1985/86 Season - Our 46th Year

"Musical Pursuit"
"Brighten Beach Memoirs"
"No. 5"
"A Funny Thing Happen On The Way to Forum"
"Wally's Cafe"
"Coffee House"

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Gala Committee -  Website Support -

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" A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" A Musical Comedy by Larry Gelbart & Burt Shevelove. Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Directed by JoAnne Mitchell, Musical Direction by Melanie Trim Bales. Assistant Director and Choreography by Jerry Brees. Produced by Gail Goodrich Totten

Funny Thing Happen on the Way to the Forum Program Cover This was the third show of the season. Performances were Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 7 March through 22 March 1986.

Cast: As Listed in the Program:
Ken Millard as Prologus Kaye Richey as Senex
Carol Sponberg as Domina Jerry Brees as Hero
Jack Ullrich as Hysterium Ken Millard (again) as Pseudolus
Edward Hatchett Jr. as Erronius Fred Bales as Miles Glorius
Joe Norton as Lycus Lisa P. Moffitt as Panacea
Christine Bock as Tintinabula Rosemary Denley as Vibrata
Tami Baudin & Samantha Currier as The Geminae Tammy Norton as Philia
Linda Sanchez as Gymnasia Bob Clay, Chris Fuqua & Armando Him as The Proteans

Music provided by Melanie Trim Bales on Piano and Marc Harkness on Drums.

Production Staff:

Joan Manfredo Assistant Producer Barbara Berger Courtesans' Choreographer
Arilla Hoy Kourany Stage Manager Bruce Quinn Set Design
Bea McDonald, Pam Garrett, Patricia Maduro & Mary Ellen Bowerman Props Steve Parsons Lighting Design
Wanda Fanning & Anita Seifert Lighting Techies Sonia Schack Costume Designer & Coordinator
Bella Carrasco Seamstress Gail Goodrich Totten, Catherine Goodrich & Shirley Leffler Costume Assistants
Sue Vest Wardrobe Mistress Carlos Escalona & Sue Vest Make Up
Toni & Ken Millard Publicity Arthur Pollack & Kaye Richey Photography
Karen Timko & Dave Young Poster Art John Haines Program Cover
Brenda Lane Sculpture Soly Greco House Manager
Jess K. & Gail Goodrich Totten and Shirley Leffler Box Office and Reservations Mitch Swanson Bar Manager
Pat Swanson, Sue Norman, Belva Stanaway & Elsa Smith Gala Opening Committee

Set Construction: Bruce Quinn, Dan Kuhn, Jess K. Totten, Lisa P. Moffitt, Christine Bock, Jo Anne Mitchell, Rob Mitchell, Melanie & Fred Bales, Tammy & Joe Norton, Tammy Baudin, Jerry Brees and Stephanie & Alex Hinek.

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"Wally's Cafe" A Comedy by Sam Bobrick & Ron Clark.

Directed by Jerry Brees. Produced by Caroline S. Hall.

Wally's Cafe - Program Cover 1986 This was the fifth show of the season. Performances were Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from the 16th through the 31st of May 1986.

Cast: In Order of Appearance: 
JoAnne Mitchell as Louise
Michael Smith as Wally
Sharon Smith as Janet

Production Staff: 
Director - Jerry Brees Producer - Caroline S. Hall
Asst. Director - JoAnne Mitchell Stage Manager -  Mary Ellen Bowerman
Set Design - Jerry Brees Set Construction - Jerry Brees, Carol & Jerry Hall, Dan Kuhn, Maaike Lytle, JoAnne & Rob Mitchell, Michael & Sharon Smith, Jess Totten
The Bun - Alex Hinek, Stephanie Hinek, Brenda Lane Properties - Maaike Lytle, Bob Clay, Irene Finnell, Pam Garrett, Armando Him, Nickie Kuhn, Joe Norton, Ken Waugh
Creative Art on Set - Judith Clark Sound & Sound Technicians - Jerry Brees, Carol & Jerry Hall, Art Pollack
Costumes - Cast Hair Stylist - Flower Griffin
House Manager - JoAnne Mitchell, Tammy Norton Hair & Makeup - Caroline S. Hall, Cast
Poster & Cover Design - Karen Timko & Dave Young Program, Advertising -  Caroline S. Hall
Photography - Art Pollack Publicity - Caroline S. Hall, Art Pollack 
Gala Committee - Shirley Leffler, Toni Millard Box Office & Reservations - Jess & Gail Totten

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"Coffee House" An Informal Musical Review.

Directed by Mitch Swanson. Produced by Pat Swanson.

Coffee House - Program Cover - 1986 This was the last show of the season and the third annual Coffee House. Performances were Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6th through 8th June 1986.

Performers: In Order of Appearance:
Fred & Melanie Bales Mitch & Pat Swanson
The Ave-Lallements Heather Pylant & Fran Banasick
Students of Teresa Mann School of Dance Myriam Guevara
Samuel Anchor Lisa P. Moffitt
Robert Coker Michelle Wilson
Arilla Hoy Kourany

Production Staff:
Director - Mitch Swanson Producer - Pat Swanson
Dance Assistance - Vera Bomford  Stage Manager -  Karella McCall
Set Construction -  Robert Coker, Bill Gonzalez, Arilla Hoy Kourany, Lisa Moffitt, Danny Norman, Sue Norman, Mitch & Pat Swanson, Michelle Wileczek
Drums - Marc Harkness Lighting Technician - Wanda Fanning
Bar Tenders - Bob Clay, Al Gomez, Bill & Linda Gonzalez, Ana Linares, Sue Norman, Markie Short, Henry Twohy

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