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Beth Backstage
Dear Frenchwoodite,
With the coming of spring we all know that
camp is just around the corner. Have you started your
countdown yet? Registrations continue to pour in
and we’re glad that French Woods is in your plans for
2006. If you have any friends that are interested have
them call today.
I am headed to South Africa and the UK to
recruit counselor staff. Meanwhile even more applications continue to arrive for counselor positions every
day.
You should have received your forms for
bunk placement by now and we have already started
on the bunk requests just as soon as they arrive in the
office. Make sure you send in your requests! Don’t
assume I know or I already have it. We work directly
from these forms, so send them in.
Keep your letters, phone calls, pictures, faxes
and e-mail coming.
We always enjoy hearing
from you. Be on the lookout for important papers.
Information and forms should be arriving in your mailbox shortly. They provide both you and us important
information. Stay in
touch!
Fondly,
Ron
IN THIS ISSUE
*CAMPER & STAFF
NEWS
*RON, BETH & ISAAC
*SESSION TWO SHOWS
Summer 2006 is fast approaching & things
look great! You will see from the show descriptions
at the center of this Newsletter, the line up is
wonderful and we are all gearing up for some
fantastic performances!
The Australia and New Zealand hiring fairs
were a resounding success and I am about to
head to London for more. With Larry in Russia
and Cathy About to leave for
eastern Europe, we will have more
applicants to choose from than
ever. Looks like the best group yet!
See you this summer!
Beth
Notes from the
Keyboard
Greetings one and all! As most of you know, the
Scott J. Knipe Music Center is now the official home
for the French Woods Festival Department of Music.
This space includes a performance/rehearsal/recording
space upstairs, two rehearsal studios and a bank of
practice rooms. These spaces will continue to improve
with some coats of paint and some additional work on
soundproofing.
Speaking of which, our master classes will
continue this summer under the guidance of FWF alum
Marcus Rojas. Marcus will bring up notable New York
performers and educators to coach our young students
and counselor staff.
This summer French Woods festival will
celebrate the anniversary of Mozart with tributes to him
by many for our ensembles. This celebrating will feature
the entire Requiem. This is a monumental undertaking
and we will be putting together a chorus of 80 students
and 4 soloists for this program.
We are very excited about our
summer. You will hear more from me in
a future issue that will include summer
attire and other important information.
Brian P. Worsdale
Just Registered!
Sarah Abeshouse
Victoria Abramik
Andrea Arquellon Abramson
Sapphire Adizes
Ashley Alman
Ryan Alman
Rowen Altenburger
Lauren Amar
Juan Carlos Barbeite
Jackson Barnett
Caitlin Dullahan- Bates
John- Miles Bates
Vivian Bauer
Nicole Becker
Anna Beckerman
William Bell
Bess Benhamou
Lisa Benhamou
Jaxson Bennett
Sophia Bennett
Braden Bochner
Stephanie Bochner
Rebecca Torres- Brodsky
Lydia Bucklin
Brittanie Burke
Amanda Canavan
Katherine Casale
Tessa Clark
Dylan Daniel Cohen
Zoe Colbert
Virginia Coleman
Danielle Collins
Katy Comer
1 Morgan Davis
Alisha Feldman
Kristin Guerin
Julia Katz
Alison Klein
Kyo Pincus
Zachary Sherrin
2 Alexis Buckhholz
Rachelle Davidowitz
Diana Kaplen
Jacob Shubert
3 Lee Burwasser
Anne-Camilla Charpie
Vincent Dohner
Shanley Horvitz
Sam Longenecker
Rachel Moses
Nicole Weishoff
5 Lindsay Delin
Ashley Lehrer
Tobias White
6 Louise Buccellato
Emma Goodman
Sydney Manas
Katelyn Slepp
Natalie Yubas
7 Amanda Graboski
Andrea Parente
Tova Sterling
8 Allison Aaronson
Ashley Gordon
Rebecca Heath
Shoshana Hereld
Jamie Davis
Paige Davis
Rachel De Oliveira
Etienne Dejoie
Mathilde Dejoie
Alexandra Demers
Francesca Dilapi
Jade Diplacido
Eli Edelson
Katherine Eger
Jordyn Elkan
Alexander Elmaleh
Megan Farbman
Ashley Fitzpatrick
William Fitzpatrick
Marc-Sally Saint- Fleur
Kelsey Flynn
Mallory Flynn
Eamon Foley
Nina Follman
Rebecca Fox
Bari Friedlander
Tristan Kali Friedman
Ryan Fugitt
Janeva Gaddist
Sofie Gaetano
Alexander Galletto
Paige Garrity
Margaretta Gergen
Gabby Gertel
Nikolette Giordano
Austin Goldberg
Paula & Austin Goldberg
Phoenix Gonzalez
Elan Goss
Amanda Graboski
Gabrielle Graboski
Jillian Graboski
Sirus Han
Maya Hardimon
Tyler Hartwell
Jessica Hirschhorn
Annie Shea Hulcher
Sabrina Iaria
Emma Van Inwegen
Ryan Jacobs
Jazmin Jones
Alyssa Kaden
Leora Kahn
Morgan Kashinsky
Megan Kashtan
Sophia Katz
Ilana Klein
Saundra Kornbluth
Jamie & Kara Kornhaber
Kara Kornhaber
Marc Langer
Laura Langner
Virginia Grey Le Vine
Ivy Lee
Chloe Danielle Levin
Bryan Lustig
Lizzie Maguire
Matt Maguire
Rebecca Marks
Elise Martin
Marcel Mascaro
Virginia Mason
Madeline Mcdaniel
Carl Michnovicz
Emily Miller
Leah Monack
Jessica Muir
Meghan Munisteri
Gabrielle Nash
Marni Nathanson
Hannah Nicoll
Willa Nielsen
Mary O’donovan
Robin Pancoast
Andrea Parente
Diego Klock- Perez
William Petricone
Taylor Pike
Victoire Poumadere
Jesse Pruitt
Rebecca Rabinovich
Karen Ramos
Brian Rauch
Haley Rauch
Leana Reich
Isabella Rowe
Amanda Ruggiero
Adrian Ruz
Katie Gwynn- Sackson
Abigail Saladino
Alexa Semonche
Samantha Shaffer
Teddi Shaffer
March
Birthdays!
Kelly Klein
Wei Yin Petersen
Charlotte Rosenberg
9 Eddie Chwalisz
Gannon Dalton
Ian Feldman
Caroline Gray
Margaux Grober
Felipe Moskaitis
Kirsten Palone
Allison Shapiro
Evan Silver
10 Eliza Brown
Saida Makhmudzade
Graham Pough
11 Cody Sherrin
Jenny Sonenberg
Elizabeth Woodham
Doran Zimmerman
12 Kelsey Flynn
Adam Klein
Claire Mullany
Colin Poindexter
Jenna Turow
13 Klara Auerbach
Jaxon Bennett
Alexander Gosis
Alexandra Gothier
Andrea Gothier
Chloe Harrison
Maraquette Koss
Emily Scheiber
14 Sarah Green
Assata Hyacinthe
Sabrina Iaria
Emily Jacobs
Mimi Tamkin
15 Jonathon Jugo
Katie Lemmon
Virginia Mason
Stacey Matzkin
Nat Rogachevsky
16 Nora Casper
Lauren Goldberg
Sydney Griffith
Anna Levenshus
Julian Lamb-Orgel
Jamie Putman
17 Arielle Berne
Paul Neubert
Britney Roach
18 Phillip Skokos
Lindsey Tipograph
Barry Van Deerlin
19 Cole Albinder
Justin Albinder
Rose Heller
Sarah Korn
Brad Weinstein
20 Samantha Austin
Zoe Colbert
Liza Friedman
Lucy Grebin
Chlo Danielle Levin
Alexandra Mautone
Greg Murtha
21 Maria Brenta
Anna Lanoue
Emily Merfeld
22 Dana Blechman
Paige Davis
Jacob Dunn
Madelyn Gardner
Matthew Grossman
Victoria Petrosky
Jesse Pruitt
Marisa Zable
23 Erica Granor
Sarah Radov
Stephen Sabbag
Maya Shaw-Faber
Rebecca Torres-Brodsky
24 Thomas Hecker
Beth Sheil
Danielle Stoller
Adam Uslan
Helena Witte
25 Lauren Amar
Tyler Brown
Sam Hulsey
Dylan Jenks
Charly Sarah Klinman
Matthew Kruszelnicki
Jenna Lubeck
Abby Olan
Jenna Roth
Allison Shapiro
Julia Shapiro
James Sharpe
Laura Sharpe
Levi Shaw-Faber
Eric Silverman
Adrian Simon
Zoe Snow
Katie Spradling
Mark Sundermeyer
Aaron Taslitz
Eric Thurgood
Nicole Thurgood
Abby Tizzio
Emily Tomack
Paul Verhoest
Sasha Vukovic
Shawana Walker
Sarah Weissman
Alyson Werth
Lauren Werth
Maddy Werth
Sheila Werth
Olivia Whitham
Kayleigh Willis
Brittany Wolf
Nicole Zecchini
Dylan Ziegelbaum
Danielle Zinner
Michelle Zinner
Jessica Zuckerbrob
Rachel Vetesi
April Walsh
26 Brian Aronow
Kate Berger
Lexi Franc
Josh Oleyourryk
Brian Rauch
27 Joe Caruncho, Jr
Lana Caster
Jason Marx
Lexee Mcentee
Mason Zaroff
Devon Zdatny
28 Eric Carbognin
Graylen Eastwood
Eli Hockstein
Koby Liliana Omansky
Brandon Powers
Julia Shapiro
29 Catherine Barsky
Kate Kaplan
Logan Knoerzer
Clayton Mc Collum
Dylan Schroeder
Lauren Schulman
William Vatkin
30 Rebecca Mann
Allison Shafir
Rachel Walden
31 Jenna Gosciak
Ilana Sandomir
Anna Shakeshaft
Scott Stampone
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!
Isaac’s Corner
There are now 101 days until session 1 2006, and only 119 days until session 2. How time flies. We had a
bit of a French Woods reunion at our home in South Florida. Carolyn Stock flew in from Chicago. Jessie Coyle
was down from New York. Nurse Venus and Ray came down from Palm City. Barbara and Ron stopped by along
with Beth and Michael. Larry even managed to be there but not on time and a cameo by Trevor. Cathy Cromack,
Nicole Kuiper, and Ryan Tutton were all working that night but we did get to see all of them at other times.
An update on my basketball teams: My Coral Springs Charter High School Varsity Basketball team finished
14 and 12. We lost the opening round of the playoffs to Westminster Academy in triple overtime. It was a fun
season and I really enjoyed it, although I missed coaching at Forest Hills HS in New York City. I also miss my old
baseball job at Flushing HS in NYC.
Brittany Champey and Alison Cowett made STATES in the thespian competitions. A true pair of French
Woodites. Thanks to Mrs. Kovler, Jillian’s mom, Brittany and Sydney Griffith, had a photo shoot for Teen Angel
boutiques.
My rec team won the championship and Joey was my personal MVP. Frenchwoodites on the team included
Reuben Wolf, Danny Zapata, Tyler Brown, and of course Joey. We came in first in the league and then blew
through the playoffs. My travel team has a whole gaggle of French Woods ball players. Joey Champey, Reuben
Wolf, Danny Zapata, Nick Lopez, Alex Bellino, Ari Bellan, Ryan Deri, and we are working on a few more. We
went 4-6 in our winter league after a 2 and 9 start in our fall league. We get better all the time and the kids are
enjoying each other’s company. They’re all looking to get up to French Woods for basketball, more sports, tennis,
circus, theatre, music, etc.
As I write this article, my son, Josh, and daughter-in-law, Lynn, are awaiting the birth of their third child and
second son. My grandson Teddy is 3 and 1/2 and my granddaughter Lilly is now 1 and 1/2. Josh is also interviewing around the country for his new career in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Kathy spent a week taking
care of my grandchildren and helping Josh and Lynn prepare for the new baby. Nicole is also there, playing nanny
for two weeks.
My daughter is still hard at work at South Shore High School in Brooklyn and braved the 26 + inch storm
there to actually go to work on the day after the storm. She’ll be coming down to South Florida for a visit to warm
here bones during winter break.
A big hello to Jessie Silverman, who we happened to see in the Philadelphia burbs. What a great kid, who
just can’t wait for camp to start. I hope you got the DVDs we sent.
We even were able to have dinner with Dewey Oriente at his favorite restaurant in Philly.
We had dinner with the Goldstones and were invited to see “Lost in Yonkers” in Philadelphia. We had a
wonderful time with them. It was great spending time with them and keeping the memory of Dina alive.
Many people have asked what they can do to help the family. The Goldstone’s have established a tax exempt
foundation under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to ensure the legacy of the girl with the big smile,
big heart, and big dreams. At present it supports two programs, and will continue to support children’s charities
as the funds become available. The Foundation will offer a yearly graduation scholarship award at Lower Merion
High School to a girl who excels in interscholastic sports & who demonstrates good character, school spirit, and is
supportive of her teammates. The Foundation will also support at-risk children at the Center for Performing Arts
at Meir Shfeya Youth Village (a Hadassah project) where the stage will be named in her memory.
A big thank you to those families who have sent us warm wishes, pictures, donations, & love. If anyone is interested, donations may be sent to:
Dina Goldstone Charitable Foundation
7300 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151
Kathy and I are on our way to Paris. We will be there from 3/15 through 3/21. If anybody would like to see us there please call us in the office or email us so that we can give you
our itinerary. You can email me at [email protected]. We will be staying at the Chateau
Frontenac.
I for one, can’t wait to get up to the Woods. I know you all feel the same.
See you soon. Bye for now. Love and kisses,
Isaac
Camper& Staff News
Doriet Fischer has been taking part in Cathy Cromack is working with
her high school Kickline. The dance group is Cirque Du Soliel in Miami! She is catering
composed of a number of dance styles and, of for the performers and crew, keeping their
course, high kicks!
energy up for the energetic show.
Hannah Weinstein performed Sonatina
in F major Op 36 Nr 4 Con Spirito by Clementi
and Waltz in A-Flat Major Op 69 Nr1 by Chopin
at the Young Artist Showcase in Bergan County.
The piano concert was on January 21st. Hannah
was also chosen to play Dorothy in the spring
production of The Wizard of Oz at the Eleanor
Van Gelder School in Edgewater, NJ.
Kristen Twynam-Perkins is playing a Who
in Seussical The Musical back home in Perth,
Australia. She was able to help out at the CCUSA
job fairs in town, which were a resounding
success!
Sam Davison performed in his school
production of The Importance of Being
Earnest in the fall (He was Grigsby, the
debt collector.) He plays his electric bass
in a jazz band at school, and he plays bass
and is backup singer with a rock band on
weekends. The rock band, called F4, had their
first gig at the Bitter End on Bleeker Street!
He recently won his school’s Shakespeare
competition, performing a monologue from
Julius Caesar, and he will compete in the
Manhattan Finals in March. Finally, he just
recorded an updated rock version of Meet the
Mets in a professional studio.
Sharon Halevy playing Mayor Maggie Chelsea Hano is appearing in the role
BatBoy, The Musical from April 5-9th with Tom of Mae Petterson in Bye Bye Birdie at South
Wolfson, Spencer Oberman, Kenny Marks, Orange Middle School.
and Sarah Kapner.
Brittany Champey won second place
Becca Krainik just finished Joseph and the at her middle school talent show with an
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as The Narrator original comedy skit.
and she was also Miss Mazepa in Gypsy for the
Centenary Performing Arts Guild in Hackettstown, Erin Champey is playing second base
New Jersey.
for her High School softball team. She is also
a member of the National Honors Society.
Heather Hodder was nominated by her
high school for the NJ Governors School for the Several French Woods Campers will
Arts for Dance. She will have an all day audition, be performing at The Stephen Sondheim
with the morning being the group class and in Benefit for the ISO on March 6th at the Kaye
the afternoon the solos followed by an interview. Playhouse.
These programs are all highly competitive and
just being nominated is an honor.
Joey Champey did a great job as
basketball statistician. He bonded with and
Kalie Birnbaum just finished appearing as wound up playing and practicing with the
a principle in an original musical review Counter members of the varsity.
Clockwise... It’s All About the Journey The
production company is the 727 Theater Company Zak Stevens just shot a small role in
and they are based in Cheltenham Pennsylvania. Denis Leary’s X-mas special for Comedy
She also participated in Acappella Fest 06 with Central.
the Lauralie, the all female acappella group at the
Springside School.
That’s the news and we’re outta here!!!
Third Session Shows 2006!
The Phantom Tollbooth
Even surrounded by dozens of toys, Milo is bored.
Nothing interests him at all. The Demons of Ignorance
are certain he will be their next victim, telling him
“If you get the urge to do anything - don’t. It could
be dangerous.” To the rescue comes The Phantom
Tollbooth! With a book adapted by Mr. Juster himself, witty lyrics full of wordplay by Sheldon Harnick
(Fiddler On The Roof, She Loves Me) and a melodious score by Arnold Black, The Phantom Tollbooth is
an endearing show that seven to eleven year olds will
find appealing.
Dear Edwina
At last a musical that features a cast of nearly all girl
performers! Follow the adventures of advice- giver
extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple as she directs
the kids in the neighborhood in production number
after hilarious production number in her “AdviceA-Palooza” extravaganza. Written in the style of
Schoolhouse Rock Live! and You’re A Good Man
Charlie Brown, Dear Edwina Junior is the perfect girl
power musical for seven to eleven year olds by Marcy
Heisler and Zina Goldrich.
101 Dalmations
In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian
puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil plots to
steal them for her new fur coat! Join all the dogs of
London, as they daringly rescue the puppies from
Cruella and her bumbling henchmen. With a delightfully fun score, lovable characters, and one of the
most deliciously evil villains in the Disney canon, this
stage adaptation is certain to charm and delight seven
to eleven year olds.
Oklahoma!
Winner of a special Pulitzer prize, Oklahoma! changed
the face of stage musicals by telling an emotional
story through music, lyrics and dance as never before.
Set in the Indian territory of the American West at the
turn of the century - against a background of conflict
between farmers and cattlemen - it is the story of
Laurey and two rivals for her affections. Famously,
the show opens with ‘Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’’
and contains a cornucopia of wonderful songs such as
‘The Surry with The Fringe on Top’, ‘People Will Say
We’re in Love’, ‘Many a New Day’, ‘I Can’t Say No’,
and the final rousing chorus of ‘Oklahoma!’ - it is a
musical treat for eleven to fourteen year olds.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
A satire of big business and all it holds sacred, H2$ follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little
handbook to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive, tackling such
familiar but potent dangers as the aggressively compliant
“company man,” the boss’ whiny, nepotistic nephew, the
office party, backstabbing co-workers, caffeine addiction
and, of course, true love. Guaranteed to appeal to eleven
to fourteen year olds, the show boasts a show-stealing
star role, memorable secondary characters, a catchy,
witty score, and a wicked sense of humor that’s as biting,
unforgiving and on-target today as ever.
Blame it on the Movies
The sound of movies is saluted in this cheerful musical cavalcade of wonderful songs and themes from the
world’s favorites films. Fresh and fast-paced, this review
compiled by Billy Barnes is a nostalgic treat that covers
more ground than your average Friday night at the karaoke bar, featuring unforgettable tunes from “The Wizard
Of Oz,” “Meet Me In St. Louis,” “The Pink Panther,”
“Rocky,” “Psycho,” “Jaws,” “Gone With The Wind,”
“Goldfinger,” “The Color Purple,” “Footloose” and
countless others, in a full-filled homage to movie musicals, screwball comedies, shoot-em-up westerns, sizzling
screen romances, thrillers, action-adventure flicks, historical epics and auteurs alike. It’s the perfect celebration
of the silver screen for eleven to fourteen year olds.
My Favorite Year
It’s 1954, and Benjy Stone, freshman writer on TV’s
King Kaiser Comedy Cavalcade, is assigned the daunting task of baby-sitting veteran Hollywood swashbuckler
Alan Swann while he’s doing a live guest appearance on
the show. The effort to keep the reckless Swann out of
the papers during the rehearsal week nearly drives Benjy
to the brink, when he’s given an unexpected glimpse
into Swann’s broken heart that teaches him about human
frailty, tragedy, comedy, love – and about what made
1954 his favorite year. Eleven to fourteen year olds are
sure to enjoy this classic hit.
Evita
This musical, written in 1975 and premiered in London
in 1978, is based on the true story of Eva Peron of
Argentina. Evita was quite successful and was made into
a 1996 movie starring Madonna. More than 25 years
after it opened in London, Evita remains as vital and
vibrant as ever. What a way to learn South American
history: through Lloyd Webber and Rice’s most humble,
most memorable score. Those catchy, dramatic tunes and
a real-life main character who has the guile of Cruella
De Ville, make for a stage experience nothing short of
thrilling eleven to seventeen year olds.
Sweeney Todd
The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim
and Hugh Wheeler’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary
crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber
who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge
against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands
to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the
people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious
new meat pie recipe! Sophisticated, macabre, visceral
and uncompromising, “Sweeney Todd” nevertheless has
a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor: eleven to seventeen
year olds will find themselves laughing hysterically one
moment and gasping in surprise the next.
Bat Boy
Based on a story in The Weekly World News, this is a
musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat
creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls,
West Virginia. The local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the
home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he
is eventually accepted as a member of the family and
taught to act like a “normal” boy by the veterinarian’s
wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy
is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to
fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they
turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker,
who secretly despises Bat Boy. Shelley and Bat Boy, who
have fallen in love, run away together from the ignorant
town folk and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but
their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and
reveals a secret. Soon the entire town arrives and hears
the shocking story of Bat Boy’s unholy origin. It’s sure to
be a hit for eleven to seventeen year olds.
Nine
A theatrical adaptation of the Federico Fellini film 8 1/2
with music and lyrics by American composer Maury
Yeston concerns the difficulties of the film director Guido
Contini. Fresh off the greatest hit of his career so far,
he endures a midlife crisis that has blocked his creative
impulses and entangled him in a web of romantic difficulties. We view the world through his eyes and see all
that goes on in his head; demons and fantasies alike. The
original 1983 Broadway production, directed by Tommy
Tune and starring Raul Julia as Guido, the only man in
an otherwise all-female cast, was revived in 2003 with
Antonio Banderes in the starring role. Nine is a must-see
for ages eleven to seventeen.
* All shows are subject to change. See you next summer!
The Odd Couple
Neil Simon’s famous update of his contemporary
classic starts with a group of women friends playing their regular game of Trivial Pursuit. This
week, the coterie is meeting at the apartment of
Olive Madison, a divorcee who freely admits to
being a slob: “I leave a mess when I read a book.”
Late to arrive is Florence Unger, a stickler for detail
who would try the patience of a saint, and who has
unfortunately just become separated from her husband. As life would have it, the slob and the fussbudget decide to room together -- with hilarious
results! Within days, Florence’s obsessive habits
start taking their toll on Olive and their friends. The
only remedy Olive can think of (a pair of brothers
from Barcelona) disastrously backfires, and the two
women are forced to agree on one thing -- even the
best of friends sometimes make the worst of roommates. Eleven to seventeen year olds are sure to
enjoy this comedy.
Twelve Angry Men
The defence and the prosecution have rested and
the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a
young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of
murdering his father. What begins as an open and
shut case of murder soon becomes a mini-drama of
each of the jurors’ prejudices and preconceptions
about the trial, the accused, and each other. All of
the action takes place on the stage of the jury room
with a cats of eleven to seventeen year olds.
Fuddy Meers
It starts off just as just another normal day for
Claire. She wakes up and greets the morning. Her
husband, Richard, brings her a cup of coffee, and
patiently explains that she suffers from a form of
psychogenic amnesia that erases her memory every
night when she goes to sleep. Claire takes the news
rather cheerfully, but unlike other mornings, has a
few serious questions to ask. Things really start to
go awry when a furtive limping, lisping, half-deaf
man in a ski mask kidnaps Claire, and her husband
will stop at nothing to get her back. Other characters we meet along Claire’s journey include Kenny,
Claire’s overgrown eighth grade son who has issues
of his own, Claire’s mother, Gertie, who speaks
in “stroke talk,” Millet, an ex-convict with a foul
mouthed puppet, and Heidi, a very intense woman
who may or may not be a cop. David LindsayAbaire’s wacky yet poignant comedy proves that
no family dysfunction is insurmountable.
One Act Play Festival (11-17) - To be announced.