THIS PRODUCTION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

MR. ALLAN A. CUSEO

MUSICAL DIRECTION

MR. NED B. CRISLIP

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FROM

MR. PETER DE VUYST SET CONDTUCTION ADVISOR

MICHAEL ARCESI DRAMATIC MOVEMENT

SHAI:WN ROHM NANCY MANDELKERN MUSICAL MOVEMENT

GAIL TRABERT COSTUMES & PROPERTIES MISTRESS

MISS LINDA A. HALL MR. SANFORD L. SPOTTS

M U S I C A L NUMBERS

Overture • ••••••••••.••••••.••••••••••••••••••••• Orchestra Prologue:"Many Moons Ago" ••••••••••••••••••••.••• Minstrel

ACT ONE

"Opening For a Princess" ••••••••.•••••• Dauntless, Larken, Ladies-in-Waiting, Knights and Chorus

"In a Little While" •••••••••••••••••••••• Larken and Harry "Shy" •••••••••.•••••.••••••• Winnifred, Knights and Chorus "The Minstrel, the Jester and I" ••• Minstrel, Jester, King "Sensitivity" ••.•••.•...••.•..••.•••••••• Queen and Wizard "The Swamps of Home" ••••.••••..••••• Winnifred, Dauntless,

and Ladies-in-Waiting "Normandy" ••..••.••••••••••••• Larken, Jester and Minstrel "Spanish Panic" ••••.•••••••••••••••••• The Cast and Chorus "Song of Love" •.•••••••••• Dauntless, Winnifred and Chorus

ACT TWO

"Entr'Acte" • .•.•..••.•.•.••••••••••••••••••••••• Orchestra "Quiet" .•• ..••••...•...•.••••••.•.••••••• Queen and Chorus "Happily Ever After" .•••••••••••••••••.•••••.••• winnifred "Man to Man Talk" ••.•••••••••••.••••••• King and Dauntless "Very Soft Shoes" .••....••••..••.•.•••••••••••••••. Jester "Yesterday I Loved You" •.•..•••••••••••.• Larken and Harry "Finale" • .....•.•.••••.•.••..••••••••• The Cast and Chorus

SCENE SYNOPSIS

Prologue: The Castle

Scene 1: Scene 2: SceiJe 3:

ACT ONE

The Great Hall Castle Corridor The Great Hall

Scene 4: Castle Corridor Scene 5: Winnifred's Dressing Room

Scene 6: Castle Co~ridor Scene 7: Courtyard

Scene 8: Somewhere in the Castle Scene 9: The Great Hall

ACT TWO

Scene 1: Somewhere in the Castle Scene 2: Winnifred's Dressing Room

Scene 3: Castle Corridor Scene 4: Wizard's Chamber

Scene 5: Castle Corridor Scene 6: Somewhere in the Castle

Scene 7: The Bedchamber Scene 8: Somewhere in the Castle

Scene 9: The Great Hall

CAST

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

MINSTREL . ..........•..••.•••..•...••..• DEAN R. THOMPSON PANTOMINE CHARACTERS ...•••

.. •• .... PRINCESS-ROBIN MILLER

.•..•••..•• QUEEN-PAULA YANDOW

.••.•••.••. PRINCE-DALE HASMAN PRINCESS #12 .. .....•••.•.......•...••...... SUE BERGMARK WIZARD • ...................•.........•... TOM SZCZEPANSKI LADY LARKEN . • .. .. •.. •......••...•.•••••.••. MILLIE ROLLO QUEEN AGGRA VAIN • •••.••.........••.•..••.....• DAWN RILEY PRINCE DAUNTLESS •.. .•.•..•••••.••••••...•• STEVE ASPOSTO KING SEXTIMUS THE SILENT ..•••.••.••••••...• DALE HASMAN JESTER . ....... •...• •••.•.•..•••..•..••..•• • ROBIN MILLER SIR STUDLEY .....•..•••.•......•..•....•. GLENN BIERWORTH SIR LUCE . ...•. . •.•.....••••......•.......• CHIP PARSHALL 1st KNIGHT . •.•.•.....••...•.•.•....•.•..••. DAVE MUSCATO 2nd KNIGHT • .... . •..•..•.....•••.•••..••..••. ERIC SCHAAF Jrd KNIGHT . • • ..•..•••..••..•••...••....•.. • MARK MUSCATO 1st LADY-IN-WAITING-ROWENA ••••.•..••.•.•.• DENISE KUSSEE 2nd LADY-IN-WAITING-MERRILL •.•••••••••••••• LYNNE BUFANO Jrd LADY-IN-WAITING-LUCILE ••••••.•••••.•.• BETH ANDERSON SIR HARRY . .• •.......•...•••.••••••••.••• JOHN VOLLERTSEN KITCHEN WENCH ...••....•.•••••••.•••••••.• FAITH MARCHESE PRINCESS WINNIFRED •••.•.••••••.•••••..•• KATHY PELLICANO EMILY . ........•....•••.••...•.•••.••••••...• TERRI BOWN LADY MABELLE . •...•...••.•.•••••.•••••.••••• PAULA YANDOW STUDLEY'S LADY ....•...•.••.•..•••••.•••• MARJORIE HARMES LUCE Is LADY . ...••..•.•.•••••••••..•..•••..• CHRIS MINGUS

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ALLAN A. CUSEO DRAMATIC

NED B. CRISLIP MUSICAL

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KATHY PELLICANO PRINCESS WINNIFRED

D I R E C T 0 R S

Ex-profess~· o 1 actor. He has made frequent t e ision and loc~eatre appearances . s co-founder-~the Rochester Repertory Compan y , h e has s tarre d in o ver 500 pro d uctions i n t he Rochester area. Leading roles in the Lion In Winter and Cactus Flower, highlighted a season at Theatre-By-The­~ in Rhode Island. Drama Director for Gates-~ and Athena, Mr Cuseo has direct lls Are Rin i ~ Hippie, Hoo y, Dark of the Mo n, East Lynne, The Skin of our Teeth and Mame.

Former member of Opera Theatre of Roch­ester, with appearances i n Carmen and Madame Butterfly. He was and organ major in college and is presently a

church orga£~ Drama credi!~clude a part in t e rucible. A gra te of Baldwin, Wal ace Conservatory and Northwestern University, Mr. Crislip has taken post gr aduate courses at the University of Miami in Florida.

P R I N C I P~ + "I have had no actual acting experience­except my life-I think that is enough expe rience" She was naturally drawn to the play as Carol Burnett is her favorite . The part of Fred, one of the most demand­ing in theatre~{~ challenge ~y actress and Kat ~s . tackling ~ole­heartly. She alw ys wanted to partici­pa te in drama , which r e flects her i nterest . in a car e e r wor king with peop l e .

STEVE ASPOSTO PRINCE DAUNTLESS

DAWN RILEY QUEEN AGGRAVAIN

DALE HASMAN

P R I N C I P L E S

A drummer and a vocalist in a local musical group, Steve "finds personal pleasure in working in the arts of theatre and would som~day like to act as a professional in movies and tele­visi on." Steve's a newcomer to drama, his fi rst role was in our last pr o­duction The Skin of Our Teeth, where he had a lead role as Henry Antrobu~.

A newcomer t o drama, s he became i n t erested when a s t uden t and student teacher encouz aged her to audi t ion for The Skin o f Our Tee th , where she did an outstanding job in the lead position as Mrs. George Antrobus. Her bel ie f t hat "the character had a lot o f personality that one coul d wor k with" carri ed her to the starring rol e. Dawn is beloved by e veryone in drama and i s a "natural for any stage."

His statement "I jus t plain enjoy the work, people and the rewards of a job well done" is obvious l y true as his experience -ranges f rom Thurber Carnival ,. Yo u Can't Take It Wi th You, and Mame for Athena . Dal e has appeared wi th the Roch­ester Repert ory Company i n The Face I s Fami liar , The Wi zard of Oz, Hazel and Gretel and Peter Pan. Dale come s o f age March l Oth. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

SEXTIMUS THE SILENT

TOM SZCZEPANSKI WIZARD

Small in s ize , but big in t alent, Tom "loves to show o ff" and claims he i s an "egomaniac" . A r i ght hand man of Mr. Cuseo, he has appeared in Mame, Harvey and Skin o f our Teeth. He al so hopes to go into professional acting someday as it i s his gr eatest pleasure. Tom's a real "wiz" on the stage.

DEAN R. THOMPSON MINSTREL

ROBIN MILLER JESTER

MILLIE ROLW LADY LARKEN

P R I N C I P L E S

An accomplished actor and photographer for Athena Drama, Dean claims he is "addicted to drama." He has had roles in Can't Take It With You, Marne , Harvey and Skin of Our Teeth. Dean Sings with a Madrigal group, choir and Barber Shop Quartet. He often can be found backstage, as his interest covers all areas of theatre.

The name Miller is familiar to Rochester Theatre as Robin's mother, Antoinette, appears with Rochester Opera Theatre. Robin dances with the Mercury Ballet Company and plans on a career of teach­ing children ballet after studing Human Services at Monroe Community College.

Our radiant smiling Mi llie has a bright musical career ahead of her . She has appeared at Carniege Hall in New York City, as well as in the local productions of Little Mary Sunshine, Marne and The Fantastics. She hopes to attend Oberlin Conservatory and major in music (naturally) .

John liked working on the production of Marne, so he knew he had to be i n this musical. He credits Mr . Cuseo with his initiation and introduction into drama. John has appeared in the Community Players Production The Ni ght Thoreau Spent In Jail and the following:Peter Pan and The Wizard o f Oz for the Rochester Repertory Company.

JOHN VOLLERTSEN SIR HARRRY

CHORUS AND DANCERS

Lisa Blakeslee

Kathy Krockenberger

Karen Bertola

Ginny Murray

Kathy Scheg

Ellen Wood

Ken Yaeger

Lisa Hemen

Karen Wisotzke

Lynn Sampsell

Lisa Lonobile

Laurie Findlay

Karen Koehler

RHgina Bidzerkowny

Sheryl Rockcastle

Marjorie Harmes

Linda Necaster

sue Alezander

Penny Wright

Rick Hasman

Karen Klink

Chris Minges

Diana Lovett

Lorell Border

Janet Kane

Nancy Alezander

STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHER-Robin Miller

0 R C H E S T R A

CONCERTMISTRESS Nancy Rhodes

Robert Merkley Ruth Grimshaw

Mark Thrall

VIOLA Julie Bebak Thomas Saul

STRING BASS Cindy Leive

PERCUSSION Steve Rock.c~stle

Mark Chomyn

FLUTE Mary Wood

sue Fitzgerald

CLARINET Marla Fredrickson

Vicki Fredlund

VIOLIN

PIANO Dorothy Kilgas

Beth Branick Linda Laney

Barbara Dean

CELW Barbara Williams Riseigh Wilson

Larry Fagen

TROMBONE Douglas Fiske Glenn Lenhard

TRUMPET Barry Wilcox

Gary Spitz Dan Fitzgerald

BASS CLARINET Steven Buckner

FRENCH HORN Warren Wright

CREWS

SUSAN WELLER-STAGE MANAGER