Carlisle shows 1988- present

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CAST

BOOK VOICE  Dave Robichaud

J. PIERREPONT FINCH Chris Govang
ROSEMARY PILKINGTON   Amanda Lanza

J.B. BIGGLEY Craig Howard
SMITTY Faith Brodi
BUD FRUMP Colin Klein
BRATT Chuck Holleman
MISS JONES Stephanie Mann
MR. TWIMBLE/OVINGTON/WALLY WOMPER  Jeff Gage
MISS KRUMHOLTZ Dianne Dechellis
HEDY LA RUE Lali Haines GATCH/TOYNBEE Nick Wellin
JENKINS Kevin Dibble
TACKABERRY Tedford Armistead
PETERSON Laurie Penney
DAVIS Heather Pruiksma 

Ensemble Nicolle Armistead, Terri Carotenuto, Emily Chapman, Jill Craig*, Debbie Crane , Pat D'Amico, Colleen Flannery-Schwarz, Frank Harrigan, Margaret Healey, Kate Henderson*, Kathy Howard , Chris Karalekas,  Brenna Meindersma,  Larry Millner, Emily Mitchell, Emily Spence*, *Featured Dancers

Production and Technical Team

Director Kendra Thyne

Music Director Barry Singer

Choreographer Amy Nosowitz
Producers SLOC Board
Technical Director Brendon Chetwynd
Stage Manager Ben Cantor-Adams
Assistant Stage Manager Emmeline Jones
Intimacy Coordinator Sydney Grant
Orchestra Manager  Andrew Conway
Set Design Brendon Chetwynd, Laurel Martin
Set Construction  Brendon Chetwynd, Blair Eig, Kevin Dibble, Brian Cutler
Paint Chief Sandy Eisenbies
Paint Crew  Jolanta Jackson, Rhy Jackson, Jon Eisenbies, Debbie Crane, Laurel Martin
School Liaison Jenn Albanese
Costume Design  Linda Tonies
Costume Crew Jenn Albanese, Terri Carotenuto
Props Master Carren Panico
Hair and Makeup Design Faith Brodi, Kate Henderson
Wigs Cara Guappone
Stage Crew  Kleanthis Zymaris, Emmeline Jones and Cast
Sound Design Bill Lopoulos
Light Design Jeremy Behrle
Film Production Faith Brodi, Special Thanks to BATV
Sound Editing Faith Brodi, Special Thanks to Concord Free Library
Graphic Design Jenn Albanese, Pat D'Amico
Playbill Andrew Conway, Pat D'Amico
Publicity Jenn Albanese, Faith Brodi, Debbie Crane, Dianne Dechellis, Amanda Lanza, Emily Mitchell, Heather Pruiksma
Box Office Bill Cooney, Ralph Anderson
Front of House Jenn Albanese, Debbie Crane (lobby boards)
Photographer Chris Pollari

Orchestra

Reed 1 EMMA DONNELY

Reed 2 PAUL RAGALLER

Reed 3 CAMERON GLASS

Reed 4 STEVE MALIONEK

Trumpet 1 NATHAN FRENCH

Trumpet 2 WILL MERCHANT

Trombone  ANDREW CONWAY

Keyboard  THOMAS GRIFFIN

Guitar  BRIAN MIDDLETON

Bass  JOHN SINCLAIR

Percussion  KRISTIAN LABRIE

Orchestra Manager
ANDREW CONWAY

Accompanists MARNEN LAIBOW-KOSER, DAVID GOLDHIRCSH,

SAMANTHA PRINDVILLE

Special thanks to our orchestra subs: Samantha Prindville, Marnen Laibow-Koser, Mike Morelli, and Chuck Gabriel

Glossary of 1960's Terms in How To Succeed.....

Metrecal - a popular weight-loss powdered meal replacement

Judith Anderson - a Broadway star who also had a prolific career in film. Rosemary may be referring to Anderson’s famous roles as Medea and as Lady Macbeth

Steno pool - a group of secretaries who take dictation in shorthand

Dictation - writing down, recording what is said

Shorthand - a system of writing that uses symbols and abbreviations to increase writing speed

Longhand - writing out words in full

Dictation machine - a sound recording device used to record speech to later type into print

Carbon paper - sheets of paper that create multiple copies onto layered paper that is typed or written on

Adding machine - a mechanical calculator that creates a roll of tape for bookkeeping purposes

Playing Gin - a card game from a standard deck, where players match cards into sets and runs

Helena Rubinstein - an art collector and philanthropist, who was also a cosmetics entrepreneur

The Copa - a New York City nightclub where many entertainers made their New York debut

Cigarette girl - attractive young woman selling cigarettes from a tray held by a neck strap

Vassar - when How to Succeed was written, Vassar College was all women and meant to provide women with an equivalent education to the best men’s colleges of that time

Typhoid Carrier - reference used to describe someone to steer clear of; typhoid carriers are asymptomatic but contagious people infected with Salmonella typhi

Bergdorf Goodman - luxury department store

Fink - Informant, strikebreaker, generally unpleasant person

Wildroot cream oil - hair cream used for styling

Gatling - Richard Jordan Gatling invented a rapid-firing firearm that was an early version of a machine gun

”The Untouchables” - special agents during the prohibition who worked to end Al Capone’s illegal activities

Rail Splitter - person who splits logs into rails, famously known as a nickname for Abraham Lincoln, and used to describe someone who rose from humble beginnings

Shriners, Diner’s Club, Golden Key - Brotherhood of man references several membership-based groups, with Elks being the most recognizable. Shriners stemmed from Masonic Temple membership and is most known for supporting children’s hospitals. Diner’s Club refers to a charge account for business people, starting with New York based restaurants. Golden Key is an academic society.

 "B. B. D. O." (the initials of the character Ovington) is a reference to the largest advertising agency of the 20th century, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn - commonly known as BBDO (and still in operation today).

SLOC BOARD

Jenn Albanese- President
Brendon Chetwynd- Treasurer
Andrew Conway- Vice President
Linda Tonies- Secretary
Faith Brodi, Debbie Crane, Brian Cutler, Kate Henderson, Larry Millner, Janet Pohli