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COMING ATTRACTION'S

INHERit THE WIND, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, will bedirected by Charles Reynolds. It is scheduled for a September 12opening. Tryouts will be July 14 and 15, 1969.

A hilarious comedy is set forour next production, opening November14, 1969. Readings for this production will be held on September 15and 16, at 8 p.m., in the theatre. Plav title and director to be an-nounced soon. .

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THE FANTASTICKS ...

PLAY DATES

July 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, August 1,2,8, 9, ~5, 16, 1969

Admission$250 Curtain 8:30 p.m.

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A Musical Fantasy in Two ActsBook and Lyrics by Tom .Jones Mu~c by Harvey Schmidt

Staqed and Directed by Doris Brown

CAST ! (In Order of Appearance)The Mute -------------',------------ ._~ Lise MurphyHucklebee : Jonas RimsonBellamy • Karl Thomas

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Choreography by Miriam AmsterS Karl Thomas(Produced by Special Arrangement with Music Theatre Jnternational) ,)

THE FAN-TASTICKS ...tells an- age-old tale. Its ingredients are simple: a .boy, a girl, twofathers and a wall, Its stage is a wooden pJatform, its scenery atattered cardboard moon. Using just these bare essentials, the au~hlor.and composer have managed to bring to life a funny and quite touch-ing story of innocence - and of knowledqe.

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OVERTURE -----------,------------------------------------------ The CompanyTRY TO REMEMBER , : EI GalloMUCH MORE :__~ LuisaMETAPHOR Matt and LuisaNEVER SAY "NG!' Hucklebee and BellamyIT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU PAY __EI Gallo, Bellamy and HucklebeeSOON IT'S GONNA RAIN : Matt and LuisaTHE RAPE BALLET ~ _{_------------- The CompanyHAPPY ENDIN(3 Matt, Luisa, Hucklebee and Bellamy

, Act Two /'THIS PLUM IS TOO RIPE Matt, LUisa', Hucklebee anClj\ellarnyI CAN SEE IT , L EI Gallo and MattPLANT A RADISH ,,_----------------------:-------------- Hucklebee arid Bellamy~OUND AND ROUND EI Gallo, Luisa and CompanyTHEY WERE YOU Matt an-d LuisaTRY TO REMEMBER (REPRISE) . • EI Gallo

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DOR'tS BROWN is--&long-time member or Kentwood and oh~ of ourm'Ost tale!'l:ted: lad1es: A fa\lo~ite' leading lady) sl'ldha.s received Kel'ilt-~wood-Players' Masque Award for Best Actre-ss ~hfee·'tifnes, as well asnumerous other awards (for best suppor~ing actress alN9I b~st pre-ducer. 1WO seasons <l'goDoris tried her hand at, direction by servingaa.rnusic c:HreGt'orf.er our highly ,successful"~ !U~MY THING HAR;..

. ·PE~EDON THE WAY TO THrIf'FORIJM. A rnuslelan' of consfderable, talent, she herewitl>! tackles the whoLe'sc.ale of musical .theetre by.,\ 'staging arid! directing THE FANTASTICKS. ' , _. . \ M

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DORRIS REYN~L~$' is a 10I'ilg~i(l1,emember of Kent"YooCl'~ho ha-sserved, numejous terms on the board ofdtreercrs and is .this year'i>'vice-president,' She has appeared on stage in ,su(':h K.P, 'pr-oduc~io.l'lsasHARV~Y, TAMING OF. THE SHREW: THE"SFlRIKEand 'ANNE'OF 1,0.00gAYS, as w~1l as .§eve~-alseasel')s with, the Hqllywooal Shekespeare

..,Reperory. Dorrls's'boundless energy .doesn"t stop there ,however. She '-hasserved ably on F.?r6ps,costumes and box offlce,43l'la toge'ther,wi~hher set-desigrting husband, has been responsible for som~ ~f K..P.~s-most sTunnin9 sta.ge decor, asIn such productions as U,JllABYE, THEHAPPY TIME; WHO!S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOkF:THE"NIGHT OFTHE~~UANA: aod most recent1y G£NI:RAFION. Around K§ i~ is saidthat if Dorris' does your sets, you've, ,got 'a show. And her record-proves it.

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ABOUT THE -FHQREC)GRApMERS;' ,'11\~'~ . 'r

MIR~AMAMSTER.,j·sa professional da~er whese creditsetn television,films and stage are extensive. She performed many /years \Nith tele-visici,n's'The Show of Sh0WS; as yvell as,.:Jerry Lewis 1H0ur and the

~ -Chevy Show. Miriam toured with the national company of MY 'FAIRLA,EN,and hes C:I'Ppeare~ in sever.al films: In the past few years" \

._Miriam's energi~s have been directed to t,ea.ching -,at .the, lnqlewoodDan&e Academy - and do~ng choreography for numerous civle growp.0usicals. Kentwood was' fortunate, in hav,irlg

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KARLTHOMAS is Kentwood's own! r~sident.'''song anal dance" man, Aprofessional enrerteiner of long standing, Ka1rl'sang and dal'lced for15 years in' L.A.'~, THE DRUNKARD.~He taught dancing for severalyears' and wifh this show does double cfuty as choreographer andactor. -, r

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LISE MURPHY (The Mute) last appeared at K.P. in A FUNNY THING. HAPPENED ON lihiE WAY TO' THE. FORUM. A: member of the Uni-versity of Utah-drama and Qi3llet department, Lise danced in suchballets and music,als as COPPELlA, BRLGAPOO'N and NUTCRACKER.Locally, tise was recently seen in RHOADES ENE>and in Kentweodproductions of ANNE O~ 1,000 DAYS and JHE IRREGULAR VERBTO' lOVE. "\,"\

joNAS RIMSO'N(Hucklebee) is making his fitst appearance with K.P.Fou~ years ago he ana his family moved from Lower Bucks County,Pennsvlvania.twhere He was active in both dramatic and musical pro-ductions, includinq roles ~in such plays as PLAIN AND FANCY,

I CARO'USEL, GUYS AND DQ,LLS, KISS ME 'KATE, TENTH MAN, DE-TECTIVE STO'RY and STALAG 17. Locally A~ won an awar.d for bestsupporting actor in DEAR ME, THE SKY IS FALLING,. participated invarious music theatre productions and most 'recently' appeared in'~HE MIDDt.E O'F tHE, NIJ~;HT. .

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MINDY MIDDOUGH (Luisa) is a sparkling young lady who boasts awealth of theatrical experience. A graduate of Marina Hiqh School,

. she- sanglin the chores .and appeared i,n.and ohoreGgraphed for theirproductions ofSO\:JTH I"ACIFIC and DO'WN IN THE VALLEY. Locallyshe has appeared in CAMELO'T, O'KLAHOMA and ANYTFHNG GOES.An accomplished slnqer and dancer, Mindy toured the midwest withthe Callfornlawtarlners and most recently sang with the HolidaySounds. This is Mindy's first stage lead and we welcome her toKentwood-:-

C~AIG GARDNER (Matt) is another newcomer to K.P. but .not to thestage. Craig began his theatrical career at~ 16 by appearing in an'original musical, HALF-ADULT, and wenr on to parts in such highschool productions as O'N -BO'RROWED TIME, YO'U CAN'T TAKE IT~'WITH YOU, and, THE MAN WHO' CAME TO' DINNER. Sumf.rfers Craigtook part in parks and r recreation department !!,!usicals - BABESIN ARMS and WEST SIDE STORY, as well as playing summer stock inLos Angeles in TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MO'ON and BABA !rAGA.A student, at V~lIey State College, Craig is a member of -the singimggroup The New Generation and hopes to pursue a career in musicalcomedy. .

ED CQTTER(EI Gallet is a triple-threat theatre man if there ever wasone. One of. K.P.is favorite leading men, he has twice received Kent-wood's Best Actor Award, for ANNE QF l,ClOO DAYS and BIG KNIFE,as well as being cited locally for his work in BECKETand WHQ'SAFRAID OF VIRGINIA WQQLF Ed began his career as a di'rector-producer with the Jerome Cargill Producing Organization in NewYork, and is well known locally for his direction of such plays ,asTHEODD COUPLE. At Kentwood he has guided such productions asSUMMER AND'SMOKE, LIGHT UP THE SKY, A HATFUL OF RAIN,BAREFQOT IN THE PARK and received K.P:s Best Director Award forSEEHOW THEY RUN. Leaving no stone unturned, Ed has amassed al'lamazing number of musical credits, having appeared with the BluthBrothers in GUYS AND DOLLS, HIGH SPIRITS, 'LiL ABNER, THE UN-SINKABLE MOLLY BROWN and locally this season, in CAMELQT. It's

_ a pleasure to have him back on our stage again. '

I I IL.. ""0'_ ••• -. -- •... -- - ,-,-r-r __.production of the, television play, DEARFRIENDS.

MURRAY WEISSFElD (Mortimer) is another K.P. favorite. His drollcomedy touches have brightened numerous Kentwood productions

_ and usually won him Masque Awards for his efforts, as in AUNTIEMAME, I'iAPPY TIME and COME BLOW YOUR HQRN': Murray ap-peared in our last musical, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THEWAY TO' T.HEFORUM, and this season was seen in GENERATIQN,Most recently, Murray appeared in a Loyola University Televisionplay, DR. RACEY'S BABY.

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STAFF FOR "THE FANTASTICKS"

PRODUCTION

Producer __ __ Dorris ReynoldsSet Design _ _ _ Chuck ReynoldsLighting Design _ __ _ _ Monty AshLights Carla Ductor, Dorris Reynolds, Florence GundersonSet Construction ._ _ _.. Karl Thomas, Chuck Reynolds,

Wilma Rimson, Cast and CrewStage Manager _ _ _ " _ Dee CotterRehearsal Pianist _ _ Lois Spain

GENE.RAL

Chairman ._ _ _.._ _ _ _ Jan MarcomProduction Manager _ _..__ _ Dave MizrahiBox Office _ __ __ _ Jan MarcomHospita Iity .. _ _.. _ _ _.. Arl ine McAna IlyPublicity _.__ ~_ _ __._ _ _. Hal FisherPortraits _.. _.._._ __ _ , Arky MarcomPrograms _ _ _ _. ._ _ Jeannette Kaufman

OUR THANKS ...

To these publications for the publicity, reviews, and listings g'iven toKENTWOOD PLAYERS: California Teachers' Association Valuator, Eve-ning Star News, FM Fine Arts Magazine, Hawthorne Press-Advertisers,Herald-Examiner, Inglewood Daily News and Citizen, Inglewood andWestchester News-Advertiser, Los Angeles Times, Playgoer Magazine,Santa Monica Evening Outlook, San Pedro News Pilot, South BayDaily Breeze, Torrance Press Herald, Gardena Valley News, West L.A.Independent and the Reporter Publications.

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KENTWOOD PLAYERS1969 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President .. C. Clarke BellVice-President , Dorris ReynoldsSecretary Charlotte GunterTreasurer ~ . ._. Irv RosenGeneral Chairman Jan MarcomProduction Manager .: , Dave MizrahiHouse Manager . : Pat Gunter!}l!Illetin : ,--------- Bill BuhlerMembership Chairman : Michelle RosenMailing List ~ - Jackie Kotsos .Publicity Chairman Hal Fisher.Workshop Chairman : Chuck BrilesSeason Tickets Arline McAnally. Special Relations Elizabeth ThornburghPlays Committee Chairman , Michelle RosenPlays Committee Members Bill Buhler and Murray WeissfeldProgram Chairman ,----- Jeannette Kaufman

1969 MASQUE AWARDS

, At Kentwood Players' annual awards banquet held June 21,1969, atthe Santa Ynez Inn, Masque Awards were presented to winnerschosen over the year, by ballot 'of the membership, to the followinq.B,ESTP'RODUCTION THE 00'1) COUPLEBESTDIRECTOR Paul Kaufman, The Odd CoupleBESTPRODUCER Ralph McCraw, A Man for All SeasonsBESTACTOR Larry Verdugo, Witness for the ProsecutionBESTACTRESS: Kim Ash, Witness for the ProsecutionBESTSUPPORTINGACTOR Jack Frey, Night of the IguanaBESTSUPPORTING ACTRESS

Dassa Kalmanson, A Man for All SeasonsBESTMINOR ACTOR Rich Holmes, Barefoot in the ParkBESTMINOR ACTRESS = Michael Flood, The Odd Couple

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