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Hometown
Written and Directed by Fred Gaines

March 27th - 30th at 7:30pm
Lawrence University's Cloak Theatre

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The story takes place in Appleton, Wisconsin during World War II. An ensemblepiece that, "First...it's a play about family and second...it's about WorldWar II.", explains director Fred Gaines. "It's true that it's set inAppleton and that some will recognize place names and hopdfully images, butit's not about this city or any other. It's about the pressures of lifeduring that period and about the mothers and fathers who tried to help theirfamilies deal with those pressures."

The Cast:
Henry Cooper
Edith Cooper
Dorothy "Cookie" Cooper
Jerome "Jerry" Cooper
Eleanor "Ellie" Cooper
Daniel Cooper
Ben Lundstrom
Ethel Jandrin		 Scott Crane
Jane Oliver
Natalie Beck
Conner Lewis
Liz Bartylla
Fran St. Andre
M.J. Marsh
Sarah Bryner
 

Rumors
By Neil Simon, Directed by Mark Dintenfass

August 7th - 16th
Lawrence University's Stansbury Theatre

Myra and Charley, New York City's deputy mayor, have invited some friends over for a dinner party, but when Chris and Ken arrive they find Myra missing, Charley unconscious in bed bleeding from a
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gunshot through his earlobe, and the food in the kitchen uncooked. Jumping to the conclusion that what has happened is an attempted suicide, and that scandal must be avoided at all costs, Chris and Ken try to hide the situation from the other guests, with a crescendo of riotous consequences as the evening goes along, misunderstandings pile up, and the cops eventually arrive. In "Rumors" Neil Simon has, for once, turned his comic genius to producing a pure farce, and the result is hilarious.

The Cast:
Ken Gorman
Chris Gorman
Lenny Ganz
Claire Ganz
Ernie Cusack
Cookie Cusack
Glenn Cooper
Cassie Cooper
Officer Welch
Officer Pudney
 David Oliver
Jennifer Nummerdor
Tod Galloway
Angela Ramey
Gary Zurbuchen
Nancy Ernst
Aram Monisoff
Katy Harth
Vincent DiPiero
Megan Lohrenz

 

Suburb: The Musical
Directed by Carol Jegen

August 21st - September 6th
Lawrence University's Cloak Theatre

As a young, married couple look forward to their first child, the husband looks toward a move to the suburbs where he can mow the lawn and play baseball with his unborn child. The young wife, on the other hand, thinks she will turn into her mother if she leaves the cultural center of the city.
A very funny and delightful musical!

The Cast:
Alison
Rhoda
Stuart
Tom
Man 1
Man 2
Woman 1
Woman 2		 Erin Peters
Amanda Petersen
Dan Van Sickle
Tom Bloy
Mark Determan
Mike Peitsch
Lissa Barklow
Larissa Petersen

 
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