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Rome Little Theatre presents Shakespeare in Hollywood May 31 - June 9, 2013TRANSCRIPT
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STAGE MANAGER LIGHTING DESIGNSOUND DESIGN
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As a non-profit community organization, we depend on your membership and contributions as our primary financialsupport. Rome Little Theatre membership benefits include: an attractive membership card, tickets to all the seasonshows, a bimonthly newsletter, an invitation to the annual Gala Event, voting rights for the Roman Awards, voting rightsto choose future productions, advance phone reservation privileges, express reservations on the RLT web site.Please become a member and continue to enjoy Real Live Theatre.
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Keith & Betty FinleyJoel & Mary Jean FletcherJason Fordham BMartin & Nancy FosterJoanne GabaNorris & Cornelia GambleRuth GardnerSuzanne GayBranson & Margaret GaylorDonna GentryMr & Mrs John GoodrichLeo & Carol GrajzarPaul GriffinEllie & Tom HambyPhyllis & Kenneth HancockDiane & Bannester HarbinPatricia HarrisonStephanie HartNorv & Ruth HavensJim & Lorrie Heiken (3)Tracy & Jim Hellriegel ECDr & Mrs Ralph HelserDon HendersonJames & Anne HenryLyons Heyman (3)in memory of Jo Heyman
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORSome time agoa friend askedme if I were di-recting a showthis season and,if so, what it wasabout. The firstpart was easy:yes, I am. Thesecond requiredmore thought!When one says,"I am directing aplay about a
movie about a play that has a play withinthe play," one is perceived as not know-ing what the play one is directing is about!But, in fact, that description is quite accu-rate and I have come to find it a greatconversation starter. This is my third show set in the 30's in3 seasons. I don't feel I am stuck in a rut.I actually wish there were more playsRLT could present in this same era. The-atre (both movie and legit) was one of thefew escapes for the public while the worldcontinued its travel in chaos because ofthe actions of foreign leaders, the activi-ties of unions, the unexpected, devastat-ing effects nature had on people's livesand the economy, the activities of crimi-nals , the lack of economic security as theUS wavered between wars. When onereviews the major events worldwide fromthe time, most are overwhelmingly un-pleasant. But, there amidst it all, manygood things were happening in sportsand entertainment…except that BabeRuth retired; there were scandals ingame fixing; the Hays commission reallydid censure movies and the members ofthe film making industry; performers whohad jobs one day "misbehaved" and werefired the next day; the opinion of thepublic was left unheard while others withlouder voices made the decisions of whatwas appropriate for all to see or hear. Into the 30's drops the real Max Rein-hardt who does indeed want to direct afilm of A Midsummer Night's Dream for
the real Warner brothers using then cur-rent stars James Cagney, Dick Powell,Victor Jory, Anita Louise, Mickey Rooney,Joe E Brown, and others. Then Ken Lud-wig embellishes what actually happenedto give us the play you are about to watch. I may not have had the real aforemen-tioned actors but what a gift I have beengiven by the ones I do have! It is such apleasure to have actors who are willing towork in genres for which they are notknown, to accept and own roles smallerthan the ones in which you have seenthem, to work as part of a group to makeit become an ensemble. To these actorsI owe a huge "thanks"! I would be remiss not to mention thedevotion to the theatre and the willing-ness to work with me for the umpteenthtime dear Neal Brackett (and his family)continues to exhibit. You, the audience,do not see his work as he stays in thebackground and makes the things I wantcome to life onstage. He finds wonderfulcrews to build the sets, set and run thelights, gather and present the sound, cre-ate the costumes and props so that I workmainly with the actors. He translates whatI tell him and creates magic. And for thatand a million other things I am grateful! With this show, special recognition goesto Mary E Walker and her daughter (myniece) Sawah Smith. They are the castand animal wranglers, aka stage manag-er and assistant, for the 21 cast membersand lion you will see onstage. No easyfeat that! And, special thanks go to ourwonderful makeup and hair crew. Thank you for finding the time in yourbusy schedule to attend this show. With-out you, our audience, we would have noreason to exist! Your generosity andkindness are greatly appreciated. Manysincere thanks. One last thought: for those of you whoknew her, I think Debby Brown wouldhave liked this show. It has fairies and isa lovely mix of fantasy and reality-muchlike her own life. She is missed!
Virginia M. McChesney
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Chris Cole(Max Reinhardt)
Mark Cooper(Tarzan)
Desiree Cox(Puck)
Russell Evans(Jimmy Cagney,
Sam Warner)
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Andrew Jones(Will Hays,
Harry Warner)
Jesse Kindred(Daryl)
Kali McMillian(Bethany)
Mary Ortwein(Extra)
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Chris Parker(Jack Warner)
Olivia Parker(extra)
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Dick PowellUnderstudy)
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Lillian Shaw(Photographer)
Ian Wagoner(Scott)
Tisha Wagoner(Extra)
Bruce Watson(Joe E. Brown,Groucho Marx)
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Richard Bristow at [email protected].
A Grand Night for Singingshowcasing the music of Rodgers and HammersteinSeptember 26–October 6, 2013
A Devised PieceNovember 7–17, 2013
Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carolby Tom Mula
Proceeds from this show will go towardsthe St. Jude Children's Hospital and the BCTC student travel fund.
December 5–8, 2014(there will be 2 shows Saturday, December 7th)
Little Shop of HorrorsBook by Howard Ashman, Music by Alan Menken,
Lyrics by Howard AshmanFebruary 13–23, 2014
Plays from Provincetownby Susan Glaspell,
Eugene O'Neill and Djuna Barnes.April 10–14, April 24–27, 2014
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CASTOberon ………………………………………… Michael HillmanPuck ………………………………………………. Desiree CoxJack Warner ………………………………………. Chris ParkerMax Reinhardt ……………………………………… Chris ColeWill Hays/Harry Warner ………………………. Andrew JonesDaryl …………………………………………….. Jesse KindredOlivia Darnell ………………………………………… Katie ClayLydia Lansing ………………………………………Jenny WearLouella Parsons ……………………………….. Donna RiordanDick Powell /Albert Warner ……………………… Levi BurdickJimmy Cagney/Sam Warner ………………….. Russell EvansJoe E. Brown /Groucho Marx …………………. Bruce WatsonScott ………………………………………………. Ian WagonerTarzan .…………………………………………… Mark CooperBethany ………………………………………….. Kali McMillianPhotographer ……………………………………… Lillian ShawCowgirl .…………………………………………. Rachael ClarkAlbert Warner/Dick Powell Understudy ………. Joseph PayneExtras ………….Tisha Wagoner, Mary Ortwein, Olivia Parker
SYNOPSISIt’s 1934, and Shakespeare’s most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, havemagically materialized on the Warner Brothers Hollywood set of Max Reinhardt’s“A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Instantly smitten by the glitz and glamour of showbiz, the two are ushered onto the silver screen to play themselves. With a littlehelp from a feisty little flower, blonde bombshells, movie moguls, and “arrogantasses,” the two are tossed into loopy love triangles, with raucous results.
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PRODUCTION TEAMAssistant Stage Manager ………………….….………Sarah SmithSet Design ………………………………… Virginia M McChesneyCostume Design ……….…………….……….... Becky MagruderHair/Makeup Design …………………………….……Sheila BusbyProperties ……………………………………….…… Mary OrtweinLight Operator .…………………………………….…. Kim BrackettSound Operators .………………………………… Chase Brackett
Jim MooreJessica Kennedy
Hair/Makeup Crew……………………………..…… Beckie GurleyAlondra Chavez
Joan HendrixBackstage Crew………………………..………..…… Mary Walker
Sarah SmithArborist…………………………………………….…. Kevin SnyderLion Tamer …………………………………… Mark Wayne CooperFaux Electronics ……………………………….… Tommy OrtweinAss’s Head Design/Construction ……………….. Steve NedvidekWelders ……………………………………………… Dugan Collum
Darrell BuckPhotographer/Graphic Design .……………………Megan KeatingSet Construction …….…………………………………… Ben Peck
David ClontsBill Wear
Jenny WearMatt Shoemaker
Jim HellriegelMark Wayne Cooper
Jim MillerChris Parker
Joseph PayneJesse KindredEvan Brackett
Painters ……………………………………………… Rachael Clark Jessica Kennedy
Mark Wayne CooperJoseph Payne
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Neal Brackett (Producer)Neal returns to the producer's chair forthe eighth time. He collaborated withGail Deschamps in last season’s AGlass Menagerie as well as this sea-son’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Hebegan his career with the Rome LittleTheatre by helping his wife Kim bringpercussion equipment into the theatrefor the Prospect Theatre production ofKismet. His wife has appeared in theorchestra for most shows since, andserves as the light board operator forthis show. Neal has appeared onstagenumerous times with the RLT includingTo Kill A Mockingbird, Footloose andGypsy. He will be producing The DixieSwim Club next spring with director,Virginia M. McChesney. By day, Nealwears a number of other hats as theveterinarian at North Broad AnimalClinic, a father of three and a socialentrepreneur.
Levi Burdick(Dick Powell, Albert Warner)Levi Burdick got his start in acting righthere on the DeSoto stage and hasenjoyed performing as Brick Pollitt,Humphrey Bogart and Dracula. Hisacting career continued to film andtelevision but his love of theater keepshim returning to the incredibly talentedpeople at Rome Little Theatre and thethrill of live performance. A father,coach, and local businessman, Leviwould like to thank his amazing familyfor their relentless support, the castingcommittee for giving him a place toplay, and this spectacular cast andcrew for allowing him to once againshare the stage and make magic!
Rachael Clark (Cowgirl)Rachael is thrilled to be returning tothe RLT stage in her fourth produc-tion. She was recently seen in one ofher most favorite roles as Vesta Po-teet in Radio TBS with Triple ThreatTheater Arts Company and had ablaaaahst! She earned her Bache-lor’s Degree in Music - Vocal Perfor-mance from Truett McConnellCollege in 2008 being their CatherineLogan Scholar for excellence in vocalmusic during the 2006-2007 academ-ic year. Rachael is super excitedabout this production and has had awonderful time working with familiarfaces as well as new faces during thisshow. Rachael would like to thankher loving family and friends who arealways supportive and encouraging.
Katie Clay (Olivia Darnell)Katie is not new to the stage; she hasbeen acting ever since she was two.Her most recent role was "PrincessWinifred" in the musical Once Upon aMattress.This past year, she wasawarded female region championand fourth in state for her dramaticinterpretation of a selection from thebook Sybil. Katie will be starting anew chapter in her life this year asshe heads off to college. She is plan-ning on majoring in psychology soshe can become a social worker andminoring in theater to keep her pas-sion for the arts alive. She would liketo thank her family and friends fortheir continuous love and support.She would also like to thank her di-rector, Virginia M. McChesney formolding her into the actress she istoday. She would not be where she iswithout her guiding hand.
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Chris Cole (Max Reinhardt)This is Chris’ second appearance thisseason at RLT, having performed inthe musical Hairspray in February, andthis past fall he performed as a confed-erate soldier in R.O.M.E's perfor-mance of The Civil War musical. Healso performs as "Jumpin' Jake Blues"with The Georgia Blues Brothers sev-eral times a year. He is excited to be inhis first comedy production at RLT andhas enjoyed working with this cast andcrew, made up of many new faces hehas not worked with before, and sever-al old friends he has worked with in thepast. He thanks Virginia and the cast-ing committee for this opportunity. Heand his wife, Diane, have been mar-ried 29 years and have two daughters,two grandkids, and another grandsondue in September! To the cast andcrew, break a leg; to the audience,enjoy the show, and get ready to havea great time!
Mark Cooper (Tarzan)Mark is a class 1 wastewater operatorfor the city of Summerville and is anavid outdoorsman and a taxidermistfor 18 years. This is his first work intheater as the role of Tarzan. He alsowas an extra on the movie WarmSprings, which was partially filmed inSummerville
Desiree Cox (Puck)This is Desiree's fifth production atRome Little Theatre. She was lastseen in The Man who Came to Dinneras Maggie Cutler. Her favorite play tohave been a part of is Play it Again,Sam. Her favorite character to havethe honor of portraying is Puck! Shelives in Summerville with her husband,Andy, and two sons Jacob (15) and
Ben (11). She would like to thankthem for their patience and support inallowing her to be a part of RomeLittle Theatre. She hopes you willenjoy the show as much as she has!
Russell Evans(Jimmy Cagney, Sam Warner)Russell returns to RLT after playingLink Larkin in Hairspray earlier thisyear. Previous roles include Joseph(Dreamcoat) and Harker (Dracula).Russell is a '07 graduate from MercerUniversity where he was a 4 yearmember of the Mercer Singers tour-ing the Southeast and Japan. He hasbeen very active in community the-ater for 16 years since being “discov-ered” at age 11 for the First BaptistChurch of Rome's production of FourTickets to Christmas in '96. Russellthanks his small, loyal party of fans.
Michael Hillman (Oberon)Michael is extremely honored andexcited to be part of this fantasticcast. Michael is an English teacher atCalhoun City High School. Michaelhas been involved in theater forabout 10 years. He has been in sev-eral productions at RLT, including therole of Alan in Play it Again, Sam,Renfield in Dracula, and Tom in TheGlass Menagerie. Prior to being in-volved at RLT, Michael was in sever-al plays in Calhoun Little Theater,including the role of Tony in Dial M forMurder and Meyers in Witness for theProsecution. Michael would like tothank his friends and family for theirsupport.
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Andrew Jones(Will Hays, Harry Warner)This is Andrew's first production atRome Little Theatre; however, he hasperformed in numerous high schoolproductions and competed in manyOne-Act Competitions where he wasselected as an All Star Cast member inthe 7AAAA sub-region for his role asFriar John in 11 Variations on FriarJohn's Failure. He is a recent graduatefrom Rome High School and will beattending Armstrong Atlantic StateUniversity in the fall where he will bemajoring in Speech Pathology. Hewishes to continue theatre in collegeand plans on minoring in it. He wouldlike to thank the entire cast for welcom-ing him into this wonderful theatrecommunity.
Jesse Kindred (Daryl)Jesse has been involved with commu-nity theatre since 2007 in acting, di-recting, technical, and stage crewcapacities, working with Rome LittleTheatre, KidStage, Acts of RandomTheatre, and Triple Threat Arts Com-pany. He has done a small amount ofscreen acting on television and in film.Jesse is pleased to be a member ofthe cast of Shakespeare In Hollywood,and would like to thank the cast andcrew for the journey. He would alsolike to thank you, the audience, forsupporting the work done by everyoneinvolved, and for coming out to enjoy agreat show.
Virginia M. McChesney (Director)Virginia is a native Roman. Havingreceived both her Bachelor’s and Mas-ter’s degrees in Fine Arts in Dramaand Theatre from UGA, she returned
home to decide what to do and founda job teaching special education forthe Floyd County Schools. Fortyyears and two more degrees later,she has retired from teaching but stillhas not left Rome. She has doneeverything from acting and directingto knocking out seats and cleaningrestrooms for RLT. She has beeninvolved in some way in over 120shows for RLT and other producingcompanies while in Rome. She waslast seen in A Streetcar Named De-sire and directed last year's The ManWho Came To Dinner.
Kali McMillian (Bethany)Kali is a recent graduate of BerryCollege with a major in Theatre anda minor in Music. Her next step ispursuing an MFA in Acting Perfor-mance and stepping out into the pro-fessional world of theatre.
Mary Ortwein (Extra)Mary has enjoyed many roles on-stage and jobs backstage at RLT,loving every minute of it. Mary wantsto thank her good friend, DebbyBrown, for all of her coaching, en-couragement and help during thepast 15 years of Mary's "theatre ca-reer". God bless and keep you, Deb-by.
Chris Parker (Jack Warner)Chris Parker returns to the RLT stagefor his third production, appearingearlier this season as Stanley in AStreetcar Named Desire. A formertheatre student at Berry College,Chris is now a local school teacher.He is also a Captain in the US ArmyReserve. He lives with his wife, Ivey,
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and his daughter, Olivia, here inRome. Chris is excited to be a part ofthe cast of this wonderful show.
Olivia Parker (Extra)Olivia is ecstatic to perform in Shake-speare in Hollywood along with thisbrilliant cast and crew. This is the thirdproduction for Olivia, having previouslyappeared in A Christmas Carol andThe Wizard of Oz. Olivia lives in Romewith her father Chris Parker, and hermother Ivey.
Joseph Payne(Albert Warner,Dick Powell Understudy)Joseph is a social worker at Fifth Ave-nue Healthcare in Rome, GA. This isJoseph's second stage production. Hisfirst appearance on stage was atRome Little Theatre in A StreetcarNamed Desire. Joseph is working tohone his acting ability as an under-study for this play. Joseph would liketo extend a special thanks to his in-credible wife who tirelessly holds it alltogether while he has spent severallate nights preparing for this perfor-mance.
Donna Riordan (Louella Parsons)Donna teaches English at ArmucheeHigh School. She has been involvedwith the Rome Little Theatre for thepast six years. Donna has been seenonstage in several productions andworked "behind the scenes" on manyothers, working backstage and asstage manager. This past year Donnahad the opportunity to appear in pro-ductions with Triple Threat Arts Com-pany and the Calhoun Little Theatre.She is thrilled to play a role based ona truly Hollywood powerhouse of the
20th century, Louella Parsons, whowas both a starmaker and a star-breaker. As an English teacher, sheis excited to appear in this showwhich pays homage to two of herfavorite Shakespearean characters,Oberon and Puck. Break a Leg, ev-eryone. (Coincidentally, that phraseoriginated in the Elizabethan theatreof Shakespeare's day!)
Lillian Shaw (Photographer)Lillian was last seen singing anddancing on the RLT stage as TracyTurnblad in Hairspray. A native Ro-man, Lillian works in marketing forSAI Digital and as a freelance writerfor V3 Magazine. She would like tothank her wonderful parents, Terrelland Sheila Shaw, for their uncondi-tional love and general awesome-ness.
Ian Wagoner (Scott)Ian recently graduated from Sum-merville Middle School and will beattending Chattooga High Schoolnext fall. Although this is Ian's firstappearance in a theatrical role, hehas appeared onstage on two sepa-rate occasions with his stand up com-edy routines in the SummervilleMiddle School talent shows.
Tisha Wagoner (Extra)This is Tisha's first time onstage incommunity theatre. She is a formerhostess at The Punchline and partic-ipated in dance and drama at LakeWeiss Junior High School.
Bruce Watson(Joe E. Brown, Groucho Marx)Forty years ago, as a West RomeHigh School sophomore, Bruce first
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appeared as Groucho Marx during afriend's birthday party. Twenty-twoyears ago Bruce appeared in drag asDidi Snavely, Charlene Bumiller, andVera Carp in the RLT production ofGreater Tuna. Now he has the oppor-tunity to do both things in the sameproduction. Bruce last appeared asProfessor Marvel/The Wizard in TheWizard of Oz. Bruce is a retired schoolteacher who has done some televisionand movie work since retiring. He ismarried to the lovely and supportiveKerri. They have three sons, Daniel,Michael, and Andrew, and a daughterin law, Allison. Michael and Allisonhave given Bruce and Kerri two grand-children, Aidan and Evie, and anothergrandson who should appear in July.
Jenny Wear (Lydia Lansing)Jenny Wear is a veteran of the RLTstage, but has taken a long sabbaticalto raise her family. She has played
many roles, including Daisy Mae inLil’ Abner, Luisa in The Fantasticksand Emily in Our Town. Her mostrecent appearance was in CATS(2008), where she was pregnant andhad her own “kitten” – Jackson Da-vid! She holds a B.A. in Communica-tions/ Theatre Management fromBerry, and is currently the LeadCounselor at Cedartown HighSchool. She wants to point out thatshe is NOT Lydia, and hopes that anyof her kids from CHS realize this! Sheis an avid reader and enjoys craftingand scrapbooking when she hastime. Jenny wishes to thank her hus-band, Bill, for loving and supportingher and allowing her to chase herdream again, and to her Mom andDaddy (Scottie and Wain) for intro-ducing her to the theatre many yearsago. This craft is an addiction, andwithout the support of her entire fam-ily, Jenny could not be involved!
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