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"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (2000)

July 2000

CREDITS:
Lyrics and Music by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart

Synopsis:
Pseudolus is the laziest slave in Rome and has but one wish, purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day he finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin in the house of Lycus, a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for young Hero. Of course, it can't be that simple as everything begins to go wrong.

CAST:

Prolougus (act I) JONATHAN SCHIAVONE
Protean STEVE BENNET
Protean MATT BLANCHETT
Senex TIM POWER
Domina JOSIE THOMAS
Hero CHAD DOW
Hysterium DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Lycus ANDREW CLEMMER
Pseudolus JONATHAN SCHIAVONE
Tintinabula JANESSA LEIGH HOYT
Panacea MAUREEN PEDNAULT
Geminae JILLIAN COMTOIS
Geminae SHANNON MURPHY
Vibrata JESSICA CONTARINO
Gymnasia KATHERINE PROFIS
Erronius GLENN WAKELEY
Mile Gloriosus DAVID LEMAY
Prologus TIM POWER
Philia AIMEE HOFFMAN
Courteasan JESS BURGESS
Courteasan JEN CYRIER
Courteasan MEAGHAN GEISLER
Courteasan HEATHER PRICE
Courteasan AMY PRICHARD
Courteasan KATEY KALIL

STAFF:

Director/Producer DAWN MARIE GABRIEL
Music Director DAVID COMTOIS
Asst. Music Director PHIL NAROIAN
Choreographer KATHERINE PROFIS
Lighting Director KEVIN DUGGAN
Set Director ANDREW CLEMMER
Spotlights GEORGE DEMERS III, ROB CHARETTE
Sound JACK McLAUGHLIN
Costume AMY PRICHARD
Costume JEN BRYANT
Costume MRS. BRYANT
Ticket Sales JOSIE THOMAS
Crew SCOTT YOUNG
Crew TIM BEAULIEU
Crew JACKIE McLAUGHLIN
Makeup HEATHER PRICE
House Manager SCOT GABRIEL
Program DAVID COMTOIS, KRISTEN DAVIS

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