1. “ The love, support, and
respect the members of
the theater community
have for one another is
unparalleled. Say what
you want about us wacky
drama-types, but one
thing that makes our
business special is our
loyalty, our fierce
commitment to one
another, and our mutual
respect.”
- Monica Raymund
CNN Ranks
Mabel Tainter
Center for the
Arts as one of
the “World’s
Most Spectacular
Theaters”
Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts
The Menomonie Theater Guild is Menomonie’s oldest
community theater organization. Founded in part to
restore the Mabel Tainter after a many-year closure, the
Menomonie Theater Guild has been instrumental in
uniting actors, directors, musicians and a score of other
creative minds for over fifty-five years. Shows are
prepared and tickets sold at the Menomonie Theater
Guild Studio. It is the mission of the Menomonie
Theater Guild to produce plays for community
enjoyment, to provide dramatic recreating for its
participants and to perpetuate and extend the ideals and
objectives of community theater. This organization will
also encourage the preservation of the Mabel Tainter
building as a historic, authentic and cultural institution.
Menomonie Theater Guild
Winter 2015

2. Hello!
This newsletter is aimed at keeping you, the members of the
Menomonie Theater Guild community, updated as to what’s been
happening and what’s coming up in the future. In it are reports on
our finances, our current activities, and lists of volunteer
opportunities and items we need. Please review these opportunities
to involve yourself with the guild and to join us in making magic!
Finance update: early last summer we realized we had for several
years been spending more than we were taking in and had created
a debt of around $35,000. As you may know, we eliminated our
executive director position and reduced our overhead significantly
and began to draw heavily on the volunteer efforts of the executive
committee of the board of directors to keep the organization
functioning. With the combination of gifts from many of our
member donors, excellent ticket sales, and operational cost
reductions, we have created a budget for the year that will leave us
operating “in the black” and allow us to begin to pay off the debt
we have been accruing. Stay tuned for more details on this at the
annual meeting in May.
We thank you for your generous gifts of time and financial support.
We invite you to email us with any questions, suggestions, kudos or
complaints you may have to help us do our job better. We hope to
see you at our remaining two productions “Into the Woods” and
“Little Women.”
Pinckney Hall, President
pinckneyhall@gmail.com
In this Issue:
 President’s
Report
 Into the Woods
 Words from the
Director
 Little Women:
Auditions
 Lovin’ the Stage
– an MTG Love
Story
 Ticket Time
 Color Dash
2015
 How to Get
Involved
 MTG
Wednesdays
 MTG Building
Wish List
 MTG Costume
Shop Wish List
 Volunteer
Opportunities

3. Into The Woods
Into The Woods is a multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway
musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book
by James Lapine. The musical incorporates the plots of “Little
Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel,” and
“Cinderella,” tied together with an original story involving a
childless baker and his wife who have been cursed by a
witch. Into The Woods is for adults and older children; due to
its adult themes it is not suitable for young children.
Performances at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts are
Friday, February 27 at 7:30; Saturday, February 28th
at 2:00
& 7:30; Sunday, March 1 at 2:00; and Friday, March 6 at
7:30; Saturday, March 7 at 2:00 & 7:30; and Sunday, March 8
at 2:00.
Tickets Adults $20, Students and Seniors $18. Discounts are
available for groups of ten or more. To order tickets, visit the
box office at MTG Building (502 W 2nd
Street, Menomonie)
open Monday, 12-3; Tuesday and Thursday, 2-5, Friday,12-3.
Or call box office at 715-231-7529 (PLAY) or order them on
the website, menomonietheaterguild.com or by email at
mtgtickets@gmail.com Tickets are also available at the
theater one hour prior to the performance.
Press Release: http://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/variety/datebook/mtg-
announces-into-the-woods-cast/article_d0b39829-f5a5-5cc5-9130-
3e8833bf9ae6.html
Into the Woods Cast Photo Credit: Dyan R. Larson Photography
OUR Production of into
the woods is coming along
very well. Volunteers have
stepped up to make costumes,
gather materials, build sets,
produce items for publicity,
make musical contributions,
design sound, do hair, and
many other tasks. And our
hard-working board has
been so helpful! It’s like
watching the message of the
play in action: “no one is
alone.” the journey of
producing this play is not
an easy one since this play
is lengthy and challenging.
But it will all be worth
the effort. We are growing
so much as we discover
things about the play and
the audience will make many
discoveries about themselves
as well as thoroughly
enjoying the talents of some
amazing artists.
Ann Salt
Director of Into the Woods

4. Design by K. Roland
Little Women– Auditions
Share this timeless and enduring classic about the March sisters’ journey
from childhood to maturity during the American Civil War. Audiences of
all generations will enjoy acquainting - or reacquainting– themselves
with the sisters: Meg, the romantic; Jo, the aspiring writer and tomboy;
kindhearted Beth; and pretentious Amy, as well as their beloved
Marmee. Together the March family learns to endure good times and
bad as they share the joys and pains of growing up.
Audition Dates: March 9th & 10th from 6-8pm at the MTG Studio.
Performance Dates: May 8th– May 17th
Make Friends… Find Your True Love
at MTG!
Making friends across the
community, on stage and back
stage is at the heart of the MTG
experience. Cactus Flower, 1975,
brought together a wild and winning
group of actors– Mary Riordan,
Warren Lang, Barbara Burdick,
Chris Leubner, Judy and Loren
Gifford are a few from that production. Who knew, certainly not the rest of the
cast, that Judy Mitchell and Loren Gifford were falling in love?! Maybe director
Karin Falkofske saw the chemistry, proving that directors can change your
destiny. Since then, Judy served on the MTG board and Loren acted in
several more MTG productions. It truly was MTG magic!

5. Ticket Time!
Have you ever been confused
about how to get tickets? If so,
let this be a guide for you!
There are four ways to get your
tickets!
1. Stop by our studio box office
located at 502 West 2nd Street
in Menomonie! Make sure to
stop by during our box office
hours:
Mondays: Noon-3:00pm
Tuesdays: 2:00-5:00pm
Thursdays: 2:00-5:00pm
Fridays: Noon– 3:00pm
2. Call our Studio Box Office
during our box office hours to
talk to Box Office Staff and
order your tickets via phone.
Our box office number is
715-231-PLAY (7529). If Box
Office staff is unavailable when
you call please leave your
name, number and a brief
message and staff will get back
to you during the next Box
Office Hours.
3. Order your tickets on our
website
menomonietheaterguild.com.
4 Purchase tickets one hour
prior to the performance at the
Mabel Tainter Center for the
Arts. Please keep in mind that
your desired tickets may not be
available if you wait until the day
of the performance.
If you have any questions,
comments or concerns please
call:
715-231-PLAY (7529)
Or email us at:
mtgtickets@gmail.com
Pictures from MTG Color Dash 2014
Color Dash 2015
The Menomonie Theater Guild is bringing
back the Color Dash 5k Fundraiser with a
hurricane of color that will turn even your tears
of joy into a tie-dyed movement of bliss and
renew your outlook on what fun and life are all
about! Come walk, run or skip through the 5k
COLORFUL course at Wakanda park on May
2nd, 2015. 11:00am is registration and packet
pick-up and the Color Run begins at 1:00pm.
For more information and to register at early
discounted rate visit:
www.thecolordash5k.com.

6. MTG Wednesdays Need You!
You are invited to join a hilarious and hardworking crew of volunteers
who are rolling up their sleeves on Wednesday mornings to conquer a
host of items on the MTG “to-do” list. We arrive about 9:00am and
work until noon, sometimes longer because we can not stop! Jobs vary
but so far have included sorting and searching in the costume area,
organizing the resource room, or taking requests from directors, staff
and costume, set and props chairs. Thanks to Pat Avery, Kris Winter,
Mary Riordan, and Elaine Lacksonen for their mighty efforts. Contact
Marion Lang at marionlang@charter.net for MTG Wednesday calendar
information. Next MTG Wednesday is scheduled for February 11th,
2015 at 9:00am.
To volunteer as an usher for a performance or help in the box office please
contact LeAnne Talberg at mtgvolunteer1@gmail.com

7. MTG Building Wish List:
 Sweeping and Push Brooms
 Hand Tools (ratchet screwdrivers,
18v Cordless Drill, Utility Knife, Large
Rubber Mallet, Pliers, Channel Lock
Pliers, Putty Knife, Hammer)
 25’ and Longer Extension Cords
 Quick Square
 25’ Tape Measure
 Saw Sharpening Service
 4’ Fluorescent lights and bulbs
 5’ Stair/Step Ladder platform on
wheels
 Drill Press
 Industrial wet mop
 Any size shop
vacuum
Costume Shop Wish List
 Dress forms (any era, large sizes)
 Industrial sewing machine and blind hemmer
 Vintage clothing from the 1950s and before.
Particularly women’s undergarments (corsets, etc.)
 Large size formal wear for both men and women
 Large size men’s suit jackets and pants
 Heavy metal home sewing machine with
attachments, need only straight stitch and reverse.