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Presented on October 31, November
1, 7, 8 14, and 15, 2008 at 7:30 PM. A matinee is presented on
November, 9, 2008 at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $20. All shows are held at the Charleston
Civic Center Little Theater. The box office is open starting October 20,
2008 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (Monday through Saturday) and one hour prior to
curtain.
The Guild is excited to be one of the first
amateur theater groups in the world to obtain the rights to produce this newly
released show! This production is sponsored in part by
Suttle and Stalnaker, PLLC.
Overview
 The
Producers is a comedy-musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from
Brooks’ 1968 film of the same name. As
in the film, the story is centered around two theatrical producers who
scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop.
The producers hire a Nazi to compose a comedy musical so utterly absurd that
they can run off with their gullible old lady clients' money after an
opening-night flop. Complications arise when the show unexpectedly
turns out be a success. A full synopsis is available here at
Wikipedia.
The musical opened on Broadway on April 19,
2001 and ran for 2,502 performances, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony
awards. It spawned a successful London production, running for three years
and a 2005 motion picture plus international productions and national tours.
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick starred in the original Broadway cast and
in the musical film adaptation.
The humor of the show is accessible to a
wide range of audiences and draws on ridiculous accents, caricatures, and
show business in-jokes. There is quick-witted dialogue, hilarious lyrics, and
outrageous choreography. Songs include I Want to Be a Producer,
When You’ve Got It, Flaunt It, Springtime for Hitler, and Prisoners of
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Characters
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Description |
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Played By |
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Max Bialystock |
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Down-on-his-luck
producer who will do anything to fund his shows |
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John Marshall |
| Leo Bloom |
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Mousy and timid accountant who becomes a
producer |
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Paul Shannon |
| Ulla |
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Beautiful Swedish
want-to-be actress who speaks with an accent |
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Anne Marie Snyder |
| Roger de Bris |
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Cross-dressing Broadway director. |
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Ted Brightwell |
| Carmen Ghia |
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Roger's flamboyant
assistant |
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Bob McCarty |
| Franz Liebkind |
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A neo-Nazi playwright |
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Alan Pennington |
| Hold Me-Touch Me |
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A little old lady who
cavorts with Max |
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Caroline Chamness |
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Production Tenor
Indian
Hei-lo |
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Jared Brown |
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Kiss Me, Feel Me,
Shirley
Hei-lo |
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Victoria Casey |
| Funny Girl |
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Producer scene |
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Jeannie Matras |
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Lick Me,
Bite Me
Auditioner |
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Susan McKay |
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Court Stenographer
Hei-lo |
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Alina Cuadra |
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Judge
Accountant
Hei-lo |
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Bill Rainey |
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Donald Dinsmore
Workman |
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Jerry Marsilli |
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Jason Green
Mr. Marks
Violinist |
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Jeff Bukovinsky |
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Guard
Ticket Taker |
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John Valleau |
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Bryan
Jack
Accountant
Hei-lo |
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Tim Whitener |
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Kevin
Dancer
Accountant |
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Chris Williams |
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Scott
Dancer
O'Houllihan
Accountant |
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L. Shawn Coleman |
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Houseboy
Dancer |
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Kevin Swafford |
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Dancers
Show-girl type chorus girls |
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Lindsey Duvall
Megan Green
Jamiela Isaiah
Katie Kelsh
Shakira Martin
Toni Pilato
Carly Sadolf |
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Sergeant
Churchill |
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Aaron Sheppard |
Production
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Original
Production: Written by Mel Brooks; Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
and Glen Kelly.
For the Guild:
Direction and Choreography by Nina Denton Pasinetti; Technical Direction and
Stage Management by Tom Pasinetti; Musical Direction by Bobby
Hodges; Piano Accompaniment by John Ellison and Mary Ellen Logsdon.
Notice: The Guild's
Producers set is available for sale to other theatrical groups after the
final show on November 15, 2008. Contact Tom Pasinetti at (304)
561-3548 or (304) 541-7630.
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