2001-02 Season

Bill W. and Dr. Bob
Written by Samuel Shem and
Janey Surrey
 
 
Directed by Chucke Plaistek
 
 

In 1929, famous New York stockbroker Bill Wilson crashes with the stock market and becomes a hopeless drunk. Dr. Bob Smith, a surgeon from Ohio, has also been an alcoholic for thirty years, often going into the operating room with a hangover. Through an astonishing series of events, Bill W. and Dr. Bob meet and form a relationship, each helping to keep the other sober. This is the amazing and often humorous story of the two men who pioneered Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as the story of their wives, who founded Al Anon.

Performances
February 1-9, 2002

Cast
Dr. Bob - John Depew
Anne - Jacqui Jursek
Lois - Eileen Kalinowski
Dr. Silkworth - Lloyd, T. Henry
Rev. Tunks - Charlie Conlin
Henrietta, Hen D. - Christine Schell
Ebby T. Eddie - Billy D.
Man in bar - Steve Den Herder
Waitress, Myrna - Megan Kane
Bill W. - Dave Suwalski
Smitty - Baz Harrigan

The Star Spangled Girl
By Neil Simon
 
Directed by Mark Vincent

 
This fast moving, hilarious comedy, deals with two earnest young men struggling to put out a "protest" magazine, and the all-American girl who moves in next door and manages to send both of them into a romantic tail spin.

"…Mr. Simon can do wonders…with casually tossed-off fantasies that pop up from nowhere and whistle as they go by." —NY Times.

"…charm, brightness, deft inventiveness and capacity for good, honest hilarity…" —NY Post.
 

Performances
June 7-16, 2002

Cast
Andy - Gordon Ellis
Norman - Bryan Halperin
Sophie - Jacque Wilson

The Man with the Plastic Sandwich
Written by Robert Karshner
 
Directed by Larry Devlin

 
Fired after twenty years, Walter Price encounters three provocative characters while contemplating his options on a park bench: Ellie, a high spirited ingenue who represents hope; Haley, a distinguished hobo representing wisdom; and Lenore, a hooker who represents reality.
 

Performances
October 11-20, 2002

Cast
Walter Price - Mark Vincent
Ellie - Amy Asman
Haley - Jay Ball
Lenore - Jackie Ouelette

12 Angry Men
By Reginald Rose

 
Directed by

 
What seems like an open-and-shut murder case becomes a twisted puzzle of prejudice and intrigue.  Twelve jurors in a murder trial are corralled in a room for the duration of their deliberation.  As prejudices are tested and evidence is weighed, the entire jury is forced to look past the show of the courtroom to unearth the shocking truth.  Faced with playing the hangmen, these dozen men must first face themselves.
 

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