Two by Two

Book by Peter Stone
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Music by Richard Rogers

Directed by Michael Tobin

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				Other Programming at the Arts Center... Past GP Seasons.... 2006-2007 How the Other Half Loves The Fantasticks To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday Into the Woods The Road to Mecca 2005-2006 Cemetery Club Little Shop of Horrors No Sooner Won Than Wed Laura Quilters 2004-2005 1776 A Voice of My Own The Pirates of Penzance Run For Your Wife Pippin See a list of all previous shows!
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	Show Times: Friday & Saturday nights @ 8 pm, Sunday afternoons @ 3 pm

	November 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 2007 Richard Rodgers entered his seventh decade of writing for the theatre with this musical retelling of the Biblical story of Noah. The building of the Ark was only the first of Noah's many daunting challenges in a journey that wasn't always smooth sailing. By turns inspirational and hilarious, we discover that being chosen by God for great things does not necessarily simplify the daily demands made on a 600-year-old father and husband. Noah speaks frequently with God, bosses and bickers with his family but is completely devoted to his loving, patient and long-suffering wife, Esther. Their three sons are Shem, landlord and miser married to the annoying Leah of few words; Ham, without ambition and married to sweet Rachel who he doesn’t love; and Japheth, Noah’s youngest son who must be married to go TWO BY TWO on the Ark. Throw in Goldie, the girl from the Temple of the Golden Ram and potential wife for Japheth, and it’s good fun from The Good Book!

	The Director....

			Michael J. Tobin (Director) has been a professional actor, director, choreographer, educator and theatre administrator for the past 26 years in theaters throughout New England and around the country. Mr. Tobin has performed and directed Off Broadway, national tours, regional theaters, summer stock and children’s theatre in over 350+ productions. Favorite roles include “Albin” in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, “Jesus” in the National Tour of GODSPELL, “Sweeney Todd” in SWEENEY TODD, “Claude” in HAIR, “Caiaphas” in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, “Peron” in EVITA, “Pseudolus” in FORUM and “Ghost of Present” in the National Tour of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Mr. Tobin has directed such shows as ANNIE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, GUYS AND DOLLS, THE FANTASTICKS, DRIVING MISS DAISY, SYLVIA, DEATHTRAP, AGNES OF GOD, OLIVER and GODSPELL. Mr. Tobin is best known locally for his work as an actor and director of 86+ shows at the Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick, Maine. Mr. Tobin began performing and directing with the Garrison Players in the early 1980's and is now on the GP board as the Production Director. Mr. Tobin works in Same Day Surgery at Wentworth Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH and is the Producing Artistic Director of DRAMEDY Productions.

	The Cast....


	Ed Batchelder (Noah) is very happy to be in his first production with Garrison Players. He has previously been seen in various local venues including The Rep, and Prescott Park. Past credits include Ali Hakim in Oklahoma, Etches in Titanic, Tinman in The Wizard of Oz, and Freddy in Noises Off - among others. Favorite roles include Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Amos in Chicago and Mr. Applegate in Damn Yankees. Please enjoy the show!


			Carol Bitov (Leah) was most recently seen on the GP stage as Mary in How the Other Half Loves, and Mildred in the 2005 Spotlight Award-winning Cemetery Club. She is Marketing Director for GP. Stage credits range from the Baroness in Murder at Rutherford House to Edgar, the son of the Duke of Gloucester in Lear, the Musical. Her favorite roles were as a 6-year-old in the Dining Room and as Ouiser in Steel Magnolias. She has also directed, stage managed, sewn costumes, wielded a paint brush, and knit armor. Carol is the Communications Director for the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and lives in Dover with husband Gadi. “Thanks to you, the audience, for supporting community theatre.”


	Tom Dunnington (Shem) has been involved with GP since 1973 and has appeared in over 50 productions. He has also designed and built sets for GP shows for the past 30 years. His two favorite roles are Sancho in Man of La Mancha 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, at 63, his memory isn't what it used to be. Tom and a group of dedicated GP’ers have been working for 18 years to find a home they can call their own. He is pleased to say that dreams do come true.


				Tinka Finley (Esther) has acted (Quilters, Fiddler on the Roof, ‘night, Mother), and directed (Pirates of Penzance, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music,) as a long-time member of Garrison Players. She spent 19 summers on stage at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwickand has also performed at the former Dover Repertory Theatre, Gamaliel Theatre in Durham, and the Rochester Opera House. Some of her favorite roles include the psychiatrist in Agnes of God, Katisha in The Mikado, and Lotte Schoen in Lettice and Lovage. Offstage, Tinka runs the computer lab at Horne St. Elementary School in Dover.



		Dawn Haines (Goldie) is happy to return to Garrison Players, having played The Baker's Wife in last season's production of Into the Woods. Other roles include Kitty Clive in the out of New York premiere of Joyful Noise at the Mill Pond Center and Elsa in Wake Up and Dream at the Player's Ring. Thanks to Michael Tobin for the opportunity and to the thriving community that is this theater. This one is for Brian.


			Megan Davenport Karas (Rachel) returned to New Hampshire last year after spending over 11 years living in Berlin, Germany. Since then, you may have heard her singing (or yelling) from behind (above) a tree in Garrison Player's production of Into the Woods, laughing annoyingly in Blithe Spirit at the Players' Ring or barking orders as the Stepmother in Cinderella at the Bell Center. This one's for Sebastian, who's had first-hand experience with the trials of having to pack all your stuff up on a boat.


	Dan Kleinmann (Japheth) is a Junior at Berwick Academy and has been in The Skin of our Teeth as Mr. Antrobus, Stage Door as Keith, A Midsummer Nights Dream as Lysander, with the senior repertory company at The New Hampshire Theatre Project. He also appeared in Mitty as Oliver with the NH Theatre Project, in Cinderella at the Bell Center as Prince Charming, and The King and I at the Rochester Opera House as Prince Chululongkorn. High School roles include Finch in How to Succeed in Business, Tony Kirby in You Can’t Take it With You, Philip Lombard in And Then There Were None, and Motel in Fiddler On The Roof.


			Tobin Moss (Ham) moved to Portsmouth last year to make his mark on New England theatre, after two decades in Virginia. Locally, you may have seen him in performances at The Players Ring, or in Prescott Park's performance of The Sound of Music, where he spent the summer playing Baron Elberfeld. He is delighted to be working with GP for the first time, and can't wait to continue that into December's performance of The Wizard of Oz, where he will be playing the Tin Man. Tobin would like to thank Brent, Linda, Jennifer, and Kevin for their lifelong support, and Courtney for helping him always follow his dreams, no matter how often they change.