1995
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COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW (continuing)
CURRENTLY MARRIED
LAST DATE FOR RESERVATIONS
MARATHONS
THE PSYCHOPATH AND THE VIRGIN
OH BABY OH BABY
TAILORS' EYES
InterACTivity '95
THE LAST GASP
• Rhapsody in Rhinestones
• The Intercession
• He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
• Something Really Big
• Twitch
• Romeo vs. Juliet
• Time's Up
• The Pitch
• Last Night in Brooklyn
• The In-Betweeners
HITLER'S HEAD
AMARA
THE CRADLE OF MAYBE
InterPlay '95 "Kids' Letters to God"
ONE-ACTS, EVENING A
• This Is The Rill Speaking
• I Dream Before I Take The Stand
• Death Knocks
MEN AND WOMEN IN SHORTS
• "Bugeilo'r Gwenith Gwyn"
• The Story of the Old Ram
• In This Corner
• Perfectly Frank
• Buck Fanshaw's Funeral
• Munya Munika
• "Daffyd Y Garreg Wen"
• I Dream Before I Take the Stand
• Death Knocks
110 IN THE SHADE
ONE-ACTS, EVENING B
• The Rehearsal
• Mastitis
• Death Knocks
• I Never Sang for My Father
• A Loss of Roses
HITLER'S HEAD
THE CRADLE OF MAYBE
CELEBRITY
SHE LOVES ME


COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
(CONTINUING)

for production details, see 1994

November 4, 1994 – May 28, 1995
88 Performances


A World Premiere:

CURRENTLY MARRIED
A Collection of Plays About Romance and Relationships
by Terri Wagener

March 15 - April 20, 1995
12 Performances

LAST DATE FOR RESERVATIONS
Directed by Steven Gilborn

THE CAST:
HIM
Joel Anderson
HER
Christal Lockwood
HIM ALSO
Steven Hack
HER ALSO
Rachel Griffin
SCOTTY
Don Fischer


MARATHONS

Directed by Anita Khanzadian

THE CAST:
HE
Mark Dane Torreso, Julian Reyes
SHE
Marilyn McIntyre


THE PSYCHOPATH AND THE VIRGIN

Directed by Barry Heins

THE CAST:
CHARLOTTE
Eve Brenner
TYLER
Sandy Kenyon


OH BABY OH BABY

Directed by Kevin Kelly

THE CAST:
HE
Joel Anderson
SHE
Shannon Conlon


TAILORS' EYES

Directed by Sharon Madden

THE CAST:
MISTRESS
Jessica Hecht
LOVER
Matthew Ashford
HUSBAND
Casey Biggs
WIFE
Amanda Carlin


Scenic Design
Bradley Kaye
Lighting Design
Cheryl Waters
Light Board Operator
Françoise Cherry
Associate Producer
Barry Heins
Production Stage Manager
Maggie Kane

Produced by Kevin Kelley

AWARDS:

Drama-Logue Awards:

Performance - MARILYN McINTYRE (Marathons)
Performance - MARK DANE TORESSO (Marathons)

BackStage West "Garland" Awards:

Direction - ANITA KHANZADIAN (Marathons)
Performance - MARILYN McINTYRE (Marathons)
Performance - JUILAN REYES (Marathons)


InterACTivity '95
Second Annual Festival

Staged readings & performances of various projects sponsored by the membership and from the Play Development Lab.
10 separate programs, 20 total performances.
Over 60 actors and 15 directors participated, and the works of 21 writers were represented.

June 13 - 25, 1995


project # 1:
THE LAST GASP

by Jaime Klein & various authors

RHAPSODY IN RHINESTONES
by Jaime Klein
Directed by Rachel Griffin

THE CAST:
BUCK
Sandy Kenyon
HARRIET
Betty Vaughan


THE INTERCESSION

by Cybele May
Directed by Marilyn McIntyre
THE CAST:
JOSEPH
Paul Perri
PAULA
Rachel Griffin


HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT

by Richard Broadhurst
Directed by Dan Kern
THE CAST:
JOANNE
Marilyn McIntyre
TOM
James Harper


SOMETHING REALLY BIG

by Leigh Podgorski
Directed by Nancy Boykin
THE CAST:
IZZY
Leslie Hicks
DILL
Dave Florek


TWITCH

by Jaime Klein
Directed by Sandy Kenyon
THE CAST:
HARRY
Steven Hack
HARLENE
Ann Gillespie


ROMEO VS. JULIET

by Michael Robert David
Directed by Paul Collins
THE CAST:
ROMEO
Julian Reyes
JULIET
Julie Benz


TIME'S UP

by Michael Robert David
Directed by Michael Robert David
THE CAST:
SHE
Lynn Wood
HE
Steve Franken


THE IN-BETWEENERS

by Richard Broadhurst and Jaime Klein
Directed by Jaime Klein
THE CAST:
ESTHER
Sione Owen
MICHAEL
Andrew Parks

and

HITLER'S HEAD
by John Rafter Lee

Directed by John Rafter Lee

THE CAST:
ANTON MUELLER
Jim Holmes
ELIZABETH NIETZSCHE
Elizabeth Norment
ADOLPH HITLER
Joseph Grimm
JOSEPH GOEBBELS
James Gleason
JOSEPH KLEIN
Sandy Kenyon
HEINRICH HOFFMAN
Cameron Watson
PIERRE BALZAC
Preston Maybank
EVA BRAUN
Denise Poirier


project # 2:
AMARA

by Leigh Podgorski

Directed by Anita Khanzadian

THE CAST:
LYLA BAINES
Carol Mayo Jenkins
DEITER OLBRYCH
Jeff Allin
THADDEUS MURDOCH
Leon Russom
EVA JANEK
Christal Lockwood
GWYNNE FIELD
Carole Goldman
MARTIN GEORGE
Dave Florek
NATE BOWER
Don Fischer
BRUNO JANEK
Gregory White
AMARA WOLFE
Leslie Hicks
NARRATOR
Elizabeth Herron

Lights & Sound
Mark Dane Torreso


project # 3:
THE CRADLE OF MAYBE

by Gay Walch
sponsored by Denise Bessette

Directed by Kevin Kelly
THE CAST:
JAMIE MACPHERSON
Andrew Amic-Angelo
JEFFREY KREBS
Steven Hack
CAROLINE REESE
Denise Bessette
CLIFFORD BACKUS
Leon Russom
ALDRED FEYER
Paul Collins
JUDGE BENNETT
James Gleason
SELENA HOLLANDER
Marilyn McIntyre
DORICE MACPHERSON
Christal Lockwood
DOLLY KREBS
Betty Vaughan
SALLY LYNCH / SUSAN AMES
Lisa Porter
CLAIR / MELISSA RAYBURN
Stephanie Erb
BILL / AARON AUERBACK
Matthew Ashford
CHARLIE LYNCH / DR. SERRENO
Barry Heins

Produced by Paul Collins and Denise Bessette

project # 4:
INTERPLAY '95: "Kids' Letters to God"

CHILDREN'S THEATRE WORKSHOP
sponsored and directed by Sharon Madden

Saturday, June 17 & Saturday, June 24 at 12:00 pm


project # 5:
ONE-ACTS: EVENING "A"

THIS IS THE RILL SPEAKING
by Lanford Wilson



I DREAM BEFORE I TAKE THE STAND
by Arlene Hutton
Directed by Judith Royer

THE CAST:
SHE
Marilyn McIntyre
HE
Leon Russom
   
Stage Manager
Christopher Shortell

 
DEATH KNOCKS
by Woody Allen
Directed by Tony Rizzoli
THE CAST:
NAT ACKERMAN
Sandy Kenyon
DEATH
James Gleason
   
Stage Manager
Iszy Metzner


project # 6:
MEN AND WOMEN IN SHORTS

a selection of short scenes and plays

1. "Bugeilo'r Gwenith Gwyn" ("Watching the White Wheat")

Traditional Welch folk song by J. Williams (1844)
Sione Owen

2. "The Story of the Old Ram"
by Mark Twain
from The Voices of Twain, edited and structured by Gregory White
Gregory White

3. "In This Corner"
from a work-in-progress by Annie Abbott
directed by Joel Zwick
Annie Abbott

4. PERFECTLY FRANK
by Sharon Madden
Sharon Madden

5. "Buck Fanshaw's Funeral"
by Mark Twain

from The Voices of Twain, edited and structured by Gregory White

THE CAST:
MINISTER
Steven Hack
SCOTTY
Dave Florek

6. "Munya, Munika"
from a work-in-progress by Annie Abbott
directed by Ron Abbott
Annie Abbott

7. "Dafydd Y Garreg Wen" ("David of the White Rock")
Traditional Welch folk song by E. Jones (1784)
Sione Owen

for 1. - 7.: Producers: Annie Abbott and Gregory White

8. I DREAM BEFORE I TAKE THE STAND
by Arlene Hutton

directed by Judith Royer

THE CAST:
SHE
Marilyn McIntyre
HE
Leon Russom
 
Stage Manager
Christopher Shortell

9. DEATH KNOCKS

by Woody Allen

directed by Tony Rizzoli
THE CAST:
NAT ACKERMAN
Sandy Kenyon
DEATH
James Gleason
 
Stage Manager
Iszy Metzner


project # 7:
110 IN THE SHADE

Book by N. Richard Nash
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics by Tom Jones

sponsored and Directed by John Rubinstein

THE CAST:
NARRATOR
Robert Burr
TOBY
Gregory White
FILE
Tony Rizzoli
FIRST MAN
Steven Hack
MRS. JENSEN
Carol Mayo Jenkins
JIMMY CURRY
James Calvert
NOAH CURRY
James Gleason
H. C. CURRY
Sandy Kenyon
LIZZIE CURRY
Leslie Hicks
SECOND MAN
Don Fischer
THIRD MAN
Barry Heins
FOURTH MAN
Dillon McCartney
SNOOKIE UPDEGRAFF
Jane Lanier
FIRST WOMAN
Annie Abbott
SECOND WOMAN
Sione Owen
FIFTH MAN
Doug Ballard
SIXTH MAN
Steven Gilborn
PREACHER
James Greene
BILL STARBUCK
Matthew Ashford
THIRD WOMAN
Denise Bessette
FOURTH WOMAN
Eve Brenner
FIFTH WOMAN
Marilyn McIntyre
GIRL IN SONG
Nancy Boykin
BELINDA
Erika Pedersen
MAN WITH GUITAR
Robert Burr
HANNAH
Rachel Griffin
GEORGE
Leon Russom
WALLY SCACKS, III
Mitchell Allen
OTHER TOWNSPEOPLE
Dorothy Brooks, Rachael Harris, Lisa Kaminir, Anita Khanzadian, Mary Jo Mecca, Lisa A. Porter
 
Pianist
Stephen Bates


project # 8:

ONE-ACTS: EVENING "B"

THE REHEARSAL
by George Spelvin

MASTITIS
by Mary Hedahl

DEATH KNOCKS
by Woody Allen

directed by Tony Rizzoli

THE CAST:
NAT ACKERMAN
Sandy Kenyon
DEATH
James Gleason
 
Stage Manager
Iszy Metzner


project # 9:
I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER

by Robert Anderson

sponsored and directed by Dave Florek
THE CAST:
GENE GARRISON
Dave Florek
PORTER
Doug Ballard
TOM GARRISON
James Greene
MARGARET GARRISON
Eve Brenner
MARY
Sione Owen
NURSE
Sione Owen
REVEREND PELL
Doug Ballard
MARVIN SCOTT
Gregory White
DR. MAYBERRY
Paul Collins
ALICE
Leslie Hicks


project # 10:
A LOSS OF ROSES

by William Inge

sponsored by Jane Lanier

Directed by John Rubinstein
THE CAST:
MRS. HELEN BAIRD
Carol Mayo Jenkins
KENNY
Josh Adell
GEOFFREY BEAMIS (Jelly)
David Drew Gallagher
LILA GREEN
Jane Lanier
RONNY CAVENDISH
James Gleason
MME. OLGA ST. VALENTINE
Mary Jo Deschanel
RICKY POWERS
Doug Ballard
 
Stage Manager
Ilyse McKimmie


Other Project Sponsors:
Annie Abbott, Paul Collins, Rachel Griffin, Susan Hull, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Anita Khanzadian (Play Lab), Marilyn McIntyre, Sione Owen, Tony Rizzoli, Gregory White

Festival Produced by Tony Rizzoli & Rachel Griffin



HITLER’S HEAD
by John Rafter Lee

Directed by Dan Kern


(Workshop Production from Interact Play Development Lab)

September 8, 9, & 10, 1995
3 Performances
THE CAST:
Annie Abbott
Joel Anderson
Doug Ballard
Alan Brooks
Amanda Carlin
Mary Carver
Dave Florek
James Gleason
Leslie Hicks
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Eddie Jones
Sandy Kenyon
Paul Perri
Tony Rizzoli
Gregory White
   
Lighting Design
Mark Toresso
Costume Design
Candace Cain
Sound Design
Jeff Fairbanks
Stage Manager / Light Board Operator
Christopher Shortell
Play Development Lab Director & Dramaturge
Anita Khanzadian
 
Produced by Rachel Griffin
 

 
THE CRADLE OF MAYBE
by Gay Walch

Directed by Kevin Kelly


(A Staged Reading from Interact Play Development Lab, and an InterACTivity ‘95 project.
Performed at Los Angeles Theatre Center as part of the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, Performing Arts Division “Premiere Week: Play Day II”.)

November 3, 1995
1 Performance
THE CAST:
JAMIE MACPHERSON
Andrew Amic-Angelo
JEFFREY KREBS
Steven Hack
CAROLINE REESE
Denise Bessette
CLIFFORD BACKUS
Leon Russom
ALDRED FEYER
Paul Collins
JUDGE BENNETT
James Gleason
SELENA HOLLANDER
Marilyn McIntyre
DORICE MACPHERSON
Christal Lockwood
DOLLY KREBS
Betty Vaughan
SALLY LYNCH / SUSAN AMES
Lisa Porter
CLAIR / MELISSA RAYBURN
Stephanie Erb
BILL / AARON AUERBACK
Matthew Ashford
CHARLIE LYNCH / DR. SERRENO
Barry Heins
 

Play Submitted to the Festival by Denise Bessete & Paul Collins

 

 
CELEBRITY
Book and Music by John McKinney
Lyrics by Clyde Melville


Directed by Barry Heins


(a Special Benefit performance of a staged reading)

November 18 & 19, 1995
3 Performances
THE CAST:
ALEXANDER WOOLCOTT
Doug Ballard
DOROTHY KILGALLEN
Amanda Carlin
GENE KRUPA
Tony Rizzoli
LYDA PETRANOVASKYUNLATSKA
Christina Saffran
WALTER WINCHELL
Paul Perri
DANNY DALTON
Rafer Weigel
JOSH / BABY FACE NELSON / ENSEMBLE
James Calvert
LADY IN RED / ENSEMBLE
Dorothy Brooks
J. EDGAR HOOVER
Andrew Hill Newman
MOTHER HOOVER
Betty Vaughan
CLYDE TOLSON
Alan Brooks
FIORELLO LA GUARDIA
Eddie Jones
NEESA McMAHON / ENSEMBLE
Sione Owen
JOHN DILLINGER / F. D. R.
Leon Russom
MACHINE GUN KELLY / ENSEMBLE
Matthew Ashford
BAILIFF / ENSEMBLE
Steven Hack
MRS. SMURDEL / ENSEMBLE
Denise Bessette
 
Musical Director
Michael Skloff
Lighting Designer
Cheryl Waters
Stage Manager
Ilyse McKimmie
 
Produced by Barry Heins
 

 
SHE LOVES ME
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Directed by John Rubinstein

(a Special Benefit performance of a staged reading)

December 15, 16, & 17, 1995
3 Performances

THE CAST:
ARPAD LASZLO
Rafer Weigel
LADISLAV SIPOS
Steven Hack
ILLONA RITTER
Jane Lanier
STEVEN KODALY
James Gleason
GEORG NOWACK
Casey Biggs
MR. MARACZEK
Robert Burr
AMALIA BALASH
Susan Hull
HEADWAITER
Tony Rizzoli
BUSBOY
David Drew Gallagher
ENSEMBLE
Matthew Ashford, Doug Ballard, Denise Bessette, Alan Brooks,
Dorothy Brooks, David Drew Gallagher, Leslie Hicks, Sione Owen

Musical Director
John Rubinstein
Pianist
Gary Carver

Produced by Leslie Hicks