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OLEANNA by David Mamet. Dir: Keith Baker. 1st reh: 9/4/12. Runs 9/25-10/14.
Note: Both performers must be facile & great on their feet, dynamic personalities, great w/text.
John:
40s–50s. Intelligent college professor on the verge of receiving tenure & a raise. Attractive, dynamic, smart.
Carol:
Early - mid 20s. Seemingly naive and extremely anxious college student. Failing her professor’s course. Smart, too smart for her own good (or is she?)
WHAT A GLORIOUS FEELING by Jay Berkow. Dir: Susan Atkinson. Choreo: Stephen Casey. 1st reh: 10/9/12. Runs 10/30-11/18. Play with music & dance.
Songs/dances in the show include "Fit As A Fiddle", "Moses Supposes", "How Can You Believe Me When I Say I Love You When You Know I’ve Been A Liar All My Life", "Singing In The Rain", "You Were Meant For Me", "The Green Dress Dance","Abba Dabba Honeymoon" and "Good Mornin’".
Gene Kelly:
At age 40. Requires an exceptional dancer/tapper w/good singing voice.
Stanley Donen:
28. Director, dancer/tapper, singer & all-around friend.
Jeanne Coyne:
Late 20s. Gene's beautiful assistant. Was married to Stanley. Dancer/singer.
Arthur Freed:
50s. Respected producer of "An American in Paris", "Gigi" and, of course, "Singing in the Rain".
Debbie Reynolds:
20s. Performer must be able to portray Reynolds's essence, not an imitation. Singer/dancer.
DEATHTRAP by Ira Levin. Dir TBD. 1st reh: 1/6/13. Runs 1/29-2/17. May extend to 2/24.
Sidney Bruhl:
40-60. Intelligent, polished celebrated writer of Broadway thrillers. Suffering a dry spell.
Myra Bruhl:
40-60. Sidney's wife. Sophisticated, upper class but embraces the country life. Sweet, caring, emotional, nervous, even skittish. Very supportive of Sydney's career.
Clifford Anderson:
25-35. Student of Sidney's writing seminar. Very physical. Good looking.
Helga ten Dorp:
45-60. Wild, individual, gypsy-like. In and out of this world.
Porter MilgrimA
40-70. Sidney's observant, professional attorney & long-time friend.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by Gilbert & Sullivan. Dir: Keith Baker. 1st reh: 2/19/13. Runs 3/19-4/28.
Major-General Stanley:
"The Modern Major General". 50s. Self important. Baritone. Must be great w/patter song!
Pirate King:
30s-40s. Pirate clan's leader. Dashing, handsome, charming, charismatic -- but a romantic at heart. Commanding. Terrific baritone.
Samuel:
30s. King's lieutenant. Baritone.
Frederic:
Has recently turned 21. Ending his indentured apprenticeship to the pirate band. Torn by his impending freedom from/loyalty to the pirates who raised him and Mabel, who has stolen his heart. Graceful, endearing. Tenor.
Sergeant of Police:
Leader of a bumbling police squad. Good-natured. Committed to stopping the pirates. Baritenor.
Mabel:
Reads early 20s. Stanley's daughter. Frederic is attracted to her. Smart in comparison to her sisters. Beautiful. Lyric soprano w/coloratura extension.
Edith, Kate and Isabel:
Mabel's sisters. Soprano, mezzo and soprano/mezzo, respectively.
Ruth:
47. Pirate maid-of-all-work. Frederic’s nursery maid; mistakenly bound him to a pirate instead of a pilot. In love with Frederic; feels betrayed when he falls for Mabel. Wonderful comic timing. Mezzo.
Chorus:
Pirates, Police, Stanley’s Wards. Various vocal ranges.
INHERIT THE WIND by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee. Dir: Susan Atkinson. 1st reh: 4/30/13. Runs 5/21-6/9.
Melinda:
"Healthy pig-tailed girl of 12". Teased by Howard, who tells her she and her family were all worms or blobs of jelly once.
Howard:
13. Witness for the prosecution, testifying that Cates taught evolution. At trial's end, he tells Melinda he doesn't know who won but knows it's over.
Rachel Brown:
22. "Pretty, but not beautiful". Teaches 2nd grade teacher at Hillsboro. Loves Bert and risks the wrath of her father, Rev. Brown, by visiting Bert at the jail.
Meeker:
Bailiff at the jail below the courthouse. Common, friendly man.
Bertram Cates:
24. "Pale, thin young man". Quiet, shy, well-mannered. Arrested and about to be tried for teaching evolution to his 7th-graders.
Mr. Goodfellow:
Storekeeper.
Mrs. Krebs:
Humorless. Believes strongly and strictly in Christianity.
Rev. Jeremiah Brown:
Rachel's father, the religious leader of Hillsboro.
Corkin:
Workman. Helps raise the banner reading "Read Your Bible!" in preparation for Brady's arrival.
Bollinger:
Band member. Rushes into the town square, announcing that Brady's train is on its way. Has a cornet to play in honor of Brady's arrival.
Platt:
Hillsboro man. Very excited about Brady's arrival.
Mr. Bannister:
Another Hillsboro man. As a prospective juror, testifies that he has never read the Bible or Darwin, because he can't read. Because of that, Drummond accepts him and he becomes a juror.
Mrs. Loomis:
Another townsperson. Melinda's mother.
Hot Dog Man:
Faced w/the choice between a hot dog and Bible, feeds his stomach rather than his soul.
Mrs. McClain:
Another townsperson. Sells frond fans in the square before Brady's arrival.
Mrs. Blair:
Howard's mother; looks for him in the town square; unable to control him because he feels like he's at a county fair.
Elijah:
Holy man from the hills. "Bearded, wild-haired, dressed in a tattered burlap smock", barefoot and selling Bibles.
E. K. Hornbeck:
Mid 30s. Newspaperman from the "Baltimore Herald". "Sneers politely at everything, including himself." His city origins are reflected in his clothes and cynical attitude, especially when he enters during the preparations for Brady's arrival.
Hurdy Gurdy Man:
Organ grinder whose monkey spurs Hornbeck to ask the animal if it is testifying for the defense or prosecution in this evolution trial.
Timmy:
Boy who rushes on to announce that Brady's train is coming.
Mayor:
Pragmatic man. Tells the judge about a wire from the state house. Thus, the mayor's political concerns lead him to warn the judge prior to sentencing, in effect making the jury's verdict a joke.
Matthew Harrison Brady:
Three-time Presidential candidate and famous politician, worshipped by the people of Hillsboro. "Gray, balding, paunchy, an indeterminate 65." Basks in the cheers & admiration of the people.
Mrs. Brady:
"Pretty, fashionably dressed" Second Lady. Content to support her husband and always be in his shadow.
Tom Davenport:
Hillsboro's prosecutor. "Crisp, business-like young man." Impressed that he, alongside Brady, will be facing Drummond in court. Smart, ambitious attorney but rather conventional in his approaches. Not a great orator like Brady, nor a swift legal mind like Drummond.
Henry Drummond:
Famous lawyer known for his skilled defenses. Hired by the "Baltimore Herald" to defend Cates.
Judge:
"Humorless" man who "has a nervous habit of flashing a smile after every ruling." Clearly leans toward the prosecution, even announcing Rev. Brown's prayer meeting in the court.
Dunlap:
Farmer/cabinetmaker. Prospective juror. The prosecution accepts him because of his exclamation that he believes in the Word of God and in Matthew Harrison Brady.
Sillers:
Another prospective juror. Works at a feed store. Considers himself as religious as the next man, which leads Brady to accept him as a juror.
Reuters Man:
Reporter from London. Asks Brady his personal opinion of Drummond during an impromptu press conference, leading Brady to say he would fight against his own brother if he challenged the faith of millions.
Harry Y. Esterbrook:
Radio man who makes the first big broadcast of a public event from the courthouse when the verdict comes in.
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