Wait Until Dark - Oct/Nov 2021

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written by

Frederick Knott produced by Margaret “MEJ” Evans-Joyce and Alicia Goodman directed by Heather Benjamin

OCT. 16 – NOV. 6, 2021 www.thelittletheatre.com

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written by Frederick Knott produced by Margaret “MEJ’ Evans-Joyce and Alicia Goodman directed by Heather Benjamin

WAIT UNTIL DARK is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

PRESIDENT Frank D. Shutts II BOARD OF GOVERNORS ARTISTIC SUPPORT............................................................................................................................ Beverley Benda BOX OFFICE .................................................................................................................................................. Ira Forstater BUILDING ........................................................................................................................................................ Ken Brown DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................ Christopher A. Tomasino EDUCATION .................................................................................................................................. Heather Sanderson FRONT OF HOUSE...................................................................................................................... Monty Montgomery MEMBERSHIP .......................................................................................................................................... Stacey Becker PRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. Alan Wray PUBLIC RELATIONS.............................................................................................................................. Rachel Alberts SEASONAL PLANNING.................................................................................................................. Eleanore Tapscott TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................ Ken Crowley Treasurer .................................................................................................................................................... David B. Hale Secretary to the Board........................................................................................................................Lynn O’Connell Executive Secretary ....................................................................................................................................Jamie Blake Archivist .......................................................................................................................................... Charles Dragonette Business Manager ......................................................................................................................................Crissy Wilke Box Office Manager ..........................................................................................................................Jeffery Westlake 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.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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Director’s Notes Wait Until Dark is a classic thriller from 1966 that was adapted into an Audrey Hepburn film only a year later. Frederick Knott’s play begins by introducing three con men—Roat, Mike and Carlino—who are in search of a doll containing illegal drugs. They set a trap for Susy, the heroine, whom we do not meet until the very end of the first scene. It turns out that a year earlier, Susy lost her sight in an accident, and just six months later, she married Sam, a photographer.

This play was originally chosen by LTA in the summer of 2019, slated for production in fall 2020. As I read through it, Wait Until Dark struck me as a play about a familiar world turned sinister. Unlike the rest of New York City, the apartment that Susy shares with Sam has been mapped in her mind so that she navigates it with confidence most of the time, even though Gloria, the young girl upstairs, does her best to irritate Susy by moving the furniture around. But as the three con men invade the space in Sam’s absence and attempt to manipulate Susy, her apartment becomes an unsafe and unpredictable place to be.

Now, in 2021, the feeling of being trapped in one’s own home, and the sense of disorientation at a constantly changing situation, is a recognizable one for all of us, regardless of our different abilities, genders or life circumstances. Loss, change and the need to adapt to them are basic aspects of life, but the pandemic, as with other major moments in history, has brought out new shadings in these human vulnerabilities.

Susy’s assumptions about her life have been shaken by her “new normal,” and she has had to adjust in a world that had fewer resources than today’s for people with disabilities. Also, she struggles with how to strike a balance between being independent and needing help from others, a source of tension in her relationships with Sam and Gloria. Over the course of the play, as her certainties about Sam are also shaken and her doubts about the three con men surface, Susy must again adjust—and very quickly.

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Ultimately, in many thrillers, a lone woman triumphs over obstacles to outsmart and outfight her adversaries by using resources she didn’t know she had. Will Susy’s perceptiveness and determination help her survive against long odds? Will she do it alone, or with others to help her? What will she use to turn the tables as night falls?

Heather Benjamin Director SHOW SYNOPSIS Wait Until Dark is classic late ’60s thriller that follows the heroine, Susy Hendrix, through a suspenseful game of cat and mouse. Susy, who recently became blind, unwittingly possesses a doll filled with illicit drugs that is being sought by a sinister group of con men who have traced it to the Greenwich Village apartment that Susy shares with her husband. When she discovers the true nature of her situation, she and the young girl upstairs launch a daring counterplot against the thieves.

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CarOl written by Charles Dickens adapted by Donna Ferragut

DEC. 3 – 18, 2021

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The Cast (in order of appearance) Mike Talman........................................................................................Brendan Quinn Sgt. Carlino ........................................................................................Brendan Chaney Harry Roat, Jr. ....................................................................................Adam R. Adkins Susy Hendrix..............................................................................................Mel Gumina Sam Hendrix....................................................................................Ryan Washington Gloria..................................................................................Julia Stimson, Juliet Strom Policemen ..................................................................Bill Gery, Michael Townsend Wait Until Dark is performed in two acts with one 10-minute stand-and-stretch break.

SCENES ACT I Scene 1—Friday evening Scene 2—Saturday afternoon Scene 3—Twenty minutes later

ACT II Scene 1—About an hour later Scene 2—A few minutes later

TIME PERIOD AND SETTING 1966, Greenwich Village, New York City ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Arlington Players, Special consultant RoseAnn Ashby

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Public Relations Staff Publicity.................................... Rachel Alberts Graphics ............................... Simmons Design Playbill Editor ................... Carol Hutchinson Playbill Coordinator............. Bobbie Herbst For information concerning Playbill advertising, please call 703-683-5778.

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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

LTA COVID Pandemic Health and Safety Standards LTA will continue to follow all current health and safety standards set by governmental authorities while the COVID pandemic continues, and we will maintain our full participation in the ALX Promise program sponsored by the Alexandria Health Department and Visit Alexandria.

As our new season begins, we expect our limited seating, face covering, proof of vaccination and physical distancing requirements to continue.

This may, hopefully, change later in the season.

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The Crew Producers ..................................Alicia Goodman, Margaret “MEJ” Evans-Joyce Director..............................................................................................Heather Benjamin Assistant Director ............................................................................Michael J. Fisher Stage Managers ........................................Nick Friedlander, Lauren Markovich Running Crew ............................................................Bill Gery, Michael Townsend Fight Choreographer................................................................................Stefan Sittig Intimacy Choreographer ......................................................................Stefan Sittig Set Design ....................................................................................................Julie Fischer Set Construction........................................................................................Julie Fischer Set Painting ................................................................................................Mona Wargo Assisted by Dorothy Cass, Hanna Finn, Janet Kennelly, Emery Mounts, Wendy Snuff Set Dressing ..............................................................................Allison Gray-Mendes Properties Design ..................................................................Allison Gray-Mendes Lighting Design ..............................................................................JK Lighting Design (Jeffrey Scott Auerbach, Kimberly Crago) Master Electrician ..................................Pam Leonowich, Micheal J. O’Connor Assisted by Lloyd Bittinger, Marzanne Claiborne, Kimberly Crago, Jacquanna Davis, Brook Easterly, Nick Friedlander, Donna Reynolds, Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Marg Soroos, Leslie Teitel Sound Design ............................................................................................Janice Rivera Board Operators........................................Keith Bell, Sarah Smith, Krista White Costume Design............................................................Jean Schlichting, Kit Sibley Wardrobe................................................................................................Margaret Snow Assisted by Alisa Beyninson, Jamie Blake, Robin Worthington Makeup Design ..............................................................................Chanel Lancaster Assisted by Robin Maline Wig and Hair Design ....................................................................Chanel Lancaster Assisted by Robin Maline Rigging ..............................................................................................Russell M. Wyland Photographer ..................................................................................Matthew Randall Audition Table ........................................................................................Sherry Clarke Assisted by Ric Andersen, Bobbie Herbst, Brendan Quinn A special thanks to those people whose names were not available when this playbill went to press.

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Meet the Cast (in alphabetical order) Adam R. Adkins (Roat) is excited for his LTA debut. Recently he played Wayne Hopkins in the DC premiere of Puffs with LTC and afterward with Wolf Pack Theatre. Favorite credits include Gary Stator in R.U.X. for Capital Fringe Festival (winner of Audience Award for Best Comedy) and Jonathan in The Margins (Molotov Theatre Group).

He’s also been onscreen in several award-winning shorts with SHRUG Productions, such as How to Meet a Girl. Visit www.adamradkins.com for more information on his upcoming projects.

Brendan Chaney (Sgt. Carlino) was a competitive speech and national-level debater in high school and found a natural outlet in theatre during college, where he earned an acting scholarship. There, he tackled a diverse series of roles, from Uncle Peck in How I Learned to Drive to Robert in Proof. After graduating, he starred in An Unnecessary Farce (MCP), Taking Sides (PCP) and A Fox on the Fairway (LTA). During COVID, he has gone crazy and is more than thrilled to be “Back on the Boards!” Cheers.

Bill Gery (Policeman) is excited to make his debut with LTA.

Mel Gumina (Susy Hendrix) is thrilled to be making her LTA debut! Though a lifelong performer, Mel began performing in the Northern Virginia area in fall 2019 with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (TAP). Other recent roles include Janet van de Graaff in The Drowsy Chaperone (SMP), Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (CFTC) and Sarah Prentice in A Daughter’s a Daughter (TAP). She currently serves as TAP’s Director of Membership. Much love to my family for their constant love and support!

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Brendan Quinn (Mike Talman) is thrilled to be back on the LTA stage, where you may have seen him in A Few Good Men (Daniel Kaffee), Dracula (Harker), Harvey (Wilson), Legally Blonde (Warner), A Christmas Carol 2016 (Fred) or The Odd Couple (Female Version) (Jesus). He previously served on the LTA Board and also works backstage, winning LTA’s 2017 award for Best Properties Design for Steel Magnolias. In 2020, he co-produced StopKiss for LTA’s “Small Theatre for Unusual Times” series and worked with Script Addicts to produce Shakespearean readings.

Julia Stimson (Gloria) is thrilled to return to the LTA stage in the role of Gloria in Wait Until Dark. She made her acting debut as Fan Scrooge in LTA’s 2019 production of A Christmas Carol.

When she isn’t honing her acting skills, Julia likes to entertain her cat, Pepper, and do tap lessons. She also loves a good, creepy Halloween story and recommends the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. Juliet Strom (Gloria) is thrilled to be making her LTA debut in Wait Until Dark. Favorite shows include James and the Giant Peach (TAT) and Meet Me in St. Louis (Woodson High School).

Additionally, Juliet has trained with Imagination Stage, Acting for Young People, and Interlochen Arts Camp. She is currently an eighth-grader at The Field School and would like to thank her family and friends for their support.

Michael Townsend (Policeman) is ecstatic to be making his debut at LTA in Wait Until Dark. He acquired much of his theatrical experience while in college at the University of Mary Washington, both on the main stage and in the student-run black box.

Some of his favorite roles have included Paul Bratter in Barefoot in the Park (Waterworks Players) and Tim in Noises Off, as well as roles in Lysistrata, Sunday in the Park with George and Macbeth (UMW).

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Meet the Cast (continued) Ryan Washington (Sam Hendrix) is thrilled to be making his LTA debut! Originally from New Jersey, Ryan received his B.A. in theatre from Centenary University in 2020. Notable credits include Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (CSC), Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor (NextStage Rep), Hair (CSC), The Ghost Train (CSC), An Enemy of the People (CSC) and She Kills Monsters (NextStage Rep). Ryan is incredibly grateful to his family for their endless love and support.

Thank You! LTA wishes to recognize and thank all of 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 Fences.

Box Office Volunteers Lloyd Bittinger Maria Ciarrocchi Sharon Dove Florence Ferraro Sharon Field Ira Forstater

Gary Gladstone Sue Gladstone Marian Holmes Carol Hutchinson Kate Ives Melissa Nielson

Kay Parker Steve Percy Page Dreher Schreiner Patricia Skinner

Mary Beth SmithToomey Bill Young Eve Young

Kirt Miller Madelaine Morgan Christina Nahi Heather Sanderson Ana Shannon Nancy Stanly

Sharon Steeg Jean Vita Richard Young

Front of House Volunteers Kevin Blaum Luana Bossolo Denna “Dee” Brown Isabel Craine Leslie S. Deneault

Carol Fay Jean Miller Frane Caroline Gentry Sarah Holt Glen MacDonald Kendra McLauchlan

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Meet the Crew (in alphabetical order) Heather Benjamin (Director) is directing for the first time at LTA after appearing as an actor here in Dracula, Cantorial and Enchanted April.

Previous directing gigs include Copenhagen and Oleanna at Perisphere Theater, which she founded in 2014 and where she served as artistic director until 2019. She also assistant directed How I Learned to Drive at GAC. Heather has a B.A. in theater arts from the University of Louisville and has performed with companies all over the DMV, such as TACT, QTC, SSS and Precipice Improv.

Margaret “MEJ” Evans-Joyce (Co-Producer) is thrilled to be working on a production again. She served as President of LTA for four terms, served as Governor for Production and also as Membership Governor. She was honored to have been awarded the Wachovia Bank Award for Outstanding Service to LTA and the Stuhl Award for Long and Exceptional Service in a Single Department for Stage Managing, and she shared the best producer award for Avenue Q. She has produced six productions and stage managed too many to count.

Julie Fischer (Set Construction/Set Design) is delighted to work with the production team and deeply appreciates the dedication and talent of the set construction volunteers who bring worlds to life at LTA. Michael J. Fisher (Assistant Director) is making his production debut at LTA. He was seen on the LTA stage playing the role of a director in Moonlight and Magnolias (Victor Fleming). Other previous productions include Angel Street (GAC and OTC), Any Given Monday (DS), Blithe Spirit (PTC), Wait Until Dark (SSS), Rough Crossing (RLT), Kind Lady (CCP), Dearly Departed (ACCT), All My Sons (PCP) and Judgment at Nuremberg (SCT). He has also been seen in several Investigation Discovery Channel productions, including Evil Stepmothers, Evil Kin and Nightmare Next Door.

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Meet the Crew (continued) Nick Friedlander (Co-Stage Manager) is titillated to be working on another LTA thriller! He would like to thank Lauren Markovich for being his prettier, funnier, smarter and genuinely better half; the lovely MEJ for gracing this show with her presence and humor; his parents for all their love and support; and all of his adopted theater relatives for getting him to where he is today!

Alicia Goodman (Co-Producer) is producing for the first time at LTA. She has previously produced Copenhagen and Oleanna at Perisphere Theater and is thrilled to be working again with Heather Benjamin and once more involved with local theater after a multiyear hiatus. Heartfelt thanks to the cast, crew and others behind the scenes who worked together to make this production possible.

Allison Gray-Mendes (Properties Design/Set Dressing) is thrilled to join LTA for the first time! She has previously designed with TAP, where she was lucky to assist under Pauline Lamb before getting a nudge to take on shows herself. Allison gets all of her talent from her mother, who made the best costumes and poured loads of creativity into supporting her three kids as a stay-at-home mom. Allison would like to thank her four-legged props fetchers, Rustie and TJ, for not getting too much slobber on things, and her husband, Mark, for being wildly enthusiastic anytime she takes on a new show!

JK Lighting Designs (Lighting Designers) is an award-winning lighting design duo, Jeffrey Scott Auerbach and Kimberly Crago, who are active at LTA, ACCT, DS, TAP and other local theatres. Jeff and Kimberly are excited and honored to work with this talented cast and crew. Their recent productions at LTA include Ripcord and The Belle of Amherst. Jeff thanks David and Katie for their love and support. Kimberly thanks Steve for being a real swell guy.

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Chanel Lancaster (Hair/Makeup Designer) is excited to be returning to LTA for Wait Until Dark. Most recently she designed the hair and makeup for The Bluest Eye (DS) and The Revolutionists (LTA). She would like to thank Heather Benjamin for the opportunity to work on this amazing production and her husband, Austin, for all the love and support.

Pam Leonowich (Co-Master Electrician) has been climbing the light ladders at LTA for over 115 consecutive shows and is proud to follow in her mother’s theatre footsteps. Her mother managed and designed productions for the troops during World War II with the British Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). She is pleased to be teaming with lighting design team JK Lighting and co-master electrician Micheal J. O’Connor. Special thanks to our dedicated light crew.

Lauren Markovich (Co-Stage Manager) is so excited to be part of this production and hopes you are just as excited to see it! In college, she had the opportunity to work with the Delaware Resident Ensemble Players. Now, her “real job” is in the social work field, but she works with community theaters in her free time to scratch the theater itch. Wait Until Dark is her seventh production at LTA. Shout out to Nick and her family for the love and support!

Micheal J. O’Connor (Co-Master Electrician) frequently works as master electrician at many local community theaters. Pam Leonowich is his favorite co-ME. He enjoys working with Kimberly and Jeff along with the very talented tech crew at LTA. He can often be found backstage or in the tech booth, always in the dark.

Janice Rivera (Sound Designer) has worked on sound design projects that include Dracula (WATCH Award), You Can’t Take It With You, The Fabulous Lipitones, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Spamalot (WATCH nomination) and Cantorial (WATCH nomination) at LTA; and Death by Design at ACCT. She produced, directed and edited the audio theatre podcast Between Acts. Onstage she has played Cookie in Rumors, Carmen in The Nance, Camila Rosario in In the Heights (LTA), Aldonza in Man of La Mancha (MCP) and Cathy in The Last Five Years (SCT).

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Meet the Crew (continued) Jean Schlichting and Kit Sibley (Costume Design) are very pleased to costume this production of Wait Until Dark. They have costumed many shows at LTA and elsewhere and have been nominated for and won a number of LTA and WATCH awards. In addition, they have taught costume design at the high school level and worked with several youth theater groups in the DMV. They are grateful to LTA’s Board of Governors for keeping the lights on during the pandemic so they were not “waiting in the dark” until theater started up again!

Stefan Sittig (Fight Choreographer/Intimacy Choreographer) has been involved in 100-plus productions, including stage combat work off Broadway; in Canada, Brazil and Uruguay; in DC at the Kennedy Center, Studio Theatre, 1st Stage, ATLAS, WS, Open Circle Theatre, the American Century Theatre and Workhouse Arts Center; and at regional theatres, colleges and universities and community theatres across the country. For LTA: Moonlight and Magnolias, West Side Story (WATCH Award—Outstanding Stage Combat), A Streetcar Named Desire. 25-plus years with the Society of American Fight Directors, faculty GMU School of Theatre. www.stefansittig.com.

Margaret Snow (Wardrobe) is appreciative to be working the wardrobe operation for Wait Until Dark and to be working with our director, producer, crew and cast. Operating in darkness can be very liberating, particularly when wardrobe malfunctions occur and an escape from the responsibility is needed. It happens in every show, so watch closely. ...

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Mona Wargo (Set Painting) has been active in local community theater for many years. Formerly painting for DS and CCDC, she joined LTA in 2016 and has since won several awards at LTA as well as a WATCH Award. She recently painted for ACCT as well as LTA’s first show this new season. She continues to teach painting classes at LTA. Mona is happy to be leading a talented and hardworking crew again.

Russell M. Wyland (Rigging) has produced numerous shows and dressed sets for countless 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’s specialty and first love, however, is rigging, and he has been hanging curtains, signs and chandeliers at LTA for almost 25 years.

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Donors Founding Fathers Anonymous Jim Barthmaier Laura Beauchamp & Christopher Feldmann Marzanne Claiborne & Leslie Wilkes Charles Dragonette & Alan Wray The Fischer Lacy Family Jeff Haslow and Marty Smith Marian Holmes Steffen & Jennifer Krause Beth Leonard Shirley McKinley David & Michelle McNally Jean S. Moore In Memory of Alice and Tom O’Connor Micheal J. O’Connor In Memory of Robert C. Odle, Jr. Mr. David C. Schwark & Mrs. Suzanne C. Schwark Greg & Pam Sullivan

Continental Congress In Memory of Barbara Helsing In Memory of Eileen Farrell Jim & Mary Hutzler Elizabeth and William Jay Jill & Joe Kale James & Catherine Kelley In Memory of Chris Macey In Memory of Grace Machanic Linda L. Mayer Mary Hunstad & Peter O’Konski Jeanne & Dan Porter Carole & David Preston In Memory of Leslie Reed In Memory of Allen and Jean Stuhl Andrew Terrell & Megan Waterhouse Walter J. and Gail Woolwine

Patriots Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Alfredson Ronald E. Becker Michael and Niki Bennett Clare Bisceglia Luana Bossolo Nicole and Maya Brettell In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Gregory Clarke & Julie Ann Chapman David & Catherine Clagett Barbara and John Cohoon Stephen & Kimberly Crago Mr. & Mrs. C. Wallace DeWitt The Reverend Stanley A. Dubowski Dennis & Myrna Dunn Jack & Kelly Fannon Dorinda Fitt

Jim & Alexandra Hartz In Memory of Sue Kahn Pat & Ken Lore Anne Monahan Zell Murphy Jeff & Diane Nesmeyer Melissa Nielson & Edward Yawn In Memory of Leslie Reed Kent, Gail, and Elizabeth Replogle A. Leo Romaneski In Honor of Frank D. Shutts, II Howard & Margaret Soroos Mary Beth Smith-Toomey Susan Swain Harrison & Toni Wadsworth Kelley Wells Scott Wirtzman

Alexandrian Neale Ainsfield & Dr. Donna Sieckmann Ms. Martha Alliston James and Gay Alper Jerome Andersen Anonymous The Apker Family Carol Atkins Mary Katherine Baumeister Dick & Cathy Becker Beverley Benda Lloyd Bittinger In Honor of the Blake Family Edward C. Blau Mr. & Mrs. Alan Boehm Susan Bowman Tamara Preston Boyd Patricia Bradford Gregory Bricker Herb & Dee Brooks Dale Brown & Eileen Malone Jim & Sue Buchanan Nick & Diane Burakow In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Carolyn L. Cain Elisabeth Campbell Lucy Capaldi KC Carlyle Marilyn Carney Gillian Chen Conductor’s Fan Club David Correia Patricia Cosler Brian & Paula Coupe Robert B. Crane Bob & Judy – In Honor of Ken Crowley Tom Dabney Ann S. Daniels Kevin Deardorff & Lisa Blumerman Michael deBlois David Dender The Dipalma’s Rob Doerschner P.M. Donahue Margaret Evans-Joyce

Chief Faith Federspiel Sharon Field Ira Forstater & Robin Fradkin Delma Frankel Thomas & Rita Foss Sarah & Michael Gale Jeff & Donna Gathers James & Maria Gentle Marcia Gillespie Lotte Goldman Barbara Hayes In Memory of Barbara Helsing John. J. Heyman Jim & Terry Howard Linda Jasper William Jenkins Bonnie Jourdan Sheila & Neil Jurinski Vicki Kadilak Judy and Orron Kee Janet Kennelly Richard and Eleanor Knott Karen Kopp in Memory of Philip Kopp Robert Kraus & Larissa Heyman In Memory of Dianna Kreutz In Memory of Dick and Dianna Kreutz Freida Lachapelle Ladies’ & Gentleman’s Matinee Society Dale & Bob Latiff Kirby Lee Pamela Leonowich Susan & Andre L’Heureux William W. Lohr Jennifer Lyman In Memory of Chris Macey Bruce and Susan Machanic Sara Maddux Bob & Joanne Madison The Maibach Foundation Donna & Marty Malarkey Estelle Marlor Nicky McDonnell J.J. & Pat Miller Theresa Monroe Thomas & Dolores Mulkerin Murphy Family Northstrat on Behalf of Nancyanne Burton David & Pamela Orr Kathleen Parrish Jim Pearson & Laurie Marichak Elena Polyak Gary & Ana Rasmussen In Memory of Leslie Reed Donna Reynolds Stasia & Pat Rhoads Cliff Rieger Mary Jo Roos James Rorke Ann Rowan Tami & Peter Salmon Mark & Donna Samblanet Tom Sargeant

Jacqueline & Ralph Schenkel Jean & Jim Schlichting Page Dreher Schreiner Karen Jadlos Shotts Aubrey & Carolyn Smith Patricia Spencer Smith George & Marisa Souza Bob & Sharon Spivey Adrian Steel Donald Street In Memory of Allen Stuhl April Stull Maria Sullivan Lois Van Bergen Edward Walker & Brenda Kurlansik Katherine Ward Sandra H. Welch Rance R. Willis Linda W. Windsor Raymond M. & Sheri H. Wolfe Chris & Gail Wollenberg Kathy Wood Richard Young

Minutemen Dr. Lynda G. Adamson Anonymous Diana Banat Ronald & Sheila Barrett Dominic Beamer Robert & Joann Bingham Joseph Bischoff Gloria Black David and Katherine Breen Cheri L. Brown In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Marcia Carpentier Shah and Leah Choudhury Lisa Cohen Dee Colby Linda Couture Angelique Dimmick Jeffery Dowers Julie & Paul Edwards Philip Eisenstat Alan English Karen and John Forster Elizabeth Gaston Jeff & Donna Gathers Mary Clair Gildea Niki Gilliam Joanne Goodell Geoffrey Goodrum Kacie Greenwood & Bryan Smith Raul Grumberg Susan Hart Karl Wayne Heil In Memory of Barbara Helsing Suzan & David Henderson Joanna Henry Bobbie Herbst Mark & Patti Higgins – In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Dr. David Hunt & Dr. Kimberly Wells Ray and Judy Isaacs Vernon Kahiler James & Charlene Kegerreis Victor and Barbara Kernus David Kimmelman In Memory of Dick & Dianna Kreutz Kirk and Gabriela Lambert Dr. Valerie Larkin In Honor of Chuck Leonard Wilma Probst Levy The Livingston Family Nathan & Kara Macek In Memory of Chris Macey Raymonde Magliozzi Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Mannion Bill & Joan McCulla In Memory of Brian McNamara Mary Jo Morgan Brian Murphy In Memory of Alice O’Connor Pierella Paci Laura Peterson Mrs. Jackie Phillips Omar Rojas & Sara Deshong-Rojas

Col. Melvin H. Rosen Steven Rosenthal Rob & Donna Roth – In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Eric Schlesinger Martha H. Schumacher Robert & Maureen Simoniz Barbara Slavik Wendy Sneff Mrs. Mary Stauss Mark Stein Capt. & Mrs. Donald Taggart In Memory of Gene Vaughan Hildegard White Dr. Marta Wilson

Colonists Mr. Clermon Acklin Mr. and Mrs. Albanese Martha E. Alliston Anonymous Mr. Kevin Brehm Ellie Briscoe Betty Brown Joan Burg In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Gabby Carter Dorothy Cass Ronald E. Cogan John Coogan Mary Crosby Jacqueline Doherty In Honor of Dave Dunn Joan Ebbs Robert Eckert Dan & Marie Ernst Avery Clifford Evans Aaron Geduldig Kathy Giannetti Karen Gruber David Hale & Russ Wyland Joe Harr Kalynne Harvey Joseph Hearin Raymond Heatherton Ginger Higgins Ms. Sherada Hobgood Alma Kasulaitis Edward Keusenkothen Roberta Klein Kathy Koczyk Philip Krzywicki Lynn Lacey Catherine Love

Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Cynthia Matthes Maureen Melton Ed & Eleanor Metzbower Judith Mitchell Kim Monroe Tony Morris Jane Neubig Shawn Newman & Sara Hefler Mr. & Mrs. Alan Newton Soledad Pellegrini & Timo Lorenzo-Schmidt Cynthia Picha Linda Plaskow Jill Randolph Irene Rehbock Patricia Richter Emily Ryan Margaret Sarisky Roxanne Sayre Diana Schwanhausser Rivon Shaneyfelt Nancy L. Siegal Wendy Swanson Lauren Walker Thomas Walker Mark Weitz Sheila Woods Linda Ysewyn

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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 CCDC – Capital City Players of DC CCP – Chevy Chase Players CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company CRT – Castaways Repertory Theatre CSC – Centenary Stage Company 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 KAT – Kensington Arts Theatre

KT – Keegan Theatre LMP – Laurel Mill Playhouse LSDT – Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre LTA – The Little Theatre of Alexandria LTC – Landless Theatre Company MCP – McLean Community Players MP – Montgomery Playhouse MPAT – Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre MSA – Metropolitan School for the Arts MTA – McLean Theatre Alliance (now MCP) MTC – Musical Theater Center 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 – Potomac Theatre Company Inc. PTP – Port Tobacco Players PWLT – Prince William Little Theatre QTC – Quotidian Theatre Company

RCP – Reston Community Players RLT – Rockville Little Theatre RMT – Rockville Musical Theatre SAG-AFTRA – Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists 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 TT4W – The 4th Wall UMV – University of Mary Washington VCU – Virginia Commonwealth University VTC – Vienna Theatre Company WATCH – Washington Area Theatre Community Honors WS – Washington Savoyards

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria Zell Murphy II ....................................................................................................................................Director Rachael Hubbard ....................................................................................................................Vice Director Donna Hauprich ............................................................................................................................Secretary Lloyd Bittinger ..................................................................................................................Financial Officer Frank D. Shutts II............................................................................ Honorary Member, LTA President Jay Bartol Jamie Blake Luana Bossolo Leslie Buckles KC Carlyle Margaret Chapman Franklin C. Coleman Charlotte Corneliusen David Correia Kimberly Crago Susan R. Devine Paul Donohoe Sharon Rochelle Dove* Joel D. Durgavich Margaret Evans-Joyce Peter M. Fannon* Ira Forstater * Distinguished Member

Duane Goddard* Kacie Greenwood David B. Hale Ronald Hardcastle Barbara H. Hayes Bobbie Herbst Kira Simon Hogan Marian Holmes* David B. Kahn Algis & Suzanne Kalvaitis Judith Kee* Oron Kee Kirk Lambert Patricia B. Nicklin C. Lynn O’Connell Micheal J. O’Connor Eddie Page

James Pearson Jayn L. Rife Benjamin Robles Heather Sanderson Jean Schlichting Margo Shiffert Patricia Spencer Smith Kim Smith-Salmon Mary Beth Smith-Toomey* Arthur & Margaret Snow Howard & Marg Soroos Rance R. Willis* Frank & Carolyn Winters Russell Wyland Kenneth P. Zabielski

Rev 9.20.21

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!