presents
Music & Lyrics by
Book by
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
George Abbott and Richard Bissell
Based on the Novel 7 1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell Featuring Jessica Billones Emma Cooley Dino P. Coppa, Sr. Katharine Ford Sarah Melinda Zane L. Oberholzer, Jr. Chelsea Rose Paradiso Stephen Saul Greysen Simmons Randy Stull Jake Thereault Abigail Weinel Megan E. West Matthew B. Withers Music Direction by
Choreography by
Jordan B. Stocksdale
Dee Buchanan
Associate Director
Justin M. Kiska Direction & Staging by
Jessica Billones The Pajama Game is produced through special arrangement with MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) 423 West 55th Street, Second Floor | New York, New York 10019 | www.MTIShows.com
THE WAY OFF BROADWAY DINNER THEATRE
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THE CAST
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(In Order of Appearance)
Hines .......................................................................................................................ZANE L. OBERHOLZER, JR. Prez ..........................................................................................................................................JAKE THEREAULT Joe .................................................................................................................................................. STEPHEN SAUL Myron Hasler .................................................................................................................... DINO P. COPPA, SR. Gladys Hotchkiss ................................................................................................................ SARAH MELINDA Mabel ......................................................................................................................................JESSICA BILLONES Sid Sorokin.................................................................................................................................... RANDY STULL Charlie .................................................................................................................................GREYSEN SIMMONS Thurmont the Maintenance Man ............................................................................ DINO P. COPPA, SR. Babe Williams ........................................................................................................................ MEGAN E. WEST Mae ............................................................................................................................................ ABIGAIL WEINEL Brenda ..................................................................................................................CHELSEA ROSE PARADISO Poopsie .....................................................................................................KATHARINE FORD (Sept. 11 - Oct. 1) ..................................................................................................................................... EMMA COOLEY (Oct. 8 - 30) Max .............................................................................................................................. MATTHEW B. WITHERS Pop......................................................................................................................................... DINO P. COPPA, SR. BILL KISKA
Standbys JAIMIE LEA KISKA
BEHIND THE SCENES
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Director .................................................................................................................................JESSICA BILLONES Associate Director ................................................................................................................JUSTIN M. KISKA Choreographer....................................................................................................................... DEE BUCHANAN Music Director ......................................................................................................JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Lighting Design......................................................................................................................JUSTIN M. KISKA Costume Design................................................................................................................................ BILL KISKA Set Design.............................................................................. JESSICA BILLONES and JUSTIN M. KISKA Wigs ................................................................................................................... APRIL HORN of HAIR WORX
MUSICAL NUMBERS & SCENES
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~ ACT I ~ The Time: 1959 The Place: A small town in the Mid-West Scene 1: Sleep-Tite Factory Shop Floor “The Pajama Game” ...................................................................................................................................... Hines “Racing with the Clock” .......................................................................................................Factory Workers “A New Town is a Blue Town” ...................................................................................................................... Sid Scene 2: Factory Hallway “I’m Not at All in Love” ........................................................................................... Babe and Factory Girls Scene 3: The Office “I’ll Never Be Jealous Again” ............................................................................................. Hines and Mabel “Hey, There!” ......................................................................................................................................................... Sid Scene 4: The Picnic “Her Is” ......................................................................................................................................... Prez and Gladys “Sleep Tite” ................................................................................................................................Factory Workers “Once a Year Day”...................................................................................................................Factory Workers “Her Is - Reprise” ........................................................................................................................... Prez and Mae Scene 5: Babe’s Kitchen “Small Talk” ....................................................................................................................................... Sid and Babe Scene 6: Factory Hallway “There Once was a Man” ............................................................................................................. Sid and Babe Scene 7: Shop Floor “Hurry Up” .................................................................................................................................Factory Workers “Hey, There! - Reprise” ..................................................................................................................................... Sid ~ ACT II ~
Scene 1: Union Hall “Steam Heat”........................................................................................................... Gladys, Mae, and Poopsie Scene 2: Babe’s Kitchen “Hey, There! - Reprise” ................................................................................................................ Babe and Sid Scene 3: Factory Hallway “Time Study Man” ......................................................................................................................................... Hines Scene 4: The Office Scene 5: Hernando’s Hideaway “Hernando’s Hideaway” ................................................................................... Gladys, Sid, and Company Scene 6: The Office Scene 7: Shop Floor “Seven and a Half Cents” ................................................................... Prez, Babe, and Factory Workers Scene 8: Hernando’s Hideaway “The Pajama Game - Reprise”............................................................................................................ Full Cast
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WHO’S WHO
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EMMA COOLEY (Poopsie): is excited to be back at WOB after appearing in Disaster! this past summer. Recent credits include WAYNE THEATRE: Joseph . . . Dreamcoat; KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE: Start Spreading the News: The Music of Kander and Ebb; WOLF PACK THEATRE COMPANY: Puffs, A Christmas Carol, WOB: Little Shop of Horrors, Mamma Mia!; MC SUMMER DINNER THEATRE: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Catch Me If You Can, Legally Blonde; CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: Kiss Me Kate, City of Angels, The Most Happy Fella, Carousel. Emma is currently in the Apprentice Program with the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company located in Boston, MA. B.M. Musical Theatre, Catholic University. Fordham London Dramatic Academy. www.emmaccooley.com DINO P. COPPA, SR. (Hasler, Pop, Thurmont): returns to the WOB stage after playing Wadsworth in Clue (WOB 2020) and continues handling murder and mayhem in WOB's interactive mysteries on the Walkersville Southern Railroad. Some of his favorite credits include Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (WOB 2015), David O. Selznick in Moonlight & Magnolias (WATCH Awardwinner 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., Angelina, and his beautiful granddaughter, Zoey, (and newest granddaughter on the way!) for their neverending love and support. KATHARINE FORD (Poopsie): is delighted to return to WOB once again where she has been performing on and off since 2014. Credits include Mary Poppins (Jane) and Annie (Orphan) at Olney Theatre Center; A Christmas Story (Nancy/Darla) at Toby's Dinner Theatre; and Annie (Annie), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Jemima), The Sound of Music (Marta), Fiddler on the Roof (Bielke), Annie Get Your Gun (Nellie), Shrek (Peter Pan), Disaster!, Silver Bells, and The Magic of Christmas at WOB. SARAH MELINDA (Gladys): returns to WOB after appearing as Shirley in Disaster! and Mrs. White in Clue: On Stage earlier this season. Other WOB credits include Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins (Mrs.
Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins (Mrs. Brill), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Gilligan’s Island – The Musical (Mrs. Howell), Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Babette), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Truly Scrumptious), Happy Days (Marion), Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle), Evita (Eva Peron), The Goodbye Girl (Paula), Bye Bye, Birdie (Rosie), The Sound of Music (Sister Margaretta/Sister Berthe/Baroness Schraeder), Pirates of Penzance, Lullabies of Broadway, An Empire Christmas, An Old Fashioned Radio Christmas, 'Tis the Season, A Christmas Time of Year, and numerous WOB Children's Theatre productions. Sarah has worked for Wayside Theater, Totem Pole Playhouse, Round House Theater, Signature Theatre, Charter Theatre, and Theater J in Washington DC. She is a trained Theatrical Combatant with Dueling Arts International and is an alumni of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC. ZANE L. OBERHOLZER, JR. (Hines): has performed in, directed, and/or music directed many local and regional productions, as well as several regional tours. At WOB, his most memorable appearances include Disaster! (Ted), Mamma Mia! (Bill), , Sunset Boulevard (Max), Legally Blonde (Callahan), Nunsense A-Men! (Reverend Mother), and The Producers (Franz Liebkind). CHELSEA ROSE PARADISO (Brenda): is thrilled to be making her WOB debut! Previous Credits: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), Sister Act (Sister Mary Patrick), and Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy) are among her favorite roles to date. Bachelors in Music from Shenandoah Conservatory. Love and thanks to family and friends for their support! STEPHEN SAUL (Joe): is more then ready to get back on stage ever since the pandemic cancelled 2020. You may see Steve working with many of the theatres around Frederick, but this is the first time that he has performed at WOB. He likes to do a little bit of everything for performances: acting, stage crew, set design, tech; It doesn't matter as long as he can have fun! Outside of acting, Steve likes bowling, Dungeons and Dragons, and creating silly fairytale animations.
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GREYSEN SIMMONS (Charlie): is very excited to be back on stage for the first time in a year and a half! RANDY STULL (Sid): is so excited to be making his WOB debut! He received his BFA in Musical Theatre from Catawba College in 2018. Since then, he went on tour in The Little Engine That Could with ArtsPower National Touring Theatre and performed as the baritone vocalist in Vocally Aligned, a jazz quartet with Jullian Records in NYC. Here in Frederick, Randy most recently finished his run in Songs for a New World with The Fredericktowne Players. He wants to thank Justin and Jessica for this amazing opportunity to join the WOB family and he hopes you enjoy the show! JAKE THEREAULT (Prez): is a recent graduate of Salisbury University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance. He made his WOB debut last fall playing Bert in Mary Poppins, followed by a number of characters in A Christmas Special Christmas Show including Bing Crosby and Sonny Bono. Most recently he founded Fultontown Theatre Company, appearing as Olivia in their inaugural production of Twelfth Night. Other performance credits include Cabaret (Emcee), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helenus), One Man, Two Guvnors (Alfi), and Peter and the Star Catcher (Mrs. Bumbrake), as well as two years as a member of the Salisbury University Dance Company. ABIGAIL WEINEL (Mae): is thrilled to be making her WOB debut and can’t wait to bring Mae to life with the cast of The Pajama Game. She is an alumni of the National Theatre Institute and Messiah University. Past credits include Reno Sweeney (Anything Goes), Medda Larkin (Newsies), Joanne (Company), and Vivienne (Legally Blonde). MEGAN E. WEST (Babe): has worked at many theaters in the region over the last several years, including the Old Opera House and The Apollo Civic Theatre. Some of her credits include Disaster! (Marianne), Mary Poppins (Winnifred Banks), Little Women – The Broadway Musical (Jo), My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolittle), Gilligan’s Island – The Musical (Mary Ann), Annie (Grace), Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Mrs. Potts), Sister Act
Beauty & the Beast (Mrs. Potts), Sister Act (Sister Mary Patrick), Dogfight (Rose Fenny), and Legally Blonde (Enid Hoops). Megan has a BME and BA in Vocal Performance from Shepherd University and is currently the Music teacher at Winchester Avenue and Gerradstown Elementary Schools in Martinsburg, WV. MATTHEW B. WITHERS (Max): was most recently seen in Disaster! The Musical dying by electrocution...and by falling...and by piranha...and by rats. Previous to that, he did many, many nights of karaoke. JESSICA BILLONES (Director/Mabel): made her directorial debut in 2019, staging the first regional theatre production of the new musical The Book of Merman following its New York premiere, after having worked in the theatre for over 30 years (in roles from costumer to choreographer to stage manager). At WOB, she has been appearing 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 Disaster! (Jackie), Ruthless! (Judy/Ginger), Little Women (Marmee), Mamma Mia! (Donna), Sister Act (Mother Superior), Into the Woods (Witch), Noises Off (Belinda), The Addams Family (Morticia), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Baroness), and a number of other Mainstage, Christmas, New Year’s and Children’s Theatre productions. Favorite local roles include June in Musical of Musicals: The Musical, Donna/Oolie in City of Angels, and Georgia in Curtains. Thanks to Justin for being a wonderful son-in-law, my family for their support, and God for His many blessings. JUSTIN M. KISKA (Associate Director): is a producer, director, mystery writer, and one of Way Off Broadway’s owners. Select directing credits include productions of Clue: On Stage, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Little Women – The Broadway Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, A Funny Thing Happening . . . Forum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Noises Off!, The Addams Family, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, Jekyll & Hyde - The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Mel Brooks' The Producers. In addition
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and Mel Brooks' The Producers. In addition to his position as the theatre’s Managing Director, Justin is the creator and Executive Producer of Marquee Mysteries, a growing series of interactive murder mystery events presented at Way Off Broadway, Nora Roberts’ Inn BoonsBoro, and on the Walkersville Southern Railroad. Outside of the theatre, he is the author of Parker City Mysteries, a new book series from Level Best Books. www.JustinKiska.com DEE BUCHANAN (Choreographer): has owned and operated The Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance since 1992 and has directed her own dance company since 1998. She is a graduate of Hood College and is a member of Dance Masters of America and the Cecchetti Council of America, as well as Way Off Broadway’s Resident Choreographer. WOB credits include Mamma Mia!, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Shrek, Sister Act, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Anything Goes, The Addams Family, West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5: The Musical, and Meredith Willson’s The Music Man. JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE (Music Director): is WOB’s Artistic Director and Resident Music Director. Since assuming the position in 2010, he has music directed all but one
production; directed Mamma Mia!, Steel Magnolias, and Nunsense A-Men!; co-directed Disney’s Beauty & the Beast; and wrote 2010’s Christmas Follies. Over the years, he has been seen by WOB audiences on stage in Clue (Col. Mustard), Mary Poppins (George Banks), Annie (Rooster), Shrek – The Musical (Shrek), Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King), Into the Woods (Baker), The Addams Family (Gomez), and Les Misérables (Jean Valjean). In addition to his stage appearances at WOB, he has performed throughout the region, including playing Captain Newton in the premiere of the one-act version of Amazing Grace, under the direction of Broadway’s Gabriel Barre. BILL KISKA (Executive Producer): is WOB’s Executive Producer and CEO. Since taking over the theatre in 2002, he has overseen every production, directing a majority of them, including Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Gilligan’s Island – The Musical, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Sister Act, Happy Days, SPAMALOT, Anything Goes, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, as well as most of the theatre’s holiday shows.
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WAY OFF BROADWAY (Producer): The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, under the direction of the Kiska family since 2002, is now in its 27th Season of producing live theatre. 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 Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia!, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Sister Act, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Noises Off, The Addams Family, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical, Hairspray, South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mel Brooks’ The Producers, CATS, The
Wedding Singer, Evita, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Sound of Music, 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. In addition to its regular season, Way Off Broadway produces a number of special events throughout the year, including family theatre productions and an annual Breakfast with Santa (and Mrs. Claus). Through its outside producing brand, WOB LIVE! Entertainment, the theatre also presents Marquee Mysteries - an interactive murder mystery series - not only at Way Off Broadway, but on the Walkersville Southern Railroad and at the Inn BoonsBoro.
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Executive Producer & Chief Executive Officer ............................................................. BILL KISKA Officer.............................................................. President & Managing Director............................................................................... Director .............................................................................. JUSTIN M. KISKA General Manager & Chief Financial Officer .................................................................... ................................................................... DEB KISKA Associate Producer .......................................................................................................... TREY T. KISKA Artistic Director ............................................................................................ JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Resident Choreographer............................................................................................. ............................................................................................ DEE BUCHANAN Assistant Kitchen Manager ...............................................................................SUZETTA HARRISON
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