SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR
Dunellen Theater
November 9 – November 24, 2001
Written by Bernard Slade
Produced by Richard Zupko & Ken Schwarz
CAST
DORIS……………….……………Dawn Allyn
GEORGE………………………….Ken DiDario
SETTING
A guest cottage of a country inn in Northern California.
ACT ONE
Scene 1: A day in February, 1951
Scene 2: A day in February, 1956
Scene 3: A day in February, 1961
ACT TWO
Scene 1: A day in February, 1965
Scene 2: A day in February, 1970
Scene 3: A day in February, 1975
The play will be performed with one intermission.
Directed by
DALE BENSON & KEN SCHWARZ
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc
SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR was first performed March 13, 1975 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, N.Y. It was Directed by Gene Saks and starred Ellen Burstyn and Charles Grodin.
Production Managers…...PETER AVAGLIANO,RANDY JENKINS
Technical Director…...………………………..…GARY JOHNSON
Stage Manager……...………………………….SUSAN RAGAZZO
Assistant Director………………………………..…….DAVID SEALS
Costumes……..………………………LORE McCARTHY, THE CAST
Production Design…..………….…………………..KEN SCHWARZ
Lighting/Sound Operator…….……….…JEFFREY WOERNER, JR.
Props…………………..…….…SUSAN RAGAZZO, KEN SCHWARZ,
DAVID SEALS
Program……………MARIANNE CONNORS, RACHEL CONNORS
Promotion….KEN SCHWARZ, SALLY DiDARIO, RICHARD ZUPKO, GAIL & AMANDA WOERNER, ADAM SCHLACHTER
Production Crew……JOHN HICKSON, JR., JEFF WOERNER, Sr., GAIL WOERNER, JEFFREY WOERNER, JR., RACHEL CONNORS, DAVID SEALS
House Staff………SALLY DiDARIO, RACHEL CONNORS, JOSEPH TIERNO, ROBYN RESKO, TOMMY DiDARIO,JR.
Piano courtesy of NOLDE’S PIANOS & ORGANS
Hunterdon Shopping Center
Fleming ton, NJ 908-782-5400
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Sally DiDario Horst Mueller
Gary Schwarz Tom & Elaine DiDario
Pam Zupko Jon Kovarra
Robert & Daisy Stryker Superior Graphics
Susan Stryker Doug Seals
St. Nicholas Church Justin & Harriet Rothschild
Wes Ott Pat Solgin & Veronica
Bernadette Fallows-Davidson Deborah Przybylowski
Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Paul Tardue
Peter Filichia KC Saturn Systems
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Jim Lane Bob Makin
Jason Lewis Gregory Connors
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WHO’S WHO
DAWN ALLYN (Doris)
Dawn is thrilled to be a part of the Dunellen Theatre’s premiere season. She is also happy to be working with Ken again, having appeared with him in the title role in Mary Mary at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. Other HHP credits include Ruth in Blythe Spirit and Alison in Romantic Comedy. Off-Off Broadway she has performed in productions of Waiting for Lefty, Haiku, Attic and Twelfth Night. Some favorite roles include Helen in Baby with the Bathwater and Lady Caroline Dester in Enchanted April. She also portrayed Ruth in the Bickford Theatre’s Dear Ruth, which won the NJ Theatre Award for Best Revival of a Play. Dawn has done numerous TV commercials, as well as work on soaps, cable TV, and independent films. Dawn would like to welcome into the world her two new nieces Catie and Sofia. Love and thanks to Greg.
KEN DiDARIO (George)
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 at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. The production was subsequently named one of the best new plays for N.J.’s 1997 professional theatre season by The Star Ledger.
DALE BENSON (Director)
Mr. Benson has an M.A. in Theatre from the University of Illinois and studied with Larry Arrick at the Stella Adler Studio and also, with Lee Grant. He has directed numerous New York productions including Damn Yankees, The Boys From Syracuse, Anything Goes, Kiss Me, Kate and Company. He has acted off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway and in regional stock and dinner theatre, where he has also directed such shows as How To Succeed…, Any Wednesday and Sugar. Some of his favorite appearances have been in such plays as The Odd Couple, Born Yesterday, Send Me No Flowers, Three Men On A Horse, When We Are Married, Charley’s Aunt and Ken Schwarz’s Yuletide Hearts.
Coming Next…
An Area Exclusive!
A Holiday Music & Comedy Show For the Whole Family!
A BRANSON COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
Starring Tim Gillis, Comedian “Crazy Elmer”
& The Tim Gillis Band
Sat, December 8th @ 7:30pm & Sun, December 9th @ 3pm
$20.00 per person (Discounts available)
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