Call for Directors and Producers - 2008-2009 Season

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2008-2009 Season
Previous Performances


The following are previous performances


March 7-16, 2008
Director: Coleen Downey

The Thebes Players Community Theatre is seeking eleven youth and adult actors for The Velveteen RabbitA children’s story that chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real through the love of his owner.

The Velveteen RabbitThis play chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real through the love of his owner.

The Velveteen is cast:

                                          Alex                                                         Tim Bem
                                          Nana                                                        Diana Roush
                                          Timothy                                                    Caben McKendrick
                                          Mouse                                                      Zhanna Albertini
                                          Bulka                                                        Shelby Antel
                                          The Velveteen Rabbit                           Brianna Massey
                                          The Skin Horse                                      Alan Lally
                                          The Toy Fairy                                           Emily Smith
                                          Rabbit 1                                                    Allison Mooney
                                          Rabbit 2                                                    Baylie Mooney
                                          The Doctor                                               Mike Lally

                                          Rabbits                                                     Melody Antel
                                                                                                             Brendan Lally
                                                                                                             Clarissa Mousel

                                          Building Blocks                                        Sophie Bolen
                                          (the building blocks will be                   Amber Cargill
                                          with the other toys during the              Carly Hoekstra
                                          show, spelling out words and              Maddy Sullivan
                                          doing other fun things!)


January 25th - February 2nd
Director: Sue Bradford
Producer: Brent Alles

The Comedy by  Ken Ludwig
DIRECTED BY:  Sue Bradford
PRODUCED BY: Brent Alles

Moon Over Buffalo is the hilarious story about two former B movie stars who find themselves gracing the glittering stage off-off Broadway in Buffalo, New York. Desperate to return to their former Hollywood glory days, they find out that the director Frank Capra will be in the audience of their production. Mistaken identities, jealous ex-fiancées and romantic rivals abound in this mad cap comedy where the action backstage is far more interesting and hilarious than the action on stage!

Cast List
George - Ken Parrish
Charlotte - Susan Veenema
Roz - Jen Reyers
Howard - Casey Berg
Paul - Rob Freund
Richard - Matt Tawney
Ethel - Elly Stevens
Eileen - Andrea Wressell

 


 

Honk Jr.
October 19-28, 2007

This is the musical that beat The Lion King out of the Olivier Award (the British equivalent to the
Tony Award)! Honk Jr! is a contemporary retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen’s classic
story, “The Ugly Duckling” and features a Joseph….Dreamcoat-like score that kids
everywhere will enjoy! Honk Jr! is a wonderful musical with catchy songs and a good moral
lesson…..plus it’s a lot of fun!

Thank you to all the following people who worked hard to bring Honk! Jr to you:

Director:                   Francesca Amari
Producer:                 Laura Leasure
Stage Manager:      Dakota Bunn
House Manager:     Laura Leasure
Costumes:               Amy and Geoff Schram, Susan Huffman
Make-up:                  Marcia Cargill, Kristie Bem, Mary Mooney
Choreography:       Francesca Amari
Set Design:              George Hommowun and LPAC Crew
Cast Photos:           Bruce Boutet Photography
Program Design:    Elaine Hommowun

We would especially like to thank all the parents and families of all the actors in this musical who were very supportive of all the time and effort that was put into this production!



A Thriller in Two Acts

Co-Directed by David Durkee and Jim Marron
Produced by Jeff Stacer

Death Trap - One of the popular successes of recent Broadway history, this ingeniously constructed play offers a rare and skillful blending of two priceless theatrical ingredients – gasp- inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter. Dealing with the devious machinations of a writer of thrillers whose recent offerings have been flops, and who is prepared to go to any lengths to improve his fortunes, it provides twists and turns and sudden shocks in such abundance that audiences will be held spellbound until the very last moment.

 



...Or the Mysterious Case of the Fallen Egg

 

March 16 - 25, 2007

Director: Coleen Downey
Producer: Brent Alles
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Humpty Dumpty is Missing – an affectionate spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940’s and 50’s and an exciting, fun-filled way to introduce young audiences to this classic genre. Sammy Scoop is a private investigator in the tradition of his grandfather, Samuel Shovel and his father, Sam Spade. Sammy faces the biggest challenge of his illustrious career with the sudden fall and disappearance of the jolly Humpty Dumpty, who apparently had no enemies. But Sammy and his sidekick, Alice from Dallas, soon come up with a list of suspects who had motive and, perhaps, opportunity.

Cast list:
 
Ken Trupke – Sammy Scoop
Sydney DeVos – Alice
Annie Trupke – Little Red Riding Hood
Erin Bajema – Little Bo Peep
Mike Lally – Police Chief
Shelby Antel – Henny-Penny
Sidney Anderson – Mistress Mary
Tim Bem - Little Billy Goat Gruff
Kristina Noonon – Troll
Colin Lomas – Rip Van Winkle
Briella Cumings – Rapunzel
Dave Huffman - Handsome Prince
Jen Borello - Mother Hubbard
Peggy Schmidt – Mother Goose
Alec Juarez – Peter Rabbit
Amber Cargill – Mopsy
Bridget Lally – Flopsy
Megan Dollar – Cottontail
Eboni White – King’s Woman
Erin Duma – King’s Woman
Kiran Riley – King’s Woman
Kolby Kloosterman – King’s Woman
Alan Lally – King’s Horse
Alison Huffman – King’s Horse
Briar Zimmerman – King’s Horse
Jenny Huffman – King’s Horse
Colleen Lally – Wall Member
Michael Wittenbach - Wall Member
Katie Bush – Wall Member

Productions
Lowell High School Performing Arts Center (Lowell High School),
11700 Vergennes, Lowell

Dates of the production are:
Friday, March 16 @ 7:30 PM; Saturday, March 17 @ 2:30 PM
Sunday, March 18 @ 2:30 PM; Friday, March 23 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 24 @ 2:30 PM and Sunday, March 25 @ 2:30 PM 


 

 



Comedy by Neil Simon
Directed by Ken Parrish
Produced by Dean Borth 

 

Neil Simon’s famous update of his contemporary classic starts with a group of women friends playing their regular game of Trivial Pursuit. This week, the coterie is meeting at the apartment of Olive Madison, a divorcee who freely admits to being a slob: “I leave a mess when I read a book!” Late to arrive is Florence Unger, a stickler for detail who would try the patience of a saint, and who has unfortunately just become separated from her husband. As life would have it, the slob and the fuss-budget decide to room together – with hilarious results!

Cast List (In order of appearance)
Name
Actor
Sylvie   Brandy Palmer 
Mickey    Laura Leasure 
Renee Debi Foote
Vera  Diana Roush
Olive Madison Jennifer Reyers
Florence Unger  Karen Sue Bradford
Manolo Costazuela Jim Ball
Jesus Costazuela   David Durkee

 


Alice in Wonderland
(Youth Theatre Production)

Production dates: October 20 - 28, 2006
(includes daytime school performances)

Director: Brent Alles - Director's Notes
Producer: Sally McAlpine

THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE!!

Alice plunges down the rabbit hole and becomes involved in that madcap and deliciously satiric series of adventures immortalized by Lewis Carroll. Dramatized as a series of fourteen adventures from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, this play is a kaleidoscope of action and madness, with the necessary elements of suspense and frustration to make it all work.

Cast List (In order of appearance)
Name-Actor

Alice 1 (scenes 1 through 5)-Shelby Antel
Alice 2 (scenes 6 through 9)-Erin Bajema
Alice 3 (scenes 10 through 14)-Rachel Wold
White Rabbit-Marie Dollar
Queen of Hearts-Nancy Huhn
King of Hearts-Rob Freund
Knave of Hearts-Marina Jones
Ace of Hearts-Brianna Richardson
Deuce of Hearts-Katie Bush
Three of Hearts-Charlotte Hayden
Four of Hearts-Katelyn Kaczanowksi
Five of Hearts-Breana McKendrick
Six of Hearts-Maddie Hooker
Seven of Hearts-Maggie Wissman
Eight of Hearts-Catie Wissman
Nine of Hearts-Krystal Troyer
Ten of Hearts-Emma Duvernay
Executioner (Ace of Spades)-Michael Lally (Brent Alles for final scene)
Mouse-Timothy Bem
Caterpillar-Doug Halbeisen
Father William-As Himself (Brent Alles)
Young Man-Caben McKendrick
Fish Footman / Snark-Marissa Hastings
Frog Footman-Alison Huffman
Cheshire Cat-Rachel Wittenbach
Cook-Sara Idema
Duchess-Laura Leasure
March Hare-Hannah Vanderhorst
Mad Hatter-Dave Huffman
Dormouse-Sarah Dec
2 of Spades-Lauren Weaver
3 of Spades-Amber Cargill
4 of Spades-Malorie Coble
5 of Spades-Kortney Beachler
7 of Spades-Briella Cumings
8 of Spades-Marissa Hills
9 of Spades-Kolby Kloosterman
10 of Spades-Mary Leasure
Gryphon-Emilyn Dec
Mock Turtle-Katie Duiven
Red Queen-Susan Veenema
Tweedledum-Alan Lally
Tweedledee-Allison Hastings
Walrus-Paul McCartney (Brent Alles)
Carpenter-Caben McKendrick
Pearl Oyster-Megan Dollar
Raw Oyster-Brendan Lally
Pickled Oyster-Lawson Weaver
White Queen-Martha Hayden
Humpty Dumpty-Michael Lally

MOUSE CHORUS (MOUSE-ETTES)       
Carol-Bridget Lally
Edith-Brianna Massey
Lorina-Kiran Riley
Robin-Mackinzie Whaley

ALICE'S JURY (these are all characters from the book)       
Duck-Paige Coble
Lory-Isabelle Fleszar
Eaglet-Kristina Noonon
Lobster-Adrienne Rife
Guinea Pig-Alexis Rife
Jack of Spades-Taylor Whaley
King of Spades-Jeremy Bergin
Queen of Spades-Allison Mooney
6 of Spades-Baylie Mooney