WRITTEN BY
Joan Holden, Michael Gene Sullivan, Kate Chumley, Nina Siegal, and Ellen Callas |
MUSIC BY
Bruce Barthol, Eric Crystal, Liberty Ellman, and E.W. Wainwright |
LYRICS BY
Bruce Barthol |
DIRECTED BY
Daniel Chumley |
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Eric Crystal |
SCENIC DESIGN BY
Conrad Cimarra |
COSTUME DESIGN BY
Callie Floor |
CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
| FRANKLIN BROWN, A rookie seismologist |
Michael Gene Sullivan* |
| DR. HEINZ, A mature seismologist |
Ed Holmes* |
| GRIDLEY GRUNCH, The town crank |
Ed Holmes |
| MR. BAILEY, A banker |
Zachary Barton* |
| NICK, A burger craftsman |
Conrad Cimarra* |
| JOHNNY, A little boy |
Keiko Shimosato* |
| FREDA BROWN, Franklin's mother |
Velina Brown* |
| MRS. McGULLICUDDY, Her aged boarder |
Keiko Shimosato |
| HANK, A boarder, a writer |
Ed Holmes |
| JOAQUIN, A boarder, a factory worker |
Conrad Cimarra |
| CELESTE, A new boarder |
Velina Brown |
| MRS. MARTIN, The town matriarch |
Zachary Barton |
| MR. MONROE, Freda's beau |
Michael Gene Sullivan |
| MAYOR MURPHY, A besieged politco |
Ed Holmes |
| BARLEY McFADDEN, An entrepreneur |
Zachary Barton |
*Appearing through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
TIME: 1950-SOMETHING
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
| 1 - A SEISMIC STATION IN THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS |
| 2 - MAIN STREET OF SANTA MARGARITA, TWO WEEKS LATER |
| 3 - NICK'S DINER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING |
| 4 - MOM'S BOARDING HOUSE, THAT AFTERNOON |
| 5 - IN THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS, THE NEXT DAY |
| 6 - THE BOARDING HOUSE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING |
| 7 - NICK'S AROUND THE SAME TIME |
| 8 - THE COUNTY FAIRGROUND, SHORTLY THEREAFTER |
| 9 - A RAILROAD UNDERPASS, MOMENTS LATER |
| 10 - McFADDEN'S |
THE BAND
| Eric Crystal |
Saxophone, Keyboard, & Bass |
| Liberty Ellman |
Guitar, Keyboard, & Bass |
| E.W. Wainwright |
Drums & Percussion |
SONGS
| Prologue |
Soul Suckers from Outer Space |
| SC. 1 |
Public Servant |
| SC. 2 |
My Home Town |
| SC. 4 |
My Home Town/Jitterbug |
| SC. 5 |
Public Servant Reprise |
| SC. 8 |
No Free Lunch |
SOUND ENGINEER
David Tier |
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ellen Callas |
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Gregory R. Tate* |
PROP DESIGN/ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Kate Chumley |
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Nina Kunimoto |
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Andrew Kim, Leslie Tsina |
SET CONSTRUCTION
Greg Hillman, Kimon Keramidas |
COSTUME CONSTRUCTION
Callie Floor, Jane Sayer, Joseph Ward |
PROP CONSTRUCTION
Kate Chumley, Kimon Keramidas, Andrew Kim, Shaleece Haas, Lesley Tsina |
SCENE PAINTERS
Conrad Cimarra, Kate Chumley |
WIG MASTER
Beverly Meyer |
THIS YEAR'S FREE SHOW ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY: IRA & LENORE GERSHWIN PHILANTROPIC FUND; CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL; VANGUARD FOUNDATION-DONOR DIRECTED GIFT PROGRAM; NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS; ZELERBACH FAMILY FUND; WALLACE ALEXANDER GERBODE FOUNDATION; GRANTS FOR THE ARTS OF THE S.F. HOTEL TAX FUND; FLEISHHACHER FOUNDATION; LEO J. AND CELIA CARLIN FUND; BILL GRAHAM FOUNDATION AND THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
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