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presents
SEP. 7 – 28, 2019
written by Aaron Sorkin
produced by Carol Jean Clark, Katie Kellenberger and Robert S. Kraus
directed by Kathleen Barth
Broadway Production Presented by David Brown, Lewis Allen, Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, Kathy Levin
Suntory International Corporation, The Shubert Organization
A Few Good Men is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., 235 Park Avenue South, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10003
PRESIDENT Russell Wyland
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
ARTISTIC SUPPORT Susan Boyd BOX OFFICE Ira Forstater
BUILDING
Frank D. Shutts II
DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................................................. Sarah Holt
EDUCATION
Michael J. Baker Jr.
FRONT OF HOUSE ..............................................................................................................................
Robert S. Kraus
MEMBERSHIP Brendan Quinn
PRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. Alan Wray
PUBLIC RELATIONS
SEASONAL PLANNING
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Rachel Alberts
Ashley Amidon
Ken Crowley
Treasurer David B. Hale
Secretary to the Board
Carolyn Winters
Executive Secretary Jamie Blake
Archivist
Charles Dragonette
Business Manager Tina McCrea
Box Office Manager .................................................................................................................................. Crissy Wilke
Legal Counsel Brian T. Goldstein, Esquire
The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Public Performances: Wed.– Sat. at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Aaron Sorkin began writing A Few Good Men on napkins while working as a bartender at Broadway’s Palace Theatre. Since its humble beginning on napkins, it has become one of the most indelible plays in American theatre and a box office smash in Hollywood. Featuring Sorkin’s lightning-quick wit, richly developed characters and a narrative that delivers audiences through the depths of despair to the jubilation of triumph, A Few Good Men is both a theatrical and cinematic gem that has won its place in the highest echelons of American dramatic storytelling.
Inspired by real events, A Few Good Men recounts the murder of Pfc. William Santiago at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, and the events leading up to the trial of the assailants, Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson and Pfc. Louden Downey. Yet the lawyers responsible for defending Dawson and Downey—Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee, Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway and Lt. J.G. Sam Weinberg—discover in their investigation that the circumstances surrounding Santiago’s murder are not as straightforward as they seem. Kaffee, Galloway and Weinberg soon realize that in order to defend their clients, they must fight Colonel Jessep and the web of conspiracy surrounding Santiago’s murder. The culminating trial becomes a Herculean battle for the truth between Kaffee’s legal team of underdogs and the imposing Col. Jessep, who is determined to wield all his power to stop Kaffee and his team from discovering the truth.
The heart of the story within A Few Good Men—seeking the truth amid the fog of conspiracy appealed to me both as a director and as an American citizen. While scandal and conspiracy engulf our government, the drama in A Few Good Men perfectly parallels the political turmoil facing the United States. My overarching goal as the director of A Few Good Men involves establishing parallels between the play’s narrative and our nation’s current political climate, which ultimately inspired the creative choice to set the play in its original setting—the year 1986. Setting the play in our recent past establishes the distance in time that I believe audiences need to draw comparisons between the past and the present in order to discover solutions for the future.
The creative decision for setting the play in 1986 prompted changes in multiple design elements, especially in costuming (the uniforms used in this production have been made to appear consistent with both Navy and Marine uniforms from the mid-1980s) and, perhaps most notably, in casting. While women are a minority among enlisted members of the United States armed forces today, female service members were a rarity back in 1986. In order to portray the deeply patriarchal system and culture that female service members found themselves navigating in 1986 (and, quite frankly, still navigate today), I cast only one female service member: Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway. Lt. Cmdr. Galloway is the only named woman character in the show, and she is the only woman in uniform that audiences will see on stage.
In fact, Lt. Cmdr. Galloway’s journey holds a special place in my heart. My own mother served in the United States Army and was among one of the first classes of women at Texas A&M
University to graduate from the Corps of Cadets. While my mother and her sisters in arms served their nation proudly, they faced controversy for simply being women with a desire to serve their country in the armed forces. As a result, they were held to a higher standard than their male counterparts and endured enormous pressure to prove that women belonged in the corps, and in the military. Lt. Cmdr. Galloway’s story is the story of women serving in uniform; therefore, telling her story properly became one of my biggest responsibilities for this production.
As the director for A Few Good Men, I hope audiences will recognize the parallels between the rising resistance in the United States through Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee and his team’s struggle for the truth. In addition to my focus on the play’s political themes, my creative team and I set out to honor the U.S. Navy and Marines by accurately depicting military etiquette and protocol to the best of our abilities while ensuring that the story outlined in the script is the story we portray on stage. And finally, I hope audiences enjoy a refreshing production of one of the most iconic plays in American theatre that began with an idea written on bar napkins at Broadway’s Palace Theatre.
Kathleen Barth DirectorLt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee, a lawyer in the Navy’s JAG Corps, is assigned to defend two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Known for winning plea bargains for his clients, Kaffee seeks reduced sentences for the accused Marines. Yet when another lawyer in the Navy JAG Corps, Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway, proposes to Kaffee that the Marines were following an order given by their commanding officers at Gitmo, Kaffee must decide whether he will settle for a plea bargain or defend his clients’ innocence and uncover a conspiracy led by the commanding officer of the Marine ground forces at Gitmo, the indomitable Col. Jessep.
Time period: 1986
Setting: Various locations in Washington, DC, and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanomo Bay, Cuba
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Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson ....................................................................................John Paul Odle
Pfc. Louden Downey ............................................................................................................Jared Diallo
Lt. J.G. Sam Weinberg ..............................................................................................Jonathan Mulberg
Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee ....................................................................................................Brendan Quinn
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway..............................................................................Emma Wesslund
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway (Understudy – 9/11, 9/18, 9/25) ................Abbie Mulberg
Capt. Isaac Whitaker ................................................................................................................Fred Lash
Capt. Matthew A. Markinson ............................................................................................Jeff Haslow
Lawyer #1 ........................................................................................................................Johnny Goodwin
Lawyer #2 ................................................................................................................................Craig Morris
Pfc. William Santiago ......................................................................................................Edwin Kindler
Col. Nathan Jessep ..................................................................................................David Kimmelman
Tom Dunn ........................................................................................................................Johnny Goodwin
Lt. Jonathan Kendrick ....................................................................................................Miguel Rosario
Military Police Officer ......................................................................................................Patrick Hogan
Lt. Jack Ross ....................................................................................................................Nicholas Temple
Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard ......................................................................................Christian Kampe
Cpl. Dunn ..........................................................................................................................Johnny Goodwin
Cpl. Hammaker ..................................................................................................................Ramy Ramirez
Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph ..................................................................................Cliff Rieger
Cmdr. Walter Stone ..............................................................................................Robert Montgomery
Sergeant at Arms ................................................................................................................Patrick Hogan Ensemble ............................................................Patrick Hogan, Johnny Goodwin, Ramy Ramirez
A Few Good Men is performed in two acts with one 15-minute intermission.
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Co-Producers ..........................................Carol Jean Clark, Katie Kellenberger, Robert S. Kraus
Assistant Producer ................................................................................................................Sam Jensen
Director Kathleen Barth
Assistant Director ..........................................................................................................Rishabh Bajekal
Stage Managers ........................................................................Charles Dragonette, Peter Leresche
Assistant Stage Managers Eli Alexander, Joel Durgavich
Set Design ..............................................................................................................................John Downing
Master Carpenter Julie Fischer
Assisted by Dorothy Cass, Jill Crispino, Janet Kennelly, Angela Merski, Wendy Sneff
Set Painting Design ..............................................................................................................Mona Wargo
Assisted by Dorothy Cass, Jill Crispino, Janet Kennelly, Angela Merski, Wendy Sneff
Set Decoration ................................................................................................................Donna Reynolds
Lighting Design ....................................................................................................................Ari McSherry
Master Electrician Jeff Auerbach
Assisted by Jemar Armand, Sandra Benjamin, Lloyd Bittinger, Kimberly Crago, Pamela Leonowich, Donna Reynolds, Jayn Rife, Sherry Singer, Marg Soroos, Leslie Teitel
Sound Design ..........................................................................................................................Krista White
Assistant Sound Design Keith Bell
Assisted by Lynn Lacey
Properties Design ............................................................................................................Emma Williams
Assisted by Phyllis Johnson, Margaret Snow
Hair and Makeup Design ..............................................................................Charlotte Corneliusen
Costume Design ..............................................................................................................Farrell Hartigan
Wardrobe Coordinator Robin Worthington
Assisted by Lauren Markovitch, Sherry Singer, Margaret Snow, Lanae Sterritt
Military Advisor ..................................................................................................................Patrick Hogan
Stage Combat Coordinator Michael Donahue
Photographer ........................................................................................................................Ari McSherry
Rigging Russell Wyland
Double Tech Dinner ..............................................................................................Monty Montgomery
Assisted by David McCallum
Opening Night Party David McCallum
Assisted by Sherry Lord Cooper, Monty Montgomery
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Jared Diallo (Pfc. Louden Downey) is very excited to be able to look like he is in the military without actually needing to run or wake up early. He is also excited to be in his first show with LTA. Recently, he performed in The Wizard of Oz, The Addams Family, Bye Bye Birdie and Seussical. He is a student at Northern Virginia Community College and plans on transferring next year to pursue musical theatre. Jared would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.
Johnny Goodwin (Tom Dunn/Cpl. Dunn/Lawyer #1/Ensemble) is going into his senior year at George Mason High School. His past work includes an ensemble role in the short film Reunion and playing young Booker T. Washington in the Historical Characters Monologues on Fairfax cable TV. This, however, will be his first time acting on the stage. Johnny hopes to pursue a theatre and film degree when he goes to college next year.
Jeff Haslow (Capt. Matthew A. Markinson) is making his LTA debut and first appearance in the DC area since moving back six years ago. His previous roles include Fredrik (A Little Night Music), John Proctor (The Crucible), Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady), Stine (City of Angels) and Marius (Les Misérables). He has performed in an improv troupe and directed productions including favorites Our Town, Blithe Spirit and The Miracle Worker. Thank you to a great cast and to Marty for keeping our life on the rails while I tackled this role.
Patrick Hogan (Military Police Officer/Sergeant at Arms/Ensemble) served as a sergeant in the USMC in 15 countries. He was an extra in two films shot in the DC metro area: The Sentinel and Flags of Our Fathers. He was also in the one-act play Jump at LTA and is a voice actor. Patrick would like to thank the staff and LTA for this opportunity and his lovely wife, Kira, and their daughter, Riley, who is also an aspiring actor.
Christian Kampe (Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard) is making his LTA debut in A Few Good Men. A theater lover from a very young age, Christian performed in numerous community and school productions in his southern Illinois hometown. Now stationed in the DMV area, he works as a military police officer for the U.S. Air Force and is excited for the opportunity to return to the stage. Christian is thankful for his wife, Emmy, family and friends for their support in this endeavor.
David Kimmelman (Col. Nathan Jessep) is beyond excited to play Col. Jessup in his first appearance with LTA. David recently appeared as Mr. Dussell in The Diary of Anne Frank in Rockville and as Isaac in Disgraced in Greenbelt. A 1981 graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, he appeared on Days of Our Lives in 1986 and has performed in over 60 plays and musicals nationally. Some favorite roles include Russ/Dan in Clybourne Park, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Mathias in My Old Lady and multiple roles in The Laramie Project
Edwin Kindler (Pfc. William Santiago) is excited to appear in his first LTA production. A relatively new transplant from Maine, Edwin was most recently seen onstage at Seton Hall Theatre in South Orange, NJ, where he appeared in productions such as Radium Girls, Stuart Little, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Baby: The New Musical, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz and Resurrection Blues
Fred Lash (Capt. Isaac Whitaker) has appeared in 11 productions at what he considers his home base and is most certainly familiar to LTA audiences. On stage recently in August: Osage County and The Fantasticks, he has been nominated for numerous acting awards during the past 30 years. As a retired Marine officer, Fred is extremely proud to be in the cast of this production (even though he is playing a Naval officer!), one of his all-time favorites. He resides in Springfield with his wife of 51 years, Donna.
Robert Montgomery (Cmdr. Walter Stone) is pleased to be in his first production at LTA, and excited to be back on the stage after a hiatus of a few years. A graduate of West Point, he holds an MFA in acting from the University of New Orleans. After many years in the Army, he is excited about the acting challenge of playing “down” as a member of the Navy. He has been seen previously as Ralph (A Christmas Story), Juror #4 (Twelve Angry Men), Fagin (Oliver!), Captain Von Trapp (The Sound of Music), Jake (Jake’s Women), Gremio (The Taming of the Shrew), Antigonus (The Winter’s Tale) and Fabian (Twelfth Night). Robert wishes to thank his wife and kids, without whose support he would not be onstage today.
Craig Morris (Lawyer #2) is a native of Hartford, CT, and an active duty naval officer currently stationed in Washington D.C. at the Washington Navy Yard. After serving 13 years in the Marine Corps Reserve, to include a deployment to Iraq, he graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans where he received his juris doctor in May of 2005, and commissioned in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps in August of 2005. His current position is serving as the Senior Law Clerk for the Navy and Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA).
Abbie Mulberg (Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway–Understudy 9/11, 9/18, 9/25) is delighted to make her first appearance on the LTA stage after co-music directing The Fabulous Lipitones. Previous roles include Soubrette in Emilie… (VTC), Laurey Williams in Oklahoma! (PWLT), Abigail Adams in 1776 (PTP) and Marian Paroo in The Music Man (CRT). Thanks to her family, her ever-expanding theater family and especially her husband, Jonathan.
Jonathan Mulberg (Lt. J.G. Sam Weinberg) is very excited to be a part of this production and returning to LTA for the first time since Ragtime in 2014. Recent credits include John Wilkes Booth in Assassins (DS), Corny Collins in Hairspray (CRT), Chuck Cranston in Footloose (MCP) and Charles Thompson in 1776 (MCP, 2016). Jonathan would like to thank all his friends, family and his wife, Abbie, for all their support.
John Paul Odle (Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson) is looking forward to working at LTA again. John Paul previously performed in The Nance (Ned) and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Spike). In addition, he has performed at ACCT in The Count of Monte Cristo (Maximilian) and most recently in Bus Stop (Bo). John Paul is excited to return to his theatre home. He thanks his friends and family for their constant and tremendous support and love.
Brendan Quinn (Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee) is ecstatic to be performing in his sixth show onstage with LTA. You may have previously seen him in Dracula (Jonathan Harker), Harvey (Wilson), Legally Blonde–The Musical (Warner Huntington III), A Christmas Carol (2016–Fred) and The Odd Couple (Female Version) (Jesús). Brendan also serves as Governor for Membership for LTA (talk to him about getting involved!) and works as a properties designer, working next on LTA’s upcoming Rumors. Offstage, Brendan follows the money-in-politics trail as outreach manager for @OpenSecretsDC.
Cliff Rieger (Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph) is excited to be in his first show at LTA. Cliff has been active in local theater since moving here from Orlando seven years ago. He is still active in Florida, where he spends his winters, and just finished performing in Social Security. Cliff has a degree in special education and taught theater to deaf students in Milwaukee, WI. He thanks his whole family for their continued support.
Miguel Rosario (Lt. Jonathan Kendrick) will be making his LTA debut in A Few Good Men. He has previously appeared in South Pacific (SMP) and is an alumnus of the Separate Beds Sketch Comedy Team (LIT) and Grace Covenant Church of Virginia Drama Team. With over 20 years of military service, his ability to bring military realism to the stage is a key part of his artistic contribution. He has studied the actor’s process at DC’s Studio Theatre and now lives in Alexandria.
Nicholas Temple (Lt. Jack Ross) is excited to take part in his first production at LTA. Prior credits include Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest (SSS); Sharpe/Wintour/James I in Equivocation (SSS); Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (TAP); and his WATCH-nominated turn as Clifford Anderson in Deathtrap (SSS). Love always to his parents, Nathan and Nikia, for their tireless support, and to Kristen for humoring him.
Emma Wesslund (Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway) was most recently seen in Silver Spring Stage’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest. A believer in the power of performing arts, Emma by day is the Young Playwrights’ Theater’s development manager. She also produced God Is Dead and April’s Getting Married (Three Muses) at the 2018 Capital Fringe Festival. Emma is honored to be part of telling this story, and grateful to you for coming to see it.
In case of an emergency, LTA has three AEDs (automated external defibrillators)
They are located as follows:
1. in the lobby, near the Council Green Room
2. in the cast entrance hallway, near backstage door
3. in the Alexandria Academy, on the first floor
ACCT – Aldersgate Church
Community Theater
ACT – Alliance of Community Theaters
ASC – Annapolis Shakespeare Company
ATMTC – Adventure Theatre and Musical Theater Center
BCT – Bowie Community Theatre
BST – Baltimore Shakespeare Factory
CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company
CCDC – Capital City Players of DC
CCP – Chevy Chase Players
CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company
CRT – Castaways Repertory Theatre
CT – Chalice Theater
DTC – Damascus Theatre Company
DS – Dominion Stage
ES – Encore Stage
ESP – Elden Street Players (now NST)
FCT – Fauquier Community Theatre
FP – Foundry Players (now CCDC)
GAC – Greenbelt Arts Center
GFP – Great Falls Players (now MCP)
HBP – Hard Bargain Players
IS – Infinity Stage
KAT – Kensington Arts Theatre
KT – Keegan Theatre
LIT – Laugh Index Theater of DC
LMP – Laurel Mill Playhouse
LSDT – Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
LTA – The Little Theatre of Alexandria
MCP – McLean Community Players
MET – Maryland Ensemble Theatre
MP – Montgomery Playhouse
MPAT – Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre
MSA – Metropolitan School for the Arts
MTA – McLean Theatre Alliance (now MCP)
MTC – Musical Theater Center
MVCCT – Mount Vernon Community
Children’s Theatre
NST – NextStop Theatre
NVP – Northern Virginia Players
NVTA – Northern Virginia Theatre Alliance
OTC – Olney Theater Center
PCP – Port City Playhouse
PGLT – Prince George’s Little Theatre
PPF – Providence Players of Fairfax
PTC – Pandemonium Theater Productions
PTC – Potomac Theatre Company Inc.
PTP – Port Tobacco Players
PWLT – Prince William Little Theatre
RCP – Reston Community Players
RLT – Rockville Little Theatre
RM – Rude Mechanicals
RMT – Rockville Musical Theatre
SCT – Springfield Community Theater
SMP – St Mark’s Players
SP – Sterling Playmakers
SSS – Silver Spring Stage
ST – Signature Theatre
TACT – The American Century Theater
TAP – The Arlington Players
TAT – The Alliance Theatre
TBP – The British Players
TCP – Tantallon Community Players
TL – Theater Lab
TT4W – The 4th Wall
UUCA – Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
VLOC – Victorian Lyric Opera Company
VTC – Vienna Theatre Company
WATCH – Washington Area Theatre
Community Honors
WOB – Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre
WS – Washington Savoyards
Jeff Auerbach (Master Electrician) would like to thank the producers for the opportunity to work on this show. He sends his love to his family, David and Katie Clement, and he also thanks them for their support during the long hours he is gone creating his art. Jeff is proud to say he won the 2018 WATCH award for Lighting Design for Dracula at LTA. Jeff hopes you enjoy this production of A Few Good Men.
Rishabh Bajekal (Assistant Director)is thrilled to be working alongside Kathleen as the Assistant Director. This is his second time sitting “on the other side of the table”, after working as a “Production Assistant” for Princess Ida at VLOC. His recent credits include Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar, LTA) and Marco (Gondoliers, VLOC). He hopes everyone enjoys the show!
Kathleen Barth (Director) is a theatre director, as well as a playwright and screenwriter, local to the DC metro area. She has been involved with the Little Theatre of Alexandria since 2017, directing one-act plays with NextGen’s New Voices series. Kathleen is thrilled to stage Aaron Sorkin’s play A Few Good Men, and she would like to dedicate her work on this production to the members of her family who have served in the U.S. military: Sandra Phillips Barth, Col. (Retired) Thomas H. Barth and her older brother, Capt. Thomas R. Barth, who is serving in Afghanistan with Alpha Company, 2-501st General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade–and all the military families with loved ones serving overseas. Past directorial credits include Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight (VTC), Sweeney Todd (MVCCT), Ghosts (2018 Capital Fringe Festival), Moonlight Wisteria (Who What Where Theatre Collective) and A Fine Death (NVTA One Act Festival).
Keith Bell (Assistant Sound Design)is pleased with the opportunity to work with sound designer Krista White and the rest of the talented cast and crew of A Few Good Men. He has been designing sound for professional and community groups in the DMV for 20 years, with over 60 productions on his resume, including 10 at LTA.
Carol Jean Clark (Co-Producer) is pleased to be a part of LTA’s production of A Few Good Men. She enjoys working in every aspect of theatre both on and off the stage. She looks forward to continuing her work at LTA.
Charlotte Corneliusen (Hair and Makeup Design) worked as a makeup artist for independent films for five years. She also worked at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany and supported the U.S. Army in training coalition forces for deployment through the Civilians on the Battlefield program. Charlotte co-produced Dracula last season at LTA. She also produced Ghosts at Capital Fringe Festival 2018, which Kathleen Barth directed. Charlotte was assistant producer for Anne of Green Gables–The Musical at LTA. She also co-produced two one-act events with NextGenLTA.
Michael Donohue (Stage Combat Coordinator) is happy to be involved in his first show with LTA. He recently won the WATCH award for his sword fighting Stage Combat choreography for Lovers and Executioners (PPF). His choreography has been nominated multiple times for WATCH awards. Michael was a professional Fight Director for almost 20 years, choreographing stage combat for regional theatres up and down the eastern seaboard, including Williams Town Theatre Festival for three seasons, Shakespeare Theatre Festivals and many of the large outdoor drama venues, such as the Legend of Daniel Boone, Blue Jacket, as well as many large performance events for HIIT Productions. One of Michael’s most challenging performance events was the staging of a full body burn for 22 performances at Poconos, PA.
John Downing (Set Design) designed his first show 30 years ago, which was The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (not a musical) at LTA, one of many plays in the Ten Little Indians subgenre. Other designs for this type of play include Something’s Afoot (it is a musical) at LTA, And Then There Were None at ACCT, A Party to Murder at LTA, A Christmas Carol at LTA and this current show. John is a recently retired flight dynamics engineer at NASA and now spends his time creating set models out of Legos. In his spare time, John also enjoys APBA Baseball, Euro-Gaming, model battleships, Doctor Who, airplane-free traveling and of course, theatre.
Charles Dragonette (Co-Stage Manager) has been onstage and backstage at LTA, ACCT, DS and PCP and is excited to be involved in this production of this fast-paced show. Charles is also LTA Archivist and Set Dressing Chair.
Julie Fischer (Master Carpenter) has assisted in set construction for numerous LTA productions since 2016, and is honored to lead the set building team for A Few Good Men. She credits Hollins University’s theatre program with her introduction to set building, and believes firmly that all women and girls should have informed opinions about their favorite power tools.
Farrell Hartigan (Costume Design) has spent many years making sure no one goes on stage naked (with the exception of Calendar Girls). Farrell’s other activities range from gardening to automobile repair to community service! She has designed costumes for many of our local theaters and has been honored to receive several WATCH and LTA awards. Farrell is pleased to be working with the good folks of The Little Theatre of Alexandria again.
Patrick Hogan (Military Advisor) served as a sergeant in the USMC in 15 countries. He was an extra in two films shot in the DC metro area: The Sentinel and Flags of Our Fathers. He was also in the one-act play Jump at LTA and is a voice actor. Patrick would like to thank the staff and LTA for this opportunity and his lovely wife, Kira, and their daughter, Riley, who is also an aspiring actor.
Katie Kellenberger (Co-Producer) is elated to make her mainstage producer debut with the very talented cast of A Few Good Men. Most recently, she appeared onstage as Heather McNamara in Heathers: The Musical (RMT), a featured dancer in Jesus Christ Superstar (LTA) and Ruby in Anne of Green Gables–The Musical (LTA). Thanks for coming!
Robert S. Kraus (Co-Producer) is excited to be working with such a great team led by award-winning director Kathleen Barth! Robert serves on the LTA Board as Governor for Front of House. Robert has appeared both onstage and offstage in many, many capacities at LTA, including a six-year stint as Governor of Technical Support. Other producing appearances include co-producer of A Christmas Carol, Jesus Christ Superstar, Anne of Green Gables–The Musical, A Party to Murder, To Kill a Mockingbird, Boeing Boeing, Twentieth Century, All the King’s Women, Oliver!, The Secret Garden, The Sunshine Boys, The Gin Game and The Ritz. Onstage appearances at LTA include the Paper Hanger in Auntie Mame, Ancient Man in The Teahouse of the August Moon and a tourist in Lettice and Lovage
Peter Leresche (Co-Stage Manager) is happy to be part of his first show with LTA. Peter has played many roles in various theatres in the area, including School of Rock, Seussical, Into the Woods, Pride and Prejudice, Pippin, Legally Blonde and many more. He works as the technical director at the Montessori School of Northern Virginia and is currently working on a book on technical theatre for elementary schoolchildren. He is the assistant technical director for Vine Church as well as Danny Entertainment.
Ari McSherry (Lighting Design) is excited to be back at what he considers his “home theater” after years living out of state–starting with his first lighting design for LTA’s production of The Desperate Hours and numerous other productions, such as Rashomon and Farragut North (PCP). Ari is thrilled and humbled to again work among such hardworking, creative, dedicated and supportive actors and technicians who make LTA such a special venue.
Donna Reynolds (Set Decoration) has been involved in local community theater for 20 years in a variety of roles, including designer, stage manager, and producer. She previously did set dressing for Tale of the Allergist’s Wife (LTA) and most recently designed props for Enchanted April and The Miracle Worker (both at ACCT). She is also a frequent member of the LTA lighting crew.
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Mona Wargo (Set Painting) has been painting sets in the volunteer theater community for many years, since her long stint at Dominion Stage from 1998 to 2007. She came to LTA in 2016, jointly winning the LTA Pearl Award in set painting for her first LTA show, A Party to Murder. She recently also jointly won her first WATCH set painting award for LTA’s Dracula. She continues to paint sets and teach adult basic set painting classes and a variety of other activities for LTA.
Krista White (Sound Design) is excited to be taking the lead on sound design with her first show, A Few Good Men. She regularly takes trips to NYC and Broadway to see the shows there, but she could not be happier with the wonderful quality of a theater like the Little Theatre of Alexandria, so close to home.
Emma Williams (Properties Design) is excited to be props master for her first LTA show. She previously acted in four community theater shows in college. Emma worked as props master for Vienna Theater Company productions of Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight, Peter Pan and Ripcord as well as designing props and costumes for the short film The Audition. She is most excited that antiques are cool again.
Robin Worthington (Wardrobe Coordinator) is delighted to support LTA’s production of A Few Good Men. A veteran wardrobe mistress, she is excited to work with a terrific wardrobe crew. Robin also serves as LTA’s Co-Chair of the Costume Closet Team, curating donated and created sartorial treasures to dress LTA’s performances, as well as lending LTA costumes to other area theaters, schools and nonprofits.
Russell Wyland (Rigging) has dressed sets for and produced several LTA productions, including Hairspray, The Full Monty, Avenue Q, 33 Variations, The Underpants and A Fox on the Fairway. He is the winner of several LTA and WATCH awards for set decoration, special effects and producing. Russ’ specialty and first love, however, is rigging, and he has been hanging curtains, signs and chandeliers at LTA for almost 25 years.
LTA wishes to recognize and thank all the volunteers who have given their time and talents by helping with house managing, ushering, or working in the box office for our previous production of The Producers. Your contributions to the success of LTA are very much appreciated. Thank you!
Lloyd Bittinger
Luana Bossolo
Tammy Preston Boyd
Shirley Lord Cooper
Sharon Dove
Ira Forstater
Gary Gladstone
Sue Gladstone
Barbara Helsing
Bobbie Herbst
Marian Holmes
Brittany Huffman
Caterina Lillis
Pam McGuigan
Lloyd Bittinger
Jamie Blake
Luana Bossolo
Lorraine Bouchard
Kaylah Browning
Angela Cannon
Rita Costello
Linda Davidson
Ira Forstater
Jean Miller Frane
Tony Gallo
Michael Gray
Patty Greksouk
Doris Halleman
Steve Halleman
Charley Harrison
Robert Kraus
Valerie Larkin
Frankie Mickelson
Melissa Nielson
Steve Percy
Charlene Pritzker
David Pritzker
Page Dreher
Schreiner
Margaret Snow
Alison Tregea
Katherine Ward
Eve Young
Jeanne Louise
Lauren Markovich
Kim N.
Sierra Person
Ana Rasmussen
Gary Rasmussen
Jayn Rife
Ann Rowan
Toni Sanford
Bruce Schmid
Mary Beth
Smith-Toomey
Howard Soroos
Carol Strachan
Justine Summers
Leslie Wilkes
Don Wilson
Bill Young
Many thanks to the raffle sponsors of our Box Office and Front of House Appreciation event!
Our volunteers were very pleased with the generous raffle items donated by these sponsors, and The Little Theatre of Alexandria encourages its patrons to support these area businesses.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Firehook Bakery
Alexandria Choral Society
Chadwicks Restaurant
MGM National Harbor
Bilbo Baggins Restaurant
Del Ray Café
Tempo Restaurant
Bread and Chocolate
Madame Tussauds DC
Ford’s Theatre
Shake Shack
Bobby McKey’s Dueling Piano Bar
McLoone’s Restaurant
Shakespeare Theatre Company
George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate Round House Theatre
Hard Times Café
Sugar House Day Spa and Salon
Founding Fathers
Anonymous
Jim Barthmaier
Marzanne Claiborne & Leslie Wilkes
Laura Beauchamp & Chris Feldmann
Charles Dragonette & Alan Wray
Peter M. Fannon
In Memory of Roland Gomez
Steffen & Jennifer Krause
Beth Leonard
In Memory of Grace Machanic
Shirley McKinley
David & Michelle McNally
Jean S. Moore
Continental Congress
Anonymous
Mrs. Barbara Becker
Kathy Fannon
In Memory of Eileen Farrell
Marian Holmes
Jim & Mary Hutzler
Jill & Joe Kale
James & Catherine Kelley
In Memory of Grace Machanic
Jim Pearson & Laurie Marichak
Jeanne & Dan Porter
Carole & David Preston
In Memory of Leslie Reed
Howard & Margaret Soroos
Andrew Terrell & Megan Waterhouse
Vendini Inc.
Patriots
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Alfredson
Ronald E. Becker
Michael and Niki Bennett
Clare Bisceglia
In Memory of Nancyanne Burton
David & Catherine Clagett
Larry Dempsey & Emily Cole
Kimberly & Steve Crago
The Reverend Stanley A. Dubowski
Jack & Kelly Fannon
Dorinda Fitt
Jim & Alexandra Hartz
In Memory of Grace Machanic
Anne Monahan
Melissa Nielson & Edward Yawn
Peter & Mary Hunstad O’Konski
Dr. David Hunt & Dr. Kimberly Wells
In Memory of Leslie Reed
A. Leo Romaneski
Richard & Rochelle Schwab
Patricia Spencer Smith
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey
John & Laurie Stackpole
Susan Swain
Kelley Wells
Gail & Jim Woolwine
Alexandrian
Neale Ainsfield & Dr. Donna Sieckmann
Martha E. Alliston
Anonymous
The Apker Family
Mary Katherine Baumeister
Beverley Benda
Lloyd Bittinger
Alan Boehm
Luana Bossolo
Gregory Bricker
Herb & Dee Brooks
Dale and Eileen Brown
Jim & Sue Buchanan
Nick & Diane Burakow
In Memory of Nancyanne Burton
Carolyn L. Cain
Gillian Chen
Conductor’s Fan Club
David Correia
Patricia Cosler
Brian & Paula Coupe
Robert B. Crane
Tom Dabney
Ann S. Daniels
Kevin Deardorff & Lisa Blumerman
Susan Devine
P.M. Donahue
Dennis & Myrna Dunn
Lisa Eskew
In Honor of Peter Fannon
Thomas & Rita Foss
Jeff & Donna Gathers
James & Maria Gentle
Trish & Cam Gibson
Harry & Mary Clair Gildea
Marcia Gillespie
Molly Gimmel
Lotte Goldman
Barbara Hayes
Jim & Terry Howard
Ray & Judy Isaacs
Willy & Janney Jay
William Jenkins
Sheila Jurinski
Col. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Knapp, USMC (Ret)
Philip & Karen Kopp
Robert Kraus & Larissa Heyman
Freida Lachapelle
Ladies’ & Gentleman’s Matinee Society
Dale & Bob Latiff
Susan & Andre L’Heureux
Mike & Gigi Louden
Jennifer Lyman
In Memory of Grace Machanic
Sara Maddux
Bob & Joanne Madison
The Maibach Foundation
Estelle Marlor
Carlton E. Martin
Linda L. Mayer
John Mayers
Nicky McDonnell
Sandra McKinney
William McNaught & Jody Macolini
Madeline Metcalfe
Thomas & Dolores Mulkerin
Gene & Dorothy Mulligan
Andy & Kate Nelson
Jeff & Diane Nesmeyer
Northstrat on Behalf of Nancyanne Burton
The Odle Family
Douglas A. Olmsted
Elena Polyak
Gary & Ana Rasmussen
In Memory of Leslie Reed
Mary Jo Roos
James Rorke
Ann Rowan
Tami & Peter Salmon
Tom Sargeant
Jacqueline & Ralph Schenkel
Jean & Jim Schlichting
Page Dreher Schreiner
Aubrey & Carolyn Smith
Patricia Spencer Smith
George and Marisa Souza
Bob & Sharon Spivey
Laszlo & Barbara Steingaszner
Donald Street
Allen Stuhl
April Stull
Lois Van Bergen
Edward Walker & Brenda Kurlansik
Cal Whitehurst
Linda W. Windsor
Minutemen
Anne A. Andrews
Anonymous
Ronald & Sheila Barrett
Jay Bartol
Robert & Joann Bingham
Cheri L. Brown
James Brown
John Brown
Sue Buchanan
Felicia Carretta
Linda Couture
Margaret Evans-Joyce
Ira Forstater & Robin Fradkin
Joanne Goodell
Kacie Greenwood & Bryan Smith
Patty Greksouk
Fritz & Pat Haberman
Barbara Helsing
Mark & Patti Higgins –In Memory of Nancyanne Burton
Bonnie Jourdan
James & Charlene Kegerreis
Janet Kennelly
Victor and Barbara Kernus
Mary Lawson
Walt & Manette Lazear
Pamela Leonowich
The Livingston Family
William W. Lohr
Nathan & Kara Macek
In Memory of Grace Machanic
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Mannion
Bill & Joan McCulla
Mary Jo Morgan
A.B. Morrill
David & Pamela Orr
Kathleen Parrish
Roger & Cheryl Pratt
Col. Melvin H. & Barbara Rosen
Steven Rosenthal
Rob & Donna Roth –In Memory of Nancyanne Burton
Mary Sellman, Long & Foster Realtors
Robert & Maureen Simoniz
Barbara Slavik
Charlene Sloan
Mrs. Mary Stauss
Capt. & Mrs. Donald Taggart
Don & Erdine Walter
Hildegard White
Raymond M. & Sheri H. Wolfe
Linda Ysewyn
Dr. Lynda Adamson
Anonymous
Walter & Andrea Baumann
Joan Burg
In Memory of Nancyanne Burton
Ronald E. Cogan
Robert Eckert
Dan & Marie Ernst
Avery Clifford Evans
Mel & Sara Friedman
Penelope Gallagher
Kathy Giannetti
Aaron Geduldig
Doris Hamel
Edith C. Heilberg
Alma Kasulaitis
Jean Keppler
Roberta Klein
Kathy Koczyk
Patricia Kratzer
In Memory of Grace Machanic
Raymonde Magliozzi
J.J. & Pat Miller
Jane Neubig
Gen. William L. Nicholson
Micheal J. O’Connor
Becky Patton
Mrs. Jackie Phillips
Irene Rehbock
Diana Schwanhausser
Gil & Marcia Siegert
Wendy Sneff
Every effort has been made to ensure that this list of contributors is correct and complete as of the date this program went to press. If your name has been omitted or misspelled, please accept our apologies and inform us of the error so that the correction can be made.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, contact the business office at 703-683-5778, ext 2.
Carolyn Winters Director
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey* ..................................................................................................Vice Director
Margaret Evans-Joyce ..................................................................................................................Secretary
Lloyd Bittinger ..................................................................................................................Financial Officer
Russell Wyland Honorary Member, LTA President
Helga Ingrid Adams
Tina Anderson
Jay Bartol
Geoff & Genie Baskir
Luana Bossolo
Lesley A. Buckles
Franklin C. Coleman
Charlotte Corneliusen
Kimberly Crago
Emory & Susan Damron
Susan Devine
Sharon Dove*
Joel Durgavich
Peter Fannon*
Sharon Field
Ira Forstater
Duane Goddard*
Kacie Greenwood
David Hale
Doris Hamel*
Ronnie Hardcastle
Adriana Hardy*
Donna Hauprich
Barbara Hayes
Bobbie Herbst
Larissa Heyman
Kira Hogan
Marian Holmes*
Jim & Mary Hutzler
Bonnie Jourdan
Algis & Suzanne Kalvaitis
Orron & Judy Kee
Mel & Lidia Kollander*
Robert Kraus
Burt & Vivian Kronstedt
David McCallum
Carlos Moctezuma
Anne Monahan*
Zell Murphy
Jeff Nesmeyer
Lynn O’Connell
Micheal J. O’Connor
Eddie Page
James Pearson
Brendan Quinn
Jayn Rife
Benjamin Robles
Heather Sanderson
Jean Schlichting
Margo Shiffert
Kim Smith-Salmon
Arthur & Margaret Snow
Howard & Margaret Soroos
Rance Willis*
Frank Winters
Bill Young
* Distinguished Member Rev 8.1.19
Welcome to the “Shakespeare Garden” in The Little Theatre of Alexandria Courtyard! This beautiful garden was made possible with donations from LTA members and supporters who purchased bricks during the LTA Council’s fund-raising campaign February-April of 2017. We have planted floral species that figured prominently in the Bard’s writings. We invite you to check out our courtyard during intermission and see how many you can identify!
The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria, organized in 1961, is a dedicated group of about 70 members that supports the theatre with special contributions. While our “Shakespeare Garden” is our most massive accomplishment so far, our past contributions included: scholarships for high school students, a new range, draperies and ice maker for the Council Green Room, folding chairs and tables throughout the theatre, brass plates for sponsored theatre seats, a computerized box office system, several grand drapes over the years, and many varied technical enhancements, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for safety. Contributions to LTA from the Council have exceeded $215,000. The Council conducts three business/social meetings per year, and decorates the theatre for the winter holidays. We are pleased to be a part of the Alexandria artistic community and proud to support one of the best community theatres in America today!