Side Show Program Detail

DUNDALK COMMUNITY THEATRE
presents

Book and Lyrics by BILL RUSSELL
Music By HENRY KRIEGER
Additional book material by BILL CONDON

Director | Robert W. Oppel

Technical Director
Set/Lighting/Sound Designer
Marc Smith

Artistic/Managing Director | Tom Colonna

Music Director | Rebecca Rossello

Choreographer | Vincent Musgrave

Costume Designer | Deana Brill

Stage Manager/Properties Master | TraceyAnn Smith

Assistant Director | Jake Stuart

Side Show (2014 Broadway Revival) is produced through special arrangement with
Samuel French, Inc. | 235 Park Avenue South, Fifth Floor | New York, NY 10003

The 2014 Broadway Revival of SIDE SHOW was originally directed by Bill Condon and produced by Darren Bagert, Martin Massman, Jayne Baron Sherman, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Universal Stage Produtions, Joined At the Hip Productions, CJE & M /Mike Coolik, Shadowcatcher Entertainment, Michael M. Kaiser, Jim Kierstead, Marc David Levine, Catherine & Fred Adler, Bredeweg & Carlberg, Clear Channel Spectacular, Curtis Forsythe, Gloken, Highbrow & Nahem, Nobile Lehner Shea Productions, Pretty Freaks, Weatherby & Fishman Theatrical, Mathew Masten and Jujamcyn Theatre, in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts & La Jolla Playhouse.

The 1987 Broadway Production of SIDE SHOW was originally directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom and produced by Emanuel Azenberg, Joseph Nederlander, Hershel Waxman, Janice McKenna and Scott Nederlander.

CAST

Ensemble:
Amie Bell, Katherine Bisulca, Christopher Kabara
Tate Erickson, Mary Elizabeth Hartsoe
Kenny Knight, Casey Lane, Hunter Lubawski
Amy Luchey, Kelsey Luchey, Tammy Oppel
Temperance Oppel, Amy Sacks, Dorian Smith
Lynn Tallman, Jose Reyes Teneza, Rowena Winkler

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS

Time: The 1930’s

ACT ONE

Scene 1: Outside/Inside The Tent
Come Look At The Freaks | Sir & Ensemble

Scene 4: Inside The Tent
Ladies and Gentlemen | Buddy
Typical Girls Next Door | Daisy & Violet
Flashback (Part 1) | Daisy, Violet, Auntie, and Doctors
Flashback (Part 2) | Houdini
Flashback (Part 3) | Daisy, Violet, Sir, Auntie, Houdini, and Doctors
Feelings You’ve Got To Hide | Daisy & Violet

Scene 5: The Courtroom

Scene 6: Sideshow Tent
Say Goodbye To The Sideshow | Ensemble

Scene 7: Vaudeville
Ready To Play | Daisy, Violet, and Ensemble

Scene 8: Backstage
The Interview | Daisy, Violet, Terry, Buddy, and Ensemble
Buddy Kissed Me | Daisy & Violet
Who Will Love Me As I Am | Daisy & Violet

ACT TWO

Scene1: Onstage/Backstage At The Palace
Stuck With You (Part 1) | Daisy, Violet, Buddy, and Ray
Leave Me Alone | Daisy & Violet
Stuck With You (Part 2) | Daisy, Violet, Buddy, Ray

Scene 2: Manhattan Penthouse
New Year’s Eve | Daisy, Violet, Terry, and Ensemble

Scene 3: Manhattan Penthouse
Private Conversation | Terry & Daisy

Scene 4: On The Road
One Plus One Equals Three | Buddy, Daisy, Violete, and Ensemble
You Should Be Loved | Jake

Scene 5: The Texas Centennial
The Texas Centennial | Ensemble
Great Wedding Show | Buddy, Terry, Daisy, Violet, and Ensemble

Scene 6: The Texas Centennial Fairgrounds

Scene 7: Stadium Dressing Area
Buddy’s Confession | Buddy
Marry Me Terry | Daisy & Terry
I Will Never Leave You | Daisy & Violet

Scene 8:The Cotton Bowl
Finale | Daisy, Violet, and Ensemble

There will be one fifteen-minute intermission

ORCHESTRA

WHO’S WHO

LINDSEY LITKA (Daisy Hilton) is excited to return to DCT after her first appearance last season as Brenda Strong in Catch Me If You Can. She’s thrilled to be working alongside such a talented cast and creative production team. Her favorite roles include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Purple Light Theatre Company), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Silhouette Stages), and Allison Vernon-Williams in Cry-Baby the Musical (Silhouette Stages). A huge thank you to her fiance, Mathew, for all of his love and support. To her other half, Ana, I’ve adored this show and this process. I’m thankful it’s been with you.

ANA LANE (Violet Hilton) is ecstatic to be on stage for the first time with DCT. Regional credits include: Jovie in Elf, Gertrude in Seussical, and Make-up Girl in Singing in the Rain (CPM) Snoopy in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Ursula in The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins, and Eponine in Les Miserables (Friends School of Baltimore) and Elizabeth in Robert and Elizabeth (Three Ring Theatre)

RYAN WAGNER (Terry Connor) is pleased as punch to be making his DCT debut in this remarkable show. Previous credits include Uncle Henry/Oz Guard/Lion U/S – The Wizard of Oz (National Tour), Captain Von Trapp – The Sound of Music (Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, IN), Horton – Seussical (Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville, TN), The Monster – Young Frankenstein (Milburn Stone Theatre), and Jekyll/Hyde – Jekyll and Hyde (Spotlighters Theatre). BS in Theatre – Frostburg State University. In real life, Ryan works as one of nine Brewery Ambassadors in the country for Guinness, as well as serving as the voice of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Huge thanks to Rob, and to this talented cast and crew. Love to family, especially my wife Amy Luchey. I love sharing the stage with you, Strong Woman.

JOSH SCHOFF (Buddy Foster) is thrilled to be back on the DCT stage! Recent credits: Spring Awakening (Ernst), The Little Mermaid (Flotsam), Avenue Q (Princeton), 1776 (Joseph Hewes), Oklahoma (Jud Fry), Heathers (Ram Sweeney). BA Theatre, York College of PA. Huge thanks to the cast and production team for another fun show.

TROY HAINES-HOPPER (Jake) returns to DCT after performing in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Full Monty. Other selected credits: Black Diamond (Discovery Theater), Sister Act (Cockpit in Court), The Little Mermaid (Olney Theatre Center), Violet (Ford’s Theatre), Company (Vagabond Players), Angels in America: Perestroika (A.H. Spotlighters Theatre), Dreamgirls (Winters Lane Productions). Education: B.S. in Electronic Media and Film (Towson University).

PETER N. CREWS (Sir) is celebrating his 40th year as an active member of the performing arts community. He returns to the DCT stage after an intense journey walking the path as Frank Abagnale, Sr. in Catch Me If You Can. You may have previously seen him in Shrek! The Musical, as Lord Farquaad or as an Ancestor in Addam’s Family, A New Musical. Now – come look at his freaks – Enjoy! VKM<3

AMY SACKS (3-Legged Man/Doctor/Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of this talented cast. Other DCT credits include, SHREK, Little Women, Leader Of The Pack and 9 to 5 as well as many productions with the Suburban Players. Amy is also a member of the DCT Board of Directors and a recent retired Director from WJZ-TV.

KATHERINE BISULCA (Geek/Camera Man/Ensemble) has been involved in community theatre for over 15 years, working mostly in the Northern VA area. Her favorite roles to play included Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Peter Pan with Castaways Repertory Theatre; and Fraulein Kost in Cabaret with Prince William Little Theatre. She has also directed numerous shows, including The Miracle Worker and The Taming of the Shrew with CRT; and Spring Awakening with Zemfira Stage. Katherine works as a desktop publishing specialist for Jhpiego, a non-profit associated with John’s Hopkins. In her free time, she likes to snuggle with her cats and her fiancé Nick.

ROWENA WINKLER (Fortune Teller/Ensemble) is new to DCT, but not to performing in the DMV area. Local credits include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Prince George’s Little Theatre, Into the Woods at Heritage Players, Nine at Colonial Players, and choreographing You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore. Next up: choreographing Cinderella at Hammond High School. When she’s offstage, Rowena is a copywriter at Vectorworks, Inc. and reviews shows for BroadwayWorld.com.

CASEY LANE (Venus DeMilo/Ensemble) is new to, and happy to be working with DCT. Casey was last seen performing onstage at Towson University while earning her Bachelors of Science degree in Music. Away from the stage, Casey is enjoying her fifth year as an elementary school teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools. She will continue making art with DCT and other local theatres.

DORIAN SMITH (Dog Boy/Houdini/Ensemble) is excited to be in his first production with DCT! His recent credits include Seaweed in CPM’s Hairspray, Pablo in Cockpit in the Court’s Sister Act, Action in CPM’s West Side Story, and Boyet in CCBC’s Love’s Labour Lost, Musical. Dorian has been trained in classical ballet and modern dance from the Peabody Institute. He has studied under the tutelage of greats like Clay Taliaferro and Paul Taylor. He would love to thank his family for their support.

VINCE MUSGRAVE (Half Man/Half Woman) returns to DCT after choreographing Catch Me If You Can, Shrek, The Musical, All Shook Up, and The Full Monty. Past choreography credits include: Legally Blonde, Children Of Eden, A Chorus Line, Loves Labour’s Lost, Hello Dolly, Evita, Godspell, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas just to scratch the surface. His career as a dancer/choreographer has taken him around the world. Thanks to DCT, Rob, this amazing Cast and Crew, and especially his husband Peter. Enjoy.

KENNY KNIGHT (Human Pin Cushion/Doctor/Ensemble) is exited to perform for the first time with DCT. Local credits include singing with the Handel Choir of Baltimore, as well as the Chandos Singers, and performing with Opera Vivente, American Opera Theater, and Cockpit in Court Theatre. Favorite credits include Handel’s Jephtha, Dido & Aeneas, and Messiah, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Dunphy’s The Gonzales Cantata, and Urinetown at Cockpit in Court. When not on stage, Kenny works in Information Technology for Howard County Public Schools.

KELSEY LUCHEY (Tattooed Girl/Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning to DCT and joining the cast of Side Show after appearing in last season’s production of Catch Me If You Can. Other Baltimore credits include; Sister Act, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Legally Blonde, La Cage Aux Folles, and many more. Thanks to all of my family and friends for their support!

MARY ELIZABETH HARTSOE (Bearded Lady/Ensemble) was last seen on the DCT stage as Paula in Catch Me If You Can. Other DCT performances include, Alice in Addams Family, Mayor Matilda in All Shook Up and Ezmerelda in Cinderella. Additional credits include Domina in A Funny Thing Happened…, the adult women in Spring Awakening, Sarah in Company, the Queen in Once Upon a Mattress, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Hedy in How to Succeed…, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Cherry in Barnum, Nancy in Oliver, Reno in Anything Goes, Ruby Rae in Best Little Whorehouse…, Sheila and Val in A Chorus Line, among many others. Mary Elizabeth has a bachelor’s degree in Theatre from Towson University

CHRISTOPHER KABARA (Lizard Man/Assistant Director/Ensemble) is thrilled to join this amazing cast! Most recent productions include: Addams Family (Lurch) – Silhouette Stages, Urinetown (Caldwell) Stillpointe Theater, Young Frankenstein (the Monster)- Toby’s Dinner Theatre. Love to friends and family …but mainly Juba.

TAMMY OPPEL (Albino Woman/Ensemble) is excited to return to DCT after portraying Carole Strong in Catch Me If You Can and Grandma in The Addams Family. Other favorite roles include Paulette in Legally Blonde, CB’s Sister in Dog Sees God, Schwarzy in …Spelling Bee, Bella in Lost in Yonkers and Little Sally in Urinetown. Away from the stage Tammy is the Deputy Director of The Howard County Arts Council.

AMY LUCHEY (Warrior Princess/Ensemble) is excited to be back at DCT having last been seen here as Meg in Little Women. Favorite roles include the title role in Cinderella (DCT), Millie Dilmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Cockpit in Court), Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde (Cockpit in Court/Milburn Stone Theater), Roberta in Curtains (Cockpit in Court), and Mitzi in Crazy for You (Cockpit in Court). When not onstage, Amy works full time as a group fitness director and group fitness instructor for Merritt Clubs.

JOSE REYES TENEZA (Sheik/Ray/Ensemble) is excited to return to DCT after previously performing in The Addams Family. Jose was most recently in the ensemble for Cockpit in Court’s Disney’s The Little Mermaid and the well-received Sweet Charity at Heritage. Jose’s favorite roles include Dr. Lyman in Bus Stop, Dale Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Phantom in Rocky Horror Show, and Bun Foo in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Jose has also served as choreographer for Spotlighters’ Altar Boyz and Heritage’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He was also seen in seasons one and two of Landra V. Phillips’ Chocolate City The Series, a YouTube web series. Jose feels blessed to be able to have theatre as a creative outlet and escape from his demanding job as a Baltimore City Public Defender.

AMIE BELL (Harem Girl/Ensemble/Dance Captain) is thrilled to be making her DCT debut! Recent credits include Spring Awakening ( Spotlighters Theater), for which she earned a 2017 Broadway World Baltimore nomination for Best Choreography. Other credits include Sweet Charity at Heritage Players, and The Women and Threepenny Opera at Spotlighters Theatre. Next up, Amie is choreographing Cabaret for Silhouette Stages. Thank you to Rob, Vince, Rebecca and the rest of the cast and crew!

HUNTER LUBAWSKI (Harem Girl/Ensemble) is happy to be returning to DCT. Her previous credits include Little Women (Ensemble), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Laurie), and every year participates in the Jean Kittell recital at DCT. When she is not in shows, she is teaching dance classes. Thank you to her family, boyfriend, and friends.

TEMPERANCE “TEMPI” OPPEL (Littlest Cossack) may have just begun her theatre career, But she started with a bang! Tempi’s first show was last January on the Hippodrome Theatre stage when she was cast as Lulu for the Baltimore run of the National Tour of Waitress the Musical. Definitely bitten by the theatre bug, she has been anxious to hit the boards again ever since. Tempi attends Kindergarten at Friends School of Baltimore, enjoys singing, dancing, the colors purple, pink, and green, but mostly being big sister to Presley Cash.

TATE ERICKSON (Roustabout/Tod Browning/Ensemble) returns to DCT after having performed in The Graduate, Other local credits include Macbeth, The Verge, and Loves Labors Lost at CCBC Academic Theatre. Avenue Q at Cockpit in Court Theatre, Beauty and the Beast, and Annie, at Dundalk High School. Tate has also run tech for numerous shows at Cockpit in Court, and works in the scenic shop at CCBC Essex.

LYNN TALLMAN (Roustabout/Auntie/Ensemble) is happy to be returning to the musical theatre stage in her DCT debut. Local credits include Cabaret (Spotlighters) and Murder on the Nile (Cockpit in Court) She holds a Master of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelor of Music from West Virginia University. Professionally she has performed with Michigan Opera Theatre and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Away from the stage Mrs. Tallman is a Registered Nurse at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

ROBERT W. OPPEL (Director) is very excited to return to direct his fifth production for DCT, having previously directed Catch Me If You Can, The Addams Family, All Shook Up and The Full Monty. He is very active in Baltimore theatre as both a director and actor. Director: Legally Blonde, Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged!, Proof, Spring Awakening, Company, The Shadowbox, Lost In Yonkers, Crazy For You, Urinetown, Songs For A New World, Assassins, and The Life. Actor: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (McMurphy), Proof (Hal), Dog Sees God (C.B.), The Shape of Things (Adam), Sideshow (Reptile Man), Curtains (Johnny Harmon), A Chorus Line (Zach), The Mercy Seat (Ben), La Cage Aux Follies (Phaedra), Mr. Roberts (Ensign Pulver), Lost In Yonkers (Uncle Louie), Hamlet (Horatio), An Actors’ Nightmare (George Spelvin), Macbeth (Malcolm), The Woods (Nick), Children of a Lesser God (James Leeds).

MARC W. SMITH (Scenic/Lighting/Sound Designer/Technical Director) has been involved in theatre for over 40 years and has been responsible for designing or technically directing over 350 productions. With B.A. and M.F.A. degrees in Technical Theatre and Design from Towson University, he has been the full time Technical Director for CCBC Dundalk since 1980. In addition, he is the theatre technical consultant for the CCBC Catonsville and Essex theatre facilities. Marc has received numerous technical theatre achievement awards from The United States Institute of Theatre Technology. Several of his production designs have been displayed in juried expositions including A Little Night Music and The Cemetery Club for technical achievement and Bus Stop for Scenic and Lighting Design. Marc’s scenic and lighting designs for the CCBC Essex production of Zombie Prom were part of the finalists in the Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and his lighting design for the DCT production of I Do, I Do, won “Best Lighting Design” at the Maytime International Theatre Festival in Ireland.

REBECCA ROSSELLO (Music Director) is grateful for the opportunity to work with this talented cast and crew. She directed Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock and various choirs and choruses, including the Treble Choir for the Maryland State Boychoir. Some of her favorite roles were Carmen in Bizet’s masterpiece, Carmen, La Ciesca in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Second Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöteand Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. She is a soprano with a B.A. and Masters degrees in vocal performance, teaches private voice at Friends School of Baltimore and general music at First English Lutheran Preschool and St. Pius X

DEANA BRILL (Costume Designer) works professionally as a costume designer and wardrobe stylist. She is currently the costume shop manager at GW Carver Center for Arts and Technology, where she mentors theatre students in the arts of costume design and construction.

TRACEYANN SMITH (Stage Manager/Props Master) returns to stage manage for DCT again this season, after managing this season’s fundraiser There’s No Business Like Show Business and last season’s production of The Bridges of Madison County. Previously at DCT, she directed Shadowlands, stage managed A Few Good Men, Something’s Afoot, and Rumors, and was Properties Manager for Catch Me If You Can, Something’s Afoot, and My Fair Lady. She also stage managed Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean at Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre this past summer. Other directing credits include Three Tall Women at Cockpit and Court Summer Theatre, Rimers of Eldritch at McDaniel College, Arsenic and Old Lace at Vagabonds Theatre, and Billy Would Have Been Thirty Today at Avalon Theatre. Away from the stage, TraceyAnn works as a middle school Language Arts and Social Studies teacher at Sisters Academy of Baltimore in Lansdowne, MD.

JAKE STUART (Assistant Director) returns to DCT as an Assistant Director after assisting with last season’s Catch Me If You Can and The Graduate, and Cockpit in Court’s The Little Mermaid. While Jake is new to the direction side, he is no stranger to the DCT or Baltimore-area stages. His favorite roles include Tateh in Ragtime (Arts Collective), Jim Farrell in Titanic (DCT), Joseph in Joseph…Dreamcoat (Suburban Players), Curtis in Sister Act, Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Sammy in The Wedding Singer (all Cockpit in Court). By day, Jake is a Lieutenant with the Baltimore County Fire Department. He and his wife Lauren are awaiting the debut of their first child (due Opening Night!).

DCT PRODUCTION STAFF

DCT Artistic / Managing Director | Tom Colonna
DCT / CCBC Dundalk Technical Director | Marc W. Smith
DCT Producer / Dean, School of Liberal Arts | Dr. William Watson
Chair, Performing Arts and Humanities Department | Patti Crossman
Theatre Administrative Assistants | Johanna Lawrence, Zolita Courter
CCBC Box Office Staff | Lisa L. Boeren, Eva Grove, Thom Purdy
Publicity Director | James Hunnicutt
Photography | Trent Haines-Hopper
Scenic / Lighting /Sound Design | Marc W. Smith
Set Construction | Marc W. Smith, Gordon Lord, Dorian Smith
Scenic Painter | Samantha Callanta
Sound Operation | Marc W. Smith
Backstage Crew | Lisa Rigsby, Amy Bell, Samantha Callanta
Fly Deck | Vanessa Vincent
Follow Spot Operators| Meghan Millane, Darlene Harris
Light Board Operator | Gordon Lord
Audition / Rehearsal Accompanist | Michael Clark
DCT Board of Directors Liason | Amy Sacks
Production Manager | Brad Norris
Communications Assistant | Cathy Kratovil

DUNDALK COMMUNITY THEATRE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tom Colonna | Artistic Managing Director
Dr. William Watson | Producer
Dr. Anne M. Lefter | Executive Producer
Marc W. Smith | Technical Director

Ken Ewing | President
Sarah Chrzanowski | Vice-President
Cheryl Vourvoulus | Recording Secretary

Special Thanks

Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, President, CCBC
Professor Jack McLaughlin, Interim Vice President of Instruction
Dr. William Watson, Dean of Liberal Arts
Patti Crossman, Chair, Performing Arts and Humanities
Dr. Anne Lefter, Director, Performing Arts
Terri Charles, Media Relations Coordinator
Michael Elspas, Assistant Director, Creative Services
Kim Bleakley, Graphic Designer
The CCBC Essex Foundation for the donation of Wine

This production is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
On the web at msac.org

THEATRE PATRONS ASSOCIATION

The Theatre Patrons Association of DCT is comprised of audience members
who want to share a “special” appreciation to the theatre experience.
A TPA gift is a demonstration of gratitude and encouragement
to our actors, directors, designers and volunteers.

CATEGORIES

JOHN E. RAVEKES CIRCLE
Thomas Toporovich

PEGGY SPILLANE MOSER MEMORIAL FUND
Chris Moser
Sonia Socha
Tom Colonna & Herb Knapp

BENEFACTOR
The Calini Family
Keith Ewancio
Jack & Sheri Goodman
Lula Mae & John Gray
Dave Guy