Comic Potential

May 18th, 2014

Comic Potential

A play by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by: George Mulford

Production dates: (click on date to purchase tickets)
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September 2013
Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
20 21 22
26 27 28 29

 

October 2013
Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
3 4 5

 

Thursday performances are at 7:30 PM
Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 PM
Sunday matinees are at 2:00 PM

Audience advisory: Some strong language.

“Meet The Artists” will be held following the Sunday, September 29th performance.

Group rates available! Contact Tom Halley


Synopsis:

In the not-too-distant future characters on soap operas can be played by robots—or so says Alan Ayckbourn in this madcap comedy, which also manages to be a hilarious satire of the TV business. In a backwater studio where a once-great director is shooting hospital dramas, aspiring writer Adam notices unprogrammed laughter in an actoid named Jacie Tripplethree(JC333). He discovers that she has an imagination, the result of what she calls a fault in her programming. Adam wants to build a new television series around her but the studio won’t hear of it. He also finds he is falling in love with the charming robot—and nobody wants to hear that.
 
Jacie is one of Ayckbourn’s greatest characters– Her portrayer won all of London’s major acting awards. Britain’s “grand master of comedy” is also one of the Players Club’s favorites (Communicating Doors, Absurd Person Singular). Will Adam get the green light on his series? Will love prevail? And what would that be like, anyway? Come and find out!
 
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Cast
Character Performer
Doctor, Farmer, Man Anthony SanFilippo
Mother, Wife,
Dress Shop Assistant
Ellie Knickman
Son, Waiter II Ryan Stone
Prim Spring Janean Clare
Chandler Tate Paul Kerrigan
Trudi Floote Donna Kelly Romero
Carla Pepperbloom Beverly A. Trimboli
Adam Trainsmith Ed Donlevie
Jacie Triplethree Elizabeth Iannacci
Lester Trainsmith Jack Murphy
Marmion Cedilla Ed Gretz
Hotel clerk, Waiter I Ken Wilson
Girl in Dress Shop Elizabeth Gallagher
Prostitute Jillian Haas
Turkey Matthan T. Griggs
Technician Adam Young

 

Production Staff
Director George Mulford
Assistant Director Adam Young
Producer Leslie Miller
Choreographer Emily Fishman
Set Designer Kirk Paul
Sound Designer Bill Whipple
Lighting Designer Alan Stamford
Fight Director Joseph P. Southard
Fight Captain Jillian Haas
Scenic Artist Sandy Goldsborough
Costumes Betsy Berwick,
Reba Ferdman,
Dot Kowal,
Cindy Schneeman
Properties Laura Kuserk,
Pat Maze
Stage Manager Adam Young
Sound Operator Davida Weiler-Stone
Audition Coordinators Bridget Dougherty,
Rose Azrael
Friend of the Production George Ainslie
Master Carpenter George Mulford

 


 

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