A captivating musical of passion and romance. As mother and daughter from Winston-Salem travel through Italy during the summer of 1953, the daughter meets and falls for a handsome young Florentine. This unique play swept the 2005 Tony Awards, winning six awards, including Best Original Score, and earned five Drama Desk Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Book by Craig Lucas
Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel
Directed by Haskell Fitz-Simons
June 4-27, 2010
RLT Sutton Main Stage Theatre
View the photos by Stuart Wagner
Cast
Franca Naccarelli: Katherine Anderson
Fabrizio Naccarelli: Brenton Blakesley
Roy Johnson: Jeff Cheek
Guiseppe Naccarelli: Edward Cooke
Margaret Johnson: Megan Crosson
Clara Johnson: Katie Hennenlotter
Signor Naccarelli: Mark Ridenour
Signora Naccarelli: Tricia Strong
Ensemble: John Adams, Amanda Blaire Callaghan, Rita Goss Coby, Amanda Kessell Dearinger, Antonio Delgadillo, Jay Dolan, Tyler Betts Rollins, Alana Sealy, Jean Marie Whaley, Nicholas White
Orchestra
Piano: Julie A. Florin
Harp: Anita Burroughs-Price, Vonda Darr
Violin: Michael Danchi, Randolyn Emerson (rehearsal)
Cello: Cheryl Schlitter, Jake Wenger
Bass: Dave Aduddell, Aaron Bittikofer
Production Team
Director: Haskell Fitz-Simons
Music Director: Julie A. Florin
Scenic Designer: Rick Young
Costume Designer: Vicki Olson
Lighting Designer: Joshua A. Reaves
Sound Designer/Engineer: Todd Houseknecht
Props Master: Ann-Marie Crosmun
Hair Designers: Benjamin Butler & Tsafi Shalev
Technical Director: Jim Zervas
Stage Manager: Anna Rains
Assistant Stage Manager: Scott Wray
Assistant to the Director: Amanda Bitler
Dialog Coach: Jan Doub Morgan
Audition Coordinator: Marie Berry
House Manager Coordinator: Leon Sabarsky
Usher Coordinator: Adrienne Dyson
Concession Coordinator: G. Paul Slovensky
Original Art Work: V. Cullum Rogers
Advertising and Graphic Design: Media Partners Inc & Scotty Cherryholmes
Playbill Design: Heidi M. Dragon
Production Crew
Audition Crew: Marie Berry, Amy Blackwell, Judy Jacobs-Carr, Rocky Carr, Julie Robinson & Chris Stigall
Box Office Crew: Janet Bodell, Patsy Clarke & Bill Stelzenmuller
Costume Running Crew: Judy Keyes & Amy Blackwell (Co-Crew Chiefs), Kristin Donadeo, Carolyn Elliot, Judy Jacobs-Carr, Courtney Jones, Shelley Kraft, Catherine Lambe, Alexis Zavatson, Alethea Phillips-Gemma, Judy Rains, Julie Robinson & Tatyana Stemkovski
House Managers: Tucker Bullock, Carol Friedlander, Lynn Freeman, Michael McGee, Kathleen Rudolph, Leon Sabarsky, Margie Taylor & Judi Wilkinson
Light Crew: Dan Eckert & Meg Wenzinger (Co-Chiefs), April Carter, Rebecca Conley, Barbara Corbin & Olive McKrell
Light Hang/Focus Crew: Sasha Anistratova, Jim Bates, Dan Eckert, Cliff Hamilton, Greg Caruolo, Trisha Cohen, Art Davis, Kaitlin Gill, Bill Kochuk, Mackenzie Labrecque, Alyssa Petrone, Elaine Petrone, Jake Hyman, Kate Ripberger, Alyssa Sperlazza, Scott Sutton & Scott Wray