2018 Heart-A-Rama Auditions!!!

With 2018 just around the corner, we at Heart-A-Rama want to remind everyone that the 2018 audition times are also quickly approaching. The theme for our 48th year will be Stay Classy Heart-A-Rama and will feature some fun performances such as; The Kewaunee Hickbillies, Dancin' Fool, People wanting to be a Millionaire and Sinnerella as this years musical.

Auditions will be held on February 8th(Thursday) in the Capitol Civic Centre Mertens/Kadow Room at 7:00 PM. We will also have a second audition on February 11th(Sunday) in the Capitol Civic Centre Mertens/Kadow Room at 1:00 PM. 

Heart-A-Rama 2017 raised a total of $83,900 thanks to the dedicated efforts of more than 200 volunteers, sponsors and patrons. $75,510 was donated to the American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate. The remainder was used to purchase 10 Automated External Defibrillators (AED's) which have been distributed to public gathering places throughout Manitowoc County. Heart-A-Rama has raised over $2.7 million in 47 years to help fund research in the fight against heart disease.

Our show dates are April 26, 27, 28 and May 3, 4 and 5 at the J.E. Hamilton Community House in Two Rivers. If you are interested in becoming part of the Heart-A-Rama team, we hope to see you there. Please feel free to review the Cast & Crew Page/Dates for a full listing of our dates and times for the 2018 year. 

As a reminder, the blog has been updated to include this post as well as the 2018 date/time information. However, Heart-A-Rama will be transitioning all of its content to the new website. If you would like to stay up-to-date, please click here to be brought to our new website!!

New Website!!

Heart-A-Rama is excited to announce the implementation of our new website at https://heartarama.org. Our new website will come with plenty of updated features as well as up-to-date content to provide you with the best experience possible.

Audience Contest

Life sure is good when you have a chance to win a fabu prize from Heart-A-Rama valued at $2.00 or more!  You read that right.... valued at two whole dollars or more...

Of course there are rules....

1.  Ticket holders only - contest is not open to cast and crew

2.  Winner will be announced at the show - so yes, you need to be there to collect your fabu prize

Here's the deal.....

Below is our show line up with a few pieces missing. The first person to email bdenor@lsol.net with a correct answer wins.  You must include the date you will attend the show so we can present you with your prize.  Winner will NOT be announced prior to the show.  

Provide the titles for Act I #2, and Act II #6 to win.

Act I

1.  Coffee Break

2.__________

3.  What's Your Phobia

4.  Slab of Dreams

5.  The Monster Under the Bed

6.  A Baboon, A Buffoon and four Honeymoons

7.  Intermission Song TBA

Act II

1.  Opening Number TBA

2. HAR News

3.  Heart-A-Rama Loves Millennials

4.  Game Show

5.  Closing number TBA

6.__________

No Fear...No stage fright...No jitters

Here you go...

The talented, fun-loving, 

ego-free, generous, silly, kooky, 

Heart-a-Rama 2017 cast

Kate Kouboddy

Bobbi Novak

Jim Pautz

Charles Allger

Paul Hacker

Laurie Magyar

Ellen Peronto

Mark Gordon

Phil Hoff

Greg Wolf

Ann Wolf

Juliet Kosarzycki

Joy Krejcarek

Kim Kuehnl

Maddie Hansen

Sue Cortee

Jerri Burkart

Lisa Novachek

Gary Moore

Lynn Retzak

Greg buckley

Tina Prigge

Paul Reilly

Phillip Weatherford.

Sheila Hansen

Connie Dorner

Peter Dorner

James Gordon

Pat Smith

Mary Hamachek

Candy LaFleur

Logan Magyar

Fred Schnell

Nancy Siebert

Joe Putman

Tom Bartelme

Joe Wiesner

Jason Prigge

                                                    Take a bow 

                                   HAR cast...

                           

     and  high 5's to our crews 

who work quietly, invisibly, 

and so very hard 

behind the scenes

 making sure that everything runs smoothly.

2017 Auditions

Auditions for Heart-A-Rama 2017 –“Jitters” - are set for 7:00, Thursday, February 9 and 1:00, Sunday, February 12in the Mertens/Kadow Room at the Capitol Civic Centre.  Audtionees will be asked to read from a provided script and sing of song of their choice.  Directors request that those auditioning provide a list of conflicts for the months of February  through April. 

 2017 marks the organization’s 47^th year of fund-raising fun and will be presented  at the J.E. Hamilton Community House in Two Rivers on April 27,28, 29 and May 4, 5 and 6 2017.  Directors Bev Denor, Lisa Novachek, Ellen Peronto, Jim Pautz  have assembled a collection of skits and musical numbers highlighting comical worries and phobias such as night terrors, fear of millennials, and anxiety over finding the perfect (pri)mate. 

 Heart-A-Rama 2016 raised $91,570.02. $82,413 was presented to Karla Lodholtz, Vice President of the American Heart Association-Wisconsin Affiliate. The remainder stays in Manitowoc County to support local heart health needs and for education.

 General chairpersons, Tom Bartelme, Diane Hansen and Karen Schweitzer-Olson are happy to announce the following additions and changes to the organization’s planning team: Juliet Kosarzycki and Kelsi Kaminski, advertising; Katie Eichmann, choreographer; Barb Bundy-Jost, program design; Stephanie Carpenter, theme logo design; Charles Allger and James Gordon, production assistants.  Mary Ann Knier will paint the “Best Seat in the House” to be auctioned off each night prior to the official opening of the all volunteer variety show.   Art students, under the advisorship of Assistant Art Professor Erin LaBonte, will handle all set painting needs.  Pianist and vocal coach respectively are Phillip Weatherford and Paul Reilly.

Final Figures for 2016 ....2017 Preview!

           Thanks to the efforts of over 200 volunteers, loyal patrons, and sponsors, Heart-A-Rama 2016 raised $91,570.02. $82,413 was presented to Karla Lodholtz, Vice President of the American Heart Association-Wisconsin Affiliate. The remainder stays in Manitowoc County to support local heart health needs and  for education.

            Producers and directors have begun plans for Heart-A-Rama 2017 celebrating the organization’s 47^th year of bringing fund-raising fun to the Lakeshore. Producers Bev Denor and Brad Zimmermann promise a variety show reflecting the year’s theme, “Jitters”.  Directors Bev Denor, Lisa Novachek, Ellen Peronto, Jim Pautz and Brad Zimmermann have assembled a collection of skits and musical numbers highlighting comical worries and phobias such as night terrors, fear of millennials, and anxiety over finding the perfect (pri)mate.  Heart-A-Rama 47 will be presented at the J.E. Hamilton Community House in Two Rivers on April 27,28, 29 and May 4, 5 and 6 2017. 

            General chairpersons, Tom Bartelme, Diane Hansen and Karen Schweitzer-Olson are happy to announce the following additions and changes to the organization’s planning team: Juliet Kosarzycki and Kelsi Kaminski, advertising; Katie Eichmann, choreographer; Barb Bundy-Jost, program design; Stephanie Carpenter, theme logo design; Charles Allger and James Gordon, production assistants.  Art students, under the advisorship of Assistant Art Professor Erin LaBonte, will handle all set painting needs.

2017...It's Happening!

HAR 2017 is well on it's way.  What, you thought Diane, Tom and Karen, our business team, along with the creative team of Bev and Brad have just been sitting around eating heart dogs and popcorn, and drinking beer?!  Wrong.  The five of us, along with James who happily wears his "Trainee" badge to all meetings, have been hard at work.

An amusing little comment was overheard at back of house during last year's show.  The silly speaker announced that all it takes to bring our event together are a few mentions of Mirro, a couple seagull jokes and a quick reference to Fleet Farm. Although we found the comment entertaining, we realized that many people don't know what happens behind the scenes from May -April.

So, from time to time, we'll update you on what's happening.

 Two weeks after one show closes, meetings begin for the next year and then everyone gets busy.

Here's what what we've been doing...

• Post mortem on the 2016 show
• Producers selected theme and designed the show
• Directors met and determined who would write what sketches
• In progress - script writing.  Scripts will be complete by the end of October.
• Confirmed return of committee chairs
• Vacant positions filled
•         Pianist....Connie Dorner
•         Choreographer...Katie Shaw Eichmann
•         Advertising chair...Juliet Kasarzycki, co-chair TBD       
•         Program design...Barb Bundy-Jost
•         Toilet seat design...MaryAnn Knier
•         Logo design...Stephanie Carpenter
• Met with Erin LaBonte from SLC to discuss SLC students as set painters
• Contacted and set meeting time with shirt logo designer
• Set meeting with Karla, AHA rep to discuss financing for mic replacement
• Costumes arranged in their new storage spot at LaDeDa Books & Beans
• Completed financial records for 2016...totals announcement coming soon
• Set production calendar for 2017
• Updated chair contact list
• And many more odds and ends......

So, raise your hand if you have time to spare and we can surely put you to work.  The coming months are going to be busy.

Oh, I almost forgot.  You probably want to know the theme, right? JITTERS. (Not the shirt logo...just a place holder until the logo has been designed.)  We'll be writing about things that make us nervous, paranoid, and uncomfortable.  There will be a skit about a phobia support group, and another about a young lady who fears she will never experience the boom boom wompa wompa at any time in her life.  We're also toying with something about the "older" generation fearing that millennials  will not be ready to run the world.

Remember, click  on the Cast/Crew tab at the blot top for a list of important dates.

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