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<show id="s1996a">

<performing_organization> Actorsingers </performing_organization>
<title> The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas </title>
<year> 1996 </year>
<dates> May 17-19 </dates>
<times> </times>
<venue id="Elm"> Edmund M. Keefe Auditorium </venue>

<related_shows>
  <prior id="s1995c" />
  <next  id="s1996b" />
</related_shows>

<art>
  <program_cover src="pix/s1996ac.gif" />
</art>

<credits>
  <by> Book by <writer> Larry L. King </writer> &amp; <writer> Peter Masterson </writer> </by>
  <by> Music &amp; Lyrics by <writer> Carol Hall </writer> </by>
  <p class="editorial"> [Carol Hall is correct, despite error on front cover of program booklet] </p>
</credits>

<cast title="The Company" sub="(In Order of Appearance)">
  <R> <ch name="Narrator" /> <w> Mark Crowell </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Miss Wulla Jean" /> <w x="tamulonis-p"> Margaret Tamulonis </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Nurse" /> <w x="bonner-a"> Alene Bonner </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Angel" /> <w> Michelle Guerette </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Shy" /> <w x="leclair-k"> Kathy LeClair </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Jewel" /> <w> Barbara Lawler </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Miss Mona" /> <w x="boardman-b"> Bernadette Boardman </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Melvin P. Thorpe" /> <w x="grimard-g"> Glen Grimard </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd" /> <w> Tom Ryder </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Rufus Poindexter" /> <w x="pelletier-d"> Daniel Pelletier </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Doatsey Mae" /> <w x="schneider-k"> Kerry Schneider </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Edsel Mackey" /> <w> John Tamanakis </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Ed Scruggs" /> <w> Gary Locke </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Senator Wingwoah" /> <w x="bonner-b"> Barry Bonner </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Governor" /> <w x="wall-e"> Ed Wall </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Mona's Girls" />
    <w> Andrea Albright </w>,
    <w> Miriam Vichi Beck </w>,
    <w x="holland-m"> Martha Daniels </w>,
    <w> Michelle Guerette </w>,
    <w> Kristin Hartford </w>,
    <w> Denise Kearns </w>,
    <w x="leclair-k"> Kathy LeClair </w>,
    <w x="goreham-k"> Kathleen Meehan </w>,
    <w x="sandler-r"> Rosalind Sandler </w>,
    <w x="webb-b"> Barbara Webb </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Aggies/Cowboys" />
    <w x="caron-j"> Jeff Caron </w>,
    <w> Mark Crowell </w>,
    <w> Kenneth Dolan </w>,
    <w x="ducharme-d"> David R. Ducharme </w>,
    <w x="fonacier-b"> Bobby Fonacier </w>,
    <w x="holland-j"> Jed Holland </w>,
    <w x="kasok-d"> David A. Kasok </w>,
    <w> Derek Levesque </w>,
    <w> Matthew Perkins </w>,
    <w> Bob Terrell </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Chorus" />
    <w> Patricia Cashton </w>,
    <w> Raymond G. DeRusha III </w>,
    <w> Bill Dresher </w>,
    <w x="emmons-c"> Chuck Emmons </w>,
    <w x="gorelick-c"> Carol Gorelick </w>,
    <w> Melissa Groff </w>,
    <w> Janet Hamel </w>,
    <w> Kevin Kalled </w>,
    <w x="butler-c"> Cindy Knapton </w>,
    <w x="lyon-m"> Mary Beth Lyon </w>,
    <w> Sherry Ryder </w>,
    <w x="smith-g"> Gloria Smith </w>,
    <w> Sharon Spivak </w>,
    <w> Jennifer Williams </w>
  </R>
</cast>

<orchestra title="Orchestra">
  <R i="conducted by">    <w x="redman-k"> Kathy Cooney Redman </w> </R>
  <R i="Fiddle"> <w> Douglas Clegg </w> </R>
  <R i="Guitar"> <w> Robert Daniels </w> </R>
  <R i="Bass Guitar"> <w> David Handrick </w> </R>
  <R i="Pedal Steel Guitar"> <w> Peter McArdle </w> </R>
  <R i="Piano"> <w> David Gidge </w> </R>
  <R i="Drums"> <w> Jon Teger </w> </R>
</orchestra>	

<acknowledgments title="Acknowledgments">
  <w x="ryan-d"> Dave Ryan </w>
  <w> Stan St. Onge </w>
  <w> Stage One Productions </w>
  <w> Sweet Adelines </w>
  <w> New Thalian Players </w>
  <w> Our Ticket Outlets </w>
  <w> Barry Bonner Graphic Design Services </w>
  <w> Winchendon Furniture Company </w>
  <w> Milford High Athletic Director Marc Maurais </w>
</acknowledgments>

<staff title="Production and Technical Staff">
  <R j="Co-Producers"> <w x="koczarski-s"> Sue Koczarski </w>, <w x="levesque-v"> Valerie Levesque </w> </R>
  <R j="Director"> <w x="liljeberg-j"> John Liljeberg </w> </R>
  <R j="Assistant Director"> <w x="thomson-b"> Betty Thomson </w> </R>
  <R j="Choreographer"> <w x="fonacier-b"> Bobby Fonacier </w> </R>
  <R j="Musical Director"> <w x="redman-k"> Kathy Cooney Redman </w> </R>
  <R j="Costumes">
    <w> Julie Johnston </w> (chair),
    <w x="tamulonis-p"> Penny Tamulonis </w>,
    <w x="liljeberg-r"> Raelene Liljeberg </w>,
    <w x="bonner-a"> Alene Bonner </w>,
    <w> Linda Lipe </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Lighting"> <w x="mcallister-j"> John McAllister </w> and <w x="schneider-d"> Dennis Schneider </w> </R>
  <R j="Stage Managers"> <w> Kyle Lamerand </w> and <w> Lee Anne Ouellette </w> </R>
  <R j="Set Designer"> <w x="lovering-k"> Kathy Lovering </w> </R>
  <R j="Properties">
    <w> Dave Miller </w> (chair),
    <w> Karen Lewis </w>,
    <w> Allison Morrison </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Poster Design"> <w x="bonner-b"> Barry Bonner </w> </R>
  <R j="Publicity">
    <w> Wendy Murphy </w> (chair),
    <w x="boardman-b"> Bernadette Boardman </w>,
    <w> Kerry Schneider </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Program/Ads">
    <w x="boardman-b"> Bernadette Boardman </w>,
    <w x="bonner-b"> Barry Bonner </w>,
    <w x="rusomanis-t"> Ted Rusomanis </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Make-up"> <w x="camp-t2"> Toni Camp </w> </R>
  <R j="Hair Design">
    <w> Ellen Johnston </w>,
    <w> Rita Zaccone </w>,
    <w x="andruskevich-c"> Catherine Z. Andruskevich </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Sound"> <w> JAMIN Sound &amp; Lighting (Ben Lembree) </w> </R>
  <R j="Cast Photography"> <w> Croteau Photography </w> </R>
  <R j="Tickets"> <w x="badeau-b"> Betty Badeau </w>, <w x="liljeberg-r"> Raelene Liljeberg </w> </R>
  <R j="House"> <w x="coutu-s"> Shirley Coutu </w> </R>
  <R j="Lobby Display"> <w x="ducharme-a"> Annie Ducharme </w> </R>
  <R j="Afterglow"> <w x="ducharme-a"> Annie Ducharme </w> </R>
  <R j="Set Construction">
    <w> Kyle Lamerand </w>,
    <w x="tomasian-w"> Warren Tomasian </w>,
    <w> Brian Schmitt </w>,
    <w x="fenske-b"> Beth Thomson </w>,
    <w x="douville-j"> Joy Douville </w>,
    <w x="mehlman-b"> Brian Mehlman </w>,
    <w> Jeremy Belle Feiulle </w>,
    <w> Lee Anne Ouellette </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Set Crew">
    <w x="lovering-b"> Bob Lovering </w>,
    <w> Brian Schmitt </w>,
    <w x="mehlman-b"> Brian Mehlman </w>,
    <w x="smith-t"> Tracy Smith </w>,
    <w x="asketh-b"> Barb Asketh </w>,
    <w> Jeremy Belle Feiulle </w>,
    <w> Brian Schneider </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Concessions">
    <w> Linda Olmstead </w> assisted by
    <w x="koczarski-w"> Bill Koczarski </w> &amp;
    <w x="coutu-s"> Shirley Coutu </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Hall Refreshments"> <w x="pelletier-d"> Dan Pelletier </w> </R>
  <R j="Auditioning Board">
    <w> Shelley LaTulippe </w>,
    <w x="liljeberg-j"> John Liljeberg </w>,
    <w x="thomson-b"> Betty Thomson </w>,
    <w x="fonacier-b"> Bobby Fonacier </w>,
    <w x="redman-k"> Kathy Cooney Redman </w>,
    <w x="coutu-m"> Moe Coutu </w>,
    <w> Stan St. Onge </w>
  </R>
  <R j="">
    We also wish to thank those whose names were omitted or
    submitted too late to be included in the program.
  </R>
</staff>

<synopsis title="Synopsis of Scenes and Musical Numbers">
  <p> The action takes place in the state of Texas in the 1930s and the 1970s. </p>
  <act ix="Act I">
    <s ix="Scene 1"> <set> The parlor of the Chicken Ranch &#151; 1930s </set>
      <n> <t> 20 Fans </t> <w> The Narrator </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 2 &amp; 3"> <set> The porch and parlor of the Chicken Ranch &#151; 1970s </set>
      <n> <t> A Li'l Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place </t> <w> Mona, Jewel, Angel, Shy &amp; Mona's Girls </w> </n>
      <n> <t> Girl You're a Woman </t> <w> Mona &amp; Mona's Girls </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 4"> <set> The Melvin P. Thorpe TV Show </set>
      <n> <t> Watch Dog Theme </t> <w> Chorus </w> </n>
      <n> <t> Texas Has a Whorehouse In It </t> <w> Melvin P. Thorpe &amp; Chorus </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 5"> <set> A hallway at the Chicken Ranch </set>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 6"> <set> A parlor of the Chicken Ranch </set>
      <n> <t> 24 Hours of Lovin </t> <w> Jewel &amp; Mona's Girls </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 7"> <set> The courthouse steps </set>
      <n> <t> Watch Dog Theme (reprise) </t> <w> Chorus </w> </n>
      <n> <t> Texas Has a Whorehouse In It (reprise) </t> <w> Melvin P. Thorpe &amp; Chorus </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 8"> <set> The Texas Twinkle cafe </set>
      <n> <t> Doatsey Mae </t> <w> Doatsey Mae </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 9 &amp; 10"> <set> The locker room </set>
      <n> <t> The Aggie Song </t> <w> The Aggies (Cowboys) </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 11"> <set> The parlor of the Chicken Ranch </set>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 12"> <set> The parlor of the Chicken Ranch &#151; the Raid </set>
      <n> <t> 20 Fans (reprise) </t> <w> The Narrator and Friend </w> </n>
    </s>

  </act>
  <intermission> Intermission </intermission>

  <act ix="ACT II">
    <s ix="Scene 1"> <set> The porch of the Chicken Ranch (immediately following) </set>
      <n> <t> The Sidestep </t> <w> Governor, Senator Wingwoah, Melvin P. Thorpe &amp; Chorus </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 2"> <set> The porch of the Chicken Ranch </set>
      <n> <t> No Lies </t> <w> Mona, Jewel &amp; Mona's Girls </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 3"> <set> The interior of the Sheriff's office </set>
      <n> <t> Good Old Girl </t> <w> Sheriff &amp; The Aggies </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 4"> <set> The parlor of the Chicken Ranch </set>
      <n> <t> Hard Candy Christmas </t> <w> Mona's Girls </w> </n>
    </s>
    <s ix="Scene 5"> <set> The porch of the Chicken Ranch </set>
      <n> <t> The Bus From Amarillo </t> <w> Mona </w> </n>
    </s>

  </act>
</synopsis>

<LastEdit> 2003.10.24 </LastEdit>

</show>
