530BroadSt,RomeGA30161•romelittletheatre.com•706-295-7171 BE OUR GUEST SEASON 2022-2023 SEPTEMBER9-18,2022 presents RomeLittleTheatre
PresentedbyarrangementwithTams-Witmark,AConcordTheatricalsCompany(www.tamswitmark.com) (706) 234-2244 • www.theseasonevents.com Join our weekly Meals To Go list at www.theseasonevents.com Eat the Plants TheyBeforeEatYou!
PRODUCER AlisonKarch MUSICALDIRECTOR JamesWillis CHOREOGRAPHER HannahCamacho STAGEMANAGER AlisonKarch DIRECTOR ChristopherKParker SEPTEMBER9-18,2022 Fridays&Saturdaysat7:30pm, Sundaysat2:30pm presents RomeLittleTheatre THEVIDEOTAPINGORMAKINGOFELECTRONICOROTHERAUDIOAND/ORVISUALRECORDINGS OFTHISPRODUCTIONORDISTRIBUTINGRECORDINGSONANYMEDIUM,INCLUDINGTHE INTERNET,ISSTRICTLYPROHIBITED,AVIOLATIONOFTHEAUTHOR’SRIGHTSANDACTIONABLE UNDERUNITEDSTATESCOPYRIGHTLAW. PresentedbyarrangementwithTams-Witmark,AConcordTheatricalsCompany(www.tamswitmark.com) PresentedbyarrangementwithMusicTheatreInternational(MTI) 423West55thStNewYork,NY10019 BookandLyricsbyHowardAshman, MusicbyAlanMenken BasedonthefilmbyRogerCorman, ScreenplaybyCharlesGriffith
ThankyoutoourLifetimeMembersandDonors asofSeptember5,2022
SpecialAcknowledgments
TiffanyCulpepper -Roots&Willow AliceBristow -BerryCollegeTheater NealBrackett MarkVanLeuven
TheRLTBoardofDirectors WLAQandElizabethDavis DixonFreeman AmeliaRandall IveyParker GeraldHarryMcChesney,DVM
Bronze($500-$999) TammyChilders David&SuzanneClonts RandyandSandyDavis Dhru&JuliaGirard AshleyJennings JimandSusanLittle LaurieSteber&DanielGitomer Sustainer($250-$499) David&SuzanneClonts Tommy&MaryOrtwein Supporter($100-$249) BrendaBrannon JanicePDismuke SusiEdwards LeoandCarolGrajzar ConnieHuffman JohnMarshall VirginiaMMcChesney KeithandMargaretParmer ClaraRogers DavidSweitzer HelgaWaechtler JamesandJeanWatson PeggyWillis InMemoryofDaveWillis Friend($50to$99) MollyFinnegan FrankHood JillPottinger JessicaStewart
WendellBarnes ScottieBates PaulBeyer* WainBates KarenBowling NealBrackett DebbyBrown* David&SuzanneClonts JimCurry ChrisDavidson SandyDavis Keith*&Betty*Finley JasonFordham* Cornelia*&Norris*Gamble PaulGriffin SidneyGuyJohnston* Joel*&JoanJones Angela&WayneJones MeganKeating Gordon*&Peggy*Leiter Becky&TiffMagruder VirginiaMcChesney MarleneMillard ChuckMorris MaryOrtwein DonRusaw AbbieSnyder* JennyWear DaveWillis* *Deceased Silver($1000-1999) DonaFlandersDickie InLovingMemoryofJimDickie SylviaandRandyEidson AlanHardy
HonoraryLifetimeMembers
ThomasAbbott AudreyII AbigailChilders Chiffon HenRineshaCoalson Crystal RussellEvans Orin JamesSwendsen Mr.Mushnik TaliyahFord Ronnette MaeganWilliams Audrey CarlyeMcLaughlin Swing RickWilliams Seymour Cast
TheJasonG.FordhamMemorialEndowment FundwasestablishedfollowingJason’sdeathon September24,2013.
ornoftheAmericanLittleTheatre Movement,RomeLittleTheatreis proudtobeoneoftheoldestcommunity theatersinthecountry.Fromitsfoundingin 1933toitsWWIIhiatusandits1956revival, andfromitsresidenciesattheGordon TheatreandtheMapleStreetCommunity CentertoitscurrenthomeattheHistoric DeSotoTheatre,RLTiswovenartfullyinto therich,historicalfabricofRome,Georgia. Fordecades,RLThasbeencommittedto entertaining,engaging,andenrichingour communitythroughthepracticeand promotionofthetheatrearts.Oursuccess isbuiltonthegenerouscontributionsof generationsofvolunteers,donors,and patrons.
Jason G Fordham Memorial Endowment Fund
atthehistoricDeSotoTheatre 530BroadSt.RomeGA30161 romelittletheatre.com facebook.com/rltrome
ThemissionofRLTistopresentamateur theatricalproductions,encourageinterestin drama,andcontributetotheculturaland educationallifeofthecommunity. RLTisa501(c)(3)nonprofitorganization. Donationsaretax-deductibletotheextent allowedbylaw.
JasonwasasupporteroftheartsinRomeandFloyd County,particularlyrelatedtotheatreandthepreservationoftheHistoricDeSoto Theatre.
ContributionstotheJasonG.FordhamMemorialEndowmentFundmaybesafelymadeat romelittletheatre.comormailedtotheHistoricDeSotoTheatre,530BroadSt,Rome,GA30161.
InvestintheFutureofRomeLittleTheatre andtheHistoricDeSotoTheatreFoundation.
2022-2023 BoardofDirectors President AndrewBressette PastPresident AmandaSwendsen Treasurer JessicaStewart Secretary AlisonKarch AllisonClark LaDonnaCollins DanGitomer AmyMendes MaryOrtwein ChrisParker KathyPatrick RickWilliams DevonSmyth ExecutiveDirector MandyMaloney RomeLittleTheatre
TheJasonG.FordhamMemorialEndowmentFundnotonlyhonorsJason’s contributionstotheatrebutalsoservesashislegacyandprovideson-goingsupport forRomeLittleTheatreandtheHistoricDeSotoTheatreformanyyearstocome. BothRomeLittleTheatreandtheHistoricDeSotoTheatreFoundationgladlyaccept donationstotheJasonG.FordhamMemorialEndowmentFundtohonorJason’s legacyandhismanycontributionstotheatreaswellasprovideon-goingsupportfor RomeLittleTheatreandtheHistoricDeSotoTheatreFoundation.
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Thankyouto everyoneinthis wonderfulcastfor yourhardworkand dedication.Thank youtoAllisonKarch forproducingand stagemanaging, andtoAlliClarkfor beingmysecond setofeyes.Thank youtoallofthe designersandcrew foryourinputand collaboration.This wasalwaysagroup project.
Pleaseenjoyourshow.And remember….
Welcometoour LittleShopof Horrors.Whatisthis playabout,youmay ask?Isitalove storybetweenanerd andabombshellwith aheartofgold?Isit asci-fihorrorabouta man-eatingplantand asadisticdentistwith apenchantfor gassinghimself?Isit atreatiseonthe socio-economic disparityinurban America?Sure.All ofthatstuff.Butatitsbest,itisa cautionarytale.ItisaFaustian tragedyaboutabasicallygood dudewhosedesiretorise(grow?) abovehisstatusleadstohis downfallandthelossofeveryone andeverythinghecaresabout. It’sGreektragedy,completewith itsownchorus.Andit’sreally, really,reallyfun.
Director’sNotes
DON’TFEEDTHEPLANTS
ChristopherKParker
Cast SeymourKrelborn………………………………………..RickWilliams Audrey………………………………………..……...MaeganWilliams Mr.Mushnik………………………………..………..JamesSwendsen OrinScrivello……………………………..……………..RussellEvans AudreyII……………………………………..………....ThomasAbbott Crystal…………………………………..……….HenRineshaCoalson Ronette…………………………………..………………..TaliyahFord Chiffon………………………………………..………..AbigailChilders Swing………………………………………..…..…CarlyeMcLaughlin
ProductionTeam Director……………………………………………..….ChristopherKParker Producer…………………………………………..………..……AlisonKarch MusicalDirector………………………………………………...JamesWillis Choreographer…………………………………………..HannahCamacho AssistantDirector………………………………………….……AllisonClark StageManager..............................……………………………AlisonKarch LightingDesign……………………………………..……..……DanGitomer SoundDesign.………………………………………………….....AmyScott MichaelScott CostumeDesign………………………………………………….EmilyEarp PuppetDesignandCreation…………………………………ClaireHoward CostumeCrew……………………………………………...JenStephenson LindseyChambers Properties………………………..…………………..……..LeighRobinson KatieFarmer RunningCrew…………………………………EthanSilvers,LillianAbbott AngelaBarron,MichaelHilman ThomasAbbott,CarlyeMcLaughlin SetConstruction…………………………EvanBrackett,NathanMaloney SetDressing……………………………BeckyMagruder,MandyMaloney LightingCrew……………………………………………………DanGitomer HairandMakeup……………………………………………….…EmilyEarp PhotographyandVideo………………………………………RickWilliams HouseManager…………………………………………………DrewAllison AuditionHosts…………………………….LeighRobinson,KatieFarmer Program……….....................................……………………MeganKeating CastingCommittee……………ChrisParker,ChuckMorris,OliviaParker ShaniaMcConnell,JamesWillis-Consultant HannahCamacho-Consultant SandyDavis,AlisonKarch,AlliClark SetHelpers…….…...LindseyChambers,KatieFarmer,ThomasAbbott LillianAbbott,DudeAbbott,ChuckMorris,AlisonKarch AlliClark,DrewAllison,AmandaSwendsen AnnieKimball,LilyHurst,MegRobertson,MillieMaloney
WWW.BERRY.EDU/ONSTAGE Theatre Company presents OCTOBER 5–9 WED-SAT, 7 p.m. SUN, 2 p.m. Sisters Theatre ALL RESERVED SEATS $7 inspired by a true story music, book & story by Steve Martin music, book & story by Edie Brickell Bright Star is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (theatricalrights.com).
Who’sWho
RussellEvans Orin
HenRineshaCoalson Crystal HenRineshaisaRLTNewcomerdebutingherfirstshowincommunitytheatre. Shewasin The25thAnnualPutnam CountySpellingBee, MHS(Rona Peretti).SheattendedRLT’s"Together Again"Camp.Shehopestobecomean actress,photographer,andactivist.
OliviaParker -VocalDirector Oliviaisalocalactressandmusician. Sheisworkingonherfirstdegreeand aspirestobeatheatreeducator.Oliviais elatedtobereunitedwithherRomeLittle Theatrefriendsandfamily,andisthankfultoherfatherChrisforencouraging her. JamesSwendsen Mr.Mushnik Jamesisexcitedtobeinvolvedinthis show.Youmighthaveseenhimin The RockyHorrorShow,MamaMia,SeussicaltheMusical,WhiteChristmas and manyothers.AbigshoutouttoAmanda andAveryforbeingawesome.Now STOPreadinghisbio,theshowisabout tostart. MaeganWilliams Audrey Maeganisthrilledtojointheamazing castandcrewof LittleShop forher9th performanceatRLT!Shewouldliketo thankherreal-lifeSeymour,Rick,forhis loveandhumoranddedicatesherperformancetoheramazinggirls,Luciana andAlysia. RickWilliams Seymour Rickisthrilledtobeapartofthecastof TheLittleShopofHorrors.He'sexcited tobeplayingoneofhisdreamroles,but alsotobeworkingoppositehiswife, Maegan.He'dliketothankeveryone involvedwiththeshowincludinghis familyandkids,LucianaandAlysia.
ThomasAbbott AudreyII Amoderndayrenaissanceman,Thomas enjoysmusic,art,andacting.Whenheis notperforminghelovesspendingtime withhisamazingandsupportingwifeand children,andridinghisIndianMotorcycle.
ChristopherKParker -Director ThisisChris'sthirdshowasdirectorat RomeLittleTheatre.Hepreviously directedthecomedies LeadingLadies and BleacherBums.Heisthrilledto haveachancetodirectashowthatdoes nothaveanalliterativetitle.
AbigailChilders - Chiffon AftergraduatingfromUGAwithadegree inEntertainmentandMediaStudies,AbigailisexcitedtoreturntotheRomeLittle Theatrestage.Shewouldliketothank herfriendsandfamilyaswellasthecast andcrewfortheirunendingsupport.
AllisonClark -AssistantDirector AlliisthrilledtojointheRLTproduction teamfor TheLittleShopofHorrors.She currentlysitsonthetheRLTboardof directorsandholdsamastersindrama therapyfromNYU.Hugethanksto ParkerandKarchforwelcomingherto thetable.
RussellreturnssincelastplayingBradin TheRockyHorrorPictureShow shadow cast.PastfavoritesincludeEmmettin LegallyBlonde,PrinceHerbertin Spamalot,Philin WhiteChristmas,Chipin The25thAnnualPutnamCountySpelling Bee,andBillyin AnythingGoes Peace&Love! TaliyahFord - Ronnette Workingonthisshowwhilepreparingfor collegehasprobablybeenthehardest, yetmostrewardingpartof2022sofar!I lovemytriogirlssomuchandthiscast hasbeenwonderful!IthankGodand everyoneinvolvedformakingthisshow whatitis. AlisonKarch -Producer/StageManager Alisonisexcitedtobebackstageonce againworkingonthisamazingshow.She waslastseenonstageasatree(and otherthings)in TheWizardofOz.Thank youtothewholecastandcrewfor makingthistriptoSkidRowamemorableone! CarlyeMcLaughlin Swing Carlyeishonoredandthrilledtobea partofhersecondshowwithRLT!You mayhaverecentlyseenherasThe WickedWitchin TheWizardofOz,and asfunasthatwas,it'snicetobeableto singanddanceagain.
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