Chanticleer Community Theater

Chanticleer Community Theater (Chanticleer, Inc.) is a non-profit community theatre company serving the Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States, and the surrounding metro area. Since 1963 Chanticleer has been located at [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=830%20Franklin%20Ave&city=Council%20Bluffs&state=IA&zipcode=51503%2d5016&country=US&title=%3cb%3e830%20Franklin%20Ave%3c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%20Council%20Bluffs%2c%20IA%2051503%2d5016%2c%20%20US&cid=lfmaplink2&name= 830 Franklin Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51503] . "The Mission of CHANTICLEER is to provide an educational, entertaining, cultural, and historic experience for the greater Council Bluffs Community through the performing arts."

History

The Chanticleer Community Theater was formed in 1952 when a small group of volunteers began performances of one-act plays as well as other short features in the ballroom of the Chieftain Hotel in Council Bluffs, IA. Chanticleer began its first full length production at the Thomas Jefferson High School Theater, in 1953, with "The Man Who Came to Dinner."

In 1963 the theater was moved to its present home at the Joe Smith Memorial Theater, dedicated to one of Council Bluffs' most prominent merchants and humanitarians. Presented in the fall of 1963, Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night" served as its premier production.

Productions

Currently the theatre presents 5 shows per season, consisting of 3 musical productions and 2 plays. Productions are selected yearly by the play reading committee of the Chanticleer Board of Directors. Productions are presented for 3 weekends with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and on Sundays at 2:00pm.

The Chanticleer Community Theater's 2007-2008 season included "The Music Man", "No Time for Sergeants", "Jerry's Girls", "Father of the Bride (play)", and "Grease".

= ANNOUNCING OUR 2008 - 2009 SEASON! =

Facility

Chanticleer Community Theater is located at 830 Franklin Avenue in Council Bluffs, IA 51503] . The theater itself was originally dedicated as the Joe Smith Memorial Theater in 1963. Several renovations to the space have added a main lobby, office spaces, costume storage, a script library, and a new parking lot. Currently the theater is working to raise funds to renovate the auditorium space, expand the parking lot, and build a scene shop space to the building as well as updating existing plumbing, electrical and adding a fire protection sprinkler system

Partnerships

Chanticleer Community Theater belongs to the Theatre Arts Guild] of the Omaha Metropolitan Area. This organization provides information about local performances as well as auditions for community theaters. Members of the Theater Arts Guild are also privileged to attend free preview performances of each production, with a $5 donation to the Scholarship Program of the Theatre Arts Guild.

Board of Directors

Denise Putman, Bill Gress, Bob Clelland, Ellen Dugan, Jerry Abels, MaryAnn Bragg, Rhonda Clark, Loyal Fairman, Cindy Frank, Nora Gibson, Rhonda Hall, Garret Higginbotham, Craig Kruse, David Overholtzer, Suzanne Overholtzer, Barbara Peterson, Laural Ronk, Beth Rutz, & Larry Schulenberg

See also

* Theatre in Omaha
* Council Bluffs, Iowa
* Community theatre
* Chanticleer

References

cite news
last = McMorris
first = Robert
title = New Bluffs Theater Starts 'Shakedown' Run
publisher = Omaha World Herald
date = September 1963

cite conference
last = Chanticleer Board of Directors
title = Chanticleer Community Theater Bylaws
date = 1952
revised = 2006
accessdate = 2006-08-01

cite web
last = Chanticleer Community Theater
title = Chanticleer Community Theater
url=http://www.chanticleertheater.com
accessdate = 2006-08-01

External links

* http://www.chanticleertheater.com/
* http://theaterartsguild.com/
* [http://www.nonpareilonline.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2703&Pag=562&WebSite__ID=4549&dept_id=553878 The Daily Nonpareil]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=830%20Franklin%20Ave&city=Council%20Bluffs&state=IA&zipcode=51503%2d5016&country=US&title=%3cb%3e830%20Franklin%20Ave%3c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%20Council%20Bluffs%2c%20IA%2051503%2d5016%2c%20%20US&cid=lfmaplink2&name= Mapquest]
* [http://www.chanticleertheater.com/images/photos/joe%20smith%20construction.jpgBuilding the Joe Smith Memorial Theater]
* [http://www.chanticleertheater.com/images/photos/mandinner53_small.jpg.jpg "The Man Who Came to Dinner" - Chanticleer's first full length production (1952)]
* [http://www.chanticleertheater.com/images/photos/63%20long%20days%20journey%20into%20night.jpg"Long Days Journey into Night" - First Production at the Joe Smith Memorial Theater]