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James Valcq Fred AlleyBased on the Film by

Lee David ZlotoffDirector

Lewis HauserMusical Director

Brian MurphyProducers

Shirley Churgin & Sylvia Grieb

Set Design Sherman Wayne & William PritcherLighting Design Sherman Wayne

Sound Design Susan StanglCostume Design June Lissandrello

Stage Managers Josh Harper & Amy WiskowskiProduced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Playwrights Horizon, New York City, produced the New York Premiere of The Spitfire GrillOff-Broadway in 2001

The Spitfire Grill received its World Premiere production by the George Street Playhouseon November 5, 2000. David Saint, Artistic Director/Michael Stotts, Managing Director

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Cast of Characters(in order of appearance)

Percy Talbott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alyssa Rupert

Sheriff Joe Sutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ross Chitwood

Hannah Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joanna Churgin

Effy Krayneck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Susan Stangl

Caleb Thorpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Delegeane

Shelby Thorpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darcy Silveira

The Visitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phil Apoian

Setting: Gilead, WisconsinTime: The 1990s

ACT IScene 1: Taycheedah Prison / Trailways bus / Town of Gilead /

The Spitfire Grill. February.Scene 2: The Grill, next morning.

Scene 3: The Grill.Scene 4: The Grill, morning. About a week later.

Scene 5: Town of Gilead / The Grill.Scene 6: The Grill, three weeks later.

Scene 7: The Grill, morning. Early May.Scene 8: The Grill, after closing. Mid-May.

Scene 9: The Grill. Late May through late June.

ACT IIScene 1: The Grill / Town of Gilead. July through September.

Scene 2: Behind the Grill, night. October.Scene 3: The Grill, a while later that night.

Scene 4: The Grill / The woods, just before dawn, next morning.Scene 5: Outside the Grill, later that morning.

Scene 6: The Grill, later that day.Scene 7: The Street / The Grill, several days later.

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“A Ring Around the Moon” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Percy

“Something’s Cooking at the Spitfire Grill” . . . . . . . . . . . . .Company

“Out of the Frying Pan” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Percy

“When Hope Goes” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shelby

“Ice and Snow” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caleb, Joe and Effy

“The Colors of Paradise” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Percy and Shelby

“Digging Stone” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caleb

“This Wide Woods” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe and Percy

“Forgotten Lullaby” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hannah

“Shoot the Moon” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hannah and Company

ACT II

“Come Alive Again” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hannah and Company

“Forest For the Trees” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe

“Wild Bird” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shelby

“Shine” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Percy

“Way Back Home” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hannah

“Finale” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hannah, Percy, Shelby

Production StaffDirector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lewis Hauser

Musical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Murphy

Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shirley Churgin, Sylvia Grieb

Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josh Harper, Amy Wiskowski

Set Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherman Wayne, William Pritcher

Lighting Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherman Wayne

Sound Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Susan Stangl

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Lighting & Sound Operators . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Frew, Sherry Coon,Amy Wiskowski

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Auditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherry Coon, Shirley Churgin, Ria Erlich,Sylvia Grieb, Josh Harper

Pre-Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherry Coon

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Director’s NotesWith the change of seasons comes change both physically and mentally. Such

is the case for the little town of Gilead when on one cold February evening, amysterious stranger enters their midst. This is that story. A story of change, astory of hope, a story of love.I would like to thank an amazing cast and crew for taking this journey with me.

BRAVO to you all! A very special thanks to my musical director, Brian Murphy,for highlighting the heart and soul of all the musicals we have done together.Nobody does it better. And to set and lighting designer Sherman Wayne for bring-ing the style and locations into crystal clear focus. A true artist. Thanks also to myproducers Shirley Churgin and Sylvia Grieb, the best a director could hope for.Your trust and faith mean everything to me. And to my wife Kate for putting upwith my late nights and early hours while putting the town of Gilead on theTheatre Palisades map and for her invaluable contribution to the audition process.Now, dear audience, the lights dim and our journey begins. Experience The

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Phil Apoian (The Visitor) appeared in two recent plays atTheatre Palisades, Black Coffee by Agatha Christie and TheDiary of Anne Frank. Prior to that he played the lead role inWhat the Butler Saw at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in SantaMonica. Phil was a member of the Long Beach ShakespeareCompany for three years and has appeared in many inde-pendent films. He is happy to be giving his voice a rest inthis production.

Ross Chitwood (Sheriff Joe Sutter) grew up milking cows onhis family’s farm in Oklahoma, where his parents fostered hislove of music. Ross is music director at Community UnitedMethodist Church here in the Palisades and works with thechildren there as well. He is a voice teacher with a robust pri-vate studio and a member of the voice faculty at AmericanMusical and Dramatic Academy. Ross is a graduate of The Juil-liard School and holds a master’s degree from Rice University.

Joanna Churgin (Hannah Ferguson) is appearing for thethird time on the Pierson Playhouse stage; she previouslyperformed in All My Sons and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Someof her other favorite roles have been in productions ofCabaret, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Six Degrees of Sepa-ration, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You, Doubt,Copenhagen, Sweeney Todd, Ragtime and Noises Off. Shethanks Lew for trusting her a third time and deepest grati-tude to Steve for patient, loving support.

Terry Delegeane (Caleb Thorpe) is delighted to return toTheatre Palisades where he last appeared as Dr. Watson inSherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. Terry has fond mem-ories of seeing the original film The Spitfire Grill and has hadmany meals at its namesake restaurant by the Santa MonicaAirport. This time he gets to inhabit the town of Gilead itselfand is happy to share this inspirational and redemptive storywith you. This one is for Donna.

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Lewis Hauser (Director) has directed and acted in many plays in the L.A. area.Favorite roles include Allan Felix in Woody Allen’s Play It Again Sam, Ben Butleyin Butley, Ali Hakim in Oklahoma, Aronow in Glengarry, Glen Ross and MaishResnick in Rod Serling’s Requiem for a Heavyweight. He was Director-in-Residencefor The Queen Mary Dinner Playhouse. Among the many productions he directedat Theatre Palisades are Witness for the Prosecution, Kiss Me Kate, Fortinbras, TheBoy Friend, Baby, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! (Best Director and BestPlay), Smokey Joe’s Café (Best Director and Best Play), They’re Playing Our Song andThe Marvelous Wonderettes. Recently Lew directed the world premier staged read-ing of Christine Rosensteel’s play Torn Asunder, starring Ed Asner, for Theatre 40.

Brian Murphy (Musical Director) first became involved with Theatre Palisadeswith his music direction of Baby in 2005 and continued with I Love You, You’rePerfect, Now Change and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Other music direction credits in-clude Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along for both Reprise! (starring Teri Hatcherand Stella Stevens) and West Coast Ensemble (Garland award for music direc-tion). His work on world premiere musicals includes Jesus’ Kid Brother as partof the off-Broadway developmental reading series at the York Theatre.

Shirley Churgin (Co-Producer) is a longtime member of Theatre Palisades andis currently chairperson of the Awards Committee and a member of the groupthat produces the Palisades Playwrights Festival. She performs a variety of be-hind-the-scenes jobs at the Pierson Playhouse from producing shows (TheWorld Goes ‘Round being the most recent) to serving coffee and taking tickets.

Sylvia Grieb (Co-Producer) has been an active member of Theatre Palisades since1978. She costumed several shows for Theatre Palisades at Rustic Park and alsoserved as assistant costumer for Auntie Mame, the first show at Pierson Playhouse.She has acted as house manager and Membership Chairperson. She is currentlythe Season Subscriber Chairman and VP of Administration. She previously co-produced Don’t Dress for Dinner and Perfect Wedding and is happy to be workingon her third production for our theatre, The Spitfire Grill.

Sherman Wayne (Set & Lighting Design) is on the board of directors of TheatrePalisades as VP of Production and has directed, produced, managed, designed andbuilt sets for the theatre for more years than he would like to admit. Beginning ascompany manager of The Fantasticks in NYC, he worked extensively both off andon Broadway. Moving back home to California, Sherman worked for The CentreTheatre Group, the Greek Theatre and spent 25 years teaching high school the atre.

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