A Review of Our Fiscal Year September 2015-August 2016

Fresh off the Annual General Meeting, our outgoing, long-term President, Pamela Milani, brought everyone up to date on the past fiscal year from September 2015 to August 2016.

Pam was on her second round of Presidency and had a total of 8 years as head of the board. As it is with most small non-profit groups, even though you are not officially on the board, you will still be expected to put out 120%. Just ask the new President, who has not been on the board for a few years...although she has been in the position more than once...and has easily covered the 120% effort.

And to quote the new Prez, "That being said...", here is the new Board of Directors for the 2017.

President-Teresa Weber

Vice-President-Calypso Malcolm
Secretary-Bailey Lemcke
Treasurer-Marilyn Kuntz
Theatre Saskatchewan Rep-Amber Matechuk

Public Relations-Whitney Treasure

Member at Large-Jason Heinmiller

So after all of that, here is Pamela's review...

Paper Bag Players Season in Review

Sept’15-Aug ‘16 We started off the season preparing to host TheatreOne 2015, “Theatre Never Sleeps”. 

The festival took place Nov. 5th, 6th & 7th at Sacred Heart High School. The 5th was a workshop only in the evening with performances taking place the 6th & 7th. We had 5 communities taking part in the festival, Kerrobert, Regina, Melfort, Indian Head and PBP. Our own production of “Elevator” starred Marilyn Kuntz and Teresa Weber and was directed by Leanne Keys with Pam Milani and Whitney Treasure taking on tech duties.

The Elevator received honorable mention in acting for both ladies, honorable mention for directing and runner up to best entry, with Kerrobert taking home the top award in all three of those same categories. 

Wrapping up TheatreOne meant focusing on our Christmas production “Sorry Wrong Chimney”. Our annual dinner theatre took place Nov. 20/21, 27/28that St Gerard’s hall.  The JayWalkers once again provided entertainment for the cabaret following the performance.  Sorry Wrong Chimney also performed in front of a sold out crowd in Preeceville. The show featured Sarah Christie-Petrovich, Dave Walker, Ray Stokes, Amber Matechuk, Kris Gendall, Catlin Hogan and Pam Milani and was directed by Teresa Weber and Marilyn Kuntz, with Whitney Treasure on tech duties.

Finishing up 2 hectic back to back shows meant that some of us needed to relax and what better way to do that than a trip to Saskatoon to Persephone Theatre to watch “Farndale Christmas Carol”. A guided tour of the theatre was provided by Dan MacDonald, artistic associate of Persephone and he also adjudicated TheatreOne for us.

Our AGM took place January 2016 and our board saw some changes and new faces. Outgoing secretary Julie Parisloff, and incoming secretary was Sarah Christie-Petrovich.  Outgoing treasurer Jason Heinmiller moved to VP and Glenda Sprowl came on as treasurer. Outgoing VP Whitney Treasure moved to Member At Large(MAL). Theatre Saskatchewan (TSI)Rep Amber Matechuk was able to hold on to her position as did president Pam Milani (surprise!). Marilyn Kuntz also stayed on as Public Relations(PR).

Fast forward to May ’16 and Glenda Sprowl left her position as treasurer (and left Yorkton) so Marilyn Kuntz moved over to treasurer with Peter Rousay moving onto the board as MAL and Whitney Treasure became our new PR Rep. and Pam remained as president :/

Spring 2016 quickly became another busy time for PBP. Preparations for our spring show “Hold Please” began early February. This show featured Pam Milani, Amber Matechuk, Teresa Weber and Leanne Keys and was directed by first timer Whitney Treasure. Glenda Sprowl and Whitney both worked in our tech booth. “Hold Please” went all the way to Moose Jaw for TheatreFest ’16 and once again PBP brought home the brass!

This time the four leading ladies tied for the best actress award and Leanne Keys also brought home the award for best characterization. There was also an honorable mention for the backstage tech award.

Spring 2016 also saw our first Ladies Night and what a night it was! “Hold Please” was the featured performance followed again by a cabaret with the JayWalkers. Ladies night was a sold out crowd and saw many door prizes, draws and wine give aways. As well as on site vendors and a silent auction with many of the prizes being donated by local businesses. It was decided to make this an annual event and we noted to buy a lot more wine and beer, yes ladies do like beer :)

No rest for the weary, up next was our annual paparazzi stint with the Yorkton Film Festival. This year our volunteers decided to take in Lobster Fest, 

it was decided that lobster fest will also be an annual event!

Always looking for fundraising ideas we set up at the 2nd Ave Fair and sold some of our PBP popcorn. A few dollars and some club awareness was raised.

Closing out the season was our 2nd Renaissance fair scheduled for July 23rd at Rodney Ridge and everything was in place for a full day of adventure, entertainment and vendors and then it rained, no it poured and thundered. 

The renaissance fair was postponed until the next day which turned out to be a beautiful hot summer day, however the delay meant losing the entire Viking village being brought to us courtesy of Loki’s Brood Viking Group as well as some of our vendors. Our production of “the Sword in the Stone”, the Me’ira belly dancing troupe out of Estevan and some local entertainers performed under a blue sky. 

The postponement didn’t seem to keep the crowds away as we had a great turn out again this year. We are looking at making this event bigger and better by forming a separate committee and partnering with Loki’s Brood.

Thank you to all of you that helped make this another fantastic season and for all the hard work everyone puts into making this club so successful. We’re heading into our 35th season still going strong with money in the bank!

THAT’S A WRAP!!

Pam 

Meet the Cast - Sarah Christie as Rachel the bride

Sarah Christie-Petrovich will be playing Rachel in our upcoming performance of 'Perfect Wedding" Check out her bio below!

"My name is Sarah Christie-Petrovich, and I will be playing the role of Rachel, Bill’s fierce fiancée, in “Perfect Wedding”!
I became involved in Paper Bay Players on a whim 3 years ago, when my principal was casting for a play. She asked if I was interested in acting and I said, “Yes. Sure. Why not?” though I admit that I had always shied away from public speaking growing up. Very quickly, I found myself cast in the role of Alice in “The Drowning Girls”. I have been hooked ever since. I played Audrey, a bored and baffled actress in “the Farndale Murder Mystery” and Sheila, another fierce fiancée, in last year’s “Wrong Chimney”.

Off-stage, I spend my days nerding out as a middle-years teacher, binge-watching shows on Netflix with my dude-spouse, and feeding and caring for three ridiculous cats. I’m also an avid reader and writer.

I’m looking forward to our Yorkton performances of “Perfect Wedding”. Hope to see you there!"

That's it for our cast spotlights.

Meet the Cast - Kris Gendall as Tom the Best Man

Kris Gendall will be playing Tom in our upcoming performance of 'Perfect Wedding" Check out his bio below!

"My name is Kris Gendall aka 'Krust Grundell'. You may have seen me in past PBP productions such Cocktails at Pam's, Farndale Murder Mystery, and Sorry! Wrong Chimney. I like McDonalds but haven't always liked McDonalds. Its just really tasty. I like playing Nintendo, specifically Dr. Mario and Tetris, also TMNT.

Mondays are my favorite day of the week and winter is the best because no bugs. My parents are from the Prince Albert region. My grandma's from St. Louis. I am excited to share this world with my life-companion and my two cute (biased) offspring."

Meet the Cast - Bailey Lemcke as Julie

Bailey Lemcke will be playing Julie in our upcoming performance of 'Perfect Wedding" Check out her bio below! 

"This is Bailey Lemcke. She has always been an actress at heart. When she isn't at home playing with her fur babies or at the gym workin' on her fitness, she is performing with The Paper Bag Players. She has only been in a few productions with the PBP. The productions include The Farndale Murder Mystery as Audrey, Willabella Witch's Last Spell as Princess Rapunzel, The Sword in the Stone as Princess Guenever and is currently playing Julie the Chambermaid in Perfect Wedding."

Meet The Cast - Ginnett Beattie as Daphne, Mother of the Bride

Ginnett Beattie will be playing Daphne, the Mother of the Bride in our upcoming Dinner Theatre December 1st, 2nd & 3rd. Check out her bio below!

"I am Ginnett Beattie, and my role in “Perfect Wedding” is Daphne, the emotional Mother of the Bride who is determined, no matter the circumstances, that a perfect wedding will take place. This is my second play with Yorkton Paper Bag Players and I have played a character named Daphne in both, with my previous character as Thelma/Daphne in “Murder and Checkmate Manor”. I grew up in Yorkton and I work as a manager at Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation in Melville, SK. I was always dramatic as a kid and it easily transitioned to stage in school at the Yorkton Regional High School and a few film and videos at the University of Regina many years ago. I have always enjoyed the fun and excitement of theatre and the Yorkton Paper Bag Players group is, by far, the most fun I have had acting."

Meet The Cast - Pamela Milani as Judy

Pam Milani, will be playing Judy in the upcoming Christmas Production. Check out her picture and bio below!

"Hi! I'm a long time member of Paper Bag Players. You may remember me from such roles as Betsy in "And the Winner is", Holly in "Kiss the Moon Kiss the Sun", Queenie in "You Can't get There from Here", Rosalie in "Myrtle and Rosalie", Maude in "A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking", Thelma /Scrooge in "Farndale Christmas Carol", Gwendolyn in "The Importance of Being Ernest", Abby in "The Long Weekend", Hypolita in "A Midsummer's Night Dream", Sis in "Queen of Bingo", Pam in "Every Christmas Story ever told", Pam in "Cocktails at Pam's", Bessie in "The Drowning Girls", Thelma/Daphne in "A Farndale Murder Mystery", Samantha in " Sorry Wrong Chimney ", Erika in "Hold Please", and if you don't then you will definitely remember me in my current role as Judy in "Perfect Wedding" playing Dec 1,2,3 at St Gerard's Hall. Get your tickets at paperbagplayers.com Hope to see you there!"

Meet the Cast - Mike Thompson as Bill the Groom

Hello my name is Mike Thompson, and I will be portraying Bill, the harried groom in the upcoming performance of "Perfect Wedding".

I have been living in Yorkton for six years and work as an accountant with Collins Barrow PQ LLP.

This is my first play with the Yorkton Paper Bag Players, and unless you count my fourth grade school Christmas concert, it is my first time acting. I did do a pretty impressive Bob Saget in that though.

I wanted to try something new and so far it has been a lot of fun. Hope to see you out at the show!"