July 12-21, 2019 wwww.eightoclocktheatre.com MATURE CONTENT AND LANGUAGE (Hey, it’s Mel Brooks!) Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks | Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan Original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International CENTRAL PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Eight O’Clock Theatre presents Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan Original Direction and Choreography by Susan Stroman “Puttin’ On the Ritz” by Irving Berlin Director/Choreographerr Musical Director Asst. Director/Choreographer Amy Fee William Coleman Jonathan Pouliot Lighting Designer Scenic Designer Sound Designer Dalton Hamilton Mike Billings Sean Quinn Stage Manager Costume Designer Properties James Grenelle Debbi Lastinger Alexis Roberts “Puttin’ On The Ritz” Words and music by Irving Berlin © 1928,1929 by Irving Berlin (ASCAP)© Renewed Produced under special arrangement with Music Theatre International Reaching for the Stars Show Your Support For EOT You have played an important role in our audience. We now invite you to join the Eight O’Clock Theatre donor family. Eight O’Clock Theatre is a volunteer-based arts organization dedicated to providing high quality, affordable live theatre productions. Your commitment to our success – as both a theatre-goer and financial supporter – is essential. As a community-supported, non-profit theatre, EOT relies on donations from individuals, foundations and corporate partners to sustain the quality of its artistic work. Ticket purchases cover just part of what is needed to meet the theatre’s annual operating budget. We hope you’ll continue to share our vision that theatre is a community partnership and an invaluable resource for adults and youth alike. Please consider giving today... Invest in your community by investing in your community theatre. We have many levels of donations, and each receives recognition in our season’s programs and on our website. Benefactor: $10,000+ Headliner: $500 to $999 Legacy: $5,000 to $9,999 Star: $250 to $499 Legend: $2,500 to $4,999 Rising Star: $100 to $249 Super-Star: $1,000 to $2,499 Player: $25 to $99 EOT is a recognized 501(c)3 organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law. To donate, make checks payable to Eight O’Clock Theatre and mail to: Eight O’Clock Theatre • PO Box 297 • Safety Harbor, FL 34695-0297 Name _______________________________________________________________ Company name (if applicable) _________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________ City __________________________________State____________Zip _____________ Phone number __________________________Gift amount ______________________ Email address _______________________________________________ Young Frankenstein 7/19 Thank You to Our Season Sponsor Tampa Bay Magazine Eight O’Clock Theatre Donors | Thank you for your support! $5000 & above $1000-$2499 $250-$499 $100-$249 $50-$99 Ellen Cotton & Kate Tiedemann Jim & Nora Conlin Betsy Byrd Janet Bachus Madelyn DeCaro Karen & Matthew Johnston Veronica Farley Jamie & Mary Ann Chivers William Draeger, Jr. Judith Heintzelman Jennie Sanchez Paul & Judy Hall Robert Darby Robert & Leslie Freedman Brian & Debbie Johnson Suncoast Performing Arts Moore Relations, Inc. Kenneth Gould Eve Goldstein Doris Kelly Foundation The Stuffed Mushroom Mike & Debi Hugill Gay Lora Grooms Adele Luxa Melanie & John Toppe Julie Johnston Angela Licht $2500-$4999 Robert & Debbi Lastinger Alan & Linda Mintz $25-$49 Clearwater Threshers $500-$999 Phil & Bridget Yurecka Robert Rodgers Evan Harrison Raymond James James Grenelle Janice Tetrault Please consider joining our generous donors A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR During the making of the film Blazing Saddles in 1973, director Mel Brooks noticed actor Gene Wilder doodling on a yellow legal pad between takes. When Brooks asked him what he was doing, Wilder told him of an idea for a movie: what if the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein wanted nothing to do with the family whatsoever; what if he was ashamed of those wackos? Brooks thought about the idea and finally said – “That’s funny.” So little by little, every night, Brooks and Wilder would meet at the Bel Aire Hotel, and step-by-step, they constructed the screenplay called Young Frankenstein, a parody of the horror film genre, in which good sense and caution are thrown out the window and madness ensues. The movie Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Teri Garr was one of the top-grossing films of 1974, and has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 funniest movies of all time. In 2007, Mel Brooks turned his movie hit into a Broadway musical, just as he had done a few years prior with his musical The Producers. Everything that made the movie Young Frankenstein such a triumph in comedic history – the characters, the dialogue, the physical comedy – was transferred to the stage. Add musical tributes to the likes of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Kander and Ebb, dancing mad scientists and a show- stopping tap dance, and Young Frankenstein comes alive on the stage. It has been an honor to build this ‘creature’ over the last eight weeks, and Eight O’Clock Theatre, Inc. it would not have happened without the BOARD OF DIRECTORS EOT STAFF Judith Hall President Betsy Byrd Managing Director talents of amazing volunteers and staff John Toppe Vice President James Grenelle Asst. Managing Director working countless hours to ensure the Melanie Toppe Treasurer Ronnie Farley Costumes/Props Coord success of the production. Karen Johnston Secretary Dalton Hamilton Director of Production Ops William Coleman and Jonathan Pouliot – Travis Moore Sarah Roehm Public Relations Rocco Morabito Jonathan Pouliot Development you are fierce collaborators. Dalton Aaron Fodiman Honorary Julie Johnston Graphic Designer Hamilton, Tony DiGiorgio, Charlie Mezzano, Margaret Word Burnside Honorary Vicki Flores Volunteer Coordinator Debbi Lastinger, Alexis Roberts, and Cody Lona Hensley Volunteer Coordinator Basham – thank you for making my vision Beth Lucas Volunteer Coordinator a reality. Sean Quinn, Betsy Byrd, Chelsie Central Park Performing Arts Center Staff Smith, Sarah Roehm, Julie Johnston, the Donna Seaman Operations Manager Chris Coon Event Asst crew and orchestra – you are unsung Rob Mondora Artistic Supervisor Scott Dempster Tech Asst heroes. James Grenelle – my brain wouldn’t Mary Mullan Office Specialist Savanna Mullins Event Asst Joe Ingrao Technical Supervisor Alexis Roberts Event Asst function without you. The entire cast – Dino Pinto Marketing Jim Taylor Event Asst what an honor to be on this journey with Shannon Hurst Box Office Supervisor Jim Thompson Tech Asst you. Your unwavering commitment to this Suncoast Performing Arts Foundation project has blessed me more than you Daniel Lehan President Kim Feaster can imagine. Margaret Coupe Vice President Marya Flurnoy Much love, John Toppe Past President Ron Flurnoy James Conlin Treasurer Jennifer Greacen-Crawford Amy Fee Sue Osborne Secretary Judith Hall www.eightoclocktheatre.com Sue Bordeaux Admin Asst Steve Halstead –––––––––––––––––––––– Joan Byrne RPA Director Maggie Miklos www.facebook.com/ Fran Bartlett Danielle McManus Noble eightoclocktheatre Patty Brundrette Betty Van Stedum PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Choreographer .........Amy Fee Light Board ..............Ben Woodard Asst. Dir./Choreographer . Jonathan Pouliot Followspots ..........Robert Lastinger Musical Director .......William Coleman Sophie Bostick Stage Manager .........James Grenelle Production Manager .....James Grenelle Scenic Designer ...........Mike Billings Crew Greg Bowen Costume Designer ......Debbi Lastinger Nick Giallourakis Lighting Designer ......Dalton Hamilton Rick Laitenberger Assoc. Lighting Designer ...Cody Basham Terri Rick Asst. Lighting Designer .....Ben Woodard Alexis Roberts Lighting Programmer ......Ben Woodard Sheryl Rodts Master Electrician .........Ben Woodard Drew Yost Dance Captain ............Faythe Kelly Katie Ward Properties ..............Alexis Roberts Dressers ..............Debbi Lastinger Scenic Builder .......... Tony DiGiorgio Kyra Lastinger Charlie Mezzano Carlton Jones Scenic Artist .............Chelsie Smith Headshot Photographer ...Jason Roberts Scenic Painters ........Charlie Mezzano Production Photographer ....Picture This Savannah Moore Public Relations ......... Sarah Roehm Ann Beller Business Manager ..........Betsy Byrd Cassie Urbenz Costume & Props Coord ... Ronnie Farley Sound Design .............Sean Quinn Graphic Designer ........Julie Johnston ORCHESTRA Piano/Conductor ...... William Coleman Trumpet .................Joe Bonelli Keyboard ..........Latoya McCormick Trombone .............Colleen Chrien Drums/Percussion ...... Brooke Stuart Horn ...................Gary Wright Bass ...................Dan Kalosky Reeds ...................Tony Fuoco Violin .................Carlos Walker Josh Hollenbeck VERY SPECIAL THANKS Betsy Byrd, Arian Capote, Lona Hensley, Dianne Knoll, Alexis Roberts, Sarah Roehm, freeFall Theatre, FYI Dance Center, Manatee Players, Oak Hollow Tack and Gifts, St. Petersburg College Theatre Department, The Stuffed Mushroom, TheatreWorld Backdrops **PLEASE NOTE: THIS PERFORMANCE WILL FEATURE FIRE, STROBE, AND HAZE EFFECTS.** THE CAST (in order of appearance) Herald .............................................David O’Brien Inspector Kemp .......................................Rand Smith