Amana - Four manly lumberjacks living the bachelor life in their northern Wisconsin camp seem perfectly happy tucked away from civilization - and women. But, when a mail order bride is mistakenly sent for, everything changes. Join Minnesota Slim, Dirty Bob, Muskrat, Moonlight and The Kid as they tell the wonders and woes of being a lumberjack in love with songs like "The Bachelor's Prayer," "Stupid Love," and "Could It Be Cabin Fever?"

Lumberjacks in Love opens August 1 on the Main Stage of The Old Creamery Theatre. Written by Fred Ally and James Kaplan, the authors of Guys On Ice, Lumberjacks in Love is directed by Krista Neumann of Iowa City. The cast consists of Scott Wakefield of New York City, Sean McCall of Marengo, Eddie Skaggs of Cedar Rapids, Tim Abou-Nasr of Omaha, Neb., Lisa Crosby Wipperling of St. Albans, Vermont, and Deborah Kennedy of West Amana, with musical direction by Shari Rhoads of Coralville. Lumberjacks in Love runs through Sept. 1 and is rated Theatre PG.

Tickets are $27.50 for adults and $18 for students. Show times are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Student rush tickets are available half an hour before performances. A student ID is required to get this special rate of $12 per ticket. Group rates for 15 people or more are available.

Lumberjacks in Love is sponsored by Capper Auto Group. Media sponsors are Kiss 96.5 and City Revealed Magazine.

Call the box office at 800-35-AMANA or visit the website at www.oldcreamery.com for tickets or more information. Walk-ins are always welcome if seats are available. Reservations are highly recommended.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

Amana - The Old Creamery Theatre has special events coming your way in July!

On Saturday, July 6 they welcome back Keith Allynn, winner of the 2009 and 2010 Tribute Artist of the Year and the 2010 and 2011 Tribute Show of the Year. Direct from Branson Mo, Allynn will perform two great shows on The Old Creamery's Main Stage.

In A Tribute to Neil Diamond, you'll experience the "Feel of Neil" in this non-stop show that tells Neil Diamond's life through his songs. You'll hear favorites from the 60's, 70's and 80's such as Cracklin' Rose, America, Solitary Man, Play Me, Song Sung Blue, Sweet Caroline and many more. A Tribute to Neil Diamond plays on the Main Stage for one show only on Saturday, July 6th at 3 p.m.

At 8 p.m, Allynn takes to the stage again for On the Road Again with Willie Nelson and Other Outlaws, where he will showcase not only Willie Nelson, but also Waylon Jennings, Joe Cocker, Roger Miller, Elvis and many others. Keith even performs a duet - alone! You'll laugh until it hurts as Keith spins a yarn, literally changing character before your eyes in this Branson style production.

Tickets to each of Keith Allynn's shows are $25 per person or come to both shows for just $40 per person!

The Old Creamery Theatre is also pleased to bring you The Brett Family Singers, direct from Branson Mo., for three exciting shows, July 16, 17 and 18 at 3 p.m.

From an amateur family act, to an internationally known group of seasoned professionals, The Bretts have appeared on worldwide television and in more than 3,000 live performances around the globe. The Bretts deliver high energy, high-caliber professional entertainment to audiences of all ages. Voted Best Morning Show in Branson, The Bretts consistently make their daytime performance the place to be on the Strip in Branson and now you can see them without leaving the state! The Bretts are celebrating their 15th anniversary of performing with this all-new show you won't want to miss.

Tickets to The Bretts are $29.50 for adults and $19.50 for students. Group rates for 15 or more are available.

For tickets to any of these special events, call The Old Creamery Theatre box office at 800-35-AMANA (800-352-6262) or go online at www.oldcreamery.com to reserve your seats today!

Special events are not included as part of any Season Ticket or Discount Ticket Package. Coupons, gift certificates, complimentary tickets or $20 ticket vouchers will not be accepted to purchase tickets to special events.

The Old Creamery Theatre is a not-for-profit live, professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

Amana -Join The Old Creamery Theatre for Young Audiences and follow the adventures of Worm, Spider and Fly from their first day of school through the last as they learn to dream big in this show filled with music and fun for all! Diary of a Worm, a Spider and a Fly opens June 15 on the Main Stage in Amana and runs through June 29.

The cast consists of Lou Petrucci, Beau Wilson, Hannah Spina, Jackie McCall, Lisa Crosby Wipperling and Eddie Skaggs. Directed by Sean McCall, Diary of a Worm, a Spider and a Fly was written by Joan Cushing.

Shows are at 1 p.m. on Saturdays, June 15, 22 and 29. Special weekday matinees are at 10 a.m. on Tuesday June 18, Thursday June 20, Wednesday June 26 and Thursday June 27. Tickets are $8.50 per person. Some weekday matinees are sold out so please call ahead to reserve your seats today. Diary of a Worm, a Spider and a Fly is sponsored by Scheels with Kiss Country 96.5 as the media sponsor.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

Amana - The Old Creamery Theatre welcomes back Keith Allynn, winner of the 2009 and 2010 Tribute Artist of the Year and the 2010 and 2011 Tribute Show of the Year. Direct from Branson Mo, Allynn will perform two great shows on The Old Creamery's Main Stage, Saturday July 6

In A Tribute to Neil Diamond, you'll experience the "Feel of Neil" in this non-stop show that tells Neil Diamond's life through his songs. You'll hear favorites from the 60's, 70's and 80's such as Cherry Cherry, Cracklin' Rosie, America, Solitary Man, Play Me, Song Sung Blue, Sweet Caroline and many more. Don't miss A Tribute to Neil Diamond on Saturday, July 6 p.m.

At 8 p.m, Allynn takes to the stage again for On the Road Again with Willie Nelson and Other Outlaws, where he will showcase not only Willie Nelson, but also Waylon Jennings, Joe Cocker, Roger Miller, Elvis and many others.

Tickets to each show are $25 per person or come to both shows for just $40 per person!

Call The Old Creamery box office at 800-35-AMANA (800-352-6262) online at www.oldcreamery.com

This special event is not included as part of any Season Ticket or Discount Ticket Package.

Coupons, gift certificates, complimentary tickets or $20 ticket vouchers will not be accepted to purchase tickets to this special event.

The Old Creamery Theatre is a not-for-profit live, professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

Amana - The Old Creamery Theatre is pleased to bring you The Brett Family Singers, direct from Branson Mo., for three exciting shows, July 16, 17 and 18 at 3 p.m.

From an amateur family act, to an internationally known group of seasoned professionals, The Bretts have appeared on worldwide television and in more than 3000 live performances around the globe. The Bretts deliver high energy, high-caliber professional entertainment to audiences of all ages. Voted Best Morning Show in Branson, The Bretts consistently make their daytime performance the place to be on the Strip in Branson and now you can see them without leaving the state!

Tickets to see The Bretts are $29.50 for adults and $19.50 for students. Group rates for 15 or more are available.  

Call The Old Creamery Theatre box office at 800-35-AMANA (800-352-6262) or go online at www.oldcreamery.com to reserve your seats today!

The Bretts are celebrating their 15th anniversary with this all-new show in 2013. This special event is not included as part of any Season Ticket or Discount Ticket package. Coupons, gift certificates, complimentary tickets and $20 gift vouchers will not be accepted to purchase tickets to this event.

The Old Creamery Theatre is a not-for-profit, professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.
Amana - Can the three little pigs remember their survival skills as they go out into the world to make a living? Join Big, Tweeney and Wee and find out! The Old Creamery Theatre for Young Audiences presents a classic tale with an imaginative and musical twist in The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs, opening Saturday, March 30 on the Main Stage in Amana.

The cast consists of Maria Bartolotta of St. Louis, MO, T.J. Besler of Manchester, Nicholas Hodge of South Amana, Jackie McCall of Marengo and Stacia McKee of Coralville. The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs was written by Gene Mackey with original music by Cheryl Benge.

Shows are at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 and April 6 and at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Tickets are $8.50 per person and reservations are highly recommended. The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs is  sponsored by Scheels with Kiss Country 96.5 as the media sponsor.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.
Amana - The Old Creamery Theatre is offering a special event, at a special price to help kick off the 2013 season.

Talley's Folly will open March 22 and run through March 24 for three performances only on The Old Creamery's Studio Stage in Middle Amana. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23 and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24.

Don't miss your chance to see this play by Lanford Wilson that won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Set in an old boathouse in 1944, the story follows two unlikely sweethearts, Matt Friedman and Sally Talley, as they once and for all settle their true feelings for one another.

Talley's Folly features Old Creamery favorites Deborah Kennedy and Tom Milligan and is sure to be a treat for all.

Tickets are $27.50 for adults and $18 for students. Buy one adult admission at regular price and get one free for these three performances only. Season ticket packages, complementary tickets or ticket vouchers will not be accepted for this special event. Not
good with any other offer or discount.

Call the box office at 800-35-AMANA or 800-352-6262 for reservations.

The Old Creamery Theatre is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison Iowa. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

Amana - It's out with the old and in with the new, lights that is, at The Old Creamery
Theatre! This week the theatre started work to replace the majority of lights that have
been a huge part of every production on the theater's Main Stage since the 1970s.

Nicholas Hodge, master electrician at The Old Creamery Theatre said not only are the
new lights much more energy efficient but the light blubs have a longer lifespan.
Hodge, who is also a performer, said the new lights will also do something very
important - help to keep the performance space cooler. "Thanks to the newer technology,
90% of the heat generated doesn't travel to the stage," he said.

Because each of the new lights can serve various functions, Hodge said greater artistic
flexibility will be another benefit. "The older lights were limited," he said.

The lights were purchased from BMI Supply of Queensbury New York and CLE of Des
Moines for $31,000. A combination of grants at $5,000 each helped to pay a portion of
the cost. Grants came from The Gethmann Foundation of Marshalltown and the Iowa
County Community Foundation.

The non-profit professional theatre also sold raffle tickets at $100 each to raise the funds
for the new lighting system, so The Old Creamery was not the only one to benefit from
the year-long raffle. 

Jesse Cooksley of Cedar Rapids was enjoying G. I. Holiday Jukebox last December with
his girlfriend when he decided to purchase a raffle ticket. Cooksley, 32 won the grand
prize of $5,000 and was notified on December17 of his good fortune. "I was surprised,"
he said. "It helped to pay for some Christmas gifts for the family."

Various other prize amounts and names of winners are listed on The Old Creamery's
website at www.oldcreamery.com

Others that are benefitting from The Old Creamery's lighting project are some smaller
theatres who are happy to be able to use the old lights.

Coe College, Mt Vernon/Lisbon Community Theatre and ACT I in Vinton all plan to
use some of the older lights on their stages.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded
in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 43 years of bringing live,
professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

WHAT:  Old Creamery Theatre Company 2013 Auditions

WHEN: Saturday January 26, 2013, from 1pm - 5pm and Sunday January 27, 2013, from 2pm - 5pm

WHERE:  The Old Creamery Theatre Main Stage, 39 - 38th Ave. Amana, IA 52203

Audition by appointment. Appointment may be made beginning January 7, 2013 by calling The Old Creamery business office at (319) 622-6034. Actors should prepare two short contrasting monologues (max. 1 minute each). At least one monologue should be a comic piece (preferably contemporary). In addition to the short monologues, singers should prepare 16 to 32 bars of one (or two contrasting) song(s) sung a cappella or with recorded accompaniment. (A CD player will be available - no accompanist will be provided but there will be access to a piano). Please bring a current headshot and resume.

Seeking Equity and non-Equity adult performers of various ages (College age and up) to fill paid positions in The Old Creamery's 2013 Main Stage, Studio, and Old Creamery Theatre for Young Audiences seasons.

A limited number of performance internships are available. Internships typically involve onstage and backstage work on our Theatre for Young Audiences productions and/or Camp Creamery theatre workshops. Internships may or may not include performance opportunities providing EMC weeks. Membership and applicable weeks in Equity's EMC program are available for regular Main Stage productions only. (EMC is not available for Old Creamery Theatre for Young Audiences productions or Studio Stage productions).

One technical internship is also available for a candidate with lighting and sound experience.

Internships can begin as early as March, but typically have summer or fall start dates and most require fall availability. All internships include housing plus a $225 per week living stipend. Intern duties involve all aspects of theatre and may include but are not limited to: performing, costuming, set work, assistant stage management, house management, props, lighting, sound, promotions, assistant teaching, box office, and concessions assignments.

Information regarding the full 2013 season of plays is available on our website at www.oldcreamery.com .

If you are unable to attend these auditions, please send a headshot and resume to:
Sean McCall - Artistic Director
The Old Creamery Theatre Company
39 - 38th Ave.
Amana, IA. 52203

Or electronically to smccall@oldcreamery.com

Amana - The Old Creamery Theatre Company and Bella Sala will bring you an evening of great food and entertainment on Saturday, January 19.

The evening begins at 5 p.m. when the doors to Bella Sala will open for cocktail hour followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The menu includes smoked pork loin, zesty herbed chicken, party potatoes, California blend vegetables, bread and salad. A cash bar will be available.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company will then take to the stage at 7 p.m. to perform Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson. The play is a romantic comedy set in an old boathouse in rural Lebanon, Missouri in 1944. The story follows two unlikely sweethearts, Matt Friedman and Sally Talley, as they once and for all settle their feelings for one another. Talley's Folly features Old Creamery favorites Deborah Kennedy and Tom Milligan and is sure to be a treat for all.

Tickets for dinner and the show are $45 per person and can be purchased by calling Bella Sala at (319) 545-4255. Purchase of a full table (8 seats) includes a complimentary bottle of white and red wine served with dinner.

Bella Sala is located at 3232 Jasper Ave. NW in Tiffin.

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