A Few Good Men - Sept 2019

written by Aaron Sorkin

produced by Carol Jean Clark, Katie Kellenberger and Robert S. Kraus directed by Kathleen Barth

presents

A FEW GOOD MEN

SEP. 7 – 28, 2019

written by Aaron Sorkin

produced by Carol Jean Clark, Katie Kellenberger and Robert S. Kraus

directed by Kathleen Barth

Broadway Production Presented by David Brown, Lewis Allen, Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, Kathy Levin

Suntory International Corporation, The Shubert Organization

A Few Good Men is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., 235 Park Avenue South, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10003

PRESIDENT Russell Wyland

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

ARTISTIC SUPPORT Susan Boyd BOX OFFICE Ira Forstater

BUILDING

Frank D. Shutts II

DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................................................. Sarah Holt

EDUCATION

Michael J. Baker Jr.

FRONT OF HOUSE ..............................................................................................................................

Robert S. Kraus

MEMBERSHIP Brendan Quinn

PRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. Alan Wray

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Rachel Alberts

Ashley Amidon

Ken Crowley

Treasurer David B. Hale

Secretary to the Board

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Executive Secretary Jamie Blake

Archivist

Charles Dragonette

Business Manager Tina McCrea

Box Office Manager .................................................................................................................................. Crissy Wilke

Legal Counsel Brian T. Goldstein, Esquire

The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Public Performances: Wed.– Sat. at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

Director’s Notes

Aaron Sorkin began writing A Few Good Men on napkins while working as a bartender at Broadway’s Palace Theatre. Since its humble beginning on napkins, it has become one of the most indelible plays in American theatre and a box office smash in Hollywood. Featuring Sorkin’s lightning-quick wit, richly developed characters and a narrative that delivers audiences through the depths of despair to the jubilation of triumph, A Few Good Men is both a theatrical and cinematic gem that has won its place in the highest echelons of American dramatic storytelling.

Inspired by real events, A Few Good Men recounts the murder of Pfc. William Santiago at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, and the events leading up to the trial of the assailants, Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson and Pfc. Louden Downey. Yet the lawyers responsible for defending Dawson and Downey—Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee, Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway and Lt. J.G. Sam Weinberg—discover in their investigation that the circumstances surrounding Santiago’s murder are not as straightforward as they seem. Kaffee, Galloway and Weinberg soon realize that in order to defend their clients, they must fight Colonel Jessep and the web of conspiracy surrounding Santiago’s murder. The culminating trial becomes a Herculean battle for the truth between Kaffee’s legal team of underdogs and the imposing Col. Jessep, who is determined to wield all his power to stop Kaffee and his team from discovering the truth.

The heart of the story within A Few Good Men—seeking the truth amid the fog of conspiracy appealed to me both as a director and as an American citizen. While scandal and conspiracy engulf our government, the drama in A Few Good Men perfectly parallels the political turmoil facing the United States. My overarching goal as the director of A Few Good Men involves establishing parallels between the play’s narrative and our nation’s current political climate, which ultimately inspired the creative choice to set the play in its original setting—the year 1986. Setting the play in our recent past establishes the distance in time that I believe audiences need to draw comparisons between the past and the present in order to discover solutions for the future.

The creative decision for setting the play in 1986 prompted changes in multiple design elements, especially in costuming (the uniforms used in this production have been made to appear consistent with both Navy and Marine uniforms from the mid-1980s) and, perhaps most notably, in casting. While women are a minority among enlisted members of the United States armed forces today, female service members were a rarity back in 1986. In order to portray the deeply patriarchal system and culture that female service members found themselves navigating in 1986 (and, quite frankly, still navigate today), I cast only one female service member: Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway. Lt. Cmdr. Galloway is the only named woman character in the show, and she is the only woman in uniform that audiences will see on stage.

In fact, Lt. Cmdr. Galloway’s journey holds a special place in my heart. My own mother served in the United States Army and was among one of the first classes of women at Texas A&M

University to graduate from the Corps of Cadets. While my mother and her sisters in arms served their nation proudly, they faced controversy for simply being women with a desire to serve their country in the armed forces. As a result, they were held to a higher standard than their male counterparts and endured enormous pressure to prove that women belonged in the corps, and in the military. Lt. Cmdr. Galloway’s story is the story of women serving in uniform; therefore, telling her story properly became one of my biggest responsibilities for this production.

As the director for A Few Good Men, I hope audiences will recognize the parallels between the rising resistance in the United States through Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee and his team’s struggle for the truth. In addition to my focus on the play’s political themes, my creative team and I set out to honor the U.S. Navy and Marines by accurately depicting military etiquette and protocol to the best of our abilities while ensuring that the story outlined in the script is the story we portray on stage. And finally, I hope audiences enjoy a refreshing production of one of the most iconic plays in American theatre that began with an idea written on bar napkins at Broadway’s Palace Theatre.

Kathleen Barth Director

SHOW SYNOPSIS

Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee, a lawyer in the Navy’s JAG Corps, is assigned to defend two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Known for winning plea bargains for his clients, Kaffee seeks reduced sentences for the accused Marines. Yet when another lawyer in the Navy JAG Corps, Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway, proposes to Kaffee that the Marines were following an order given by their commanding officers at Gitmo, Kaffee must decide whether he will settle for a plea bargain or defend his clients’ innocence and uncover a conspiracy led by the commanding officer of the Marine ground forces at Gitmo, the indomitable Col. Jessep.

Time period: 1986

Setting: Various locations in Washington, DC, and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanomo Bay, Cuba

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The Cast (in order of appearance)

Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson ....................................................................................John Paul Odle

Pfc. Louden Downey ............................................................................................................Jared Diallo

Lt. J.G. Sam Weinberg ..............................................................................................Jonathan Mulberg

Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee ....................................................................................................Brendan Quinn

Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway..............................................................................Emma Wesslund

Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway (Understudy – 9/11, 9/18, 9/25) ................Abbie Mulberg

Capt. Isaac Whitaker ................................................................................................................Fred Lash

Capt. Matthew A. Markinson ............................................................................................Jeff Haslow

Lawyer #1 ........................................................................................................................Johnny Goodwin

Lawyer #2 ................................................................................................................................Craig Morris

Pfc. William Santiago ......................................................................................................Edwin Kindler

Col. Nathan Jessep ..................................................................................................David Kimmelman

Tom Dunn ........................................................................................................................Johnny Goodwin

Lt. Jonathan Kendrick ....................................................................................................Miguel Rosario

Military Police Officer ......................................................................................................Patrick Hogan

Lt. Jack Ross ....................................................................................................................Nicholas Temple

Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard ......................................................................................Christian Kampe

Cpl. Dunn ..........................................................................................................................Johnny Goodwin

Cpl. Hammaker ..................................................................................................................Ramy Ramirez

Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph ..................................................................................Cliff Rieger

Cmdr. Walter Stone ..............................................................................................Robert Montgomery

Sergeant at Arms ................................................................................................................Patrick Hogan Ensemble ............................................................Patrick Hogan, Johnny Goodwin, Ramy Ramirez

A Few Good Men is performed in two acts with one 15-minute intermission.

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The Crew

Co-Producers ..........................................Carol Jean Clark, Katie Kellenberger, Robert S. Kraus

Assistant Producer ................................................................................................................Sam Jensen

Director Kathleen Barth

Assistant Director ..........................................................................................................Rishabh Bajekal

Stage Managers ........................................................................Charles Dragonette, Peter Leresche

Assistant Stage Managers Eli Alexander, Joel Durgavich

Set Design ..............................................................................................................................John Downing

Master Carpenter Julie Fischer

Assisted by Dorothy Cass, Jill Crispino, Janet Kennelly, Angela Merski, Wendy Sneff

Set Painting Design ..............................................................................................................Mona Wargo

Assisted by Dorothy Cass, Jill Crispino, Janet Kennelly, Angela Merski, Wendy Sneff

Set Decoration ................................................................................................................Donna Reynolds

Lighting Design ....................................................................................................................Ari McSherry

Master Electrician Jeff Auerbach

Assisted by Jemar Armand, Sandra Benjamin, Lloyd Bittinger, Kimberly Crago, Pamela Leonowich, Donna Reynolds, Jayn Rife, Sherry Singer, Marg Soroos, Leslie Teitel

Sound Design ..........................................................................................................................Krista White

Assistant Sound Design Keith Bell

Assisted by Lynn Lacey

Properties Design ............................................................................................................Emma Williams

Assisted by Phyllis Johnson, Margaret Snow

Hair and Makeup Design ..............................................................................Charlotte Corneliusen

Costume Design ..............................................................................................................Farrell Hartigan

Wardrobe Coordinator Robin Worthington

Assisted by Lauren Markovitch, Sherry Singer, Margaret Snow, Lanae Sterritt

Military Advisor ..................................................................................................................Patrick Hogan

Stage Combat Coordinator Michael Donahue

Photographer ........................................................................................................................Ari McSherry

Rigging Russell Wyland

Double Tech Dinner ..............................................................................................Monty Montgomery

Assisted by David McCallum

Opening Night Party David McCallum

Assisted by Sherry Lord Cooper, Monty Montgomery

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Meet the Cast (in alphabetical

order)

Jared Diallo (Pfc. Louden Downey) is very excited to be able to look like he is in the military without actually needing to run or wake up early. He is also excited to be in his first show with LTA. Recently, he performed in The Wizard of Oz, The Addams Family, Bye Bye Birdie and Seussical. He is a student at Northern Virginia Community College and plans on transferring next year to pursue musical theatre. Jared would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.

Johnny Goodwin (Tom Dunn/Cpl. Dunn/Lawyer #1/Ensemble) is going into his senior year at George Mason High School. His past work includes an ensemble role in the short film Reunion and playing young Booker T. Washington in the Historical Characters Monologues on Fairfax cable TV. This, however, will be his first time acting on the stage. Johnny hopes to pursue a theatre and film degree when he goes to college next year.

Jeff Haslow (Capt. Matthew A. Markinson) is making his LTA debut and first appearance in the DC area since moving back six years ago. His previous roles include Fredrik (A Little Night Music), John Proctor (The Crucible), Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady), Stine (City of Angels) and Marius (Les Misérables). He has performed in an improv troupe and directed productions including favorites Our Town, Blithe Spirit and The Miracle Worker. Thank you to a great cast and to Marty for keeping our life on the rails while I tackled this role.

Patrick Hogan (Military Police Officer/Sergeant at Arms/Ensemble) served as a sergeant in the USMC in 15 countries. He was an extra in two films shot in the DC metro area: The Sentinel and Flags of Our Fathers. He was also in the one-act play Jump at LTA and is a voice actor. Patrick would like to thank the staff and LTA for this opportunity and his lovely wife, Kira, and their daughter, Riley, who is also an aspiring actor.

Christian Kampe (Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard) is making his LTA debut in A Few Good Men. A theater lover from a very young age, Christian performed in numerous community and school productions in his southern Illinois hometown. Now stationed in the DMV area, he works as a military police officer for the U.S. Air Force and is excited for the opportunity to return to the stage. Christian is thankful for his wife, Emmy, family and friends for their support in this endeavor.

David Kimmelman (Col. Nathan Jessep) is beyond excited to play Col. Jessup in his first appearance with LTA. David recently appeared as Mr. Dussell in The Diary of Anne Frank in Rockville and as Isaac in Disgraced in Greenbelt. A 1981 graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, he appeared on Days of Our Lives in 1986 and has performed in over 60 plays and musicals nationally. Some favorite roles include Russ/Dan in Clybourne Park, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Mathias in My Old Lady and multiple roles in The Laramie Project

Edwin Kindler (Pfc. William Santiago) is excited to appear in his first LTA production. A relatively new transplant from Maine, Edwin was most recently seen onstage at Seton Hall Theatre in South Orange, NJ, where he appeared in productions such as Radium Girls, Stuart Little, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Baby: The New Musical, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz and Resurrection Blues

Fred Lash (Capt. Isaac Whitaker) has appeared in 11 productions at what he considers his home base and is most certainly familiar to LTA audiences. On stage recently in August: Osage County and The Fantasticks, he has been nominated for numerous acting awards during the past 30 years. As a retired Marine officer, Fred is extremely proud to be in the cast of this production (even though he is playing a Naval officer!), one of his all-time favorites. He resides in Springfield with his wife of 51 years, Donna.

Robert Montgomery (Cmdr. Walter Stone) is pleased to be in his first production at LTA, and excited to be back on the stage after a hiatus of a few years. A graduate of West Point, he holds an MFA in acting from the University of New Orleans. After many years in the Army, he is excited about the acting challenge of playing “down” as a member of the Navy. He has been seen previously as Ralph (A Christmas Story), Juror #4 (Twelve Angry Men), Fagin (Oliver!), Captain Von Trapp (The Sound of Music), Jake (Jake’s Women), Gremio (The Taming of the Shrew), Antigonus (The Winter’s Tale) and Fabian (Twelfth Night). Robert wishes to thank his wife and kids, without whose support he would not be onstage today.

Craig Morris (Lawyer #2) is a native of Hartford, CT, and an active duty naval officer currently stationed in Washington D.C. at the Washington Navy Yard. After serving 13 years in the Marine Corps Reserve, to include a deployment to Iraq, he graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans where he received his juris doctor in May of 2005, and commissioned in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps in August of 2005. His current position is serving as the Senior Law Clerk for the Navy and Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA).

Abbie Mulberg (Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway–Understudy 9/11, 9/18, 9/25) is delighted to make her first appearance on the LTA stage after co-music directing The Fabulous Lipitones. Previous roles include Soubrette in Emilie… (VTC), Laurey Williams in Oklahoma! (PWLT), Abigail Adams in 1776 (PTP) and Marian Paroo in The Music Man (CRT). Thanks to her family, her ever-expanding theater family and especially her husband, Jonathan.

Meet the Cast

Jonathan Mulberg (Lt. J.G. Sam Weinberg) is very excited to be a part of this production and returning to LTA for the first time since Ragtime in 2014. Recent credits include John Wilkes Booth in Assassins (DS), Corny Collins in Hairspray (CRT), Chuck Cranston in Footloose (MCP) and Charles Thompson in 1776 (MCP, 2016). Jonathan would like to thank all his friends, family and his wife, Abbie, for all their support.

John Paul Odle (Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson) is looking forward to working at LTA again. John Paul previously performed in The Nance (Ned) and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Spike). In addition, he has performed at ACCT in The Count of Monte Cristo (Maximilian) and most recently in Bus Stop (Bo). John Paul is excited to return to his theatre home. He thanks his friends and family for their constant and tremendous support and love.

Brendan Quinn (Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee) is ecstatic to be performing in his sixth show onstage with LTA. You may have previously seen him in Dracula (Jonathan Harker), Harvey (Wilson), Legally Blonde–The Musical (Warner Huntington III), A Christmas Carol (2016–Fred) and The Odd Couple (Female Version) (Jesús). Brendan also serves as Governor for Membership for LTA (talk to him about getting involved!) and works as a properties designer, working next on LTA’s upcoming Rumors. Offstage, Brendan follows the money-in-politics trail as outreach manager for @OpenSecretsDC.

Cliff Rieger (Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph) is excited to be in his first show at LTA. Cliff has been active in local theater since moving here from Orlando seven years ago. He is still active in Florida, where he spends his winters, and just finished performing in Social Security. Cliff has a degree in special education and taught theater to deaf students in Milwaukee, WI. He thanks his whole family for their continued support.

Miguel Rosario (Lt. Jonathan Kendrick) will be making his LTA debut in A Few Good Men. He has previously appeared in South Pacific (SMP) and is an alumnus of the Separate Beds Sketch Comedy Team (LIT) and Grace Covenant Church of Virginia Drama Team. With over 20 years of military service, his ability to bring military realism to the stage is a key part of his artistic contribution. He has studied the actor’s process at DC’s Studio Theatre and now lives in Alexandria.

Nicholas Temple (Lt. Jack Ross) is excited to take part in his first production at LTA. Prior credits include Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest (SSS); Sharpe/Wintour/James I in Equivocation (SSS); Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (TAP); and his WATCH-nominated turn as Clifford Anderson in Deathtrap (SSS). Love always to his parents, Nathan and Nikia, for their tireless support, and to Kristen for humoring him.

Emma Wesslund (Lt. Cmdr. Joanne (Jo) Galloway) was most recently seen in Silver Spring Stage’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest. A believer in the power of performing arts, Emma by day is the Young Playwrights’ Theater’s development manager. She also produced God Is Dead and April’s Getting Married (Three Muses) at the 2018 Capital Fringe Festival. Emma is honored to be part of telling this story, and grateful to you for coming to see it.

In case of an emergency, LTA has three AEDs (automated external defibrillators)

They are located as follows:

1. in the lobby, near the Council Green Room

2. in the cast entrance hallway, near backstage door

3. in the Alexandria Academy, on the first floor

Theater Abbreviations Used in This Playbill

ACCT – Aldersgate Church

Community Theater

ACT – Alliance of Community Theaters

ASC – Annapolis Shakespeare Company

ATMTC – Adventure Theatre and Musical Theater Center

BCT – Bowie Community Theatre

BST – Baltimore Shakespeare Factory

CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company

CCDC – Capital City Players of DC

CCP – Chevy Chase Players

CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company

CRT – Castaways Repertory Theatre

CT – Chalice Theater

DTC – Damascus Theatre Company

DS – Dominion Stage

ES – Encore Stage

ESP – Elden Street Players (now NST)

FCT – Fauquier Community Theatre

FP – Foundry Players (now CCDC)

GAC – Greenbelt Arts Center

GFP – Great Falls Players (now MCP)

HBP – Hard Bargain Players

IS – Infinity Stage

KAT – Kensington Arts Theatre

KT – Keegan Theatre

LIT – Laugh Index Theater of DC

LMP – Laurel Mill Playhouse

LSDT – Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre

LTA – The Little Theatre of Alexandria

MCP – McLean Community Players

MET – Maryland Ensemble Theatre

MP – Montgomery Playhouse

MPAT – Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre

MSA – Metropolitan School for the Arts

MTA – McLean Theatre Alliance (now MCP)

MTC – Musical Theater Center

MVCCT – Mount Vernon Community

Children’s Theatre

NST – NextStop Theatre

NVP – Northern Virginia Players

NVTA – Northern Virginia Theatre Alliance

OTC – Olney Theater Center

PCP – Port City Playhouse

PGLT – Prince George’s Little Theatre

PPF – Providence Players of Fairfax

PTC – Pandemonium Theater Productions

PTC – Potomac Theatre Company Inc.

PTP – Port Tobacco Players

PWLT – Prince William Little Theatre

RCP – Reston Community Players

RLT – Rockville Little Theatre

RM – Rude Mechanicals

RMT – Rockville Musical Theatre

SCT – Springfield Community Theater

SMP – St Mark’s Players

SP – Sterling Playmakers

SSS – Silver Spring Stage

ST – Signature Theatre

TACT – The American Century Theater

TAP – The Arlington Players

TAT – The Alliance Theatre

TBP – The British Players

TCP – Tantallon Community Players

TL – Theater Lab

TT4W – The 4th Wall

UUCA – Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington

VLOC – Victorian Lyric Opera Company

VTC – Vienna Theatre Company

WATCH – Washington Area Theatre

Community Honors

WOB – Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre

WS – Washington Savoyards

Meet the Crew (in alphabetical order)

Jeff Auerbach (Master Electrician) would like to thank the producers for the opportunity to work on this show. He sends his love to his family, David and Katie Clement, and he also thanks them for their support during the long hours he is gone creating his art. Jeff is proud to say he won the 2018 WATCH award for Lighting Design for Dracula at LTA. Jeff hopes you enjoy this production of A Few Good Men.

Rishabh Bajekal (Assistant Director)is thrilled to be working alongside Kathleen as the Assistant Director. This is his second time sitting “on the other side of the table”, after working as a “Production Assistant” for Princess Ida at VLOC. His recent credits include Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar, LTA) and Marco (Gondoliers, VLOC). He hopes everyone enjoys the show!

Kathleen Barth (Director) is a theatre director, as well as a playwright and screenwriter, local to the DC metro area. She has been involved with the Little Theatre of Alexandria since 2017, directing one-act plays with NextGen’s New Voices series. Kathleen is thrilled to stage Aaron Sorkin’s play A Few Good Men, and she would like to dedicate her work on this production to the members of her family who have served in the U.S. military: Sandra Phillips Barth, Col. (Retired) Thomas H. Barth and her older brother, Capt. Thomas R. Barth, who is serving in Afghanistan with Alpha Company, 2-501st General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade–and all the military families with loved ones serving overseas. Past directorial credits include Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight (VTC), Sweeney Todd (MVCCT), Ghosts (2018 Capital Fringe Festival), Moonlight Wisteria (Who What Where Theatre Collective) and A Fine Death (NVTA One Act Festival).

Keith Bell (Assistant Sound Design)is pleased with the opportunity to work with sound designer Krista White and the rest of the talented cast and crew of A Few Good Men. He has been designing sound for professional and community groups in the DMV for 20 years, with over 60 productions on his resume, including 10 at LTA.

Carol Jean Clark (Co-Producer) is pleased to be a part of LTA’s production of A Few Good Men. She enjoys working in every aspect of theatre both on and off the stage. She looks forward to continuing her work at LTA.

Charlotte Corneliusen (Hair and Makeup Design) worked as a makeup artist for independent films for five years. She also worked at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany and supported the U.S. Army in training coalition forces for deployment through the Civilians on the Battlefield program. Charlotte co-produced Dracula last season at LTA. She also produced Ghosts at Capital Fringe Festival 2018, which Kathleen Barth directed. Charlotte was assistant producer for Anne of Green Gables–The Musical at LTA. She also co-produced two one-act events with NextGenLTA.

Michael Donohue (Stage Combat Coordinator) is happy to be involved in his first show with LTA. He recently won the WATCH award for his sword fighting Stage Combat choreography for Lovers and Executioners (PPF). His choreography has been nominated multiple times for WATCH awards. Michael was a professional Fight Director for almost 20 years, choreographing stage combat for regional theatres up and down the eastern seaboard, including Williams Town Theatre Festival for three seasons, Shakespeare Theatre Festivals and many of the large outdoor drama venues, such as the Legend of Daniel Boone, Blue Jacket, as well as many large performance events for HIIT Productions. One of Michael’s most challenging performance events was the staging of a full body burn for 22 performances at Poconos, PA.

John Downing (Set Design) designed his first show 30 years ago, which was The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (not a musical) at LTA, one of many plays in the Ten Little Indians subgenre. Other designs for this type of play include Something’s Afoot (it is a musical) at LTA, And Then There Were None at ACCT, A Party to Murder at LTA, A Christmas Carol at LTA and this current show. John is a recently retired flight dynamics engineer at NASA and now spends his time creating set models out of Legos. In his spare time, John also enjoys APBA Baseball, Euro-Gaming, model battleships, Doctor Who, airplane-free traveling and of course, theatre.

Charles Dragonette (Co-Stage Manager) has been onstage and backstage at LTA, ACCT, DS and PCP and is excited to be involved in this production of this fast-paced show. Charles is also LTA Archivist and Set Dressing Chair.

Julie Fischer (Master Carpenter) has assisted in set construction for numerous LTA productions since 2016, and is honored to lead the set building team for A Few Good Men. She credits Hollins University’s theatre program with her introduction to set building, and believes firmly that all women and girls should have informed opinions about their favorite power tools.

Farrell Hartigan (Costume Design) has spent many years making sure no one goes on stage naked (with the exception of Calendar Girls). Farrell’s other activities range from gardening to automobile repair to community service! She has designed costumes for many of our local theaters and has been honored to receive several WATCH and LTA awards. Farrell is pleased to be working with the good folks of The Little Theatre of Alexandria again.

Patrick Hogan (Military Advisor) served as a sergeant in the USMC in 15 countries. He was an extra in two films shot in the DC metro area: The Sentinel and Flags of Our Fathers. He was also in the one-act play Jump at LTA and is a voice actor. Patrick would like to thank the staff and LTA for this opportunity and his lovely wife, Kira, and their daughter, Riley, who is also an aspiring actor.

Meet the Crew (continued)

Katie Kellenberger (Co-Producer) is elated to make her mainstage producer debut with the very talented cast of A Few Good Men. Most recently, she appeared onstage as Heather McNamara in Heathers: The Musical (RMT), a featured dancer in Jesus Christ Superstar (LTA) and Ruby in Anne of Green Gables–The Musical (LTA). Thanks for coming!

Robert S. Kraus (Co-Producer) is excited to be working with such a great team led by award-winning director Kathleen Barth! Robert serves on the LTA Board as Governor for Front of House. Robert has appeared both onstage and offstage in many, many capacities at LTA, including a six-year stint as Governor of Technical Support. Other producing appearances include co-producer of A Christmas Carol, Jesus Christ Superstar, Anne of Green Gables–The Musical, A Party to Murder, To Kill a Mockingbird, Boeing Boeing, Twentieth Century, All the King’s Women, Oliver!, The Secret Garden, The Sunshine Boys, The Gin Game and The Ritz. Onstage appearances at LTA include the Paper Hanger in Auntie Mame, Ancient Man in The Teahouse of the August Moon and a tourist in Lettice and Lovage

Peter Leresche (Co-Stage Manager) is happy to be part of his first show with LTA. Peter has played many roles in various theatres in the area, including School of Rock, Seussical, Into the Woods, Pride and Prejudice, Pippin, Legally Blonde and many more. He works as the technical director at the Montessori School of Northern Virginia and is currently working on a book on technical theatre for elementary schoolchildren. He is the assistant technical director for Vine Church as well as Danny Entertainment.

Ari McSherry (Lighting Design) is excited to be back at what he considers his “home theater” after years living out of state–starting with his first lighting design for LTA’s production of The Desperate Hours and numerous other productions, such as Rashomon and Farragut North (PCP). Ari is thrilled and humbled to again work among such hardworking, creative, dedicated and supportive actors and technicians who make LTA such a special venue.

Donna Reynolds (Set Decoration) has been involved in local community theater for 20 years in a variety of roles, including designer, stage manager, and producer. She previously did set dressing for Tale of the Allergist’s Wife (LTA) and most recently designed props for Enchanted April and The Miracle Worker (both at ACCT). She is also a frequent member of the LTA lighting crew.

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Mona Wargo (Set Painting) has been painting sets in the volunteer theater community for many years, since her long stint at Dominion Stage from 1998 to 2007. She came to LTA in 2016, jointly winning the LTA Pearl Award in set painting for her first LTA show, A Party to Murder. She recently also jointly won her first WATCH set painting award for LTA’s Dracula. She continues to paint sets and teach adult basic set painting classes and a variety of other activities for LTA.

Krista White (Sound Design) is excited to be taking the lead on sound design with her first show, A Few Good Men. She regularly takes trips to NYC and Broadway to see the shows there, but she could not be happier with the wonderful quality of a theater like the Little Theatre of Alexandria, so close to home.

Emma Williams (Properties Design) is excited to be props master for her first LTA show. She previously acted in four community theater shows in college. Emma worked as props master for Vienna Theater Company productions of Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight, Peter Pan and Ripcord as well as designing props and costumes for the short film The Audition. She is most excited that antiques are cool again.

Robin Worthington (Wardrobe Coordinator) is delighted to support LTA’s production of A Few Good Men. A veteran wardrobe mistress, she is excited to work with a terrific wardrobe crew. Robin also serves as LTA’s Co-Chair of the Costume Closet Team, curating donated and created sartorial treasures to dress LTA’s performances, as well as lending LTA costumes to other area theaters, schools and nonprofits.

Russell Wyland (Rigging) has dressed sets for and produced several LTA productions, including Hairspray, The Full Monty, Avenue Q, 33 Variations, The Underpants and A Fox on the Fairway. He is the winner of several LTA and WATCH awards for set decoration, special effects and producing. Russ’ specialty and first love, however, is rigging, and he has been hanging curtains, signs and chandeliers at LTA for almost 25 years.

Thank You!

LTA wishes to recognize and thank all the volunteers who have given their time and talents by helping with house managing, ushering, or working in the box office for our previous production of The Producers. Your contributions to the success of LTA are very much appreciated. Thank you!

Box Office Volunteers

Lloyd Bittinger

Luana Bossolo

Tammy Preston Boyd

Shirley Lord Cooper

Sharon Dove

Ira Forstater

Gary Gladstone

Sue Gladstone

Barbara Helsing

Bobbie Herbst

Marian Holmes

Brittany Huffman

Caterina Lillis

Pam McGuigan

Front of House Volunteers

Lloyd Bittinger

Jamie Blake

Luana Bossolo

Lorraine Bouchard

Kaylah Browning

Angela Cannon

Rita Costello

Linda Davidson

Ira Forstater

Jean Miller Frane

Tony Gallo

Michael Gray

Patty Greksouk

Doris Halleman

Steve Halleman

Charley Harrison

Robert Kraus

Valerie Larkin

Frankie Mickelson

Melissa Nielson

Steve Percy

Charlene Pritzker

David Pritzker

Page Dreher

Schreiner

Margaret Snow

Alison Tregea

Katherine Ward

Eve Young

Jeanne Louise

Lauren Markovich

Kim N.

Sierra Person

Ana Rasmussen

Gary Rasmussen

Jayn Rife

Ann Rowan

Toni Sanford

Bruce Schmid

Mary Beth

Smith-Toomey

Howard Soroos

Carol Strachan

Justine Summers

Leslie Wilkes

Don Wilson

Bill Young

Many thanks to the raffle sponsors of our Box Office and Front of House Appreciation event!

Our volunteers were very pleased with the generous raffle items donated by these sponsors, and The Little Theatre of Alexandria encourages its patrons to support these area businesses.

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Firehook Bakery

Alexandria Choral Society

Chadwicks Restaurant

MGM National Harbor

Bilbo Baggins Restaurant

Del Ray Café

Tempo Restaurant

Bread and Chocolate

Madame Tussauds DC

Ford’s Theatre

Shake Shack

Bobby McKey’s Dueling Piano Bar

McLoone’s Restaurant

Shakespeare Theatre Company

George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate Round House Theatre

Hard Times Café

Sugar House Day Spa and Salon

Donors

Founding Fathers

Anonymous

Jim Barthmaier

Marzanne Claiborne & Leslie Wilkes

Laura Beauchamp & Chris Feldmann

Charles Dragonette & Alan Wray

Peter M. Fannon

In Memory of Roland Gomez

Steffen & Jennifer Krause

Beth Leonard

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Shirley McKinley

David & Michelle McNally

Jean S. Moore

Continental Congress

Anonymous

Mrs. Barbara Becker

Kathy Fannon

In Memory of Eileen Farrell

Marian Holmes

Jim & Mary Hutzler

Jill & Joe Kale

James & Catherine Kelley

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Jim Pearson & Laurie Marichak

Jeanne & Dan Porter

Carole & David Preston

In Memory of Leslie Reed

Howard & Margaret Soroos

Andrew Terrell & Megan Waterhouse

Vendini Inc.

Patriots

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Alfredson

Ronald E. Becker

Michael and Niki Bennett

Clare Bisceglia

In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

David & Catherine Clagett

Larry Dempsey & Emily Cole

Kimberly & Steve Crago

The Reverend Stanley A. Dubowski

Jack & Kelly Fannon

Dorinda Fitt

Jim & Alexandra Hartz

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Anne Monahan

Melissa Nielson & Edward Yawn

Peter & Mary Hunstad O’Konski

Dr. David Hunt & Dr. Kimberly Wells

In Memory of Leslie Reed

A. Leo Romaneski

Richard & Rochelle Schwab

Patricia Spencer Smith

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey

John & Laurie Stackpole

Susan Swain

Kelley Wells

Gail & Jim Woolwine

Alexandrian

Neale Ainsfield & Dr. Donna Sieckmann

Martha E. Alliston

Anonymous

The Apker Family

Mary Katherine Baumeister

Beverley Benda

Lloyd Bittinger

Alan Boehm

Luana Bossolo

Gregory Bricker

Herb & Dee Brooks

Dale and Eileen Brown

Jim & Sue Buchanan

Nick & Diane Burakow

In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Carolyn L. Cain

Gillian Chen

Conductor’s Fan Club

David Correia

Patricia Cosler

Brian & Paula Coupe

Robert B. Crane

Tom Dabney

Ann S. Daniels

Kevin Deardorff & Lisa Blumerman

Susan Devine

P.M. Donahue

Dennis & Myrna Dunn

Lisa Eskew

In Honor of Peter Fannon

Thomas & Rita Foss

Jeff & Donna Gathers

James & Maria Gentle

Trish & Cam Gibson

Harry & Mary Clair Gildea

Marcia Gillespie

Molly Gimmel

Lotte Goldman

Barbara Hayes

Jim & Terry Howard

Ray & Judy Isaacs

Willy & Janney Jay

William Jenkins

Sheila Jurinski

Col. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Knapp, USMC (Ret)

Philip & Karen Kopp

Robert Kraus & Larissa Heyman

Freida Lachapelle

Ladies’ & Gentleman’s Matinee Society

Dale & Bob Latiff

Susan & Andre L’Heureux

Mike & Gigi Louden

Jennifer Lyman

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Sara Maddux

Bob & Joanne Madison

The Maibach Foundation

Estelle Marlor

Carlton E. Martin

Linda L. Mayer

John Mayers

Nicky McDonnell

Sandra McKinney

William McNaught & Jody Macolini

Madeline Metcalfe

Thomas & Dolores Mulkerin

Gene & Dorothy Mulligan

Andy & Kate Nelson

Jeff & Diane Nesmeyer

Northstrat on Behalf of Nancyanne Burton

The Odle Family

Douglas A. Olmsted

Elena Polyak

Gary & Ana Rasmussen

In Memory of Leslie Reed

Mary Jo Roos

James Rorke

Ann Rowan

Tami & Peter Salmon

Tom Sargeant

Jacqueline & Ralph Schenkel

Jean & Jim Schlichting

Page Dreher Schreiner

Aubrey & Carolyn Smith

Patricia Spencer Smith

George and Marisa Souza

Bob & Sharon Spivey

Laszlo & Barbara Steingaszner

Donald Street

Allen Stuhl

April Stull

Lois Van Bergen

Edward Walker & Brenda Kurlansik

Cal Whitehurst

Linda W. Windsor

Minutemen

Anne A. Andrews

Anonymous

Ronald & Sheila Barrett

Jay Bartol

Robert & Joann Bingham

Cheri L. Brown

James Brown

John Brown

Sue Buchanan

Felicia Carretta

Linda Couture

Margaret Evans-Joyce

Ira Forstater & Robin Fradkin

Joanne Goodell

Kacie Greenwood & Bryan Smith

Patty Greksouk

Fritz & Pat Haberman

Barbara Helsing

Mark & Patti Higgins –In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Bonnie Jourdan

James & Charlene Kegerreis

Janet Kennelly

Victor and Barbara Kernus

Mary Lawson

Walt & Manette Lazear

Giving Key

Pamela Leonowich

The Livingston Family

William W. Lohr

Nathan & Kara Macek

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Mannion

Bill & Joan McCulla

Mary Jo Morgan

A.B. Morrill

David & Pamela Orr

Kathleen Parrish

Roger & Cheryl Pratt

Col. Melvin H. & Barbara Rosen

Steven Rosenthal

Rob & Donna Roth –In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Mary Sellman, Long & Foster Realtors

Robert & Maureen Simoniz

Barbara Slavik

Charlene Sloan

Mrs. Mary Stauss

Capt. & Mrs. Donald Taggart

Don & Erdine Walter

Hildegard White

Raymond M. & Sheri H. Wolfe

Linda Ysewyn

Colonists

Dr. Lynda Adamson

Anonymous

Walter & Andrea Baumann

Joan Burg

In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Ronald E. Cogan

Robert Eckert

Dan & Marie Ernst

Avery Clifford Evans

Mel & Sara Friedman

Penelope Gallagher

Kathy Giannetti

Aaron Geduldig

Doris Hamel

Edith C. Heilberg

Alma Kasulaitis

Jean Keppler

Roberta Klein

Kathy Koczyk

Patricia Kratzer

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Raymonde Magliozzi

J.J. & Pat Miller

Jane Neubig

Gen. William L. Nicholson

Micheal J. O’Connor

Becky Patton

Mrs. Jackie Phillips

Irene Rehbock

Diana Schwanhausser

Gil & Marcia Siegert

Wendy Sneff

Every effort has been made to ensure that this list of contributors is correct and complete as of the date this program went to press. If your name has been omitted or misspelled, please accept our apologies and inform us of the error so that the correction can be made.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, contact the business office at 703-683-5778, ext 2.

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria

Carolyn Winters Director

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey* ..................................................................................................Vice Director

Margaret Evans-Joyce ..................................................................................................................Secretary

Lloyd Bittinger ..................................................................................................................Financial Officer

Russell Wyland Honorary Member, LTA President

Helga Ingrid Adams

Tina Anderson

Jay Bartol

Geoff & Genie Baskir

Luana Bossolo

Lesley A. Buckles

Franklin C. Coleman

Charlotte Corneliusen

Kimberly Crago

Emory & Susan Damron

Susan Devine

Sharon Dove*

Joel Durgavich

Peter Fannon*

Sharon Field

Ira Forstater

Duane Goddard*

Kacie Greenwood

David Hale

Doris Hamel*

Ronnie Hardcastle

Adriana Hardy*

Donna Hauprich

Barbara Hayes

Bobbie Herbst

Larissa Heyman

Kira Hogan

Marian Holmes*

Jim & Mary Hutzler

Bonnie Jourdan

Algis & Suzanne Kalvaitis

Orron & Judy Kee

Mel & Lidia Kollander*

Robert Kraus

Burt & Vivian Kronstedt

David McCallum

Carlos Moctezuma

Anne Monahan*

Zell Murphy

Jeff Nesmeyer

Lynn O’Connell

Micheal J. O’Connor

Eddie Page

James Pearson

Brendan Quinn

Jayn Rife

Benjamin Robles

Heather Sanderson

Jean Schlichting

Margo Shiffert

Kim Smith-Salmon

Arthur & Margaret Snow

Howard & Margaret Soroos

Rance Willis*

Frank Winters

Bill Young

* Distinguished Member Rev 8.1.19

Welcome to the “Shakespeare Garden” in The Little Theatre of Alexandria Courtyard! This beautiful garden was made possible with donations from LTA members and supporters who purchased bricks during the LTA Council’s fund-raising campaign February-April of 2017. We have planted floral species that figured prominently in the Bard’s writings. We invite you to check out our courtyard during intermission and see how many you can identify!

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria, organized in 1961, is a dedicated group of about 70 members that supports the theatre with special contributions. While our “Shakespeare Garden” is our most massive accomplishment so far, our past contributions included: scholarships for high school students, a new range, draperies and ice maker for the Council Green Room, folding chairs and tables throughout the theatre, brass plates for sponsored theatre seats, a computerized box office system, several grand drapes over the years, and many varied technical enhancements, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for safety. Contributions to LTA from the Council have exceeded $215,000. The Council conducts three business/social meetings per year, and decorates the theatre for the winter holidays. We are pleased to be a part of the Alexandria artistic community and proud to support one of the best community theatres in America today!