A madcap backstage farce. The great Italian tenor and ladies’ man Tito Merelli (Il Stupendo to his fans) is scheduled to perform the part of Othello for the Cleveland Opera Company. The action takes place in the star’s upscale Cleveland hotel suite before the show. Entrances and exits get tangled up with mishaps and mistaken identities, complete with lots of slamming doors. Winner of two Tony Awards, including Best Play in 1989, an Outer Critics Circle Award and a nomination for England’s prestigious Olivier Comedy of the Year Award.
By Ken Ludwig
Directed by Rod Rich
April 10–26, 2009
RLT Sutton Main Stage Theatre
View the photos by Stuart Wagner
Cast
Maggie: Adrienne Morton
Max: Loren Armitage
Saunders: Tony Hefner
Tito: Michael Jones
Maria: Tracey Phillips
Bellhop: Bobby Rathbone
Diana: Staci Sabarsky
Julia: Alison Lawrence
Production Staff
Director/Sound Designer: Rod Rich
Music Director: Harrison Fisher
Scenic Designer/Technical Director: Jim Zervas
Costume/Make-up Designer: Jenny Butler
Lighting Designer: Rick Young
Props Master: Ann Marie C. J. Crosmun
Hair/Wig Designer: Alison Lawrence
Sound Engineer: Jim Zervas
Stage Manager: Lucinda Gainey
Assistant Stage Manager: Lee King
Assistant to Director: M. Dennis Poole
Movement Coach: Nancy Rich
Audition Coordinator: Marie Berry
House Manager/Usher Coordinator: Ellen Landau
Concession Coordinator: G. Paul Slovensky
Original Art Work: V. Cullum Rogers
Advertising and Graphic Design: Scotty Cherryholmes
Playbill Design: Heidi Dragon
Production Crew
Audition Crew: Amy Blackwell & M. Dennis Poole
Box Office: Patsy Clarke
Costume Shop Crew: Mary Ali, Julian Arrington, Marie Berry, Barbara Biggs, Ani Goodenberger, Amanda Hassebrock, Susan Kimmel, Catherine Lambe, Kathryn Oxley, Debbie Sherrod, Judy Wray & Joan Wright Costume Running Crew: Marie Berry (Crew Chief ), Ruth Berry, Amy Blackwell, Ani Goodenberger, Ann Hodges, Catherine Lambe, Julie Lanier, & Tatanya Stemkovski
House Managers: Dan Eckert, Lynn Freeman, Carol Friedlander, Judy Keyes, Liz Kodadek, Ellen Landau, Mike McGee, Lilo Miles, Bob Pollard, Gloria Rich, Leon Sabarsky, Judi Wilkinson
Light Crew: Dan Eckert (Crew Chief ), Patrick Carroll, Chris Eckert, Jennifer O’Connor, & Keith Rothschild
Light Hang/Focus: Patrick Carroll, Jeff Cheek, Caitie Chrietzberg, Aletha Chrietzberg, Chris Eckert, Dan Eckert, Ann Hodges, Todd Houseknecht, Carol Machuca, Alyssa Petrone & Elaine Petrone
Public Relation Crew: Shirley Botkin, Scotty Cherryholmes, Patsy Clarke, Catherine Lambe, Carolyn LeRue, Martha Noyes, Stuart Wagner & David Watts
Set Construction Crew: Loren Armitage, Pat Berry, Noel Butzke, Patrick Carroll, Jeff Cheek, Trisha Cohen, Lauren Cullipher, Dave Davis, Dan Eckert, Mitchell Frohlich, Lucinda Gainey, Tony Hefner, Todd Houseknecht, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael Jones, David Langmeyer, Matthew Leszczenski, Adrienne Morton, Dave Petrone, Elaine Petrone, John Prince, Bobby Rathbone, Jason Reeves, Rod Rich, Staci Sabarsky, Dick Shirk & Scott Wray
Sound Crew: Elizabeth Hurley (Crew Chief ) & Barbara Corbin