Act I. Act II. Act Ill

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2 INTRODUCING... Ted Heusel (Director) is a 21-year veteran of AACT and has directed over 50 shows in that time. He produced Ann Arbor Drama Season and summer stock productions. Ted is News Director for radio station WPAG and President of the Ann Arbor Board of Education. Runelda Medrano (Assistant Director and Stage Manager) has worked in all facets of Civic Theatre. Among the capacities in which she has served are head usher, membership chairman, social chairman, and editor of Spotlight (the AACT newsletter), as well as AD ISM on seven shows. Runelda, who has also appeared on stage, works as a secretary and spends her spare time raising St. Bernards. Chris Stephens (Producer) is another versatile AACT member. She has acted, designed sets and posters, painted sets, worked on prop and makeup crews, and participated in play reading. Married to John Stephens, Chris enjoys painting and sculpting, as well as sailing and ice skating. Don Stewart (Set Designer) came to AACT from Wayne State in That year his set for Romanoff and Juliet won the best design award. He appeared in AACT productions of Enter Laughing and The Visit, and designed the sets for Gypsy, The Mousetrap, Come Back, Little Sheba, and A Delicate Balance. Last season's AACT award for best design was awarded to Don for his Star-Spangled Girl set. Warren Kent Lewis (Set Decorator and Pat) is an interior decorator for Tyner's-the furniture store that so kindly provided the furnishings for this play. He did the set decoration for last year's AACT production of Misalliance, and appeared as a Guard in Antigone. Warren attended the New York School of Interior Design. Nancy Heusel(Ann Stanley) received a BA in speech from the U-M, and has worked in summer stock and Ann Arbor Drama Season productions. She last appeared with AACT in Blithe Spirit, and her most recent performance was in the role of Blanche in the U-M Repertory Theatre production of Streecar Named Desire. A mother of four, Nancy is a part-time staff member of the Greenhills School and teaches in the Cultural Arts program of Ann Arbor's Recreation Dept. She has also worked with U-M Television. Gary A. Klinsky (Peter Latham), who is a second-year law student as well as a candidate for an MA in theater at the U-M, is aiming for a career in theatrical law. Currently Public Relations/Promotions Director for University Players, he was founder and resident director of Michigan State's New Players. Gary, who has studied at Interlochen and the Cranbrook Theater School, appeared in the AACT summer workshop production of Noon and in Indians, produced by University Players last March.

3 Beth DeForge (Mrs. Adams) has been active in community theater for a number of years. She has appeared in such plays as Blithe Spirit. My Sister Eileen. and Box and Cox, and participates in all aspects of theater. including props, scene painting, and makeup. A Sunday school teacher, Beth devotes her spare time to oil painting and hospital volunteer work. Joy Scarpuzza (Mrs. Margolin), who has previously been seen in Skin of Our Teeth and Blithe Spirit, is AACT's head usher. She is also an Avon Lady and the mother of three children. Fred Reilly (Billy Boylan) came to AACT with experience that included performances with the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and the American Theatre Wing in New York, as well as stints with N.Y. radio and TV. He has appeared in eight other AACT plays, and was last seen as the Chorus in Antigone. Fred works in medical administration at the Ann Arbor Veteran's Hospital. John Stephens (Eddy Edwards) has spent the last 12 years working in community theater. He has been with AACT for the last three, and has been seen in Skin of Our Teeth, Blithe Spirit, and Fiddler on the Roof. in which he played Lazar Wolf (the butcher). He has served on AACT's Board of Directors for two years, and was production coordinator for the season. A self-employed manufacturer of electronic products and hardware, John enjoys sailing as a hobby. Veitch Reinhart (Maud Hayes) has appeared in such plays as Come Back. Little Sheba, Critics Choice, The Subject Was Roses, and Skin of Our Teeth. For her portrayal of Edith in Never Too Late, she was awarded A ACT's best actress award. Veitch, who is manager of "Stretch and Sew," claims that while she has been Fred Reilly's wife in two plays, this is the first time she appears as his mother-in-law! Lynne Wieneke (Trina Stanley) makes her first AACT appearance in Forty Carats. A senior in voice performance at the U-M's School of Music, she was in the chorus of Musket's Funny Girl, and would have been in the chorus of Musket's My Fair Lady if she hadn't broken her foot at a rehearsal. Lynn played Papegena in The Magic Flute and Despina in Cosi Fan Tutte, both Music School productions. Lois McDonnell Lintner(Mrs. Latham) is a student at Eastern Michigan University. The mother of five, she manages a farm business ins. Lyon. Lois appeared in this summer's workshop production of Riders to the Sea, and a number of years ago was seen in AACT's Major Barbara and The Diary of Anna Frank. She has also participated in other community theater shows, including Life With Father and The Silver Whistle. Harold Haugh (Mr. Latham) won acclaim for his performance as Don Quixote in The Man of La Mancha, produced by AACT in He also played Tom Garrison in I Never Sang For My Father last March. Harold is a professor of voice atthe U-M and a member of Rotary.

4 The time is the present. The play begins somewhere in the Greek Islands, then moves on to the office and apartment of Ann Stanley in New York City. Act I Scene 1: A cafe in Greece Scene 2: Ann's office in New York Scene 3: Ann's apartment (early evening) Scene 4: Ann's apartment (two days later, late afternoon) Scene 5: Ann's apartment (a short time later) Act II Scene 1: Ann's apartment (next day, early evening) Scene 2: Ann's apartment (a month later) Scene 3: Ann's apartment (a few days later, evening) Scene 4: Ann's office (noon, a few days later) Act Ill Scene 1: Ann's apartment (three weeks later) Scene 2: Ann's apartment (a week later) Scene 3: Ann's apartment (same evening, midnight) Scene 4: Ann's apartment (next day, late morning) There will be two 10-minute intermissions. "Pan Am Makes the Going Great" musical theme composed by Stanley Applebaum, provided through the courtesy of Pan American World Airways.

5 FORTY CARATS A Comedy in Three Acts Adapted by JAY ALLEN From a Play by BARILLET & GREDY Directed by TED HEUSEL Costumes LOUISE MALEFYT Set Design DON STEWART Lighting Design DAVE MOHLER Set Decoration WARREN KENT LEWIS Cast, in the order of their appearance: Ann Stanley NANCY HEUSEL Peter Latham GARY A. KLINSKY Mrs. Adams BETH DEFORGE Mrs. Margolin JOY SCARPUZZA Billy Boylan FRED REILLY Eddy Edwards JOHN STEPHENS Maud Hayes VEITCH REINHART Trina Stanley LYNNE WIENEKE Mrs. Latham LOIS MCDONNELL LINTNER Mr. Latham HAROLD HAUGH Pat WARREN KENT LEWIS Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

6 PRODUCTION STAFF Director Ted Heusel Assistant Director Runelda Medrano Producer , Chris Stephens Stage Manager Runelda Medrano Set Designer... Don Stewart Set Decorator Warren Kent Lewis Set Construction... Bob Seeman, Chairman. Ken Mead. Ted Farah, Ken Karren, Mike Alexander, Sheila McKay, Don Stewart, Curley Bell, Bob LaFave. Beth DeForge. Don Lindemann, Diane Wroblewski, Sally Collins, Glen Sargent, Donna Scarpuzza, Donna DeBrode Stage Crew.... Dave Gilbert. Bob LaFave, Glen Sargent Lighting Designer Dave Mohler Lighting Technicians Roy Schwartz, Chairman, Burnette Staebler, Dave Mohler Sound Technicians Chris Schwartz, Chairman. Julie Englander, Carol Green Props Brenda Erwin, Chairman. Bobbie Heminger, Donna Scarpuzza, Clare Rainey. Cora Greenberg, Susanne Wright. Nicki Palmer, Beth DeForge Costumes Louise Malefyt, Chairman. Sheila McKay, Deborah MacVey, Donna DeBrode Makeup.... Sophie Farah, Chairman. Hariett Kirk, Pat Hughes Promotion Carol Deniston Assisted By Gary A. Klinsky Photographer Fred Beutler Lobby Display Sue Beutler Poster Design Bob Gold strom Poster Distribution Gerry Briegel Feature Articles Sue Rosen Box Office Janet Crabtree Ticket Agent Jerry Scofield Head Usher JoyScarpuzza Assisted By Fran Stewart, Gerry Briegel Playbill Ads Joy Scarpuzza, Ken Johnson Playbille Phyllis S. Kehoe SPECIAL THANKS TO: Suzuki of Ann Arbor. Inc. Hearne Brothers Big George's Home Appliance Mart U-M Property Control Ann Arbor News Ypsilanti Press Michigan Daily Huron Valley Advisor Extra Special Thanks To: TYNER'S l'iassics in furniture Hairstyles for Ann & Maud by Avanti Hair Fashions All of Maud's costumes and some of Ann's by Stretch & Sew Judy Riecker (W AAM) Charles Bross (WPAG) Lucy Dobson (WPAG) Bill Bishop (WUOM) Universitv Plavers Cutler C~ston; Audio Marsh Office Supply Lucille Allen

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