In the quaint alpine hamlet of Mt. McCoy, the choice of markets is very limited. Locals tolerate the larcenous prices for groceries and sundries at “LeDons,” the only market in town that has managed to survive. All of our guests are “detectives,” and correct guesses are entered into our raffle. We’ve got some great prizes from local businesses (list coming soon)

Tom’s Place Restaurant & Resort
hosts the first two evenings
November 7th – 8th 7:00 pm (Wed & Thurs)
For tickets: (760) 935-4239 ($38 per person)

The Bistro at Snowcreek
hosts the next two evenings
November 9th – 10th 7:00 pm (Fri & Sat)
For tickets: (760) 934-8511 ($45 per person)

Tamarack Lodge / Lakefront Restaurant
hosts the last two evenings
November 11th 5:00 pm (Sun)
November 12th 7:00 pm (Mon)
For tickets: (760) 934-2442 ($70 per person)

It’s time for some drama in Mammoth (other than whether we’ll exceed Rusty’s promised 24” of snow this month)!  After all these comedies, SCT is proud to go back to our roots by bringing a Classic to the stage.  It may not be “old,” since “Proof” was originally produced in 2000, but that’s not our only definition of classic.

For SCT, a great play is timeless.  It features honest, powerful and often haggard relationships, since real life is messy. confusing. it’s certainly funny.  and it’s kept warm with moments of true hope. “Proof” is suspenseful and crackling with wit, dissecting themes of sacrifice, identity and what it means to be truly sane.

** Why not spend an evening immersed in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play as the lethargic, sometimes bratty, Catherine is forced to face the reality that she may have inherited her brilliant father’s genius … and his insanity.

Reviewed by the New York Times:
http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/reviews/3295/
By the Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-05-30/theater/math-about-you/1/
An interview with the author, David Auburn:
http://otium.uchicago.edu/articles/auburn_q+a.html

Presenting:

Catherine … played by Julia Runcie (Olivia in Twelfth Night; Belle in A Christmas Carol)
Robert … played by Rick Phelps (Big Daddy in A Cat On A Hot Tin Roof; Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol)
Hal … played by Jody Ecklund (Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night; Dr. Caius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Claire … played by Morgan Lindsay (Viola in Twelfth Night)

SCT is holding auditions for it’s winter drama:
“PROOF,” David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize winning play of love, loss, mathematics and mental illness. Suspenseful and crackling with wit.

Mon, Dec 12 & Tues, Dec 13th
6:30 pm

Location:
Cerro Coso College
Mammoth Lakes Foundation / Edison Building
(use main entrance to the left)

Check out the “sides” you’ll read ——————> to the left! ——————> (Adobe .pdf files you can download) ——————> You may also contact the director, Allison McDonell Page at (323) 646-5055 to borrow a copy of the script. Rehearsals for this show start after the new year. Performances have been scheduled for March 22nd – April 8th, 2012.

PLOT:
Set in Chicago, a former mathematician genius, who suffered from mental illness, has died. His daughter Catherine, who dropped out of college to take care of him while he was sick, is preparing for the funeral when Hal, one of her father’s students, shows up to look through her dad’s old notebooks. Meanwhile, Catherine’s sister Claire, worried about Catherine’s mental state arrives wanting to bring Catherine back to New York with her. When Hal discovers a theorem in one of the notebooks that mathematicians had thought impossible, Catherine claims it was she who wrote the proof, not her father. But did she? The handwriting in the notebook looks very like her father’s. As the mystery develops and resolves, the playwright explores issues such as what the link may be between genius and madness and whether either or both can be inherited. Through dynamic and witty characters the playwright tells a story about human relationships, suggesting that developing trust and love can be as difficult, and just as uncertain, as establishing the truth of a mathematical proof.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
Catherine: 25. A mathematician like her dad. She has spent a lot of time alone taking care of her mentally ill father. As of late she has rarely been around others her own age. She is sharp, cerebral, acerbic, cynical and dry. It is not easy for her to trust others as she has had to fend for herself for so long but she when she does trust she trusts completely.

Claire: Late 20′s- early 30′s. Catherine’s older sister is a stock analyst in New York. She is worried that her sister has inherited her father’s genius as well as his mental illness. Though she comes across as controlling and critical Claire truly wants what is best for her sister and feels guilty for the overwhelming responsibility her younger sister had thrust upon her.

Robert: 50′s. A brilliant mathematician and professor that in his day did a tremendous amount for the field until his mental illness took the best of him. Like Catherine, he is excited by math and matters of the mind. But unlike Catherine he is jolly and seems to be high on life. There is certainly a special bond as well as deep love between the two of them.

Hal: Late 20′s – early 30′s. Robert’s former math student who is getting his PHD in mathematics. He’s afraid he will never come up with something brilliant and is enamored with genius. He is cerebral and dry, nerdy and lovable. You wonder if he’s always had a slight crush on Catherine making him a bit more awkward than he is usually when in her presence.

This year’s crime scene is a chamber mixer, hosted by a real estate company with a lot of killer competition in the town of Bloody Mountain. All of our guests are “detectives,” and correct guesses are entered into our raffle. We’ve got some great prizes from local businesses (list coming soon)

Tamarack Lodge / Lakefront Restaurant
hosts the first three evenings
November 13th – 15th 7:00 pm (Sun-Tues)
For tickets: (760) 934-2442 ($65 per person)

Tom’s Place Restaurant & Resort
hosts the final two evenings
November 16th – 17th 7:00 pm (Wed-Thurs)
For tickets: (760) 935-4239 ($38 per person)

… Success is all about who you know …
… But secrets are hard to keep in a small town …
… And knowing too much can KILL your reputation …

SCT’s annual fall Murder Mystery is

• Always fun to be a part of.  Much grown-up fun (not the best show for actors younger than 16).
• Always appreciated by locals (since locals also write the script and make sure to include local “inside jokes”).
• Always a great place to get your feet wet if you’ve ever considered acting but haven’t had the nerve to try.
• Always no-pressure; just a commitment to come to the rehearsals and 5 or 6 performances in early- to mid-November.  Rehearsals start in October.

Want to be a part of the show?

• Come to auditions (plan to stay for at least 30 min)
• You don’t have to have something memorized
• It’s not American Idol-scary where the judges are staring you down.   : )
• We’ll provide something for you to read, perhaps part of our script.
• Easy-peasy.  Hope to see you there!

Our cast features:
Morgan Lindsay as Viola
…….. (who cross-dresses as “Cesario”, Orsino’s servantboy who is secretly in love with “his” master)
Jason Crockett as Sebastian
…….. (Viola’s twin brother, mistakenly thought to be lost in the desert storm)
Jim Marcotte as Duke Orsino
…….. (“Cesario’s” master, Viola’s crush and who has a crush himself on Olivia)
Julia Runcie as Olivia
…….. (the beautiful & rich object of Orsino’s affection, but who falls in love with his servant “Cesario”)
Mike Dostrow as Malvolio
…….. (Olivia’s disagreeable and puritanical financial advisor, whom Olivia’s servants make a fool of)

Also presenting:
Chuck Scataloni as Sir Toby Belch
…….. (Olivia’s drunken uncle)
Erica Sutch as Antonia
…….. (Sebastian’s servant)
Jarrett Smith as Mistress Maria
…….. (Olivia’s assistant)
Jody Ecklund as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
…….. (Toby Belch’s foolish friend)
Marlene Piper as Floria
…….. (…)
Mo Jacoby as Valentine
…….. (Orsino’s assistant)
Sabrina Clevenger as Officer 1
…….. (who arrests Antonia, as there is a warrant out for her arrest)
Sam Taylor as Feste the Clown
…….. (entertainer to Olivia and Orsino and practically the only sane one in the bunch)
Skyler Simpkind as Wagon Driver
…….. (who brings Viola to safety)

For the current rehearsal schedule, visit our “Current Show” tab above.