Amil Tellers - Tellers

The following is the Youth Profile from The Lima News on Monday, September 19, 2011 by BETH L. JOKINEN - 419-993-2093

Nick Bader, 16
School: Elida High School
Role: Attended Broadway camp
Parents: Larry and Kim Bader

ELIDA — There had been other “date nights” with Mom, but one at age 9 to Encore Theatre keeps on giving for Elida High School junior Nick Bader.
“We sat in the front row and I was just so amazed by it,” said Bader, who quickly decided he wanted to be on that stage.
A usually shy Bader auditioned for the next Encore show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and appeared in the youth choir. He hasn't left, appearing in many shows, including as the leading role in Stuart Little and as Ralphie in A Christmas Story. He's currently appearing in To Kill a Mockingbird.
“I love the anticipation, the excitement of coming on stage,” he said. “All that practice and then you get to show it off to everyone.”
Bader spent a week this summer learning from the cast and crew of The Lion King appearing at the Schuster Center in Dayton. Bader applied for the Broadway camp and when accepted had the opportunity to get acting and vocal lessons from professionals and to go on stage and behind the scenes of the show.
“I learned most that you can't hold yourself back,” he said. “You can't let your outside life bring you down. You can't worry about anything once you are on stage.”
A month later, Bader put his Dayton experience to work as he served as an assistant student director for a youth camp in Wapakoneta. He worked with a group of teenagers and obviously had an impact.
“Some cried,” he said. “They learned so much about themselves in that one week.”
Bader is anxious to continue to use what he learned, especially when he directs a show at Encore next spring. A student gets an opportunity each year to direct a youth production. Bader applied and interviewed for the position. He'll direct Mulan Jr.
“I like that directors create their own image on stage. You get to see your own vision on stage,” he said, adding that directing is more difficult.
Bader also sings in the school's chamber choir and is secretary for the Latin Club. He is in the Drama Club, Junior Optimist Club and Student Council. He has a 4.0 GPA, which makes some question why he would pursue an acting career instead of going to college for something else.
He plans to go to either New York or Chicago to study theater and hopefully end up on stage one day. Even his mom has asked about a backup plan.
“I tell her I do have one,” he said. “Acting is Plan A and directing is Plan B.”

The Great Costume Room Cleanup

During the week of July 26 - 29, 2011 an amazing team of 50 volunteers tackled the huge project of emptying, cleaning & painting, sorting and returning the costumes to the newly organized room. Huge thanks goes to all the people involved (ages 6 - 81 - see the list below) but especially to team leader Ronda Tucker. Even though we filled the dumpster 3 times that week, the majority of discarded items were donated to the Neighborhood Thrift Store for recycling. For a closer look at the process, see before, during & after pictures on our Facebook page.

Adkins, Missy
Bader, Nick
Butturff, Chris Covarrubias, Claudia *Covarrubias, Victoria Donahue, Alice
Farley, Marianne
*Finn, Karen
Hageman, Joan
Haycock, Linda
Hodges, Jon
Kottapalli, Anita
Madley, Andrew FB Meade, Cameron FB Perrin, Alec FB Plokhooy, Ryan FB Purcell, Zac FB
Schmidt, Dale
Tordiff, Ricky FB Tucker, Eli FB
Tucker, Ron
Tucker, Zach
Welker, Ben
Welker, Lydia
Wise, Mike FB

Alexander, Sheila
Bailey, Zach FB
*Clemenz, Nancy
Covarrubias, James
Davis, Alice
Estes, Brady FB
Finn, Diane
Finn, Tristan
Haycock, Alexis
Haycock, Victoria
Holbrook, Dawn
Mate, Kalman FB
Madley, William FB
Perkins, Zach
Pheneger, Matthew
Poppe, Harold
Pruss, Brandon FB
Thompson, Olivia
Trinko, Mark
*Tucker, Meredith
*Tucker, Ronda
Wagner, Karen
Welker, Brianna
Welker, Sheri
*Wright, Jean

FB - indicates Shawnee High School football player
* - worked some part of all four days

2011 - 2012 Theatre Department Chairs

Social: Chris Buttruff, Alice Donahue
Scene Shop: Missy Keller
Maintenance: Missy Keller
Lights: Bob Corson, Jeff Rummel
Costumes: Rhonda Tucker, Karen Wagner
Props: Joan Hageman
Sound: Shawn Stevens
Awards: Harold Poppe
By-Laws & Policies: Harold Poppe
Play Selection: Dale Schmidt
Publicity: George Dunster, Deb Duncan-Faul
OCTA: Karen Finn
Information Technologies: Bob Corson
Newsletter: Karen Finn
Front of House: Linda Jay
Green Room: Tami Gough

Amil Tellers of Dramatics Dates 2011 - 2012

As a result of Bylaw changes voted at the April 2011 corporation meeting, there have been substantial changes in the meeting dates for the Corporation.
Below is a summary of meeting dates through the end of the 2012 season.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Corporation Meeting
Nomination of Trustees/Officers

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Annual Corporation Meeting
Election of Trustees/Officers

Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Corporation Meeting

Saturday, June 4, 2011
Annual Awards Banquet

Thursday, July 14, 2011
Final Dress Rehearsal -
Copacabana

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Corporation Meeting

Thursday, September 15, 2011
Final Dress Rehearsal -
To Kill a Mockingbird

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Corporation Meeting

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Final Dress Rehearsal -
Humpty Dumpty is Missing!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Final Dress Rehearsal -
White Christmas

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Corporation Meeting/
Christmas Party

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Final Dress Rehearsal -
Leading Ladies

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Corporation Meeting

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Final Dress Rehearsal -
Bridge to Terabithia

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Final Dress Rehearsal -
Rabbit Hole

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Corporation Meeting
Nomination of Trustees/Officers

Thursday, April 19, 2012
Final Dress Rehearsal -
Mulan JR.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Annual Meeting
Election of Trustees/Officers

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Final Dress Rehearsal -
Moon Over the Brewery

Saturday, June 2, 2012 (tentative)
Annual Awards Banquet

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