Program - Dowling College

~hen
evll-~D[ns COHreSliIce fAll1ns rAin
£[ke one who brin~s an important letter to the
counter after office hours:
the counter is alrea~y close~.
£ike one who seeks to warn the city of an impen~
in~ floo~, but speaks another lan~utlffe.
<[hey~o not un~rstan'b him.
£ike a befJ[Jarwho knocks for the fifth time at the
~DDrwhere he has four times been ~iVen somethin~:
the fifth time he is hUJ1~ry.
£ike one whose bloo~flows from a woun~ an~ who
awaits the ~ctor: his bloo~~oes on flowin~.
So ~o we comeforwar~ an~ report that evil has
been ~ne to us.
'The first time it was reporte~ that our frien~s
were bein~ butchere~ there was a cry of horror.
'Then a hun'bre~were butcherec.
'Out when a thousan~ were butchere~
an~ there was no en~ to the butche"8.
a blanket of silence sprea~.
~hel1 evil-~oin~ comes like fallin~ rain. nobo~y
calls Due"Stop,rwhen crimes be~in to pile up they become invisible.
rwhen sufferin~s become unen~urable the cries are
no lon~er hear~.
'The cries. too. fall like rain in the summer.
'Oertolt 'Orecht
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'The [oft 'Theatre. in a550ciation with Samuel 'french. pre5mt
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~ertolt ~recht. perhap5 the m05t influential playwright of the twentieth centuru. wrote "~ear an~ :I\!li5eru in the ~hir~ ~eich " a5 a 5erie5 of 5hort plaU5 an~
blackout 5ketche5 after he ha~been exile~ from hi5 native
Qermanu bUA~olf tftitler in 1983. ~he5e plau5 an~
5ketche5 ~epict the ll\le5 an~ 5ufferinlJ of those who were
not 50 ~luck~/a5 "Brecht. an~ were force~ to 5tau behin~'
in Qermanu an~ work out their live5 un~er the terror of
the 8r~ ~eich. At the en~ of~ora
~ar 11. the critic
1:ric ~entleu tran5late~ 5eventeen of ~recht'5 orilJinal
twentu-eilJht piece5 an~pro~uce~them in 'New 'York a5
"'Private Life of the JVta5ter ~ace: tfte hope~to 5how
that even before tftitler ~e5troue~the whole of 1:urope.
hi5 fir5t victim5 were hi5 own Qerman people.
Our pre5ent pro~uction e~it5 ~entleU'5 5election even
further. re5tore5 the original title. an~ with the a~~ition
of contemporaru mu5ic.a~opt5 the 5tule of the ~eimar
cabaret. <Different from mo5t popular conception5of
cabaret. Qerman cabaret between the worl~ war5 wa5
it5 own kin~ of theatrical form. containinlJwithin it a
number of 5maller form5. their tone beinlJlJenerallu 5atiric. It wa5 an attempt. a5 Alan Lareau note5. to reconcile hilJhart an~ popular culture. an attempt to "create
a cultivate~ entertainment:
Our "5cene5with mu5ic"
ha5 the 5amelJoal.
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Sgnops{s of Scenes
rw arning:
~ireanns
will be ~ischar8e~ earlH in the performance.
1.
As a courtesH to the performers. please turn off all
cell phones. beepers an~ all other electronic ~evices.
J\.{usic:~ra'1>itional
~er~s:~.
~recht
2. ~he Anxieties ef 1"hE''RE'gime:J\.{onologue
.3. A street in ~erlin: Januar,y .30, 10.3.3
4. Seng: 'Falling In Leve Again
~ophotograph.y please!
£fhe Loft £fheatre Compan8 wishes to ~e~icate this
pro~uction of "5ertolt "lJrecht's H~ear an~ ~iser8
In £fhe £fhiro <Reich to all who were lost in the
September 11.2,001 terrorist attacks. an~ to people of
all nations who are force~ to live with fear as part
of their ~ail8 lives.
Opening: A cemeter,y
Seng: <Hitler Chorale
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6.
7.
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9.
10.
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J\.tusic: 'F. <Hellan~er
~or~s: S. Lerner
~he Chalk Cross: ~onolegue
'Esterwegen Concentr:atien Camp. 19.34
Song: 'Peat '1)eg Sol~iers
J\.{usic:'Ru~i gogue
~or~s: J 'E5ser
'Ph,ysicists. geettingen. 19.35
Song: Our 1"heughts Are 'E,,'er 'Free
1"he Jewish ~ife: 'Frankfurt. 19.35
Song: ~ie Lange 'Neck?
~ra~itional
J\.{/4sic:1\. ~eill
~or~s: ~. J\.{ehrin8
C 11. Song: 'DeutschlanL
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Music:
<Ha.y~e'
~or~s: 'F.
~. J.'f>recht
12. 1"he Infermer
1.3. Song: Song of A german .5\.tether
.
rrhe Loft rrheatre woul~ like to thank:
~ atricia San~ilan~s. Charlie ~cCabe. £fim 1<.ell8.
4'P
atti Z,erafa. ~elin~a Link. an~ Angela
~astroanni.
Special thanks to John ~ullen. <Dowling~rovost.
for his wholehearte~ support of the Loft £fheatre tln~
the arts.
"~ear an~ ~se'Y-
will be performe~ without intermi.<4s{on.
14. <Hunte~'For gDO~.rReasens: ~onologue
15. Song: <Hitler's ~alls
16. 1"he 'Working J\.{an on ~he Air:
17. Song: O~e ~o Jo'y
Music: 1\.J Alfor~
'Wor~s: ~ra~itional
Leipzig. 19.36
1~. Song: .Shickelgruber
(Originall,y. <Hitler's famil,y name was ShickelgruberJ
19. ~inter 'Relief 1<arlsruhe. 19.37
20. 1"he Shopper: Menologue
21. Song: 'Oalla~ of1"he Sol~ier's ~ife
22. A 'Farmer 'Fee~s <HisSe\l,,'.
2.3. 'Plebiscite: <Hamburg.19.3<5
24. 'FinalE': Auf~ie~erseh'n
Music: <H.'Eisler
'Worh 'f>.'Orecht
Music: ~eetho"'en
~or~s:
Schilling
..Music: 1\. ~eill
~or~s: 'Deitz
Music: 'K ~eill
~er~s: '1). 'Orecht
Music: 'E. Storch
~er~s: J Sexten
~he Company
Amy Campbell: Was last seen at The Loft Theatre in Antigone.
Some of her credits include Gertrude Stein and A Companion,
Talley's Folly, Broadway Bound, and Brecht on Brecht.
Amy studied theatre at S.U.N.Y. Purchase and at H.B. Studios.
"Let's change the world. It needs it!"
Andrew Karp: Is an Associate Professor of English at Dowling
College. He's studied acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory and
The Actors' Center, and has appeared in regional productions of
Twelfth Night, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and in several
Loft Theater productions, including Scenesfrom Shakespeare, and
Antigone.
Ricky Kennedy: A sophomore here at Dowling College, Communications Major. Past theatrical experiences include a high school
musical "The Wizard of Oz," high school dramas: "Our Town,"
and "Inspecting Carol." He has also been seen in some children's
theater for Broad Hollow theaters and in their musical production of
"Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Frank Melodia: Frank began his professional career as an actor
after receiving his B.F.A. degree from The lulliard School in Lincoln Center. He performed regionally with the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis,
and the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. In New York, he appeared
in several off-Broadway productions. With the Loft Theater, he appeared in Shakespeare IL and Antigone. Having worked as a chef
in New York City restaurants for several years between acting jobs,
Frank is currently the Test Kitchen Director for Rosie Magazine.
Christy Reinert
- English
Christy has performed extensively in regional theatres throughout th(
New England area and across the Eastern seaboard. Nat'l credits inc.:
Guys & Dolls (Sarah), Merry Widow (Hannah) and West Side Story
(Maria).
Zaure Kadyrbekova: is originally from the former USSR. She is
an alumnus of Dowling College and currently teaches at Dowling. Tc
the entire team - it has been a pleasure and a wonderful experience.
Eli Karp: A 3rd grader in East Quogue, appeared in the Loft Theatre production of Antigone and has studied acting at HB Studios in
Manhattan. He is also a NY Rangers fan and a hockey player (ice
and roller).
Emma Karp: A 6th grader in East Quogue, appeared in the Loft
Theatre production of Antigone and has studied acting at HB Studios
in Manhattan. She is also an artist, Siamese cat lover and hockey
goalie.
Benilde Montgomery (Director): Benilde is an Associate Professor
of Drama at Dowling College. He has directed numerous production
in New York City and on Long Island, including Antigone and Two
Love I Have, here at the Loft Theatre. He writes frequently on modem Drama. This, once again and always, is for Alan.
Josephine Libassi (Production Stage Manager): This is Josephine'~
first production with The Loft Theatre Past credits include Lanford
Wilson's Fifth of July, and Talley's Folly; Agnes of God, and The
Subject Was Roses, with the Lakeside Players; Oliver, Funny Girl,
and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with Plaza
Productions.
major pursuing a degree in Secondary Ed.
at Dowling College. Christy was most recently seen on the Hofstra
stage as Christine Daee in The Grey Wig's production of Phantom.
Other Local and area productions include The King and I (Mrs.
Anna), Secret Garden (Lilly), and My Fair Lady (Eliza). Prior to
that, she held the title role in the national tour of Cinderella.
David Sandilands (Lighting) David is a student at Dowling College, majoring in the Aeronautics Professional Pilot program. He ha:
designed lighting systems for Sayville Hugh School and others for
the past seven years.