Rumors Playbill

Henderson Theater

By Neil Simon

SYNOPSIS

In this elaborate farce, four couples are invited to a dinner party to celebrate a 10th wedding anniversary. However, as each couple arrives, they discover there are no servants, the hostess is missing, the dinner remains frozen in the sink, and the host the deputy mayor of New York City – has been shot and they need to keep it all “hush hush”. A nicotine fit, a damaged BMW, whiplash, misguided jealousy, a reoccurring back spasm, fooling the cops and rumors galore add to the comedic mayhem. The situation gets even more hilarious when no one can remember what lie has been told to whom.

Act I

A half-hour later, the house is an absolute mess.

Sukhraj

Stage Crew

Art

Cast Biographies

Nora Collard (Chris Gorman) is so excited to be partaking in her first Pegasus Production. She is a sophomore vocal major at Red Bank Regional High-school. Nora also dances competitively at Dance Plus. Nora recently made her OffBroadway debut as Muffy in Camp, A New Musical. She was also recently in Pheonix Productions, Perry award nominated rendition of The Wizard Of Oz. Some favorite roles include The Little Mermaid (Ariel), Peter Pan (Wendy), Shrek (Fiona), and Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins) Special thanks to Deborah Mannato, David Mennan, Brian Krajick, Joede, and Robert Lastly, Nora would like to thank the amazing cast, crew, and directors for making this show so special

Tyler DeBellis (Glenn Cooper Understudy) is a sophomore at CBA. He is very excited to finally be joining the wonderful family at Pegasus Production Company. He feels welcomed and blessed to be working with such a great group of students and teachers. He can’t wait for the audience to see what we have in store for this year's production of Rumors.

Caroline Frick (Cookie Cusack) is excited to make her Pegasus Debut! She is a Junior at Wall High School. Some of her favorite productions she has been in include, High School Musical Jr. (Brainiac), Chicago High School Edition (The Reporter), and Getting to know...Footloose (Cowgirl Chet). In addition to being on stage, she has also been on the stage crew for Annie Kids, and Matilda Jr. Caroline would like to thank the cast, crew, and directors for making this an amazing experience!

Jack Glassman (Ernie Cusack) is so excited to be back acting with Pegasus Production Company after being in 13 last spring as Malcolm. Jack has worked on 5 previous Pegasus productions doing stage crew. Prior to that, he was incredibly active with Seashore Players. His previous acting credits include Shrek the Musical (Thelonious), Elf (Walter Hobbs), and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown). Jack would like to thank Mr. Orozco, Mr. Lopez, Ms. Morrello, Ms. Heidelberger, and the cast and crew for all the support. Jack would also like to thank his family and the CBA community for all their love and support.

Will Goss (Glenn Cooper) is a senior that has been a part of Pegasus since his freshman year. He is very happy to be back on the stage this fall. This is Will’s sixth show as a part of Pegasus and his second time on stage. Prior to being on stage, he has been a part of the crew team, helping build, design, and paint sets.

Kylie Mulvihill (Claire Ganz) is beyond excited for her fifth show with Pegasus Productions Company! She is a senior at Howell High School, attending their acting magnet program. With Pegasus, she was previously seen in 13: The Musical! (Patrice), The Great Gatsby (Daisy), Louder than Words (Tracey), and Footloose (Ensemble). Some of her other favorite productions include Frozen Jr. (Elsa), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Mulan Jr. (Mulan), The Emperor's New Duds (Pinelope), Curtains (Featured Dancer), and Seussical (Ribbon Twirler, Who). Kylie would like to thank her very supportive family and everyone involved in Pegasus Production Company for helping to bring magic to the stage! She hopes you enjoy the show!

James Nardiello (Lenny Ganz) staggers onto the stage to return for his 5th show with Pegasus. James is happy to return to the stage after his roles last year in The Great Gatsby (Nick Carraway) and 13: The Musical! (Simon) and is thrilled to take on the role of Lenny Ganz, whom he feels is very similar to himself. James would love to thank the directors of the show for giving him a chance to get back onto the stage and allowing him to take on the role of Public Relations Director. He is ready to put on an amazing performance!

Eric Rosa (Ernie Cusack Understudy) is a junior at Christian Brothers Academy and is thrilled to play the understudy for Ernie Cusack in the Pegasus Production Company's production of Rumors by Neil Simon. He previously played a Harvard Student in Legally Blonde, and was background in the newly released West Side Story movie. He would like to thank Ms. Morrello, Mr. Orozco, and Ms. Heidelberger for their great help as well as this opportunity and all of their guidance. He would also like to thank the talented cast and crew for their dedication and hard work.

JP Shimkus (Ken Gorman) is so excited to be furthering his journey at Pegasus after recently portraying Archie in 13: The Musical! last spring and winning a Basie Award for best supporting actor in a musical. JP is a sophomore at Christan Brothers Academy and when not on stage is part of the swim team. JP would like to thank his family, the amazing cast, crew, and directors of Rumors, and is very thrilled to continue with Pegasus in the future.

Ella Skelton (Cookie Cusack Understudy) has been with Pegasus for two shows now and is excited for her role in her third show! She was previously in The Great Gatsby (Mrs. McKee) as well as assisting with costumes for 13: The Musical! Ella would like to thank the wondrous production team of Pegasus Production Company as well as her parents

Eamon Sullivan (Officer Welsh and understudy for Ken Gorman) is excited to return to the stage for his seventh Pegasus Production His previous productions include acting in The Great Gatsby (Meyer Wolfsheim), Louder than Words (Customer #2), and Twelve Angry Jurors (understudy for Juror #4). Eamon has also worked backstage as a member of lights, a prop master, and is serving as the Art Director for this year. Eamon is excited to show everyone all the hard work that has been put into the production, on and off stage.

Anya Tumbleson (Cassie Cooper) is excited to be back on the Pegasus stage! Some of her favorite past credits include 13: The Musical! (Kendra), Pinkalicious (Alison), Fiddler on the Roof (Bielke), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus), Annie (Duffy), Peter Pan (Tinker Bell), The Nutcracker (Clown), Junie B Jones Jr. (Chenille). She’s a homeschooled junior who attends classes at Middlesex College. When she isn’t on stage, she likes to paint, draw, and write. She would like to thank Mr. Orozco, Ms. Morrello, and Ms. Heidleberger for giving her the opportunity to be back on stage with such a talented cast.

Luke Walling (Officer Pudney) is a freshman and is very excited for his first year with Pegasus Production Company. Luke has previously been in other school plays and is looking forward to showing his talents on a new stage as Officer Pudney in this year’s Fall play, Rumors. Luke will work as hard as he can to make Officer Pudney one of the funniest versions that has ever been on stage.

Special Thanks

Pegasus Production Company would like to extend our most heartfelt thanks to the following individuals for all their help and hard work in assisting us with this production. We could not have done it without you!

Mr. Fales Mr. Begley Mrs. Szablewski Mr. Nunan Mr. Holtz

The CBA Maintenance Staff

The CBA Secretaries

Ms. Giana Scanelli

Mr. Basil Iwanyk & Thunder Road Books Pantano Nursery

Twin Lights Capital Mr. Chris Rocco Mr. Ed Ryan Mr. Tom Luby Mr. Sullivan

The Collard Family The Student Council & SADD

Mr. Larry Levanti Mr. Jason Lutz

Boosters from Our Family and Friends

Nick,

We are so proud of how hard you worked on the other side of the stage! Congrats to all of the cast, crew, and directors on another great Pegasus Production!

The Buchanan family

Best wishes to the cast and crew of Rumors! We are so proud of you, Ella!

Love, Dad, Mom, Kenny, Tim, and Chris Skelton

To the amazing crew and cast of Rumors: Thanks for the drama! And to my Four Star Honors Thespian Vice Presidential List Stage Manager Son: So proud of you! Congrats Ian! Love, Mom

Congratulations to Ian Hoffman and the crew and cast of Rumors! Love, Grandma Shell and Toggy

To JG and the entire cast and crew Break a leg! The Glassmans

Break a leg Jack. We love you! Casey, Anthony, Tristan, Mia, Nila, and Alex

We love you Jackie Boy. Break a leg! Grandma and Grandpa

Break a leg Jack Proud of you! Grandma and Grandpa

Congrats Nora and the rest of the cast on what is sure to be a fantastic performance!

Love Mom and Dad

This is no farce, Art Director, Officer Welch, Understudy "Ken." "Rumor" has it, Eamon does them all!

Congratulations! Love, Grandmom

Eamon we are so proud of you and love watching you do what you love!

We love you!

Mom, Dad, Grace, and Sean

Aidan, we are so proud of you! Your talent and dedication shine whether you are on stage or off. We are so happy to see your commitment and passion on the business development side so that the show has the sponsorship it needs to go on. We love you!

Mom, Dad, Ava and Teta

Christopher,

We are so very proud of your hard work and we love you so very much! Love, Mommy, Daddy, Ava and Julia

Congratulations to everyone. It took a lot of work to get us all here, let’s make this show a good one!

Eamon

The entire administration, faculty & staff congratulates the cast & crew of Pegasus Production Company on this culmination of months of hard work.

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