Return to the Forbidden Planet by Bob Carlton

Join Captain Tempest when he finds his ship stranded on planet D'Illyria, inhabited by the mysterious Dr. Prospero, his daughter Miranda, and his robot servant, Ariel. Interweaving many of the greatest songs of the fifties and sixties like "Good Vibrations" and "Great Balls of Fire" with the classic sci-fi film The Forbidden Planet and Shakespeare's The Tempest, Return to the Forbidden Planet is sure to delight fans of last year's hit Two Gentlemen of Verona. Directed by Summer Stages Artistic Director Dr. Michael L. Mauldin. (Director: The Robber Bridegroom, Sandor Turai: Rough Crossing)

Director:
Dr. Michael L. Mauldin

Cast:
prospero--Greg Violand*
Capt. Tempest--Lew Wallace
Miranda--Melissa Crum
Gloria--Tracee Patterson*
Navigational Officer--Denise Astorino
Bosun--Doug Miller*
Cookie--Lawrence Charles
Ariel--John Paul Soto

The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer

Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 1977, The Shadow Box shows the lives of three vastly different families all forced to face an imminent death. Directed by Summer Stages favorite Everett Quinton (Director: Dark of the Moon, Dvornichek: Rough Crossing)

Director:
Everett Quinton

Cast:
Interviewer--Justin Steck
Joe--Tom Woodward
Steve--Charles Hargrave
Maggie--Ursula Cataan *
Brian--Greg Violand
Beverly--Tracee Patterson*
Mark--Randy Muchowski
Agnes--Denise Astorino
Felicity--Lydia Chanenka

Chekhov in Yalta by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow

Convalescing in Yalta, preeminent dramatist Anton Chekhov is descended upon by the Moscow Art Theatre, including co-founders Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, as well as love interest and MAT actress Olga Knipper. Far from a dry historic reenaction, Chekhov in Yalta is a breakneck comedy, complete with ribald farce and madcap misunderstandings.

Director:
Cathy Hartenstein

Cast:
Chekhov--Greg Violand*
Olga--Tracee Patterson*
Masha--Denise Astorino
Lilina--Ursula Cataan*
Stanislavski--Doug Miller*
Danchenko--Tom Woodward*
Fyokla--Amy Schwabauer
Gorky--Lew Wallace
Bunin--Bob Russell
Luzhuki--Everett Quinton*
Moskvin--Val Koslenko

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Designers and Ensemble for all three performances.

Designers:
Scene Design: Don McBride
Lighting Design: Dennis Dugan
Costume Design: Alison Garrigan
Sound Design: Jim Swonger
Stage Manager: Eileen Arnold

Ensemble:
Tania Benitez
Ursula Cataan
Laura Cook
Kately Cornelius
Vaness Flores
Val Koslenko
Brian McNally
Amy Schwabauer

* Indicates a member of the Actor’s Equity Associatioin