MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE From the Director hen the pandemic hit in March 2020, the MCC Theatre Department was a few weeks away from performing Man of La Mancha. Even though we had to postpone, the entire team persevered and held out hope that we would finally be able to present this production. To reference a song from the musical, this became our “Impossible Dream,” and it has been our mantra throughout this whole year. With months of socially-distanced rehearsals, masks, testing and other safety protocols, as well as a cast and crew that have been fully vaccinated—as well as quarantining a week prior to performance—we are so excited to finally be able to share this production with you. Thomas Peter Jomei Carnes Carranza DeMonico Paul Douglas Zachary Flipse Gooden Hoyt Jared Abby Cameron LeMay McIsaac Merullo Colin Liv Natasha Sargent Steeman Thompson Casey Woods Presents THOMAS CARNES PETER CARRANZA JOMEI DeMONICO PAUL FLIPSE DOUGLAS GOODEN ZACHARY HOYT JARED LeMAY ABBY McISAAC CAMERON MERULLO COLIN SARGENT LIV STEEMAN NATASHA THOMPSON CASEY WOODS Media/Audio Design Scenic/Lighting Design SHANE BOURGEOIS PETER WALDRON Production Stage Manager Fight Choreography ANDIE McDAVITT THOMAS CARNES Directed/Musical Directed by CAST Cervantes/Don Quixote . JARED LeMAY Sancho Panza . CAMERON MERULLO Governor/Innkeeper . COLIN SARGENT Dr. Carrasco/Muleteer . .CASEY WOODS Pedro/Barber . PETER CARRANZA Anselmo . THOMAS CARNES Aldonza/Dulcinea . ABBY McISAAC Maria/Horse . LIV STEEMAN Antonia/Muleteer . NATASHA THOMPSON Housekeeper/Mule . JOMEI DeMONICO Padre . ZACHARY HOYT Prison Guard . DOUGLAS GOODEN Captain of the Inquisition . PAUL FLIPSE PRODUCTION TEAM Director/Musical Director . KAREN OSTER Scenic/Lighting Designer. PETER WALDRON Media/Audio Designer . SHANE BOURGEOIS Assistant Director/Fight Choreographer. THOMAS CARNES Production Stage Manager. ANDIE McDAVITT Assistant Stage Manager . JADE GORDON Costumes . KAREN OSTER, JADE GORDON Hair . ANDIE McDAVITT Makeup . .ANDIE McDAVITT, JADE GORDON Set Crew . COLIN SARGENT, THOMAS CARNES, JADE GORDON Light Board Operator . JADE GORDON Sound Engineer. JORDAN WINKELMANN Specialty Props . AMY MYRES Playbill/Poster . PAUL FLIPSE Special Thanks: Matthew Olson, Pat Cook, Rosalyn Citino, Rob Rucinski and Maryann Sullivan. And to last year’s original crew and cast members: Elizabeth Cormier, Sylvia Nicol, Harlie Bradley, Connor Ferguson, Isabelle Porter, Matt Young, Ryan Pensavalle and Somna Agundu. MUSICAL NUMBERS “Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) . Don Quixote, Sancho “It’s All the Same”. Aldonza, Muleteers “Dulcinea”. .Don Quixote, Muleteers “I’m Only Thinking of Him”. Antonia, Housekeeper, Padre “We’re Only Thinking of Him”. Carrasco, Antonia, Padre, Housekeeper “The Missive”. Sancho “I Really Like Him”. Sancho “What Does He Want of Me?” . Aldonza “Little Bird, Little Bird”. Anselmo, Pedro, Muleteers “Barber’s Song”. Barber “Golden Helmet of Mambrino” . Don Quixote, Sancho, Barber, Padre, Muleteers “To Each His Dulcinea (To Every Man His Dream)” . Padre “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” . Don Quixote “The Combat” . Don Quixote, Aldonza, Sancho, Muleteers “The Dubbing/Knight of the Woeful Countenance”. Innkeeper, Sancho Aldonza, Don Quixote “The Abduction” . .Aldonza, Muleteers, Fermina “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” - Reprise . Don Quixote “Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)” - Reprise . Don Quixote “Moorish Dance”. Don Quixote, Sancho, Vagrants “Aldonza” . Aldonza “A Little Gossip”. .Sancho “Dulcinea” - Reprise. Aldonza “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” - Reprise . Don Quixote, Aldonza “Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)” - Reprise . Don Quixote, Sancho Aldonza “The Psalm”. Padre “Finale” . Company “Moorish Dance” staged by Casey Woods, Peter Carranza, Jomei DeMonico, Liv Steeman, Natasha Thompson and Jade Gordon Musical recording provided by The MT Pit, LLC www.themtpit.com PRODUCTION HISTORY THE BOOK “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha,” was written by Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes in the 17th century. The book was published in two parts—the first in 1605, the second in1615 just a year before Cervantes’s death. Today, “Don Quixote” is the second most-translated book in the world after the Bible. TELEVISION PLAY In 1959, Dale Wasserman wrote a non-musical teleplay of “Man of La Mancha” for CBS. It was broadcast live under the title, “I, Don Quixote,” to a TV viewing audience estimated at 20 million. The production cast included Lee J. Cobb as Cervantes/Quixote and Colleen Dewhurst as Aldonza/Dulcinea. MUSICAL VERSION Director Albert Marre convinced Wasserman to adapt his teleplay into a musical. Mitch Leigh was hired to compose the music; Joe Darion to write lyrics. The original cast featured Richard Kiley as Cervantes/Quixote, Joan Diener as Aldonza/Dulcinea and Irving Jacobson as Sancho. From its opening on Nov. 22, 1965 at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre in Greenwich Village, through its residency on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre, the Eden Theatre and finally the Mark Hellinger Theatre, until it closed on June 26, 1971, the original production ran for 2,328 performances. “Man of La Mancha” ranks 30th on the list of the longest-running Broadway shows of all time. PRODUCTION HISTORY BROADWAY REVIVALS 1972 Vivian Beaumont Theatre - Richard Kiley/Cervantes 1977 Palace Theatre - Richard Kiley/Cervantes 1992 Marquis Theatre - Raul Julia/Cervantes, Sheena Easton/Aldonza 2002 Martin Beck Theatre/Al Hirschfeld Theatre - Brian Stokes Mitchell/Cervantes, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio/Aldonza U.S. NATIONAL TOURS 1988 Hal Linden/Cervantes 1997 Robert Goulet/Cervantes LONDON/WEST END 1968 Piccadilly Theatre - Keith Michell/Cervantes, Joan Diener/ Aldonza 2019 Coliseum - Kelsey Grammer/Cervantes, Danielle de Niesse/ Aldonza FILM 1972 Peter O’Toole/Cervantes, Sophia Loren/Aldonza, James Coco/ Sancho AUDIO - STUDIO RECORDING 1996 Placido Domingo/Cervantes, Julia Migenes/Aldonza, Mandy Patinkin/Sancho TONY AWARDS 1966 Best Musical Best Director: Albert Marre Best Actor in a Musical: Richard Kiley Best Score (music): Mitch Leigh Best Score (lyrics): Joe Darion Hamilton 6-20-16_"Movin Out" 12/06/04 6/9/16 10:24 AM Page 4 Page AM 10:24 6/9/16 12/06/04 Out" 6-20-16_"Movin Hamilton 11 Page AM 10:24 6/9/16 12/06/04 Out" 6-20-16_"Movin Hamilton WHO’S WHO INNUMBERS THE CASTMUSICAL ACT I ACT “Alexander Hamilton” “Alexander JARED LeMAY (Cervantes/Don Shot” the “My end of a very dark tunnel. Thank Quixote) is finishing up his second yearTonight” of youStory MCC“The for everything! “The Schuyler Sisters” Schuyler “The at Middlesex Community College, ma- Refuted” “Farmer “You’ll Be Back” Be “You’ll Alysha Ariana Andrew Carleigh joring in performing arts. Past acting COLIN SARGENT (Governor/Inn- Deslorieux DeBose Chappelle Bettiol “Right Hand Man” Hand “Right credits include George Bailey, It’s a keeper“Helpless” ) is a performing arts major at Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play; the MCC“Satisfied” who is overjoyed to be continuing “Wait for It” for “Wait Soldier, The Soldier Tale; Jean Valjean, Alive” his career“Stay with the program. Previous “Ten Duel Commandments” Duel “Ten Les Misérables; (Theatre at the MountEnough” Be MCCWould stage“That credits include: The Great best actor nomination). A show You” over on aEyes MageIts Has Steve,“History She Kills Monsters; Con- “Yorktown” year in the works, Jared would love to stableTheodosia” “Dear Locke, The Music Man; DHS: give a heartfelt thank you to the cast Abner“Non-Stop” Dillon, 42nd Street; and Grimb- Gregory David Puno Karla Hope Haney Guzman Garcia Easterbrook and crew for their amazing hard work!II sy,ACT The Little Mermaid. He would like Jared would also like to give a hugeMiss” I to thank“What’d his family for the endless sup- “Take a Break” a “Take heartfelt thank you to Karen Oster forThis” to port,No Karen“Say and the production staff for this opportunity, and to the hard workHappens” It theirWhere incredibleRoom “The and tireless effort, and “Schuyler Defeated” “Schuyler for bringing this show back on the Side” stage Your on the entirengton “Washi cast for persevering through after a year shut down. Thank you forTime” thisLast unique“One and wonderful experience. “The Adams Administration” Adams “The everything you do, and for making this “Hurricane” Elizabeth Thayne Sasha James Sydney program feel like home! Pamphlet” CASEYReynolds “The WOODS (Dr. Carrasco/Mu- Judd Jasperson Hutchings Harcourt “Burn” “Blow Us All Away” All leteerUs ) “Blow is a local actor and performing (Sancho Uptown” artsQuiet major“It’s at MCC. An active cog in the CAMERON MERULLO 1800” of Election “The Panza) is a former performing arts maServant” - metalObedient workings“Your of the Lowell theatrical “The World Was Wide Enough” Wide Was World “The jor at Middlesex Community College. scene,“Finale” Casey is very excited to be col- MCC acting credits: Benedick, Much laborating once again with Karen Oster Ado About Nothing; Seymour Krel- and the rest of MCC’s fantastic theatre Austin Austin Jon Morgan Roddy born, Little Shop of Horrors; Henry, program! Some of Casey’s recent cred- Smith Rua Marcell Kennedy The Skin of Our Teeth; Melchior Ga- its includemost. it need MCC’swho virtualthose Help production bor, Spring Awakening; Tybalt/Apoth- of She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms, ecary, Romeo and Juliet; Harold Hill,. as well as itsbroadwaycares.org at production today Donate of Noises Off, The Music Man; and Garry Lejeune, along with student workshops#makeadifference with the Noises Off. High school: Roger “Putz- Merrimack Repertory Theatre: Refu-