The Company - Roger Rocka`s Dinner Theater

Good Company Players presents
Director
Dan Pessano
Stage Manager
Andrea Henrickson
Vocal Coach
David Sarkisian
Sound Operator
Elizabeth Henrickson
Choreographer
Julie Lucido
Video Design
Don Thompson
Costume Designer
Ginger Kay Lewis-Reed
Projections Operator
Erin Rana
Set Designer
David Pierce
Assistant Stage Manager
Martin Martinez
Lighting Designer
Evan Commins
Music, Lyrics, and Book by LIONEL BART
Licensed by Arrangement with Oliver Productions, Ltd.
and Oliver Promotions, Ltd.
Follow Spot Operators
Gabby Castro
Martin Martinez
OLIVER is produced by special arrangement with TAMS-WHITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC.,
560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
The Company
Oliver Twist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARTY MARGOLIN
Mr. Bumble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DANIEL SUTHERLAND
Widow Corney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHARAYAH VEITH
Noah Claypole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .STERLING PARKER
Mr. Sowerberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIM SMITH
Mrs. Sowerberry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRYN RILEY
Charlotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KENZIE STAFFORD
The Artful Dodger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .COLTON ALLEN
Fagin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JUAN DANNER
Nancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABIGAIL NOLTE
Bet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ALLISON STEMPLE
Bill Sykes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GREG RUUD
Mrs. Bedwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAURA BEERY
Mr. Brownlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROGER CHRISTENSEN
Dr. Grimwig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LANCE CASPER
Old Sally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BECKY MATTOX
Annie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JANA PRICE
Workhouse Assistants:
JASON DANNER, JANA PRICE, MICHAEL SMITH
Fagin’s Kids:
JONATHAN AGUIRRE, KIAYA HARGIS, PETER HARTLEY, CAROLINE
HUEY, CORRINNE NERDAHL, COLBY PRIEST, BEN SPAIN,
MADELINE WRISTEN, STERLING PARKER
Street Sellers:
BECKY MATTOX, LARRY MATTOX, BRYN RILEY, TIM SMITH,
KENZIE STAFFORD
Bow Street Runners:
JASON DANNER, LARRY MATTOX
Ensemble
JONATHAN AGUIRRE, LAURA BEERY, LANCE CASPER, JASON
DANNER, KIAYA HARGIS, PETER HARTLEY, CAROLINE HUEY,
BECKY MATTOX, LARRY MATTOX, CORRINNE NERDAHL, JANA
PRICE, COLBY PRIEST, BRYN RILEY, GUS SHORT, ANNA SMITH,
JOY SMITH, MICHAEL SMITH, ABBY SPAIN, BEN SPAIN,
KATEE SUTCH, MADELINE WRISTEN
OLIVER!
is generously sponsored by Higham Management Company
On stage at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater
May 21st - July 19th, 2015
Musical Numbers
Time: About 1850
Place: London
Act One
OVERTURE/OPENING SCENE
Food, Glorious Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workhouse Children
Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Bumble, Widow Corney,
Ensemble
I Shall Scream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Widow Corney, Mr. Bumble
Boy For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Bumble
That’s Your Funeral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Sowerberry,
Mrs. Sowerberry, Mr. Bumble
Where is Love? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oliver
Consider Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artful Dodger, Oliver,
Chorus
Pick a Pocket or Two. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fagin and Boys
It’s a Fine Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy, Bet, Boys
I’d Do Anything. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dodger, Nancy, Oliver,
Bet, Fagin, Boys
Be Back Soon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fagin, Dodger, Boys,
and Ensemble
GCP Costume Shop:
Ginger Kay Lewis-Reed, Sue Jameson,
Marie Q. Kramer, Renata Lewis, & Melody Moua
GCP Scene Shop:
David Pierce, Joielle Adams,
Teddy Maldonado, & Wayne Montgomery
Sound Coordinator: Linda Thayer
Rehearsal Pianist: Laurie King
PLEASE, SIR, TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE...
Our boys are trained to pick a pocket or two if they
discover the use of cell phones, recording devices, or
photography of any kind during the performance.
For your own sake, turn off your electronics and
don’t make us bring in Bill Sykes...
Act Two
ENTR’ACTE
Oom-Pah-Pah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy, Chorus
My Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Sykes
As Long As He Needs Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy
Where is Love. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Bedwin
Who Will Buy?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oliver, Street Sellers, Chorus
Reviewing the Situation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fagin
Oliver (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Widow Corney, Mr. Bumble
As Long As He Needs Me (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy
Reviewing the Situation (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fagin
Orchestration provided by
Richard Mynderup
Understudies
Understudies do not appear without prior notice
LANCE CASPER (Mr. Brownlow)
ROGER CHRISTENSEN (Mr. Bumble)
JASON DANNER (Grimwig)
PETER HARTLEY (Dodger)
CORRINNE NERDAHL (Charlotte)
COLBY PRIEST (Oliver)
BRYN RILEY (Nancy)
MICHAEL SMITH (Noah)
TIM SMITH (Fagin)
KATEE SUTCH (Widow Corney)
DANIEL SUTHERLAND (Bill Sykes)
Special Thanks
Dave & Catherine Hartley - Dan Husak
Becky Mattox - Wayne Montgomery
Giovanni Navarro - Emily Pessano
Dennis Runge - Becky Sarkisian
Daniel Sutherland - Don Thompson
Patrick Tromborg - Village Shoe Repair
The Company
JONATHAN AGUIRRE (Fagin’s Kid) is a current member of GCP’s Junior Company. He has participated in GCP’s workshops including the AllKids Performance Workshop and the Theatre Skills Workshop. Jonathan
has also participated in several productions at church. This is his mainstage
debut with GCP.
COLTON ALLEN (Dodger) is a current member of Good Company Players’ Junior Company. He worked on backstage crew for Crazy for You. He
has performed in various school productions including The Music Man
and Seussical. With CMT, Colton performed in Aladdin Jr. (Genie), Willy
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Wonka), and Mulan (Emperor).
LAURA BEERY (Mrs. Bedwin, Ensemble) performed in GCP’s Dad’s
Christmas Miracle (Miss McLaughlin) and To Kill a Mockingbird (Stephanie Crawford) at GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre. Laura’s other Good Company
Players credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Golde) and The Music Man.
LANCE CASPER (Dr. Grimwig, Ensemble) has performed in many GCP
productions including The Pirates of Penzance (Newt), The King and
I (Captain Orton), Fiddler on the Roof (Priest), Calamity Jane (Rattlesnake), The Sound of Music (Franz), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(Preacher), Annie Get Your Gun (Buffalo Bill), Evita (Peron), and Oklahaoma! (Jud).
ROGER CHRISTENSEN (Brownlow) was a member of GCP’s 1973 Company. Roger performed with Good Company Players in 10 shows prior to
the opening of Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater including How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying (J.B. Bigley) and Bye Bye Birdie (Harry
Macafee). Roger’s first GCP performance on the stage of Roger Rocka’s
Dinner Theater was the recent A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to
the Forum (Senex).
JASON DANNER (Ensemble) performed with GCP in several productions including South Pacific (Sailor), Grease (Doody), Cats (Macavity),
Anything Goes, Beauty and the Beast, and The Music Man. He studied
dance extensively at Kaye’s School of Dance. Jason recently performed in
Nutcracker: Men in Tights (Ballet Pointe) with the San Diego Gay Men’s
Chorus.
JUAN DANNER (Fagin), originally from York, PA, has a B.F.A. in Drama
from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Juan performed with The Lee Strasberg Institute in their productions of Nine and Jesus Christ Superstar.
He also performed with York City Schools in High School Musical (Ryan
Evans). Juan made his Good Company Players debut in South Pacific (Professor).
KIAYA HARGIS (Fagin’s Kid) performed with GCP in West Side Story,
The King and I, and A Christmas Carol. Kiaya attends Fresno Christian
High School where she performed in Meet Me in St. Louis and Cheaper
by the Dozen. Kiaya participated in the GCP’s All-Kids Workshop Productions of The Pirates of Penzance and Fiddler on the Roof.
PETER HARTLEY (Fagin’s Kid) is a former member of The Junior Company. He has performed with GCP in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
(Leroy), The King and I (Louis), and A Christmas Carol. Peter was in
GCP’s All-Kids Workshop Performances of The Pirates of Penzance (Major-General Stanley) and Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka).
CAROLINE HUEY (Fagin’s Kid) made her mainstage debut for Good
Company Players in The King & I. She is a current member of GCP’s Junior
Company. Caroline performed with Reedley’s River City Theatre in Annie
(Molly) as well as the Bach Children’s Choir.
BECKY MATTOX (Old Sally, Street Seller) has performed with GCP
in countless productions, beginning with the 1978 production of Gypsy
which was the first production at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater. Her other performance credits include Grease (Rizzo), Annie (Star to Be), Paint
Your Wagon (Sarah), and Ain’t Misbehavin’.
LARRY MATTOX (Street Seller, Ensemble) has been in many GCP
shows over the years including Young Frankenstein, Paint Your Wagon
(Salem), Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar and Avram), Bye Bye Birdie, The
Sound of Music, To Kill A Mockingbird (Nathan), and When We Are
Married (Parker).
CORRINNE NERDAHL (Fagin’s Kid) performed with Children’s Musical Theatreworks in The Little Mermaid Jr. and You’re a Good Man
Charlie Brown. She has also performed in Clovis East High School’s productions of Broadway Revue and Once On This Island. This is Corrinne’s
GCP debut.
ABIGAIL NOLTE (Nancy) performed with Good Company Players in
Crazy for You, West Side Story, and in the 2001 production of Sugar Babies. She was a dancer in My Fair Lady with PLNY Theatre, and Maureen
in Rent with Cali Pub Theater. Abigail minored in theater at Point Loma
Nazarene University.
STERLING PARKER (Noah, Fagin’s Kid) made his mainstage debut as
Young Don in Singin’ in the Rain. Sterling has since performed in The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Claude Herdman), Shrek the Musical
(Young Shrek/Baby Bear), and Fiddler on the Roof. He is a former member of GCP’s Junior Company and participated in many productions with
CMT.
JANA PRICE (Ensemble) performed with GCP in Crazy for You (Patricia) and South Pacific (Nurse). Jana participated in several productions at
her alma mater, University High School, including The Music Man (Marion), Into the Woods (Rapunzel), and Dark Deeds at Swan’s Place (Tai
Pan). She has also studied ballet extensively with Shirley Winters Ballet.
COLBY PRIEST (Fagin’s Kid) has been a member of Good Company
Players’ Junior Company since 2011. Colby has performed with GCP in
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Dad’s Christmas Miracle and has participated in several workshops and classes offered by GCP.
BRYN RILEY (Mrs. Sowerberry, Street Seller) is a student at Fresno Pacific University. At Fresno City College, she has performed in the FCC Opera Workshop productions of Patience (Saphir), The Pirates of Penzance
(Ruth), and Hansel and Gretel (Hansel). Bryn made her Good Company
Players debut in The Addams Family.
GREG RUUD (Bill Sykes) counts among his many GCP credits South Pacific (Brackett), Crazy For You (Lank), A Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum (Miles Gloriosus), Young Frankenstein (Victor), Fiddler on the Roof (Constable), Paint Your Wagon (Ben), Legally Blonde
(Callahan), To Kill A Mockingbird (Boo Radley), Seven Brides, (Adam),
Joseph (Jacob), Oklahoma! (Jud), and The Wiz (Tin Man). Greg was in
The Elephant Man (Ross) at Fresno State.
GUS SHORT (Ensemble) has been in numerous Good Company Players’
productions including South Pacific (Sailor), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s
Nest (Ruckley), Paint Your Wagon (Joe), Calamity Jane (Grover), Oklahoma! (Carnes), Bye Bye Birdie, Sweet Charity, Footloose, and Annie Get
Your Gun.
ANNA SMITH (Ensemble) is a current member of Good Company Players’ Junior Company. Anna performed with Children’s Musical Theatreworks in Beauty and the Beast Jr. (Chip) and in Mary Poppins (Jane) with
Selma’s Raisin Cain Players. This is Anna’s GCP mainstage debut.
JOY SMITH (Ensemble) is making her mainstage debut for GCP. She
performed with CMT in Beauty and the Beast Jr. (Chip) and in The Music Man (Amaryllis) with Center Stage Clovis. Joy is a current member of
Good Company Players’ Junior Company.
MICHAEL SMITH (Ensemble) made his Good Company Players debut
in South Pacific (Sailor). He performed with Raisin Cain Players in South
Pacific (Professor) and Mary Poppins (Neleus). Michael also performed in
Center Stage Clovis’ production of The Music Man and in CMT’s Beauty
and the Beast.
TIM SMITH (Mr. Sowerberry, Street Seller) played the role of Cogsworth
in CMT’s Beauty and the Beast. He performed in Raisin Cain Players’ productions of South Pacific (Cable) and Mary Poppins (Robertson Ay) and
in Center Stage’s The Music Man (Salesman/Ensemble). Tim made his
GCP debut in South Pacific (Buzz Adams).
ABBY SPAIN (Ensemble) performed with GCP in The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever (Gladys) and The King and I (Princess Ying Yaowalak). She
studied with Good Company Players in the annual Theatre Skills Workshop. She performed with Cal Arts in The Wizard of Oz (Field Mouse)
and The Little Mermaid (Seashell) and with VPAC in The Nutcracker
(Cherub).
BEN SPAIN (Fagin’s Kid) made his GCP debut in The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever as Hobie. He participated in Good Company Players’ annual
Theatre Skills Workshop last summer. Ben is currently in the 6th grade.
KENZIE STAFFORD (Charlotte, Street Seller) is a current member
of Good Company Players’ Junior Company. She performed in GCP’s
mainstage productions of South Pacific (Nurse), The Pirates of Penzace
(Euphemia), and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Alice Wendleken).
Kenzie performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at
CenterStage Productions.
ALLISON STEMPLE (Bet) participated in GCP’s Theatre Skills Workshop last summer and is making her mainstage debut for GCP in Oliver!.
She performed with Liberty High School’s Ranchos Drama in Schoolhouse Rock Jr. and Once on this Island and in Sierra View Elementary’s
Mysterious Case of the Missing Ring. Allison is a current member of
Good Company Players’ Junior Company.
KATEE SUTCH (Ensemble) made her GCP debut in South Pacific
(Nurse). She studied theatre at the American Music and Dramatic Arts
Academy where she performed in the academy’s production of Little
Shop of Horrors (Audrey). She performed in El Dorado High School’s productions of Little Women (Beth) and Once Upon A Mattress (Winnifred).
DANIEL SUTHERLAND (Mr. Bumble) was most recently in GCP’s
productions of Crazy For You (Moose), The Addams Family (Ancestor),
West Side Story (Schrank), The Pirates of Penzance (Major-General Stanley), Young Frankenstein (The Monster), Shrek the Musical (Papa Bear),
Fiddler on the Roof (Sasha), Paint Your Wagon (Crocker), and Monty Python’s Spamalot (Tim the Enchanter).
SHARAYAH VEITH (Widow Corney) performed with GCP in South
Pacific (Dinah), The Pirates of Penzance (Isabel), and Young Frankenstein. She worked as assistant stage manager for The Addams Family and
as an understudy in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Sharayah
performed with Fresno State in Black Cat, Murder in the House of Horrors, Assassins, Wonder of the World, and Time Again in Oz.
MADELINE WRISTEN (Fagin’s Kid) is a current member of Good
Company Players’ Junior Company. She was in Liberty High School’s Ranchos Drama productions of Once on this Island (Lil Timoune) and The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Beth). Madeline studies ballet and tap with
Kaye Migaki and participated in GCP’s Theatre Skills Workshop last summer. This is Madeline’s mainstage debut with GCP.
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Behind the scenes
with OLIVER!
DAN PESSANO (Director) has staged such shows as South Pacific,
Crazy for You, The Addams Family, Over the River and Through
the Woods, The Sound of Music, When We are Married, Paint Your
Wagon, A Good Company Christmas, and Beauty and the Beast. As
GCP’s Managing Director, Dan is also a performer with the company,
having appeared as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, The Hermit in Young
Frankenstein, The Stage Manager in Our Town, Henry Miller in Calamity Jane, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum, and Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone.
ELIZABETH HENRICKSON (Sound Operator) ran sound for South
Pacific, West Side Story, and Fiddler on the Roof, the light board for
The Sound of Music, and was follow spot operator for The Addams
Family, The Pirates of Penzance, Curtains, Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Legally Blonde. She also ran the video
projections for Shrek the Musical. Elizabeth performed in The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever and Young Frankenstein.
ERIN RANA (Projections Operator) made her GCP debut by working
on Crazy For You and ran the follow spot for South Pacific. She attends
F. I. Design & Merchandising school in San Francisco. Erin has interest
in costume design and is expanding her theatrical knowledge by working with Good Company Players.
DAVID SARKISIAN (Vocal Coach) works extensively with Sierra
Chamber Opera. As a performer, he has worked with California Lyric
Opera and Theater 3, among other groups. At GCP, David performed
most recently in Educating Rita and vocal coached Fiddler on the
Roof, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, The Producers, and
Bye Bye Birdie.
MARTIN MARTINEZ (Assistant Stage Manager/Follow Spot) has
been in such Good Company Players productions as South Pacific,
Calamity Jane, Fiddler on the Roof, Stalag 17, and Cyrano de Bergerac. He worked behind the scenes as assistant stage manager for I Love
You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and operated follow spot during several GCP shows.
GINGER KAY LEWIS-REED (Costumes), GCP’s costumer, started
designing for the company in 1983. Her credits include The Comedy
of Errors, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Man Who Came to Dinner at GCP’s 2nd Space, as well
as GCP’s productions of The Pirates of Penzance, Shrek the Musical,
Curtains, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Hairspray, and Beauty and the
Beast at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater.
GABBY CASTRO (Follow Spot) is currently a freshman at Roosevelt
High School. She worked on crew and as an understudy for Roosevelt
School of the Arts’ production of The Good Doctor and as a crew
member for RSA’s Into the Woods. This is Gabby’s Good Company
Players debut.
DAVID PIERCE (Sets), GCP’s scenic artist since 1986, designed such
sets as South Pacific, Crazy for You, The Addams Family, Young
Frankenstein, Shrek the Musical, Curtains, Fiddler on the Roof, and
Monty Python’s Spamalot for GCP shows at Roger Rocka’s Dinner
Theater and The Cripple of Inishmaan, Over the River and Through
the Woods, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Wait Until Dark at GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre.
JULIE LUCIDO (Choregrapher) has worked extensively with GCP in
all capacities. She choreographed South Pacific, Shrek the Musical,
Beehive, Calamity Jane, Chicago, Hot Mikado, and All Shook Up,
performed in Chicago (Roxy) and Moon Over Buffalo (Eileen), and
directed West Side Story, A Few Good Men, The Lion in Winter, and
Inherit the Wind.
ANDREA HENRICKSON (Stage Manager) has been a lighting designer, stage manager, and sound board operator for Good Company
Players since 1991. Her other stage managing credits include The King
and I, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, The Wedding Singer,
The Wiz, and Annie Get Your Gun. Andrea has designed lighting for
several shows including the recent South Pacific.
EVAN COMMINS (Lighting Designer) designed lights for GCP’s productions of The Cripple of Inishmaan, Vanya and Sonia and Masha
and Spike, The Addams Family, The 39 Steps, The Grapes of Wrath,
Paint Your Wagon, The Red Velvet Cake War, Singin’ in the Rain,
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Beau Jest, Grace & Glorie, Crimes of the
Heart, The Drowsy Chaperone, I Love You..., The Dixie Swim Club,
and Bye Bye Birdie. Evan is the technical director at Dinuba High
School.
DON THOMPSON (Video Design) owns his own production company and produces local commercials year-round. Don created the videos, projections, and other media requirements for GCP’s The Addams
Family, Shrek The Musical, and Beehive.
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Lyndsie June: Star Behind the Bar
Roger Rocka’s Bar Manager Lyndsie June Yurgal has a long history with Good Company Players
and the dinner theater. We caught up with her via email and asked her to share some of her history
on both sides of the bar.
Where you were born/where
you were raised?
I was born and raised in
Fresno. Graduated from
Clovis West High and
Fresno State.
How did you become involved
At work behind
with the Junior Company?
the bar.
I attended a show at Roger
Rocka’s in 1979 and saw the Pre-show and
thought I should give it a try. I auditioned
a few times before I was accepted. In fact,
I was cast in a mainstage show first. Oklahoma! in 1980. I was 14 years old. I would
again do Oklahoma! in 1988, my 20th
show.
Favorite showtune(s) of all time:
I grew up listening to all the timeless, clas-
sic musicals. So all the Rogers and Hammerstein music is burned into my memory.
I know it all and I love it all.
Favorite musicals:
Some of my favorite shows that have been
performed at the
Music Hall have
been The Drowsy
Chaperone, The
Producers,
and
Hairspray.
Favorite or most
memorable
onstage role:
Favorite role was
In Funny Girl, 1984, with Bill
Cowling
Audrey in Little
Shop of Horrors. It helped that we had an
amazingly talented cast. It was so fun, and
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that character was just...me.
Most challenging role you have ever played:
Without a doubt, Eva Peron [Evita, 1987].
I felt like I’d run a marathon every night at
curtain call. Vocally challenging and emotionally draining.
Craziest audition or performance story:
When I auditioned for Will Roger’s Follies
in 2007 I hadn’t done a show in 18 years.
I was VERY nervous. So the night before,
after all the patrons had left and the staff
was cleaning up the restaurant, I turned the
stage lights
on and got
up on stage
and
belted
out my song
a few times to
get comfortable with the
space. These
are the perks
of working on
In Kismet, 1986
“both sides”
of the business.
How did you develop your bartending skills?
I have been working in restaurants since
I was 16 years old. Most everything I’ve
learned is from paying attention, asking
questions and jumping in feet first.
Do your kids have any performing (or bartending) ambitions?
Unfortunately, the vocal legacy dies with
me. My children inherited
their father’s complete lack
of musical ability. They
have their own strengths,
but they won’t be played
out on the stage.
How do you come up with
new drinks for each show?
I pick up ideas everywhere, or sometimes they
just pop into my head and
I’ll write them down to
try out when I get into the
bar. One time I saw a flaA Chorus Line,
vor of tea in the store and
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thought, “Ooh, that might
make a good martini”. I’ve tried making
milkshakes out of breakfast cereal. That
didn’t go so well. There is a fair amount of
trial and error that goes along with it and
even though I’m not a real big drinker, I
have to try them all.
Anything else you’d like to say?
Working at Roger Rocka’s is truly a joy
and a privilege. There is a reason the same
people, including myself have been here
for literally, decades. The atmosphere, the
professionalism and just the absolute fun of
an amazing staff and truly generous, supportive customers is what makes this place
more than just a job. Cheers! To many more
years of this Fresno treasure.
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The King Helps Heat
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A Starstruck Irish Boy
& Zany French Lovers
Good Company Players presents The Cripple
of Inishmaan on stage at the 2nd Space Theatre
through June 14.
The play is set on a remote island off the west coast
of Ireland in 1934. It’s a strange comic tale in the
great tradition of Irish storytelling. As word arrives
on Inishmaan that the Hollywood director Robert
Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island of Inishmore to film “Man of Aran”, the one person who
wants to be in the film more than anybody is young
Cripple Billy. A touching, bittersweet comedy! Rated PG-13
In Georges Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear, opening
June 18, Raymonde suspects her husband, Victor
Emmanuel, of infidelity and she turns to
her best friend, Lucienne, to help her gain
proof. They concoct a ploy - based on a
perfumed letter - to trap him at the Hotel
Coq d’Or in Montretout. In true Feydeau
fashion the plan misfires; the plot is complicated by confused identities, revolving
beds, a great many doors and the fact that
the stupid hotel porter, Poche, is the exact
double of Victor Emmanuel. Rated PG
Tickets for The Cripple of Inishmaan and
A Flea in Her Ear are on sale at the Box Office, by phone at 266-0660 or 800-371-4747,
or online at www.2ndspacetheatre.com
Good Company Players’ production of the hipswiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy All Shook
Up opens at Roger Rocka’s July 23.
Inspired by the songs of Elvis Presley, All
Shook Up features over twenty of his greatest
hits including such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,”
“Jailhouse Rock” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”
Set in 1955 in a square little town in a square
little state where dancing and rock ‘n roll are
banned, a mysterious, leather-jacketed, guitarplaying stranger rides into town and changes
everything and everyone he meets. He almost
magically helps them rediscover the joy of romance and the power of rock and roll. Throw
in some mixed-up love stories, whacky, Shakespearean-inspired hijinks, and you have this delightfully energetic musical adventure, guaranteed to have your entire family jumpin’ out of
their blue suede shoes! Rated PG
Tickets for All Shook Up are now on sale at the
Box Office, by phone at 266-9494 or 800-371-4747
or online at www.RogerRockas.com.
Military, Student and Senior Dinner & Show
discounts as well as specially priced Kids and
Young Adult Dinner and show tickets are also
available.
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The Pre-Show
Oliver! is set in London and is based on a novel by
British author, Charles Dickens. In keeping with the
English setting and viewpoint, tonight’s Junior Company would like to honor all things British with this
salute to music and artists from Great Britain.
The Junior Company
JONATHAN AGUIRRE (11)
COLTON ALLEN (12)
HANNAH AWBREY (12)
ISAAC BROWN (14)
NATHAN FASCHING (14)
KIMI GALANG VILLEGAS (12)
MAYA GENGOZIAN (13)
JOEY GORDEN (9)
CAROLINE HUEY (10)
QUYNH-THY HOANG (10)
COLBY PRIEST (12)
LALAINA RABETSIMBA (10)
NIRINA RABETSIMBA (8)
CALEB ROBINSON (10)
ZNAI RUTHELL BROWN (15)
ANNA SMITH (12)
JOY SMITH (9)
KENZIE STAFFORD (13)
ALLISON STEMPLE (12)
MADELINE WRISTEN (13)
The Staff
Director: Emily Pessano
Vocal Coach: Laurie PEssano
Choreographer: Ashley Wilkinson
Additional Choreography: Emily Pessano
Assistant Director: Shawn Williams
The Musicians
Keyboards: Seth Scott
Bass: Roy Carlson
Guitar & Banjo: Jeff Hall
Percussion: Brian Hamada
The Pre-Show is generously sponsored by the
Junior Company Foundation
From the Bar
Mixologist Lyndsie June has created some glorious drink specials for the run of Oliver!
• The Orphan – Svedka Peach Vodka, Peach
Schnapps, and Orange Juice shaken and served
up in a sugar-rimmed martini glass. Finished
with a float of Moscato de Asti.
• Artful Dodger – A pink Sangria made with
Mandarin Orange Vodka, Blush Wine, Cranberry and Lime juices and garnished with fresh
fruit.
• Oom Pah Pah – Limoncello – Sweet Italian
lemon liqueur served ice cold. Said to have “digestive qualities,” it is the perfect end to your
meal.
• Charlotte Sowerberry – Refreshing Strawberry Limeade made with Sweetened Strawberries,
Lime Juice, Sweet and Sour and Soda. Served on
the rocks with a lime and cherry garnish.
SHAKES All shakes are available using non-alcoholic
substitutions.
• Pickpocket – A Salted Caramel Praline Shake
made with Pinnacle Pecan Pie Vodka, Caramel
and Pecans. The whipped cream is drizzled with
caramel and topped with ground sea salt.
• Mr. Bumble – A Chocolate Chip shake spiked
with Creme de Banana, Coffee Liqueur and Irish
Cream. Served in a chocolate lined glass.
• London Bridge – A Mango and Coconut shake
blended with Smirnoff Passionfruit Vodka and
topped with Whipped Cream.
Before the show starts, order any drinks
and desserts you would like served at
intermission. Your server will bring
them to your table as soon as the first
act ends.