Community Cinema: Deep Down

Join the West Point Community Theatre for "Deep Down," the second film in our new Community Cinema documentary series. The showing is FREE and open to the public. A talk on energy and natural resources with audience discussion will be held immediately following the film.

Beverly May and Terry Ratliff grew up on opposite sides of a mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky, where coal is king. When a mountaintop removal coal mine encroaches on their community, the two find themselves on opposite sides of a debate that divides their community and the world — who controls, consumes, and benefits from the planet's dwindling supply of natural resources? In a small town in dire economic straits and high unemployment, the coal company’s offer to buy land and provide jobs can be hard to resist. What can a community do when it must choose between its present and its future?

Last Weekend of Charley's Aunt!

In case you missed it last weekend, you still have two more chances to catch the West Point Community Theatre's hilarious fall comedy, "Charley's Aunt."

Jack Chesney loves Kitty Verdun and Charley loves Miss Amy Spettigue. They invite the ladies to meet Charley's wealthy aunt from Brazil. Cancelling her visit at the last minute, the millionaire aunt sends the boys into cataclysmic confusion. What do they do now?

Join the West Point Community Theatre for "Charley's Aunt" directed by Brandee Johnson and Jerry Hugo.

Remaining Performance Dates and Times Are:
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Friday, November 12...............7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 13...........7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at all West Point Banks, Petro Mart, and online at www.WestPointCommunityTheatre.org

The characters and their respective actors are as follows:

Col. Sir Francis Chesney...........Vaughn Beed
Stephen Spettigue....................Barry Johnson
Jack Chesney............................Brian Kreikemeier
Charles Wykeham.....................James Schuetze
Lord Fancourt Babberley..........Chase Becker
Brassett...................................Dan Birchem
Donna Lucia D'Alvdorez...........Marlene Wiechman
Kitty Verdun............................Brittany Ramig
Amy Spettigue.........................Sarah Scherer
Ela Delahay..............................Tabetha Holman

Upcoming Events

It's flurry of activity at the West Point Community Theatre and we'd like to let you know about a few upcoming events!

On Wednesday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m., Nebraska Shakespeare will present Romeo & Juliet. This show will be free and open to the public. Lutist Jeffrey Bunce of Oakland will provide period music beginning at 7:00. Nebraska Shakespeare will also travel to the West Point schools earlier in the day and present workshops on acting and Shakespearean Theatre. This event is generously sponsored by the West Point Community Arts Council.

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Community Cinema comes to the West Point area with the premiere of Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian with a free screening on Thursday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining, insightful, and often humorous look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema and examining the ways that the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding —and misunderstanding— of Natives. The Community Cinema screening of Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Nancy Gillis, of Cherokee/Muskogee/Choctaw heritage and executive director of the John G. Neihardt Center and Adjunct Professor of History at Wayne State College. Nancy will address key issues such as Native American Stereotypes.

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Jack Chesney loves Kitty Verdun and Charley loves Miss Amy Spettigue. They invite the ladies to meet Charley's wealthy aunt from Brazil. Cancelling her visit at the last minute, the millionaire aunt sends the boys into cataclysmic confusion. What do they do now?

Join the West Point Community Theatre for "Charley's Aunt" directed by Brandee Johnson and Jerry Hugo. Performance Dates and Times Are:

Friday, November 5.................7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 6.............7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 7...............2:00 p.m.
Friday, November 12...............7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 13...........7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at all West Point Banks, Petro Mart, and online at www.WestPointCommunityTheatre.org





The characters and their respective actors are as follows:

Col. Sir Francis Chesney.............Vaughn Beed
Stephen Spettigue.......................Barry Johnson
Jack Chesney..............................Brian Kreikemeier
Charles Wykeham......................James Schuetze
Lord Fancourt Babberley...........Chase Becker
Brassett......................................Jerry Hugo
Donna Lucia D'Alvdorez...........Marlene Wiechman
Kitty Verdun..............................Brittany Ramig
Amy Spettigue...........................Sarah Scherer
Ela Delahay...............................Tabetha Holman

WPCT Float Wins Frist Prize at Cuming County Fair!

The West Point Community Theatre was awarded first prize in the 2010 Cuming County Fair for best theme float. This year’s theme was, “Yesterday’s Memories, Tomorrow’s Dreams.” Read the full story at the West Point News.