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Hearty thanks go out to our Senior Moments Improv' Troupe for their May 6 performance, which contained both short-form comedic skits and long-form dramatic scenes. We were thoroughly entertained. Their next show will be scheduled for November, to which all residents will be invited. Stay tuned for more information! We are pleased to report a sellout crowd for our annual summer party, "Aloha Summer," program June 3. The food was great and the music kept us hopping. Thanks go out to the committee organizers, Callie Dean and Ros Nesler. Please note that our Monday Actors' Workshop is "dark" the months of July and August. Keep your ears and eyes open for word of its return in September. We will definitely have space for new participants. Please contact Sally at Moki2@cox.net for details. The Readers' Theatre group meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Mens' Club Room at 1 pm. Co-leaders, Sally Benton and Anita Simons, tell us that readings will include a variety of genres: Poetry, prose, and drama – and no memorization! We look forward to their performance in October. Please consider signing up for Audio Video Training Sessions, which are held on the third Wednesday of each month from 4 to 6 pm in Abravanel Hall. The focus June 19, was on Advanced Lighting and Audio. The A/V committee has contributed so much to the success of our programs; we should make a concerted effort to be a part of both, or at least have a working knowledge of what A/V does. Our fall show is scheduled for Oct. 25, and 26, where we will present Tiger's Tales, a night of original one act plays by Janet S. Tiger, a local San Diego playwright. "[She] has written over 50 plays, screenplays, monologues, and now books. *** [Her] award-winning plays have been produced internationally from New York to New Zealand and are in popular anthologies in the United States and Canada." The production will be directed by Patricia (Trish) Moran Collins, a "professional director with a demonstrated history of working at all levels of theatre… [Who] trained in improvisation at The Second City Training Center with such teachers as Stephen Colbert and Avery Schreiber." Auditions will be open to all OHCC residents on Mon., July 8, from 10 am to 12 pm, in the Mykonos Room, and Tues., July 9, from 2:30 to 5:30 pm, in the Ladies' Club Room. The scripts will be available at the time of the auditions. Note that rehearsals will start that same week as auditions, commencing with a read-through on Thurs., July 11, from 1 to 4 pm, in the Mykonos Room. The entire community is invited to our Sept. 2 meeting, where Richard Lederer will entertain us. He is an author, speaker, and teacher. Best known for his books on the English language, including topics such as puns, oxymorons and anagrams, he refers to himself as "the Wizard of Idiom," "Attila the Pun," and "Conan the Grammarian." His weekly column, Looking at Language, is syndicated in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. You should not miss this show! Cathy King has been appointed to the nominating committee for the 2020 Theatre Arts Board. Anyone who might be interested in being on the Board should contact Cathy directly with questions by email [GertandCathy@hotmail.com] or by phone (760) 941-1421 (home) or (760) 936- 7095 (cell). We are fortunate to have Jack Landau provide live music before our monthly meetings. Please join us at 7 pm on the first Monday of each month in Abravanel Hall to find out what everyone else is talking about and see how much bang you get for your $10 annual dues. You can join Theatre Arts and participate in all of our entertainment and activities. You can always leave your check in our envelope at the front desk. Do not forget to follow our activities online at http://www.ohccdg. wixsite.com/theatrearts. | OHCC LIVING | JULY 2019 | 11 Theatre Arts Richard Lederer will entertain us on Sept. 2

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