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We’ve Got
Magic To Do…
Marietta’s Community Theater
2014 Season
December 5-7 & 11-15, 2014
SEASON SPONSOR:
Eater Family Foundation
2014-2015 Board of Directors Matthew Homsher Chairman Scott Mackison Vice Chairman Mary Gildea Secretary Jordyn McCrady Treasurer Linda Shields Boozer Rebecca Carroll Jason Spickler
(717) 426-1277 264 West Market Street, P.O. Box 23
Marietta, Pennsylvania 17547 www.susquehannastageco.com
Box Office Hours Mon. and Wed. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Saturdays 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. (One month prior to show opening, and continuing through the run of each production)
The Box Office is open one hour before show time on performance dates.
Main Stage Performance Times Wednesday through Saturday Evening performances, 8:00 p.m. (Peter Pan - 7:30 p.m.) Sunday Matinee/Twilight shows 2:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.
Audience Notes: • Unauthorized use of flash
cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited.
• For the consideration of fellow audience members, please turn off all electronic devices. In addition to being a distraction, they can interfere with the lighting and sound controls.
• Smoking is prohibited inside the theater.
• Aisles are frequently used for actors’ entrances and exits. For your safety, please do not leave your seat until the house lights come up.
• There will be a 10 minute inter-mission between Acts.
Jim Johnson Artistic Director Amy Hoffman Administrative Director Timothy Monaghan Business Manager
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Directed and Staged by Jim Johnson
Stage Manager Scott Mackison
Technical Director Scott Mackison
Assistant Technical Director Stephen Bair
Costume Design Jacqueé Johnson
Sound Design/Effects Stephen Bair
Lighting Design Stephen Bair Scott Mackison
Music Director Derek Martin
Choreography Kevin Krum
House Manager Amy Hoffman
Box Office Manager Linda Boozer Amy Hoffman
Publicity Mary Gildea
Poster & Program Design Jason Spickler
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THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE “EXTRA” DURING OUR 2014 CAMPAIGN!
ON NOVEMBER 21, 2014, IN ONE DAY, $4,474,027 DONATED TO LOCAL NONPROFITS— $3,305 PLUS TO THE SUSQUEHANNA STAGE CO.!
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Production HistoryProduction History
We’ve Got
Magic To Do…
2009 The Music Man
On Golden Pond Waiting For The Call
2010 Willy Wonka
Our Town The Sound of Music
The Fantasticks The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
2011 You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Rumors Guys and Dolls
Urinetown It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
2012 Disney’s The Jungle Book, KIDS (CWP)
1776 Arsenic and Old Lace
Annie
2013 That Championship Season
Disney’s Aladdin, KIDS (CWP) Is There Life After High School?
Steel Magnolias
2014 Baby
Dear Edwina, Jr. (CWP) Peter Pan
Night Watch a 1940s Radio Christmas Carol
From the DirectorFrom the Director
Jim Johnson Artistic Director
Become a patron and supporter of The Susquehanna Stage Co. for a donation of $25 or more and help us to continue to provide quality theater experiences in our community!
Speak to the House Manager or any of the individuals on our Board of Directors (see inside front cover) for more information!
PATRONS
Kevin, Katrina & Kyle Allen Anonymous Margaret G. Brown James Carroll Sr./Jr. Jody Carroll Stewart Carroll Vivian and Bob Carroll Sandra and Robert Cheff The Churchill Family The Creason Family Jim and Whitney Crouse Joanne Dancause The Dunn Family Lane and Jean Ellis Sharon Funk The Gage Family Mary Gildea & Chuck Weyland Gail Goodhart Kevin and Lori Harris The Heitmann Family C. Eleanore “Ellie” Heller Amy Hoffman Bob and Janelle Hollinger The Hook Family The Jenkins-Hicks Family The Kimbark Family Nancy Kiser Maryann Kraus Dr. Terri Lewis Regina and Bud Lowe Derek V. Martin Michael & Jennifer Martin Keilah McNaughton The Mullen Family Kirk and Christine Noll Walt and Mary Ann Price Larry and Darlene Pruett
Linda Ross Ruth A. Spickler The Staie Family The Straub Family Mr. and Mrs. Erik Thomas Raymond & Sally Vegso Mike and Cari Walker Adam & Michele Witman The Wolpert Family Shawn Young Charlie and Dot Zeller
SUPPORTERS
Gerald and Ann Cole Eileen Cushey The Baker Family Judy Kay Bard The Boyer Family Jim and Martha Drager Thomas Farrow Sally Gilbert Shere Haneman Alison Hoke-Fitts Lancashire Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sarana Miller The Shawn Moran Family T. Daisy Neiss Andy and Debbie Sagar Jacob Schmitt and Family Lisa Seaman Doris and Woody Sites St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Jenny Thayer Patricia Vogel
FRIENDS
Rob and Phyllis Emery Brenda and Bruce Fleming Harry B. Hartman Beverly A. Johnson
ANGELS
Patricia Enos Ron and Sandy Shubert Art and Janet Siegler
SHINING STARS
Larry and Linda Boozer Miriam Fletcher Mrs. Stephanie S. Landis and Mrs. Margaret H. Landis James Landis Oliver & Judi Overlander Daddy and Marianne Warbucks Joyce Zangari
Season SupportersSeason Supporters
Thank you and apologies to anyone who has become a program patron, yet were not listed because of inadvertent omission or program printing deadlines.
About the Production TeamAbout the Production Team Jim Strickler (Harold J. Mullins) Jim has been with SSC since 2010 first appearing in it’s production of Our Town, and continues to be part of the company family today. He has appeared in nine differ-ent productions, and has also assisted Linda Boozer with SSC Children’s Workshop Productions and education programs. He is proud to be part of the company and feels that the theater is in his blood! Beth Sturgis (Sally Simpson) This is Beth’s fourth show with SSC; the most recent being Baby in the beginning of 2014. In addition to those shows and ushering many more, you may have seen her as a costumed character at Hersheypark. As if perform-ing in a show and being a dancing candy bar weren’t enough, she’s also a substitute teacher and planning her wedding for next year (to Kent Gable, who is Buzz in our show). Merry Christmas to all! Steven Sturgis (William St. Claire) Steve Sturgis is a veteran at SSC, having performed in shows from The Music Man through this year’s produc-tion of Baby. His days are filled with mathematics, tutor-ing students at Thaddeus Stevens College and volun-teering in math classes at Donegal Junior High School. He sings with the Lancaster Red Rose Barbershop Chorus and the barbershop quartet, “4 PM Curfew”. The thea-ter is a family activity, with wife Debbie helping with cos-tumes and daughter Beth on stage (in this show in the role of Sally). Unlike William St. Claire, Steve is a holiday person and wishes everyone a wonderful holiday sea-son.
About the Production TeamAbout the Production Team Christy Naples (Esther Lewis Pirnie) Christy Naples is thrilled to be working with Susquehanna Stage Company again. Previous experience includes Baby at SSC and Reefer Madness at Little Theatre of Me-chanicsburg. When she's not at the theater, Christy is loving her life as a high school English teacher and a new yearbook advisor. A huge thank you to my stu-dents for keeping my inspiration fresh, to the cast and crew for giving me a place to explore my dreams, and to my husband, family, and friends for always reminding me what love feels like. Nick Roden (“Little” Jackie Sparks) Jason Spickler (Charles “Cholly” Butts) Jason is happy to return to an on-stage role here at SSC, having previously appeared in productions as Max in The Sound of Music and Charlie Brown in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. He is a founding member of the Susquehanna Stage Co. and served as the Administra-tive Director of the organization for six years. In addition, he has directed the SSC productions of Willy Wonka, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Urinetown (co-directed with Kevin Krum), and Annie, and has served as the mu-sical director and/or orchestra conductor for several of SSC’s musical productions. Thank you to our ever-growing SSC “family” and community for their contin-ued support of live, local theater in Marietta!
Thank You...Thank You...
to the following individuals, businesses and organizations who have helped to make this production possible
through their in-kind support:
Ted Best
Linda Boozer
Donegal Cleaning
Dutch Apple Dinner Theater
The Fulton Costume Shop
Marietta Community House
Mark Spickler
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
...and a special Thank You to the CAST, CREW and STAFF for your time and
your donations above and beyond the stage!
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Business PatronsBusiness Patrons About the PlayersAbout the Players Steve Hassinger (Fritz Canigliaro) James Landis (Clifton Feddington) This show concludes Jim’s fourth season performing at the Susquehanna Stage Company, however, Jim is hardly a newbie to the theater. His resume covers nearly four dec-ades and over forty productions. His first appearance at SSC was as mobster Big Jule in Guys and Dolls in 2011. This was followed by the roles of the evil executive Caldwell B. Cladwell in Urinetown and our founding father Benjamin Franklin in 1776. His most recent appearance on the SSC stage was as the villainous Captain Hook in this summer’s lively production of Peter Pan. When not appearing on stage, Jim is often supporting SSC productions from be-hind the scenes by working the box office, building sets, or running the lighting board. Derek Martin (Toots Navarre)
About the PlayersAbout the Players Niki Boyer Swatski (Margie O’Brien) In this space normally reserved for a biography, Niki would like to use this opportunity to gratefully thank every single man and woman who has served, or are currently serving in a branch of the US Military. Your commitment to keeping our country safe while sacrific-ing your time away from your own families is one of the greatest gifts you can give to your fellow man. Niki is especially proud of her father, Walter H. Boyer for his time served in the US Navy, and her husband, Brian Swatski, for serving in the United States Marine Corps. Merry Christmas to all, come home soon, and thank you for your service. Kent Gable (Isadore “Buzz” Crenshaw) This is Kent’s third show with SSC; the most recent show being Peter Pan this past summer as Wendy’s flyer/stage crew. In addition to those shows and ushering many more, Kent works as a take-off Technician for Brubacher Excavating and is planning his wedding for next year (to Beth Sturgis, who is Sally in our show). Merry Christmas to everyone! Kara Hartman (Judith Davenport) Kara is a lighting technician at Sight & Sound Theatres, but she finds just as much magic on the smaller stages of community theatre. Past roles include: Luisa (The Fan-tasticks), Hope Cladwell (Urinetown), Annabel Glick (Lucky Stiff), Grace Farrell (Annie), and Mrs. Darling (Peter Pan). A transplant from Maine, Kara found a theatre home at SSC five years ago, and has met some of her closest friends here. In addition to singing in her church's choir, she dabbles in creative writing and Irish dance, and is enjoying a renewed interest in crochet.
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The PlayThe Play
Setting WOV-Radio Satellite Studio in the lobby level of the
Hotel Aberdeen at 10-12 Washington Place at the foot of Elizabeth Avenue, between Frelinghuysen Avenue and East Peddie Street in Newark, NJ, Bigelow 5-7979
Time Friday, December 24, 1943
7:30 p.m.
Act I
There will be a 10-minute intermission between Acts.
Act II
The PlayersThe Players
Clifton Feddington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Landis William St. Claire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Sturgis Charles “Cholly” Butts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Spickler Fritz Canigliaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Hassinger “Little” Jackie Sparks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Roden Judith Davenport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kara Hortman Margie O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Niki Boyer Swatski Sally Simpson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Sturgis Isadore “Buzz” Crenshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kent Gable Toots Navarre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Derek Martin Esther Lewis Pirnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christy Naples Harold J. Mullins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Strickler
Set Construction Stephen Bair Kevin Conti Curt Elledge Matt Homsher Craig Kimbark Scott Mackison Jason Spickler Steve Sturgis
Costume Creation Jacquee Johnson Robin Roden Deb Sturgis
Costume Shop Coordinators Jacquee Johnson Nick Roden Robin Roden
Sound Controller Stephen Bair
Lighting Controller Aran Mullen
Spot Light Operator Jack Swatski
Properties Nichole Garner
Publicity/Mailing Kara Best Vivian Carroll Mary Gildea Jordyn McCrady Andy Sagar Jason Spickler
Box Office Linda Boozer Mary Brown Jody Carroll Alison Fitts Amy Hoffman Shirley Martin Mary Ann Price Carol Roland Debbie Sturgis Joyce Zangari
Front of House Nancy Barton Kara Best Ted Best Betty Briggs Richard Briggs Sandy Cheff Megan Depew-Mullen Curt Elledge Jason Genise-Gdula Cindy Hassinger Susan Hassinger Jacquee Johnson Brandon Lippi Colleen Mackison Jered Mackison Stephanie Massie Debbie Miller Brooke Mullen Caden Mullen Mick Mullen Morgan Rose Maegan Seaman
Behind the ScenesBehind the Scenes
Thank you to all those who offered assistance, yet were not listed because of inadvertent omission or program printing deadlines.
