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Artistic //641.P.0)..07? Director, Robert Kalfin Michael David, Executive" Director CHELSEA THEATER CENTER 01 presents ) 70

THINGS TO HEAR, THINGS TO SEE - - Adapted from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain

Music by Book and Lyrics by Clay Boland Stephen Brown A Workshop Presentation

Directed by Robert Kalfin

Musical Director - Richard DeMone

Design Lighting and Production Supervision Costumes Jerry Marcel Burl Hash Susan Buck Assistant to the Director Musical Assistant Costume Assistant Clint Jakeman Shirley Gruenhut James Crawford CAST ( In Order Of Appearance )

HUCKLEBERRY FINN David Congdon* THE WIDOW DOUGLAS Eleanor Eaton * , MISS WATSON ...... Lois de Baniie* -TOM SAWYER i' Tony Travis FIRST BOY IN CAVE Victor Van Etten SECOND BOY IN CAVE George Macy I JIM ' . John McCurry* PAP Victor Raider-Wexlef JUDITH LOFTUS Lois de Banzie * FIRST MAN IN BOAT Edward Cannan SECOND MAN IN BOAT Victor Van Etten THE DAUPHIN Victor Raider-Wexlef THE DUKE ' Jay Doyle* FIRST MAN z. Edward Cannan

SECOND MAN ...... Victor Van Etten THIRD MAN ' George Macy FOURTH MAN ...... Tony Travis* BOY - . George Macy UNCLE SILAS Edward Cannan AUNT SALLY Eleanor Eaton* MUSICIANS PIANO , Richard DeMone . ASSISTANT PIANIST Shirley Gruenhut , BANJO Laurie Spiegel BASS GUITAR John Lo Presti DRUMS David Renney FLUTE Elizabeth DeMone VIOLIN Virginia Maxham CHELSEA PRODUCTION STAFF

Stage . . Manager ...... Mary Lou Lehman Electrician David Eidenberg Sound S Jim Eisner House Manager Edward Cannan . oo, aLAI A. BOLAND, jR.(): began his career uy writing the theme song tor a Philadelphia radio show at the age of 13. His first produced musicals were CLARENCE for which he wrote the book, lyrics, and music, and NEW BRIDGE A-COMIN. He has also written several musicals for children, including CHRISTOPHER FISH, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, and PINOCCHIO, as well as numerous LPs and individual songs for children. Mr. Boland has written the Christmas .television specials, THE JUGGLER, and AN O'HENRY CHRISTMAS which he wrote in collaboration with Mr. Brown. Mr. Boland's musical GREEN GROW THE RASHES, based on the life of Robert Burns, is currently being considered for Broadway production. .

STEPHEN BROWN (Book and Lyrics): wrote the book and lyrics for an original mus- ical comedy which was produced at the University of . This led to an eighteen month association with the Allerton Hotel in Chicago, Where two shown' were presented in a cabaret-theater setting: one, an original review, and the other, an adaptation of Schnitzlerls LA RONDE. Mr. Brown is currently working-on a modern English adaptation of Verdi's LA TRAVIATA for the Masterworks Theater.

ROBERT KALFIN (Director): Mr. Kalfin is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Chelsea Theater Center. His biography appears elsewhere in the program.

RICHARD DEMONE (Musical Director): a graduate of Trinity College at Hartford, and Harvard University, is the composer of two musicals. He was the assistant technical director at the Southbury Playhouse in 1968, and has served as musical director for stock productions of GEORGE M, CAMELOT, and THE FANTASTICKS, as well as for the New York productions of THE DRUNKARD and THE BLUE PLANET.

CLINT JAKEMAN (Assistant to the Director); performed with the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for two seasons, as well as studying Ballet with Peggy Van Praagh and Robert Joffrey, modern dance with Jose Limon, and jazz dancing with Matt ' Maddox, and David Winters. Mr. Jakeman has performed with the Myra Kinch Company, Princeton Ballet Company of the McCarter Theater, the Ruth St. Denis Company, and the Prince Street Players. In 1968, he directed and choreographed WEST SIDE STORY for the Lincoln, Nebraska Civic Center, and in 1969 staged FUNNY GIRL at Theater Nashville. Mr. Jakeman has stage managed for the Chelsea Theater Center and the Prince Street Players.

SUSAN BUCK (Costumes): designed last season's productions of CHRONICLE, THE JUD: AS APPLAUSE, and assisted with THE BLACK QUARTET for the Chelsea Theater Center. She also designed the production of PAL JOEY 69 for Haila Stoddard which star-p" Arlene Francis, and ANTA's RING AROUND RING with Orson Bean. Miss Buck is now at on a Teaching Assistantship Grant and is doing graduate work in Costume Design. She is currently designing for MARAT/SADE at Brooklyn College and THE THREEPENNY OPERA at the AMATEUR COMEDY CLUB.

DAVID CONGDON (Huckleberry Finn): appeared for three seasons with the Arena Stage in Washington D. C. playing featured roles in ST. JOAN, SERGEANT MUSGRAVE'S DANCE, THE THREE SISTERS, MACBETH, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, and other plays. He has also performed with The Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia in their productions of -THE ENTERTAINER, SCAFFOLD FOR MARIONETTES, and THE REHEARSAL. Mr. Congdon appeared last year in HUUI, HUUI at the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater and in CITY SCENE. He has also been seen in stock in Anthony Perkins' production of THE UNKOWN SOLDIER AND HIS WIFE.

ELEANOR EATON (The Widow Douglas, Aunt Sally): made her operatic debut in Paris in THAIS at the Opera Comique where she also in appeared MANON. She has per- , formed in concerts with the San Carlos Opera Company, at the Tuillerie Gardens; and at the Manhattan Opera House. Appearing on Broadway as Honorine in FANNY, she has made numerous appearnces in summer stock playing featured roles in such productions as BLITHE SPIRIT, HAY FEVER, WONDERFUL TOWN, GUYS AND DOLLS. She ' has been seen on television on THE BOB HOPE SHOW, THE DEFENDERS, THE NURSES, and - /96cr-P, o202,?

(con.) THE NAKED CITY, and has appeared in the films THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT, THE GROUP, and SWEET CHARITY.

LOIS de BANZIE (Miss Watson, Judith Loftus): was most recently seen in LITTLE MURDERS at Circle in The Square. She appeared last season in Chelsea Theater Center'sTHE JUDAS APPLAUSE, and toured in THE MISANTHROPE and ARMS AND THE MAN with the Asolo State Theater. Miss de Banzie has performed with the APA in ARMS AND THE MAN and at City Center with Judith Anderson in ELIZABETH THE QUEEN. Appearing with Dan Dailey and George Gobel, among others, in a tour of THE ODD COUPLE, she has also worked on stage, television, and in radio throughout the United States, Mexico, and Great Britain.

TONY TRAVIS (Tom Sawyer): began. his career in theater while still a high school student, appearing in YOUR OWN THING, in which he also toured to Canada and Los Angeles. He has appeared on HOLLYWOOD PALACE, and the soon to be released short feature, A GIANT STEP, as well as numerous commercials and in summer stock. He can currently be seen in THE AFRICAN ROOM showcases.

VICTOR VAN ETTEN (First Boy in Cave, Second Man in Boat, Second Man).: appeared as a featured dancer in Kaleidescope (retitled MAN, MUSIC, AND MOVEMENT when it was shown on NET). He has appeared in such plays as RING AROUND THE MOON, SER4 VANT OF TWO MASTERS, as well as playing Lucius Septimus in CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA with Leo Genn.

GEORGE MACY (Second Boy in Cave, Third Man, Boy): is making his professional debut in THINGS TO HEAR, THINGS TO SEE.

JOHN MCCURRY (Jim): was seen last season in THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH. He has appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival's Mobile Theater productions of

' VOLPONE and MACBETH, as `well 'aS'in the original productions of BLUES FOR MISTER CHARLIE, THE DEATH OF , THE CONNECTION, and several revivals of FINIANS RAINBOW. he performed in twenty-nine countries with the four year world tour of PORGY AND BESS, and also performed with the New Zealand Opera. He has

appeared in the films THE PAWNBROKER, ACROSS THE RIVER, and THE LAST MILE, as . well as on television including the Hallmark Hall of Fame's, A PUNT, A PASS, AND A PRAYER. In the Fall of 1967, Mr. McCurry appeared in the original production of Joseph Heller's WE BOMBED IN NEW HAVEN at Yale University,and later appeared in JOHN BROWN'S BODY, the production which marked the re-opening of Ford's Theat- er in Washington.

VICTOR RAIDER-WEXLER (Pap, The Dauphin): a graduate of the University of Toledo, he appeared last season with the National Shakespeare Company playing the title role in OTHELLO and Petruchio in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. He appeared at the Place des Art in Montreal in THE WORLD OF SHOLEM ALEICHEM, and with Stage/West in Springfield, Massachusetts in COUNTRY WIFE, CHARLEY'S AUNT, and CANDIDA. Mr. Raider -Wexler also performed with the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival as Malvol- io in TWELFTH NIGHT and Albany in KING LEAR. He has performed the title roles, in MACBETH, OTHELLO, JULIUS CAESAR, and ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA for Audio Classics Record Series.

JAY DOYLE (The Duke): has been an associate actor with the ACT for the last four years, appearing in many of their productions, including THE THREE SISTERS whiCh was recently seen at the ANTA Theater. He has performed with the Arena Stage, the Pittsburg Playhouse, and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Mr. Doyle has been seen Off-Broadway in THE OLD GLORY, as well as in the national tour of THE

' ANDERSONVILLE TRIAL.

EDWARD CANNAN (First Man in Boat, First Man, Uncle Silas): was a resident actor at Vassar College for the last two years where he played leading roles in SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, THE FIELD GOD, ALCESTIS, THE ROOK, and WHEN ....(con.) WE DEAD AWAKEN. He graduated in 1967 from the University of Texas ' with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama where he also began his career as a child playing roles in THE INNOCENTS, PETER PAN, and RICHARD 111. Mr. Cannan is assist- ant to the Executive Director of the Chelsea Theater Center.

THERE WILL BE ONE TEN MINUTE INTERMISSION

Cast members appearing through the courtesy of Actor's Equity Association

Special thanks to Hofstra University Department of Drama for their assistance.

Program and Lobby Display by Ranchman.

CHELSEA THEATER CENTER WINTER SEASON

William Golding's, BRASS BUTTERFLY; DAWN SONG by Peter Barton: CANDAULES, COMMISSIONER by Danial Gerould; UNICORN FROM THE STARS by William Butler Yeats; THE UNIVERSAL NIGGER by Gorden Porterfield.

ANNOUNCING THE EXTENSION OF LEROI JONES', SLAVE SHIP.

Due to the success of Chelsea Theater Center's first production this season, Leroi Jones' SLAVE SHIP, we are pleased to announce an extension of its run through January 4, 1970.

ALL 175 SEATS: Tues., Wed., Thurs., Sun, Evenings (8:30) and Sat. and Sun. Matinees (3:00). $3.50.

Fri. and Sat. Evenings (8:30). $4.50. .

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TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH TICKETRON: (212) 759-2734.