THE
STORY: "At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before
we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder.
In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys.
The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in
love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore
home on the wrong evening. The shock sustained by the Kirbys,
who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony
is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic
to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime,
Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will
not give her up, and in the end Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy
madness of the Sycamores, particularly since he happens in during a
visit by an ex-Grand Duchess, earning her living as a waitress.
No mention has as yet been made of the strange activities of certain
members of the household engaged in the manufacture of fireworks; nor
of the printing press set up in the parlor; nor of Rheba the maid and
her friend Donald; nor of Grandpa's interview with the tax collector
when he tells him he doesn't believe in the income tax." - from the
Dramatists Plays catalog. |
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| The
Cast |
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| Penelope Sycamore | Maggie
Drayton |
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| Essie | Kelsey
Wilson |
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| Rheba | Erica
Frisk |
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| Paul Sycamore | Andy
Hernandez |
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| Mr. De Pinna | Alex
Dana |
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| Ed | Chris
Goulart |
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| Donald | Mike
Garcia |
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| Martin Vanderhof | John
Maurer |
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| Alice | Cailin
Fogerty |
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| Henderson | Nathan
Putier |
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| Tony Kirby | Kim
McDougall |
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| Madame Kolenkhov | Erin
Kilmer |
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| Gay Wellington | Amber
Ramey (Fri) Sarah Hirsch (Sat) |
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| Mr. Kirby | Albert
Wilmot |
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| Mrs. Kirby | Brenna
Kehew |
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| Agent #1 | Aaron
Weininger |
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| Agent #2 | De'Ambri
Judice |
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| Agent #3 | Chaz
Dempsey |
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| Olga | Jordan
Gilletti (Fri) Meredith McKee (Sat) |
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| The
Crew |
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| Stage Manager | Katie
Karpovitz |
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| Stage Crew & Properties | Rebecca
Shaull, Monique Van Balen, Amanda Meunier. |
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| Technical Crew Chief | Bridgette
Blight |
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| Lighting | Ashley
Stokes |
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| Sound Design | Kevin
Zahm |
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| Sound Board Operator | Amanda Tracy |
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| Costumes | Danielle
Putier |
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| Poster | Erica
Frisk |
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| Set Design | Jim
Ascoli |
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| Set Construction | Jim
Ascoli, John Maurer, Rebecca Shaull, Monique Van Balen, Amanda Miller,
Cailin Fogerty, Chuck Martin, Ashley Stokes, Kevin Zahm |
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| Set Painting | Ashley
Stokes, Jim Ascoli, Chris Goulart, Katy Karpovitz, Erin Kilmer, Rebecca
Shaull, Amanda Tracy, Ashleigh Steelman |
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| House Managers | Katy
Polnaszek, Richard Franklin, Megan Larcom |
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| Special Thanks to... | The
MHS Custodial Staff |
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| Jackie
Zahm |
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| Mike
Kehew |
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| Liz
Drayton |
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| Fran
Brown & the MHS Band |
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front
row: Sarah, Mike, Kelsey, Maggie. second row:Alex,
Nathan, De'Ambri, Meredith, Albert, Erin, Erica, Andy. middle
standing row: Jordan, Brenna, Amber, Cailin, Kim. back
row: Chris, John, Chaz, Aaron |
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Our
beautiful set! |
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Mr.
DePinna flexes his "muscles" |
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Erica's
beautiful poster |
Gaye
Wellington, after intermission Friday |
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| Alice
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Penny |
Essie |
Wilbur
C. Henderson |
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Tony
& Alice |
Mr.
DePinna & Paul |
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Essie
& Ed |
Mrs.
& Mr. Kirby |
Donald |
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Mr.
Henderson |
Paul
& Penny |
Gaye
& Penny (Saturday) |
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