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Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc.
CO-FOUNDER/EXEC. DIRECTOR
Tracy Flater
CO-FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Sean Harris
CO-FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Darlene Zoller
presents
BANDSTAND
Music By
Richard Oberacker
Book and Lyrics by
Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker
| Director SEAN HARRIS |
Music Director MELANIE GUERIN |
Choreographers
DARLENE ZOLLER ROBERT MINTZ
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| Scenic Designer JAMES ROTONDO |
Lighting Designer JACKSON FUNKE |
Sound Designer KIRK RUBY |
| Costume Designer BARBARA ERIN DELO |
Props Master ERIN SAGNELLI |
Stage Manager RACHEL MONDSCHEIN |
CAST
Donny Novitski • Benjamin Nurthen
Julia Trojan • Katie Luke
Mrs. June Adams • Mindy Cassle
Jimmy Campbell • Jack Theiling
Davy Zlatic • Alan Mendez*
Nick Radel • John Elliott*
Wayne Wright • Chris Haley
Johnny Simpson • Dan Jantson
Ensemble • Tiara Green, Julia Solecki, Alexis Yard, Declan Smith, Emma Luxemburg, LeVane Harrington, James Felton, Stephen Kallas, Jerry Hamilton
Originally Produced on Broadway by:
Tom Smeds Gabrielle Palitz Terry Schnuck Roger Horchow
Peter Stern Michael Palitz Jane Dubin David Lyons Sarah Perot
James L. Nederlander James & Catherine Berges Darren Deverna & Jere Harris
Jeff & Ellen Adler Nancy & Randy Best Deep End Productions Patty Baker
Terry D. Loftis/Scott D. Huffman Independent Presenters Network/Charles & Lisa Siegel
Rosie Gunther McCooe/J. Scott & Sylvia G. Bechtel Roy Putrino/Heather Shields
Dian & John Kalishman/Allison & John Ferring and The Schubert Organization
In association with Paper Mill Playhouse
BANDSTAND is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
www.concordtheatricals.com
THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS OR STREAMS IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR(S)’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE
VISIT:
https://concordtheatricals.com/resources/protecting-artists
*The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
This show runs 2 hours and 40 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
Time and Place:
November 1943: Bougainville Island
August through December 1945: Cleveland, NYC
Act I
“Prologue – Just Like it Was Before” – Michael, Donny, Jean Ann, Ensemble
“Donny Novitski” – Donny
“Tell Me Tonight” – Donny, Jimmy
“I Know a Guy” – Donny, Jimmy, Davy, Nick, Wayne, Ensemble, Donny Nova, Band
“Ain’t We Proud” – Donny Nova Band
“Proud Riff” – Orchestra
“Who I Was” – Julia
“Counterpoint/Pie Jesu” – Julia, Ensemble, Donny Nova Band
“Just Like It Was Before (Reprise)” – Mrs. Adams, Ensemble, Donny Nova Band
“First Steps First” – Julia, Donny, Donny Nova Band
“First Steps (Reprise)” – Julia, Donny, Ensemble
“Breathe” – Donny Nova Band, Julia
“You Deserve It” – Donny, Julia, Ensemble, Donny Nova Band
“You Deserve It (Reprise)” – Wayne, Johnny, Jimmy, Ensemble
“There Is a Train” – Ensemble Men
“Who I Was (Reprise)” – Julia
“Love Will Come (Preprise)” – Donny, Julia
“Dwight Anson & Jean Ann” – Orchestra
“Love Will Come and Find Me Again” – Julia, Donny Nova Band
“Right This Way” – Donny, Davy, Johnny, Wayne, Jimmy, Nick
Act II
“Entr’acte” – Orchestra
“Nobody” – Donny, Julia, Mrs. Adams, Ensemble, Donny Nova Band
“The Boys Are Back” – Davy, Johnny, Ensemble
“I Got a Theory” – Donny, Serviceman, Desk Clerks, Donny Nova Band
“Everything Happens” – Mrs. Adams
“Welcome Home (Preprise)” – Donny, Julia
“Welcome Home (Romantic)” – Julia, Donny Nova Band
“Off to New York, First Class” – Oliver
“Band in New York City” – Davy, Jimmy, Johnny, Nick, Wayne, Julia, Ensemble
“This is Life” – Donny, Julia
“Love Will Come Audition” – Julia, Donny Nova Band
“This is Life (Reprise)” – Donny
“Welcome Home (Finale)” – Julia, Donny Nova Band
“Epilogue” – Full Company, Donny Nova Band
“Bows & Exit Music” – Orchestra
When this show became available, Darlene, Tracy and I felt we had to produce it. The large ensemble in combination with brilliant music and choreography is right in line with the expectations of our annual summer musical. However, with this show, there is a deep, underlying through line of the need to belong, the need to grieve, and the need to heal and become whole again that really cut to our cores. VJ Day was August 15th, 1945. BANDSTAND begins later that month, with the soldiers returning from war, having lost so much. On the home front, the nation, which had lost so much as well, is trying to recover a sense of normalcy. I feel that, even though this show takes place 80 years ago, this is a world that does not feel like a distant memory.
Many of the veterans portrayed in this production suffer from PTSD. Often the stigma attached to PTSD is that it is a sign of weakness and it is riddled with shame. I hope this production can open up conversations in the hopes of de-stigmatizing what these veterans and their families have gone through.
Thank you for attending this production. Just this past week, four theaters in the country closed their doors. These are theaters that made it through COVID, but could not survive the slow recovery. We are only the third regional production of this show, so your support is greatly appreciated. Please spread the word to help Playhouse on Park continue to survive and thrive.
-Sean
Director Sean Harris
Music Director Melanie Guerin
Choreographer Darlene Zoller, Robert Mintz
Scenic Designer James Rotondo
Costume Designer Barbara Erin Delo
Lighting Designer Jackson Funke
Sound Designer Kirk Ruby
Assistant Sound Designer Rachel Landy
Props Master/Set Dresser Erin Sagnelli
Military Consultant Jason Lill
Mental Health Consultant Michael Wood
Stage Manager Rachel Mondschein
Assistant Stage Manager Vintage Kovel
Production Manager David Addis
Technical Director Scott Bartley
Scenic Carpenters Steve Mountzoures, David Gurski
Electrics Crew Patrick Blair, Dan Kovel, Brian McManamy
Scenic Charge Veronique Hurley
Scenic Painters Jeanika Browne-Springer, David Addis
Dramaturg Liv Fassanella
Production Assistant Nadia Aguilar-Steinberg
Sound Board Operator Sydney Mauro
Wardrobe Assistant Alana Wherry
Covid Compliance Officer Vintage Kovel
Lobby Design Darlene Zoller, Eileen Oconnor
Production Photographer Meredith Longo
Program Design Liv Fassanella
Program Printing Budget Printers
Poster/Postcard Design Dornenburg | Kallenbach Advertising
Webmaster Rick Fountain
E-Newsletter Lisa Steier
We are grateful to the following people and businesses
who made special contributions to this production
of Bandstand.
Aviva West Hartford
Castle Craig Players
Stephanie Dattellas / Ballet Theatre Company
Edible Arrangements
Peter Evans
Tony Falcetti & Falcetti Music
Falcetti Pianos
Nina Elgo & Chris Kreisen
Excel Fitness
Barbara Fletcher
Faith Fuerst
Hartford Stage Company
Riverbend Bookshop
Hoffman SummerWood Senior Living
Mandel Jewish Community Center
Emily & Alex Pattacini
Cynthia Price
Mark Raymond & Carolina Wine Brands
Raquel Santiago
Susan Schlank
Bill Jordan / SWI Glass
Sue & Len Tsantiris
Carole Wagner
Harriet Winograd
Matt Russo
VT Hair Salon
