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Book byHUGH

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Suggested by "Smiles ofa Summer Night," a film by Ingmar BergmanOriginally producedand directed on Broadwayby Harold Prince

Presented through special arrangement withMUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL

545 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018

♦ CAST ♦:♦

{In Order ofAppearance)Mr. Lindquist Steven J. MisenhimerMrs. Segstrom JoanneMenschingMrs. Nordstrom Judi Merriam

Mr. Erlanson Chris Parker

Mrs. Anderssen Valerie LordFrederika Armfeldt Meredith McCaslandMadame Armfeldt Lois Barden StilleyFrid, her Butler Dave ScottAnne Egerman Jean GarnerHenrik Egerman William HarrisonFredrik Egerman LarryMaranvillePetra Meegan Lane LockhartDesiree Armfeldt Pat HoffmanCount Carl-Magnus Malcolm Jim FraserCountess Charlotte Malcolm Joan M. HorganMala Stephanie CleghornOsa Joanna Comanzo

Bertrand Jeffery E. FowlerOlaf JonTanzman

TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS OR RECORDING during the showis prohibited. SMOKING is not permitted inside the building.

v SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS •>

Sweden, at the Turn-of-the CenturySCENES: ACT ONE

OVERTURE/PROLOGUE Madame Armfeldt's mansion

Scene 1 The Egerman home, Desiree on tour, Armfeldt mansionScene 2 At the theatre

Scene 3 The Egerman homeScene 4 Desiree's dressing roomScene 5 The Malcolm home

Scene 6 The Egerman homeScene 7 The Armfeldt mansion, the Egerman and Malcolm homes

SCENES: ACT TWO

Scene 1 The Armfeldt mansion

Scene 2 and 2a The garden/Another part ofthe gardenScene 3 The terrace

Scene 4 The dining roomScene 5 and 5a The garden/Another part ofthe gardenScene 6 Desiree's bedroom

Scene 7 On the groundsScene 8 Various parts ofthe mansion

MUSICAL NUMBERS: ACT ONE

Overture: The Quintet Mr. Lindquist and Mr.ErlansonMrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen

Night Waltz CompanyNow Fredrik

Later Henrik

Soon Anne

Now, Later, Soon Fredrik, Henrik, AnneThe Glamorous Life Frederika, Desiree, Madame Armfeldt, the QuintetRemember? QuintetYou MustMeet My Wife Desiree, FredrikLiaisons Madame Armfeldt

InPraise ofWomen Carl-MagnusEvery Day a Little Death Charlotte, AnneA Weekend in the Country Company

MUSICAL NUMBERS: ACT TWO

Entr'Acte Orchestra

TheSun Won't Set Quintet// WouldHave Been Wonderful Fredrik, Carl-MagnusPerpetual Anticipation Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. AnderssenSend in the Clowns Desiree

The Miller's Son Petra

Send in the Clowns (Reprise) Fredrik, Desiree3

♦ WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST ♦

I PAT HOFFMAN (Desiree) firstappeared at SLOC in Godspell. WithSLOC she has played Rosalie mCarni-val, SarahInCompany, Patti mGrease,Charity in Sweet Charity, to name afew. She has recently appeared asMazeppa in Homemade Theater'sGypsy and with Schenectady CivicPlayers as Maria in Lend Me a Tenor.Pat teaches second grade in NorthColonie, studies voice with the KarenRunung Studio, and sells real estate forPrudential Manor Homes.

D LARRY MARANVILLE (FredrikEgerman) is a native to the Saratogaarea. His passion for the theater is far-reaching, as itencompasses acting, singing, dancing, choreography and direct

ing. Roles include Herbie inGypsy, SirEvelyn in Anything Goes, Count deGuiche in Cyrano, John Barrymore in/ Hate Hamlet, George Bernard Shawin Dear Liar, and four roles in SLOC'sThe Rothschilds. He has also directed

The Owland thePussycat and choreographed Company at area theaters.

I JEAN GARNER (Anne Egerman)is making her debut at SLOC. Sheperformed this past summer as YoungPhyllis inRound Lake SummerTheater'sFollies. Jean graduated last year fromColumbia University where she heldroles such as Polly in The ThreepennyOpera. Her favorite roles includeAudrey in Little Shop ofHorrors andFiona in Brigadoon. (Continued, p. 7)

BENEFACTORS: Sponsors *

Nancy Bell & Eli I. Taub (30 years)Mr. & Mrs. Maurice F. Braunstein

Mr. & Mrs. K. E. Buhrmaster (38)Mr. & Mrs. W. George CainMr. & Mrs. James J. Caufield (29)Peter J. & Madeline J. Codella (10)Joe & Mary Ann ConcraDon Countermine

Sue Culver & Chuck Vilello

Mr. & Mrs. Burton B. Delack (21)Mr. & Mrs. Mario Farina

Allan & Marion Foster (20)Mr. & Mrs. Ronald N. Fragomeni (30)Arthur & Paige Gauvreau (23)Delia & Ira Gilman (21)Charles & Grace Hepburn (30)Hal & Marge HerzogFulvia Brun & Bill Hickman

Marty & Bruce HoldenFrank & Amy Jettner

Dr. & Mrs. Leon K. Kirchmayer (38)Karen & Tim Koch

Robert C. & Mary J. KraemerDr. & Mrs. Richard H. Lange (40)Jim and Flora Lovell (15)Mrs. Ernest J. Milano

Donald B. MacMillan (32)Virginia & Drew Mills (27)Alice & William Mutryn (12)Gioia Ottaviano (34)Larry & Chris Pedersen (27)Glenn M. Roe (37)Fred & Betty Rothe (32)Margaret & Harvey Schadler (23)John & Eileen Sowa

Thomas & Nancy TeichnerDouglas & Patricia Van Vleck (10)Ethel M. Whitbeck (33)Ken & Melinda Zarnoch

ThelmaZeh (30)

BENEFACTORS: Patrons ♦

Joseph A. Agostine, Jr.E. Dale & Grace J. Atwell (32 years)Bob & Sharon Awramik (10)Barbara Baehr

V. Dalton and Jean BamburyTimothy G. Ban-Debbie & Ryan BaumLambert & Jean Bear (30)Mrs. Marilyn Benigan (14)Karen M. Biel

Hugh & Yvonne Boyd (10)Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Brown (34)William S. Brunell

Michael A. Chiusano

Eunice & Tom Chouffi (15)Mr. & Mrs. Varro Clarke (23)Nelson & Jane CorbyPaul & Rita Croteau (20)Bill & Ruth Cutcliffe

Margaret & Dee DeForest (21)John & Wendy DelehantyThomas & Cheryl Delia Sala (11)Rose E. C. Dixon (16)Dr. & Mrs. Thomas DudleyMr. & Mrs. Gerald EngelMr. & Mrs. Robert Farquharson (16)May & Marvin Fingerhut (23)G. E. Fraser

Dr. & Mrs. A. J. Friderici (29)Michael Glover

Peter GrayStephen E. Gray (15)Ed & Connie Heiserman

Myron & Alicia Hermance (26)Mimi Joye HilderleyMargot A. HillPat Hoffman

Fergus & DougalMr. & Mrs. Walter C. Huening, Jr.Edward & Judy HughesAlice & Art IsenbergMr. & Mrs. Arthur Kahkejian (15)Martin Katzer

Robert D. KearneyGordon & Julia KilbyFlorence LaMontagne (20)Alice Hendrickson & Charles Mowers

Howard & Debra MoyerFred & Esther Muscanell (21)David & Audre Nicol

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Mary & Fred Pareis (11)Anne L. Peterson

Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Pigliavento (28)Ted & Joann Rautenberg (37)David & Cay Raycroft (21)GinaRiano

Ruth Salter

MarySammler (21)Larry & Joanne SchechterDan & Lorraine Silva

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne P. SmithJohn & Frances Steadwell (30)Pat Stiver

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Joan & John Van Derwerken (21)Ruth Wells

Mr. & Mrs. William M. White

Joyce & Harald WittingLillian & Gene Zola (25)

Won't you consider supporting your community musical theater?Benefits: Firstpreference on seating, subscription to SLOC newsletter, listing inSLOCplaybills, openinvitationtoallopeningnightcast/crewparties, anduseofourBenefactors'Loungebefore the show and at intermission.• Patron (individual), $15 • Patron (couple), $25 • Sponsor, $50+

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THE CAST

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♦ WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST ♦

(Continued from page 4)

I JOAN M. HORGAN (CountessCharlotte Malcolm) played Guido'smotherin RoundLake SummerTheater's

Nine and Lucy in You'reA Good Man,Charlie Brown. She has appeared inSLOCs Baby, Sing for Your Supper,My Fair Lady and Fiddler on the Roof

I JIMFRASER(Count Carl-MagnusMalcolm) appeared last summer in theGlimmerglass Opera's production ofIolanthe. With SLOC, heplayedNathanRothschild in The Rothschilds, CliffBradshaw in Cabaret, BeauregardBumside in Mame, Roger Sherman in7775, and was in the ensemble ofSingfor Your Supper.

I WILLIAM HARRISON (HenrikEgerman)was seen most recently as thePadre in SLOCs Man of LaMancha.Other SLOC credits include Pirates ofPenzance and The Rothschilds. On the

classical side, he has performed withChautauqua Opera and Opera Excelsiorand is a frequent soloist oforatorio.

I LOIS BARDEN STILLEY

(Madame Armfeldt) last performed atSLOC as Ruth in Pirates ofPenzance

and Mame in Mame. Recent productions with other groups in the areainclude Cinderella by Victor Herbertand Brave Jack by Emory/Mary AnnWaters, both with Opera Excelsior.

I MEREDITH McCASLAND

(Fredrika) has performed in Into theWoods (as Cinderella),/fe//o Dolly! (asDolly Levi) andOnce UponA Mattress(asLadyLarken). She also appeared inproductions at Proctor's Theatre, Mac-Haydn Theater and RPI.

I MEEGAN LANE LOCKHART

(Petra), a senior at Russell Sage College, has appeared in their productionsofSweeney Todd(Johanna), Nunsense(St. Robert Anne), Anything Goes(Hope) and Dancing on Checker'sGrave(Dina). She has studied acting atIPS Communications and sings at St.Helen's Church.

I DAVE SCOTT (Frid) minored intheaterand music at HofstraUniversity.Locally, he has performed with theQueen's Theatre at QE2 in Drinking inAmerica and Suddenly Last Summer.He is a tour guide for the NYS Museumand sings with Joey Thomas Big Band.

(More ... see page 8)

MUSICIANS

MUSICAL DIRECTION and KEYBOARDS

Butch Marshall and Pete Hadfield

Cello .... Laurie Anderson-Bishop; Susan Libby (on Sunday, Dec. 11 only)Harp Marjorie Hartzell

♦ WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST ♦

(Continued from page 7)

The QUINTET:ft JUDlMERRlAM(Mrs.Nordstrom)has played leading roles in SLOCsPirates ofPenzance, The Most HappyFella, The Sound of Music and HMSPinafore. She made her SLOC directingdebut last year with Anne of GreenGables. Judi is a vocal soloist for

variousarea churchesandchoralgroups.

I JOANNE MENSCHING (Mrs.Segstrom) most recently appeared atSLOC as Isabel in Pirates ofPenzance.She has performed with Park Playhouse,New Lebanon Theater Barn, CircleTheater Players and the RPI Players.

I VALERIE LORD (Mrs. Anderssen)hasbeen pianist for SLOCsFiorello andJerry'sGirls, and music director for lastseason's Man ofLaMancha. She alsoappeared as Mrs. Spencer/Miss Stacy inAnne ofGreen Gables.

ft STEVEN J. MISENHIMER (Mr.Lindquist) has appeared in SLOCsproductions of The Rothschilds, WestSide Story, Mame, Oliver, Amahl andtheNight Visitors and Godspell.

ft CHRIS PARKER (Mr. Erlanson)isperforming inhis seventh SLOC show,his recent one being How to Succeed inBusiness WithoutReally Trying.

♦ ABOUT STEPHEN SONDHEIM *

Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) began his Broadway careeras a lyricist. Heprovided words for Leonard Bernstein's music inWestSideStory,and for Jule Styne'sGypsy. Sondheim kept up his residency on Broadway. Along the way, he hascollectedmostofthe awards thatthe theaterhas to offer, including, through 1989, fourTonys and, shared with James Lapine, the Pulitzer Prize.

Sondheim knew that he wanted to grow up to write Broadway musicals when hewas a talented pianist of 10. His family's neighbor, at their summer home in Buck'sCounty, Pennsylvania, was Oscar HammersteinII, the lyricist-halfofthe writingteamofOklahoma, SouthPacific and TheKing and I. Sondheim and Hammerstein's sonbecame friends; Stephen absorbed shop-talk, advice and techniques from a greatmentor, the elder Hammerstein.

His first Broadway score was for A FunnyThingHappened on the Way to theForum. Later came the Tonys for Compaq, Follies, A Little Night Music and Intothe Woods. Passion is his 15th musical, opening in 1994 on Broadway.

Director/Choreographer Helena Binder Bress acknowledges, with deepestappreciation, the hard work and dedication of the cast and crew of A LittleNightMusic. She dedicates the entire production to the memory of her parents,Donald and Lily Binder.

♦ PRODUCTION STAFF ♦

Co-Producers Ginnie and Drew Mills

Director/Choreographer Helena BinderBressMusical Director Butch Marshall

Rehearsal Accompanist Jim LovellRehearsal Secretary/Prompter MaryAnn ConcraSet Design Charles StecklerSet Construction Peter Codella and Ken Zarnoch

Angelo Cerniglia, Paul Croteau, Arthur Gauvreau, Helena Binder BressSet Painting Ginnie and Drew Mills

Bob Farquharson, Lorraine WheelerCostumes Sandra Boynton, Kim Knightes, Maria Lally, Valerie Lord,

Barbara Mahlmann, Kathleen Sullivan, Jennifer Briggs, Julie DerocherLighting Design and Execution Henry Skoburn

Jennifer Briggs, Julie DerocherStage Manager Arthur GauvreauProperties Melinda Zarnoch, Michael W. Jegabbi

Francie Kahn

Makeup Design and Execution Dave HarrisonLorraine Benton, Robb Harrison

Sound Chuck LaMalfaAuditionArrangements Eunice Chouffi

Assisted by Ira Gilman, Delia Gilman, Jodi Gilman, Debbie Trainer,Arthur Gauvreau, Paige Gauvreau

Audition Accompanist AndreaMerrillPublicity Drew Mills, Joe ConcraBoxOffice/Tickets andPrintAdvertising Paige GauvreauPlaybill: Editing,Typesetting,Layoutand Design Madeline CodellaPosters and Handbills Madeline CodellaPhotography Joseph Schuyler/Schuyler PhotographyUshers Chairwomen ChrisPedersen, Nina Rindenello, ThelmaZehShowT-Shirts Ginnie MillsOpening Night Party MelindaZarnochCast Party SueRucinski, Thomas D. Bambury

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♦ WHO'S WHO IN PRODUCTION ♦

ft HELENA BINDER BRESS

(Director/Choreographer/Costumer)hasperformedforSLOCasSallyBowles(Cabaret) andPeterPan, and inGeorgeM, Godspelland Gypsy. She directedThe Rothschilds in '92 and previouslychoreographed / Love My Wife andCinderella. Helena has appeared inover 60 productions locally. WithESIPA she was a teacher/artist for eightyears. Helena is currently a free-lanceperforming artist and director and isowner/director of The Acting Schoolin Schenectady.

ft BUTCH MARSHALL (MusicalDirector) has participated at SLOC asmusic director of Pirates ofPenzanceandJerry'sGirls, in the cast ofAnneofGreen Gables, and on the show selection committee. Locally, he performs/directs with Round Lake SummerStock

Theater, Friends of Musical Arts inSaratoga, Skidmore College, Union

College and the Park Playhouse. Inhisspare time he teaches music atGuilderland and learns theater with his

high school thespians. Butch extendswarm gratitude to the talented musicians, actors and directorwho make thisproduction sparkle.

ft DREW and GINNE MILLS

(Co-Producers) produced SLOCs TheRothschilds and The Best LittleWhorehouse in Texas (1991) and werescenic designers of Cabaret (1992).They have produced or designed manyshows throughthe years. Eachhasbeenan officerand servedterms onthe SLOC

Board. Drew has had principal roles inmore than a dozen shows in their 35-

year association with SLOC. Drew isretired Directorofthe Arts for the NYS

Education Department. Ginnie is aretired art teacher. Both are paintersand exhibit with The OakRoom Artists.

♦ SLOC Thanks ♦

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NYS Theatre Institute • Proctor's Theatre • Wood Bull AntiquesBrent Griffin • Joseph Fava • ValLord • Laurie Anderson-Bishop

Schenectady Hardware and ElectricLawrence Lessner

All those who helped in any way during the last weeks of production preparation,includingushersand partycommittee members, after the playbillwent to press.

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