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Our Town | ||||||||||
by Thornton Wilder Directed by Tom Dunnington | ||||||||||
Ticket Prices: Adult: $15, Student: $10 | ||||||||||
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Show Times: Friday & Saturday nights @ 8 pm, Sunday afternoons @ 3 pm | Other Programming at the Arts Center...Past GP Seasons....2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 | |||||||||||||
May 16-18, 23-25, 2008First produced and published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the small village of Grover's Corners has become an American classic and is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play. Set in New Hampshire, it is the story of character development detailing the interactions between everyday citizens in an everyday town. | ||||||||||||||
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Tom Dunnington has been involved with Garrison Players since 1973 and has appeared in over 50 productions - too many to list here. He was last seen in We the People and before that as Shem in Two By Two. He has also designed and built sets for GP shows for the past 30 years. His two favorite roles are Sancho in Man of LaMancha and Ben Franklin in 1776. Tom served as GP President 3 times and has been on the Board of Directors for as long as he can remember. Of course, when you are as old as Tom, the memory isn’t what it used to be. Tom and a group of dedicated GP’ers have been working for years to find a home for GP and Tom is pleased to say that dreams do come true! | ||||||||||||||
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Megan Davenport Karas (Asst Director) is pleased to be involved with this production of Our Town after directing Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology at the Cocheco Arts and Technology Academy last June. Since then, Megan has been pretty busy, appearing as the Stepmother in Cinderella at the Bell Center (Spotlight on the Arts Best Actress in a Musical Nomination), as Rachel in Two by Two here at Garrison Players, as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz with Dramedy Productions here at GPAC (same nomination, same category) and as Ms. Bell in the Bell Center's production of Fame. Many thanks to Christian, Sebastian, & Eleanor for their love and support. | ||||||||||||||
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DON BRIAND (Stage Manager) is proud to wrap up his 33rd season as a member of The Garrison Players working with his daughter Emily (Emily!) in this extremely talented cast. Thanks Tom, for the opportunity of a lifetime. | ||||||||||||||
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STEPHEN WYNGLASS (George) This is Stephens first show at the Garrison Playhouse and he is very excited. Recently, Stephen was in the UNH Dance Company, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, and was the understudy for Rolf and step in for Captain Von Trapp at Prescott Park. He's excited to return to the straight acting world in Our Town! | ||||||||
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EMILY BRIAND (Emily) Emily, a member of Garrison Players for 20 years is very excited to be back on stage with her dad. She is currently a junior Social Work major at UNH. She was recently in The Vagina Monologues, presented by Students Advocating Gender Equality and is preparing to direct the show next spring. Emily would like to thank the cast and crew for being so wonderful and her family for always supporting her and poking fun at her! | ||||||||
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JOE CULLEY (Doc Gibbs) Joe just moved back to Dover after a 2 year hiatis in Edinburgh Scotland where he did 3 shows with the Edinburgh University Grads Theatre group even though he never even went to Edinburgh U... let alone graduate from there. He did a few shows with their improv comedy group The Improbables!. Joe was once told that he was a brilliant actor because he did the best and most consistent American accent that this lady had ever heard. Before that he was in random plays in St. Louis and Jefferson City Missouri where he lived many, many years ago in a life time far, far away. | ||||||||
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CAROL SEELEY (Mrs Gibbs) Carol has appeared in numerous theater productions AT Garrison Players and in the Seacoast. As an actor, director and musical director, she has also worked with the Prescott Park Arts Festival most recently as Frau Schmidt in this summer's production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Rochester Opera House (Clelia in THE NERD and Sarah Good in THE CRUCIBLE), the Firehouse Theater in Newburyport, Hackmatack Theater,Seacoast Reperatory Theater, and the Bell Center. Her favorite roles have been Clairee in STEEL MAGNOLIAS and Jenny in QUILTERS. Carol lives in North Hampton with husband, Scott, a veterinarian, and directs the Handbell choir at First Parish Church in Dover and the Riverwoods Retirement Community Chorus in Exeter. | ||||||||
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JERRY HANSEN (Mr Webb) Jerry is pleased to be back in a Garrison Players production after a 28 year absence. Last seen at GP in the balcony scene in Encore!Encore!, Jerry appeared in many shows in the late 70's and early 80's at the Hackmatack Playhouse and is back there again. He has also worked in the Rochester Opera House and Sanford Maine Stage. Favorite roles include Bob Cratchit in Srooge the Musical and Sheriff Earl in All Shook Up. In real life Jerry is a long time Sample Tech at Janco Inc. in Rollinsford. | ||||||||
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SUSAN ALLEN (Mrs Webb) first appeared with Garrison Players over 10 years ago in "California Suite" and she is pleased to be back. Local theatre credits include "Fiddler on the Roof", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Inherit the Wind", "The Crucible", "The Miracle Worker" (Seacoast Rep); "Bye Bye Birdie", "The Music Man" (Hackmatack Playhouse) and "Ten Little Indians" (Rochester Opera House). Thanks to the Players for this opportunity, and my family for everything else. | ||||||||
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KIRSTEN ELFE (Rebecca Gibbs) Kirsten is 11 years old and goes to Portsmouth Middle School. She has always loved using her parents video camera and goofing off, so she is extremely excited to be getting serious about acting and to be working with Garrison Players for her first performance. | ||||||||
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JOSH BERNARD-KRIEGL (Wally Webb) is performing in his first mainstage show with Our Town. He's 13 and is also currently in How to Eat Like a Child. His favorite role as the Cat in The Hat in Seussical, which was this year's Dover Middle School play. | ||||||||
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PHILIP ADAMS (Professor Willard) was recently seen, but not heard, as the Deaf Mute in GPs Madwoman of Chaillot. Some of his more memorable roles in the past have been the dastardly Baron William Snidely in GPs No Sooner Won Than Wed, Scrooge in Dramedy Productions of a Christmas Carol and Mr. Brownlow in Oliver at Prescott Park. He is currently a silent partner in his wife's baking business, Buddha's Burning Buns. | ||||||||
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EARL CASE (Simon Stimson) Earl has been a part of The Garrison Players for 10 years. He has appeared in "1776", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum", "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" a Vaudeville Revue and "We the People" He lives in Barrington with his wife, Elaine. | ||||||||
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LINDA SAUCERMAN (Mrs Soames) Linda is making her second appearance with the Garrison Players, and she's so happy they asked her back! Her first performance for GP was in the delightful "The Madwoman of Chaillot." After learning so much about theater from the entire "Mad" cast and crew - not to mention getting to meet so many creative people - she became hooked on Garrison Players. Her earlier work includes performing comedy improv in New York City, as well as being the emcee/deejay at numerous weddings, office parties, and any other function where booze was being served. | ||||||||
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SAM SALVATI (Joe/Si Crowell) This is Sam's first acting experience at Garrison Players, having acted previously at Rollinsford Grade School and Berwick Academy, most recently as the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz. Sam also recently worked on the stage crew for The Mad Woman of Chaillot. He is very excited to be part of Our Town. | ||||||||
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Greg Bell (Howie Newsome) Greg Bell is happy to once again be onstage in a GP production. In addition to theater he enjoys mountain biking, reading, singing in The Bell Center Jazz Choir and (when he has the time) being a couch potato. Greg would like to thank his wife, son and dog for putting up with him. | ||||||||
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Jerry Finley (Joe Stoddard) has been a member of GP for many years and has performed in The Fantastics, 1776, Pirates of Penzance, and We, the People. He directed No Sooner Won Than Wed for GP last season, and wielded hammers and paint brushes on occasion. Other performance venues are UNH, Hackmatack, the former Dover Repertory Theatre, and Theatre-by-the-sea. When nbot on stage, Jerry is an avid gardner. | ||||||||
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Gary Avery (Constable Warren) played a small part in a GP production of Little Mary Sunshine about 20 years ago. Tonight he plays Constable Warren, and if you enjoy the show, please be aware that it could be another twenty years before he does it again! | ||||||||
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RICH SALVATI (Sam Craig) Rich is thrilled to be back on stage so soon after his first Garrison Players role as the Street Singer in The Madwoman of Chaillot. The theatre bug has indeed bitten hard. Rich is pleased to be working with Tom Dunnington on something other than cleaning the basement. He is also happy to be working again with some of the cast and crew from Madwoman, especially son Sam. | ||||||||
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Tracey Day (Artistic woman/Dead woman) Tracey is very excited to making her debut here with Garrison Players. She has been in shows at The Rochester Opera House and at Touring Actors Company in Rochester. She is an aerobics teacher at The Works and part-time Geography teacher. She lives in Rochester with her husband and 3 kids. | ||||
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ProductionStaffStage Manager - Karen Ricker Producer - Francoise LaMothe Lighting Design - Paul Barton Lighting Board Operator - Eric Sound Board Operator - Scott Seeley Sound Effects Recording - Jennifer Lee Dunnington House Manager - Barbara Dunnington Set Construction - Tom Dunnington, Francoise Lamothe, Phil Adams, Rich Salvati, Bryan Olivier Set Painting - Kim Berry, Kristin StHilaire Costume Mistress - Barbara Rowe Asst Costume Mistress - Megan Davenport Karas Sign Design and Painting - Stacey Camire | ||
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Portrait photographs courtesy of Photography by Carin | ||
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