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Comedy by Neil Simon LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS

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Harvey Fierstein 's TORCH SONG TRILOGY

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THE CHERRY ORCHARD a comedy-drama by

Anton Chekov April 17-18, 24-25-26

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George Axelrod's Classic Comedy

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by Anton Chekhov An American Adaptation by Sheldon Haun

CAST Alex - Yermolay Alexeevich lopahin - a business man .............. Don Sims Danielle - Dunyasha - a maid ............. ...................... Michelle Cunning Epstein - Semyon Panteleevich Epihodov - an accountant .. Don L. Macey Firs - a valet ............... .............................. ....... ........ .... . Jimi Dowdell Uby - lyubov Andreevna Ranevskay - a landowner .... . Jeanette Knight-Ann - Anya - Uby's daughter ......................................... Kristin Moffitt Velma - Varya - Uby's adopted daughter ..... ... ........ .. ...... Rachael Lewis leo - Leonid Andreevich Gayev - liby's brother ................. Craig Ferrari Carla - Charlotta Ivanovna - a governess ........................ ... Alice Brouss Simon - Boris Semyonov Pishtchik - a neighbor .... .. ...... ....... Rex Kramer Joshua - Yosha - a valet ......... .. .. ...................................... Rudy Calizo Peter - Pytor Sergeevich Trofimov - a student ... .......... Calvin Henderson A passer by .............. .. .. .. ........................ .. ........................ Paul Clark The dog ............. ... ............................ .. ... ................. . ..... .. .......... Sathi

THE SCENE The action takes place on the Gayev estate in rural Virginia

between April and October, 1992.

(There will be one fifteen-minute intermission and two short scene breaks)

- Jeanette Knight appears courtesy Actor's Equity Assoc.

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STAFF Stage Manager ....... ..... ................ ...... ... .... ....... Jesse Brown Assistant Director ........ ..... ................ ..... .. ... ..... Evan Gadda Scenic Artists .... .... ....... ............ Mary Weeks, Karie Hartman Sound Design ........... ................ Don Darue, KTHX 101 .7 FM Props .......... ... .............................. Sue Oriard, Lena Covello Costumes .. .. ...............................................Gorki Spelvinov Crew .............................................................. ....... ......... . Sandra Chhina, Mike Oates, John Hartman, Stephanie Greisen, John Webster, Jereme Worthington, Theresa Presley, Shawn Nelson, Brian Henderson, Dustin Christiansen.

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PROGRAM NOTES That mysterious, high-pitched, whirring sound you may have been

hearing for the past few months can now be identified. It is Anton Chekhov spinning in his grave. In RLT's current production, an American adaptation of his naturalistic drama The Cherry Orchard, a unique transformation is taking place.

If you have ever been required to read a Chekhov play, you undoubtedly cried out to all who could hear, "Nothing happens! I don't understand it. It's boring!" Those who could hear more than likely would concur.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is renown as a playwright which overshadows his successes as a physician and a writer of fiction. His atmospheric, seemingly unstructured dramas reject the clearly defined actions and character confrontations of conventional theater and focus on the innermost desires and fears of his characters. He reveals through impulsive asides and monologues which, generally are unacknowledged by the other characters, express lives isolated by obsessive preoccupations, self-accusations, and daydreams.

His major plays (The Three Sisters, The Sea Gull, and Uncle Vanya) were written for production by the young Moscow Art Theatre. His final play, The Cherry Orchard, was completed with great difficulty due to his battle with tuberculosis. In the spring of 1904 he attended its first performance. Its staging by Konstantin Stanislavsky, sentimentalized the characters and emphasized the tragic elements of the work. Chekhov, however, viewed the playas a comedy and insisted that the characters were ludricious in their poses as idealists, liberals, lovers of beauty, and victims of fate. Said Chekhov, "I desired something other. I only wished to tell people honestly. Look at yourselves, see how badly and boringly you behave."

In July of the same year he died. Tolstoy declared of his passing: "Chekhov is an incomparable artist, an artistof life. The worth of his creations consists of this - he is understood and accepted not only by every Russian but by all humanity."

We have taken great liberties in this American adaptation. The action takes place in rural Virginia between April and October, 1992. The essence of the drama is intact. Characters' names and obscure Russian events and issues have been changed to contemporary American ones to make the play more engaging to our audience. We hope it serves to illuminate the play's relevance to our society, depth of character, and most importantly, its humor.

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Comedy-Fantasy by Harry Segall. Directed by Jerry Johnson One 01 Ns most lamous bartenders stars as Joe Pendleton. the happy-go-lucky

boxer who discovers Ihalille and love are beller Ihe second lime around. Sept. 13-14-15, 18-19-20-21

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.. ".;r.:Y!l Murder Mystery by Vera Caspary. Directed by Marcus Wotland Three men loved herl But who killed her?

Nov. 1-2,8-9-10, 15-16

LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS Comedy by Neil Sl!non. Directed by Donna Green

Barney Cashman - lucky in business. unlucky in love. Jan. 3-4, 10-11-12, 17-18

TORCH SONG TRILOGY Comedy by Harvey Fierstein. Directed by Ron Bracco

Akooky drag queen laces the challenges 01 love. heartbreak and happiness \Homosex:Jal lheme Ilot recommended 101 all audiences)

Feb. 21-22, 28-29-March 1, 6-7

THE CHERRY ORCHARD Comedy Drama by Antoll Chekov. Directed by Sheldon Haun

AclassIc ta leabout cap italistic Russia. April 17-18, 24-25-26, May 1-2

THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH ",.. '" Comedy by George Axelrod. Directed by Catvin John Henderson ..'~"

Anaverage guy III mid-l ife cris iswith an Itch he mayor may not scralch. May 29-30, June 5-6-7, 12-13