The Nance - June 2018

JUN. 2– 23, 2018

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written by Douglas Carter Beane produced by Mar y Beth Smith-Toomey directed by Frank D. Shutts II music direction by Christopher A. Tomasino choreography by Stefan Sittig

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

directed by Jim Howard music direction by Christopher A. Tomasino produced by Margaret Evans-Joyce and Robert Kraus

LTA starts the season with the global phenomenon that has been wowing audiences for over 40 years – the rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR! With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, this musical is a timeless work set against the backdrop of an extraordinar y and universallyknown series of events. You’ll enjoy the well-known songs including “I Don’t Know How To Love Him,” “Hosanna,” and “Superstar.” Don’t miss the chance to experience this dramatic and inspirational musical

presents written by Douglas Carter Beane produced by Mar y Beth Smith-Toomey directed by Frank D. Shutts II music direction by Christopher A. Tomasino choreography by Stefan Sittig

JUN. 2– 23, 2018

The Nance is presented by special arrangement wit h Dramatists Play Service Inc., 440 Park Avenue Sout h, New York, NY 10016

PRESIDENT Russell Wyland

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

ARTISTIC SUPPORT Beverley Benda

BOX OFFICE Bobbie Herbst

BUILDING David B Hale

DEVELOPMENT Jim Howard

EDUCATION Michael J Baker Jr

FRONT OF HOUSE Diedre Nicholson-Lamb

MEMBERSHIP Maria Ciarrocchi

PRODUCTION Margaret Evans-Joyce

PUBLIC RELATIONS Rachel Alberts

SEASONAL PLANNING Ashley Amidon

TECHNICAL SUPPORT Robert Kraus

Treasurer David B Hale

Secretary to t he Board Carolyn Winters

Executive Secretary Jamie Blake

Archivist Barbara Helsing

Business Manager Tina McCrea

Box O ffice 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

Dir ector ’s Notes

Find out what they like, And how they like it And let ’ em have it just that way! Give ’ em what they want And when they want it

Without a single word to say!

Fats Waller

Performed at the Irving Place Theatre, 1937

The Nance opened on Broadway on April 15, 2013, as a limited engagement. Its run was extended, and t he show was eventually taped by PBS for its “Live From L i n co l n Ce n t e r ” se ri e s a n

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proud I am of LTA for jumping at t he opportunity to be t he first D.C.-area t heater to produce t his important show.

Usi ng t h e wa ni ng d ays o f va u d

a n d b u r l e s q u e a s his l e n se s , p l ay w rig h t Douglas Carter Beane brings into focus how marginalizing members of society for political gain is not new in politics. Yes, Virginia, “ pansy acts” were all t he rage i n t his co u n t

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, Virg i nia , politicians used wedge issues even t hen to divide t he population and win an election.

Frank D. Shutts II Director

Show Synopsis

It is 1930s New York, a time when it was easy to “play gay” but dangerous to be gay. A headliner called “The Nance” was usually played by a straight man who portrays a campy homosexual in musical vaudeville parodies However, in t his play, Chauncey Miles not only plays a gay man but is a homosexual himself. The Nance will take you into t he wild world of burlesque and tell t he backstage story of Chauncey and his fellow performers. Winner of t hree Tony Awards

The Cast (in order of appearance)

Chauncey ..................................................................................................................................Chuck Dluhy

Ned ..........................................................................................................................................John Paul Odle

Efram Jack B Stein

Sylvie

Charlene Sloan

Joan ........................................................................................................................................Danielle Comer

Carmen ......................................................................................................................................Janice Rivera

Rose, the Wardrobe Mistress ......................................................................Sarah Gale, Sarah Holt

Time and Place

1937, t he Irving Place Theatre, an automat, a court house, Chauncey’s apartment

The Nance is performed in two acts wit h one 15-minute intermission.

The Band

Conductor/Piano, Matt hew Popkin

Reeds, Mila Weiss

Trumpet, Paul Weiss, Brian Morton (at certain performances)

Bass, Randy Dahlberg

Drums, Jim Hofmann, Emilie Mitchell (at certain performances)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Robert Barr, Jr. • Bishop Ireton High School • Joanna Henry Tina McCrea • One Brick • Crissy Wilke

In case of an emergency, LTA has three AEDs (automated external defibrillators)

They are located as follows:

1. in t he lobby, near t he Council Green Room

2. in t he cast entrance hallway, near backstage door

3. in t he Alexandria Academy, on t he first floor

For your own safety, look for your nearest EXIT In case of emergency, WALK, DO NOT run, to the exit We regret that no sound recording or photographic equipment may be operated during the per formance.

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Producer ..........................................................................................................Mary Bet h Smit h-Toomey

Director ..............................................................................................................................Frank D. Shutts II

Music Director ................................................................................................Christopher A. Tomasino

Choreographer ........................................................................................................................Stefan Sittig

Dance Captain ........................................................................................................................Janice Rivera

Stage Managers Becca Heisner, Marg Sooros

Assistant Stage Managers Rob Cork, Mary Ferrara, Nick Friedlander, Maggie Landis

Set Design Dan Remmers

Set Construction Tom O’Reilly

Assisted by Jeff Gat hers, Jim Hutzler, Samant ha Jensen, Jeff Nesmeyer, Dan Remmers, Ken Zabielski

Set Painting ..............................................................................................................................Sandy Kozel

Assisted by Reland Finch, Nicole Maes Keating, Maeve Keating, Janet Kennelly, Ken Zabielski

Set Decoration MYKE

Assisted by Charles Dragonette

Special Effects Dan Remmers

Lighting Design Ken and Patti Crowley

Master Electrician ......................................................................................................Micheal O’Connor

Assisted by Lloyd Bittinger, Willow Collins, Kimberly Crago, Peter Halverson, Jim Hartz, Samant ha Jensen, Pam Leonowich, Sherry Singer, Marg Soroos, Adrian Steel, Leslie Teitel

Sound Design ................................................................................................David Correia, David Hale

Property Design Kirstin Apker

Assisted by Hilary Adams, Emily Golden, Brendan Quinn, Griffin Voltmann

Costume Design Jean Schlichting, Kit Sibley

Assisted by Michelle Harris

Wardrobe ......................................................................................................................................Sarah Gale

Assisted By Carol Jean Clark, Sarah Holt, Laura Larrimore, Sherry Singer, Robin Wort hington

Hair and Makeup Design ................................................................................................Heat her Hicks

Assisted by Felecia Hecker

Audition and Rehearsal Pianist, Conductor Matt hew Popkin

Rigging Russell Wyland

Photographer Matt Liptak

Auditions Sherry Clarke

Assisted by Eileen Doherty, Mary Ferrara, Robert Ford, Sherry Singer, Margaret Snow, Lloyd Thompson-Taylor

Double Tech Dinner ......................................................................................................Peter Halverson

Opening Night Party ......................................................................................................Russell Wyland

Assisted by Ron Cogan, Ron Hardcastle, Brendan Quinn, Ben Robles

Our special thanks to all those people whose names were not available when this program went to press.

In case of an emergency, LTA has three AEDs (automated external defibrillators)

They are located as follows:

1. in t he lobby, near t he Council Green Room

2. in t he cast entrance hallway, near backstage door

3. in t he Alexandria Academy, on t he first floor

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Meet the Cast

(in alphabetical order)

Danielle Comer (Joan) is t hrilled to be back onstage at LTA as Joan in The Nance. She has previously played roles such as McKenzie in A Party to Murder ( LTA ) , t h e N a rra t o r i n Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat a n d Emil y We b b i n Our Town .

a bachelor’s degree in t heater and English from James Madison University and is c

& D (Dungeons & Dragons) wit h her friends. She would like to t hank her fellow cast members and t he crew for making t his such an incredibly fun experience, and her mom and boyfriend for being so loving and supportive. Lastly, she would like to dedicate her performance to her fat her (even if she is playing a stripper; sorry, Dad!), whom she misses dearly but who is ever in her heart.

Chuck Dluhy (Chauncey Miles) ecstatically returns to LTA, where he wa s l a st se e n i n God of Carnage ( Mic h a

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cl u d e Any Given Monday ( Mic k ) , Glengarry Glen Ross (Ricky Roma), Rumors (Lenny Ganz), Flowers for Algernon (Charlie Gordon), All My Sons (Chris Keller), The Addams Family (Uncle Fester), Shrek the Musical (Lord Farquaad), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Lumière) and Les Misérables (Thénardier). Thanks to Mom and Dad and all my friends for t heir unending support!

Sarah Gale (Rose/Wardrobe) see crew bio.

Sarah Holt (Rose/Wardrobe) see crew bio.

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t heater, dance and film from Providence College. This is his second

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Previously he was directed by Pa a t a Tsi

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Cat holic University for his role in t he original play Us Righteous

Janice Rivera (Carmen/Dance Captain) is t hrilled to have a second time at LTA to fly her Bandera Latina. She was last onstage here as C a mil a i n In the Heights. Pre v i o u

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Christ Superstar (bot h WATCH nominations) at SMP. O t her roles include Cat hy in The Last Five Years (SCT) and Mrs. Walker in The Who’s Tommy and Et hel in Footloose (LTA). She has also been t he sound designer for several LTA shows, i n cl u d i ng Spamalot a n d Cantorial ( WATCH n

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Harriet in Key for Two, a Bad Idea Bear and Mrs T in Avenue Q and J e a n Pe rki n s i n Funny Money! O t h

Surratt in The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt (ACCT), Lynn McCart hy in Red Herring (PPF), t he Queen in Snow White and the Family Dwarf (PPF), Chris Gorman in Rumors (PPF) and Rut h Condomine in Blithe Spirit (PTC). Charlene also hosts Lifestyles on News Channel 8 at 6 on Sunday mornings. Please support homeless animals and donate to broadwaybarks.org! Don’t shop, adopt! Special t hanks to Heidi and Loudoun Pilates for trying to get me in shape!

Jack B. Stein (Efram) is proud to be performing at LTA again in t his important play after appearing in The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, God of Carnage, Plaza Suite and The Full Monty. O t her area shows i n cl u d e She Loves Me , Nice Work If You Can Get It ( WATCH nomination), Shrek, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Crazy for You, The Producers, Follies, Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me, Kate (WATCH nomination), Steel Pier, A Funny Thing , and Love! Valour! Compassion! Thanks to Frank, Mary Bet h, Chris and S t e f a n f o r t h eir t ru st a n d g u i d a n ce , a l o ng wi t h t h e w o n d e r f u l c a st m a t e s , production team, and crew Always to Peter for his ongoing support, Amy for O ff Book Inc. and Pounce for his eternal good cheer and lessons in patience and resilience love you, little guy!

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Kirstin Apker (Properties Design) has filled numerous technical roles at LTA, including props designer (Legally Blonde, Key for Two, Laughing Stock), set decorator (Legally Blonde, Steel Magnolias WATCH Award), assistant stage manager (A Party to Murder, Plaza Suite, Sweeney Todd) and artistic painter (Heaven Can Wait). She has also appeared onstage in To Kill a Mockingbird, and she serves as a house manager and as t he coordinator of t he t heater’s Floodlight newsletter. Kirstin is excited to work on this D.C.-area premiere with old and new friends! Love always to Tom and her beautiful boys for their support of Mommy’s avocation.

David Correia (Co -Sound Design) is back after a brief hiatus doing sound design at LTA and just finished his18t h musical, Anne of Green Gables. Earlier in t he year, D av i d d i d t h e s o u n d d e sign f o r Hamlet ( P CP ) , The Boys Next Door ( P CP ) , The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt (ACCT), last year ’ s A Party to Murder (LTA) and The Lion in Winter (TAP). Previous notable LTA productions include Hairspray ( 2011 WATCH Awa rd f o r S o u n d D e sign i n a M u sic a l ) , Spamalot ( 2014 Wa t c h Nomination for Sound Design in a Musical) and Proof (2014 WATCH Nomination for Sound Design in a Play).

Ken and Patti Crowley (Lighting Design) are excited to be working wit h Frank, Chris, Stefan and Mary Bet h once again at LTA. Their most recent designs include LTA’s Harvey, The Audience, The History Boys, In the Heights and 33 Variations; RCP’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Peter and the Starcatcher, Aida and Gypsy; PWLT’s Cabaret, The 39 Steps and Jesus Christ Superstar; DS’s The Boys in The Band; TAP’s She Loves Me and Deathtrap; and PCP’s Black Hole O t her notewort hy designs include Curtains, Picnic, The Secret Garden, The Will Rogers Follies, Widdershins, Into the Woods, Blithe Spirit, Das Barbecü, The Teahouse of the August Moon and I Hate Hamlet. They are t he recipients of numerous awards, including LTA, RCP, FCT and WATCH Awards for t heir lighting designs. They want to dedicate t heir design to t he production team, t heir fellow designers and t he cast and crew. S a r a h G a l e ( Wa rd o b e ) is

f o r Legally Blonde l a st summer. She has been involved wit h ot her LTA shows bot h onstage (The Full Monty , Ragtime ) a n d i n t h e wi ngs ( Spamalot , Grey Gardens ) . T h a n k s t o t h e awesome crew and love to Calvin and Michael. Meet the Cr ew (in alphabetical order)

Come Play With Us!

Ther e ar e many ways to be involved with The Little Theatr e of Alexandria!

Volunteers are an important aspect of LTA. There are many opportunities to be a part of LTA wit h a variety of events and times! All are welcome to participate regardless of experience.

LTA is one of t he oldest community t heatres in t he Washington D.C. area t hanks to t he hard work and dedication of our volunteers. A successful stage production requires many volunteers working behind t he scenes before and during t he run of t he show Everyone performing in and nearly everyone you see working on an LTA show is a volunteer.

As a volunteer community t heatre group, LTA welcomes anyone interested in becoming involved. There are lots of opportunities at LTA, for all experience levels! So, come play with us.

For more info, visit our website t helittlet heatre com and click on “Opportunities” and scroll to “Volunteer”, or call t he business office at 703- 683-5778

LTA offers s omething for everyone. Whether you ’ re a beginner or you ’ ve been at it a while, now is the time to perfect your talent in acting , comedy, singing and/or dancing.

✪ ADULT CLASSES ✪ YOUTH CLASSES ✪ SUMMER CAMPS

A full schedule of classes are offered in September and January, in addition to an abbreviated summer schedule for adults and summer c amps for youth

Meet

the Cr ew (in alphabetical order)

David Hale (Co -Sound Design) has won many LTA, ACT and WATCH Awards for o u t st a n d i ng p ro d u c t i o n a n d s o u n d d e sign s . D av i d h a s d e sign e d t h e LTA p ro d u c t i o n s o f Chicago, Greater Tuna a n d A Christmas Tuna , a l o ng wi t h The History Boys and over 30 ot her LTA plays and musical productions. His awardwinning sound designs include Master Class, Das Barbecü, The Teahouse of the August Moon a n d Hot L Baltimore, a m o ng m a n y o t h e rs . D av i d se r v e s a s LTA Treasurer and Building Governor and has been an LTA member since 1974.

Heather Hicks (Hair and Makeup) is a recent graduate of George Mason University with a B A in theater performance and directing and a minor in English During her tenure at GMU, she worked wit h t he Mason Players as director of The Laramie Project, played Hucklebee in The Fantasticks and worked as makeup and hair coordinator of The Threepenny Opera. She recently made her debut wit h LTA as the hair and wig designer for Legally Blonde and as the hair and makeup designer for A Christmas Carol. Heather is also a teaching artist with Acting for Young People.

Becca Heisner (Co -Stage Manager) is t hrilled to join t he crew of The Nance in p u t t i ng su c h a n a m a z i ng s h o w t o g e t h e r. S h e is e x c i t e d t o w o rk a t LTA ag a i n , having worked as an assistant stage manager for Legally Blonde last summer. Most re ce n t l y s h e st ag e m a n ag e d Hamlet a t Po r t Ci t y P l ay h o u se a n d Difficult Conversations: A Night of One-Act Plays in t he New Voices Series at LTA.

S a r a h H o l t (Wardrobe) is delighted to be back on t he LTA stage, w here she's appeared in productions of 33 Variations, Pack of Lies, Lettice and Lovage, The Philadelphia Story, All the King's Men, Godspell, and many ot hers. She counts Folger, Keegan, NextStop, Doorway Arts, Source Festival, and Rorschach among h e r a d

improv workshops for organizations and groups of all sizes.

Sandy Kozel (Set Painter) has appeared onstage and painted sets for various t heaters, including LTA She most recently headed t he paint crew for t his season ’ s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike She has performed at LTA in The Music Man and Victor/Victoria

Micheal J. O’Connor (Master Electrician) works as master electrician at many local community t heaters. He enjoys working wit h Ken and Patti Crowley along wit h t he very talented tech crew at LTA. He can often be found backstage or in t he tech boot h, always in t he dark.

T o m O ’ R e i l l y ( S e t Co n st ru c t i o n ) is g l a d t o b e b a c k a t LTA a f t e r h av i ng b e e n nominated for a WATCH award for Driving Miss Daisy last year He has kept busy building Pippin and Sweeney Todd for TAP and plans to stick around for Jesus Christ Superstar t his summer.

Matthew Popkin (Conductor) is t hrilled to return for his second LTA production after playing keyboard for Legally Blonde last summer. Recent credits include music directing and piano accompaniment for Footloose and 13: The Musical ( M CP ) , Into the Woods ( Wil d w o o d S u m m e r T h e a t e r ) a n d The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Last Five Years, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and his original work Backstage: The Musical (University of Maryland, College Park). Matt hew is grateful for t he support of Eleonora, Pippin and Phoebe over t he course of t he many late nights of t he show.

Dan Remmers (Set Design) has known Frank Shutts for 20 years and was surprised to realize that this is the first time he has been on Frank’s design team. Dan’s previous set designs include Legally Blonde at LTA, The Lion in Winter at TAP and West Side Story at LTA. Thanks to Margie and Lyn and John.

Jean Schlichting and Kit Sibley (Co- Costume Design) are excited to help re-create t he world of 1930s vaudeville and burlesque for t his production. O t her recent LTA shows include Anne of Green Gables, Harvey, Legally Blonde, Anything Goes, To Kill a Mockingbird, West Side Story and In the Heights. It has been a pleasure as always to work wit h Frank, Chris, Stefan, Mary Bet h and t he rest of t his very talented cast and crew

Frank D. Shutts II (Director), a native Northern Virginian, has been involved with LTA for 35 years. He made his directorial debut with The Fantasticks in 1989 and has directed 22 main-stage productions here since. A member of the Educational Theater Association, Frank has served as guest director for McLean High School, the Madeira School and most recently Bishop Ireton. He is serving his second year as the stage director for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington. His work has been recognized by the City of Alexandria and by many awards preceded by the superlative “best.” He thanks Chris, Stefan and Mary Beth for their collaboration; the cast and crew for their talent and commitment; and Myke for his love and support. He dedicates this show to the memories of Dorothy R. Kogelman and Grace Manly Machanic, who nurtured and refined his theater addiction since 1977 and 1986, respectively.

Meet the Cr ew

(in alphabetical order)

Stefan Sittig (Choreographer) 70 -plus productions, including NYC: Who Is Eartha Mae? (Theatre Row), Jessie (Chelsea Playhouse); INTERNATIONAL: Trabajadores (Director/Choreographer Uruguay), Changing Hearts (Canada); D.C.: Flora the Red Menace (1st Stage), Man of La Mancha (Washington Savoyards), The Wiz (ATLAS), Jesus Christ Superstar (Open Circle Theatre Helen Hayes nomination), Polaroid Stories (Studio Theatre), Noel and Gertie (MetroStage), Dorothy Meets Alice (Adventure Theatre), Hollywood Pinafore (The American Century Theater); REGIONAL: Urinetown, Follies, Chicago, Evita, Show Boat, South Pacific, Beehive, The Pajama Game, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; COMMUNITY: LTA Legally Blonde (WATCH nomination choreography), Anything Goes (WATCH nomination d ire c t i o n a n d c h o re o g ra p h y ) , West Side Story ( WATCH Awa rd st ag e co m b a t , WATCH nomination choreography), In the Heights (WATCH Award choreography), The Rocky Horror Show a n d Into The Woods . TAP A Chorus Line ( WATCH nomination choreography), MCP—director/choreographer for Jerry’s Girls and Red, Hot & Cole M

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Mary Beth Smith-Toomey (Producer) is very happy to be working wit h Frank, Chris and Stefan again after t heir last collaboration on t he award-winning (bot h WATCH and LTA) production of In the Heights. The Nance is a show t hat she and Frank have wanted to do for a long time and are t hrilled to have t he opportunity to do it now. Mary Bet h has produced or co -produced more t han 60 shows, 18 of t hem for Frank. Hope you enjoy t he show! Break legs to t he wonderful cast and crew of The Nance! This is for you, Michael!

Marg Soroos (Co -Stage Manager) has been active in community t heater for many years She has kept herself busy stage managing productions for LTA and ACCT a s w e l l a s b

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Shenandoah, Das Barbeqü, The Who’s Tommy, Footloose, Gross Indecency, Plaid Tidings, Oliver!, [title of show], The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Full Monty, Ragtime, In the Heights, The History Boys and Legally Blonde. She is Pre si d e n t o f AC C T. M a rg is n o w re

traveling when not at t he t heater.

Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association invites you to visit www artseventsalexandria com to view the arts calendar and schedule of events

Meet the

Myke Taister (Set Decoration), also known by t he mononym “MYKE,” is a retired forensic artist who fell into set decoration and design as a hobby some 30 years ago. He served as LTA’s president in the late ’90s and currently heads the theater’s Building Committee. Myke has won several awards for his t heatrical endeavors, a n d his

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Christopher A. Tomasino (Music Director) returns to LTA after music directing t he 2017 summer production of Legally Blonde He is very excited to be working once again wit h Frank and Stefan, our producer Mary Bet h, our stage managers Marg and Becca, and a highly talented cast, crew and band The Nance is t he 31st production t hat Chris has music directed at LTA since he started in t he fall of 1988 wit h Chicago. Chris has been honored to receive t he WATCH Award for Music D ire c t i o n o n t h e LTA p ro d u c t i o n s o f In the Heights , Hairspray , Cabaret , Das Barbecü and Tommy. He has also been t he recipient of t he LTA Demaine Award for Music Direction on numerous productions, as well as ACT Awards for Music Direction. Chris is excited to return for LTA’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar. I n a d d i t i o n t o LTA , C h ris h

School’s t heater arts program for t he past 30 years.

Russell Wyland (Rigging) is delighted to be rigging his first show at LTA … since Harvey and The Audience. While some believe Russ spends all of his free time at LTA, he is also an active ent husiast of opera and hockey and a scholar of 19t hcentury British literature. Russell is t he President of LTA, recently co -produced The Audience and is hosting t he opening night party for The Nance.

Take a Seat.

Here’s a gift idea you can wrap your arms around! For the person who has everything, memorialize their love of theatre by purchasing a seat in our lovely theatre. An engraved plate, with up to three lines of engraving, will be placed on the arm rail. To purchase a seat, contact Tina McCrea in the LTA Business Office at 703-683-5778 x2. By request, a Seat Purchase Certificate can be obtained for your presentation to the recipient of your gift

Meet the Cr ew (continued)

Theater Abbreviations Used in This Playbill

ACCT – Aldersgate Church

Community Theater

ACT – Alliance of Community Theaters

ADDT – Attention Deficit Disorder Theater

ASC – Annapolis Shakespeare Company

ATC – Arcturus Theater Company

ATMTC – Adventure Theatre and Musical Theater Center

BCT – Bowie Community Theatre

CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company

CHAW – Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

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

DLC – Drama Learning Center

DS – Dominion Stage

ES – Encore Stage

ESP – Elden Street Players (now NST)

ESP/TFYA – Elden Street Players Theatre for Young Audiences

FCT – Fauquier Community Theatre

FP – Foundry Players (now CCDC)

GAC – Greenbelt Arts Center

GFP – Great Falls Players (now MCP)

GTP – Group Therapy Productions

HBP – Hard Bargain Players

KAT – Kensington Arts Theatre

KT – Keegan Theatre

LMP – Laurel Mill Playhouse

LSDT – Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre

LTA – The Little Theatre of Alexandria

LTC – Landless Theatre Company

MCP – McLean Community Players

MP – Montgomery Playhouse

MPAT – Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre

MSA – Metropolitan School for t he Arts

MTA – McLean Theatre Alliance (now MCP)

MTC – Musical Theater Center

MVCCT – Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre

NST – NextStop Theatre

NVTA – Nort hern Virginia Theatre Alliance

OOH – Old Opera House

PCP – Port City Playhouse

PGLT – Prince George’s Little Theatre

PP – Peculiarity Productions

PPF – Providence Players of Fairfax

PTC – Potomac Theatre Company Inc

PTP – Port Tobacco Players

PWLT – Prince William Little Theatre

RBTC – Red Branch Theatre Company

RCP – Reston Community Players

RLT – Rockville Little Theatre

RMT – Rockville Musical Theatre

RTP – Rooftop Productions

SCT – Springfield Community Theater

SMP – St Mark’s Players

SSS – Silver Spring Stage

ST – Signature Theatre

STC – Shoestring Theater Company

TACT – The American Century Theater

TAP – The Arlington Players

TAT – The Alliance Theatre

TBP – The British Players

TMD – Too Much Damn Theater

TCP – Tantallon Community Players

TT4W – The 4t h Wall

UMW – University of Mary Washington

URTM – Upper Room Theatre Ministry

VTC – Vienna Theatre Company

WATCH – Washington Area Theatre

Community Honors

WOB – Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre

SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS

Join us at our beautiful Old Town location, where we offer the best in theater education for children ages three through 8th grade Now in its tenth year , LTA is the premier Alexandria location for summer fun and theatre! Featuring fantastic teachers that include RADA-trained television personality Heather Sanderson; Screen Actors Guild member and radio/ television voiceover actress Roberta Masters-Cullen, popular children’s vocal instructor Linda Wells; veteran acting teacher Kathy Dillaber; experienced director, actor and improv instructor John Waldron; choreographer , acting and musical theater instructor, and camp director Michael Page; and teaching artist all the way from England, Eliza Lore

We have somethin g for everyone! Highlights include:

Preschool (Ages 3 – 5)

DramaTots

DramaTots with Music

DramaTots: Around the World

Music al Stories Junior

Theatric al Adventures Poppets and Puppets!

K – 2nd Grades

Little Stars Acting Camp Frozen!

Little Stars Music al Theatre

Music al Stories

Disney Favorites

Playmakers

The Play ’ s the Thing

K – 8th Grade

Performers Playground

3rd – 5th Grades

Shining Stars Music al Theatre

Dr Seuss World Film Favorites

Sing and Dance on Stage Singing for Music al Theatre Who Dunnit? Heroes and Villains Hogwarts!

Magic al Journeys

Movie Madness

6th – 8th Grades

Improv-alooza

Show Tunes: Song and Dance Scripts on Stage Singing for Music al Theatre

Shakespeare’s Storms and Shipwrecks

Triple Threat Music al Theatre Hogwarts!

Act Out the Song

Mythologic al Madness

Please visit our website at www thelittletheatre com and click on Summer Camps to see detailed camp descriptions with dates, instructor bios, and to register online. Camps begin May 30, 2018. Camps fill up fast, so register early! Questions? Call the LTA Business Office at 703-683-5778 x 2

Thank You!

LTA wishes to recognize and t hank all t he volunteers who have given t heir time and talents by helping wit h house managing, ushering, or working in t he box office for our previous production of Harvey Your contributions to t he success of LTA are very much appreciated. Thank you!

Box Of fice Volunteers

Tina Anderson

Lloyd Bittinger

Luana Bossolo

Tammy Preston Boyd

Betty Dolan

Ira Forstater

Gary Gladstone

Sue Gladstone

Barbara Helsing

Bobbie Herbst

Front of House Volunteers

Kirstin Apker

Mike Baker

Lloyd Bittinger

Jamie Blake

Lorraine Bouchard

Kadira Coley

Rita Costello

Kate Desch

Eileen Doherty

Patrick M Doneghy

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Marcia Gillespie

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Doris Halleman

Steve Halleman

Lena Harris

Jim Howard

Phil Krzywicki

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Melissa Nielson

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Julia MacInnis

Karen Maline

Dorot hy Marshall

Jean Miller Frane

Eddie Page

Frank Pasqualino

Susie Poole

Ana Rasmussen

Page Dreher Schreiner

Margaret Snow

Kat herine Ward

Bill Young

Jayn Rife

Ann Rowan

Linda Shank

Howard Soroos

Laura Vocino

Annie Vroom

Leslie Wilkes

Don Wilson

Russell Wyland

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Founding Fathers

Anonymous

Jim Bart hmaier

Laura Beauchamp & Chris Feldmann

Maggie Bush in memory of Roland B Gomez

Marzanne Claiborne & Leslie Wilkes

Charles Dragonette & Alan Wray

Peter M. Fannon

In Memory of Grace Machanic

In Memory of Roland B Gomez

Steffen & Jennifer Krause

David & Michelle McNally

Jean S Moore

Thomas & Alice O’Connor

Continental Congr ess

Anonymous

Mrs Barbara Becker

The Burkhead Family

Kevin Deardorff & Lisa Blumerman

Kat hy Fannon

In Memory of Roland B Gomez

Marian Holmes

Susan & Andre’ L’Heureux

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Judy Massabny

Law O ffice of Margo B Owen, Esquire

James Pearson

Jeanne & Dan Porter

Howard & Margaret Soroos

Andrew Terrell & Megan Waterhouse

Steve Topetzes

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Anonymous

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Lloyd Bittinger

Larry Dempsey & Emily Cole

Jack & Kelly Fannon

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Lori & John Foster

In Memory of Roland B Gomez

Hamel Family in memory of Roland B Gomez

Jim & Alexandra Hartz

Barbara Helsing

Jake & Celia Jacoby

James & Cat herine Kelley

Bet h Leonard

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Melissa Nielson & Ed Yawn

Frank & Donna Pasqualino in memory of Bruce

Carole & David Preston

Tami & Peter Salmon

Richard & Rochelle Schwab

Mary Bet h Smit h-Toomey

John & Laurie Stackpole

Susan Swain

Kat herine Ward, Long and Foster Realtor

Kelley Wells

Kat hy Wood

Gail & Jim Woolwine

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Mr & Mrs Leonard

Alfredson

Lois & Peter Ancona

Anonymous The Apker Family

Michael J Baker, Jr

Ronald & Sheila Barrett

Mary Kat herine Baumeister

Carol & Jim Becker

Beverley Benda

Lloyd Bittinger in memory of Roland B Gomez

In Honor of Jamie Blake

John Brettell & Nicole Zuchetto

Gregory Bricker

Dale & Eileen Brown

Nick & Diane Burakow

Nancyanne M Burton

Carolyn L Cain

David & Cat herine Clagett

David Correia

Patricia Cosler

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Kimberly & Steve Crago

Robert B Crane

Tom Dabney

Ann S Daniels

Susan Devine

P M Donahue

The Reverend Stanley A. Dubowski

Dennis & Myrna Dunn

Alice Fitzgerald

Thomas & Rita Foss

Michael & Sarah Gale

Jeff & Donna Gat hers

James & Maria Gentle

Trish & Cam Gibson

Mary Clair & Harry Gildea

Marcia Gillespie

Molly Gimmel

Lotte Goldman

In Memory of Roland B Gomez

Barbara Hayes

Karen Hoffman

Jim & Terry Howard

Dr David Hunt & Dr Kimberly Wells

Infinity Stage

Kennet h & Therese Johnston

Carla Jones-Batka & William Batka

Al & Suzanne Kalvaitis

Judy & Orron Kee in memory of Roland Gomez

Michael Kharfen

Col & Mrs Kennet h R Knapp, USMC (Ret)

Philip & Karen Kopp

Robert Kraus & Larissa Heyman

Ladies’ & Gentleman’s Matinee Society

Valerie Larkin, Psy D

Pamela Leonowich

P Lord

Mike & Gigi Louden

Jennifer Lyman

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Sara Maddux

Bob & Joanne Madison

The Maibach Foundation

Mr & Mrs Robert E Mannion

Estelle Marlor

Linda L. Mayer

John Mayers

Sandra McKinney

Louise Meng

John & Karen Misura

Will & Anne Monahan

Gene & Dorot hy Mulligan

Andy & Kate Nelson

Jeff & Diane Nesmeyer

The Odle Family

Douglas A Olmsted

Jim Pearson and Laurie Marichak

Lisa Platske

Elena Polyak

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Mary Jo Roos

James Rorke

Chad & Christina Sarchio

Tom Sargeant

Jean & Jim Schlichting

Aubrey & Carolyn Smit h

Patricia Spencer Smit h

Bob & Sharon Spivey

Laszlo & Barbara

Steingaszner

Donald Street

Allen Stuhl

In Memory of Jean Stuhl

April Stull

Lois Van Bergen

Hugh & Sue Van Horn

Edward Walker

Cal Whitehurst

David & Sue Wilkes

Linda W Windsor

Minutemen

Frank & Lynda Adamson

Mart ha E Alliston

Anne A Andrews

Anonymous

Jay Bartol

Andrea & Walter Baumann

Richard & Judit h Bednar

James T Bennett

Robert & Joann Bingham

Herb & Dee Brooks

Cheri L Brown

John Brown

Mary Lynne Brown

Jim & Sue Buchanan

Peter Butler in memory of Evelyn Butler

Felicia Carretta

Phil & Alice Childress

Margaret Evans-Joyce

Ira Forstater & Robin Fradkin

Aaron Geduldig

Bill & Francine Gemmill

Kat hy Giannetti

In Memory of Jane Godfrey

In Memory of Roland B Gomez

Kacie Greenwood & Bryan Smit h

Patty Greksouk

Rut h Guirard (Long and Foster)

Fritz & Pat Haberman

In Memory of Michael Hamburg

Rut h Hare

The Honorable & Mrs John Harper, Jr

Bruce Harrison

Alma Kasulaitis

James & Charlene Kegerreis

Victor Kernus

Norma Jean Lawton

Walt & Manette Lazear

The Livingston Family

William W. Lohr

In Memory of

Grace Machanic

Nat han & Kara Macek

Donna Malarkey

Carlton E Martin

Bill & Joan McCulla

Madeline Metcalfe

A B Morrill

Jeff & Mary Palmer

Theresa Pawlak

Bob & Elaine Peoples

Laura Peterson

Roger & Cheryl Pratt

Irene Rehbock

Al Romaneski

Col Melvin H &

Barbara Rosen

Ann Rowan

Jacqueline & Ralph Schenkel

Jack Seaver

Mary Sellman, Long & Foster Realtors

Robert & Maureen Simoniz

Barbara Slavik

Mrs. Mary Stauss

Capt & Mrs Donald Taggart

John & Myrna Templeton

In Memory of Michael Toomey

Don & Erdine Walter

Marilyn I Wiener

Jerry & Doris Wolf

Raymond M. & Sheri H Wolfe

Colonists

Mr & Mrs James Albanese

Marco & Alice Albergo

Anonymous

Caroline Austin

Dave & Brenda Beck

Joan Burg

Ronald E. Cogan

Robert & Jayne Eckert

Dan & Marie Ernst

Joanna & Richard Eyer

Mel & Sara Friedman

Penelope Gallagher

Kat hy Giannetti

W Jack Green

Doris Hamel

Jeff & Melany Hansen

Edit h C Heilberg

John Henderson

Barbara Hendrickson

Melissa Keiser

Jean Keppler

Roberta Klein in memory of Roland B Gomez

Kat hy Koczyk

Patricia Kratzer

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Paula Mat hews

J J & Pat Miller

Edward Neisis

Jane Neubig

Diedre K Nicholson-Lamb

Becky Patton

Mrs Jackie Phillips

Charles Pellegrini

Irene Rebbock

A Leo Romaneski

Audrey Scruggs

Gil & Marcia Siegert

Charlene Sloan

Wendy Sneff

Randal C Teague, Sr

Rance R Willis

Linda Ysewyn

Every effort has been made to ensure t hat t his 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

The Council of The Little Theatr e of Alexandria

Carolyn Winters Director

Tina Anderson ..........................................................................................................................Vice Director

Margaret Evans-Joyce ..................................................................................................................Secretary

Lloyd Bittinger ..................................................................................................................Financial O fficer

Russell Wyland Honorary Member, LTA President

Helga Ingrid Adams

Brooke Angel

Genie & Geoff Baskir

Jamie Blake

Luana Bossolo

Lesley Buckles

Nancyanne Burton

Jay Cohen

Franklin C. Coleman

Kimberly Crago

Emory & Susan Damron

Eileen Doherty

Sharon Dove*

Charles Dragonette & Alan Wray

Julia Duncan

Joel Durgavich

Peter Fannon*

Sharon Field

Ira Forstater

Duane Goddard*

Kacie Greenwood

John Guinn

David Hale

Doris Hamel*

Ronnie Hardcastle

Adriana Hardy*

Donna Hauprich

Barbara Hayes

Bobbie Herbst

Larissa Heyman

Kira Hogan

Marian Holmes*

Jim Howard

Mark & Rachael Hubbard

Jim & Mary Hutzler

Bonnie Jourdan

Algis & Suzanne Kalvaitis

Judy & Orron Kee

Mel & Lidia Kollander*

Robert Kraus

Burt & Vivian Kronstedt

Lois D. Ligoske

David McCallum

Tina McCrea**

Carlos Moctezuma

Will & Anne Monahan*

Zell Murphy

Jeff Nesmeyer

Lynn O’Connell

Micheal O’Connor

Thomas & Alice O’Connor*

Eddie Page

James Pearson

Leslie Reed

Jayn Rife

Benjamin Robles

Heat her Sanderson

Jean Schlichting

Dick Schwab

Margo Shiffert

Kim Smit h-Salmon

Mary Bet h Smit h-Toomey*

Art hur & Margaret Snow

Howard & Margaret Soroos

Allen Stuhl*

Rance Willis*

Frank Winters

Robin Wort hington

Bill Young * Distinguished Member ** Honorary

Welcome to t he “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 t hat figured prominently in t he 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 80 members t hat supports t he t heatre wit h 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 t he Council Green Room, folding chairs and tables t hroughout t he t heatre, brass plates for sponsored t heatre seats, a computerized box office system, several grand drapes over t he years, and many varied technical enhancements, including exterior defibrillators (AEDs) for safety. Contributions to LTA from t he Council have exceeded $215,000 The Council conducts t hree business/social meetings per year, and decorates t he t heatre for t he winter holidays We are pleased to be a part of t he Alexandria artistic community and proud to support one of t he best community t heatres in America today!