NAPLES — Lake Region Community Theatre, which opened its 2013 season with a successful run of “Lovers and Other Strangers,” has outgrown its storage facility.

Set pieces, props ranging from the mundane (dishes and glassware) to the bizarre and unique, and costumes, are stored in several places.

Now the organization would like to find a barn or another permanent storage space with easy access. Ultimately, the group would like to build a 30‘ x 30’ structure, but needs to secure funding and land. Anyone who has  such a facility and would like to donate the space is asked to contact Janet Ver Planck at lrct_me@yahoo.com.

LRCT awards a scholarship to an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to the theatrical arts. Any graduating high school or home-schooled student who has participated in a Lake Region Community Theatre production may apply for the annual award to support the advancement of his or her academic or theatrical education.

The scholarship deadline is Wednesday, May 15, and the award will be announced in June. Interested candidates must submit a completed application along with two letters of recommendation relevant to his or her theatre experience. The application is available at LRCT’s updated Web site: www.lrctme.org.

In recent years, LRCT’s spring production has been performed on the stage at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. With permission from Tams-Witmark Music Library Inc., LRCT will present “Gypsy” on the stage at Lake Region High School in June. The show will run for two consecutive weekends beginning on Friday, June 21. Friday and Saturday shows will be at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday performances at 2 p.m.

Under the direction of Mary Bastoni of Fryeburg, the cast is rehearsing the musical, based loosely on the memoirs of “The Lady of Striptease: Miss Gypsy Rose Lee.”

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