The place is a communal residence in a New England city, where four mentally handicapped men live under the supervision of an earnest, but increasingly "burned out" young social worker named Jack. Norman, who works in a doughnut shop and is unable to resist the lure of the sweet pastries, takes great pride in the huge bundle of keys that dangles from his waist; Lucien P. Smith has the mind of a five-year-old but imagines that he is able to read and comprehend the weighty books he lugs about; Arnold, the ringleader of the group, is a hyperactive, compulsive chatterer, who suffers from deep-seated insecurities and a persecution complex; while Barry, a brilliant schizophrenic who is devastated by the unfeeling rejection of his brutal father, fantasizes that he is a golf pro. Mingled with scenes from the daily lives of these four, where "little things" sometimes become momentous (and often very funny), are moments of great poignancy when, with touching effectiveness, we are reminded that the handicapped, like the rest of us, want only to love and laugh and find some meaning and purpose in the brief time that they, like their more fortunate brothers, are allotted on this earth.
**PARENTAL ADVISORY ** CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE and MATURE SUBJECT MATTER
by Tom Griffin
Producer: Tim Yard
Director: Kevin Harrington
Show Dates
February 13, 14, 20, 21, 2015
Curtain Time 8:00 P.M.
Matinee
February 15, 2015
Curtain Time 3:00 P.M.
Performances
Location
Cast | ||
Arnold Wiggins | - | Paul Soska |
Lucien P. Smith | - | Michael Rywalski |
Jack | - | Patrick Boyer |
Norman Bulansky | - | Glen Ackerman |
Barry Klemper | - | Christian Siebenaler |
Mr. Hedges | - | Reed K. Steele |
Mrs. Fremus | - | Lori Bee |
Mrs. Warren | - | Tammy Halay |
Sheila | - | Amy Carpenter |
Clara | - | Lori Bee |
Mr. Corbin | - | Reed K Steele |
Mr. Klemper | - | Jeff Smith |
Senator Clarke | - | Jeff Smith |
Production Team | ||
Stage Manager | - | Lisa Gordon |
Set Design | - | Kevin Harrington
Tim Yard |
Stage Crew | - | Max Cuprys
Alice Dargartz Mike Gordon Noah Hagedorn |
Costumers | - | Diane Hess
Lois Sommers |
Lighting Design | - | Marty Limmer |
Lighting | - | Marty Limmer |
Sound Design | - | Keith Klewer |
Sound | - | Jen Bonnice
Ruthie Bonnice Keith Klewer |
Make-Up | - | Marlene Guy |
Set Construction | - | Glen Ackerman
Lori Bee Amy Carpenter Don Dauer Lucy Hagedorn Noah Hagedorn Donna Hall Mike Hall Kevin Harrington Renee Harrington Nancy Ice Keith Klewer Reed K. Steele Dawn Yard Tim Yard |
Props | - | Dawn Yard |
Tickets | - | Brenda Holdren |
Concessions | - | Marcia Hayes |
Program Editor | - | Tim Yard |
Publicity | - | Nancy Ice |
First Nighter Appreciation | - | Dianne Davis |
Photographer | - | Tonia Halay |