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The Community Players of Salisbury
President’s Message
Good evening and
welcome to the third production of our 65th season!
This is my first task as
the new president of Community Players—in fact, since our election isn’t
until after this program is put together, it’s real planning ahead. It is
my pleasure to greet you and invite you to enjoy this Neil Simon play with
us. Please take a moment to look through our program and take note of the
merchants who support us. We hope that you will support them when you
need services that they can provide. We hope to see you next year with
our new season of plays.
Carol
Alex
Officers
President...........................................................................................................................
Carol Alex
Vice-President................................................................................................................Don
Atkinson
Corresponding
Secretary.............................................................................................
Becky Mumford
Recording
Secretary..................................................................................................
Ernest Matthews
Treasurer......................................................................................................................
Charles Linton
Immediate Past
President.............................................................................................
Rusty Mumford
Board of Directors
Jana Davis Debbie Dawson Lester
Huss
Joanne Little Sherri Trader-Hynes
Kristi Toadvine
Standing Committees
Advertising.........................................................................................................................
David Allen
Box
Office............................................................................................................................
John Alex
Concessions....................................................................................................................
Brenda Allen
Fund
Raising................................................................................................................
Rusty Mumford
Historical.......................................................................................................................
Bonnie Bosies
Hospitality....................................................................................................................
Debbie Dawson
House.................................................................................................................................
Carol Alex
Maintenance.....................................................................................................................
Lester Huss
Membership.....................................................................................................................
Brenda Allen
Patrons.....................................................................................................................
Ernest Matthews
Program.......................................................................................................
David and Pat Oberholtzer
Production...........................................................................................................................
Carol Alex
Publicity........................................................................................................................
Kristi Toadvine
Scholarship..................................................................................................................
Rusty Mumford
Season
Tickets...........................................................................................................
Ernest Matthews
195thProduction
65th Year
Community Players of
Salisbury, Inc.
Presents
Directed by
Ken Johnson
Guerrieri Hall Auditorium at Wor-Wic
Community College
June 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21, 2003 at 8:00
p.m.
June 15 and 22, 2003 at 2:00 p.m.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel
French, Inc.
This production was made possible, in part,
by a grant from the Salisbury Wicomico Arts
Council,
awarded by the Maryland State Arts Council and the National Endowment for
the Arts.
SYNOPSIS OF
SCENES
Act I
Scene 1: A two-room apartment in an old hotel
on upper Broadway, N.Y., N. Y.
It is early afternoon, midwinter
Scene 2: The apartment. The following Monday,
a few minutes before 11:00.
15-Minute Intermission
You’re invited to visit the
refreshment stand in the lobby during intermission.
Act II
Scene 1: A doctor’s office set in a television
studio,
Scene 2: The apartment. Two weeks later.
Please do not take flash photographs
during our performance
and turn off all cell phones and pagers.
CAST
(In order of
appearance)
Willie Clark......................................................
Don Atkinson
Ben Silverman..............................................
Rusty Mumford
Al Lewis............................................................
Richard Bird
Eddie.............................................................
Joe Prettyman
Phil, the Director....................................................
Matt Ripa
Patient.................................................................
Alan Perry
Nurse.........................................................
Priscilla Magalee
Regular Nurse...................................................
Geri Wiberg
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director.............................................................................................................
Ken Johnson
Producer.......................................................................
Becky Mumford and Sherri Hynes
Stage
Manager....................................................................................................
Alan Perry
Set
Designer...............................................................................................
Ernie Matthews
Lighting Design.......................................................................................
Sharon Benchoff
Sound.............................................................................................................
Joe Benamati
Props Coordinator........................................................................................
Joanne Little
Costumes........................................................................
Becky Mumford and Carol Alex
Make-up.......................................................................................................
Rusty Mumford
Set Design..................................................................................................
Ernie Matthews
Set Construction...........................................
Ernie Matthews, David Allen, Jack Myers,
Alan Perry, Terri Thornton and Mary Veise
Set Decorating...................................................................................................
Carol Alex
Publicity......................................................................................................
Susan Likovich
Poster
and Cover..............................................................................................
Scott Alex
Program.....................................
David & Pat Oberholtzer and Di’s Laser Express, Inc.
WHO’S WHO
Ken Johnson
(Director)
Although Ken is making his directorial debut with Community Players of
Salisbury; he is certainly no stranger to the world of local theatre,
having been involved in over 50 productions with groups such as Masque
Dinner Theatre, Salisbury University Theatre, Newtowne Theatre, and the
Community Players of Salisbury. His back stage involvement ranges from
technical director for Deathtrap, lighting design and
implementation for The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Little Shop
of Horrors, The Music Man, Bye, Bye Birdie, The
Wizard of Oz, and Cinderella for the Community Players. In
addition he served as a board member and corresponding secretary for
Players for many years. But most people would recognize Ken from his
numerous lead and supporting stage roles. He began his acting career at
the age of 15 in the Masque Dinner Theatre production of Guys and Dolls
and soon became a major player in the group with roles in Oklahoma!,
South Pacific, and The King and I. From there his acting
career continued to grow with supporting roles in Twelve Angry Men,
Run For Your Wife, Lend Me a Tenor, and Dial M.
for Murder, as well as lead roles in Philadelphia Story,
Noises Off, The Nerd, Love, Sex and the IRS,
and Lie, Cheat and Genuflect. However, his talents are not limited
to simply acting, not unlike his favorite artist Dick Van Dyke, he is also
well known for his comic timing and uncanny ability for physical comedy
having fallen down more times than any other actor on stage in a Player’s
production. But if that weren’t enough, he is probably best known for his
singing and dancing roles, including the musical lead roles of Albert
Peterson in Bye, Bye Birdie, Motel in Fiddler on the Roof,
Cornelius Hackle in Hello Dolly, Charlie Brown in two different
productions of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, John the
Baptist/Judas in Godspell and was most recently seen reprising his
role from seventeen years ago as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz.
Ken also lends his lighting designs, talents, and abilities to the Eastern
Shore Ballet and The Peninsulaires Barbershopers. When he is not on stage
or backstage, he can sometimes be found coaching for Wicomico County
Little League Baseball.
Don Atkinson
(Willie
Clark)
As a performer with CPOS, my first
experience with Neil Simon was as the father in Come Blow Your Horn,
directed by Rusty Mumford (my nephew in the play). Next came the father
of the bride in Plaza Suite. Now I’m in my third Simon play as
Willie Clark, the retired vaudevillian. Willie is a “nice older
gentleman” that is, if your definition of that term brings to mind Attila
the Hun. This play is full of wonderful one-liners and running bits of
mayhem- so pay attention! I think you will find it extremely funny. I
hope that you enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed the rehearsals. This is
Mr. Kenneth of Salisbury first time at bat as director. I miss not having
him as one of my fellow actors, whose job it was to torment the director
at all opportunities. As the director, he has inspired me to new and
greater heights with pearls of wisdom such as “Does that make sense?” and
“At this present time.” Seriously - Thanks Kenny –Let’s do it again!
Richard Bird
(Al
Lewis)
A neurologist by day. For the Community Players, Richard was seen in the
ensemble of Hello Dolly. He was also Zeke and in the ensemble in
Wizard of Oz. He was a sailor in South Pacific. And in
last season’s My Three Angels he played Felix Ducotel.
Rusty Mumford
(Ben Silverman)
Rusty has been a member of Community Players for more than sixteen years
and has served in many capacities: actor/singer/dancer, producer, make-up
chair, assistant director, director, board member, corresponding
secretary, vice president, and is currently our president for the third
time. He has been involved in every production either on stage or off
stage during his membership. Rusty has been seen on Player’s stage in
several roles, including Thomas Rogers in Ten Little Indians, Tito
in Lend Me A Tenor, David Kahn in Social Security, Joseph in
My Three Angels, Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz Charles
Dickens/Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, and the Holly community
productions of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Godspell
among others.
Thanks to family and friends for all of their support
and encouragement, especially Becky, without whom none of this would be
possible and Joanne, prop lady and friend extraordinaire!
Alan Perry
(Patient)
Alan is making his stage debut for Community Players, but has been
actively involved backstage for several years. He has assisted with set
construction for the past three seasons and was most recently the Stage
Manager for The Wizard of Oz and Lie, Cheat and Genuflect.
We hope to see “more” of him.
Joe Prettyman
(Eddie)–
Joe was last seen in last season’s My Three Angels as Alfred.
Prior to that, he was seen in Dial M. For Murder as Thompson and he
has worked backstage in Hello Dolly. I would like to thank my
family, Cinda, Brad, and Amber for their patience during production, at
this busy time in our lives, and to my dad who introduced me the theatre.
Matt Ripa
(Phil, the director)–
Matt is a double major in Theatre and History at Salisbury University.
This is his first show with the Community Players. Some of his favorite
roles have been Gaston in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Livingston
Morris in 1776, and Rosencrantz in Hamlet. Matt also
directs Bound and Gagged, Salisbury University’s improv comedy team and
teaches improv for Destination Imagination.
Priscilla Magalee
(Nurse)
Priscilla is a sophomore theatre major at Salisbury
University. She also works as costume designer/assistant in all
productions in their growing theatre department. Some of her favorite
roles include Susanne in Picasso in the Lapin Agile and Olympia in
Big Love. This is her first show (and hopefully not her last) with
the Community Players and is glad to join such a great group of people.
She is also not really a blonde…
Geri Wiberg
(Regular nurse)
Geri is a veteran Community Player. She was last seen as Aunt March in
Little Women. She has also played Mother Gilbreth in Cheaper By
the Dozen, Vivian Trachtman in Love, Sex, and the IRS, and
Violet Bradman in Blithe Spirit. Geri teaches English and French
at Colonel Richardson High School.
DIRECTOR’S
MESSAGE
Good Evening and welcome to our production of Neil
Simon’s The Sunshine Boys. This has really been an extra special
production for me. After having been involved in just about every aspect
of theatre for Community Players, I have finally decided after over twenty
years to bite the bullet and sit in the Director’s seat. Some say it is
about time. Others say, “What are you, crazy?” But this has certainly
been an enjoyable experience for me and I hope it will be for you also.
The Sunshine Boys is the story of Al Lewis and
Willie Clark, also known as that great vaudeville team – The Sunshine
Boys. This story, however, takes place after one of the duo decides to
retire without consulting the other half of the duo. After eleven years
of silence, the comedy team is once again reunited, whether they like it
or not. And if you know anything about Neil Simon, Lewis and Clark might
not like it, but we as the audience are going to love it! It is written
with all of the great comedy routines from vaudeville and the old black
and white movies in mind. And if you are anything like myself, you spent
those great Sunday afternoons in front of the TV soaking them all in. From
Abbott and Costello and the Marx Brothers to Laurel, Hardy, and the Three
Stooges.
Ken
Johnson
Director
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Joe Andrews – Sign-Age
Jones and Dryden Truck and Car Rental
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
Salisbury – Wicomico Arts Council
Wor-Wic Community College
Access 26
The Daily Times
Mike and Sandi at Q105
WBOC-TV
WMDT-TV
WICO – Cat Country
As in every production, there are
individuals who have come to our aid and unfortunately are not mentioned
in the program. We take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this
production possible.
2003-2004 SHOWS
Meet Me in St.
Louis
Directed by Rusty Mumford
The Mouse that
Roared
Directed by Cindy Gore
An Inspector Calls
Directed by Sharon Benchoff
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Children’s
Theatre Workshop
July 14 – 25,
2003
We are
planning a session for this summer.
Please
call 410-641-0508 for information
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PATRONS
2002-2003
Guardians
Kel and
Debbie
Nagel
Tom and Susan Robinson
In
Memory of Mary E.
Spencer
MSC/ Mail Movers
Benefactors
Barbara
S. Hanson - Dance Unlimited
Fred G. and Clara S. Livingood
Mrs. Harry L. Palmer
Angels
Diane
M. Collins
Mary Sue and. Gordon Gladden
Holloway Funeral Home, P.A
Paul Klaverweiden and Michale Williams
Regina Montagna
Lillian & Lester Simpson
John
and Ann Suthowski
Barry P. Wilson In Memory of Mary Lou H. Wilson
Donors
Nancy
and Fred Althaus
Jane W. Bailey
Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Bloodsworth
Gerry Dashiell
Nancy Davies and Bob
Culver
Alan and Mollie Dickerson
Nina S.
Downs
Robert and Evelyn Fishman
Lloyd
and Alice Foard
Betsy Hancock and Ed Fooks
Alan
and Debbie Goodman
William A. and Dr. Carolyn S. Johnston
Adrianne and Lew Kadushin
Ruth Langeler
Rod and
Pat
Layton
Eloise D.J. Lowry
Elinor
H. Lynch
Mary Frances Macon
Mark N.
Maselli
Dr. Kay Myers and Dr. Ben Bogia
Rick
and Melody Nelson
David and Mildred Pines
Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Plotts
Mr. and Mrs. A. James Smith
Bill
and Jane Speide
Mary and Stephanie Taylor
Shirley
Thomas Taylor
M. William and Frances Tilghman
Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd F. Tweedy
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodward
Anonymous
Sponsors
Marge
and Jack Bredin
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Doyle
Doris
V.
Hammond
Mary‑Alice S. Hawkins
Mr.
Alfred C. Huffer, Jr.
Virginia B. Layfield
Vernon
E.
Tompkins
Dick and Sally Work
Friends
Jessie M.
Calloway
Tim and Susan Johnson
Terry and Mary Beth Lindsay
John and Vickie Pick
Holly
and Miles Riggin
Alan and Debra Yentsch
Anonymous
Thank You
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