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Opening
May 8th

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Directed
by John Kelsey
The playwright, Frederick Knott, was best
known for his two very successful stage plays, Dial M For Murder
and Wait Until Dark, both of which were made into
successful movies.
Wait Until Dark
is a
mystery
thriller
with a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat final scene. The
heroine
is Susy Hendrix, a blind housewife who becomes the target of three thugs
searching for
heroin
hidden in a doll her husband Sam transported from
Canada
as a favor for a woman who since has been
murdered.
They try to convince Susy that her husband has been implicated in the
crime and the only way to protect him is to surrender the doll. More
murder and mayhem ensue when she refuses, with the stage lights turned
off for the final scene when Suzy levels the playing field by plunging
her apartment into total darkness.
The
Broadway
production of Wait Until Dark opened on
February 2,
1966
and ran for 374 performances. London’s
West End
production ran for nearly two years.
The 1967 film ranked 10th
on
Bravo's
100 Scariest Movie Moments for its riveting climax. The
stage play is just as scary.
Show Dates:
May 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 & 17, 2008 at
8:00 p.m.
Sunday Matinee: May 11 & 18, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets:
$15.00
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Steve Reazor
(Roat) has been terrifying audiences for years and is very
proud to have landed one of his dream roles with Roat. It
seems like a short 28.75 years since his onstage debut in
Reading as George Gibbs in Our Town. You might
remember seeing him at LCT in It‘s a Wonderful Life,
Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar and Grille as
well as in the 2006 New Play Festival where he played a most
excellent counter fitter and a sleepy “single” tycoon. Poor
Bud Ealy was involved in all these, God love him! In other
states, Steve has shown off by directing The Mousetrap,
Barefoot in the Park, Brighton Beach Memoirs
and As You Like It, among others. Having appeared in
a hundred shows though, acting is his first love, except for
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Favorite
stage appearances include Charlie in The Foreigner,
Harpo in Minnie’s Boys, Michal in The Pillowman
and the show you are about to see tonight. Steve’s next
performance will be in Story Theatre, a medley of
wild fairy tales aimed at children. It opens in August at
the Ephrata Performing Arts Center. Tell everyone you know
about it! And Bud, will you please stop pointing guns at
me…
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Amanda
J. Campbell
(Gloria) Amanda was born on March 3rd 1997 in
Cornwall Pennsylvania. She is in the fifth grade at Cornwall
Elementary School. While attending school at Cornwall
Elementary she has participated in two school plays. She has
always had a love for acting and singing but, her roll as
Gloria in the play “Wait Until Dark” is her first
experience in a theater play. For the past three years she
hasparticipated in cheerleading as a flyer for the Cornwall
Miners from 2005-2006 and the Cornwall Lebanon Cheer Squad (CLCS)
in 2007. Her favorite pass times are making jewelry,
crafts, swimming, and hanging out with her friends.
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DAVID ZEHRING-
(Sam)-I would like to thank John and Brad for giving me the
opportunity to be in my 2nd show here at Lebanon
Community Theatre, my first performance was in the Christmas
production of “Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas”. My wife
and children have been helpful and supportive through both.
I am looking forward to trying out for other shows. Thanks
for your support.
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I am
Elena Vega Rivera (Policeman Two), born August 9, 1980 in
San Germán, Puerto Rico. With my jovial personality, I enjoy
my walk thru life. I feel capable of challenging my self,
and achieving all my goals. I received a bachelor’s degree
in Early Childhood Education; also have an English Second
Language Certification in my country. In these spectacular
adventures I would not want to omit giving thanks to the
creator, for the most important blessing, my extraordinary
children. Fortunately they also enjoy my hobbies which are
sports, dance, and Mother Nature.
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BUD EALY (Policeman One)
has been involved with LCT for more then 20 years. He has
appeared in over 30 productions. He was last seen in
Uh-Oh Here Comes Christmas. He also works offstage,
as a director of some past one acts, and recently Asst.
Director 10 Little Indians. He is looking
forward to directing his first major production in December
he hopes everyone enjoys the show.
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Bruce
Kissinger (Carlino) -
Bruce is a veteran actor, and director who has appeared many
times on our stage. You may remember seeing him in some of
our productions such as
Moon Over the Brewery,
Rumors,
Cash on Delivery,
Miracle on 34th Street,
Over the Checkerboard,
Over the River and
Through the Woods, and
Plaza Suite
to name a few. Bruce strives to be involved in each of our
productions in one way or another. He serves on the
theatre's board of directors, and tries to keep us
up-to-date with the latest high-tech gadgetry. He has
directed several of our plays including
the first of our 2008 season,
Ten Little Indians.
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DON BOWMAN
(Mike Talman) is a
member of LCT’s Board of Directors and serves as one of its
Artistic Directors. Part of LCT sine 1975, Don has worked
in theatre at Franklin and Marshall College, Stanford
University, and Albright College as well as companies he
co-founded: King-Four Players and Ravenwing.
At LCT, Don has
worked primarily as an actor and director. Among his
favorite roles are Dr. Lyman in Bus Stop.
Andrew Wyke in Sleuth, Tom Wingfied in
Glass Menagerie, Big Daddy in Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof, Andy in Love Letters,
Gabe in Dinner With Friends, and Cladwell in
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Of the many
joys Don has gained from his time with LCT, he counts
meeting his wife, Bonnie, sharing the stage with her in Love
Letters, and seeing his son, Tom, on stage as the greatest.
Don invites old
friends to return to LCT for Wait Until Dark
and hopes new folks will join us for what promises to be a
quite special production.
An actor is an
artist who sculpts in snow.
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Brad Hartman
(Assistant Director) This is Brad's first opportunity at directing, and was very glad
to be given the chance. Previously at LCT he joined the
casts of Uh-Oh, Here
Comes Christmas and
Hans Brinker or the Silver
Skates. Brad is looking forward to
continuous involvement in local theatre on and off stage.
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Wylla Marie
Nolan
(Susy) is thrilled to be back on stage at LCT. Wylla would
like to dedicate her performances to her father Eldon “Reb”
Morey who was the “push” she needed to get involved with the
theatre. She played opposite him in Flowers for Algernon
on stage at LCT, which was his last performance before
his death. She was last seen at LCT in
Steel Magnolia’s
as Truvy. She has also had smaller roles in The Miracle
Worker and Anatomy of a Murder.
She currently
bartends at Heisey’s Diner and is a foster parent in the
Lebanon County area. She would like to thank her husband,
Khris and
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She
would also like to thank John and Brad for giving her this
opportunity to be on stage once again, especially playing
the role of Susy. She has had her own scare of becoming
blind in the last two years (her retina was tearing away
from her eye sockets and causing bleeding. She had to
undergo seven eye surgeries in both eyes to retain her
sight) and is looking forward to the challenging role of
Susy~it makes you appreciate things a whole lot more!
She recently
directed two Youth Group plays for the Ebenezer United
Methodist Church:
While Shepard’s Watch Their Flocks By Night
and Virgil’s First
Easter and is looking forward to possibly
directing one of LCT’s upcoming shows.
While not on
stage, she enjoys reading, going for walks, spending time
with her family and working.
Here is to the
rest of the great people in this play-it is a pleasure being
on stage with all of you! Creepy at times!!! But FUN!!!!
Thanks and GREAT JOB!!!!
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Contact for more info:
Contact the director, John
Kelsey, at 272-4651 (day) or
274-0787 (evening).
For
reservations contact the box office at (717) 273-5151
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