April 30-May 22, 2011

Music, Lyrics, and Book by Lionel Bart

Producer – Heather Siobhan Curran/The Gallery Players
Director – Neal J. Freeman
Music Director – Kevin Lawson
Choreographer – Josie Bray
Scenic Designer – Cory Rodriguez
Costume Designer – Megan Q. Dudley
Lighting Designer – Tracy Lynn Wertheimer
Sound Designer – Ann Warren
Props Designer – Ashley Cavadas
Production Stage Manager – Matt Remington
Associate Producers – Hannah Mason, Judy Molner
Assistant Director – Brian Letchworth
Assistant Stage Managers – Andrew Blake, Lara Conatser
Assistant Stage Manager/Follow Spot Operator – Jian Li
Fight Director – Diego Villada

(l to r) Greg Horton and River Alexander in The Gallery Players production of Oliver!. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast

Oliver – River Alexander* (original), Caroline Rosenblum* (replacement)
Nancy – Stacie Bono*
Fagin – Dominic Cuskern*
Bill Sykes – Michael Padgett*
Mr. Bumble – Greg Horton*
Widow Corney – Leah Jennings
The Artful Dodger – Yakov Klugman
Mr. Sowerberry – Zac Mordechai
Mrs. Sowerberry – Debra Thais Evans
Noah Claypole – Tyler Bellmon
Charlotte – Hayley Richelson
Bet – Conly Basham
Pauper Assistants – Stephanie Holser, Judy Molner
Bow Street Runners – Tony Lance, Jesse Turtz*
Chairman – Eric Stephenson
Mr. Brownlow – Bill Krakauer
Mrs. Bedwin – Audrey Heffernan Meyer*
Dr. Grimwig – Michael Mizwicki
Rose Seller – Hayley Richelson
Milk Maid – Debra Thais Evans
Strawberry Seller – Leah Jennings
Knife Grinder – Jesse Turtz
Old Sally – Judy Molner

Workhouse boys – Melissa Gonzalez, Nicholas Gonzalez, Zenovia Gonzalez, Zev Lane, David Morales, Asher Muldoon, Caroline Rosenblum*, Benjamin Schendler-Terry

Fagin’s gang – Nicholas Gonzalez (Charley Bates), Zev Lane, David Morales, Asher Muldoon, Caroline Rosenblum*, Benjamin Schendler-Terry

Customers, crowd members, and others – Members of the company

*Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

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Stars River Alexander, Stacie Bono, and Dominic Cuskern and director Neal J. Freeman discuss Oliver!.

As the orphan Oliver journeys from the workhouse to the slums of Victorian London, he encounters such colorful and iconic characters as the cunning Artful Dodger, the wily Fagin, and the menacing Bill Sykes. Lionel Bart’s take on the famous Dickens novel “Oliver Twist” has become a musical theater classic with a score that includes such well-known songs as “Food, Glorious Food”, “Where is Love?”, “Consider Yourself”, and “Who Will Buy?”.

Winner of 3 Tony Awards in 1963.

Licensed by Arrangement with Oliver Productions, Ltd. and Oliver Promotions, Ltd.

Art by Michael C. Malbrough.

(l to r) River Alexander and Dominic Cuskern in The Gallery Players production of Oliver!. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule:
Saturday, April 30 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 5 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 6 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 7 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 8 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 12 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 13 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 14 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, May 14 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 15 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 19 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 20 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 21 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, May 21 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 PM – final performance

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(l to r) Michael Padgett, River Alexander, and Stacie Bono in The Gallery Players production of Oliver!. Photo by Bella Muccari.

March 19-April 3, 2011

Postcard design by Michael C. Malbrough

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Producer – Lanie Zipoy/The Gallery Players
Director – Gregory Simmons
Scenic Designer – Brian Ireland
Costume Designer – Sara Baldocchi
Lighting Designer – Porsche McGovern
Sound Designer – Ted Pallas
Stage Manager – Tamesis Eve Batiste*
Asst Stage Manager – Katie K. Chai
Casting Director – Destiny Lilly
Associate Producer – Steven Cunningham

Director Gregory Simmons and actors Kwaku Driskell, Lawrence James, and Lawrence Winslow talk about Jitney, August Wilson, and The Gallery Players.

The Cast

Becker – Lawrence James*
Turnbo – Terrence Charles Rodgers*
Doub – Lawrence Winslow*
Booster – Gil Charleston
Fielding – Kwaku Driskell*
Youngblood – Franck Juste
Rena – Iman Richardson
Shealy – Barry L. Johnson
Philmore – Ivan Moore*
*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

(l to r) Terrence Charles Rodgers and Franck Juste in August Wilson’s Jitney. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Set in 1977 in the Hill District of Pittsburgh that is served by a makeshift taxi company, August Wilson’s Jitney is a beautiful addition to the author’s decade-by-decade cycle of plays about the black American experience in the twentieth century. The men who drive gypsy cabs, or “jitneys,” strive to find honor and accomplishment in a harsh world. When the station owner’s estranged son returns from prison, their reunion unleashes two decades of brutal, raw emotion.

“Explosive… Crackles with theatrical energy.” N.Y. Daily News

“Throughly engrossing, Jitney holds us in charmed captivity.” New York Times

“Comic, soulful and immensely moving.” Time Out

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(l to r) Lawrence James and Gil Charleston in August Wilson’s Jitney. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule:
Saturday, March 19 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, March 20 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, March 24 at 8:00 PM
Friday, March 25 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 26 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, March 26 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 27 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, March 31 at 8:00 PM
Friday, April 1 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 2 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, April 2 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 PM – final performance

(l to r) Barry L. Johnson, Gil Charleston, and Lawrence Winslow in August Wilson’s Jitney. Photo by Bella Muccari.

January 29-February 20, 2011

Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison; Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

“An ingenious show-within-a-show construct helped The Drowsy Chaperone win the Tony for best book in 2006. But beyond the clever staging, this homage to bygone musicals — the ones with overtures, rousing numbers, and, of course, a happy ending — is filled with all of those things. It’s an uproarious production that revels in playing with its construct. And it’s selling well, so get your tickets now if you want to be taken away by this highly entertaining production.”
-The Brooklyn Paper

“What a fun zippy show this is, performed by a wonderful cast. Multiple fabulous musical numbers really bring the show to life. An hour and 45 minutes of theatrical joy.”
-Judith Jarosz, nytheatre.com

Producer – Robert Earle Jones for The Gallery Players
Director – Hans Friedrichs
Choreographer – Christine O’Grady
Musical Director – Kevin Lawson
Scenic Design – Jared Rutherford
Costume Design – Ryan J. Moller
Lighting Design – Brad Peterson
Sound Design – Kim Fuhr-Carbone
Hair and Make-up Design – Jon Jordan
Props Designer – Jara Belmonte
Production Stage Manager – Nicholas Rainey
Associate Choreographer – Jennifer DiDonato
Assistant Stage Managers – Kendall Booher, Loren Barnese
Follow Spot Operator / Stage Management Associate – Stephanie Holser

Pictured: The cast of The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast

Man-in-Chair – Craig Treubert
Janet Van De Graaff – Whitney Branan
Robert Martin – Eric Weaver
Chaperone – Lorinne Lampert*
Aldolpho – Edward Juvier*
Mrs. Tottendale – Dawn Trautman
Underling – Jan-Peter Pedross*
George – Colin Pritchard*
Mr. Feldzieg – Robert Anthony Jones*
Kitty – Megan Rosenblatt
Gangster #1 – Aaron J. Libby*
Gangster #2 – Trey Mitchell*
Trix – Tauren Hagans
Ensemble – Jennifer DiDonato*, Jake Mendes, Chloe Sabin, Tyler Wallach
*indicates members of Actors’ Equity Association

NOTE: The Drowsy Chaperone is officially sold out for all remaining performances. We will begin a waitlist at 45 minutes prior to the start of each performance, and it is possible that a small number of tickets will be available at curtain time.

Pictured: Whitney Branan and the cast of The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Bella Muccari.

A musical so fizzy, tart and intoxicating, it’ll go straight to your head!

No, it’s not a vintage ‘28 Dom Perignon…it’s The Drowsy Chaperone, a wildly rambunctious and deliciously funny tribute to musical comedies of the Jazz Age.

Take a spin on our narrator’s turntable and dive into the world of madcap musical mayhem and mischief as the cast album of his favorite Broadway show bursts to life in his living room. It’s the tale of a brazen follies starlet giving up the stage for love, and all the zany guests who’ve gathered for her wedding, including the gin-soaked chaperone assigned to keep a watchful eye, albeit at half-mast, on this motley crew.

Winner of five 2006 Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone embodies the desire in all our hearts to simply be entertained.

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Performance Schedule:
Saturday, January 29 at 8:00 PM – Opening night – SOLD OUT
Sunday, January 30 at 3:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 3 at 8:00 PM
Friday, February 4 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 5 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 6 at 3:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 10 at 8:00 PM
Friday, February 11 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 12 at 2:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 12 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 13 at 3:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 17 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Friday, February 18 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 19 at 2:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 19 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 20 at 3:00 PM – final performance – SOLD OUT

Pictured: The cast of The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Band

Conductor/Keyboards – Kevin Lawson
Clarinet/Saxophone/Flute – Jon Illari
Trumpet – John Kramer
Percussion – James Pingenot
Trombone – Johnna Jackson

Pictured (l to r): Craig Treubert and Whitney Branan in The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Bella Muccari.

December 4-19, 2010

by Brian Friel

“The Gallery Players’ Lughnasa is something to dance about. The drama about a rural Irish town in the Great Depression is in good hands on 14th Street, as The Gallery Players do a great job of making the work seem fresh and lively. The Gallery Players make both the poignant story’s atmosphere and its incidents seem as vivid as one’s own memories.”
-The Brooklyn Paper

Producer – Hannah Mason/The Gallery Players
Director – Heather Siobhan Curran
Choreographer – Erin Porvaznika
Set Designer – Jared Rutherford
Costume Designer – Travis Chinick
Lighting Designer – Richard Chamblin
Props Designer – Meagan Miller-McKeever
Sound Designer – Julianne Merrill
Production Stage Manager – Ashley Nelson
Associate Producer – Krystal Roccaro
Assistant Stage Manager – Dave Sarrafian

The Cast

Kate – Susan Ferrara*
Rose – Kelsey Formost
Michael – Zac Hoogendyk*
Maggie – Amanda McCallum*
Agnes – Therese Plaehn*
Gerry – Jasper Soffer
Father Jack – Richard Vernon*
Chris – Leigh Williams*

*appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

Director Heather Siobhan Curran, producer Hannah Mason, and cast members Zac Hoogendyk and Leigh Williams discuss Dancing at Lughnasa.

This extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. We meet them at the time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large. The action of the play is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters as he remembers the five women who raised him, his mother and four maiden aunts. Widely regarded as Brian Friel’s masterpiece, this haunting play is Friel’s tribute to the spirit and valor of the past. Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.

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Pictured (l to r): Leigh Williams and Susan Ferrara in The Gallery Players’ production of Dancing at Lughnasa. Photo by Bella Muccari.

“The most elegant and rueful memory play since The Glass Menagerie.” TimeOut

“…this play does exactly what theater was born to do, carrying both its characters and audience aloft on those waves of distant music and ecstatic release that, in defiance of all language and logic, let us dance and dream just before night must fall.” New York Times

Pictured (l to r): Kelsey Formost, Therese Plaehn, Amanda McCallum, and Leigh Williams in The Gallery Players’ production of Dancing at Lughnasa. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule:
Saturday, December 4 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, December 5 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, December 9 at 8:00 PM
Friday, December 10 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 11 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, December 11 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 12 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, December 16 at 8:00 PM
Friday, December 17 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 18 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, December 18 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 19 at 3:00 PM – final performance

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Pictured (l to r): Jasper Soffer and Leigh Williams in The Gallery Players’ production of Dancing at Lughnasa. Photo by Bella Muccari.

October 23-November 14, 2010

Book by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney; Music by Dan Studney; Lyric by Kevin Murphy

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“A wild ride of refreshing recklessness. The Gallery Players’ Reefer Madness may have the answers to many of America’s woes: laughter, sarcasm and satire. When you attend a smokin’ show like this, you are guaranteed to have a blast.”
-Retrovision Media

“The Gallery Players have gone to pot — but you’re the one who’ll get high. This smoke-filled room is a laugh-a-minute affair. It’s a quick-moving performance with great sight gags that goes off without a hitch. The comically choreographed numbers use the space well, and there’s as many costume changes as a Lady Gaga concert as the fresh-faced ensemble easily transforms into flesh-rotting zombies, high heel, corset-sporting cherubs (men included), and wholesome, milkshake slurpin’ kids. A silly, kinky production.”
-The Brooklyn Paper

[An] incredibly funny and lively production. To miss this talented cast performing song and dance would be regretful. From the dance sequences to the strength in the lyrics to the overall movement, Reefer Madness deserves an Innovative Theatre Award. The cast seems to revel in the material with as much pleasure as the audience. This professional cast and production meet high standards of content and execution.
-Rugarberry.com

Producer – Heather Siobhan Curran/The Gallery Players
Director – Dev Bondarin
Musical Director – Brandon Sturiale
Choreographer – Joe Barros
Fight Choreographer – Dan Renkin
Set Designer – Lilia Trenkova
Lighting Designer – Dan Jobbins
Costume Designer – Soule Golden
Sound Designer – Kim Fuhr-Carbone
Props Designer – Jennifer Stimple
Production Stage Manager – Jodi Witherell

Associate Producer – Robert Earle Jones
Assistant Director – Rachel Dart
Assistant Choreographer – Jackie Covas
Assistant Stage Manager – Renee Marie Heffel
Assistant Costume Designer – Celina Ferencz
Follow Spot Operator – Josh Hummert

Originally directed by Andy Fickman and produced by Stephanie Steele for Dead Old Man Productions

Pictured (l to r): Michele Scully and Jason Edward Cook in The Gallery Players’ production of Reefer Madness. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast

Jimmy Harper- Jason Edward Cook*
Lecturer- Greg Horton*
Mary Lane- Rebecca Dealy
Jack Stone- José Restrepo*
Mae- Jaygee Macapugay*
Ralph Wiley- Zak Risinger*
Sally- Michele Scully*
Ensemble- Natalia Barzilai, Laura Elizabeth Brandel, Robert Conte, Joshua M. Feder, Katharine Pettit*, Travis Slavin

*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Assocation

Let’s be blunt…it’s a hit!

Inspired by the now-classic propaganda film of the mid 1930s, this raucous musical comedy tracks the mayhem that ensues when fresh-faced, clean-cut teenagers fall prey to society’s “Public Enemy No. 1: the dreaded menace and leafy green assassin: marijuana! ”It’s an uproarious downward spiral hazed with a heady mix of orgies, dismemberment, zombies, swing dancing and, of course, Jesus. This much fun shouldn’t be legal. At its core, this wild and sardonic romp is a timely piece of political commentary, questioning the truth and motives of prominent mouthpieces, ultimately proving that even the most all-American dreams can go up in smoke if you let your morals go to pot.

Pictured: Greg Horton and the cast of The Gallery Players’ production of Reefer Madness. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Reefer Madness premiered in Los Angeles in 1998, directed by Andy Fickman. The show won five Ovation Awards and seven L.A. Drama Critics Cricle Awards. A short-lived off-Broadway production starring Christian Campbell, Kristen Bell, Gregg Edelmann and Michelle Pawk opened on September 15, 2001 at the Variety Arts Theatre, garnering two Drama Desk nominations. A movie musical adaption premiered in 2005 on Showtime with Campbell and Bell reprising their roles, and co-starring Alan Cumming, Ana Gasteyer, Steven Weber, Neve Campbell and Amy Spanger. Original 1998 cast album and 2005 movie soundtrack are available on Ghostlight Records.

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“Reefer Madness broadly expands on the skeleton plot of the original film and turns it into a deliciously campy, wickedly funny romp… This show combines the main character from Godspell with the kinkiness of The Rocky Horror Show and the traditional musical theatre aesthetic of A Chorus Line…” Johnnie Walker, Strand (Toronto)

“Reefer Madness…is deliberately outlandish and silly. And that’s what makes it so good…[the show includes] a dozen or so over-the-top and hilarious production numbers.” Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News

“The funniest thing to come down the pike — or the pipe — in a while.” Eric Marchese, Backstage

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Pictured (l to r): Jason Edward Cook, Michele Scully, and Zak Risinger in The Gallery Players’ production of Reefer Madness. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule:
Saturday, October 23 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, October 24 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, October 28 at 8:00 PM
Friday, October 29 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 30 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, October 31 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, November 4 at 8:00 PM
Friday, November 5 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 6 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, November 6 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 7 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, November 11 at 8:00 PM
Friday, November 12 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 13 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, November 13 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 14 at 3:00 PM – final performance

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September 11-26, 2010

by Joe Orton

“If you haven’t been to see anything at The Gallery Players, now is the time. What the Butler Saw is a great way to start what looks to be a very exciting season. The excellent production team, steadied by the very capable hand of director Zak Hoogendyk, guides us through [the play] nimbly. Hoogendyk’s sense of timing, as with that of his fine cast, is impeccable, as it has to be for such a complicated piece to work. I can assure you, none of it looked easy; in fact, it reminded me of synchronized swimming at the Olympics, only a lot more fun, and generally less wet.”
- J Jordan, nytheatre.com

Illustration by Michael C. Malbrough

Producer – Neal J. Freeman/The Gallery Players
Director – Zac Hoogendyk
Production Stage Manager – Katherine Schroeder
Set Designer – Starlet Jacobs
Costume Designer – Erica Evans
Lighting Designer – Austin R. Smith
Props Master – Dustin Cross
Sound Designer – Ann Warren
Associate Producer – Alanna Degner
Assistant Stage Manager – Evangeline Rera

Pictured: Emily Taplin Boyd and David Sedgwick in The Gallery Players’ production of What the Butler Saw. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast

Dr. Prentice – David Sedgwick*
Mrs. Prentice – Nicole Fitzpatrick*
Geraldine Barclay – Emily Taplin Boyd
Nicholas Beckett – Kane Prestenback*
Dr. Rance – Tom Cleary*
Sergeant Match – Nat Cassidy*

*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

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Director Zac Hoogendyk and actors David Sedgwick and Emily Taplin Boyd discuss What the Butler Saw.

The Prentices are not an ordinary couple. Dr. Prentice is a psychiatrist with his own hospital who believes that the best way to interview a girl for a job is to seduce her. Geraldine Barclay does her best to comply, but nothing is going to work smoothly in this nut house that includes Mrs. Prentice, a nymphomaniac who is seduced by a bellhop in a hotel, or maybe it’s vice versa. Mrs. Prentice brings home her reluctant bellhop just as the state inspector decides to pay a visit to the hospital. What ensues is a wild melee of disappearances, disguises and discoveries as husband and wife try to hide their prizes from the inspector and from one another. The ending is one of those delights that Oscar Wilde might have dreamed up in a sequel to The Importance of Being Earnest.

Pictured (l to r): Tom Cleary and David Sedgwick in The Gallery Players’ production of What the Butler Saw. Photo by Bella Muccari.

What the Butler Saw premiered in London’s West End in 1969, two years after rising star playwright Orton was bludgeoned to death with a hammer by his male lover at the age of 34. The play has never had a Broadway production. 


“The goal of this production is nothing short of leaving the audience spasming with laughter,” said director Zac Hoogendyk. “The cast has taken up this goal as their own, and it has been very exciting to watch them sink their teeth into one of the funniest plays I have ever read.”

“Hilarious, outrageous… It dazzles!… Wonderfully verbal, toying with words as if they were firecrackers.” N.Y. Times.

“Brilliant, witty, the funniest show so far this season.” NBC TV.

“Madly antic humor.” AP.

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Performance Schedule:
Saturday, September 11 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, September 12 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, September 16 at 8:00 PM
Friday, September 17 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, September 18 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, September 18 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, September 19 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, September 23 at 8:00 PM
Friday, September 24 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, September 25 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, September 25 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, September 26 at 3:00 PM – final performance

Pictured (l to r): Nat Cassidy, David Sedgwick, and Emily Taplin Boyd in The Gallery Players’ production of What the Butler Saw. Photo by Bella Muccari.

May 1-23, 2010

Music by Cy Coleman
Lyrics by David Zippel
Book by Larry Gelbart

Illustration by Michael C. Malbrough.

With multiple sets, a large cast, frequent costume changes, and the need for over-the-top performances that don’t go too far over the top, City of Angels is an ambitious choice for an Off-Off-Broadway theatre company. However, the folks at The Gallery Players are more than up to the challenge. The five-piece band is excellent, and the cast handles the humor, singing, and costume changes with aplomb. City of Angels [is] a delightful musical.
-Wendy Caster, Show Showdown

City of Angels is a light-hearted, entertaining send-up of all the clichés of the gumshoe genre filled with lively songs, great costumes and a capable cast. [Director Trey] Compton and the cast capture 1950s LA – the stylish femme fatales, desperate writers, even more desperate actors, sleazy movie executives and bottom-feeding criminals – in strong fashion. The success of City of Angels reinforces The Gallery Players’ reputation as a theater that reinvigorates well-worn hits.
-The Brooklyn Paper

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Producer – Becca Goland-Van Ryn/The Gallery Players
Director – Trey Compton
Music Director – Jeffrey Campos
Choreographer – Brian Swasey
Set Designer – Eli Kaplan-Wildmann
Lighting Designer – John P. Woodey
Costume Designer – Samantha Guinan
Sound Designer – Julianne Merrill
Props Designer – Dustin Cross
Production Stage Manager – Kyle Atkins*
Assistant Stage Managers – Liz Bachman & Katy Moore
Assistant Director – Mikey LoBalsamo

Pictured (l to r): John Weigand, Kathleen Watson, and Danny Rothman in The Gallery Players’ production of City of Angels. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast

Stine – Jared Troilo*
Stone – Danny Rothman*
Gabby/Bobbi – Abby Stevens*
Donna/Oolie – Blair Alexis Brown
Buddy Fidler/Irwin S. Irving – Greg Horton*
Carla/Alaura Kingsley – Kathleen Watson
Avril Raines/Mallory Kingsley – Lara Hayhurst
Pancho Vargas/Lt. Munoz – Tony Castellanos
Jimmy Powers/Peter Kingsley – James Ryan Sloan
Werner Krieger/Luther Kingsley/Gaines – John Weigand*
Angel City 4 – Amanda Danskin*, Caitlin Mesiano, Brian Mulay, J. Tyler Whitmer*
M1 – Mikey LoBalsamo
M2 – Matt Malloy
*Denotes member of AEA

Director Trey Compton and Music Director Jeffrey Campos discuss City of Angels.

City of Angels is two shows in one. It is the interweaving of two plots, one dealing with the writing of a screenplay in the legendary Hollywood of the ’40′s; the other, the enactment of that screenplay. This double feature quality leads to many other unique production values, the most notable being the fact that City of Angels is perhaps the only “color coded” show any theatre audience is likely to see. The movie scenes appear in shades of black and white, and the real life scenes are in technicolor. The show boasts two musical scores. One provides the cast with numbers to help reveal certain emotions or to celebrate particular moments in the way that only music can. The “other” score was written to emulate pure movie soundtrack music, 1940′s vintage. It is entirely appropriate, then, that the final curtain comes down on two happy endings.

Winner of 6 Tony Awards in 1989.

Pictured (l to r): Brian Mulay, Matt Malloy, Danny Rothman, Tony Castellanos and Mikey LoBalsamo in The Gallery Players’ production of City of Angels. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule
Saturday, May 1 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, May 2 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 6 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 7 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 8 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 9 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 13 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 14 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 15 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, May 15 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 16 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 20 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 21 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 22 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, May 22 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 23 at 3:00 PM – final performance

Pictured (l to r): Kathleen Watson and Danny Rothman in The Gallery Players’ production of City of Angels. Photo by Bella Muccari.

by William Shakespeare
July 22-August 1, 2010

“An excellent evening of theater. [Jeremy Bobb as Hamlet] is a true Shakespearean hero. It is refreshing to see people delivering these powerful lines the way they were intended to be delivered. It is rare to see classical theater done really well, so this is not a play to be missed. Absolutely go see Hamlet at The Gallery Players.” -Serena Pomerantz, TheaterOnline.com

“A clean and solid production. Jeremy Bobb [as Hamlet] gives a fresh, energetic and masterful performance. He is an excellent Shakespearean actor and he takes obvious delight in the role which translated directly to enjoyment on the audience’s part. Truly masterful stuff. If you’re smart, you will go out of the way to see his performance.” -Nancy Kelly, Theatre Is Easy

Producer – Dominic Cuskern/Gallery Players
Director – Taibi Magar
Production Stage Manager – Patricia L. Grabb*
Associate Producers – Oleg Ivanov & Hannah Mason
Dramaturg – Oleg Ivanov
Assistant Director – Rachel Wohlander
Lighting Designer – Stephen Sakowski
Set Designer – Tom George
Sound Designer – Toby Algya
Costume Designer – Allison Crutchfield
Fight Director – David Anzuelo
Choreographer – Josie Bray
Assistant Stage Manager – Mark Kassim

Pictured: Jeremy Bobb (reclined) and Stephen Pilkington in The Gallery Players production of Hamlet. Photo by Thomas George.

The Cast

Hamlet – Jeremy Bobb*
Horatio – Stephen Pilkington*
Polonius/Gravedigger – Oliver Conant*
Ophelia – Kimberly Gray*
Claudius – Brendan Averett*
Gertrude – Sidney Fortner*
Ghost – E.C. Kelly*
1st Player/Francisco – Aryeh Lappin
Rozencrantz/Player/Osric – Justin Gillman
Guildenstern – Vin Kridakorn
Barnardo/Fortinbras/Player King – Tim Eliot
Laertes – Dan Lawrence
Player Queen – Nedra Gallegos*
Player/Marcellus – Andy Hassell
Reynaldo/Lucianus/Player – Graciany Miranda

*denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association

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Read Clyde Fitch’s 5 Questions for Jeremy Bobb.

Continuing a Summer Shakespeare series that began with last season’s production of King Lear, called “insanely good” by The Brooklyn Paper, The Gallery Players presents Shakespeare’s seminal work, Hamlet starring Broadway’s Jeremy Bobb (Is He Dead?; Translations).

A ghost story; a tale of fratricide; a saga of moral, political and sexual corruption. Hamlet is an epic tale about a man catapulted into revenging his father’s murder. But Hamlet’s journey is complicated by his doubts concerning the afterlife, “the undiscovered country.” An eternity is at stake!

NOTE: This show is an addendum to the regular season and is not part of our subscription packages.

Pictured: Sidney Fortner in The Gallery Players production of Hamlet. Photo by Thomas George.

Performance Schedule
Thursday, July 22nd at 7:30 PM – Opening Night
Friday, July 23rd at 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 24th at 2 PM -matinee
Saturday, July 24th at 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 25th at 3 PM – matinee
Monday, July 26th at 7:30 PM (pay what you can)
Wednesday, July 28th at 7:30 PM
Thursday, July 29th at 7:30 PM
Friday, July 30th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 31st at 2 PM – matinee
Saturday, July 31st at 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 1st at 3 PM – final performance

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Pictured: Jeremy Bobb as the title character in The Gallery Players production of Hamlet. Photo by Thomas George.

Freestyle Repertory Theatre returns to The Gallery Players with their popular family show, TheatreSports! The completely improvised show is presented as a good-natured competition between two teams of quick-witted actors who challenge each other to create scenes on the spot. Individual scenes are based on audience suggestions, and often willing audience members actually come up on stage to help out.

Ticket are $10 for kids. Parents get in free! Tickets are available at the door (cash only). No reservations required.

2011-12 TheatreSports dates (all Sundays at noon):
September 25
October 23
November 13
December 18
January 29
February 19
March 18
April 29
May 20
June 17

“Kooks on the loose” The New York Times
“A favorite with young audiences” New York Post
“It’s great family entertainment.” New York Newsday
“An innovative approach to children’s theater” Big Apple Parents’ Paper

March 20th – April 4th, 2010

By Arthur Miller

“As performed by The Gallery Players, The Crucible is one of the finest examples of [local] theater in recent memory. The ample cast gives strong performances all around. Add in atmospheric lighting and the audience’s rapt attention, and you have a show well worth the ticket.”
-The Brooklyn Paper

“A triumphant success! It comes as no surprise that director Heather Siobhan Curran sought trained and experienced actors with considerable stamina for [The Crucible's] coveted roles. And she received them in scores. Every presence on the Park Slope stage deserved rounds of applause as the play did not contain a single weak link. The revered monologues of Miller were delivered with passion, poise and professionalism. [The Crucible is] an impeccably-written story, and the combination of Miller’s learned lines with admirable acting ability is a sure-fire formula.” -Olga Privman, Review Fix

“The Gallery Players brings to life one of the most exciting and well-written works in American theatre. A solid production that is worth the trip and price of admission. [Gil Brady's] John Proctor is explosive and heartfelt. With The Crucible, The Gallery Players continues to uphold its reputation for producing quality theatre.” -Le-Anne Garland, Theatre Is Easy

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Listen to an interview with with Director Heather Siobhan Curran.

Producer – Graham Mills/The Gallery Players
Director – Heather Siobhan Curran
Associate Producer – Hannah Mason
Set Designer – Lilia Trenkova
Costume Designer – Megan Q. Dudley
Lighting Designer – David Roy
Sound Designer – Neal J. Freeman
Props Master – Virginia Monte
Dramaturg – Amanda White
Production Stage Manager – Michael Aaron Jones*
Assistant Stage Manager – Kristine Schlachter

Pictured (l to r): Genevieve Gearhart, Lindsay Mack, and Elisa Pupko in The Crucible. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast

Judge Danforth – John Blaylock*
John Proctor – Gil Brady*
Reverend Hale – Daniel Damiano
Tituba – Lisa Darden*
Mercy Lewis – Genevieve Gearhart
Mary Warren – Emily Hagburg
Willard – Justin Herfel*
Reverend Parris – Frederic Heringes*
Thomas Putnam – John Isgro*
Giles Corey – Tom Lawson, Jr.*
Abigail Williams – Lindsay Mack
Francis Nurse – Russell Mahrt
Elizabeth Proctor – Rhyn McLemore*
Betty – Sofia Munn
Ann Putnam/Sarah Goode – Alison Ostergaard
Judge Hathorne – Bob Pritchard
Susanna – Elisa Pupko
Ezekiel Cheever – Joe Regan
Rebecca Nurse – Gina Stahlnecker*

*indicates members of Actors’ Equity Association

Pictured (l to r): Lindsay Mack and Gil Brady in The Crucible. Photo by Bella Muccari.

This exciting drama is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable. Based on historical people and real events, Miller’s classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts, is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. The story focuses on John Proctor, a farmer, and Abigail Williams, the young servant-girl who maliciously accuses Proctor’s wife Elizabeth of witchcraft. Proctor brings Abigail to court to admit the lie—and it is here that a monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. Proctor, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others. Written in 1953, The Crucible is a mirror that Miller uses to reflect the anti-Communist hysteria inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy’s “witch-hunts” in the United States.

Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play.

“A powerful drama.” —NY Times.

“Strongly written.” —NY Daily News.

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Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for $13 each (regular price $18). Click here for group tickets.

Pictured (l to r): Lindsay Mack, Daniel Damiano and the cast of The Crucible. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule
Saturday, March 20 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, March 21 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, March 25 at 8:00 PM
Friday, March 26 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 27 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, March 27 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 28 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, April 1 at 8:00 PM
Friday, April 2 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 3 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, April 3 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 4 at 3:00 PM – final performance

Photos by Bella Muccari.