Seasons Past 2007
CRT achieved another record-breaking season in
2007, with almost 20,000 attending a CRT
production or musical event. In
October 2007 CRT received the
National Theatre Conference’s Award of Outstanding
Achievement. It is given to a single company
once a year and recognizes 42 years of theatrical
programming. CRT was also a finalist
in El Pomar’s Award for Excellence
in the Arts and Humanities.
CRT Main Stage
Leading Ladies
By Ken Ludwig
Originally Produced By
| The
Cleveland Playhouse |
 |
Alley Theatre |
| Michael Bloom,
Artistic Director |
|
Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director |
| Dean Gladden,
Managing Director |
|
Terry Dwyer, Managing Director |
| On September
7, 2004 |
|
on October 15, 2004 |
Presented by special arrangement with
Samuel French, Inc.
What would you do for two million dollars?
In this sidesplitting farce á la Some
Like It Hot, broke actors Leo and Jack
must impersonate lost cousins Maxine and
Stephanie, in order to inherit a great fortune.
Their simple plan turns farcical, however,
when Leo falls for his new cousin Meg even
as Jack finds himself hopelessly attracted
to the local delivery girl. In the meantime,
reports of their aunt’s death have
been greatly exaggerated, and nobody knows
where the fortune will fall!
(Rating: All Ages)
| Director |
|
Jack Wright |
| Scenic Design |
|
Michael Duran |
| Costume Design |
|
Georgianna Londre |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Cari Varner |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Jonathan D. Allsup* &
Fran Rubenstein* |
| Assistant to
the Stage Manager |
|
Rachel Rogers |
| Dramaturge |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
| Meg |
|
Diana Dresser* |
| Leo |
|
Jake Walker |
| Jack |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| Audrey |
|
Adrian Egolf |
| Duncan |
|
Paul James |
| Florence |
|
Anne F. Butler |
| Doc |
|
John Arp* |
| Butch |
|
Lawrence P. Henderson |
 |
|
*Member
of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States. |
CRT Main Stage
To Fool the Eye
An Adaptation of Jean
Anouilh’s Leocadia
By Jeffrey Hatcher
To Fool the Eye is based on a
literal translation by Stephanie L. Debner.
This adaptation was originally commissioned
and produced
by the Guthrie Theater, Joe Dowling, Artistic Director.
This whimsical comedy fuses the best of
classical love and modern humor into a truly
delightful tale. After losing the object
of his affection, Prince Albert spends his
nights hopelessly revisiting the scenes of
his romance. Fortunately, Albert’s
aunt the Duchess may have found the solution.
A young hat maker named Amanda happens to
be the perfect look-alike for Albert’s
lost love. If she can only be convinced to
play the part, Albert may have his love again
if only for a few days. Then again, maybe
love will offer them both a second chance.
(Rating: 12+ for Elevated
Language)
| Director |
|
Jessica Jackson |
| Scenic Design |
|
Michael Duran |
| Costume Design |
|
Georgianna Londre |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Cari Varner |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Fran Rubenstein* |
| Assistant to
the Stage Manager |
|
Cate O’Brien |
| Dramaturge |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
| Amanda |
|
Rebecca Gibel* |
| Duchess |
|
Christy Brandt |
| Butler |
|
Andy Brown |
| Hector |
|
Jeff Carey |
| Taxi Driver |
|
Jason Kennedy |
| Ice-cream
Vendor |
|
Paul James |
| Prince Albert |
|
Charlie Thurston |
| Headwaiter |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| Inn Proprietor |
|
Michael Bouchard |
|
|
*Member
of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States. |
CRT Main Stage
Urinetown
Music & Lyrics by Mark
Hollmann
Book & Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Urinetown was produced
on Broadway in September, 2001
by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals
in association with TheaterDreams, Inc. and Lauren
Mitchell.
Urinetown is presented through
special arrangement with
and all authorized performance materials are supplied
by
Music Theatre International
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 2l2.541.4584 Fax: 2l2.397.4684 • www.MTIShows.com
The videotaping or other
video or audio records of this productioon is strictly
prohibited.
This Tony award winning musical has taken Broadway
by storm with its melodious magic. Imagine a town
not too different from our own, except for one
major aspect of daily life: a water shortage has
made private toilets illegal! Everyday the hard-pressed
citizens of the city stand in line to pay a fee
for the public facilities. Anyone who can’t
pay the fee is sent to the horrible and mysterious
Urinetown. To save his fellow citizens, Bobby Strong
finally leads the rebellion against Urine Good
Company. But what follows? Well, the ending is
a surprise, but we guarantee that Urinetown will
leave you singing!
(Rating: All Ages)
| Director |
|
Mark Hunter |
| Musical Director |
|
Michelle Alexander |
| Co-Choreographers |
|
Dede & Diana Dresser |
| Scenic Design |
|
Michael Duran |
| Costume Design |
|
Georgianna Londre |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Cari Varner |
| Synthesizer |
|
Evangelos Spanos |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Jonathan D. Allsup* |
| Assistant to
the Stage Manager |
|
Cate O’Brien |
| Dramaturge |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
| Officer
Lockstock |
|
Patrick Ryan Sullivan* |
| Penelope Pennywise |
|
Peggy Pharr Wilson* |
| Bobby Strong |
|
Jake Walker |
| Little Sally |
|
Jessica Jackson |
| Dr. Billeaux |
|
Charlie Thurston |
| Mr. McQueen |
|
Jason Kennedy |
| Senator Fipp |
|
Paul James |
| Officer Barrel |
|
Lawrence P. Henderson |
| Hope Cladwell |
|
Rebecca Gibel* |
| Old Man Strong/Hot
Blades Harry |
|
Andy Brown |
| Tiny Tom |
|
Michael Bouchard |
| Soupy Sue |
|
Jessica Buckley |
| Little Becky
Two Shoes |
|
Hannah Richter |
| Old Woman |
|
Anne F. Butler |
| Caldwell B.
Cladwell |
|
John Arp* |
| Josephine
Strong |
|
Christy Brandt |
| Cladwell’s
Secretary |
|
Trary Maddalone |
| Mrs. Millennium |
|
Diana Dresser* |
| Girl Cop |
|
Adrian Egolf |
|
|
*Member
of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States. |
CRT Main Stage
Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw
Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French,
Inc.
Before My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle
conquered the polite society of England and our
hearts in G. Bernard Shaw’s most beloved
play Pygmalion. As long as Eliza speaks
like a commoner, she will never be able to work
in a flower shop. When she goes to Professor Henry
Higgins, however, he wagers that he can not only
lift her off the streets, but that he can elevate
her right up to the aristocracy. With delightful
supporting characters such as Colonel Pickering
and Eliza’s father Alfred Doolittle, Pygmalion good-naturedly
asks us, “Who is the teacher in this play?”
(Rating: 12+ Elevated Language)
| Director |
|
Francis X. Kuhn** |
| Scenic Design |
|
John Paul |
| Costume Design |
|
Georgianna Londre |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Cari Varner |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Fran Rubenstein* &
Jonathan D. Allsup* |
| Assistant to
the Stage Manager |
|
Rachel Rogers |
| Dramaturge |
|
Elizabeth Zurn |
Cast
| Henry
Higgins |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| Eliza Doolittle |
|
Allison McLemore |
| Colonel Pickering |
|
John Arp* |
| Alfred Doolittle |
|
Michael Todd Behrens* |
| Mrs. Pearce |
|
Peggy Pharr Wilson* |
| Freddy Eynsford
Hill |
|
Jake Walker |
| Mrs. Higgins |
|
Christy Brandt |
| Mrs. Eynsford
Hill |
|
Anne F. Butler |
| Miss Clara
Hill |
|
Jaclyn Johnson |
| The Parlor-Maid |
|
Allison Quiller |
| Bystander |
|
Jeff Carey |
| Sarcastic
Bystander |
|
Alan Allsup |
|
|
*Member of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United
States. |
| |
|
|
 |
|
**The Director is a
member of the Society of Stage Directors
and Choreographers, Inc., an independent
national labor union. |
CRT Black Box Theatre
Everything in the Garden
by Edward Albee
Everything in the Garden was
first presented by Theater 1968 at the
Plymouth Theatre, in New York City, on
November 29, 1967.
Presented by special arrangement
with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
In 1967 Edward Albee’s Everything in
the Garden premiered to critical success
in New York City. Forty years later, we find
that, though it is rarely produced, its characters
and themes have even more relevance to our lives
today. Richard and Jenny struggle, as most of
us do, to maintain their quality of life. When
Mrs. Toothe brings Jenny an alternative solution
to her financial strife, the story turns from
suburban to subjection. Albee’s alternately
humorous and savage play attacks the hypocrisies
of middle-class standing even as it forces us
to admit that we all have a part to play in the
garden.
(Rating: 17+ for Language & Content)
| Director |
|
Nagle Jackson** |
| Assistant Director |
|
Jonathan Allsup |
| Scenic Design |
|
Michael Duran |
| Costume Design |
|
Linann Easley |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Cari Varner |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Jonathan D. Allsup* &
Fran Rubenstein* |
| Assistant to
the Stage Manager |
|
Cate O’Brien & Rachel Rogers |
| Dramaturge |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
| Richard |
|
Michael Todd Behrens* |
| Jenny |
|
Trary Maddalone |
| Roger |
|
Michael Bouchard |
| Jack |
|
John Arp* |
| Mrs. Toothe |
|
Peggy Pharr Wilson* |
| Chuck |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| Beryl |
|
Jessica Jackson |
| Gilbert |
|
Jeff Carey |
| Louise |
|
Rebecca Bossen |
| Cynthia |
|
Allison McLemore |
| Perry |
|
Paul James |
|
|
*Member of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United
States. |
| |
|
|
|
|
**The Director is a
member of the Society of Stage Directors
and Choreographers, Inc., an independent
national labor union. |
CRT Black Box Theatre
Bad Dates
By Theresa Rebeck
A co-production with the
Modern Muse Theatre Company
Denver, Colorado • www.modernmusetheatre.com
Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French,
Inc.
A co-production of Modern Muse Theatre
and Creede Repertory Theatre, Bad Dates features
CRT company member Diana Dresser. In this
funny and insightful show, Dresser plays
Haley, a single mom in New York City with
a teenage daughter and an insatiable love
of shoes. Haley’s idiosyncratic journey
of self-discovery involving the Romanian
mob, a Buddhist rainstorm, and a few very
bad dates enjoyed an extended run Off Broadway,
and we are excited to include it in our
2007 season.
(Rating: 17+ For Content)
| Director |
|
Maurice LaMee |
| Scenic
Design |
|
Maurice LaMee |
| Costume
Design |
|
Meghan Doyle |
| Light
Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Greg Melton |
| Sound
Design |
|
Brian Freeland |
| Stage
Manager |
|
Jonathan D. Allsup* |
| Assistant
to the Stage Manager |
|
Elizabeth Zurn |
Cast
| Haley
Walker |
|
Diana Dresser* |
|
|
*Member
of Actors’ Equity Association,
the Union of Professional
Actors
and Stage Managers in the United
States. |
CRT Black Box Theatre
Boomtown: Improvisational
Comedy at CRT
Near the end of the 2006 season, I asked
Maurice LaMee about creating an improvisational
comedy troupe at CRT. To my delight,
he responded enthusiastically and Boomtown was born. It had always surprised
me that a theatre with the stylistic flexibility
of CRT didn’t offer improv. We tell
stories in so many ways: musicals,
period comedies, westerns, farces, contemporary
dramas, puppet shows, and Shakespeare—why
not one without a script? Well, that’s
Boomtown.
We’re a group of actors
performing a heretofore untold story
spontaneously in front of the audience,
guided only by their suggestion and our
imaginations. Humor is a huge part, but
it is also our goal to tell a complete
story with fascinating characters. Just
like a play, only shorter, and we can’t
tell you what it will be about. It might
involve music, unrequited love, Vikings,
dental insurance, or Viking dental insurance.
You won’t know
until we perform it—and neither will
we.
Jessica Jackson
Improv Actors
| Andy
Brown |
|
Jessica Jackson |
| Martin Buchanan |
|
Mark Larson |
| Michael
Bouchard |
|
Charlie Thurston |
| Anne F.
Butler |
|
Jake Walker |
| Rebecca
Gibel* |
|
|
|
|
*Member
of Actors’ Equity Association,
the Union of Professional
Actors
and Stage Managers in the United
States. |
CRT Black Box Theatre
Children's Show:
Lullaby Bay
by Jeff Carey
Directed by Renée
Prince and Ryan Prince
“The pirates stole her dreams,
but they couldn’t steal her spirit.”
When a young girl’s dreams are stolen
by pirates, she must take to the high seas
to get them back! See brave Shelly Spindle
battle storms, shipwrecks, sharks and savages,
as she gathers a band of loyal companions,
and pursues the Terrible Pirate Rankscrap...all
the way to the bottom of Lullaby Bay!
(Rating: All Ages)
Allison Quiller & Members
of the Cast
