'Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda' a night to fulfill musical theatre dreams
Release Date: 2/20/2008. Expired: 3/26/2008
Every actor has that dream role, that one song he or she would just love to sing on stage, but for some reason never had the opportunity.
The Renaissance Center’s Theatre Arts Department presents a night of all those unfulfilled dreams in a benefit for the Mel Romine Memorial Scholarship Fund on Wednesday, March 26.
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Night of Musical Theatre is a night where Renaissance Players community theatre members and past and current members of the Renaissance Repertory Theatre Company will have the chance to sing those songs on stage.
Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $10 and all proceeds benefit the scholarship fund established by the Renaissance Players to assist a graduating senior who has participated in the community theatre program at The Renaissance Center in Dickson.
“This will truly be an eclectic night of entertainment,” said Amy Scott, managing director of the Renaissance Players. “Every actor has a song he or she has always wanted to sing. But it might have been a song for a different gender, or they weren’t the right age or race to get the role. The song might be from an obscure show that we’ll probably never present or it might be from a musical that is still on Broadway or on tour and the performance rights haven’t been released yet. Whatever the case, this is a night to make that dream come true.
“Any of our Renaissance Players members or past or current members of the Renaissance Repertory Theatre Company, our in-house professional acting troupe, can sign up to sing that dream song in our Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda production. It promises to be a night that can include almost anything.”
Anyone interested in participating in Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda can contact Scott at (615) 740-5551 or amy.scott@rcenter.org.
The Mel Romine Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Mel Romine, a member of the Renaissance Players who performed in several productions at the center before his death in 2004.
“Mel was one of our early stars in our community theatre program,” Scott said. “Even at retirement age, he found something new to enjoy when he got involved in theatre. Mel brought a unique style to every role, whether he was a tree in The Wizard of Oz, playing Sitting Bull in Annie Get Your Gun, wearing a Viking helmet in The Sound of Music or counting his trips around Rome in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
“Everyone who ever worked in a show with Mel grew to love him and anyone who saw a show that Mel was in understands exactly why we created The Mel Scene Stealer Award at the annual Jimmy Awards. Even at the time of his illness and eventual passing, he had been cast as the narrator for our regional premiere of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. There was no show or role that Mel didn’t enjoy and bring a little extra life to. I’m sure if he was still with us, he would sign up to sing something outrageous for Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda.”
Since its creation following Romine’s death, the Mel Romine Scholarship has been awarded to Sarah Arnold of Nashville, Hannah Durgin of Bon Aqua and Caitlin Teal Little of Clarksville.
For more information on Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Night of Musical Theatre, call (615) 740-5600 or visit The Renaissance Center’s Web site at www.rcenter.org. To purchase tickets, call (615) 740-5601.
The Renaissance Center is a fine arts education and performing arts center at 855 Highway 46 South in Dickson, just 35 miles west of Nashville on Interstate 40 at exit 172.
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