summer we did not let the heat stop us from growing CV REP’s mission and vision.

Beginning this October, the CV REP Actors Conservatory will begin to offer the desert community classes ranging from Voice, Improve, Scene Study, Audition Technique, just to name a few. These classes will be taught by trained professional teaching artists. We will be presenting these classes at the Desert Dance Academy in Palm Springs. (Please check our website out for the full fall semester offerings, or click here.)

On October 7th, CV REP in partnership with the AIDS Assistance Program of Palm Springs will present “DRAMA TO DRAG: Provincetown History Meets Palm Springs’ Future”. This is our largest fundraising event to date. For tickets please contact AAP at 760-325-8481 or go to their website at www.aidsassistance.org

On September 29th, CV REP will present another stimulating Luminary Luncheon. This month’s Guest Artists are Joyce Bulifant & Roger Perry, luminaries of the Stage, TV & Film. They will be interviewed by Bruce Fessier, Special  Projects Writer for the Desert Sun.

Look forward to see you at a CV REP event soon!

Sincerely,
Ron Celona
Artistic Director

In The News

Keep your eyes open for your invitation to CV REP’s biggest event to date!  Our October 7th fundraiser, “DRAMA to DRAG: Provincetown History Meets Palm Springs’ Future” in partnership with the AIDS Assistance Program of Palm Springs!   Tickets are on sale by phone at through the AIDS Assistance Program at 760-325-8481 and could also be purchased through AAP at www.aidsassistance.org   

Our host/narrator for the evening, talented and charismatic Broadway actor/singer, Danny Gurwin will take us on a journey through time sharing the history of Provincetown, MA on Cape Cod and how it became the pivotal place for early American playwrights and actors.  There will be three diverse scenes presented in Act 1 by CV REP’s company of professional actors that will take you from 1916 through 1990’s. Then in Act 2 you will be taken to present time with the dynamic KINSEY SICKS!, a drag-apella group that sing live in four part harmony parodies of songs you may know but with a fun racy gay twist to them!! Hold on to your seat, you may fall off laughing too much! There will also be an appearance by Palm Springs local drag group Les Originals. Don’t miss out on all the fun…Buy your tickets today!

LUMINARY LUNCHEON

Please join us for our monthly LUMINARY LUNCHEON,
Wednesday, September 29th at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa
with guest artists, Joyce Belifant & Roger Perry, actors of stage, TV and Film
who will be interviewed by Bruce Fessier,Special Projects Writer for the Desert Sun.

For reservations, please call Audrey Provan at 760-341-7442

What are the CV REP LUMINARIES?

The CV REP Luminaries are a new social/booster group. This group helps to light the way to CV REP’s future. With the support of our sponsor, the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, the monthly events are held at the BLU Ember. Each luncheon includes a Luminary of the Theatre who will share their life experience working as an actor.

A portion of the fee will pay for your meal, refreshments, entertainment and the remainder will go to CV REP. The fee is only $30.00! A bargain for this fine restaurant!

FUNDRAISING PRODUCTION TREE GROWS!

Please consider this summer helping our tree grow more leaves so that it will be strong enough to produce a Main Stage Production in the 2010-2011season.

The funding that we raise this summer will determine the type of production possible. Will it be a thought provoking Play or a Musical? We have both on the table and depending on how many leaves we could grow we will be able to determine what is possible…please go to our website at www.cvrep.org and add a leaf to our tree! Your name will be added to its roots. Help make our tree grow!!

WISH LIST
There are numerous ways, large and small, that you could help support our growth. If we don’t ask, we don’t receive!