Beth Kirchner

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  www.kentucky.com/712/story/695522.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/15/2009    Last Visited: 2/15/2009  

  "It's not a title that makes people say, 'Oh, I've got to see that!'" says Beth Kirchner, artistic director for the Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association.
  
  She programmed it for this season and is directing the production, which opened this weekend at Versailles' Falling Springs Arts and Recreation Center.
  
  Woodford's is the first of three planned productions in the region: Shelby County Community Theatre will present the play in May, and Berea Arena Theater will produce it in July.
  
  "I read it and fell in love with it," Kirchner says of the play, which had a short run on Broadway in 1950, with Lillian Gish in the starring role.
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  Kirchner says that she thinks the play is unique and tough to compare to anything else, having the flavor of 1940s and '50s comedies.
  
  For Woodford County Theatre regulars, Kirchner says, there will be fun in the casting.
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  "It's so different to play comedy because it's all about pacing, and the audience will tell you immediately whether it's working or not," Kirchner says.
  
  Comedy and an uplifting story are two of the reasons that Kirchner thinks The Curious Savage can clear the unfamiliar title hurdle and be a hit for the theater.
  
  "People are looking more for an uplifting escape," Kirchner says.
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  "We hope we've built a faithful patron base," Kirchner says, "so I hope they'll turn out."

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  www.friends-scapa.org/news/newsletter/dec_08/newsletter - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/5/2005    Last Visited: 2/25/2009  

  Michael Johnathon of Woodsongs wrote the script and Beth Kirchner of Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association was the director.
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  Right on her heels came Beth, a head or more shorter and three years Mary's junior.
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  Barely able to jump up and tease her own stocking from its nail-secured spot, Beth lifted her little sister to the mantle so Emily could claim her treasures.

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  www.kentucky.com/182/story/44123.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/16/2007    Last Visited: 4/17/2007  

  Director Beth Kirchner has a gift for wrangling the huge cast.Even during the chaotic scene change, when the whole cast stampedes the stage, there is visible intention to each actor's placement and movement, and even the most minor of characters displays a crisply defined sense of purpose and back story.
  
  Kirchner also has a knack for teasing out audience-pleasing moments of comedic gold that probably aren't in the script.She clearly knows her audience and she doesn't fail to give them what they want -- a good time.

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  Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/12/2003    Last Visited: 10/14/2003  

  Judge Executive, Alan Love - Chief of the Versailles Police Department, Beth Kirchner - Director of the Woodford Co.

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  KET - Mixed Media visits Woodford County Theatrical... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/22/2005    Last Visited: 9/4/2005  

  Next, Beth Kirshner, artistic director of the Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association, talks about the organization's mission of enriching the cultural identity of the county and its good fortune to work in a space designed for live theater performances.

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  KET - Mixed Media visits Woodford County Theatrical... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/2/2005    Last Visited: 5/16/2005  

  Next, Beth Kirshner, artistic director of the Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association, explains that the organization is committed to enriching the cultural identity of the county and it benefits immensely by operating in a space designed and built for live theater performances.

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  KET Arts - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/29/2004    Last Visited: 5/16/2005  

  The program also features a visit with Beth Kirchner, artistic director of the Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association. (Tuesday, May 17 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET1 and Saturday, May 21 at 6:00/5:00 pm CT on KET2)

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  Lexington Herald-Leader | 01/08/2006 | Theater groups... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/8/2006    Last Visited: 1/8/2006  

  "We're a small town," says Beth Kirchner, director of the Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association.
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  The Lexington Shakespeare Festival starts in seven months, and the schedule is set: A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Beth Kirchner, July 5-9; Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Joe Ferrell, July 12-16; and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, adapted by Joseph Robinette from C.S. Lewis' novel, directed by Tonda Fields, July 19-23.

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  Lexington Herald-Leader | 04/17/2006 | Cinderella... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/17/2006    Last Visited: 4/18/2006  

  Beth Kirchner has whipped together a golden cast of regional talent and directed them down to the tiniest details.
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  Gina Scott-Lynaugh brings a wry presence as the Godmother, and Kirchner whipped up a Lexington-area comic all-star team with Pam Perlman as the stepmother and Karyn Czar and Melissa Rae Wilkeson as the stepsisters.
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  In a way, this production shows Woodford theater's greatest asset in Kirchner.As an artistic director, she has created an unusually good theater in a small town, and as a production director she can rally a cast and crew to create an entertaining show that rises above its expectations.
  
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  Lexington Herald-Leader | 04/21/2006 | MAGIC FOUND... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/21/2006    Last Visited: 4/21/2006  

  Beth Kirchner has whipped together a golden cast of regional talent and directed it down to the tiniest details.
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  And Kirchner whipped up a Lexington area comic all-star team with Pam Perlman as the stepmother and Karyn Czar and Melissa Rae Wilkeson as the stepsisters.
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  In a way, this production shows Woodford theater's greatest asset in Kirchner.As an artistic director, she has created an unusually good theater in a small town, and as a production director she can rally a cast and crew to create an entertaining show that rises above its expectations.

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