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<performing_organization> Actorsingers </performing_organization>
<title> Ragtime </title>
<year> 2003 </year>
<dates> November 7-9 </dates>
<times> 8pm, 8pm, 2pm </times>
<price> $15 and $12 </price>
<venue id="Elm"> Edmund Keefe Auditorium </venue>

<related_shows>
  <prior id="s2003b" />
  <next  id="s2004a" />
</related_shows>

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<credits>
  <by> Lyrics by <writer> Lynn Ahrens </writer> </by>
  <by> Music by <writer> Stephen Flaherty </writer> </by>
  <by> Book by <writer> Terrence McNally </writer> </by>
  <based-on> Based on the best-selling novel "Ragtime" by E. L. Doctorow </based-on>
  <contract-info> 
    RAGTIME is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized
    performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th St., New York NY
  </contract-info>
  <p> - - </p>
  <p> [Please report errors or omissions on this page to webmaster@actorsingers.org] </p>
</credits>

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</links>

<cast title="Cast"> 
  <R> <ch name="The Little Boy" /> <w> John-Michael Breen </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Father" /> <w x="fordyce-d"> Dave Fordyce </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Mother" /> <w x="lawler-b"> Barbara Lawler </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Mother's Younger Brother" /> <w> Matty Gregg </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Grandfather" /> <w x="flynn-j"> John Flynn </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Coalhouse Walker, Jr." /> <w> Michael McCarthy </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Sarah" /> <w x="bell-s"> Sheilah Bell </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Booker T. Washington" /> <w> Bruce Smith </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Tateh" /> <w x="tomacchio-j"> Joe Tomacchio </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="The Little Girl" /> <w> Arielle Rawding </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Harry Houdini" /> <w x="ritrovato-t"> Tom Ritrovato </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="J. P. Morgan" /> <w x="frasca-b"> Bob Frasca </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Henry Ford" /> <w x="tarsa-g"> Greg Tarsa </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Emma Goldman" /> <w x="schneider-k"> Kerry Schneider </w> </R>
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  <R> <ch name="Evelyn Nesbit" /> <w> Kathy Stockard </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Stanford White" /> <w x="cote-d"> David Cote </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Harry K. Thaw" /> <w x="merriman-d"> Dan Merriman </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Admiral Peary" /> <w x="bradbury-m"> Mike Bradbury </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Matthew Henson" /> <w x="bell-t"> Thaddeus Bell </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Judge" /> <w x="vago-j"> Joe Vago </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Kathleen" /> <w x="dudley-r"> Rachel Dudley </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Policemen" /> 
    <w x="cote-d"> David Cote </w>, 
    <w x="maloney-j"> Jim Maloney </w>, 
    <w> Ben Tarsa </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Doctor" /> <w x="friedman-j"> Joshua Friedman </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Child Buyer" /> <w x="friedman-j"> Joshua Friedman </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Sarah's Friend" /> <w x="yancy-j"> Janice Yancy </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Willie Conklin" /> <w x="fisher-j"> Jonathan Fisher </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Firemen" /> 
    <w x="bradbury-m"> Mike Bradbury </w>, 
    <w x="cote-d"> David Cote </w>, 
    <w x="maloney-j"> Jim Maloney </w>, 
    <w x="vago-j"> Joe Vago </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Brigit" /> <w x="fisher-c"> Cindy Fisher </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Trolley Conductor" /> <w x="maloney-j"> Jim Maloney </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Train Conductor" /> <w x="lasonde-p"> Peter Lasonde </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Bureaucrats" /> 
    <w x="ellett-s"> Susan Ellett </w>, 
    <w x="morrill-e"> Ellie Morrill </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Black Lawyer" /> <w x="bell-t"> Thaddeus Bell </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="White Lawyer" /> <w x="merriman-d"> Dan Merriman </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Clerk" /> <w> Ben Tarsa </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Reporters" /> 
    <w x="friedman-j"> Joshua Friedman </w>, 
    <w x="lasonde-p"> Peter Lasonde </w>, 
    <w> Greg Tarsa </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Welfare Official" /> <w x="aramento-l"> Lynda Aramento </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Baron's Assistant" /> <w> Donna McNamara-Hayden </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="D.A. Charles S. Whitman" /> <w x="vago-j"> Joe Vago </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Pas de Deux" /> <w x="martinez-t"> Theo Martinez </w>, <w x="schwartz-s"> Shaina Schwartz </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Little Coalhouse" /> <w> Karl Gauntlett </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Jurors" />
    <w x="birch-c"> Cheri Birch </w>,
    <w x="bradbury-m"> Mike Bradbury </w>,
    <w x="cote-d"> David Cote </w>,
    <w> Leslie Gauntlett </w>,
    <w> Sheryl Gauntlett </w>,
    <w x="lasonde-p"> Peter Lasonde </w>,
    <w x="mallard-j"> Jennifer Mallard </w>,
    <w x="maloney-j"> Jim Maloney </w>,
    <w x="merriman-d"> Dan Merriman </w>,
    <w> Ben Tarsa </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Newsboys" />
    <w x="carey-j"> John Carey </w>,
    <w> Nick Purcell </w>,
    <w> John Victor </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Umpire" /> <w x="maloney-j"> Jim Maloney </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Fan" /> <w x="cote-d"> David Cote </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Coalhouse Followers" />
    <w x="bell-t"> Thaddeus Bell </w>,
    <w> Cheryl Gauntlett </w>,
    <w> Melvis Hamilton </w>,
    <w x="martinez-t"> Theo Martinez </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Mrs. Whitstein" /> <w x="fisher-c"> Cindy Fisher </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Vice President" /> <w x="maloney-j"> Jim Maloney </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Chorines" />
    <w x="aramento-l"> Lynda Aramento </w>,
    <w x="cassidy-l"> Lauren Cassidy </w>,
    <w x="cote-l"> Lorraine Cote </w>,
    <w> Donna McNamara-Hayden </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Sob Sister" /> <w x="ellett-s"> Susan Ellett </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Ford Silhouettes" />
    <w x="cassidy-l"> Lauren Cassidy </w>,
    <w x="lasonde-p"> Peter Lasonde </w>,
    <w x="mallard-j"> Jennifer Mallard </w>,
    <w> Donna McNamara-Hayden </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Ford Workers" />
    <w x="aramento-l"> Lynda Aramento </w>,
    <w x="birch-c"> Cheri Birch </w>,
    <w x="cote-d"> David Cote </w>,
    <w x="cote-l"> Lorraine Cote </w>,
    <w x="dudley-r"> Rachel Dudley </w>,
    <w x="fisher-c"> Cindy Fisher </w>,
    <w x="maloney-j"> Jim Maloney </w>,
    <w x="merriman-d"> Dan Merriman </w>,
    <w> Ben Tarsa </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Houdini's Mother" /> <w x="cassidy-s"> Susan Cassidy </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="New Rochelle Ensemble" />
    <w x="birch-c"> Cheri Birch </w>,
    <w x="bradbury-m"> Mike Bradbury </w>,
    <w x="cote-d"> David Cote </w>,
    <w x="cote-l"> Lorraine Cote </w>,
    <w x="ellett-s"> Susan Ellett </w>,
    <w x="mallard-j"> Jennifer Mallard </w>,
    <w> Donna McNamara-Hayden </w>,
    <w x="merriman-d"> Dan Merriman </w>,
    <w> Ben Tarsa </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Immigrant Ensemble" />
    <w x="aramento-l"> Lynda Aramento </w>,
    <w x="cassidy-l"> Lauren Cassidy </w>,
    <w x="dudley-r"> Rachel Dudley </w>,
    <w x="friedman-j"> Joshua Friedman </w>,
    <w x="fisher-c"> Cindy Fisher </w>,
    <w x="lasonde-p"> Peter Lasonde </w>,
    <w x="maloney-j"> Jim Maloney </w>,
    <w x="morrill-e"> Ellie Morrill </w>,
    <w x="vago-j"> Joe Vago </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Harlem Ensemble" />
    <w x="bell-t"> Thaddeus Bell </w>,
    <w x="davis-t"> Tajoura Davis </w>,
    <w> Leslie Gauntlett </w>,
    <w> Sheryl Gauntlett </w>,
    <w> Melvis Hamilton </w>,
    <w x="martinez-t"> Theo Martinez </w>,
    <w x="schwartz-s"> Shaina Schwartz </w>,
    <w> Pamela Perkins Smith </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Children's Ensemble" />
    <w x="carey-j"> John Carey </w>,
    <w> Heather Dudley </w>,
    <w> Sarah Ekbatani </w>,
    <w> Nick Purcell </w>,
    <w> John Victor </w>
  </R>
  <R> <ch name="Young Coalhouse Walker Jr." /> <w> Arionne Smith </w> (Friday, Saturday), <w> Karl Gauntlett </w> (Sunday) </R>
    <!-- program: Arionne; insert: "Karl Gauntlet [sic] will play the part of Little Coalhouse in this afternoon's performance" -->
  <R> <ch name="Evelyn Nesbit's Dog" /> <w> Tobias Shakespeare (Toby) </w> </R>
  <R> <ch name="Understudies" />
    <R> <ch name="Coalhouse Walker" /> <w> Bruce Smith </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Emma Goldman" /> <w x="ellett-s"> Susan Ellett </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Father" /> <w> Bob Frasca </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Little Girl" /> <w> Sarah Ekbatani </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Henry Ford" /> <w> Dan Merriman </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Willie Conklin" /> <w x="vago-j"> Joe Vago </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Tateh" /> <w> Greg Tarsa </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Evelyn Nesbit" /> <w> Lauren Cassidy </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Little Boy" /> <w x="carey-j"> John Carey </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Harry Houdini" /> <w> Peter Lasonde </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="J.P. Morgan" /> <w x="cote-d"> David Cote </w> </R>
    <R> <ch name="Grandfather" /> <w> Mike Bradbury </w> </R>
  </R>

</cast>

<orchestra title="The Ragtime Band"> 
  <R i="Conductor"> <w x="henderson-m"> Michele Henderson </w> </R>
  <R i="Violins"> 
    <!-- program book says Betty Stewart, but she was let go after the
       Monday night rehearsal of production week; replaced by Kenny Butler
    -->
    <w> Kenny Butler </w> 
    <w x="benson-t"> Tom Benson </w>
  </R>
  <R i="Cello"> <w> Kristin Leigh </w> </R>
  <R i="Bass"> <w x="fowler-c"> Craig Fowler </w> </R>
  <R i="Banjo/Mandolin/Guitar"> <w> Gerry Adams </w> </R>
  <R i="Tuba"> <w x="rapsis-j"> Jeff Rapsis </w> </R>
  <R i="Clarinet/E-flat Clarinet"> <w x="davidson-s"> Suellen Davidson </w> </R>
  <R i="Flute/Piccolo"> <w x="fallier-d"> Diane Fallier </w> </R>
  <R i="French horn"> <w x="taylor-s"> Stephen Taylor </w> </R>
  <R i="Trumpets"> <w> Craig Neth </w>, <w x="walz-d"> Deb Walz </w> </R>
  <R i="Trombone"> <w x="stromski-e"> Ed Stromski </w> </R>
  <R i="Oboe/English horn"> <w> Bryan Williams </w> </R>
  <R i="Keyboard"> <w x="holland-j"> Jared Holland </w> </R>
  <R i="Percussion"> <w x="taylor-j"> John Taylor </w> </R>
  <R i="--"> </R>
  <R i="Rehearsal Trombonist"> <w> Michael Steadman </w> </R>
</orchestra>	

<acknowledgments title="Special Thanks to"> 
  <w> Preston Productions </w> 
  <w> Phyllis Stuart and the Concord Community Players </w> 
  <w> George Piehl and Stage One Productions </w> 
  <w> Costumes of Nashua </w> 
  <w> Mary Selvoski of the Palace Theatre </w> 
  <w> Julia Oliver-Babb </w> 
  <w> Pauline Caron </w> 
  <w> Bob Cassidy </w> 
  <w> Richard Glynn </w> 
  <w> Boulder Morty's </w> 
  <w> New Thalian Players </w> 
  <w> Kristen Olsen </w> 
  <w> Jerry and Joanne Rozett </w> 
  <w> Chuck Emmons </w> 
  <w> Taggart Ice Company </w> 
  <w> Bruce Morrison and the Elm St. JHS Custodial Staff </w> 
  <w> American Legion Nashua </w>
</acknowledgments>

<staff title="Production Staff"> 
  <R j="Director"> <w x="mallard-b"> Brett Mallard </w> </R>
  <R j="Music Director"> <w x="henderson-m"> Michele Henderson </w> </R>
  <R j="Choreographer"> <w x="mallard-bj"> Brandon J. Mallard </w> </R>
  <R j="Producer"> <w x="friedman-a"> Amy Winograd Friedman </w> </R>
  <R j="Technical Director"> <w x="schneider-d"> Dennis Schneider </w> </R>
  <R j="Stage Manager"> <w x="okeefe-md"> Michael D. O'Keefe </w> </R>
  <R j="Lighting Design &amp; Programming"> <w x="schneider-d"> Dennis Schneider </w> </R>
  <R j="Costume Design"> <w x="cassidy-s"> Susan Cassidy </w> </R>
  <R j="Set Design"> 
    <w x="mitchell-j"> Jillian Mitchell </w>, 
    <w x="schneider-d"> Dennis Schneider </w>, 
    <w x="mallard-b"> Brett Mallard </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Sound Design"> <w x="okeefe-md"> Michael D. O'Keefe </w> </R>
  <R j="Cast Coordinator"> <w x="cote-l"> Lorraine Cote </w> </R>
  <R j="Assistant Stage Manager"> <w x="ritrovato-d"> Deb Ritrovato </w> </R>
  <R j="Assistant Set Design"> <w x="mcallister-j"> John McAllister </w>, <w x="okeefe-md"> Michael D. O'Keefe </w> </R>
  <R j="Lobby Design/Display"> <w x="ryder-m"> Michael Ryder </w> </R>
  <R j="Orchestra Coordinator"> <w x="walz-d"> Deb Walz </w> </R>
  <R j="Tickets"> 
    <w x="levine-j"> Jackie Levine </w>*,
    <w x="levine-h"> Howie Levine </w>*,
    <w x="levine-b"> Ben Levine </w>,
    <w x="badeau-b"> Betty Badeau </w>,
    <w x="liljeberg-j"> John Liljeberg </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Properties"> 
    <w x="decker-e"> Evelynn Decker </w>,
    <w> Mayer Lipman </w>,
    <w> Kristen Abbott </w>,
    <w x="mcallister-j"> John McAllister </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Costume Committee"> 
    <R j="Construction"> 
      <w x="cassidy-s"> Susan Cassidy </w>*,
      <w x="spaziani-k"> Kim Spaziani </w>,
      <w x="louie-l"> Lorraine Louie </w>,
      <w x="witt-v"> Victoria Witt </w>,
      <w x="schwartz-b"> Beth Schwartz </w>,
      <w x="bonner-a"> Alene Bonner </w>
    </R>
    <R j="Assistants"> 
      <w> Alysa </w> &amp; <w> Jennifer Dudley </w>,
      <w x="cassidy-l"> Lauren Cassidy </w>,
      <w> Duvene Purcell </w>,
      <w x="tomacchio-j"> Joe Tomacchio </w>,
      <w> Ben Tarsa </w>,
      <w x="morrill-e"> Ellie Morrill </w>,
      <w> Scott Katrycz </w>,
      <w x="lewis-s"> Susan Lewis </w>,
      <w x="mallard-j"> Jen Mallard </w>,
      <w x="schwartz-s"> Shaina Schwartz </w>,
      <w x="yancy-j"> Janice Yancy </w>
    </R>
  </R>
  <R j="Photography"> <w x="ryder-m"> Michael Ryder </w> </R>
  <R j="Sound Crew"> 
    <w x="bernard-j"> Jeff Bernard </w>,
    <w x="holland-m"> Martha Daniels Holland </w>,
    <w x="lawler-k"> Kevin Lawler </w>,
    <w x="murphy-d"> Dan Murphy </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Lighting Crew"> 
    <w x="friedman-j"> Joshua Friedman </w>, 
    <w x="mcallister-j"> John McAllister </w>, 
    <w x="merriman-d"> Dan Merriman </w>, 
    <w> Steve Purcell </w>, 
    <w x="rhodes-k"> Kevin Rhodes </w>, 
    <w> Brian Schneider </w>, 
    <w x="schneider-d"> Dennis Schneider </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Spotlight Operators"> 
    <w> Steve Purcell </w>, 
    <w> Kevin Rhodes </w> 
  </R>
  <R j="Master Carpenters"> 
    <w x="mcallister-j"> John McAllister </w>, 
    <w x="schneider-d"> Dennis Schneider </w> 
  </R>
  <R j="Set Construction"> 
    <w x="doiron-l"> Larry Doiron </w>, 
    <w x="duhamel-l"> Lou Duhamel </w>, 
    <w x="harper-s"> Steve Harper </w>, 
    <w x="mcallister-g"> Geoffrey McAllister </w>, 
    <w x="okeefe-md"> Michael D. O'Keefe </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Model-T Design and Construction"> <w x="ritrovato-t"> Tom Ritrovato </w> </R>
  <R j="Scenic Artists"> 
    <w> Axel Mitchell </w>, 
    <w x="mitchell-j"> Jillian Mitchell </w> 
  </R>
  <R j="Set Painters"> 
    <w> Paul Breen </w>,
    <w x="bruckman-m"> Molly Bruckman </w>,
    <w x="carey-j"> John Carey </w>,
    <w x="friedman-a"> Amy Friedman </w>,
    <w> Jordan Friedman </w>,
    <w x="flynn-j"> John Flynn </w>,
    <w x="grimard-g"> Glen Grimard </w>,
    <w> Michele Henderson </w>,
    <w x="levesque-k"> Kari Levesque </w>,
    <w x="perrinvigil-e"> Liz LaFlamme </w>,
    <w> Mayer Lipman </w>,
    <w x="mallard-j"> Jennifer Mallard </w>,
    <w x="mcallister-g"> Geoffrey McAllister </w>,
    <w x="morrill-e"> Ellie Morrill </w>,
    <w x="okeefe-t"> Terri O'Keefe </w>,
    <w> Duvene Purcell </w>,
    <w> Steve Purcell </w>,
    <w> Jennifer Ryder </w>,
    <w x="schneider-k"> Kerry Schneider </w>,
    <w> Pamela Perkins Smith </w>,
    <w> Ellie Zeira </w>,
    <w> Gabrielle Zeira </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Stage Crew"> 
    <w x="brooks-r"> Ricky Brooks </w>,
    <w x="cote-w"> Bill Cote </w>,
    <w x="duhamel-l"> Lou Duhamel </w>,
    <w> Emily Ellett </w>,
    <w x="glynn-r"> Rich Glynn </w>,
    <w x="hickey-j"> John Hickey </w>,
    <w> Balaji Jayavelu </w>,
    <w> Subhash Nikade </w>,
    <w> Michael C. O'Keefe </w>,
    <w x="ritrovato-l"> Lan&#233;a Ritrovato </w>,
    <w> Brian Schneider </w>,
    <w> P. Satish </w>,
    <w> Ellie Zeira </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Projection Artwork"> 
    <w x="friedman-a"> Amy Friedman </w>,
    <w x="friedman-j"> Josh Friedman </w>,
    <w x="mallard-bj"> Brandon J. Mallard </w>,
    <w x="okeefe-md"> Michael D. O'Keefe </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Projections Design"> 
    <w x="okeefe-md"> Michael D. O'Keefe </w>,
    <w x="schneider-d"> Dennis Schneider </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Sound Effects"> 
    <w x="murphy-d"> Dan Murphy </w>,
    <w x="okeefe-md"> Michael D. O'Keefe </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Sound System Operator"> <w x="lawler-k"> Kevin Lawler </w> </R>
  <R j="Hair &amp; Make-Up"> 
    <w x="perrinvigil-e"> Liz LaFlamme </w>*,
    <w x="love-a"> Ashley Love </w>*,
    <w> Rebekah Butler </w>,
    <w> Amy Gentile </w>,
    <w x="goreham-k"> Kathy Goreham </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Program"> 
    <w x="spaziani-j"> Jennifer Spaziani </w>,
    <w x="ryder-m"> Michael Ryder </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Publicity"> 
    <w x="friedman-a"> Amy Friedman </w>*,
    <w x="gilpatrick-p"> Pam Gilpatrick </w>,
    <w x="holland-j"> Jared Holland </w>,
    <w x="lawler-b"> Barbara Lawler </w>,
    <w> Sally Nutt </w>,
    <w x="ryder-m"> Michael Ryder </w>,
    <w x="schneider-k"> Kerry Schneider </w>
  </R>
  <R j="House Manager"> <w x="bruckman-p"> Pam Bruckman </w> </R>
  <R j="Concessions"> <w x="boardman-b"> Bernadette Boardman </w> </R>
  <R j="Subscriptions"> <w x="schneider-k"> Kerry Schneider </w> </R>
  <R j="Web Master"> <!-- sic --> <w x="holland-j"> Jared Holland </w> </R>
  <R j="Afterglow"> 
    <w x="levesque-v"> Val Levesque </w>*,
    <w x="andruskevich-c"> Catherine Andruskevich </w>,
    <w x="mehlman-b"> Brian Mehlman </w>,
    <w x="levesque-k"> Kari Levesque </w>,
    <w x="rawding-l"> Lynette Rawding </w>,
    <w x="schwartz-b"> Beth Schwartz </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Rehearsal Security &amp; Refreshment"> <w x="pelletier-d"> Dan Pelletier <!-- book: Pellitier; sic 'refreshment'  --> </w> </R>
  <R j="Show T-shirts"> <w x="rawding-l"> Lynette Rawding </w> </R>
  <R j="Audition Staff"> 
    <w> Alysa Dudley </w>,
    <w x="dudley-r"> Rachel Dudley </w>,
    <w x="elsass-c"> Casey Elsass </w>,
    <w x="friedman-j"> Joshua Friedman </w>,
    <w x="lyon-m"> Mary Beth Lyon </w>,
    <w> Kathy Shur </w>
  </R>
  <R j="Audition Board"> 
    <w x="friedman-a"> Amy Friedman </w>*,
    <w x="bernard-j"> Jeff Bernard </w>,
    <w x="bossie-m"> Michele Bossie <!-- book: Michelle --> </w>,
    <w x="henderson-m"> Michele Henderson <!-- book: Michelle --> </w>,
    <w x="mallard-bj"> Brandon Mallard </w>,
    <w x="mallard-b"> Brett Mallard </w>,
    <w> Sue Sartorelli </w>
  </R>

  <R j="Audition/Rehearsal Pianist"> <w x="holland-j"> Jared Holland </w> </R>
</staff>

<synopsis title="Scenes and Musical Numbers"> 
  <act ix="ACT ONE"> 
    <s ix="Prologue"> 
      <n> <t> "Ragtime" </t> <w> Company </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 1"> <set> Dock in NY Harbor/At Sea </set>
      <n> <t> "Goodbye, My Love" </t> <w> Mother </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Journey On" </t> <w> Father, Tateh, Mother </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 2"> <set> A Vaudeville Theatre, NYC </set>
      <n> <t> "The Crime of the Century" </t> <w> Evelyn Nesbit, Mother's Younger Brother, Ensemble </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 3"> <set> Mother's Garden, New Rochelle, NY </set>
      <n> <t> "What Kind of Woman" </t> <w> Mother </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 4"> <set> Ellis Island/Lower East Side </set>
      <n> <t> "A Shtetl Iz Amereke" </t> <w> Tateh, The Little Girl, Immigrants </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Success" </t> <w> Tateh, J.P. Morgan, Harry Houdini, Ensemble </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 5"> <set> The Tempo Club/Harlem/Ford's Assembly Line </set>
      <n> <t> "Getting' Ready Rag" </t> <w> Coalhouse, Harlem Ensemble </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Henry Ford" </t> <w> Henry Ford, Coalhouse, Ensemble </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 6"> <set> Railroad Station, New Rochelle </set>
      <n> <t> "Nothing like the Coty" </t> <w> Tateh, Mother, The Little Boy, The Little Girl </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 7"> <set> Emerald Isle Firehouse </set>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 8"> <set> Mother's House,  New Rochelle </set>
      <n> <t> "Your Daddy's Son" </t> <w> Sarah </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "New Music" </t> <w> Father, Mother, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Sarah, Ensemble </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 9"> <set> A Hillside Above New Rochelle </set>
      <n> <t> "Wheels of a Dream" </t> <w> Coalhouse, Sarah </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 10"> <set> A Union Hall in NYC/Lawrence, Massachusetts/A train </set>
      <n> <t> "The Night that Goldman Spoke at Union Square" </t> <w> Younger Brother, Emma Goldman, Ensemble </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Lawrence, Massachusetts" </t> <w> Ensemble </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Gliding" </t> <w> Tateh </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 11"> <set> New Rochelle and NYC </set>
      <n> <t> "Justice" </t> <w> Coalhouse, Ensemble </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "President" </t> <w> Sarah </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Til We Reach that Day" </t> <w> Sarah's Friend, Coalhouse, Emma Goldman, Younger Brother, Mother, Tateh, Ensemble </w> </n>
    </s>

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

  <act ix="ACT TWO"> 

    <s ix="Scene 1"> <set> The Streets of New Rochelle </set>
      <n> <t> "Coalhouse Soliloquy" </t> <w> Coalhouse </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Coalhouse's Demands" </t> <w> Company </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 2"> <set> The Polo Grounds </set>
      <n> <t> "What a Game" </t> <w> Father, The Little Boy, Ensemble </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 3"> <set> The Streets of New Rochelle </set>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 4"> <set> Mother's House </set>
      <n> <t> "Atlantic City" </t> <w> Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "New Music" (Reprise) </t> <w> Father </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 5"> <set> Atlantic City/Million Dollar Pier/Boardwalk </set>
      <n> <t> "Atlantic City, Part II" </t> <w> Ensemble </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "The Crime of the Century/Harry Houdini, Master Escapist" (Reprise) </t> <w> Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc." </t> <w> Baron Ashkenazy </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Our Children" </t> <w> Mother, Baron Ashkenazy </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 6"> <set> Harlem/Coalhouse's Hideout </set>
      <n> <t> "Sarah's Brown Eyes" </t> <w> Coalhouse, Sarah </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 7"> <set> The Beach, Atlantic City </set>
      <n> <t> "Back to Before" </t> <w> Mother </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Scene 8"> <set> The Morgan Library, NYC </set>
      <n> <t> "Look What You've Done" </t> <w> Booker T. Washington, Coalhouse, Coalhouse's Men </w> </n>
      <n> <t> "Make Them Hear You" </t> <w> Coalhouse </w> </n>
    </s>

    <s ix="Epilogue"> 
      <n> <t> "Ragtime/Wheels of a Dream" (Reprise) </t> <w> Company </w> </n>
    </s>

  </act>
</synopsis>

<upcoming>
    <b> The Actorsingers will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary season next year!</b>
  <br/><br/>
    We are asking our audiences to choose 2 shows you would like to
    see us perform from the following list. Please circle your choices
    (2 only) and hand the insert to an user or put it in the specially
    marked boxes at the rear of the hall. Thank you.
  <br/>
  <br/>  1776                -- Evita                    -- Gypsy
  <br/>  Lucky Stiff         -- Annie Get Your Gun       -- Carnival
  <br/>  Man of La Mancha    -- Bells are Ringing        -- Pal Joey
  <br/>  HMS Pinafore        -- Big River                -- Shenandoah
  <br/>  Jekyll &amp; Hyde       -- Jesus Christ Superstar   -- State Fair
  <br/>  Bye, Bye Birdie     -- Les Miserables           -- Cabaret
  <br/>  Hello Dolly         -- Sugar (Some Like it Hot) -- Chicago
  <br/>  Le Cage Aux Folles  -- The Mikado               -- Working
  <br/>         A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  <br/>         Joseph &amp; the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  <br/>
  <br/>  Other: ____________________________________________
  <br/>
  <br/>    _________________________________________________
  <br/>
  <br/>
  <br/>
    Until Dec. 31, 2003, we are offering discounted tickets to our
    winter production, <b>BOOMERS</b>, an original premiere <!--sic--> Feb. 27-29
    and to our spring proudction, <b>HOW TO SUCCEED IN
    BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING</b>, May 7-9, 2004 - both
    to be performed here at Keefe Auditorium. Fill in the following information
    and you will be contacted with the details. Enjoy the
    shows!
  <br/>
  <br/> [form for name, phone, email, address]

</upcoming>

</show>
