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PICNIC
Footlighters Inc.
Jan. 14-30
Newport

Directed by Dennis Murphy

Cast: Justin Spencer  as Hal, Amanda Emmons-Shumate  as Madge, Kristy Rucker as Flo, Erin Miller  as Millie, Sam Kerns as Alan, Linda Roll as Helen, Rose Vanden Eynden as Rosemary, Chris Bishop as Howard, Christian Straub  as Bomber, Gretchen Gantner as Irma & Ilona Piaskowy as Christine

“In a small town, all dreams seem big…” It’s a balmy Labor Day in the American heartland, and a group of women are preparing for the annual town picnic…but they’ll have to lay a lot on the line before they can lay out the checkered cloths. When a handsome young drifter named Hal arrives, his combination of uncouth manners and titillating charm stirs up everything. Sensual, charming, passionate and delightfully funny, PICNIC is a timeless American classic about life, about love, about dreams…and about the line between restraint and desire.

• Thu-Sat, Jan. 14-16 at 8pm
• Sun, Jan. 17 at 2pm
• Thu-Sat, Jan. 21-23 at 8pm
• Sun, Jan. 24 at 2pm
• Wed-Sat, Jan. 27-30 at 8pm
  Sign language interpreted performances are Jan. 15 & 24

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HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
Footlighters Inc.
Oct. 22-Nov. 7
Stained Glass Theatre [Newport]

Directed by Robert Weidle

Cast: Robert Breslin as J. Pierrepont Finch, Caitlin Ingram as Rosemary, Steve Phelan as J.B. Biggley, Jeff Surber as Bud Frump, Jen Drake as Smitty, Liz Ingram as Miss. Jones, Chuck Ingram as Mr. Twimble, Pam Blessing as Heddy LaRue, Chris Tully as Mr. Bratt, George Fee as Mr. Gatch, Mary Ann Smith as Miss.Krumholtz, Chuck Ingram as Wally Womper, Justin Stallkamp  as Mr. Jenkins, Steve Russell as Mr. Tackaberry, Shane Talbott as Mr. Johnson, Alan Johnson as Mr. Mathews, Trevor Tackett as Mr. Peterson, Sam Johnson as Mr. Toynbee, Clayton Castle as Mr. Davis, Earl Lehkamp as Mr. Ovington, Carson Kruml as Fred & Nick McDonough as George
Ladies Ensemble: Jenni Sheets, Maggie Ingram King, Eva Hernandez, Ruth Cachoua, Hannah Johnson, Caitlin Brown, Leslie Gaudreau & Natasha Boeckman

Big business means big laughs in this delightfully clever lampoon of life on the corporate ladder. A tune-filled comic gem follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook called “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive. Finch tackles such familiar but potent dangers as the aggressively compliant “company man,” the office party, backstabbing co-workers, caffeine addiction and, of course, true love. HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING boasts an exhilarating score by Frank Loesser including “I Believe in You,” “Brotherhood of Man,” and “The Company Way.”

• Thu-Sat, Oct. 22-24 at 8pm
• Sun, Oct. 25 at 2pm
• Thu-Sat, Oct. 29-31 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 1 at 2pm
• Wed-Sat, Nov. 4-7 at 8pm
  Sign language interpreted on Oct. 23 & Nov. 1

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