Roswell Community Little Theatre (RCLT) is holding auditions for Clue On Stage and Mission Improvable.
Auditions for Clue On Stage
Clue On Stage opened its auditions this evening. Tomorrow is the final audition for this play. You know the board game and maybe you have seen the movie. Are you a fan of Mrs. Peacock or maybe Colonel Mustard? Come be a part of it all. Final auditions will be held tomorrow at the RCLT at 7:00 p.m.
Next week, RCLT is holding auditions for their Improv troupe, Mission Improvable. Be a part of this fun and comic adventure. Auditions are one night only at 7:00 p.m. on the sixteenth of March at RCLT. The performance will be lively and LIVE on April 22nd at 7:30 P.M. at RCLT.
Meet Angela Wipperman. Without her the Roswell Community Little Theatre's would be dark and quiet.
Angela spent her earliest years in Dallas Texas. Then, when she was four-years-old, her family moved to El Paso Texas. In the eighth grade and all the way through high school and community college Angela sang in choir. She also helped at her father’s business. Once Angela kept the gas station open late so that Denzel Washington could get gas. Angela’s ornery smile lights up when she remembers that Denzel tipped her one-hundred dollars for staying open.
When Angela was a junior in high school, she joined sixteen of the best youth voices from Texas to sing at Carnegie Hall. There Angela met Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, and Demi Moore. She admits to still being a little star struck.
As a singer, Angel became comfortable on stage, but even more comfortable behind the scenes. From her first years in live performing, she helped with lights and sound. In her earliest stage experience she had to actually go downstage and physically move stage lights. Angela also really enjoys helping with costumes and sets. She worked with costumes sets, light and sound before ever going on stage as an actress.
Angela acted some in school and even for Roswell Community Little Theater (RCLT) in Unnecessary Farce. With her quick wit and lively personality, she is perfect for improv. Angela plans to audition for Mission Improvable on March 16 at RCLT.
Angela also loves working with children in theater. One of her favorite memories was helping backstage for and elementary school production of the Wizard of Oz. She enjoyed helping the munchkins and lollipop kids get ready and seeing the set and play come together, had her hooked for live theater.
Come see Angela’s latest work in Four Old Broads, which is in its second week of performances. Friday March 4 and Saturday March 5 at 7:30 p.m. The final performance will take place next Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Roswell Community Little Theatre. For more information go to:
Gina Montague grew up in Tucumcari, New Mexico and moved to Roswell while in high school. She is Louise Montague’s daughter, (read RCLT Spotlight on Louise Montague here.) During Gina’s college years, her mother kept trying to get Gina to audition for Roswell Community Little Theatre (RCLT) but Gina refused.
Gina has a beautiful voice. She sang with a group of women from the Ladies Aide organization. She loves to sing four-part harmony and misses singing with the women of the Ladies Aide.
In January 2012, Gina’s mother finally convinced Gina to try out for the first play presented in the new RCLT building. The play was the musical, Small Talk. Gina won a role and found out she was a natural for both dramatic parts and musical roles.
Gina works for Senior Olympics with Roswell and must budget her time with RCLT. She has made time not only for performances but followed in her mother’s footsteps to direct plays as well. Gina loves to perform and is fabulous to work with. She is a perfectionist for her own personal methods. Gina will ask fellow cast members to work with her on blocking and choreography of scenes until she has it right. She is easy to work with and creative in her roles. In Dearly Beloved, Gina stole the show by climbing onto the table and stabbing the “turkey” while wearing her slip and high heels. The audience roared in laughter at this scene and some still speak of it as a great moment for live theater.
Gina says that directing as opposed to performing is like giving birth. It is a lot of heartache but so gratifying when the show comes together. She enjoys boosting an actors confidence until it shows up in an excellent live performance. She recalls directing the play, Unnecessary Farce, which only came together the night before it went live. It was a great play but nerve-racking until the opening night.
Gina delights in the impromptu and improv of live acting. She was in the scene with Alethea Hartwell mentioned in another spotlight. The bench that was only supposed to “partially” break, dumped both Gina and Alethea. They recovered adeptly. Improvising and delighting in each other’s fast thinking.
Gina admits to worrying about the what-ifs before a performance whether she is directing or starring. She has learned to not let the what-ifs get in the way. Cast members and those working with Gina when she directs a play speak of her professionalism and delight. She is great to work with and a true asset to RCLT.
Come see Gina in Four Old Broads, which is in its second week of performances. Friday March 4 and Saturday March 5 at 7:30 p.m. The final performance will take place next Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Roswell Community Little Theatre.For more information go to:
Chris Wiperrman was born and lived most of his life in Kansas City. He retired from law enforcement and married his wife, Angela in Kansas City. In 2019, he and Angela were ready for a change. Angela had family in the Tularosa/Alamogordo area so they came out west. They liked New Mexico and Roswell in particular. Since Tularosa and Alamogordo were only a morning’s drive away, they settled in Roswell.
Chris enjoyed theater from an early age. In high school he performed and worked backstage. Chris was so talented that he received a scholarship for dramatic arts college.
While he continued to study theater, Chris had his eyes on another prize. He wanted to be a police officer and stepped away from the dramatic arts to fulfill that dream. After retirement Chris was anxious to return to the theater. After moving to Roswell, Chris got a call from a Roswell Community Little Theatre’s, RCLT) own Tricia Hart (see https://www.bacoots.com/category/general/). Tricia asked Chris to audition for a role in Francine’s Will. Chris not only got a part in Francine’s Will but found a new second home at RCLT.
RCLT has made good use of Chris’ talents on and off stage. He has a thorough knowledge of set design and construction as well as lights and sound. In Francine’s Will, Dearly Beloved and Four Old Broads, Chris made the set come to life even while learning lines to perform.
Chris blushes a little when he admits that he most enjoys being the center of attention. Center of attention or not, he is a fabulous actor, filling in roles with perfect timing and garnering great laughs from the audience.
Chris is a bloodhound when sourcing props. From junkyards to second-hand stores to the Salvation Army, Chris will search high and low for the perfect item. For Four Old Broads, he secured a marvelous, fringed lampshade for use as a hat. Chris in and active member of RCLT and now a board member as well.
Come see Chris in Four Old Broads, which is in its second week of performances. Friday and Saturday March 4th and 5th at 7:30 pm and Sunday the final performance at 2:30 pm in Roswell Community Little Theatre.For more information go to:
Edrice Tozier was born in Carlsbad but has lived most of her life in Roswell. She attended Gateway High School and began her love of drama.
After high school Edrice took a year off before college. She enrolled at Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus (ENMUR) and completed her degree. She rekindled her love of theater at ENMUR, mostly working on the stage crew and behind the scenes. She auditioned for one role while at ENMUR and performed in the play, Fairy Tale Christmas.
Edrice joined Roswell Community Little Theatre (RCLT) and was cast as the only female character in Dracula. It was in Dracula that Edrice earned her reputation as a dedicated student of character, and a capable actress.
After a short break, Edrice worked with the improv group at RCLT and then as understudy for the lead role of Clarissa in Spider’s Web. She was also cast in Spider’s Web in a supporting role. Recently Edrice starred in three major roles as Philodendron, Beauty, and Prune Danish in the comedy Mother Goose Gets Eaten by a Werewolf. She is currently cast as the much-maligned nurse, Ruby Sue, in the next RCLT production of Four Old Broads.
Edrice is an avid reader and a writer. She enjoys the process of bringing a character to life, both on the page and on the stage. She also studies well how authors and directors bring characters to life. Edrice also enjoys live performance and the active feedback from the audience. She really enjoyed her roles in Mother Goose Gets Eaten by a Werewolf. The roles were fun and the cast and crew worked well together. She said one of the cast members did a different dance every night of the live performance. Edrice says, with hint of laughter in her voice that she really enjoyed Prune Danish’s character. Prune was crafty and had a plan to kill her stepmother.
Edrice says that the creative part of drama is in how she portrays each role. A true professional , she learns her lines and only then fills in the character. By opening night, Edrice is well prepared and knows the script. At the onset of production and blocking, Edrice is knowledgeable and quick to help with props. The cast and crew enjoy and respect Edrice. She is fun on stage and off with a quick wit and sure smile.
Come see Edrice in Four Old Broads, which opens this Friday (Feb. 25th at 7:30 pm) in Roswell Community Little Theatre.
Four Old Broads opens Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the theatre. For more information go to:
Kirk DeSoto was born and raised in Hobbs. He finished his teaching degree in Roswell and got his first teaching position at Sunset Elementary. He became a principal at Missouri Avenue Elementary School in Roswell, but he missed the classroom. Kirk returned to the teaching fulltime. Kirk is well placed in the classroom as he loves to teach and encourage. He brings out the best in his students.
His acting debut came in the performance of Hello Dolly at Roswell Community Little Theatre (RCLT). He enjoyed working with the director Cathy Cook. He has a beautiful tenor voice. The musical director put Kirk’s vocal abilities to good use in his supporting role. Kirk will never forget coming up from a hole in center stage. He doubts that RCLT will use this trap stage door again, but said it was fun.
Kirk’s love for community and skill as a strong tenor voice prompted him to sing with the Roswell Community Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah. The Community Orchestra was delighted to have him.
Shyness and his reserved personality kept Kirk from the theatre for a few years after Hello Dolly. However, now he is back with RCLT and happy to be an assistant director.
Kirk re-connected with Denise Samuels and her husband Chris through teaching. He and Denise work together in the Roswell Independent School District. With encouragement from Denise, Kirk returned to the theatre. First, he went to the shows and rekindled his love for live performance.
The Flock
Kirk his happy and proud to be a part of The Flock, a group of three friends from his school who meet and encourage each other. They have matching T-shirts and meet at least once a week to share burdens and delights. Through The Flock, Denise coaxed Kirk back into the theatre and RCLT. According to Denise, Kirk is the most excellent assistant director for Four Old Broads. The cast of Four Old Broads echoes Denise’s sentiment. The skills Kirk has honed in the classroom translate well to the job of directing. He has a good eye for scene dynamics and blocking. He spots strengths in performers that help the play move forward without aggravating sensitive egos.
Kirk recalls a favorite moment in Hello Dolly when, in the middle of one of the monologues, a fellow cast member was backstage dancing. The whole scene seemed to encapsulate the wonder and joy of live performance.
Kirk identifies two creative impulses in theatre. First, he is usually scared out of his wits on opening night, but in trusting his director and pushing through his stage fright, he marvels at his abilities. Second, as a director and an actor, he delights in the performance coming together almost impossibly through the work and diligence of the actors and crew.
Catch Kirk’s latest efforts as assistant director in Four Old Broads.
Four Old Broads opens Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the theatre. For more information go to:
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