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Theater Scene
Written By Matthew Russell Hendrickson
South Valley Civic Theater
Behind the Scenes
Behind the stage of every theater company , community or professional , there is always some sort of production staff and / or board of directors who handle the actual workings of getting a play from the planning stage to being performed for an audience . The Morgan Hill Community Playhouse is the home of South Valley Civic Theater and they have a board of directors . Each year there is a changing of the guard on the board and this year ’ s new president of the board is Gilroy ’ s own Scott Lynch .
If you haven ’ t seen Scott on stage you are definitely missing out . He recently won the Best Male Actor in a Leading Role award at the SVCT Member ’ s Choice Awards held in October of last year for his performance as Vanya in “ Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike !” Scott has performed for audiences in Gilroy and Morgan Hill for ten years now . Scott started performing in grade school , but his first big leap was during his senior year at Gilroy High School when he auditioned for a part in “ Flowers For Algernon ” and was cast as Charlie . Scott recalls the story was an emotional roller coaster “ and I remember one scene in which I could hear people in the audience crying . As an actor , eliciting such an emotional response was an incredible experience .”
Thirty years later he decided to audition for SVCT ’ s 2008 production of “ It ’ s a Wonderful Life .” He landed the role of George Bailey who struggles with the significance of his own life . “ There were a lot of changes happening for me at that time and the whole question of how one person ’ s life can positively impact others resonated with me .” Scott has since performed in a total of seven plays for both SVCT and Limelight Actors Theater . He has also produced five plays for SVCT . It was during this time that he joined the board of directors for SVCT .
This coming 2018-2019 season marks the 50 th anniversary for SVCT since it original started as Gilroy Community Theater . The upcoming season includes encore productions of musicals from previous seasons which were chosen through audience suggestions of productions they would like to see again . The upcoming season starts in September and runs through July of next year . The list of productions is included in the calendar at the end of this section .
Scott ’ s memorable roles include Charlie in “ Flowers For Algernon ,” George Baily in “ It ’ s A Wonderful Life ,” Reverend Brown in “ Inherit The Wind ” and Vanya in “ Vanya And Sonya And Masha And Spike .” When asked which was his favorite he
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Tenderly , the Rosemary Clooney Musical offers a fresh , remarkably personal , and poignant picture of the woman whose unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend . In Tenderly , Rosemary Clooney ’ s journey starts with her simple Maysville , Kentucky childhood and follows her rise to Hollywood stardom . With her signature songs woven in and out , we learn both the story of her successes on film , radio , and TV , as well as her struggles in her personal life – with a career fading during the advent of rock-and-roll and her battles with addiction and depression . Audiences stand and cheer as they rejoice at her triumphant comeback and even more successful career as a jazz singer .
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“ Annie , Jr .
April 20 , 21 , 27 , 28 , 29 May 4 , 5 , 6 , 11 , 12 Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical , with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners , Thomas Meehan , Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin , Annie JR . features everyone ’ s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure .
With equal measures of pluck and positivity , little orphan Annie charms everyone ’ s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City . Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan . Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan ’ s evil machinations , finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks , his personal secretary , Grace Farrell , and a lovable mutt named Sandy .
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replied “… a tough choice , but I would have to say George Bailey in It ’ s a Wonderful Life .”
“ It was happenstance that I auditioned for It ’ s “ A Wonderful Life .” An audition notice was sent to my daughter Abbey . To this day , I don ’ t know how she got on SVCT ’ s mailing list . The time was right , I guess , for me to get involved in something outside work and separate from all the school activities that were going on for my children . Being a part of a story that brings folks in touch with something that affects them in a deeper , meaningful way . It ’ s the emotional response that is most gratifying and affirming . Be it rapt silence , laughing , or crying … It ’ s all good .”
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Theater Scene
Now Playing
Written By Matthew Russell Hendrickson
“Tendrely,
The Rosemary Clooney Musical”
South Valley Civic Theater
April 27,28, 29
May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 18, 19
Behind the Scenes
B
ehind the stage of every
theater company, community
or professional, there
is always some sort of
production staff and/or board of directors who handle the
actual workings of getting a play from the planning stage to
being performed for an audience. The Morgan Hill Community
Playhouse is the home of South Valley Civic Theater and they
have a board of directors. Each year there is a changing of the
guard on the board and this year’s new president of the board is
Gilroy’s own Scott Lynch.
If you haven’t seen Scott on stage you are definitely missing
out. He recently won the Best Male Actor in a Leading Role
award at the SVCT Member’s Choice Awards held in October of
last year for his performance as Vanya in “Vanya and Sonya and
Masha and Spike!” Scott has performed for audiences in Gilroy
and Morgan Hill for ten years now. Scott started performing in
grade school, but his first big leap was during his senior year at
Gilroy High School when he auditioned for a part in “Flowers
For Algernon” and was cast as Charlie. Scott recalls the story
was an emotional roller coaster “and I remember one scene
in which I could hear people in the audience crying. As an
actor, eliciting such an emotional response was an incredible
experience.”
Thirty years later he decided to audition for SVCT’s 2008
production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” He landed the role of
George Bailey who struggles with the significance of his own
life. “There were a lot of changes happening for me at that time
and the whole question of how one person’s life can positively
impact others resonated with me.” Scott has since performed
in a total of seven plays for both SVCT and Limelight Actors
Theater. He has also produced five plays for SVCT. It was
during this time that he joined the board of directors for SVCT.
This coming 2018-2019 season marks the 50 th anniver-
sary for SVCT since it original started as Gilroy Community
Theater. The upcoming season includes encore productions of
musicals from previous seasons which were chosen through
audience suggestions of productions they would like to see
again. The upcoming season starts in September and runs
through July of next year. The list of productions is included
in the calendar at the end of this section.
Scott’s memorable roles include Charlie in “Flowers For
Algernon,” George Baily in “It’s A Wonderful Life,” Reverend
Brown in “Inherit The Wind” and Vanya in “Vanya And Sonya
And Masha And Spike.” When asked which was his favorite he
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
Tenderly, the Rosemary Clooney Musical offers a fresh,
remarkably personal, and poignant picture of the woman whose
unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend.
In Tenderly, Rosemary Clooney’s journey starts with her simple
Maysville, Kentucky childhood and follows her rise to Hollywood
stardom. With her signature songs woven in and out, we learn
both the story of her successes on film, radio, and TV, as well as
her struggles in her personal life – with a career fading during
the advent of rock-and-roll and her battles with addiction and
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