THIS PRODUCTION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. ALLAN A. CUSEO MUSICAL DIRECTION MR. NED B. CRISLIP SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FROM

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3 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

4 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

5 SCENE SYNOPSIS Prologue: The Castle Scene 1: Scene 2: SceiJe 3: Scene 4: Scene 5: Scene 6: ACT ONE The Great Hall Castle Corridor The Great Hall Castle Corridor Winnifred's Dressing Room 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

6 CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE MINSTREL DEAN R. THOMPSON PANTOMINE CHARACTERS PRINCESS-ROBIN MILLER..... QUEEN-PAULA YANDOW.... PRINCE-DALE HASMAN PRINCESS # 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

7 D I R E C T 0 R S + ALLAN A. CUSEO DRAMATIC 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 over 500 productions 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. NED B. CRISLIP MUSICAL + KA THY PELLICANO PRINCESS WINNIFRED 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 experience" 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 ~ol e heartly. 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 peopl e.

8 P R I N C I P L E S STEVE ASPOSTO PRINCE DAUNTLESS DAWN RILEY QUEEN AGGRAVAIN 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 first role was in our last pr o duction 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 udent and student teacher encouz aged her to audi t ion for The Skin o f Our Teeth, where she did an outstanding job in the lead position as Mrs. George Antrobus. Her belief t hat "the character had a lot o f personality that one coul d wor k with" carried 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 just plain enjoy the work, people and the rewards of a job well done" is obviousl y true as his experience -ranges f rom Thurber Carnival,. Yo u Can't Take It Wi th You, and Mame for Athena. Dale 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 DALE HASMAN March l Oth. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SEXTIMUS THE SILENT Small in size, but big in t alent, Tom "loves to show off" 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. TOM SZCZEPANSKI WIZARD

9 P R I N C I P L E S DEAN R. THOMPSON MINSTREL 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. ROBIN MILLER JESTER MILLIE ROLW LADY LARKEN JOHN VOLLERTSEN SIR HARRRY 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 Millie 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.

10 CHORUS AND DANCERS Lisa Blakeslee Kathy Krockenberger Karen Bertola Ginny Murray Kathy Scheg Ellen Wood Marjorie Harmes Linda Necaster sue Alezander Penny Wright Rick Hasman Ken Yaeger Lisa Hemen Karen Wisotzke Lynn Sampsell Lisa Lonobile Laurie Findlay Karen Koehler RHgina Bidzerkowny Sheryl Rockcastle Karen Klink Chris Minges Diana Lovett Lorell Border Janet Kane Nancy Alezander STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHER-Robin Miller

11 0 R C H E S T R A CONCERTMISTRESS Nancy Rhodes VIOLA Julie Bebak Thomas Saul STRING BASS Cindy Leive Robert Merkley Ruth Grimshaw Mark Thrall PERCUSSION Steve Rock.c~stle Mark Chomyn VIOLIN Beth Branick Linda Laney Barbara Dean CELW Barbara Williams Riseigh Wilson Larry Fagen TROMBONE Douglas Fiske Glenn Lenhard FLUTE Mary Wood sue Fitzgerald TRUMPET Barry Wilcox Gary Spitz Dan Fitzgerald CLARINET Marla Fredrickson Vicki Fredlund BASS CLARINET Steven Buckner PIANO Dorothy Kilgas FRENCH HORN Warren Wright

12 CREWS SUSAN WELLER-STAGE MANAGER

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