2010-2011,
​Our 49th Season

​2010-2011 Season

September 10 – October 2, 2010
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin
Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International
directed by Dru Ullery
Get out your dictionaries!  Set in a school gym, this witty, charming, Tony-award-winning musical takes a heartwarming look at the pressures of growing up, seen through the eyes of quirky, lovable characters who are competing for the title of spelling bee champion.

September 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30; October 1, 2, 2010 at 8pm;
September 19, 2010 at 2pm
The Production Team
Director: Dru Ullery
Producer: Rick Dowdall
Music Director: Denise Wisneski
Asst. Director/Choreographer: Renee Schulz
Tech Director: Diana Oboler Gagliardi
The Cast
Rona Lisa Peretti — Sue Murphy
Vice Principal Douglas Panch — Steve Schulz
Mitch Mahoney — Jason Kramer
Olive Ostrovsky — Christa Wisneski
William Barfée — Bob Goretski
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre — Mia M’Buy
Marcy Park — Leigh Ann Brienza
Leaf Coneybear — James Scotland IV
Chip Tolentino — Paul Bigas

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November 5 – November 20, 2010
DOUBT
by John Patrick Shanley
directed by Cindy Schneider
A fast-moving, suspense-filled drama set in a 1964 Bronx Catholic school, this is a gripping story of suspicion and the nuances of moral uncertainty — a taut, enthralling study of the nature of truth.

The Production Team
Director —  Cindy Schneider
Assistant Director —  Kelley Stanford
Producer — Stevie Tagye
Set Design — Dave Cowburn
Technical Director —  Sue Lapin
Stage Manager — Linda Blystone
The Cast
Sister Aloysus — Sherry Snyder
Sister James —  Andrea Daniels
Father Flynn —   Eric Jarrell
Mrs. Muller —   Tia Allen

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January 7 – January 22, 2011
ADRIFT IN MACAO
A musical comedy
book and lyrics by Christopher Durang, music by Peter Melnick
directed by Steve Schulz
Set in the exotic tropics, this zany musical is a parody of film noir — when leading men were hard-boiled, dames were dangerous, and musicals were filled with intrigue, colorful characters, witty songs and pure silliness.


The Production Team
Director — Steve Schulz
Musical Director — Denise Wisneski
Executive Producer — Renee Schulz
Assistant Director/Producer — Christa Wisneski
Choreographer –– Renee Schulz
Stage Manager — Linda Blystone
Tech Director — Diana Gagliardi
The Cast
Lureena — Diana Gagliardi
Mitch — Gary Bullock
Tempura — Bob Goretski
Corinna — Leigh Ann Brienza
Rick — Russ White
Joe — Dru Ullery
Daisy — Allie Greet

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February 25 – March 12, 2011

RABBIT HOLE
by David Lindsay-Abaire
directed by Aaron Gould
Heartbreaking and improbably funny, this drama of a family in crisis won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. Becca and Howie had the perfect life – a great marriage, a beautiful house, and a lovely son. But after a tragic accident, they must learn how to survive great loss and make a life with the family that remains.

The Production Team
Director:  Aaron Gould
Assistant Director:  Jeff Cronin
Assistant to the Director:  Abby Gould
Producer:  Barbara Newberry
Stage Manager:  Keegan Peters
Set Designer:  Bill Braak
Lighting Designer:  Ellen Spampinato
Costume Designer: Jeanine Brotherston
Food Designer: Lois Gould
The Cast
Becca: Heather Reese
Howie: Eric Jarrell
Izzy: Deedee Mann
Nat: Deb Braak
Jason: Kevin Fennell

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​April 15 – April 30, 2011
 

A LITTLE MURDER NEVER HURT ANYBODY
by Ron Bernas
directed by Marnie Herzfeld & Hal Holzer
Julia and Matthew seem to have it all. But Matthew wants more — so he resolves to to murder Julia by New Year’s end, and tells her so. She vows to stay alive, and tells him so.  And so the game begins — a hilariously farcical match of wits and the witless.

The Production Team
Producers/Co-Directors — Hal Holzer & Marnie Herzfeld
Stage Manager — Linda Blystone
Assistant Stage Manager — Melanie Magolan
Lighting Designer — Ellen Spampinato
Master Carpenter — John Magolan
The Cast
Julia — Laura McWater
Matthew — Paul Perrymore
Buttram — Randy Knox
Bunny — Erin Byrnes
Donald — David Dilberto
Plotnik — J.T. Grosch

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June 3 – June 25, 2011
The Sound of Music
 
music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
directed by Greg Morton
Set in Austria at the beginning of WWII, this beloved musical tells the story of a high-spirited, aspiring nun who is sent from her convent to work as a governess for seven unruly children.
June 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 8:00 PM; June 12 at 2:00 PM

The Production Team
Director – Gregory J. Morton
Producer – Stephanie Tayge
Music Director – Denise Wisneski
Stage Manager – Linda Blystone
Choeographer – Megan Kelsh

The Cast
Captain Georg von Trapp – Lew Osterhoudt
Maria Rainer – Janine Herd
Rolf Gruber – Jordan T. Catagnus
Elsa Schraeder – Wendy Mirto/Stephanie Tayge
Max – Carl Heyde
The Mother Abbess – Beverly Albertus
Sister Berthe – Rosie Alleva
Sister Margaretta – Catherine K. Brown
Sister Sophia – Jamie Trommelen
Frau Schmidt – Kelley Stanford
Baronness Elberfeld – Kathie Bell
Baron Elberfeld – Rick Harris
Franz – Scott Coonradt
Herr Zeller – Clem Mirto
Admiral Von Schreiber – Josh Gould