Director’s LetterKnown as “The Master” by his contemporaries, Noel Coward was an incomparable talent. Artist, playwright, director, composer, lyricist and actor he had a zest for life and lived it to the fullest. He once remarked that his life had been one long extravaganza. He surround-ed himself with talented and witty friends who shared his passion for the arts, for laughter and for living. I have been fortunate enough to do the same while sharing this madcap ad-venture with dear friends both old and new. I will long treasure the time we spent together. Thank you, dear audience, for joining us this evening. My hope is that you have as much fun watching the production as we have had performing it for you. I leave you with the very appropriate words of “The Master” himself, the final poem Mr. Coward wrote.

When I have fears, as Keats had fears,Of the moment I’ll cease to be

I console myself with vanished yearsRemembered laughter, remembered tears,

And the peace of the changing sea.

When I feel sad, as Keats felt sad,That my life is so nearly done

It gives me comfort to dwell uponRemembered friends who are dead and gone

And the jokes we had and the fun.

How happy they are I cannot know,But happy am I who loved them so.

Bonnie Hewett, Director

From the ProducersWelcome to our 9th Season at the historic Crighton Theatre!! Thank you for helping us make it this far! We are so excited to bring you the Noel Coward classic Blithe Spirit as the first show in our Season of Fantasy. You still have time to purchase season tickets – your best value to see all of the fantasy filled shows this season. After Blithe Spirit, we will present The Addams Family – A New Musical just in time for Halloween. Come to the show as your favorite Addams Family member or ancestor and get an opportunity to have a picture taken with the cast on the set! Our Christmas show is the classic Miracle on 34th Street. Just in time for Valentine’s Day we will present the enchanting My Fair Lady. Farce will again be on tap in April as we present Farce of Nature from our favorite playwrights; Jones, Hope & Wooten. We close our season in July with Disney’s Mary Poppins. It’s a Supercalifragalisticexpialidocious Season you won’t want to miss. See a STAGE RIGHT board member in the lobby for information on how to purchase season tickets (the cost will be prorated to reflect purchase of your tickets to Blithe Spirit) or call the box office at 936-441-SHOW (7469). We hope you’ll come enjoy a Season of Fantasy here at the Crighton!

Steven & Carolyn Wong

STAGE RIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORSPhil Clarke, Denise DeBold, Deanie Harmon, Lyn Hawthorne Howard, Greg Kelly,

Tom Richard, Amy Sowers, Brenda Storseth, Carolyn Corsano Wong, Steven Wong

CORPORATE SPOnSORS AnD UnDERWRITERSSteven & Carolyn Wong/TSF Inc. – Producer

Lyn Hawthorne Howard - ProducerChuck Smith/Exxon Mobil Foundation – Director

George & Amy Sowers – Stage ManagerHarold E. Wood, Jr. – Stage Manager

Peggie Miller – Stage ManagerMarilyn Jaksch – Actor

Soren & Annetta Rose – ActorEd & Helen Wassemiller – Actor

Cheryl Crumpler –Stage hand

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The action of the play passes in the living room of Charles Condomine’s house in Kent.

Synopsis of ScenesACT I

Scene 1 – Before dinner on a summer evening.Scene 2 – After dinner.

ACT II

Scene 1 – The next morning.Scene 2 – Late the following afternoon.

Scene 3 – Early evening. A few days later.

ACT IIIScene 1 – After dinner. A few days later.

Scene 2 - Several hours later.

There will be a 15 minute intermission between Act II Scene 1 and Act II Scene 2

CAST (In order of appearance)

Edith ...........................................................Michel Brown StevensRuth Condomine.........................................Megan NixCharles Condomine ....................................Ralph BiancalanaDoctor Bradman .........................................Reid SelfMrs. Bradman .............................................Leona HoegsbergMadame Arcati............................................Maria O. SirgoElvira...........................................................Carolyn Corsano Wong

PRODUCTION CREWDirector .......................................................Bonnie Hewett Assistant Director .......................................Quint BishopStage Manager ...........................................Hazel WachtmanSet Designer/Scenic Artist ..........................Bonnie HewettProps Mistress ............................................Michel Brown StevensCostume Design/Wardrobe Mistress/Hair & Makeup Design................................Marissa MascoloMaster Carpenter........................................Jonathan VanEatonSet Crew ......................................................Dave Hackman, Chuck Smith, Jim Bingham, Steve Wong, Paul Hagen, Mike Thompson, Maria Sirgo, Carolyn WongBackstage Crew .........................................Sonali Aggarwal, Ron WachtmanSound & Light Design/Light Engineer.........Mike ThompsonSound Engineer ..........................................Ken ThompsonVideo Design ..............................................Steve WongProducers ...................................................Steve and Carolyn Wong

MICHEL BROWN STEVENS (Edith) This is Michel’s debut with STAGE RIGHT but she has done shows with the Crighton Players at the Crighton Theatre in the past, such as Moon Over Buffalo, A Christmas Carol and WhoDunnit? Favorite

stage roles include Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman, Mrs. Sowerberry in Oliver Twist, Grace Farrell in Annie, Lily in Annie, Widow Cor-ney in Oliver!, Elsa in Sound of Music, Ma Strong in Urinetown, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Mrs. Gloop in Willy Wonka, Ethel Toffelmeier in Music Man, and Mary Shelley in Frankenstein. Michel has worked with Bonnie (Hewett) on sev-eral endeavors in the past, but this is the first time Michel has had the pleasure of working with Bonnie as her Director, something she has espe-cially enjoyed and learned from.

MEGAN NIX (Ruth Condomine) Megan is excited to be back with STAGE RIGHT, having last worked on The Carol Burnett Show in 2012 as Assistant Director, and as Nurse Kelly in Harvey in 2012. Most recently she was seen as Karla in The

Show Might Go On at Obsidian Theater in The Heights. She was awarded Best Actress in a Play in 2014 and 2015 for her work as Ralph in Bayou City Theatrics Lord of the Flies and Hel-ena in Stageworks A Midsummer Night’s Dream, respectively by Broadway World Houston. Other favorite roles include Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gretchen in Boeing Boeing, Anne Deever in All My Sons and Brooke in An Act of the Imagination. Megan can be seen in the Texas Renaissance Festival this year as a German Joust Maiden, and in early 2017 will appear as Sylvie in The Odd Couple (female version) with Stageworks. She would like to thank her family, friends and Jonny for their love and support.

bLIThE SPIRIT WhO’S WhORALPH BIANCALANA (Charles Condomine) is pleased to be making his debut at the Crighton The-atre. Ralph has recently returned to the stage af-ter an extended theatrical absence. Current roles include Collin Hawkins in You Can Dance If You Want

To as part of Playhouse 1960’s inaugural Short Play Festival, Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps and Sam Hendrix in Wait Until Dark, both at the Queensbury Theater. Prior credits include Sidney Nichols in California Suite at Irvine Community Theatre and Ivor Fish in Rough Crossing, Raul in Extremities and Nicholas in Canterbury Tales at Rice University.

REID SELF (Dr. Bradman) is pleased to return to the Crighton Theatre stage for a 2nd STAGE RIGHT pro-duction. He appeared previ-ously as Professor Marvel/Wizard of Oz in The Wizard of Oz in 2013. Earlier this year, Reid portrayed Mac Sam in The Miss Firecrack-

er Contest at Huntsville Community Theatre. For Houston Family Arts Center he played James Wilson in 1776, Karl Lindner in A Raisin in the Sun, and Joe Stoddard in Our Town. Additional Houston stage credits include performing at the Texas Repertory Theatre and Theatre Southwest, as well as at Unity Theatre in Brenham.

LEONA HOEGSBERG (Mrs. Bradman) Leona has performed with STAGE RIGHT for many years, playing roles like Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful, the pregnant nun Jeri Neal in The Dixie Swim Club and Abby Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace.

A native of California where she acted for many years, Leona moved to Houston 11 years ago and right away found a home at local theatres, work-ing with great actors on great shows such as Bye Bye Birdie, Outward Bound, Diary of Anne Frank and others. When not on stage, she is a library

CREWBONNIE HEWETT (Director) As an actress and direc-tor, Ms. Hewett has worked throughout the country and abroad. Involved in theatre since the age of two, she studied with the incom-parable Uta Hagen at the prestigious HB Studio in

New York City. She has appeared in numerous commercials, industrial films and print ads. For several years she was a resident actress, director and drama teacher at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, America’s first and oldest theatre. Living in England while attending the renowned London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) she appeared in several productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company having the honor to work with such luminaries as Sir John Gielgud, Peter O’Toole and Ian McKellen. She is honored to be working with the many talented and dedicated people at STAGE RIGHT. She would like to thank her husband Paul whose love and support sustains her in all that she does.

HAZEL WACHTMAN (Stage Manager) Although this is Hazel’s first opportunity to work with STAGE RIGHT at the Crighton Theater, she has been involved with commu-nity theater in the greater Houston area for over 16 years. Most recently, she

has worked as stage manager for several produc-tions at the Country Playhouse (now Queensbury Theatre) including Break of Noon, Six Degrees of Separation and Frankenstein; and many produc-tions at Playhouse 1960 including Private Lives, Other Desert Cities and The Dining Room.

QUINT BISHOP (Assistant Director) is happy to return to the Crighton Stage as Assistant Director for BLITHE SPIRIT. He is grateful to be working with Bonnie Hewett, again, her insights to the play and characters are an inspira-tion, besides, she’s fun to

work with. The cast for this production is phe-

specialist, professional storyteller and active member of her church. She has enjoyed working on Blithe Spirit, where she was able to work with such a great cast and her favorite director Bon-nie Hewett. Enjoy the show!!

MARIA O. SIRGO (Madame Arcati) is delighted to be back working at the Crigh-ton Theatre with STAGE RIGHT as part of this ex-ceptional and extremely talented ensemble cast. Maria has appeared at various Houston Theatres

for the past 14 years and last appeared on the Crighton stage as Frankie Futrelle Dubberly in Christmas Belles. Some other favorite shows include, Entertaining Mr. Sloane (Kat); Agnes of God (Mother Miriam); Seascape (Nancy); Su-sanna & Will (Susanna); Harvey (Veta Louise Simmons); One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Nurse Ratched); Regrets Only (Myra); Same Time Next Year (Doris); Waiting In The Wings (Maude); Outward Bound (Mrs. Clivedon-Banks); Sylvia (Kate). Thank you Bonnie, Hazel, Quint, Ma-rissa, Sonali, Ken and the love of my life, Mike, for all of your help, support and patience. It has been an honor to be part of such a wonderful produc-tion. Hope you enjoy the show! To Miguel, M&P, P-Bird, VA Clan, Sibi Sanch, Mis Hermanos and The Girls~Os quiero mucho!

CAROLYN CORSANO WONG (Elvira) Carolyn is delighted to be playing such a deliciously devious bit of ectoplasm. She is especially happy to be working with old friends, new friends, and one of the finest directors in Houston-

Bonnie Hewett. Thanks to Bonnie for casting her in the role of a lifetime (even if she is playing a dead person). Carolyn is the Artistic Director and Executive Producer for STAGE RIGHT. Favorite roles include the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz, Dinah in The Dixie Swim Club, and Louise in Always…Patsy Cline. Love and thanks to her guys Steve, Michael and Harley.

nomenal and it is a joy to work with them. As an actor, Quint has performed on both the Crighton and Owen stages. Twice he has been nominated for a Montie Award. Quint has been active in the theatre for 43 years. He has been in or involved in about 140 productions since 1973. In the ensu-ing years he has earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Arts degrees, both in Theatre, from the University of Utah and University of Houston, respectively. Quint has been involved in many aspects of the Theatre, such as Acting, Direct-ing, Stage Managing, and he has even dabbled in Playwriting.

MARISSA MASCOLO (Costume Design/Wardrobe Mistress/Hair & Makeup Design) Marissa is a freshman at Lone Star College - King-wood. This is her first show here at STAGE RIGHT. Pre-vious accomplishments are,

Costume Designer/Mistress, Hair and Make-up Designer & Wardrobe Mistress (25th Annual Put-num County Spelling Bee), Assistant Costumer, Hair and Make-up Designer & Wardrobe Mistress (The Crucible), Costume Designer/ Mistress, Hair and Make-up Designer & Wardrobe Mistress (Disney’s Beauty And The Beast), and Costume Designer/ Mistress, Hair and Make-up Designer & Wardrobe Mistress (Anatomy Of Gray). Last summer she had a design internship in Brooklyn, New York for Broadway designer Andrea Lauer. She is thrilled to be a part of the theatre family here at STAGE RIGHT and she hopes you enjoy the show!

MIKE THOMPSON (Sound & Light Design/Light Engineer) Mike has loved playing gui-tar and making music as far back as he can remember. It’s been said that from in-side the womb he was doing sound checks and testing

reverb. His eclectic background as an entrepre-neur and businessman has led him to live in nu-merous US cities and travel worldwide for most of his life ultimately making Houston is home. Now semi-retired, in 2013, he and his brother Ken founded SonicEnergyStudio-Providing assis-tance to small clubs and fellow musicians in ways that improve their “Front of House” sound quality

while also offering of myriad of services including mixing, mastering, live and studio recording, and video production. He is the super proud Dad of 3 beautiful, successful women and Grandpa to his 2 amazing grandkids. Thanks to the love of his life, Maria, he was introduced into the crazy, fun world of theatre and subsequently “recruited for life” by their good friend Bonnie to add sound and lights to a new playground palette. Break a leg to the cast and crew! It’s been fun.

KEN THOMPSON (Sound Engineer) Ken has always been a mu-sic lover. He loves to play guitar and compose indie music. He and his brother Mike founded SonicEner-gyStudio in 2013-Providing assistance to small clubs

and fellow musicians in ways that improve their “Front of House” sound quality while also offering of myriad of services including mixing, mastering, live and studio recording, and video production. He is married to his best friend and love, Mary Jo, they have 2 beautiful, daughters and a beautiful granddaughter. He was introduced into the crazy, fun world of theatre by his brother Mike and togeth-er they are the Sound and Light Gurus “recruited for life” by their good friend Bonnie. Break a leg to the cast and crew!

SONALI AGGARWAL (Backstage Crew) Previous backstage expe-rience includes assisting with The Producers, Legally Blonde, and Treasure Is-land. She is a senior at Sam Houston State University studying Biology. Support for Sonali is provided by her

fine arts family and by contributions to your Crigh-ton Theatre from viewers like you. Thank you!

STEVEN WONG (Video Design/Producer) started in theater 42 years ago as a drapery “consultant” and was “convinced” to re-turn to the stage for The Mu-sic Man, The Drowsy Chap-erone, and Anything Goes. He is generally seen behind

the scenes as producer, lights engineer, or stage manager. Steve is a founder of STAGE RIGHT. Love to family – Carolyn, Michael, and Harley.

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