From the President...

Welcome Village Players Family,

I had hoped by the time I wrote this letter I wouldn’t have to think of things like unemployment, recession, war, or disasters (natural or man-made). But the truth is that our region is still struggling to find jobs, we wrestle with the idea of loosening purse strings, and oil is still washing up on our shores. The pulse of America is metered, we make decisions for our families cautiously, our hearts ache for our men and women who fight so far from home, and we hope our leaders make decisions that are right and just, not merely popular.

This isn’t the first time that our country has faced crises; it’s not even the worst crisis we’ve encountered. But these are our times, and these are our problems. However, in times of trouble it is the arts that lift the spirit and the soul. The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and The Mamas and the Papas were inspired by Vietnam. The movies of Cecil B. DeMille, and the music of the Big Bands were born from the World Wars. Pal Joey, Porgy and Bess, Oklahoma!, Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, Carousel, and Showboat (just to name a few) made their Broadway debuts during WWII!

Music, television, cinema, and theatre can be a window on a different time and place, or a mirror of reality and stark truth. They give us the opportunity to momentarily escape or challenge us to gain new perspectives. They are subtle and they are blatant. And theatre, I believe, is unique among them because of the vital and integral part that you, our audience, play in the story. Radio, television, and movies can and do play to empty rooms, but theatre requires an audience’s participation. The script gives the actor words and lyrics, the character gives the actor motivation, but you by your presence give the actor purpose.

I invite you not to sit back and relax, but to sit up and pay heed as our actors and their crew work their magic. Together we can challenge the laws of physics and bring a different space and time here and now in this little theatre. Perhaps we’ll escape from the worries of our world, or maybe, just maybe, we will be inspired to stand against them. Because if art can create a different world inside these walls, what wonders will manifest when we unleash it upon our world?

Welcome to The Village Players Theatre,

Jake GordyPresident

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2010-2011 SeaSon Board MeMBerSJake Gordy .................................................PresidentAndrew Black .............................................V. Pres. ProductionBrenda Sweeney.........................................V. Pres. PublicityLaurie Mix ..................................................V. Pres. DevelopmentDan Finkel..................................................TreasurerErnie Brown ...............................................Secretary

Rich Chesko ...............................................Board Member Derek Hansen ............................................Board Member Laura Hansen .............................................Board MemberMarc Malley ................................................Board MemberPaul Palmisano ...........................................Board MemberElizabeth Piel ..............................................Board MemberBrad Riker ..................................................Board MemberSara Speelman ...........................................Board MemberAnn Veasey ................................................Board MemberJudy Wiederhold .........................................Board Member

Volunteer StaffJoanne Toth ...............................................NewsletterKate Argow ................................................Volunteer CoordinatorAnn Veasey ................................................Box Office and House Mgr. Debbie Marinik ...........................................Casting DirectorJake Gordy, Laura Hansen & Frank Venda .....ProgramsJudy Wiederhold .........................................Sold HousesLarry Farley ................................................LegalAnn Veasey ................................................Season SubscriptionsLaura Hansen .............................................Season Ticket MarketingDerek Hansen ............................................EducationLarry Janney & Norb Mills ............................Building & GroundsOpen .........................................................OCTA DelegatePam Kelso ..................................................Costume ManagerDon Weber.................................................Data EntryNancy Janney .............................................Playreading CommitteeJake Gordy .................................................WebMasterOpen .........................................................Props Manager

Performances are in the Collingwood Arts Center2413 Collingwood Blvd., ToledoTickets are available at the door.

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2010 | 2011 Performances

chicken Heart: a medieval farce By Craig Soldaro | October 22 & 23, 2010

The House That Jack BuiltAdapted By Ann Flagg | December 2 - 4, 2010

Picnic: a summer romanceBy William Inge | February 25 & 26, 2011

The Blue Bird of HappinessAdapted By Dottie Zimmerman | April 7 - 9, 2011

Phantom of The opry: The musicalBy Tim Kelly; Lyrics & Music By Castle & VigilentMay 20 - 21, 2011

Would you like information on “Sold-House” opportunities at The Village Players Theatre: how your group, church, or other organization can purchase a performance and raise money through ticket sales?

Musical “Sold-Houses” are $800.00 per show; other productions are $700.00 per show. The theater seats 165 patrons. You determine the ticket price for your show and how much profit you make! A punch reception is provided at no additional cost. Show dates are limited.

Please call Judy at (734) 847-7746 for more information on “Sold Houses.”

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A gift of tickets to a particular show or Season Tickets may just fill the bill. For information, please call our answering service at 419-472-6817 and Ann Veasey will get back to you with all the details.

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Back Row: Laura Hansen, Judy Wiederhold, Sara Speelman, Laurie Mix, Ernie Brown, Marc MalleyMiddle Row: Tom Wagner, Brad Riker, Andrew BlackFront Row: Ann Veasey, Dan Finkel, Jake Gordy, Elizabeth PielAdditional: Brenda Sweeney, Rich Chesko, Derek Hansen, Paul Palmisano

Directed by

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Produced by

Laura Hansen & Laurie Mix

Set Design by

Laura Hansen

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Light Design by

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Sound Design by

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The Village Players Theatre presented its first play, The Great Sebastians, starring Rosemary Kahle and Edward C. Ames in 1957, in the Ottawa Hills High School. The original group performed in schools, churches and even in tents. The first musical, The Village Player’s fifth production was Plain and Fancy, which opened on February 25, 1958, in the Lincoln Hall at Collingwood Presbyterian Church. The show was directed by Arthur Lithgow, father of the television and movie star John Lithgow, and starred a whole cast of who’s who in Toledo.

The Theatre stopped moving from site to site in 1960. We put down roots when we purchased this building and converted it from a church to a theater. That Theatre Board took a leap of faith when they agreed to pay $45,000 for the church. However, because of their faith in the future of the theatre and the city of Toledo, literally hundreds of plays and thousands of actors have crossed these boards.

In thankful recognition of the continuing support of our members and volunteers, The Village Players Theatre culminated its 50th season celebration with the successful Rhinestone Ball held at the Toledo Botanical Gardens on June 29, 2007. In the 51st season, the Board was pleased to provide new seating for our patrons. In our 52nd season we installed a new stage for our actors. The summer of 2009 we were able to waterproof the basement, and rebuild the exterior stairwell which used to be a source of flooding. These projects are the direct result of responsible management of monies earned through Sold Houses and special donations over the years.

The Village Players Theatre has no paid year-round staff — volunteers keep it running. We take great pride in this and invite you to join us as we continue to add to the history of an organization making a significant cultural difference to our community.

castLureena ........................................................................... Renee NieseRick Shaw ..............................................................................Bill PerryMitch ................................................................................ Jeffrey KingTempura ...............................................................Laura “LC” Crawford Corinna ................................................................... Angelina PalumboJoe ...............................................................................Thomas MooreDaisy ...................................................................................Diane Ley

act iPrologue and Scene 1: The docks at Macao

Scene 2: A Macao StreetScene 3: Rick’s Nightclub

Scene 4: Corinna’s Dressing RoomScene 5: Rick’s Nightclub

Scene 6: The Nightclub, morningScene 7: Near the Nightclub

act iiScene 8: The Nightclub again

Scene 9: Outside the NightclubScene 10: The docks of Macao

Scene 11: The Ticky Ticky Tocky Club, Bangkok

Musical nuMBersPrologue .........................................................................The Company

In a Foreign City ..................................................................... Lureena

Reprise: In a Foreign City (In a Grumpy Moood) ............................ Mitch

Tempura’s Song ..................................................................... Tempura

Mister McGuffin ............................ Corinna, Tempura, Trenchcoat Chorus

Pretty Moon Over Macao .......................................................... Lureena

Mambo Malaysia ......................................................................Corinna

Pretty Moon/Mambo Malaysia ...................................... Lureena, Corinna

Sparks .......................................................................... Lureena, Mitch

Adrift in Macao ...................................Mitch, Lureena, Corinna, Tempura

So Long .................................................................................. Lureena

The Chase ....................................................... Mitch and the Company

Revelation ............................................................................. Tempura

Ticky, Ticky, Tock ........... Lureena, Corinna, Trenchcoat Chorus, Tempura

prOductiOn staFFDirector: ......................................................................Caiti McCallisterMusical Director: ..........................................................Elizabeth R. PielChoreographer: ............................................................Elizabeth R. PielProducers: ...................................................Laura Hansen & Laurie MixStage Manager: ...........................................Laura Hansen & Laurie MixLighting Design: ................................................................ Kitty Devany Light Crew: ..............Kara Ayers, Patrick Drummond, & Greg FondrenSound Design: ............................. Oscar J. Bibblesworth & Andrew Black Sound Crew: .............................................Kara Ayers & Jordan KotzCostume Design: ............................... Caiti McCallister & Elizabeth R. PielProps: ...........................................................................Halina LaRiccia Props Crew: ..... Logan Anderson, Joy Bockbrader, Patrick Drummond,

Laura Hansen, Marc Malley & Susan RiceSet Design: ......................................................................Laura HansenSet Construction: ...Laura Hansen, Derek Hansen, Caiti McCallister, Laurie

Mix, Chris Jagodzinski, Jake Gordy, Kara Ayers & Elizabeth R. PielScenic Art: ....................................................................Caiti McCallisterSet Dressing: ............................................................... Elizabeth R. PielPainters & Dutchers: ..............Kara Ayers, Laura Hansen, Caiti McCallister,

Derek Hansen, Chris JagodzinskiHouse Manager: .................................................................Ann VeaseyBox Office Manager: ...........................................................Ann VeaseyBox Office Staff: .............. Kimberley Bruggemann, Pam Engle, Sandy Fry,

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the directOr

Caiti McCallister (Director) is a newcomer to The Village Players. She has been involved in many productions in high school and in local theatre, including co-directing Our Town, Damn Yankees and Couch Potatoes of the 21st Century. She is working on a double major in Art History and Fine Arts at The University of Toledo. Caiti would like to thank the cast and

crew for all their hard work, and looks forward to having more fantastic experiences with all of you in the future!

Elizabeth R. Piel (Musical Director) is no stranger to The Village stage - or, more appropriately, backstage. This is the second show that she has helped direct; after last year’s Third, she just couldn’t get enough! She has helped produce and stage manage for many shows, including The Real Inspector Hound, My Three Angels, and Murder Among Friends. Elizabeth

has worked recently with the Toledo Repertoire Theatre as well, where she costumed both Auntie Mame and Light Up the Sky. While born and raised in Toledo, Elizabeth went to Indiana for college, and she received a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in 2006. Elizabeth is very proud of her double music and theatre degree! Many thanks to her awesome director Caiti for helping with such a great show! Last but most certainly not least, she would like to shout out to her wonderful fiancé, Andrew (who puts up with her and her craziness), and her bird Mercutio, who helps by singing to her and just being cute!

the cast

Renee Niese (Lureena) is another newcomer to The Village. While she hasn’t been on the stage in seven years, Renee has previously held roles in school productions of Little Orphan Annie (Annie), Grease (Rizzo), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Winnie the Pooh (Piglet) and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Snow White). When she’s not belting out songs onstage, she enjoys

spending time with her family, especially her nephew Colin and niece Avery, and her horses Denzur and Timber. Renee is a pharmacist for Meijer in Rossford, OH. She would like to thank her parents, her roommate Jocelyn and her boyfriend Thomas for all of their support.

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Bill Perry (Rick Shaw) is performing in his third production with The Village Players. He has previously appeared in the Village productions of The Underpants (Klinkehoff) and Play On (Henry Benish/Lord Dudley). His most recent role was in the Oregon Community Theatre production Of Mice and Men (Candy). He has appeared with the Toledo Rep as Sheriff Earl in All Shook

Up and as Mr. Babcock in Auntie Mame and in Victor/Victoria. Also a recent role was with the Black Swamp Players production of Earnest in Love (Dr. Chasuble) and in the Croswell Opera House production of Damn Yankees (the Commissioner). He has been performing in community and regional theatre for over 30 years.Bill’s background includes comedy, drama and musical theatre. Some of his many roles have been the Stage Manager for Our Town, Lycus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Snoopy in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Hannibal in The Curious Savage and a host of Broadway and Musical reviews. Bill has also sung with the Toledo Opera Chorus. When “not on the boards,” he and his incredibly supportive wife Liz reside in Holland, Ohio.

Jeffrey King (Mitch) is pleased to return to The Village. Jeffrey fills his time between his last Village show, A Year with Frog and Toad; he is now married and has two children. When not spending time with Korinne, Jeffrey II and Jerold James, Jeffrey works at Kroger and teaches Lego Engineering classes at Owens Community College. Jeffrey is eagerly awaiting the return of

Evil Dead: the Musical in October at the Valentine Theatre, and would like to thank the audience for their thunderous applause and hilarious laughter.

Laura “LC” Crawford (Tempura) is making her first onstage appearance with The Village Players in Adrift in Macao. Roles with other local companies have included The Captain in Travis Cook’s Minotaur, the Porter in Macbeth (Lionface Productions), Herod/Bart in Cottonpatch Gospel, Naphtali/Batler in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (ToDAY Productions)

and Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing (Beautiful Kids Independent Shakespeare Company). She sees her role as Tempura as another step on her quest of becoming Toledo area theatre’s foremost male impersonator (kidding, Mom and Dad!) Laura dedicates her performance to Jean, Nicholas and Leah Barnocki with dearest love, and sincerest apologies.

Angelina Palumbo (Corinna) is another one of the fabulous newbies to The Village. She has past experience performing onstage while in high school, and is a recent graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Music Education. In her free time, Angelina enjoys singing, playing guitar and piano, hiking, dancing, eating and of course, laughing! She would like to thank her parents, Catie, Stefania and her friends!

Thomas Moore (Joe the Bartender; Trenchcoat Chorus) is excited to be on The Village Players’ stage for the first time, as Adrift in Macao is his first staged production. Tom is active in his church, and has performed in a few plays there, including roles as an Innkeeper and “Bobby Joe Debonair” in a children’s play. He is looking forward to being a part of future productions at

The Village. He would like to thank his wife Michelle for putting up with all the practice time, and says ‘I love you!’

Diane Ley (Daisy; Trenchcoat Chorus) is taking the stage in her first Village Players production. She has been involved in previous plays and musicals at Start High School, The University of Toledo, and Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Her most recent theatrical experience was on Halloween 2009, when she was in Death of a Vampire at her workplace. She sends thanks

and love to her husband Ron, and her two sons Adam and Matt, for their support.

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A drop shouldn’t and a block and fall does neither. A prop doesn’t and a cove has no water.

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I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share

with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.-Oscar Wilde

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and

creating peoples. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see

the truth about life and the social situation.-Stella Adler

Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.

-Abbie Hoffman

What I love about theatre is that it disappears as it happens.-Lusia Strus

It’s one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work —

the night watchman.-Tallulah Bankhead

All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That’s

what makes theatre live. That’s why it persists.-Stephen Sondheim

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return of art to life. - Oscar Wilde

She stopped the show — but then the show wasn’t traveling very fast.

- Noel Coward

A good actor makes clear the meaning of the words. A better actor gives also the emotion of the part. The best actor adds emotion of which the character is

unconscious.- Claire Earnes

There is a kind of classlessness in the theater. The rehearsal pianist, the head carpenter, the stage manager, the star

of the show—all are family.- John Kander

An actor without techies is a naked person standing in the dark trying to emote. A techie without actors is a

person with marketable skills.- Mark Leslie

Every now and then, when you’re on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It’s a sound you can’t get in movies or in television. It is the sound

of a wonderful, deep silence that means you’ve hit them where they live.

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The Love List (Comedy)Dates: September 9-24, 2011Author: Norm Foster

In this side-splitting and thoughtprovoking comedy, Leon and Bill concoct a list of attributes of the ideal woman-the top ten best qualities in a mate. When this allegedly ‘Ideal Woman’ actually arrives on the scene the men quickly learn that their list could use a few revisions. Be careful what you wish for—especially in choosing a mate. This old adage leads to hilarious results in Foster’s sparkling comic hit. Who is this mystery woman and where did she come from? Have these two men created a female Frankenstein?

Deadly Murder (Mystery / Thriller)Author: David FoleyDates: November 4-19, 2011Camille Dargus has fought her way up from humble beginnings to a glittering Manhattan lifestyle. She has beauty, brains, wealth, and a successful career as a jewelry designer for the leading lights of New York society. One night at a society gala she meets Billy, a handsome young waiter, and brings him back to her Soho apartment. But there’s more to Billy than meets the eye. Full of twists and turns, bluffs and double bluffs, this brilliantly intricate thriller will be one step ahead of you all the way!

True West (Dramedy)Author: Sam ShepardDates: January 6-21, 2012

Recently revived at New York’s Circle in the Square, where Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly alternated playing the roles of the brothers, this American classic explores alternatives that might spring from the demented terrain of the California landscape. Sons of a desert dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Sal Kimmer when Lee, a demented petty thief, drops in. He pitches his own idea for a movie to Kimmer, who then wants Austin to junk his bleak, modern love story and write Lee’s trashy Western tale.

School for Husbands (Farcical Comedy)Author: MoliereDates: March 9-24, 2012

Here is classical theater at it’s funniest, wisest, and most engaging ever. In the battle of the sexes, who trains who? Brothers, Sganarelle and Ariste are guardians to two sisters, Isabelle and Léonor. The brothers have two very different theories of how to school their wards. The stern and repressive upbringing that Sganarelle imposes on his charge is in direct contrast to the loving treatment his brother, Ariste gives to his own young ward. Molière deliciously shows us that Sganarelle’s folly is no match for a woman’s resourcefulness.

[title of show] (Musical Comedy)Book by: Hunter Bell,Music & Lyrics by: Jeff BowenDates: May 11-26, 2012

“A musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical.” The deadline for the musical-theater festival is only three weeks away and Jeff and Hunter are set on writing a hit. Just how many musical theatre references can you find in this delightful comedy? “Delectable entertainment” - New York Times

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