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SVG P R O D U C T I O N S AUG 14 2011
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once upon a time not too long ago, i had a dream that we came up with a plan to end binge drinking or drinking to
get drunk, by giving drinkers another reason to enjoy a drink other than just to get drunk. in my dream, the way we
shared that with the community was by putting on a melodrama dinner where we entertained and fed the diners at
the same time. we applied for and got funding by local, state, and federal grants, ABC use permits, and food/drink
sponsoring companies for responsible acoholic beverage use and rented the senior center kitchen & dining area
(any church/community center with a kitchen). the melodrama theatre entertainment consisted of short 213 min.
blackout scenes that re-created my childhood family experiences that taught me the different uses for the different
alcoholic beverages as'a child. after dinersare all seated;
scene #1: opens with my grandpapa philip, my papa lake, and 4 y.o. Philip Juke (me), in g -pa's garden (pic)
picking tomatoes in the hot L.A. summer sun. g -pa Philip says; "luke stop and come sitdown". "Philip Juke, go get
two bottles of beer from g -mama". i return with the beers and g -papa asks; "Philip do you know why you papa and
i enjoy a beer today"? "no grandpapa, why"? "two reasons Philip. you see working in the garden you papa and i
became overheated and this beer quinc hed our thirst also it refreshed us to return to worts, and they drank only
one beer that afternoon... fade to black as diners enjoy a 2 oz. sample glass of beer served with crackers &
cheese. :� �� �un �'-
scene #2: the foto family gathering before sunday dinner is served to enjoy a cocktail and cousin tony is tending
bar when he asks; "philip, do you know why we enjoy a cocktail before we sit down to dinner"? "no tony, why"?
"Philip, we enjoy a cocktail before dinner because it get our digestive juices flowing and gives us an appitite, and
they drank just one"...fade to black as diners are served 2nd course 1 oz. sample cocktail with fruit cocktail.
scene #3: the foto family (pic) is seated around the diningroom table to enjoy grandmama's lasagne as grandpapa.
pours wine he asks; "Philip, do you know why we enjoy a glass -of wine with our dinner"? "no g -papa, why" "two
reasons again Philip. first, the wine helps our stomach to digest our food, and the second reason is that its good
for your blood"...fade to black as guest student diners are served a sample 3 oz glass of wine with their iasgane &
garlic bread.
scene #4: the final scene features the foto family still seated enjoying ice cream topped with uncle jake's creme de
menthe liqueur. uncle jake asks; "philip, do you know why we enjoy my creme de menthe topping on our ice
cream"? "yes uncle jake, i think i do. it make my ice cream taste really good". "that's right philip. now if you always
remember why we use these different food -pairings & drinks which compliment each other, you will be known as a
fine coniseur of both food & drink. "yes uncle jake, i will always remember"...fade to black as our guests are
served ice cream topped with creme de menthe (1 teaspoon). after dinner you can feel proud that you just taught
your guest a better reason to enjoy a drink, but not to get drunk.
1 realise that if you drink enough one of this and one of that, a person could become intoxicated but that wasn't the
reason they were drinking. drinking to become drunk was never tolerated, and when that happened is when
grandpapa would hand uncle wayne his coat & hat and announce;"folks uncle wayne is tired and needs to go
home", as he was shown out the front door..
and our program was so successful we were invited to the white house, and to go on tour and teach the nation a
better reason to enjoy a drink, but not to get drunk, as i woke up...
dinner & floorshow guests cost=$-.... 7-9pm friday-saturday-sunday only.
staff & crew=family & friends. local acoustic musicians=italian folk music.
actors & servers (pic attach) costumes by=alter ego, chico.
local food & drink contributor sponsors:�I ib tw�ck�sy f^�
Phil Foto, Producer
13629 Yana. Court • Magalia, CA 95954-9748. 530-876-8316
philfoto@aol.com
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