2008-2009 Season (61st)

THE SENATOR WORE PANTYHOSE

By Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore
October (2008) 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25
Directed by: Jim Balcarek

SYNOPSIS:
A presidential hopeful whose campaign manager trumps up a sleazy sex scandal which gloriously backfires

CAST:
Fran Carroll as Chauncy Quince
Chris DeWitt as Tom Gordon
Clark Van Hekken as Senator Gabby Sandalson
Ron Green as Paddy McMutton
Mike Powell as Reverend Johnny Burgermeister
Georgina Bard as Honey Pie Burgermeister
Jacquelyn Green as Nellie the Wayward Single Girl
John Agostinelli as Tony Pinella
Marc DeBlasi as Don Bother
Marina Zeccardi as Susan Sandalson

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A PARTY TO MURDER

By Marcia Kash & Douglas E. Hughes
January (2009) 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24
Directed by: Leah Henry
Produced by: Clarissa Thurman

SYNOPSIS:
Six people are invited by Charles Prince, a famous mystery writer, to a murder mystery party. Ghosts from the past begin to haunt the proceedings and it becomes clear that all is not as it seems. Secret passageways, criminating letters, hidden compartments, bodies in the window seat and a twenty-five year old unsolved mystery, twist and turn toward the unexpected and terrifying conclusion.

CAST:
Nigel Rogers as Konrad/Charles
Bob DeMarco as Ernie/Willy
Lesley Villarose as Evelyn/McKenzie
Carole Mancini as Mrs. McKnight/Valerie
Kathleen Gaynor as O’Karma/Henri
Kyle Aptacy as Father Merryweather/Elwood

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GOD’S FAVORITE

By Neil Simon
March (2009) 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 | April 4, 5
Directed by: Ron Green
Produced by: Clarissa Thurman

SYNOPSIS:
The biblical story of Job is transferred to the Long Island mansion of a successful God fearing tycoon, his wife, a prodigal son, a pair of kooky twins, and a faithful maid and butler. Joe Benjamin lives a successful life, until one night he receives a visit from a messenger from God, Sydney Lipton, who informs Joe he is God’s Favorite, and all he needs to do is renounce God. He uses all manners of temptations to persuade Joe and each time he refuses, Joe is met with every affliction imaginable. Amid the seemingly tragic circumstances, Neil Simon has created a hugely funny play while maintaining the integrity of the lesson.

CAST:
John Weber as Joe Benjamin
Deb Lewis as Rose Benjamin
Zach Palmer as Ben Benjamin
Kristin Hannings as Sarah Benjamin
Jim Balcerek as David Benjamin
Lynn Dick as Mady
Jon Zucker as Morris
Lawrence Geller as Sydney Lipton

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DROWNING SORROWS

By Douglas Post
June (2009) 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27
Directed by: Bob DeMarco
Assistant Director: Kathleen Harner
Produced by: Clarissa Thurman

SYNOPSIS:
A unique play. A young woman is jilted at the altar by her true love, without explanation. He just disappeared. She becomes obsessed with finding him and the reason he left her. After 20 years, she believes she has tracked him down. He is running a bar on a tiny Caribbean island. When confronted, he denies it. Her new husband, desperate to give her some closure so they can move on with their lives, offers him a bribe to pretend to be her long lost love. Is he or isn’t he, the man she has been searching for? The plot twists and turns right to the ambiguous conclusion. It is a wonderful story about choices, regrets, letting go of the past and moving on… and also love.

CAST:
Dave Ferrier as Duncan Crawford
Cathy Mostek as Emily Miles
Andrea Hartman as Gina Frances
Rich Geller as Raymond Miles
Fran Carroll as Cole Rucker

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Summer Show

DATE NIGHT! 3 Short Plays About Love And Everything Else

August (2009) 21, 22, 23
Directed by: Jacki Green

Miss You

By David Auburn

SYNOPSIS
Two couples rearrange via call-waiting

CAST
Lorie Baldwin as Woman #1
Nigel Rogers as Man #1
Nick Desiato as Man #2
Deanna Daugherty as Woman #2

Post-Its
(Notes on a Marriage)

By Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman

SYNOPSIS
In this homage to Love Letters, an actor and actress read the Post-It notes between a couple that span the duration of their lives together.

CAST
Bill Campbell as Man
Viki Hansen-Landis as Woman

Check, Please!

By Jonathan Rand

SYNOPSIS
Follows a series of blind dinner dates that couldn’t get any worse — until they do.

CAST
Kristina Marenkova-Gonzalez as The Girl
Zach Palmer as The Guy
Coz Baldwin as Louis
Viki Hansen-Landis as Melanie
Ed Young as Ken
Deanna Daugherty as Mary
Nigel Rogers as Brandon
Clarissa Thurman as Pearl
Glen Henderson as Mark
Lorie Baldwin as Linda
Nick Desiato as Manny
Felicity Young as Mimi

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