20 Next CTI Business Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. 12 p.m. at the Sermon Center . Find us on facebook.com/City.Theatre.of.Independence Next Productions Enchanted April AUDITIONS: Jan. 11 - 12, 2015 Directed by Shari Wassergord Performance dates—April 2-4 and 10-12, 2015 Seussical AUDITIONS: April 6 - 7, 2015 Directed by LeAnn Burris Performance dates—June 4-7 & 11-14, 2015 www.CityTheatreofIndependence.org 816-325-7367 City Theatre of Independence January 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 2015 Directed by Nancy Eppert By Alfred Uhry Produced by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Services, Inc., New York. Originally produced on Broadway by Jane Harmon, Nina Keneally, Liz Oliver. Commissioned by the Alliance Theatre Co., presented by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Cultural Olympiad for the 1996 Olympic Arts Fest. The Last Night of Ballyhoo
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Next CTI Business Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. 12 p.m.
at the Sermon Center .
Find us on facebook.com/City.Theatre.of.Independence
Next Productions
Enchanted April AUDITIONS: Jan. 11 - 12, 2015
Directed by Shari Wassergord
Performance dates—April 2-4 and 10-12, 2015
Seussical AUDITIONS: April 6 - 7, 2015
Directed by LeAnn Burris
Performance dates—June 4-7 & 11-14, 2015
www.CityTheatreofIndependence.org
816-325-7367
City Theatre of Independence
January 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 2015
Directed by Nancy Eppert
By Alfred Uhry
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Services, Inc., New York. Originally produced on Broadway by Jane Harmon, Nina Keneally, Liz Oliver. Commissioned by the Alliance Theatre Co., presented
by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Cultural Olympiad for the 1996 Olympic Arts Fest.
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Joyce Stone- President
Michael Masterson - Vice President of Production
Jackie Coomes - Vice President of Operations
Steve Kennedy - Treasurer
Mary Morris - Secretary
R.J. Parish - Season Production Manager
Patti Shockley - Box Office Chair
Marcia Brownlee- Membership
Norita Taylor- Marketing and Public Relations
Erin Brown- Hospitality
Wanda Dunlap- Historian
Mike Brown- Charter
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1995-96 Forty Carats, The Rain-
maker, Night Watch, Lit-tle Shop Of Horrors, I
Hate Hamlet
1996-97
Something’s Afoot, The Lion In Winter, Heaven
Can Wait, Mame, Corpse
1997-98 Lost In Yonkers,
Darkside, Greetings, An-nie Get Your Gun, Cat’s
Cradle
1998-99 Rumors, A Lie Of The
Mind, The Importance Of Being Earnest, Camelot, The Crucifer Of Blood
1999-2000
Moon Over Buffalo, Cole, Talley’s Folly/Talley &
Son, A Little Night Music, Amadeus
2000-01 A Midsummer’s Night
Dream, My Three Angels, Nunsense, An Ideal Hus-band, The Marriage Of
Figaro
2001-02 Catch Me If You Can, The
Diary Of Anne Frank, Murder At The Howard Johnson’s, The Sound Of Music, The Sunshine Boys
2002-03
Squabbles, Dracula, Hed-da Gabler, The Wizard Of
Oz, The Company Of Wayward Saints
2003-04
You Can’t Take It With You, A Murder Is An-
nounced, The Man Of La Mancha, All My Sons,
The School For Scandal
2004-05 The Musical Comedy
Murders of 1940, Death-trap, Private Lives, Hello
Dolly, Picnic
2005-06 Plaza Suite, An Inspector Calls, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters, The
Pirates of Penzance, Dear-ly Departed
2006-07
Noises Off, Sleuth, In-venting Van Gogh, Noth-ing But The Truth, The
Music Man
2007-08 Funny Money, A Shot In The Dark, Kiss Me Kate, The Lilies Of The Field,
Social Security
2008-09 To Kill A Mockingbird, I’ll Be Back Before Mid-night, Over The Tavern, Marcus Is Walking, The
King & I
2009-10
Escanaba In Da Moon-light, Chain Of Circum-
stances, King O’ The Moon, Chicago, Arcadia
2010-11 The Boys Next Door Death Of A Salesman
The Last Mass At St.Casimir’s
Rodgers & Hammer-stein’s Cinderella
Almost, Maine
2011-12 The Foreigner
Suburb A Streetcar
Named Desire
Working A Nice Family Gath-
ering
2012-13 Little Women
The Nerd
Proof
Once Upon A Mattress
On Golden
Pond
2013-14 Miss Firecracker Contest
The Mousetrap
The Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare –
Abridged
Little Shop Of Horrors
Pride and Prejudice
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35 Seasons! 1980 - 2014
1980-81 Plaza Suite, Curious Sav-age, Uncertain Samaritan, Music Revue 1, The Four Poster, The Odd Couple
1981-82 Arsenic & Old Lace, Mu-sic Revue 2, A Thousand Clowns, The Fantasticks,
Dracula, Spirit of the Christmas Ornament, The Hobbit, Ten Little Indians, Little Women
1982-83 Harvey, 6 Rms Riv Vu,
The Other Side, The Lion In Winter, A Christmas
Carol, Winnie The Pooh, House of Blue Leaves, Once Upon A Mattress
1983-84 You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Rainmaker, Alice In
Wonderland, J.B., Life With Father, The Im-
portance of Being Earnest
1984-85 On Golden Pond, 1776,
The Emperor’s New Clothes, Our Town, The
Mousetrap, You Can’t Take It With You
1985-86
Barefoot In The Park, The Glass Menagerie, Cinder-ella, Two By Two, Wait Until Dark, Shadowbox
1986-87 Bell,Book and Candle,
Laura, Snow White, Jo-seph & The Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, One Flew Over The
Cuckoo’s Nest, The Buck Stops Here, Bus Stop
1987-88
Dial M For Murder, Hap-py Birthday Wanda June, Sleeping Beauty, God’s
Favorite, Side By Side By Sondheim, Enemy Of
The People
1988-89 Tom Sawyer, Charlotte’s Web, I Remember Mama, Close Ties, The Mystery
of Edwin Drood
1989-90 Hay Fever, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Cra-
dle Song, Pippin, The Foreigner
1990-91 Death By Chocolate, Beauty & The Beast,
Guy’s & Dolls, Crimes Of The Heart, Noises Off
1991-92 Play It Again Sam, Winnie
The Pooh, Blithe Spirit, Steel Magnolias, Oliver
1992-93 Arsenic & Old Lace, The Nerd, The Unexpected
Guest, Odd Couple (female version), Fiddler
On The Roof
1993-94 Rehearsal For Murder,
Lend Me A Tenor, Any-thing Goes, Come Blow Your Horn, The Royal
Family
1994-95 Born Yesterday, The
Cemetary Club, Harvey, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Fo-
rum, Witness For The Prosecution
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AUDITIONS
Enchanted April January 11, 12, 2015, 7-9 p.m.
At the Sermon Center
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CTI is also a member of the Independence Attractions Coalition.
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PowerPalooza
February 7, 2015
10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
City Theatre of Independence
Food Booth
Powerpalooza is a power-packed day of fun for kids of all ages. Take a turn in a giant inflatable, try your luck at the roulette wheel, test your skills at the ring toss! Every-one wins a prize. Or maybe just sit back and enjoy a hot dog and old-fashioned cotton candy. Tickets are 25¢ each, sold at the door. Most activities cost only 1-2 tickets. All proceeds go to the Powerhouse Theatre Foundation.
Powerhouse Theatre Foundation is an umbrella organization which includes and benefits the three community theatre organizations which operate out of the Roger T. Sermon Center; City Theatre of Independence, Children’s Performing Theatre and Encore (for 50 and older).
Jack began acting on stage 47 years ago and has been performing at CTI since 1998, where he played Mickey/Lusious in Greet-ings. Since then, he has done a bazillion shows here either on stage or as director or in the lighting/sound booth. Jack, is thrilled to be back on the stage here in a CTI main production, having taken a 4-year leave of absence from the theatre world. He hopes you enjoy the performance.
Alex C. Phillips - Peachy Weil
Alex Phillips has loved the stage and the theatre from a very young age. He started acting with CTI in Children’s Performing Theatre at the age of 5. He was in many casts that included current cast members Melissa Anderson and Jackie Coomes. He did many theatre productions at Truman High School, and he is more than excited to join this phenomenal cast as Sylvan “Peachy” Weil in The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
Patti Shockley - Reba Freitag
Patti is grateful to have been a part of the CTI family for the past 14 years. She has acted in 20 roles, some of her favorites be-ing Mrs. Shinn in The Music Man and Betty in The Foreigner. Last year she directed The Miss Firecracker Contest, then was “murdered” in The Mousetrap. She wishes to thank so many past directors who have helped her improve and grow with each role, especially her longtime friend, Nancy.
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Patrick Lee Davis - Joe Farkas Patrick is pleased to be performing with City Theatre of Independence. He was previously seen in Wizard of Oz at CTI. Patrick began act-ing at a young age, after watching his parents at the Meistersingers Community Opera. After working in several community and professional theatre shows, he started working in film, but is happy to be back at his “roots.” He would like to thank his parents for introducing him to performing and allowing him to use his talent.
Stephanie N. Flanagan - Beulah “Boo” Levy
Stephanie is thrilled to return to the City Thea-tre of Independence stage as Boo Levy in The Last Night of Ballyhoo. She appeared as Chiffon in last season's production of Little Shop of Hor-rors. Some of her favorite roles include Verna-dette in Dixie Swim Club, Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls, Truvy in Steel Magnolias, and Rita in Educating Rita. Stephanie would like to thank her wonderful family: Anastasia, Maximus, Cordelia, and Carl for all their love & support. Enjoy the show!
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Melissa is grateful to return to the stage in this extraordinary production of The Last Night of Bal-lyhoo. As an alumni of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, New York City, her credits include Off-Off Broadway: A Musical Revue and The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told as Cheryl Mindle. Melissa has most recently been seen in Little Shop of Horrors as Ronette, The Miss Firecracker Contest as Carnelle, Working as Kate (Just a Housewife) Al-most Maine as Marcie & Marvalyn, Into The Woods as The Baker’s Wife, Nine as Sarraghina, Noises Off as Poppy and The Full Monty. She would like to thank Nancy for this extraordinary experience, who made all her "hoop" dreams come true! To her fellow castmates, you are AH-MAH-ZING and she loves you guys! To her most supportive family, thank you for your unconditional love and support. Hey Mom, the dress passes the twirl test!
Jackie Coomes - Sunny Freitag
Jackie Coomes is very excited to be performing Sunny in Last Night of Ballyhoo. She has recently been seen at City Theatre of Independence as “Elizabeth” in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Elaine in The Miss Firecracker Contest and Claire in Proof. Jackie has also performed in productions at Sum-mit Theatre Group, Bell Road Barn Players, The Barn Players, River City Players in Lexington, OCTA, and at UMKC.
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DIRECTOR’S NOTES and BIO
There are so many things on my theatre “bucket list” that I will need to live two or three more lifetimes! I can now check two items off at the same time: to direct a wonderful script and work with a dream cast in my hometown the-atre! First, this fantastic script has so many challenging layers: family, faith, hard work, sacrifice, selflessness, discovery and renewal, comedy and drama to name but a few. Secondly, a hardworking and dedicated cast and crew who bring this very special story to life. We have maneuvered around the year’s end holidays, illnesses, vacations and work schedules, but the dedica-tion for a professional-quality show has been upmost on everyone’s agenda. I am grateful to the CTI board for allowing me this opportunity to direct this show. I am so very thankful for the hardworking hands who built the beauti-ful Freitag home. The crew, who are generally invisible to the audience, have done so very much to make magic: Thank you. Finally, the fabulous actors… words fail to describe my respect and love for each of you. To the audienc, without whom we would just have rehearsal, thank you for supporting live theatre in Independence. Mazel tov!
Nancy
Nancy Eppert - This is Nancy’s 13th production with CTI. She was awarded Best Actress in a lead role for Funny Money and Best Director for the 2003 Missouri Association of Community Thea-tres (MoACT) first place entry, Taking Sides: In 2005 the director of the #1 non-professional production in Kansas City, Hello, Dolly! She also directed MoACT’s first place entry Fat in 2009. She serves on the board of the American Association of Community Theatre as the Re-gion V Representative and as an AACT Adjudicator. She is a Past Presi-dent of MoACT and CTI. Nancy currently works for the National Frontier Trails Museum as the Theatrical Performance Specialist. She and her husband, John, live in the Historic Truman District.
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DRAMATURGY - The Last Night of Ballyhoo
The Last Night of Ballyhoo is about assimilation, perception of “others”, and the mean-ing of family. It was originally a series of vignettes, each featuring a different mem-ber of the city's exclusive Standard Club. The play was inspired by the playwright's childhood memories and was commissioned by the Olympic Arts Festival for the 1996 Summer Olympics and was staged at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre. In revising the play for a New York City opening, Uhry opted to focus solely on the Freitags and expanded their storyline into two acts. After twenty-four previews, the Broadway production, directed by Ron Lagomarsino, opened on February 27, 1997 at the Hel-en Hayes Theatre, where it ran for 556 performances.
The Last Night of Ballyhoo focuses on two psychological elements: prejudice and per-sonal inadequacy. The obvious prejudice theme throughout the play demonstrating bigotry uses an underlying sentiment of personal inadequacy. Ballyhoo proves that racial and other forms of prejudice are a fabrication created and driven by society. The characters project their own undesirable qualities in others and feelings of inade-quacy. Throughout The Last Night of Ballyhoo, characters who display the most bigotry are the ones who are concerned the most about their public status.
Ben Brantley of the New York Times observed, “Much of the gently barbed, idiosyn-cratic Southern humor recalls a vintage episode of the television sitcom Designing Women… Mr. Uhry's one previous play, Driving Miss Daisy, was a modest masterpiece of obliquely rendered sentimentality and social commentary. Here the author em-ploys much more direct and conventional means that work more blatantly to elicit laughs and tears. Ballyhoo isn't a clumsy work; on its own terms, it's a model of old-fashioned tailoring. And Mr. Uhry has a fascinating and incendiary subject in the self-hatred implicit in the social stratifications among Southern Jews, particularly given that the play is set on the eve of World War II. But the context in which he couches it can feel very treacly... There's no doubting that Ballyhoo is a sincere, good-hearted work, but it almost never feels spontaneous. Despite its provocative subject, its form is the theatrical equivalent of comfort food, something for those who like their nostal-gia repackaged in the guise of something new.”
A NOTE ABOUT THE SET DESIGN
During the 1920s and 1930s, the rich and famous of the United States escaped the constraints of prohibition, the ban on gambling and suppressive taxation to the coun-tries south of the border: Mexico and Cuba. As the opulent upper crust settled in back home, they wanted reminders of their holidays in their daily lives, thus the “Southwestern” style became quite fashionable in interior design. The feel of sun baked brick, glazed tiling and wrought iron, created a feel of the fiesta.
Jamie Boyle, Jeremiah Boyle, Matthew Boyle, David Calkins, John Dempsey, John Eppert, Nancy Eppert, Mike Masterson, Ron Miller, R.J. Parish, Alex C. Phillips, Will Steffy, Bradford Taylor, Norita Taylor, R.J. Taylor, Andy Williams
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SETTING: December 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia.
ACT ONE
Scene 1 Freitag home, mid-December
Scene 2 Same, one hour later
Scene 3 Compartment of the Crescent Limited, five days later
Scene 4 Freitag home, morning the next day
Scene 5 Same, 11:00 that night
15 minute intermission between acts
ACT TWO
Scene 1 Freitag home, the next day
Scene 2 Same, later that night
Scene 3 Same, Christmas morning
Scene 4 Same, the next night
Scene 5 The Standard Club
Scene 6 Freitag home, several hours later
Scene 7 Compartment of the Crescent Limited, two weeks later
Scene 8 Freitag home, Sabbath evening
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