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WORDS AND MUSIC.....................Sime Neary, Steve Martin & Harry Ahlberg, William J. Pjura, Constance W. Camey
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR.......................................... Bernie Gold berg
CHOREOGRAPHY.................................................. Judy Blair
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR.................................... Jack I. Zalkind
COSTUMES.............................................................Marguerite Scott
BUSINESS MANAGER............................................ Charles Rasmussen
STAGE MANAGER.................................................. John E. Reed
PRODUCTION ACCOMPANIST................................. Adeline Meath
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER...............................Ginny Hopkins
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS......................................Harry Ahlberg
ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY.................................Gus Meyers, Jr.
CHOREOGRAPHY ASSISTANT FOR CHORUS AND THUNDERETTES..................Geraldine Bennett
LIGHTING.................................................................Donald Mclntyre
SETDESIGNING........................................................Edward Astarita
PUBILCITY................................................................Bertram Arthur
PUBLIC RELATIONS..................................................Victor Muniec
GENIE....................................................................................Richard Ameis
PLAYWRIGHT........................................................................Stanley Luby
LIONEL...................................................................................Bob Huge
JULIET.....................................................................................Susan Portnoy
ROMEO...................................................................................Arnold Frost
LADY MACBETH......................................................................Debbie Pensak
HAMLET...................................................................................Frank D'lsa
PETRUCHIO..............................................................................Bill Bevacqua
KATHERINA...............................................................................Lucy Wisinski
PRESIDENT OF PTA..................................................................Carole Breen
PRINCIPAL OF JAY DOOIE HIGH................................................Ed Monison
MELBA......................................................................................Caryl Blank
MOE.........................................................................................Richard Bock
SCRAHTON, PA. VAUDEVILLE TROUPE:
MAID..........................................................................................Patricia Griffin
FIRST GENTLEMAN CALLER......................................................Charles Kopin
SECOND GENTLEMAN CALLER...................................................Lee Sussman
MAGICIAN...................................................................................Milton John Adao
MAGICIAN ASSIST ANTS.................................................Joanne Chiffriller, Rosalie Printz
POODLE TRAINER......................................................................Betty Lou Leonardo
POODLES............................................Sandy Katz, Pat Lambert, Teny Paston, Judie Youman
GIRLS OF THE COMPANY....................June Bertram, Caryl Blank, Carole Breen,
Mona Faulkner, Anne Foothorap, Tami Gray, Sandie Godfrey, Patricia Griffin, Diane Jacobson, Ann Loconto, Dolores Ludka, Madolyn Monison, Marybeth Prokop, Marcia Robinson, Shirley Sabo, Mitzi Vass, Phyllis Whitney
MEN OF THE COMPANY................Richard Bock, Edward F. Caliendo, Vincent
Falcone, Philip Ferber, Terrence Johanesen, Charles Kopin, Joe Mes-sineo, Ed Morrison, Raymond Scott, Lee Sussman, Ernest W. Svab
DANCERS............Milton John Adao, Joanne Chiffriller, Sandy Katz, Pat Lambert,
Betty Lou Leonardo, Terry Paston, Rosalie Printz, Judie Youman
THUNDERETTES............Gary J. Adzima, Philip Bush, Steve Grasso, Joseph Kraynak, Stuart Plotnick, Roger Powers, John J. Rapillo, Jr., John Scully, and STEVE SORACCO as FIFI
FASHION MODELS...............June Bartram, Mona Faulkner, Anne Foothorap,
Sandie Godfrey, Patricia Griffin, Marcia Robinson, Shirley Sabo, Mitzi Vass
STUDENTS OF JAY DOOIE HIGH...................June Bartram, Caryl Blank, Anne
Fooihorap, Tami Garay, Patricia Griffin, Mitzi Vass, Richard Bock, Edward F. Caliendo, Vincent Falcone, Charles Kopin, Joe Messineo, Lee Sussman
TOURISTS................Caryl Blank, Carole Breen, Tami Garay, Sandie Godfrey,
Dolores Ludka, Vincent Falcone, Philip Ferber. Guide - Charles Kopin
PART I
1. CAMPUS THUNDER (Salute to the 10th Anniversary)
2. Queens of Burlesque
3. Home of Playwright
4. Greenwich Village
5. Progressive Education
6. Greenwich Village
7. Scranton, Pa.
8. Conversation Piece
PART II
1 . Home of Playwright
2. Greenwich Village
3. Uptown Manhattan
4. The Eskimo
5. Home of Playwright
6. Verona: The Dancing Waters
OFFICE OF CAMPUS PRODUCTIONS UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
presents
"THE MOUSETRAP"
by
AGATHA CHRISTIE
"The Mousetrap" written by Agatha Christie, the most celebrated mystery writer of our time, is her latest play since "Witness for the Prosecution" and is currently playing in its 5th year on the London Stage.
MARCH 7, 8, 9...................................DRAMA CENTER, Hazel Street, U. B. Campus
MUSICAL PROGRAM
- PART I -
"The Tenth Anniversary Show" (Pura).....................................................Chorus
"That's How We Made the Thunder Show" (Pura).....................................Chorus
"In Review" (Songs from Past Thunder Shows)........................................Company
"Campus Thunder" (Dickason)...............................................................Chorus
"Mr. Minsky's Queens of Burlesque" (Neary)..........................................Thunderettes
"The Protection of a Tree" (Neary)..........................................................Thunderettes
"Fashionably Beautiful" (Martin-Ahlberg).................................................Playwright
"Pardonnez - Moi" (Carney)....................................................................Lionel
"Three Dames and a Dime" (Pura)......................................................... Katherina, Lady Macbeth, Juliet
"Greenwich Vill" (Martin- Ahlberg)......................................................... Ernest W. Svab and Chorus
"They Must Not Be Inhibited" (Pure).......................................................Miss Blossom, Principal
"P. E. (Progressive Education)" (Martin-Axilberg).....................................Miss Blossom,
Principal and Chorus
"Methinks It's Love" (Pura)......................................................................Romeo and Juliet
"Vaudeville" - "Poo-Poo to You" - "Clowns" (Neary)....................................Katherina, Petruchio
"Bitin' More Than You C'n Chew" (Martin-Ahlberg).......................................Katherina, Petruchio
"An Old Time Rally in Tin Pan Alley" (Neary)............................................Thunderettes
"Three Guys and Q Dime" (Pura).............................................................Petruchio, Hamlet, Romeo
"The 9th Wonder of the World (Credit!)" (Martin-Ahlberg)...........................The Six Characters
"Manhattan Tension" (Neary)..................................................................Chorus
"Moe's Place" (Sam Anderson)...............................................................The Six Characters
"Hamlet Ballet" (Pura)............................................................................Playwright and Dancers
"The Eskimo" (Pura).............................................................................The Six Characters and Chorus
Reprise "Fashionably Beautiful" (Martin-Ahlberg).....................................Playwright
"The Dancing Waters Suite" (Pura)...........-................................................Company
Lyrics for "Dancing Waters" by Edward F. Marfiak
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER.....................................................Geoff Weaver
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER......................................................Ed Lucas
PROPERTY CHAIRMAN..................................................................Jane Shapiro
SPOT LIGHT....................................................................................Roger Lefkon
MAKE-UP SUPERVISOR................................................................ John E. Reed
CARPENTER....................................................................................Richard Deichmann
SCRIPT GIRL.....-..............................................................................Sylvia Pirozzoli
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT................................................................Rayraond Pistey
ASSISTANT PROPS...........................................................................Ed Pistey
WARDROBE ASSISTANTS................................Sandi Kotton and Greta Kuneman
MAKE-UP ASSISTANTS.................................Paula Cohen, Pat Duffy, Paula Gordon, Marilyn Johnson
PROGRAM COVER.............................................................................Don Maclntyre
KNIGHTS OF THUNDER LIAISON....................................................William Bartlelt
THUNDER ADVISORY BOARD.......................Bertram Arthur, William Bartlett, June Bertram, Albert Dickason, Dr. Henry Littlefield. Leo Muldoon, Victor Muniec, Charles Ras-mussen. Jr., Alex Zavadski
PROGRAM CHAIRMAN....................................................................Alex Zavadski
PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR............................................................Leo A. Muldoon
PROGRAM ADVERTISING MANAGER..............................................Robert Ruge
CAST PARTY CO-CHAIRMAN........................................................Frank Castellucci
CAST PARTY CO-CHAIRMAN.........................................................Alex Zavadski
CAST PARTY CO-CHAIRMAN....................................................Donald Garbelnick
Costumes - Marguerite Costume Shoppe (Mrs. Sime Neary)
Drops - Fort Lee Studios, Fort Lee, N. J.
Scenery Construction - Edward Trotter, Peter McNab Dancing Waters - Dancing Waters, Inc., New York (Sam Shay on, General Manager)
D. M. Read Company
Bridgeport Sunday Herald
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Bridgeport Daily Post
C. R. L. Lines Grayline Lines
Bridgeport Auto Transit Company
Murphy Sign Co., Inc.
WICC
WNAB
Hickey Cab Company
Played three evening performances to S.R.Q. and an added demand for tickets brought a fourth evening performance.......
Well, here it was, the night we had been waiting for for a long ten years - the 10th anniversary edition, and the setting moved from the traditional Klein Memorial to the American Shakespeare Theatre to accommodate the world fabulous DANCING WATERS that appeared in the gala 57 edition; why the move, because the stage at the Klein was too small. We heard the "O's" and "AH's" when the curtain opened on this spectacular direct from the Radio City Music Hall. In addition our dates were moved from the week prior to Thanksgiving to the week after the holiday, thus giving us plenty of time for the show. The plot, why of course we took it from the place of showing, A Shakespearean theme, with Will Shakespeare's characters brought back to the modern 20th century. We saw Romeo, Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Hamlet, Petruchio and Katherina prance through modern U.S.A.
By the way, this was the first time "Dancing Waters" ever appeared at a college show. This was an experiment if it worked, they would tour other colleges.
It was still another first, for the past four years we have been playing to an S.R.O. for three nights; this year all three nights were sold out two weeks prior to the show and an additional night's performance was held, even with an increase in prices of the show.
When the curtain went up on the memories of past shows, we who have been with the shows in the past, applauded each of the many old tine songs that were reviewed. It was a real treat to hear the old songs from past reviews.
Plot of course was the bringing back of the characters into modern tines by this playwright, and when the Shakespear characters can't keep up with the modern pace and strike, the playwright releases them to go back to their own century.
With the tenth show came the tenth program, and when we say it was beautiful, we mean beautiful, with a cover picturing all the past programs; even the cast party drew well over 300 persons, and many old timers back to review the hits and pay tribute to Director Dickason.
As is customary with Thunder in the past, we had our troubles, too. The afternoon of the opening night, the lead role of "Hamlet" was taken over by our director when suddenly the student who was to play the part took sick. It took us ten years, but we finally saw Mr."D" perform and he did a top-notch job (why of course, he wrote the part, he should have). The regaining nights of the show, the regular member of the cast was back. We even had aninals in the cast, only this year it was a dog and a monkey.
Choreography was handled by Judy filair, a newcomer to Thunder who did a wonderful job, and lest we forget, the Thunderettes and their choreographer, star of past Thunder shows, Gerry Bennett. The Thunderettes almost stole the show, especially in the impersonation nunber.
Knights of Thunder came to the show in full formal, to see Al Dickason's latest hit.
Lest we forget, the stars of the '57 show were! Richard Ameis as the Genie dressed in a Shakespearean costume, Stan Lutay as the playwright, Bob Ruge as a character, Susan Portnoy, Arnold Frost, Debbie Pensak, Frank D'lsa, Bill Bevacqua, and Lucy Wisinski as Shakespearean charac-, ters, and of course, Fifi played by Steve Soracco and Milt Adao as a featured dancer.
Top costumes were executed by Marge Scott and exotic numbers were: "Progressive Education (a rock and roll Elvis Presley skit)", "Uptown Manhattan" and "The Eskimo" and of course, the hit "DANCING WATcRS".
Tuneful songs again were sung as the audience left their seats: Songs of the past shows and new hits suh as "Dancing Waters Suite", "The Eskimo", "Hamlet Ballett", "Three Girls and a Dime", "Methinks Its Love", and "Tenth Anniversary Show" by Pill Pjura '54; "Fashionably Beautiful", "Greenwich Vill" by Steve Martin and Harry Ahlberg and "An Old Time Rally in Tin Pan Alley" by Sime Neary.
Gus Meyers, Jr. leader of the orchestra for the past ten years, was initiated into the Knights of Thunder.
Ten year members who have been with the show since its inception, were saluted. They are:
ALBERT DICKASON, JOHN REED, GUS MEYERS, JR., SIME NEARY, ED MORRISON, BERT ARTHUR, MADGE NEARY, ADELINE MEATH, MARGE SCOTT, DON GARBELNICK
"TENTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW"
"THAT'S HOW WE MADE THE THUNDER SHOW"
"MR. MINSKY'S QUEENS OF BURLESQUE"
"PROTECTION OF A TREE"
"FASHIONABLY BEAUTIFUL"
"PARDONNEZ"
"THREE DAMES AND A DIME"
"GREENWICH VILL"
"THEY MUST NOT BE INHIBITED"
"P.E. (PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION)"
"METHINGS IT'S LOVE"
"BITIN' MORE THAN YOU C'N CHEW"
"AN OLD TIME RALLY IN TIN PAN ALLEY"
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