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A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
JULY 20 - JULY 31, 2022
Program

SHANE PETERMAN, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PRESENTS

 A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE
TO LOVE AND MURDER

Book and Lyrics by
ROBERT L FREEDMAN

Music and Lyrics by
STEVEN LUTVAK

Based on A Novel by
ROY HORNIMAN

DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY   PENNY AYN MAAS
MUSIC DIRECTED BY   JEFF CROUSE
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER   CHRISTOPHER TREVIÑO*
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER   ANIA LYONS*
SET, COSTUME, & PROP DESIGN   MURELL HORTON
LIGHTING DESIGN   AARON JOHANSEN
SOUND DESIGN & ENGINEER   MARK HOWARD
WIG DESIGN   MICHAEL B. MOORE
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER   ERICA HARKINS
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR   HAYDEN GRAY
COVID COMPLIANCE OFFICERS   ELIZABETH KENSEK &
BRIANA COLLAZO ABBOTT

ON THE TERRY MARTIN MAIN STAGE 

“A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Season Sponsors
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TCA logo Shubert foundation logo
Corporate Sponsorship provided by

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Theatre Naming Benefactors

Don and Barbara Daseke, The Family of Bob Downs, Kathleen A. Messina & Gary Goodwin, Stan Graner, Janiece & Jimmy Niemann 


Original Broadway Production Produced by Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, Johm Johnson, 50 Church Street Productions, Joan Raffle & Jheff Tolentino, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Catherine & Fred Adler, Rhoda Herrick, Kathleen K. Johnson, Megan Savage, ShadowCatcher Entertainment, Ron Simons, True Love Productions, Jamie deRoy, Four Ladies & One Gent, John Arthur Pinckard, Greg Nobile, Stewart Lane & Bonnie Comley Exeter Capital/Ted Snowdon, Ryan Hugh Mackey, Cricket-CTM Media/Mano-Horn Productions, Dennis Grimaldi/Margot Astrachan, Hello Entertainment/Jamie Bendell Michael T. Cohen/Joe Sirola, Joseph & Carson Gleberman/William Megevick and Green State Production In association with The Hartford Stage and The Old Globe A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER was developed, in part, at the 2006 Sundance Institute Theatre Kab at the Sundance Resort with continuing Post-Lab Support through its initiative with Andrew W Mellon Foundation.

Ochestrations by
Jonathan Tunick

Vocal Arangements by
Dianne Adams McDowell & Steven Lutvak

Program

CAST:
(in order of appearance)

Randy Pearlman*   The D'Ysquith Family
Andrew Keeler*   Montague D'Ysquith
Laura Lyman Payne   Sibella Hallward
Alison Whitehurst*   Phoebe D'Ysquith
Sarah Caldwell   Woman 1 
Megan A. Liles   Woman 2
Mary Kim   Woman 3
Anthony J. Ortega   Man 1 
Nick Moore   Man 2 
D'Mariel Jones   Man 3
Claire Greenberg   Ensemble Swing
Hayden Gray   Ensemble Swing

*Appearing through the SPT Agreement between this theatre, WaterTower Theatre, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. 

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The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited


SETTING 
London, 1907 

 ACT 1 
A Prison Cell

 ACT 2  
Scene 1: A Funeral 
Scene 2: Highhurst Castle


ORCHESTRA

Jeff Crouse   Conductor & Piano
Nate Collins   Percussion
Peggy Honea   Bass
Adam Miller   Trumpet
John Searcy   Bassoon
Laura Shouha   Oboe
Christy Springer   Clarinet
Tonda Sykes   Violin
Sarah Wilkinson   French Horn
David Witherspoon   Cello
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Board of Directors

Rebecca Neef, President 
Steven Pipes, Vice President 
Maggie Vera, Vice President  
Phil Longacre, Treasurer 
Jeannette Johnson, Secretary 

Rosalind Benjet 
Blake Clemens 
Barbara Daseke 
Tim Horan 
Nadia Loudon 
Craig Sutton 
Tiffany Richmond 
Maggie Vera
Brittany Willis

Staff

 

Shane Peterman   Producing Artistic Director
Elizabeth Kensek   Associate Producer 
Brian Gonzales   Director of Audience Benefactor Development
Kae Styron   Director of Production
Emily Holt   Graphic Designer 
Earl Griggs   Bookkeeper & Consultant
Robin Clayton   Assistant to the Producers
Jesse Cohen   IT Consultant

Feleceia Wilson

Frankie Wilson

Gabrielle Steele

 

Marketing:
Zoe Communications Agency

Dylan  Ray Owen

  Box Office Supervisor

John Rawley

  Bar & Concessions Supervisor

Shay Howard

Faith Grier

Becca Bongiorno

  Front of House Associates

Steve Barcus

Evan Murphy

Garrett Brannon  

  WTT Production Staff

Bobby Selah

  Sound Board Operator

Windy Rossi & Akeya Peoples

 

ASL Interpreters 

  

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