2012-2013,
​Our 51st Season

Our 2012-2013 Season of Award Winning Plays and Playwrights

Farragut North
 by Beau Willimon
2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner
In a presidential election, more than the candidates’ futures are on the line. In  Farragut North, the campaign puppeteers who script every word and plot every move fight to keep their own political careers alive past November. It’s a game in which friendships can’t exist and the only person you can trust is yourself.
September 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 2012
directed by Jeff Cronin

Production Team
Producer. . .Christa Wisneski
Assistant Director. . .Andrea Cronin
Stage Manager. . .Keegan Peters
Set Designer. . .Clem Mirto
Lighting Designer. . .Mike Fitzgerald
Photography/Video. . .Brian Miller
Cast
Stephen. . . Mike Shoeman
Paul. . . Steve Schulz
Tom. . .Bryan McVeigh
Ida. . .Maria Jarrell
Molly. . .Elizabeth Boehm
Ben. . .Troy Fisher
Frank/Waiter. . .Ian Alexander
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November 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 29, 30, December 1, 2012
Li’l Abner
book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, music by Gene De Paul, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
1957 Tony Award winner 
Al Capp’s classic comic strip characters step off the the funny pages onto the stage.  Li’l Abner aims its satirical darts at everything from to right-wing militarists and incompetent politicians to gender standards and social conformity.  Features the great musical theatre toe-tappers, Jubilation T. Cornpone, If I Had My Druthers, Progress is the Root of All Evil, The Matrimonial Stomp, and more!
directed by Stevie Tagye
CAST
Lonesome Polecat…..Nick Eustis
Hairless Joe…..Bob Goretski
Romeo Scragg…..Joseph Tomarelli
Clem Scragg…..Richard Chambers
Alf Scragg…..Paul Bigas
Moonbeam McSwine…..Christa Wisneski
Marryin’ Sam…..Jim Kelsh
Earthquake McGoon…..Scott Coonradt
Daisy Mae…..Danielle Greenberg
Pappy Yokum…..Jack Roberts
Mammy Yokum…..Barb Hannevig
Li’l Abner…..Carey Rumpf
Mayor Dawgmea…..Brian Schwartz
Scarlett…..Jenna Tomarelli
Dr Rasmussen T. Finsdale…..Eric Thompson
Sen. Jack S. Phogbound…..Don Mimm
Stupefyin’ Jones…..Abbie Cichowski
Available Jones…..Will Nassau
Colonel…..Richard Chambers
President…..John Magolan
General Bullmoose…..Bob Goretski
Secretaries…..Patricia Rhoads, Rosie Alleva, Abbie Cichowski, Jan Swarr
Appassionata von Climax…..Melanie Magolan
Evil Eye Fleagle……Dennis Himes
Dr. Smithborn…..Brian Schwartz
Dr. Krogmeyer…..Abbie Morgan
Dr. Schleifitz…..Shelly Collings
Cecily Softwicke…..Rosie Alleva
Dogpatch Wives…..Patricia Rhoads, Rosie Alleva, MaryAnn Piccione, Jan Swarr, Joey Curran, Abbie Morgan, Beth Eustis
Dogpatch Husbands…..TBD
Additional Dogpatchers…..Sheila Atkins, Winni Fad, John Primus, Tracy White, Wings Wisneski

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 January 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 2013
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
1938 Pulitzer Prize winner
Welcome to Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire.  Join our actors and crew as they explore the world of Thornton Wilder’s masterwork of the American theatre. This innovative production spins a blazingly intense and sharply satiric story of two small-town families, all the while reminding us that the past is a dream that glows with the evening warmth of memory in a present viewed in the cold light of day.
 directed Deb Braak
Production Team
Direction & Design – Deb Braak
Producer – Marnie Herzfeld
Tech Director – Aaron Gould
The Cast of OUR TOWN
The Stage Manager – Mike Shoeman
The Dramaturg – Melanie Magolan
Emily Webb – Liz McDonald
George Gibbs – John Schanck
Doc Gibbs – Drake Aaronson
Mrs. Gibbs – Maria Jarrell
Rebecca Gibbs – Ellie Jarrell
Mrs. Webb – Sue Murphy
Mr. Webb – Eric Jarrell
Wally Webb – Xander Dake
Simon Stimson – Steve Schulz
Mrs. Soames – Beth Eustis
Joe Crowell/Si Crowell – Melanie Magolan
Constable Warren/Sam Craig – Mike Shoeman
Howie Newsome/Joe Stoddard – Brian Schwartz
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March 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 2013
 Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling
The ladies in Truvy’s small-town beauty parlor love each other, even as they argue and gossip about practically everything. Steel Magnolias takes us on a sometimes comic, sometimes heart-wrenching ride with the ladies as they discover loyalty, trust, and true friendship during life’s most challenging moments.
directed by Greg Morton
CAST
Truvy – Pam Taylor
Annelle – Christa Wisneski
Clairee – Regina DePaolis
Shelby – Abbie Cichowski
M’Lynn – Wendy Mirto
Ouiser – Stevie Tagye

PRODUCTION TEAM
Stage Manager – Linda Blystone
Set Design – Hal Holzer
Set Construction Chief  – Scott Coonradt
Set Construction – Carey Rumpf, Clem Mirto, Wings Wisneski, Christa Wisneski, James Reese, Stevie Tagye, Hal Holzer
Set Decoration – Greg Morton, Regina DePaolis, Denise Wisneski
Costume Coordinator – Regina DePaolis
Lighting Design – Clem Mirto
Tech/Sound Operators – Scott Coonradt and J.T. Grosch
Props – The Cast, Linda Blystone
Hair Consultant – Marie Phillips, The Hairdresser, Inc.
Cast Photos – Eric Sanchez
Curtain Speech – Deanna Wisneski
Voice Over and Sound Effects – Ian Alexander
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April 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, May 2, 3, 4, 2013
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
1968 Tony Award winner
Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Deadis the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet, as told from the worm’s-eye view of two of the minor characters, the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. As this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role in the story of their own lives, they do so in a world where reality and illusion intermix, and where fate leads them to the tragic but inevitable conclusion.
directed by Diana Gagliardi
CAST
Rosencrantz:  Meghan Schulz
Guildenstern:  Jason Gagliardi
The Lead Player:  Steve Schulz
Hamlet/Tragedian:  Jay Reilly
Ophelia/Tragedian:  Renee Schulz
Claudius/Tragedian:  Jim Broyles
Gertrude/Tragedian:  Catherine Callahan
Polonius/Tragedian:  Leon Oboler
Horatio/Tragedian:  Ryan Burgess
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June 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29
The Drowsy Chaperone
by Lisa Lambert, Don McKellar, Bob Martin and Greg Morrison
2006 Tony Award winner
A joyful send-up of 1920’s musicals, this play-within-a-play comes to life in the living room of a musical afficionado.  The Drowsy Chaperone is crammed full with every gag and gimmick from the golden age of musical theater.
directed by Marnie Herzfeld

CAST
ALDOLPHO – Steve Schulz
FELDZIEG – JT Grosch  
GANGSTERS – Scott Coonradt
                                   Brian Schwartz
GEORGE – Jason Fazio
JANET VAN de GRAAF – Janine Herd
KITTY – Danielle Greenberg
MAN IN CHAIR – Bob Goretski
MRS. TOTTENDALE – Beth Eustis
ROBERT MARTIN – Carey Rumpf
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE – Regina DePaolis
TRIX – Renée Schulz
UNDERLING – Jack Roberts
Ensemble
Rosie Alleva
Sheila Atkins
Joseph Beregi
Kristina Cloetingh
Shelly Collings
Abigail Morgan
Tameka Sadler
Tiffany Wallace
with Dara Connelly as the Superintendent
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director – Marnie Herzfeld
Assistant Director – Melanie Magolan
Producer – Jan Swarr
Music Director – Denise Wisneski
Choreographer – Megan Kelsh
Stage Manager – Linda Blystone
Construction Supervisor – John Magolan
Lighting Design – Jeff Sugzdinis