Season Four
For a minute or perhaps two - and this is a long time - the theater makes man better and happier on this earth. - Jean Jacques Gautier
For Season Four, RCT broke out the pastels and made marriage the loose focus of their endeavours. Love was supposedly in the air, but often it took the sound of marital discord!
Season Four began with a delightful romantic comedy entitled Coming Apart; written by Fred Carmichael. The play opens with the Colin and Frances Kittridge simultaneously saying, “I want a divorce!” Both are conceited and rightly so: Colin is a successful humour columnist and Frances is an equally successful romance novelist.
Frances and Colin's attempts to divide their belongings as they continue to live in the same apartment for a six month waiting period are paralleled in a book Frances is writing called ‘How to Survive a Marriage’. Startling revelations bring about a warm and mirthful happy ending.
Having travelled to both the English and Ukrainian cultures, RCT decided to have a Spanish Christmas Feast in early December. At the same time, RCT began its' second Drama Camp with ten eager students.
Over eight weeks, students learned about all aspects of producing a play, and used the short play Cinderella to practice their skills. In January 2009, the students presented their production to a full house.
To cater to the whims of Rosetown, the final production of Season Four was yet another farce, this one entitled Perfect Wedding. This play was written by Robert Hawdon, who also authored Don't Dress for Dinner.
In Perfect Wedding, a man wakes up in the bridal suite on his wedding morning to find an attractive naked girl in bed beside him. In the depths of a stag night hangover, he can't even remember meeting her.
Before he can get her out, his bride to be arrives to dress for the wedding and, in the ensuing panic, the girl is locked in the bathroom. The best man is persuaded to claim her, but he gets confused and introduces the chamber maid to the bride as his date. The crisis rises by the time the mother of the bride and the best man's actual girlfriend arrive.
In a brave venture, RCT decided to cast the main roles in the production with high school students. Their enthusiasm and energy made the crazy story line even more breathless and zany. Audiences loved the play, and RCT received a new roster of young actors.
Having found so much talent in both elementary and high schools, RCT decided to dust off the dance shoes and begin Season Five with Oliver! The Musical. And to capitalise on the enthusiasm of the children who had had their taste of the spotlight, RCT decided to hold auditions for Oliver! The Musical in June before school ended for the year. Much to the delight of RCT, 45 people tried out and were cast for the fall production.