1994
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InterACTivity '94
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
LAUREN'S WHEREABOUTS
CLEARING VISION
MONTAGE OF SCENES AND SONGS
COMEDIC AND DRAMATIC MATERIAL
EVENING OF SHORT PIECES FROM THE PLAY LAB
THE ANT FARM
INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE
UNCLE VANYA
BURKIE
2nd ANNUAL NoHo ARTS FESTIVAL
SHORT SELECTIONS FROM InterACTivity '94
• Friday
• Angela
• If Impressionists Had Been Dentists
• Just Another Fairy Tale
• Aunt Dan and Lemon
• The Crippled Man
• Solo
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW


InterACTivity '94
First Annual Festival

April 17 - 17, 1994
26 Performances

Staged readings and performances of various projects sponsored by the membership and from the Play Development Lab.
8 separate programs, 16 total performances.

project # 1:
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW

by Elmer Rice

sponsored and directed by John Rubinstein

THE CAST:
BESSIE GREEN (the receptionist)
Jane Lanier
HENRY SUSSKIND (the office boy)
Steve Molitz
SARAH BECKER
Mariclare Costello
A TALL MAN
Tony Rizzoli
A STOUT MAN (Mr. Moretti)
James Greene
A POSTMAN
Bill Tatum
ZEDORAH CHAPMAN
Nancy Boykin
GOLDIE RINDSKOFF (a stenographer)
Betty Vaughan
CHARLES McFADDEN
James Gleason
JOHN P. TEDESCO
James Harper
JOE (a bootblack)
Bill Tatum
REGINA GORDON (George's private secretary)
Stacy Ray
HERBERT HOWARD WEINBERG
Matthew Ashford
ARTHUR SANDLER (a law clerk)
Steven Hack
LILLIAN LARUE
Denise Bessette
AN ERRAND BOY
Bill Tatum
ROY DARWIN
Casey Biggs
A MESSENGER
Bill Tatum
GEORGE SIMON
John Rubinstein
CORA SIMON (George's wife)
Leslie Hicks
A WOMAN (Mrs. Gardi)
Denise Bessette
LENA SIMON (George's mother)
Mary Carver
PETER J. MALONE (County Clerk)
James Greene
RIGBY CRAYFIELD
Bill Tatum
JOHANN BREITSTEIN
Bill Tatum
DAVID SIMON (George's brother)
Tony Rizzoli
HARRY BECKER
Neil Lester
RICHARD DWIGHT, jr. (Cora's son)
Stephen Buchanan
DOROTHY DWIGHT (Cora's daughter)
Arin Arbus
FRANCIS CLARK BAIRD
Gregory White
Stage directions read by
Gregory White
   
Stage Manager
Joe Spencer

project # 2:
LAUREEN'S WHEREABOUTS

by Larry Ketron

project # 3:
CLEARING VISION

by Cybele May

project # 4:
MONTAGE OF SCENES AND SONGS

by various authors

project # 5:
COMEDIC & DRAMATIC MATERIAL

by Richard Broadhurst and John Lorden

project # 6:
EVENING OF SHORT PIECES FROM THE PLAY LAB

sponsored and directed by Anita Khanzadian

project # 7:
THE ANT FARM

by David Howard
and
INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE
by Deanne Stillman

project # 8:
UNCLE VANYA

by Anton Chekhov

Project Sponsors:
Annie Abbott, Amanda Carlin, Paul Collins, Dave Florek, James Gleason, Bill Tatum, and Peter Zapp

FOR INTERACTIVITY:
Scenic & Lighting Design
Peter Zapp
Stage Manager
Joe Spencer
Associate Producer
Anita Khanzadian

Festival Created and Produced by Peter Zapp

BURKIE
by Bruce Graham

Directed by Kevin Kelley

(An Independent, Member-Produced Project)

May 20 - June 26, 1994
18 Performances

THE CAST:
JON BURKE
Steven Culp
ED BURKE
Eddie Jones
DOM
Buck Kartalian
JESS BURKE
Denise Bessette
   
Set Design
Robert W. Zentis
Lighting Design
Cheryl Waters
Costume Design
Kate Douvan
Sound Design
John Rubinstein
Publicist
Michael Patrick
Production Stage Manager
Colin King Ward

Co-Produced by Barry Heins & Paul Schneeberger
for Speeding Bullet Productions

Produced by Eddie Jones & Denise Bessette


2nd Annual NoHo Arts Festival

Performed at The American Renegade Theatre, 11301 Magnolia Boulevard

June 4 and 5, 1994
2 Performances

Short Selections from InterACTivity '94

1. LAUGHING WILD
by Christopher Durang
Steven Hack

2. "What Am I Doing in this Coat?"
Music & Lyrics by Bekka Eaton

Bekka Eaton

3. ANGELA
by Annie Abbott

Annie Abbott

4. IF THE IMPRESSIONISTS HAD BEEN DENTISTS
by Woody Allen

Casey Biggs

5. JUST ANOTHER FAIRY TALE
by Richard Broadhurst

Christal Lockwood

6. AUNT DAN AND LEMON
by Wallace Shawn

Paul Perri

7. "At Times Like This"
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens

Susan Hull

8. THE CRIPPLED MAN
adapted from Whoopi Goldberg

Steven Hack

9. "Consommé"
Music & Lyrics by Dennis Bacigalupi

Casey Biggs, Fred Sanders, Annie Abbott, Bekka Eaton, Susan Hull

10. SOLO
by Robert Barnett

Fred Sanders

11. "Small Unimportant Things"
Music & Lyrics by Bekka Eaton

Annie Abbott, Casey Biggs, Bekka Eaton, Steven Hack, Susan Hull, Christal Lockwood, Paul Perri, Fred Sanders

Produced for the NoHo Arts Festival
by Casey Biggs and Leslie Hicks


COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
by Elmer Rice

Directed by John Rubinstein & Anita Khanzadian

November 4, 1994 - May 28, 1995
88 Performances

THE CAST:
BESSIE GREEN (the receptionist)
Jane Lanier
HENRY SUSSKIND (the office boy)
David Drew Gallagher
SARAH BECKER
Annie Abbott
A TALL MAN
Barry Heins
A STOUT MAN (Mr. Moretti)
James Greene
A POSTMAN
Gregory White
ZEDORAH CHAPMAN
Susan Hull
GOLDIE RINDSKOFF (a stenographer)
Betty Vaughan
CHARLES McFADDEN
James Gleason
JOHN P. TEDESCO
Tony Rizzoli
JOE (a bootblack)
Steven Hack
REGINA GORDON (George's private secretary)
Marilyn McIntyre
HERBERT HOWARD WEINBERG
Alan Brooks
ARTHUR SANDLER (a law clerk)
Rafer Weigel
LILLIAN LARUE
Denise Bessette
AN ERRAND BOY
Victor Duran
ROY DARWIN
François Giroday
A MESSENGER
Freddy Otero
GEORGE SIMON
John Rubinstein
CORA SIMON (George's wife)
Leslie Hicks
A WOMAN (Mrs. Gardi)
Denise Bessette
LENA SIMON (George's mother)
Mary Carver
PETER J. MALONE (County Clerk)
James Greene
RIGBY CRAYFIELD
Barry Heins
JOHANN BREITSTEIN
Steven Hack
DAVID SIMON (George's brother)
Barry Heins
HARRY BECKER
Josh Adell
RICHARD DWIGHT, jr. (Cora's son)
Mitchell Allen
DOROTHY DWIGHT (Cora's daughter)
Erika Pederson
FRANCIS CLARK BAIRD
Gregory White

During the run of the play, roles were played at different times by the following actors, either as standbys or as replacements, or both:
BESSIE GREEN (the receptionist)
Rachel Griffin
HENRY SUSSKIND (the office boy)
Andy Steiner
SARAH BECKER
Lynn Wood
A STOUT MAN (Mr. Moretti)
Eddie Jones, Steven Gilborn
A POSTMAN
Steven Gilborn
ZEDORAH CHAPMAN
Nancy Boykin,
Amanda Carlin
GOLDIE RINDSKOFF (a stenographer)
Nancy Boykin
CHARLES McFADDEN
Andrew Hill Newman
JOHN P. TEDESCO
Doug Ballard
REGINA GORDON (George's private secretary)
Christal Lockwood
HERBERT HOWARD WEINBERG
Matthew Ashford
ARTHUR SANDLER (a law clerk)
Andy Steiner
LILLIAN LARUE
Sione Owen
ROY DARWIN
Alan Brooks, Leon Russom
GEORGE SIMON
Paul Perri
LENA SIMON (George's mother)
Eve Brenner
PETER J. MALONE (County Clerk)
Eddie Jones, Steven Gilborn
DAVID SIMON (George's brother)
Joel Anderson, Doug Ballard, Casey Biggs, James Harper, Leon Russom
HARRY BECKER
Andy Steiner
RICHARD DWIGHT, jr. (Cora's son)
Matthew Bartilsen
DOROTHY DWIGHT (Cora's daughter)
Anjuli Cain
FRANCIS CLARK BAIRD
Steven Gilborn

 
Scenic Design
Bradley Kaye
Lighting Design
Cheryl Waters
Costume Design
Barbara Ayers
Sound Design
John Rubinstein
Additional Casting
Berman/Gleason Casting, Ltd.
Press Representation
Michael Patrick
Associate Producers
Denise Bessette & James Gleason
Box Office Manager
Harryette Feistman
Production Stage Manager
Ilyse Rubenstein


Produced by Christal Lockwood


AWARDS:
Theatre LA Ovation Awards:

Production (smaller theatre) - INTERACT / CHRISTAL LOCKWOOD
Ensemble Performance - INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY
Costume Design (smaller theatre) - BARBARA AYERS
Sound Design (smaller theatre) - JOHN RUBINSTEIN

L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards:

Production - INTERACT / CHRISTAL LOCKWOOD
Direction - JOHN RUBINSTEIN and ANITA KHANZADIAN
Lead Performance - JOHN RUBINSTEIN
Featured Performance - MARY CARVER
Featured Performance - JANE LANIER

Featured Performance - MARILYN McINTYRE
Scenic Design - BRADLEY KAYE

Drama-Logue Awards:

Production - INTERACT / CHRISTAL LOCKWOOD
Direction - JOHN RUBINSTEIN and ANITA KHANZADIAN
Performance - MARY CARVER
Performance - JAMES GLEASON
Performance - LESLIE HICKS
Performance - JANE LANIER
Performance - MARILYN McINTYRE
Performance - TONY RIZZOLI
Performance - JOHN RUBINSTEIN
Scenic Design - BRADLEY KAYE

L.A. Weekly Award:
Best Revival - INTERACT / CHRISTAL LOCKWOOD
 
NOMINATIONS:
Theatre LA Ovation Awards:

Direction - JOHN RUBINSTEIN and ANITA KHANZADIAN
Scenic Design (smaller theatre) - BRADLEY KAYE

Lighting Design (smaller theatre) - CHERYL WATERS