Scenes From American Life is a sardonic trip through American history from the point of view of the late 60’s, starting in the 30’s and extending into the future of… the 1980’s! Told through a series of disconnected vignettes that leap across time, this witty, trenchant work is written to show off the talents of eight talented actors, who have to portray a wide assortment of characters and situations, ranging from tragic to comic. And for all that the show’s predictions are wildly off the mark (no, America didn’t become a police state), there’s still much that’s still relevant in Gurney’s biting social satire.
September 4 – 20, 2009
RLT Gaddy-Goodwin Theatre
By A. R. Gurney, Jr.
Directed by Rod Rich
View the photos by Stuart Wagner.
Cast
Chris Brown
DJ Curtis
Kirsten Ehlert
Phil Lewis
Amy Bossi-Nasiatka
Page Purgar
Jessica Smith
Jerry Zieman
Production Team
Director: Rod Rich
Choreographer: Nancy Rich
Scenic Designer: Shannon Clark
Costume Designer: Jenny Butler
Lighting Designer/Technical Director: Jim Zervas
Sound Designer: Rod Rich & Nancy Rich
Props Masters: Jeff Cheek & Ann Marie C.J. Crosmun
Sound Engineer: Becca Easley
Production Assistant: John T. “Jack” Hall
Stage Manager: Bunny Safron
Assistant Stage Managers: Lisa Hart & Tatyana Stemkovski
Fight Choreographer: David McClutchey
Audition Coordinator: Marie Berry
House Manager Coordinator: Leon Sabarsky
Usher Coordinator: Adrienne Dyson
Concession Coordinator: G. Paul Slovensky
Advertising and Graphic Design: Scotty Cherryholmes & Media Partners Inc
Playbill Design: Heidi Dragon
Production Crew
Audition Crew: Amy Blackwell, Amy Crum, Tamara Hopson, Julie Robinson & Chris Stigall
Box Office: Janet Bodell & Patsy Clarke
Costume Shop Crew: Mary Ali, Julian Arrington, Benjamin Butler, Amanda Hassebrock, Jhonny Izza, Catherine Lambe, Vicki Olson, Debbie Sherrod, Jean Wilkinson, Judy Wray & Scott Wray
House Managers: Keith Bugner, Dan Eckert, Deanna Eckert, Lynn Freeman, Carol Friedlander, Lilo Miles, Bob Pollard, Scott Sutton & Judi Wilkinson
Light Crew: Dan Eckert (Crew Chief), Elaine Petrone, Mary Ann Turner & David Wilk
Light Hang/Focus & Set Contruction: Joseph Brown, Ward Bowen, Jeff Cheek, Timothy Corbett, Taylor Courier, Chris Eckert, Dan Eckert, Jeff Eckert, Becca Easley, Mike Easley, Cliff Hamilton, Joseph Heil, Todd Houseknecht, Bill Kochuk, David Langmeyer, Michael McGee, Alyssa Petrone, Dave Petrone, Elaine Petrone, Tommy Tallis & Scott Wray
Props Construction Crew: Jeff Cheek & Ann Marie C.J. Crosmun
Public Relation Crew: Shirley Botkin, Scotty Cherryholmes, Patsy Clarke, Catherine Lambe, Carolyn LeRue, Martha Noyes, Stuart Wagner & David Watts
Sound Crew: Todd Houseknecht (Crew Chief) & Barbara Corbin