presents
Written by
AGATHA CHRISTIE Featuring
SARAH BIGGS JESSICA BILLONES DINO P. COPPA, SR. MATTHEW CRAWFORD TIMOTHY M. DAY BILL KISKA JOSEPH LEON MATT PROVANCE AMANDA SPELLMAN JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Stage Managed by
MATTHEW A. MASTROMATTEO Directed by
JUSTIN M. KISKA And Then There Were None is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. 235 Park Avenue South • New York, New York 10003 • Tel: (866) 598-8449 • www.samuelfrench.com
THE WAY OFF BROADWAY DINNER THEATRE & CHILDREN’S THEATRE 5 Willowdale Drive • Frederick, Maryland 21702 • Box Office: 301.662.6600 • www.wayoffbroadway.com
THE CAST
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(In order of appearance)
Rogers.............................................................................................................................................. JOSEPH LEON Mrs. Rogers ....................................................................................................................AMANDA SPELLMAN Fred Naracott .................................................................................................................................... BILL KISKA Vera Claythorne .......................................................................................................................... SARAH BIGGS Philip Lombard ...................................................................................................... MATTHEW CRAWFORD Anthony Marston .............................................................................................................. MATT PROVANCE William Blore ........................................................................................................ JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE General Mackenzie ......................................................................................................................... BILL KISKA Emily Brent ......................................................................................................................... JESSICA BILLONES Sir Lawrence Wargrave ............................................................................................... DINO P. COPPA, SR. Dr. Armstrong ...................................................................................................................... TIMOTHY M. DAY
BEHIND THE SCENES
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Director ..................................................................................................................................... JUSTIN M. KISKA Stage Manager ......................................................................................... MATTHEW A. MATROMATTEO Lighting & Set Design ......................................................................................................... JUSTIN M. KISKA Light & Sound Board Operator ...........................................................................................TREY T. KISKA Set Construction .......................................................BILL KISKA, MATTHEW A. MASTROMATTEO, ........................................................................................................................................... JORDAN STOCKSDALE Costumes ............................................................................................................................................. BILL KISKA Wigs .................................................................................................... APRIL HORN of HAIR WORX SALON
SCENES
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The living room of a manor house on Soldier Island, off the coast of Devon, England. ~ ACT I ~ Scene 1: A summer evening in August. Scene 2: The following morning. ~ Act II ~ Scene 1: The same day, that afternoon. Scene 2: The same day, that evening. Scene 3: The following afternoon.
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March 13 - May 30, 2015 Music by JERRY BROCK Lyrics by SHELDON HARNICK Book by JOSEPH STEIN Based on Sholem Aleichem's Stories by Special Permission of Arnold Perl
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WHO’S WHO
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SARAH BIGGS (Vera Clythorne): is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is excited to be returning to the WOB after singing and dancing her way across the stage in the theatre’s Christmas show, It’s Christmas! Previous WOB credits include Annie Get Your Gun, Les Misérables (Eponine), Legally Blonde (Serena), Footloose, and Hairspray. She would like to thank everyone at WOB for being so wonderful and her parents and little sister for their constant support! JESSICA BILLONES (Emily Brent): has been appearing at WOB on and off since playing the role of Muzzy Van Hossmere in the theatre’s 2008 production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Since Millie, her WOB credits include the 20th Anniversary Revue, Sunset Boulevard, Damn Yankees, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, All Shook Up, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Music Man (Mrs. Shinn), Footloose (Ethel), Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical (Violet), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), three Mainstage Christmas shows, and a number of Children’s Theatre productions. Other stage credits include Musical of Musicals: The Musical (June), City of Angels (Donna/Oolie), and Curtains (Georgia). Thanks to Justin for the hugs and kisses, her family for their support, and God for His many blessings. DINO P. COPPA, SR. (Judge Wargrave): is happy to be with WOB for the first time. Some of his favorite roles include David O. Selznick in Moonlight & Magnolias (WATCH Award winner for Best Featured Actor), Max Bialystock in Mel Brooks’ The Producers, and Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls. As always, he wishes to thank his wonderful family, Amy, Pierce, Anna, Dino, Jr., and Angelina, for their never ending love and support. MATTHEW CRAWFORD (Philip Lombard): returns to the WOB stage after having last appeared as Thénardier in Les Misérables last summer. Never considering himself a “song and dance man,” Matt made his WOB debut in 2012 as Lord Savage in Jekyll & Hyde and went on to appear in eight more musicals (singing and dancing) at the theatre. So he is thrilled to be appearing in his first straight play at the theatre! In addition to his Mainstage credits, which include Singin’ in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Mr. Claus, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5: The Musical, An Empire Christmas, The Music Man, and Footloose, he has also gotten to play some very fun and memorable character in the Children’s Theatre and the theatre’s interactive murder mysteries. TIMOTHY M. DAY (Dr. Armstrong): is very happy to be making his first appearance on the WOB stage! Tim calls Cumberland, MD home and has been active in the theatre community there for many years. His most recent roles have been Arnold in Happy Days, Amos Hart in Chicago, and jk
Patsy in Spamalot. Some of his other credits include Oklahoma! (Jud), Oliver! (Fagin), A Funny Thing . . . Forum (Senex), Cabaret (Herr Schultz), and Of Thee I Sing (John P. Wintergreen). Tim also recently sang the National Anthem and “God Bless America” for Western Maryland Stags and the Altoona Curve. He counts his 10 years working at the Maryland Renaissance Festival as one of his most enjoyable theatre experiences. Many thanks to the WOB staff for this opportunity. BILL KISKA (General Mackenzie): is WOB’s Executive Producer and CEO. Since taking over the theatre in 2002, he has overseen every production, as well as directed a majority of them including Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, The Music Man, Hairspray, South Pacific, All Shook Up, CATS, Evita, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. No stranger to performing, over the years he has appeared in roles that range from Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music to Lawrence Jameson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrel and Georges in La Cage aux Folles to Sir Danvers in Jekyll & Hyde. JOSEPH LEON (Rogers): is an actor from Phoenix, Arizona. He studied English, Theatre, and Film at Northern Arizona University and Arizona State, and has acted in a number of student stage and film productions at both campuses. He has recently moved to the East Coast and hopes to continue pursuing his dreams of acting and playing as many different kinds of roles as he can. MATT PROVANCE (Marston): is a graduate of Radford University in Virginia. He can occasionally be seen leading Ghost Tours in Downtown Frederick and doing interactive murder mystery shows in Baltimore. This is his first show with WOB and he's having a blast. He hasn't been here long enough to know who needs to be thanked for what in the company, but his greatest thanks go, now and always, to his wonderful and lovely wife Renata. AMANDA SPELLMAN (Mrs. Rogers): is making her WOB debut. She was last seen at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre as Maria in Twelfth Night. Previous credits also include You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (Red Branch Theatre Co.), Cabaret (Damascus Theatre Co.), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Montgomery Playhouse), and The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Rockville Musical Theatre). Amanda holds a B.A in Theatre and Dance from James Madison University. JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE (Blore): is WOB’s Creative Director and Resident Music Director. He has appeared on the WOB stage in Annie Get Your Gun, Les Misérables, Singin’ in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5, Footloose, Jekyll & Hyde, Damn Yankees, Chicago, Hairspray, South Pacific, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, All Shook Up, The Full Monty, The
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Monty, The Producers, CATS, The Wedding Singer, Evita, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Forever Plaid, and Fiddler on the Roof, as well as numerous Children’s Theatre productions. Since becoming WOB’s Resident Music Director, he has music directed every production since 2010; directed Steel Magnolias and Nunsense A-Men!; and wrote 2010’s Christmas Follies. He has performed in theatres throughout the Maryland-Virginia region in productions of Next to Normal, RENT, A New Brain, The Rocky Horror Show, Robber Bridegroom, Seussical, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. AGATHA CHRISTIE (Author): is the author not only of The Mousetrap, the longest running stage production in history but also Witness for the Prosecution and And Then There Were None to name but a few of her greatest stage successes. Her novels have sold more than 2 billion copies around the world, and she is only outsold by the Bible and Shakespeare. She adapted her bestselling novel And Then There Were None for stage in 1943, giving it a different ending, followed by, in quick succession, Appointment with Death (1945), Murder on the Nile (1946), and The Hollow (1951). With The Mousetrap (1952), Witness for the Prosecution (1953), and Spider's Web (1954), she became the only female playwright to have three plays running in the West End at the same time. JUSTIN M. KISKA (Director): is the President and Managing Director, and one of the owners, of Way Off Broadway. He is also the Chairman and Executive Producer of WOB LIVE! Entertainment, the division that oversees and manages all of the company’s activities outside of the theatre itself. Directing credits include Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, Jekyll & Hyde - The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mel Brooks' The Producers, Grease, Lullabies of Broadway - A Musical Revue (which he also wrote), Steel Magnolias, and Wait Until Dark. He is also the maste
"mastermind" behind WOB LIVE!'s Marquee Mysteries, a growing collection of interactive murder mysteries that include Murder at Haunted Hollow, The Family Fortune Fia$co, The First Widows Club, The Campaign Caper, A Taste of Murder: Curiosity Killed the Cook, DEATH: It's a Drag!, American Icon: This Competition is Murder!, The Class Reunion Caper, A Fantasy Fairytale Murder Mystery, Murder by Marriage - A Wedding to Remember, The Case of the Oldest Living Showgirl, and A Rock-n-Roll Golden Oldies Murder. Some of these mysteries can be seen throughout the year on the Walkersville Southern Railroad. If he isn't plotting clever ways to commit murder on stage, Justin's other writing credits include holiday productions of It's Christmas, An Empire Christmas, Christmas Tidings, A Christmas Time of Year, 'Tis the Season, Holiday Cheer, An Old Fashioned (Radio) Christmas and its sequel, Another Radio Christmas. Following And Then There Were None, he will be directing an areapremiere production of the hilarious musical comedy The Addams Family and writing the book for the Children’s Theatre’s 2015 Christmas show, The Great Elf Adventure. MATTHEW MASTROMATTEO (Stage Manager): graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University where he studied Theatre and Music. Matt first joined the WOB team during the 2013 Season as the light board operator for Legally Blonde. If you count one very unexpected appearance one evening, Legally Blonde was also the first time he appeared on stage at WOB. Finishing out the season in the Tech Booth, Matt made his official WOB debut as Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music. That was followed by performances in Singin’ in the Rain, Les Misérables, Annie Get Your Gun, and It’s Christmas. Matt did double duty during Singin’ in the Rain as a member of the ensemble, singing and dance around the stage, and backstage as the show’s stage manager.
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS LIVE! January 17 - March 28, 2015
THE WIZARD OF OZ April 11 - July 26, 2015
Disney’s
THE JUNGLE BOOK Kids September 19 - October 31, 2015
THE GREAT ELF ADVENTURE November 21 - December 27, 2015
Children’s Theatre performances are every Saturday afternoon and the 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month. The Frederick Chorale and The Frederick Children’s Chorus
PSALMS OF PEACE Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein Mass of the Children by John Ritter April 25 at 8:00 p.m. April 26 at 3:00 p.m. St. Joseph-on-Carrollton-Manor 5843 Manor Woods Road | Frederick, MD 21703
www.frederickchorale.org Telephone: (301) 371-4668
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WAY OFF BROADWAY (Producer): The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, proudly celebrated its 20th Anniversary Platinum Season last year. Since it first opened in 1995, the theatre has been a leader in the area’s theatre community, proudly bringing both classic musicals, as well as regional and area premieres to the Frederick stage. Productions have included Les Misérable, Singin’ in the Rain, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical, The Music Man, Jekyll & Hyde, Hairspray, South Pacific, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, Mel Brooks’ The Producers, CATS, The
Wedding Singer, Evita, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Sound of Music, The Odd Couple, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, La Cage aux Folles, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Annie, Bye Bye, Birdie, The King & I, … Forum, Lend Me a Tenor, Joseph…, Blood Brothers, Mame, and 42nd Street. Way Off Broadway is also the home of a one-of-a-kind children’s lunch theatre, offering entertainment for the entire family, giving children a chance to see their favorite characters live on stage. In addition to its regular season, the theatre produces a number of special events throughout the year including an annual Breakfast with Santa (and Mrs. Claus) and an interactive mysteries series.
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Agatha Christie’s
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE January 9 - February 28, 2015
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF March 13 - May 30, 2015
WEST SIDE STORY June 12 - August 29, 2015
A New Musical Comedy - To Be Announced September 11 - October 31, 2015
THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS November 28 - December 20, 2015
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