WEST VALLEY LIGHT OPERAPRESENTS

OUR 33nd SEASON1997-1998

Music by RICHARD RODGERSLyrics by OSCAR HAi\1MERSTEIN IIBook by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

& JOSHUA LOGANAdapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel

"Tales of the South Pacific" by james A. Michener

Performing at theSARATOGA CIVIC THEATER

13777 FRIDTVALE AVE., SARATOGA

November-December 1997

AUTOGRAPHS

_ 'West Va[[ey Light OperaJ~SscctatlCf\;q,~ PRESENTS

Music by RICHARD RODGERSLyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

Book byOSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

& JOSHUA LOGAN

StarringRICK FRANK' & WENDY THARP

withLEN JACOBSON, ROBERT CAMPBELL, BEA ONGMAN

featuringBILL ERENETA WILLIAM TOLLER

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Play Director: TINO J. CECILIO

Associate Play Director: SEAN BLAUVELTMusic Director: DAVID B. HERBERGVocal Director: WANDA SAXTONChoreographer: NANCY KWONG

Producer: EDWARDHAND Assistant Producer: JUNE ROMEO MILANES

GALA OPENING:Saturday, November I, 1997

Fridays: Nov. 7, 14,21,28, Dec. 5Saturdays: Nov. 8, 15,22,29, Dec.6Sundays: Nov. 2, 9, 16,23,30

8:00 PM8:00 PM8:00 PM2:30 PM

"South Pacific" is presented by arrangement with RODGERS & HAMMERSTEINTHEATRE LIBRARY,229West 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, N.Y 10001

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A Note from the Director

What makes a classic?There are those whowould say that "a classic" is anything that has en-dured the test of time. I would argue that a classic issimply an old favorite we never tire of. Nostalgicfor some, "South Pacific" is definitely a classic. Like afavorite flannel shirt, well worn and comfy, thisshow reminds us of where we've been, where weare, who we are and how much we have grownfrom the journey.

"South Pacific" has been entertainingaudiences for decades, with it's lighthearted charac-ters and memorable songs like "Bali Hai","SomeEnchanted Evening", and the everlovin' "HoneyBun". So why should tonight be any different?Obviously based on WW II,"South Pacific" addressesthe adversity which is war. Ironically enough, thecast and crew of tonight's performance find them-selves working together to present a period piecewhich, forty years ago, would have had many of uson opposite sides. West Valley Light Opera proudlypresents "AClassic" and only the names have beenchanged to protect the innocent ... who are they?Time will tell.

Tino J. Cecilio

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CAST OF CHARACTERS(in order of appearance)

Ngana Lauren HerbergJerome Josh KoomanHenry Michael MakEnsign Nellie Forbush WendyTharpEmile de Becque Rick FrankBloody Mary Bea OngmanBloody Mary's Assistant Sandra LeeStewpot StevenThannischLuther Billis Len JacobsonProfessor DavidAndrewsLt.joseph Cable, U.S.M.C. Robert CampbellCapt. George Brackett, U.S.N Bill ErenetaCommander William Harbison, U.S.N William TollerYeoman Herbert Quale Michael C. GraySeabee Richard West Michael MakSeabee Morton Wise Mike HustonRadio Operator, Bob McCaffrey Patrick Ryan EllisonEnsign Lisa Manelli Kady SegrettoEnsign Connie Walewska jeni KoomanEnsign Janet McGregor Kaye Louise RozenEnsign Pamela Whitmore Sandra LeeEnsign Rita Adams Shellisha Lynette EvansEnsign SueYaeger Simone SimoneEnsign Cora MacRae Leandra SaenzEnsign Dinah Murphy Jennifer JonesLiat Jennifer Devereaux EllingtonLt. Buzz Adams Tyler Harvey

GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSArgonaut School, Foothill School, Easterbrook School,

Saratoga Drama Group, West Valley Presbyterian Church,Cele Pincus, Russell Galloway.

Wanted: Enthusiastic VolunteersWest Valley Light Opera Association is always looking for energetic and enthu-siastic volunteers. The simple truth is that WVLOA could not exist without itsexceptional volunteer force. We have positions for all of your interests and haveweekday, evening or weekend shifts available. If you would like to join ourtalented volunteer workforce, give us a call (408) 268-3777 and leave a mes-sage. We will be glad to tell you of the many roles you can play, all of which arecritical to the continued success ofWVLOA.4

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERSThe play's action takes place on two islands in the South Pacific duringWorld War II.There is one week's lapse of time between the two Acts.

ACT I Overture OrchestraScene 1: Terrace of Emile de Becque's Plantation Home

"Dites Moi" Ngana & Jerome"ACockeyed Optimist" Nellie"Twin Solioques" Nellie & Emile"Some Enchanted Evening" EmileReprise "Dites-Moi' Ngana,Jerome, Emile

Scene 2: Company Street"Bloody Mary" Sailors, Seabees and Marines

Scene 3:BeachReprise "Bloody Mary" .. Bloody Mary, Sailors, Seabees and Marines"There Is Nothing Like A Dame" Billis, Sailors, Seabees and Marines"Bali Hai" Bloody Mary

Scene 4: Company StreetScene 5: Commander's OfficeScene 6: Company StreetScene 7: Beach

"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair" Nellie & NursesReprise "Some Enchanted Evening" Emile & Nellie"I'm In Love With AWonderful Guy" Nellie & Nurses

Scene 8:Brackett's OfficeScene 9: Liat's Hut

"Younger Than Springtime" CableScene 10: Emile's Terrace

Reprise "I'm In Love With AWonderful Guy" Nellie & Emile"This Is How It Feels" Emile & Nellie

-INTERMISSION-ACT II Entr'acte Orchestra

Scene 1:Stagefor Performance of 'The Thanksgiving Follies"Dance Nurses

Scene 2:Backstage"Happy Talk" Bloody MaryReprise "Younger Than Springtime" Cable

Scene 3: Performance Resumes, as in Scene 1"Honey Bun" Nellie, Billis, & Nurses

Scene 4: Backstage"You've GotTo Be Carefully Taught" Cable"This Nearly Was Mine" Emile

Scene 5: The Radio ShackScene 6:Another Part of the IslandScene 7: The Radio ShackScene 8: Company StreetScene 9:Beach

Reprise "Some Enchanted Evening" NellieScene 10: Company StreetScene 11:Emile's Terrace

Finale "Dites-Moi" Nellie, Ngana,Jerome, & Emile5

Orchestra

Double ReedsJoel Greene George Rasko Julianne Stafford

Cindy Thorp Roxann Wahl

Gail SchwartzFlute

Marla Stein jan Turnage

HornJim Blum Julie Callahan Linda Clements

David Dufour Leanna Goodwater Sarah MorseDawn Murakami

Chris AlexanderKeyboardsCathie Howard MargeWhite

PercussionLaura Schwyhartt Bob Wylie

Single ReedsBarbara Denny Bob Goldstein JP Sumaquero

StringsLynda Bloomquist Kim Coles Jennifer Gille

Sherry Jakey Linda Jansen Marian LinPat Maximoff jody McGeen Jay McKnight

Cynthia Merriell Gretchen Mieske Cayley NemecVirginia O'Reilly Kay Raney Linda Reininger

Pam Robinson Barbara Rumsby David Schwenke

TromboneJohn Leyva Josh Salsbury Bill Sheppard

TrumpetMaxAlford Paul Dhuse Jack GodwinBill Hunsicker Jim Rollins Ken Thomas

TubaTim Hanes Mark Racicot

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Production StaffPRODUCER Edward HandASSISTANT June Romeo Milanes

DIRECTOR Tino CecilioASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Sean Blauvelt

MUSIC DIRECTOR David B. HerbergVOCAL DIRECTOR Wanda SaxtonCHOREOGRAPHER Nancy KwongASSISTANT Russell Galloway

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Stephen C.WathenTECHNICAL DIRECTOR/MASTER CARPENTER Edward HandASSISTANT Bill Shepard

LIGHTING DESIGNER Joe CollongeCOSTUMER Judy PincusASSISTANT Cele Pincus

STAGEMANAGER Corinne PermaulPROPERTIES Eileen ChavarriaASSISTANT Cele Pincus

HOUSE MANAGER June Romeo MilanesPROGRAM & PUBLICITY Marge HandREHEARSALPIANISTS Cathy Howard, Marge White, & Jane JacobsonPROMOTIONAL DESIGNS Gene PincusFOLLOW SPOT OPERATORS Becky Ropa, Bonnie DrinkerLIGHTING OPERATOR Eugene GettySOUND DESIGNER JonWengerSTAGE CREW Elisa Herberg,Chris Fultz,Julie Fultz,

Marjorie Widmer, Paul Lara"PARADISE" CONSTRUCTION & PAINTING COMPANY Duane Briggs,

Gene Collinge, Les Dale, Chris Fultz, Ed Hand,Hugh Mecum, Cele Pincus, Gene Pincus

Bill Shepard, Ray Vargas, Stephen C.Wathen& Cast Members

LAUNDRY SET CONSTRUCTION Les Dale, Ray VargasSEWING BRIGADE Cele Pincus,Judy Mecum, Marge Hand.jane IacobsonRESERVATIONS & BOX OFFICE Marge & Ed HandOPENING NIGHT REFRESHMENTS Dawn Meidinger &Angels UnlimitedPHOTOGRAPHY Carl Ballou -Ballou PhotographyLOBBY DESIGN & DISPLAy Dawn MeidingerPOSTER/FLYER DESIGN NuberryAdvertisingPOSTER/FLYER/PROGRAM PRINTING Simpson Printers

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Who's Who in Our CastRICK FRANK -Emile de Becque -We welcome Rick backto our stage for a repeat performance in this role which hefirst performed in 1979 with WVLO. This will be his tenthproduction as a performer (he has also directed three ofour productions, "Brigadoon", "Wonderful Town" and "TheDesert Song") Long-time subscribers will remember hisdelightful portrayal ofAlfie Doolittle in our '78 and '85 pre-sentations of "My Fair Lady". Rick first caught the actingbug when a friend talked him into joining the male chorus

of "The Desert Song" in 1973 and he has been involved ever since. His directorialcredits also include "Damn Yankees" & "Night of the Demons", as well as his mostrecent effort, an original play,"Pearl of York" ,which was his biggest challenge todate because he was able to do 'everything' (set, lighting, directing, etc.) An engi-neering specialist for Lockheed Martin, Rick has shown his acting versatility byconvincingly playing Dracula, Alfie Doolittle and Emile de Becque. He and hiswife, Gayle, a talented dancer and choreographer, live in San Jose with their twodogs, Kolya and Movedra. In his spare time, he enjoys chess, fencing, and tennis.We are delighted to have Rick back after such a long absence and hope he doesn'tstay away so long in the future!

WENDY THARP -Nellie Forbush -Wendy makes her debutwith \VYLO,but regulars at the GaslighterTheater will rec-ognize her immediately. She is almost a regular in thoseproductions, having performed as Fifi in "The Courage ofPepe Le Pue", Beth in "The Dilemma at theTollroad Inn",Pearl Drops in "The Other Greatest Show on Earth" and mostrecently, Mazola Corn in "Fields of Corn". Her other creditsinclude Hope in "Anything Goes", Grace in "Annie" (SJCMT)and Gwendolyn in "Little Mary Sunshine" (SCP). A nativeCalifornian, she is a licensed cosmetologist in California and

Arizona, but works as a Human Resource Specialist for Philips Semiconductors.We are always grateful to have fresh, new talent like Wendy join our company.

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LEN JACOBSON - Luther Billis - This marks Len's thirdproduction with WVLO, although it has been a few years.He first performed in "Fiddler On The Roof" in 1990 asAvrahm, the Bookseller/ Papa, and returned to our stage thenext year to portray Cinderella's Father in "Into The Woods".This will be the first time he hasn't had to be somebody'sfather in one of our productions. In real life, however, heand his wife,Jane, have two sons. A native Californian, Len isa software engineer for Intuit, loves flying and lives righthere in Saratoga! Great to have you back, Len!

ROBERT CAMPBELL - Lt. Cable -Another newcomer toour stage, Robert comes to us with three years' trainingwith Opera San Jose and having performed in "NaughtyMarietta" with G&S Lyric Theater. His most recent rolewas Skinner in "Freedom Of The City" with the MostlyIrish Theater Company. Robert is also a native Californianwho loves ballroom dancing, reading and hiking as hob-bies and works as a consultant as aWebmaster. He saysthe highlight of his career was passing the Jeopardy testthe second time. His career ambition is to make a decent

living as a paid professional performer. Good luck, Robert, in fulfilling your ambi-tion; we are always delighted when we can say,"We knew him when ... !"

BEA ONGMAN - Bloody Mary - Bea is finally cast in asupporting role after having performed in six other WVLOproductions as part of the ensemble, beginning with "Fid-dler On The Roof" in 1990, then "Kismet", "Man of LaMancha" ,"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" ,"MyFair Lady", &"Annie GetYour Gun". She recently appeared asAnastasiaBrown in our last production, "Me & My Girl", but BloodyMary is definitely the highlight of her career thus far! Beais a bookseller for Borders Books &Music, and in her sparetime loves sewing and gardening. Her family includes her

husband Jerry, 3 sons and 2 grandsons. Her ambition is to do as many shows aspossible-she's apt to break some records if she maintains her current pace.Congratulations,Bea,on your first "real" role; we know there will be many more!!

BILL ERENETA - Captain Brackett - Not only isthis Bill's debut with WVLO, it is his first stage ap-pearance! With a BSin Physics and Math from SDSUand an MPAin Human Resources Management fromGGU, Bill only recently took up singing to sing forhis son's wedding. Although retired from the Cityof SJ as the Deputy Director of Aviation at the SJInt'lAirport 3 years ago, he founded AdministrativeManagement Services to provide services to smallbusinesses. A dedicated volunteer for KQED,ARIS,

etc., Bill finds time to play bridge & tennis and enjoy his retirement with his wifeand two adult sons. We hope Bill sees this production as his first step to a long,theatrical career.WILLIAM TOLLER - Commander William Harbison -William also makes hisfirst stage appearance and debut in this production. He works for the ValleyTransportation Authority in the Facilities Maintenance Department and in hisspare time enjoys his hobby of short story writing. His family includes his wife,three children and 4 grandchildren. Welcome, Bill, and we hope this has beensuch a rewarding experience for you that you will plan to perform with us again!

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Also in Our Cast . . .Back row: Steven Tbanniscb,Michael C. Gray, DavidAndrews and Tyler Harvey.Front:Mike Huston.

Lauren Herberg.

Clockwise from left: feni Kooman,ff Lewis, Kaye Louise Rozen andSimone Simone.

Clockwise from left: KadySegretto, Annie Taddey, LeandraSaenz and Jennifer Jones.

Who's Who on Our Staff

TINO CECILIO -Play Director -Our regular audiences willrememberTino's most recent directorial credit forWVLO,last season's opening production/A FunnyThing HappenedOn The WayToThe Forum" and his delightful interpretationof that script. "South Pacific" is Tino's fifth production asDirector; others were "Nunsense" ,"Nunsense II",&"Gypsy".He performed in his first show with WVLO as a chorus mem-ber in "Wonderful Town" back in 1980. He and Choreogra-pher, Nancy Kwong, have been working as a team since1988 and they have been responsible for many successful

productions for GaslighterTheater, MHS,SDG,SCP and others. Tino produced anddirected theTimpany Center's Celebration of Courage at the Flint Center whichwas broadcast on KNTV He has recently moved to Seattle to pursue a new careerin computers, but was able to complete his directing responsibility with a greatdeal of help from Associate Director, Sean Blauvelt. We will miss Tino and hiswonderful sense of humor, but know that he will be back in a year or two. He justcan't stay away from all of his family & friends in the BayArea. Hurry back,Tino!

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SEAN BLAUVELT -Associate Play Director - Sean is alsonew to our Association, but was recently Stage Manager andAssistant Director for "King & I" at SCPOHe has performedSkakespeare with S]CC and the NVP;yet most of his creditsinclude SCP's productions of "Hello, Dolly", "Wizard of Oz",&"Little Mary Sunshine". A Science Teacher atWilcox H.S.,Sean is very proud of his wife, Carey, and newborn daugh-ter, Katherine. Though he's only been in SCValley 5 years,we feel very fortunate that Sean took time to be part of ourstaff. We hope he continues to be part of the WVLO family!

DAVID B. HERBERG -Music Director - David listened tohis parent's Broadway recordings too much during his for-mative years to escape being hooked on musical theater.He studied conducting at Stanford while pursuing his BSEEand MSEEdegrees, and has been involved in community the-ater since 1976. This is his first production with WVLOA,but audiences have probably seen the back of his head atSCP's recent productions of "Fiddler On The Roof", "MusicMan", "42nd Street" and "The King & 1". He conducts theannual Spring Sing of Handel's "Messiah" at the WestValiey

Presbyterian Church, to which you are all invited on April 6. In real life, he is anengineering manager at Tandem Computers, and, in his spare time, enjoys sailingand spelunking. David lives in Monte Sereno with his wife Elisa and 3 children.

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WANDA SAXTON - Vocal Director - After a very long ab-sence, we are delighted to welcome Wanda back to our staff.Over the years she has served as Music Director, pit pianistand Vocal Director with WVLOA and as pit pianist and per-former with SDG. (She played a nun in SDG's "Sound OfMusic".) Her family includes her son and 2 grandchildren.She currently works for SCVTAdoing secretarial work andin her spare time teaches music, writes poetry and assists inthe banding of burrowing owls. Wanda is a published com-poser and author and is currently writing a book about spiri-tuality and wildlife based on her own personal experiences.Welcome back,Wanda!

NANCY KWONG - Choreographer - This marks Nancy'stenth production for WVLOA, her most recent was lastseason's, "A Funny Thing ... ". She also was responsible forthe terpsichorean credits for "Nunsense", "Nunsense II","Gypsy", &"Wbere's Charley?". Before becoming a memberof the staff, Nancy performed in WVLO productions "GoodNews" ,"Kiss Me Kate" ,"Dames At Sea" & "Rodgers & Hart".She has also choreographed for GaslighterTheater, SCp,SDG,

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&Theatreworks. Nancy received her BA from CSU and her Masters in SpeechPathology from SJSUand uses that education in the Oak Grove School District.She works for the speech & hearing impaired through Quota International ofSunnyvale. Her husband, Edmond, is also a performer and their 22-month-old sonwill soon be tapping! Nancy wants to particularly thank Russell Galloway for allof his assistance and input on this show. We are grateful that Nancy took timefrom her family and career to be a part of our staff!

STEPHEN WATHEN -Production Designer -Once again we have the fortune todisplay the beautiful and creative talents for which Stephen is so well-known.Last season he designed the very authentic and gorgeous set for "AFunnyThing ...."and his realistic scenic drops and innovative sets have provided the backgroundfor many of our productions, including "Gypsy", "Nunsense II", "Where's Char-ley?", "Meet Me In St. Louis", "Merry Widow", "Oklahoma!", "Kismet", "MusicMan" & "Irene". From 1987 to 1989, he was the animator for the "Gumby"TVseries and most recently worked on the Gumby movie. Other film credits in-clude designing and building sets as well as special effects for "Planet of Dino-saurs" ,"Birdy"&"Demonhunter" We always appreciate his time, effort and talentsthat he lends to our productions and know that he deserves all the praise andthanks we offer.

JOE COLLONGE - Lighting Designer -Joe has been involved with communitytheater for 20 years and has done most everything including making it rain for"Singin'ln the Rain" but he likes designing lights best. He most recently designedlights forWVLOA's last season's production of "AFunnyThing ... ", but he wasalso responsible for the lighting design for "Irene" ,"Oklahoma!" ,"Merry Widow","Nunsense", "I Do! I Do!" & "West Side Story". In his spare time,Joe is a consult-ing electrical engineer.

CORINNE PERMAUL - Stage Manager - Corinne has worked on other WVLOAproductions before, but this will be her first in the position of Stage Manager. Shemost recently helped with props on "AFunnyThing .... "and was part of the crewfor the Celebration of Courage productions at the Flint Center. We feel so fortu-nate to have such a well-organized individual on our staff and we are grateful for ~the time and effort she is expending on this production. Thanks, Corinne!

JUDY PINCUS - Costumer - Judy has costumed over a dozen for WVLOA, SCP (and Los Gatos High School including "Where's Charley?", "42nd Street", "SweetCharity","Dames at Sea","Annie","Guys & Dolls","FlowerDrum Song","AnythingGoes", "Witness ForThe Prosecution", various reviews and many more, too nu-merous to mention. She is Finance Manager for the Information TechnologyDepartment at Stanford University. Judy gives special thanks to her parents, Gene& Cele, for their military expertise. Her knowledge of fashions of the varioushistorical periods is what gives her costumes their realism and which enhancesour productions. We are very fortunate to have Judy on our staff once again.

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Captain's Cape AwardAt the end of the '79-' 80 season,WVLOA Board initiated a special award in memoryof its late President, Captain R.P Maurice.The "Captain's Cape" award, selected bythe Director, is presented to a member of the chorus who has made an outstand-ing contribution to the success of the production. After 15 seasons of memora-bilia, the cape was retired and a new one replaced it.The following are the recipi-ents of this award for the past seven seasons.Anneka van Mastrigt/

ChristopherThompson "INTOTHEWOODS"Cosmo Horn/Roy Shimada "KlSMET"Janet Miller "OKLAIIOMA!"Susan Sanders/Jay Torr "MERRYWIDOW"Nick Manis "MANOFLAMANCHA"Stephen Maddox "SINGIN'INTHERAIN"Geri Schneider "DROOD"Anneka van Mastrigt "NUNSENSE"Russell Galloway/

Lisa Ellison "THEKING& I"Reggie Reynolds "MEETMEINST.LoUIs"Jennifer Roderick "My FAIRLADY"Geri Schneider "CAMELOT"Barbara Cowie/

Shari Yankovich "WHERE'SCHARLEY?"Erin McKevitt "WESTSIDESTORY"Molly Dixon "GyPSY"Krisry Hughes "NUNSENSEII"Simone Skeels "ANNIEGETYOURGUNShellisha Evans/Tony Gonzales "FORUM"Ron Packard "RADIOHOURElizabeth Kenton-Tate "ME& My GIRL"

ORCHESTRA VEST AWARDSMyndallMaurer "INTOTHEWOODS"Pam Sakoi "KlSMET"Linda Bloomquist "OKLAIlOMA!"Bonnie Bowman "MERRyWIDOW"Linda Black "MANOFLAMA,CHA"Mike Sloan "SINGIN'INTHERAIN"Dori Shimer "DROOD"GladieTuscher "NUNSENSE"Linda Clements "THEKING& I"Merle Knouf "MEETMEINSr. LoUIS"Eileen Bowman-Wickemeyer .. "I Do! I Do!"John Morillas "My FAIRLADY"MaxAlford "CAMELOT"MarilynAnderson "WHERE'SCHARLEY?"Tim Down "WESTSIDESTORY"TrevorAlbrecht ..: "GYPSYKirk Berkland/Ian'Iurnage "NUNSENSEII"Bonnie Bowman/

Dori Shimer "ANNIEGETYOURGUN"Jim Corrigan "FORUM"Trumpet Section "RADIOHOUR"

ERMA'" AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENTAt the 32'1('Annual Banquet of the West Valley Light Opera Association, held onAug. 23, 1997 at the Villa Felice Restaurant in Los Gatos, the following ERMA Awardswere presented:Best Show "Me and My Girl" - Elizabeth Dale, ProducerBestActress Sara Brians (Sally Smith) - "Me and My Girl"

~ BestActor JonCarlo Franchi (Bill Snibson) - "Me and My Girl"Best Supporting Actress Marge Hand (Duchess Maria) -"Me and My Girl"Best Supporting Actor Les Dale (Sir John Tremaine) - "Me and My Girl"Best Character Actress Heidi Kobara (Ginger Brooks) -" 1940's Radio Hour"Best Character Actor Ray Toney (Parchester) - "Me and My Girl"

*Awards given in honor of !inid & Ross Maw'ice, Wife and President ofWVLOA formany years.

Subscribers vote for these performers at the end of each season so keep yourprograms, mark your favorites and you'll be prepared for next summer's ballot!

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West Valley Light Opera Association, Inc.ANon-Profit Organization

The object of this Association is to promote cultural activity in the area and toprovide opportunities for anyone with dramatic aspirations to take part in theat-rical productions under the guidance of experienced Play Directors.We sincerelyhope you enjoy our musical comedy season. Should you wish to become a sub-scriber, just call our Box Office Voice Mail at (408) 268-3777 for information.

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 779, Los Gatos, CA 95031Telephone: Workshop (408) 371-7379

Fax (408) 358-1896 (with previous notice)

BOARD OF DIRECTORSMr.Edward Hand PresidentMrs. Elizabeth Dale Vice PresidentMr.Hugh Mecum SecretaryMr.]ay Sternin TreasurerMr.Richard Meidinger Member & Chairperson of Angels UnlimitedMrs.]ean Hutchins MemberMr.Gene Pincus Member & Chairperson of Data ProcessingMrs.]anet Miller MemberMr.Michael MacKenzie MemberMr.]une Romeo Milanes MemberMr.Stephen F.VonTill Counsel

arts and cultural programs such as ours.Here in the BayArea, we are fortunate tohave many companies that have initiatedsuch programs. Remember, matchingcontributions are not automatic. YOUmust notify your employer of your dona-tion, usually at the time you make it. Ifyou are employed by one of these com-panies and are one of our supporters, takeadvantage of this wonderful way to sup-port one of your favorite non-profit asso-ciations, WVLO.It isn't too late to matchyour contribution for this season.

Corporate BonusWhenever you donate to a non-profitgroup like WVLOA,you can double yourcontribution to the organization by tak-ing advantage of your company's match-ing gift program (even after retirement).Perhaps the most popular way for com-panies to make charitable contributionsis through a matching contribution pro-gram wherein the company will match,usually one-to-one, the donation one oftheir employees gives to a favorite char-ityAnd often, these companies will onlymatch contributions made to develop

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BOX OFFICEIn Saratoga Civic TheaterAcross from West Valley CollegeTickets & Information (408) 268-3777 (Voice Mailavailable 24 hours daily.)Theater Box Office opensone hour before showtime.

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TICKET EXCHANGESSeason ticket holders can exchange their tickets atany time up to 24 hours before a performance, freeof charge. Subscription tickets for missed perfor-mances may NOT be exchanged. Non-subscriptiontickets may be exchanged up to 24 hours before aperformance for another seat to the same productionfree of charge. Non- subscriber tickets for missedperformances may NOT be exchanged.

To exchange: Call the Box Office (408) 268-3777 ormail to:WVLOA,PO.Box 779, Los Gatos,CA 9503l.Exchanges received through the mail will be held forpick up at the Saratoga Civic Theater Box Office on

the night of performance unless accompanied by aself-addressed,stamped envelope.

All exchanges are subject to availability. Sorry, noticket refunds.

HANDICAPPED SEATINGSpecial seating is available for differently-abledpatrons. Please notify the ticket seller in advancewhen purchasing tickets, or ask the house managerfor more information.

HEARING IMPAIREDAhearing-impaired,Sennheiser, infrared enhance-ment listening system has been installed in thistheater for allWVLOAperformances. Hearing-impaired patrons may obtain personal headsets withindividual volume controls in the lobby refreshmentarea next to the Box Office.

lATE ARRIVALSCurtain times are prompt.As a courtesy to ouraudience and performers, late arrivals will be seatedby an usher at an appropriate time and may not beseated in their exact seats until intermission.

REMINDERS• No smoking in the theater or lobby.• No cameras, video or audio-tape recorders arepermitted in the theater.

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Westmont) McAnally,MyrtleLancaster.Tom/Teddy McCulloch,Leonette (Stege)Lappin, Gerry McCutcheon,M/M GaryLatshaw.Bob McDonough,Bernard/SuzallIleLatshaw, Dr./Mrs. Gary McGadden,JosephLawrence, Frank/Marie McLaughlin, ElizabethLawrie.Don/Harriet Mclean.johnLawson, Hank/Marcia/lillian/ McNamara,Betty

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Terraces)Stringham, Bob/MarilynSturm.ArleneSuits, RosaSullivan, DennisSupan, RosemarySwanson, M/M AlexanderSwanson,M/M DavidSylvester.]o (Stege)Tainter, Sadie (Stege)Takahashi.AkikoTengelsen.Roy/FayTeresa, MichaelTerry, Richard/MarlonThomas,DavidThompson, C,J./PatriciaThompson, EdwardThompson, IreneThompson, PamThoms, M/M CarltonThoro,DmitriTillman, M/M H.WTischler, PaulaTompkins,MarieTonini,VioletTownsend, Pauline (The

Atrium)Traber,Bill/DorisTramer, DoloresTrapp,NancyTraw, C. MichaelTressler, Elsie (Stege)Tronson,LaneTrumpp, DonnaTrusso.S.Turnipseed,PhyllisTustin, DonaldTyson.BettyTyson,Vincent/PamelaUhrik, Ernest! ArleneUlrich,JosephVan Camp, Muriel (Sunny

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View)Yamagami, Ron/RobertaYeadon, Helen (Bays)Young,John/lreneYoung, LucileYue, Mervin/EmilyZeider, Ben/AnnetteZitzler,RalphZon, Carl/Nancy

DID YOU KNOW?• that Broadway Director, JoshuaLogan, was the one who asked Rich-ard Rodgers to read James Michener'scollection of short stories, "Tales ofthe South Pacific" to see if a musicalcould be created using the storyabout "Fo' Dolla"', (Bloody Mary)?

• that after reading all the stories,Rodgers & Hammerstein decidedthey needed to incorporate that storywith another one entitled,"Our Hero-ine", which told of the romance be-tween a French planter and anAmeri-can nurse?

• that Ezio Pinza of the MetropolitanOpera had been anxious to appearin a Broadway musical and the roleof the French Planter was perfect forhim so he was signed immediately?

• that Rodgers & Hammerstein wantedMary Martin for the Nellie Forbushrole, but she was reluctant to sing onthe same stage with Mr.Pinza, so theypromised not to write a duet for her,gave her the five songs they had al-ready written for her and asked herto call them the next morning, and itonly took a few hours for her to callthem to accept the role?

• that it only took Richard Rodgers fiveminutes to write the music to "BaliHai" after Hammerstein handed himthe lyric?

• that "South Pacific" opened on Broad-way at the Majestic Theatre on April7, 1949, and that the rave notices thenext morning resulted in ticket linesaround the block?

• that tickets were impossible to get atany price and the joke originatedhere about the lady explaining theempty seat next to her was causedby her husband dying and when theyinquired why she couldn't get some-one to attend with her, she replied,"They're all at the funeral"?

• that "South Pacific" was awarded aPulitzer Prize for drama and for thefirst time the committee included acomposer (Richard Rodgers) in thedrama prize?

• that the show ran for five years onBroadway and on the emotional nightthe show closed,Myron McCormick,(Luther Billis),with tears in his eyes,announced the curtain would neverbe lowered on "South Pacific"-sincethen there has hardly been a daywhen this show has not played some-where in the world?

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