Scott Crain as Noir, Elisabeth Garcia as Cameo, and Rick Fox as Mouse, characters from our fall show, The Ripper, which opens at 7:30 PM this Saturday, November 5, at Springhouse Worship & Arts Center in Smyrna. Reserve tickets by calling 615-364-5199 or visit TicketsNashville.
Photography by Benjamin Ness.
Check out our video trailer by Surly Urchin Studios, too!
Today begins our set construction. If you’ve never constructed a set–from scratch–it’s quite a sight to behold. Ms. Terri is the mastermind behind getting that stage transformed into the set for THE RIPPER. She draws pictures and gives directions and orders lumber and paint and sets us all to work.
We had an amazing group of volunteers today with “skills and drills,” (today’s theme). Upon arrival, nothing had been built or painted. Upon departure, several pieces of the set had been constructed and several flats had been painted. It’s coming together!
Oh, and Bea showed up with a HUGE pan of homemade baked spaghetti and ridiculously delicious lemon bars, which were quickly and happily devoured. Oh, yeah!
If not for all of our faithful volunteers, we would never be able to do a single production, and we certainly would not have been able to go home at a decent hour tonight! We are so thankful for you, Ms. Terri, Meg, Bre, David, Josh, Erin, John K., Thad, Bea, Thomas, Burn, Rob D., Alex, Rob K., Lori, Rachel, Hef, Joe, Andrew, John H., Rachel, Rick, Charlie, Neal, Ryan, Katie, Steven, Tristan, and the Abernathy family. WE LOVE YOU!!!
A week ago, several cast members descended upon Smyrna with fliers and posters galore. Smyrna businesses were incredibly receptive and supportive, and not one business turned us down. In fact, the only place that didn’t have a community bulletin board, window space, or a place to put fliers (Publix) offered to put up a poster in their breakroom. Thank you, Smyrna businesses for supporting the arts and helping us get the word out about our community theater production of THE RIPPER!
While Oracle actors were flitting about Smyrna–in costume, I might add–Ms. Terri was representing Oracle at the LaVergne High School community yard sale. Thanks to the culinary skills of some extremely generous cast members, namely Bea, Pam, Alex, and Meg, we not only raised funds by delighting the taste buds of everyone who partook, but we also handed out fliers and encouraged them to come to the play.
Alex and Rob arrived with ridiculously delicious pumpkin tarts, their face painting supplies, and their adorable puppies (nothing like puppies to attract children!) Alex spent the morning painting faces and Rob created a lovely sign. Pam came out to help with the fundraising, too!
THANK YOU, Ms. Terri, for your time and your sweet spirit. A million thanks to Bea, Pam, Alex, and Meg for spending hours in the kitchen to help raise funds for this larger-than-life show. And thank you so much to Joe, Ryan, Katie, and Lori for the fabulous job you did of getting the word out. We are completely blown away by the generosity and enthusiasm of this cast!
We’ve got some more FUNraisers coming up, so mark your calendars!
Friday, October 21
A Very Theatrical Open Mic Night at THE JAM coffeehouse, 1210 Wedgewood Ave. The cast of THE RIPPER, Oracle’s fall show, will showcase their talents from 5-7 PM. You really won’t want to miss this!
Saturday, October 22
Face painting and bake sale by Oracle actors–in costume–at LaVergne High School’s community yard sale, just two minutes from Springhouse Worship & Arts Center, which is where you’ll find us this November doing THE RIPPER!
Saturday & Sunday, November 5 & 6, and Friday-Sunday, November 11-13
Silent Auction each night of our fall show, THE RIPPER. Winners will be announced at the end of intermission. To donate items, e-mail oracleproductionsnashville@gmail.com.
THE RIPPER details
A team of eccentric investigators attempt to hunt down the first serial killer of the modern age: Jack the Ripper. Based on the Whitechapel murders of 1888, THE RIPPER is a new play by Scott Crain. For mature audiences only. Not for the squeamish.
Tickets are $10 each or $8 for groups of 8 or more. Springhouse Worship & Arts Center, 14119 Old Nashville Hwy (behind CVS) off Sam Ridley Pkwy in Smyrna, TN. First two weekends in November.
For tickets, call 615-364-5199 or you can now get them online:
click on the picture to buy tickets
We might have to do a flea market fundraiser every year. Not only did we make enough money to pay for our first round of postcards, but we also had an amazing time chatting with folks about Oracle’s fall show and enjoying the glorious fall weather! A huge thanks to everyone who donated CDs, DVDs, and cassette tapes. They sold like hotcakes! Thanks to John and Ruthie Hostetler for letting us borrow their tent and tables. What a gift! And to our faithful volunteers, Meg Rehnborg, Pam Funderburg, and Rick Fox, we certainly could not have done it without you!
Last weekend we hosted a bake sale and yard sale to help generate funds for our fall show. A huge thanks to Lydia Hejny for the use of her spectacular yard, Pam Funderburg for her glorious apple harvest muffins and decadent brownies, and Ruthie Hostetler for her irresistible chocolate chip cookies. We had a blast, made a little cash, and now it’s time for . . .
The September Flea Market at the TN State Fairgrounds!
We’ll be there on Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM, Saturday from 7 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday from 7 AM to 4 PM. Come by and see us! We’ll be selling a host of CDs and DVDs for CHEAP, and you can pick up your very own, hot off the press, somewhat creepy-looking postcard to remind you of our upcoming show: THE RIPPER. Might not want to put it on your fridge, though.
Tickets are now available for purchase online HERE. Check it out! 
CAMEO…………..……….….……..……..….Elisabeth Garcia
NOIR………………………….……………..………..Scott Crain
ABBERLINE…………………..……………………Steven Farris
HELSON…………………….………………..………Rob DeHoff
BLOOM……………………….…………….…..Rob Kirkpatrick
LENKA / CONSTANCE……..………….….…Pam Funderburg
BAGSTER……………………….……………….Andrew Hosale
MARY JANE…………………..……………………..Katie Davis
FIVER…………………………………….……….Cory Forsythe
LIBBY…………….………………….…….…………Erin O’Barr
MOTLEY…………………………………………Ryan Rehnborg
JINX………………………….…………….Heather Funderburg
DOMINO……………………………………………….Lori Todd
MOUSE……………………….…….………………….Rick Fox
VEIL……………………………….….………….Rachel Shepler
TIN-TIN………………………….….………………….Joe Bicar
ATLAS BLACK……………………………………..Chris Pelton
LONDONERS……….Joe Bicar, David Loeffler, Alex Warren,
Danya Gossard, Tristan Poet Green, Priscilla Badion,
Charlie Jarrett, Joshua Mast, Beatrice Scalf
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STAGE MANAGER……………….Meg Rehnborg
ASM / SOUND ENGINEER………Breonna Parker
COSTUMES / MAKEUP CREW………….Alex Warren, Ruthie Hostetler
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Please contact us at (615) 364-5199 or scott@oracleproductions.org within 24 hours
to accept your role. Our deepest thanks to all who auditioned—
AMAZING work, and God bless you!!!
Auditions for Oracle’s fall production, The Ripper, are right around the corner!
Again we meet Cameo and Noir, a team of eccentric investigators who have attempted to unravel the mysteries surrounding Frankenstein and Dracula, and this November they will hunt down none other than Jack the Ripper, the first serial killer of the modern age.
Based on the Whitechapel murders of 1888, The Ripper is a new play by Scott Crain.
Auditions will be held at the Springhouse Worship & Arts Center, located at 14119 Old Nashville Hwy in Smyrna, from 7:00 to 9:30, on August 29 & 30, a Monday and Tuesday evening. Come both nights if you can–with your calendar and a list of your stage experience.
Roles are available for 12 men and 10 women, ages 15 and up, and auditions will consist of cold readings from the script (no need to prepare a monologue, whew!)
Performance dates are November 4-6 and 11-13 at Springhouse Worship & Arts Center.
For more information, check out our Facebook event’s page or contact the director at (615) 364-5199 or scott@oracleproductions.org.
We only have two more weeks left of Oracle’s first-ever summer acting classes, and we have had a BLAST! This will definitely become an annual event. Our venue, Firstlight Arts Academy, has been a delightful place to meet–surrounded by color and creativity and fun! We will miss all of our amazing students. The talent has completely blown us away. Hopefully we’ll see everyone at this month’s auditions and you’ll get to see some fresh faces during Oracle’s fall production of The Ripper!
