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2 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Director’s Note
Thoughts on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Wikipedia tells us that, “inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (251–183 BC), the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The plot displays many classic elements of, farce including puns, the slamming of doors, cases of mistaken identity (frequently involving characters disguising themselves as one another), and satirical comments on social class. The title derives from the line that vaudeville comedians often used to begin a story: ‘A funny thing happened on the way to the theater.’”
Having directed several plays from the ancient Greeks and Romans, I have a deep appreciation for their humor and the relevance of their comments on their society to our own. Pseudolus’ yearning for freedom, Hero’s great love for someone he really doesn’t know, father-son competition, how long-term marriages can sometimes leave us lonely, bullying, and so many more topics are as fresh now as they were circa 200 BC. (even the role of money in politics...watch for it!). We still laugh at mistaken identity, “relationship” innuendo, puns, and classic chase scenes. How wonderful to be able to have this shared human identity with the ancients—“echoing behind us” and on into the future.
Hetty Thomae
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 5 6 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Cast of Characters In Order of Appearance Time Period: Two hundred years before the Christian era, a day in spring. Location: A street in Rome, in front of the houses of Erronius, Senex, and Lycus . Prologus, an actor ...... Act I–Barry Wenig ...... Act II–Ken Munsey Senex, a citizen of Rome ...... Ken Munsey Domina, his wife ...... Karen Smith Hero, son of Senex & Domina ...... Garrett Inman Hysterium, slave to Senex & Domina ...... Corey Armstrong Pseudolus, slave to Hero ...... Barry Wenig Erronius, citizen of Rome ...... Robert Tichner Miles Gloriosus, a warrior ...... Jason Archambeault Marcus Lycus, a buyer and seller of slaves ...... Bill Sawyer Tintinabula, a courtesan ...... Brittany Rathburn Panacea, a courtesan ...... Kimberly Thompson The Geminae, courtesans ...... Camila Pentland, Iva Wich Vibrata, a courtesan ...... Emma Tichner Gymnasia, a courtesan ...... Elizabeth Duvall Philia, a virgin ...... Elise Ballard The Proteans ...... John Crossley, Sandra Williams-Crossley, ...... Vincent McBeigh, Anwen Morgan, Robert Varela
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8 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 9 Forty-Two Years of NCCT Entertainment
1973 - The Music Man 1974 - Mame, Butterflies are Free, The Tavern 1975 - Fiddler on the Roof, Dirty Works at the Crossroads 1976 - The Undiscovered King, Bicentennial Musical Review, The Zoo Story/Thurber Vignettes/Bounded in a Nutshell, No, No, Nanette 1977 - Workhouse Ward, Happy Journey, Hello, Dolly!, The Velveteen Rabbit, You Can’t Take it With You 1978 - The Hasty Heart, Anything Goes 1979 - The Public Eye, Panther Pieces: The World in Mud Season, Oklahoma!, You Don’t Have to Be Irish 1980 - The Tavern, The Tree Spirit’s Problem, The Pajama Game 1981 - The Dragon’s Theft, Godspell, Cabaret 1982 - You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Annie Get Your Gun 1983 - Potter’s Notch (World Premiere), Broadway Magic, Carnival 1984 - My Fair Lady 1985 - Mary, Mary, The Boy Friend 1986 - A Chorus Line 1987 - The Art of Dining, Chicago 1988 - Carousel, A Christmas Carol 1989 - Man of La Mancha, A Christmas Carol 1990 - Guys and Dolls, A Christmas Carol 1991 - Camelot 1992 - The Music Man, The Odd Couple
10 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production 1993 - The King and I 1994 - Tom Sawyer (T), Kiss Me, Kate, Company 1995 - Bye Bye Birdie (T), Anything Goes 1996 - Good News (T), Me and My Girl, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 1997 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (T), Hello, Dolly!, The Foreigner 1998 - Li’l Abner (T), 25th Anniversary Gala, Peter Pan, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1999 - Once on This Island (T), Gypsy 2000 - Once Upon a Mattress (T), The Wizard of Oz, South Pacific 2001 - Starmites (T), Oklahoma! 2002 - Wish You Were Here (T), Crazy for You, 30th Anniversary Gala 2003 - Bye Bye Birdie (T), Honk!, Brigadoon 2004 - Kismet (T), Nunsense, The Pirates of Penzance 2005 - The Wiz (T), Fiddler on the Roof 2006 - Singin’ in the Rain, Seussical (T) 2007 - Disney’s High School Musical On Stage! (T), The Pajama Game 2008 - Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (T), Singin’ with NCCT (35th Anniversary Gala), State Fair 2009 - 42nd Street, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, Grease (T) 2010 - The Mikado, Footloose (T) 2011 - Oliver!, Bye Bye Birdie (T), Flood Benefit Show 2012 - Music Man (T), Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar 2013 - Anything Goes (T), The Sound of Music, Rent 2014 - Seussical (T), Carousel 2015 - 42nd Street (T), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 13 14 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Production Staff
Hetty Thomae ...... Director
Hal Sheeler ...... Music Director/Conductor
Susan Lamontagne ...... Choreographer
Jason Archambeault ...... Production Manager
Maggie Dwyer ...... Stage Manager
Holly Levison ...... Costume Designer
JaDuke ...... Set Designer/Builder
Barbara Payson ...... Props Master
Alexander Taylor ...... Lighting Designer
Seth Stoddard ...... Sound Designer
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Jackie Sherwin ...... Banner Artist
Margaret Hunton, Mary Gaetz ...... Technical Director
Karen Smith ...... Hair & Makeup
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Emma Hadden ...... Spot Operator
Cate Pierson ...... Spot Operator
Aurora Berger ...... Stage Crew
Amy McMullen ...... Stage Crew
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 15 We can get you to the forum...and back!
16 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production The Orchestra With much gratitude we thank the very talented and dedicated musicians playing for all or some performances.
Violin ...... Judy Wild ...... Abby Speck ...... Julie Dougal ...... Barbara Chase ...... Weiping Liu
Viola ...... Jill Levitt ...... Paul Ruscat
Cello ...... Margaret Gilmore
Woodwinds ...... Da-Shih Hu ...... Paul Rondinone ...... Kevin Colon ...... Cynthia M. Boehm-Patenaude ...... Carol Jeunnette
Trombone ...... Chris Goding ...... Neal Cronce
Trumpet ...... Skip Downing ...... Nancy Brenneman
Percussion ...... Norm McMullen
Piano ...... Carol Cronce
Bass ...... Gerry Grimo
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 17 Act I
Overture
Opening–Act 1
Comedy Tonight ...... Prologus, Company
Love I Hear ...... Hero
Free ...... Pseudolous, Hero
The House of Marcus Lycus ...... Lycus, Courtesans
Lovely ...... Philia, Hero
Pretty Little Picture ...... Pseudolous, Hero, Philia, Proteans
Everybody Ought To Have A Maid ...... Senex, Pseudolous
Maid Encore 1 ...... Pseudolous, Hysterium
Maid Encore 2 ...... Pseudolous, Hysterium, Lycus
I’m Calm ...... Hysterium
Impossible ...... Senex, Hero
Bring Me My Bride ...... Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolous, Courtesans, Proteans
18 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Intermission There will be a 15 minute intermission and refreshments will be served in the lobby. Please, no food or drink in The House.
Act II Entr’acte
That Dirty Old Man ...... Domina
That’ll Show Him ...... Philia
Lovely–Reprise ...... Pseudolous, Hysterium
Funeral Sequence ...... Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, Courtesans, Proteans
Finale Ultimo: Comedy Tonight–Reprise ...... Company
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20 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production A Special Thanks
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Miscellaneous Show Support John Lammert Kevin Fitzpatrick Dead River Company Northern Stage Dancers’ Corner Ken Munsey Lori Fortini
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 21 22 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Cast & Staff Biographies
Jason Archambeault: Jason is in his 6th performance with NCCT and is very happy to be part of such a funny, talented cast! This would not be possible without the love and support of his wife and family, which he appreciates more than words can express. He has been in past performances with his daughter Mason (42nd Street, Oliver!) and his son Ethan (Oliver!). Someday, he hopes to be in a show with his wife, Dawn, and stepson, Cayden.
Corey Armstrong: Corey grew up in the Upper Valley and has enjoyed performing with a variety of local theater groups. Most recently he appeared in Artistree’s Fiddler on the Roof as the Rabbi, Barn Arts’ The 39 Steps and Little Shop of Horrors, NCCT’s Jesus Christ Superstar, and has performed for three consecutive years in the Parrish Players’ Annual Hunger Benefit Cabaret at the Thetford Grange. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum marks Corey’s first turn on the LOH stage since his Wet Paint Player Days with the Lebanon HS Drama Club, more than twenty years ago. Come see him in Woodstock this October in Pentangle Arts’ production of Rocky Horror!
Elise Ballard: Elise is a freshman at the University of Maine, where she attends for the performing arts. Her previous theatrical experience includes roles such as Marty in Grease, Iris in Fame, and Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street. She would like to thank highly caffeinated tea for making her performance truly come to life. This is Elise’s fifth NCCT show.
John Crossley: Forum is John’s fifth NCCT summer production, third with his wife Sandra! John “grew up in Chandler Music Hall” and has flowed downstream to the Upper Valley since pretending to be grown-up. John thanks his mother for teaching him--and many others--to dance and a love for musicals. Life should be a comedy; if it isn’t, look at it funny!
Sandra Williams-Crossley: This is Sandra’s third NCCT production. Other performances include Sweeney Todd (2012) and The Sound of Music (2013). Thank you to my fellow Proteans for all their good mugging. Love to John C. for filling my life with laughter. You are my ideal.
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24 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Bios Cont. Elizabeth Duvall: Elizabeth Montmagny Duvall is thrilled to be returning to the stage after a three year adventure in Montana! This is her eighteenth production with NCCT. Love to hubby Jim and the Montmagny clan.
Maggie Dwyer: Maggie is excited to return to NCCT after taking several years off. This will be her eighth production with NCCT, and her first time Stage Managing. She is a a proud member of Alpha Psi Omega, the National Theatre Honor Society, as well as a recent graduate of Hollins University, where she directed and stage managed several productions. She hopes that you all will enjoy the show!
Garrett Inman: Garrett has been a part of NCCT for awhile now, performing in three Teen Shows and two Summer sh ows (“Forum” being his third). “I’m the Hero this show deserves, but not the one it needs right now. How I got here, though? I’ll never know.”
Susan Lamontagne: Susan (Choreographer) is thrilled to be working with NCCT again! This comes after a fun, successful production of NCCT’s 42nd Street! Susan presently teaches musical theater dance at Lebanon Ballet Studio and was on staff with Arts Quest in Pocatello, Idaho for the last six years. She is also a regular guest director of Divas At The Mic for Arts In Reach in southern NH. Choreography credits include the My Fair Lady for Opera North, The Wizard Of Oz, Peter Pan, Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Directorial credits include: The Mousetrap, Lend Me A Tenor, and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Her 20-year professional performing career included Broadway, Nat’l and Internat’l Tours. She has trained and performed in NY, throughout the US, Japan and beyond. Her own disciplines include classical Ballet, Jazz (lyrical and Musical Theatre), Modern and Tap. She was blessed to work the under the guidance of Gwen Verdon, Chet Walker (director for Broadway’s revival of Pippin) and along side Ben Vereen, Anne Reinking, Bebe Neworth, as well as some of the best dancers on Broadway. Her favorite productions to date are Nicholas & Noah! Thanks to Chris and Mom and Dad for all their help and support.
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26 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Bios Cont. Holly Levison: With sixteen years of designing costumes in the Upper Valley and upstate New York, Holly Levison has worked on over 150 productions. Recent projects include Fish Tale for Trumball Hall Troupe, The 39 Steps, Little Shop of Horrors, and Master Class for BarnArts; Carousel and Seussical: The Musical at North Country Community Theatre; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,The Wizard of Oz and Pirates of Penzance at Pentangle Arts Council; Marisol, Animal Farm: The Musical, The Snow Queen, The Amish Project, The Physicists, Around the World in 80 Days, Medea and others at Yoh Theatre Players; Tea for Tut, A Horseshoe in Time, The Case of the Missing Mona, and Zackleton Expedition for Zack’s Place Players.
Vincent McBeigh: Vincent is new to theatre. When not on stage, he is a tech support guru and a part-time goat farmer. He would like to thank all of his supporters for attending, whether in spirit or in person.
Anwen Morgan: Anwen was very busy “seizing” people and unable to provide a bio!
Ken Munsey: Ken has been part of NCCT almost since it’s inception. He played Tevye in both productions of Fiddler and has been onstage in Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Man of La Mancha and Oliver. As TD of the Lebanon Opera house he assisted and designed lights for many other NCCT shows. He is retired after 37 years of teaching music for the Lebanon Public schools and nearly as many years as Technical Director for the Lebanon Opera House.
Camila Pentland: Camila just ended her sophomore year at Hanover High School. She participated in NCCTs 42nd Street this year, this is her third summer show and she’s having a great time!
Brittany Rathburn: Brittany Rathburn, a senior at Castleton College, is ecstatic that this is her first NCCT show! She’d like to thank her family and friends for their support.
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28 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Bios Cont. Bill Sawyer: Bill is a veteran of musical theater in the upper valley, and is thrilled to be sharing the stage with many friends this summer. He has recently directed RENT and Jesus Christ Superstar for NCCT, and his recent stage roles were the dentist in Little Shop of Horrors and Porker in the Shaker Bridge professional theater performance of North Shore Fish.
Karen Smith: Karen is thrilled to be on stage with her fabulous theater friends of many years, being directed by the best there is, and just enjoying such a fantastic fun cast as well as a funny show! Karen has worked with NCCT since the mid 70s, and has been involved in numerous productions since then, either on stage or back stage, making everyone look fabulous! When not pursuing her love of acting and singing, Karen can be found making you look good, see well, and pay less at her store, The Eyeglass Outlet. Thank you family and friends for supporting NCCT!!!
Hetty Thomae: Hetty Thomae first set foot on stage at age 4, in the role of a flower fairy. Ever since then she has been enchanted by all aspects of theater. She has been directing in the Upper Valley since the early 1990s. In 1994 she established the North Country Community Theater Teen program, and has directed twenty shows at LOH, a few with Parish Players, and many many more with children all over the Upper Valley. Her day job is working as a Family Therapist with a focus on school success for all children.
Kimberly Thompson: Kim began dancing at the age of 3 in southeastern Connecticut and performed with Eastern Connecticut Ballet through high school. She attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine for her undergraduate degree and graduated in 2009 with a major in chemistry and minor in dance. She spent her undergraduate career performing and choreographing for the Bates Modern Dance Company, performing works by Janice Brenner, Jodi Melnick, Carol Dilley, Tania Isaac, Kellie Lynch, and Peter Kyle. Upon moving to the Upper Valley she began teaching modern dance at Lebanon Ballet School, and has performed with City Center Ballet in Clara’s Dream, Cinderella, and Giselle. Kim lives in Lebanon with her husband, Josh, her two cats, Faulkner and Jelly Bean, and her dog, Maya. This is her first appearance with NCCT as well as her first musical theater experience.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 29 30 NCCT Presents its 43rd Annual Summer Production Bios Cont. Emma Tichner: This is Emma’s third NCCT summer show. She is so excited to be able to share this wonderful experience with her father! She is about to become a senior and is very excited to have had NCCT as a part of her life! “Happiness can be found in the darkest of times if can only remember to turn on the light”- Albus Dumbledore
Robert Tichner: Bob is excited to have been selected for the cast of ...Forum. One of his all-time favorite musicals, including from when he saw Jack Gilford perform a reprise role on Broadway. This is his first NCCT production and first time on stage since th6 grade, “It is NEVER too late!” Is even more thrilled to share the stage with Emma, and this now proves from where she gets it. Especially loves and thanks Dee Dee for helping this happen! (Ben-never too many Divas...)
Robert Varela: Robert will be a senior at Hartford High School this coming fall. He has participated in two of NCCT’s teen shows. He played a Wickersham brother in Seussical and Billy in 42nd Street. Robert plans to go to college for musical performance, and he plays baseball for Hartford as well. This will be Robert’s first summer show with NCCT.
Barry Wenig: Last seen by NCCT audiences in Sweeney Todd as the extremely misunderstood Judge Turpin, Barry Wenig debuted in New York in 1962, the same year as A Funny Think Happened on the Way to Forum. Recent roles include Giant Mutant Lobster (opening night only) in Morning at Biddeford, part of the Parish Players’ Ten-Minute Play Festival, this past February. Barry also participates in the annual Parish Players’ Hunger Benefit Cabaret. He’d like to thank his wife Mary for all of her patience and support, and his late mother, Frances for getting him involved in theatre at a young age. “Top of the stage, Ma!”
Iva Wich: Iva is 15 from Strafford, VT and studies voice with her mom, Laura Corcoran, who trained at B.U. and her dad, owner of the Craig Wich Studio of Performing Arts. Iva’s recent roles include Dorothy in Pentangle Player’s The Wizard Of Oz, Gloria Jinx in Opera North’s Street Scene, Rosalia in West Side Story for The City Center Ballet Gala and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You may have seen Iva in Pentangle’s showcase, Parish Players Hunger Benefits, and local singer/songwriter venues. Iva is studying ballet and musical theatre dance with the Lebanon Ballet School. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 31 Thank You to All Our Donors Members! Earlier this year, the NCCT membership voted to update our by-laws to be more inclusive of all our generous donors. Now, anyone who gives a gift of $25 or more (or multiple donations totaling $25 or more) will be a member of NCCT with voting rights and privileges. This is different from the past when someone had to specifically purchase a “membership” to be a member. People who gave donations, for example to our Annual Fund, were unfortunately not considered members. This change allows our supporters access to NCCT as well as brings us more in line with what it means to be a 501(c)3 organization.
Below is a list of everyone* who gave to any of our fundraising activities over the past year or who specifically purchased what we previously called a “Membership”**. Thank you all so much for being a part of NCCT.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 33 2015–2016 Board of Directors
Amy Fortier President Margaret Hunton Vice President Gerry Grimo Treasurer Da-Shih Hu Secretary
Members-At-Large Karen Borgstrom Carol Cronce Mary Gaetz Joe Guarino Amye Mason Allyson Weiner-Sawyer
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