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1 VisLt us in ~ID,.~.~l'~~~~ historic downtown, ~ A~7~~ ~~W~l1~ Plano! ' ~~~fiid~~ },. n~e(l's. II I.'. "O-.th~C [r I,l'OSSWa It Comfort Food &'Great Spirits, I I I' I.. I I' I I' I I ; Featuring, B~eakfast Served All Day! Ho'me Cookin' Espresso Family-Friendly., Live Music Newsworthy Pies Handcrafted Cocktails Henry's Homemade. Ice Cream i I presents Thinl( ofus for your next Celebration. I Meeting Spot h9 It~ Coone9 I Fundraising Event Corporate Luncheon Catering " private Event ENJOY A COMPLIMENTARY TREAT! I BRING IN YOUR PLAYBILL FOR YOUR CHOICE OF ONE FREE COOKIE, CUP,,OF COFFEE OR AN ORDER OF OUR SIGNATURE FRIED PICKLES. "', ONE PER PLAYBILL. VALID THROUGH SEPTEMBER E.15 th Stree't - Plano, TX Cox Building Playhouse September 5-28, 2013 ~ Texas Commission '/-... Plano * ~~ti~~;a ~::;Texas

2 Announcing...Rover's 14th Season! One Day Only 22 Seven World Premieres from concept to curtain in just one dayl January 25, 2014, Courtyard Theater ad1!oj,,11" 8 WRENS by Anne V. McGravie In a cabin in Scotland at the end of World War II, seven women face returning to "civvy" life once the war is over. (drama) May 15 - June 7, Bloody Murder by Ed Sala All of the stock characters in British murder mysteries rebel against their author...to hilarious effect. (comedy) October 24 - November 16, 2013 Out of Sterno by Deborah Zoe Laufer Dotty's life is perfect! In the seven years she's been married, she has never left her apartment... but then she receives a mysterious phone call and her life is changed forever. (comedy) February 6 - March 1, 2014 One Day Only 23 Our twenty-third signature 24-hour play festival, featuring 7 World Premieres! March 22, 2014, Courtyard Theater ranging from Shakespeare to Woody Allen, as well as three summer programs of elocution for children. Theatre organizations she has worked with include McKinney Repertory Theatre, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Rover Dramawerks, and Theatre Britain. In addition, Yvonne does private tutoring and audition preparation, with special emphasis on vocal projection and precision in various English dialects. Chris Dover is pleased to be making his debut with Rover Dramawerks. He previously has acted in Dallas area productions at Theatre Three, ICT, Uptown Players, Pocket Sandwich and others. Before moving to Dallas, he worked in LA with the Groundlings, and was seen at the Improv, Bang Theatre, and HBO Workspace as part of many sketch comedy shows and appeared in commercials and episodic television. Chris graduated from New York's prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts before becoming a founding member of the Soho based theatre company, The 11th Hour Collective. He would like to thank Ashley and Rover Dramawerks for letting him be a part of this hilarious show. Ryan Glen is enjoying new friends from his Rover debut' Recent credits: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Peter Quince), Twelfth Night (Sir Andrew Aguecheek); Henry 6, pts I, II & 1/1, Readings (Somerset, Clifford); Othello, Reading (Roderigo); Taming of the Shrew, Reading (Curtis, Various); Cymbeline (Soldier, Soothsayer, Eagle) with Shakespeare Dallas, The Importance of Being Eamest (Algernon) with Wingspan Theatre Co., and OliverI (Male Chorus, Various) at Lyric Stage. Ryan holds a BFA from the SMU Meadows School of the Arts. Eddy Herring is excited to be making his second appearance with Rover Dramawerks. Prior to being cast as the Sergeant, he was last seen as Bobby Dwayne Dillahunt in RTC's production of The Hallelujah Girls. Other recent theatrical credits include Lend Me a Tenor (MRT), Something's Afoot (Rover Dramawerks), And Then There Were None (MRT), and Oklahoma! FUMC Allen). Eddy is a member of the Allen Philharmonic Symphony Chorus, the D'Jazzters Vocal Ensemble, and is represented by Core Talent. He is thrilled to share the stage with this extremely talented cast, and would like to thank director, Ashley White, for choosing him be part of this wonderfully funny show. And to his friends and family, thanks for all the love and support. Lindsey Humphries is excited to be costuming for Rover again, having designed costumes for Love in E Flat. She's also done props for Rover's production of Wonder of the World and, at Pocket Sandwich Theater: The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, The Curse of The Mummy, and Road To Shervvood. She's excited to announce that she'll be directing Rover's next production, Bloody Murden "Thank you Ashley for such a fun show l " Ivan Jones is awesomely stoked to be in his first Rover Dramawerks production l Originally an Ohio native, he has been in Dallas for 11 years. He has a degree in theater and musical theater from KD Studio. He has worked at many theaters in the area. Some of his favorite roles include: Mufaro in Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, Dallas Children's Theater National Tour, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Frankenfurter in Rocky Horror Show KD Studio, Governess Amplebottom in Babes in the Woods, Puss in Puss in Boots (actual British pantos), Theater Britain, Lucifer in Lucifer Descending, MBS Productions. "Many thanks to everyone who make it possible for all of us to do theaterl I love it and would go crazy without it! To my mom, sister, cousin, brothers! I needed this show and know that y'all will enjoy it! I love y'all more than words can say! Viva Foreverl" Terrie Justus has been involved with Rover since Her favorite performance was in the title role in Veronica's Room, and she especially enjoyed producing Days of Wine and Roses and designing props for Written in Time, The Star Spangled Girl and Black Comedy. Serving as a board member has been the most challenging and rewarding part of the whole experience. Terrie has also been involved with many other area theatres.

3 Get Involved! Rover Dramawerks currently presents five exciting mainstage shows and two One Day Only 10-minute play festivals every season, as well as offering camps and classes in three North Texas cities, and we are elated about our continued growth l Join us as we grow, won't you? Volunteers make all of this possible. We are a business. We are an art. We are a community. If you have ever been a part of any of these things, you have the skills we're looking for! We're looking for people to join our dynamic Board of Directors, help us write grants, network on Rover's behalf with local businesses, build sets, join our new guild - if you've got a talent, we can probably make use of it! Just give your contact information to the box office or a roving board member and we'll take it from there. You can also send an to Rover's Artistic Director Carol M. Rice at carol@roverdramawerks.com for more information or with kudos, questions, or concerns about anything Rover related, too! If you don't have a lot of extra time, you can still help us out. Use GoodSearch.com when surfing the web (instead of Google), and Rover gets a penny per search. Use GoodShop when you shop online, and we get a percentage of your purchase! There's even a nifty toolbar you can download that will tell you when you're visiting a shopping site that will benefit Rover! With COUPONS' And new to the GoodSearch family is GoodDining, which benefits Rover when you eat out at participating restaurants. Check it out today and register, and you can support us without even thinking about itl You can also link your Tom Thumb Reward Card to Rover. Just fill out an application at the store including our account number, 10965, and we'll get a percentage every time you buy groceries I Every little bit ads up! Another easy way to support Rover is to visit the businesses whose ads appear in our program, and let them know you're there because you saw them here' You can even buy an ad for YOUR business! Rates start at just $48 for a quarter page, and we have season ads available, too. Be a show sponsor! You can sponsor the whole run, be a co-sponsor, or even just sponsor an opening night, closing night, or any special night during the run of any show in our season! And of course you can donate to Rover, and we don't just need money (although that's the BEST way to help) - you can also donate goods and services! More than anything though, we love it when you're here in our audience. We need and appreciate your support and hope to see you again SOON. Be sure to make your tax-deductible donations and buy your season tickets! Rover Dramawerks J Place, Suite Plano, TX The Cast Dr. David Morimore... Chris Dover Dr. Mike Connolly Ryan Glen Rosemary Mortimore. Heather Walker-Shin Dr. Hubert Bonney.... Joe Messina Matron.. Kelly Moore Clarkson Sir Willoughby Drake Chris D'Amico Jane Tate..... Carol Becker Sister.... Amy Brown Leslie... Glenn Averoigne Police Sergeant.... Eddy Herring Bill. Ivan Jones Mother Robin Attaway The Production Staff Director Ashley H. White Assistant Director Brandon Sterrett Stage Manager.... Philip Chalut Set Designer... Ellen Mizener Master Carpenter... Dane Tuttle Costume Designer Lindsey Humphries Lighting Designer.... Bryan Oliviera Sound Designer Philip Chalut Properties Designer. Terrie Justus Dialect Coach Yvonne Vautier-DeLay Light and Sound Board Operator Michael DeCastro Backstage Crew Darcy Koss Program Carol M. Rice Box Office Kim Wickware Please turn off all pagers, cellular phones, wristwatch alarms, tablets, and other noise and light making devices. Thank you! It Runs in the Family is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc, 45 West 25th Street, New York, NY 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.

4 Get Involved! Rover Dramawerks currently presents five exciting mainstage shows and two One Day Only 10-minute play festivals every season, as well as offering camps and classes in three North Texas cities, and we are elated about our continued growth! Join us as we grow, won't you? Volunteers make all of this possible. We are a business. We are an art. We are a community. If you have ever been a part of any of these things, you have the skills we're looking for! We're looking for people to join our dynamic Board of Directors, help us write grants, network on Rover's behalf with local businesses, build sets, join our new guild - if you've got a talent, we can probably make use of it! Just give your contact information to the box office or a roving board member and we'll take it from there. You can also send an to Rover's Artistic Director Carol M. Rice at carol@roverdramawerks.com for more information or with kudos, questions, or concerns about anything Rover related, tool If you don't have a lot of extra time, you can still help us out. Use GoodSearch.com when surfing the web (instead of Google), and Rover gets a penny per search. Use GoodShop when you shop online, and we get a percentage of your purchase! There's even a nifty toolbar you can download that will tell you when you're visiting a shopping site that will benefit Rover! With COUPONS! And new to the GoodSearch family is GoodDining, which benefits Rover when you eat out at participating restaurants Check it out today and register, and you can support us without even thinking about it' You can also link your Tom Thumb Reward Card to Rover. Just fill out an application at the store including our account number, 10965, and we'll get a percentage every time you buy groceries! Every little bit ads up! Another easy way to support Rover is to visit the businesses whose ads appear in our program, and let them know you're there because you saw them here l You can even buy an ad for YOUR business' Rates start at just $48 for a quarter page, and we have season ads available, too. Be a show sponsor! You can sponsor the whole run, be a co-sponsor, or even just sponsor an opening night, closing night, or any special night during the run of any show in our season l And of course you can donate to Rover, and we don't just need money (although that's the BEST way to help) - you can also donate goods and services! More than anything though, we love it when you're here in our audience. We need and appreciate your support and hope to see you again SOON. Be sure to make your tax-deductible donations and buy your season tickets! Rover Dramawerks J Place, Suite Plano, TX The Cast Dr. David Morimore... Chris Dover Dr. Mike Connolly.... Ryan Glen Rosemary Mortimore Heather Walker-Shin Dr. Hubert Bonney.... Joe Messina Matron... Kelly Moore Clarkson Sir Willoughby Drake.... Chris D'Amico Jane Tate '".. Carol Becker Sister..... Amy Brown Leslie... Glenn Averoigne Police Sergeant...Eddy Herring Bill... Ivan Jones Mother Robin Attaway The Production Staff Director Ashley H. White Assistant Director Brandon Sterrett Stage Manager.. Philip Chalut Set Designer Ellen Mizener Master Carpenter Dane Tuttle Costume Designer..... Lindsey Humphries Lighting Desig ner Bryan Oliviera Sound Designer... Philip Chalut Properties Designer... Terrie Justus Dialect Coach Yvonne Vautier-DeLay Light and Sound Board Operator Michael DeCastro Backstage Crew... Darcy Koss Program.. Carol M. Rice Box Office Kim Wickware Please turn off all pagers, cellular phones, wristwatch alarms, tablets, and other noise and light making devices. Thank you! It Runs in the Family is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., 45 West 25th Street, New York, NY 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.

5 Announcing...Rover's 14th Season! One Day Only 22 Seven World Premieres from concept to curtain in just one dayl January 25, 2014, Courtyard Theater Odrl!'OF. tlll -O WRENS by Anne V. McGravie In a cabin in Scotland at the end of World War II, seven women face returning to "civvy" life once the war is over. (drama) May 15 - June 7, Bloody Murder by Ed Sala All of the stock characters in British murder mysteries rebel against their author... to hilarious effect. (comedy) October 24 - November 16, 2013 Out of Sterno by Deborah Zoe Laufer Dotty's life is perfect l In the seven years she's been married, she has never left her apartment... but then she receives a mysterious phone call and her life is changed forever. (comedy) February 6 - March 1, 2014 One Day Only 23 Our twenty-third signature 24-hour play festival, featuring 7 World Premieres! March 22, 2014, Courtyard Theater ranging from Shakespeare to Woody Allen, as well as three summer programs of elocution for children. Theatre organizations she has worked with include McKinney Repertory Theatre, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Rover Dramawerks, and Theatre Britain. In addition, Yvonne does private tutoring and audition preparation, with special emphasis on vocal projection and precision in various English dialects. Chris Dover is pleased to be making his debut with Rover Dramawerks. He previously has acted in Dallas area productions at Theatre Three, ICT, Uptown Players, Pocket Sandwich and others. Before moving to Dallas, he worked in LA with the Groundlings, and was seen at the Improv, Bang Theatre, and HBO Workspace as part of many sketch comedy shows and appeared in commercials and episodic television. Chris graduated from New York's prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts before becoming a founding member of the Soho based theatre company, The 11th Hour Collective. He would like to thank Ashley and Rover Dramawerks for letting him be a part of this hilarious show. Ryan Glen is enjoying new friends from his Rover debutl Recent credits: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Peter Quince), Twelfth Night (Sir Andrew Aguecheek); Henry 6, pts. I, 1/ & 1/1, Readings (Somerset, Clifford); Othello, Reading (Roderigo); Taming of the Shrew, Reading (Curtis, Various); Cymbeline (Soldier, Soothsayer, Eagle) with Shakespeare Dallas, The Importance of Being Eamest (Algernon) with Wingspan Theatre Co., and Oliver! (Male Chorus, Various) at Lyric Stage. Ryan holds a BFA from the SMU Meadows School of the Arts. Eddy Herring is excited to be making his second appearance with Rover Dramawerks. Prior to being cast as the Sergeant, he was last seen as Bobby Dwayne Dillahunt in RTC's production of The Hallelujah Girls. Other recent theatrical credits include Lend Me a Tenor (MRT), Something's Afoot (Rover Dramawerks), And Then There Were None (MRT), and Oklahoma' FUMC Allen). Eddy is a member of the Allen Philharmonic Symphony Chorus, the D'Jazzters Vocal Ensemble, and is represented by Core Talent. He is thrilled to share the stage with this extremely talented cast, and would like to thank director, Ashley White, for choosing him be part of this wonderfully funny show. And to his friends and family, thanks for all the love and support. Lindsey Humphries is excited to be costuming for Rover again, having designed costumes for Love in E Flat. She's also done props for Rover's production of Wonder of the World and, at Pocket Sandwich Theater: The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, The Curse of The Mummy, and Road To Sherwood. She's excited to announce that she'll be directing Rover's next production, Bloody Murden "Thank you Ashley for such a fun showl" Ivan Jones is awesomely stoked to be in his first Rover Dramawerks production! Originally an Ohio native, he has been in Dallas for 11 years. He has a degree in theater and musical theater from KD Studio. He has worked at many theaters in the area. Some of his favorite roles include: Mufaro in Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, Dallas Children's Theater National Tour, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Frankenfurter in Rocky Horror Show KD Studio, Governess Amplebottom in Babes in the Woods, Puss in Puss in Boots (actual British pantos), Theater Britain, Lucifer in Lucifer Descending, MBS Productions. "Many thanks to everyone who make it possible for all of us to do theater! I love it and would go crazy without it! To my mom, sister, cousin, brothers l I needed this show and know that y'all will enjoy it l I love y'all more than words can say! Viva Forever l " Terrie Justus has been involved with Rover since Her favorite performance was in the title role in Veronica's Room, and she especially enjoyed producing Days of Wine and Roses and designing props for Written in Time, The Star Spangled Girl and Black Comedy. Serving as a board member has been the most challenging and rewarding part of the whole experience. Terrie has also been involved with many other area theatres.

6 VisLt us in charming, historic downtown G ~~~b Plano! I.' ~. ~ I.~ liz n~e[a's~, I ~ -~I~'Crosswa[k Comfort Food &'Great Spirits,.,, I',.. I ", I ). Featuring B~eakfast Served All Day! Ho'me Cookin' Espresso Family-Friendly. Live Music Newsworthy Pies Handcrafted Cocktails Henry's Homemade, Ice Cream ~~~fm~~ I presents Think ofus for your next Celebration. I I Meeting Spot h9 It~ Coone9 Fundra-ising Event Corpor'ate Luncheon Catering " Private Event ENJOY A COMPLIMENTARY TREAT! I BRING IN YOUR PLAYBILL FOR YOUR CHOICE OF ONE FREE COOKIE, cup,,of COFFEE OR AN ORDER OF OUR SIGNATURE FRIED PICKLES. J ONE PER PLAYBILL. VALID THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2013 Cox Building Playhouse September 5-28, 2013 ~ Texas 1010 E. 15 th Stree't - Plano, TX Commission b--' Plano * ~~sti~~;a ~:t:~texas