SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE Book, Lyrics, and Music by John Foley
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SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE Presents Book, Lyrics, and Music by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, Jim Wann Directed & Choreographed by Allison Bibicoff# Musical Directed by Sean Paxton #Member Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. It’s 1972 on Highway 57 - somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, North Carolina. There will be one 15-minute intermission. Pump Boys and Dinettes is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Season Underwriters Maggi and David Gordon The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. No food or beverages (other than water) are permitted in the Please turn offseating all electronic areas. devices. FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome home to SMP! What better way to beat the heat of summer than with a rollicking, countrified musical set somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna on Highway 57? I have wanted to produce Pump Boys and Dinettes for a long time. I remember having a conversation about it with Sean Paxton, our music director, during the run of Always….Patsy Cline. We both agreed that it would be perfect for SMP. I think you’ll agree that we were right! Pump Boys isn’t produced very often – and only now do I appreciate why - it takes really good musicians! We are incredibly lucky that so many wonderfully talented ones showed up to make this show happen. I’m excited for you to hear them – you know half this cast from Patsy Cline – Sean, Kevin, Jim, and, of course, Cori (who was Ovation-nominated for her performance as Patsy) – and the newcomers – Mike, Jimmy, and Emily Kay. I’ve been watching them in rehearsals having a blast getting to know this music and each other. Now it’s your turn. I bet you’ll leave singing these terrific songs – and I hope you’ll come back for another helping! The cast has been led by Allison Bibicoff who directs at SMP for the first time. I’ve been looking for the right project to get her to work with us and I think we came up with the perfect show to introduce her to you! SMP is really only alive when our patrons are in the house. I love being here when there is a buzz of excitement before a show with our loyal friends milling in the lobby and finding their seats. I don’t think you will stay seated long though – this show will make you want to get up and dance – AND eat pie! Next up we are bringing back the amazing magician John Carney for a short run in August. Then I’ll direct The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn opening September 7. We’ll remount, with the same cast from last year, Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story for the holidays. Our Field Trip series play next year is E.B. White’s Stuart Little which we’ll stage for local schools in rep with another show for adults TBA. Always something to look forward to at SMP! Now it’s time to enjoy the pump boys and the diner waitresses who make them sing. I hope they remind you of some great road trips and good old diner food – tasty, filling, and oh-so satisfying. Have a great summer! Christian Lebano Pump Boys and Dinettes FEATURING (in alphabetical order) Rhetta Cupp ............................................................ Cori Cable Kidder Bobby (Drums) ...................................................................... Jim Miller Jim (Guitar & Dobro)......................................... Michael Butler Murray* L.M. (Piano & Accordian) .................................................. Sean Paxton Eddie (Bass) ................................................................... Kevin Tiernan Prudie Cupp ........................................................ Emily Kay Townsend Jackson (Guitar) ............................................................ Jimmy Villaflor *Member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. PRODUCTION TEAM Director/Choreographer ................................................. Allison Bibicoff Musical Director ................................................................ Sean Paxton Production Stage Manager .......................................... Chloe Madriaga Producer .................................................................. Christian Lebano Co-Producer .............................................................. Estelle Campbell Set Designer .....................................................................Jeff G. Rack Costume Designer ...................................................... Angela Nicholas Resident Lighting Designer............................................... Derek Jones Sound Designers ................................. Matthew Shane, Todd McCraw Properties Designer ................................................... McKenzie Eckels Hair Designer ............................................................... Amanda Walter Engineer ...................................................................... Matthew Shane Technical Director .......................................................... Todd McCraw Set Builder ............................................... Mark Henderson, Sets-to-Go Scenic Artist ............................................................. Orlando de la Paz Carpenters ................................................... John Dimitri, Jose Munoz Electricians ........................................ David Campfield, Christian Shen Lobby and Special Events Curator .................................. Diane Siegel Program .................................................................... Christian Lebano Publicity Photography .................................................. John Dlugolecki Production Photography ....................................................... Gina Long Poster & Graphic Design ....................................................... Mary Cox Special Thanks to Skylight Theater in Milwaukee, WI for use of their poster original art Publicist ............................................................................ Phil Sokoloff Pump Boys and Dinettes MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I "Highway 57" (J. Wann) .................................................................... All "Taking It Slow" (J. Foley, M. Hardwick, J. Schimmel, J. Wann) ... Boys "Serve Yourself" (J. Wann) ............................................................ L.M. "Menu Song" (C. Morgan and D. Monk) ................................... Dinettes "The Best Man" (J. Wann) ......................................................... Prudie "Fisherman's Prayer" (J. Wann).................................................... Boys "Catfish" (J. Wann and B. Simpson) ............................................. Boys “Mamaw" (J. Wann) ........................................................................ Jim "Be Good or Be Gone" (J. Wann) ...............................................Rhetta "Drinkin' Shoes" (M. Hardwick, C. Morgan, D. Monk)........................ All Tap Choreography by Cori Cable Kidder ACT II "Pump Boys" (J. Wann) ................................................................ Boys "Mona" (J. Wann) .................................................................... Jackson “The Night Dolly Parton Was Almost Mine” (J. Wann) ................... L.M. “Tips” ....................................................................................... Dinettes “Sister”..................................................................................... Dinettes "Vacation" (J. Wann) ........................................................................ All "No Holds Barred" (J. Wann and C. Morgan) .................................... All "Farmer Tan" (J. Wann) ...................................... Jackson and Dinettes "Highway 57" Reprise (J. Wann) ....................................................... All "Closing Time" (J. Wann).................................................................. All URCHASE A PLAY ASSPORT AND P 5 SMP P SAVE 5 Plays for the price of 4 – $160 (Senior – $144) Passport Tickets are valid for 18 months from date of issue. A $5 surcharge will be added at the box office for certain musicals and “special” events. Passports are valid for the noted Subscriber and may not be used as a multiple user ticket. Purchase one in the lobby TODAY! Pump Boys and Dinettes CAST Cori Cable Kidder (Rhetta Cupp) is thrilled to return to Sierra Madre Playhouse following her 2017 fundraising concert Back Where I Belong and 2015 production of Always…Patsy Cline which garnered her an Ovation Best Actress in a Musical nomination for her role as Patsy Cline. Her credits include the Broadway Farewell Tour of Mamma Mia! (Donna u/s), In the Mood: A 1940s Big Band Revue, and Hello, Dolly! (Irene Malloy) in which she appeared alongside The Waltons star Judy Norton as Dolly Levi and Happy Days star Don Most as Horace Vandergelder. SMP’s. Cori is also a member of the local Andrews Sisters vocal group Swing Dames. Thank you to Christian, Doug, Ward, and Estelle. To my family – thank you for encouraging me to follow this glorious dream. I love you. www.coricablekidder.com Jim Miller (Bobby – Drums) is a strong advocate for public school music education where he started. He studied classical percussion with two members of the L.A. Philharmonic. He attended C.S.U.- L.A. "Ran away with the circus" as a musical director and drummer for twenty years. Jim worked with Alvino Rey and the King Sisters and the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra. He has played dozens of Broadway shows including the Hamburg, Germany production of Cats. He did a long stint with L.A.'s premier German band, The Bluebirds, and more than a few cruise