presents

by Maxwell Anderson

The Dramatization of William March’s NovelThe Bad Seed

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June 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 2015

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(in order of appearance)Rhoda Penmark ……..………………………....……. Sonora Erwin

Col. Kenneth Penmark ……………….……..………… T J Tincher

Christine Penmark ...……………………...…..……… Bethany Bax

Monica Breedlove ...…..………………..……….. Ashley Anne Vitz

Emory Wages .........…………………….....……..…. Clarence Long

Reginald Tasker ......………………..….......………….. Larry Sutton

Mrs. Daigle ........……………….………....……. Allison Creekmore

Mr. Daigle …………….………….…..…………......... Bob Jefferson

Messenger …………….………………......…..Brandon Wunderlich

Richard Bravo ……….………………...……........…… Alan Zerkel

Special ThankSDanee & Kevin Erwin; Mary Zerkeland the families of our cast and crew.

The CaST

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PROdUCTION STaFFDirector……………….............……………….. Jack Randall Earles

Assistant Director …………………...….…………… Sandi Rossok

Stage Manager ……………........……………………… T J Tincher

Assistant Stage Manager ………........……… Brandon Wunderlich

Costumes …...Sandi Rossok, Shelly McFadden, Jack Randall Earles

Hairstyles …....................................……………………..Ragan Bax

Set Design ……………………...…………………. Linda Gjesvold

Lighting Design ….......………………………………. Dustin Bond

Sound Operator …….……………………………… Cecily Girton

Lightboard Operator .……..………………...Cameron Wunderlich

Sound Design ……………...………………….. Jack Randall Earles

Set Construction…….......................... Linda Gjesvold, TJ Tincher, Jim Green, Alan Zerkel, Larry Sutton, Clarence Long, Bethany Bax, Kevin Erwin, Sonora Erwin, Brandon Wunderlich, Cameron Wunderlich, Mollie Beaumont, Sandi Rossok

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SYNOPSIS OF SCeNeSSETTinG

The apartment of Col. And Mrs. Penmarkin the suburb of a Southern city

ACT ONE

Scene 1 – Early morning – a day in June

Scene 2 – 2:30 PM – the same day

Scene 3 – Evening – the same day

Scene 4 – Mid-morning – a few days later

IntermissionACT TWO

Scene 1 – Late afternoon – the next day

Scene 2 – After breakfast – the next morning

Scene 3 – Evening – the same day

Scene 4 – Afternoon – a few days later

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There will be a 15-minute intermission between acts. Smoking is notpermitted in the theater or barn except when designated by the director.No photography or video taping is permitted during the performance.Out of courtesy to the cast and audience, please turn off all communicationdevices.

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DiRECTOR’S nOTES

Time and distance can put a play in perspective. Maxwell Anderson’s Bad Seed (the book and film were titled The Bad Seed), is of a specific time and place. in the early 1950’s, the world was changing at a rapid pace. Answers to difficult questions were not always forthcoming.

Tonight we are returning to that time of 1954. What is most influential in our development: Heredity or Environment? Bad Seed offers one answer.

The cast and i have explored many things during the rehearsal period. We are presenting our play tonight in a straight-forward way. There has been a trend to laugh at ideas from the past. Perhaps we should look again at what those plays and films and books have to say.

i hope you enjoy our production. it has suspense and humor. i also hope you remember and talk about it when it’s over.

2015 Contributing Membership

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BENEFACTORLUCiLE BURKETT

DONORS LAURALEE BAUGH & FAMiLY

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FRIENDS, Continued

PATRONS

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ANONYMOUS PRISCILLA ADAMS BRUCE & DORISANN ALBRIGHT PAT & DAVE ATCHLEY GLENN & SALLEE BARTLETT BARBARA BATES JOE & JACKIE BAUMANN STEVEN & PATRICIA BEDWELL BOB & BETTY BLACK TERRY & DEDE BLACK DARRELL & NANCY BRATT BEVERLY BRUCECLARK & BONNIE BRYAN DOUGLAS & JO ANN BRYAN MR & MRS ROBERT E CARRINGTON JOAN CASHEARL & SALLY COFFMAN FRANCOISE COULONT- ‐HENDERSON DARLENE COX STEVE & ALICE DeHOFF DELTA THETA TAU – COATESVILLEDELTA THETA TAU – SPENCER ED & CYNTHIA DEWES CHRIS & JILL DOMBROWSKI ANNA DWIGGANS GEORGE & ANITA EDENFIELD REBECCA & GARY EDWARDS THURSA EVENS STANLEY & LINDA EVERTS BILL FELTS IV

IN MEMORY OF ERNIE FORD JOHN & SUE ANN FRAZIER PAUL & MARIAN GIDDINGS BRIAN & LINDA GILMARTIN JANE GREEN JEFF & GAYLE HANSEN RANDY & CONI HARRISON MARY L. HIRT WALTER & MARTHA JEFFRIES CAROL & ERIK KRAG CHUCK & CHARLENE KROMINAKER JERRY & BONNIE KRUSE SHERRY KRUSE DEBBY & RICK LAMBERT DANIEL & GAYLENE LAYTON KATHLEEN LEZOTTE FLORENCE LOSIN JANELLA MALICOAT ANITA McENULTY JUDY A. MILLER JESSICA MILLER BETTY & LESTER NEED CHARITY PANKRATZ BILL & DORETTA POYNTER MARK & SARAH QUASEBARTH DORIS RATCLIFF MIKE & MEEGAN REIDY JIM & KATHY RITTER PHYLLIS ROSS ROKICKI DEAN & SANDI ROSSOK

PATRONS, Continued

MEMBERS

MURRAY & SARA PRIDEPUTNAM INN FAMILY RESTAURANT CHARLES & MARY ANN SAATHOFF ROBIN & JEFF SNIDER SOUTH PUTNAM HIGH SCHOOL FAUNEIL STEWART RUTHGAYLE STITH RICHARD & SALLY SUNKEL AMOS & BETTY THOMAS JOHN & JEAN THOMAS

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MEMBERS, Continued

Dr. John J. Baughman(in memory of John C. Baughman)Rev. James H. Elliott & Rev. Kathryn A. Elliott(in honor of Alan C. Zerkel)Mrs. Judith A. George(in memory of Jeannine Fredrick)

Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. McClaine in memory of Harry D. McClaine)Mrs. Phyllis Rokicki(in memory of Jeannine Fredrick)Thursday night Friends(in memory of Jeannine Fredrick)

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