Information on the
2011 Melodrama Season

"FELONY MOST FOWL"
Frauds of a Feather Flock Together

Welcome to the home of the
55TH Annual Julian Melodrama of 2011

This years Melodrama- "Felony Most Fowl" is about a chicken ranch in the late 1800s is the setting for a "fowl" plan hatched by a jewel thief bent on obtaining The Enormous Emerald of the Equinox, purchased many years prior by a sea captain and gifted to his young niece. A long-held secret of the seaman stands to ruffle some feathers as the swindler closes in on the innocent young woman . . . and her beloved, a bounty hunter, resolves to scramble the con man's ruse.

Smoothing things between acts will be an “olio” (variety show) featuring junior cancan dancers; a variety of local talent acts; and the famous Triangle Club Chorus (a.k.a. Julian Floozies), entertaining with hilarious old-time songs.

The audience is always encouraged to participate by booing the villain, cheering the hero, and crying “awwww” for the sweet heroine. Sometimes the characters need warning or advice -- but keep it clean -- it’s a family show!

Participation in the all-volunteer amateur production requires a huge time commitment, which has been shared for more than half a century by almost every family in Julian. Director Bobbi Green has been involved in the melodrama for 46 or so years, forty of them as director!

The melodrama is presented every weekend throughout October during Julian Apple Days, a great community effort that demonstrates the lively spirit of our town. Proceeds from the melodrama go toward scholarships for Julian graduating seniors and for sponsorship of local youth organizations and activities. Profits are also used to help sponsor local events such as the old-fashioned 4^th of July Parade and a visit from Santa Claus to the Julian Town Hall for the children’s Christmas party.

Download the 2011 program to this years performance here.

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The Highlight Video Gallery
of the 2007 and 2008 Melodrama