Moon Over Buffalo

written by
Ken Ludwig

directed by Gordon Gallatin

Description
Moon Over Buffalo is a raucous farce about a dysfunctional theater troupe performing at the Erlander Theatre in Buffalo, New York, in 1953. The diva lead actress, Charlotte Hay, is barely tolerant of her philandering semi-alcoholic husband, George, and mishaps and confusions arise for the company when presented the opportunity of famed film director Frank Capra attending a performance to possibly cast the two for a movie. Their temperamental daughter Rosalind splits time between fianc? Howard and ex-fianc? Paul, who works as the company 19s stage manager. Charlotte 19s nearly-deaf mother, Ethel, and Richard, a would-be suitor for Charlotte, make their contributions to the mayhem as Eileen, a young actress in the company, reveals her pregnancy to all. The hopeful actors sprint through the tangle of confusion to produce a woefully misbegotten mixture of two different plays in their hoped-for presentation piece, and in the play 19s climactic scene, manage to set everything right by still more series of coincidences and mishaps. Overall, Moon Over Buffalo is a fast-paced and energetic night of entertainment.

PRODUCTION DATES
November 30, December 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 2012

AUDITIONS
September 30, October 1, 2012, 7:00 PM

Moon Over Buffalo is a raucous farce about a dysfunctional theater troupe performing at the Erlander Theatre in Buffalo, New York, in 1953. The diva lead actress, Charlotte Hay, is barely tolerant of her philandering semi-alcoholic husband, George, and mishaps and confusions arise for the company when presented the opportunity of famed film director Frank Capra attending a performance to possibly cast the two for a movie. Their temperamental daughter Rosalind splits time between fianc? Howard and ex-fianc? Paul, who works as the company 19s stage manager. Charlotte 19s nearly-deaf mother, Ethel, and Richard, a would-be suitor for Charlotte, make their contributions to the mayhem as Eileen, a young actress in the company, reveals her pregnancy to all. The hopeful actors sprint through the tangle of confusion to produce a woefully misbegotten mixture of two different plays in their hoped-for presentation piece, and in the play 19s climactic scene, manage to set everything right by still more series of coincidences and mishaps. Overall, Moon Over Buffalo is a fast-paced and energetic night of entertainment.

CAST

George Hay
Famous leading actor of the stage and philandering husband
Tom Grail

Charlotte Hay
His equally well-known wife and diva actress
Patti Meiners

Ethel
Charlotte's mother
Ethel Adler

Rosalind
George and Charlotte's tempermental daughter
Carolyn Dockery

Howard
Rosalind's fiance
John Shrader

Eileen
A young actress in the company
Valerie Richards

Paul
Rosalind's ex-fiance and the company stage manager
John Meiners

Ricihard
Would-be suitor to Charlotte
Will Myers

CREW

Assistant Director
David McKay