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Furlan Auditorium Production
BYE BYE BIRDIE
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July 13, 2001 - August 4, 2001
TICKETS
Adults – $14
Rock star Conrad Birdie is the biggest thing to top the charts. Women love him, men want to be him and teenage girls around the country scream with glee at the mere mention of his name. But when the United States Army drafts Birdie, manager Albert Peterson sees his meal ticket preparing to fly the coop (much to the delight of longtime love Rose Alvarez, who can’t wait for Albert to ditch the music biz and become something respectable, like an English teacher). Desperate for a publicity stunt big enough to help them survive Birdie’s departure, Albert and Rose hatch a plan: send Conrad to small-town America to plant his goodbye kiss on one lucky fan for the entire world to see. Their selection of super fan Kim Macafee sends the wholesome enclave of Sweet Apple, Ohio into chaos. Kim’s boyfriend, Hugo, can’t take the humiliation of his lady love’s televised lip-lock. Rose can’t take another minute of Albert’s distracted ways. And Sweet Apple can’t take its teens’ riotous rebellion, inspired by the arrival of bad-boy Birdie. Will Sweet Apple ever be the same?
Albert Peterson – Kyle Breitzman
Rosie Alvarez – Kate Sarner
Helen Moony – Emily Heitzer
Nancy Smith – Molly Kral
Alice Barker – Amy Dorman
Margie Cranston – Maggie Turinski
Freddy Pfifer – Andy Jeske
Karl Marconi – Steve Hnilicka
Harvey Johnson – Sean Langenecker
Penelope Ann Henkel – Jamie Gordon
Hugo Peabody – Daniel Katz
Bobby Gerard – Aaron Scofeild
Ralph Moony – Michael Toots Ruggles
Ursula Merkle – Emily Markenson
Kim MacAfee – Taryn Heller
Doris MacAfee – Peg Zanella
Harry MacAfee – Dan McDermott
Teen Trio – Jamie Gordon, Emily Heitzer, & Molly Kral
Sad Girls – Maggie Turinski & Amy Dorman
Mae Peterson – Trish O’Brien
Trainman – Dan Meyer
NYC Travelers – Christina Burke-Cobey, Joey Rasmus, Diane Rector, Elena Rodriguez, & Karima Taalbi
NYC Policeman – Michael Toots Ruggles
Conrad Birdie – Steve Schacht
Reporters – Jennifer Brandl, Freddy Franklin, & Steve Hnilcka
Conductor – Tristin Ganter
Martha Merkle – Marty Rasmus
Bertha Johnson – Diane Rector
Mayor Moony – Al Schimel
Edna Moony – Elena Rodriguez
Phyllis Henkle – Jennifer Brandl
Mary Henkle – Karima Taalbi
Clara Johnson – Christina Burke-Cobey
Jimmy Merkle – Joey Rasmus
Randolph MacAfee – Tyler Nikolas
Gloria Rasputin – Diane Rector
Ed Sullivan – Brian Faracy
Stage Hand – Michael Toots Ruggles
Stage Manager – Freddy Franklin
Make-Up Lady – Jennifer Brandl
Charles F. Maude – Freddy Franklin
A Shriner – Sean Langenecker
Maude’s Dishwasher – Andy Jeske
The Shriners – Tristin Ganter, Steve Hnilicka, Sean Langenecker, Dan Meyer, Michael Toots Ruggles, & Al Schimel
Sweet Apple Policeman – Michael Toots Ruggles
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Direction & Choreography – John Cramer
Music Direction – Sue Stanley
Set – Peter Windingstad
Light Design – John R. Dolphin
Costume Design – Ellen Kozak
Prop Design – Amy Peter
Sound Design – Jan Pritzl
Technical Direction – John Starmer
Orchestration – Jeff Schatzke
Stage Management – Jan Szczepanski & Jenny Walkowiak
Dance Captains – Jamie Gordon, Daniel Katz, & Maggie Turinski
Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams