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From the President...

Welcome Village Players Family,

In the fall of 1995, there was a local pub that had a “Piano Bar” night. Many of the community actors and actresses would meet there, bring their sheet music, have a drink, share some stories of whatever show they were currently in, and just unwind. I went because I was friends with the pianist and because I loved to sing. After finishing a number, I was approached by a young man who asked if I would be interested in auditioning for a show. I thought “What have I got to lose?” That man was the director, Matthew Wiederhold. The show was 1940’s Radio Hour. The theatre was The Village Players.

From the moment I walked in for auditions, I sensed that there was something special about this place. It wasn’t something you could touch or see. It was something that you feel when you’re here. Over the years I have learned that it’s not just the illusion of the stage, or the craftsmanship of the actors. It’s the camaraderie of everyone involved. The willingness to teach or learn, the fact that there is always a shoulder or a hand when you need one. It’s The Village’s spirit. It’s the epitome of “community.”

In the 17 years that I have been here, I have seen countless people come through our doors as actors, techies, volunteers, board members, and audience. I have known some of them since grade school because they were my classmates’ parents. I have watched children grow and get married, strangers become friends become partners, couples become parents. We have celebrated and we have mourned, and we do it together. When one of us falls on hard times, the people of The Village are here for support. When one of us triumphs, we all applaud.

As I watch the news, it’s easy to be reminded of all of the things that make us different: our gender, age, color, orientation, job, politics, beliefs, et cetera. But here, none of that matters. We’re all here because of two shared loves: the magic of theatre, and the community of The Village.

Welcome to The Village Players. Magic happens here!

Jake GordyPresident

2012-2013 SeaSon Board MeMBerSJake Gordy .................................................PresidentAndrew Todd ..............................................V. Pres. ProductionOpen ........................................................V. Pres. PublicityChristopher Jagodzinski...............................V. Pres. DevelopmentDan Finkel..................................................TreasurerLaura Hansen .............................................Secretary

Joe Capucini ...............................................Board Member Rich Chesko ...............................................Board Member Patrick Drummond ......................................Board MemberDebbie Marinik ...........................................Board MemberJean Mills ...................................................Board MemberBrad Riker ..................................................Board MemberSara Speelman ...........................................Board MemberAnn Veasey ................................................Board MemberJudy Wiederhold .........................................Board Member

Volunteer StaffOpen .........................................................NewsletterOpen .........................................................Volunteer CoordinatorAnn Veasey ................................................Box Office and House Mgr. Debbie Marinik ...........................................Casting DirectorJake Gordy .................................................ProgramsJudy Wiederhold .........................................Sold HousesLarry Farley ................................................LegalJake Gordy .................................................Season SubscriptionsLaura Hansen .............................................Season Ticket MarketingOpen .........................................................EducationRich Chesko & Jean Mills .............................Building & GroundsPatrick Drummond ......................................OCTA DelegateLaura Crawford ...........................................CTW LiaisonOpen .........................................................Costume ManagerElizabeth Piel Black .....................................Playreading CommitteeJake Gordy .................................................WebMasterOpen .........................................................Props Manager

a Brief HiStory of tHe Village PlayerS tHeatre

The Village Players Theatre presented its first play, The Great Sebastians, starring Rosemary Kahle and Edward C. Ames in 1957, in the Ottawa Hills High School. The original group performed in schools, churches and even in tents. The first musical, The Village Player’s fifth production was Plain and Fancy, which opened on February 25, 1958, in the Lincoln Hall at Collingwood Presbyterian Church. The show was directed by Arthur Lithgow, father of the television and movie star John Lithgow, and starred a whole cast of who’s who in Toledo.

The Theatre stopped moving from site to site in 1960. We put down roots when we purchased this building and converted it from a church to a theater. That Theatre Board took a leap of faith when they agreed to pay $45,000 for the church. However, because of their faith in the future of the theatre and the city of Toledo, literally hundreds of plays and thousands of actors have crossed these boards.

In thankful recognition of the continuing support of our members and volunteers, The Village Players Theatre culminated its 50th season celebration with the successful Rhinestone Ball held at the Toledo Botanical Gardens on June 29, 2007. In the 51st season, the Board was pleased to provide new seating for our patrons. In our 52nd season we installed a new stage for our actors. This summer we have renovated our light and sound booths, redecorated our lobby, and gone digital with our ticketing system. These projects are the direct result of responsible management of monies earned through Sold Houses and special donations over the years.

The Village Players Theatre has no paid year-round staff — volunteers keep it running. We take great pride in this and invite you to join us as we continue to add to the history of an organization making a significant cultural difference to our community.

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Collected Stories

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Ruth Steiner ................................................................... Maryjo Gavin Lisa Morrison ............................................................... Laura Crawford

SettingTime: 1990 - 1996

Place: Ruth’s apartment in Greenwich Village

ScenesAct I

Scene 1: September, 1990Scene 2: May, 1991. Eight months later.

Scene 3: August, 1992. About a year later.

Act IIScene 1: December, 1994, Nearly two and a half years later

Scene 2: October, 1996. Almost two years later.Scene 3: Later that night.

contriButionSPlease let us know if your name has been omitted and we will correct future programs.

Producer’s Circle - $500Rich & Becky CheskoJean & Norb Mills

Sponsors - $125Marlene & Ray BrinkerMarge DembowskiRuss & Vicky GriggsEarnest & Nancy HatfieldHerbert Hoskins & Deborah RasmussonMadge LevinsonJack & Sally MalhoitCarol MatthewsWillard E. MisfeldtCharles SchraderRay & Kathreen SimonChristopher & Laurie Towles

Patrons - $50Sandra AhrensHarvard & Jean ArmusRaymond & Marlene BableCurtis & Marilyn BlackJohn & Nancy BurtonThomas & Gisela CainCharles & Jane CaseRichard Chesko, Sr.Robert & Darlene CookDeborah Peters & Steven CotnerAlvenia CrawfordSuzanne DennisJim & Monique DrotarRichard & Alice EdwardsLarry & Becky Farley John & Carole ForteWanda Foster Robert J. Gosling, MDRoy & Joan HeinzDan & Ethel Hodnicki

David & Shelly HopsonNancy IbarraBill & Shirley JustenShirley & Tom KovacsSandra LaasSam & Anna LovalentiMaryruth MabbittThe Miller-Kress FamilyFred & Sharon MoorJohn J. & Virginia MyersBill & Dorothy NunemakerRon & Mary SchneiderRobert & Joan ShreveBob & Marian SmithRalph & Susan SmithClaus & Suzanne StangJim & Barb SullivanLarry von Kuster & Teresa RothBrigitte WagenerDavid & Carol Zenk

Friends - $25Marie AdkinsBrenda BlackshearKen BoldtGeorge & Kayrl BoosDwight & Cheryl BryanLaverne BussdiekerMike & Lisa ClarkTerry & Barbara CooperTed & Billie DennisonRichard DockettPatrick Drummond & Laura CrawfordMr & Mrs. Joe A. DuerringerBarbara Sayers & Paul EpstienSally FergusonDuane “Dewey” HallLaura HanzlGail Odneal & Mel HonigMary Jane JoehlinRichard & Charlotte LauerJane MillerPhilip & Rebecca MillerBarb Myers

Patrons - $50 (cont.)

Special ThanksToledo Repertoire Theatre

TheaTrically ThinkingTHEATRE LOGICAuthor Unknown

In is down, down is front, out is up, up is back, off is out, on is in, and of course - right is left, and left is right.

A drop shouldn’t and a block and fall does neither. A prop doesn’t and a cove has no water.

Tripping is O.K. A running crew rarely gets anywhere. A purchase line will buy you nothing. A trap will not catch anything. A gridiron has nothing to do with football.

A Strike is work (in fact a lot of work). And a green room, thank God, usually isn’t. Now that you are fully versed in theatrical terms, Break a leg...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share

with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.-Oscar Wilde

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and

creating peoples. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see

the truth about life and the social situation.-Stella Adler

Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.

-Abbie Hoffman

I figured as I got older, the good roles for women would be in the theatre. So 15 years ago I started building a Broadway career to try and develop the chops to be accepted as a great

theatrical actress.-Kathleen Turner

Well the least favourite question is the one that one’s asked particularly about in Japan is what’s the difference between

theatre and cinema and I think, well, that’s about eighty bucks.-Andrew Lloyd Webber

What I love about theatre is that it disappears as it happens.-Lusia Strus

The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is more rewarding.

-Christopher Eccleston

It’s one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work —

the night watchman.

All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That’s

what makes theatre live. That’s why it persists.-Stephen Sondheim

Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing.

It’s harder-Ben Kingsley

ProducTion STaffDirector: .............................................................................RB FurlongProducers: .....................................Patrick Drummond & Sara SpeelmanStage Manager: ....................................................................Zac GilleyLighting Design: ........................................................... Andrew C. Todd Light Crew: ..............................................................Allen WilkinsonSound Design: ................................................................ Derek Hansen Sound Crew: ................................................................ Marc MalleyProps Gatherers: ...................................................................Brad RikerStage Crew: .........Rich Chesko, Mary Cole, Tanner Duvall, & James HarrisSet Design: ............................................................... James MacFarlaneSet Dressing: ........................................................................Brad RikerSet Construction: ...................................................... James MacFarlane Assistant: ................................. Laura Crawford, Patrick Drummond,

RB Furlong, Zac Gilley, Jake Gordy, & Allie HinzPainters & Dutchers ........................Patrick Drummond, Richard Furlong,

Zac Gilley, Jake Gordy, & Tiffany Noel TaylorHouse Manager: .................................................................Ann VeaseyBox Office Manager: ...........................................................Ann VeaseyBox Office Staff: ..................... Sandy Blanchard, Kimberley Bruggemann,

Pam Engle, Darlene Hatfield, Patty Hoover, Denise McHugh, Dianne Nowakowski, Susan Rice, & Judy Wiederhold

Publicity: ..........................................................Christopher JagodzinskiProgram: ............................................................................Jake GordyProgram Art & Cover Design: ...........................................Laura HansenProduction Logo: ...............................................Christopher JagodzinskiProgram Printing: ....................................................... The Copy CenterMarquee Sign: ............................. Jake Gordy & Christopher JagodzinskiHousekeeping: ............................................................Judy WiederholdTheatre Photographer: ......................................................Frank Venda

tHe director

RB Furlong (Director) is proud to be directing Collected Stories at The Village Players. He credits The Village Players with giving him the impetus to join Actors Theatre of Louisville. RB played the role of Lennie in Of Mice and Men on this very stage and it reignited his passion for acting. That flame led him to originate many roles including Jeff in Theresa Rebeck’s

Omnium-Gatherum, and Smash in Craig Wright’s The Unseen at The Humana Festival of New American Plays. RB is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and Screen Actors Guild. When not making waffles and apple crisp for his beautiful children, RB has found himself on network television, in independent films, and workshopping his original work in a variety of venues. RB is so grateful to the cast and to The Village Players for this incredible experience.

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Maryjo Gavin (Ruth Steiner) is originally from Los Angeles, California but has called Toledo home for the past 24 years. This is her third performance on The Village stage. She was last seen as Gerri, the director, in Play On and before that as Professor Laurie Jameson in Third. Over thirty years prior she did a variety of roles in high school and college including Bianca

in Taming of the Shrew, Lucetta in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Anita in West Side Story, and Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire. Maryjo has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia and currently works in an outpatient chronic pain rehabilitation program in Detroit. She would like to express her appreciation to both Richard and Laura for this wonderful experience of creativity and collaboration. She remains ever grateful for the support and encouragement of her two beloved children, Kara and Connor, and her sweetheart, Dan. She wishes him a very happy birthday and thanks him for the past 15 fabulous years together.

2012 / 2013 Performances:The Best Haunted House Ever (Teen Company)

October 19 & 20, 2012 The Poisoned Apple (Main Company)

December 6, 8, and 9, 2012Parlor Games (Teen Company)

March 1 and 2, 2013Blather, Blarney & Balderdash (Main Company)

May 2, 4, and 5, 2013Summer Musical Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka

July 2013

Children’s TheatreWorkshopTHEATRE BY CHILDREN, FOR CHILDREN SINCE 1954

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Classes for children ages 5-18. All CTW students are encouraged and invited to participate in CTW’s productions.

Fall 2012 Session Registration Day is Aug 25. Classes are Sep 8 - Nov 10, 2012.

Winter 2013 Session Registration Day is Jan 5, 2013, 10am-12pm.

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Laura Crawford (Lisa Morrison) is making her third appearance at The Village Players for Collected Stories. She’s previously appeared in The Village’s [title of show] as Susan, and Adrift In Macao as Tempura. Most recently, she played Madame Jourdain in Lionface Production’s The Bourgeois Gentleman, and appeared in ToDAY Production’s variety show

“Summer Time Dreams Cabaret”.

Laura was recently appointed as The Village Player’s liaison to The Children’s Theater Workshop. She holds a degree in Pop Culture from Bowling Green State University, and performs with her band, The ACME Corporation, which has performed at The Blarney Irish pub, Table 44, The Lucas County Fair, and her friends’ wedding. Congratulations to Kelly and Chris Allen!

She would like to thank her parents, John and Cathy, for their support, and her directors for letting her continue her short streak of actually playing women.

Would you like information on “Sold-House” opportunities at The Village Players Theatre: how your group, church, or other organization can purchase a performance and raise money through ticket sales?

Musical “Sold-Houses” are $800.00 per show; other productions are $700.00 per show. The theater seats 165 patrons. You determine the ticket price for your show and how much profit you make! A punch reception is provided at no additional cost. Show dates are limited.

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The Village Players’2012–2013 56th Season

From Up Here (Dramatic Comedy)by Liz FlahiveSeptember 7-22, 2012

Kenny Barrett did something that has everyone worried. He wishes he could just make it through the rest of his senior year unnoticed, but that’s going to be hard since he has to publicly apologize to his entire high school. At home, his mother is struggling with a rocky start to her second marriage and a surprise visit from her estranged sister. A new play about a family limping out the door in the morning and coming home no matter what. Nominated for the 2008 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards

Collected Stories (Drama)by Donald MarguliesNovember 2-17, 2012

Ruth Steiner is a teacher and respected short story writer. Her student and protégée is Lisa Morrison. Over the course of 6 years, Lisa journeys from insecure student to successful writer. After publishing a well-received collection of short stories, Lisa writes a novel based on Ruth’s affair with the poet Delmore Schwartz. The women deal with the moral dilemma of whether a person’s life events are suitable for another to use in their own creative process.

The Dinner Party (Comedy)by Neil SimonJanuary 11-26, 2013

Here is a decidedly French dinner party served up in a chaotic mode that only a master of comedy could create. Five people are invited to dine at a first rate restaurant in Paris. They do not know who the other guests will be or why they have been invited. Tossed together in a private dining room, they have a sneaking suspicion that this unorthodox dinner party will forever change their lives.

“A blizzard of one liners.... The audience can bank on some good laughs.”-New York Daily News

Born Yesterday (Comedy)by Garson KaninMarch 8-23, 2013

Born Yesterday is one of America’s original screwball comedies! Harry Brock is a business tycoon who goes to Washington trying to break into the “special interest” business with an ethically-challenged senator. He realizes that his fiancée, Billie Dawn, may need a makeover to fit his new inside-the-beltway image. To ensure that Billie gets properly “culturefied,” Brock hires a D.C. journalist to give the seemingly dim-witted blonde a crash course in politics, history, literature, and—of course—true love. The Golden Age of comedy proves that times haven’t changed. Washington pay-for-play, All-American humor and true love weren’t born yesterday, they are stronger than ever!

Impossible Marriage (Comedy)by Beth HenleyMay 10-25, 2013

Kandall’s youngest daughter, Pandora, is to be wed to Edvard Lunt, a worldly artist twice her age. Kandall does not think the match to be at all suitable. Flora, Pandora’s older sister, who is expecting a child at any moment, plots to break off the marriage. Unexpectedly, Sidney Lunt, the groom’s son, arrives with a note from his mother in which she vows to throw herself from an attic window if the marriage goes forward. Even Reverend Lawrence who has come to wed the couple has secret hopes and desperate desires. Throughout this wildly funny and moving play the characters struggle heroically with the impossibility of finding an allegiance between their civilized duties and primitive desires.