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1 presents Cox Building Playhouse, Plano September 21 - October 14, 2006

2 Special Thanks Woman in Mind would not have been possible without the generous contributions of the following: Misty Baptiste Michelle Burdeaux City of Plano Cox Building Staff Matthew J. Edwards Rick A. Elina Frisco Community Theatre Vickie Hamrick Meghann Head John Knight Frances Olinger Russell Read Theatre Coppell UPS Store #5631 in Sachse Vista Ridge Church of Christ Jim Wear Williams Recreation Center Shoppers at Albertson s, Kroger, and Tom Thumb who have chosen Rover Dramawerks as their Shopping Partner. Those who attended and contributed to our fundraiser this past month. YOU, for being in our audience! We hope to see more of you this season! And a VERY special thanks to our season sponsors: Please turn off all pagers, cellular phones, wristwatch alarms, and other noise-making devices. Thank you! Woman in Mind is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

3 The Cast Susan Carol M. Rice Bill....Joe Porter Andy...Bobby Cole Lucy...Catherine DuBord Tony...Brad Stephens Gerald...Michael McNiel Muriel...Lorna Woodford Rick...Matt Fowler The Production Staff Director...Chris McMurtry Stage Manager...Sarah VC Henderson Assistant Stage Manager...Brittany Noll Producer...Sherri Small Truitt Scenic Designer...John Land Costume Designer...Suzanne Shockley Lighting Designer...Alex Hargis Sound Designer...Emily Young Properties Designer...Schelle Cantrell Backstage Crew...Cheryl Pfeil Light and Sound Board Operation...Ande Bewley Publicity...Bill Fountain Programs...Carol M. Rice Box Office...Kim Wickware The action occurs within forty-eight hours and takes place in Susan s garden and beyond. Time: the present We would love for you to get involved with us at Rover Dramawerks! Onstage, backstage, on our board - however you want to be involved, we can use your talents. Or if you just want to watch the show, that's great! We need you and hope to see you in our audience again soon. Please us at carol@roverdramawerks.com or call to be added to our mailing list or to buy an ad or to volunteer your services or to sponsor a show or to audition or for information about individual and season tickets or to sign up for classes. And visit our website at

4 Who's Who Schelle Cantrell (Props Designer) - Thanks Rover, for letting me be a part this production. Brilliant! Past Production Credits include: Cast / Crew - Rover Dramawerks, Theater Coppell, Greater Lewisville Community Theater, Frisco Community Theatre, and University of Texas at Arlington. The Baltimore Waltz, Romeo and Juliet, Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus, My Three Angels, The Ransom of Red Chief, Once Upon a Mattress, Annie Get Your Gun, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Prince and the Pauper, Babe the Sheep Pig, A Christmas Carol, My Fair Lady, Steel Magnolias, and Hansel and Gretel. Bobby Cole (Andy) most recently appeared as Morris in The Heiress and Lloyd Dallas in Noises Off. Favorite roles include Vinnie in Proposals, Alan in Equus and The Creature in Frankenstein. Catherine Dubord (Lucy) is thrilled to be making her debut performance with Rover Dramawerks. She recently graduated from SMU with a BFA in Acting. Recent acting credits include Skin in Flames (Kitchen Dog Theater), Troilus and Cressida (Dallas Shakespeare Festival), Clown Mountain, Slaughter City, Mad Forest, and Toyer (SMU). She would like to thank her mom and dad for endless love and support. She is represented by the Clutts Agency. Matt Fowler (Rick) - This is Matt s first show with Rover Dramawerks and he is ecstatic! Matt is new to the Dallas acting community and his recent roles include Sebastian in Shakespeare s Twelfth Night, Dupere in Marat/ Sade and multiple roles on the network television series, Prison Break. He would like to thank his parents, family, and all of his friends. Alex Hargis (Lighting Designer) - This is Alex s second production with Rover Dramawerks and he is extremely excited to be working with such great artists again. He currently attends the University of Texas at Dallas studying for a degree in Art & Performance. When he s not at school, Alex works for Plano Stages as their Front of House Manager. With this production and all others, he s eternally thankful for the support of love from his coworkers, friends, and family. Sarah VC Henderson (Stage Manager) has worked in professional theaters such as Alabama Shakespeare Festival and The Alabama Dance Theatre as a scenic artist, set designer, stage manager, and in various other technician positions. She recently directed Rover s production of Sideways Stories From Wayside School. Locally she has also worked with Frisco Community Theatre and AmeriStage Players. Sarah would like to thank her husband Pat for understanding and supporting this crazy passion, her son Casey for consistently reminding her that it is never too late to start over, and her daughter Hope for reminding her that dreams really can come true.

5 John Mallory Land (Set Designer) has appeared in (Under Milk Wood, The Lion in Winter, Arsenic & Old Lace, Fruitcakes, Warflick, The Crucible), directed (Blithe Spirit, Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus), and designed sets (Blithe Spirit, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus, Crimes of the Heart) at venues in the Dallas area including FCT, the Major Theater, and the Bath House Cultural Center. He is currently serving as Treasurer on the FCT Board of Directors and is also a founding member of Page2Stage Productions, with which he has served as playwright, designer, producer, and actor. Productions and staged readings of his original scripts, including Making Damaged Goods, Trapture, and The Promised Land, have been presented at Teatro Dallas, the Bath House Cultural Center, the Foundation for Human Understanding, and Rover Dramawerks One Day Only series. He wishes to thank Jeff for his moral support and encouragement. Chris McMurtry (Director) - This is Chris' second opportunity to work with Rover. Chris is currently the Communications & Membership Coordinator at Shakespeare Dallas and serves on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Theatre League. Most recently he was the Assistant Director for Crimes of the Heart at FCT. Additional directing credits include Brownwood Lyric Theatre s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Junie B. Jones & A Little Monkey Business, and Howard Payne University s The Runner Stumbles and Hank the Cowdog s Thank You Lord for Making Gals. Michael McNiel (Gerald) This is Michael s first full length production for Rover after appearing in last year s One Day Only 6. Stage productions and roles have included The Robber Bridegroom (Goat), The Belle of West Texas (Gerald Snively), Sabrina Fair (Linus), Light Up the Sky (Carlton Fitzgerald), Annie (FDR), Notorious (Dr. Phillip Thorwald) for the Pocket Sandwich Theatre, and The Odd Couple-Female Version (Manolo Castasuela). After eleven year of various stage experiences with Carol Rice in the role of writer, producer, or director, Michael is finally getting the chance to work with her on stage as a fellow actor. Joe Porter (Bill) is married with one wife (Kim), three nearly-adult "children" (Chase, Leah, and Jared), and two dogs (Ginger and Lola). He has lived in Mesquite for an alarming 25 years. He has had the good fortune to have appeared in several Mesquite Community Theatre productions, including Catch Me If You Can, Murder At the Howard Johnsons, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Harvey, and Dearly Departed. Most recently he appeared in the Rotunda's production of Night Watch. His main motivation to stage performing is the fact that theatre people tend to throw great parties. Lynne Richardson (Dialect Coach) was born in Coventry, England in the aftermath of WWII. She studied dance and theatre from an early age and appeared in many stage productions in the provinces. While living in Israel in the '70s, she became a popular performer because she had the only pair of tap shoes in the country! Since arriving in Dallas in the '80s, Lynne has worked with various arts groups as performer, choreographer and dialect coach. She is also publicist for the acclaimed British vocal group, the King's Singers.

6 Carol M. Rice (Susan) returns to Rover s stage after last appearing in their inaugural production of Everything in the Garden as Jenny (although as a founding member and current president and artistic director, she has been involved in some way in every show Rover has done!). A few favorite roles include Gwyneth in Wrens (Bucket Productions), Aquanessa in 20,000 Babes Beneath the Sea (Pocket Sandwich), Queen Aggravain in Once Upon a Mattress (GLCT), and Boo Levy in The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Garland Civic). Carol is also an accomplished director and produced playwright. Her Christmas play, The Elf Who Lost Christmas, will make its world premiere this December at Frisco Community Theatre, and she will next be directing Rover s production of Frame 312 in March of But her favorite roles are Wife to best friend Jason and Mommy to 4½ year old Stephen and 2 year old Scott. Rachel S. Rouse (Set Dresser) has been seen onstage in Sweeny Todd (Pocket Sandwich Theater), Pride and Prejudice (Bucket Productions), The War of the Worlds: 2003 ed. (Rover Dramawerks) and Blithe Spirit (Richardson Theater Center). Her behind the scenes work includes everything from Assistant Director to Scenic Artist, and has been executed at various local theaters (PRT, Rover, RTC) including her most recent stage managing gig at Frisco Community Theatre (Crimes of the Heart). In the outside world, Rachel is a Registered Interior Designer (TX) for an international consulting firm, and provides comedic voice work for The Noble Idiot ( Suzanne Shockley (Costume Designer) recently received her Masters in Theater from The University of North Texas. She also holds a BS in Theatre from Howard Payne University where she designed costumes for Thor With Angels and The Fantasticks. At UNT, she has been Assistant Costume Designer for A Christmas Carol (2002) and the Faculty Dance Concert (2003), and was Costume Designer for The Importance of Being Earnest, Cleansed, and two pieces in the New Choreographers Concert (2006). In the Dallas area, Suzanne has been the Costume Designer for Plano Repertory Theatre s Lilly s Purple Plastic Purse and Cinderella, as well as for Risk Theatre Initiative s The Zoo Story, and was Assistant Costume Designer for Risk s Angels in America: Millennium Approaches. Suzanne is currently Costume Shop Supervisor at the University of North Texas. Brad Stephens (Tony) was a working editor in Hollywood prior to his recent career change. He cut shows for HGTV and TLC as well as assisted editors on feature films before moving to Dallas and studying acting. After graduating from the Actors Conservatory of the Southwest, Brad has had the privilege to perform in many local stage productions including Richard III for Shakespeare Dallas, The Waiting Room and Twilight: Los Angeles at Mountain View College, Macbeth for Frisco Community Theatre, and Godspell and The Great White Hope at KD Studios Black Box Productions. Brad has also been cast in Jetrefilm feature Shroud, due in late 2007.

7 Lorna Woodford (Muriel) makes her Rover Dramawerks debut with Woman in Mind. She was last seen in The Women at Contemporary Theatre of Dallas and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at The Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Lorna is an actress by night and during the day runs a freelance surgical assisting company operating at various local hospitals. Thanks once again to Les and Edie for putting up with my schedule and to Molly for her conspiratorial advice! Emily Young (Sound Designer) has enjoyed working as a sound designer on a number of diverse projects. Risk Theater Initiative: Angels in America, Kitchen Dog Theater: Hazard County, Raw Vision; Project X: Mountain Language, Act One Productions: Eat the Runt, ICT Mainstage: The Odd Couple, The Desk Set, Curious Savage, My Three Angels, Crimes of the Heart, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She is currently an Artistic Associate with Kitchen Dog Theater and an Associate Producer with Risk Theater Initiative. Don't Miss... Rover is proud to host a workshop production and two staged readings for Write Around Here, a new playwrights group, during the run of Woman in Mind. Hecate Hill by Bill Fountain (workshop production) September 23 at 4:00 p.m. First Kiss by Rick A. Elina (staged reading) October 7 at 4:00 p.m. A Medal for Murder by Ken Freehill and Darryl Allara (staged reading) October 14 at 4:00 p.m. Admission is free! Visit for more information. And don't miss our Season! Get your season tickets now so you don t miss a thing! Next up... Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Tom McCabe November 10-18, 2006

8 Rover Dramawerks Donors Trailblazer - $5000 and above Jason and Carol Rice Target Pioneer - $2500 to $4999 Matthew J. and Audra Edwards City of Plano Explorer - $1000 to $2499 City of Carrollton Billy Mitchell David A. Miller CiCi s Pizza City of Mesquite Rick A. Elina Adventurer - $500 to $999 Jennifer L. Hutchinson Bill and Angi Parr Anonymous Misty Baptiste Rebecca Bremer Booth Ron L. Chapman Einstein Bros. Bagels Bill and Terrie Justus Mervyn s Pizza Hut Jamie Tompkins Sherri Small Truitt Wal-Mart Margo Lynn Hablutzel Donald and Kelly McLaughlin Starbucks Outrider - $100 to $499 Scout - $50 to $99 Albertson s Mr. and Mrs. Keith Blandford California Pizza Kitchen Chick-Fil-A M. Shane Hurst Jerry and Gladys Justus Victoria Osborne Michael Roe Tom Thumb Susan Wagner Adam and Alice Kuan Nancy Roberts Andie Comini Kroger Richard Wills First Watch - $20 to $49 Amy Lynn Guerra Lynnette Schnitzius Thank you ALL for your generous support.

9 Rover's Mission Searching for treasures, new and rediscovered, for theatre "off the beaten path." Rover Dramawerks produces lost or forgotten works of well-known authors, revives excellent scripts that have suffered from lack of exposure, and discovers unknown gems of the stage. Shop and Support Rover! Rover Dramawerks has been added to Albertsons' Community Partners program, Tom Thumb's Good Neighbor program, and the Kroger Share Card! If you shop at Albertson's, you can record us on your Preferred Savings Card by going to: Click the "Community Partners" link at the bottom right hand side of the screen. Enter your Preferred Savings Card number (on the back of your card), and then you can enter Rover Dramawerks as one of your community partners! Our 11-digit Community Partner ID # is Finish up confirming, and you're done! Now every time you shop at Albertson's and use your Preferred Savings Card, Rover Dramawerks will get a small donation, just from your taking the time to set that up! It's that easy! Another way to help while shopping is through the Good Neighbor Program via your Reward Card at Tom Thumb or Simon David. Just fill out an application at the store's Courtesy Booth including our account number Then every time you make a purchase at any affiliated store, a small donation is made to Rover's account. If you shop at Kroger, just pick up a Kroger Share Card as you leave the theatre tonight and have the cashier scan it when you shop! We ALL shop for groceries and we carry the cards anyway, so please take a moment to sign up. Little bits add up fast and Rover will be very grateful for your help!

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