Arts News: 2008 – 2009 Island Players Season Opens with “Annie Get Your Gun”

by Alice Barlow

Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin with Book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields

October 31, November 1, 2*, 6, 7, 8, 9*, 13, 14, 15, 16*, 2008
8:00 PM and *Sundays at 3:00 PM
Casino Theatre – Pier Village, St. Simons Island
General Admission: Adults $20 Students (18 and under) $5 each.
Information at (912) 638-0338 and [web site]

Annie Oakley is the best shot around, and she manages to support her little brother and sisters by selling the game she hunts. Colonel Buffalo Bill Persuades her to join his Wild West Show. It only takes one glance for her to fall head over heels for dashing shooting ace, Frank Butler, who headlines the show. The rousing, sure-fire finale hits the mark every time in a testament to the power of female ingenuity. Every song a hit!

Auditions for “On Golden Pond” will be held at the Casino Theatre on St. Simons Island on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday November 2, 3, 4 at pm 7:00 .  They are looking for actors between the ages of 35 and 75 and a pre-teen or teenage boy. Scripts are at the St. Simons and Brunswick libraries.