Jersey Central Theatre

ACT ONE
THE PROBLEM
By A.R. Gurney

HUSBAND……………………………Paul Zeller
WIFE…………………………………..Terri Sturtevant

The play takes place one evening in the home of the Husband and Wife.

ACT TWO
SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO
By David Mamet

DANNY SHAPIRO……………...……….Jeffrey Woerner, Jr.
BERNARD LITKO………………………Ken Schwarz
JOAN WEBBER*………………………..Amy Connolly
DEBORAH SOLOMAN…………………Megan Muckelmann

(*The role of “Joan” was subsequently played by Stacey Joy for the final weekend of the run.)

The action of the play takes place in various spots around the North Side of Chicago, approximately nine weeks during the Summer of 1982.

The plays will be performed with one intermission.

Produced & Directed by
Ken Schwarz

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Technical Director…...………………………..…GARY JOHNSON
Stage Manager……...………………………….SUSAN RAGAZZO
Costumes……..………………………………………….THE CAST
Production Design…..………….…………………..KEN SCHWARZ
Lighting/Sound Operator…….……………….…SUSAN RAGAZZO
Volunteer Coordinator…………………………….SALLY DiDARIO
Props…………………..…….…SUSAN RAGAZZO, KEN SCHWARZ
Director of Marketing & Development………ADAM SCHLACHTER
Promotion….KEN SCHWARZ, SALLY DiDARIO, RICHARD ZUPKO, GAIL & AMANDA WOERNER, ADAM SCHLACHTER
Production Assistants.……JEFF WOERNER, Sr., JEFFREY WOERNER, JR., RACHEL CONNORS, DAVID SEALS
House Staff………SALLY DiDARIO, DORIS BROCHT, LORRY FRANK, MARTHA NEWMB
THE PRODUCERS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING…
Sally DiDario, Lore McCarthy,
Gary Schwarz, Tom & Elaine DiDario,
Pam Zupko, Robert & Daisy Stryker, Superior Graphics,
Susan Stryker, Warren County Florist,
St. Nicholas Church, Pat Solgin & Veronica,
Bernadette Fallows-Davidson, Deborah Przybylowski,
Justin & Harriet Rothschild, Wes Ott,
Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Josh Trachtenburg,
Debi Reed, G. Maizenaski,
Charlie Prose, Kassie DePaiva,
Bob Makin, Jason Lewis
All of our volunteers, subscribers & anyone we may have forgotten
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WHO’S WHO

PAUL ZELLER (Husband)
Paul is pleased to make his debut with JCTC. Favorite roles include “Chris” in All My Sons, “Ken” in Fifth of July, “Hinckley” in Assassins, “Frump” in How To Succeed… and “Paul” in Company. Directing credits include How I Learned To Drive, Plunge, The Curious Savage, Other People’s Money, and Bomber Jackets. Paul currently serves as board member for the Attic Ensemble in Jersey City, where he will direct the world premiere of Family, Frying pans and The F.B.I. in April. He would like to thank Ken and Terri for making this an enjoyable experience.

TERRI STURTEVANT (Wife)
Terri has been acting for over forty years. She spent her “twenties” in Connecticut, teaching high school French and performing in summer stock. Since moving to NJ, she has enjoyed raising her 2 sons (Adam & Geoff), while acting in over 100 Community, Regional and Summer Theatre productions. Terri was excited to win this year’s Perry Award of “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play” for her portrayal of “Bessie” in Marvin’s Room. Other favorite roles include: “Bella” in Lost in Yonkers, “Lucille” in Gemini, “Claudia” in Nuts, “Madam Arcati” in Blithe Spirit, and “Martha” in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? with Ron Palillo.

JEFFREY WOERNER,JR. (Danny)
Jeffrey is a 14 year resident of Dunellen, Jeffrey was last seen here as “Jinx” in JCTC’s inaugural production of Forever Plaid. He was a student at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, where he studied acting and voice. Local audiences may remember seeing him in the productions of Joseph…(“Benjamin”), Annie (“Bert Healy”), Bye, Bye Birdie (“Conrad”) and The Pajama Game (“Sid Sorkin”) at Dunellen High School. He was nominated for the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award for his performance in Annie. Jeffrey would like to thank everyone who made this production possible and everyone who always supports all that he does—especially his mother and father.

KEN DiDARIO (Bernie)
Born in Plainfield, Ken has appeared in commercials, film and well over 70 plays at regional and professional theatres. Some of his favorite leading roles have been in such plays as Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Jimmy Shine, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Lark, Barefoot in the Park, Never Too Late, Come Blow Your Horn, Charley’s Aunt, Catch Me If You Can, One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest and Say Goodnight, Gracie. Ken also wrote, designed and starred in Yuletide Hearts, an original holiday play named one of the best new plays for N.J.’s 1997 professional theatre season by The Star Ledger, at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, where he also recently wrote, designed and directed The Music of America. Ken was last seen on this stage as “George” in Same Time, Next Year.

AMY CONNOLLY (Joan)
A native of Hunterdon County, Amy attended Boston College, where she choreographed for the B.C. Dance Ensemble, and also attended the University of San Diego. She has performed with the Metropolitan Musical Theatre in productions of Grease and They’re Playing Our Song. She has also been seen at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse in A Playhouse Christmas and as “Barbara” in Nuptials. Amy’s favorite role is that of “Mom” to her two sons, Max and Ian. To Mitch: “thanks for being my sunshine.”

Megan Muckelmann (Deborah)
Megan has a BFA in Acting from Montclair State University where she won the Denis K.
McDonald award for her performances as “Evelyn” in Kindertransport and “Miss Brodie” in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She has also studied at the National Shakespeare Conservatory and currently studies voice with Sharon Reynolds. Megan has appeared in radio commercials, several independent films and an audio series. She has also appeared in the Off-Off Broadway production of Unwanted: The Very Ugly Duckling at Vital Theatre, “Kitty” in Nuptials at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, and the Teenage Greek Chorus in The Theater Project's production of How I Learned to Drive. She currently is a part of the “Hot Air” tour from Playwright’s Theatre of NJ. Megan is extremely excited about this opportunity to work with the wonderful people of Jersey Central Theatre.