COS Department of Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of their spring musical, The Spitfire Grill Friday April 18th in the COS Kenneth Ford Theater. It is an award winning American musical with music and book by James Valcq and lyrics and book by Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff. The Spitfire Grill is a story about a feisty parolee who follows her dreams based on a page from an old travel book. She arrives at a small country town and finds a place for herself working at Hannah's Spitfire Grill. Spitfire is an upbeat, well-crafted and performed show, with an enjoyable folksy score (conducted by Roger Emerson) that works hand-in-hand with its story of hope and redemption. This is new Director of Theatre , Tom Murdock’s first musical at COS and stated of all the shows he has directed as well as been a part of in the past, Spitfire has proven to be something quite special. “I chose Spitfire not only because of its excellent script and score, but also because of the uncanny similarities between its fictional town- Giliad and the town of Weed . The reason many of us are here, is the beauty of this area and its relaxed pace of life. It is human nature to forget what there is to appreciate around us. My hope is that audience members will walk away not only humming the catchy soulful tunes of Spitfire, but with perhaps a better appreciation of how very lucky we all are to be here.” He added that if community members have not been to see a COS Theatre Department production in a while, they should come out to see what we are doing. New faculty, training and energy have resulted in some top notch productions this year. The start up of the COS Theatre Membership fund has also served to energize the program. Our opening night exclusive member’s reception has proven to be a big hit. As a reminder to our members, Spitfires opening night reception on April 18th will be quite special as Café Maddalena will be catering. Each performance audience members will have an opportunity to win a dinner for two at Café Maddelena via a raffle. Spitfire show dates are April 18th, 19th, 25th, and 26th at 8pm, and Sunday the 27th of April at 2pm. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at the Public Information Office. Prices are $10 for General admission, $5 for students and seniors; free for current COS students with proof of registration. If you would like more information or tickets please call the COS Public Information Office at 938-5373. Hungry for great entertainment? Something’s cooking at The Spitfire Grill.
Tom Murdock
Director of Theatre
College of the Siskiyous
Weed, CA 96094
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