Cox Building Playhouse, Plano April 3-26, 2008
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The Cast (in order of appearance) Amos...Michael Sturlin Father Rivard...Corey Whaley Erna Prindle...Amanda Elrod Toby Felker...Gary Anderson Sister Rita...Julie Osborne Mrs. Shandig...Tina Kane Prosecutor...Jarod Warren Monsignor Nicholson...Ron Eubanks Louise...Heather McCormick The Production Staff Gregory s Restaurant Casual Fine Dining 1022 East 15 th Street, Plano, Texas, 75074 reservations: 972-578-4734 Director...Jason Rice Assistant Director/Stage Manager.....Dawn Wittke King Producer......Mary Millholland Choreographer..Mark-Brian Sonna Scenic Design........Clint Alan Ray Costume Design.........Celeste Rogers Lighting Design....Jaymes Gregory Sound Design......Jason Rice Shane Strawbridge Properties Design........Terrie Justus Set Construction..Clint Alan Ray Gary Anderson, Ron Eubanks, Jason Rice Load-In......Gary Anderson Debbie Cheng, Amanda Elrod, Ron Eubanks Tina Kane, Dallas McCormick, Heather McCormick Julie Osborne, Clint Alan Ray, Jason Rice Michael Sturlin, Jarod Warren, Corey Whaley Light/Sound Board Operation......John Johnson Monica Ruiz Program/Publicity......Carol M. Rice Box Office...Ande Bewley Jacqui Trotman, Kim Wickware Rover's Mission Restaurant lounge, bar and rooftop patio Enjoy dinner & drinks at Gregory s before or after the theatre and receive a 10% discount* by mentioning this ad. *Not including alcohol or gratuity and for a limited time only. Searching for treasures, new and rediscovered, for theatre "off the beaten path." Rover Dramawerks produces lost or forgotten works of well-known authors, revives excellent scripts that have suffered from lack of exposure, and discovers unknown gems of the stage.
Who's Who While a newcomer to Rover, Gary Anderson has spent the past 10 years enjoying his acting hobby at Dallas-area theatres. Favorite roles include Falstaff (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Scrooge (A Christmas Carol), Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) and Lloyd Dallas (Noises Off). In real life, Gary spends his days as a graphic artist at a Dallas marketing agency. When not at work or onstage, he enjoys time with his family, rooting on the Cowboys and Mavericks, and spending time in the great outdoors. Thanks, as always, to my beautiful wife Karin and my kids Clayton, Lindsey and Sarah for all their love and support. Amanda Fae Elrod is thrilled to be taking part in Rover Dramawerks production of The Runner Stumbles. She was most recently seen (wearing lots of eye shadow) in One Day Only 11 here at Rover Dramawerks. Additional credits include Ramon in Cara Mia Theatre's production of Alicia en Wonder Tierra, and several roles in 365days/365plays at WaterTower Theatre. Amanda wishes to deeply thank her family for their love and support. A special thanks to the talented cast and crew, and to Jason and Carol Rice. Ron Eubanks makes his debut with Rover Dramawerks as the Secretary to the Bishop in The Runner Stumbles. Ron comes from a background of musicals, light opera, Austin and Centenary College choirs and narration. He will be Producer of the next Rover offering, Gilligan s Island: the Musical opening June 5. Jaymes Gregory, a native to Fort Worth, is well versed in various means of artistic expression. With this wide knowledge of the arts, Mr. Gregory finds himself at home in the theatre and uses his talents to their full potential. His work has been seen from Texas to New York. Recent works include Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean at Circle Theatre, Blues for an Alabama Sky at Jubilee, The Lesson at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, as well as directing an original piece, Gospel of the Junkyard, which he also designed and scored. Mr. Gregory holds an M.A. in theatre from Texas Woman s University. John Johnson has work in technical theatre for nearly half of his life. Initiating in 2001 in his middle school years, continuing into high school with three plays and two dance team recitals, and on to Rover Dramawerks. He also runs sound on the side for The Joe Languell Band. On top of working in technical theatre, he is a student at the Aviation Institute of Maintenance and works part time at Hirsch's Specialty Meats. John is thoroughly enthused about working for Rover, and hopes to be a part of more shows in the future. Terrie Justus has been involved with Rover, in one capacity, or another, since 2002. She has performed on stage in Lady Windermere's Fan, two productions of The War of the Worlds, at the Out of the Loop Festival at WaterTower Theatre, and Little Footsteps, with her daughter Joslyn. She served as producer for the regional premier of Morphic Resonance, and provided props for Claptrap, Spider's Web, Love from a Stranger, and Surviving Grace. Working behind the scenes on numerous One Day Only productions has been a great deal of fun. It has also been nice for her to drag her family into the process, with husband Bill designing and building sets, and daughter Joslyn, becoming a regular performer, AD/SM, and stagehand. Terrie is now in her third term as a member of the board of this growing concern.
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Curate Shakespeare As You Like It. He has designed sound for such shows as Private Eyes, The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged), Night Must Fall, The Glass Menagerie and Light Up the Sky. He has received awards for acting and sound design, and he has written several custom murder mysteries and one-act plays. Jason has composed music for both live theatre and video, receiving the Aegis Award for his original composition for Matt Kaufman s film short Willoughby. As much fun as theater is, Jason s favorite role is DADDY to 6-year-old Stephen and 3½-year-old Scott. What s my motivation for Because I said so!? Celeste Rogers is an award winning costumer. She has provided all the costumes for nearly 40 productions during the last 15 plus years. Mesquite Community Theatre honored her with an award for "Best Designer" for The Creature Creeps and for Little Women. Her costumes for Pride and Prejudice received one of the Column-2001 awards for costumes; she was honored with a Column-2002 costume award for Little Women. She is very happy to be involved with this production of The Runner Stumbles. Celeste is currently preparing for a production of Mary Stuart next year. Over the years Celeste has also worked as actor and/or costumer in Cedar Hill, Dallas, DeSoto, Fort Worth, Frisco, Grapevine, Irving, and Mesquite. Monica Ruiz is a senior at Plano East Senior High School. She began doing technical work in the 6th grade, and never managed to stop. This is her first production with Rover Dramawerks, and she is very excited to be a part of this wonderful group. Shane Strawbridge is excited to be involved with his sixth Rover Dramawerks production, having worked on ODO 11, Two Rooms, Surviving Grace, Frame 312, and ODO 9. Aside from designing sound, Shane also works as an actor in the DFW area. Some of his favorite acting roles from previous productions include Hucklebee (The Fantasticks), Dr. Gregg (Gallantry), Major-General Stanley (Pirates of Penzance), Quintin Sustinian (An Extremely Normal Man), and Father Rivard (The Runner Stumbles). This is Michael Sturlin s first trip back treading the boards since Rover s production of Private Eyes last spring. He is very excited about not getting shot or dying onstage this time out. You might also have seen him in Rover s productions of The War of the Worlds, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), or Spider s Web. He would like to thank his wife for her undying support and putting up with his late entrances and early exits. Slaintė. A KD Studio alumni, Jarod Warren has built a career for film but his true love will always be the Stage. He was blessed to have worked several times before with Rover and is deeply honored to be a part of The Runner Stumbles and its amazing cast and crew. This performance is dedicated to his father. Corey Whaley is making his sophomore appearance at Rover Dramawerks, having played Graham in last year's Frame 312. Corey is a transplant from Oklahoma City, where he has worked with Carpenter Square Theatre, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Pollard Theatre, Oklahoma City Theatre Company, Oklahoma Children's Theatre, and Jewel Box Theatre. He most recently appeared as Father in The Pillowman, the inaugural production of Oklahoma City's Ghostlight Theatre Club, of which he is a long-distance founding member. By day, Corey works as a programmer with Matrix Business Technologies. Law Offices of Gay, McCall, Isaacks, Gordon & Roberts, P.C. 777 East 15 th Street Plano, Texas 75074 (972) 424-8501 Fax: (972) 424-5619 John E. Gay David McCall* Lewis L. Isaacks+* Sydna H. Gordon William J. Roberts* John Douglas Burnside Robert T. Dry, III Barbara R. Hunt* Jennifer T. Pettit J. Brantley Saunders* Mark A. Walsh *Attorney-Mediator +Board Certified Civil Trial Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization Other attorneys not board certified as to specialization