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<performing_organization> Actorsingers </performing_organization>
<title> The King and I</title>
<year> 1999 </year>
<dates> November 5-7 </dates>
<venue id="Elm"> Edmund Keefe Auditorium </venue>

<related_shows>
  <prior id="s1999b" />
  <next  id="s2000a" />
  <same  id="s1977a" name="King and I 1977" />
</related_shows>

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</art>

<credits>
  <by>
    <item type="music"> Music by <writer> Richard Rodgers </writer> </item>
    <item type="words"> Book and Lyrics by <writer> Oscar Hammerstein II </writer> </item>
  </by>
  <basis> </basis>
  <contract-info> 
  </contract-info>
</credits>


  <a href="http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/lifestyles/10x/1029x-coverstory.html"> Article in the Nashua Telegraph </a> <br/>
  <p class="headline"> Background on the <i>REAL</i> King and Anna </p>
  <p>
    <a href="http://thaistudents.com/kingandi">The King and I - A Historical Look at the Movie</a><br/>
    <a href="http://www.sala.net/Thailand/History/kings/rama4.html"> King Rama IV</a><br/>
    <br/>
  </p>
  <p class="headline"> Interesting news from Thailand </p>
  <p>
    Review of a <a href="bangkok-piano.htm"> Piano Recital in Bangkok </a> <br/>
  </p>

<cast title="Cast">
  <R> <ch name="Captain Orton" /> <w x="frasca-b"> Bob Frasca </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Louis Leonowens" /> <w> Garett Hawe </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Anna Leonowens" /> <w x="lawler-b"> Barbara Lawler </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="The Interpreter" /> <w> Al Antosca </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="The Kralahome" /> <w> Vick Bennison </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="The King" /> <w x="rusomanis-t"> Ted Rusomanis </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Phra Alack" /> <w x="fisher-j"> Jonathan Fisher </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Lun Tha" /> <w> Chris Snell </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Tuptim" /> <w x="murphy-s"> Shannon Murphy </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Lady Thiang" /> <w x="schneider-k"> Kerry Schneider </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Prince Chululongkorn" /> <w> Kevin Koo </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Sir Edward Ramsey" /> <w x="frasca-b"> Bob Frasca </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Princess Ying Yaowlak" /> <w> Krystal Muccioli </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Princesses" />
    <w> Rebecca Abbott </w>,
    <w> Noelle Andrick </w>,
    <w> Heather Antosca </w>,
    <w> Kerri Antosca </w>,
    <w x="friedman-l"> Lauren Friedman </w>,
    <w> Jackie Grilli </w>,
    <w> Laurie Guilmartin </w>,
    <w> Abby Hall </w>,
    <w> Jennifer Hauser </w>,
    <w> Katie Ierardi </w>,
    <w> Arielle Rawling </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Princes" />
    <w> Seamus Doyle </w>,
    <w x="gilpatrick-t"> Tim Gilpatrick </w>,
    <w> Jim Ierardi </w>,
    <w> Michael Ierardi </w>,
    <w> Matt Morin </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Royal Wives" />
    <w x="birch-c"> Cheri Birch </w>,
    <w x="boardman-b"> Bernadette Boardman </w>,
    <w x="friedman-a"> Amy Friedman </w>,
    <w x="gilpatrick-p"> Pam Gilpatrick </w> (Angel), 
    <w x="holland-m"> Martha Daniels Holland </w> (Eva), 
    <w x="lyon-m"> Mary Beth Lyon </w>,
    <w x="goreham-k"> Kathleen Meehan </w>,
    <w> Sally Nutt-Morger </w>,
    <w x="sandler-r"> Roz Sandler </w> (Topsy)
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Royal Dancers" />
    <w> Alethea Evangelou </w>,
    <w x="gilpatrick-t"> Tim Gilpatrick </w> (Uncle Thomas),
    <w> Kevin Koo </w> (Simon of Legree),
    <w> Liz Levander </w>,
    <w> Susan Rundbaken </w>,
    <w> Rachel Sandler </w>,
    <w> Lauren Schneider </w> (Eliza),
    <w> Katie Ward </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Royal Attendants" />
    <w x="birr-a"> Andy Birr </w>,
    <w> Geoff Combs </w>,
    <w x="emmons-c"> Chuck Emmons </w>,
    <w> Eric Ford </w>,
    <w> Rob Gual </w>,
    <w> Brian Schmitt </w>,
    <w> John Tulipani </w>
  </R>
</cast>

<orchestra title="Orchestra">
  <R i=" Flute"> <w x="true-l"> Linda True </w> </R>
  <R i=" Clarinet"> <w> Rochelle Goren </w> </R>
  <R i=" Trumpet"> <w x="walz-d"> Deb Walz </w> and <w x="neth-c"> Craig Neth </w> </R>
  <R i=" Horn"> <w x="duval-v"> Vincent Duval </w> </R>
  <R i=" Trombone"> <w x="steadman-m"> Michael Steadman </w> </R>
  <R i=" Violin"> <w> Carole Todaro </w> and <w> Graham Berkeley </w> </R>
  <R i=" Viola"> <w> Alex Neumann </w> </R>
  <R i=" Cello"> <w x="demeusy-a"> Andrew Demeusy </w> </R>
  <R i=" Bass"> <w> Kathy Descheneaux </w> </R>
  <R i=" Percussion"> <w x="tamulonis-s"> Steve Tamulonis </w> </R>
  <R i=" Piano"> <w> Angela Olszta </w> </R>
</orchestra>

  <h3> Acknowledgments </h3>
  <p>
    We thank <b> Wild Ginger Imports </b> for the exotic vases seen onstage
    and the <b> Hunt Community </b> for hosting a preview performance.
  </p>

<staff title="Production Staff">
  <R j="Producers"> <w> Michelle L. Guerette </w> and <w x="liljeberg-j">John T. Liljeberg </w> </R>
  <R j="Dramatics Director"> <w> David Bouvier </w> </R>
  <R j="Music Director"> <w x="redman-k"> Kathy Redman </w> </R>
  <R j="Choreographer"> <w x="thomson-b"> Betty Thomson </w> </R>
  <R j="Cast Coordinator"> <w x="liljeberg-r"> Raelene J. Liljeberg </w> </R>
  <R j="Rehearsal Accompanist"> <w> Angela Olszta </w> </R>
  <R j="Tickets">
    <w x="badeau-b"> Betty Badeau </w> and 
    <w x="liljeberg-j"> John T. Liljeberg </w>; assisted by 
    <w x="miller-d"> David Miller </w> and 
    <w x="liljeberg-r"> Raelene J. Liljeberg </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Subscriptions">
    <w x="schneider-k"> Kerry Schneider </w> and 
    <w x="badeau-b"> Betty Badeau </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Membership"> <w x="schneider-k"> Kerry Schneider </w> and <w x="grimard-g"> Glen Grimard </w> </R>
  <R j="Poster Design"> <w> Chip Allen </w> </R>
  <R j="Program Book &amp; Ads">
    <w x="boardman-b"> Bernadette Boardman </w> and 
    <w x="webb-b"> Barbara Webb </w>; assisted by the cast and crew
  </R>
  <R j="Program Book Layout"> <w x="holland-j"> Jed Holland </w> </R>
  <R j="Cast Photographer"> <w> Anna Townsend </w> </R>
  <R j="Lobby Display"> <w> Michelle Guerette </w> </R>
  <R j="Building Supervisor"> <w x="pelletier-d"> Dan Pelletier </w> </R>
  <R j="Permits"> <w x="levesque-v"> Valerie Levesque </w> </R>
  <R j="T-Shirts"> <w x="koczarski-s"> Sue Koczarski </w> </R>
  <R j="Ushers">
    <w x="tamulonis-p"> Margaret Tamulonis </w> &amp; <w> Heather Blondin </w>, chairmen;
    <w> Donna Abbott </w>,
    <w> Ann Antosca </w>,
    <w x="christie-j"> Janet Christie </w>,
    <w> Carol Duffy </w>,
    <w> Bella Guilmartin </w>,
    <w> Corinne Hall </w>,
    <w> Leslie Hall </w>,
    <w> Mei-ying Koo </w>,
    <w> Derek Levesque </w>,
    <w> Patti Morin </w>,
    <w> Wendy Murphy </w>,
    <w x="smith-g"> Gloria Smith </w>,
    <w x="wall-e"> Ed Wall </w>,
    <w x="wall-m"> Mary Wall </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Concessionaires">
    <w> Corinne Hall </w>, chairman;
    <w> Donna Abbott </w>,
    <w> Ann Antosca </w>,
    <w> Carol Duffy </w>,
    <w> David Gidge </w>,
    <w> Bella Guilmartin </w>,
    <w> Leslie Hall </w>,
    <w x="ierardi-e"> Elizabeth Ierardi </w>,
    <w x="koczarski-s"> Sue Koczarski </w>,
    <w x="wall-e"> Ed Wall </w>,
    <w x="wall-m"> Mary Wall </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Publicity">
    <w> Gary Locke </w>, chairman;
    <w> Tricia Baker </w>,
    <w x="emmons-c"> Charles Emmons </w>,
    <w x="friedman-a"> Amy Friedman </w>,
    <w x="pelletier-d"> Dan Pelletier </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Auditioning Board">
    <w x="webb-b"> Barbara Webb </w>, chairman;
    <w> David Bouvier </w>,
    <w x="brunelle-d"> Denis Brunelle </w>,
    <w> Carol Farland </w>,
    <w x="liljeberg-j"> John T. Liljeberg </w>,
    <w x="redman-k"> Kathy Redman </w>,
    <w x="thomson-b"> Betty Thomson </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Auditions Staff">
    <w x="andruskevich-c"> Catherine Andruskevich </w>,
    <w x="badeau-b"> Betty Badeau </w>,
    <w> Carol Courage </w>,
    <w x="douville-j"> Joy Douville </w>,
    <w> Michelle Guerette </w>,
    <w x="holland-m"> Martha Daniels Holland </w>,
    <w x="kasok-d"> David Kasok </w>,
    <w x="liljeberg-r"> Raelene J. Liljeberg </w>,
    <w x="levesque-v"> Valerie Levesque </w>,
    <w> Betty Lynch </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Afterglow">
    <w x="levesque-v"> Valerie Levesque </w>, chairman;
    <w x="fisher-c"> Cindy Fisher </w>,
    <w> David Gidge </w>,
    <w> Corinne Hall </w>,
    <w x="ierardi-e"> Elizabeth Ierardi </w>,
    <w x="obryant-d"> Donna O'Bryant </w>,
    <w x="mehlman-b"> Brian Mehlman <!-- not in book; added per email of 5/09; see bm page --> </w>
  </R>
</staff>

<staff title="Technical Crew">
  <R j="Stage Manager"> <w x="pierpont-s"> Steve Pierpont </w> </R>
  <R j="Technical Advisor"> <w x="lovering-k"> Kathy Lovering </w> </R>
  <R j="Scenic Artists">
    <w> Michael Blondin </w>, set designer;
    <w> Chip Allen </w>,
    <w> Gay Gawron </w>,
    <w> Darren McAnus </w>,
    <w> Andy Woodfin </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Set Builders, Painters, and Crew">
    <w> Dale Cooney </w>,
    <w> Maurice Jennings </w> and 
    <w x="flores-j"> Joe G. Flores </w>, master carpenters;
    <w> Ron Carbary </w>,
    <w x="doiron-l"> Larry Doiron </w>,
    <w x="duhamel-l"> Louie Duhamel </w>,
    <w x="fenske-b"> Beth Fenske </w>,
    <w> Matt Frasca </w>,
    <w> David Gidge </w>,
    <w> Corinne Hall </w>,
    <w x="ierardi-e"> Elizabeth Ierardi </w>,
    <w x="lovering-b"> Bob Lovering </w>,
    <w x="lovering-e"> Emily Lovering </w>,
    <w x="lovering-k"> Kathy Lovering </w>,
    <w x="lovering-m"> Madeline Lovering </w>,
    <w x="prairie-t"> Tara Prairie </w>,
    <w> Brian Schmitt </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Lighting"> 
    <w x="schneider-d"> Dennis Schneider </w>, designer;
    <w x="barton-m"> Melinda Barton </w>,
    <w x="friedman-j"> Josh Friedman </w>,
    <w> Amy Vollenback </w>
  </R> 
  <R j="Sound">
    <w x="grimard-g"> Glen Grimard </w> and
    <w x="brennan-c"> Craig Brennan </w>, chairmen;
    <w x="brunelle-d"> Denis Brunelle </w>,
    <w> Eric Ford </w>,
    <w x="frasca-b"> Bob Frasca </w>,
    <w x="kasok-d"> David Kasok </w>,
    <w x="lawler-k"> Kevin Lawler </w>,
    <w x="polan-s"> Stan Polan </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Costumes"> 
    <w x="tamulonis-p"> Margaret Tamulonis </w> and 
    <w x="liljeberg-r"> Raelene J. Liljeberg </w>, designers &amp; advisors;
    <w x="birch-c"> Cheri Birch </w>,
    <w> Heather Blondin </w>,
    <w> Stella Cooney </w>,
    <w> Shirley Couris </w>,
    <w x="farland-s"> Sandy Farland </w>,
    <w x="gilpatrick-p"> Pam Gilpatrick </w>,
    <w> Ellie Morrill </w>,
    <w> Judi Penkofski </w>,
    <w> Virginia Rowe </w>,
    <w x="strycharz-e"> Elizabeth Strycharz </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Make-up">
    <w x="fisher-j"> Jonathan Fisher </w>, chairman;
    <w> Fran White </w>, consultant;
    <w x="arseneau-a"> Audra Arseneau </w>, <!-- program: Arsenault -->
    <w x="arseneau-m"> Marilyn Arseneau </w>, <!-- program: Arsenault -->
    <w x="cote-l"> Lorraine Cote </w>,
    <w> Karin Harvey </w>,
    <w x="ierardi-e"> Elizabeth Ierardi </w>,
    <w x="obryant-d"> Donna O'Bryant </w>,
    <w> Steve Walsh </w>,
    <w> Barbara Webb </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Hair Styles">
    <w> Charlene Hawe </w>, chairman;
   <w> Patti Muccioli </w>,
   <w> Beth Rousseau </w>,
   <w> Sue Siebert </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Properties">
    <w> Tricia Baker </w> and 
    <w x="asketh-b"> Barb Asketh </w>, chairmen;
    <w> Renee Fritchen </w>,
    <w x="prairie-t"> Tara Prairie </w>,
    <w x="thomson-b"> Betty Thomson </w>,
    <w> Andy Woodfin </w>
  </R>
</staff>

<synopsis title="Synopsis">

<act ix="Act I">
  <s ix="Scene 1"> <set> Deck of the Chow Phya - approaching Bangkok </set>
    <n> <t> "I Whistle A Happy Tune" </t> <w> Anna, Louis </w> </n>
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 2"> <set> A Reception Room in the Royal Palace </set>
    <n> <t> "My Lord and Master" </t> <w> Tuptim </w> </n>
    <n> <t> "Hello, Young Lovers" </t> <w> Anna </w> </n>
    <n> <t> March of the Siamese Children </t> </n>
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 3"> <set> A Corridor in the Royal Palace </set>
    <n> <t> "A Puzzlement" </t> <w> King, Priests, Children </w> </n>
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 4"> <set> The Library </set>
    <n> <t> "Getting to Know You" </t> <w> Anna, Royal Wives, Children </w> </n>
    <n> <t> "We Kiss in a Shadow" </t> <w> Tuptim, Lun Tha </w> </n>
    <n> <t> Reprise of "A Puzzlement" </t> <w> Prince, Louis </w> </n>
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 5"> <set> A Corridor in the Royal Palace </set> </s>

  <s ix="Scene 6"> <set> Anna's Bedroom </set>
    <n> <t> "Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You?" </t> <w> Anna </w> </n>
    <n> <t> "Something Wonderful" </t> <w> Lady Thiang </w> </n>
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 7"> <set> The King's Library </set>
    <n> <t> Finale of Act I </t> <w> King, Wives, Children, Royal Attendants </w> </n>
  </s>

</act>
<act ix="Act II">
  <s ix="Scene 1"> <set> A Reception Room in the Royal Palace </set>
    <n> <t> "Western People Funny" </t> <w> Lady Thiang, Royal Wives </w> </n>
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 2"> <set> The Palace Gardens </set>
    <n> <t> "I Have Dreamed" </t> <w> Tuptim, Lun Tha </w> </n> 
    <n> <t> Reprise of "Hello, Young Lovers" </t> <w> Anna </w> </n> 
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 3"> <set> The Theatre Pavilion </set>
    <n> <t> Ballet  "Small House of Uncle Thomas" </t>
      <tpart> Loving Friends Dance </tpart>
      <tpart> The Journey </tpart>
      <tpart> Simon of Legree </tpart>
      <tpart> The Chase </tpart>
      <tpart> Ice Skating Dance </tpart>
      <tpart> Happy Reunion Dance </tpart>
      <tpart> Finale </tpart>
      
      <br/> <w> Tuptim, Royal Wives, Royal Dancers </w> </n> 
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 4"> <set> The King's Library </set>
    <n> <t> "Song of the King" </t> <w> King, Anna </w> </n> 
    <n> <t> "Shall We Dance" </t> <w> Anna, King </w> </n> 
  </s>

  <s ix="Scene 5"> <set> A Street near the Royal Palace </set> </s>

  <s ix="Scene 6"> <set> A Corridor in the Royal Palace </set> </s>

  <s ix="Scene 7"> <set> The Royal Library </set>
    <n> <t> Reprise of "I Whistle a Happy Tune" </t> <w> Anna </w> </n> 
    <n> <t> Finale </t> <w> Entire Company </w> </n> 
  </s>

  </act>
</synopsis>

</show>
