Fire
Mountain Arts Council (FMAC)Gypsy - Summer run 2007 
Centralia College East with the Fire
Mountain Arts Council presented
the musical theater production Gypsy summer 2007. Thank you to
our audience, sponsors, cast, crew and orchestra for a successful production.
SYNOPSIS
The story starts in Seattle with stage mother, Rose, pushing her
two daughters into Uncle Jocko's Kiddie Show. June, her mother feels,
is the most likely to become a star. Louise is plainer and quieter; she
stands meekly in her sister's shadow. A new act called 'Baby June and
her Newsboys' is conceived by Rose, and the family is off to the 'big
time' in Los Angeles. The act steeped in star spangled banners, dancing
horses (Louise plays the rear end), and screaming newsboys moves to Dallas,
Akron, New York, Buffalo and Omaha. Along the way Rose meets Herbie,
a theatrical agent, and hires him as manager. He makes himself father
to the troupe, sharing with them their meals of chow mein, Rose's favorite
food. Rose scrimps as she schemes and scrambles for bookings and billings
to maintain their hand to mouth existence. She sleeps her charges six
in a dingy hotel room and makes their costumes from hotel blankets. Her
object is to make her two penniless girls into world stars. The girls
begin to grow up and the act becomes 'Dainty June and her Newsboys.'
Unfortunately its quality does not improve. Bookings are cancelled and
the act moves on.
Louise wishes that Momma would marry a plain man so they could settle
down. Herbie proposes but is rejected. June elopes with Tulsa, one of
the boys in the act. Rose sets out to make Louise into the star. She
bursts into new enthusiasm with the rousing number Everything's Coming
Up Roses. ...more
