A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Hello and welcome to The Murder at Haversham Manor. We are thrilled that the Cornley University Drama Society is now touring the United States with this production. We can only apologise to those involved in the would-be touring production of Equus, which due to a clerical error, is now being performed in the Cornley University Gymnasium. We hope there are no hard feelings and we’ve left the vaulting horse out for you.
The question everyone at Cornley has been asking is: are we ready for the tour? The answer is “yes.”
The cast and I rehearsed for weeks using only the best acting teachings to inspire us. We read that Sanford Meisner once said, “Acting is behaving truthfully,” so we immediately changed all the names in the play to our own names and cut the murder, the manor house setting and any other element that we hadn’t personally experienced. We then found the piece rather flat, and it only ran at 17 minutes. So we went back to the Meisner book and we realized the full quote was in fact: “Acting is behaving truthfully... under imaginary circumstances,” so we reinstated the cuts and we were then quickly back on track.
We found the teachings of Michael Chekhov less confusing. He says, “An actor has to burn inside with an outer ease.” So that evening it was curries all round at the Taste of India on Cornley High Street. However, try as we did to not react to our burning insides, it was certainly noticeable that we were all in significant discomfort, which just goes to show how tough acting can be. At the end of the evening, Denise was actually sick in the restaurant bathrooms. We always knew she was one of the weaker actors.
All this hard work and preparation has left us with an ensemble piece that has achieved such critical acclaim as “VERY INTERESTING” from Mr. Harwood, esteemed head of Design Technology at Cornley University, and “RATHER UNSETTLING” from real-life police chief Mr. Greaves of the Cornley Volunteer Police Force. I’m sure that with a full audience, the piece will truly bring down the house.
CHRISTINE BEAN
President of the Cornley University Drama Society & Director of The Murder at Haversham Manor
Christine “Chris” Bean (Director, Inspector Carter)
Touring debut! Chris is thrilled to be the newly elected head of the Society, and playing her first principal role in a theatrical production after a twelve year acting career. For tonight’s show, she served as the voice coach, dialect coach, fight choreographer, casting director, costume designer, and of course, director. Credits within the University: Hamlet in Hamlet, Macbeth in Macbeth, and Romeo AND Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
Robert Grove (Thomas Colleymoore)
Touring debut! A member of Cornley Drama Society for three years, Robert uses the Stanislavski method. Credits include Lame Horse in Black Beauty, Policeman Friday the 13th: An Interactive Experience, Dopey in Snow White and the Tall Broad Gentlemen, and Cat in Cat. Robert’s next performance will be as Hamlet’s Ghost in a newly self-written, one-man-show, exploring the afterlife as Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Jonathan Harris (Charles Haversham)
Touring debut!
Jonathan works as a model and is a talented performer, according to his secondary school theatre director. With excessive experience in royal theatre, he has seen stages of the highest caliber, albeit in janitorial services. Aiming high, and smiling with the brightness of a thousand suns, he hopes you are prepared for the show of your life.
Sandra Wilkinson (Florence Colleymoore)
Touring debut! This is Sandra’s 11th season with the Drama Society. A triple threat, Sandra comes from a background of musical theatre
understudy roles. Past roles include Plate in Beauty and the Beast, Delta NU Girl understudy in Legally Blonde, and The Cow in Jack and the Bean. Sandra began performing at a very young age, since her mother appeared in A Winter’s Tale pregnant.
Max Bennett (Cecil Haversham)
Touring debut! Max is in his first year at Cornley University where he is studying human geography and crime. Most notably he performed at the Oakwood Retirement
Center as Grass in The Lion King. This is Max’s first production with the Society. His favorite food is fish and chips, especially when his nanny makes them.
Denise Tyde (Perkins) Touring debut! After failing the tryouts for soccer, softball, volleyball, and basketball, Denise decided to join the Drama Society. Denise does not live in the Cornley halls of residence and commutes daily from her parents’ house. Denise’s only on-stage credit dates back to 1999, where she appeared in her Sunday School nativity play. Credit: Angel. She looks forward to playing Dance Ensemble Man Number Five in the Society’s upcoming production of The Fiddler on the Roof. She would like to dedicate her performance to her mum. Kiss-kiss, Mummy dearest.
Annie Twilloil (Stage Manager)
Touring debut! The unsung hero of the Society, Annie likes dogs and volunteering at her local church. She has designed, built, painted, stage managed, and costumed every single Society show in the last three years. Her hard work and dogged determination since her high school years have greatly contributed to the Society’s success. After The Murder at Haversham Manor, Annie will begin an internship at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Trevor Watson (Lighting & Sound Operator)
Touring debut! Trevor is only participating in The Murder at Haversham Manor to earn much needed extra credit for his electronics lab in order to pass his engineering course at Cornley University. Once he has passed the course, he will not continue to work with the Drama Society. Trevor credits his success to his sunny disposition.
IATSE Local 134, Tour Stage Crew
JONATHAN SAYER AND HENRY SHIELDS
STARRING
KAYLA CHAU ALISON ERISMAN GREY HILL KAYLA LEWIS ETHAN LI KATIE PARMENTER JOSHUA PRABHAKAR VEDANTH RAMACHANDRAN
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR and SCENIC DESIGN JUSTIN McPHERSON
SOUND DESIGN BOB RUBINO AND JEREMY LE
ASSISTANT BACKSTAGE MANAGER RYAN WORCESTER
COSTUME DESIGN KATHY RISK
LIGHTING DESIGN KEATON MILLER
PROPERTIES MISTRESS AND SET DRESSING LISA KESTER
BACKSTAGE MANAGER JUSTIN MCPHERSON
RUNNING CREW
STAGE MANAGER JEREMY LE
LONNI ADAMS, DANIELLA BRADY, BAILEY COFFEE, AVA DELKE, OLIVER KAELIN, WAL TER KUCHAREWSKI, MATEO ROSS, AUDREY STARINK, AIDEN TANNER, JOSHUA WATTS
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR KEATON MILLER
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT/HOUSE MANAGER CATHY MCFALL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CHLOE DIEPENBROCK
DIRECTED BY MYRA KAELIN
GRAPHIC DESIGN JILL CARLSON
THE
WRONG is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www. dramatists.com) Presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service under license from Mischief Worldwide Ltd. The Mischief Production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG was originally produced on the West End Stage by Kenny Wax & Stage Presence and on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, J.J. Abrams, Kenny Wax & Stage Presence The following acknowledgments must appear within all programs and playbills distributed in connection with performances of the Play on a page which includes production credits, in any THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG was first presented by Mischief Theatre under the title The Murder Before Christmas on December 4th, 2012, at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London. THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields © 2012, 2014 Mischief Worldwide Ltd. All rights reserved. THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the “Falling G” logo device, Mischief, and Mischief Theatre are trademarks of Mischief Worldwide Ltd. All rights reserved. This production is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service under license from Mischief Worldwide Ltd. For Mischief Worldwide Ltd.: Directors: Mark Bentley, Jonathan Burke, Henry Lewis, Kenny Wax Executive Director: Jo Danvers Marketing Manager: Harry Lockyear Production & Administrative Assistant: Minoli De Silva Exclusive Agent for Literary Rights: Nicki Stoddart, United Agents LLP, London For information about all Mischief works, please visit www.mischiefcomedy.com
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Crew
CAST
order of appearance)
KAYLA CHAU
JACK BAUER (Max/Robert U/S)
ANJALI KHIANI (Annie U/S)
HEENA KIM (Chris U/S)
LILY LE (Trevor U/S)
GWENYTH LUNDGAARD (Sandra U/S)
TAYLA TURNQUEST (Denise U/S) Justin Wong (Jonathan U/S)
GREY HILL
KAYLA LEWIS
ETHAN LI
JOSHUA PRABHAKAR
KATIE PARMENTER
VEDANTH RAMANCHANDRAN
ALISON ERISMAN
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