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Fantastic News! Encore Performance! See Below!
Returning in 2009! Spend an evening of fun-filled villainy “booing”
the villain and “cheering” the hero! Bring the whole family and create a
vacation memory that will last a lifetime. Appropriate for everyone from ages
4 to 104, A Magical Melodrama at The
Golden Garter Theatre will make you to “laugh ‘til your cheeks hurt.” The
Pacific Northwest’s The “melodrama” is a live comedy stage
play where good always triumphs, true love is always mutual and evil is
always vanquished (politely, of course!). What makes melodrama such fun
theater is the improvised participation of you, the audience. As a melodrama
audience, you get to “boo” the
villain, “cheer” the hero and “sigh” at the beautiful ingénue.
Actors will even step away from the action to speak “asides” to you and Following
intermission, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll roll on your belly like a
reptile…at the comedy hijinks of our old-fashioned
“Olio.” Our wonderful cast returns
to make sure your evening ends on a high note as they sing, dance, do magic
and turn the show over to you, the audience! A much shorter version of our
full evening “Magic, Music & Merriment Revue” (see below), our Olio
features the individual talents of the same cast you came to love during our
melodrama! Come for the “boos” and “hisses” and stay for the light-hearted
laughs! The Magic, Music & Merriment Revue – GOOD NEWS! Due to popular demand, a special “encore” presentation of our
“Magic, Music & Merriment Revue” is being presented in See our “Schedule” page for dates
& locations! This comedy,
music and magic revue is guaranteed to make you “laugh ‘til your cheeks
hurt!” Our Great Gorge Variety Arts Players take the stage for a hilarious
live vaudeville-style comedy variety show. You’ll witness sensational songs,
veracious ventriloquism, marvelous magic, calamitous comedy, delightful dance
and humor “so clean” you
During our “Magical Melodrama,” and
“The Magic, Music & Merriment Revue,” you’ll experience the live escapades
of The Great Gorge Variety Arts Players (That’s “GGVAP” for short). The GGVAP
are our professional group of thespians who will tickle your funny bone,
touch your heart and turn your evening into a historically-hysterical
experience! On
performance evenings, our pre-show begins with an age-old tradition called
the “Sing-Along,” so start warming up your voice now. Our handsome and
trustworthy MC will lead you in recreating the songs popular at the turn of
last century (Beware: Anyone caught not singing will be made to sweep the
theatre floors after the show). During your first hour, our GGVAP will sink
you neck deep into our comedy drama, “A Magical Melodrama – Or – Is a Dead
Magician an Abra-cadaver?” Then, in order to give
your sides a rest from laughing for a spell, you’ll enjoy a short
intermission where you can enjoy the best popcorn in the Still
can’t picture it? Check out this page of pictures taken by our guests for a
“preview of coming attractions.” FOR PICTURES, CLICK HERE
Our parents wouldn’t have it any other
way! At The Golden Garter, we pick up after ourselves, say grace before meals
and tip our hats to ladies! We don’t put up So, don’t delay, get your tickets
today. A Magical Melodrama at The Golden Garter has been known to sell-out
entire seasons (just don’t ask “when?”), so don’t be left in the dust, don’t
end up high and dry, don’t miss the “Show” Boat, and “don’t wait ‘til the sun
shines, Nellie”!, write or call to reserve your seats in our
historically-hysterical evening of comedy immediately (that means right now,
today! Why are you still reading this? Stop and pick up the phone…that’s what
it’s there for! You won’t be sorry you did. There, now don’t you feel
better?) The Golden Garter will become the highlight of your vacation, I
guarantee it, or my name isn’t Phineas T. Pendergast! (Come to think of it, my name isn’t Phineas T. Pendergast! But come
anyway, you know you want to! That’s Phineas T. on
the right).
The Golden Garter Theatre’s next
location and dates will be announced soon (it’s hard to get consistent help
these days - see exact dates that aren’t sold out on our “Schedule” page).
So, all you have to do is buy your tickets and show up! (But warm up your
funny bone before you come – we don’t want you to strain anything!) We’ll do our
job by making sure you leave the evening looking younger, feeling lighter,
lifting your IQ and even going home in a more stylish & valuable horse
and buggy! (not really).
“I laughed ‘til my cheeks hurt!” (notice Sue didn’t tell us which
cheeks!) “What a blessing it was to have clean, fun humor…it
was a hoot!” “My friends and I had a
terrific time with all of you…it was like we were at a party!! It was the end
of a fun weekend. Thanks
again for the great laughs.” -Louise Elliott, “…simply good, clean fun…the whole family will enjoy
the magic and vaudeville atmosphere.” -Jack & Marge Mace, Brush Prairie, WA “For months we’ve been traveling throughout the “Thank you for a delightful show!!! We laughed
uncontrollably all the way home and found ourselves cracking up over it days
after! In fact, months later we still refer to that night as one of our most
enjoyable outings. Your show has a wonderful combination of music, magic and
comedy. Great for all ages. Your ‘dummy’ skit was our favorite and extra
funny knowing the ‘dummy’ under the mask!! It was fun meeting you all after
the show!! Thanks again for a most memorable experience.” -Sandy & Nelson Melo, “I loved the show because of its’ wholesome humor. I
would definitely recommend the show, it was a great evening
of entertainment.” –Gary Boe, “I found myself watching my
grandson (age 6) laughing so hard that I thought he was going to fall
off his chair! Then I noticed my son sitting next to me laughing so hard
at his son that I just couldn’t stop laughing at them laughing so hard! There
we were, three generations having good clean fun; total hilarity
and total enjoyment...does it get any better than that? I couldn't
have had a better evening!” -Mary Lou Nordstrom, “I really enjoyed the show. It was a great evening of
entertainment. The ‘human ventriloquist dummy’ was a real hoot. It takes a
lot of talent to pull off a show like this and they did it with apparent
ease. Thank you.” -Al Slavich, Battle Ground, WA “It was fantastic! My kids loved interacting with the
cast, and the actors had a blast playing with the audience. It
was a terrific show. If you are looking for a family-friendly activity, head to The Golden Garter.” -Melissa Bickle, “…bring the kids… wholesome humor built for a family
audience and getting everyone to laugh together…tickling intended to get
people all laughing simultaneously…” -The Columbian Newspaper, “…hysterical! Thanks for an evening of much laughter.” -Delcine Mesa-Johnson, “We had a wonderful time! The show
at the Golden Garter was a hoot! It was both entertaining and hilarious and
never let up. They have a real touch for drawing from the crowd and
keeping everyone engaged!” –Warren Rust, “Wholesome entertainment for the entire family, well
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