CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, April 5 - April 11, 1996 - 43
Arts & Entertainment
Steppm Out
Toy Factory works and plays its way into Rehoboth
By Kristen Seal
April is playing host to numer-
ous bands that are making debut
performances in the Cape Region.
Now is the time to get out to your
favorite restaurants and bars to
catch some of the newest bands to
our area and offer support, in order
to maintain the influx of new
musicians. Among this fresh tal-
ent is a band known as Toy Facto-
ry who will perform for the first
time in our area on Friday, April 5
at Irish Eyes.
The three members of Toy Fac-
tory have been performing togeth-
er since December of 1994, but
have only been named Toy Facto-
ry since January of 1996. Drum-
mer and percussionist Ossi Becke
explained that after stints as Panic
Beach and Trieb Hans, the band
settled on the name Toy Factory.
"When we performed our cover
tunes we called ourselves Panic
Beacti and when we did originals
we were Trieb Haus [German for
green house]. I think we were
confusing people," Becke said.
Toy Factory was the name of
lead vocalist, guitar and harmonic
player Bill Dreslin's high school
band and after much deliberation,
the decision on Toy Factory was
final. The third member of the
band is bass and mandolin player
Lex Price. Becke explained that
both he and Price were members
of Red Letter Day, the now
acoustic duo, featured regularly at
both Dogfish Head and the Frogg
Pond.
Toy Factory has performed in
Dover, Baltimore and several dif-
ferent spots throughout southern
Maryland. Becke lives in Dover
and Price and Dreslin both live in
Maryland, so Toy Factory has no
distinct hometown area - they play
regularly in both regions.
The Irish Eyes performance this
weekend will feature mostly cover
songs. When Toy Factory returns
to Rehoboth on Friday, April 12 to
Dogfish Head, the band will per-
form its original music.
Toy Factory's cover songs
include hits from newer bands
such as The Goo Goo Dolls, Toad
the Wet Sprocket, Stone Temple
Pilots, The Gin Blossoms and The
Lemon Heads to more classic
bands such as Dire Straits, The
Police, Steely Dan and The
Smithereens.
"We are very flexible with what
we play; if there are people in the
audience who want to hear some-
thing and we know how to play it,
we will," said Becke. He added
that the band's original songs are
"acoustic alternative rock".
Toy Factory will perform at
Irish Eyes on Friday, April 5 and
at Dogfish Head on Friday, April
12.
Here is your entertainment line-
up for other resort establishments:
REHOBOTH BEACH
• Arena's Bar and Deli: 149
Rehoboth Avenue (in the Village
by the Sea Mall); every Sunday -
acoustic jam hosted by Ralph Fre-
ory
Toy Factory will perform its cover songs at Irish Eyes on Friday, April 5 and is scheduled to
perform its original acoustic music at Dogfish Head on Friday, April 12.
acoustic jam hosted by Ralph Fre-
so; Friday, April 5 - Mystic Fish-
stick; Saturday, April 6
NailDrivers; Friday, April 12 -
The Demi Guns; Saturday, April
13 - Grassdaddy. For information,
call 227-1272.
• Club Potpourri: 316
Rehoboth Avenue; Friday and Sat-
urday, April 5 and 6 - Funch; Fri-
day and Saturday, April 12 and 13
- Funch. For information, call
227-4227.
• Dogfish Head: 320 Rehoboth
Avenue; Friday, April 5 - Chip
and Friends; Saturday, April 6 -
The Wicomicos; Friday, April 12 -
Toy Factory; Saturday, April 13 -
Nik Everett. For information, call
226-BREW (2739).
• Frogg Pond: First Street and
Rehoboth Avenue; Friday, April 5
- Karaoke; Saturday, April 6 -
Blind Eye; Friday, April 12 -
Karaoke; Saturday, April 13 -
Charlie Donelan Band. For infor-
mation, call 227-2234.
• Irish Eyes: Ocean block of
Wilmington Avenue; every
Wednesday - DJ Marry Party from
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday, April 5 -
Toy Factory; Saturday, April 6 -
Chameleon; Friday and Saturday,
April 12 and 13 - Bits & Pieces
(all five members). For informa-
tion, call 227-2888.
• Mulligan's Tavern: 622
Rehoboth Ave. For information,
call 227-5488.
• Oscar's: 247 Rehoboth
Avenue; every Saturday - Nick
Wayne on keyboards. For infor-
mation, call 227-0789.
• Sea Horse: 330 Rehoboth
Avenue; Friday, April 5 -
"Friends" in the Baystar Dinner
Theatre ; every Friday beginning
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Original musical "oh maggie!" opens in Sussex April 11
The cast of the Possum Point Players' musical comedy Uoh! maggie" takes a break during the
rehearsal of their production which opeus at the Possum Point Players' Theatre in George-
town on Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m. For tickets, call 856-4560.
Excitement is growing as the
opening of the world premiere
musical comedy "oh! maggie"
draws closer. After nearly three
years of composing, writing and
revising, local writers Martin Dus-
biber and David Dutton are close
to seeing their dreams and ideas
hit the stage.
This world premiere light heart-
ed song and dance look at adoles-
cents approaching adulthood and
their parents who alternate from
caring to concerned, will open at
the Possum Point Players' Theatre
in Georgetown at 8 p.m. on Thurs-
day, April 11. Performances will
continue at 8 p.m. on April 12, 13,
18, 19 and 20. Two matinee per-
formances are also set for 2 p.m.
on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday,
April 21. Tickets are $10 and $8
for seniors and students at the
matinee performances.
Dusbiber wrote the music and
the lyrics and Dutton wrote the
story for "oh! maggie". The two
completed copyright procedures
earlier this year and demo tapes
and the soundtrack have already
been recorded.
Both Dusbiber and Dutton have
been involved in community the-
atre for over 20 years and both
have many compositions under
their belt. Their friendship and
mutual interests in music and writ-
ing naturally led them to this col-
laboration - a full length 48 com-
position musical comedy.
"I feel like it is our time," Dus-
biber said. "We think this kind of
entertainment will be very appeal-
ing to the public. I think people
want something sweet and silly;
they are fed up with the violence
and tension that is so prevalent in
the movies and on T.V."
The story of six college students
and their families, "oh! maggie"
does have its sweet and silly side.
Girls "enhance" their figures, guys
tease and brag, and everybody eats
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