Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, February 22, 2019 Saugus Babe Ruth League prepares for the 2019 season Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 www.eight10barandgrille.com Kitchen Hours: Mon-Thurs: 12-10pm Fri-Sat: 12-11pm Sunday: 1pm-10pm NEW $10 Dinner Menu! Come in and Try our New... Choose from 16 Items! Served Monday thru Thursday - 4 PM - 10 PM Grilled Rib Eye Steak! Only $22.00 includes Two Sides Every Friday FRESH HADDOCK DINNER Only $18.00 includes two sides Facebook.com/ advocate.news.ma ASKS | from page 3 pending on the number of shows and casts. Q: And how many actually perform? A: Right now our cast is 19 [for the ongoing production of “Children of Eden,” which opens this weekend]. We’re all members, so that’s almost half of the members. We have four show this season. We started off with “Lizzie: The Musical,” which was based off Lizzie Borden, and it was a local premier which had never been done in this area before. That was in October. Then we did “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” and that was in December. And then the next one is “Children of Eden,” and that goes up this week. And we’re closing out the season with “Steel Magnolias,” which I think is the end of April and beginning of May. Q: So, is it fair to say it’s sort of like a labor of love and a shoestring operation? A: Yes, very much so. Community theatre is a dying art. Back in the day … if you were involved in community theatre, you were involved in maybe one or two. But you had one you considered the place you called home and the place where you worked your butt off to make everything happen. And now there are so many community theatres in the area and different ways to do your craft that you can pick and choose. A lot of times, people have their home theatre, but there’s not as much help or the abundance of people as there used to be; however, we have a handful of core members who come back and put their blood, sweat and tears into everything that they do. And those are the people that I call family. Q: Do you have a lot of students from the high school? A: The students from the high school – it varies – we do a youth program over the summer, and the students who come to do the youth program are typically the elementary to middle school. Once they get to high school, it’s really hard for them to balance community theatre here and doing theatre at the school. So, sometimes they [high school students] volunteer, but usually it’s just for our summer program. So, a lot of our active youth members are middle school age or elementary school, and then there’s this little gap, and then we have a lot of young adults. Q: What’s the age range of the actors? Or do you call them players? A: Actors is good, or cast members, or you can call them storytellers. That’s what the ensemble is referred to – storytellers – for “Children of Eden.” The age range is from either 13 or 14 to into the 60’s. There are a lot of in-betweens there as well. Q: Now, during the 50 years of the Theatre Company of Saugus, have there been some actors who have gone onto stardom? A: Yeah. Q: Where have they performed? A: There have been a couple of actors who worked with us and then had either music careers or performed on … Q: Broadway? A: I know of at least one who has done quite well. I don’t know if he actually performed on Broadway, but he’s performed on national tours – Jay Gould. He performed here as a ASKS | SEE PAGE 5 FIELD OF A NEW SEASON: World Series Park will be the site of most 2019 Saugus Babe Ruth games. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate by Jim Harrington, aerialphoto123.com) (Editor’s Note: The following info is based on a press release issued this week by the Saugus Babe Ruth League and World Series Park.) T he 2019 Saugus Babe Ruth season will take on a whole new look. A special opening game event, all-star teams competing in the district – and possibly state tournaments – and lots of special theme games will be part of the upcoming season. Sign-ups will be held at the Fox Hill Yacht Club on Ballard Street on February 25, March 11 and March 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. Any Saugus resident 13, 14 or 15 years of age is eligible to sign up. The cost for the season is $175 per player. After teams are picked, uniforms and a game schedule will be issued. Most games will be played at World Series Park, which is celebrating its fifteenth season. The Saugus Babe Ruth President is Matt Marcom, Vice President is Ed Azzari, Treasurer is Bob Gratiano, and the Player Agent will be Tom Falasca. Any questions can be directed to League Secretary Paul Ventre at 781-913-7834. Assistant coaches are needed. Team sponsors are being sought. Businesses or individuals who would like to sponsor a team should contact Paul Ventre at the number given. Saugus Babe Ruth has a long history and tradition of providing more opportunity for playing baseball in Saugus. All Saugus young people are welcome to play.
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