Past Shows
From Russia with Laughter - April 2011
Adapted from Anton Chekhov by David Zarko
Directed by Mary Jo Bowes
Showdates: April 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 – 2011
It’s comedy time from Russia with three classic and very funny one act plays written by Anton Chekhov – The Barbarian, The Proposal, and The Celebration. The Barbarian (also known as The Boor/The Bear) is a farce about a widow attempting to remain loyal to her dead husband’s memory. The Proposal follows a hypochondriac as he attempts to propose marriage to a landowner’s aging daughter. The Celebration has a bank manager dealing with his flirtatious wife and and a strange women while preparing for the fifteenth anniversary celebration of his bank where he hopes to attract would-be investors.
Cast
The Barbarian
Luchenka – Lizanne Porter
Popova – Tami Merrill
Smirnov – Bill Herring
The Proposal
Chubukov – Jim Resh
Lomov – Brett Johns
Natalia – Katelyn Vinisky
The Celebration
Hirin – Jeremiah Fisher
Shipushin – John Henry Steelman
Tatyana – Alycia King
Mrs. Merchutkina – Rachel Smith
Production Staff
Stage Manager – Ashlea Marie Leone
Light and Sound Board Operator – Rain Johns
Costume Supervisor – Deborah Phillips
Set Construction Supervisor – Dave Cavill
Set Construction – Bill Herring, Jeremiah Fisher, Brett Johns, John Henry Steelman, Jim Resh, Tami Merrill, Alycia King, Katelyn Vinisky
Poster/ Program – Bruce Dries
Special Thanks
Indiana Area Senior High School and Gretchen Barbor
Sue Loughry
Don Henry and WIUP
Todd Marino and WDAD
Indiana Gazette
Blairsville Dispatch
David Bowes
The Costume Shop
The 700 Shop and Josh Rosenberger
James Dixon
Lorretta Dalton